Chapter 267 [Perfect Construction, Winning the Championship]

Commentator Mike Brin couldn't stand it. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE怂 info "Why hasn't Jackson called a timeout yet?" The Raptors' offense is too smooth, and the Lakers should make adjustments. ā€

Walter Fraser laughed: "I don't like to call a timeout either, there is a difference between the two managers. As long as the players don't play well, Jerry Young will adjust in time, and he called a timeout after only two minutes of play. Jackson has always disliked calling a timeout, whether he is ahead or behind. ā€

Bryn nodded: "Jackson won five championships with the Bulls, but his coaching ability is often questioned, and people suspect that he is relying on stars, and in this series, the Lakers can't beat the Raptors with a triangle offense." ā€

Other radio commentators compared the coaches of both sides, and also generally agreed that Yang Rui was better than Jackson.

Lakers owner Jerry Buss was watching the game and felt like it was time to call a timeout. He began to wonder if Jackson could help the Lakers win a championship.

Some fans posted on the Internet to discuss the game situation, and many Lakers fans felt that Jackson was inferior to Yang Rui, which was one of the reasons why the Lakers couldn't beat the Raptors.

What kind of instructor is a "Zen master"? In the eyes of many fans, he was unintelligible and passionless for most of the time on the sidelines.

Many times, the Lakers are faced with a situation where the lead is overtaken or the trail is messed up, and it is rare to see Jackson call a timeout at such a moment and then slam at the players who are not in shape on the court.

He would occasionally call a timeout, the timing of which seemed to be something that the fans would never understand, and often in inexplicable moments, he would stick to some of the older players that the fans hated for a long time and seemed to have a bad leg and foot.

For example, in this series, AC Green, who was beaten by O'Neal Jr.'s back, let Carter live a game of Glen Les.

Lakers fans are going crazy, why would he let an old guy who would be passed by his opponent like a stake on the court?

Jackson always seemed mysterious on the sidelines, seemingly pondering some esoteric philosophical questions, but seemingly unconcerned about the situation on the court, and many times anxious fans thought he was pretending to be 13.

In fact, Jackson is a "constructive coach". He's very good at building teams, putting together stars who fit the tactics and building a championship team. If he doesn't have reinforcements or draft rights, he will definitely not be able to play.

The triangle offensive system is perfect for a team with top stars, ensuring that the team's top stars are in the right position to form a one-on-one with the opponent, and one pack of balls is an easy shot, or another star is one-on-one again.

The triangle offensive is such a magical tactic. Jackson likes to finish what needs to be said before a game, and then develop the individual skills of the players and adapt on the spot. As a result, Jackson's players are particularly mentally strong, often able to complete turnovers or stunning, rather than being overwhelmed at critical moments and relying on the head coach.

So, Jackson is not as weak as many people think, he is a super coach.

It's just that now Jackson has met the biggest opponent in his life, and Yang Rui is also a construction coach, and he is a perfect construction coach.

The Lakers are just arranging their tactics around two stars, the role players are average, there are not many shooting points, and it is feasible for the opponent to wrap up O'Neal and Kobe Bryant at a certain time.

And the Raptors have too many attack points, even if the stars are not at their peak, the five second-rate teams are not comparable to other teams, and at least two points per game have an advantage.

Today, Jackson didn't call a timeout, not because he believed in the "OK combination", nor did he pretend to be 13, but he couldn't think of an idea to prevent the Raptors' offense, and he screamed in vain, so he simply relied on the players to solve it themselves.

In the first half, relying on O'Neal's strong attack, the Lakers were able to bite the score.

In the second half, Yang Rui replaced Miller to rest, and the inside line took turns to start wrestling with the Sharks, O'Neal's free throws were not on the court, and the Lakers' offensive rhythm was also disrupted.

O'Neal fell into a strange circle of being more afraid of free throws and not being able to score free throws, and the whole series was on target, worse than the 52% shooting rate in the regular season, and O'Neal who couldn't score free throws was nothing to fear.

Kobe Bryant can score, but the shooting rate is still not high, and under the strict defense of Maddie and Christie, he can't get an easy shot.

O'Neal Jr. was the one who came out in this quarter, and he had the upper hand against AC Green, scoring 12 points on 5-of-5 shooting and 2-of-2 from the free-throw line.

At the end of the third quarter, the Raptors led 88-71, and the Lakers had little hope of winning.

In the final quarter, Boykins, who came off the bench, once again became a spoiler, and whenever the Lakers had a momentum to chase points, he used sharp breaks, shots or points to press down.

O'Neal was too tired, and the Raptors center blocked Boykins, and he couldn't keep up with his pace, and he was in a dilemma.

The Lakers can't let the big forward change the defense and block and limit Boykins, and O'Neal Jr. is misplaced to play O'Neal, pull out and shoot, and break through with the ball.

Carter and Maddy attracted Kobe Bryant and Fox, two strong points on the outside defense, reduced shots, and teammates formed a new offensive connection on the weak side, giving the Lakers a fatal blow.

With three minutes left in the game, the Raptors led by 26 points and went into garbage time.

Jackson replaced all the main players early, and the Raptors also sent full benches. When Carter came off the field, he received applause from the away fans.

Carter scored 24 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists this game, averaging 25.5 points, 5.3 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal and 0.5 blocks per game, shooting 46.2% from the field and 40% from three-point range, and will definitely be elected MVP of the Finals.

O'Neal Jr. averaged 18.3 points, 9.5 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 blocks per game, while Maddy averaged 20.7 points, 5 rebounds, 5.5 assists, 1 steal and 1 block per game.

Billups and Miller also averaged double-doubles per game, each playing well in two games.

Unlike the Raptors' multi-point flowering, the Lakers only have three players averaging double-doubles per game, and Rice only has 10.7 points.

O'Neal played horrific statistics in the playoffs, averaging 38.5 points, 15.3 rebounds, 2 assists, 0.5 steals and 2.5 blocks per game while shooting 61.8%, but shooting 39% from the free-throw line reduced his efficiency.

Bryant averaged 21.1 shots per game, second on the team, shooting 41.6 percent from the field and 28.7 percent from three-point range, scoring only 20.6 points, and averaging less than one point per shot.

Zhang reasonably commented: "Yang Rui did not eat snacks on the road, which is to give the Lakers the greatest respect, Yang Rui shouted the slogan of winning the championship before the season, absolutely no one would have thought that they would win so easily." ā€

Sun Zhengping said: "Many teams will definitely regret that they did not offer a high salary to find Yang Rui as a coach in 1998. ā€

"The Raptors have set another historical record, in the entire history of the NBA, no team has ever won all of its playoff games, not even the Bulls dynasty, the Lakers dynasty, and the Celtics dynasty. ā€

Boykins also scored on two driving layups in garbage time, and Hornacek also hit a three-pointer to continue to widen the margin. The Lakers' benches were like losing their souls, they didn't cooperate at all, they just played randomly.

Bryant and O'Neal sat on the sidelines together, their eyes revealing something inexplicable, and stared blankly at the court.

Since the two joined forces in 96, the Lakers have played 4 season finals, been swept three times, and once 4-1, the experience was too painful. O'Neal was even worse, having been swept six of his seven playoff appearances.

At All-Star Weekend, O'Neal has always been a favorite pistachio of fans, but in the playoffs, he always keeps the fans who support him from laughing.

The final whistle blew, and everyone in the Raptors rushed into the arena to cheer and celebrate.

122-91, the Raptors won the 2000 NBA championship!