roccoschili Chapter 149 Re-Chapter Staples
Chapter 149 Re-Chapter Staples
Chapter 149 Returning to Staples
In the four games, O'Neal and Li Zhi averaged 25+ points in total. Are the Warriors crazy?
"O'Neal is just flashing back, and the Warriors can't go far."
A ball commentary from the Los Angeles Sports News analyzed the first four games of the Warriors, and the conclusion is very simple. The opponent's inside line is too weak, and the Warriors have not yet encountered a real test.
"O'Neal averaged 13.6 points, 9.1 rebounds and 1.5 assists last season. As he gets older, the more O'Neal, the better? Is he a monster?"
O'Neal was upset by the LA Athletic's comment. He tweeted that he was going to score 30 points on the Lakers' big man, but received a series of negative comments.
After Li Zhi knew about it, he probably guessed the opinion of the Los Angeles Sports News. This kind of analysis was correct, but that was only in the past.
The Los Angeles media probably had a mentality of not being able to eat grapes and saying that grapes were sour. They also threatened that in the next game, the Lakers' top three insiders would beat O'Neal out of the prototype!And Li Zhi couldn't bear the title of "Little Kobe".
So, with a mentality of "battle of fate", the Warriors' high imitation version of "OK combination" came to Staples.
O'Neal's performance last week was obvious to all, which allowed him to win the best of the week in the Western Conference. Most people have no opinion on this award. Although everyone does not think that O'Neal can continue this state, his performance this week is still worthy of the best of the week.
But Kobe refused to accept it. After four games, Kobe averaged 24 points, 4 assists and 4 rebounds per game, with a perfect record and no bad praise.
If the best award of the week was awarded to someone else, Kobe would have no objection, but O'Neal made Kobe feel unhappy.
The grievances between Kobe and O'Neal are well known, and Kobe has decided to teach O'Neal a hard lesson at Staples.
On the night before the game, TNT radio broadcasted live. Before the game, Barkley analyzed the gossip of the two sides and the strengths and weaknesses of the lineup.
Barkley's commentary doesn't just rely on grandstanding to please the public. He is also a leader in the commentary field with a round of professionalism, and a lot of data comes out of his mouth.
As an old opponent, he admires O'Neal very much and thinks he is an important member in the history of the Lakers. Barkley scoffed at the comments made by the Los Angeles Sports News.
"The direction of the game between the Warriors and the Lakers is no longer decided by the top three insiders of the Lakers, but by O'Neal!"
"The Lakers' triangle tactics O'Neal knows better than Bynum. If Shaq continues to maintain this state, the Lakers' inside line is a joke."
"Of course, I have reason to believe that Shaq will continue this state. Nelson is a good coach. He will not force Shaq to play in a way he doesn't like. Look at it. The Warriors averaged 70% of their points per game this season. Still come from the outside. As long as Shaq keeps a foothold inside and the Warriors don't collapse outside, the Lakers will never win easily!" Barkley said.
Warriors starting: Lowry, Jackson, Li Zhi, Milicic, O'Neal
Lakers starting: Fisher, Bryant, Odom, Gasol, Bynum.
The Lakers lineup has not changed much compared to last season. Old Nelson did not send Li Zhi to defend Kobe, but let him invest more in offense.
The fans did not boo before the game. In fact, many Lakers fans have experienced O’Neal’s era. Judging from the jerseys of the fans on the court, many fans still wear O’Neal’s jerseys.
The two sides jumped the ball, Bynum won, and the game began.
Bynum gave it his all every time he got on Shaquille O'Neal, even on the jump ball.From their nicknames, we can know why Bynum did this.
In 2004, the conflict between O'Neill and Kobe intensified, and it has reached the point where two tigers cannot be accommodated in one mountain.In the end, the Lakers made a difficult decision. They chose the younger Kobe and traded Olney to Miami.In the position of Lakers leader, Kobe took over O'Neal's mantle.
In the center position where O'Neal used to dominate, the Lakers also quickly found a successor for the Sharks.
In 2005, the Lakers used the No. 10 pick to select high school student Andrew Bynum, who was the youngest player in the draft.The Lakers' selection of Bynum is a gamble, but also a nostalgia. They cannot forget O'Neal's glory days, so they use a younger Bynum to continue the glory of the Lakers' center position.
Four years have passed, and everyone believes that O'Neal's career is coming to an end. He is no longer the most dominant player in the league, and Bynum has already provoked the backbone of the Lakers' main center.
Fisher took the ball to the frontcourt and played a pick-and-roll with Bynum.
Bynum was tall and completely blocked the hot hatch.
Fisher made a breakthrough from the left and made an emergency stop for a jumper.Jackson was unable to defend against Kobe, and Milicic was afraid of Gasol's shooting, so he was not very active in changing defenses.
Fisher averaged only 9.5 shots per game this season, but he was still able to score 11.7 points and 2.9 assists with a shooting percentage of 43.6%. After switching defenses a little slower, Fisher hit a mid-range shot.
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The Warriors attacked, and O'Neal made a pick-and-roll directly in front of Li Zhi, but the Lakers' defense was different from the Hornets, Nuggets and other teams. The defense targeted O'Neal to prevent O'Neal from making an empty cut.
The Lakers' formation was obviously well prepared. Bynum stood in the low post, Gasol was in the middle, and the other three took turns to defend. After Li Zhi shook off Odom, he switched to Kobe.
Li Zhi secretly scolded the Lakers for being treacherous, and then dribbled the ball. Just as there was a sign of a breakthrough, he was broken by Kobe's slap.
Immediately afterwards, Kobe threw the ball directly in front of him, followed the ball, bypassed Li Zhi from the side, and took charge of the fast attack.
When Li Zhi started the speed, Kobe had already completed the dunk with one hand.
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Kobe Bryant has often seen comments on Li Zhi in the media since this season. Many media added the title of "Little Kobe" to Li Zhi after the "Little Melon".
So defensively, Kobe took care of Li Zhi's breakthrough in a targeted manner.
When the Lakers fans cheered, Li Zhi frowned. The ball just now made Li Zhi feel something different.
O'Neill touched Li Zhi's head and signaled Li Zhi to attack.
The Warriors attacked, Stephen Jackson moved and received a pass from Lowry, Kobe chased after him and rushed up, under the interference, Jackson missed the shot.
However, the basketball ball was snatched by O'Neal. O'Neal, who was full of strength, fought Bynum and Gasol alone in the penalty area without losing the wind.
O'Neal then passed to Milicic, but Milicic also missed the shot.
O'Neill did not expect this situation. After Bynum grabbed the rebound, he handed it to Fisher to hold the ball for halftime.
Fisher lowered the tempo and fought the Warriors.
This is where Fisher is better than Lowry, experience.Except for O'Neal, the other four Warriors are excellent runners and jumpers. Fisher lowered his speed at this time, obviously curbing the Warriors' rhythm.
Fisher gave the ball to Odom, who stood behind the top of the arc and hoisted the ball to Gasol inside.
Then Odom runs to the baseline, and Bryant reaches the 60-degree arc, and the triangle is done.
Gasol singled out Milicic, both of them were about the same height and shape, but Gasol was technically superior. After a few pushes to the inside, seeing that the Warriors were not double-teaming, he showed off his inside footsteps with his left foot as the center.
Milicic was swayed by Gasol and jumped up. Gasol directly shortened his body, squeezed over, and then directly put the basketball into the basket.
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(End of this chapter)