Bishop of the Devil

O'Neal Jr. is tall and powerful, and has good athletic ability. He has always been stuck in front of O'Neal, and his defense effect around the front is quite good.

Crazy Fan is not crazy enough to do a lob for O'Neal...

Unless Madman Fan has a real missile guidance system that can accurately pass it to O'Neal's hands, otherwise, in this case, passing the lob ball is undoubtedly a steal for O'Neal...

In the end, the Lakers' offensive round was handled by Eddie Jones on the outside.

With the help of Corsi's pick-and-roll, Eddie Jones took a mid-range shot. This shot was lucky and went directly into the net.

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"The defense is pretty good. If we can maintain this kind of defensive effect, then the Lakers will have no choice but to shoot hard with our anti-aircraft guns!" Carlisle said with a smile on his face...

Although the Lakers are off to a good start, no coach will care about the gains and losses of this round. They are more concerned about the performance of the players on the court...

There is no doubt that in Carlisle's view, Big Ben's dead-on O'Neal and O'Neal's forward defense are both very good!

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In the next Blazers' offensive round, Kobe did not pass the ball directly this time, but used Rasheed's pick-and-roll to rush into the elbow area.

Near the free throw line, Kobe shot a jumper.

Hit! Kobe helped the Trail Blazers tie the score.

…

Richard watched the game on the court patiently. Although he defended well in the offensive round just now, Richard also knew very well that if O'Neal was really so easy to solve, then he, the most dominant inside man, would It’s a bit unworthy of the name!

Sure enough, the Lakers' second offensive round!

O'Neal was directly near the free throw line, reached for the ball, and then like a human bulldozer, he lowered his center of gravity and headed towards the three-second zone with his base on his head!

When he pushed Ben inside the three-second zone, O'Neal took a step forward and dunked!

The basket roared because of O'Neal's huge weight!

Big Ben's face was livid. At this moment, he really saw the power of the great killer O'Neal under the basket!

Ben has faced off against many first-rate insiders before, including even the aging Olajuwon.

But none of these first-rate insiders can dunk in front of Ben with just his body.

Of course, Olajuwon can win the current big book in the matchup, but he is not as blunt as O'Neal, but relies on his own footsteps...

"Damn it!" Ben clenched his fists and cursed secretly. He really felt the tremendous pressure on O'Neal!

O'Neal Jr.'s face turned pale with shock. Naturally, he was very aware of Big Ben's defensive strength at the basket!

It is no exaggeration to say that if O'Neal is now facing off against Big Ben, Big Ben can easily ravage O'Neal!

However, even with such a strong base, there is nothing he can do under O'Neal who is attacking with the ball!

"Take up defense! Help with defense!"

"I want you three to follow the ball, not the person!"

"When you see his back, come up and double-team him!"

"I would rather he distribute the ball than see him wreak havoc on our inside line!"

Richard's voice came from the sidelines, and there was a place on the court where O'Neal had no solution...

O'Neal catching the ball under the basket is very unsolvable, but if you think you can solve him by not letting him catch the ball, then you think this guy is too simple!

Although there is a five-second back-up violation rule, the time it takes for O'Neal to hold the ball from the elbow area and push it to the basket does not take five seconds at all!

And if pushed to the basket, O'Neal can directly turn over and dunk!

Even though Big Ben is guarding him now, which will cause him a lot of trouble, he still doesn't need five seconds!

"It would be great if Ben could be stronger, so that O'Neal would not be able to enter the penalty area so easily!" Richard thought silently in his heart.

Daben has the same idea now!

It would be nice if I were stronger, at least I wouldn't be pushed away so easily by Shaq!

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The game continued, and in the next offensive round of the Trail Blazers, Robinson missed the shot.

When the game entered the first quarter three minutes, the Lakers were already leading by five points, 11:6. O'Neal from the Lakers scored three goals in three minutes and scored 6 points alone!

One hundred percent shooting rate, three out of three!

O'Neal's killer weapon gave Richard a powerful start!

With no other choice, Richard could only call a timeout. This timeout was the earliest timeout that Richard called since he entered the NBA!

After only three minutes of play in the first quarter, O'Neal forced Richard to call a timeout!

"come on!"

"Defense!"

The Trail Blazers fans in the stadium also knew that their home team was in a bad situation, so they couldn't help but cheer for the players!

"Don't panic, guys!"

"The game has just begun, we are not destined to lose!"

"You three, continue to implement our defensive strategy!"

"Jermaine, next I need you to do one thing. When Shaq catches the ball at the basket, or goes to the basket with the ball alone, even if you can't see whether he has offensive intentions, you have to do it. Get him to the free throw line!"

"As long as Shaq is under the basket, as long as Shaq has the ball in his hands, you have to send him to the free throw line!"

Richard had no choice but to attack the shark not long after the opening!

Although Big Ben's effect of blocking O'Neal is not very satisfactory, he still cannot commit too many fouls and must keep him on the court to contain O'Neal...

Without Big Ben, O'Neal's killing would be even more fierce!

As for O'Neal Jr., he won't play a big role in this game. For the defensive work, even if he leaves the field with six fouls, Rashid can take over this job!

Then let Robinson play small forward and Bowen get the shooting guard position on the court!

You can even leave the other players unchanged and use the old Sabonis!

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After hearing Richard's tactical arrangements, everyone nodded, knowing what Richard wanted to do...

The shark-cutting tactic is not a rare thing. As early as the Chamberlain era, opponents used this tactic against him.

Later, the Mavericks head coach, mad scientist Nelson, carried forward this tactic.

He also raised the shark-cutting tactic to a theoretical level, "If a defensive player repeatedly fouls an opponent with poor free throw shooting, the defensive effect will be better than a regular defense!"

This theory is not just random talk by Nelson, there is some truth in it!

Repeated fouls against players like O'Neal have a high chance of making O'Neal irritable. In this case, it may affect his already low shooting percentage...

And it also has the ability to disrupt the opponent's offensive rhythm.

The effect will naturally be better than conventional defense!