33 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists, these are the statistics that Kobe has not finished in the third quarter. His rush to the game continues to shine at the Staples Center.

Kobe held his arrogant head high, with disdain written all over his face. There was only two points left. In this attack, he wanted to tie the score or even overtake it!

In terms of individual scores, Kobe's 33 points and Liu Mang's 37 points were obviously slightly behind, but judging from the impact on the game, Kobe defeated Liu Mang today, which made Kobe feel very happy.

The official timeout is about to end. After arranging tactics, mainly defensive tactics, the Eagles sent out the strongest lineup of Liu Mang, Prince, Raheem, Rasheed Wallace, and Ratliff.

On the Lakers side, Malone, Fisher, and Fox finally came out and played for a long enough time. Payton, Kobe, Devin George, Wang Zhizhi, and O'Neal's lineup.

After the timeout, the Lakers attack.

The Lakers' offensive tactics were adjusted. After Payton advanced to the frontcourt, he did not hand the ball to Kobe immediately. Kobe did not ask for the ball when he went to the left mid-range, but instead attracted the defense there.

O'Neal actively blocked the inside. Since the first quarter, although O'Neal has been on the court, he has been resting and playing, just for now! At the end of the third quarter, after relying on Kobe to close the score to only two points

, O'Neal has almost rested, and he is about to start showing off!

Payton moved to the right, and O'Neal arrogantly blocked Ratliff behind him in the paint. Payton dribbled sideways with his right hand and pointed at O'Neal with his left hand, as if he was trying to hang him in the paint.

Payton was about to pass the ball, but was a little surprised after seeing the Eagles defense!

It's completely different from the possible problems that were predicted when the team's tactics were planned! Even the various situations that were expected for the Eagles that might hinder the inside pass did not appear!

The Eagles defended a zone!

It's not the kind of zone defense that protects the inside, but the Hawks, except for Ratliff who is desperately fighting with O'Neal, the other four people guard the Lakers' four outside players to death!

Instead of defending, Liu Mang, Raheem, and Rasheed Wallace are all ready to take turns to defend the perimeter. Prince is alone with Kobe, and the other three are ready to block air cuts and cuts.

When it came to double-teaming outside singles, Payton felt the most hateful about Liu Mang, so he took a big step back to double-team Kobe.

Payton couldn't help it. He averaged 0.5 three-pointers per game and his shooting percentage was only 30.7%. The opponent didn't care at all.

The outside line is completely blocked, and Payton himself does not have the three-point ability to break through Liu Mang... Last year he was very confident, but this year's state is so bad, he has no confidence at all. It seems that the only option is to hang the inside line, and it is the last option.

A good choice, but Payton always felt that something was wrong. It seemed that the pass was a little too easy.

But Payton still passed the ball in. What they wanted was O'Neal's singles.

Payton lobbed the ball to O'Neal. After O'Neal received the ball, he turned left with an extremely horizontal turn. Ratliff couldn't handle it at all and was knocked away half of his body. After O'Neal turned around and got space, he raised the small hook high.

hand!

O'Neal's strongest thing is not actually knocking people away, there are only a few in a game, his strongest thing is the little hook after turning around!

Just when O'Neal turned around and picked up the ball and tried to hook it out from the bottom up, he just raised the ball. At this height, Ratliff was stuck and couldn't jump up to block the shot, but Ratliff's prediction of the shot was really good.

, directly hammered O'Neal's right arm with his left fist!

"Beep..."

Even if it was O'Neal, it would be impossible for him to throw the ball out in this situation. The offense was ruined by Ratliff, but the whistle came in time. Ratliff fouled the thug and O'Neal made two free throws.

After being punched, even though it was just on the arm, O'Neal immediately became angry. When he walked to the free throw line, he pushed Ratliff in the chest: "Blue collar, you are blocking the way of the superstar."

Ratliff immediately slapped O'Neal's hand away: "All-star substitute, this is not the way you should go!"

Ratliff is not afraid to face O'Neal!

The two of them glared at each other and did not continue the quarrel. Both of them were poked in a sore spot and it was true, so they simply shut up.

A small conflict that did not expand. This kind of small conflict is too common for the Lakers and Hawks. They are the most star-studded teams in the East and West. This kind of small conflict is normal.

O'Neal stepped to the free throw line. This unique man is so different. Others' shooting arms were hurt and may have been affected and caused abnormal free throws. However, this year's free throw shooting rate is only 45%. From time to time, he will make two free throws.

The iron O'Neal actually made the first free throw!

Maybe it was because of the pain from the beating that O'Neal didn't throw the shot as he thought it would go in. Instead, it went in...

However, O'Neal returned to normal on the second free throw. The ball thrown will rub the front of the basket, hit the basket and bounce vertically towards the basket.

Ratliff easily pushed Wang Zhizhi behind him, and Rasheed Wallace easily grabbed the defensive rebound.

The Eagles strike back!

Rasheed Wallace immediately threw the ball to Liu Mang. Liu Mang rushed forward. Kobe and Payton had already returned to defense. After receiving the ball, Liu Mang rushed through the center line. Kobe was already waiting at the three-point line.

, Liu Mang did not stop, but continued to sprint. When Liu Mang rushed outside the three-point line, Kobe immediately followed him.

This crazy dog! You work too hard on defense! Will you get a salary increase? Haven’t you seen that other superstars’ perimeter defense is that the better the offense, the worse the defense?

After Liu Mang was pressed closely by Kobe, he forced his way forward under Kobe's squeeze. Kobe forced him to enter the inside from the right. However, because Liu Mang was coming towards him, Kobe forced Liu Mang's breakthrough route to change, but he failed to do so.

Being able to limit Liu Mang's speed, Liu Mang rushed to the right side of the three-second zone and forcefully took off. Both Payton and Kobe rushed towards Liu Mang. Payton was guarding against Liu Mang's weird European step, and Kobe was

He jumped up to block Liu Mang's strong shot. Although the relationship between the two was not good, they cooperated very well. They were indeed super defensive heroes who were selected to the first team of defense a few years ago. Payton was old and his body could not keep up with the defensive awareness, but he was able to hit the ground running.

Very good indeed.

However, Liu Mang did not shoot after jumping up, but passed the ball back to the center!

Raheem followed up and caught the ball and smashed it into the basket with one hand.

"Rider Charge!" Rahim roared at Kobe after dunking the ball. The adjective used most by the Eagles' home fans cheering for the Cavaliers' tactics!

Compared with the original version of cavalry charge, although cavalry tactics are no longer the main offensive option, there is more variability! Because Liu Mang's threats from all aspects are already great!

Obviously, when encountering a team like the Hawks, the opponent is very angry, but they are really used to it. In the past two years, the Lakers only won once against the Hawks in the regular season, and it was because of Kobe Bryant's rampage.

It’s not just once or twice that Emmanuel or Jason Terry yelled like this.

After Kobe passed the ball to Payton, he picked up his jersey and ran forward, obviously ready to take action. When he saw Ratliff of the Eagles sending O'Neal to the free throw line with a rough foul, Kobe thought that the Eagles should shrink their defense.

Yes, this is his scoring opportunity!

Seeing Kobe holding the jersey in his mouth, if it were in the past, Liu Mang would definitely be a little afraid or even scared, but now... Liu Mang really wants to give the little blacksmith some advice: excessive sweating will kill the Y chromosome!

As soon as Kobe arrived in the frontcourt, he was stuck by Prince. He leaned against Prince in the mid-range, waiting for Payton to come over and catch the ball for a single. He couldn't wait!

70 to 73, the opponent actually widened the gap by 1 point. Kobe is so angry! I really want to come back!

However, as soon as Kobe got close to Prince, he saw the bastard that made him so angry, moving closer to him, as if he was about to double-team him!

Rahim didn't pay much attention to Devin George. In addition to Rasheed Wallace blocking Wang Zhizhi's catching and shooting route, Liu Mang, Prince, and Rahim formed a three-person defense, focusing on guarding Kobe.

Secondly guard against Devin George's air cuts and Payton's mid-range shots!

Kobe feels incredible!

Watching O'Neal angrily fighting with Ratliff and getting stuck in position, with no one to attack and no one to care about, what kind of defense is this!

After Payton advanced, he saw that O'Neal had an easy shooting opportunity. His four perimeter players were targeted by the Hawks' four perimeter grinders. Payton had the same idea as Kobe.

What is this going to do!

Although the Hawks did not press and defend, the Lakers' four perimeter players felt airtight!

The only gap is to hang the inside line in the air!

Payton didn't understand, but he continued to follow the tactics and threw it to O'Neal. O'Neal was aggressive this time. He originally thought of using a small hook to solve the battle, but Ratliff violently fouled him on the last offense and was

After saying something about being an All-Star substitute, O'Neal received the ball and immediately knocked Ratliff away and dunked!

Ratliff really couldn't stop him. No one in the league could stop O'Neal's strong impact. O'Neal knocked Ratliff back, swatted the ball hard, turned around, caught the ball and took off for a dunk!

This is really unstoppable! It's impossible to cover him. With O'Neal's height of 2.16 meters and his bounce that is extremely inconsistent with his body, Ratliff can't even cover him!

However, as soon as O'Neal raised the ball, another sharp pain hit his right arm. Ratliff slapped O'Neal's right arm with two big hands at the same time, pulling O'Neal down and committing another foul!

Violent foul again!

O'Neal almost didn't stand still after landing. The referee's whistle came just in time, suppressing O'Neal's anger. O'Neal didn't want Ratliff to waste any words. This guy can win the block title, not the kind of verbal threat or even action threat.

The guys affected.

Ratliff also raised his hand immediately to respond to the referee's call.

Including one foul in the first half, Ratliff had committed three fouls. After the whistle, the Eagles immediately made a substitution, replacing Ratliff with Kwame Brown.

This time O'Neal was not so lucky. His arm was so painful that he was hit twice in a row. This time he was hit with two free throws.

Rasheed Wallace once again grabbed a defensive rebound, and the Eagles counterattacked again!

This time the Lakers retreated much faster. Wang Zhizhi and Devin George stopped blocking. The two immediately retreated after O'Neal threw the ball. He also retreated immediately after O'Neal threw the ball. He himself did not have much confidence in being able to defend.

Free throw made.

Seeing that there was no chance to counterattack, Liu Mang ran back from the midline to catch the ball, keeping the pace and playing slowly.

Liu Mang advanced to the frontcourt. Kobe now has more motivation to defend Liu Mang and is more confident than when the Hawks played Sloan's system. The Hawks' lineup has better defense and ranks first in the league in defensive efficiency, but the offensive end is very single.

It's Liu Mang's various singles points. Kobe is confident that he can guard Liu Mang alone.

Liu Mang advanced to the frontcourt. Seeing the excitement in Kobe's eyes, he knew the evil thoughts in this guy's heart and immediately waved for a pick-and-roll.

Kwame Brown ran out, but before he reached his position, Liu Mang accelerated from the right!

Kobe was already ready for the pick-and-roll. The pick-and-roll used by the rest of the Hawks was far different from Boozer's pick-and-roll. Kobe could keep up with Liu Mang around the pick-and-roll, but he thought that Liu Mang actually broke through!

Kobe immediately chased after him.

Liu Mang took a big step forward. Seeing Kobe's slow movement to defend, Liu Mang immediately chose to step back. Kobe's reaction and body balance are really strong, his waist is too good, his core strength is stable, and he can turn back in time.

He wanted to catch up with Liu Mang, but Kwame Brown had just rushed to the right side of the top arc and blocked Kobe!

O'Neal failed to follow up quickly. Liu Mang popped out from behind to the left, came to the top arc of the three-point line, adjusted, and took an open three-pointer!

Easy hit!

76 to 70!

The Eagles once again opened the point difference to 6 points!

It's time for the Lakers to attack again. Kobe and Payton both guessed what the Eagles' goal was now.

They had two consecutive attacks before, but the Lakers failed to score. Ratliff fouled twice in a row and sent O'Neal to the free throw line twice. The key is that O'Neal only made 1 of 4 free throws!

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! O'Neal continued to fall down low. O'Neal saw Kwame Brown behind him who was younger and more irritable and even made unabashed moves to commit a foul. He didn't want to catch the ball anymore!

So obvious!

The Eagles' defensive strategy is to block the outside and give the inside singles opportunities, but they don't let O'Neal actually take a shot. Every time O'Neal wants to take a shot, he hits him directly!
To be continued...