Chapter 201: Confrontation (3)

Leon's current strategy is very simple. The defensive end is to shrink fully, double-team Kobe, and release the Lakers' mid-range shot. , Access to the latest chapter: ШШШ.79xs.СоМ. On the offensive end, if you can steal a chicken, you can steal a chicken. If you can't steal a chicken, you can rush for offensive rebounds.
Defensive is both a gamble and a psychological warfare. The entire league knows that Phil Jackson likes to play this set, local high-intensity defense, local abandonment, completely disrupting the opponent's offensive rhythm. But few teams dare to play this trick against Phil Jackson’s teams. Whether it’s the Bulls or the Lakers, there are always a few
color
players who come out to kill you when you think you can give up on him. one strike.
Armstrong, Hawkins, Cole, Holly, Jackson’s men always have such a blessed general. This is not only the ability of the role player, but also the embodiment of Phil Jackson's unique art of leading the team.
But this year, Jackson's Lakers can hardly have such a player to stand up, Kobe is stronger, O'Neal still has the dominance, but this three-time winning team has lost their sharpness and enterprising spirit. The state of the players is the best proof. Therefore, Leon dared to bet that when O'Neal was not present, those ‘color’ players would be out of shape, betting that they would not be able to hit the key three points.
Phil Jackson is also aware of this. He has been arguing, conflicts, and players’ self-inflation throughout the season. When he saw the point difference being chased to only five points, he called a timeout not to wake up the players. But just to put O'Neal on the court.
On the offensive end, since Hollis Grant left in 2001, O'Neal's pressure on the defensive end has increased dramatically. Neither Holly nor Fox can match Grant in backcourt protection and rim protection. Not to mention that a bamboo pole like Samaki Walker is not an opponent of the cunning Anderson at all.
"Play in accordance with our established strategy, pay attention to control, control emotions, control scales, and maintain a calm and peaceful mentality. This game I just want to tell you, if one day you face a very powerful opponent, please don't be afraid , Resist calmly, so you can die a little better." Leon said to the players during the timeout. The Celtics players have long been accustomed to Leon's strong ‘sex’ for this transition, and automatically ignore the latter, focusing on the front.
For this game, Leon did not want to give up directly without preparation. Each of these young people on the bench before the game was called to death by Leon, who wanted to play the game well, Celtic People must do every detail well.
After the suspension, the two sides continued to fight. The Staples Center, which had been silent for a few minutes, began to warm up again. With O’Neill’s re-emergence, the Lakers’ fans seemed to have seen the Celtics being destroyed again.
Derek Fisher also replaced Shaw on the field. He ‘handed’ the ball to Kobe from out of bounds, and then returned to the court. Kobe passed back to Fisher. This pass led O’Neal to a good position on the inside.
It was still Dalem’s
Po
, he still couldn’t stop O’Neal’s card position, Fisher easily slid the ball to O’Neal, and O’Neal used his huge hip to easily open a way for himself to the basket. Just when he was about to complete a hook shot, Dalem'Po'te hugged O'Neal's arm like a wrestler and directly pushed him down.
"Beep!" The referee's whistle rang. Obviously, Dailem'Po't fouled the ball and O'Neal will be sent to the free throw line.
There was a boos on the scene. For O'Neal this giant, free throws are his Achilles' heel. In order to prevent O'Neal from scoring at the basket, many teams have to adopt this somewhat despicable method.
Such behavior will undoubtedly make the game quite ugly. No one wants to see that powerful shark can only stay away from the basket and struggle on the free throw line.
However, compared with the booing of the ball's fans, Phil Jackson is really a little nervous. He replaced O'Neal to score as quickly as possible to stabilize the situation, but now O'Neal is standing on the free throw line, his power Only one tenth of the basket. If he misses a free throw, then the Celtics' counterattack is likely to further close the score, which would be very bad for the Lakers.
Sure enough, O'Neal lived up to expectations and missed two free throws. The basketball looked like an ordinary volleyball in his big hands, and because of this, his fingers could not control the ball's whereabouts. Chris Anderson's accurate position and Deller The tyrannical card position of'Bo', which allowed Grant Long to get this rebound.
This time, the Celtics must launch a quick counterattack!
Alexander received the pass from Long. He ran desperately towards the Lakers' position, and then a beautiful ground shot was passed to Williams who was'plugged in' from the right. Williams received the ball and avoided it. Kobe's chase and defense, the layup succeeded!
Three points! The gap between the Celtics and the Lakers narrowed to a three-pointer.
However, sometimes the farthest distance in the world is the distance of one ball. After fouling O'Neal, the Celtics did not continue fouling. As a result, O'Neal grabbed offensive rebounds and easily The dunk was successful.
"Very good opportunity, why not continue to foul?" Steve Kerr couldn't help asking from the bench.
"You can't let fouls become a regular method to stop O'Neal. Today we have six people who can't play. To learn to control, not to be held back by the score, it's too early." Leon replied. At this point he is already sitting on the bench. For him, as long as the point difference is maintained at about 5 points, the task of the first half will be completed.
Sure enough, although the Celtics were still unable to overtake or even the score, whether offensive or defensive, this group of young people felt like they were fighting the court. Many goals that they couldn't or couldn't score depended on falling to the ground. Grabbing the ball and rushing for offensive rebounds have regained their chances. On the other hand, the Lakers rely more on O'Neal. From time to time, Celtics players will deliberately foul O'Neal to the free throw line, disrupting the Lakers' offensive rhythm and preventing them from playing a continuous offensive climax.
The score stayed on until the end of the first half. The score of both sides was 54:50. The Celtics were only 4 points behind the Lakers. Leon patted the young people on the shoulders and accompanied them into the locker room.
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In the VIP room, Stern was trying to get the sponsor representatives to end the game watching tour ahead of time. The Celtics bit the score in the first half, and the scene was passable. But Stern knew that many times the weak team could still fight the strong team in the first half, and in the second half, the strong team would pull the score apart as soon as they adjusted and used their power.
The Lakers have always been masters in the third quarter. They are very good at knocking out opponents in the third quarter and then killing them in a stalemate in the fourth quarter. In Stern's view, this game is no exception, no matter how hard the Celtics struggled in the first half, they were still four points behind in the end. Now that you have enjoyed a good half-time game, there is no need to watch a bad second-half slaughter.
But it seems that the sponsor representatives watched the game with relish. Obviously, they are not completely ignorant of basketball. They also know that the Celtics have pushed the main force on the bench, but they can chase points all the way to the point. Four points, and played back and forth with the Lakers in the second half of the second quarter.
"This is an interesting team, very interesting. I always thought the Celtics were a very boring team. Who is their coach? Leon? That guy who fights on the court? Haha, interesting. The guy.
Some representatives even commented on the Celtics and Fox Leon. Others also agreed. Obviously everyone didn’t want to leave early, but had to watch the game.
Stern could only suppress the thoughts in his mind. At this time, he supported Fox Leon and the Celtics as never before, hoping that they could hold on in the second half, if you want to lose, not to lose too ugly. So when Stern fined the Celtics tomorrow, his tone would be gentler.
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There is a cheerful atmosphere in the Celtics locker room. Although they are four points behind, the players seem to have won the game, and everyone is talking and laughing. Chris Anderson has been embarrassed by everyone's praise. His performance in the first half was too slick. With 14 points, 7 rebounds and 3 blocked shots, he set a record for his halftime data.
With the main players resting, he unexpectedly became the core player of the team. Although he did not attack independently, he used defense and rebounds to help the team move forward. In this half of the game, Leon saw Dennis Rodman's shadow from him~EbookFREE.me~ the man who influenced the team in every corner of the court, Chris Anderson's teacher.
But Leon didn't praise Anderson. He interrupted everyone's "friendship" conversation and said with a serious face: "Did we win? Or are we leading?" As soon as Leon said that, everyone was silent.
"I know that we played very well. Everyone thought that with our lineup, we would be behind by 20 points at halftime. Now we are behind by 4 points. If we lose this game, maybe we will win one. Although defeat is glorious, but I want to say, this is the result I hate the most. It is glorious not to fail. The loser can accept shame and shame, but cannot accept mercy. Because the former can make us reflective and strong, while the latter can only Let us revel in the good feeling of passing by and stop. Tell me, do you want to win." Leon asked towards the players on the field.
Everyone looked at each other, and then nodded at the same time.
"Okay, let me tell you, now we are four points behind and we have to catch it back in the second half, so this is not a time for fun and relaxation, we have to be impatient and calm! Everyone puts your ears up, I want to tell you , What should be done in the second half!"
Leon pulled the tactical whiteboard and he must take another gamble. ;