Bishop of the Devil

Richard, who was on the sidelines, was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot!

In this kind of life and death situation, no matter how calm Richard appears, he must be extremely impatient...

The main reason is that the Hu Jiba shooting tactics he used have an extremely painful memory in NBA history.

It was also G7. The Rockets used this tactic and missed 27 consecutive shots, directly losing the qualification to enter the finals. Now Richard is afraid that the Trail Blazers will also encounter this bad situation...

If they really miss 27 consecutive shots in this game, even if God comes, it will be difficult to save the Blazers.

In addition, Richard is worried about when O'Neal will start to have trouble...

In fact, Richard doesn't know how long O'Neal can last. If this guy can persist until the end of the fourth quarter at this rate of physical exertion, then Richard will definitely lose and have nothing to say...

It means that O'Neal is almost in a situation where there is no solution. Losing to such a player, what else is there to say?

Now Richard is hoping in his heart that O'Neal will soon be unable to bear the pace of the game, and the game will end after more than 20 minutes...

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Halfway through the first quarter, the Lakers called a timeout. To be precise, O'Neal called a timeout at the technical table and ran for ten consecutive offensive rounds, which made O'Neal feel that something was wrong.

O'Neal can naturally hold on for this half of the game, and he can even hold on for another two or three half quarters...

But as time goes by, O'Neal feels that this style of play will become very difficult for him in the second half!

Once he is struggling, the Lakers will be in danger...

"Guys, we have to slow down our offensive rounds!"

"You must be slow and try to get more breathing time for Shaq!"

"Their style of play also won't last long. As long as we can slow down and let Shaq persist for a longer time, the final victory will definitely belong to us!"

Harris is a little anxious. Although the two sides are currently tied on the court, he feels that if the game continues at this pace, the game will be uncontrollable. When O'Neal cannot keep up with the opponent's fast break, what should the Lakers do? ?

O'Neal is strong, but he is not a god. It would be unscientific if he could play the entire game at such a fast pace...

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O'Neal was temporarily put off the court to rest.

What made Harris hate was that Richard also replaced the old Curry and replaced Bowen. Seeing that O'Neal was not present, he immediately ordered the players on the court to slow down...

Fight according to the original rhythm of positional warfare!

After the Lakers removed O'Neal, they were actually no match for the Trail Blazers. Richard couldn't afford to continue taking risks in this situation.

Before O'Neal left the game, the two sides were tied at 16:16. By the time O'Neal returned to the court with three minutes left in the first quarter, the Trail Blazers had already opened up a five-point lead.

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O'Neal's balls hurt very much now, and he didn't know why Mao would be in this situation.

Before he came to the Lakers, he led the Magic to the Finals. If Jordan hadn't come back last season, I think O'Neal would have led the Magic to the Finals...

But now that the Lakers are here, they have to fight a life-and-death game against a new team like the Trail Blazers in the first round of the playoffs? !

Forget it being a life and death game, someone actually got the lead in this life and death game? !

I won't be eliminated in the first round...

Thinking of this, O'Neal's balls became a little tight. In any case, this was not a result he was willing to accept.

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After O'Neal came on the stage, he followed the Trail Blazers for another three minutes!

Although the Lakers have tried to slow down their own rhythm as much as possible, basically delaying their offensive rounds until twenty seconds before taking action, it still doesn't help...

Every time O'Neal returns to defense, he has to attack at full speed, which requires more physical fitness.

When the referee blew the whistle to end the first quarter, the Trail Blazers held a four-point lead.

This situation undoubtedly made Richard very satisfied. Hu Jiba's throwing tactics had a very good effect...

Although fans like to call this tactic Hu Jiba Tactics, in fact, this tactic has a scientific name, called the magic ball tactic...

The name sounds very mysterious and fantasy.

In order to successfully implement this tactic, first of all, your ball must have magic power. In this case, the ball thrown by Hu Jiba can hit.

Obviously, the Trail Blazers were quite magical in this first quarter, and the players on the field all felt pretty good.

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The Trail Blazers played a total of seven players in the first quarter. Sabonis was put on the court and played for more than two minutes when O'Neal came off the court. O'Neal was immediately replaced as soon as he came on.

Sabonis will be blown away when facing O'Neal, but when beating other centers, he can rely on his experience and skills to gain the upper hand...

As for O'Neal Jr., he didn't get a chance to play at all in the first quarter.

He doesn't have three-point skills, so he definitely won't be able to participate in Richard's magic ball system...

In terms of strength, it is definitely not as good as the old Sabonis, so when O'Neal was not present, Richard did not let O'Neal Jr. appear.

The matter of cultivating little O'Neal must be done step by step. There must be no rush in this matter. Richard is not stupid enough to use this kind of life and death situation to cultivate little O'Neal.

Richard didn't want to rotate seven players, but there was really no way.

There are only six players in the team who are suitable for the Magic Ball system, and the old Sabonis is not very suitable. As for players like Trent or Childress, Richard is not at ease using them.

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After the first quarter, the Blazers players were very tired.

"Keep it up, we're on top now!"

"Hold on, we will definitely beat the Lakers in this game!"

"Remember, as long as O'Neal is on the court, feel free to speed me up!"

Richard still chose to stick to the magic ball tactics...

In the first three minutes of the second quarter, O'Neal did not appear on the court again. Seeing this, Richard substituted Sasha on the court during the first dead ball period at the beginning of the second quarter.

Harris now wants to strangle Richard to death!

In Harris' view, Richard's coaching style is simply too vulgar...

When O'Neal was on the court, he had to compete with the Trail Blazers. As a result, Richard accelerated hard and did not give Hard Steel a chance at all, which made O'Neal miserable.

As soon as O'Neal came off the court, Richard immediately became tough and replaced Sasha on the court to fight with the Lakers.

When O'Neal came on the field in the second quarter, Richard replaced Lao Sa again without saying a word, bringing the big man who had rested for a while...

Richard actually felt that he was a bit wretched and sinister...

But it doesn't work without being obscene. When faced with a tough team like the Lakers, it can only remain obscene and develop.

You must not waste your money, otherwise you will definitely lose...