Chapter 372 The first victory in the finals
After thinking about it for a long time, no one came up with a solution, but they all agreed to implement the original strategy, because they still didn't believe that Osborne could keep shooting unreasonable three-pointers, but Phil Jackson replaced Derrick Fisher and put Gary Payton to defend Osborne, and poor Devin George was pressed to the bench. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
Gary Payton happens to be on the fringes of the Lakers' system, and even without him, the Lakers will still function normally, just to defend Osborne, and his defensive ability is also among the top outside players.
Gary Payton's kraft gum defense, coupled with his small movements, trash talk, and a strong 90s style of basketball, annoyed Osborne.
So Osborne's three-point shooting rate has also dropped a lot, but Osborne is also mentally prepared for the decline in his three-point shooting rate, after all, the three-point shot is not a stable scoring weapon, so Osborne also relies on his height advantage, frequently passes to Richard Hamilton and Chauncey Billups, and these two guards join forces to play outside tactics, and Derrick Fisher, Kobe Bryant and Gary Payton don't know the east, west, north and south.
Osborne sometimes shoots, sometimes passes, but just doesn't break through, and Gary Payton can't prevent Osborne at all, because his height is a hard injury, his height is not enough, and his bounce power is not as strong as when he was young, so when Osborne eats him, Gary Payton can't bear it at all.
So Gary Payton's defense has become a chicken rib, he not only did not defend Osborne's three-point shooting, but also did not prevent Osborne's passing, although Osborne's shooting percentage has declined, but in the case of Osborne's large number of shots, the shooting percentage is no longer important, the important thing is how to prevent Osborne from receiving the basketball.
Phil Jackson saw Gary Payton's performance and sighed: In the end, he is still old, and Gary Payton, the best defensive player who once competed with Michael Jordan in the Finals, can't withstand the wear and tear of the years, and can't withstand the law of the back waves pushing the front waves.
Osborne's hazard level has risen another level in Phil Jackson's heart.
Seeing that the Lakers have fallen into this situation from the beginning, and now the Lakers are nearly 20 points behind the Pistons, Phil Jackson is no longer a Zen master at this time, and he called a long timeout again.
He glanced at the Lakers players around him, and Phil Jackson said, "What's wrong with you, have you forgotten the glory of the Purple and Gold?" Don't you care about the prestige of F4? It's almost over, and one Osborne is going to make it difficult for you to do this. ”
Seeing that the Lakers players didn't speak, Phil Jackson continued: "I don't care about other reasons, you can't fail in such a cohesive way." So I'm going to lay out the tactics next, and you just have to execute them, and you can't think about anything else. Kobe, Gary, Derek, the three of you are responsible for the Pistons' perimeter defense, and Karl, you are responsible for pestering Rasheed Wallace, no matter what method is used. O'Neal, the rest of the attack will be handed over to you, you have to show me the momentum of a macho man, the bloodlust of a big shark, and blow up your opponent. ”
Don't look at Phil Jackson, who doesn't usually talk much, but once he gets serious, the Lakers players are still quite stunned, after all, Phil Jackson is the head coach who has trained the basketball god Michael Jordan, not an ordinary person.
It's just that Kobe Bryant is even more annoyed, obviously the Lakers are in the most critical moment, Phil Jackson didn't look for himself, but found the dead fat man who had difficulty in moving, it seems that he is still not favored by the head coach, he wants to turn over and be the boss, Shaquill O'Neal is the mountain he has to climb over the past.
But now Kobe Bryant doesn't dare to resist Phil Jackson's arrangement, after all, although he is a paranoid, he is not brain-dead, and the Lakers are still O'Neal at the helm.
Phil Jackson's helpless arrangement also played a very good role, because the Lakers quickly regained their combat effectiveness, and the Lakers' hard defense of the outside players also made the Pistons outside players score less, and Karl Malone also played a residual heat and entangled Rasheed Wallace, while O'Neal wreaked havoc on the Pistons' interior line, one-on-one abuse of Ben Wallace, basically in the NBA, no one can defend O'Neal one-on-one.
In the midst of this increase and decrease, the Lakers' score quickly moved closer to the Pistons, and by the end of the third quarter, the Lakers were still six points away from catching the Pistons' score.
Seeing such a domineering and violent O'Neal, Charles Barkley in the commentary seat said excitedly: "The boss of the Lakers has finally broken out, he is still the unstoppable big shark, the shark is the shark, even if he is older, he is still not to be underestimated." Now the Lakers have a big chance of winning. ”
Originally, Charles Barkley was about to despair, but the Lakers miraculously chased it back, although they are still behind, but the difference is only six points, and there is still one quarter left in the game, so it is entirely possible for the Lakers to overtake the score and win, but he forgot an important factor, O'Neal is 32 years old, although he is not very old, but his weight seriously limits his playing time, so whether the Lakers can win depends on O'Neal's performance.
Larry Brown also felt that it was time for a decisive battle, but he had to give Osborne a rest, after all, the fourth quarter had just begun, there was no need to fight so hard, as long as Osborne had a critical moment to play, so Larry Brown directly replaced Osborn and replaced him by Tyshire Ander Princes.
After Tysha and Prince came on the court, the Pistons' defensive rating immediately improved by several levels, so the Lakers fell into a scoring drought again, and O'Neal was also replaced to rest due to lack of physical strength. And Kobe Bryant was blocked by Richard Hamilton and Tysa Ann Princes, and his scoring efficiency was far less than the speed of conceding points, so the gap between the Lakers' points and the Pistons was getting bigger and bigger.
In the end, Osborne had no chance to play again, because the Lakers had given up resistance, Phil Jackson replaced all the main players, Kobe Bryant led the Lakers by the Pistons to be beaten by the original five tigers, the Pistons were almost 16 points ahead of the Lakers, Osborne was also very depressed, he originally wanted to save the Pistons, but the Pistons didn't need his salvation at all.
Larry Brown also found that after Tyshire Amplins came on the court, his contribution to the Pistons was multifaceted, and his compatibility with Chauncey Billups, Richard Hamilton, Rasheed Wallace, and Ben Wallace was much greater than Osborne's, and he could raise the Pistons' defensive level several times after he came up.
In the end, the Pistons defeated the Lakers 93-82, and Osborne scored 20 points, 10 rebounds, 11 assists and 1 steal in the first game. (To be continued.) )