226. Ten thousand feet from the ground(1/2)
As soon as Zhang Hao received the ball, he saw O'Neal being fouled. He sighed helplessly and made a random shot... He even got in even more annoyed!
After O'Neal was fouled, the first thing he saw was Rick Mahon, a retired player, who came up with a foul, and nothing was good at it.
After being fouled, O'Neal looked up and saw Zhang Hao sighing and throwing the ball in, and immediately shouted at Zhang Hao: "Who caused this?"
Hearing O'Neal's roar of grief and anger, even the Pistons players and fans near the baseline couldn't help laughing.
Lakers players were helpless. At the beginning, except for Zhang Hao, who would have thought that O'Neal would sign naked like this?
Zhang Hao felt wronged - I, Mr. Zhang, don’t use it, the crazy scientist behind me will use it, okay!
The number of fouls still did not reach 4 times, and the Lakers attacked.
Time returns to 24 seconds.
Although you like offense and shoot when playing basketball, even if you are a defensive team, you don’t like to keep defending. Only when you attack can you score points. The team with the most points wins the game.
But it was not that easy to attack, and it was forced to attack for the third attack by the opponent twice in one round.
Kenny Anderson felt that his pace was messy. O'Neal, the strongest offensive point, would definitely be fouled when receiving the ball. Kenny Anderson was about to rush to complete the attack in this round, but Zhang Hao took the initiative to ask for the ball.
Kenny Anderson immediately passed the ball. Looking at Zhang Hao's calm expression, Kenny Anderson was very relieved.
Calmness is calmness, but Zhang Hao, who received the ball, felt that he had no chance to face Grant Hill's defense!
He just tried to find a position and turned around and cut in, but Grant Hill's position and small steps were excellent. He could lift the elbow and hold the position, but there is a high probability that he would be called a foul. The details of the opponent's defense are done very well.
Just pull up and throw, so the opponent can keep up, have good physical fitness and excellent defensive awareness.
There is no way, then you will be a strong attack!
Zhang Hao turned around and faced Grant Hill, dribbling carefully and suddenly accelerated to the left!
Grant Hill moved half a step to the right, but did not step to death. Sure enough, Zhang Hao stopped. Grant Hill stopped and prepared to retreat to the left, but Zhang Hao paused for a moment and continued to break through to the left. Grant Hill moved his foot again, and then he was slower.
"The King of Cross Steps (Bronze) triggered. Zhang Hao successfully shook his opponent away from his opponent for breakthrough space. His speed temporarily +3. After obtaining the breakthrough space, he started at the fastest speed..."
Originally, even if it was a beat slower, Grant Hill had the advantage of speed to keep it. At least he could go to the inside to form a clamping attack with his teammates in the inside. At the same time, he could rely on clamping to avoid Zhang Hao's pass before the clamping is completed. When the clamping is formed, the space under the basket is blocked.
But Grant Hill was slowing down and turned around and could no longer catch up!
Zhang Hao rushed into the basket directly at a speed of 92!
Zhang Hao rushed to the left side of the three-second zone, grabbed the ball, raised the ball with both hands, and rushed to the basket...
The two under the basket just saw that Zhang Hao was playing the ball from the outside. O'Neal didn't think that Zhang Hao could pass Grant Hill. At most, he would have a strong breakthrough and immediately entered the three-second zone to get a rebound or a better support position. Although Rick Mahon is so old and doesn't play much, he is still brave and fights O'Neal at the basket without hesitation. He is fighting with O'Neal at the basket. The two heard the screams and turned their heads and saw the Lakers logo coming towards him...
"Clang"
"Beep"
Zhang Hao made a false move to break through Grant Hill, and went into the basket through O'Neal and Rick Mahon, pressing on the two of them and smashing the ball into the basket with both hands!
The referee still whistled. When Rick Ma Hong was about to be dunked, he pushed Zhang Hao who had already jumped. Although Zhang Hao did not miss the dunk, Zhang Hao just staggered and stood firm after landing, but the referee still gave Rick Ma Hong a foul!
The Lakers bench was in full swing, and the Lakers players on the court were also very excited except O'Neal.
Satisfied, and the Magician and Jason Williams on the sidelines felt satisfied instantly.
As the inside player of the Lakers, if you don’t get deducted by your own players, you won’t have any cards!
What they were happy about was definitely not that someone was as miserable as them, but that O'Neal also had a card!
Zhang Hao scored a goal and had to be punished with additional penalty. The technical station sounded a long whistle and some teams were rotated.
O'Neal was called and looked at Zhang Hao who was calmly walking onto the free throw line. He walked to the bench in grief and anger, and after slapped the magicians, Jason Williams and James Johnson, who were on the court, sat on the chair. The teammates on the connected chair felt the shock. I really admire the quality of the chair.
O'Neal had no choice! It was his teammate who completed such a beautiful dunk. Not to mention, he felt sad and angry and excited. He also felt that the ball was so beautiful. This idea could not be removed as soon as it emerged. This made him even more sad and angry.
Zhang Hao confiscated the free throw, and Rick Mahon grabbed the defensive rebound.
The Pistons attacked, and the Lakers quickly retreated and defended.
Doug Collins on the sidelines watched the opponent replace O'Neal directly, which was a little surprised and a little regretful. The next time they fouled O'Neal on O'Neal, they would directly get O'Neal to free throw.
But it was just a bit regretful. Doug Collins's purpose was to reduce O'Neal's playing time. Unfortunately, before he saw O'Neal's exquisite free throw, the opponent was replaced.
Grant Hill continued to play singles, Zhang Hao went to protect the frame, and George Lynch defended the entire outside.
Grant Hill broke into the inside, attracting Zhang Hao and Jason Williams' contraction, and distributed it to Rick Mahon at the bottom line. Rick Mahon made a sudden drop...
Missed!
Seeing Zhang Hao moving quickly from close range interfering with Rick Mahon's throw, Jason Williams grabbed the rebound, Grant Hill felt a little sorry, and felt a little anxious, and waited for Addis Thorpe to run to the position, close range was a big gap.
Thoughts were just a moment of thought. Jason Williams won the rebound, and Grant Hill immediately retreated. At this time, Zhang Hao and George Lynch had already rushed out! Grant Hill quickly caught up.
Jason Williams immediately looked for the Magician when he got the rebound. The Magician didn't go to the frontcourt. When the time came, he was like a quarterpoint in football, with a long pass. Zhang Hao received the ball in the frontcourt. Dumas, Grant Hill, and Lynch Hunter, all of whom he chased back were blocking Zhang Hao and George Lynch. Zhang Hao threw the ball behind his back on the left side of the three-second zone. James Robinson received the ball and chased him for a three-pointer...
This ball has a good time to pass the first pass and a good rhythm. James Robinson made a three-pointer from here!
The Lakers once again started a counter-trend style of play, focusing on offense!
With the experience of playing the 76ers and the Celtics in the previous two games, Del Harris knew that O'Neal had begun to become Buckley, and he was really like "off-time with a 20-point clock in and off work", so he had to pursue stability first.
It's okay for O'Neal to be on the court, but the threat is there. Later, the opponents understand O'Neal's current style of playing, but this is the case now.
When O'Neal was replaced, he declared that the Lakers were going to play O'Neal before returning.
Although their defense was indeed bad during that period, they ranked 19th in the league, but their offense was not good! They once averaged 114 points per game!
The Pistons were beaten by the Lakers' sudden change of rhythm so hard that they couldn't react. O'Neal went down and his style of play would definitely change, but this rhythm was to hit the strong points, guard the basket, and put the role players' mid-range shots, which basically meant an unprotected defense. They actually appeared on the Lakers. Although the Lakers' defense was not good last season, it was not so weird!
After the first quarter, Zhang Hao and O'Neal scored 12 points in a row at the beginning, and the offensive impact behind them, the Lakers scored 35 points in the first quarter!
The Pistons, who were not afraid of the scary lineup when they looked at the opponent, scored 27 points, but still lost 8 points in the first quarter!
In the second quarter, after the combination of Kenny Anderson, Brian Shaw, George Lynch, Colsey and O'Neal came on the court, the ball handler who was the main attacker and counterattack was Kenny Anderson. When cooperating in the positional battle, it was Brian Shaw's weak cross-cutting style supported by the top arc. O'Neal did the simplest work, defended the three-second zone on the defensive end, and stood at close range to prepare for rushing. When he had the opportunity to counterattack, O'Neal began to sprint hard to show his physical fitness...
The Pistons have studied the Lakers' opponent carefully. They discovered that O'Neal's performance during the period of winning streak after his comeback. O'Neal played very simply in games outside the Supersonics, but O'Neal took on the main attack responsibility for the Supersonics.
The Pistons coaching staff and players are confident that they are the strong team in the eyes of the Lakers. O'Neal did play singles at the beginning, but it was wrong to play...
From the second half of the first quarter to the first half of the second quarter, O'Neal's style of playing after being replaced and rested, and after O'Neal re-played, the Lakers' style of playing was different from the Pistons' style of playing inferences according to common sense when preparing for the game!
The Pistons did not infer that the Lakers might not play well, but instead inferred the performance of the Lakers who can play well in offense and defense, and then prepare for the performance of the top teams in the league.
Who would have thought that the Lakers played so weirdly! They didn’t let O’Neal, who had excellent athletic ability, play more tactical cooperation like the Magic. Think about it again, even those few rounds of O’Neal’s main attacking attack were just the simplest low-post singles!
Seeing that the second quarter was not over halfway through, the Lakers had widened the gap to 16 points with their neglected offense. The Pistons were behind 36-52, as if the scene of the 76ers being tortured by blood.
It was the Lakers' offense again, and it was a defensive counterattack. O'Neal rushed to the frontcourt and just received the ball and raised it before he jumped up. He was hugged by Jerome Williams who was rotated on the court, trying to knock O'Neal down... but he couldn't do it.
here we go again!
O'Neal lifted Jerome Williams upset, but Jerome Williams was not covetous at all. He looked like a gangster coveting O'Neal, and took the initiative to press his face against O'Neal to lift his arm.
This provocative move may be a real person to send it to your own lunch box.
But O'Neal "snatched" to the side and walked to the free throw line.
Although Jerome Williams is lewd and has a provocation that is obscene and obscene, there is a handsome guy on his bench who can hardly provoke his opponent with words or actions, but he is even more obsessed with it. O'Neal was not fooled!
However, O'Neal was caught by the referee for spitting, and the referee gave O'Neal a skilled prisoner.
Jerome Williams, who looked like a second-rate, walked onto the free throw line, was lucky and hit the free throw.
O'Neal's side is pretty good today. He has already made 3 of 5 free throws, and this time he made 1 of 2 free throws.
It's equal to slaughtering!
Offensive and defensive transition, Joe Dumas scored two points single-only Brian Shaw, Jerome Williams was ready to make a direct foul. Including his last round foul, the Pistons played 6 minutes and 02 seconds in the second quarter, and had already made 3 fouls, but at this time, the Lakers called a timeout!
53 to 39, the Lakers took the initiative to call for a timeout while leading by 14 points.
When the official timeout came back, the Lakers sent Zhang Hao, Kenny Anderson, Byron Scott, Brian Shaw and Barkley to rotate.
At this time, the Pistons realized that they thought the shark-cutting tactics had worked, and the Lakers were forced to replace O'Neal. In fact, the Lakers didn't think about making O'Neal play singles like they did on the Magic, and they just chisel a few, and they didn't care about O'Neal's data. As long as they encountered the shark-cutting tactics, they would replace O'Neal directly.
This makes the Pistons players feel incredible - this is how the Lakers use the strongest center in the Middle Age?
The Pistons players all looked at O'Neal, who was gritting his teeth and staring at Zhang Hao who was on the court...
Isn't you worried about conflicts within the team?
And, it's not a concealment at all!
After the start of the second half of the second quarter, it can be clearly seen that the Lakers' strength gap is very obvious with O'Neal on the court and without O'Neal on the court.
O'Neal is better to protect the frame when he is there, and the threat brought by O'Neal's size and athletic ability can greatly reduce the problem of insufficient defense at close range. When O'Neal was on the court, the Lakers' second offense was also more effective. O'Neal himself no longer actively grabbed the board like before winning the Supersonics. However, the terrifying five games and four double-20 rebound domination during that period gave the opponents a deep impression. George Lynch and Jason Williams could find opportunities to grab offensive rebounds more easily, and the Pistons players' attention was all on O'Neal.
Therefore, when Zhang Hao and Barkley were not around in the first half of the second quarter, the Lakers opened the gap smoother than in the second half of the first quarter.
The players on the court also have a clear feeling.
Zhang Hao is very clear about this. Even if O'Neal doesn't work hard to play singles and cannot cooperate, such a strong frame protection, a huge offensive threat, and can still make fast breaks and fast breaks and passes through balls, they are better than any frame protection blue-collar center. O'Neal will rest, and their strength will definitely decline.
But what can I do?
He could only work hard with Kenny Anderson to lead his teammates to attack.
Although the Pistons couldn't figure out the mind and didn't know what was strange about the Lakers, they could see that they had a chance!
The three Lakers pitchers performed very well tonight. James Robinson, Brian Shaw, and Byron Scott made 5 three-pointers. O'Neal played a fast break when he was on the court, and the Pistons had no choice.
To be continued...