Under the crazy steals of the dragon and the "restricted area air defense net" of Hakeem Olajuwon, the Los Angeles Lakers' offense was dismembered by the Rockets, and it was difficult to form an offensive synergy. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Interim head coach Bill Beitka's ability to train players but not his tactics makes it difficult for Lakers players to get effective tactical guidance from the coaching staff.

There is no doubt that not only on the defensive end but also on the offensive end, the Los Angeles Lakers have suffered an unprecedented crisis.

Twice by the Lakers' small forward, the Rockets couldn't afford to remain indifferent and let the opponent single out Mario Elli. Misplaced defense, the extremely defensive Otis Thorpe replaced Mario Elie to defend the Lakers small forward, and Mario Elie came to the interior to assist center Hakeem Olajuwon to guard the basket.

The Rockets' misplaced defense caught the Lakers off guard, and the Lakers' small forward, who was attacking with the ball, struggled to move an inch under Otis Thorpe's iron-clad defense. Seeing that the offensive time was about to end, the Lakers small forward had to pass the basketball to the inside and hand it over to the Lakers power forward.

Holding the ball and leaning on Mario Elli, the Lakers power forward turned and made a jumper, but was blocked by Hakim Olajuwon.

Hakim Olajuwon's cap hit the basketball, and the blocked basketball hit the three-point line quickly and sharply.

Kenny Smith and the Lakers point guard rushed to the basketball on the ground, and seeing that the basketball was already in front of them, a tall figure suddenly appeared in front of the two of them, snatching the basketball and galloping towards the Lakers halfcourt. The two looked at each other, this person was not Long Zheng, who could it be.

By the time the two realized that they needed to catch up, Long Zheng had already pulled the two of them into five positions and crossed the middle line. Sighing, the two stayed where they were, witnessing Ryu-jung hit another three-pointer from outside the three-point line in the offensive frontcourt.

The goal was valid, and the score came to 21:4. The unstoppable Long Zheng accumulated 17 points, including 1-of-1 for 2-pointers, 5-of-5 for 5-pointers, and an assist, two steals, and a block.

The other four Rockets players, civilian player Mario Elie scored four points with effective support from his teammates, point guard Kenny Smith received an assist, and center Hakeem Olajuwon received a block.

On the Los Angeles Lakers side, the Lakers' small forward scored four points alone, and the other four players did not have any statistics except for turnovers.

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After Long Zheng hit a three-pointer, Los Angeles Lakers interim head coach Bill Betka immediately made a substitution adjustment.

The first is to take the opportunity to interrupt the morale of the Houston Rockets, and the second is to improve the morale of the team through substitutions, allowing the new players to impact the opponent and kick off the Lakers' counterattack.

The Lakers shooting guard, who was psychologically shadowed by Ryuzheng, was replaced, and he was replaced by second-year rookie Anthony Piller. There are no tigers and monkeys in the mountains. In the next game, Anthony Peeler took on the heavy responsibility given by the coaching staff, teamed up with the Lakers small forward -- the double wrapped up Long Zheng, and at the same time looked for offensive opportunities to break the team's dilemma of scoring difficulties.

Because of the crazy scoring ability of Long Zheng and the inability of small forward Mario Elli on the defensive end, when the Lakers made substitutions, the Rockets also made substitution adjustments, and Robert Horry, who was tall, replaced small forward Mario Elli as a small forward on the court.

After the substitutions, the Houston Rockets' on-court lineup is as follows:

Centre-forward: Hakim Olajuwon, 21 January 1963, 31 years old, 208 cm tall, 116 kg in weight;

Power forward: Otis Thorpe, born on August 5, 1962, 32 years old, 208 cm tall, 102 kg in weight;

Small forward: Robert Horry, born on August 25, 1970, 24 years old, 208 cm tall, 109 kg in weight;

Scoring guard: Long Zheng, date of birth November 15, 1978, 16 years old, height 203 cm, weight 99 kg;

Point guard: Kenny Smith, born March 8, 1965, 29 years old, 191 cm tall and 77 kg in weight.

On the other hand, after substitution adjustments, the Los Angeles Lakers' on-court lineup has also changed.

Center: Eldon Campbell, date of birth July 23, 1968, 26 years old, height 213 cm, weight 127 kg;

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Shooting guard: Anthony Piller, born November 25, 1969, 25 years old, 193 cm tall, 94 kg in weight;

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After the substitutions, the game continued. Soldier against soldier, general against general, the two sides are caught in positional warfare.

Eldon Campbell suddenly pulled to the outside to block Long Zheng, and Anthony Peeler took the opportunity to pick up a pass from the Lakers' point guard and prepare to shoot.

At this moment, a blood-boiling scene appeared. The audience only saw Long Zheng, who was blocked by Eldon Campbell, walking around and directly squeezing Eldon Campbell, who is 213 cm tall, to the side. Facing Anthony Piller, who received a pass from his teammates, Long Zheng was stunned and forced forward directly, and under Anthony Piller's panicked expression, he broke the ball with a knife with one hand.

In just a split second, Ryu-jeong completed all the technical moves, including squeezing the screeners and breaking the ball.

Under the incredible gaze of the audience, Long Zheng broke the ball and launched a fast attack, while Eldon Campbell and Anthony Peeler at that time had an unstable center of gravity and almost fell, and the other was suddenly blinded, allowing Long Zheng to launch a fast attack but could not make any remedy.

Outside the three-point line, Long Zheng held the ball in both hands, and after adjusting his breathing, he jumped up and shot.

"Not good!"

As soon as the ball left his hand, Long Zheng knew that this three-point score could not be scored, but fortunately the other players did not rush over, Long Zheng took a few big strides and came to the free throw line.

With his eyes firmly fixed on the basketball that bounced off the rebound, Ryu-jung jumped up after crossing the free throw line.

In mid-air, Long Zheng, who flew to the basket, and the basketball that rebounded back came to a seamless connection. After receiving the ball, Long Zheng held the ball in both hands and dunked the basketball into the basket.

With a "boom", the sound of the basket shaking echoed in the ears of the 18,997 spectators.

“what？” "Self-directed, self-acting, catching and dunking in the air!" ........ (To be continued.) )