Bishop of the Devil

Just seven minutes into the first quarter, the Trail Blazers led by nine points!

It looks like the point difference is in double figures...

Harris looked livid. He never expected that the Blazers' strength would improve so rapidly in just one offseason!

Well, this offseason is actually not short, it’s a bit scary...

Last season, the Lakers did not face the Trail Blazers in the playoffs, but they did face off four times in the regular season. Although the Trail Blazers had the advantage, with 3 wins and 1 loss, the performance of the two sides on the court was not as big as it is now. !

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The current Lakers, in Harris' view, can almost be said to be beaten by the Trail Blazers. In more than half a quarter, the point difference is almost double figures. If it is not beaten, it is nothing.

"Beep beep!" Harris called a pause.

He took Campbell off the field and replaced him with Fox, who was very versatile and capable, preparing to change his strategy against the Trail Blazers.

Obviously, Campbell used embarrassment to great effect in the game against the Trail Blazers. It would be better to let Fox take a shot and try to open up the situation.

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It has to be said that Harris' coaching ability is quite good. A small lineup change immediately saved the Lakers from the brink of death.

After Fox came on the stage, Ben was in a dilemma. If he helped O'Neal defend O'Neal, Fox's output of firepower would still be quite fierce.

And if he defends Fox, of course he can defend Fox, but O'Neal will face the ravages of O'Neal again.

In just two minutes, the Lakers recovered four points, bringing the point difference back to an acceptable five points.

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Harris is quite satisfied. It seems that the Lakers may not be incapable of fighting against the Trail Blazers!

If we can kill the Trail Blazers and break out of the Western Conference this season, we will basically win the championship. There are no teams in the Eastern Conference that can pose a threat to the powerful Western Conference.

Thinking of this, Harris couldn't help laughing...

Richard watched Harris make lineup changes, and he would definitely not remain indifferent.

He was thinking about two plans in his mind...

One set is to replace O'Brien, Rasheed move to the power forward position, then Robinson moves to the small forward position, and Bowen is put on as the shooting guard.

Another set of ideas is actually similar. It also replaces Xiao Ou, but instead of Bowen, it is replaced by Nowitzki...

After careful consideration, Richard chose to put Bowen on.

There is no other reason. Bowen's defense is much better than the current driver, and on the offensive end, the driver does not have much advantage. After all, there is only one basketball, and the Trail Blazers have many attack points. It is unlikely that the driver Get more shots than Bowen.

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Taking advantage of the dead ball period, Richard replaced O'Brien with Bowen and formed a new lineup to fight against the Lakers.

There is no doubt that in terms of one-on-one defense against O'Neal, Big Ben is definitely much easier to use than O'Neal. The strength of the two is completely different.

O'Neal was guarding O'Neal. If O'Neal hadn't been worried about Big Ben's defense after receiving the ball, he could actually use his strength to push O'Neal away and dunk easily at the basket.

However, if O'Neal is on one-on-one defense, O'Neal will not be able to easily squeeze out O'Neal. It is still possible for O'Neal to hold O'Neal under the basket for three seconds.

If he can hold it down for three seconds, it will be difficult for O'Neal to dunk under the basket. It is more likely that he will solve the battle with his signature little hook.

One is a dunk under the basket, with an almost 100% hit rate, and the other is a small hook. Although the hit rate is still very high, 60% is as high as the sky...

It is easy to see that Big Ben is more suitable to defend O'Neal alone than O'Neal.

Of course, it is definitely unrealistic for Ben to completely lock O'Neal. No one can completely lock O'Neal. Rodman's time was just a fluke...

Rodman and O'Neal, including the regular season and playoffs, played against each other 16 times in total. As a result, O'Neal averaged 27 points on 57 field goal percentage per game. It didn't look like they were locked up.

On the contrary, in the forty-five games he played against Big Ben, O'Neal averaged only 23 points per game...

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In the Lakers' offensive round, Ben held O'Neal tightly in the middle and did not give O'Neal a chance to catch the ball under the basket. He could catch the ball outside the reasonable collision area, but Ben did not allow the ball inside the reasonable collision area...

Rasheed is responsible for defending Fox, and the new Bowen is responsible for defending Kidders.

Fisher passed the ball to O'Neal, and after the latter received the ball in the three-second zone, he hit Ben like a bulldozer!

One is a behemoth on the court, with an extremely huge body. Viewed from the front, Ben's figure is completely obscured by O'Neal. There is a two-level difference in size between the two!

But even so, Ben was still pressing against O'Neal's back, and the sneakers on his feet were already deformed due to pushing too hard...

Now Ben's strength is definitely different from what it used to be. Before, Ben couldn't stand up to O'Neal at all. But after these two years of crazy strength training, he may not be able to withstand O'Neal for too long, but the two For three seconds, he could still grit his teeth and persevere.

If the tonnage gap between the two sides wasn't too big, it wouldn't be difficult at all to defend O'Neal.

O'Neal tried to push away Ben Ben twice in a row, but failed. Ben Ben was still behind him, giving him no room to turn around and dunk!

In desperation, O'Neal had no choice but to turn around and throw a small hook...

If you don't take action, you will be violating the rules within three seconds!

Unlucky, the little hook missed and the rebound was picked off by Ben who was closer to the basket.

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After picking off the rebound, Ben passed the ball to Rasheed on his side, who was responsible for continuing to transfer the ball to Kobe's hands.

The ball reached the frontcourt, and Rashid made another steady mid-range shot. Fox, whose defense was facing him, was obviously like a blank sheet of paper in front of Rashid.

After several rounds, the original five-point point difference increased steadily.

When the referee sounded the end of the first quarter, the Trail Blazers led by exactly ten points at 29:19!

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Can't beat it!

Really can't beat it!

This is the true thought in the hearts of Harris and nearly 20,000 Staples fans...

Originally, Harris achieved good results after changing the formation, which gave Lakers fans some hope!

As a result, Richard's change of formation immediately shattered their hopes.

The Trail Blazers' lineup is really incomprehensible. It can be said that they have everything they want, and there are no shortcomings at all.

There are a total of five positions on the field, and the Trail Blazers have powerful generals in all five positions!

The Lakers are obviously far behind the Trail Blazers in this regard...