basketball swingman

Before the game started, Shaquille O'Neal had been looking in the direction of Jiang Dalin, gearing up.

He has been waiting for this game for a long time, not to prove how great he is, but to prove that he can definitely get back what he has lost!

The other person with fire in his eyes was Kobe, and the person he was looking at was naturally Michael Jordan.

He really didn't expect that the old guy was really "retiring" in the league this season as he said. As of the end of November, he averaged 15.4 points, 4.4 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game. All the statistics were in his career.

A new low. But his shooting percentage is around a terrifying 58%. It is surprising that a perimeter player has such a terrifying shooting percentage.

Barkley's explanation for this is: "There are too many opportunities for him to get open in the team. In fact, now that the Wizards really want to talk about threats in the team, among the starting five, he should be the lowest!"

If you really let Michael Jordan be an open shooter.

Not to mention the 39-year-old Michael Jordan, who is almost 40 years old, even the 49-year-old Jordan, who is almost 50 years old, can maintain his shooting percentage above 40%...

Michael Jordan noticed Kobe's gaze, but he didn't take it to heart. He said that if you want to enjoy life, you must enjoy life.

In fact, there is "Cobra" Grant on the opposite side of this game.

This was Michael Jordan's teammate during his first "three consecutive championships", but the relationship between the two of them was not very good. This was also the reason why the Bulls did not keep him.

Therefore, Michael Jordan did not go up to say hello, nor did he call Grant when he recruited these old guys.

Of course, Michael Jordan also knew that even if he called, "Cobra" would not come.

Not disturbing each other is the last form of tenderness.

Otherwise, it would really be a fight...

The game officially started soon.

Lakers starting lineup: Fisher, Larry Hughes, Kobe, Grant, O'Neal;

Wizards starting lineup: Billups, Michael Jordan, Hamilton, Karl Malone, Jiang Dalin;

Karl Malone and Shaquille O'Neal compete for the ball.

The Lakers fought for the right to attack first.

Fisher took the ball to the frontcourt and suddenly hit the ground when facing Billups. Kobe grabbed the ball with both hands while running without the ball. Hamilton raised his hands the whole time and couldn't stop him, but he didn't lose his position. Jiang Dalin

At this time, the ball was blocked, and Kobe showed his waist strength and sent the ball from Jiang Dalin's waist to behind him in the air. The "Cobra" passed it to Shaquille O'Neal.

During the confrontation, Shaquille O'Neal completed a dunk with both hands.

Karl Malone's confrontation with him should have caused interference, but he still failed to stop him and directly completed the dunk.

2-0!

While returning to defense, Shaquille O'Neal pointed at Grant and Kobe.

This combination is very nice.

Billups faced Fisher with the ball and was very eager to attack. Fisher tried to keep up with him, but the result was that Billups continuously changed the rhythm of his movements and suddenly shot from mid-range, before Fisher could reach out.

When he came over, he successfully threw the ball. The ball drew an arc and fell into the frame.

Counterattack completed.

"This is completely out of line!"

Billups watched Billups score the ball like a juggling act, and couldn't help but shake his head. Billups is not a player of this style, but he was indeed able to do it with ease in the last round.

Phil Jackson quickly waved his hand towards the court.

This action surprised Drexler. The "Zen Master" actually responded so quickly? Is this still the "Zen Master"?

Actually, this is Drexler's misunderstanding. This was originally a change written on the Lakers' tactical board.

Today's game, to put it bluntly, is a preview before the finals for the Lakers. There are only two such previews. They made these defensive changes to see what effect they can have in the end.

If not...

They then think of other ways.

For them, the Wizards are the target of revenge, but they don't think that with Shaquille O'Neal back, the Lakers will be stable.

The current situation is that the Wizards are so strong that they must be prepared in all aspects in order to complete their revenge in the finals as scheduled!

They must have this awareness: the current "defending champion" is the Wizards, not the Lakers...

This is why, just after Shaquille O'Neal scored, he signaled to his teammates that the ball was good.

If defeating the Wizards is not something he can do alone and requires the team's chemical reaction, then he can go back to 2000, start from him, and twist the entire team into a rope.

Only then did they tie up the Wizards and ravage them...

The ball was in continuous transition and passed to Larry Hughes. He missed a difficult layup, but Shaquille O'Neal grabbed the rebound and quickly turned around under the basket. He took a shot and failed to shake Karl Malone.

The ball was played again. Larry Hughes acted as a support point and transferred the ball to Kobe's hands.

Kobe took a step after getting the ball, jumped up, faced Michael Jordan's big hand, and threw the ball...

No, this is not a shot...

Rather!

"Boom!"

When the ball was approaching the basket, Shaquille O'Neal also flew up. He held the ball firmly with both hands and smashed it into the basket. At the same time, he pulled hard and the basket deformed instantly. After landing, he quickly moved toward the basket.

Kobe walked over and the two high-fived when they returned to defense.

"I really saw the OK group back then!"

"I also really feel that Shaquille O'Neal has regained his old self!"

Bill Walton looked at the tacit cooperation between Kobe and Shaquille O'Neal, as if he was dreaming back to 2000. At that time, there were too many similar wonderful cooperation between them...

Speaking of which, this point has been mentioned many times in the first month of the season!

The tacit understanding between Kobe and Shaquille O'Neal seems to have gotten better...

"They spent the whole summer together, and now it seems that they are really great!" the on-site commentator shouted loudly, and his saliva flew everywhere with excitement.

The cooperation between the "ok" groups can always ignite his passion to the greatest extent.

He has witnessed too many legendary stories in this arena. Even if they did not win the "three consecutive championships", the current "ok" combination can still be called a legendary combination, the kind that can leave its name in history.

But now, he can be sure that the story of the "ok" group will continue!

"Good job, man!"

"You can always believe in Shark, just like I believe that your goal was definitely a pass..."

"Of course I will always believe in you!"

Kobe and Shaq were talking "love words" to each other on the court, and Vanessa in front of the TV was a little excited. They have been tired of this for a whole summer, but they are not tired yet, and their relationship is getting better and better!

Now Kobe spends more time with Shaquille O'Neal than with her.

When this man gets better, will there really be nothing wrong with women?

Kobe is now really willing to continue to partner with Shaq and no longer thinks so early about whether he should be the boss of this team or Shaquille O'Neal.

The reason is also very simple. This summer, he saw a positive and fighting Shaq.

O'Neal underwent a total of two surgeries this summer. Although they were both minor surgeries, recovery was still somewhat difficult because his body shape was out of shape.

But this offseason, Shaquille O'Neal showed unprecedented enthusiasm, devoted himself wholeheartedly to recovery, and successfully lost weight, losing about 10 kilograms of fat on his body, and at the same time, his body fat rate returned to 16.5%, which is very important for him.

That said, it's a decent enough value.

Everything about him shows that he wants to win it back.

This was the "Shark" who wanted to succeed, and there was no reason for Kobe not to support him.

Think of it as a reward for his growth over the years.

Kobe has not forgotten how Shaq took care of his younger brother like an older brother and helped him grow up over the years. He is definitely a good big brother.

Originally, Kobe's dissatisfaction was because of his laziness, nothing more...

Now, he is not in a hurry to distinguish the "big and small" from Shaquille O'Neal, because they have not won the "three consecutive championships", and because they all have the same goal and must defeat it!

If you want to defeat the Wizards, except for the two of them joining forces, the probability of winning in any other way in the league is really not very high...

Billups got the ball again, and Phil Jackson just waved his hand to change the formation. With the answer, the defender in front of Billups was changed from Fisher to Larry Hughes.

This guy later made the All-Defensive Team.

When Billups faced him, he no longer felt as calm as before.

Karl Malone stepped forward and gave a very good quality pick and roll.

Shaquille O'Neal came out late and a figure ran quickly behind Billups. Billups didn't even look at it and directly gave the ball to where the figure floated past.

There, the "Mask Man" took the ball and shot without any hesitation.

The ball's arc wasn't very high, but it hit the frame.

While returning to defense, Hamilton raised one hand high. This goal was scored and the Wizards went ahead by 1 point, which was enough for him to win a cup.

Phil Jackson glanced at the man guarding Hamilton and almost lost his temper.

OK, it's you Fisher again...

Can you do it?

Fisher waved his hand towards him, but he had no idea what to do. Hamilton's running without the ball was too hard, and he couldn't keep up with the guy's rhythm.

Do you want to change it for me?

Fisher cast a pleading look at Phil Jackson.

But the problem is, the remaining person... is Michael Jordan!

Fisher glanced at Jordan subconsciously, and finally decided to try to defend Hamilton again.

Anyway, the current situation is not very urgent.

Kobe hit a fadeaway jumper to help the team take the lead again.

And all the Lakers' points so far have come from him and Shaquille O'Neal...

"The two of them are still in the same state today as every night before, they both got up very quickly!" After Bill Walton finished speaking, he couldn't help but muttered, "But to be honest, the Lakers are a little too dependent on the OK combination now...

"

It can be said that the two of them are in really hot shape this season.

It can also be said that the rest of the Lakers really can't keep up with their rhythm...

Apart from them, the only person Phil Jackson can rely on on the offensive end is Larry Hughes.

Of course, even in this situation, there is actually no big problem. Because... the "ok" combination is indeed trustworthy.

In the following time, the two people continued to work hard. At 8 minutes and 14 seconds of the first quarter, the Lakers continued to lead by 2 points.

At this time on the court, Jiang Dalin's partner has been replaced by Oakley.

Karl Malone sat out of the court panting. Although the last time he played against Shaquille O'Neal was in April, it was only about 8 months ago, but this time, he could feel that he was even more unable to control Shaquille O'Neal.

Already...

Maybe it's because I'm almost a year older, or maybe...

Shaquille O'Neal has indeed regained the state of the previous two years through scientific and healthy training this summer!

He was struggling, but O'Neal had already scored 10 points in a single quarter!

Unstoppable…

Kobe's 7 points in a single quarter followed closely behind.

Of the 20 points the Lakers have now scored, only 3 were not directly scored by them.

But it also has an indirect relationship with them...

However, although the Wizards are still two points behind so far, Bill Walton is not impatient about it.

"Darling's offensive role tonight was not as good as before. I don't know if it was intentional or..." When Drexler said this, his tone was a bit more vulgar.

The live camera also showed Anne Hathaway on the sidelines at this time.

At this moment, most people have the same idea.

Anne Hathaway helped the Lakers "single defense" Jiang Dalin.

Therefore, women are tigers, and even a super strong man like Jiang Dalin cannot be too wild the night before the game starts.

Of course, Bill Walton didn't think so.

The Lakers have made many subtle changes tonight, and in his opinion, the Wizards are also trying out their current style of play tonight to prepare for the finals.

It can be clearly seen that the Wizards have been looking for Fisher from the beginning of the game. Obviously, they regard Fisher as the Lakers' easiest defensive weak link to break through.

Judging from the current results, it is indeed quite easy...

There is another situation that can be explained. Scott has not called a timeout so far, and the Wizards have not made any formation changes.

It can be understood that in the entire game so far, everyone on the Wizards is still at their rhythm.

At 10 minutes and 13 seconds of the first quarter, it was the Wizards who were lagging behind and replaced everyone first. The Lakers did not replace Kobe and Shaquille O'Neal until about 10 minutes and 48 seconds.

As a veteran "psychologist", Phil Jackson did not take off "OK" as soon as the opponent replaced the main lineup, mainly because he did not want the opponent to take the initiative in the rhythm of substitutions.

In addition, it is also to open up some points difference.

Both of his ideas eventually came true. After the first quarter, the Lakers led 28-22 by 6 points!