I'm really strong in basketball

Chapter 26
7 pm.

FedEx Arena, players from both sides played.

Lakers:
Number one Payton.

Kobe at number two.

Liu He in the third position.

Malone at the fourth position.

O'Neal at the fifth position.

Grizzlies:
No. [-] "White Chocolate" Jason Williams.

Mike Miller at No. [-].

James Posey at number three.

Pau Gasol at the fourth position.

Jack Chakarias at the fifth position.

At the beginning of the game, O'Neill still came out on top.

Payton pushed forward slowly, and went to the frontcourt to hang to O'Neal in the low post.

O'Neal punched Jack Chakarias with his back, went to the basket one after another, pushed his opponent away with force, and turned around with a dunk.

boom!
2: 0.

The unsolvable shark, started slaughtering again, just like the last game.

But Liu He keenly noticed the difference.

Chakalias is 218cm, 129kg, 24 years old.

He was taller, heavier, and younger than P.J. Brown in the previous game.

In the last game, O'Neal ate P.J. Brown hard without any pressure.

But just now, O'Neal took a lot of effort to get to the basket.

Chakarias, who was abused, was not depressed, and ran to the frontcourt expressionlessly.

His scoring methods are lacking, his feet are slow, his rebounding ability is average, and his defense is not strong...just one advantage.

Can resist O'Neill!
Although it is not really able to resist, but it can cause some trouble for O'Neill, and it is enough to consume his physical strength.

During the years when O'Neal ran rampant in the league, as long as a slightly stronger tank center is a hot commodity, his value has skyrocketed, or even doubled.

This also proves O'Neill's dominance from the side.

Just like Tyronn Lu.This guy usually doesn't have much chance to play, but in the finals, he can pester Iverson for about 10 minutes and cause trouble for Iverson. The Lakers are willing to give such a marginal player an annual salary of $500 million.

This also proves Iverson's dominance in 01 from the side.

But what surprised Liu He even more was that the gloomy Kobe didn't do anything, just moved around honestly, and didn't seem to have any intention of falling out with O'Neal.

The Grizzlies attack.

Gasol pulled to the high post to support, and the Grizzlies players patiently passed the basketball, time and time again.

Helplessly, the Lakers' defense was too strong, and there was no chance for nearly 24 seconds.

Mike Miller could only force the shot, but he didn't make it.

Hubie Brown on the sidelines frowned. The strength gap between the two teams was too great, and there was nothing they could do.

But when the words came to his lips, what Old Brown said was: "Children, you are doing well. We just lack a little bit of luck. Stick to our style of play, don't be discouraged, and there will be gains in the end."

That's right, the Grizzlies' style of play is fine, pure is the crushing of strength.

Hearing Old Brown's encouragement, Liu He sighed in his heart: This is a good coach!
Sure enough, with the encouragement of the coach, the defensive attitude of the Grizzlies players has directly improved to a level.

O'Neill continued to dig low.

Chakarias made a grim face and tried his best to block it, but he was still retreating steadily.But he did not give up and still tried his best to stop O'Neill.

You can beat me, but you can't do whatever you want in the restricted area I guard.

The Grizzlies basket is guarded by me.

Upon seeing this, Gasol immediately rushed to the low post to help defend.

O'Neal was forced to pass the ball and find an open Malone.

Malone made a mid-range shot.

James Posey rushed over desperately, and finally interfered.

Malone's CIC missed.

At the basket, Chakarias struggled to block O'Neal.Gasol took the opportunity to protect the rebound with his long arm.

After landing, Gasol, who is good at passing the ball, found white chocolate for the first time.

White Chocolate immediately launched a fast attack.

In the frontcourt, White Chocolate faced Kobe's defense and crossed Miller on the flank.

Miller made a mid-range jumper.

Swish!
2: 2.

Lakers offense.

Payton controlled the rhythm and reminded his teammates loudly: "Don't worry, slow down, we play our own rhythm."

In the frontcourt, Payton continued to lob the ball to O'Neal.

O'Neal attracted the double-team and split out, and the other four of the Lakers patiently passed the ball.

The Grizzlies players desperately defended and assisted in defense, showing a desperate defensive attitude.

But still the same sentence, people can't run the ball.

After many passes, the Lakers had a good chance.

Liu He scored two points in one step within the three-point line, whoosh!
4: 2.

Hubie Brown sighed again, this is pure strength crushing.

But...my kids don't lie down easily either.

The Grizzlies attack.

White Chocolate used Gasol's pick-and-roll to kill in the penalty area.

The Lakers immediately shrunk their formation to encircle White Chocolate.

Facing the net, Bai Chocolate made a mysterious pass behind his back and passed the ball out through an incredible gap.

James Posey catches the ball, takes off and shoots.

As soon as he was in his shooting position, he saw No. 25 Lakers player rushing towards him fiercely.

In a panic, Percy shot hastily.

And because of Liu He's long arms and height advantage, the ball is still a little backward.

For Posey... the ball was too difficult.

As soon as he made a shot, Percy knew it was not.

boom!
Sure enough, it hit the iron.

There was chaos under the basket, and several big meat sticks fought hand to hand, which can be called a meat grinder under the basket.

Change to a small guard with a slightly weaker body, enter vertically, and exit lying down.

Chakarias knew that he was not as capable as O'Neal, and he didn't want to grab rebounds with O'Neal, but tried his best to block O'Neal's position.

I can't grab it, and neither can you.

On the other side, Miller is also stubbornly resisting Malone.He really couldn't stand the strongest muscular man in the league, but he still delayed Malone's speed.

It was this time difference that Gasol grabbed the rebound first and completed a tip-up.

Swish!
4: 4.

All of a sudden, the Grizzlies even played back and forth with the Lakers.

Liu He couldn't help feeling the personality charm of Coach Hubie Brown.

If it wasn't for him treating his disciples like a teacher like a father, how could these disciples show such a hard-working attitude just because of his words.

Even the commentary on the scene was surprised: "A civilian team that doesn't even have an All-Star, they actually blocked the Galaxy Battleship!"

In a word, the Grizzlies worked too hard tonight.

Even their opponents had to admit it.

Payton advanced with the ball and continued to suppress the speed according to the Lakers' own rhythm.

"Guys, the kids over there tonight played really well, they taught us a lesson. But don't worry, we don't have to do anything, just keep doing what we do every night."

It has to be this kind of veteran point guard, who can control the rhythm in any situation, and the team will not be chaotic.

Payton still hangs O'Neal, showing O'Neal's dominance to the fullest, attracting double-teams, and then splitting the ball.

The outside line then conducts patiently.

Bryant seized an empty cut, went to the basket, and scored an easy layup.

6: 4.

Gradually, the Lakers still widened the gap. After all, the strength gap between the two sides does exist.

End of first quarter, 22:18.

The Lakers led by 4 points.

Only 4 points behind in the first quarter, the Grizzlies players can be proud, which is something neither the Mavericks nor the Spurs can do.

The second game.

The Grizzlies lineup has been adjusted.

Chakarias, the core of the inside defense, and James Posey, the gate of the outside defense, all stayed on the bench.

Especially Chakarias, who was still panting heavily, and beads of sweat the size of soybeans kept oozing from his forehead.

Chakarias was still exhausted fighting against O'Neal and with the assistance of his teammates.

Where is this person?

Chakarias felt like he was fighting a heavy tank in the first quarter.

Now the Grizzlies lineup is: Lorenzen White, Gasol, Battier, Miller, White Chocolate.

Phil, who was on the bench, was extremely jealous. The Grizzlies' bench lineup is really rich.

Lorenzen, a blue-collar player who averaged 12 points and 9.4 rebounds per game at his peak, can still score 9.4 points and 6.8 rebounds this season.

Battier is also a well-known wing defensive gate, and has excellent long-range shooting ability.

Lorenzen replaced Zakalias and defended O'Neal.

Battier takes over from Posey and takes on Kobe.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Battier received a pass from Gasol and hit a corner three-pointer.

Swish!
22: 21.

As soon as it comes up, it feels really hot!

The point difference between the two teams was only 1 point, and the Memphis fans rejoiced and kept cheering for the home team.

NBA, where miracles happen.

Can the Grizzlies perform miracles tonight?
Lakers offense.

Payton continued to hang O'Neal.

But at this moment, Lorenzen came around from behind and cut off Payton's pass.

The Grizzlies played defensively and counterattacked.

Miller scored against Liu He's defense.

22: 23.

The Grizzlies lead by 1 point.

The atmosphere at FedEx Arena was even hotter, and Memphis fans began to stand and celebrate.

Before the game, if you say that the Grizzlies can lead the Lakers, others will regard you as crazy.But now, it's actually happening.

Old handsome Hubie Brown smiled.

He not only changed the defensive vanguard, but also changed the defensive tactics.

Zakalias is taller and stronger, good at top defense.

Lorenzen wasn't tall enough or strong enough to defend against the top.But he's quick and flexible enough to be more suited to wrapping around the front.

This change caught the Lakers by surprise.

"Gary, pay attention, the opponent is starting to move forward."

Phil reminded loudly from the sidelines.

Peyton nodded, and he slowly advanced to the front court, observing the situation by the way.

Lorenzen still adopts the tactic of going around the front, trying not to let O'Neal catch the ball.

However, he still underestimated the big shark.

O'Neill exerted all his strength, directly knocked Lorenzen away with his arm, and opened the gap with force.

Payton was an instant lob.

O'Neal took advantage of the momentum and dunked with both hands in the alley-oop.

boom!
24: 23.

The big shark is so terrifying, it is impossible to defend him one-on-one.

Looking back, O'Neal instead showed his dominance in the restricted area, slapping Gasol's shooting fan to the fifth row of the auditorium.

Immediately afterwards, Liu He hit a corner three-pointer again.

27: 23.

When the chicken soup cools down, what remains is the collision of absolute strength.

Under the leadership of O'Neal, the Lakers opened up the gap a little bit.

Coach Hubie Brown tried to double-team O'Neal again, and Kobe immediately fired from the outside, hitting the Grizzlies with no resistance.

Halfway through the third quarter, at 68:55, the Lakers had already led by 13 points at one point, which meant clocking in three quarters to get off work.

On the sidelines, on the Lakers bench, Phil Jackson heaved a sigh of relief.

What worries him most tonight is not the Grizzlies, but Kobe.

In the press conference after the last game, O'Neal and Malone made big mouths. One claimed to be the boss of the team, and the other claimed to be the boss of the locker room.

Phil was afraid that Kobe would be angry because of this, and he would have conflicts with O'Neill and Malone, tearing his skin apart.

The outcome of a game does not matter, but if there is a conflict between the core of the team, it will be a huge disaster.

After all, the greatest empires crumble from within.

But now it seems that Kobe is still relatively restrained, at least there is no sign of tearing his face with O'Neal and Malone on the surface.

Beep!
Just then, old coach Hubie Brown called a timeout.

The Grizzlies players formed a group, and Old Brown arranged tactics in an orderly manner.

Phil saw it, and thought to himself: Hubby still doesn't give up?
The Lakers have nothing to change. After all, they have the upper hand, and the best strategy is to respond to changes with the same.

"Guys, you did a good job in the first two and a half quarters, very good. As long as we continue to maintain the previous rhythm, we can return to Los Angeles with a 7-game winning streak."

Pause ends.

Back to the game, the first offensive round of the Grizzlies still ended in failure.

Phil Jackson on the sidelines immediately breathed a sigh of relief. The Grizzlies didn't seem to make any adjustments during this timeout, so tonight's game should already be a sure thing.

Lakers offense.

Payton still controlled the rhythm, dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, and was observing the situation when he suddenly heard the referee's whistle.

Beep!
Payton looked confused, looking for the foul player.

I saw Lorenzen holding O'Neal without the ball at the basket, and O'Neal looked unlovable.

Shark hacking tactics?

On the sidelines, Phil Jackson looked at his confidant Tex Winter.

Old Winter understood what Phil meant at a glance, and immediately checked the data.

"In this quarter, the Grizzlies have fouled 5 times, so this is the 6th time. O'Neal will get 2 free throw opportunities."

Phil: "."

Phil looked diagonally across to the Grizzlies bench.

Old handsome Hubie Brown touched the temples of his glasses and smiled apologetically.

But the stadium is the battlefield. In order to win, it is necessary to target the enemy's weaknesses and fight to the death.

Old Brown is sorry, but he will not be soft when he strikes.

"Can only hope Shaq gets a decent free throw tonight."

Phil prayed.

Old Winter shook his head. He flipped through the data and said, "This season, Shaq's free throw percentage is the third lowest in his career, only 49%. In the first two and a half quarters of this game, O'Neal made 4 of 1 free throws."

Phil: "."

Even among big men who are generally inaccurate free throws, O'Neal's free throw percentage is quite explosive.

Kevin Garnett, this season's free throw percentage, 79.1%.

Tim Duncan, this season's free throw percentage is a career low, 59.9%.

Eric Dampier, 65.4%.

Carlos Boozer, 76.8 percent.

Elton Brand, 77.3%.

Kenyon Martin, 68.4%.

Among the top big men in the league, there is only one person who can compete with O'Neal, and that is "Big Ben" Ben Wallace.

Ben is also shooting 49 percent from the free throw line.

In terms of free throws, the two of them are definitely crouching dragons and phoenixes.

(End of this chapter)