Chapter 51 Man of Steel
In the second half, the Lakers insisted on the rotational battle between three centers to fight O'Neal, and Diop, who was still the first to play, was still a brute force.
O'Neal in full state must have someone to fight him first.
The Heat still use O'Neal's offense at low post as the tactical starting point. The Lakers do not double-team and strictly guard against the outside. Diop has to hold on for five minutes. He will consume O'Neal as much as he can. If he can't stand it, he will commit a foul and send the Sharks to the free throw line.
On the offensive end, the Lakers took advantage of O'Neal's shortcomings in preventing pick-and-roll movements, and kept finding misalignments through pick-and-roll, and playing singles. On the Heat, Eddie Jones and Damon Jones were not good at defense. The best outside defender is Wade. As long as he is involved, the offense launched by the Lakers on the outside can still cause trouble for the Heat.
Diop was over for five minutes, but the score difference was not approached by the Heat. The Lakers replaced Mim as planned, with a tiered configuration and a segmented blocking.
At this time, O'Neal's physical strength had already been problematic, and it was becoming more and more difficult to get the ball at a low post. Even after pushing away Mime, he did not choose to directly pull up the dunk, but tried to wipe the board at the basket. Under the interference of Mime's long arm, he unexpectedly did not make a shot!
Looking back, on the defensive end, O'Neal's pick-and-roll replacement was not good, Kobe took a direct move outside the three-point line, hitting a three-pointer, and once again widened the gap to 10 points.
Kobe made this ball, and Ke Yan on the sidelines also excitedly celebrating. The team has been preparing for the Christmas game for a long time. If he really wins this opponent, it will undoubtedly be the most valuable victory since the beginning of the season!
The Heat attacked and conducted the ball several times, which came to Wade's hands.
Kobe came quickly, and Wade suddenly moved when Kobe came over and rushed down the right side. Wade rushed down the side.
Kobe shouted, forcibly staggered his feet, and his body stopped immediately, and his hands tried hard to stop him.
But Wade's agility exceeded Kobe's imagination, and he cleverly broke through the defense and dodged Kobe. Wade did not accelerate. Instead, after attracting the Lakers' double-team in the inside, he turned his body and suddenly turned his back to the outside line, sending the ball to the basket.
O'Neal received the ball steadily under the basket, turned around and hooked, and sent the ball into the basket!
Pick-roll, pass, block again, suddenly break through, pass again, catch, and shoot again.
Listening to the wonderful sound of basketball and friction, Atkins' mouth tilted down and ran towards the backcourt.
The Heat eased the burden on O'Neal through Wade's personal breakthrough, while the Lakers maximized the strength of the team.
You know, because this is the Christmas battle that is broadcast live across the United States, the Lakers have some concerns and reduce the frequency of shark chopping. If they deal with O'Neal like they did with Howard half a month ago, they would probably have a greater advantage in leading now!
The game is underway, and under the leadership of the Heat's dual cores, the powerful offensive is still being carried out on the Lakers' position. After every loss of points, the Lakers can always play answer balls again and again, and wonderful goals are presented to the audience again and again.
"This game was really exciting. The first time I saw such a wonderful game, it was so great!" A spectator could not control himself and shouted to the audience next to him.
No one showed any angry or contempt for the audience's misconduct, because in this way, it was what everyone who saw this game wanted to say and wanted to say.
Mim was replaced helplessly with five fouls, but it was worth it. The result of five fouls was that O'Neal's five extremely threatening attacks turned into 10 free throws.
Diop off the court also had four fouls. The three centers of the Lakers really built a wall with flesh and blood, and were pushed down by O'Neal again and again, but it also exhausted O'Neal, the "prehistoric beast".
Kobe lowered his center of gravity, separated his feet vigorously, and stepped forward steadily for two steps, then turned around suddenly, first off the ground, and then slowly said goodbye to the ground with his right foot.
The body fell back strongly, but his hands holding the basketball were still so calm. He pulled his hands back and pushed his back terrifyingly. Kobe once again performed in the air.
Wade landed unwillingly, and the basketball was then swept over his head, slipped past the tips of his fingers that were stretched out with all his strength, and flew towards the basket.
"Swish!"
Kobe sat on the ground and raised his clenched fists.
"Damn!" Wade screamed helplessly and depressed. This was the time Kobe didn't know how many times he scored in front of him. Facing such a high degree of fallback and such a high shooting percentage, Wade was also very frustrated.
I looked at the score card again.
80:67!
The score difference has reached 13 points, and it is still the case that I and O'Neal have played a full third quarter!
Is this Lakers really that scary?
In the last attack of the fourth quarter, Wade received the ball in the backcourt and rushed to the frontcourt quickly. He jumped from the three-point line and almost stepped on the free throw line when he landed.
This kind of attack under rapid advancement is tantamount to shooting birds for athletes. The force and angle are completely uncontrollable, and the ball hit the rebound heavily and bounced away.
The Lakers entered the fourth quarter with a 13-point lead, and the advantage was already very big!
On the Heat, the Sharks have entered a very difficult situation. Stan Van Gundy had no choice but to let O'Neal rest for a while at the beginning of the fourth quarter, with Wade leading the team at the beginning of the fourth quarter. Another player who went off the field was veteran Eddie Jones. On the Lakers, Odom and Atkins were replaced. Ke Yan did not let veteran Grant appear, but boldly activated Brian Cook, who could shoot three-pointers.
Kobe and Butler both have strong one-on-one singles ability and are very strong in the inside. Brian Cook pulled Haslem out and the two attacked at the basket without O'Neal. The effect of the offensive end can be predicted. On the defensive end, Anderson and O'Neal are staggering playing time, which can better play his ability to assist in defense and fill up.
Ke Yan was unconventional in on-the-spot dispatch, fully tapping into the characteristics of Lakers' role players and giving full play to their advantages. The Lakers, whose lineup is still slightly inferior, suppressed the Heat. The team continued to expand their lead in the fourth quarter. Stan Van Gundy was forced to replace O'Neal in advance after 2 minutes. If he didn't control the situation, O'Neal would simply not have to appear!
The ball was passed on the outside several times and hung into the inside. O'Neil got the ball and caught it. With a side shot, his body immediately exerted force. Anderson, who was defending him, suddenly felt a huge force coming. This force was irresistible by himself. Anderson was pushed away heavily, and O'Neilton felt empty behind him, and he turned around and dunked.
"Bang!"
This is the sound of hands and arms clashing.
O'Neal's hands were about to dunk and Kobe pulled down one by one by the defender. Another attack was destroyed, and booed the scene.
But who cares ~
Kobe and O'Neal looked at each other and then passed by!
Chapter completed!