Chapter 368 Locked Osborne
The first game of the finals officially began, and Charles Barkley explained: "Hello, everyone, I'm Charles Barkley, welcome to watch the first game of the 2003~2004 season finals jointly broadcast by T.N.T and ESPN, the two sides of the game are the first Pistons in the East and the Lakers in the second in the West. Pen Γ fun Γ Pavilion www. ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ γ ο½ο½ο½ο½β
After Charles Barkley finished his opening remarks, Kenny Smith took the opportunity to introduce the lineups of the two sides, "Next, let me introduce the starting lineups of the Lakers and Pistons, on the Lakers side, center Shaquek O'Neal, big forward Karl Malone, small forward Devin George, scoring guard Kobe Bryant, point guard Gary Payton, Pistons center Ben Wallace, power forward Rasheed Wallace, small forward Osborne Michael Jean, scoring guard Richard Hamilton, point guard Chancey Billups. β
After Kenny Smith's introduction, Charles Barkley continued: "The game has begun, with Lakers center Shaquwich O'Neal and Pistons center Ben Wallace playing a jump ball ,......"
On the basketball court, I saw Ben Wallace and O'Neal both focused on the basketball, as the referee threw the basketball into the air, the game officially began, Ben Wallace as the best defensive player of the year, for the defense of O'Neal's talented center, the pressure is really quite large, but on the bounce Ben Wallace is much taller than O'Neal, and Ben Wallace is not inferior to O'Neal in terms of strength, but the height and weight are not as good as O'Neal.
So this is doomed, O'Neal can't grab the rebound and grab Ben Wallace, because O'Neal can only jump the height of a cigarette at this time, so Ben Wallace deservedly took the basketball into his arms.
O'Neal was very embarrassed, after all, his weight and age limited his bounce, so he could only watch Ben Wallace pass the basketball to Chauncy Billups, Chauncy Billups originally wanted to play a fast break, but saw that Gary Payton and Karl Malone Lakers were ready, so Chauncy Billups stabilized the rhythm and observed the situation on both sides.
At this time, Osborne was already in position, Devin George couldn't keep up with Osborne's speed, so Osborne was in an empty position, Chauncy Billups passed the basketball to Osborne with a wide pass, but Osborne, who was still free, when he received the ball, Devin George, Gary Payton, Don't look at Gary Payton's short, but his defense is top-notch, and their quick pinch startled Osborn.
"What's going on, do you still want to be as strict as the Pacers are to defend me, and the defensive level is so strong as soon as you come up, it seems that the Lakers are determined and don't want me to score, but do you think I'm going to give in? In addition to scoring, passing is also my specialty. β
Osborne chose to shoot directly, because he was not afraid of Devin George and Gary Payton, after all, these two were not as tall as him, and Osborne's three-point shot stubbornly went into the basket.
Lakers boss O'Neal saw that the assassination was so tenacious, and he actually used shooting to solve the battle, so he raised Osborne's threat level.
The Pistons started with Osborne, but the Lakers' Gary Payton was furious, believing that Osborne was flouting him and that he had to teach Osborne a lesson.
This time it was the Lakers attacking, and Osborne also actively defended Devin George, after all, in the starting lineup between the Lakers and the Pistons, only Osborne and Devin George had a huge disparity in strength, and the rest were dominated by the Lakers.
After Gary Payton took the ball across the halfcourt, he handed the basketball to Kobe Bryant to handle, after all, Kobe Bryant's single-handedness ability is the best in the Lakers.
Kobe Bryant received Gary Payton's basketball, and he also jumped up directly and made a step-back jumper, not giving Richard Hamilton any chance at all, and Kobe's shot went into the basket cleanly.
Kobe Bryant walked up to Osborne and said, "Osborne, you were really arrogant just now, but you have to remember that there is only one winner, and that person is me." β
Osborne felt that Kobe Bryant, a paranoid, would still use stratagem, he wanted to provoke me to play more singles, and it happened to hit them, "Kobe, your agitation method is useless to me, this is not your Lakers, even if it wins, the Finals MVP is still the dead fat man, and you will always be treated as Scottie Pippen, always O'Neal's little brother, and always the second in charge." β
Osborne's words touched Kobe Bryant's sore spot, and Kobe Bryant was very angry, "You really me off, Osborne, don't think about scoring in this game, you will definitely be locked up." β
βwhocareοΌ As long as the team wins, it won't be your turn to be the MVP of the finals anyway. Osborne finished and left.
The conversation just now has confirmed that the Lakers are indeed going to lock themselves down, and I have to be careful to prevent those guys from using any off-the-board moves, especially that Gary Payton, a remnant of the old era, who still plays with a savage style.
Chauncy Billups marched with the ball, and Gary Payton directly marked the whole court, which made Chauncy Billups very uncomfortable, he didn't dare to be careless, after all, the shadow of the person, the name of the tree, Gary Payton is the only point guard to get the best defensive player, and the defensive skills are obvious to all.
Chauncy Billups couldn't break through, so he turned the ball out and passed it to Osborne, but this time it was not so lucky, Osborne was still ambushed by two people, Kobe Bryant suddenly rushed out from Osborne's flank to intercept Chauncy Billups' pass, and then Kobe Bryant went down a fast break, and when he arrived at the penalty area, he came to a classic whirlwind dunk.
The basketball was intercepted, and Billups said to Osborne with some self-reproach: "It's my fault, I'll pay attention next time." β
Osborne replied: "It's not your fault, Chauncey, do you know that the Lakers are just going to lock me up, they have sent at least two people to ambush me, you have to find more teammates who are in a vacant state, don't always pass the ball to me, and you don't have to be afraid of that Gary Payton, his glory belongs to the old era, and we want to create a new era, so Chauncy your strength is no worse than Gary Payton, you are only short of personal honor." β
Chauncey Billups didn't expect to be educated by his former younger brother, but he didn't have any other ideas, after all, the future of the Pistons lies here with Osborne.
The situation on the court made Charles Barkley very excited, "The Lakers gave the Pistons a dismount as soon as they came up, and Osborne was also taken care of by the Lakers, I think today's Osborne score will definitely not be too high, because the Lakers starting lineup except Devin George, all of them are defensive masters, I bet that Osborne's score today will definitely not exceed 20 points, which is also the biggest shortcoming of the pitcher, usually the right shot is because no one compares with you, and when it comes to the playoffs, the strength of the pitcher will decline significantly." β
Compared with Charles Barkley, who talks eloquently, Kenny Smith next to him is watching the situation on the court with concern, if Osborne is locked, it will be difficult for the Pistons to win, unless Osborne can break the defense with his individual strength. (To be continued.) )