The rest is just noise

Karl Malone is another Hakeem Olajuwon.

Before Louis crossed over, he was definitely one of the top five forwards in history. After Louis crossed over, he only received praise from professionals and recognition from awards due to playing for a mediocre team for many years.

Apart from these, viewers who are not familiar with him will only think that he is an ordinary star.

Therefore, being selected into the top 50 superstars in NBA history may be the most valuable award in Malone's career so far.

Now, coming to Sampson, the world finally sees his strengths...and weaknesses.

His advantages are that he is strong and durable, has versatile skills, and has a balanced offense and defense. His disadvantage is that at this level, you can hardly expect him to do anything amazing.

The word stability is enough to describe Malone, but the most regrettable thing about him is stability.

And those unstable players, such as Grant Hill, will bring some variables.

Hill broke through the Lakers' defense, knocked away the defense and flew for a layup, recovering 2 points for the Celtics.

53 to 64

This solves the Celtics' urgent need for a second scoring point outside of Sampson.

However, what they faced was Benjamin Wilson who was completely in form.

Benj holds the ball at the top of the arc, calling for pick-and-roll mismatches to tear apart Sampson's defense, making small plays and big scores.

66 to 53

The ball is back in the hands of the Celtics, and their problem is the same as before.

Who can stand up and break the situation?

Who can help Sampson solve his problems?

The answer is Sampson himself.

Malone missed the ball and shot. Sampson used his wingspan to grab the offensive rebound and dunk directly in the air to score.

55 to 66

"The only man is holding up the building that is about to be turned upside down by himself!"

"The question is, who else can take the pressure off of Ralph?"

Wilson dribbled the ball from the top of the arc again, and the Celtics were frightened. An unfinished pick-and-roll tactic sent their defense into disarray.

Wilson locked eyes with Liu Yuqing and directly moved the ball from the top of the arc to the right corner.

Liu Yuqing caught the ball and shot a three-pointer.

"Whoosh!"

69 to 55

The cold look on Liu Yuqing's face is frightening. He is just as scary as Dale Ellis back then.

Malone finally stepped forward. Through the pick-and-roll with Sampson, he turned around and caught the ball for a layup, stopping the team's bleeding in time.

He has always been a master at playing opportunity balls, but in this game, there were not so many opportunities for him. What the Celtics need more is his singles with the ball.

This is also the biggest gap between Malone and other insiders and Sampson.

Generally speaking, the insider who can clear the ball without the ball is a useful talent. If there is a one-and-a-half-move, the team can design tactics for it. If the offensive method is comprehensive, it will at least be like Brad Doherty.

Axis of attack.

However, the natural difficulty of getting the ball inside makes it impossible for them to dominate the game through a large amount of ball rights like the outside. In other words, their offense depends on their touch. If the touch is good, they will naturally have to play more. If the touch is not good, they will have to reduce the number of receptions.

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Sampson can hold the ball himself and has a wide offensive range. He can basically reach one meter from the three-point line without any blind spots.

Now, the Bostonians can feel a little more at ease because their Big Three are gradually starting to feel better.

Seven minutes into the third quarter, 74 to 61, the Lakers lead by 13 points.

Louis took the initiative to call a timeout.

The Lakers still control the situation, and the Celtics have nothing to do with Wilson, but Louis doesn't want to hit you with one ball and I will hit him with one ball.

That consumes people's patience too much.

He has no patience now. If you dare to punch me, I will beat you until you can't fight back.

Therefore, he slightly adjusted the lineup.

Kobe replaced Nash, and Tragedy replaced Barkley.

Apart from substitutions, Louis has no other arrangements.

Just before they went on the court, Wilson and Magic were suddenly called.

"Coach, what are your orders?" Wilson asked.

Louis smiled and said: "I don't want to call a timeout anymore, and I don't want to worry about this game anymore."

"Let the Celtics go to hell!"

Pause ended

The magician seemed to be still consuming Louis' last words, and Wilson had already taken action.

Garnett used a high pick-and-roll to bring Sampson in front of Wilson again.

A great man like Mr. One is just a prey in the eyes of the conqueror at this moment.

Wilson easily toyed with Sampson's defense with his speed and agility and scored 2 points.

76 to 61

The Celtics attacked as hard as they could.

They tried to use the magician as a breakthrough.

When Malone got the ball, he was greeted by Wilson's double-team. Why were they so bold? Because Hill was powerless on the outside.

Malone, who was forced to pass the ball, couldn't change anything.

Hill catches the ball, shoots the ball, and hits the ball.

Devil Hill felt humiliated that the Lakers had no respect for his shooting, and his touch realistically proved that his opponents' contempt was completely correct.

Kobe jumped down to grab the defensive rebound and moved forward at full speed.

The 18-year-old boy's thoughts were clear, and he was not blinded by the temptation of fast breaks.

When they came to the frontcourt, there was a defender in front of Kobe. He stopped the ball, found someone, and released the ball.

For Kobe, he would rather waste opportunities in one-on-three fast breaks than pass the ball, but now he will pass the ball.

It's not muscle memory, it's not personal will, it's discipline.

He just felt that he should be like this.

Liu Yuqing, who followed up, received the pass.

Shoot, Jiang Duo, just shoot!

Kobe's thoughts seemed to be known to the other side - Liu Yuqing didn't hesitate after catching the ball, just picked it up and shot. The Celtics players looked at the basketball in the air with fear.

"Uh-huh!!!"

"This is Jiang Duo's third three-pointer in the second half. The scary thing is that he also shot 4 of 5 in the first half!"

Kobe couldn't help but look at Liu Yuqing, that bastard who was so harsh on others and himself, like a killer who lacked humanity and had no idea what nervousness was.

However, there is no more reliable shooter than him!

Kobe regarded Liu Yuqing as a competitor, but this did not affect his appreciation for the latter.

Liu Yuqing always puts 100% into the game, while Kobe is often swayed by other thoughts.

He hates this.

He wants to be as focused as Liu Yuqing, as powerful as Wilson, as comprehensive as Garnett, and as respected as Bird.

"Bean!"

Wilson shouted and directed Kobe and himself to double-team Hill.

Hill hesitated for only a second before Kobe's double-team made him lose control of the ball.

The basketball left Hill's hand and was about to fly out of bounds. Kobe flew out regardless and slapped the ball back onto the court.

Wilson got the ball and launched a fast break on the spot.

The Celtics only wanted to prevent the Lakers from scoring easily at the basket through fast breaks, and thus ignored the perimeter defense.

Liu Yuqing has settled down.

Matt Price, who was closest, was terrified. They all knew that if the opponent hit another three-pointer, the point difference would widen to 20 points.

To them, it is the same as death.

Liu Yuqing caught the ball, glanced at Price coldly, and prepared to shoot, but when the opponent rushed towards him, he passed the ball behind his back.

That was the last Lakers player to arrive in the frontcourt and the creator of the fast break ball.

Kobe caught the ball two meters outside the three-point line.

Shoot, Beane, just shoot!

Kobe seemed to hear the wordless roar. He pressed his body down, then stood up and flew out with a standard and complete three-pointer from nine meters away.

"Kobe!!!!!!"

"Yes!!!"

The Bostonians at the scene screamed in despair and looked at the score again.

82 to 61

The Celtics requested a timeout. There were still a few minutes left in the third quarter, and then there was the fourth quarter. However, everyone felt that the result was no longer in suspense.

Kobe Bryant may have made the three-pointer that killed the game. Except for Liu Yuqing, all the other teammates on the court came to pat their heads and pat their backs to show their appreciation.

This unruly young man felt a sense of joy that he had never experienced before. He hoped that his life would always be so sunny and brilliant.