The predicament faced by the Lakers on the court, the Zen master standing on the sidelines naturally saw it.

The Zen master was about to call a timeout, transfer Fisher to the court, and then arrange for Kobe to go to the low post to help O'Neal share the offensive pressure.

Who would have thought that at this time, Doon, who has always been team-oriented, suddenly did not play according to the routine and changed to singles.

I saw Doon on the field, pretending to signal Malone to come to the high position to block him.

Webber followed up from the low post, while Doug Christie, who defended Doon, stepped back to the corner position.

Once Doon passes the ball to Kobe, wrap Kobe Bryant with Peja.

If Doon passes the ball to O'Neal, he switches to Kobe Bryant, and Peja shrinks to the basket to wrap O'Neal.

If Malone gets the ball, he can also switch to Malone and help Webb delay a little.

This time, however, Doug Christie didn't wait for Doane to pass the ball at all.

What Doug Christie saw was that as soon as Malone reached the three-point line, Doon took advantage of the cover to shoot a three-point shot.

Webb's original intention was just to come up and delay a little, prevent Doane from rushing directly to the basket, share the pressure on O'Neal, and force Doane to play the ball early.

It can only be said that Doon's 15 assists in a single game in the last game really made the Kings' players remember deeply, and they mistakenly thought that Doon could only pass the ball.

By the time Webb realized that something was wrong, it was obviously too late to pounce on him.

Dunn suddenly cast a cold arrow, his hand rose and fell, and the three points were in hand.

Malone saw that Doon suddenly pulled up, and also thought about rushing back to the basket to grab the rebound, who wanted to hit it steadily.

After seeing the three-point shot, Malone came back to his senses and immediately returned to defense.

The Kings were not slow to play the transition offense, but Doon and others had already returned to the defense early, even if O'Neal was a little slower, and Divac did not arrive at the basket in the first place.

It was also because the transition attack did not start, and the king could only fight again in the positional battle.

Bryant noticed that the Kings seemed to be intent on getting Peja, who had a good hand, to continue to shoot three-pointers, so he predicted Bibby's passing route in advance and completed the steal.

followed by a quick break to help the Lakers score another 2 points.

In the first two minutes, the Kings had just established a five-point advantage, and in the blink of an eye, the difference was erased by Doane and Kobe.

The Zen master's restless heart was once again restored to the state of the ancient well.

However, after these few days, the Kings have adjusted more than just defense.

On the offensive end, the Kings also have to play bolder than G1.

The same is the passing and cutting cover, catching and shooting, the tactics that were previously assigned to Peja were suddenly applied to Bibby.

Payton's defense of Bibby is not unserious, and compared to the regular season, Payton's attitude has been much more correct.

However, in the face of the Kings' massive off-ball runs and pick-and-roll coordination, Payton still couldn't keep up with Bibby's footsteps.

In the blink of an eye, Bibby helped the Kings make a three-pointer and opened up the difference.

"Take your time and don't rush."

Watching Payton signal Malone to serve immediately, Doon deliberately lowered the pace of the game.

Although the Lakers are behind now, the Lakers have so many stars, even if the opponent's defense is tight, the offensive problem can still be solved.

For now, the Lakers are still focusing on defense.

Payton needs to slow down, and O'Neal needs to play more slowly.

Back in the frontcourt, Doon observed the Kings' defensive position and motioned for his teammates to pull away.

Bryant looked at Doon's gesture and had a question mark on his face: "Isn't this my tactic?" ”

Just when Kobe Bryant was surprised, Doon suddenly shot a cold arrow again, and pulled it up directly outside the three-point line.

Because the Kings are a three-two defense, not a one-three-one defense or a four-in-one, it is clear that Doon just made a three-pointer, but Doug Christie is still waiting for Doon inside the three-point line.

Because of this, Doon made an early shot from outside the three-point line, and Doug Christie couldn't interfere with Doon's shot at all.

Maybe it's because of the further improvement of the three-point attribute, or maybe tonight's hand is relatively good, Doon's big empty three-point shot, just like daily training, is stable.

Brush –

Again, Doon responded with Bibby's three-pointer to help the Lakers erase the gap again.

The Kings weren't worried about whether the Lakers could score, and after Doane scored, the Kings pushed the pace up.

In the end, it was Kobe who took the initiative to foul Webb under the basket, so he didn't let Webber score directly to the basket.

Taking advantage of Webb's free throws, the Zen master chose to switch O'Neal and Payton off the court first.

Fisher and Grant were on the court, but they also brought the corresponding tactical arrangements to the court.

Doon soon learned that the Zen master had him block with Malone and Grant in the high position, and let Fisher and Kobe be ambushed in the two bottom corners, and he understood the Zen master's intentions.

The Kings' defense is stronger on the inside than on the outside, if the Kings are pulled to the outside by the Lakers' high-post pick-and-roll tactics.

Then, as long as Doon passes the ball to Kobe, Kobe Bryant can shoot and play easily in the low post, whether it is Bibby or Doug Christie.

Taking a step back, even if Bryant encounters a two-man bag in the low post, he will always be closer to the basket and his shooting percentage will be correspondingly higher.

In terms of defending the king's conversion offense, Malone and Grant are both in high positions, and the retreat distance is shorter, so they are naturally not afraid of the king using defensive counterattacks to increase speed.

With Webb hitting both free throws, the Lakers played according to the Zen master's arrangement.

Because there were no substitutions on the king's side, and Rick Adelman was not a roundworm in the stomach of the Zen master, he didn't know what new tactical adjustments the Zen master had on the spot, so he didn't see the move, and immediately made any targeted defensive arrangements.

After Doon passed the ball to Kobe, Kobe Bryant singled Peja and dunked on the bottom line, the Lakers tied the score again.

The Kings, as always, grabbed the baseline ball and wanted to catch the Lakers off guard.

But the Lakers have done a good job of defensively, and the Kings didn't start their fast break, so they had to restart the positional battle.

It's Bibi running without the ball and shooting three points through cover!

However, in today's era, even if the three-point shooting is fierce in training, almost 100 shots, but once it is in the game, even if it is a large vacancy, the shooting rate usually does not exceed 40%.

Although Bibby had just scored a three-pointer not long ago, he couldn't take advantage of the open opportunity this time.

Hearing only Duang's voice, Malone stepped forward and grabbed the rebound in his hand.

Immediately afterwards, Malone passed the ball to Doon and played a fast break himself.

Doon originally wanted to play steadily, but the rebound was protected by Malone, so he immediately followed the ball and quickly followed, and after attracting the defense on the side, he hoisted the ball to the basket.

Malone's ability to eat cakes is still very strong, even if Webb fouled, Malone's still scored this two-plus-one.

After playing half a quarter, the Lakers finally turned defeat into victory and took the lead.

It's just that Malone's free throws tonight were not good, and the free throws missed.

The Kings took advantage of this opportunity to play another wave of switching offense, which led to the two teams being tied again.

Next, Doon took advantage of Kobe Bryant to attract some defensive attention in the low post, faked a foxy, and went to the middle to get to the basket.

Peja and Bibby saw that Doon was too fast to get into the basket, so they didn't want to go forward and pay for the foul.

Doon's dunk helped the Lakers take a two-point advantage.

However, the good times did not last long, although the King's fast break was defended by the Lakers, Divac also noticed that O'Neal was not there, and he had a mismatch advantage in playing Grant.

So, relying on his personal strength, Divac bullied Grant and helped the King recover two points and erase the difference.

In this way, both teams focused on playing under the basket, the Lakers relied on Doon and Kobe Bryant to play two-person turns, and the Kings stopped playing team basketball, giving the ball to Divac first, focusing on Divac's point.

In the following period, the scores of the two teams alternated and the game was extremely anxious.

However, this situation did not last long.

After more than 10 minutes in the first quarter, the Zen master took the initiative to change the formation and replaced O'Neal again.

The Kings' defensive strategy towards O'Neal hasn't changed, and they wrap up as soon as they get the ball.

However, this time, O'Neal played very bravely, holding the bag of three people, and dunking the ball into the basket.

The main reason for this is that the Kings have been speeding up the transition in order to increase their offensive efficiency.

It's still quite physically exhausting to keep running back and forth, not to mention helping each other to defend each other.

The passage of physical strength has lowered their pace and confrontation to a notch.

O'Neal recuperated off the field for half a quarter, and he showed his best form as soon as he came up.

The Lakers also relied on O'Neal to score 6 points in a row in less than 2 minutes at the end of the first quarter, and finally helped the Lakers pull the gap away.

29-33, the Lakers entered the second quarter with a four-point lead.

To the surprise of the Kings, O'Neal didn't play early in the second quarter.

At the beginning of the second quarter, the Lakers played Fisher and Kobe Bryant in the low post, and Doon took Grant and Stanislav Medvedenko to play in the high post.

Because each team has defensive holes, the two teams can only continue to seize each other's defensive holes and open up the difference through offense.

However, it is similar to the first quarter, basically alternate scores, and it is difficult to open up the difference.

It wasn't until the second quarter and a half that the Zen master asked O'Neill to come up and travel at a staggered peak.

Although the king replaced Divac to replace O'Neill, Webb went down to rest.

The Kings couldn't rely on Webb to fight hard, and Doug Christie and Peja on the outside were locked up by Kobe Bryant and Doon one after another.

Just by conceding three points on Bibi, it is obviously not easy for the Kings to turn defeat into victory.

With Rick Adelman dead-locked, the physically exhausted Bibby hit more and more three-pointers.

The Lakers, on the other hand, relied on O'Neal and beat several more under the basket.

Of course, O'Neal slowed down the Lakers, and after Webb rested for three minutes and came back up, O'Neal quickly went down to rest.

Malone returned to the court to continue to consume with Webb, and Doon also took advantage of Malone's cover and made two more three-pointers.

However, the number of iron hits also increased, because of the decline in physical strength, the state was obviously not as good as in the first quarter, Doon took the initiative to reduce the three-point shot, and then passed the ball to Kobe.

But this time, Kobe Bryant changed his previous reliable image and suddenly connected two irons, missing the opportunity for the Lakers to open up the difference.

O'Neal is not there, Kobe Bryant is iron, and although Malone can top one, he has also become a role player, and Doon must stand up and boost his morale.

So, Doon called two blocks in a row and took the initiative to switch to Brad Miller.

With two consecutive cross-step crotch moves, Doon successfully passed Brad Miller, and then the European step faked a false pass to the basket and hit the dunk.

Bibby, who let go of Fisher to make up for the defense, also became one of Doon's background boards.

When everyone is tired, someone in the team can definitely boost morale by a violent slam in the team.

It didn't take long for Malone to grab the rebound and hand the ball to Doon, who fed Malone another cake.

Playing difficult balls on his own and eating them with easy teammates, Doon is becoming more and more qualified as the star of the playoff team.

Led by Duane, the Lakers stabilized the situation and even reopened the point difference.

By the end of the second quarter, the Zen master had repeated his old tricks, and O'Neal was on the court again to strike hard.

This also forced Rick Adelman to send two substitutes and use the shark slashing tactic in advance.

also relied on Doon's outstanding performance of 21 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists in the first half, 55-60, the Lakers continued to maintain the lead and entered the third quarter with a 5-point advantage.

Fortunately, the Kings at the beginning of the third quarter did not dare to immediately use the shark slashing tactic, and O'Neal also seized the opportunity, shooting 3 of 5 and 2 of 4 free throws before the game, scoring 8 points to help the Lakers consolidate their advantage.

After O'Neal went off the court, Kobe Bryant finally found his touch and ushered in a wave of small outbursts, scoring 6 points in a row in the low post to stop the Kings.

After the timeout, the Kings had to increase the number of three-point shots in order to chase the points.

Favoring the heart to do bad things, Peja and Bibby's successive iron strikes allowed the Lakers to continue to expand their advantage, and the difference once widened to 13 points.

However, as the game went on, Kobe Bryant was under the restrictions of the bag and the feeling became very bad again.

The Kings, who switched back to the low post, quickly narrowed the gap to within 10 points.

Doon had to step up and act as the captain of the firefight, relying on standing on the free throw line to stretch the advantage to 10 points point by point.

By the time O'Neill reappeared, Doon knew that G2's victory was secure.

O'Neal at the end of the third quarter lived up to the expectations of the Lakers fans at the scene, scoring 4 points alone in the final quarter and rewarding Webb with a big hat.

77-89, the Lakers came into the fourth quarter with a 12-point lead.

Because of the 12-point advantage, the Lakers are certainly not willing to make mistakes, but actively choose to lower the pace of the game and strengthen the defensive intensity.

In order to increase the speed of the retreat, the Lakers even voluntarily gave up some rebounds.

But it's all worth it!

Although the Lakers scored only 17 points in the fourth quarter, the Kings were not much better.

Even if he relied on conversion offense and shark slashing tactics to chase points and chase the number of rounds, he only scored 22 points in the end.

99 to 106, no one expected that the tense and exciting offensive battle in the first three quarters would become a dull defensive battle in the fourth quarter!

Thanks to the Lakers, the star of the house can not only score but also defend!

In this game, Doon not only scored 29 points, 5 rebounds and 9 assists, but also scored 2 steals and 1 block.

Although Bryant scored only 27 points on 23 shots, three steals were also important.

O'Neal only scored 21 points, 6 rebounds and 3 blocks because he didn't play much, but who can say that O'Neal's block is not critical?

It was also thanks to the three Doon who scored and defended, and each stood up for a period of time to help the team stabilize the situation, so that the Lakers did not lose a home victory to the resilient Kings.

However, it's time to play away again!

G2 is the home of the Lakers, and the Lakers have won so hard!

Who knows what kind of trouble you will encounter when you go to the King's Golden One Arena?

(End of chapter)