After the Lakers got the ball, Lu controlled the ball and slowly pushed forward, he is not a player with excellent physical fitness, and naturally there will be no one-stop layups throughout the court or anything, and steady advancement is what the Lakers need most.

Just after halftime, Lue handed the ball to Kobe Bryant, which is actually something that the Lakers' point guards often do. They weren't in charge of the ball, or at least not most of the time, and the only thing they needed to do was to get the ball up front and give it to Bryant, or find an opportunity to shove the ball inside for O'Neal.

After Kobe Bryant got the ball, he faced Bale, and Bale's defense against him in the first few games was actually in place, and Kobe Bryant's ability to score goals was entirely due to his super individual ability. Of course, Brown also knows this, so this game is still played by Bale. Originally, Bryant wanted to play alone with the ball, and he believed that he could break through the opponent's defense, although it would take a little more time. But he quickly remembered the pre-match instructions to everyone, and he pouted to himself, moved to the flank while protecting the ball, and dodged Bale's clutches to give the ball to O'Neal on the inside.

Yes, in this game, the Zen master wants the team to open the gap from the inside first, and then wait for the opportunity to move, if the inside line is better then continue, if it is trapped, you can also pass the ball outside the three-point line or mid-range, and create shooting opportunities for teammates. This arrangement is obviously very much to O'Neal's appetite, and although he can contribute 24.1 points and 12.3 rebounds per game in the first five games, this is obviously not his true level, after all, the 76ers are also quite empty inside.

O'Neal received the ball and sat back, his huge body suddenly squeezed Mutombo, although the latter quickly regained his body, but O'Neal had taken advantage of this brief moment to force a turn and wipe over, firmly holding Mutombo behind him, and came to the basket with agility that did not match his body at all, and easily scored the ball.

Mutombo picked up the basketball from the ground with a helpless expression, O'Neal had not scored under the basket before, but it was indeed quite rare to do so from the beginning of the game. It stands to reason that a big fat man like O'Neal should be slow-paced, but the turn just now was too fast, and before he could react, the opponent had already hit a hook shot.

Brown on the sidelines also spread his hands, the big shark seems to be extremely eager to score, completely different from the previous games, if he continues to play like this, Mutombo is afraid that he will soon be rested, even if he does not get into foul trouble, he will have to be replaced by others due to physical exhaustion. Every interior player in the league knows that defending O'Neal is a chore, especially when he's extremely aggressive, and it's daunting.

Brown's fears quickly became a reality, and while the 76ers continued to score, the Lakers' three consecutive rounds of passing the ball inside for O'Neal to hold the ball and play alone after the start of the game was already telling. Lewis wanted to go over to help defend, but first, Grant often consciously stood on the weak side, and he used to spend a lot of time, and second, his defense was tantamount to scratching the boot for O'Neal, and basically didn't play much of a role, so he had to let Mutombo die alone.

But how can Mutombo hold up to O'Neill? Originally, Chang Wei asked him to return to his peak state, and he couldn't do anything with the big shark, let alone the current enhanced version of the big shark with all attributes +2. In the past, he was able to gain a foothold on the interior by relying on the defense of small players, and the Lakers' offensive focus was often on the outside, but this time the opponent obviously used the interior as a breakthrough, and when O'Neal kept taking the ball and chiseling hard under the basket, he was really a little overwhelmed.

Soon Mutombo ate a foul on O'Neal, in fact, he just subconsciously blocked in front of O'Neal, but not only was he directly hit by the opponent, but he was also blown a blocking foul. As a veteran ruffian who has been in the league for many years, Mutombo naturally won't argue with the referee, but the next time he encounters such a situation, he will still stand in front of O'Neal, just to prevent him from scoring easily, if he dodges every time, the basket will really become O'Neal's back garden.

However, with 4 minutes and 12 seconds left in the first quarter, Mutombo was still replaced by Brown, at this time he had already committed two fouls, and his pace and bounce on the defensive end had declined to varying degrees, obviously due to some physical problems. He was replaced by Makloch, who had previously formed the twin towers with him, and he was also the tallest player on the team except for Mutombo, and of course, if there was another option, Brown would not let him play, this guy is too slow.

As soon as Mark Loach came on the court, O'Neal completed a murderous slam dunk, and the whole person was knocked to the ground, and he could only look up at the big shark hanging on the basket, and his heart was at a loss. In fact, the 76ers' player configuration is a bit unbalanced, they have too many outside players but too few interior players, and only Mutombo, Makloch and Teylon Hill can really carry it on the inside. It's okay to say against other teams, but against O'Neill, it's a proper thing to be beaten down.

Watching Mark Lodge being ravaged by O'Neal on the court, Chang Wei sighed helplessly, it seems that the interior line is still the focus of the 76ers' reinforcement. Regardless of whether he wins the championship this season or not, he will have to dig up a few more powerful interior players to come back to town in the offseason, Mutombo will return to his previous normal level after the end of the season and will continue to decline, and can only be used to play a dozen backup centers, for the 76ers, they must get a starter-level interior big man through draft or trade.

In fact, there were many top centers who participated in the draft in 2001, but with the record of the 76ers, it is estimated that they can only get a draft pick in the first round. However, Chang Wei quickly refocused on the game, how to bring in reinforcements in the offseason is after the finals, and now all to do is to take out the opponent in the game, besides, the championship team is always easier to attract potential rookies and big-name players, isn't it?