The first point guard in basketball

Chapter 602 Preparing to Sweep the Lakers



Chapter 602 Preparing to Sweep the Lakers
The Lakers can only rely on O'Neal, but O'Neal's physical fitness is completely unable to support him on the defensive end to limit the Grizzlies' inside line.

The Lakers come back from a timeout, and they are still the starters of the Big Five. Payton controls the ball. He has a hard time in this round of the series because he has changed from an organizer to a ball handler.

Thinking about it, Payton has accumulated a lot of resentment in his heart. Why the fuck should I give you the ball? Fuck, I will give you the ball if you want it. I can also play. Payton felt that he had to change. This time O’Neal asked for the ball, but he ignored it at all. Instead, he played a solo one-on-one with Xiao Tian, ​​moving the ball back and forth with his left and right hands. Basket, what he is doing now is just an illusion.

Payton looked at the offensive time, and there were less than ten seconds before he had to make a shot. He didn't break through this time, but jumped up, and then threw the ball out. Xiao Tian went to block it, but facing Payton who was so determined, he was still a step late. Swipe, Payton returned a three-pointer, but the rest of the Lakers didn't look good, especially O'Neal. I can't spare you.

On the side of the Grizzlies, Xiao Tian did not continue to test his touch on the outside, but took the initiative to hand the ball to Duncan. Facing Malone, Duncan chose to play with his back. Malone was a solid blue-collar player for the Lakers this season. In the basket, Malone didn't expect Duncan to turn around so quickly, everything seemed to be in the blink of an eye.

Malone has become the background board of the opponent. This season has become normal for him. After coming to the Lakers, his role is only defense. It is impossible to attack. It will not be his turn to attack if he is killed. This is the sorrow of the former No. [-] power forward in the league. Malone knows this very well, so he can only endure it, expecting the Lakers to win the championship smoothly this season, and then leave the Lakers to go to another team by himself.But from the current point of view, coming to the Lakers by yourself is really a wrong choice.

O'Neal took the initiative to ask for the ball again in his next attack. This time, Payton did not continue to solo with Xiao Tian, ​​but stuffed the ball over. The moment O'Neal took the ball, Brand stepped forward, and Duncan was interfering on the side, because flanking was useless to O'Neal. His favorite was flanking, because flanking was likely to become a foul, so he could rest for a while.

O'Neill turned around directly, and then slammed the ball into the basket. I don't know if he used too much strength, but the ball bounced out of the basket. The rebound fell directly into Wu Sheng's arms. Wu Sheng took the ball and flew to the frontcourt, completing a layup.Wu Sheng would never miss this kind of fast break opportunity.

Jeri Buss' box was silent again. Just now when O'Neal was about to dunk, Old Buss showed a confident smile, because no one could compete with O'Neal's power in the front, but he didn't expect that he didn't score the must-go goal. "Why doesn't this Shaq guy pay attention to his skills? Hey, it's a pity for this shot."

If O’Neal’s physical quality is more skilled, then the NBA will really come to an end. God is fair. He was given abnormal physical talent while not giving him good skills.

Godfather Si did not answer, he has been staring at Xiao Tian, ​​this guy seems to give him different surprises every season, compared to the previous seasons, Xiao Tian is completely unmatched in terms of organization, and his scoring and outside shooting are very rare among point guards in the league, besides Xiao Tian, ​​the other one who does this is the Canadian Nash, but that guy shoots well, but the defense is too bad, it is a defensive loophole, under his leadership, the Mavericks did not enter the playoff sequence.Xiao Tian is different. He defended the mvp and assists titles, led the Grizzlies to the final stage and was ahead of the Lakers. If he didn't think of a way to stop the opponent, then this guy would be a more terrifying existence than Jordan.

The existence that is more terrifying than Michael Jordan, Godfather's brain suddenly lit up, why did he deliberately target Xiao Tian so deliberately, if he was established as a big devil in the league, a big boss, then it must be more interesting than now, right now, the Lakers are not their opponents at all, although it seems that every game is entangled until the end to decide the winner, but these victories are made up of details one by one. But being completely suppressed by Xiao Tian, ​​this made him, the head coach, extremely uncomfortable and uncomfortable.Because Master Zen has never faced a player like Xiao Tian.

There are less than 3 minutes left in the game, and the Lakers are being suppressed by the Grizzlies, but the Lakers can still see the hope of a comeback. O'Neal finally got his wish and got [-] points, but if this game can't be won, then the [-] points really look like empty cuts.

Payton was very tired from playing. Apart from the three-pointer in the fourth quarter, he didn't get a second chance to attack. It wasn't because Xiao Tian was tight in defense, but because the other Lakers teammates didn't want to give him a chance.If the game can be won, then there is nothing to say, but the current situation of the game is firmly controlled by Xiao Tian. Although O'Neal has already scored 50 points, Xiao Tian who is facing him has also scored 40 points and 23 assists. With Duncan's 37 points and 18 rebounds, O'Neal's [-] points are really not enough.

After thinking about it, Payton broke through to the inside and completed a layup. Two points at this juncture will not quench his thirst. Zen Master knew this very well, so he replaced Malone and replaced Horry just to decide to fight for three points.

Before Xiao Tian dribbled the ball to the center line, Payton rushed up. Xiao Tian didn't dodge. With a flick of his wrist, the ball flew directly past Payton's side with a sound of Duang. The sparrow was silent.

The Lakers players know it well, and the Grizzlies players also know it very well, so no matter how much they cover for Horry, there will always be someone in front of Horry. As for the rest of the Lakers, you can score two points as you like, and you can also score three points.So the Lakers can only rely on Horry for three-pointers. If he can shoot up and attract defense, it will be easier for others to score, right?

The biggest feature of the Grizzlies is that Zen Master has not yet figured it out. The biggest feature of this team is the balance of offense and defense, especially the defenders. There are so many. The Lakers can’t do this. Except for Kobe, Payton, and Malone, everyone’s defense can only be considered average. In front of the worthy Xiao Tian, ​​Horry's off-ball running can't be played at all. If he has Curry's level of daring to throw after crossing the center line, then Xiao Tian is not easy to defend, but Horry's three-pointer is the kind of fixed-point three-pointer. Without a good position, he can score, but it is not as reliable as his few positioning points.

The Lakers' offensive time is up, 24 seconds is violated, Zen Master's face looks like he is constipated on the sidelines, and O'Neal is also very upset, obviously he has already gained such a big advantage, why not continue to play around himself, but let Horry shoot three-pointers, isn't it the same for him to play two plus one?

Horry's play put the Lakers' defensive pressure on Payton and Kobe. Duncan was really comfortable facing Horry. Although Horry made a lot of small moves, Duncan had no pressure at all. He used Horry's point to score 4 points in a row. Duncan's score also broke through to 40. The Gemini scored 40 points.

O'Neal was very angry, and he childishly pulled Brand to make the latter go to the free throw line. This foul also marked the Lakers' surrender and surrender. There were even cries from the entire Staples Center.

Brand made two free throws, Paul Westphal also chose to substitute, Brand went off, Xiao Tian and Duncan also went off, this battle of Tianwangshan was still won by the Grizzlies, and the Grizzlies' winning streak in the playoffs also came to 19 games.

Kobe collapsed a bit. He played a supporting role in this game. Except for a small amount of time when he was able to touch the ball, O’Neal was in the hands of the rest of the time. O’Neal has a strong dominance, but the Grizzlies’ iron-like facts show that O’Neal’s gorgeous statistics are not directly proportional to the team’s victory. This is how many times the Lakers have failed against Xiao Tian. Xiao Tian has become the general trend, and the next thing to look at is the posture of other challengers. Perhaps the NBA will usher in a new golden age.

At the exit of the Staples Center, Jerry Buss met the former godfather of the Lakers, the logo man. Now the logo man has become the godfather of the Grizzlies. He left the Lakers and is still the best general manager in history. crown, but my children can only do a few operations blindly. I was really wrong back then.

"Jerry, can we have a talk?" Old Bath still decided to talk to the former courtier.

The guy with the logo didn't refuse, and the two of them came to a conference room at the Staples Center. This was the first time the guy with the logo came to this conference room. After all, when he was with the Lakers, the Lakers were still at the Atlantic Forum.

"Jerry, can you come back, the Lakers really need you now."

When he came back, the man with the logo wanted to laugh. Who pushed him away at the beginning, "I'm sorry, we can't go back. I remember someone said that the reason why the Los Angeles Lakers are the No. [-] club is because they left. No one can change this. I have never forgotten this sentence, so I'm sorry, goodbye."

Old Buzz's face became paper-like after listening to the logo man's words. He didn't expect the logo man to remember what he said so vividly. It was indeed his mistake.

(End of this chapter)


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