In the case of the Lakers, in fact, the center of the Trail Blazers should be Big Ben, and Xiao Ao plays the position of power forward.

The main reason is that the gap between Xiao Ao's power and O'Neal is too big, and in terms of tonnage, it is not much better than Daben......

If he comes to play center, if nothing else, he can't stand under the basket in the case of O'Neal!

If you can't stand under the basket, you will have the same situation as rookie Yao Ming......

was squeezed out of the penalty area by O'Neal, unable to form a threat under the basket, out of the penalty area, even if Yao Ming's hand is soft, it must be a sharp drop in shooting rate.

To put it bluntly, Yao Ming's rookie season was really bullied by O'Neal enough.

In the 02-03 season, Yao Ming and O'Neal only played two games, and as a result, Yao Ming shot 5 of 14 in the first game, and even worse in the second game, shooting 3 of 13......

The reason is that Yao Ming couldn't withstand O'Neal's impact in the penalty area, and was squeezed out of the penalty area by O'Neal, even if there was a chance to shoot, it was not a chance to shoot under the basket.

In Yao Ming's second season, although he was still at a disadvantage against O'Neal, as he gained weight, he could also get some opportunities to shoot from close range under the basket.

In the future, Yao Ming has gradually gotten rid of his thin and hemp figure and become a super heavyweight guy on the inside, and he can already fight with O'Neill!

This is true, not that Yao Ming is Chinese and favors him.

The numbers speak for themselves!

The two have played a total of 18 matches in their careers, with Yao Ming winning eight and O'Neal winning 10, a similar winning percentage.

In terms of statistics, Yao Ming averaged 15 shots per game, shooting 47% in exchange for 17.6 points, 9.6 rebounds and 2 assists.

O'Neal also averaged 15 shots per game, shooting 54.4% in exchange for 21.1 points, 10.1 rebounds and 2.2 assists......

It seems that these two people have the same number of shots, and O'Neal is better in terms of statistics, but if you consider the free throws of both sides, O'Neal is really not necessarily better than Yao Ming.

In the course of 18 encounters, Yao Ming averaged only 4.1 free throws per game, but he relied on this free throw to score 3.5 points.

As for O'Neal, he made 9.5 free throws and only hit 4.7!

Although free throws are not counted in the number of shots, they are also counted as ball rights......

Calculate the true shooting percentage of these two, full-court score / (2× (full court shots + 0.4×4 free throw shots), in fact, the real shooting percentage of these two people is about the same!

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There may be fans who will be dissatisfied with this, after all, when Yao Ming reached his peak, O'Neill was already in his twilight years......

However, when O'Neal was at his peak, Yao Ming was still a new melon egg, and most of the fights between the two were at O'Neal's peak.

Of the 18 games, only the last three games of O'Neal's time with the Suns can be regarded as the end of O'Neal's real career.

From this, it can be seen that Yao Ming's dominance, although it is not as good as O'Neill, but if he can stay healthy, what he can achieve is really unimaginable.

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But Yao Ming has an unsolvable problem.

Yao Ming, who does not gain weight, can't stand on the inside, and can be easily squeezed out of the restricted area by the big black coarse, the best example is Schmitz, who served as a template for Yao Ming's draft period!

In terms of soft hand, Schmitz, who is known as the hope of the European interior along with Lao Sa, is not inferior to Yao Ming......

In terms of height, Schmitz's height of 224 cm is not shorter than Yao Ming!

In terms of athleticism, Schmitz cannot be worse than Yao Ming......

But because of the poor tonnage, his career achievements are obviously far inferior to Yao Ming, the only thing that is stronger than Yao Ming is that he has not gained weight, his health is much better than Yao Ming, and he has played for twelve years with a fairly high attendance rate in the league!

Even in the final season of his career, he was able to play 79 games, in fact, if he wants to stay in the league, he can play for a few more years......

The guarantee can also be played for fifteen years!

And if Yao Ming follows Schmitz and does not gain weight, his career will definitely be extended, not to mention fifteen years like Schmitz, but twelve years is still quite possible.

But now the question is, can Yao Ming, who doesn't gain weight, still have that kind of dominance?!

Basically, it is unlikely that Yao Ming may really become the second Schmitz......

Schmitz is not weak, he has 18+7.7 data in his peak season, and as the Pacers' leading insider, he is actually quite powerful.

The career average of 14.8 points and 6.1 rebounds per game is okay......

But if Yao Ming only plays at such a level in the alliance, the people of the country will definitely not be satisfied, because there is really no way to blow it.

Now Yao Ming's problem is that gaining weight will affect the life of his career, and if he doesn't gain weight, he can't play the kind of dominance that he has gained after gaining weight.

Now with the emergence of Richard, a traversing person, Yao Ming does not have this kind of problem, he can hang meat unscrupulously and gain weight unscrupulously!

Of course, this weight gain doesn't mean that you can't even touch the basket with a fat like Kemp......

While maintaining a certain flexibility and athletic ability, go to the scientific weight gain!

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In today's league, pull out a fan at random and ask him which position Richard likes the player the most, and I'm afraid they will not hesitate to say that Richard likes the inside player the most!

Because Richard let go of the double MVP Kobe Bryant before, but he left Xiao Ao!

Richard does like interior players, and in his opinion, having a strong interior player in the team will make him feel a lot more at ease......

And Yao Ming, as a super center that will appear in the top three in the next ten years, Richard is definitely inevitable!

He really wanted to see how terrifying Yao Ming could grow with his help!

Especially now that Dazhi has risen, can Yao Ming and Dazhi win medals for Chinese basketball in the world event together? !

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The game on the field continues!

Zen Master Jackson's face was a little ugly, because the situation on the field did not develop in the direction he envisioned!

In fact, he really didn't take the Trail Blazers very seriously, not that he thought highly of himself, but felt that there was a huge gap between the starting lineups of the two sides.

If you were a trailblazer last season, even a Zen master would have felt terrifying!

But this season's trailblazers? The Zen master feels that although he is still very strong, he will definitely not be the opponent of the Lakers......

The Trail Blazers have retained their two interior lines, which leads to their interior level is still among the top in the league, but the Lakers are not vegetarians, they have O'Neal on the team, and they are certainly not afraid of the Trail Blazers' interior line.

As for the outside lineup, the Zen master feels that the Lakers can completely blow up the Trail Blazers!

Last season's Trail Blazers outside lineup was really strong, Kobe Bryant, Rashid and Robinson, the two highest-salary stars with Robinson, a quasi-All-Star level player with considerable cost performance......

And what about this season? Rashid and Kobe Bryant, the two highest salary levels, are gone, and only Robinson is left.

Robinson took a bunch of new melon eggs and killed the Zen master, and he didn't believe that the outside line of the Trail Blazers would be the opponent of the Lakers!

Take a look at the Lakers' outside lineup, two-time MVP Kobe, All-Star MVP Glenn Rice, and three-crown master Harper!

No matter how you look at it, it is several levels stronger than the outside lineup of the Trailblazers......

But after the game was played, the Zen master found that their outside lineup did not have much advantage!

Ginobili in the backcourt did a pretty good job of defending Harper......

The opening of the triple crown has not been taken a single opportunity to make a shot, and Ginobili's mad dog-like defense has made Harper unable to find an opportunity to receive the ball in an empty position!

Not only did the offensive end not play much, but Harper's defense also looked pretty bad.

Ginobili's scalpel-like sharp breakthrough, Harper can't prevent it at all, and he has to need AC Green to make up for it!

But once AC Green made up the defense, Ginobili's scalpel-like pass immediately gave his teammates a chance to shoot in the open space!

The Zen master wondered a little in his heart, how did this hellish Richard find such a super newcomer!

At the moment, this Argentine newcomer left a very deep impression on the Zen master, and he thought about it in his mind, as if he had been coaching for so many years, and the last time he saw this kind of all-round offensive and defensive defender, his name was Michael Jordan!

It's also a coincidence, Ginobili really has a nickname related to Jordan, and the demon knife of later generations has the nickname of "20 minutes Jordan......

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Harper's point was blown up by a newcomer, and the Zen master must not be able to accept it.

What's even more unacceptable to him is that Glenn Rice didn't play much against Robinson......

Kobe Bryant faced Artest, and it was quite uncomfortable to break through, and he was more likely to solve the battle with mid-range shots.

Anyway, at the moment, the Lakers don't have any advantage on the outside at all, and there may even be a slight disadvantage.

The main thing is that Harper is too weak and is completely blown up by Ginobili.

The demon knife beat Harper, if it was said that he had a ten-point advantage, then Kobe Bryant had an advantage in playing Artest, but it was only seven or eight points.

As for Robinson and Glen Rice, it's a five-to-five situation.

This makes the Zen master very uncomfortable, the super lineup he has saved up has never done Richard, he can't bear it!

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"Doot toot!" Nine minutes into the first quarter, the Zen master called a timeout.

Although the Lakers are behind, the margin of falling behind is acceptable, only four points.

But in the eyes of the Zen master, it must not be acceptable......

They have a lineup like a galactic battleship, and they haven't done the Trailblazers, so they can't say anything.

"Kobe, make use of the pick-and-roll!"

"You have been with the Trailblazers for three years, and you should know very well that if you only rely on the medium pitch, you can't vote for the Trailblazers!"

The Zen master said to Kobe......

Kobe nodded, at other points in time, if the Zen master pointed fingers at Kobe like this, it would be strange that Kobe could deal with him.

Lao Tzu can use it with the help of blocking?! Are you kidding......

But now Kobe Bryant also knows very well that if he doesn't improve his offensive efficiency, they may lose to the Trail Blazers on their home court in this game!

He also wanted to prove himself in front of Richard, and he also wanted to make Richard regret the decision he made!

So this game must not be lost!

"Good!" Kobe nodded solemnly......

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"Ben, let's take a break, there are three minutes left in this quarter!" Richard was ready to replace Big Ben first, and although he only played nine minutes in the first quarter, the consumption of Big Ben's physical energy was quite amazing.

"Coach, what about Shaq, they will definitely let Shaq stay on the field!" Big Ben asked, puzzled.

He can guarantee that as long as he is off the court, O'Neal will turn into a monster under the basket and wreak havoc on the Trail Blazers' basket!

Richard smiled and waved his hand, signaling Ben not to worry.

"Rashad, get ready to play, pull out on the offensive end and shoot three-pointers, on the defensive end, send Shaq to the free throw line......"

The number of fouls committed by the Trail Blazers in the first quarter has long been exhausted, so this is the best time to cut the shark!

Let Lewis appear, to put it mildly, Richard is using Lewis as cannon fodder for shark slashing......

There's no way, now the most powerful thing in the entire Trail Blazers team is Lewis, who will be the cannon fodder if he doesn't want to be cannon fodder......

Hearing Richard's words, Big Ben suddenly laughed wickedly.

He used to be so bad at the penalty shot, in fact, his scalp was numb when he heard the shark cutting tactics, but now it's okay, I don't know why the level of free throws has suddenly improved a lot, he is no longer afraid of the shark cutting tactics, and even misses last season's Western Finals!

You must know that in last season's Western Finals, Big Ben averaged about 20 points and 15 rebounds per game!

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The short timeout ended and the players from both sides returned to the court.

What Lakers fans never expected was that Richard actually sent Lewis, who had no presence on their team at all!

Lewis and Harrington were air brothers before, but with Harrington coming out of the limelight lately, Lewis has become an air one-man group......

Now Richard has put the airy Lewis on the field, and the purpose is self-evident!

This thing is ready to cut the shark......

What even fans can see, it is definitely impossible for a Zen master not to see it!

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As soon as he got on the court, it was the Lakers' offensive round, and as a result, Lewis sent O'Neal to the free throw line as soon as he didn't say a word.

Kobe Bryant had just found a pick-and-roll and was about to make a three-point shot from the outside when he heard the referee blow the whistle......

One of two free throws, O'Neal's normal level!

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Richard doesn't want O'Neal's free throw shooting to be out of order, as long as he doesn't play extraordinarily, the shark slashing tactic is a good ......

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It was the Trail Blazers' turn to attack, and Ginobili distributed the ball to Lewis, who hit a three-pointer straight away!

Turning his head, it was the Lakers' turn to attack the turn, and Lewis sent O'Neal to the free throw line for the first time.

This time O'Neill was even more miserable, and he missed two free throws!

This made O'Neill a little anxious, and he glanced viciously at Richard, who was smiling lightly on the sidelines.

I can't wait to rush over and tear Richard apart right now......

He doesn't know why there are such shameless people in the world!

The strength of the Trail Blazers was far inferior to the Lakers before, and Richard used shark cutting tactics against himself, so O'Neal could accept it!

But now that the Trail Blazers have risen completely, they have the strength to be hard steel with the Lakers, and in this case, Richard is not ready to let himself go!

It's just outrageous......

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Kobe Bryant is even more angry, he has already found a block twice in a row and is ready to shoot!

As a result, before he could make a move, he saw O'Neal being sent to the free throw line by the opponent!

In the two offensive rounds, the Lakers only scored a measly one point......

Kobe's paranoid nature of seeking victory, it's no wonder that he can be happy at this moment!

He glared at O'Neal fiercely, and he still couldn't understand why a professional player's free throws could be so bad......

Can't he Shaq practice that damn free throws!

O'Neal saw Kobe Bryant glaring at him coldly, and immediately glared back......

These two people are really poisonous, they can wear a pair of pants when they are good, and they can't wait to strangle each other to death when they turn their faces.

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The Trail Blazers' counterattack scored again, this time by Ginobili himself, with the help of Robinson's blocking, and then hit a long-distance shot.

Although the Trail Blazers team doesn't like to shoot mid-range shots, it's impossible to play a game without a mid-range shot.

Sometimes there is a perfect opportunity to shoot and the players on that field are naturally impossible to miss.

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The Zen master had no choice, and in the next dead ball session, he replaced O'Neal on the field.

It's really disgusting to cut sharks, and it just gives O'Neill a good rest, after all, there are still three quarters to play in this game!

Seeing this scene, Richard also hurriedly replaced Xiao Ao from the field!

As a manager, one of the qualities you need to know is when your players are on the pitch.

At present, O'Neal is down, not only Big Ben, but even Xiao Ao is meaningless on the field, although he can lead the team to play some advantages, but some of the gains outweigh the losses.

For a period of time at the beginning of the second quarter, because the Trail Blazers did not have enough fouls to use free throw tactics, Xiao Ao still had to appear at the same time as Big Ben to fight O'Neal......

If Xiao Ao had been on the court in the first quarter, it would have been a considerable test of his fitness.

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Both Junior and Lewis were taken off, and Richard was replaced by Kirilenko and Nowitzki.

The Lakers also changed the lineup, Harper and O'Neal went off the court and replaced Fisher and Fox.

In this way, it can be said that both sides have no serious interior players on the field.

There is a Kirilenko on the Trail Blazers' side, and there is only one AC Green on the Lakers' side, so it must be that the Trail Blazers have a bit of an advantage.

Besides, the old driver's rebounding ability is still there, although the offensive rebounding level is a bit scummy, but the defensive rebounding is still good......

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When the referee blew the whistle for the end of the first quarter, the Trail Blazers had an eight-point lead!

This is already quite a terrifying point difference, and it is already so big that the Lakers absolutely can't accept it!

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Richard was happy in his heart, and it seemed that the Lakers he had been worried about were not so unsolvable!

At least there is a way to deal with it, as long as O'Neal's free throws are not played extraordinarily, this shortcoming is absolutely difficult for them to avoid!

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The next three quarters of the game were easy to do, and Richard repeated his old tricks, basically replicating the style of play in the first quarter.

At the beginning of the first quarter of the game, put the Auburn combination first, and wait until a few minutes later, when the team's fouls run out, Richard immediately replaces one of Big Ben or Little Ao, and then cuts the shark tactics and sends the shark to the free throw line!

made the Lakers wail, and the Zen master's face was already red with anger!

In desperation, the Zen master could only replace O'Neill!

In this second quarter of the game, O'Neal only played seven minutes......

By the end of the first half, the difference between the two sides had reached a terrifying 16 points, and if this situation continues, the Lakers will have a big defeat on their home court tonight!

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After the start of the second half, O'Neal's free throw feeling suddenly improved a lot, and Richard naturally gave up the shark slashing tactic in this situation.

If it feels good, put it first, and wait until the next quarter of the game!

Seeing that Richard did not use shark slashing tactics against himself, O'Neal cherished this opportunity to play like a desperate man, and led the team to recover a lot of points difference.

By the end of the third quarter, there were still 10 points left between the two sides!

recovering a six-point difference in a single quarter, it can also be seen from this how terrifying the Lakers who were cornered were to explode!

This gave some hope to the Lakers fans at the scene, and the Lakers still have hope of winning!

Of course, the premise is that O'Neal's free throws in the fourth quarter of the game can stabilize the feeling of the third quarter!

But they obviously thought too much, how easy was O'Neal's free throws to stabilize......

Seeing that O'Neal's free throws in the fourth quarter began to cheat again, Richard immediately sacrificed the shark slashing tactic again!

directly cut O'Neill to self-containment, and after he was replaced by the Zen master, he directly brought a towel to cover his head, not wanting to see the situation on the field at all......

He knows very well that if he can't play, the Lakers are basically lost!

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"Doot toot!" The referee blew the whistle for the end of the game!

At 109:94, the Trail Blazers won at Staples Arena!

This victory directly reassured those fans who were worried about whether the Trail Blazers could defend their title, and the Trail Blazers were still the unbeatable Trail Blazers!

Even if the Lakers come up with a galaxy-like lineup this season, they will have to eat under the hands of the Trail Blazers!

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The shark hack tactics played a huge role in this game, and if it wasn't for the shark hacking tactics, even Richard didn't know if he could kill the Lakers!

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As soon as the game ended, Kobe Bryant directly handed him the towel handed to him by the staff and slammed it on the floor.

Then he huffed and went straight back to the locker room......

He's really mad right now!

If you say that you lose to three or five points and let the Trail Blazers win narrowly, then Kobe Bryant is actually quite acceptable, but at the moment, he is good and loses by fifteen points, which makes Kobe quite desperate!

How else could he prove himself in front of Richard?!

How can you make Richard regret it......

I'm afraid that the devil is stealing fun now, I'm glad I didn't renew my contract in the first place!

The more Kobe Bryant thought about it, the more angry he became, and he didn't participate in the handshake between the two sides after the game, so he ran back to the locker room.

"Coach, it looks like Kobe Bryant is choking on that kid......" Big Ben said to Richard with a grin.

Richard couldn't hold back his laughter, I'm afraid this game really made Kobe angry enough.

It's not that the Lakers are not strong enough, but that their shortcomings were caught by Richard, and they played according to their shortcomings, not giving the Lakers a chance to breathe at all!

However, Richard actually had a worry in his heart, will his unscrupulous use of shark cutting tactics make the rules restricting shark cutting come into play in advance? !

It seems that this possibility is still quite high......