ESPN's Mark Stein identified four sinners in the Lakers' hellish 4-9 journey were O'Neal (who missed a dozen games before the start of the season due to toe surgery), Somalia Samaki (an emergency player who didn't work), Kobe Bryant (who saw O'Neal's absence as a great opportunity to "have a chance"), and Phil Jackson (who seemed indifferent to what happened).

Jackson's inaction is truly unsettling, and since he became a coach in the NBA, he has never been afraid to go head-to-head with his players. If Jordan ignores a teammate's vacant slot, he will remind; On the night when Pippen didn't shoot well, he dared to provoke Kukoc by giving him a stunner; When the Sharks' free-throw shooting percentage is at its lowest, he urges them to practice; When Kobe Bryant doesn't listen to orders, he will strictly demand that he follow the team's rules.

But on those nights in O'Neal's absence, Jackson seemed to see Kobe Bryant as his only hope, completely ignoring the presence of Horry and Fox, who were proven scorers. There's also Samaki Walker, who can score in the low post. Starting point guard Derrick Fisher is the smartest player on the team and knows how to lead his teammates.

However, it was as if Jackson was deliberately indulging Kobe.

In his seventh career season, Bryant wanted more balls, and O'Neal's absence made it a matter of course for him to increase his shots. But what does this bring?

When the Lakers didn't have a good momentum, Kobe Bryant started to go berserk, so he lost by three points in Game 6 of the season, shooting 17-of-47 from the field against the Boston Celtics.

USA Today wrote: "The Lakers are nothing without Shaq. ”

This further spurred Bryant on, and he went on to shoot 18-of-40 and 18-of-37 in the following games (the two games were back-to-back). Moving the ball is the foundation of the triangle offense, and during that time, Bryant's style of play has wiped out the system.

Incredibly, Jackson rarely had a single complaint about Kobe.

It was as if he was giving in to Kobe, but those who knew Jackson well knew that he couldn't possibly give in to anyone.

The Bucks' offense lies in the blossoming of the inside and outside under the leadership of the fly.

And the Lakers only have two modes.

One is O'Neal mode, where the whole team slows down and sets up a position to pass the ball to the big man.

One is the Kobe mode, passing the ball to him is like a meat bun beating a dog, and others don't want it.

These two patterns are the reason why the Lakers are clenching the game, but the question is, when will the triangle offense that allowed them win three consecutive championships will appear?

Somebody thinks about it.

When the Bucks used the open space to lightly complete an offensive attack under the basket, the Lakers' response ball was hilarious.

It's still Kobe Bryant and O'Neal on the strong side.

However, Bryant asked O'Neal to come out and block the pick-and-roll.

Of course the shark refused.

As a result, Rick Fox went to block Kobe Bryant, and Yu Fei took advantage of the situation to change defenses. Kobe dribbled all the way to the bottom corner, was closely guarded by Yu Fei, and the two came to the low post, with O'Neal by his side.

Kobe Bryant was strong without getting rid of Yu Fei, obviously there was O'Neal next to him to pass the ball, but Kobe Bryant just didn't look at the big fat man.

Neither got rid of the defense, but also lacked enough height, Kobe's forced shot was directly capped out of bounds by Yu Fei.

"This is my life!" O'Neill was furious, "That's my life!" I play with a selfish bastard! ”

At this time, as a hardcore old Komi, Yu Fei thought that he needed to stand up and uphold justice.

"When a teammate breaks through with the ball, he still has to block the dog bastard under the basket, does he dare to sue the wicked first?" Yu Fei looked at Kobe Bryant sympathetically, "Dude, what kind of life are you living?" ”

Classmate Yu swore with O'Neill's self-discipline that he would never say this for personal revenge, and it would never be

"A rookie like you who doesn't even have a ring is not qualified to judge my game!" O'Neill unleashes the Great Ring Suppression Technique for the Flyer.

That's a good point, but if it weren't for this selfish bastard next to you, how would you win three rings?

Yu Fei didn't say it because the game had to continue.

Kobe Bryant did not participate in their scolding battle, but Yu Fei's righteous words made him feel very good about this second-year player with a bad reputation.

He remembered that Yu Fei dared to accuse O'Neill in the ABCD training camp before he entered the league.

I thought that he would restrain himself after entering the alliance, but I didn't expect that instead of restraining himself, he also intensified, isn't this a model for my generation?

Every high school player has to learn from his classmates!

The Lakers send a sideline shot.

Fisher then opted to keep the ball in his hands and shoot a three-pointer before the offensive time ran out.

He threw in.

This big-hearted player always hits crucial shots when the team needs them.

Then, Ratril Sprewell suddenly exerted his strength on the outside, shook off Kobe Bryant with a pick-and-roll, and shot a three-point shot after getting an open spot, which also hit.

More interesting things happened afterward.

Once rarely, O'Neal blocked Kobe Bryant, and Kobe also passed the ball out. However, the ball was actually destroyed by Sprewell.

A good pick-and-roll strategy turned into a defensive counterattack score for the Bucks.

Kobe, who felt that he didn't have any tacit understanding with O'Neal at all, no longer tried to pass the ball to O'Neal, and he dribbled from the backcourt to the frontcourt to chase a three-point iron.

Yu Fei grabbed the long rebound and rushed to the front court to score a dunk.

21 to 12

With the margin at nine, Phil Jackson finally lost his patience and did what the fans had always wanted him to do — call that damn timeout when Kobe Bryant was sick.

After this timeout, Jackson did something that was in keeping with his identity.

All along, Bryant thought of him as O'Neal's man.

As a result, he did replace Bryant with someone else, ensuring that O'Neal could get the ball at any time.

On the Bucks' side, Karl was in a great mood because the Lakers looked as vulnerable as expected.

O'Neill is back, but so what? He's completely defenseless now, and he hasn't shown the destructiveness he had during his three-game winning streak, and with a feud with Kobe Bryant, the Lakers, who were considered to have a big chance of winning four consecutive championships before the start of the season, look critically flawed.

Karl replaced Yu Fei and Leitner with Devin George and Anthony Mason.

was also replaced, Jackson for Kobe Bryant to make the team better, and Carl for Yu Fei to rest his best player.

Yu Fei has no opinion.

Because even if he is not there, it will be difficult for the Lakers to chase points.

O'Neill's form looks average.

Now, Yu Fei finally knows why OK can't win until they don't want to win anymore - the answer is that they don't want to win anymore, but many people think that this point in time should last until at least 2005.

However, considering that these two are so incompatible, how rare is it to win three championships together? Nine years later, when the Big Three of the 03 Platinum Generation gathered in Miami, they also felt that they could win countless championships, but the first championship was Waterloo because someone didn't want to win, and then they stumbled to win two championships.

They could, but why didn't they do it in the end?

There are many things to think about here.

However, before Fly could think so deeply, the Bucks began to make mistakes one after another because of some people's excessive self-awareness.

When Yu Fei was on the court, Ray Allen had a good life, running and running, defending and shooting, and the team began to take the lead, and he felt that he was very easy as a leader, because Yu Fei was doing the dirty work and the delicate work that required his brain.

When Yu, who was carrying the weight forward, was gone, Rey-ray's quiet years were over.

Anthony Mason came on the pitch with a strong sense of dissatisfaction.

Before the start of the game, Karl let Leitner replace him in the starting line-up without saying hello.

This gave Mason a strong sense of crisis, and in his eyes, Leitner was Yu Fei's lackey. Moreover, Lightner can still do what he can't do for Yu Fei - shoot three-pointers.

Maybe letting Leitner play the starter is what Yu Fei meant?

Mason couldn't help but think so, because Yu Fei obviously didn't like him.

If Yu Fei wants his people to start, Mason will strongly rebound, but he will not have an opinion on Fei, and people will not be destroyed for themselves.

However, Karl took him off the starting lineup without saying hello, which made him particularly angry.

This made Mason feel offended and disrespected.

In order to fill the void in his heart, to make himself feel valued, Mason will do something that only a privileged player would do.

For example, devouring the ball like a black hole.

After getting a defensive rebound, he doesn't give it to the guard, and he dribbles from the backcourt to the frontcourt.

Without playing Karl's tactics, the value of teammates is to pull him away from singles.

Because Mason didn't pass the ball, Sprewell scolded directly.

Devin George was a temperamentless man, and he didn't dare to blame Mason.

Ray Allen didn't want to get angry, but when Mason missed his empty seat a few times, he finally remembered that he was the big brother.

"Anthony, if I get an open spot, you have to pass the ball to me!" Ray Aaron said aloud and solemnly.

It's as if Mason is a reasonable object.

As a result, Mason uttered a deafening "Shut your stinky mouth, sissy!" "Directly silenced Ray Allen.

The Lakers haven't played well during this time, but sometimes it's not up to you whether to chase points or not, and if your opponent is worse than you, then even if your performance is bad, you can still chase points.

When the Lakers narrowed the gap to three points in four minutes, Phil Jackson deliberately said in front of Kobe: "As long as you play the right basketball, you can do more with less." ”

The first quarter is over.

Karl's reflection on the final minutes of the first quarter was that "some people didn't play well", and while he didn't point to Mason, everyone knew who he was talking about.

Mason snorted and turned his head away.

Then, Karl decided to let Yu Fei start in the second quarter.

Yu Fei stood up, tidied up his clothes, and looked at Mason while listening to Carl's instructions.

He made Mason feel uncomfortable.

"Fry, what are you looking at?" Mason asked, "Do I have something on my face?" ”

Yu Fei said lightly: "No, there is nothing on your face. ”

Just like your performance in the first session.

Not even a round to be praised.

"I looked at your face and thought of what you had just done." Yu Fei lightly stomped on the floor a few times, "If you continue to play like this, one thing is certain. ”

"There's no place for you in Milwaukee anymore."

It's not a threat, it's a fact.

Yu Fei's tone did not hear any joy or sorrow, as if a decision-maker had said the company's future development direction.

Then, he came on, leaving the ecstatic Mason and the reluctant Carl.

Ray Allen, who was resting off the court, was full of turmoil in his heart, and Yu Fei did something he would never dare to do.

Is this what a self-proclaimed man should do?

Would Scottie Pippen do that?

The answer is obvious.

Ray Allen knows everything, just doesn't want to face it.

PS: Since there was a new alliance leader rewarded last night, I still owe two chapters. I'll add more to it in a few days. It's still the same sentence, I can't add hundreds of chapters, and I can't add two chapters

Thank you for the award of the alliance leader of the lonely universe, and also thank you for the reward of Feather Blade, Empty Stage Opera, Erchengzi, Let's Fly Together, See You*, and the Second Demon God of Taigu.

(End of chapter)