Top mid-range shot + top-notch high post shot + excellent turn-over jump shot + 'lay back' + 'one-on-one' + 'perfect warm-up second shot'. Li Ao scored two goals in a row under Kobe's defense with strong pressure and interference. Fleet morale is high!
Little O'Neal, who had just been ridden on his back, saw this scene, and his irritable mood softened - the high school student opposite had a Shark, and he also had a Spider-Man!
Even though the defender Li Ao faced was Kobe, Bibby still gave him the main offensive right at the beginning because of his incredible 'team influence'.
Li Ao's mid-range shot was more exciting than any other teammate's dunk. Bibby didn't understand why. Maybe it was his personal charm. Anyway, Bibby chose to take advantage of this.
Li Ao himself was also very excited, but it was a pity that he hadn't obtained the skill "Flogger" yet, so he couldn't try how effective this skill was for Kobe.
When the Lakers attack, the OK combination continues to connect, and the Clippers directly shrink to flank the two.
O'Neal received the ball and scored high, and Rick Fox took a long two-point shot from the free throw line...hit!
Big Shark's baseball-style inside pass, Li Ao watched from close range... It's full of fun to watch!
"Shaquille O'Neal, 31 years old, 216 centimeters tall, 142 kilograms... played 12 games in the playoffs, averaging 25.9 points, 14.5 rebounds, 3.9 assists, 0.5 steals and 3 blocks per game..."
Losing weight to 142 kilograms does not affect O'Neal's absolute weight and strength advantages at all, and his flexibility is even better.
The improvement in flexibility is reflected in frame protection, passing, and fast breaks, especially passing. The average assists per game are 0.9 more than the regular season, but the turnovers only increase by 0.1, which is an improvement from the regular season average of 2.9 per game. to 3 times.
In the transition between offense and defense, Li Ao continued to play from the high post.
Kobe gave up on regular defense this round and played with his life.
Li Ao turned around and brushed past Kobe, triggering his 'Three Steps to the World' and quickly broke into the paint.
The shark's defense was timely and in place!
Li Ao scored the ball to O'Neal, Samaki Walker successfully blocked the defense. O'Neal passed the ball for the second time, and Matt Halprin caught the ball and hit a two-pointer!
6-4, the Clippers continue to lead.
The captain was as steady as ever, and Kobe's reaction surprised Li Ao.
Snake actually didn't yell at Rick Fox, who was so close and didn't make up for it, but ran directly to the frontcourt.
Little did he know that Kobe was pinching his thighs while running, suppressing the thought of spraying his teammates.
The meritorious teammate is old, and he has already accepted this fact so far this season.
Rick Fox, a role player, is very rare to be able to maintain his offensive performance at this age.
If the defensive end is not in place, we cannot blame the veteran. If we change the team, Rick Fox should be the leader of the locker room with his pension contract at his age and seniority, instead of risking his life on the court and playing more than 20 minutes per game. Shooting on the move, and also responsible for supporting the triangle offense.
O'Neal did not complain that Kobe's excessive defense gave Li Ao a chance to break through, which led to the direct collapse of their weak defensive formation.
He had seen Kobe's horrific performance many times after the ball was thrown away, and he knew that Kobe was worried that something terrible would happen after being thrown away by the big spider.
It is a good defensive option to limit the number of shots taken by a super shooter by giving the ball distribution opportunities.
If you can't defend yourself, then attack!
This was not considered an on-the-spot response. During the last meeting in the regular season, they planned to take advantage of the Clippers' poor offensive lineup in the starting stage and use defense + Kobe's singles to open up the situation and establish an advantage... but failed.
This time, they were prepared before the game. They directly competed with the OK combination. The overall strength gap was there. They did not engage in fancy micro-management and just fought for the strongest combat power.
Li Ao's two exciting mid-range shots in the beginning, coupled with an indirect assist, made them more determined to implement the established strategy.
O'Neal's small hook in isolation, Kobe's breakthrough score, the two's singles distribution, and the two's connection to distribute the ball to each other or outside teammates...
Although the overall defensive ability of the Clippers' starting lineup is not as strong as their strongest lineup in the third quarter, its athletic ability and ability to switch defenses are better. The forwards of Li Ao, Gerald Wallace, and Matt Halprin The backline defense has begun to have a sense of sweep.
But even with such a defense, facing the rare reasonable Kobe and the rare diligent Shark, he was still beaten unnecessarily.
But the Clippers are not far behind!
Li Ao scored two difficult two-pointers at the beginning, helping the Clippers open up their offense.
Whenever team cooperation is hindered, Li Ao will force the shot. It doesn't matter if they hit the iron. Their lineup is not good at offense.
But tonight he felt pretty good and scored two goals in 4 shots in the next 7 minutes or so!
At 9:06 of the first quarter, when Yalic, Jordan, and Odom came on the court, Li Ao made 4 of 6 shots and scored 9 points on 1 of 1 free throws, helping the Clippers hold on to the score 22-27. !
After Gentry sent out the triangle offensive combination, the Clippers' offensive firepower surged, scoring 8 points in 2 minutes and 54 seconds.
In the first 9 minutes, he used O'Neal Jr. and Campbell to battle O'Neal, and the effect was good. The Lakers' offensive efficiency dropped sharply at the end of the first quarter, scoring only 5 points in 2 minutes and 54 seconds.
After the first quarter, the Clippers chased the score to 30-32, trailing the Lakers by only two points entering the second quarter!
…
Entering the break, Time Warner Cable Sports commentator Bill Walton praised the Clippers' lineup rotation and offensive performance in the first quarter.
Hubie Brown said: "The Clippers have been very good in this regard this season. They are as good as the Bulls in 1997 and the Lakers in 2001, but the most important thing is their confidence.
No one is the opponent of the OK combination. The Black Mamba and the Shark attack with all their strength. No combination can score better than them. Many teams are scared just seeing them attacking with all their strength, but the Clippers don't. They play better Working hard, they know that as long as they enter the rotation, the advantage will slowly come out, and they know exactly what to do at what stage. "
Bill Walton echoed: "Yes, they have always been very confident. I remember that in 2001 they were not afraid at all when they met the Kings, who were far stronger than them. Last year, they faced the Lakers, who had won two consecutive championships, 1-3. It’s incredible that we are still tenacious even though we are lagging behind.”
"Spider-Man is so incredible. He is very different from players like Jordan and Bryant who are obsessed with winning. He also longs for victory. He will also be frustrated and unwilling to lose, but no matter what difficulties he faces , no matter how difficult the game is, you can still see the enjoyment of the game from his expression... Maybe this is the reason why he can become the championship."
"Hubby, are you unwilling that you won't have the chance to coach Spider-Man?"
"Oh, God, who can be willing to do this kind of thing? If Jerry went to the Grizzlies a year earlier, I would be the one to coach Spider-Man!"
"Didn't the logo man reject Spider-Man?"
"The situation of the Lakers is completely different from that of the Grizzlies! There is no problem for the Lakers to retain the core lineup in order to defend the championship. Their choice was successful. They won two consecutive championships. Who would have thought that Spider-Man would grow so fast? The Grizzlies were then I have the second overall pick, and I don’t need to trade..."
The two commentators from Time Warner didn't do much analysis of the game, but discussed Hubie Brown's move to become the head coach of the Grizzlies.
Other TV commentators were basically talking about the 2000 draft.
The situation of the game is clear at a glance. The Lakers wanted to use the OK offensive to open up the situation at the beginning, but the Clippers were too strong and the Lakers team defense was too weak. They failed to do so. In the first quarter, the OK combination played all the time and did not even take a clear lead. The Clippers The team has taken the initiative after sending out the triangle offensive combination.
The commentators' chatter sounded like they were feeling sorry for the Lakers.
If the Lakers were struggling back then, they would now have three double-team super giants.
And judging from the changes in Li Ao's playing style in the three years since he entered the NBA, his data will definitely be affected when paired with the OK combination, but his growth will most likely not be restricted. Instead, he may be able to play without the ball and support him because he does not need to consider singles issues. Ability, counterattack ability, and assisting defense ability will be greatly improved.
The commentators' regrets are that fans of the Celtics, Clippers, Kings, Trail Blazers, 76ers, Pacers... most teams in the league are very happy to hear it.
Even the Grizzlies fans who missed Spider-Man were not that uncomfortable. They were not the worst offender.
Only Lakers fans want to turn off the TV…
It has been two and a half years since Li Ao won the Rookie of the Month for the first time. He has been stabbing their hearts for two and a half years. Isn't it over yet?
By the second quarter, just as the commentators predicted, the Clippers had firmly grasped the initiative.
Gentry, who has strong confidence in his own strength, chose the style of play tonight - an upright fight for strength!
29 to 26 in a single quarter, and after halftime, the Clippers led the Lakers by 1 point, 59 to 58.
In the third quarter, the OK combination tries to regain their advantage. This quarter is often when they defeat their opponents, but this season, the Clippers are the strongest team in the third quarter.
With a score of 25 to 21 in a single quarter, the Clippers showed their dominance in the third quarter, extending their lead to 5 points, leading the Lakers 84 to 79.
They could take the lead in the first quarter, hold on tight in the second quarter, and barely hold on in the third quarter. By the end of the quarter, the Lakers collapsed...
The Clippers focused on defense in the final quarter. Although they only made 8 of 19 shots in a single quarter, they defended the Lakers to only 5 of 20 shots, 20 to 16 in a single quarter!
Kobe made 12 of 25 shots, including 2 of 6 three-pointers, and 7 of 9 free throws. He scored 33 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals.
O'Neal made 12 of 23 shots, plus 7 of 11 free throws, and scored 31 points, 13 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocks.
Li Ao made 10 of 18 shots, including 2 of 3 three-pointers, plus 6 of 6 free throws. He scored 28 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks.
Bibby had 16 points and 5 assists, O'Neal Jr. had 11 points, 13 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 1 block, Odom had 9 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists, Jordan had 15 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists, Big Q had 12 points...
104 to 95, the Clippers defeated the Lakers, leading 1-0!
Kobe and O'Neal once again stood side by side near the baseline, akimbo.
They have experienced this feeling of powerlessness several times this season.
It's not that they haven't lost in the past three seasons, but even when they were eliminated in the second round of the playoffs last season, they didn't feel this way. In that series, they led 3-1 at the beginning, but they didn't. Hold on.
And this season, when they face the top teams, they often have this feeling of powerlessness, especially when facing the Clippers and Magic.
Tonight, the two of them scored 64 points together. No matter who they were, they would not lose to Li Ao, the opponent's best performer, but their teammates' combined scores were not as high as any of them...
Kobe and O'Neal turned their heads in tacit understanding, one raised his head, the other lowered his head, and looked at each other without speaking, but they saw unwillingness in each other's eyes.
After a season, they clearly knew that their team was not as strong as before.
In the regular season, they can still rely on the two of them to work hard to achieve the top record. In the playoffs... but they are unwilling to admit defeat!
They have been working together for 7 years. They have learned not only to enjoy the joy of winning an invincible championship. The three consecutive losses to the Jazz and Spurs also allowed them to hone their tenacity - no matter how unfavorable the situation is, they must do their best. Fight to win!
If they hadn't had this mentality, they wouldn't have been able to get past the Trail Blazers in 2000, and they wouldn't have been able to win two consecutive championships!
…
After the first game of the Western Conference Finals, it was clear who was stronger and who was weaker. The media and fans were overwhelmingly touting the Clippers as the new king of Los Angeles.
Lakers fans fiercely refute this statement, but although they are enemies of the whole world, although they have a large number of people, they are beaten by fans of various teams because of their multi-front fighting...
After a day of rest, at 8 pm on May 26, the second game of the Western Conference Finals between the Clippers and the Lakers started on time.
After the game started, O'Neal took the lead. The Clippers attacked the first three times. O'Neal blocked shots in three consecutive rounds, blowing away all the shots from Gerald Wallace, Li Ao, and O'Neal Jr.!
This is not because the Clippers players are carelessly attacking O'Neal, but because the other four players on the Lakers all extended their defense to shoot. Only O'Neal stayed at the basket. The Clippers' attack frame was made in conjunction with teammates holding the ball. Offensive options.
After being blocked for three consecutive rounds, the Clippers fell behind 0-5 at the start.
But they were not greatly affected by this. The outside world had blown them to the sky in the past two days, but they still did not look down on their next-door neighbors.
They knew their own business. They won the G1 very hard and had the advantage in the last three quarters. However, Reasonable Branch and Diligent Sharks still brought them a huge sense of oppression.
With the influence of Li Ao's 'Champion's Glory Level 3', only a small part of the pressure was transformed into pressure, and most of the pressure made them become more focused and cautious.
With such a psychological construction, they immediately made adjustments after being blocked consecutively in the opening attack. Since they can't attack, they will shoot from the outside. There is always one side that can shine. If they can't shine, then they must defend with all their strength, at least against O'Neal. Complete consumption.
However, the defensive shortcomings of the Lakers' lineup are still very obvious. Li Ao threw 9 times in the next 10 minutes or so, most of which were quick shots after catching the ball after picking and rolling.
He felt very good, shooting 4 of 9 from the field and scoring 10 points on 2 of 2 free throws.
Bibby seized the opportunity and made 3 of 5 shots, including 2 of 2 three-pointers, and scored 8 points, plus 4 points from Odom who came on the bench, and Jaylon Collins who came on the bench grabbed an offensive rebound and tipped the ball in. Got two points…
In the first quarter, Kobe scored 10 points and 3 assists, and O'Neal scored 10 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist and 3 blocks. The two led the team to 29 points in a single quarter, and their defensive performance was much better than G1. The two fully demonstrated the strength of the double team. .
But the Clippers still held on to the score 24-29!
In the second quarter, the OK combination did not slow down and continued to fight, scoring 25 to 24 in a single quarter, extending the lead to 6 points at halftime. However, in the third quarter, the Clippers scored 19 to 13 The score, in one quarter, turned the efforts of the OK combination in the half game into vain... 67 to 67, the Clippers tied the score!
In the final quarter, the Clippers, who had taken the initiative, worked hard and scored a 14-6 half-quarter score.
At this point, Kobe finally exhausted the energy of the Clippers defensive players.
With 3 of 5 shots and 2 of 2 free throws, he scored 8 points and 2 assists in 5 minutes and 22 seconds, leading the team to a 15-point blast.
Fortunately, Jordan and Bibby stood up during the headwind moment. They both scored 4 points. In addition, Big Q received a transfer pass from Li Ao and hit a three-pointer. The Clippers scored 11 points in the last 5 and a half minutes, holding off Kobe. counterattack.
O'Neal had 22 points, 12 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 blocks. Kobe had 31 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals and 1 block. They were defeated by Li Ao who had 21 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals and 1 block. Bibby had 22 points and 6 assists. Bibby had 18 points and 2 blocks. Jordan with 5 rebounds and 5 assists.
92 to 88, the Clippers defeated the Lakers by 4 points, leading 2-0!
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The next morning, Li Aowo was reading the newspaper on the sofa in the living room.
Dad said as if he understood the football emperor: "Fortunately, you were not careless last night and were cautious enough. We almost lost."
Li Ao nodded: "Kobe Bryant's last outburst shocked me. His physical strength was so exaggerated that several of us couldn't even use one of him. Seeing him scoring consecutive goals, I almost thought I was going to lose. Fortunately, Jordan and Bibby... …We can’t be careless, it’s all thanks to OK Group.”
"Thanks to them?"
"Yes, they are too strong. We are currently leading 2-0, and I don't think it is stable. I thought about it, even if we win the day after tomorrow and lead 3-0, it is still unstable."
Dad recalled the playoffs of the first year he watched football. The Lakers won the playoffs with 15 wins and 1 loss. The only game they lost was due to resting for many days and being unstable + carelessly underestimating the enemy. Even then, It took overtime to lose.
This opponent is indeed different from others.
Li Ao paused and chuckled: "I'll go and thank them before the game starts the day after tomorrow. If they hadn't put so much pressure on us in the first game, we might have lost the second game because of the media's carelessness. They definitely didn’t expect that their best performance, which they worked so hard to perform, would become an obstacle for them to steal the tower.”
Dad: (￣┏Д┓￣°*)
Not to mention the two brothers from the OK group, he, as a father, sounds awkward.
But he had a question: "What does stealing a tower mean?"
"Uh... what you read in the book is what you understand."
"oh……"
I understood whatever I understood... Dad didn't ask any further questions, otherwise he would look very uneducated. Is that what he read in the book? He was going to read more books, otherwise his father would be embarrassed.
Li Ao flipped through the newspapers from the previous day, and they all praised Kidd so much that he felt it made sense.
He watched the live broadcast of G2 of the Eastern Conference Finals the night before yesterday. The Nets won again. Kidd scored 22 points, 8 rebounds, 14 assists and 4 steals. It was so fierce.
Kenyon Martin scored 27 points, 6 rebounds and 2 blocks, Kittles had 16 points and 5 assists, and Richard Jefferson had 20 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 steals. The Nets beat the Magic 110-98.
Li Ao felt that he should give the MVP to Kidd. After the start of the conference finals, he was compared with Kidd's personal performance every day. How could this be compared.
There was actually nothing wrong with the performance of the G2 Magic. Duncan had 25 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks, Tracy McGrady had 20 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 1 block. Cassell had 12 points, 8 assists, and Mike Miller had 10 points and 6 rebounds.
The Nets relied on Kidd to drive the two forwards and overwhelmed the Magic's defense.
At two o'clock in the afternoon, Li Ao came to the Memorial Stadium to prepare for the game with the team.
It feels very wonderful to play in the playoffs against a team from the same city, alternating between home and away games, without any delay in preparation time... The main thing is that they are leading 2-0.
Although both home games were defended and they had a lot of initiative, the Clippers players had a very good attitude in preparing for the game, serious and focused.
Just as Li Ao said to his father, the harder and better the OK combination plays, the less likely the Lakers will have the opportunity to steal the tower.
The pressure these two brought to the Clippers was too strong.
The other Lakers players in G2 played like that. The Lakers were able to lead for two and a half quarters, and almost came back in the last 5 minutes. The OK combination performed even more fiercely than in G1.
Facing such an opponent, the Clippers couldn't even feel the slightest bit of carelessness about the enemy.
Li Ao followed the team for a day and a half of preparation training. At 7 pm on May 28, he stayed in front of the TV to watch the live broadcast of G3 of the Eastern Conference Finals.
If the Nets win tonight, they will lock in a spot in the Finals.
If that were the case, Kidd would have to be called the 'God of Point Guards'.
Before the start of the Eastern Conference Finals, not many people were optimistic about the Nets. They all felt that the strength gap between the two teams was huge. The strength of several stars of the Magic exceeded the upper limit of the Nets' defense.
As a result, the Nets won two consecutive away games!
The wallflowers changed camps on the spot, put on the clothes of Kidd fans, and started to praise Kidd.
The next two games are at home for the Nets. Current public opinion believes that the Nets are certain to get the match point 3-1, not to mention a 4-0 sweep.
After two and a half hours of play, the Magic team chased the score to 1-2!
101 to 89, the Magic defeated the Nets for the entire game!
The point difference was not big, but the Magic won by two or three points in every quarter and had the upper hand in every quarter until the end of the game. The stability was clearly reflected!
Li Ao, who watched the full live broadcast, suddenly recalled G1 of the Eastern Conference Finals. At that time, he felt that the Nets had defeated the Magic's stability. Looking back now, it seems that is not the case!
Think about it carefully. In the first three games of the Eastern Conference Finals, the Magic's performance was almost the same. Tonight, the Magic's performance was no better than G1G2. Duncan had 24 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal, 2 blocks, and McGrady had 22 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. , Cassel had 14 points and 6 assists, Mike Miller had 12 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 block, still the same.
In those two games, the Magic's defensive end was similar to tonight's. They defended as they should.
The difference is that I didn't defend it in those two games, but I did tonight!
Looking at the two people born in 1997 with facial paralysis on the TV screen, Li Ao seemed to understand the meaning of their expressions - no matter how you explode, we will fight like this. If you are capable, you will continue to explode.
…
The Magic team chased the score to 1-2. When Li Ao checked the news online before going to bed, he did not see the change in the direction of public opinion.
The media's evaluation of this - if the Magic lose 3 games in a row, they will be eliminated, and they must win 1 game.
Li Ao felt something strange about this statement...
The next day, the third game day of the Western Conference Finals arrived.
At 9 o'clock in the morning, Li Ao came to the Staples Center to prepare for the game with the team.
During the training break, he heard that weird statement again during an interview - the Lakers were 0-2 and it was time to win.
Regarding this statement, he used a double affirmation - "Yes, yes, you are right."
At 7:40 pm, the Clippers and Lakers entered the stadium one after another.
After the lights came on, Li Ao looked at the Lakers logo in the circle of his eyes. It would feel very different to beat the Lakers on this floor.
He looked up at the Clippers championship flag floating above the court... and the 13 Lakers championship flags, as well as the Clippers' two regular season championship flags and one Western Conference championship flag...
The two teams, the Purple and Gold Army and the Celtics Army, are really good enough to directly hang the championship banner, making it a bit embarrassing for the Clippers to hang the 70-win regular season championship banner.
By the way, it seems that the United Center only has 7 championship banners, 6 championships and 1 72-win regular season championship.
How amazing is the champion? Well, it's really amazing.
At this moment, Li Ao had a new goal - to tear down those redundant regular season championship and playoff division championship banners!
Withdrawing his attention, Li Ao looked at the opposing OK team. Even O'Neal did not go to Jordan to chat like he did in the previous two games.
But from the expressions of the two people, there was no sign of the irritable mood of falling behind 0-2.
Li Ao used one word to describe the feeling that the OK group gave him tonight - calm.
Did their Angel City aircraft carrier force the OK group into a calm state of mind?
In the second round last year, when they chased from 1 to 3 to 3 to 3, Li Ao still remembered the angry expressions of the OK team before the start of G7.
He felt an inexplicable sense of accomplishment... but he also became more vigilant because of it.
It’s scary to think about such a calm and composed OK combination, and an OK combination in a state of rationality and diligence!
He called his teammates together and emphasized again not to be careless.
At 8 o'clock in the evening, G3 of the Western Conference Finals begins!
The two teams still started the game, O'Neal defeated O'Neal Jr. to win the jump ball, and the Lakers attacked first.
Fisher advanced to the frontcourt and passed the ball to Kobe. Kobe singled out Gerald Wallace, broke through from the left, attracted a double attack and then split the ball to the left.
Fisher received the ball in the left corner, Matt Halprin made up the defense, and Fisher passed the ball to the basket.
O'Neal took advantage of the movement of O'Neal Jr. and squeezed to the front of the basket. He caught the ball and turned around and hit the hook with the help of O'Neal Jr.'s back.
Li Ao smelled a subtle change from the Lakers' attack.
But there was no time for him to think too much. He and Gerald Wallace quickly ran across the court, forcing the Lakers to retreat at a faster speed.
Like the past two games, at the beginning of the first quarter, the Clippers relied on Li Ao to play back and forth with the Lakers.
But at the stage where the Clippers are slowly grinding away with physical defense, the situation is a little different from the past two games.
In the past two games, the Lakers' performance in the first quarter was strong, but tonight it was smooth!
The Lakers' tactics have not changed, and the coordination is still the same, but the offense is smoother! It’s also more efficient!
At 5 minutes and 22 seconds into the first quarter, Fisher received a pass from O'Neal and then passed it. Kobe slipped to the baseline to catch the ball, took off, turned 180 degrees in the air and hit the layup.
12 to 7, the Lakers' lead reached 5 points, and the Clippers called a timeout!
At the beginning of the Lakers' first attack, Li Ao felt that something was wrong with the opponent.
Every time he defended later, he felt like that.
After playing until now, he finally understood what was wrong - the rhythm of the OK combination!
These two guys are no longer impatient tonight!
In the past two games, the OK combination had an absolute advantage in the first quarter, but the two players also played very impatiently. Everyone could see that the OK combination wanted to take advantage of the first quarter when their personal ability advantage was greatest to widen the point difference.
Tonight, although the two still went all out to attack from the beginning, they felt less impatient.
The two were less reckless, and they scored fewer difficult goals.
But there were two more goals that rarely appeared in the past two games-two assists from Fisher's wing pass to the basket!
Those two passes were not considered opportunities if the center or defender was switched, but it was O'Neal and Kobe who received the ball, so it was a good opportunity.
Without Fisher's two side supports, Kobe's breakthrough ball at the beginning and O'Neal's ball before the timeout, which was a big step away from the front of the basket and a reasonable distance from the collision area, may have ended in a blacksmith.
In the first two games, the OK team would have chosen to believe in themselves and forcefully take action... But tonight the two passed the ball.
This is not to say that Kobe is no longer paranoid and O'Neal is no longer conceited. If that were the case, Li Ao would not only feel subtle changes, he would have seen it long ago.
The two still have paranoid and conceited shooting, but the change between the two is their attitude towards their teammates on the court!
Li Ao's feeling was correct, and the OK group had another phased change in mentality.
At the beginning of the season, they were extremely disappointed with the performance of their teammates. Even O'Neal, who is very good at doing things, expressed dissatisfaction.
As the season progresses, they gradually accept the fact that their teammates are aging and the team has reached a transition stage.
Unwilling to be reconciled, the two began to accept each other again and adjust their playing styles.
By the middle of the season, they no longer have expectations for their teammates in terms of actions, and put all the responsibilities on them... To put it simply, they feel that their teammates are not good here and not good there. Although they do not look down on their teammates in their hearts, they understand that their teammates are It's only because of the decline in strength as they get older that they become so miserable, but they really don't regard their teammates as helpers in their actions. They will only pass the ball to their teammates if they have a good chance.
They started a crazy double performance, rushed to third place in the Western Conference, and won 16 consecutive games after the All-Star break...
This stage lasted until the Western Conference Finals.
In the first two games, the two fought to the limit but lost. During the two rest days, they re-examined themselves.
They found that their approach of taking over responsibilities also left their teammates with nothing to do. They could only follow them and play simple balls, or shout "OK combination 666".
Have teammates really fallen that far? Maybe.
The two sat down and had a good chat and made a decision.
They want to stand together with their teammates again!
This is the teammate with whom they completed two consecutive championships!
In the past three years, regardless of the relationship between teammates, they have always been advancing and retreating together on the court.
This transition season has come to an end. Regardless of whether the Clippers can be reversed in the end, many people will definitely leave after this season.
Since we have reached the top together, we will also move forward together when we hit the bottom!
The other Lakers players were very excited to be re-accepted by the OK group. The team fell behind 2-0 and came to the edge of the cliff, which further stimulated their fighting spirit and squeezed out the oil in their tanks, helping the OK group to have an easier time in the opening stage. Take advantage!
(End of chapter)
