Chapter 383: Shaq, Pick up the Urinal Quickly

Halftime passed, and the Knicks and Lakers were tied again, 53:53. The offensive efficiency was not low.

Zhang Lijia sighed: "The Lakers have three main scoring points, the OK combination plus Glen Rice, and the Knicks only have two main scoring points, Zhao Dong and Stackhouse, one short.

Both Ginobili and Marion are no longer good. The former played 13 minutes as a substitute and made 1 of 5 shots. The latter took 10 minutes as a substitute and made 0 of 4 shots.

Now the Knicks' offense relies on Zhao Dong, while Stackhouse plays the drums. This is very passive. The Lakers' extreme double-teaming is even more unscrupulous. "

Su Qun said: "The Feilong stepped up their breakthroughs in the second quarter when O'Neal was not on the court, but the Lakers also used foul tactics under extreme defense. They made 6 of 11 shots and 5 of 6 free throws. They scored another 17 points in the second quarter. , scored 31 points at halftime."

Zhang Lili reminded: "Feilong consumed O'Neal's energy on the defensive end, but O'Neal got 8 minutes of rest at the end of the first quarter and the second quarter, and only played 16 minutes in the half quarter.

But Feilong plays the whole game, and faces extreme defense on the offensive end. The physical energy consumption is too great, far exceeding the physical energy consumption in the G1 battle. You must be careful, even an iron man must allocate his physical energy reasonably! "

"Feilong, in the third quarter you reduce your offense, save some energy, and prepare for the final quarter." Nelson said after consideration in the home team's locker room.

Zhao Dong thought for a while and nodded.

His physical energy consumption in the first half was indeed too great. It was more expensive than playing an entire game in the regular season, and it was far more expensive than the G1 game.

But he still hesitates, because without his main attack, the Knicks' scoring ability is far inferior to that of the Lakers. In the third quarter, the Lakers will definitely open up the score.

Old Nelson said: "I have thought about it and use the tactic of killing people."

"What?" Zhao Dong was startled.

There is no shark-cutting tactic yet, because in the previous life, this tactic was carried forward by Old Nelson on O'Neal. Is it going to start now?

Once this tactic comes out, it will definitely limit the Lakers' scoring, and the Knicks will benefit greatly. As long as it lasts past the third quarter, his physical fitness will take advantage of him in the fourth quarter.

"Ha ha……"

He can now imagine what kind of mentality O'Neal will feel when he faces the tactic of killing people next. Is he desperate, or is he about to cry without tears?

really,

When the third quarter began, Nelson sent a few fringe players to take turns to send O'Neal to the free throw line. Not to mention O'Neal collapsed, the Lakers also collapsed.

Phil Jackson was completely dumbfounded. He had no idea that the man-killing tactic could be used as a regular tactic?

Barkley laughed loudly: "Shaq, pick up the urinal quickly, maybe it will be of some use."

"I bet he won't be able to carry a urinal until he dies." Smith smiled so hard that his eyes narrowed.

"This, haha, this tactic is indeed a bit rogue, haha..." Zhang Lili almost collapsed with laughter in the CCTV live broadcast booth.

"The tactic of cutting Zhang, it was said that Chamberlain was so cut that he no longer wanted to play basketball." Su Qun said with a smile.

"You are so shameless!"

Standing on the free throw line again, O'Neal shouted at Zhao Dong with a mixture of grief and anger.

"Shark, what do you think I'm doing? I didn't chop you." Zhao Dong asked curiously.

O'Neal looked at Zhao Dong as if he was looking at his father's murder, and said angrily, "You're here to chop me down!"

After playing half a quarter, O'Neal got 8 free throw opportunities and hit three of them, which was in line with his usual playoff free throw shooting rate of a little more than 30%.

Then Phil Jackson replaced him and let him take a rest.

"Coach Nelson, you, how could you do this?"

When he was off the field, O'Neal passed by Nelson and asked angrily: "Won't your conscience hurt with this tactic?"

"No, this doesn't violate any rules." Nelson put his hands in his pockets and said with a relaxed look on his face and a smile.

"..."

O'Neal opened his mouth and returned to the bench with a sad face.

At the end of the third quarter, 74:80, when Zhao Dong did not attack hard, because O'Neal was cut, the Knicks led by 6 points in the quarter.

Sitting on the bench, Zhao Dong said sorry to O'Neal in his heart. He actually didn't want to play this tactic. This tactic would fragment a wonderful game into pieces. He didn't like this tactic.

However, Old Nickerson's decision is the Knicks' decision. As a professional player, he does not want to go against the head coach's tactical arrangements.

Moreover, he did consume a lot of physical energy today, so he can only feel sorry for O'Neal.

After a two-minute break, the final quarter begins.

Although Ginobili and Marion are not in good condition, they have to be allowed to play because there are no guards and small forwards, and the performance of others may be worse.

Stackhouse, who played only two minutes less than Zhao Dong, temporarily sat on the bench and continued to rest.

Zhang Lili said: "Ginobili also played in Europe for two years, but the schedule and intensity of games there were not as good as those in the NBA. He was in a dynasty team like the Knicks, and he was under a lot of pressure. He started as a starter as soon as he came in. Guard, the Knicks have the best record in the league this season, and from the regular season to the playoffs, they no longer have the physical fitness."

"Marion was even worse in the playoffs. Ginobili still has two more years of his career. He is a true rookie." Su Qun said.

"boom!"

When the Lakers attacked, in order to vent his anger, O'Neal forced his way out of the double-teams of Zhao Dong and Trent, and hit a two-handed dunk on the first ball, kicking off the offensive and defensive curtain in the final quarter.

"Beep!"

The referee also called Trent a thug foul, and O'Neal hit a two-plus-one.

"oh!"

Looking at Zhao Dong and Trent who were a little embarrassed, O'Neal roared and let out a breath of bad breath.

Zhao Dong shook his head. Although he cut down the shark in the third quarter, it also gave the opponent a chance to rest. It is hard to say in the final quarter.

However, he didn't play much in the third quarter, and his physical fitness has recovered a bit now.

"Come and chop me again!"

O'Neal actually made the extra penalty, and he was so excited that he yelled at Zhao Dong again with his little eyes wide open.

"You idiot! Then we won't be polite." Zhao Dong cursed.

"..."

O'Neill was stunned and wanted to slap himself in the mouth.

On the offensive end, Zhao Dong no longer controlled the ball and entered the low post.

Ginobili controls the ball, and his task is to break through and pass, not take shots.

Of course, if there is a good opportunity, he can take action, and there is no restriction on him.

Ginobili moved continuously on the perimeter, feeling as if his feet were filled with lead.

Ron Harper stared at Ginobili and suddenly pressed.

Ginobili reacted half a beat too late, retreated sharply, made a mistake, lost control of the ball, and was intercepted by Harper.

"Oh no!"

Zhang Lili patted his thigh and sighed.

Zhao Dong started from the low post and pursued the defense desperately. When he reached the top of the arc, Ron Harper just made a fake shot under the basket, shaking Ginobili, and then made his second layup.

"Snapped!"

Zhao Dong slapped the ball on the backboard.

"Feilong sent a nail-biting shot in pursuit, beautiful!" the on-site commentator roared extremely excitedly.

Zhao Dong advanced with the ball and did not give it to Ginobili, who was really in trouble.

He took the time to glance at Nelson on the sidelines and pointed at Ginobili. Nelson nodded.

When he came to the frontcourt, this time he did not go to the top of the arc, but pulled to the left wing. He controlled the attack time from the outside, and only started the attack when there were seven seconds left.

Taking a tentative step, Zhao Dong surpassed Kobe in one step.

Both he and Kobe played the whole game, and he also shouldered the defensive responsibility of guarding O'Neal, which required greater physical exertion. However, in his current physical condition, Kobe was not as good as him, and he was able to get past him in one step.

When he reaches the wing, Ben blocks his way. As long as he breaks through Ben again, he can reach the paint area, which is the most important area of ​​the Lakers' defense, and he will be double-teamed there.

The purpose of Ben's second line of defense is to guard Zhao Dong for half a second, and then Kobe will catch up from behind and form a double team on the flank.

"squeak!"

Zhao Dong suddenly rushed in front of Ben, braked suddenly, then turned upward and passed by, passing sideways between Ben and Kobe, who was chasing after him.

After breaking through the Lakers' second line of defense, he made a small downward change, strode towards the paint area, and two steps later flew up towards O'Neal under the basket.

O'Neal has committed three fouls. He will use a strong attack to attack and suppress the morale of the Lakers.

"Bang!"

The Lakers' basket was instantly overturned.

When O'Neal pulled Zhao Dong down from the air, he was also knocked over by Zhao Dong's impact. The two fell to the basket together, and the whistle sounded as expected.

"I really want to throw you to death!"

O'Neal, who was lying on the floor as a meat pad, let go of Zhao Dong's hand, gasped and roared at the latter.

"You can't guard me and can only commit fouls. Do you still blame me?" Zhao Dong said in surprise.

"you?"

O'Neal was so angry that he almost vomited blood because of his funny temper. He hated the rules of the reasonable collision zone.

"Shark committed four fouls. He won't dare to foul like this anymore. Zhao Dong will definitely attack the basket more aggressively." Su Qun said excitedly.

"But be careful of injuries! The Olympics are coming next, and everyone from Yao Da to Ba Hu Weidong has already reported, only Feilong is missing." Zhang Lili reminded.

Zhang Liji nodded and smiled: "After the league has set up a reasonable collision zone, it can be said to be the biggest restriction on defenders under the basket. And the biggest beneficiary, I think, should be Zhao Dong. His impact can make him unscrupulous hitting the basket."

"I'm just afraid of getting hurt." Su Qun nodded.

"Yes, with such a huge impact, if they collide together, it would be similar to a car collision. It's very scary." Zhang Lili nodded.

At this time, Nelson replaced Ginobili, whose leg began to cramp, and replaced him with John Wallace.

At the same time, the Lakers replaced Horry, who had played for a long time, and replaced him with Ben, who strengthened the interior defense.

Zhao Dong made two free throws, 77:82, and the Knicks led by 5 points.

The Lakers attacked, and Zhao Dong fought hard to prevent O'Neal from entering the basket. Finally, with the help of Trent, he temporarily drove the Sharks away from the paint area.

At this time, Kobe cut in from the right wing and caught the ball for a layup. He was slapped by Zhao Dong who returned to defense in time. Trent grabbed the rebound and the Knicks attacked.

Zhao Dong advanced to the frontcourt with the ball, and first made a gesture to pull away. All five Knicks players pulled to the outside. Then he handed the ball to Stackhouse and entered the low post himself.

Ben was pulled to the right wing by Trent, and O'Neal defended Zhao Dong alone.

Zhao Dong received the ball one step beyond the left sideline of the paint area. Zhao Dong suddenly shook up and down continuously. O'Neal failed to keep up with the rhythm and was caught.

At this time, Ben returned to defend the basket with a vicious look. Zhao Dong rushed to the left side of the basket and suddenly made a small upward change. After bypassing the front of Ben, he suddenly rose up and turned over in the air with a fierce kick. Extremely smashing.

"boom!"

The basketball hit the basket and hit Ben on the head, bouncing off him.

At this time, the referee's whistle sounded, pointing at Ben, blocking the foul, and not taking off to defend in the reasonable collision area.

Amid the cheers of the home fans, Zhao Dong smiled at Ben and said, "Ben, your movements are slow."

Daben, who was rubbing his head, gave a wry smile. He had already made up for his defense, but the flying dragon boss's ability to move and transform was so good.

"With consecutive shots and penalties, Zhao Dong hit a two-plus-one. Now it is 77:85. The Lakers are 8 points behind. The Lakers are attacking." Zhang Li said with a smile.

The ball still goes to O'Neal, who exerted very little physical energy in the third quarter.

Zhao Dong and Gary Trent still tried their best to prevent the Shark from getting close to the basket, and the basket was left empty.

At this time, the ball reached Kobe's hands on the three-point line on the left wing. He suddenly threw his hands and passed the ball to Ben under the basket.

At this moment, Zhao Dong, who was in good physical condition, made a defensive return.

"Snapped!"

Big Ben jumped up to catch the ball, landed and then got up again for a dunk.

But just as he took off for the second time, Zhao Dong returned to defense and blocked the shot from across the basket, hitting his basketball.

"oh!"

Seeing this blocked shot from across the basket, the Knicks fans in the audience cheered wildly.

"Yeah, yeah, blocking the shot from across the basket, Feilong sent out a fatal block. He once again blocked the Lakers' basket attack..."

The commentator's roar echoed throughout Madison Square Garden.

On the court, the ball was not dead. When the ball hit the ground, the ball lost control and fell to the floor. It was snatched by Zhao Dong, who had quick hands and quick eyes, and the Knicks started a fast break.

Stackhouse and small forward John Wallace rushed forward desperately. The former received a long pass from Zhao Dong and was caught up by Kobe Bryant.

While Stackhouse advanced quickly, he took the time to look back and saw Zhao Dong's figure.

He rushed to the basket without attacking. Kobe was one step behind him. He changed direction and pulled to the left wing. At this time, Zhao Dong rushed over the top of the key and he immediately passed the ball.

"boom!"

With a flying dunk, Zhao Dong scored two more points for the Knicks.

After the Lakers served, they called a timeout.

"Fast break is Feilong's weapon to score points. With his speed, which inside player can keep up? Which outside player can block his impact?"

Buckley shouted excitedly.

"77:87, now the Lakers are 10 points behind again, the situation is not good." Smith said.

Barkley smiled and said: "The Knicks no longer used cutting tactics, but they spared no effort to strengthen their defense against O'Neal. This greatly increased the difficulty for the Lakers to score at the basket. This situation tested Feilong's physical fitness. Following the above After halftime, he got a chance to breathe in the third quarter and once again exerted himself on both ends of the court."

Smith continued: "If the Lakers cannot strengthen their offense at the basket, it will be difficult to come back when they are ten points behind."

After the timeout, Kobe stepped up his breakthrough.

Phil Jackson wanted to use Kobe's breakthrough to attract Zhao Dong's defense and reduce O'Neal's burden.

This tactic did achieve its purpose.

"boom!"

After Zhao Dong focused half of his attention on Kobe, who was carrying the ball into the paint, O'Neal took the opportunity to squeeze under the basket, receive Kobe's pass, and dunk successfully.

Barkley immediately analyzed the Lakers' attack: "Stackhouse was easily caught by Kobe. His physical condition was not very good, and he was not as good as the younger Kobe. Now the paint area guarded by Feilong is next It will be more difficult, and he will face Kobe’s constant breakthroughs.”

Smith said: "Stackhouse is the one who plays the most time on the outside of the Knicks. He averages 42 minutes per game in the regular season and increases to 44 minutes in the playoffs. His physical consumption is second only to Feilong. Once he can't hold it anymore, , the Knicks' perimeter will collapse."

Barkley said: "Trading Madman can indeed solve the weakness of the third position, but it seriously weakens the back line, so this transaction needs to be questioned.

Of course, if the Knicks can survive this series, next season, when Marion and Ginobili grow up, the Knicks' strength will increase. Their performance this season proves that they have this ability. potential. "

In the following time, taking advantage of Stackhouse's lack of physical fitness, Kobe, who was in slightly better physical condition, continued to make breakthroughs on the offensive end, which was not seen in the first three quarters.

Kobe's breakthrough with the ball put a lot of pressure on Zhao Dong's paint area. O'Neal got a chance to get close to the basket. The sound of him smashing the basket continued to be heard in Madison Square Garden.

The Knicks couldn't guard against the OK combination of O'Neal and Kobe, so they could only make up for it on the offensive end. Zhao Dong basically took over most of the Knicks' offense and would only hand it over to others when they needed breathing time.

On the whole, because O'Neal frequently dunked at the basket and was more efficient, the score was evenly matched.

In this way, the G2 game reached the 11th minute of the final quarter, with 67 seconds left, 102:105, the Knicks only led by 3 points, and the Knicks had the ball.

The Knicks called the last timeout to give Zhao Dong some time to rest.