O'Neal's red eyes almost jumped on the spot, if it weren't for Fisher and Walker's desperate grabbing him, and seeing that the referee had put the whistle back to his mouth, scaring O'Neal a thriller, this is someone's home field...... Otherwise, I'm afraid I'm already greeting the referee's family again.

Honk!

Lakers substitutions.

No. 0 substitute center Somai LS Marco is up, and No. 34 Shaquille O'Neal is down.

Although the NBA is not FIBA rules, technical fouls are not counted in the number of individual cumulative fouls in a single game, and a free throw is just a trivial matter, but now that the first quarter has just begun, that guy has already accumulated 2 fouls, and with his current emotional state, leaving him on the court in the first quarter will only poke a bigger Lou Zi, this guy's mentality has been completely messed up.

O'Neal, who walked to the bench, was still cursing, and then smashed the towel handed by his teammate to the ground.

Phil Jackson blushed and didn't say a word.

This is O'Neal, if it were anyone else, the Zen master would now let him get out of the way, but the Zen master also knew very well that if the Lakers want to win four consecutive championships, or even win this game, then O'Neal's strength must be indispensable.

And with this big man's current mood, scolding him yourself will only add fuel to the fire.

O'Neal is indeed important enough to the Lakers dynasty, so important that even if this guy is passive and uncooperative this season, the team's top management still gives him infinite tolerance, and the Buss family even went down to talk to him in person to persuade him to change his mind.

The Lakers have given O'Neal enough respect, not to mention just talking about the ball, during the three-game championship period and even this season, Kobe's average points per game data are already above O'Neal, but the top spot in the team's tactical position, the first ball, etc., are still given to O'Neal, and even Phil Jackson, a teacher, always requires his disciple Kobe Bryant to pass first and then shoot.

But even though his status has been so obviously recognized, he is still dissatisfied, still thinking about some superficial things, and going to be jealous of Kobe Bryant......

"That guy did it on purpose! He should have taken the initiative to stop me just now! O'Neal was still scolding, referring to Kobe.

The Zen master had a cold face, and finally he couldn't listen to it anymore.

Frankly speaking, in the eyes of the Zen master, O'Neill is indeed strong, but he is like a naughty child who does not grow up, and his disciple Kobe Bryant, although he is not yet at his peak, already has the demeanor of a Predator.

And now, that naughty kid has played on his own and caused trouble for the team, but he doesn't know how to reflect, but here he scolds the real fighters who are trying to support the team.

“Shut up！” Phil Jackson coldly scolded him.

The Zen master actually wanted to scold 'if you hate Kobe Bryant so much, then get out of my team', but after all, the temptation of four consecutive championships on his head, and the high hopes that the team owner, the Bass family, still has for O'Neal.

This sentence turned in Phil Jackson's mouth for a long time, and he didn't scold it after all, but said sternly: "Look at this team that has brought you three consecutive championships!" Think about what exactly you gave it back today! ”

After all, he is a Zen master in anger, with a majestic posture, white hair and eyebrows, and the raised eyebrows and angry eyes at this time make him look not angry and arrogant.

O'Neill swallowed, frowned and closed his mouth, then turned his head to look at the field.

Instead of using their rotational defense, the SuperSonics were overdone by the Lakers' more mature offensive triangle system, and instead used man-to-man.

But......

The rookie center Samako, who had just taken over his position, was completely inadequate, and was almost completely blown up against Chandler, who was also a sophomore.

Although the skills of power forward Samaki Walker won, he was a little exhausted by the flexibility and athleticism of the opponent's red hair, and he could not form a pinch attack on Chandler on the inside, but was robbed of a few rebounds by the red hair from time to time, making the Lakers' entire interior almost in a state of complete collapse.

Small forward Fox was completely blocked by Lin Dong on the offensive end, and receiving the ball was almost equivalent to conceding the ball.

Although Fisher has an advantage in strength over Brent, he is slightly less flexible, and he belongs to each other.

And Kobe Bryant ......

At this time, it was the Lakers' ball possession, because the center and power forward positions were completely locked, and the triangle formation lacked a leader in the area of attacking the interior, which led to the triangle offensive system on the court completely unable to play.

After the ball barely rotated around, Kobe Bryant tried to solve the problem with his individual ability under Payton's defensive basket, but Payton's tarsal maggot-like defense was not something he could easily shake off, and what was even worse was that he had to face the supersonic bag at any time.

A pull-up jump shot after the breakaway was completely sealed to the face by Payton's big hand, and the result of the strong shot was a pop out of the frame.

Under the basket, Walker and Samako were completely blown up by the supersonic inside, and were easily picked up by No. 10 Sakuragi Hanamichi, and then a long pass, straight into Lin Dong, who had rushed to the frontcourt, into a fast attack.

At the beginning of the game, there was a balance of 5:5, but in just two or three minutes, it has come to an astonishing 7:18!

But...... Instead of showing a reflective expression on O'Neill's face as Phil Jackson expected, he actually showed a smug smile: "What else can they do without me?" Hey! ”

Phil Jackson's heart shuddered.

This incorrigible idiot, he was still thinking about getting a seat with Kobe in his head, not thinking about how to help the team win!

The Zen master knew that the Lakers were in big trouble in this series......

The tsunami of the scene at the Key Arena has not stopped since O'Neal left the game.

Taking advantage of your illness to kill you and drive O'Neal down, this is the picture that the SuperSonics are most looking forward to seeing, and at the same time, it only took one quarter for the entire league to see the weakness of this Lakers team.

This season's Lakers, although the OK combination is still strong, its bench depth is definitely the lowest in history, and the backup center is only a sophomore who averages 4.4 points and 1.8 rebounds per game this season, so it is no wonder that in the 22 games that O'Neal missed in the regular season, the Lakers will swallow a 17-loss record.

The Lakers without an interior line are like a tiger with their teeth pulled out, and even the triangle offense that the Lakers rely on for survival cannot be launched, and Kobe Bryant alone cannot support this team.

SuperSonics is man-to-man on the defensive end, Payton's all-out top limit on Kobe, coupled with Lin Dong's selective cooperation with Payton in the case of blocking Fox, made Kobe play very uncomfortable, and the offensive firepower could not be used at all.

He made 13 shots in the entire first quarter, but only made 4 of them, and a 30 percent shooting percentage was simply not enough to help the team keep up with the pace of the supersonic fast break.

On the supersonic side, although the rotation defense is not used, the fast attack system of running and bombing is a dozen and one accurate, coupled with the advantage of the inside basket, the protection of rebounds also ensures the secondary offense of the supersonic, which makes the point difference constantly widened.

9:21、11:27、14:31、16:36…… By the end of the first quarter, the difference between the two sides had reached an astonishing 17:41.

Every goal for the Lakers was extremely difficult, either by the old fish Fisher and Fox who were lucky to throw it from the outside, or by Kobe Bryant who was forced to play against various pinching shots and Payton's near-rogue entanglement.

And every time they are defended, it is almost equivalent to directly sending points to the supersonics, and their fast attack after the defense is too fast, and the anti-counterattack round is almost an average of about 4 seconds of offensive time, and every time you fight, you must score.

At 14:31, Phil Jackson actually wanted O'Neill to get on, and there was still a possibility of getting it back at that time.

But seeing this guy smiling on the sidelines and watching his teammates being beaten, the Zen master knew that even if he was allowed to go up, it would be in vain, this guy's mentality was not corrected at all, and the only result of being strong could only further stimulate his inner desire to fight for power and position and be jealous.

Say?

If it is useful to rely on words, then the Lakers will not fall to seventh in the regular season this season.

At the end of the first quarter, watching O'Neal smile and high-five his teammates who were depressed when they came off the court, when it was Kobe's turn, O'Neal even laughed and said: "Hey, Peter Pan, good job!" ”

Kobe Bryant looked at him coldly, but O'Neal laughed out loud, until Phil Jackson said in a cold voice: "Bryant, you rest in the second quarter, Shaq, you come to lead the team!" ”

Win?

has fallen behind by 24 points in a single quarter, facing the rookie who is underestimated by everyone and already has a certain inability to solve, and in the face of the supersonic speed that is now in full swing, his two ace players are still estranged, and it is almost impossible to play a decent match, and they are still on the home court of other supersonic speeds.

How to win? Do you take the head to win?

Phil Jackson knows very well that this first Lakers lost and there is no possibility of getting it back.

Then you have to use the rest of the time to teach Shaq a good lesson, and at least let him understand the meaning of unity and teammates!

O'Neill could roughly guess Phil Jackson's thoughts, but he didn't care at all, and his eyes were shining brightly: "Then it's up to me!" ”

In the second quarter, the Lakers made substitutions.

O'Neal returned, but Bryant sat on the bench.

Frankly speaking, if it weren't for the hostile position, Lin Dong couldn't help but want to applaud Phil Jackson's arrangement, this coach is too good.

can afford to let go, find O'Neal's psychological problems and treat him in time, even if he pays for the victory or defeat of a game, he does not care about the gains and losses of a time and place, this is the style of a real champion coach.

But as an adversary, the problem of trouble is thrown to the side of the supersonic.

Is it to put some water and continue to breed the expansion of O'Neill's heart? Or keep winning and let Phil Jackson get his way?

Linton, Payton and McMillan all chose the latter without hesitation.

No matter how good things are, they can't be used repeatedly.

This game is going to win after all, and the Lakers senior management will inevitably do psychological and ideological work with O'Neal after the game, the temptation of four consecutive championships, coupled with the calmness of the middle two days, and may even be accompanied by some promises from the Lakers executives, that will eventually make O'Neal come back to his senses, and he will inevitably adjust his mentality in the next game, just like he still chose to return to the team in the final period of the regular season, hoping to rely solely on his dissatisfaction with his teammates, It's undoubtedly just a dream to provoke them to win the entire series.

Now that the advantage is already on my own, it's good to win this first win safely.

As a result, an even more terrifying offensive mode was turned on......

In the first quarter, Kobe Bryant defended Lin Dong on the defensive end, coupled with the advantage of the supersonic interior, and most of the ball was playing fast break, which made most of the supersonic scores concentrated under the basket.

But now without Kobe, the Lakers' defense of Lin Dong on the outside only relies on Fox, who is not qualified enough for an All-Star, it is really the same as giving it away for nothing.

Lin Dong made 7 of 8 3-point shots in a single quarter, and there were two 3+1s, plus two breakthroughs, scoring 27 points in a single quarter, and throwing O'Neal, who was originally confident in guarding the basket, into a wangfu stone.

As soon as Lin Dong pulled it out, he firmly stuck Chandler, and then looked up at the basket with his chest held high, until the basketball steadily drilled through the net and fell, making all his expressions and movements useless.

On the offensive end, although O'Neal is still unstoppable under the basket, first, the ball can't be passed...... Without Kobe's Lakers, although the triangle offensive system can barely take shape with O'Neal's low axis, it is powerless, after all, the players who pull to the outside do not have the strength to eat supersonic defenders alone.

And Lin Dong and Payton's ubiquitous pressing and breaking the ball also made Fisher one head and two big, not to mention organizing the offense, and if he didn't pay attention to it, he would lose the ball.

O'Neal scored 12 points on 6-of-8 shooting in the second quarter, but the margin continued to widen by the SuperSonics.

By the end of the first half, the score had come to 35:79.

With a gap of 44 points, although in terms of the score of a single quarter, the second quarter seems to lose a little less than the first quarter, but does that still matter?

Looking at O'Neal who walked down with an embarrassed face, Phil Jackson didn't say anything more, and didn't assign any more tasks to O'Neal and Kobe.

The Lakers' halftime locker room was silent, and when the second half came, O'Neal and Kobe Bryant were both pressed to the bench.

And this time, the innocent nasty smile on O'Neal's face finally disappeared from Phil Jackson's eyes and became silent.

The Zen master knew that this guy's mentality had changed a little, but it was not suitable to preach at this time, nor was it suitable to give him a chance to 'atone for his sins'.

Atonement for what sins?

After trailing by 44 points at halftime, can you still catch it back?

Instead of letting him rush on the field now to show his 'own feelings', it is better to let him sit on the sidelines and taste the bitter wine brewed by himself, so as to teach him a profound lesson!

And since it has been decided to sacrifice this game to adjust O'Neal's mentality, even Kobe Bryant doesn't need to go up.

A bowl of water must be level, at least on the surface, otherwise O'Neill will have to think more and spoil his hard-won reflection.

And speaking of which, Kobe Bryant easily fell into the trap of that Asian kid, went to 'sympathize' with the enemy, and became a sharp knife to stab the already sensitive O'Neal, which in itself is also his fault, that move is too immature!

Of course......

Phil Jackson felt that if he had to say that it was because Kobe Bryant was not mature enough, it would be more that the opponent was too cunning.

In the garbage time of the second half, Phil Jackson was clasping his hands on the sidelines, squinting his eyes and constantly looking at the Asian teenager who was also sitting on the bench on the other side, and the kid smiled politely at him and waved hello.

“……”

Phil Jackson couldn't help but laugh too.

I heard that the people of the Dragon Kingdom are good at strategy, and the West Point Military Academy even introduced the art of war they wrote thousands of years ago, and the Zen master also bought the English translation to see the Art of War, which is indeed a great benefit.

I heard that many people in the Dragon Kingdom have ancient wisdom, this kid can't have read that art of war too, right?

It does not look like most of the so-called talented players with simple minds and developed limbs when they first entered the NBA, but they are full of old spices.

To treat such a guy as a young rookie is perhaps the biggest positioning mistake in itself.

In the next game, not only will you have to adjust Shaq, but you will also have to adjust your tactics against the supersonic and the Asian newcomer.

The Lakers are not so easy to kill!

(End of chapter)