Laimbeer shook his head and said: "After the timeout, both attacks failed. Phil Jackson asked Kobe to play without the ball, just like Jordan, but the Bulls and the Lakers are different. The core of the Bulls' offense is Jordan, and all tactics are centered around Jordan. Running, the Lakers are not.
Now Kobe is not allowed to hold the ball, and he is kept away from the Lakers' offensive area with the Iron Fist. Phil Jackson hopes to use Kobe's containment to contain the Iron Fist's defense.
But the Lakers play with an internal and external core, not O'Neal's single core. Kobe must participate in the offense, otherwise the Lakers will abandon their internal and external core play. "
Bill Walton nodded and shook his head, and said: "O'Neal scored the ball twice, Iron Fist blocked the ball twice, and the Lakers' offensive tactics completely failed.
Kobe just cut inside without the ball. He had already participated in the offense, but he was still blocked. This can only be attributed to tactical problems and the strong defensive ability of Iron Fist. "
Laimbeer thought for a moment and said in a mocking tone: "In terms of offensive tactics, Phil Jackson's central idea is still to get rid of Iron Fist's defense. The premise of all attacks is to first get rid of Iron Fist's defense. Such a tactical design shows that he I’m afraid of Iron Fist from the bottom of my heart.”
Bill Walton said: "He has lost three times in a row in the Finals, and it is normal to worry about Iron Fist's defense. In fact, I don't know how the Lakers should play. If Kobe is allowed to hold the ball and attack against Iron Fist's defense, I'm afraid it won't work. Isn’t that feasible?”
Laimbeer said: "Why not? Let Kobe and O'Neal cooperate on the wing. Kobe mainly uses pass and cut tactics. He first holds the ball to attract Tie Fist's defense and does not give Tie Fist a chance to help defend O'Neal. Then he passes the ball in and then he Cut in or lower the bottom corner.”
"No, I'm afraid this tactic won't work." Bill Walton shook his head.
"Why not? I think it works." Ranbir insisted.
Bill Walton said: "It is difficult for Kobe to break through the Iron Fist defense with the ball. If he cannot break into the penalty area, he cannot attract the inside defense, create opportunities for O'Neal, and truly cooperate with O'Neal inside and outside, because he There is no way to solve the problem of help defense from the weak side for O'Neal, and O'Neal still has to face double teams after catching the ball."
Laimbeer was startled and immediately said: "Then let him attack with the ball on the other wing."
Bill Walton shook his head again and said: "He can't break through the iron fist, so there is no way to attract Campbell's defense. Once the ball is given to O'Neal, Campbell will definitely double-team O'Neal, and O'Neal's problem is still unresolved."
"So what do you mean, the Lakers will definitely lose?" Laimbeer asked dissatisfied.
Bill Walton thought for a while and said: "Kobe is not strong enough. If his singles strength reaches Jordan's level, it only needs to reach the level before Jordan retired. When paired with O'Neal, both of whom have the ability to attract double teams, there will be a lot of success." Great chance to win Tekken.
However, now he is not good enough. He is not strong enough in front of Iron Fist. His current strength is only at the average All-Star level in front of the King of Iron Fist.
Not to mention the ordinary All-Star level, even the offensive level of the best team. Under the defense of Iron Fist, it is impossible to produce core performance. Without core performance, it is impossible for the Lakers to produce the core internal and external style of play. They can only Go it alone.
If you want to perform at the core level under the defense of Iron Fist, you need to have the super-class strength of Jordan. I think in this league, I mean outside players, it is difficult to find one. At present, I can't see anyone who has Jordan's ability. strength. "
Laimbeer still wanted to refute, but he seemed to be unable to make any sense, so he could only say nonchalantly: "You are an alumnus of Iron Fist, so of course you can help him, but don't belittle the Lakers too much, okay?"
Bill Walton laughed and couldn't tell the difference.
During the timeout, the Lakers players returned to the bench, and everyone was in a bad mood.
O'Neal split the ball twice, but the offense failed, and he was unhappy.
Kobe was also unhappy. The ball was stolen twice and a shot was blocked once. He was in a bad mood.
At this time, Phil Jackson was actually a little confused, but others couldn't see it.
At 5:13, he was already 8 points behind. The Lakers' offense was completely unavailable. If it were another opponent, he would not be anxious, but if the opponent was the Iron Fist King, he would have to be anxious.
He thought that with O'Neal, a low-post killer, and the increasingly mature Kobe, he could beat the Iron Fist King with an OK combination, but the result of the first quarter shattered his idea.
Kobe is not as good as Jordan now. Without the ability to attract double teams, he cannot share the defense for O'Neal. As long as O'Neal catches the ball, he will definitely be double-teamed.
O'Neal was unable to get close to the basket smoothly in the low post and was double-teamed when he got the ball. This is the biggest problem now. As long as the outside attack can attract the SuperSonics' defensive power and give O'Neal a chance to play in isolation, all problems will be solved.
The essence of the triangle offense is to create singles opportunities for the core, but now O'Neal does not have this opportunity.
But this is not a tactical problem, but that the outside players cannot meet his tactical requirements. He still lacks a Jordan, and Kobe cannot meet his requirements now.
He wants to solve this problem, but he doesn't know how to solve it. This is a hardware problem, not a software problem.
Finally, he said to Glen Rice and Harper: "When O'Neal is double-teamed, you run a pick-and-roll screen on his side, and Glen Rice takes the shot."
Then he said to O'Neal: "Shaq, give the ball to Glenn Rice so that we can get rid of the Iron Fist King's help defense."
Bullshit tactics!
Kobe secretly complained in his heart that he didn't think Iron Fist was really that scary. Phil Jackson was so afraid that he didn't dare to cut inside. He only dared to run in the open space outside and didn't dare to hit the basket. The Lakers lost the offensive aspect of the basket, and Shaq was again If you can't score, how can you win?
At this time, Phil Jackson said to O'Neal again: "Shaq, don't worry about your physical fitness now. You strengthen your positioning and offense at the basket. I hope to narrow the point difference as much as possible before the end of the first quarter."
O'Neill gasped and nodded, taking a towel to wipe his sweat.
Although the confrontation was reduced, the Sonics had too many defensive counterattacks. He ran around with it, which consumed a lot of physical energy.
The timeout ends and the game resumes.
When O'Neal entered the penalty area with all his strength, Ben Wallace could not withstand it. With a huge stance, he stood two meters to the left of the basket, outside the reasonable collision area.
The ball got to Glen Rice and he lobbed it in.
When O'Neal received the ball, Campbell was already assisting with defense. The angle of assistance was from the upper side, with Ben Wallace on the lower side.
The next moment, he turned downwards, dodged Campbell and then forcibly got up, holding the ball in his left hand and dunked on Ben Wallace's head.
"boom!"
Ben Wallace took off to block the shot, but the height difference was too big. He was still dunked firmly, and then was knocked to the ground by O'Neal.
"Oh ho!"
Two thousand visiting fans cheered excitedly.
O'Neal's dunk was a shot in the arm. With Phil Jackson's determination, he couldn't help but raise his fist in celebration.
He turned around and sat down. O'Neal's offense was his greatest confidence and the Lakers' trump card. As long as this trump card was there, the Lakers would have the power to come back.
"At 7:13, the Lakers are still 6 points behind." Xu Jicheng said.
Zhang Lijia shook his head and said: "We must not underestimate the Lakers. With O'Neal's dominance at the basket, as long as he still has physical strength, he can seize the score."
"Eldon, if you can't guard him, make a decisive foul and let him take a free throw." Zhou Quan ran to Campbell's side on the court and said.
"OK."
Campbell nodded quickly.
O'Neal was still there, and he felt dizzy upon hearing this. He glared at Zhou Quan and said, "Iron Fist, you really do whatever it takes to win."
"Shark, why don't you practice more free throws?" Zhou Quan said.
"Is that because I don't want to practice? That's because God took away my free throw button." O'Neal said very angry and helplessly.
Sonics offense.
"This seems to be the Sonics' second positional battle. The first time Zhou Quan hit Kobe and then hit a three-pointer." Zhang Liji said with a smile.
"Let's see if Kobe can guard against Zhou Quan this time." Xu Jicheng said quite easily.
At the top of the arc, facing Zhou Quan's approach, Kobe half-bowed his body and was on full alert.
"Kobe, the preview begins."
Zhou Quan held the ball close to the top of the arc and threw a trash talk. Kobe's face suddenly darkened by three points.
"Bang!"
Zhou Quan suddenly exploded the ball, and the offensive rhythm skyrocketed. He suddenly burst out of Kobe from the right, reached the free throw line in two steps, and then made a jumper before AC Green could make up for it.
"brush!"
The water splashed and hit two points.
"fraud!"
Kobe angrily pulled Zhou Quan's arm and said angrily.
He was still waiting for Zhou Quan's warning, but he didn't expect Zhou Quan to suddenly hit him, and he was completely hit.
"Kobe, you are so easy to lie, who would you lie to if you didn't lie to me?" Zhou Quan said with a smile.
"Am I really too naive?"
Hearing this sentence, Kobe felt that the world was so complicated.
"No, absolutely not!"
His parents and sisters all said that Vanessa wanted to defraud him of his money and that he was a fool. Now Iron Fist is also deceiving him. Do these guys really think he is a fool?
Seeing the anger in Kobe's eyes, Zhou Quan felt that this young man was becoming more and more like Jordan.
However, talent is talent. Hard work can raise the lower limit, but talent determines the upper limit.
Kobe ran quickly on the right wing, leaving no room for his off-ball movement. Finally, he used Green's screen to get rid of Zhou Quan, cutting outside and asking for the ball at the same time.
Harper's pass was timely. When he saw Kobe running out of position, he immediately passed the ball.
Kobe immediately took a jump shot after receiving the ball, but Zhou Quan was half a beat too slow to take off and block the shot.
"brush!"
The water splashed and hit two points.
"pretty!"
Ranbir praised.
"Kobe's skills are really similar to Jordan's when it comes to Jordan's catching and shooting," Bill Walton said.
"Isn't he a fan of Iron Fist? Why did he learn from Jordan?" Laimbeer sarcastically said.
On the court, Zhou Quan counterattacked. He went to the basket and took off for a layup. Kobe flew from behind to block the shot.
But at this moment, Zhou Quan did a spin in the air. After Kobe flew past him and under the basket, his 360-degree spin was completed. Just before his body was about to land, he flicked his fingers. Picked the ball into the basket.
"Oh ho!"
The whole place erupted with shouts like a mountain roaring and a tsunami.
"Beautiful! Tekken's layup action is so gorgeous!"
Bill Walton praised excitedly, then returned to the previous topic, saying: "That's because Kobe and Jordan are both shooting guards, and the Iron Fist King is a point guard."
"Then he should be a fan of Jordan." Laimbeer said.
Bill Walton laughed, shook his head and said: "But the Iron Fist King completed three consecutive championships on Jordan's head. This is the era of Iron Fist. It is not surprising that the strongest man of the current generation is his idol."
"The Iron Fist Era?"
Laimbeer immediately shook his head and said: "It seems that the media and the league have not recognized that the 1990s was the Iron Fist era, and no one has mentioned this term."
"Snapped!"
At this time, Kobe made another catch-and-shoot jumper, but this time Zhou Quan kept up with his rhythm. As soon as he took the shot, he pounced on him and made a big block, fanning the ball into the sky.
"Idiot! Even Jordan wouldn't dare to do this trick in front of him. He has to do it in a different way." Laimbeer cursed.
At this time, Zhou Quan grabbed the ball and started to play fast again.
Kobe was running in front, trying to slow down Zhou Quan while running, but Zhou Quan changed direction and accelerated, suddenly reached Kobe's right side, and then began to pass.
Harper returned from the top of the key and when Zhou Quan reached the left elbow area, he also ran across the free throw line.
Zhou Quan carried Kobe Bryant into the penalty area from the left elbow area. After attracting the defensive attention of Kobe Bryant and Harper, he suddenly made a backhand move and passed the ball to Minibari, who was intentionally dragging behind Harper.
Barry Jr. caught the ball one step inside the free throw line and jumped up facing Harper under the basket.
"boom!"
Harper jumped to block the shot, but to no avail. Barrie dunked with one hand and beat the opponent.
"Little Barry is outstanding today. Look, old Barry is jumping up again. He is even more excited than Little Barry."
Bill Walton joked, and then said: "Bill, after the Iron Fist King retired, the alliance was in trouble. The alliance organized a group to go to China to invite Iron Fist. Then this era will be the Iron Fist era. The media will not mention it, and the alliance will not say it. But who can deny that?"
Laimbeer argued: "Iron Fist only has four championships now, but Jordan also has four championships. Why is this the Iron Fist era?"
At this point, he suddenly closed his mouth.
"Jordan? Haha, Bill, brother Bill, have you become a fan of Jordan now?" Bill Walton laughed so hard that his shoulders were shaking.
Ranbir was so angry that he cursed: "You are so ridiculous!"
"Ha ha……"
Bill Walton's laughter suddenly amplified and he could no longer control it.
"damn it!"
Ranbir gets angry.
(End of chapter)
