Olajuwon made O'Neal, who had no strength, awkwardly unable to exert his strength at all.

After completing the attack, he gave O'Neal and Kobe Bryant a cold look, like the disdain of a king after seeing the challenger.

As for you, dare to fight with me?

Kobe Bryant smiled slightly, unimpressed.

O'Neill, on the other hand, frowned.

The Lakers next shot, it was still Kobe Bryant who controlled the ball, Drexler blocked the first defensive position, and then this time Mario Alley wrapped it.

Houston's defensive rotation is definitely championship-level, and they can still rotate the defense with Kobe Bryant and almost fill in all the outside gaps. It is very rare that Kobe Bryant has no way to find the pass object in the first place.

Defensive rotation requires not only the ability of the defenders, but also a level of understanding and willpower to keep running.

ALTHOUGH RUDY TOMJANOVIC IS ALMOST SIMPLY PLAYING IN-OUT TACTICS ON THE OFFENSIVE END, LETTING OLAJUWON HANDLE THE BALL. But as a championship coach, of course, he has a few brushes, and he has arguably adjusted Houston's defense to the limit of what these players can play.

Although there is Olajuwon, a legendary interior gate with 9 percent of Russell's defensive ability, Houston's outside defense has not been so obvious, but without the airtight forward defense formed by Houston's three outside defenders this season, Dameng is definitely tired on the road to the Western Finals.

If there is no vacancy, then create a vacancy!

Bryant was still a gold medal role player, and Horry played a pick-and-roll.

At the moment when the over-block dismantling encountered the bag clamp! Kobe Bryant got through the defense of the two with a short body!

Fight inside and challenge Olajuwon again?

"Don't think about it!" AC Green came directly to the defense.

Kobe Bryant's back of the head passes!

Horry has been waiting for the rabbit on the outside!

There are three-point shots, and you can enter with your hands open!

2：5。

"It's fluid, and it feels like the Lakers are more comfortable with Houston's defense."

"I don't think it's right, Houston is almost pinching Kobe Bryant with three people, there's no need, Kobe Bryant has already delivered two assists."

"Hakim actually escaped the showdown with Kobe? Or is he worried that once he and Kobe Bryant are matched, then O'Neal will take the opportunity to blow him up?"

"Hakim is really old, if he was five years younger, he would say to Kobe and Shaq, let them come together!"

"Waiting for the opportunity, Hakim is not a young man after all, it is completely understandable. They had just completed a tie-break with this season's MVP in the Utah Plateau, which was too much to consume. The Lakers have been resting for almost a week, and they are already young and vigorous. Maybe a return to Houston will take place for the Rockets players to fully kick in. ”

"It's difficult, Houston can't do it with the Lakers' offense. Kobe Bryant seems to be scared of them! They targeted Kobe Bryant too much and ignored the other players who, led by O'Neal, would definitely explode with the power of fear in Houston. ”

Tomjanovic also frowned, although Olajuwon immediately returned to color after Horry hit the shot, and with a fancy foot, O'Neal hit the mid-range.

But how many more can the 35-year-old Olajuwon play?

Do you expect him to run 40 points like he was young, dominate the offense and win the game?

How many quarters can Olajuwon play like this?

That's unrealistic! Maybe an outside player can still play like this in the playoffs at the age of 35, but this is the king of the 1980s who experienced the most fierce confrontation in American professional basketball, how much did his body consume? How can he play if he is physically fit enough to support him?

In addition to Olajuwon himself, it is Tomjanovic who knows this best.

So it seems that the two sides are in a situation of mutual explosion in the first quarter, but this situation is definitely not what he wants to see.

In the first quarter, the two sides played a very high score in the playoffs.

Houston 29:30 Lakers.

Olajuwon had 16 points, 5 rebounds, 1 steal and 1 block in the first quarter.

O'Neal had 9 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks.

Bryant had 7 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists and 1 steal.

Olajuwon is fighting alone, and he wants to prove himself too much.

He did prove himself as well, with 16 points in a single quarter, and one person scored as many points as the OK combined.

In this quarter of the game, when Kobe Bryant and O'Neal did not fully exert their strength and drive their teammates, Olajuwon completely supported the situation alone.

But in the second quarter, the Lakers' bench forced Drexler to play early.

Curry Sr. was silent for many games, and this game was finally shot. A couple of consecutive three-pointers turned the tide against Houston in an instant.

The problem of Houston's bench being too weak has been covered up by their luxurious starters, and if they can't beat it, they let the starters take it, and almost all of the starting five have the ability to lead the team alone.

But in Barkley's absence, the Lakers' bench played too hard, and Tomjanovic found that sending a starter was no longer enough.

The last game fielded Jim Jackson.

This one adds a Drexler.

Drexler eased the situation, the offensive end continued to cut into the air, the Lakers were unable to match his forward players, and the defensive end pinched the old Curry, making him instantly dumb.

But when Kobe Bryant came on the court to lead the second team, Tomjanovic was a little confused.

has always relied on the starters to crush others with substitutes, and for the first time, he felt the feeling of others crushing him with starters.

couldn't prevent it, Kobe Bryant was still pass-oriented in the first quarter, and in the second quarter, he completely showed his sharp fangs.

In the absence of Olajuwon, Kobe Bryant did whatever he wanted, scoring consecutive points inside and out, and with a group of shooters on the Lakers bench, the score that Olajuwon managed to maintain in the first quarter was instantly stretched to 8 points.

At this time, Olajuwon was forced to play early, and O'Neill immediately put on the field.

"Shaq, run. Run. Bryant's eyes were determined.

In this match, he has already seen the dawn of victory.

O'Neill rushed excitedly!

O'Neal went straight from beyond the three-point line to the inside! The huge body runs like a rugby player!

And Kobe Bryant threw the ball high into the sky! Keep your hands up in the air and don't squint at the legendary jersey above the arena!

Olajuwon wanted to hold O'Neal, but he was out of breath and had no strength after all.

O'Neill took a big stride, each step that seemed to shake the ground of the Great Western Forum Arena.

Soaring into the air, the thick arms as thick as the waist of ordinary people grabbed the ball with one hand.

Tomahawk Split! The basketball passed through the hoop and slammed into O'Neal's head, but he didn't realize it.

Olajuwon watched intently as O'Neal hung from the basket with one arm, causing the hoop to shake.

He sighed slightly.