Chapter 342 A big counterattack at 341:15, now it’s time for the Knicks to experience despair!

Author: Grove Street Brothers

Chapter 342 A big counterattack at 341:15, now it’s time for the Knicks to experience despair!

(It seems that there is still no chapter to say today)

The deficit was narrowed to 13 points, but the Knicks fans were still cheering and yelling arrogantly at the Lakers bench.

After all, in their view, the Knicks just missed an offense and there was nothing to be nervous about.

In the next round, the team will definitely be able to open the point difference to 15 points immediately.

But the Lakers' defense has been quietly changing.

O'Neal had just reached the low post in this attack, and when he looked up, he was surrounded by players wearing purple jerseys!

Mutombo defended, and O'Neal cut off the passing route.

At the same time, Ben was also staring at the shark on the other side, eyeing it with eagerness.

Now, the Lakers have three people who can defend O'Neal.

Suddenly, the deep-sea predator became the prey!

With Ben so tight on defense, Larry Johnson will definitely get a chance, but the Lakers are not afraid of Big Mom's shooting.

Don't look at Auntie's three-point shooting percentage of 35.9% in the regular season, which seems pretty good.

But in fact, Auntie couldn't even score a single three-pointer per game in the regular season. The sample size is too small, so a high shooting percentage is actually meaningless.

In the playoffs, Auntie increased her three-point attempts, averaging 4.1 three-pointers per game. The result? Her three-point shooting percentage dropped to only 29.3%.

Therefore, on the defensive end, Ben can boldly let Larry Johnson take two steps and stand closer to the inside so that he can flank O'Neal at any time.

When Finley played the third position before, he could neither guard Big Mom nor play any role in helping guard O'Neal.

Although it can help Shay share the scoring pressure, it is not enough to change the trend of the game.

But now that Ben is playing the third position, he can both contain the Big Mom and limit the Sharks.

For a time, O'Neal was caught in a situation where he was surrounded by three people.

Only then did he realize that being beaten down by Big Ben was just the beginning.

Next, O'Neal will experience purgatory defense!

Although the Sharks are not completely trapped yet, as long as the Knicks dare to pass the ball, the encirclement will shrink immediately.

One is tall, one is short and stocky, and one is tall and thin.

The three types of best products are exerting force at the same time, even the shark has to disarm!

O'Neal must have scolded Stern countless times in his heart at this time. If the league does not allow zone defense, is there any need for him to be pinched before he catches the ball?

He doesn't even know whether allowing zone defense is to restrict Shay or to restrict himself!

In fact, Stern almost said "Shay is my father and Shark is my son" on his face. For the sake of the Sharks, he even made the shark-killing tactic a thing of the past.

But there is no way, grandpa is still grandpa. When faced with zone defense, Shay is much more calm than the Sharks.

Kobe, who was responsible for initiating the offense, saw that the Lakers were actually three-teaming O'Neal, so he had to hand the ball to the madman in the other corner, giving him a 1-on-1 opportunity.

The madman was in good condition today, so he was very confident. He raised the basketball and faked a shot, but in fact he put his weight on and broke through.

But the moment the madman activated, Wusheng immediately blocked the madman's path. Upon seeing this, the madman immediately changed to a post-up singles attack.

However, he pushed back, but Wu Sheng remained unmoved!

The ease I felt when I beat Billups was gone now!

The existence of the Martial Saint makes it very difficult for Madman to play singles at this point!

The madman turned around and shot a jump shot, but was completely covered by Wu Sheng and had no chance to make a move.

Geniuses know where the Lakers found these low-ranked but outstanding players.

Logo also sincerely admires Shea's vision for selection. Big Ben and Wu Sheng, the two draft picks that Logo was least optimistic about at the beginning, have now played key roles in the finals.

In the 1996 team, Shea decided to choose O'Neal, at least because of O'Neal's high talent value.

But Da Ben and Wu Sheng really didn’t see any advantages in their logos at that time.

Big Ben is a guard whose skills are too rough to be able to play professional basketball.

Wu Sheng, a McDonald's high school all-star scoring champion, but a shooting star that was ignored by everyone in a second-rate university.

Shea asked one of them to switch to center and send the other to Europe to improve.

As a result, I have actually practiced it now.

Plus the previous madman, Finley.

Logo can only say that Shay is indeed a man who often shouts "next batch". His ability to accurately find pure and good products among a group of people is simply the best in history!

The madman was completely covered by the Martial Saint, and he also knew that if he took action forcefully, let alone blacksmithing, he would most likely be taken advantage of directly.

So, the madman changed his shot into a pass in the air and gave the ball to the shark.

But the moment the shark caught the ball and started attacking, three people immediately appeared around him to defend him at the same time! Moreover, all three of them were hard and black!

The Shark's strong layup under the basket finally bounced under the three-man defense. The Lakers successfully completed the defense for the second consecutive round!

Carlisle and Thibodeau hugged each other excitedly, their five-death strategy was working!

If it only happens once, it might be a coincidence.

But making the Knicks' offense messy for two consecutive rounds, this is his ability.

Mutombo and Ou caught the shark, Big Ben flew to grab the rebound and handed the ball to Shay

If the other four are the Lakers' shield, then Shay is the Lakers' sword!

The Knicks retreated very quickly, and Kobe immediately pressed Shay to prevent him from counterattacking as easily as he did just now.

The Lakers' offense was eventually dragged into position.

But Shay remained unhurried. Even if he was attacking from a positional position, he still had a way to score goals.

Shea continued to call for screens. Today's pick-and-roll offense made Kobe very uncomfortable.

Because there is no perfect way to defend Shai's pick-and-roll.

Although Kobe's defense today has received praise from the world, although Reggie Miller believes that Kobe's defense is 99% similar to Shai's.

But because his wingspan is not as abnormal as Shay's, Kobe's deterrence in defending pick-and-rolls is still not as good as Shay's.

This time, it was O'Neal who helped Shay pick and roll.

Seeing this situation, Clifford Robinson stood beside O'Neal in advance, preparing to block Shay's breakthrough route the moment Shay used the cover to break through.

As expected, Shay changed direction to the left and accelerated in the direction where Xiao Ao set up a cover.

Robinson, who was in position in advance, immediately opened his arms to block the attack.

Unexpectedly, in the process of sprinting forward, Shea immediately made another pass to the left, passing between Kobe and Robinson. After entering the inside, Shea used a movement similar to the European step to avoid the assist.

The aunt came up on defense, then faced the blockade of O'Neal and the Madman, used a large loop lever to avoid the defense, and finally successfully scored the ball!

In this round, all five players on the Knicks team devoted themselves to defending Shea. However, they still could not prevent Shea from scoring!

Shay hit one against five, scored his 40th point of the game, and narrowed the point difference to 11 points!

With only one ball left, the Lakers can bring the point difference back to single digits!

The morale of the Lakers is now soaring rapidly. Kobe also knows that the Lakers are now gaining momentum on the defensive end, so he patiently directed the offense in the hope of finding an opportunity.

The team must make achievements on the outside to help the Sharks open up space to display their punches.

Clifford Robinson no longer just stood in the corner smoking a cigarette and waiting for a cake, but ran, set a screen for Kobe, and then bounced outside the three-point line.

Robinson's move forced O'Neal Jr. to defend.

Kobe also seized the opportunity when O'Neal was currently defending only Mutombo and fed the ball in.

But just halfway through feeding the ball, Kobe saw Stephen Jackson immediately running into the passing lane and confiscating the basketball easily!

The Lakers successfully completed their defense for the third time!

As soon as O'Neal Jr. had to distract himself to deal with Robinson, Jackson had already deliberately let the madman take two steps to cut off the passing route to the Sharks.

This is what Carlisle specifically emphasized when the game was suspended: "You can't let the shark catch the ball even if you die!"

Therefore, the entire Lakers defense has one purpose, which is to ensure that the passing route to the Sharks is not smooth.

I would rather leave others open than cut off the Sharks' passing lanes.

At this time, Knicks fans may still be partying, but Zen Master can no longer sit still on the Diaoyutai.

The Lakers' continuous defensive success surprised him a little.

The Zen master couldn't help but glance at the opposite half, where Carlisle was clenching his fists excitedly.

Although the Lakers dynasty was established, the spotlight was focused on Shay.
To be continued...