Zhiba NBA

Chapter 31 (Thirty) The Attacking Big Zhi
"Use a new tactic that we have only experimented with for 2 days?" Smith was a little worried, he was cautious by nature.

"Let's try the effect for half a quarter first." Yuan Fei insisted.Through this period of understanding, he knew that Smith had no idea.

"Okay, listen up guys, we're going to start the second half with a new play. Let me set it up..."

On the other side, the atmosphere in the Lakers locker room was lively, and Jackson let the players discuss the second half freely.

"I think the Rockets will definitely play a small lineup. We can use Holly to defend the opponent's Turkish center." Derek Fisher said that he also became the head coach after retiring (although the record is not very good), and he is a commanding talent.

"I think this move is okay. I'll defend Okur, let Shaq take a good rest, and we will rely on him to kill Yao in the fourth quarter." Hawley also supports this point of view.

"It would be great if the Rockets used a small tactic in the third quarter, but I am a little worried that they will suddenly change their lineup." The seasoned Brian Shaw put forward another point of view.

"We have played many games with the Rockets this season, and they almost always play like this." Walker said: "I don't think they have changed much."

"The lads had a good discussion." Zen master stood up and concluded: "Just do what you said, first prepare according to the opponent's run-and-gun tactics. On the defensive end, pay attention to maintaining a good rhythm. Derek, you have to prevent the server from serving directly to Parker and slow down the speed of the opponent's advance across the half court. If there is a chance, others will interfere with the server. On the offensive end, Kobe is the core.

"As expected of a coach, calm and thoughtful arrangement." O'Neill smirked and flattered him.

"Shaq, you haven't forgotten the embarrassment that we lost by 35 points in the last game, right?" Jackson laughed, still wanting to give Shaq a shot.

"Of course I haven't forgotten, today is the opportunity to avenge our shame. We want to beat them by 40 points!" O'Neill really got angry.

***
"This... What kind of tactic is this Rocket?" O'Neill, who was sitting on the sidelines, was filled with anger and had already turned into confusion.

The Rockets sent Okur and Wang Zhizhi double high, plus Turkoglu, Reid and Billups.Everyone is tall in the same position. Hawley, the tallest of the five Lakers, is only 206cm, which is about the same height as Rockets small forward Turkoglu. Standing in front of Okur, who is 211cm, and Wang Zhizhi, who is 214cm, his momentum will be a little weaker.

"The player Wang was signed by the Rockets from the Clippers before the trade deadline. He played for the Mavericks before and played against us a few times. To be honest, he didn't make a deep impression on him." Phil Jackson was also a little puzzled, and quickly ordered his assistant to check Wang's information.

On the field, Wang Zhizhi happened to receive a pass from Billups. The defensive player in front of him was Madsen, who was half a head shorter than him. Big Zhi raised his hand and shot without hesitation.

"I have the impression! This kid is good at shooting three-pointers!" O'Neal yelled.

The ball crashes into the net, 46:58.

"Here comes the information!" The assistant hurriedly read: "The player Wang played 3 games with us last season. He played a total of 44 minutes, scored 16 goals in 8 shots, and scored 26 points. The scoring efficiency is very high. (Real data in history)"

At this time Kobe faced Turkoglu's strict marking and made a difficult move. He twisted his body and made a jump shot.

"I thought you could always make such difficult shots." Turkoglu smiled at Kobe.He was depressed enough to be beaten by Kobe in the first game.

"Scored 8 points with 26 goals? Is this Chinese good at fouling?" Walker asked suspiciously.Now it seems that the coach may change him to defend the king.

"It's not free throws, it's because he made 11 of 6 three-pointers against us!" the assistant coach explained.

"It's this kid who is as good at long-range shooting as the German Mavericks, making it difficult to defend inside!" O'Neill yelled.

Before the words fell, the ball hit the net.It was Wang Zhizhi again, he did a pick-and-roll and then pulled straight to the three-point line, received a return pass from Billups, and made a three-pointer. 49:58 The point difference came to single digits.

"This king, what is the total three-point shooting percentage?" Jackson asked.He was very upset that such an unknown pawn from China would actually interfere with his tactical arrangement of the No. 1 coach in the league.

“本赛季160投63中，39.4%；上赛季248投109中，44.0%（上赛季为史上真实数据），这个中锋也未免太准了吧？”

"Pause!" Jackson, who has always been calm, stood up immediately in a hurry, but he didn't have time.

Billups steals successfully, he points to Turkoglu.Lao Te showed his big-hearted side in the face of the Lakers players who were rushing forward with an uneven lineup. He made a fake move to attract attention, and then gave it to Wang Zhizhi who ran to the other side.

Wang Zhizhi shot for the third time in a row, and hit again, only 52 points away at 58:6!

The Rockets' bench went crazy, Yao Ming yelled for Da Zhi loudly, Wallace shook the towel vigorously, and even Da Meng laughed from ear to ear.

Yuan Fei also laughed.This is the Rockets' double-height turret tactics. If the running and bombing tactics are rhythm basketball, then this is the ultimate play of space basketball.The two big and tall shooters will put huge defensive pressure on the opponent's inside line, thus disrupting the opponent's defensive arrangement.

"I'm back!" Big Zhi roared in Staples Arena.

"Los Angeles Clippers, don't you guys look down on me? Don't want to give me more playing time, don't want to give me more opportunities to perform. Now I'm back, back to this arena in Los Angeles. This time my enemy is not the Clippers, but the Lakers, the city's kings with three consecutive championships. I want to defeat the Lakers to prove my strength!"

There were also some Clippers fans watching the game, and they looked at each other at the moment.Is this really the king who played in the Clippers?He turned out to be so powerful.

Clippers owner Sterling, who was watching the Lakers game in his mansion, was even more depressed at the moment.I originally thought that Wang was a mascot to attract the Chinese market, and it would be nice to sell it if it was useless. It’s rare that a fool like the Rockets took over.Looking at it now, Wang is also very powerful, and he sold at a loss.

***
O'Neal failed to rest and was forced to play. The shooting ability of Okur and Wang Zhizhi gave Fatty a headache, but the two were also unable to contain O'Neal's raging on the defensive end.Even if Yao Ming came on the court in the fourth quarter, he couldn't guard O'Neal, who was already red-eyed.

最终火箭102:106惜败于湖人。奥尼尔打了45分钟狂砍36+23+6，科比打了47分钟也有34+5+5进账。而湖人其他队员就比较惨了，只有布莱恩肖得了10分，其他人都没达到两位数。

Although the Rockets lost the game, they gained confidence.It is an acceptable result for them to fight against the mighty Lakers in the last minute.This is O'Neal's 1th season, and he's tired.In this way, O'Neal's physical fitness may be overwhelmed after playing for more than 11 minutes every game.

Good news came on the 25th. Yao Ming beat Stoudemire to be elected as the best rookie in the 02 class.Yao Ming averaged 27 minutes per game in the regular season, scoring 13.2 points, 8.0 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.6 blocks. As the center with the most minutes played by the Rockets, he helped the team return to the playoffs after three years.

Yuan Fei also took advantage of the rest time to watch the game videos of other teams. After all, the data should not only be data, but also be analyzed in combination with actual combat.

After 2 days of rest, on the 27th, the Staples Arena resumed fighting.The two teams have become more familiar with each other's formations, and there is little room for adjustment. The rest of the battle is to fight against each other with bayonets.

首节战罢果不其然还是湖人领先，比分是25:29。奥尼尔6分5板还是压制了姚明和大梦二人，车轮战也无法阻止这个胖子。但火箭得益于麦迪和比卢普斯二人出色的发挥，分差并没有拉大。麦迪单节砍下10+3+1。

"Second quarter changes, projected on the twin towers." Smith announced.Of course, this is also Yuan Fei's instruction.Smith has basically been reduced to a puppet coach, only responsible for the details.

Wang Zhizhi, Okur joined forces with Turkoglu, McGrady and Billups.The Zen master frowned.The depth of the Rockets' bench is really strong, and they can still play so many changes in the fourth game, which makes the Lakers with insufficient depth a headache.Of course, the Lakers also have an advantage, which is the strength of the two superstars.As the saying goes, one force can reduce ten meetings, which means that brute force can also solve various moves.Now the Lakers rely on OK's brute force to beat the Rockets.

The appearance of Wang Zhizhi and Okur at the same time means that O'Neal will inevitably be pulled out of the three-second zone, thereby completely releasing McGrady's breakthrough. Now McGrady can easily score a layup as long as he breaks through Kobe.Other players didn't dare to double-team McGrady easily because the Rockets' big pitchers on the outside were sharpening their knives.The rocket's offensive end has become a simple and effective style of play, one defense and one defense. No matter how strong Kobe's single defense is, he can't say that he can prevent McGrady's breakthrough, so McGrady scored consecutively.

The Lakers offense can only rely on O'Neill's personal ability, he succeeded in consecutive singles Okur.It's a pity that Kobe's touch is gone again. He ruined the lead with continuous strikes, and was overshadowed by McGrady's strong performance.In the second quarter, Kobe scored 8 points on 2 of 4 shots and made 2 turnovers.McGrady scored 10 points in a single quarter and sent 3 assists.With Wang Zhizhi hitting a two-pointer at the buzzer in the first half, the Rockets led the Lakers 61:56.Wang Zhizhi roared to the sky again, and his teammates stepped forward to hug him one after another.

O'Neill's physical fitness has turned on a yellow light, and he is already exhausted.Zen Master had no choice but to send out a combination of Walker + Holly in the second half, allowing these two big pitchers against the Rockets.But he was dumbfounded at the beginning of the game. The Rockets sent the Chinese team of Yao Ming and Wang Zhizhi.

姚明单打萨马基.沃克颇有心得，局面变成了科比和姚明对着连续砍分。杰克逊一看大事不好又被迫换上了奥尼尔，疲劳的胖子进攻端终于也失色了，这一节他6投1中仅仅得到了3分。而姚明5投4中得到了8+3。90:84，火箭仍然保持着领先。

In the last quarter, O'Neal was exhausted. Seeing that the Lakers were about to collapse, Kobe finally broke out.Kobe's talent is considered first-tier in the league, but not top-notch.What made him a top superstar was his persistence and perseverance.His hard training, persistent pursuit of excellence, love of basketball and unyielding fighting spirit make him have a vigorous physical fitness for more than 40 minutes.

Kobe, who was suppressed by Tracy McGrady for three quarters, broke out. He hit a fallback jumper, faked away McGrady and made a hit, broke through Tracy McGrady and Wallace, who was assisting in the defense, and hit a layup.In the last 1 minute and 15 seconds of the game, the point difference was only 4 points.Kobe played against McGrady with his back, a heavy shoulder, and a collision with a slight suspicion of foul. In the summer of 02, Kobe, who gained 7 kilograms and was even better, won the collision.McGrady lost his center of gravity slightly, and Kobe turned over and made a jumper and hit it steadily. 110:108 is only 2 points away!
　When Nelson was coaching the Mavericks, he once said that he hoped to use Wang Zhizhi to pull O'Neal out of the three-second zone.It's a pity that the Mavericks and the Lakers failed to meet in the playoffs in those years.Now this idea has been realized by the rocket!
　　
　
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