I'm really strong in basketball

Chapter 24 When Sharks Kill

The next round still belongs to the Hornets.

After breaking into the trap of the Lakers for two consecutive rounds, Beard finally calmed down a bit.

Instead of sprinting recklessly, he called his teammates to pick and roll.

Magloire completed a high-quality pick-and-roll and slid to the basket.

Beard's pass was timely and Magloire caught the ball for a layup.

Just then, he noticed that it was getting dark.

Oh, it turned out that O'Neill jumped up, covered the sky, and a solid block sent Magloire flying with the ball.

Snapped!
Super hot pot.

This slap not only stunned Magloire, but also the Hornets fans.

The Lakers' offensive round is still the strong point of playing O'Neal.

The Hornets finally started double-teaming.

But a small double-team is nothing to a super giant of O'Neal's level. He raised the basketball high to avoid the defender's arm, and threw the ball to the outside.

Liu He received the ball and easily hit a wide-open three-pointer.

9: 7.

This is the consequence of pinching O'Neal. O'Neal's height of 216cm comes with excellent vision, and he can easily pass inside and outside.

Hornets attack.

Beard continued to play pick-and-roll tactics with Magloire.

Magloire caught the ball and rushed to the inside, and once again had a big meal.

Consecutive blocks!
O'Neal's dominance of the restricted area is not only offensive, but also defensive.

And he also protects the rebound.

Lakers offense.

The Hornets insisted on double-teaming O'Neal, and O'Neal once again passed the ball to Liu He.

Not enough, the Hornets defended very resolutely this time, and immediately some players rushed in front of Liu He.

The shot chance is not good, Liu He will not force the shot, but pass the ball patiently.

The Hornets can only keep making up defenses.

But how can a person run past the ball?

Soon, the Lakers sent a chance, and Payton made a long two-pointer with a wide open and made a hollow hit.

Swish!
11: 7.

The Lakers played a wave of 11:0 offensive, not only catching up with the point difference, but also achieving a lead.

The Hornets coach could only call a timeout.

But when he picked up the tactical board, he didn't know what to say.

Either double-team O'Neal, or not double-team.

Double-teamed, the rest of the Lakers kept scoring goals and could kill the Hornets.

Don't double-team, I'm really afraid that P.J. Brown will retire in place.No!I am afraid that before he announces his retirement, he will be tortured by sharks and die on the spot.

Until the end of the timeout, the Hornets coach didn't know what he had done.

In fact, he is not to blame, it is not that the Hornets are weak, but that the opponent is too strong.

So after the start of the game, the point difference further widened.

At the end of the first quarter, 28:17, the Lakers led by 11 points in a single quarter.

And O'Neal scored 12 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks in a single quarter.

The opposite is Kobe.

Kobe's touch tonight was really bad. He missed all 5 shots in the first quarter. He only relied on breakthroughs to make fouls and scored 2 points from free throws.

At the end of halftime, 55:39, the Lakers led by 16 points, and there was a feeling that they had to clock in and get off work in three quarters.

New Orleans fans have begun to exit, they do not believe that the home team can comeback.

However, in the third quarter, Beard hit unreasonable three-pointers consecutively, narrowing the point difference once again.

This prevented Malone and Payton from getting off work early and could only continue to fight.

In the end, after 48 minutes of fighting, the Lakers beat the Hornets 112 to 91. The winning streak at the beginning of the season came to a "six-game winning streak" and continued to lead the league.

O'Neal made 25 of 18 shots and 15 of 8 free throws. He scored an astonishing 44 points, 15 rebounds, 4 assists and 5 blocks. This is completely a dominant statistic. His shooting percentage is as high as 72%, but his free throw percentage is only 53.3%, just over half.

On the contrary, Kobe failed to adjust his touch all night, and his shooting percentage was very low. He made 14 of 4 shots, 4 of 1 three-pointers, and 8 of 7 free throws. He scored 16 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and 1 block.

From this, Liu He thought of a question, in this era, insiders are still king.

That famous basketball saying: The closer you are to the basket, the higher your shooting percentage.It really is the truth.

Big guys do have higher and more consistent shooting percentages than smaller guys.

In addition, Malone scored 19 points, 8 rebounds and 1 steal.

Payton had 11 points, 3 rebounds, 8 assists and 2 steals.

Liu He also had 15 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals.

After the game, the Lakers returned to the locker room.

Everyone congratulated O'Neal for his super performance.

Malone: ​​"Shaq, great job!"

Payton: "This is you, the best big man in the league today."

Fisher: "The guy opposite you tonight almost got beaten and cried."

Fox: "The big shark is out!"

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O'Neal was also triumphant: "Hahaha, normal operation! Normal operation! You don't have to be too surprised. After all, I am Shaq!"

Amidst the joy, Liu He noticed that Kobe's mood was not too high.

Not long after, Phil came to the locker room.

Tonight, he will take O'Neill and Malone to the press conference.

This is also a routine operation. After all, O'Neal and Malone performed the best tonight, and even Kobe was very calm and felt that it should be done.

But no one expected that this press conference became the fuse of the Lakers' civil turmoil again.

When Liu He came back after taking a shower and changing into clean clothes, he didn't see Kobe.

Liu He thought that this guy took a slow bath, so he didn't take it seriously at first.

But waited and waited, Kobe never showed up.

disappeared?
Liu He then asked Fisher, who was wearing earphones and immersed in the singing: "Derek, where is Kobe?"

Fisher scanned the locker room, but couldn't find Kobe, so he said firmly: "Whenever you lose, or when he doesn't perform well, if you want to find Kobe, go to the court."

"Thanks, Derek."

Fisher nodded, put on the earphones again, and shook his head again.

Afterwards, Liu He went to the stadium.

Sure enough, a lonely figure was working hard on the empty field.

Kobe changed into a new training suit, which was soaked through.

When picking up the ball, Kobe noticed Liu He.

"Are you here? Come, train with me. Try to interfere with my shooting."

Liu He originally wanted to refuse, after all, the trainer told him not to overtrain.

But when I think that players like Kobe are still training extra, what right do I have to be lazy?

So Liu He didn't say anything, took off his thin coat, and walked onto the court.

I don't know how long it took, assistant coach Tex Winter suddenly appeared on the court.

According to the "convention", he came over and told Kobe to prepare to take the bus to leave.

He was about to speak, but found that there was not one person on the field tonight, but two.

Old Winter thought he was dazzled at first, so he rubbed his eyes, but after a closer look, there were really two people.

In addition to Kobe, there is also Liu He.

It is said that Liu He's performance tonight is not bad, so do we need to practice more?

Sure enough, he is a good boy!

(End of this chapter)