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Chapter 121 Fighting the Heat!

In the 6 minutes of the second quarter, relying on Kobe's off-the-ball tactics, he continued to expand the score.

The Pacers only have the outside line, and they can't keep up with the Lakers' combination of inside and outside.

At the end of the second quarter, the Lakers have widened the point difference by 21 points.

The game started in the third quarter, and the Pacers began to rush to the basket frequently, wanting to cause damage, and got a lot of opportunities to get to the free throw line.

The shooting touch has also improved, and he counterattacked and recovered a lot of points.

In the fourth quarter, the Pacers were still unable to effectively limit the Lakers' offense on defense.

With the decline in physical fitness and unstable shooting sights, the Lakers began to continue to expand the score.

hum~~
With the sound of the buzzer, the game time is over.

With a score of 118 to 95, the Lakers beat the Pacers by 23 points.

奥尼尔轰下33分13篮板，科比26分8助攻6篮板。

雷吉米勒17投7中，杰伦罗斯15投4中，马克杰克逊9投2中，戴维斯9投2中。

With such a low shooting percentage, it is a disaster for the team that shoots and wins, and it is not wrong to lose.

……

June 3, American Airlines Center Arena.

The Lakers played back-to-back away games to challenge the Heat.

After a simple appearance and warm-up, in the arena, the starting lineups of both sides for tonight's match were also played.

The Lakers started with 5 players, Billups, Kobe, Bowen, Big Ben, O'Neal.

The Heat started with the 5 Tigers, point guard Bug Hardaway, shooting guard Dan Marlier, small forward monster Mashburn, PJ Brown, and Big Z Mourning.

Just looking at the starting lineup, this Heat team is not easy.

beep~
With the sound of the whistle, the game began with a scrimmage.

O'Neal defeated Mourning and scored the first attack for the Lakers.

Billups dribbled the ball to the front court, observed the situation on the court, and found that the Heat had defended the tortoise formation.

No-flying in the penalty area and iron-blooded basketball can be called the labels of the Heat.

Seeing that O'Neal had no room to catch the ball, and there was another "183" in front of him, Billups moved.

Outside the three-point line, the ball is pulled up, and the three-point arrow is shot...

Tim Hardaway, nicknamed Xiao Chong, can only stare blankly, with short legs and short hands, completely out of reach.

Bang-dang-!
The three-pointer hit the iron and missed.

Billups' face was calm.

That's right, he is "Tel Lu".

"Parallel imports" with unstable three-pointers.

Blacksmithing has become his routine.

Big Ben gets stuck and JP Brown grabs the rebound.

The two have the same meaning, both rely on defense and rebounding.

Hardaway catches the ball and dribbles it slowly upcourt.

This season, the Heat averaged 88 points per game, which is really embarrassing.

You know, they were the strongest defensive team in the league last season, conceding an average of 83 points per game.

Of course, the Heat's offense is not much better, averaging only 91 points per game this season.

The reason why the two stats are so low is because they play cards... no, they play ball and like to procrastinate.

In the frontcourt, Hardaway stepped down and changed direction, like a dream, freezing Billups' footsteps, accelerating easily, and passing Billups' defense.

According to folklore, the crossover was invented by Hardaway, and Iverson developed the crossover to its peak.

Both are 183, and it is such a foul to dribble.

Breaking through into the penalty area, O'Neal threw it out, but it was useless. Hardaway accelerated and passed. When O'Neal just turned around, the basketball had already hit the board and got into the net.

The screen looked like O'Neal was a hundred million points short and would block Hardaway's shot.

However, with this time difference, with Ao Pang's body now exceeding the standard, it is completely impossible to catch up.

0 to 2! !
Hardaway's stunt shot helped the Heat score first.

Outside the arena, Li Mu's expression was calm.

He already knew that Billups couldn't keep up with the speed-type point guard, and he didn't feel surprised.

Fighting against the Heat on defense, Li Mu has no interest at all.

Fighting against the Heat on offense is what Li Mu is looking forward to.

Soon, Billups dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, and Li Mu frowned.

On the court, O'Neal still couldn't catch the ball.

Then, Billups gave Kobe the ball.

At this time, an unexpected situation happened, and Dan Malier directly resorted to the snake tactic.

Put Kobe one step beyond the arc.

Anti-burst is not anti-cast.

Is this underestimating Kobe's shot?

Kobe pulled it up, and it was a three-point shot...

Bang-dang-!
Kobe's three-pointer is also solid.

The most embarrassing thing for Li Mu was that he still couldn't grab the rebound.

For the maintenance of rebounds, the Heat did a great job.

In the frontcourt, the Heat attacked with the same trick. Hardaway stepped down and changed direction, passing Billups.

A small throw was made, and with a bang, the basketball went into the basket.

0 to 4! !
Off the court, Riley nodded.

The point guard of the Lakers is a flaw. Before the game, he had already arranged for Hardaway's breakthrough tactics.

If the Lakers don't flank, Hardaway can play forever.

If the Lakers flank, Hardaway's pass is also enough for the Lakers to eat a pot.

On the field, Hardaway continued to break through.

Bowen rushed over to help defend, pulled the ball up, Hardaway flicked in the air, and distributed the basketball to Mashburn who suddenly cut inside.

Catch the ball in three steps and hit the basket.

O'Neal slapped the ball with a big hand and dribbled the ball, destroying Mashburn's rush and dunk.

"The referee's whistle blew, O'Neal's style.

Never dunks in the paint he guards.

Even if he pays for a foul, O'Neal will pull down the offensive player.

The Heat seem to be stealing O'Neal's defensive style.

Of course, Hardaway's breakthrough goal was the result of the Heat's offense. "

At the free throw line, Mashburn was not soft on his hands and made two free throws steadily.

Swish twice.

The Lakers are already 6 points behind.

Offensive and defensive transition, the Lakers attack.

Billups organized patiently, and Kobe ran off the ball.

Finally, the basketball was finally handed over to O'Neal.

PJ Brown rushed over, and Matthew Ben let go of Bowen and also rushed over.

Mourning withstood O'Neal's first wave of offensive.

Immediately, O'Neill was caught in a pinch.

Snapped--!
O'Neal didn't make a strong play, and the ball went outside.

Mourning is the best defensive player of the year in recent years, and his style of play is very tough.

Then, PJ Brown is the defensive second team.

Mashburn is one of 10 small and medium forwards.

One vs three is not a smart choice.

Bowen is outside the three-point line on the right, catches the ball, faces the basket, raises his hand and makes a three-point jump shot...

Swish-!
3 to 6! !
Li Mu nodded.

When the Heat target O'Neal, the outside firepower will show off.

This is a proposition, no matter how the Heat choose, the Lakers' offense is very favorable.

That's the perk of playing next to O'Neal.

Bowen's three-pointer did not pull his hips.

On the court, the Heat's offense was still Hardaway's breakthrough point, assisting Mourning, dunking at the basket, and scoring two points.

3 to 8! !
Little Worm Hardaway's attack is too difficult to defend.

The Lakers' defense is also taking care of one thing and losing another.

Next, the Lakers attacked, O'Neal accelerated the offensive rhythm, quickly knocked Mourning away, and took advantage of his height at the basket to force Mourning to score two points.

5 to 8! !
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(End of this chapter)