Danny Angie calculated that O'Neal would explode, but he didn't expect O'Neal to blow up the Sun's inside line directly! The Suns' interior line is not too weak, with a group of fierce players like Danny Manning, Kevin Willis, Hot-Rod Williams, and Mark Bryant, but O'Neal's outburst made Kevin Willis and Danny Manning, the two starting insiders, go off the court with two fouls in less than half a quarter.

"Damn, shit." As a rookie coach, his adaptability is not very good, relying more on the team's two on-court brains, Kevin Johnson and Jason Kidd to make on-court adjustments.

But the inside line was pierced by Shaq O'Neal, what can the outside players adjust? Kevin Johnson looked helpless, his two breakthroughs were stopped by Kobe, and he could still play against Kobe in the preseason and at the beginning of the season, but now he feels that there is no way to take Kobe's defense.

One reason is his own injury, he has just returned from injury, his explosiveness and speed have not yet recovered, and it is difficult for him to recover to his peak at this age.

Another reason is that Kobe Bryant's progress is too fast!

This progress is all-round! Traverse speed! Hand pressure! Fight against the power!

Kobe has made great progress in these three aspects, which has raised Kobe's outside defensive pressure to another notch, and the title of the first person in the league for point guard defense Kobe is well deserved.

Try again, Kevin Johnson gritted his teeth, the team needs to open the situation as a striker, and the running tactics alone can't play momentum and can't recover the score.

Even if you know that you are not Kobe's opponent! But Kevin Johnson has his own pride.

Hasten! Change direction!

It's a pity that he was stopped by Kobe Bryant again this time!

Bryant pulled the ball out of Kevin Johnson's hands after applying a physical confrontation!

Raw robbery!

Immediately after the break, he accelerated, rushed to the Phoenix half, and no one could keep up.

In this empty half, Kobe Bryant was the only player!

Two steps inside the three-point line to close the ball!

Leap into the air, one-armed windmill!

"Bang!" The basketball was smashed straight into the hoop by Kobe Bryant, and he didn't even make contact with the hoop. The sound of a basketball crashing through the net and hitting the ground is so crisp.

"Oh my God, Kobe Bryant's airborne appearance is so ethereal, it makes me feel refreshed, if most players in the league dunk is like eating steak, savage, violent and powerful. And Kobe's dunk gives people the feeling of eating ice cubes, which is cool! Hearts fly! "Magic can be described as the league's number one Kobe, and as a partner, he touts Kobe Bryant and leaves no stone unturned.

"MAGIC, although Kobe's big windmill one-arm dunk is very beautiful, I can't help but think of Dr. J's dunk. But your steak ice cubes are too. Westfall couldn't help but complain, and the Magic turned this national live broadcast into Kobe's briefing.

"Aren't you hungry? Paul, it's Christmas Eve, so wouldn't I like to tell the audience about this? The magician spoke eloquently, without feeling embarrassed at all.

"Well, you're right." Westphall covered his head, the Lakers were hanging the Suns on the court, and he was also beaten by the Magic in the studio, could it be that the Suns were born to be restrained by the Lakers?

After Bryant hit a slam dunk, the score between the Lakers and the Suns came to 21:13. And this is just over half a quarter, and the dominance effect formed by O'Neal, who is crazy on the offensive end, and Kobe, who is invulnerable on the defensive end, is really terrible.

Most of the Suns' scores came from the cooperation of Kidd and Zabaros, and they played several consecutive combinations in the opening game. But when the Lakers began to shrink their defense, Kidd and Ceballos, two players who didn't have a stable long-range shot, were embarrassed.

Especially when the team's two projection interior lines were knocked out by O'Neal and the Suns were replaced with Holt Rhodes Williams and Mark Bryant, the Suns' court offensive space became even more crowded. Danny Angie couldn't help but scratch her ears and cheeks when she looked at such a space.

It's not the basketball I want! How did my team become like this!

Constipation!

The Suns' offense can only be described in these two words now, five players who have no three-point ability are huddled together, and the Lakers' taller and stronger physique suppresses them to death.

At the end of the first quarter, the score came to 35:22. Almost a slaughter without suspense, O'Neal had 17 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists in a single quarter, and Kobe Bryant had 6 points, 1 rebound, 4 assists and 2 steals.

The bench players came on, and Horry showed no mercy to his old owner, hitting a three-pointer on the court, and then organizing a tandem of Fisher and Van Exel's offensive success, and the Lakers' bench three musketeers have become the reapers of the league's bench lineup.

As long as you use the bench, there's little you can do to stop the Lakers' bench three Musketeers, and a flurry of three-pointers is enough to destroy you. If you use the starter to bring the bench, the Lakers don't care, even if you lose points, anyway, it consumes the physical energy of your main force, and there are Kobe Bryant and O'Neal to chase behind.

On the Suns bench, Nash still organized the offense to keep the scene from being too ugly. Nash's shooting ability was very good in his first season, and the three-point and Van Exel's matchup delighted Suns fans on the sidelines.

By the time they started the game, the aggregate score had reached 49:34. Some of the home fans were ready to leave the pitch at half-time, and there was no way for them to watch their beloved team being slaughtered during the Christmas season.

When the starters came on, Bryant left Kevin Johnson behind and pounced on Ceballos, who received a pass from Kidd.

Ceballos had just pushed Bowen past and was ready to roll over for a jumper.

Give me down!

Kobe Bryant jumped high and cleanly fanned Ceballos' jumper off the court! gave this unconvinced Lakers veteran a Christmas spicy hot pot set.

This ball Ceballos felt familiar, as if he had touched it in the team's training match. At that time, he was still a Lakers star, and Kobe Bryant was just a young rookie.

How did this come to be?

Kobe Bryant has rarely assisted in defense this season, and the Lakers' interior defense is enough to prevent most opponents, and those who can't be prevented are players such as Olajuwon, who has no role in Kobe's defense at all.

So Kobe's defense this time is a purposeful revenge!

Danny Angie looked at Ceballos, whose face was like ashes, and finally made up his mind!

Change formations!

And as soon as it changes, it will play big! Since you are so far behind, it doesn't matter if you lose more!

3 Defenders!

Phoenix's on-court lineup became PG: Steve Nash, SG, Kevin Johnson, SF, Jason Kidd, PF, Cedric, Cebarros, C, Danny Manning.

Play a small lineup! Everybody can handle the ball!

You Kobe Bryant is amazing, how many people can you prevent?

Since he couldn't prevent O'Neill, Angie decided to give up on himself and give up on O'Neal and fight each other! Fast paced! Run! Can O'Neal run the whole game in a good way?

This lineup really caught the Lakers off guard, and neither Harris nor Kobe expected the Suns to put three point guards on the court at the same time. Nash's projection and passing of the ball brought the team's pace up a notch all of a sudden, and the offensive space was much more open, and the Suns continued to play fast offense.

The Suns' offensive style was to serve quickly from the baseline after O'Neal hit a low-post offense, and Kidd made a long pass to the Lakers halfcourt to complete the offense before O'Neal and Campbell could get back on the court.

The Lakers were stunned all of a sudden, and at the end of the second quarter, the Suns seized the opportunity and seized the opportunity. played a beautiful 15:8 counterattack wave, so that the audience who were about to leave sat back on the sidelines.

Lakers 57:49 Suns. The Suns entered the second half by less than 10 points, and their small lineup worked wonders! If the Lakers can't deal with it effectively, then this Christmas game is a classic comeback!