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Chapter 39 Finally, there is a crisis in physical fitness!
At this time, the Lakers' lineup became Harper, Jones, Kobe, Horry, and O'Neal.

As soon as O'Neal came on the field, he immediately blocked Antonio Davis and reached out to receive a pass from Harper.

Sit back, punch hard, turn around, jump up, hook your hands, and with a bang, the basketball falls steadily to the basket.

The difference between the two sides came to 8 points.

This is not the point. The point is that the Lakers stopped the bleeding in time and stabilized the situation on the court.

As O'Neal's offense was completed, Kobe's off-ball began to spread, and the Lakers' shooters found the fulcrum and the key points, and were instantly emptied by the pressure on the defense, feeling like breathing the air to score.

Their offensive space has increased. Jones found that his opponent has become Jaylen Rose. His breakthrough offense has become more calm, breaking into the inside and easily hitting two points with a jumper.

Horry made consecutive three-pointers and finally hit a corner three-pointer.

The Lakers gradually narrowed the score, and the counterattack was fierce.

The Pacers, at this time, have to replace Reggie Miller and Antonio Davis. After all, they have played for a long time.

Next, Li Mu's eyes fell on the matchup between Kobe and Jaylen Rose.

Chris Mullin is too old to run, and it is impossible to mark Kobe. The young Jaylen Rose stepped forward to solve the problem of defending Kobe.

Li Mu had a playful smile on his face, and said to himself, in my previous life, Kobe was able to score 81 points on Jaylen Rose.

Kobe, who has not yet reached his peak, is facing the young Jaylen Rose. It should be a piece of cake to score 20 points in half!

Soon, Li Mu was disappointed.

Because Kobe is playing off the ball, a backrun and a screen can easily throw Jaylen Rose clean. Kobe catches the ball and accelerates to the basket.

The basket guarded by Schmitz was pierced in an instant, and a two-pointer was scored with a single-handed dunk.

Just like this, how can it be said that Kobe scored points on Jaylen Rose?

Isn't Jaylen Rose's head already left behind Kobe?
On the court, looking back, Schmitz made a mid-range shot from the free throw to help the Pacers stabilize the situation.

Then Chris Mullin also showed the performance of a microwave oven in his youth.

Just returned to the court, touched the ball for the first time, lifted the ball, shot, swished, raised the knife and landed, and hit a three-pointer accurately.

The Lakers, using physical talent to crush, frequently succeeded in offense.

The Pacers, with a high success rate, relied on their precise shooting skills to prevent the Lakers from making waves.

At the end of the second quarter, the score was 58 to 51. The Lakers trailed the Pacers by 7 points in the first half.

Fortunately, the Lakers are not without gains.

With more than a minute before the end of the second quarter, Kobe singled out Jaylen Rose, changed direction in front of a body, swished, and went inside, causing Schmitz's thug foul.

In this way, in the first half of the game, Schmitz had already committed 4 fouls.

This is good news for the Lakers who are behind.

The recuperation is over, and the game returns in the second half.

The Lakers started the Blacksmith team to play, and the Pacers started the five veterans.

The game started in the third quarter, Billups speeded up, and suddenly made a three-point jumper in the frontcourt...

Boom-!
'Tielu''s [-]-point shooting is a mess, and it's timeless.

The hit rate is 33%. In fact, adding a backward lean is more in line with the saying of "four leanings and three irons".

Ben Wallace, who barely played in the second quarter, returned to the field and was very aggressive.

Still before the basketball landed, he jumped into the air, made a point in the air, changed the landing point of the basketball, and snatched the basketball with the astonishing double bounce speed.

He landed, jumped up, and with a bang, his entire body hung on the basket.

58 to 53! !
"Ben's scramble for the basket can vaguely see the shadow of Rodman the bug.

If Big Ben can continue this performance, he can become an important puzzle for the Lakers on the way to the championship.

Schmitz's basket protection is still very problematic, and now he is limited by 4 fouls and can't let go of his hands and feet. This makes defense even more difficult for the Pacers.

Larry Bird, should try to play Dale Davis. ’ explained Mike Breen.

Groom Albert shook his head, "Larry Bird doesn't like players who can't shoot.

Schmitz's mid-range shot can sometimes change the outcome of the game.If Schmitz is removed, the Pacers may not be able to defend against the Lakers' offensive firepower.

On his own side, there is one less shooting point, and it will probably be a very headache on offense.

Moreover, Schmitz is not only good at shooting! "

On the field, as soon as the commentator's voice fell, Schmitz's offensive role was perfectly reflected.

While covering Miller, he received the basketball near the free throw line, attracted the attention of the defense, and handed the basketball hand to Miller.

Catch the ball, dribble one step, Miller pulls the ball to get up in three steps, and makes a pick in the air.

Swish-!
60 to 53! !
Schmitz is a typical European center, very versatile offensively.

In addition to having a soft shooting touch, he can also organize and support passes and play with his head.

Next, the Pacers are obviously pressing the offensive rhythm, using the lead to increase the success rate.

While reducing consumption, ensure the fruits of victory.

The Lakers, of course, will not do what the Pacers wanted. While increasing their defensive strength, they also try to play as fast as possible on offense to consume the opponent's physical energy.

As the game time passed, the third quarter entered the 7th minute, and finally, the Lakers' efforts paid off.

Reggie Miller, under Kobe's crazy competition on both ends of the offense and defense, first of all, there was a problem of poor physical fitness.

Although, relying on the cover of his teammates, he got rid of Kobe's chasing and defending, and raised his hand from outside the three-point line to shoot a jumper...

Boom-!
The three-point shot was short.

Obviously, Reggie Miller's shooting movement is deformed, and his breathing is not smooth.

For a shooter, the lack of physical fitness is too fatal.

The most fatal thing is that O'Neal grabbed the rebound, dribbled a step, and immediately threw the basketball to Billups.

The Lakers' quick counterattack pushed up, and Kobe and Bowen rushed up with both wings.

Chris Mullin and Reggie Miller, before halftime, chose to give up returning to defense, unable to rush forward.

Kobe scored this counterattack with a gorgeous one-handed dunk.

At this time, Kobe's physical fitness has not yet bottomed out, and he can dunk, showing off.

Then, Chris Mullin, who is known as the left-handed god and the microwave oven.

After receiving a pass from Mark Jackson, the corner jumper made a two-point shot...

With a bang, Chris Mullin's mid-range shot also missed.

Ben Wallace grabs the rebound and makes a quick pass, distributing the basketball to Billups.

Quickly passed to the midfield, Kobe received the ball, strode to the basket, jumped up, turned 180 degrees, folded the back button, and blasted the basketball into the basket.

The scores of the two sides, the Lakers are only 2 points behind.

Larry Bird called a long timeout, replaced Chris Mullin and Schmitz with Jaylen Rose and Dale Davis, wanted to avoid the edge of the Lakers, and held a wave first, waiting for the core players to recover Physical fitness, another showdown.

On the side of the Lakers, Li Mu saw that Reggie Miller was showing signs of fatigue, and immediately put his tactics on Kobe, and said to Kobe, "Next, Billups will give you the basketball that should die.

Kobe, the only thing you have to do is to attack with the ball and blow up Reggie Miller who is facing you.

His physical strength is in crisis and he can't run anymore. Do you still have physical strength? "

"Before the whistle blows, my physical fitness will always be full.

Moreover, even if Reggie Miller is physically fit, he can't prevent my offense.

Head-to-head is my job, no one is better than me, and no one can guard me. "

Kobe's eyes were full of confidence, and against the face of the cauliflower head, he showed the murderous look of a black mamba.

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(End of this chapter)