O'Neill was restrained, Harris did not think of a too good solution. In the US Basketball, when the coach cannot come up with a solution, he will hand over the responsibility to the players.
Who will come forward? Harris looked around and he selected Kobe.
Harris believes that the team's future star will solve the problem, even if it is unsuccessful, this is also a kind of tempering for him. He called Kobe aside. "I need you to break O'Neill's shackles. Do you understand what to do?"
"I know, coach." Kobe knew that the team was only behind single-digit scores, and this difference was too good to overtake. The difficulty is how to suppress the opponent's momentum while overtaking the score. At the same time, some lost Lakers players are injected with a strong needle.
The liberation of O'Neal's offense is simple, but the difficulty is to get the team to move.
After the halftime break, the players returned to the court. Harris withdrew Ceballos in the second half and replaced Bowen as a small forward. Harris is worried that Rally Johnson will blow Ceballos again, so this game is really difficult to say.
Harris did not dare to take risks, the regular season is very long, no team can maintain a victory. But let O'Neal lose to Ewing, the team's head of the heart will definitely be uncomfortable.
How to maintain the status of the team as the star? That is to make him play comfortably. When the star plays comfortably, your team will naturally be on the right track. This is what West told him about O'Neill's rules of use.
Efforts to change sides, Kobe and O'Neill played more pick-and-roll. The effect is not very good, because Ewing and Oakley's squat defense, the inside is filled. O'Neal couldn't make effective kills after the pick-and-roll. The attack and defense of the pick-and-roll was halved, making it a tactic that only allowed Kobe to create shooting space.
Kobe knew that to play like this, the game will be decided in the fourth quarter. So he began to give the ball to Eddie Jones. Eddie Jones, who did not perform well in the first two games, seized the opportunity in the third quarter, cut it empty, and scored frequently on jumpers.
The CIC king Alan Houston's defense is not very good, and New York has put the center of gravity on the inside melee O'Neal, which gives Eddie Jones a good offense.
New York, the offensive style is still Alan Houston and Patrick Ewing singles. This New York led by Jeff Van Gundy has excellent defensive ability, but the offensive end has not brought together several stars. Especially Larry Johnson, the star's role on the offensive end is too small.
Kobe Bryant was replaced in the third half of the third quarter, the team was played by O'Neill with a lot of substitutes. Harris was determined to win this game, so O'Neal played for a long time.
O'Neal and Ben Wallace's inside defense is very good, but there is some conflict on the offensive end. Ben Wallace and O'Neal are almost incapable of attacking, and Oakley can contain O'Neal without any care, causing O'Neal to struggle very the court.
Stucks still showed his scoring explosiveness in front of the Lakers' backup guard. He has scored 19 points in 8 of 14 after he came off the bench after three quarters.
Neither Van Exel nor Fisher can effectively limit him, and Starks' speed is his biggest weapon. With Ewing for many years, he knows how to play the best performance around Ewing. This is not as good as Alan Houston and Larry Johnson.
Fortunately, the inside wall formed by Ben Wallace and O'Neill firmly restricted the score of the restricted area of the New York Knicks, and the points were not pulled apart.
At the end of the third quarter, the Lakers 73:78 Knicks. Eddie Jones made 4 of 7 and scored 4 free throws to maintain the Lakers' offensive efficiency in the third quarter with 12 points in a single quarter.
The decisive battle started in the fourth quarter, and O'Neill continued to stay on the court at the beginning of the fourth quarter. Harris is ready to let O'Neill play the second half. The Lakers lineup is PG Kobe Bryant SG Eddie Jones SF Bruce Bowen PF Campbell C Shaq O'Neal.
The New York Knicks also kept Ewing on the field. They knew that as long as Ewing was not on the field, O'Neal, who had no one to restrict him, had the ability to quickly rewrite the score.
Kobe has been waiting for an opportunity, a chance to defeat in one fell swoop. Now, the opportunity comes. After three quarters of hand-to-hand combat, the elderly Ewing has had physical problems. Perhaps the offensive end and defense of O'Neal will not have too many problems, but his ability to assist defense has declined.
Kobe is now waiting for the dribble to pass halftime.
"ISO!" Bryant called a tactic and the audience opened. It was Charlie Ward's single defense against Kobe. Kobe had a hundred ways to score in front of this short point guard.
Kobe first shook his hips back and forth, and Charlie Ward, who had a low center of gravity, didn't eat it. But when Bryant speeded up, Charlie Ward's defense was quickly cleared. Kobe's breakthrough was simple and effective, and Charlie Ward was quickly pulled behind him after Kobe accelerated.
"Make up the defense!" Charlie Ward yelled ~ EbookFREE.me ~ He couldn't pull the player who rushed into the inside like a Panther. If it may be possible in the first quarter with plenty of physical fitness, why does this guy have such a speed in the fourth quarter?
Ewing stuck O'Neal and didn't step forward to defend. Oakley let go of Campbell and rushed to Kobe in the first place.
Regardless of Bryant, put away the basketball and make a big leap!
Oakley's defense was very timely. He jumped and hit Kobe in the air. He would rather lose a foul than give Kobe an easy inside scoring opportunity.
Kobe and Oakley collided together in the air, no doubt the thin Kobe was hit by the strong Oakley. But Kobe forced to control the body's center of gravity in the air, the lever returned the ball to the force range, and the ball was steadily thrown out before falling.
"Beep! Goals are valid, penalty added!" The referee blew the spoon for the first time, the ball was so beautiful. Even the referees who have watched countless matches are not convinced.
"Damn, stinky boy, you better not step into the restricted area." Oakley, who was firmly on the ground, looked at Kobe fiercely and actually let him score. Two free throws and hitting 2 + 1 have completely different meanings for the team. Being scored 2 + 1 made Oakley very angry.
"Boy! You are a beast!" O'Neal rushed up the first time and pulled Kobe down. Bryant dropped the collision very skillfully when he landed, and landed firmly on the ground.
"Be careful, they are a bit ruthless." Campbell stepped forward to remind Kobe. He was a little worried that the black-handed New York gangsters would hurt their young talented players.
"It's okay, this is just the beginning." Kobe's cold face didn't show a trace of expression, as if the person who scored the performance of the ten best ball was not him.
