Chapter Eighty-Six: OK Blocking

73:84。 The Lakers trailed by 11 points heading into the fourth quarter.

This score difference is a little bigger than expected.

But what is Kobe Bryant afraid of?

Now that Grant Hill has set the stage, it's Kobe's turn to take the stage.

Both sides switched to all their starters at the start of the fourth quarter.

Grant Hill has only had a three-minute break in the first quarter and has never left the court, and has now played a full 33 minutes!

Harris didn't let the team's twin stars play for too long, still following the normal rotation. With just over a quarter of the regular season, he doesn't want his players to be overloaded and injured.

That's why Grant Hill was able to lead the team to an 11-point lead, and under his leadership, the team's bench can also play extremely well.

11 minutes, 12 minutes.

The two numbers echoed in Kobe's mind, and he had played a lot of comebacks, but it was not so easy to face a superstar to play a comeback.

It's decided, I'll take care of both the offensive and defensive sides!

"Bruce, Ciel's over to me." A fire lit up in Bryant's eyes.

"Boss, pay attention to his power." Bowen cautions that for the average player, Grant Hill's biggest concern is his speed.

As for Kobe, Hill's strength and ability to fight are something to worry about.

"I know." Since he wants to guard against Hill, Kobe Bryant has already measured all the situations that will occur in his mind before the game.

Hill was so hot today that he had to be restrained to make up for the 11-point deficit.

The two sides played, and the Lakers had the ball.

Kobe Bryant advanced with the ball, and at this time, an unexpected defender came to Kobe.

Grant Hill!

You made the same choice as me, didn't you?

Come on!

This is the first time in this life that Kobe Bryant has been paired with a supergiant who is at his peak.

With a height of 2.03 meters and a weight of 102 kilograms, he is an order of magnitude higher than Kobe!

It's too unwise to go head-to-head! Kobe Bryant called out O'Neal, who was in hot form in this game, and blocked at the top of the arc.

There are three types of pick-and-roll defenses.

The first is the backwrap, which is the most common form of pick-and-roll, in which the defender goes around behind the pick-and-roll. The advantage is that it will not be misplaced and will not give the opponent a chance to hit the inside. The disadvantage is that it will give the blocker the ball carrier a certain amount of space to shoot.

The second, the Forward Loop, is a defensive way to block the pick-and-roll ball-carrier's projection, and the defender will force his way between the pick-and-roll ball-carrier and the blocker, requiring a high level of judgment. The downside is that if you are blocked by a blocker and don't squeeze through, there is a big gap in front of the ball carrier.

Therefore, on the front loop, the general coach will ask the inside line to delay the ball carrier to cut inside, wait until the defender returns, and then withdraw to the penalty area. This will give the attacker a chance to cut to the basket inside.

The third type, switching defenses, as the name suggests, the defenders are swapped, and the advantage is that there will be no obvious defensive gaps. Neither the ball carrier nor the blocker can get the first opportunity to shoot, and the disadvantage is that it will cause dislocation, big and small, and small and big opportunities.

Kobe and O'Neal don't play much, because often without this tactic, Kobe and O'Neal can easily create shooting opportunities.

But Grant Hill is different! Now Kobe Bryant is facing Hill one-on-one, and the offensive efficiency will not be high.

OK pick-and-roll is a killer feature.

Hill opted to go around the back to avoid O'Neal's massive frame, Theo Latrive didn't step up to fill in the position, and Bryant had an open three-point opportunity.

Collect the ball, bend the knees, adjust your breathing, and throw the ball.

The basketball streaked across the sky and the three-pointer went in. There are still 8 points missing.

Hill advanced with the ball, and Bryant retreated directly to the three-point line within one step.

Let you go for three points!

Hill averaged 0.4 three-point attempts per game while shooting 30.3 percent from the field.

Last two seasons, they shot 14.8 percent and 19.2 percent from the field.

Kobe admitted that he has an element of gambling, betting that you dare not vote, and betting that you can't vote.

It's a big deal to shoot the next goal at the tight point.

Hill didn't hesitate, give me space, then I'll vote!

Dribble to the three-point line and jump up, and throw the ball out in a very graceful posture.

“DUANG!”

The iron was struck, and O'Neal grabbed the rebound and threw it to Kobe.

Bryant started to fight back, but was stopped by Hill.

I had to slow down the pace and play a block with O'Neill again.

How to prevent it? Forward Winding!

Grant Hill took a big stride and forced past O'Neal's solid pick-and-roll.

Hill blocked Kobe's path forward.

It wasn't that simple, Kobe Bryant jumped up and smashed the ball at O'Neal, who was down.

O'Neal catches the ball and knocks away Theo Latlif and scores with a dunk!

Roar to the sky!

This is the domineering of the OK combination!

2 people want to prevent it?

No kidding.

Still 6 points away!

Hill came to the front court with the ball and started a multiple-choice question in front of Kobe Bryant.

Is this three-point shot or not?

Bryant even took another step back and went straight to the free-throw line.

Hill gave up and passed the ball to Jo Dumas. Walk to the elbow area by yourself, and your back should be in position!

It's worthy of Hill, who found a way to break the game so quickly.

Dumas threw the ball high and Hill pressed Kobe to catch it. Leaning two steps, Kobe Bryant was pushed away, and Hill rolled over and hit a jumper.

Bryant continued to block and dismantle O'Neal, and the Pistons finally got on the pack, and Otis Thorpe and Theo Latrief sandwiched O'Neal back and forth.

Bryant had a wide field of vision, instantly hit the ground and passed, and accurately found Campbell in the open space under the basket.

Campbell scored on a dunk.

The piston chooses to pause.

Hill gasped, grabbed O'Neal on the defensive end, and then defended Kobe. On the offensive end, he had to chisel Kobe Bryant in the low post, and he couldn't help but be a little tired after playing almost the whole game.

O'Neal has no solution, and Kobe Bryant and O'Neal's blocking and pick-and-roll are even more unsolvable.

Doug Collins decided to go one-on-one and let the team slow down and hold on to a six-point lead.

Kobe Bryant won't go his way.

"Coach, with Horry, we won." Bryant looked confident.

Harris was like a streamer, and he felt that having Kobe Bryant was equivalent to having an additional assistant coach, and even ......

Horry's entry was the last straw that broke the Pistons.

The Lakers have four three-point shots, plus O'Neal is a one-shot shot.

Kobe Bryant first opened up space with O'Neal's blocking, either attacking himself or passing to the outside pitcher, breaking down the Pistons' defensive line in one fell swoop.

Hill, whose physical fitness is declining more and more, and his offensive efficiency is gradually declining under Kobe's marking, and he can no longer support the team's offense.

When Kobe Bryant hit Hill's three-pointer and assisted Horry to hit a three-point shot, the game lost suspense.

At the end of the game, 102:95 The Lakers won the game again.

At the end of the game, O'Neill won the best player of the game. His 35 points, 11 rebounds and three assists were his best game of the season, thanks to the Pistons' weak interior defense and Kobe Bryant's tireless feeding.

Kobe Bryant scored 18 points, 5 rebounds and 15 assists, and the Pistons' defensive focus was completely on him, and he still played an extremely bright performance, especially his control of the rhythm is amazing.

Hill was still defeated, playing 45 minutes and scoring 39 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists, but that didn't bring him a win.

The name-calling boos at Auburn Hills Palace didn't stop from the moment the Lakers overtook them. Hill, who left the scene gloomily, didn't know how much of the insults were for him.

The elegant Hill has never really integrated into this iron-blooded city, and probably never will.