The rest is just noise

As soon as Kobe came on the court, he was about to walk towards Jordan, and then he was grabbed from behind by Louis.

"Sir?"

Kobe looked puzzled.

"Your opponent is him." Louis looked at Byron Russell.

Kobe asked arrogantly: "Without my help, how could JD be Michael's opponent?"

"You should take care of yourself first." Louis threatened with a smile, "If you dare to mess around, I will replace you."

After that, the first problem the Lakers encountered was not that Kobe was messing around, but that Ostertag was unable to match up with Olajuwon.

Without him, Olajuwon is too flexible.

Although Ostertag is a top-notch meat shield, meat shield insiders are just toys in front of Olajuwon.

Olajuwon easily got rid of Ostertag's defense, faced the basket and scored a slam dunk.

Moreover, if Ostertag and Rodman are paired together, there will be no chemical reaction on the offensive end.

To put it bluntly, these are two burdens.

One can only deal cards, and the other cannot even deal cards, and can only survive by relying on his teammates to feed them cakes.

Louis quickly called the tragedy master from the bench.

"Get ready to replace Tiger," Louis said.

The tragedy master asked: "Who will play center?"

Louis looked at the tragedian with a funny face.

"Coach Lu, you're not planning on asking me to defend Hakeem, are you?" The tragedy master began to worry.

Louis didn't know why he thought so.

The Tragedy Master can't even defend ordinary power forwards, so asking him to defend Olajuwon is basically asking Tony Stark to take off his suit and challenge Thanos in a one-on-one battle. Isn't that just a gift?

"Hakeem, leave it to Dennis. You can defend as you like. What's important is that you have to perform well on the offensive end. Benj and Chuck are both resting. It's up to you."

There is no need to guard against Olajuwon, the tragedy master is at peace.

"Don't worry, leave it to me!"

Due to the lack of threats from the two interior players on the court, it was too easy for the Blazers to defend.

Louis also had a headache looking at it.

Logically speaking, Ostertag should not be paired with Rodman, but apart from Ostertag, the Lakers have no other pure center that can be used, not even a center that can swing.

Replacing Ostertag was purely out of inertia, not due to competition considerations.

This made Louis consider trading Ostertag in the offseason, because if the main opponent is not O'Neal, then there is little point in keeping Ostertag.

To take a step back, even if they encounter O'Neal in the future, the Lakers can use Duncan to top it off, and even worse, they still have Ben Wallace on the bench.

The two insiders who have the best defensive effect on peak O'Neal are both in the Lakers. It doesn't make much sense to keep Ostertag, a human shield with a single function and strong replaceability.

In the few seconds that Louis was brainstorming, Dumars showed off his star style, tearing apart the defense with rhythm, dribbling into the paint and shooting a jumper.

Regardless of whether you make it or not, this is an opportunity created by personal ability.

"boom!"

It's a pity to strike iron.

Rodman positioned himself early as if he could see the future, grabbed the offensive rebound, and swung it to the outside.

Kobe took the ball and called the second pick-and-roll.

Liu Yuqing came over to block, but unexpectedly it was Askins who changed defense.

Kobe, who wanted to play against Jordan, directly called the No. 1 pick-and-roll.

Dumars knew exactly what he was planning and had to pick and roll.

"You better know what you're doing!" Dumas shouted.

Kobe finally "faced the saint".

"You don't have to go to so much trouble if you want to play against me." Jordan hummed.

Kobe said: "This is a legal game procedure, I did not break any arrangements."

"I am reasonable."

Kobe said something that Jordan couldn't understand, and then he played an extremely unreasonable one-on-one with the ball.

Liu Yuqing, who was stretched to the bottom line, had already predicted that Kobe would hit the iron.

He entered the line early and prepared to compete for offensive rebounds.

Every step Kobe made was anticipated by Jordan.

His offensive dynamic was as cliche as the happy ending drama, with Jordan ruthlessly blocking all of Kobe's lanes.

In this case, a normal person would pass the ball.

Kobe always wanted to do a super double on the highest difficulty level.

Kobe did a super leanback that completely ignored his body's center of gravity, and then raised the arc as high as possible.

This kind of ball can be scored, and Louis just eats it.

"boom!"

It's normal not to score, but the ball's landing point was neither near nor far, just inside the free throw line. It was picked up by Liu Yuqing who was nearby, and he immediately shot on the spot.

33 to 20

The two sides are still 13 points apart.

"Bean!" Louie yelled, "Try fucking me again!"

Kobe tried not to look at Louie's face, he had to stay focused.

But Liu Yuqing said something that broke his guard: "Why do you always look so smart?"

Kobe asked angrily: "What do you mean?"

"That kind of offensive choice can be made by humans?" Liu Yuqing asked harshly.

Kobe started gibbering: "You bastard! Do you really not know that an opportunity was created for you to compete for rebounds?"

At that moment, Liu Yuqing felt like she was telling a snake about the advantages of warm-blooded animals.

Even Rodman couldn't tell where Kobe's shot landed.

Why? Because the way he shot was too weird. In order to avoid being blocked, Kobe made the arc of his shot infinitely higher, so no one could figure out where it would land.

Liu Yuqing just picked it up by luck.

In Kobe's case, this was actually an opportunity he created for his teammates?

Subsequently, Ostertag fouled Dameng, and the tragedy master who had been waiting on the sidelines for more than half a minute was finally able to play.

"Bean!" Louis never forgot to shout to Kobe, "My patience is limited!"

Kobe muttered: "The coach was making too much fuss. In fact, the ending of that shot just now was good."

"You'd better not make the coach angry." Rodman, as someone who has experienced this, reminded Kobe.

Kobe waved his hand and said he would pay attention.

In fact, he just wanted to score in singles in front of Jordan. It's not like he had never done it before in the regular season, but he didn't expect that the opponent would let go of the Pacific Ocean at that time. Now is Jordan's true level.

Ostertag was replaced, and the Lakers did not have a pure center on the field, so they had to let Rodman face off against Olajuwon.

When Da Meng saw Da Chong, he remembered the grievances and resentments between the two when they were teammates a few years ago.

Rodman's unruly attitude will still appear in Olajuwon's nightmares.

Today, he will end this nightmare.

This time, as soon as Jordan arrived in the frontcourt, he lobbed the ball to Olajuwon.

Rodman's defense mainly targeted Dameng's lower plate.

Dameng couldn't shake Rodman away with his feet, so he could only shoot when the strength of his lower limbs was affected.

boom!

This is Rodman's secret. When he defends the inside, he usually does not seek to take advantage of the situation, but uses the most pragmatic way to give the opponent the greatest impact.

Pushing the bottom plate is one of Rodman's most commonly used tricks.

The tragedy maker collected the defensive rebound and passed a long pass to Dumars, who received a tactical foul from the Lakers.

"With less than 30 seconds left before the end of the first quarter, the Lakers have the opportunity to widen the point difference to 15 points."

"Portland must hold on to this goal. Otherwise, if they enter the second quarter with a 15-point deficit, it will be a lot of pressure for them."

Laimbeer analyzed the situation, and the Lakers handed the ball to the tragedy maker.

The tragedy master is in the middle to provide support.

At this time, Kobe called Rodman, blinked,

That was the tacit understanding between the two, and they were about to launch what Louis called the "Lone Star" tactic.

After Liu Yuqing saw Kobe's movements clearly, she immediately realized that Kobe was running a "shooting star" tactic.

Moreover, it is a "shooting star" tactic without the support of a third teammate.

This means that the strategy starts with Kobe and will definitely end with Kobe.

Such selfish behavior is very consistent with the style of high school students.

What surprised Liu Yuqing was that even though this tactic only consisted of Kobe and Rodman, who didn't know the so-called double row, it still had a high degree of completion.

Kobe got rid of his opponent and met Jordan who came out of position. He couldn't help but look happy.

He actually forgot all about tactics and just wanted to get the ball and have a good fight with Jordan.

At this time, Liu Yuqing made a move. He inherited Kobe's unfinished business, using Rodman's elite off-ball screen to easily get rid of Keith Askins, and then followed up with a reverse run, completely throwing away the defense.

And received a pass from the tragedy maker outside the left three-point line.

At this point, there are 3 seconds left in the attack time.

Liu Yuqing, who had the ball in an open position, didn't take a shot and even glanced provocatively at Jordan on the weak side.

Jordan angrily put down Kobe and came over to defend.

Liu Yuqing deliberately waited for Jordan's defense to get close, and then chose to shoot the opponent's pull-up three-pointer.

The light is red, the ball is scored, and the score is scored at the buzzer.

36 to 20

With only 4 seconds left in the first quarter, the Lakers led the Trail Blazers by 16 points.

Liu Yuqing, who humiliated Jordan in this way, said in the coldest tone in the world: "Don't mind, Michael, I'm your fan."