basketball pope

Chapter 264 [Hack the shark, run the Lakers to death]

The Raptors attacked, and McGrady got rid of Kobe by covering and opened a heads-up.

At this time, the role of veteran Hawley began to appear, and he kept defending McGrady with small movements, poking his waist, and pushing his thighs.McGrady turned and shot at a bad rhythm and missed the basket.

The Lakers attacked, Kobe was double-teamed again, and Brian Shaw missed another three-pointer. In the Raptors battle, Yang Rui shouted at Miller from the sidelines: "Go to the side without the ball to cover."

Detrev's body side cover is not effective. Miller has little effect on McGrady's pick-and-roll. Even if he helps him get rid of Kobe, he can't easily break through. Fox and Hawley are both experienced and about the same height as McGrady.

Miller immediately went to the left, gave Hornacek no-ball cover, and McGrady passed the ball in the middle.

Hornacek made two three-pointers, no one dared to relax his defense, Hawley immediately switched.Hornacek dribbled a step and passed the ball to Miller, who was running low at 45 degrees.

Miller coached shooting in the team, and also practiced low-post footsteps. He turned to the middle with Fisher and threw the ball. 33 to 27.

Fox defended Detrev away from the basket. Hawley was 206cm tall and weighed only 100kg. Even if he defended Miller directly, he would be at a disadvantage, and it would be even more impossible to defend after the relocation.

The Lakers attacked. Kobe took the ball from a low position on the right, protruded from the bottom line, leaned on Christie to get to the basket, jumped up the lever under Detref double-team, threw the ball in the gap, and hit the backhand. 33 to 29.

Zhang Lili exclaimed: "It's so good to be stuck in the air. No one can score this kind of double-teamed goal except Kobe!"

Kobe Bryant's sense of the ball is amazing and often has incredible goals, but Yang Rui is not in a hurry, the Lakers are much more difficult to score than the Raptors.This kind of fancy layup, Kobe can't play a few games.

McGrady was guarded by Kobe and took on the task of organizing. Hornacek and Miller once again picked and rolled from the side. Miller stormed the basket, turned to the baseline after feinting, and scored against Hawley. 35 to 29.

"Zen Master" Jackson saw that the famous "soft egg" began to bully people at the basket, and replaced Brian Shaw with O'Neal.

The "Big Shark" dominated the penalty area from the start, scoring three consecutive rounds.He first squeezed out Miller's one-handed dunk, and then caused Miller and Detrev to foul once each and made 4 of 3 free throws.

Yang Rui replaced Miller, sent veteran Willis, and continued to use the "shark slashing tactics" to strictly guard against perimeter players. Willis quickly fouled four times and rested, and Cato played again to compete with O'Neal.

In Yang Rui's previous life, Cato played against Shaquille O'Neal in the 2004 playoffs and defended well.Now O'Neal is at his peak, not limited by Cato one-on-one. He scored 31 points, 10 rebounds and 1 assist in the half, and made 20 of 8 free throws.

Kobe had only 6 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists in the half, and when O'Neal came back, he lost the ball again.

The Raptors continued to attack O'Neal a little and ran with him. O'Neal was forced to switch guards and was also fouled twice. The Raptors players were much more accurate in free throws.

猛龙54比49领先，卡特表现最好，得到16分4篮板3助攻1抢断。

At halftime, Zhang Lili sighed: "The way the Raptors played is really...indescribable. O'Neal made 20 free throws in halftime, which is likely to break the record."

Sun Zhengping said: "Is it a scoring record? The number one is Michael Jordan, who created 86 points in 63."

Zhang Lili smiled and said: "The scoring record is difficult. There is almost no suspense to break the record for the number of free throws in a single game. The previous record was O'Neal's, 31 times in a single game."

1999年11月19日，7胜3负的湖人主场迎战1胜7负的公牛，奥尼尔出场43分钟，获得了创NBA历史纪录的31次罚球机会，并命中了19个，13次投篮命中了11个，得到了41分17篮板1助攻1抢断7盖帽。

Bystanders were only surprised, while O'Neal was angry. He spent the entire first half fighting with his opponent, scoring a lot, but also consuming a lot of physical strength. Now he is very tired.

If the Raptors continue to play like this in the second half, can they still play happily?

In the second half, Willis, a veteran of 4 fouls, came out first. Mike Breen laughed when he saw him. "Jerry Young has carried forward the shark slashing tactics. Today it seems that it will be cut to the end. The rest of the Lakers must stand up and score."

Walter Frazier said: "Christie did a good job defending Kobe today. If Kobe couldn't play, it would be very difficult for the Lakers to win today."

The game continued, the Lakers tried several fast breaks, and the Raptors were not weak in one-on-one defense, and the effect was not good.

In the positional battle, O'Neal stormed the basket, the Raptors did not double-team, and strictly guarded the outside line. If they couldn't stand it, they chopped the shark and sent O'Neal to a free throw.

On the offensive end, the Raptors' perimeter players kept moving to find opportunities, catching the ball, and playing singles.

After playing with Cato and Willis for 7 minutes, Yang Rui replaced Miller, who would not be easily knocked off by O'Neal in the low post. He could also interfere with O'Neal's shot and defended two goals.

O'Neal consumed too much energy, and the pick-and-roll change was much slower. Carter moved to catch the ball and hit three three-pointers in a single quarter.Bryant chased and defended quickly, but O'Neal had no choice but to block the flank, and Miller often came to the second block in the middle.

With O'Neal Jr. on the field, Green must defend, otherwise a heads-up would be an opportunity. If you want to help O'Neal defend Carter, you can only get on the flanks, which will miss the pitcher.

In the last attack, Carter still ran and played without the ball, Kobe caught up, Carter scored the ball to the middle, Miller made a three-pointer at the buzzer against O'Neal, and the morale of the Lakers was almost wiped out.

87 to 69, the Raptors only gave the Lakers 20 points in this quarter.

O'Neal made 12 more free throws, breaking the record for the number of free throws in a single game, hitting seven.He made 7 of 32 free throws in three quarters, which is equivalent to 15 points in 16 offensive opportunities, which is very inefficient.

Some fans are curious as to how O'Neal, as one of the most heavy-duty insiders in the league, has ensured his physical fitness during his peak years.The answer is that he doesn't play guard [-]-pointers much on the defensive end.

In Yang Rui's previous life, the Pacers only made 18.1 three-pointers per game, and the Raptors averaged 29.4 three-pointers per game this season. Because of this difference, O'Neal's running volume in three quarters was close to that of the Pacers.

In 2004, the Pistons defeated the Lakers 4-1 to win the championship. Billups and Hamilton gave the Lakers the most headaches because they had good physical strength and kept running.

In this Raptors team now, Carter is stronger than Hamilton, who is mainly in the mid-range. Billups' overall strength is not as good as that of the Pistons, and his physical fitness and three-pointers are not worse than then. O'Neal and Miller's ability to empty the air is far better than Shuanghua Lace Combination.

In the final quarter, O'Neal and Kobe continued to play. Jackson knew that if he wanted to win, he could only play as a star.The point difference continues to widen, and the star does not have to go on.

The Raptors had two substitutes on one side, Boykins, Christie, McGrady, Jumaine Jones, and Miller.

Yang Rui asked Miller to defend O'Neal again. If O'Neal goes deep into the basket, you're welcome and foul.McGrady was a cameo power forward and switched to Bryant after encountering a pick-and-roll.

O'Neal played for 1 minute, missed a shot, turned around and went to the basket and was hugged, and went to the free throw line.He almost vomited free throws today and missed both free throws.

Boykins and Zhu Mayin, as marginal people, are very physically strong. As soon as their teammates grab a rebound, they immediately get off.

The 36-year-old veteran Hubble has played for 30 minutes, and his physical exertion is a lot. How can he keep up with Boykins? At 198CM, he didn't bend down when he was defending the counterattack, and Boykins rushed out.

Hubble was broken through three times in a row, watched Boykins layup twice, and pulled a foul once, preventing the fast break.Jackson quickly replaced Hubble and replaced Fisher.

At this time, the Lakers perimeter players, except Kobe Bryant, were not too afraid to shoot.As long as the shot is not made, the opponent's counterattack is too sharp, and O'Neal can no longer guarantee the speed of the defense.

The Raptors’ positional battle with the Lakers was also difficult to defend. Jumaine and Christie stood on the right side to attract defense, McGrady organized a pass in the middle, and Miller gave Boykins no ball cover on the left to help him get rid of Fisher.

O'Neal's switch to Boykins was a spectacle, and the opponent wasn't half his size.He kept the distance to prevent breakthroughs, and Boykins hit a three-pointer directly.

This goal greatly damaged the morale of the Lakers. The shortest Boykins scored 7 points after playing, and the difference widened to 21 points.

Jackson didn't call a timeout, he knew he couldn't win today.

(End of this chapter)