Chapter 103: Dare to ask where the road is
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Mo Xi is almost out of this state now, O'Neal's offense is becoming more and more ferocious, but at this time, Mo Xi also seems to inspire a ruthlessness, and his teeth are dead, even the fans sitting in the front row can easily see the indescribable seriousness and hideousness on Mo Xi's face. All the means on the defensive end that Johnson and Ewing have taught, Mo Xi has all put them on the table, and Rao O'Neal has to praise him, this TM is the most ruthless person he has ever seen, and he is really unseemly.
It's a pity that, despite this, O'Neal still scored a full eleven points in the first quarter, and for a center, such offensive ability is simply terrifying to the point of having no friends.
In the first quarter, the Knicks had nothing to do about O'Neal, and the Knicks' defensive quality was very high and they could limit other positions, but O'Neal's point was really difficult to solve, the Knicks were not good at offense, and it was impossible to talk about playing against offense, and the Knicks, who were a little at a loss for a while, were beaten with a score of 20:33 in the first quarter.
Mo Xi sat on the sidelines, carrying a towel, directly covering his head, just a little water, in his opinion, drinking water will interrupt his state, unless the body is really tired will be replenished a lot of water, although the team doctor has repeatedly reminded him that this is not good for the body, but he is still a little noncommittal, because sometimes, when he starts to drink water, he always feels that this is resting, and sometimes, he must not let his mind have a sense of rest, such as now.
Although Van Gundy is still explaining tactics to his teammates, he still can't help but glance at Mo Xi, it's not that he didn't perform well in the first quarter, in fact, O'Neal plays everyone like this, just looking at Mo Xi's performance on the court, it already makes people feel that Mo Xi is really playing with his life, and the most is really in place.
In the second quarter, Van Gundy put Ewing and Camby first, and for O'Neal, almost all teams in the league used wheel battles, using ability to affect him, even if it was just a little bit of people, they would be replaced in turn to be in place with him.
At the beginning of the second quarter, O'Neal did not play immediately, under the arrangement of Phil Jackson, O'Neal took a small break off the court for a minute or two, judging from O'Neal's expression, he was not very happy, and he was "playing soy sauce" throughout the regular season, he now feels very full of physical strength, and he can't wait to play the whole game.
The Lakers' bench struggled to face the Knicks' rotation lineup led by Ewing, and in just one minute, the Knicks played a wave of 7:0, and O'Neal was very unhappy off the court, looked at Phil Jackson, and signaled that he was going to play.
Phil Jackson originally planned to pretend that he couldn't see it, but this guy was too big and had already crouched in front of him, and in desperation, Phil Jackson called a rare timeout in order to replace O'Neal on the court.
When O'Neal returned to the court, Van Gundy found that Moxi's defense in the first quarter was so good, as the best defense in the Knicks' current restricted area, and Ewing is still a pure traditional center, and the interior line of O'Neal's offensive method, which is also a traditional center, should be able to make a difference on the defensive end, but surprisingly, Ewing's performance is not much better than Moxi, and even because Ewing's feet move a little slower, O'Neal hits Ewing and turns almost with his hands, And in the middle of the round Camby switched to O'Neal, who has been criticized physically, facing O'Neal is like a naughty monkey meeting King Kong, its biggest advantage bounce can not be played at all, and Shengsheng was pushed to the basket by O'Neal step by step, directly dunk.
The current situation, the only good news for the Knicks is that after Ewing played, after all, he was in a prominent position in the team, and he was still able to have the right to shoot, unlike Mo Xi, who only shot once in the entire first quarter, and was still a long-range big two-pointer and did not shoot. Although Ewing is not young, his offensive ability is still very good, and although O'Neal's defense is not a decoration, at least, the Knicks' interior line also has some firepower to cover the outside.
Soon, though, the firepower seemed to be gone, and the assistant coach signaled to Van Gundy that Ewing had been playing for nearly six minutes, and according to the team doctor's instructions, she had to be replaced at this time.
Van Gundy gritted his teeth and replaced Ewing on O'Neal's free throws, and Moxi returned to the court.
When Mo Xi was about to step on the court, Van Gundy suddenly grabbed Mo Xi, hesitated for a moment, and finally said: "If you look at the situation on the court is reasonable, you can also let go and play O'Neill a few balls." ”
Mo Xi nodded slightly, Ewing just appeared on the field He also saw it, in this case, even if all his strength is put on defending O'Neal, it will not be able to achieve too good results, but the difference between the shooting rate of 100% and not 60% is not 60%, it is better to let O'Neal consume some on the defensive end, but, can Mo Xi really score under O'Neal's hands? That's what Van Gundy fears, too.
Seeing Mo Xi playing, O'Neill came to his senses again, and said to Mo Xi: "The old immortal in your family is really too old, and it really doesn't taste good to beat him, it's better for you to be convex and backward!" O'Neill looked like a salty uncle.
Mo Xi came to the basket and stood still, waiting to grab the rebound, and at the same time rarely replied to O'Neal: "You hurry up and make free throws, I'm waiting to grab the rebound!" ”
O'Neill instantly felt as if he had eaten a fly. Although O'Neal claims to be reliable in his free throws at critical moments, in fact, he knows best whether he is reliable or not.
Murphy took the backcourt rebound, and the Knicks began to attack.
Compared with the Lakers' confidence in the ten-man rotation, on the Knicks' side, if it weren't for the O'Neal, the interior rotation would have to be more, and it is estimated that the Knicks might even be able to play this game in a seven-man rotation.
At this point, Charles was on the court, Houston and Sprewell were back on the court, and the Knicks were back on the offensive again.
Sprewell and Houston crossed positions, and the two ran from one wing to the opposite corner, at which point Mo Xi also came to the frontcourt, this time he did not stay in the high post, but went to the baseline. Mo Xi covered Sprewell on the baseline, and Sprewell used the cover to run directly to the basket, and Houston also ran to the direction at this time, coming to a 45-degree waist. Charles quickly distributed the ball to Houston, who didn't make a shot, but gave the ball to Sprewell. But at this time, O'Neal directly let go of Mo Xi and defended Sprewell, and when Sprewell looked up, he saw that the sky was covered above his head, and the basket was not visible.
Sprewell was ruthless, smashed directly behind him, and passed the ball out on O'Neal's side.
Mo Xi hurriedly took a few steps forward and picked up the ball. At this time, it was Hawley who defended him, and Mo Xi knew that this was an opportunity, so he adjusted slightly, pushed Hawley away, and shot directly.
Mo Xi scored a cricket kick from a small angle and scored his first point of the game. The Knicks also seem to have found a looming way to survive.