Guo Xu forced a breakthrough on the right and was followed by Hardaway, jumped up and passed the ball to O'Neal who was low.

The defender jumps and passes the ball is usually a taboo on the court, and it is easy to make mistakes. Guo Xu did this today. Hardaway is 183cm tall and the floor flow is flowing. Brian, who is on the top of the defense of O'Neal, is one size smaller. It is impossible for the fat man to squeeze out his hand and break the ball.

O'Neal took the ball and moved it, tweeted his hands behind his head, and passed it to Fox, who cut into the basket from the right corner. The latter received the ball and squeezed Bowen away and went to the basketball. 9 to 2.

The Heat attacked, and after several passes, the ball was in Jones' hands. This time he relied on Brian to cover the ball without the ball to get rid of the mid-range shot. O'Neal did not replace the defense and went out of the penalty area. Kobe chased the defense and made a slower ball. 9 to 4.

Guo Xu could not completely ignore O'Neal. He fought alone and drove the ball to the frontcourt and passed to the low post. Fox cut and received O'Neal's pass, and the tactical routine just now played again.

The Lakers players have a very tacit understanding in the triangular offense. Fox made the right corner to Guo Xu. He did not get a phone call when he received the ball by empty cut this time, and relied on Bowen to pass it to Grant who was on the weak side.

O'Neal only needs to run two steps and change to the low post on the left to ask for the ball, so he can form a triangle with Grant and Fox at the bottom corner on the left, catch the ball and attack at the low post, attracting double-teaming to pass the ball.

O'Neal was relatively lazy today and didn't run on the right side. Grant took a step to protect the ball and passed it to Kobe who ran to the middle to meet.

Kobe held the ball and straddled the right side, forming a triangle with Guo Xu in the bottom corner, O'Neal in the low post. At this time, he could pass the ball to the low post and choose to run alone with the ball. The Heat players could not double-team, and pass the ball with one pair of matches to make it clear.

The best thing about Triangle offense is that it can always create one-on-one opportunities for players to play their strengths.

Kobe beat Jones alone, turned to the middle and stopped and jumped in a quick stop, interfering with the missed shot, and Brian grabbed the backcourt rebound.

The Heat's offense was still the way to play in the inside. Mason received the ball from a high position to support him. Bowen ran to the right side from the bottom corner from the left, and Grant blocked Fox with no ball cover at the basket. O'Neal did not defend near the penalty area, Fox was slow to chase and defend, Mason passed the ball to the right bottom corner in time, Bowen caught the ball and made a three-pointer. 9-7.

The Heat caught up with the score in two rounds. Without Mo Ning, they were still a strong team in the playoffs with their overall cooperation.

Pick-and-roll tactics are the most basic of many basketball tactics, but they are also the one with the most changes. This tactic is a bit boring, but it is really effective. Some defensive players give up chasing or switching after being blocked by the screener, which allows the power of the pick-and-roll tactics to be exerted and tests the players' defensive attitude.

In Guo Xu's previous life, Carl Malone, known for pick-and-roll, once said in an interview who he thought was the worst in pick-and-roll defense.

"Maybe they would be unhappy when they say so, but I want to say that O'Neal and Barkley are definitely the worst big guys in history to defend against pick-and-rolls." Malone said: "Their single defense ability is not bad, but they are too lazy. Once they are blocked, they will choose to give up and will not try their best to switch to the target of defense. So, every time we fight with them, we will choose pick-and-roll tactics at critical moments, which must have driven them crazy."

O'Neal is such a fat man who loves and hates. If he works harder, the Lakers will win many more games in the regular season. Fortunately, he will work hard in the playoffs, or maybe he will have a holiday early to play fewer games.

Of course, O'Neal only operates near the penalty area, which is a nightmare for teams that focus on strong attacks in the interior. The fat man will cover the entire penalty area and force these insiders who are good at playing forcing can only shoot far from the basket.

The Lakers attacked, Guo Xu dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, looked at Kobe on the right, and suddenly pulled up in the middle and made a three-pointer.

He wanted to return one, but the shot was a little anxious. Hardaway did not block it, but the ball went out of the basket.

O'Neal forced Brian to forcefully squeezed him. While he couldn't jump up, his opponent couldn't jump up either. He relied on his height and wingspan to push the ball out. Grant grabbed the frontcourt rebound on the left and passed it out to Guo Xu, who was running to 70 degrees on the left.

Guo Xu did not hesitate at all and immediately jumped into a three-pointer when receiving the ball. Hardaway thought he had just made a shot and should have chosen to pass the ball this time, mainly reducing the center of gravity to defend the breakthrough. As a result, the jump was half a beat slower, and it was only slightly disturbed.

This time, Guo Xu seized the opportunity and scored another three-pointer, 12-7. This was his personal 10th point, with 4 of 5 shots.

Guo Xu couldn't help but start to stop treating himself as a point guard. He hasn't played a formal game in the past two years. Even if he wants to assist his teammates, he may not be able to do it well. However, his one-on-one ability has reached a new level. He dares to shoot no matter who the defender is!

Riley could no longer watch on the sidelines and shouted at Hardaway: "Tim, follow him closely! Close to him!"

It is right to defend Guo Xu in close proximity, but when Hardaway's speed is obviously at a disadvantage, it is not easy to defend himself in close proximity? If he doesn't stick well, he will be easily passed, just like Guo Xu's defense against Iverson before the cycle, and there is no good result.

When the Heat attacked, Brian covered Hardaway on the right and received a pass from Mason from the middle at 45 degrees. He pulled the ball more outside, kept a distance from O'Neal, and made a mid-range shot after a feint. 12 to 9.

Jackson held his chest with his hands on the sidelines, squinted his eyes and shook his head gently. O'Neal was in a bad state, and he was standing on both ends of the offense and defense. Guo Xu's performance was beyond expectations. He was excellent on both ends of the offense and defense, and had not allowed Hardaway to score a goal.

In such a brave state, Guo Xu made more attacks on the offensive end Jackson could certainly accept that he could make a shot at will before the opponent adjusts his tactics.

Guo Xu also thought so. He dribbled the ball to the frontcourt and challenged Hardaway again, dribbled the ball with his left hand and took the step back and jumped to the three-pointer to avoid Hardaway's block, and the ball was off.

O'Neal guessed that Guo Xu would shoot, so he squeezed into the basket early and successfully grabbed the frontcourt rebound. Brian had a clear gap in size and could not get stuck.

Even if O'Neal's monster physique does not hold the ball and plays singles, it can create a threat even if he goes to the basket to grab the rebound. Brian hurriedly pulls people and fouls, but he is still slower. O'Neal hits a close hook and the referee blew 2+1.

Unfortunately, his extra free throw was failed, 14 to 9.

The Heat played against the outside and cooperated with each other. Hardaway and Brian broke through after pick-and-roll, attracting O'Neal to replace the defense and divide the ball into the middle. Guo Xu also went to chase the defender, and Brian scored an open mid-range shot. 14-11.

The Lakers attacked, Hardaway started to work closely as Riley asked, and just passed the midfield and pressed forward.

Guo Xu protected the basketball with the width of the court and passed it to Kobe, who was on the right.

Kobe broke through with the ball, dribbled under the crotch and forced a layup under Jones' defense. The referee's whistle sounded when he pulled the ball. Jones pulled the guy and made a foul.

Kobe made both free throws and scored his first two points. 16-11.

The Heat attacked, and had no chance to pass the ball several times and could only play singles. Jones missed the jump shot against Kobe's emergency stop. The ball was low and bounced farther. Guo Xu picked up a rebound, stabilized the rhythm and landed in the position, and waited for his teammates to pull it away.

Seeing that he was going to play single again, Hardaway started to sweat on his back.
Chapter completed!