Chapter 322: Olajuwon, who was prey by Kobe
"The Lakers players returned to the court to the cheers of the Great Western Forum Arena! The cheers received by this young Lakers are already comparable to that of SHOWTIME! It's a magical team, from the stars to the role players, from the management to the coaches, everyone seems to have their own personality. ”
'It's nothing, the point is that they can win! In American professional basketball, everything is empty, only victory is the most important hard currency, the Lakers are currently the first in the league, no matter how their record ranking changes in the future, no matter what kind of play this group of young lads will have in the playoffs, at least for now, they are the brightest team in the league! ”
"The Houston players also came to the court, and Olajuwon had already scored 27 points in the half! Could it be that he is facing the Lakers' weak defense today, and once again create a performance that everyone will remember, beyond the ordinary? ”
"Not necessarily, although Hakim is easy to single Campbell, I honestly think that if Hakim's role is to single out Campbell, he can easily score 60 points without gasping. However, he also took on the task of holding the ball 80% of the half court in this game, and Houston's interior box defense is also going all out, so down. How long can he last? ”
"Hakim looks at the young players of the Lakers who are full of energy and energy, does he feel that it is good to be young?"
Yes, Olajuwon looked at the Lakers with envy in his eyes. If he could get himself back to 25, he was willing to give up everything. Time is the most irreversible thing in the world, and it is also the most difficult thing to grasp. Young people have something that countless rich people envy, and that is youth.
And the Lakers team is relying on the youngest players in the league led by Kobe Bryant to play a storm of youth!
Olajuwon's pace was a little sluggish, and he felt he could keep going. But is this persistence enough to kill the Lakers and make the Lakers powerless to turn the tables? Hakim didn't know it either, and he looked around and Barkley scored just six points on 2-of-9 shooting in the half. Jim Jackson has already made three turnovers, all because of mistakes made by Kobe's suffocating defense. And what can a blue-collar like Mario Aire, Eddie Johnson, expect?
Even if he scored 27 points in the half, shot 11 of 15 and 5 of 5 free throws, such a shooting rate of nearly 80%, it only brought the score difference to 5 points. Hakim shook his head, it turned out that Houston without Drexler was so fragile, so can such a team really be able to reach the championship stage again with him? Olajuwon is a little skeptical, the same lack of superstars, the Lakers' offense and defense are tight, why is Houston so chaotic, everything has to be done by itself?
Olajuwon was puzzled, but he threw those thoughts out of the way and came to the pitch, which only hindered your performance. It's simple to do on the basketball court, and that's to play! Play every round well, play every round of attack and defense, and thinking too much else will only have a negative effect.
As one of the most powerful centre-forwards in history, Hakim knows what to think about when the game comes, and when it comes to the game, it's all about how to score every goal.
"Big Dream Continues to Shake Campbell Fly! One-handed smash the ball into the hoop! ”
"Hakim got the ball to the three-point line! Seeing Campbell shrink to the basket, none of the Lakers players stepped forward to defend, took a step forward, and hit a mid-range jumper! ”
"Olajuwon grabs a defensive rebound! A dragon with the ball to rush forward! DRIBBLE PAST CAMPBELL BEHIND YOUR BACK AND SHAKE OFF BEN WALLACE WITH A CROSSOVER! Three steps to the basket to complete the layup. A big man like Hakim completes a one-stop fast attack counterattack! It's incredible! This kind of ball control skills will not be worse than any defender! ”
"Michael said that Hakim's skills are the skills of small forwards! No interior player has that kind of offensive ability, and I'll tell you, Hakim is better at handling the ball than many guards! Have you ever seen a big center with the ball on the pitch? I've seen this game! Olajuwon played from the No. 1 position to the No. 5 position this time! A ball-handling center! ”
Kobe Bryant looked at Olajuwon who was raging the basket, and sighed helplessly, this guy is too strong, worthy of the existence of a 4:0 sweep of O'Neal, in terms of skill alone, Olajuwon has gone to the extreme of the center on the offensive end, from low-post back to mid-range projection, from card position to strategy organization. He can even push with the ball! Grab the board and fight back!
did not stage the plot of Flyer Jordan VS Big Dream Olajuwon in the finals in the finals, which was really a loss for American professional basketball. Now at the end of the peak, once Olajuwon gets serious, not everyone can hold it down, even if O'Neal returns, Kobe Bryant doesn't think that the current O'Neal can stabilize Olajuwon, who has gone crazy in this game.
"Why don't the Lakers use full-court pressing? Since Houston's ability to hold the ball is so poor, the Lakers can easily block Houston with full-court pressing tactics, right? ”
"No, because it's Olajuwon who is pushing with the ball, and with his height advantage, his vision is too wide! If Campbell is pressing all over the court, Olajuwon can easily pass him with an acceleration or change of direction, and if it is a Lakers guard who comes forward to try to steal, then Da Meng, with his organizational sense of IN-OUT tactics for many years, can easily find an open outside player and accurately convey the ball to the past! ”
"HARRIS OBVIOUSLY DOESN'T WANT HOUSTON TO PLAY THE OVERALL OFFENSE, EVEN IF OLAJUWON KILLS THE LAKERS ALONE, HARRIS IS NOT WILLING TO LET HOUSTON PLAY IN-OUT TACTICS, SO FULL-COURT PRESSING IS COMPLETELY INEFFECTIVE FOR HOUSTON."
The analysis of the Magic and Thompson on the commentary stage is very good, the Lakers can indeed only be in a passive situation now, and it is no joke that the interior player wins the world in this era, and before Michael Jordan, all the teams that won the championship were the teams that won the league in restricted area scoring. Only Michael Jordan broke this rule, and that's where Michael Jordan is great. And Olajuwon can beat all the players of the diamond generation in the 84 draft pick and become the champion, he is naturally recognized by the times and is enough to dominate the league's superstar!
Passive, aggrieved. These negative emotions may have begun to fill the hearts of most Lakers players, but Kobe Bryant is still very calm, and he went to stop the bleeding when the point difference was about to be widened. Most of the time they are dormant and watch.
Bryant looked at Hakim like a hunter looking at a prey caught in a trap and struggling.
All the hunter needs to do is wait for this ferocious prey to struggle until its strength wanes, and finally the blow is fatal!