Chapter 577: Rotation, Peter Pan Enters!
How do you get back to the field after being detained?
The answer to this question couldn't be easier, of course, in the other party's head!
In the middle of the court, the Lakers began to speed up, and they increased mainly because O'Neal is angry now, and he is very fast when he runs.
Today's Lakers are a team that plays around O'Neal, and the offensive rhythm of other players is dominated by O'Neal, O'Neal is slow, others also need to be slow, if O'Neal is fast, others also need to be fast.
So when O'Neal was allowed to accelerate, no one on the Lakers dared to press the speed.
O'Neal immediately ran to the basket as soon as he entered the frontcourt, and when O'Neal crossed the free throw line, O'Neal suddenly slammed into his body, quickly turned his back and waved directly to his teammates.
Nick Van Exel, who entered the front court with the ball, reacted quickly, and at the moment when O'Neal was in the position, he directly hoisted the ball to O'Neal, and the martial arts side was not very far away from O'Neal, seeing that the basketball was hoisted to O'Neal, Wudao also took a quick stride and went directly to O'Neal.
"Smack!"
The moment the basketball started, O'Neal actually didn't stop for a moment, directly dropped the ball with his left hand, and his right body directly chiseled into Cherokee Parkes's body, flying the white center of the Timberwolves out.
At the same time, O'Neal also quickly dribbled the ball to the basket, grabbed the ball with both hands and poured the ball directly into the basket.
Martial Dao's flanking attack failed, O'Neill's breakthrough speed was fast, and Cherokee Parks didn't even delay it, and by the time Martial Dao's flanking attack went up, O'Neill had already passed Cherokee Parkes.
And the martial arts that wanted to pursue were also blocked by the unbalanced Cherokee Parks, and there was no way to stick to it.
A slam dunk could easily stir up emotions in the crowd, and the crowd at Staples Arena cheered loudly, all cheering for O'Neal.
It's just that O'Neal, who scored a slam dunk smoothly, didn't show a happy look.
He landed on the ground and quickly turned around and bent his arms towards Takemichi and Cherokee Parks, showing off his biceps to both of them.
O'Neill is a jump-out character, although he feels that such a violent dunk can't make up for his gaffe when he was blocked by martial arts before, but in front of the media and the audience, O'Neill still spares no effort to show his strength.
In this regard, Cherokee Parks can only look at it coldly, and there is no other way.
He's no match for O'Neal, that's a well-known thing, and Cherokee Parks doesn't have high demands on himself himself, and he just wants to get as many rebounds as he can in this game.
As for limiting O'Neal's play and scoring?
This kind of thing is not what he should do as a player who holds $1.26 million a year
Between offense and defense, Marbury started his offense decisively after entering the front court with the ball.
Martial arts' attack power is indeed very strong, and from the beginning to the present, there has been no miss for the time being, but Marbury knows very well that no matter how strong martial arts are, the pressure on the offensive end will definitely not be able to make martial arts shoulder to shoulder.
The rest of their players must also show enough offensive threat, only in this way can they feed back the martial arts, so that the players in their opposite position do not dare to let go of themselves easily and go to the martial arts.
Marbury has an understanding of the strength of martial arts, and if the Lakers are not in the bag when dealing with martial arts, there is no one who can limit the play of martial arts in a one-on-one environment.
Arc top position.
Marbury quickly broke through after two simple dribbles in front of him, only to see him stretch out his arms, a suspension dribble and then a rapid lateral acceleration, when Nick Van Exel followed up the defense, Marbury turned around, and the basketball in his hand was quickly given to Tom on the other side.
Tom got the ball and quickly dropped the ball and then slammed into it, and then paused to pick up Eddie Jones, and then changed direction to cross Eddie Jones' right side, and then rushed some distance in the direction of the basket before quickly closing the ball and throwing the ball.
Eddie Jones' defensive level is actually quite good, but when he plays against Tom, his body is a little bit worse.
Although Eddie Jones still kept up with Tom's movements after being picked up, he was hit by Tom in the body when he caught up, and then faced Tom's projection, and there was no way to defend.
The side of the basketball rubbed into the net with a soft sound.
The difference in weight, when playing on the back, is actually not very reflected, about ten pounds, if the defender is stronger in the lower limbs, it can bring great trouble to the attacker on the defensive end.
But in the sports war, the weight is just ten pounds.
When the player breaks through with the ball, with his weight, the impact and the back are completely two concepts, the same is ten pounds of weight, when the back is the power of ten pounds, but once rushed, the weight of ten pounds can exert the strength of thirty or forty pounds.
Because of this, when Ah Tan and Kobe Bryant were re-posted in their careers, the alignment of the two of them was very interesting.
James hit Kobe Bryant with his back and couldn't hit at all, but if James rushed, Kobe couldn't stop it. Kobe's method of defending "Mus" is also very simple, that is, he is close to the card "Mus", which does not allow James to have long-distance running acceleration, so that his physical advantages cannot be brought into play.
Ace's noodle basket skills are very good, so you can see that James struggled to play one-on-one against Kobe.
The alignment between Tom and Eddie Jones is actually a bit like the alignment between Kobe Bryant and James, except that Tom's noodle basket skills are not bad, and he is different from James, Tom has a good mid-range.
Fans are easily confused by James's career shooting percentage, thinking that James has projection ability, but in fact, the reality is not, James's projection ability is very weak, and his career free throw shooting rate is only 70%+, what projection ability do you expect him to have?
James' career shooting percentage is only due to the number of finishes under the basket, which has raised the average stats, and his mid-range shooting percentage is just over 30%.
Tom scored smoothly, and the Timberwolves' bench still gave enthusiastic cheers.
After Tom's mentality adjusted, he played a lot more freely and easily on the court.
After removing unnecessary baggage and pressure, Tom suddenly felt that the work of supporting the attack was so comfortable.
The offense and defense alternated in the court, and the Lakers' offense in this round did not let O'Neal end again.
Or not to let O'Neal finish, but not to have a chance to give the ball to O'Neal.
Takemichi's position is very tricky, he almost completely let go of Rick Fox, and pressed O'Neal close when he was in position, not giving O'Neal a chance to receive the ball at all.
After controlling the ball for a while at the top of the arc, Nick Van Exel chose to give the ball to Eddie Jones on the side, who picked up the ball and immediately accelerated to break through.
Eddie Jones is strong, and although he is nicknamed the "superstar guide" by fans (Kobe Bryant and Wade have both played him off the bench), his ability is unquestionable.
Eddie Jones' skills are very comprehensive, his physical fitness is also explosive, and he dribbles at a fast pace when he holds the ball, and his ability to attack the basket is not inferior to Kobe Bryant at his peak.
In fact, after Eddie Jones entered Kobe's peak, he was once called "Bulk Kobe" by fans.
Although this title is a bit insulting to Eddie Jones, who entered the league before Kobe, such a nickname does not tell others that Eddie Jones is capable of a certain aspect on the offensive end.
An acceleration, Eddie Jones directly and Tom opened up some positions, when Tom chased up, Eddie Jones directly and kicked a strong burst, hit Tom hard, and then grabbed the ball with one hand and threw his head at the near basket point.
The basketball flew from the side towards the basket, grazed the rebound and fell into the net.
As the players in the court scored, the Lakers' stands also resounded with cheers, and the voices of the spectators poured into the court.
On the sidelines, Kobe Bryant watched the game on the court intently, and when he saw Eddie Jones score, his mouth pursed and he let out a "tsk".
Eddie Jones was the No. 10 pick in the first round in '94, and he was a college player, not only did he enter the league two years earlier than Kobe, but he was also seven years older than Kobe.
For this predecessor in the same position, Kobe has always been dissatisfied, he feels that he is not lost to Eddie Jones in technology, although his body is slightly weaker than Eddie Jones now, but Kobe believes that this little physical gap can be made up for by technology.
It's just that the team's coach doesn't recognize Kobe's ability.
Last year, Kobe Bryant, who was new to the league, played only 15 minutes per game, and in that limited playing time, Kobe Bryant was able to hand in an average of 7.6 points per game.
Eddie Jones averages 30+ minutes per game, but he only averages about 17 points per game.
Kobe Bryant has fought Eddie Jones in private, and the two have won and lost each other, so Kobe has never been convinced of Eddie Jones.
When Kobe Bryant watched the game off the court, he often put himself in the role of Eddie Jones, and whenever Eddie Jones scored, Kobe would secretly simulate in his mind, simulating whether the ball would be able to score if he handled it.
The simulation results in Kobe's mind are naturally gratifying, in Kobe's opinion, the goals that Eddie Jones can score, he can also play, and some goals that Eddie Jones can't score, if he can, he can also score.
Lakers coach Del Harris looked slightly sideways at Kobe Bryant after hearing the soft sound coming from Kobe's mouth.
After glancing at it, he looked into the middle of the court.
The Timberwolves launched an offense, and the basketball was passed to Garnett on the inside after several passes, and Garnett did not choose to chisel through the defense of Elden Campbell, who was thinner than him, after receiving the ball in the low post, but chose to quickly turn over and make a jumper after blowing the ball.
Garnett's turnaround jumper from near the basket was solid, and the basketball went straight into the net, adding two points to the Timberwolves' scoreboard.
In the game after the first quarter, the Timberwolves' Marbury, Tom, and Garnett players blossomed one after another, showing their advantages in the confrontation with the Lakers players.
Wu Dao also changed his style of play when he realized that his teammates were feeling good, and after getting the ball, he was more about breaking points and creating opportunities for his teammates rather than playing on his own.
It's the best way to motivate his teammates, and Takemichi is fortunate that his players are very good at taking chances, and Takemichi's passes have a good chance of converting into points.
Compared with the Timberwolves' smooth offense, the Lakers' offense is a little difficult, and Takeshi focuses on wrapping O'Neal, which is completely a laissez-faire attitude towards the Lakers' Rick Fox.
But even then, Rick Fox missed chances repeatedly, with open three-point shots and long shots repeatedly inaccurate.
Eddie Jones's offense was also blocked, Tom seemed to recognize that Eddie Jones did not have strong projection ability, and changed his approach on the defensive end, not to mention the position and the inside, and completely gave up defending the opponent's shooting when defending.
When Eddie Jones shot, Tom only raised his hand symbolically.
But to everyone's surprise, Tom's defense was actually useful for Eddie Jones!
This guy is very watery in shooting during the sports war, and he frequently hits iron, so he can only say that he is worthy of being "Bulk Kobe", and he is also very similar to Kobe Bryant in the project of shooting iron!
Teammates on the outside couldn't hold their chances, and Rick Fox couldn't help O'Neal contain Wudao's attention, causing the Lakers to struggle with passing from the outside in.
As a result, this game for the Lakers will be very difficult.
O'Neal can't do it comfortably, and the Lakers' firepower on the offensive end is very poor.
On the defensive end, the Lakers have been broken out into a sieve by martial arts, and the Timberwolves can be said to have exploded with all members, except for Cherokee Parkes, other Timberwolves players can easily score.
Under the advantages of the other, the Lakers were directly beaten by the Timberwolves in the first quarter.
At 36:21 in the first quarter, the Timberwolves ended the first quarter with a 15-point lead over their opponents.
Wu Dao scored 18 points in a single quarter, and in a very relaxed attitude, he completely crushed Rick Fox who defended him.
The Lakers trailed by more than double digits in the first quarter, which was something that everyone did not expect before the game. During the break, reporters also exchanged words with each other, discussing the game in the first quarter.
Wudao's performance today is still strong, and reporters can see that if the Lakers can't contain Wudao's offensive, their winning streak may end here.
After returning from the break, the Timberwolves began to enter the rotation.
Martial Arts was replaced by Sam Mitchell, Chris Kyle replaced Marbury, Doug West replaced Tom and Roberts replaced Garnett.
In the stadium, only one starter remained - Cherokee Parkes.
And on the Lakers' side,
They were behind and brought on Sean Lukes (208cm/113kg) and Nick van Exeel was replaced by a young Derrick Fisher (185cm/91kg, 24th pick in the first round in '96).
At the same time, Kobe Bryant also replaced Rick Fox, who was completely stunned by martial arts, and came to the court.
Both sides went into the rotation.