Chapter 264 [Cowardly move, the Lakers are going to finish]

Five minutes later, Yang Rui made adjustments, Hornacek came on to replace Maddy, Cato replaced Miller who had five fouls, and Boykins, Christie, and Jumaine continued to play. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

With the team leading by a large margin, Carter will not play again, he only played 30 minutes, shooting 10-of-17, 4-of-9 three-pointers, 6-of-6 free throws, and finishing with 30 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals.

The first time he played in the finals, he didn't feel nervous, but he was a little unsatisfied, and he still had the strength.

On the Lakers' side, Phil Jackson replaced the tired O'Neal and played small-ball tactics, Fisher, Kobe, Rice, Fox, Hawley.

On the surface, it seems to be garbage time, but in fact, Jackson still has a hint of fantasy, so let the person who is good at shooting go along.

However, the Raptors bench is not weak, Christie defends seriously, and after the block, Zhu Meiyin changed the defense quickly and entangled Kobe Bryant with all his might. HE IS 203CM TALL AND WEIGHS 100 KG, AND IS A SMALL FORWARD WITH THE BODY TO PLAY A BIG FORWARD.

In his rookie season, Zhu Mei didn't get much playing time in the regular season, and now he is on the big stage of the finals, and he has a super desire to show himself and contribute to the team.

The Lakers couldn't catch up with the score, O'Neal didn't need to play again, and Kobe Bryant was also replaced two minutes earlier and went into garbage time.

Throughout the game, the Raptors dealt with O'Neal with a single defense, and fouled if they couldn't withstand it, which led to O'Neal's terrifying statistics, 12 of 18 shots, 17 of 36 free throws, and 41 points, 17 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks.

Bryant finished with 14 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists on 6-of-18 shooting, 0-of-4 three-pointers and 2-of-2 free throws.

People who haven't watched the game will see the data, and eighty percent will think that Kobe Bryant is too wasteful, and he is really guarded by Christie. In fact, Kobe Bryant was the one who was taken care of by the Raptors and suffered several times.

Glenn Rice is really bad, facing Carter's single defense, he shot 1 of 8 from the field, missed all 4 from three-point range, and 1 of 2 from the free throw line, and got 3 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist.

The Raptors defeated the Lakers 112-90 to get off to a good start in the Finals.

Mike Brin laughed: "Although Jerry Young went crazy slashing the sharks and allowed O'Neal to get a record-breaking free throw, which caused the game to be chopped off, his strategy did reduce O'Neal's efficiency, and the Raptors didn't give their best to win the game." ”

Fraser laughed: "Isn't it going to let O'Neal get so many free throws every game?" The Raptors have two heavy interior players who can make a difference when they come on the court. ”

Brin analyzed: "Probably Yang Rui thinks Kevin Cato and Jerome James are not good offensively, if they can shoot, they will definitely be reused." ”

In the past, the press conference was the star as the protagonist, this time with the exception, everyone felt that the coach was the protagonist, and proper tactics were the reason why the Raptors easily defeated the Lakers.

"Jerry, how do you feel right now?"

Jerry smiled: "I'm very happy, we are one step closer to the championship trophy, before the start of the season, few people believed that the Raptors could win the championship, now, there should be few people who believe that the Raptors can't win the championship, right?" ”

The reporter asked: "Will you continue to use shark slashing tactics in the end?" ”

"Why not?"

The reporter said: "O'Neal thinks that the Raptors' victory like this is a cowardly move, which is shameless, what do you think? ”

Yang Rui thought for a while and replied with a smile: "I think O'Neal's 147 kg weight against the lightweight inside line is the move of a coward, he actually took advantage of his own advantages, it is shameless, can he lose 30 kg before playing?" Of course, it doesn't matter if it doesn't decrease, I can also give O'Neal some preferential treatment next, as long as he is outside the box, I promise not to arrange defense, make him as easy as a free throw, he shoots casually, we only grab rebounds. ”

A reporter laughed directly. Many people sarcastically ridiculed O'Neal for not being able to shoot, but he was not as straightforward as Yang Rui.

The reporter asked: "In the next game, are you confident of winning?" ”

"Of course we're going to win, if Vince, Jermaine and the others didn't just play 30 minutes, would the Lakers lose so little?"

In the second game, Yang Rui did not cut the shark at the beginning, allowing Cato to start to defend against O'Neal, and the other positions remained unchanged.

Christie stood by in the bottom corner, Carter attacked with the ball in the middle and Cato blocked and dismantled, looking for misplaced opportunities. Billups ran aggressively, catching and shooting, and O'Neal Jr. covered sideways, pulling away and looking for opportunities on the perimeter.

The Lakers were embarrassed on the defensive end in the first quarter, O'Neal didn't go out, Carter looked for a block to get rid of Kobe, and directly shot a mid- and long-range jumper. Even Kobe, who was blocked by Cato for half a second, couldn't block Carter's dry pulling.

If O'Neal switches, Carter will hold the ball to draw him out of position and pass to Cato, who cuts in the middle.

Cato also has an advantage, Kobe Bryant can't defend himself in the low post, and the weight gap between the two is like O'Neal beating Miller, and Kobe is half a head shorter, which is not something that defensive skills or experience can make up.

The Lakers' offense was not bad, and the two sides tied 27 in the first quarter.

As soon as the bench came on in the second quarter, the Lakers couldn't stand it.

The Raptors' five Hornacek, Christie, Maddy, O'Neal Jr., and Miller can all shoot three-pointers, and the formation is completely stretched. Miller was organized in the middle, the players ran on either side, and only Christie was in a fixed position.

Mike Brin looked out the door and said: "The Raptors played Princeton off the bench, and the ball ran too well, compared to the Lakers, O'Neal and Kobe Bryant singles, and the role players didn't run much, so it didn't work." ”

At present, except for O'Neal Jr., the players on the field are not bad at passing, and they are willing to share the ball to play a tacit understanding.

In this quarter, Hornacek was in a brave state and became the protagonist, hitting three three-pointers and scoring 11 points and two assists.

In the second half, under the cover of the interior players, Billups began to exert his power again, shooting three three-pointers in a single quarter, and O'Neal Jr. also received passes from teammates and scored many times in the low post. Regardless of Green or Hawley, O'Neal Jr. has suffered physically.

The Raptors are still single-defense on the inside, and they don't foul much. The guard locked up the Lakers' long-range shots, cutting off the connection between the guard and O'Neal.

O'Neal consumed a lot of physical strength when he played the Trail Blazers, and he threw so many balls on the court, and his physical fitness was not at its best. There are too many free throws on the court, he is afraid of the penalty, and the attack is not as resolute as on the court.

On the defensive end, O'Neal is not a small consumption, switching to Carter, Hornacek, and Billups, and can't stay near the box to guard the basket all the time.

In the last quarter, the same situation appeared as on the court. O'Neal's efficiency dropped, others couldn't step up and score back-to-back points, and the Raptors stretched the score in waves.

120-87, the Raptors won by 33 points.

Billups shot 7-of-12, 5-of-8 from three-point range and 4-of-4 from the free-throw line to finish with 23 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 steals.

Carter shot 12-of-18, 4-of-6 from three-point range and 7-of-7 from the free-throw line to finish with 35 points, six rebounds and five assists, once again blowing up Glenn Rice.

The Raptors scored double-doubles for all six players, and even when they entered garbage time, they pressed the Lakers to play.

O'Neal had 35 points, 11 rebounds and three assists, and made 1 of 6 free throws.

Bryant shot 7-of-20 from the field and 0-of-1 from three-point range, continuing to slump, failing to make a single free throw in the game, with 14 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists.

Christie's defense was very successful, and the perimeter was tight, and Bryant broke into the basket with teammates to help pack and put Green and Fox to shoot.

Rice shot 3-of-8, 1-of-2 from three-point range and 4-of-7 from the free-throw line to finish with 11 points and two assists and no rebounds. The Lakers were the only three to score in double figures.

After the two wars, everyone felt that the Lakers were going to be finished.