At the beginning of the second quarter of the game, on the Lakers' side, O'Neal had to rest for a while, and the biggest difference between O'Neal and the previous two consecutive championships in the last two years was that O'Neal had gained weight to the point that the Lakers management couldn't bear it this year.

However, the Zen master replaced Fisher with Brian Shaw, who was already useless.

On the Hawks' side, a new cavalry company was replaced!

Liu Mang, Jason Terry, Prince, Rahim, Mohammed played.

The Lakers sent Fisher, Kobe, Fox, Mark Madsen, Medvedenko.

Taking advantage of O'Neal's absence, the Hawks went on an 11-5 run at the beginning of the second quarter and successfully overtook the score by four points.

This is the biggest problem of the Lakers this year, even if it is OK, when it comes to the second team, it is nothing for Kobe Bryant to lead the team to play an ordinary strong team or a weak team, and when it comes to playing a strong team, their second team can't bear it.

After more than four minutes in the second quarter, the Zen master finally replaced O'Neill.

After the OK combination gathered, the Lakers' offense changed, and the Hawks and the Lakers were on the bar again, and Coach Kruger found that he was at a great disadvantage after falling into the positional battle, so he didn't think about anything else, and relied on the offense first.

After the cavalry company began to attack, Liu Mang and Jason Terry began to alternate as offensive initiation points, attacking with the Lakers' OK momentum, and the Langbi combination of the two substitute kings, with a better role lineup than the Lakers, and the Lakers' OK combination was hard steel.

At halftime, the Hawks held a slim 59-56 lead.

Liu Mang switched to scoring mode in the second quarter, although he only got 2 assists, he scored 12 points, and he scored 16 points and 8 assists at halftime.

……

During the break, the Hawks, for their part, emphasized defense in the third quarter and tried to pull the deficit apart in the third quarter.

At the beginning of the third quarter, the Eagles fielded a combination of Liu Mang, Jason Terry, Prince, Muhammad, and Ratliff.

On the Lakers' side, Kobe Bryant is playing iron...... No, it was iron-clad, there was no rest in the first half, and he continued to start in the third quarter, with Fisher, Fox, Horry, and Wang Zhizhi.

At halftime, the third quarter began.

The Lakers attacked first, Fisher advanced to the front court and handed it to Kobe, who dribbled to the frontcourt and Prince defended it.

Kobe dribbled, seemingly directing the offensive run, suddenly, Kobe Bryant picked up the ball and shot a three-point shot, Prince was caught off guard, and Kobe Bryant came up and hit a three-point shot.

Offense and defense switched, the Hawks attacked, Liu Mang advanced and handed the ball to Jason Terry, Jason Terry also threw a three-pointer directly against Fisher's defense, decisive and accurate, and returned Kobe Bryant.

However, immediately Kobe Bryant hit another mid-range shot, and then on the Hawks' side, Liu Mang broke through to the three-second zone and couldn't shoot, and when it was time for the Lakers to attack, Kobe hit again in the middle distance.

Kobe Time Level 4 trigger! Stubbornness triggers at level 5!

In the third quarter, Kobe Bryant started regular Kobe time at the beginning.

This really can't be prevented!

Kobe Bryant bombarded indiscriminately, and personally played a wave of 15-10, and halfway through the third quarter, the Lakers scored 19 points in the first quarter, Kobe Bryant scored 15 points alone, and the Hawks only scored 15 points as a team.

Looking at the little blacksmith who is about to approach the peak and has no solution, there is really no way for the Eagles here!

In addition, this is the home court of the Lakers again, and when the Lakers fall into the positional battle, the Lakers have a big defensive action, and the referee will not blow the whistle frequently, when the Lakers have prepared Liu Mang to touch porcelain, Liu Mang's success rate of fouls is not high, and the Hawks feel average in the third quarter, and the Lakers were overtaken by one point halfway through the third quarter.

75-74, the Lakers overtake!

In the second half of the third quarter, the Lakers replaced O'Neal again.

It was time for Kobe Bryant to shoot one and O'Neal to chisel one, and the Hawks fell completely into passivity in the third quarter and were dominated by the Lakers.

At the end of the third quarter, the Hawks trailed the Lakers by 10 points, 82-92!

It's so explosive!

Kobe Bryant and O'Neal both scored 30+, which is outrageously strong.

……

A break after three quarters.

Liu Mang is thinking about how to deal with the OK combination, can he cut the shark? Test your own isolated defense against the little blacksmith?

But at this time, Coach Kruger made a different arrangement: "Dean, Matt, Tyshawn, Chris, Kevin, you guys play, everyone else rests and prepares for tomorrow's game." “

Coach Kruger thought for a long time in the third quarter and finally decided to give up in the fourth quarter.

"Coach, we're only 10 points behind!" Liu Mang complained dissatisfied.

Is this going to give up the game?

Seeing Liu Mang's expression of wanting to die when he met Kobe, Coach Krueger was very painful, so he had to say after the others returned to the bench and the water cooler lineup: "We still have three back-to-back games, don't waste too much physical strength here, we can play, and even play to the end, but it's not necessary." “

Liu Mang also understands, but it's so unpleasant! Seeing Kobe Bryant score 35 points and 5 assists after the third quarter, Liu Mang really wanted to go up and continue to have a wave with Kobe.

But the coach arranged it like this, and he had no other choice but to choose to accept it.

Sure enough, as Coach Kruger expected, at the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Zen master replaced the OK combination, and hit the second team of the Hawks, and the difference was stretched to 20 points in three or two strokes.

Not everyone in the Eagles team is like Liu Mang, they will never get tired!

Liu Mang sat on the sidelines and was depressed, too passive! Everything is too passive! When the record is not good, everything is so passive.

In the end, relying on the OK combination, the Lakers won the game 119-103 at home against the Hawks, Kobe and O'Neal both scored 40+, and the two combined for 86 points......

……

……

After the game, Liu Mang frustrated and flew with the team to the next stop, Sacramento, the capital of California, and back-to-back games against the Kings.

For this game, Liu Mang summed up a lot by himself, and sure enough, it was not wise to anger O'Neal at the beginning, the OK combination can't be judged by common sense, and during the post-game interview, Liu Mang also took the responsibility on himself, of course, the little tricks on the court won't say, the main thing is that he didn't prevent Kobe.

Looking at the hostility of Kobe Bryant, who was still 4/8, Liu Mang felt so unhappy, and it became his obsession to kill the little blacksmith......

……

When the Hawks arrived in Sacramento, the players who had just played a game were so exhausted that they went to bed early when they arrived at the hotel.

Coach Kruger, on the other hand, is on a video call with the team's management.

According to the accurate prediction of Moore's Law, by 2003, the development of technology has been upgraded to a new level, and video calls have become a very simple thing on the Internet.

On the other end of the line, it was the Eagles management, mainly Executive Vice President Steven Price.

"Long, over there with the Lakers, what do you think of them? I hope it? Steven Price asked eagerly.

Seeing the boss become so aggressive, Coach Krueger had a headache, the team had a lot of trouble, and this boss had a new idea.

Why can't you usually see that you are so willing to spend money? At this time, the money is the same as not the money, and you want to smash it out if you take it.

However, the boss's goal, even Coach Kruger is very excited.

Who doesn't want a combination like that?

So today's game with the Lakers, in addition to the game itself, is also about the future construction of the Hawks.

However, although Coach Kruger is also very excited, he still has concerns: "Kobe Bryant and O'Neal do have a bad relationship, but do we really need it?" “

"Lang, this is an opportunity! Great opportunity! There's no better opportunity than this, don't you want a combination of Esgar Bryant, or Esgar O'Neal? Price continued.

"Okay, I'll admit I'd love to get the deal done, too, but will the Lakers say yes?" Coach Kruger said helplessly.

"Just like you think, they refused," Price replied honestly, but then changed the subject: "But they didn't say anything to death, and we still have hope." “

"Okay, this is your future plan, boss, everything is as you say, but I hope this matter will be discussed with the Lakers privately, and Ace will not know about it without confirming the news." Coach Kruger said he didn't care.

How could Coach Krueger not understand what the boss was thinking? Liu Mang plus O'Neal, or Liu Mang plus Kobe, has two of the most popular players in China and the United States, and the combination looks strong.

However, today Coach Kruger once again felt the kind of hostility between Liu Mang and Kobe, and the Hawks are now on a very harmonious relationship, if this news leaks to Liu Mang, Coach Kruger does not think Liu Mang will be happy.

"Of course I know that......"

……

The Hawks were planning big things in the future, and the Lakers didn't rest in the middle of the night.

Toyota Center in Los Angeles, the office of Lakers big boss Jerry Buss.

In the office there is Jenny Bass, a Zen master; Kupchak and Jim Bass are two pairs of forces.

The management of the Zen Master and Jeanie Buss relationship actively pushed for a trade in Kobe for Liu Mang plus other chips for the Hawks, while Jim Buss strongly opposed it.

Jim Bass wanted to trade O'Neill, and the Zen master and Jenny Bass were equally opposed.

Seeing that the sister and brother are really not harmonious at all, and the two sisters and brothers are still too young and have no patience at all, and they want to make a big deal before the defending season is over, Old Bass has a headache.

Overall, Jeanne Bass is more suitable to be a successor, but she is a daughter, which makes old Bass regret, and the idea is too naïve now, thinking only about the field, not the market at all.

Trading Kobe for Liu Mang plus draft picks plus one of Raheem or Jason Terry may be a win-win deal for the Hawks and Lakers to improve the team.

However, will the Eagles let Liu Mang go? Old Bass didn't believe it, didn't you see that the Eagles, who had been getting Liu Mang for more than a year, had become one of the most profitable teams in the league? The Rockets got Yao Ming, and in less than a season, Alexander's Grande became a tycoon, and the Rockets' market value doubled in one season.

The main reason is that Old Bass doesn't want to break up the OK combination, which is still the strongest combination in the league, at this time, as long as he wins, everything is fine.

Seeing his daughter and son arguing fiercely, Old Bass waved their hand to shut them up.

Old Bass saw that the two were quiet, and said: "We won't trade for the time being, especially Kobe, we can't trade, we can't break our traditions." I got a call from the Hawks after the game against the Hawks, they wanted either Kobe or O'Neal, but I didn't accept it, at least for now, we can't accept trading either of them, you all have to be patient, and we'll make a decision when the season is over. ”

Without giving Jenny Buss and Jim Bass a chance to speak, the elder Bass kicked the two out, including the Zen master, leaving only Kupchak, a veteran player of the team, plus the current general manager.

Kupchak didn't know how he was retained, and he didn't know what tonight's inexplicable team executive meeting was for, and since the trade option was rejected in the first place, there was no point in not having a meeting.

Buss Sr. attaches great importance to Kupchak, and whether he gives the team to Jenny Buss or Jim Buss in the future, Buss Sr. regards Kupchak as his successor's right-hand man, just like Jerry West, the godfather of the Lakers.

Old Bass looked at Kupchak and asked, "Mitch, it's just the two of us now, do you think it's appropriate for us to trade O'Neal or Kobe Bryant now?" ”

Kupchak understands that this is the boss who is testing him, although he doesn't want to participate in the Lakers' "palace fight", but he also knows that this is the time to reflect his vision as a general manager.

Kupchak thought for a moment and said: "Kobe Bryant and O'Neal, we may not be able to keep all of them in the end, but if I have to trade one, I will choose to keep Kobe, he is younger." But as you said, we can't trade right now, Kobe Bryant and O'Neal are still the best combination, we can try again next season, and we don't have a chance to win the championship this year......"

After hearing this, Old Bass had no expression, and Kupchak felt a little uncomfortable, as if he hadn't said anything constructive, so he gritted his teeth and said the future plan he had planned in private: "I think we can try again, continue to rebuild with Kobe and O'Neal, if not, trade O'Neal in exchange for chips, Kobe is still young, we can wait for the next chance to get a superstar......"

When Old Bass heard this, he finally had an expression, what he wanted was this kind of general manager who was decisive and not lacking in reason.

Dare to give up something, or even give up a few years to rebuild, in this regard, the old Buss has always admired the Celtics, but the Lakers also have to have their own tradition, that is, not to trade the superstars they have cultivated.

Today is destined to be a sleepless night, a sleepless night for Lakers owner Buss Sr.

Miami, American Airlines Center.

Pat Riley put down the phone, he had been organizing the language for a long time, wanting to discuss a trade with his old club, the Lakers, about O'Neal, but as soon as O'Neal's name was said, the phone was hung up.

Pat Riley had a headache, but Old Bass hung up the phone so decisively, which made Pat Riley feel that it was not without a chance.

In that case, wait! O'Neal is still at his peak for a few years, and Pat Riley feels like he can wait, and the Heat don't have too many good chips right now, so it's okay to wait two or three years.

For a savvy decision-maker, a deal about the future of a team often doesn't happen suddenly, but has been planned years ago.

In addition to the Heat and Hawks, there are also the Wizards, Celtics, Pistons, Knicks, ...... and so on, and the teams have contacted the Lakers, because today, is the trade deadline......

Old Bass's phone was blown up tonight......

A calm trade deadline, no real big deal was completed, the only thing worth mentioning is that the Pistons went around peddling the right to exchange 2003 draft picks with the Grizzlies, but after all, it was not traded, and it was originally intended to be used to add players for O'Neal, but was flatly rejected by the old Buss, and because the value of the 2003 high pick draft pick was too high, the other party gave a little bit of leverage, and the Pistons themselves were unwilling.

The Grizzlies have the fourth-to-last record in the league this year, with 100 percent top-six picks.

Paper can't contain the fire, and the Lakers received a large number of trade requests for O'Neal and Kobe Bryant at the trade deadline, but they were leaked out after all.

Including the Eagles' request for a trade.

Although there is no such thing as a complete trade history, if you want to trade Kobe or O'Neal, you must come up with a lot of chips.

At 12 noon the next day, when the trading deadline arrived, Liu Mang and others had lunch at the hotel and saw the news.

Liu Mang saw these rumors, and there was nothing he could do but choose to get used to it, isn't the NBA a commercial league, although there are many teams that are humane, but they are all relative, when players like Kobe and O'Neal are in front of him, except for the Magic team, there is really no team that will hold back when there is a chance.

Compared with Liu Mang, the rest of the Eagles are more calm, they grew up in the United States, have been engaged in the basketball industry since childhood, and have long had a deeper understanding of the league, and they are mentally prepared for the possibility of being traded.

But it's better not to be traded, and everyone is glad they weren't traded.

Since the Hawks don't want to disrupt the roster structure right now, there is no need for the Hawks to trade if they don't get a player who can greatly improve the team or help them a lot in the future.

The tentative trade request for the Lakers is just a test of the Lakers' tone, and the Hawks have no idea of a real trade this year.

The trade rumors didn't have much impact on the Hawks.

The six-game streak continued, and in the evening, the Hawks came to Arco Arena to take on the Kings away.