Chapter 180: Section 2
Los Angeles Lakers replaced Shaq O'Neal at the same time, Kobe Bryant from the new game, now the Los Angeles Lakers are in the lead, Phil Jackson hopes to keep it on, take the initiative, Kobe Bryant performed very well in the first quarter, and arranged Kobe Bryant to play the rest of the second quarter, but I don't know if it is due to the rest, Kobe Bryant's hand after the new game felt a little cold, he missed the basket after two shots from the new game, and the Los Angeles Clippers immediately seized the opportunity to chase 6 points in a row, erasing the difference between the two sides. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
All this happened too fast, the two-legged game only took more than 1 minute, many fans on the scene did not react, Phil Jackson couldn't sit still, standing on the sidelines, looking at the players running on the field, thinking about countermeasures in his heart, when Shak O'Neal was on the field, although the defensive end was a little embarrassed, but there was still no solution on the offensive end, and Kobe Bryant did not have the power of Shak O'Neal, and after playing on the court, he could not have an immediate effect on offense and defense. And this small lineup of the Los Angeles Clippers is really strong on offense, these five people keep changing positions, breaking through, running, and passing and receiving cooperation, and the speed is fast but there are no mistakes, which is unguardable.
The Los Angeles Lakers attacked, Kobe Bryant held the ball, and he was followed by the rookie Michael Reed, after Michael Reid arrived at the Los Angeles Clippers, in order to get more playing time, he began to work hard to improve his defensive ability with the help of coaches and Bruce Bowen and others, the Los Angeles Clippers have no shortage of players with strong offensive ability, and rookies like him have too little living space in the Los Angeles Clippers, and only by improving his defensive ability can he get more trust and playing time.
Now although he still has a lot of problems in defense, but youth and body are his most advantageous weapons, when defending Kobe, Michael Reed in accordance with the pre-game, Bruce Bowen told him the method, try to stick to Kobe's body, do not give him a chance to rush up, although not every time the defense is successful, but it is also not bad, Kobe Bryant this time again forced the shot off, Los Angeles Lakers' Maidson grabbed the rebound, but when he landed, he did not do a good job of protection, and was taken away from below by Tiger.
Billups immediately started to prepare for the fast break, and the fast break after getting the rebound is what they are best at, Ron Harper is very experienced in the game, and after seeing Billups start, he grabbed it quickly, Michael Reed, not far away, and signaled to the referee that he fouled, and the referee immediately blew the game off, the Los Angeles Clippers' fast break was interrupted, and Phil Jackson also took the opportunity to call a timeout.
The players on both sides returned to the sidelines, Bill Fitch is now very happy in his heart, this game he was going to give up, but with the efforts of the players, he played a situation beyond his imagination, this player gave him too many surprises, but every time it is not the end, and Michael Reed said a few words alone, let him not be nervous, calm down, rookie players like Michael Reid who participated in the playoffs for the first time, will have some problems in the mental endurance of free throws, and often miss free throws because of psychological pressure, Bill Fich specifically decompressed Michael Reid and made no other arrangements for the players to drink some water and catch their breath.
On the Los Angeles Lakers side, Phil Jackson began to gush endlessly, arranging the next games, especially letting Kobe Bryant play more and try to play the basketball under the basket, this lineup of the Los Angeles Clippers does not have any height advantage, and the basket offense is the safest.
"Look at the Los Angeles Clippers' bench, it's so laid-back! Tiger Washington is actually chatting with Jason Green, is he going to play? Coach Bilfitch didn't make any arrangements either, and today's Los Angeles Clippers are incomprehensible. Charles Barkley pointed to the Clippers' bench, a little confused.
"The strongest thing about the Los Angeles Clippers is their teamwork, although they have superstars like Tiger Washington, in terms of team tactics, they don't serve a single player, but all players serve tactically, which is what many teams lack, such as the Los Angeles Lakers, they were caught up with the score in just two rounds, many reasons are that they attach too much importance to the role of stars, Kobe Bryant obviously doesn't feel good now, but he still insists on attacking, if the Los Angeles Lakers can't change these, The rest of their game is not going to be good. Rick Barry shook his head and said.
"Rick, every team wants to have a superstar in order to have a good record, why is the Los Angeles Lakers in such a situation?" York asked, puzzled.
"What is a superstar? A player who can really be called a superstar must have strong individual ability at both the offensive and defensive ends, and there are not many such players in themselves, and the role of super players in the team, the first is to have strong cohesion, unite the team and the locker room. The second is to be able to stand up and shoulder the responsibility of the team when the team encounters difficulties. This is what I think of as a superstar, but many of the current superstars in the league don't have such conditions, they may have the goal frame of a superstar in terms of performance, data, and popularity, but there are really not many who can do these two things well. Rick Barry explained in detail.
"So who do you think are the superstars who really meet the conditions you mentioned?" York asked.
"Hey! Man, this is an offending question, and I don't want to grab the headlines tomorrow. Rick Barry kept his mouth shut.
"Oh! Rick, you're still the same, let me answer that! Charles Barkley straightened his clothes, frowned at the camera and said: "Of course, I, your favorite Sir Charles, can meet the requirements of a superstar." ”
York and Rick Barry looked at Charles Barkley speechlessly, and asked in unison, "What about Michael Jordan?" ”
"Michael is not from Earth, and of course he does not participate in the selection of Earth." Charles Barkley waved his hand and said as he should.
When the commentator gags, the timeout is over, the players return to the court from the new, Michael Reed stood at the free throw line, took a deep breath, threw the ball in his hand, the basketball bounced off the basket, the first free throw did not go in, Tiger and Stephen Jackson, walked over and patted him on the shoulder, comforted him, stood up again, and waited for Michael Reid's second free throw, this time Michael Reed, after dribbling the ball twice, picked it up and shot directly, without any pause, the basketball slammed, pierced into the basket, and the second free throw went in, The two sides were really tied this time. (To be continued.) )