basketball swingman

December 4, Madison Square Garden.

When O'Neal confidently puffed out his chest and prepared to step onto the center of the court...

He never expected that all he heard were boos.

His first reaction was whether he had made the wrong move.

You know, when he came here last season, the cheers were minimal if they didn't last for 10 minutes.

Then, he reacted:

Oh~

By the way, this team now has Jiang Dalin!

only……

Isn’t the speed of change too great?

Think about last year, and then think about this year, if it weren't for this arena, it would still be the familiar Madison Square.

He really felt that he had made a mistake.

People who feel the same way,

And Kobe next to him.

He is also lamenting the change in the atmosphere at the New York Knicks' home court.

Last season and this season are really two extremes.

He also knew very well that the person who made such a big change in this team...

It’s Jiang Dalin!

It’s just this time...

Is it too fast?

It’s only been one and a half months since the new season started.

Kobe thought for a moment. If it were him, could he make the Knicks complete the transformation so quickly like Jiang Dalin?

Um……

He really doesn't know yet.

In fact, what they don't know is that if they had come four or five days earlier, they might not have had such an effect.

But after experiencing the win against the Spurs at home.

These New York fans immediately felt at home.

The performance of Jiang Dalin and other New York team players in that game was highly recognized by New York fans.

Only New York can play a game like this!

Um……

The big screen at the scene announced tonight's starting lineup for the two teams.

Lakers: Wesley, Kobe, Luke Walton, Turiaf, Shaquille O'Neal;

New York Knicks: Marbury, Dulin, Ariza, David Lee, Jiang Dalin

In the new season, the Lakers have made changes in their starting lineup. Larry Hughes and Gooden left for the Cavaliers, which resulted in changes in the team's third and fourth positions.

Due to salary issues, the Lakers can only start with rookies at the fourth position.

Of course,

Anyway, the Lakers' fourth position...

Everyone who understands understands.

Following Shaquille O'Neal, all you need to do is know how to defend and take advantage of open spots!

His role is actually similar to David Li next to Jiang Dalin...

That's why Turiaf and David Lee greeted each other before the game started.

that is……

David Lee's nose twitched twice.

He frowned and thought: What does this smell like?

Until the game starts...

When Turiaf spread his hands to face him, he realized:

Damn it!

Referee, I'm reporting this guy on the field with a biological and chemical weapon!

This is a shame!

David Lee's mentality collapsed for the first time since he entered the league!

Jiang Dalin jumps the ball with Shaq.

Shaq, who had almost never won in the past, actually defeated Li Wan this time and made the first attack for the Lakers.

"Mickey Mouse" was responsible for dribbling the ball through the half court, and after dribbling the ball through the half court, he immediately handed the ball to the wing Kobe Bryant.

On the court, when Kobe received the ball, the other four Lakers players immediately formed a classic 112 position.

This is Jackson's classic triangle offense "starter".

And it is worth mentioning that...

The fans at the scene were cheering:

"Give the ball to Shaq, do you dare?"

"Give the ball to Shaq if you can!"

"Let's see what kind of person is called a shark!"

These words were harsh and Kobe couldn't bear it, so he gave the ball to Shaquille O'Neal immediately.

O'Neal showed Nick Young's face.

no……

Did you forget Phil Jackson’s arrangements before the game?

We can lose this game, mainly to test the progress of the Knicks these days.

The Knicks have been a little too strong lately.

First, they reversed the Spurs by 14 points in the last quarter at home, and then defeated the Phoenix Suns on the road. This is currently the first and second team in the Western Conference.

With so much strength, who wouldn’t be confused if you let it go?

For this reason, the Lakers did not win this game on the run.

Rather, it comes in response to their adjustments and changes.

In addition, even if the Knicks are the imaginary enemy of the Lakers, they are only opponents they will encounter in the finals.

Now, the Knicks may not be able to reach the finals, so...

The Lakers originally planned to give up this game strategically.

All "ok" combinations know this.

Kobe disagreed at first, but Phil Jackson said, "Only by knowing yourself and your enemy can you win every battle." If your goal is to win the championship, then this loss is necessary!

Winning another championship is definitely Kobe's most pressing priority.

So he agreed.

It also made Shaquille O'Neal speechless. Didn't he say it was a mess?

Why did you ask me to hit you as soon as you came up?

Just because of these people hanging on the sidelines?

Shaquille O'Neal was speechless for a moment, but now he has the ball in his hands...

He can only...

Holding the ball, he constantly changes his steps and deceives Jiang Dalin's defensive focus.

Colleagues who feel the latter’s strength,

He suddenly turned around, trying to get a position by turning around, but just when Shaq was about to pass Jiang Dalin's defensive zone, Jiang Dalin blocked Shaquille O'Neal again!

"Hey, Shaq really used his feet on this ball!" Director Zhang looked at Shaquille O'Neal's "Fat Swan" dance steps. He vaguely remembered Shaquille O'Neal in the two years of 1999.

At that time, O'Neal's strength and tonnage had not yet reached great heights, and he had some footwork in his singles.

But then it slowly disappeared.

Unexpectedly, after fighting with Jiang Dalin for so many years, he would find this routine again.

Su Qun couldn't help but said: "There is no way, Dalin has really put too much pressure on these insiders!"

If Shaquille O'Neal heard this, he would definitely nod in agreement.

Isn't that right, brother, after this guy enters the league, it will be too difficult for our insiders!

"Boom!"

After the dull sound, Shaquille O'Neal paused, and his left leg suddenly retracted, just to use more force next time.

He can actually turn around again!

The "Fat Swan" also jumped up again.

If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, it would be hard for Jiang Dalin to believe that he actually pushed Shaquille O'Neal to this point!

I am really a heifer meeting a group of bulls, and I am going to be awesome!

While wiping away Jiang Dalin, Shaq quickly completed the shot and scored the first two points for the Lakers.

2 to 0.

After scoring the goal, Shaquille O'Neal glanced at his hands in disbelief.

It seems to be saying to me, what did I just do?

Was it really me who did such an awesome operation?

Jiang Dalin curled his lips helplessly. When a fat man weighing more than 300 pounds spins the "hula hoop" desperately in order to win the ball, he really has to admit it even if he scores a goal.

After all, he has spelled it out like this.

If this goal is not scored, Jiang Dalin feels that it is too much!

Kobe took the initiative to reach out and give him a high-five, his excitement seemed to say, I knew you could do it!

Just meeting Kobe's look, Shaquille O'Neal's excitement suddenly disappeared.

He was really afraid that Kobe would ask him to hit him again later.

So in this game, can we still paddle?

In November, in order to keep up with the aggressive Spurs and Suns, he really worked harder every game. He just played like this for a month, and luckily he managed to stay in the top three in the Western Conference.

I heard that I could take a break from this game, and Shaquille O'Neal was really happy.

In his opinion, even if he hasn't beaten Jiang Dalin yet, he should take a break during the regular season.

Otherwise, the body really cannot bear it...

Speaking of which, this is why Shaquille O'Neal makes people feel lazy. With his weight and height, you really can't use too much force.

The amount of training in the past two years has further increased as he got older, and Shaq really felt that he was gradually losing his ability.

This may be the last time he competes for a championship in his career.

He knows very well that if this season doesn't work out and Jiang Dalin has better teammates next year, then he won't be able to win the championship as a core player.

After all, at Jiang Dalin's age, there would be no problem at all for him to rule for another eleven or twelve years.

At that time, he was so fat that he couldn't even lift the ball. I'm afraid...

So he really doesn't want to have any problems in the regular season. He will paddle when he can and be lazy when he can, so that he can have a healthy body and wait for the playoffs.

Shaquille O'Neal suddenly felt a familiar sense of urgency.

It's like I've experienced the same thing before...

No, it's not that he has experienced it, but that the league had such a situation at some point.

Right!

He remembered that when Michael Jordan retired for the first time, the entire league did have a sense of urgency.

After all, news will come out from time to time that Michael Jordan is about to make a comeback. For the stars in the league, this is like a sharp knife hanging above their heads.

This feeling...

Not to mention how uncomfortable it is!

Unexpectedly, now it was his turn to experience the same feeling.

On the court, after Shaq succeeded in a single against Jiang Dalin, it was the New York Knicks' turn to attack.

Marbury took the ball to the frontcourt, and Kobe stopped him immediately.

The Knicks' No. 2 pick is Dulin.

A pitcher with almost no offensive ability. In this case, the important task of guarding Marbury, the New York Knicks' leading outside scorer, must of course be left to him.

Phil Jackson almost fainted.

Does this guy really not know what... paddling is?

You don’t have to win this game!

Hello!

But Shaquille O'Neal breathed a sigh of relief in his heart: This is good, this way, he won't bother me!

On the court, a hateful human wall suddenly blocked Kobe's retreat.

Pick-and-roll from Jiang Dalin.

After the demolition, Jiang Dalin quickly entered the position under the basket.

"Boom!"

An easy dunk in response.

Shaquille O'Neal took a step too late and didn't defend him anymore.

Kobe shook his head reluctantly.

Phil Jackson squinted his eyes slightly and remembered this in his mind: Marbury and Jiang Dalin's pick-and-roll cooperation was very tacit.

They almost have the same tacit understanding as Steve Nash and Stoudemire at that time!

But when did Marbury's passing ability become so good?

Although he also knew that Marbury also had skillful passing ability under his appearance of strong offensive desire.

However, if he could pass such high-quality lobs, would he still be kicked to New York by the Suns?

Marbury's passing ability doesn't leave much to the imagination.

Now……

But it made Phil Jackson change his mind.

Marbury: Facts have proved that the one who passes the ball does not have to be able to pass a lot, and the one who receives the ball can also complete high-quality alley-oop scores if he can jump.

Wilkens's eyes were all on Ariza.

The last game against the Suns was Ariza's first time starting. Judging from the results, to be honest, it was pretty good...

But the Suns don't have any ball handlers on the wing.

The test for Ariza has just begun now.

The Knicks deliberately put Kobe in the post.

O'Neal, who noticed this, pulled out very simply and gave up the low post to Kobe.

He ran so fast that he almost lost his shoes.

Jiang Dalin watched this scene.

Although I have seen it a lot, I still feel a little uncomfortable with it.

You know, in order to compete for the right to play singles in the low post, the original "ok" team had countless battles between Kobe and O'Neal on and off the court.

But now...

Kobe went into the low post, and Shaquille O'Neal didn't mind at all.

Instead, he ran away happily.

Jiang Dalin suddenly felt that his contribution was too great!

After all, O'Neal and Kobe had a fight in the previous life, and that was after they had won the championship.

To put it bluntly, it seems that these two people are angry, but in fact they are also competing for the "prestige cake" after winning the championship.

Whether it's O'Neal or Kobe, neither of them has the kind of character to be subordinate to others.

However......

Now this Lakers...

I have always been on the road to prove myself.

Los Angeles fans should really thank me!

Well, okay, the life of this OK combination has not been very good recently. As they lost to Jiang Dalin in four consecutive finals, some fans in Los Angeles began to feel that the "OK" combination is not the future of the Lakers. For the sake of the ball,

If the team can have a better tomorrow, they should trade them out and start training new people again...

All kinds of complaints are coming in the direction of New York Knicks fans.

Sure enough, no matter where the fans are, only victories and championships can keep them loyal.

There are indeed more "champion fans" in this world.

Ariza was still a little nervous facing Kobe.

It can be seen from his defensive reaction that he was too panicked. This panic also gave Kobe an easy opportunity to get to the basket and score a goal.

This goal was a goal that hid from Jiang Dalin's arm, which was extremely exciting.

Seeing that he let Kobe in so easily, Ariza looked a little embarrassed. Jiang Dalin patted him on the shoulder and comforted him: "It's already pretty good. Take your time!"

Wilkens' expression on the sidelines was as expected.

But one thing can be confirmed, Ariza is definitely more useful than Rose on the defensive end.

At least Kobe had to test Ariza's reaction before making a breakthrough. If it had been Rose, without even a second of hesitation, Kobe would have gone straight in with the ball.

This proves how excellent Ariza's defensive conditions are.

And Jiang Dalin knows better than Wilkens how far this guy can grow!