Chapter 493: Fighting the Shark
O'Neal hasn't played yet, and the Warriors have been leading the Heat, leading 13-10 after halftime.
The two sides played lively, but there were also many balls that were not thrown, after all, it was the stage of the finals, and the players' feelings were affected by some psychological factors, and the muscles were much stiffer than ordinary exercises.
Chandler received a foul, and in order to protect Chandler, Montgomery made an early substitution.
Veteran Foyer came on for Tyson Chandler.
Foyer is only 2.08 meters tall, and in order to fight O'Neal, the Warriors have made lineup rotation adjustments, with Yang Di moving to the No. 5 position, and Fayer as the No. 4 position for the defense.
As soon as the formation changed, O'Neill came to his senses, and his eyes lit up.
"It's finally up to you, come on!"
Yang Di glanced at the scrappy O'Neal, fell to O'Neal's side, bent his arms and knees, sank his center of gravity, O'Neal arched his body, and asked for the ball outside.
The Heat opened up the space for O'Neal to play singles, from the perspective of height, Yang Di is ten centimeters worse than O'Neal, almost half a head smaller, from the point of view of figure, O'Neal is more broad and majestic, as if he was born 1.5 times larger than the average inside line, the inside line is like a monster,
"Bang!"
O'Neill bumped into Yang Di on the spot, but Yang Di didn't dodge and confronted O'Neill on the ground.
The overwhelming power surged over, through the arm, and transmitted to Yang Di's entire torso, and this force was backwards, as if it was going to crush Yang Di alive.
Yang Di's forehead was bruised, his feet were wide and he was clutching the floor, his dilated pupils showing that he had exhausted his strength, and he stood on the floor without moving.
"Block ...... Blocked ......" Tyson Chandler, who was at the break, was dumbfounded.
He has always known that Yang Di's strength is superior to him, but he doesn't know how much Yang Di's strength is stronger than him, and now compared with O'Neill's confrontation, the gap is probably as huge as a chasm.
Two years ago, O'Neal didn't completely hit Yang Di in the low position, and today, two years later, O'Neal feels like he has hit a hard rock, not moving.
Yang Di's feet fell to the ground, and the fans covered their mouths, and they couldn't believe how he resisted the back of O'Neal, who was more than 140 kilograms and top strength?
"Bang!"
O'Neal hit the second time unbelievingly, and the rebound was so strong that he almost missed the dribble.
The key warriors haven't come over yet, and they are trapped, which makes him particularly embarrassed to play low-post singles.
O'Neill's eyes rolled, his left foot stepped out slightly, and he made a signal that he was about to turn around, and Yang Di also observed this while landing to resist people.
The two moved at the same time, adjusting their footsteps under the basket in unison.
O'Neill still met Yang Di head-on, and under the confrontation between the two, he couldn't do other actions, but fortunately, he still had the advantage of height and arm span, holding the basketball high, and throwing directly outside the big penalty area.
If it was Yao Ming, the offense in this place would be nine out of ten, O'Neal's range was a little shorter, and Yang Di was too aggressive, so he also had a lot of shooting pressure and missed his shot.
The rebound was protected by Foyer, and Yang Di glanced at O'Neal with a smug look.
"Boy, what kind of eyes are you!" O'Neill was suddenly dissatisfied, what does this kid mean, if he is five years younger, oh no, as long as he is two years younger, he doesn't cry dad and call his mother?
After thinking about it like this, O'Neill Huo Ran felt a chill in his heart, and he didn't know when it started, and the 34-year-old himself was actually walking on the downhill road of his career.
This is really a sad story, the back waves of the Yangtze River push the front waves, the NBA big waves wash the sand, the juniors are like mushrooms, constantly squeezing out of the ground, and the living space of their veterans will be less and less, until they retire.
O'Neal gathered up his mind and ran to the front, the back of the No. 8 jersey growing bigger and bigger in his eyes.
The Warriors launched a blocking and dismantling tactic in the frontcourt, Foyer blocked the defensive "white chocolate" Jason Williams for Fisher, and Jandy made an off-ball cover for Byron Davis, and he went out of the restricted area and retreated.
There was a problem with the Heat's defense, and Yang Di's elbow area was directly unmarked.
Fisher passed the ball, and Yang Di received the ball and made a jumper, with an elegant posture.
"Huh!"
Hit, the feel is quite soft.
At 15-10, the Warriors led by five points.
The Heat attacked, O'Neal wanted to play another single on the inside, but this was not his team in Los Angeles after all, and he himself stated more than once in media interviews that this was Dwyane Wade's team, and Wade saw that O'Neal's single Yang Di was not very effective, so he gestured and decided to come by himself.
The top of the arc is against Byron Davis.
Byron opened his arms, and at the beginning of the Finals, he spent a lot of energy on the defensive end, and even relied more on Derrick Fisher's pick-and-roll offense on the offensive end.
But as long as you can keep Wade at bay, it's all worth it.
Wade adjusted his breathing, the basketball flicked back and forth under his crotch, and he leaned forward, his eyes looking directly at Byron, revealing a sense of determination.
He hunched his body, his streamlined body resembling a cheetah, hiding an astonishing amount of energy.
Suddenly, Wade took a step forward, stepped forward with his right foot, and his body rushed out in an instant.
"It's coming!"
Byron's pupils dilated, and he adjusted his footsteps, blocking sideways in front of Wade.
"No! It's still slow! ”
As soon as Byron moved, he immediately felt the speed difference between himself and Wade, Rao is also known for his speed, and compared with Wade's earth-shattering first step, he is still very passive defensively.
The Warriors' overall defense, Yang Di did not dare to withdraw O'Neal this time, and once O'Neal found a position under the basket, he could basically only foul.
It was Foyer who came out to help.
Wade immediately read the Warriors' defense in his mind, "Yang Di didn't go out of the restricted area? ”
Foyer pounced, he took one more step, walked to the left, and sure enough, he found Haslem in the empty space near the baseline, and Haslem raised his hand and was ready to catch the ball at any moment.
Wade hit the ball and Haslem hit a mid-range jumper and hit it.
15-12, both sides scored.
On the other side, Yang Di and O'Neill are still bickering, although the two are also good friends who know each other well off the court, they are 10,000 unpleasant on the field.
O'Neill couldn't push Yang Di away, and most of his kung fu in the forbidden area was wasted.
Similarly, Yang Di can't stand up to O'Neal, and the offensive rebounding area that can be controlled on the offensive end is missing a large piece, so he can only find an opportunity to pick up leaks in the front court, but O'Neal is very alert and has been preventing Yang Di from rushing to the front court.
The two sides each held their own tricks, and the score slowly rose, and at the end of the first quarter, the Warriors were 22-20, a narrow lead over the Heat by 2 points.