NBA: I have 3, no D, and I can't dribble

Chapter 119 [119] O'Neill was stepped on?The situation of the game has changed!
As Lin Fei scored 5 points in a row on the offensive end, the Heat quickly led the Lakers to 23 points.

Less than halftime, the Lakers have shown a tendency to collapse.

The Heat allowed Wade to play at such a high level. The strength gap between the two teams can really be said to be a world of difference.

The angry Kobe seemed to be burning with flames in his chest. When he came to the offensive end, he directly grabbed his jersey collar, and the monstrous battle in his eyes seemed to roll into a sea of ​​blood.

"Give me that damn ball!"

Kobe faced Lin Fei at the top of the arc and yelled at the point guard Atkins who was holding the ball.

Naturally, Atkins shouldn't go against the will of the boss and quickly pass the ball over.

But in his heart, Atkins dared not speak out against Kobe, and even waited for his blacksmithing performance.

This also fully reflects the current situation of internal and external troubles of the rebuilding Lakers.

Atkins, who was not a draft player, was dissatisfied with Kobe in his heart, and Odom and Caron Butler naturally never really served "Peter Pan".

After all, even after Kobe's five championships retired in later generations, many fans still believe that Kobe's first three championships were all thanks to the boss O'Neal.

If Kobe was replaced by Wade now, the Lakers are likely to win more championships.

Kobe faced Lin Fei with the ball at the top of the arc, but the angry sword pointed at O'Neal first.

The frontal block that was overturned by O'Neal with the ball just now obviously really stimulated Kobe's paranoid self-esteem.

Especially in front of the Lakers fans at home, Kobe knew that even if he tried his best, he had to prove himself.

He made a pick-and-roll gesture to center Chris Mihm, who quickly moved up to the top of the arc and blocked Lin Fei's right space with his strong body.

Lin Fei quickly bypassed Chris Mihm to block Kobe's breakthrough route, but Kobe's breakthrough speed was very fast with the help of the pick-and-roll, and Lin Fei could only catch up after he circled around.

O'Neal came up to defend Kobe, and Lin Fei also prepared to come up and double-team Kobe with O'Neal. After all, Chris Mim basically had no basket in the middle and long distances, and his ability to attack autonomously under the basket was also very limited. Letting him go was completely correct. s Choice.

But O'Neal signaled to Lin Fei not to double-team, he obviously wanted to give Kobe a chance to fight one-on-one.

Faced with the love and killing of the OK group, Lin Fei naturally understood the interest and quickly stepped aside. After all, it was just a Christmas game, and the Heat led by 23 points early, so there is no need to be too serious.

It is also a feast for the eyes to see whether O'Neal can defend Kobe in the penalty area from a close distance.

But the ball was a little too close to O'Neal, and Kobe seized the opportunity to lower his center of gravity and accelerate in a change of direction, completely passing O'Neal in an instant.

O'Neal turned around and chased again, but the excessive tonnage and height made his flexibility and speed completely unable to be compared with the defenders, let alone Kobe?

In terms of small and big, Kobe still has a great advantage against O'Neal.

Bryant, who quickly rushed to the basket, jumped up and sent a signature one-arm dunk.

"Boom!"

O'Neill staggered back to catch up, but the defense was still a bit slow after all.

The Lakers' next offensive possession.

Kobe faced O'Neal again after the pick-and-roll, and O'Neal didn't dare to get too close to Kobe this time, which made Kobe almost half-empty.

"Shh!"

After the feint, he directly started a high jumper, and the basketball flew over O'Neal's head and went into the net again.

On the offensive end, he scored 4 points in a row against O'Neal, and Kobe also showed his terrifying output on the offensive end.

O'Neill admitted that it was difficult for him to guard against Kobe, after all, the two were too far apart in position.

When they were teammates with the Lakers, the two had singled out many times. Basically, they exploded each other on the offensive end, and neither of them could restrain the other on the defensive end.

If it was replaced by O'Neal in the peak state, around 2000, it might really be able to limit Kobe's breakthrough to a certain extent, and at the same time interfere with his shooting.

The Heat came to the offensive end. This time O'Neal also found a chance to single Kobe in the low post.

Bryant also gritted his teeth and held O'Neal head-on, motioning for Chris Mihm to open up space.

Just facing Kobe in this way, while avoiding his steal, O'Neal turned over and jumped up, and sent a strong and heavy buckle.

"Boom!"

Seeing the former OK combination explode continuously, the Lakers fans at home are full of emotion. Will the former Zijin team never come back?
At this time, in a luxurious box on the roof of the pavilion, it was Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak sitting on the sofa.

The reason why Kupchak let O'Neal go during the offseason was on the one hand his own decision, and on the other hand it was also caused by the stinginess of the Lakers owner Bass family.

Originally, the Lakers management thought that Kobe was a more suitable core for team building than O'Neal, but O'Neal was already 32 years old and no longer at the peak, and the renewal of the big contract was obviously unreliable.

What's more, the conflict between the OK group has reached the point of irreconcilability, and one person must be sent away.

But now seeing that O'Neal is playing well in the Miami Heat, his state has improved significantly compared to last season, and the strength of the Heat is also very terrifying.
On the other hand, the Lakers led by Kobe are in disarray. Whether they can make it to the playoffs is a huge question.

This made the Lakers' management somewhat regret sending O'Neal away, thinking that they could fight for it again during the offseason.

At the same time, Kupchak also has a lot of concerns about Kobe's ability to lead the team.

In the final analysis, he is just a part-time worker. Since the Bass family is unwilling to spend money, he has no good solution.

On the court, the ball was switched again and the Lakers attacked.

Kobe Bryant's dislocation continued to force O'Neal this time.

The big shark, who was beaten twice in a row, obviously made better preparations, turned around and returned to defense quickly, swooped up and completed a wonderful chasing cap on Kobe behind him.

"Snapped!"

"Beep!"

However, the whistle followed, and the assistant referee signaled that O'Neal fouled Kobe's shot.

This is already O'Neill's third foul tonight.

O'Neill's eyes widened for a moment with an innocent face, and he turned around and spread his hands towards the assistant referee.

Although Kobe fell to the ground after layup this time, it was entirely because of his personal body losing its center of gravity, and O'Neal's block was relatively clean and did not hit Kobe directly.

The white assistant referee did not explain too much, and the head coach Stephen Jiawei also frowned, thinking that the assistant referee's penalty was indeed unfair.

A few minutes ago, Kobe's chasing Lin Fei was scored 3+1, and then he was called a technical foul, which also came from the first assistant referee.

But Stephen Jiawei didn't say much. After all, this Christmas game was just an ordinary regular season, and any penalty that wasn't too controversial was acceptable.
What's more, the assistant referee did not obviously favor any team, and treated both sides equally.

"Shh!"

"Shh!"

Kobe, who got to the free throw line, was quite stable, making both free throws.

Seeing that there was only the last minute left in the second quarter, Heat coach Stan Van Gundy replaced O'Neal, who made three fouls, in advance to protect him.

Without O'Neal, the Heat's offense will naturally revolve around Lin Fei.

Roughly and Haslem set up an elevator door screen at a high position, allowing Lin Fei to suddenly accelerate and run backwards while slipping to the bottom line, and went through the elevator door directly outside the three-point line at a 45-degree angle on the right.

This was the first time the Heat used the elevator door tactic tonight. Kobe was a little caught off guard and chased too quickly, so he knocked Roughly to the ground.

At the same time, Lin Fei had already received a precise cross pass from Jason Williams on the left, bowed his bow and set an arrow, and faced the misplaced Odom, he jumped decisively and shot.

"Shh!"

"Beep!"

The whistle sounded for the goal, and the referee Stephen Jiawei gestured to indicate that Lin Fei's three-point goal was valid. At the same time, Kobe, as a defender, knocked down an attacker who was not holding the ball, and was also sentenced to a foul and a free throw.

Roughly pulled up from the ground by Lin Fei, he walked to the free throw line for additional penalties.

"Shh!"

Kobe just knocked down roughly this foul, which was also his third foul tonight.

The OK team was in foul trouble at the same time, and the number of fouls must be controlled in the second half.

The Lakers fans at home were in an uproar. This was already Lin Fei's ninth three-pointer in the first half tonight. He made 9 of 9 three-pointers and 9 of 4 free throws. Lin Fei had already scored 4 points.

The Lakers executed the last attack of the first half,
Seeing that Lin Fei made 9 of 9 three-pointers in the first half, Kobe was not to be outdone. When he came to the frontcourt, he took advantage of Lin Fei's defense to widen the distance, and directly shot a cold arrow from the top of the arc. point.

"Bang!"

This three-pointer was a little bit short, and the strength was a bit strong, but the offensive rebound was caught by Odom, who made a jump to avoid Haslem, and scored two points with a tip-up.

"Shh!"

With only the last 3 seconds left in the first half, Lin Fei was strictly guarded by the Lakers. Jason Williams, who was receiving the serve, had to try a super-long three-pointer that spanned the half court.

"Bang!"

Williams's aim of the ball is also not bad. With such a long shot, the basketball at least hit the basket.

The first half is over.

The Heat entered the 24-minute break at halftime with a huge advantage of 15 points.

Lin Fei played 19 minutes in the first half. He made all 9 three-pointers and 4 free throws. He scored a game-high 31 points, plus 1 rebound, 2 steals and 1 block. Both offense and defense showed top performance. level.

Especially against a top offensive and defensive shooting guard like Kobe, Lin Fei still maintained a super high level of output.

Judging from the entire first half of the game, Lin Fei is undoubtedly the first focus of this Christmas battle.

During the intermission, the Lakers fans at home unconsciously chatted about Lin Fei's amazing three-pointer.

A small number of neutral fans who were not diehard Lakers couldn't help but took out their mobile phones and cast an All-Star ticket for Lin Fei.

"It feels like Wade has been let go. Not only did the Heat not weaken their strength, but they played harder. Isn't this crazy?"

"The Heat's overall lineup is really strong, especially the addition of Jason Williams and Sean Battier, which is completely a championship lineup!"

"I have always felt that Lin has too few shots. He often gives way to Dwayne and Shaquille. The average number of shots per game is less than 12. Wade is injured tonight. It seems that Lin is going to There's going to be a big explosion!"

"Kobe also scored 27 points in the half, and his shooting percentage exceeded 50% tonight. He played really well, but he was still robbed of the limelight by Lin!"

"Who said Shaquille is old? Can 32 years old be considered old? Look at this skill is obviously stronger than last season. It seems that last season's mediocre performance has a lot to do with Kobe's contradictions!"

"There are already 9 three-pointers in the half, and the shooting rate is still 100%. If this makes Lin play another 15 minutes in the second half, is it still okay?"

"Anyway, the Lakers have no chance of winning. How about watching Lin break another three-point record at home tonight? The Christmas game is worth the money!"

"I can't help but vote for Lin as an All-Star, this guy is really accurate!"

"With Lin's three-point level, is it enough to win the All-Star Three-Point Contest? I guess no one dares to compete with him. It's completely self-defeating!"

After the start of the second half, the Heat have always maintained their advantages on both ends of the offense and defense, and the game is also very united.

Although Jason Williams' gorgeous pass will inevitably have one or two turnovers, it gave the Lakers and Kobe a chance to counterattack and fast break.

But O'Neal's dominance at the basket has always existed. Even if he was hacked by the shark, his performance at the free throw line remained above 60%.

Lin Fei's three-pointer was further restricted by the Lakers' defensive end, which liberated O'Neal in the penalty area and the open teammates.

For this reason, Tomjanovich has no choice. Just like the Rockets coach Jeff Van Gundy, he knew that Lin Fei's three-pointers had to be restricted, so that he could not break the record again.

But for a super 3D like Lin Fei, no matter how restricted it is, it is impossible to completely lock it up. Through continuous cover tactics and sharp moves,
Lin Fei got three chances to catch the ball in the third quarter, but the players who were switched by Kobe and the Lakers immediately chose to foul.

Although he failed to hit a three-pointer, Lin Fei walked to the free throw line three times, including two three free throws and one two free throws. He made all 8 free throws and was as stable as an old dog.

Through free throws, Lin Fei scored 8 points in the third quarter and contributed 2 steals on the defensive end.

The steal attribute of 97, coupled with the increasingly sophisticated speed and explosive power, and the state of the game that is always concentrated when he steps on the court, have already given Lin Fei the capital to win the NBA season in steals.

The game reached the last minute of the third quarter. As O'Neill walked to the free throw line and made 1 of 2 free throws,
At this point the Heat have led the Lakers by 29 points.

Heat (89): (60) Lakers.

This Christmas game was a massacre performance, and the Lakers led by Kobe were crazily humiliated.

Originally, the fans thought that the game had lost its suspense ahead of time. After all, it was just a festive regular season, and there was no need for the lagging Lakers to go too hard.

With nearly 30 points behind in three quarters, there is basically no chance of a comeback.

However, in the next defensive round of the Heat, there was an accident that no one could have imagined.

Lin Fei and O'Neal double-teamed and interfered Kobe's difficult pull-bar layup when he broke through the basket, and he missed the basketball.

However, when O'Neal grabbed the defensive rebound and landed, his left foot accidentally stepped on the instep of Chris Mihm, and he gritted his teeth and fell to the ground.

Chris Mim looked up at the sky with his hands outstretched and made a very innocent expression, showing that he didn't mean it at all.

Lin Fei, Jason Williams and others rushed up to ask about O'Neill's situation.

Standing on the sidelines, Heat coach Stan Van Gundy was also taken aback, and suddenly regretted not replacing O'Neal a minute earlier.

Wade retired from injury, O'Neal is also injured now?

"Whoosh whoosh!"

The team doctor immediately trotted into the court. After a simple inspection, he confirmed that O'Neal's ankle had no tissue damage and was fine.

But Stan Van Gundy chose to let O'Neal return to the locker room and not play tonight's game.

Even without Wade and O'Neal, the Heat already lead the Lakers by 29 points. With Lin Fei on the court, it shouldn't be a big problem.

But with O'Neal's touch, the Heat's penalty area quickly missed, and the situation of the game changed suddenly...

(End of this chapter)