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After the timeout, "Zen Master" Phil Jackson replaced Fisher.

Fisher has strength, a good three-pointer, and is very active in pursuit and defense. He is an excellent role player, but Lynch Hunter, who was hired from the Pistons last summer, is not qualified at all.

Last season, the Pistons had no strongman at the No. 1 position, and with the two strong points of Stackhouse and Houston attracting defense, Hunter got a lot of good shooting opportunities, averaging 11.8 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists per game, with a high three-point shooting percentage. 42.2.

The beautiful statistics made the Lakers management mistakenly think that this is an outstanding guard. As a result, Hunter is not used to the triangle offense and prefers to cover without the ball, running and catching and shooting. His regular season statistics dropped to 5.8 points, 1.5 rebounds, 1.6 assists, and three-pointers. Rate 38.

Entering the playoffs, players' physical confrontations have become more intense. Hunter, who is 188cm tall and weighs only 77kg, has become even worse. He averages 7.3 minutes per game, only 2 points and 6 assists, a field goal percentage of 32.6, and a three-pointer. The rate is 27.6.

The first thing the Lakers have to do in the summer is to trade Hunter and find ways to strengthen the No. 1 position.

Fisher was also a bit overwhelmed in this year's playoffs. First, he was beaten by veteran Stockton who had a double-double of 13.5 points and 10 assists in the series; then he was suddenly embarrassed by Nash and Van Exel of the Mavericks; in the Western Conference Finals, he was replaced. Becoming "White Chocolate" Williams and Bobby Jackson, he was tortured to the point of death.

O'Neal and Kobe are indeed very strong, but the other positions of this Lakers are nothing special. Otherwise, in Yang Rui's previous life, they would not have been almost eliminated by the Kings, and relied on 27 free throws in the final quarter to kill the Kings and advance to the tiebreaker.

The Lakers' sweep of the Nets also had an element of luck. The thing Fisher is least afraid of is Kidd, a point guard who doesn't have strong scoring ability and relies on physical breakthroughs. In the future, Fisher won't be afraid of Deron Williams either.

The game continued, and Fisher still suffered a disadvantage against Parker. In the positional battle, Miller provided a cover for Parker, and he was able to hit the basket out of position. During the counterattack, Parker directly singled out Fisher and successfully passed the ball, causing a foul.

Seeing that the score difference is getting wider and wider,

Kobe took the initiative to deal with Parker and switched defenses.

Parker was excited and felt that this was a precursor to becoming popular and that he would become a star in the future. However, he has not forgotten Yang Rui's instructions to distribute the ball reasonably and avoid the opponent's defensive strong points.

Parker passed halfway across the court to Reed, who was running. Standing 198cm tall, Reed faced the frame and caught the ball, and immediately faced Fisher for a pull-up jumper. He is very well prepared. Before the game, Yang Rui emphasized that he must be decisive when taking misplaced shots. If Fisher, who is 185cm tall, defends him, it is an opportunity!

Fisher jumped up from the side to interfere, and the ball missed.

Medvedenko grabbed the rebound and passed it to Fisher, who counterattacked to find Kobe. Halprin's role was revealed again, and he went towards Kobe, forming a double-team with Parker, and released Walker.

Kobe chose a pull-up jumper in front of someone, and scored a mid-range shot near the free throw line under the interference of two people.

Kobe didn't have time to breathe a sigh of relief. The Raptors immediately counterattacked after the ball was thrown out of bounds. Parker quickly advanced to the frontcourt and passed to Reid. Reid caught the ball at 70 degrees from the right and pulled up for a three-pointer.

In the same position, this time he was in good rhythm and the ball went hollow into the net.

Reid likes to attack like this. It is very simple. It is later called an unreasonable shot choice. If the defender is much shorter, it is a reasonable choice.

When the Lakers attacked, Kobe held the ball to the right after a pick-and-roll, attracting two defenders. He ignored Walker being left open in the middle and chose to lean back toward the baseline and turn around for a fadeaway jumper.

Kirilenko pursued the defense in place, jumped up from the side, and covered the ball with his long arms beyond the baseline.

Zhang Lijia sighed: "Kirilenko has blocked Kobe for the third time in this game. The Lakers have to make substitutions. Kobe is having a very difficult time."

As soon as the words fell, O'Neal, who was ready on the sidelines, came back and replaced Walker.

O'Neal immediately caught the ball and attacked, but Miller fouled and sent him a free throw. O'Neal, who had rested for a while, felt bad and missed both free throws.

Yang Rui also made substitutions. Billups and Carter came back to replace Parker and Halprin. At this time, Carter was a guest power forward, and his opponent was Medvedenko. He only needed to interfere with the shooting from the outside. It was not his turn to attack in the low post, because O'Neal was there.

The Raptors attacked, Billups dribbled to the frontcourt and passed the ball to Carter. Kobe went back to defend Carter, facing off on the right.

Miller withdrew from the three-point line to receive Carter's pass, observed the position of his teammates, and moved the ball to the right corner in a wide range. There was an obvious mismatch every game, and the one guarding Kirilenko was O'Neal.

O'Neal cowered near the penalty area. When he realized something was wrong, it was too late to save the shot.

Kirilenko has been practicing three-pointers from the right corner all season, and he can hit about 40% of the shots in the open position. This time he seized the opportunity and scored!

"Zen Master" no longer called a timeout and allowed the OK combination to attack with the Raptors.

Miller quickly committed three fouls and replaced Jerome to guard O'Neal alone and strictly guard against outside shots. O'Neal Jr. also returned to the court and replaced Reed.

At the end of the half, O'Neal and Kobe scored almost all the team's points, and none of the role players played much. The Raptors lead 65 to 48.

The Raptors' top scorer was O'Neal with 16 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist, followed by Carter with 12 points and Kirilenko with 11 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 3 blocks.

In the second half, Yang Rui sent Jaren Collins and began to "wrestle" with O'Neal. If he couldn't bear it, he would foul someone and give O'Neal a free throw.

After playing for 4 minutes, O'Neal only scored one dunk, made 5 of 8 free throws, and scored 7 points. Collins made three fouls and took a break. Jerome came back, and the wheel battle consumed the Shark's energy.

Kobe also got a lot of free throws, and Reid guarded him very hard. If Kobe shot, he would interfere. Once Kobe breaks through successfully, he fouls. The Lakers can score, but their offense is not smooth.

O'Neal Jr. serves as the core of the attack and has the upper hand in a one-on-one challenge with Horry, and can score steadily.

It's easier for Kobe to single out Reed and he can create shooting opportunities, but his shooting rate is not too high. Except for George, the Lakers' role players have average scoring abilities and failed to provide much help to the two stars.

The Raptors led by 16 points entering the final quarter.

Parker, who had rested for more than a quarter, played again, and the other four players were Carter, Dan Malley, Halprin, and Miller. Yang Rui distributes the players' physical strength more reasonably. Veteran Dan Marley did not play for a minute, has very strong physical strength and handles the ball steadily. The Raptors can open up the field and grab rebounds to counterattack quickly.

The Lakers center still sent O'Neal, and Kobe took a break and played Brian Shaw.

In just three and a half minutes, the point difference widened to 24 points. Parker and Miller were playing pick-and-roll, and O'Neal could no longer change defenses. Parker made a breakthrough throw and a pull-up jumper.

Fox played a guest role as a power forward, and the pick-and-roll effect was good. Parker distributed the ball. Halprin was out of position facing O'Neal. He could run to catch and shoot, and he could also break through with the ball. He scored 6 points by shooting inside and outside.

For the Lakers, only O'Neal scored two points with a low turn and throw. His strength was not as strong as in the first half. Miller successfully interfered with two shots and fouled O'Neal to take free throws. He missed both free throws.

The Raptors maintained their advantage until the end, getting off to a good start 124-97.

Charles Barkley, who joined TNT radio, joked after the game: "Shackle once satirized Rodman and said: My grandma and Jordan can win the championship on the same team. In fact, this is impossible, if the team has obvious defense The opponent will seize the weakness and attack fiercely, and there is no way to win. Today, Xiaoyu Fisher is his grandma."

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