Bishop of the Devil

The timeout ends and players from both sides return to the court!

Lakers head coach Del Harris was a little surprised. He originally thought Richard called this timeout because he was thinking of replacing O'Neal Jr. and replacing him with Sabonis...

After all, in such an inside duel, young O'Neal really can't play a big role!

But obviously Richard's idea went beyond Harris's expectations...

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It's another offensive round for the Lakers!

This time, O'Neal remembered Richard's instructions. O'Neal started to hit the ball with his back near the free throw line. O'Neal thought about going forward to get the ball, but O'Neal turned around and headed towards the basket with a quick step. Rush down and dunk!

O'Neal directly hugged O'Neal's ball-holding arm with his arms...

The referee's whistle also came immediately!

The tactic of cutting sharks is also about timing and skills. If you cut them too early, there will be too many fouls in a game. At the end of the cut, there may not be enough players...

If you cut it too late, you may be beaten 2+1 by players like O'Neal, which will be even more detrimental than gain!

Therefore, O'Neal's timing to chop the shark is very appropriate. Before O'Neal takes action, he hugs O'Neal's arm and does not give him a chance to hit 2+1!

"Beep!" The referee sent O'Neal to the free throw line.

"Young man, this is your coach's method for me? Send me to the free throw line?" O'Neal looked at O'Neal with a sneer.

"Uh-huh!"

"Uh-huh!"

The Sharks, who shot more than 40% of their free throws last season and this season, actually made two free throws!

Richard was stunned off the court. Is his luck so bad? !

The Shark made two free throws, and the probability is basically the same as the backcourt player hitting the magic ball, or even a smaller probability!

Unexpectedly, he was hit by himself like this.

O'Neal Jr. looked at Richard on the sidelines, and Richard nodded at O'Neal, signaling to continue cutting.

In this current situation, the Blazers can only pin their hopes on the shark-cutting tactic!

If the shark-cutting tactic fails, then if the Blazers want to win, they will have to hit all kinds of three-pointers from the outside.

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In the next few minutes, Del Harris was stunned. Are the Trail Blazers using shark-cutting tactics against the Sharks? !

The shark-cutting tactic is not unusual, but it is unusual to use it in the regular season...

Moreover, no one has ever used Shaq Shark in the first quarter! (Later Popovich used it in the first quarter)

With 3 minutes left before the end of the first quarter, O'Neal Jr. got his fourth foul!

And O'Neal also got his eighth free throw!

The first two free throws were made.

Of the next four free throws, he made two!

On the seventh and eighth free throws, a somewhat annoyed O'Neal missed two free throws in succession!

"You are cowards!"

"coward!"

"Only a coward would use such despicable tactics..."

O'Neal's offensive rhythm was ruined, and he was so angry. Originally, O'Neal's offensive rhythm was quite good, and his shooting percentage was extremely exaggerated. Basically, if he had the ball in his hand, he could cause huge damage to the Blazers' penalty area!

However, the shark-cutting tactic prevented him from playing that hearty rhythm.

Whenever he was about to wreak havoc at the basket, he was immediately sent to the free throw line by O'Neal. His game "experience" was extremely bad!

If he is a backcourt player like Iverson or Kobe, then he will just take the free throw line. Anyway, he will score...

The key is that he doesn't like free throws, and it's a torture every time he steps to the free throw line.

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Many Trail Blazers fans at the scene booed enthusiastically after seeing O'Neal miss two free throws, which made O'Neal even more angry.

He looked straight at Richard on the sidelines.

Being stared directly at by this giant beast, Richard only had a faint smile on his face...

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Richard called a timeout. O'Neal had committed four fouls and would definitely be replaced first.

In the nine minutes that Ben was on the court, his physical exertion was extremely huge. In almost every confrontation with O'Neal at the basket, he tried his best!

When Ben came off the field, he rubbed his arms, obviously feeling uncomfortable.

"Jermaine, Ben, Rashid, you three will take a rest!"

The two inside players were replaced by Sabonis, Bruce Bowen, and Gary Trent.

Kobe and Robinson took a break for more than two minutes in the first quarter, so they could still fight again.

Harris, on the other hand, originally planned to let the Sharks take a rest. After all, the Sharks had already played for nine minutes in the first quarter, which was really a lot...

However, it seemed that Richard's side had made some changes in the personnel on the field, so without saying anything, he let the shark continue to appear!

In the first three minutes, the Lakers established a considerable advantage!

But this advantage was eroded step by step by the Blazers in the next six minutes. As a result, when the timeout just happened, the difference between the two sides was only the last three points!

Harris wants to take advantage of this moment to grab points and create a bigger point difference advantage!

But after the shark came on the court, the situation made Harris feel like cursing...

As soon as he came on the stage, the Shark still adhered to his previous style of play, wanting to hold the ball and attack the Trail Blazers inside, but he forgot that the player guarding him now was not Ben, but the legendary Sabonis!

O'Neal was about to hit Sabonis hard like he was going to take the big money alone, but he missed it. Then Sabonis bent sideways and asked O'Neal to take the ball out of his hand!

Then Kobe rushed towards the frontcourt quickly. The basketball in Sabonis's hand seemed to be equipped with a guidance system, allowing Kobe to catch it easily when he rushed into the opponent's penalty area!

"Boom!" Kobe made a 180-degree turn and dunk, ending the offensive round!

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A wise man learns from every experience. A superstar of O'Neal's level is naturally unlikely to make the same mistake!

But when he held the ball again and successfully squeezed out of Sabonis to score...

Trent on the outside of the Trail Blazers has already abandoned his opponent, imitating O'Neal and sending O'Neal to the free throw line!

Another 1-for-2 free throw!

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"Shit!"

"You guys are cowards! Can you play well!"

"It's not enough to defend in front of you, but you have to use this kind of dirty trick!"

O'Neal was completely blown away...

The Blazers have made it clear that they want to lock O'Neal. Almost all the tricks used to lock the center are used on O'Neal!

In this first quarter of the game, O'Neal actually scored a lot, and now he has scored 13 points in a single quarter!

4 of 6 field goals, 5 of 10 free throws...

It seemed that the offensive efficiency was very high, but O'Neal was uncomfortable and frustrated.

This kind of game with 10 free throws in a single quarter made O'Neal feel like he was having a nightmare!