Reborn My Name Is Kobe

The third quarter is a very important quarter in a basketball game, because after the half-court confrontation between the teams, they have basically figured out the opponent's routines on both offense and defense, and have a clearer understanding of the relationship between the enemy and ourselves.

Due to the difference in player strength, the third quarter at this time is often the quarter that really determines the direction of the game.

Regardless of whether they took the lead or fell temporarily behind in the first half, whether the two sides were inseparable or dull in the first half, the third quarter is a critical moment for both teams to connect the past and the next. As long as this moment comes

, then both parties will definitely make great efforts.

As for our current Lakers, the third quarter is the one that completely determines the victory of the game, because the advantage our Lakers have gained at halftime is already obvious. As long as HOU can further expand it after the beginning of the second half

If the score is high, then the Magic will basically give up on this game.

Of course, our Lakers actually hope to move the game into garbage time earlier. This is very meaningful in the long season, because on the one hand, it can reduce the playing time of the starting players and allow the starting players to play.

The server avoids fatigue accumulation and the risk of injury.

On the other hand, the substitute players can also be allowed to do more exercises on the court without risk. In the future, if the starting players are injured under certain circumstances or unable to play for other reasons, the combat effectiveness of these substitute players can be replenished relatively quickly.

Come up, so actually it is quite meaningful to drag the game into garbage time earlier.

At this time, the Magic are almost 20 points behind our Lakers. If they continue to play according to the current state of the game, then there will be no suspense about the outcome of this game, even in the third

Before the end of the third quarter, our Lakers team may replace players with substitute players, and then let the substitute players play until the end of the game.

Of course, if this is the case, the home fans may be a little unhappy, because the ticket they bought allows your star player to play the entire fourth quarter instead of going down to rest early. Of course, from another perspective

Perhaps the fans are also happy to see the team clock out and end the game early, because this at least means that the players and teams they support are indeed worthy of their support and indeed possess extraordinary strength.

This means many, many things, one of which is to create a winning rhythm and atmosphere, or to create a winning culture.

This is a very difficult thing, because in fact it is not that easy to become a winning general in the NBA. If someone really thinks that he is a winning general, then he will inevitably face different situations.

When playing against opponents, they encountered greater resistance and resistance than other teams have encountered.

Because any team in the league will compare itself with the best team in the league, so many times when most teams face the team with the number one record, they will often

There are two different attitudes. One is to go all out to compete with them, which will be a huge boost to the team's morale if they win. The other is to simply give up the game and compete with such a strong team.

Rest some key players before the game to conserve energy and strength to compete with teams of equal strength.

In fact, these two strategies seem to be quite common, and they are also relatively easy to justify. After all, most team managements need to evaluate what kind of state they are in during the long season.

gone, and what does this state mean for their team.

Whether it is the head coach, the general manager, or the team owner, there will be certain criteria for judging in the process of supporting and evaluating the team, but this criteria may not be set in stone.

It is a judgment standard gradually formed over a long season, so sometimes these standards may not be so objective and effective.

Before the start of the season, the Magic must not have thought that they might not even make the playoffs this season. Maybe the loss of Shaq has greatly reduced their inside strength, but after all, most of the players who have entered the finals before

He's still there, and another core player, Hardaway, is also still in the lineup.

But as the season progresses, they will still find out how unwise it is to give up a Hall of Fame or even a top inside player in history in this era when post players are extremely important.

Of course, they may not have the chance to correct such a mistake at all, because in fact they will soon discover that although there are many good inside players in this era, there are very few truly top inside players, and if you

If there is no top insider, but other teams have top insiders, then the pressure you have to face when playing against them will be extremely huge.

After all, shooting three-pointers is not so popular in this era. In this case, without the space-opening effect of three-pointers, the influence that inside players can achieve on both offense and defense is really not what ordinary people can achieve.

All that can be imagined.

At this time, Shaq is on the inside of the Magic team.

Give and take, when the game entered the third quarter, I no longer competed with Shaq for the ball. I am a person who keeps my word. Since I told Shaq before that I would give up the ball in the third quarter,

Then the ball will definitely be given up in the third quarter, allowing Shaq to kill everyone in the third quarter.

At this time, the Magic's defense against Shaq had become dispensable. Because of my outstanding performance in the second quarter, the Magic did not dare to give up their defense on me when I was on the court.

The scoring efficiency shown when the defense is not so strict is also very scary.

The most critical point is that my physical strength is better than Shaq's and my speed is faster than Shaq's, so my scoring power is better and I can score more points in a shorter time.

It was too late for the Magic to change their defensive strategy, so once I started this crazy scoring mode, it would be even more difficult for the Magic to accept it, because my crazy scoring would make their defense appear more fragile, and it would become even more difficult in a short period of time.

More scores will also put them under greater psychological pressure.

At this time in the third quarter, even if I don't use any force, Shaq's power alone is enough to make the Magic team unable to parry. After all, they are experiencing the first half of the game between me and Shaq.

After Gram's crazy attacks in turns, their defensive players were already exhausted for me and Shaq.

Yes, this has allowed us to establish a very large psychological advantage. Sometimes such a psychological advantage can really determine many things in the game. You may not really understand what this psychological advantage means.

So let me tell you what those psychological advantages actually mean.

When you have these psychological advantages, no matter what you do, the other party will put a lot of psychological pressure on your every move. Even if you are not participating in the attack at all, it is just like what I am doing now.

, there was almost no ball in the third quarter, but because the Magic players still remember your crazy performance in the second quarter, they still will not exclude you from the list of key defenses, and what I want is

The effect achieved is actually this.

That is, as long as I stand in a basketball game, even if I am not running, even if I am not holding the ball, even if I am not attacking at all, my opponents still need to take special care of me, because for the Magic, they will always worry about me.

His explosive scoring ability, he can change from a guy who doesn't score at all to a scoring maniac in a very short period of time, just like the transformation I made from the first quarter to the second quarter.

Of course, my state naturally helped Shaq, because the attention I attracted on the offensive end prevented Shaq from being double-teamed and defended as crazy as in the first quarter in the third quarter. This is also

It paved the way for his high score in the third quarter.

Of course, Shaq's scoring explosiveness is not as good as mine after all, because Shaq can't shoot three-pointers, and his offense is basically a positional battle, so relatively speaking, even though Shaq has scored a lot of points, the Magic are just

Treat Shaq's scoring as a normal part of the game.

In their eyes, my scoring at this time has become an abnormal part, because maybe in their eyes, I should not have such a terrifying scoring ability, but if I really have such a scoring ability,

, they have to find ways to restrict me and prevent me from playing the phenomenal performance I did before, even if the price they pay is to allow Shaq to score high points, it doesn't matter.

Of course, I'm not saying that the Magic's defensive logic is definitely wrong, but it is indeed a very strange or bizarre idea, but for Shaq, the Magic's idea is undoubtedly quite wonderful.

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As Shaq continued to hook, turn and dunk, succeed in the second attack, cause extra penalties, and even score one-stop with the ball during fast breaks, these normal or abnormal ways of scoring for Shaq appeared.

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At this time, the Magic still can't find a good way to limit our Lakers' offense. It seems that they can only watch their own offensive effect offset our offensive efficiency.

In fact, during a certain period of time in the third quarter, the Magic's offensive efficiency did indeed improve to a pretty good level, but this period was a bit too short. Of course, even this period of time

The stretch was a bit longer, and I don't think the Magic had any chance of getting the score back.

Because after all, when they are scoring, our Lakers are not playing soy sauce, but are also scoring. Even if their scoring efficiency is higher than our Lakers' for a period of time, we have a lead of almost 20 points after all.

, and at this time, the time of the game is constantly passing by.

Soon half of the third quarter has passed. Usually at this time, head coach Silver Fox Harris will replace our starting players in advance, but today he obviously did not have that plan. I can see that he actually planned to

Let our starters be on the court and completely turn the game into garbage time in the third quarter. In this way, in the fourth quarter, our starters can rest directly and let the substitute players play the entire fourth quarter.

That’s it.

In fact, as long as there is a 20- or 25-point lead at the end of the third quarter, then

Basically, the fourth quarter can be regarded as garbage time, and our starting players will not be able to play the entire third quarter. After all, if our Lakers do not replace the main players, the Magic will not replace the main players.

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Once their main players are replaced, it is basically a death sentence for their game, because their substitute players have no strength to bring back such a big point difference, and they are still facing

We, the Lakers' starters, went to bring back the point difference.

This determines that the last half of the game is really worth watching. Judging from the current development trend, this half will soon lose its suspense.

At this time, Hardaway of the Magic seemed to want to give it a try, because in fact, in this game, as the star of the Magic, he really had a good time facing my defense.

It was depressing enough. There was absolutely no way to get any scoring opportunities under my defense.

Not to mention whether he can score, even the chances of shooting and catching the ball were affected by my crazy defense. I regarded him as a guy like Jordan or Iverson.

The guy went to defend, but obviously he was not up to that level of strength, so when facing my defense, he could only be beaten while hanging.

At this time, he seems to be a little unwilling. After all, it doesn't matter what he wants in this game. He wants data but not data, he wants passion and passion, and he wants defense but not defense. Whether it is on the surface or in actual performance.

, Hardaway's performance in this game was extremely unsuccessful.

So what should he do to change his bad state? I think unless I let him go and let him score easily, but now I feel that after such a long period of high-intensity defense,

Even if I really go out of my way, Hardaway may not be able to regain his competitive state in a short time. The reason why I say this is mainly because I can see from Hardaway’s eyes.

All this can be seen in.

After experiencing so many regular season games this season and playing against so many opponents, I naturally have some understanding and opinions about their eyes. I can see it through their eyes.

What was their true mental state at that time?

At this time, Hardaway was unwilling to fail deep down in his heart. At that time, from another level, he had already accepted the failure, accepted that I guarded him, and even accepted the fact that I was stronger than him.

Therefore, he will definitely lose to me in the psychological competition.

As long as he is in a state of psychological disadvantage and self-doubt, then there is no way for him to show greater strength. There is no doubt about this.

Hardaway changed his offensive strategy at this time and asked the entire Magic team to help him with the ball. This actually had a lot of effect at the beginning, because after all, our Lakers are defensively like this.

He has never done well in pick-and-rolls or multi-player pick-and-rolls.

This is not just a problem that may occur when facing certain teams, but it is a problem that seems to occur when our Lakers face almost every team in the league.

This is a problem that is more difficult to solve. The reason I have said before is that the most stable scoring point among the Magic is still Hardaway. In this relatively critical offensive round, the ball possession is basically still

It will be in Hardaway's own hands, and then let the entire Magic team assist his offense.

Hardaway scored nearly 10 points in a row, but he only scored 5 points in total in such a long period of time, so it can be said that Hardaway really broke out during this period of time.

However, Hardaway's offensive method is not completely impossible to defend. It's just that when I defended him, I didn't follow him as hard as before, because I actually didn't believe that he could still score with the touch.

But obviously I underestimated Hardaway's strength at this point. His mental state was at a disadvantage after experiencing the confrontation with me, but it was obviously not to the extent that he gave up the game completely.

At this time, I was a little too careless, and then I raised my defense to another level. Facing the Magic's multiple screens, my attention was always on Hardaway.

It's no longer about the ball.

No matter where the ball is, I will be wherever Hardaway is. This kind of candy-like defense makes Hardaway and the Magic team have nothing to do, because although they practice more pick-and-rolls, the effect is not good.

There is a lack of an inside player with a particularly good pick-and-roll effect. This shortcoming is actually a headache, because a defender like Hardaway needs a certain level of high-quality pick-and-roll to cooperate.

So when he cooperated with Shaq before, he still entered the finals, but now without Shaq's high-quality pick-and-roll, Hardaway's offensive effect has suddenly declined. It is obvious that his strength comes from certain circumstances.

Look is overrated.