Reborn as Kobe

　　 On March 16, before the Lakers played at home with the Raptors, the Lakers announced that Kobe was unwell and needed a temporary rest.

　　 This is not good news for Harris, who is counting on Kobe to go through fire and water, after all, Kobe's strength lies there, and he is very obedient. Harris also asked the Lakers team doctor. The Lakers team doctor did not know the actual situation and could only tell Harry Scoby that it was not a traumatic injury, but other diseases should be found in the hospital.

　　 In the game that day, despite the lack of Kobe's control, the Lakers still defeated the Raptors 98:90. However, the game was slow and very ugly.

On March 17, the Lakers rushed to the away game and beat the Denver Nuggets back-to-back 103:94. Kobe won two consecutive victories in the days when Kobe was absent. Everything looked very good, and Harris's heart also filled with Kobe's absence. This kind of indescribable luck, he feels that the current Lakers are the team he wants, and everything can be done.

　　 On March 20th, the Lakers defeated the Cavaliers 89:76 in an away game. They won three consecutive victories, and they seemed to be on the right path.

Before Harris started to be happy, on March 21, the Lakers were killed by the Heat at 97:98 in away games. You must know that the Heat’s head player Mourning was absent due to injury. This also made Buzz and Jerry watching. West finally began to face up to Harris' coaching ability.

　　 On March 23, the Lakers lost to the Magic 84:110 away. In this game, Magic star Anfenni Hardaway made a sudden outside shot, scoring 45 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists, which made the Lakers' defensive tactics face down.

　　 On March 24, the Lakers beat the Nets back-to-back 109:84, which also gave Alexander Harris a long loss.

　　 On March 25, the Lakers returned to the home court with a 106:84 victory over the visiting Bucks. The Bucks have completely lost hope of the playoffs and are considering rebuilding.

On March 27, the Lakers lost 90:97 away to the Vancouver Grizzlies. This made the Grizzlies general manager very unhappy. They are on the way to fight for the No. 1 pick. If they win a game, they lose an extra point. .

　　 On April 1, the Lakers lost to the Sonics in an away game 95:97. They have already lost the first place in the Western Conference. The Jazz temporarily ranked first in the Western Conference with one more win.

　　 On April 2nd, the Lakers returned to their home court with a 110:85 victory over the Denver Nuggets, which made the Lakers relieved.

　　 On April 4th, the Lakers lost to the Spurs 83:94 at home. In this game, Dominic Wilkinson once again demonstrated the unique charm of the essence of human movies, smashing 35 points and 7 rebounds, but unfortunately he did not see the ugly face of the old man on the sidelines, and now the Spurs are playing with the Celtics During the critical period of the fight for Dumb, Popovich was depressed and wanted to vomit blood.

On April 6th, the Lakers beat the Mavericks 83:80 at home. With 20 seconds left in the game, Van Exel assisted Horry to hit a three-pointer, which also made Harris on the sidelines a little embarrassed, because He deployed a two-point tactic. He didn't expect the player to be blocked as soon as he entered the court. Van Exel, who broke through the penalty area, could only pass the ball to Horry on the three-point line, but Horry grasped it. opportunity.

　　 On April 8th, the Lakers killed the Warriors in a 90:85 away game. Although the scene was ugly, the Lakers had an overwhelming advantage from start to finish.

　　 On April 9, the Lakers lost to the Utah Jazz in 89:101. The Jazz's invincible pick and roll once again gave Harris a taste of the ups and downs of the arena.

　　 Harris returned to Los Angeles finally ushered in good news, O'Neal and Kobe both returned to the team, which also gave the Lakers a lot more confidence in the regular season for the first place in the West.

　　 On April 11, the Lakers played against the Suns at home. The Suns' current record is 38 wins and 39 losses. They are currently ranked tenth in the Western Conference. They still have a chance to compete for the playoffs, so the Suns are also determined to win this game.

　　 For the home team, Kobe returned to the number one position, O'Neal as the starting center, Van Exel as the shooting guard, Horry as the second position, and Eddie Jones as the small forward.

　　 The five starting players for the Suns are: Kevin Johnson, Rex Chapman, Vaiman Tisdale, Jason Kidd and Hult Rod Williams.

　　 The Suns' lineup is very strange, two highs and three small, almost no strong points for scoring. Kidd is famous for assists, and it is really not his specialty to attack and win.

　　 O'Neal beat Wyeman Tisdale with a jump ball. Tisdale can't jump anymore. This season is also his last season in the league.

　　 Kobe caught the ball and took the half-court, and waited for his teammates to pull away. O'Neal gave Horry off the ball on the right side. Jones ran to the middle and made a pick-and-roll for Van Exel.

　　 The two screens were carried out almost at the same time. Chapman changed defense against Jones, Kobe broke through Kidd and passed to the right corner. Horry was already empty and took a three-pointer.

　　 Tisdale stood near the penalty area and was blocked by O'Neal. Kidd and Williams were also attracted to the defense by Kobe. Horry had no pressure on the ball and the basketball went into the net. 0:3.

　　 The Lakers played this ball well. With O'Neal and Kobe to attract the defense, teammates found opportunities everywhere.

　　 There is a clear gap between the strength of the two teams. The two insiders of the Suns are really useless. If there is no human defense coming out of the inside of the position, it is to find death.

　　 Sun offensive, the Lakers started man-to-man defense. Kobe went directly to Kidd and failed several interceptions. Kidd's dribble is really steady.

　　 Kidd commanded his teammates to move while holding the ball, waiting for the pass.

　　 The Suns lacked coping ability inside, and Johnson and Chapman did not get rid of defense for half a day.

　　The defensive tactics arranged by Harris, the center is near the penalty area, guards the frame at any time, and rotates outside the line. When necessary, prevent penetration and miss shots, which is to see the characteristics of the Sun players' unstable shooting.

　　 Williams mentioned the high position and gave Kidd a cover.

Kidd has a broad vision and accurately passed the ball to the open player Johnson. Johnson received the ball from the bottom line. He obviously lacked confidence in his shooting ability. He did not shoot without defense, but recklessly drove the ball to the basket. O'Neal switched defenses in place and his tall body covered the penalty area. Johnson could only pass the ball to Chapman if he failed to make a layup.

　　The league now expressly stipulates that joint defense is not allowed. It will not be until April 12, 2001 that the NBA officially announces the legalization of joint defense.

At this time, O’Neal, who is on the road to three consecutive championships, has become the league’s number one nightmare. The head coaches have exhausted their efforts but can’t contain this bloodthirsty shark. Allow you to formulate the most foolproof defensive strategy in the world. The unreasonable style of play will instantly fall apart, and even the shark-slashing tactics can hardly hold the sharks to the throne. Therefore, at this critical juncture, on April 12, 2001, the NBA officially made a decision: legalize joint defense.

　　 In fact, although the NBA has always classified zone defense as an illegal defense before this, there has always been a shadow of zone defense in the league, and the "Jordan Law" that resonated in the league in the late 1980s was even more of a sidekick. The most fundamental reason for the league's prohibition of joint defense is that the defense will greatly compress the offensive space, leading to stagnation of offense and greatly reducing the beauty of the game. Especially in the 1980s when Dr. J, Magic, Bird, Jordan and other outside players relied on breakthroughs, the league naturally strengthened its determination to delegitimize the defense. But the invincibility of O'Neal at the beginning of the 21st century forced the league to make a determination to change the rules of the game that have been passed down for decades.

　　 Seeing that it was twenty-four seconds, Chapman missed the basket with Van Exel’s interference and Eddie Jones grabbed the backcourt rebound.

　　 Kobe took the ball to the frontcourt and got rid of Kidd with the help of O'Neal's pick and roll.

　　 Kobe went straight to the basket, and passed the ball to Eddie Jones who was open while attracting two players from the Suns to defend.

　　 Williams ran out of the penalty area to interfere, but unfortunately one step later, the ball scored. 0:5.

　　 Harris shouted from the sidelines, O'Neal and Kobe made the Lakers completely different from before.

　　 Kidd took the ball to the frontcourt and played the pick-and-roll with Tisdale. Horry quickly changed defenses. As long as he didn't encounter a super guard with a particularly sharp breakthrough, such as Iverson, now Horry will not be easily passed.

　　 The ball passed to the middle, Williams faced Jones using his height advantage to hit a jumper and O'Neal protected the backcourt rebound.

　　 Kobe quickly dribbled the ball through the half, hardly broke inside, and after attracting Tisdale to double-up, he passed the ball to O'Neal in the low post.

　　 O'Neal had just recovered from injury and was not daring to make strong moves. When Johnson retreated to cover the defense, O'Neal took the opportunity to pass the ball, and Horry on the right 30 degrees was empty again.

　　 Kidd was taken aback, and hurriedly rushed to make up his defense, but the distance was too far.

　　 Horry took a peek, three-pointer, and hit again! 0: 8.

　　 Commentator Link praised: "The Lakers are really strong only if they have O'Neal and Kobe. These few shots are really easy."

　　 The magician said: "Today the Lakers ran the ball very fast. Both offense and defense completely crushed the opponent. I think this is the strength of the OK combination."

Kidd dribbled the ball through half the time, pretending to make two sudden jumps, attracted Jones to defend and then passed the ball to Johnson. Johnson did not interfere with the mid-range shot and missed the basket. O'Neal stuck Tisdale and took it. rebound.

　　 Excellent defense and sharp offense. After O'Neal and Kobe returned, the Lakers were completely reborn.