Chapter 259: The Menacing Lakers
The Lakers have played against the Pistons twice before, with one win and one loss, but anyone with a discerning eye knows that the Pistons' victory over the Lakers was a reluctant victory, and this is still the Lakers in the run-in period.
The Lakers' victory over the Pistons was a naked hanging, showing strong dominance on both offensive and defensive ends, and the Lakers have been getting bigger and smoother recently, and it is almost difficult to meet evenly matched opponents, so they also have a record of 13 consecutive wins, so this game has become a game that neither side can lose.
The Lakers not only have to show their dominance, but also defend the glory of the Lakers, because if they don't stop the Pistons, then the 33-game winning streak set by their predecessors will be ruined in their hands, and the rest of the schedule is quite favorable for the Pistons, even the Lakers have never seen such a schedule, as if they know that the Pistons will make history.
So this game is inevitable for the Lakers, and the Pistons are the same, if you want to make history, it is almost okay to cross the mountain of the Lakers, and this is also the last regular season game with the Lakers, after this game, you need to wait for the next season or need both teams to stand on the stage of the finals at the same time.
But it seems to be true, Osborne knows that the Pistons will meet the Lakers unexpectedly, and will beat the Lakers 4:1, but Osborne is still a little worried about the butterfly effect, if there is any change, it will not be good, and Osborne is also afraid that the strength of the players in this world will be adjusted because of his existence, as the system says.
The Lakers sent a lineup of death, which can also be regarded as an All-Star lineup, with center Shaquween O'Neal, power forward Karl Malone, small forward Devin George, scoring guard Kobe Bryant, point guard Gary Payton, and the Pistons' lineup is a bit shabby.
Known as the Pistons' starting five, it is also a well-known lineup of death, but except for Osborne's position, other positions are not dominant in the position, and the Lakers have become difficult to resist. The other teams that played against the Lakers were crushed by the Lakers, and they couldn't withstand the Lakers' death blast at all.
At the beginning of the game, the big shark O'Neal won the jump ball strongly, and then O'Neal directly passed the basketball to point guard Gary Payton, Gary Payton slowly dribbled the ball forward, this rhythm is one of the rhythms that most of the Lakers can bear, because O'Neal, Karl Malone, and Gary Payton are all old, so the slow pace is the rhythm they need, if they are fast, their old arms and legs can not bear it.
Gary Payton slowly and leisurely ready to break through Chauncey Billups, Taysha Ann Prince will soon go to make up for Gary Payton, Gary Payton passed the ball to Karl Malone, Karl Malone's pace has become much slower due to his age, Ben Wallace quickly blocked Karl Malone's side, although Malone, although he is old, but the basic skills are still there, and he directly turned around and picked the basket but was interfered with by Ben Wallace, and his ball hit the iron.
But even if the basketball is iron, they will definitely not worry, because they have the big shark O'Neal, I saw Shaquille O'Neal directly grab the basketball and dunk it into the basket, which is really unstoppable, even if Tysha Ann Prince reacted, he didn't stop O'Neal, because then he might have to pay for a foul.
O'Neal is, to a certain extent, the Lakers' protective net and finisher, so the Lakers can shoot as they like, especially O'Neal at his peak, which is really a pervert, for which the league also deliberately expanded the scope of the three-second zone, and also set up a tactic specifically for him, called the shark slashing tactic, at that time only fouls and free throws could stop him.
Then the Pistons were ready to attack, and Osborne knew that the key to dealing with the Lakers was the outside players, because no interior player could defend O'Neal, and only the areas outside the three-point line and the three-point line to the three-second zone were open to win.
So Osborne controlled the ball and slowly looked for opportunities on the outside, and only he had an absolute advantage in this position. Osborne was also a little amused when he looked at the cautious Devin George, but Osborne still had to single him, because this time the Pistons players were restricted to death by Lakers players.
Osborne changed direction left and right twice in a row, and then pretended to break through him, he was really fooled, and directly took a few steps back with his center of gravity, and then Osborne took a step back to get rid of Devin George, Osborne's trick deceived Devin George but couldn't fool Kobe Bryant, he was directly in front of Osborne.
In fact, Osborne was a little surprised when he saw Kobe Bryant, but he said: "I didn't expect you to react so quickly, I'm really surprised, but it's a pity that even you can't stop my shot." ”
After saying that, Osborne jumped up directly and prepared to shoot, while Kobe Bryant shouted directly: "You kid is too rampant, my defensive strength is obvious to all, you dare to ignore me." ”
Saying that, his left palm stretched out towards Osborne, wanting to block him, Osborne saw that Kobe Bryant really used his left hand, Osborne sneered, your left hand block is really a certain year, I am very familiar with it, but you may not know that I can also shoot with both left and right hands, because I used to be a left-hander, so Osborne directly changed from a right-handed shot to a left-handed shot, avoiding Kobe's block.
then made a three-pointer in Kobe Bryant's surprise, and then didn't care about Kobe Bryant's face, he turned around and went to prepare for defense.
The Pistons' counterattack was very exciting, especially all the fans who watched the game unscrupulously ridiculed the Lakers as a money-throwing team, and smashed out a team of old, weak, sick and disabled, because Karl Malone and Gary Payton are all veterans, and their playing time is limited, and they are also disturbed by injuries from time to time. So there aren't many times when F4 can get together, but even then, when they do, the Lakers rarely lose.
The Lakers players were angered by Osborne's three-point shot, especially Kobe Bryant, he didn't expect that Osborne's kid was not only arrogant but also quite strong, his defense was already in place, but it was not enough to prevent Osborne from scoring, so he asked Gary Payton directly for the ball, at this time the Lakers seemed to have found the key to victory, so the team atmosphere was much better.
So after Gary Payton saw Kobe Bryant asking for the ball, he no longer ignored the original one, but took the initiative to create opportunities for him, and Gary Payton passed the ball directly to Kobe Bryant after getting rid of Chauncey Billups' interference.
After Kobe Bryant got the ball, he signaled that he wanted to single Richard Hamilton, and his teammates would also take the initiative to open up space for him, Kobe Bryant saw his teammates give face so much, so he also wanted to show it, because strength is not only important for himself, but also crucial for gaining the trust of his teammates.
Kobe Bryant and Richard Hamilton began to fight non-stop on the outside, Kobe Bryant directly used his signature moves later, and soon began his own performance moment, he kept using his shoulders to lean on Richard Hamilton, and then directly threw the basketball out with a turnaround and backward jumper, and the basketball directly hit the inside basket and entered the basket cleanly.
Kobe Bryant's movements are chic and elegant, full of beauty, and the main thing is that he can't defend, so the Lakers will be willing to let Kobe Bryant single himself, because his single is also an important scoring tool for the Lakers. (To be continued.) )