While the Warriors coaching staff was talking about Larry Hughes' condition, the Lakers' efforts were a bit overwhelming for the Warriors.

O'Neal in full force is indeed not something that this Warriors can fight against, O'Neal's several baskets are undefensible to the Warriors, and Kobe Bryant also used O'Neal to attract empty scores in the bag, and the 11-point difference was close to erasing in an instant.

Richard suddenly felt bad and hurriedly called a timeout.

"It's a timeout, the Lakers' strength in the second half has made everyone see the gap between the first and last in the West, maybe the Warriors should put their lineup in the second quarter, because only that lineup is their strongest lineup."

"Yes, the Warriors can't prevent O'Neal at all, under the ravages of O'Neal, the Warriors' interior line is a mess, in this case, it is better to give up the interior line, use the advantage of outside projection to fight the Lakers, and maybe there is a chance to win."

The two commentators discussed the Warriors' next adjustments, and Richard did do as they said, ready to put the lineup for the second quarter, Ralph Alstom, Michael Reed, Devin George, Kenny Thomas and Antoine Jamison, but after much deliberation, Richard finally decided to keep Eric Dampier on the court, because Richard still wanted to limit O'Neal.

Although Eric Dampier must not be able to prevent O'Neal, but at least he can cause trouble for O'Neal, which is very important in Richard's view, a center with a huge size like O'Neal obviously can't sustain four consecutive quarters, so Richard is keenly aware that maybe O'Neal's physical problem is a point that the Warriors can use.

Keeping Dampier can make O'Neal's physical energy deplete faster, which is obviously what Richard would like to see.

So the Warriors quickly opted for substitutions.

"The Warriors made a substitution, and not long after the start of the third quarter, they changed the lineup of the second quarter again, but it still seemed to have changed a little, Eric Dampier stayed on the court, and Kenny Thomas was replaced."

"It's puzzling that Eric Dampier can't guard O'Neal at all, so why should he stay on the field?" Doon Cosswell raised his question, and the elder Hubby Brown on the side could only spread his hands to show that he didn't understand.

They couldn't figure it out that Richard kept Eric Dampier, but if Richard's arrangement at the timeout let them hear it, maybe they would have understood, and Richard said at the time: "Eric, I need you to stay on the court to face Shaq, maybe you can't prevent him, but I ask you to try your best to limit him, if you can, you can prevent it, and if you can't prevent it, you will foul!" Do you understand? A foul is a foul! ”

"And you, Antoine, Devon...... If O'Neal gets the ball, you go to the bag, then control your foul count, foul if you can, and let O'Neal go to the free throw line! ”

That's right, Richard is going to use the shark slashing tactic, getting O'Neal to the free throw line again and again through endless fouls, and at the same time depleting O'Neal's physical strength in this way and giving the Warriors a chance.

Who used the shark hacking tactic for the first time, perhaps only O'Neal himself knows, it is said that in O'Neal's college days, he was harassed by the shark cutter, O'Neal's current head coach Phil Jackson also used this rogue tactic against O'Neal who was still in the Magic when he was in the Bulls, but these few uses did not cause any sensation at the time, in the final analysis, O'Neal did not have the current fame at that time.

Until 1999, the old Nelson used shark slashing tactics on a large scale in the game, which quickly attracted the attention of many NBA coaches, but in the media and fans, it still did not cause a sensation, and in the 2000 Western Conference Finals, the Trail Blazers played against the Lakers, Mike Dunleavy's crazy shark slashing helped them drag the game to a tie-break, the most intense second game, the Trail Blazers sent O'Neal to the free throw line a total of 17 times, but O'Neal only hit 5 of them! 5 of 17 free throws! O'Neill dropped 12 points outright!

Although the Trail Blazers still lost that series in the end, O'Neal's lame performance in that series shocked the entire league!

"It turns out that Shaq also has shortcomings!" "This is where the big shark hurts!" ”…… The cry of waiting rang out in the NBA.

The shark hacking tactic became famous in the league, but it was only 2001, less than a year after the shark hacking tactic was recognized, and the shark hacking tactic has not been used on a large scale, at least in the Lakers' games, there are still few opponents using shark cutting tactics.

After a timeout, the Warriors' offense, they continued to tear apart the Lakers' defense through continuous blocking and pick-and-roll cooperation, but unlike at the beginning of the third quarter, the Warriors with a small lineup were extremely fast, almost three or two blocks and pick-and-rolls, and the Lakers' defenders couldn't keep up.

"Michael Reid and Antoine Jamison's pick-and-roll combination, the pass, this time it's Ralph Alston and Eric Dampier's pick-and-roll combination, oh no! Michael Reed and Devin George completed another off-ball pick-and-roll! Kobe Bryant has completely lost his bearings with Michael Reed, Michael Reed catches the ball! It's an empty three-point! Entered! ”

"After the substitution, the Warriors hit a clean three-pointer and they took a three-point lead again."

With three points in the pocket, Richard jumped up and swung his fist hard, and now he can be sure that as long as the Warriors have the shooting touch, they can beat any team! Including the Lakers team in front of them who are about to establish a dynasty!

Turning around, the Lakers' offensive round, Kobe Bryant quickly dribbled the ball through the half.

"Kobe Bryant dribbled the ball across the half-court, wait, the referee seemed to blow the whistle."

Beep beep! The referee blew the whistle, and just when O'Neal was in position at halftime, Eric Dampier stretched out his hand and slapped it the shark's forearm, so the referee blew for a foul on Eric Dampier, because it was a foul without the ball, and the cumulative number of fouls did not meet the requirements of free throws, so the referee signaled the sideline to serve.

"The Warriors fouled O'Neal off the ball, which reminds us of last season's Western Conference Finals, when the Trail Blazers won the game with an off-ball foul on O'Neal, should the Warriors do the same?" Don Cossville questioned.

Hubi Brown on the side said with a smile: "This tactic of fouling O'Neal without the ball is called a shark tactic, and with Shaq's career free throw shooting rate of less than 60%, such a foul is generally worth it." ”

As Hubie Brown said, as long as O'Neal misses a free throw after the foul, such a foul is worth it, but after the Lakers sent the sideline ball, the Warriors did not immediately foul, and the first foul just now was just a warning to the Lakers, which is a psychological tactic.

But after O'Neal got the ball, the Warriors still fouled.

Beep beep ~ ~! Eric Dampier was fouled twice in an instant, he raised his hand, O'Neal, who had just got the ball, was still helpless, and before he could stand firmly, the opponent fouled.

O'Neal reluctantly walked to the free throw line, and the Warriors fans in the Oakland arena also cooperated with a loud boo, interfering with O'Neal's free throw.

"O'Neal went to the free-throw line, he's shooting just 57.2 percent from the free-throw line this season, and let's take a look at the first free throw."

On the first free throw, O'Neal tried hard to see the position of the basket clearly, and then shot, but with a bang, the basketball still hit the neck of the basket straight after the shot.

The moment the basketball bounced off, the boos in the Oakland arena disappeared and turned into earth-shattering cheers, and the first free throw was missed, which meant that the foul was worthwhile.

The big shark also shook his head rather depressedly, after being frantically restrained by the shark slashing tactics in the Western Conference finals last season, O'Neal felt as if he had a layer of knots, and he always felt that he couldn't score before every free throw.

After high-fives with his teammates, O'Neal made the second free throw, and the boos in the arena rang out again, and when he turned his head, he could see that the Lakers were ready to make a substitution, and Robert Horry was already ready to play.

Bang, no suspense, the second free throw still didn't go in, two free throws missed, the rebound was picked up by the Warriors, and the Lakers also announced the replacement of O'Neal, at this time O'Neal, who was not in the right swing, really needed to rest.

The shark-cutting tactic forced O'Neal to go to rest, which solved a big problem for the Warriors, so that the Warriors, at least on the defensive end, were not as lame as they used to be.

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