At halftime, the Lakers had a 15-point lead at 55-40, and Shaq had 27 points and 15 rebounds in the half, and I also had 20 points and 2 rebounds, which means that Shaq and I had 47 of the team's 55 points, which is a bit scary to think about.

The smile on Shaq's face looked so bright as he rested in the dressing room at halftime, and he gestured in the air with his huge palms from time to time, depicting how he had just ravaged the opponent's interior like a rubber toy.

I shook my head, thinking to myself that Shaq's laughter is indeed a bit too low, and his personality is still very easy to satisfy, of course, with his talent that is much higher than normal, he does have capital, and his amazing talent allows him to have everything without much effort, but it seems that I am not that kind of person.

Kobe Bryant's physical talent is definitely not the top in the NBA, which is one of the reasons why he was selected by the Hornets and then traded to the Lakers until the thirteenth pick.

Although Shaq and I were basically in a supernatural state in the first half, I couldn't laugh at all, in fact, in my previous life, after all, I also had more than ten years of experience watching and playing, and I knew very well that playing too well in the first half was not necessarily a good thing, and then thinking of Shaq's huge weight and not top-notch physical fitness, once the opponent began to play with him in the second half, if the rest of the team could not stand up to help him, then the game would not be so easy to win.

That's why when Shaq pouted again, still looking at me with disdain, I just shook my head, wondering if this guy was trying to make a bet with me again.

"Rookie, you performed well in the first half, how about it, are you interested in betting with me in the second half!"

"What do you want to bet on this time?"

I didn't reject him outright, but wanted to hear what he wanted to bet on.

"I've already scored 27 points and 15 rebounds in the first half, so let's bet on whether I can cut 40 points and 20 rebounds in the whole game, how about you choose first this time?"

"Okay, I choose you can't cut 40 points and 20 rebounds, don't ask me why, if you lose, well, I haven't thought about it yet."

"Hehe, do you think you have a chance of winning? Rookie! ”

Shaq bared his two rows of clean white teeth, and the other Lakers players around him laughed in unison.

"Then it's up to you to perform."

I reluctantly walked out of the locker room first, but I didn't panic at all, I really didn't believe that the other side would not focus on him after such a tragic first half.

After the start of the second half, I could only sit on the bench and watch the court silently, obviously my previous judgment was quite accurate, from the first Lakers offensive round, the opponent began to frantically wrap Shaq, two people can't come three, three people can't come four, even if most of the court is empty.

Because Shaq was relatively deep in each spot, and he was bent on scoring high scores, instead of passing the ball back to the outside space in time for the packers who were rushing towards him, he continued to work hard against multiple defenders.

What is staggering is that in the first three balls, Shaq actually dunked two people against the defense of three or four people, and then caused two shooting fouls, but unfortunately he only hit one of the four free throws, and his score came to 30 points.

However, I also found that Shaq was starting to be a little out of breath at this time, and it was obvious that even with a strong body like him, he would not be able to stand it in the face of multiple interior packs in a row.

And because Shaq consumes too much physical energy on the offensive end, he is basically unwilling to work the defensive end, and the opposing coach is also quite smart, directly letting Garnett face Shaq on the offensive end.

Garnett would play a pick-and-roll with the defender and then pick up the ball near the free throw line, while Shaq would not leave the box at all, so that Garnett hit four shots in a row near the free throw line, and the coach had to call a timeout.

However, in the face of the coach's doubts, Shaq was quite disdainful and insisted on letting his teammates continue to pass the ball to him, the coach and other teammates were quite helpless at this time, Shaq's child-like personality is indeed loved and hated.

Sure enough, this timeout was basically in vain, and the next few balls Shaq, whose physical strength was further reduced, began to make continuous mistakes without even being able to cause fouls, but the Timberwolves took advantage of these mistakes to let Marbury score two 2-plus-1 counterattack shots in a row, and the difference between the two sides was only 3 points.

At this time, the coach called a timeout again, and after the timeout, Shaq was pressed to the bench, and I got the opportunity to play again, I saw that his face was extremely ugly, and I was really worried that this guy would get angry and tear down the bench directly.

However, even if the coach made timely adjustments, the overall momentum on the court has completely fallen to the opponent's side, not only is the offensive end getting smoother and smoother, but even the defensive end of the action is getting bigger and bigger, and the referee ignored our complaints, as if he couldn't see the opponent's almost wrestling action at all.

Seeing that the Timberwolves were about to complete the lead, fortunately I made two fairy shots in a row, one of which was a hasty shot with less than a second left in the twenty-four seconds, and when the ball entered the basket, I let out a long breath and told myself that the game had just begun, just let myself relax and play at my due level.

Seeing that my hand still continued the heat of the first half, the opponent also began to wrap me, in fact, I didn't want to pass the ball at all in the face of the bag, but the opponent's bag came very quickly and decisively, without giving me extra time to think, either pass the ball in time or it will form a dead ball or a mistake.

It seems that the supernatural performance of me and Shaq in the first half has completely stimulated the fragile nerves of the opposite side, this kind of defensive intensity is obviously the intensity of the playoffs, of course, I think it's good for this, the stronger the opponent I face in the limited playing time, the faster my progress will be, and I am afraid that the opposite side will not be able to play well.

In the subsequent game, the two sides have been in a stalemate, and Shaq, who played again, finally restrained a little, and passed the ball to the outside gap in time when the multi-person package on the opposite side has not yet formed, but it may be because he has not shot for a long time, several pitchers on the outside line can not find any touch, and the three-point shot in the third quarter was 1 of 8, which also caused the opponent to be more unscrupulous about Shaq's bag.

If it weren't for the fact that the opponent invested too much physical energy in defense, which caused them to not be able to find their own touch when attacking, I believe they would have completed the overtake of us a long time ago.

Five minutes into the fourth quarter, we were still three points ahead of the opposite side, and the coach seemed to have figured something out and put me and Shaq on the court at the same time, and I shook my head, if he had figured it out earlier, we wouldn't have had such a hard second half.

To be honest, although this Lakers team has several outside All-Stars, their overall performance is not so good, and even when Shaq has created a huge amount of space for them to shoot, it is difficult to make consistent mid-to-long-range shots from the outside.

Just like that, my first show with Shaq was about to begin, and I went up to show that I was ready to bump into Shaq, but this guy completely ignored me with a proud look and just swaggered towards the field.

I was a little embarrassed to follow, so let's win this game anyway.

When I was on the floor at the same time as Shaq, the opponent was in a dilemma, and whoever he chose to pack meant that the other player would be given a relatively relaxed attacking opportunity.

Shaq was once again sandwiched by the three people after almost a mistake, finally passed the ball to my hand, a steady back is picturesque and did not live up to his pass, this game I feel hot in the hand, under normal circumstances, the opponent is also confident to hit the case of the two strict defense, and now the opponent in order to wrap Shaq left one person to defend me, which is equivalent to no defense.

After I hit two balls in a row, the opponent quickly changed his tactics and packed me in advance, just to prevent me from receiving the ball, but in this way, the defense against Shaq was very weak.

After being deducted twice by Shaq, the opposite side also began to panic, one will be clamped by me and then another will be clamped by Shak, and then switched back to man-marking, and soon the difference between the two sides came to 9 points, and at this time there were only less than 2 minutes before the end of the game.

I was holding the ball less than two steps from midfield and the opposite side found it and left to pack me because I was in a position where it was very easy to make mistakes because of the trap.

At this time, I saw that Shaq under the basket was asking for the ball, so I simply threw the ball into the air.

He NNDX, I saw Shaq soar into the air to a height of nearly a meter, and his whole arm almost exceeded the basket, and he actually took down my ball, which was obviously a little too big, and smashed it into the basket with one arm.

After Shaq landed, he also smashed the two inside lines on the opposite side directly to the ground, and then showed his two rows of white teeth, looking at the helpless look on each other's faces full of playfulness.

I rushed over again to punch Shaq, but this time he didn't answer the punch and just said:

"Good job, rookie."

As the last second wore out, we won the game against the Timberwolves 107-96, and when a reporter asked me why I was able to play so well in this game, I told him a little mysteriously because I had a pretty good opponent and he made me grow up quickly.

When the reporter further asked who this mysterious opponent was, I just looked at him with a smile and didn't say anything.