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Chapter 480 Different
Golden State's home court is full of enthusiastic fans.

Hitting the Western Conference Finals, people seem to be able to see the championship trophy beckoning to them.

The Lakers are a powerful team in the league. Over the years, the fan base has been very large.

The Bay Area and Los Angeles are both in California, and the distance is not too far. Lakers fans drive more than 500 kilometers along the west coast highway from south to north.

So at the scene today, you can see some fans wearing purple or gold jerseys.

The Zijin Legion is very imposing.

San Francisco has a typical cool-summer Mediterranean climate. It’s May, with only 18 mm of rainfall and less chance of falling on average for a few days. May can become cool, with the sea breeze flowing from the bay,

The San Francisco Bay Area, the Golden Gate Bridge and Fisherman's Wharf are world-renowned.

On the street outside the Oakland Stadium, a banner with the Warriors' championship slogan was set up and fluttered in the wind, and a bus full of Lakers players drove into the arena, watching all this, silent.

Since learning that the Warriors will play again in the Western Conference Finals, the team has fallen into a strange silence.

Everyone understands that they have waited a full season for this round of the series.

Just like the promotional video displayed on the screen outside the arena, the scene of last year seems to be right in front of us.

For the Warriors, it is a year of nostalgia, but for the Lakers, it is the scar after a fall, and this scar is still aching today. Only victory can wash away the shame of last year.

The whole Lakers team is very solemn, including O'Neal, who has always liked to laugh and laugh, and he is not smiling.

The low pressure continued into the night, and players from both sides played on time in the eruption of flames.

Warriors starters: Billups, Qin Fei, Artest, O'Neal, Ben.

Lakers starters: Fisher, Kobe, Rick Fox, Karl Malone, O'Neal.

The Lakers wear yellow jerseys and the Warriors wear white jerseys.

Qin Fei was the last player to appear in the field. Amidst the roar of the DJ, he was cheered and worshiped by the audience. In the Bay Area, he is a well-deserved city darling.

Qin Fei cut a new round inch, trotted out of the player channel, covered with a No. 8 white jersey, wore white armguards on both arms, and a pair of "Fei Qin IV" sneakers on his feet. They used three colors of blue, white and yellow, and white was the main color.

His image and temperament are excellent. After becoming a superstar, he has a star halo effect. In terms of appearance, he has already been selected into many "handsome face" lists.

Kobe was the first player to shake hands and hug Qin Fei.

The two have known each other for many years. Ever since Qin Fei won the championship after the rise of the Supersonics, Kobe has always regarded Qin Fei as his lifelong enemy.

Qin Fei also admires Kobe very much.

Kobe's spiritual quality has created his strong willpower. The level of a person's achievements is not a big deal. Only when a person can bring changes to others is the real strength.

After watching Kobe's game, many people were inspired to grow up because of his story.

Including the current Qin Fei, Qin Fei represents a kind of counterattack, a kind of courageous and diligent quality from a low background, while Kobe represents the fighting spirit of never admitting defeat and never giving up.

Both of them have their own characteristics. When No. [-] meets No. [-], the topicality suddenly increases.

"Don't you say something harsh?"

Seeing that Kobe didn't speak, Qin Fei took the initiative to speak.

Kobe shook his head, his expression very serious.

"It is useless to say more, the result of the game is the final conclusion.

But I agree with what you said in the previous interview. "

Qin Fei talked too much, and he didn't know what he said, which made Kobe pay attention now.

Qin Fei then shook hands with Shaquille O'Neill, Fisher of the same class and others, and the two sides were relatively harmonious before the start of the game.

All kinds of preparatory ceremonies are over, and the game officially begins with the whistle of the referee.

O'Neal jumped the ball to win, and the first wave of the Lakers was offense.

O'Neill is a monster. A monster weighing more than 300 kilograms can jump [-] to [-] centimeters. With his wingspan and strength, he is naturally a destroyer of restricted areas.

Big Ben is also very strong. Compared with O'Neal, he is much thinner.

Another insider of the Warriors, Jr. O'Neal, has also gotten rid of his bamboo pole and is already relatively strong, but now compared with his opponent Malone, he is almost back to his rookie days.

The two insiders of the Lakers, in terms of strength ranking, far surpass the inside combination of any team in the NBA today.

This put a lot of pressure on the Warriors inside.

It is Fisher who handles the ball for the Lakers, but as we all know, he is an emotional ball-handling tool.

The organization has nothing to do with him. He dribbled the ball to the frontcourt and directly gave it to Karl Malone who responded from the three-point line.

Ma Long carries out some organizational functions. In addition to his very mature offensive and defensive skills, this impregnable pick-and-roll ability is also his characteristic.

On the three-point line, he and Fox set up a hand-to-hand fake screen.

Had a real hand-to-hand screen with Kobe.

It's so easy to distinguish between true and false, Qin Fei knows without judgment, and Fox's cover must be false.

Kobe received the ball and took a half-length lead with Malone's screen.

At this point O'Neal landed in an excellent position, arms outstretched for the ball.

"Come on, come and hit me!"

Qin Fei clapped his hands and took the initiative to provoke Kobe. Kobe raised his eyebrows, ignored Qin Fei, and gave the lob to O'Neal who was already in a good position.

"Snapped!"

O'Neal catches the ball, and the basketball looks very small in his hands.

He arched his body and slammed into it. Da Ben was defending him. Although he had excellent strength, his lower body was unstable, which gave him some space.

O'Neal's offense was very simple. He turned around in the second hit, and his huge body crushed him, making it impossible to defend.

With a light hook with the right hand, the basketball hits the board and enters the frame.

2 points to the account, easy.

A monster like O'Neal not only has the strongest destructive power in the penalty area in NBA history, but also has a coquettish little hook. After reaching a certain distance, defensive players can't do anything about him.

Of the few effective tactics, double-teaming is the most common.

Just bet the rest of the Lakers didn't play well enough.

It is the same reason that other teams choose crazy double-teams when defending Qin Fei.

The first ball was not defended alone, which made Da Ben, who was committed to attacking the best defensive player, feel a little annoyed.

During the Warriors' offense that came back, they ran to the line very actively to do pick-and-rolls for Qin Fei.

The pick-and-roll offense is a very good offensive tactic against the Lakers.

The Lakers' pick-and-roll defense is average.

The main reason is that O'Neill has no way to save it.

Therefore, the Lakers' defensive approach to the pick-and-roll offense is mainly to empty the big base and put pressure on the ball holder.

Qin Fei didn't want to pass it on to Da Ben either.

His first choice after the pick-and-roll is to find shooting space.

Kobe chased him, and Cowhide generally wouldn't let him make a move.

Qin Fei accelerated suddenly, hit near the free throw line, feinted with the ball, and faked a shot.

Kobe came after him, his center of gravity shaking.

Qin Fei waited for him to lose his rhythm, jumped up and shot, and leaned back slightly on the spot.

Kobe disturbed Qin Fei for a while.

The words in the game are mild interference.

"Clang~"

The basketball hit the front and O'Neal easily pulled off the defensive rebound.

The Warriors rely on themselves as a running and jumping team, with O'Neal and Da Ben, who often rush to grab offensive rebounds.

After the two of them didn't grab the offensive rebound, they retreated calmly, and there was still time.

The Lakers mainly focus on positional offense.

The offensive rhythm on the field is not fast.

Kobe took the ball in the frontcourt, faced Qin Fei's defense, and made a tentative offensive move.

"Snapped!"

The moment he received the bounced basketball, Kobe took a big stride with his left foot to the right, extremely fast.

During this period, he possessed the top explosive power in the league.

The attack method is the same as Qin Fei's, focusing on face-up attacks.

Qin Fei moved quickly and reacted very quickly. He immediately judged the direction of Kobe's breakthrough and made adjustments to his defensive actions.

Following Kobe to the bottom line, the two had physical contact.

In the confrontation, Kobe's shots and breakthrough space have been very small, almost dead ends.

"Pass it on!"

Phil Jackson was calm on the surface, but the mud horse galloped past inside.

Kobe was really stubborn, he couldn't hear his heart, and forced a half-turn and fallback jumper with almost no room to shoot.

Qin Fei interfered with him 100%.

"You are so wise..."

Phil Jackson covered his eyes. With this kind of negative angle shooting, it is difficult to score one of 20 goals, right?

"Shh!"

The basketball hit the front and bounced into the basket, rolling up white net flowers.

"Sure enough, he is a hero with both wisdom and courage!"

Phil Jackson was slightly moved and beamed with joy. He scored a goal in a desperate situation. The overall state of the team is really good. This game is very interesting.

Carlisle, who is also the head coach, frowned.

It is too outrageous for Kobe to score such a goal, but this is Kobe, even if it is not difficult, it must be difficult.

A shot from such a negative angle is nothing at all.

Also two points.

It's just that compared with ordinary goals, such shots can increase morale and discourage the opponent's enthusiasm.

Qin Fei is also deeply aware of this.

The cheering voice of the Warriors fans in the stadium was significantly lower, and the momentum of both sides had changed significantly.

……

Kobe's defense was more active, and he followed Qin Fei without losing an inch.

His defense is like this, he doesn't try to steal, but just follows Qin Fei, sticking to Qin Fei as tightly as brown sugar.

Qin Fei's defense is different from Kobe's.

Qin Fei sometimes likes to give the ball holder a certain amount of space, and then at the last moment, steals or blocks the opponent, hitting the opponent's morale from the perspective of positive data.

Qin Fei was very uncomfortable being guarded by him.

Even with the help of cover to get space.

But after a few tenths of a second, Kobe will definitely return to his defensive position.

A few tenths of a second are not enough for Qin Fei to make a normal move, not to mention that the shot will be interfered.

So this round he chose to pass the ball.

The points were given to O'Neal on the bottom line.

Jermaine O'Neal is skilled, facing Karl Malone's defense, straight arm jumper.

The mid-range shot came out of the box.

O'Neal took advantage of the favorable terrain and once again protected the backcourt rebounds. Daben didn't find a chance to grab the rebounds.

Offensive and defensive transition, the Lakers attack.

The Lakers got off to a smooth start, and this time they chose the triangle offense that they are very good at, with O'Neal as the offensive support point.

The dynamic offense running around O'Neal is difficult to defend.

Ma Long, who turned to the weak side, made a mid-range finish.

Wide, Big Ben's rebound.

O'Neal just missed the offensive rebound.

Daben's steel and iron bones firmly hold the rebounds in his own hands.

During the regular season, the Warriors ranked second in the league in rebounds per game, second only to the Bucks.

Both teams belong to the kind of offensive and defensive teams.

The Lakers averaged 102.7 points per game, ranking third in the league, and the Warriors averaged 101.5 points per game, ranking fourth in the league.

The Warriors attacked and Qin Fei held the ball.

Qin Fei is a super scorer who can play with and without the ball.

On the wing, he calls the pick-and-roll.

A very simple and straightforward offensive method, Jermaine O'Neal took it apart and went to the bottom line.

Qin Fei is holding the ball to find a breakthrough space.

Kobe never lost his position.

However, this time, Qin Fei, who made a step-back jumper, hit the shot, right on Kobe's head.

Two points scored, the audience cheered.

This is the Warriors' first goal and first score in this field, which came from the only core of the team.

Kobe shook his head, expressionless.

……

The Lakers' tactics are very clear.

The 29-year-old O'Neal was overwhelmed in the interior, and soon caused a foul by O'Neal who came to help defend.

He went to the free throw line.

"Not all O'Neals are called sharks."

O'Neill showed disdain and mocked the young Ao.

Although Jermaine O'Neal is young, he is a player who has really mixed up on the streets.

These days, as long as you have been on the streets, a rebellious label must be indispensable.

So Jermaine O'Neal advertises himself as such a player.

Hearing the ridicule from Big O'Neill, his eyes were spitting fire, and he was a little bit overwhelmed.

"Do you like free throws?"

At this time, Qin Fei happened to walk between the two of them, tilted his head, and stared at O'Neill in a questioning tone.

Qin Fei's implication was that he wanted to kill O'Neill.

O'Neal snorted coldly, dismissively.

The Lakers have already had countermeasures. If they want to cut O'Neal, then the Lakers players will cut the big money.

Come on, let's hurt each other...

O'Neal walked to the free throw line, pouted his ass, and shot with awkward and weird posture.

Like a trebuchet, throwing a stone out.

There is no sense of beauty at all.

The basketball also hit the back edge very stiffly and bounced off.

He also missed the second free throw, and his face became even more ugly.

When the Warriors missed the second free throw by O'Neal, they immediately made a fast break.

Qin Fei pushed forward from the center line, and after receiving a long throw, he distributed the ball to Artest on the wing.

Artest rushed inside carrying the explosive package.

Bryant opened the last defense and completed a layup.

There is confrontation, and the movements are deformed.

The layup was also soft, and came out after rolling around. Fortunately, Billups made a tip-up under the basket and scored the ball.

"It turned out to be a tip-up from Billups. It's really strange that the Warriors scored this time."

The host also felt that the situation on the field changed too quickly.

Before the Lakers were still aggressive, but after two or three rounds, the two sides stood on the same starting line again.

Moreover, the coaches of both sides were very stable and did not call a timeout.

"The positional battle is actually dominated by the Lakers, but if they run and fight, the Lakers will still be dragged to death by the Warriors."

Many basketball commentators now feel that the Lakers seem to be restrained by the Warriors.

As for the Warriors' strategy of defeating the Lakers last year, the Lakers seem to have not found a way to crack it so far.

The only difference is that this year's Warriors haven't dared to double-team O'Neal like last year.

One is because of the introduction of stable scoring points like Cameron.

The second is because Kobe has made great progress this season and has become the top scorer in the league.

These two points are completely different from last year.

(End of this chapter)