Big Zhi and Kobe's Lakers Dynasty

Chapter 71 The Night of the Outbreak



Chapter 71 The Night of the Outbreak
Shaquille O'Neal seldom doesn't have a height advantage in this part of the midline jump ball, but Greg Ostertag can only be a foil for Shaq with his overwhelming bounce speed and bounce.

It was the first time to attack the Los Angeles Lakers. In every game this season, the Lakers almost started with Shaquille O'Neal's low-post singles, and tonight is no exception!
The 90s was an era of behemoths in the interior, but there were still very few people who could match the size of Shaquille O'Neal at the center position.

And Greg Ostertag is one of the rare ones. Such a scene comparable to WWE ignited the enthusiasm of the entire Staples Center in the first place!
Shaquille O'Neal catches the ball with his back and dribbles hard!

The energetic Greg Ostertag took a half step back!The big shark exerted force many times in a row, but he still didn't push Utah Roshan into the attack range!

Karl Malone saw the best opportunity and stepped forward to double-team!

Shaquille O'Neill, who is used to being flanked, is not flustered either. He knows that there must be vacancy if there is a flanking attack, but the huge size of Greg Ostertag and Karl Malone makes it impossible for him to pass inside. The ball is passed outside.

Nick Van Exel broke through after receiving the ball, and John Stockton, who was shorter than him, went up toughly. He was forced to stop by his opponent just one step into the three-point line, but he had no choice but to score the ball!
Eddie Jones' defense against Brian Russell also looked a little embarrassed. After all, Brian Russell was the top 3D of that era!

There are only 5 seconds left in the attack time, and at this time the ball came to Kobe's hands again!

Jeff Hornacek lowered his center of gravity to the minimum, but Kobe's horrific stride still gained breakthrough space, dribbled for two steps, and made an emergency stop jump shot!

But just as Kobe took off, he found that the ball in his hand was blown away!
The perverted core strength allowed Kobe to get the ball back in the air. With a push with both hands, the ball hit the backboard, and the rebound was strongly won by Karl Malone!

No matter what the situation is, it is the nature of an attacker to throw the ball.
The Utah Jazz attacked, and the confrontation with Nick Van Exel just now was very painful, and he also directly bit John Stockton!

But John Stockton, who looks a little thin, can always defuse Nick Van Exel's pressing with an unpretentious dribbling posture.

In the Lakers half, Utah Shuangsha also showed his housekeeping skills in the first offense. As soon as John Stockton looked up, Karl Malone stepped up from the low post to set up a screen.

Nick Van Exel and Elden Campbell are very afraid of the pick-and-roll of the Utah Shuangsha. They both think that the pick-and-roll of these two people is a bit playful. Score.

Driven by such psychology, both Nick Van Exel and Elden Campbell focused their defense on Karl Malone.

John Stockton dribbled the ball laterally, and Karl Malone came over quickly. John Stockton received the ball and made a posture of hitting the ground to pass the ball. Karl Malone did not stand still Pick and roll, but run directly to the basket instead!
Karl Malone's position was exactly in the middle of Nick Van Exel and Elden Campbell, and the two also turned around and prepared to chase back!

But John Stockton actually pulled back the ball that was about to leave his hand, and made an unmarked long-distance two-pointer and hit the ball steadily!
The reason why Utah Shuangsha's pick-and-roll became Megatron's ultimate move in the league is that the changes in it make opponents elusive. John Stockton, the brain of the team, can always read the defense and make the most accurate judgment!
Sitting off the court, Wang Dazhi has been carefully observing the situation on the court. The offense and defense of the Los Angeles Lakers are severely restricted by the Utah Jazz.

Shaquille O'Neal's shooting percentage in sports games can only be maintained at 50.00%, which is a remarkable achievement for the average All-Star player.

But as the engine of the Lakers, for him personally, this shooting rate is still a bit low.

Shaquille O'Neal's three balls were also staggered, not at all the momentum of a tailwind.

The other four players on the field have more scattered possession of the ball, but they all made two shots and made one of three shots.

Overall, the Los Angeles Lakers' offense feels very constipated.

On the other hand, the Utah Jazz, driven by the brain John Stockton, the offense of the entire team performed very smoothly!
Almost all of the tactics of the Jazz are derivatives of Utah's double pick-and-roll. Jeff Hornacek and Brian Russell, two sharpshooters, also put great pressure on the Lakers' perimeter defense. G. Ostertag's finishing ability should not be underestimated.

Nick Van Exel was at a loss when defending John Stocker, because he really couldn't figure out what the opponent was thinking when he dribbled the ball in a smooth manner.
Karl Malone is in good form tonight. Before Wang Dazhi came on the field, he added three assists to John Stockton's assists with his eight points.

On the score that didn't allow John Stockton to count as an assist, Karl Malone fouled Eldon Campbell and made two free throws.

Wang Dazhi was not brought on during the six-and-a-half-minute technical timeout, and with four minutes left in the first quarter, Eldon Campbell was forced to leave the field after paying a second foul on Karl Malone.

Before going on the court, Delmar Harris grabbed his shoulder and explained to him alone.

Delmar and Harris: "Karl Malone is in good shape today, you have to control your fouls.

You have to make sure you don't get sent off during the period when Eldon Campbell is out. "

Coach Delmar Harris' complexion was not good, because Karl Malone, who averaged around 27 points per game, showed a state far above average in the first quarter.

If nothing else, tonight is Karl Malone's explosive night.

Wang Dazhi: "Understood, coach!"

Wang Dazhi answered with great momentum, but he also understood that today's matchup is really difficult.

Elden Campbell and Wang Dazhi ran down after high-fiving, and the Utah Jazz also made a personnel rotation, with backup center Antawn Kyle replacing Greg Ostertag.

Shaquille O'Neal can play the whole game at this age, but there are very few people who play against him who can play too long, because defending the big shark is a huge consumption.

(End of this chapter)


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