Bishop: since 1998

Chapter 134 Two bottles of poison in front of me!
January 5, Staples Center Arena.

The second game of the Western Conference finals of the 99/00 season playoffs was still played at the home court of the Lakers.

If the table is not broken, there is no reason to replace it. Li Mu has 5 starting players, Billups, Kobe, Bowen, Ben, and O'Neal.

For the Trail Blazers, the starting 5 tigers remain unchanged, point guard Stoudemire, shooting guard Smith, small forward Pippen, power forward Rasheed, and center Sabonis.

beep~
With the sound of the whistle, the basketball flew into the sky.

O'Neal and Sabonis looked up and jumped almost simultaneously.

Snapped--!
Sabonis had the last laugh and scored the first attack for the Trail Blazers.

Stoudemire took advantage of the chaos to make a fast break, speed up, break through, and with a height of 1 meters, it was a misplacement to hit anyone.

Use the speed to easily tear through the Lakers' defense, and make small throws from the restricted area...

Swish-!
Kobe and Big Ben retreated quickly, but they still couldn't stop them.

The little flying mouse gave him space, and the offensive firepower was so good.

2 to 0! !
Looking back, Billups hit Stoudemire with his back.

In other words, in the last game, O'Neal almost exploded the Trail Blazers.

He will definitely deploy heavy troops to defend him.

The Trail Blazers' forward line is invincible, and the point guard and center positions are all flaws.

Play Stoudemire, don't think about it.

Step by step, push into the stomach, hit the shooting sweet spot, and before the Trail Blazers' defense was closed, he immediately turned around and shot a jumper...

Stoudemire bounces well, but is completely out of reach.

Swish-!
Billups hit two points.

The characteristics of being good at using the body to play are fully displayed.

2 to 2! !
The Blazers attack.

Stoudemire tried to break through, but was forced back by Kobe and Billups.

O'Neal sits in the penalty area, Daben sweeps around, and three people on the outside line lock the two-point area, forcing the offensive opponent to stay away from the shot.

This is the defensive ability of the Lakers' housekeeper. To put it bluntly, it is to be a turtle.

In other words, being a turtle is not so easy.

The Lakers lineup is very good.

Stoudemire has absolutely no room for a breakthrough.

If it were changed to the regular season, he would probably bet on the three-point shooting touch.

Now in the Western Conference finals, he decided to play it safe.

No offensive opportunities, the ball to Pippen, playing superstar basketball.

Seeing that Bowen ignored his three-pointer, hit him with his back, and was defended by Kobe.

Pippen continued to move the ball and played very patiently.

Snapped--!
One hit the ground, giving the ball low to the left.

Close to the bottom corner, it is difficult for the Lakers to defend the zone defense, and it is impossible to run a person from the bottom line.

Rashid moved his back to the bottom line, completely blocking the Lakers' zone defense tactics.

One-on-one against Big Ben, he turned over and shot a jumper with his arms back...

The advantage of body distance, abnormal wingspan, slight backward lean, the big body is top-notch, and the defensive skills are gradually getting stronger, but it is still useless.

This is Rasheed's housekeeping skill, and Yao Ming would not be able to block the shot.

Swish-!
"Beautiful, combining physicality and technique, Rashid's roar after the goal is understandable.

Because, this ball is so handsome, I have to celebrate it. "Mike Breen explained with a smile.

"Next, look at the Lakers offense.

Not that much trouble.

correct.

Throw the basketball to O'Neal.

Bang-dang-!
Bump away, turn around, push up, score...

O'Neal's physical gifts are too dominant. "

To be reasonable, what he can bear in terms of tonnage cannot bear his flexibility.

Both tonnage and flexibility are blocked, and O'Neal can still use his height to overpower him.

If the first three are all blocked, O'Neal can still play skills.

in case……

No, there is no if.

Because, that's not science, it's not people.

The Trail Blazers are attacking, and they seem to feel good tonight.

Stoudemire breaks through, makes a post-up pass, Smith catches, jumps up, makes a [-]-pointer...

Steve Smith is an All-Star scorer.

The Lakers shrank, and Kobe wanted to throw out to block the shot, but it was too late.

Swish-!
At the peak, he averaged 20+4+4 per game, and his offensive ability was good.

Even if he came to the Trail Blazers this season, the possession of the ball has decreased a lot, and he still averaged 15 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists per game.

With such a star empty, the Lakers are completely playing with fire.

As a result, the Lakers were benevolent, and were hit head-on by a three-pointer from the Trail Blazers.

The Lakers attacked, Stoudemire showed his toughness, and interrupted Billups' back play at the expense of physical entanglement.

In addition, Pippen emptied Bowen and rushed over to help defend.

Billuplin can't play the point guard position of the Trail Blazers, and it is difficult for O'Neal to catch the ball.

Kobe stood up.

He started with a reverse run and played off-ball tactics.

Going back to the left, the Blazers' defense has been taken away.

Billups passes the ball like a scalpel, Kobe catches it, lifts it up, and makes a shot.

When Rasheed's defensive focus moved, Kobe quickly collected the ball and rushed to the basket.

Boom-!
With a one-handed dunk, Kobe blasted the basketball into the basket.

At this time, the Lakers' offense has never been limited to O'Neal.

Melbring shook his head and explained with a smile, "Using what Adelman said, there are two bottles of poison in front of you, either O'Neal or Kobe.

For the Trail Blazers, the point guard is Stoudemire, who is the defensive leader.

This poison is like selling two and getting one free.

The Blazers couldn't stop the Lakers' offense. "

If the defense can't stop it, then try to attack.

Off the court, Dunleavy looked calm.

In terms of lineup, to be reasonable, the Trail Blazers who spend more money have the advantage.

At least for now.

Therefore, if the Lakers' offense cannot be solved, he is not anxious, it depends on who is in better condition.

The Blazers attack, Pippen catches the ball and plays point forward.

Unable to break through, he directly hit with his back. After attracting the defense, he turned and jumped up, flicked the basketball in the air, and sent the basketball to Sabonis on the inside.

The Trail Blazers lost by a big margin in the last game, that is, they lost on the inside and were beaten completely unable to hold their heads up.

Sabonis was overwhelmed on both ends of the offense and defense. He must stand up and give the Lakers a little color on offense.

Catch the ball, jump up, and flow on the floor. However, he has a height of 2 meters.

O'Neill is so fat that he can't fly, and the defense looks scary, but he can't reach it.

Swish-!
Sabonis has a soft mid-range shot like Yao Ming.

This season, he is still averaging 12 points and 8 rebounds per game.

The performance of zero points in the game was just an accident.

The Lakers' offense was still without the ball. Kobe received the ball from the weak side and copied his previous homework.

Make a jump shot...

Rashid knew he couldn't let the snake go. After all, Kobe had a strong offensive ability.

He came out of the box.

Kobe hit the ground, Big Ben caught the ball, and with a bang, his whole body hung on the basket.

With Kobe's excellent off-the-ball tactics, the Blazers' defense immediately fell into a situation of being overwhelmed and stretched.

Raheem made a save, and Kobe suddenly or passed the ball.

If you don't make a save and imitate Kobe who played Jordan, he will use his mid-range shot to punish the Trail Blazers.

Occasionally, Kobe will connect with O'Neal.

You say it's just two bottles of poison?

It was clearly more than that, it was still a bottle of poison that could be moved.

After the first quarter, the score was 31 to 27. With Kobe's all-round performance, the Lakers took a 4-point lead in the score.

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(End of this chapter)