Bishop of the Devil

Both teams returned to the court.

Harris originally wanted O'Neal to sit on the bench for the last thirty-seven seconds, but it was obvious that O'Neal could not agree. He was nauseated by this game. If he did not defeat the Trail Blazers with his own hands, he would probably go crazy.

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In the next offensive round of the Trail Blazers, Kobe still held the ball, but this time Kobe did not take the shot himself, but passed the ball to Rasheed, the most stable player on the court!

Facing the defender, Rashid made another straight-arm mid-range shot, which was a solid hit!

Richard off the field nodded repeatedly!

As a second-year rookie, Rashid's performance on the court is really stable!

Apart from his somewhat bad temper, it can be said that Rasheed is really a good cornerstone for team building. Otherwise, under normal history, the Trail Blazers would not have signed Rasheed at the end of his rookie contract. After the end of the season, he was given a six-year contract worth $81 million!

This contract directly gave Paul Allen a reputation as a fool with a lot of money at the time...

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The Trail Blazers relied on Rasheed's fatal mid-range shot to regain the lead, leading the Lakers by one point!

There are still thirty-one seconds left before the end of the game!

In the offensive round that just ended, the Blazers only spent 6 seconds, almost taking the ball directly to the frontcourt.

It's the Lakers' turn to have the ball.

Something happened that made Richard's scalp numb. After O'Neal caught the ball under the basket, Sabonis was about to send him to the free throw line, but unexpectedly, O'Neal's little hook shot instantly...

O'Neal not only hit this shot, but he also got a free throw opportunity!

In fact, there are some things worth considering when blowing this whistle. The foul on Sabonis comes first, and O'Neal scores after. If you blow it like this, there is no problem...

In this case, O'Neal's hook score will be invalid.

But as the referee said, Sabonis committed the foul later and O'Neal took the shot first. There is nothing wrong with such a penalty.

In short, it is an ambiguous penalty, everything depends on the referee's thoughts!

The Blazers fans at the scene roared loudly and asked the referee to change the penalty!

Everyone knows what this penalty means to the Trail Blazers, which means that there is a high probability that they will lose this game.

O'Neal gets a 2+1 opportunity. Even if he misses the free throw, the Lakers are one point ahead and the Blazers will be very passive!

"Uh-huh!"

What's even more annoying is that O'Neal made the last free throw of the game, and the Lakers led by two points!

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With seventeen seconds left before the end of the game, Richard no longer had a timeout in his hands.

Richard didn't yell at the court. In the next seventeen seconds, he decided to leave it to the players to solve it themselves!

With a bunch of new people on hand, this time is a good opportunity for growth.

Even if this game is really lost, if it can make one of the newcomers have some enlightenment, then losing this game is not a loss.

Carlisle, the chief assistant coach, saw that Richard had no intention of arranging tactics, so he stood quietly beside Richard.

Richard's successive arrangements made Carlisle extremely convinced of Richard, a head coach who was more than ten years younger than him!

He asked himself that if he were to take charge of the Trail Blazers, and if the lineup from last season remained unchanged, he might be able to achieve this kind of record...

But if the original lineup was torn down and rebuilt, and it could still achieve such a record, then Carlisle asked himself that he would definitely not be able to do it.

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The Lakers lead by two points.

The Trail Blazers held the ball in this last offensive round.

Of course, it may not be the last offensive round. Everything depends on the players on the field.

If the player pushes for a fast break, the next offensive round ends in six or seven seconds, and then sends O'Neal to the free throw line. After O'Neal makes the free throw, the Blazers have ten seconds left to attack.

This is undoubtedly the best offensive option.

But this choice is not without problems. If the fast break fails and O'Neal makes two free throws, it can basically be a death sentence for the Blazers!

After all, the Trail Blazers team is really not suitable for fast breaks!

Richard looked at the situation on the court quietly without saying anything. The next step was to look at Kobe.

As the team's main point guard, Kobe's decision is the Blazers' choice!

"I wonder how he will make a decision after two consecutive strikes?" Richard thought secretly in his heart.

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"Defense! Press the whole court, don't give them a chance to catch the ball from the outside!" Harris on the sidelines of the Lakers also had no timeout at hand, and he yelled crazily towards the court.

Kobe caught the ball in the corner, and Fan immediately stepped forward to defend.

Other Trail Blazers players are also being marked very tightly. The Lakers know very well that if they guard this round, they will be the winners!

So they defended extremely hard!

Kobe held the ball directly towards Fan Fan...

Crazy Fan didn't dare to move too much. If he was called for a foul at the last minute and sent Kobe, who had a very high free throw percentage, to the free throw line, it would definitely be more gain than loss.

I saw Madman Fan facing Kobe and retreating continuously.

It doesn't have too much physical contact with Kobe, and it also hinders Kobe's advancement speed!

Arriving in the frontcourt, Kobe observed the situation of his teammates. All four teammates except Sabonis were outside the three-point line.

Sabonis definitely cannot pass this point, because even if it is passed, Sabonis will probably have a hard time scoring under O'Neal's full defense.

Some fans may have misunderstandings about O'Neal's defense, thinking that O'Neal's defense is not particularly strong...

In fact, if O'Pang really cheers up, his defense will also be worthy of the title of the most dominant inside line in history.

His single-game block record is 15!

Not only defense, O'Pang's rebounding is also very strong. If he really cares about these things, it is not difficult for him to average 15 rebounds per game in a single season...

It can be said that apart from the shortcoming of free throws, O'Pang has no other shortcomings.

Kobe quickly determined that Sabonis couldn't pass...

But the other three teammates are now being guarded by their opponents. If Kobe's passing ability can reach that superb level, then he may pass it to his teammates.

It's a pity that he didn't...

He knew very well that if his next pass was passed rashly, it might be intercepted!

"cast!"

"Vote yourself!"

"Go to hell!"

Kobe was soon looking straight at the basket!

At this moment, he only has eyes for the basket, and he has forgotten that his last shot ended with no contact...