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Chapter 118 Lakers



Chapter 118 Lakers
Bruce watched the game between the Warriors and the Lakers with a smile. Although the Warriors are at a disadvantage now, their super impact and Wilkens' gradually constructed offensive and defensive system still make this super strong team feel a little bit difficult!

That day, after discussions between Bruce and Wilkens, the team first conditionally increased the playing time of these players while ensuring that they would not release water. When they played an explosive game or a few games, Will Kens will gradually increase their playing time to double to half of the usual playing time!

This game was dubbed by the media as a game without any suspense before the game. The operation of the Lakers this summer has completely stimulated the talent of this team, especially the philosophy brought by Phil Jackson and the "triangle offense" The tactical assumption, with O'Neill, Kobe, and Glenn Rice as the core, gradually exploded the combat power of several people geometrically!
If any fans see Bruce still maintains an inexplicable smile when the team is behind, they will go crazy compared to these guys!

Since the Lakers moved into the new arena, I don’t know if the pre-match publicity has had an effect. Coupled with the location of the arena, the fans who were originally aggrieved by the Lakers’ move away from the Great Western Forum arena finally had no choice but to choose Walking into the new arena, judging from the fullness of the arena, the operation of the Bass team is simply enviable!
At this time, the Warriors were entering the second quarter with the Lakers. Although the Warriors temporarily fell behind with a score of 2:45, several players that the team focused on "taking care of" broke out one after another in a very embarrassing manner!

The entire Warriors team, except for Carter who scored 18 points crazy and Nowitzki's 6 points and 2 rebounds, including Starks, Marshall and Dampier after the increased playing time, played successively on the offensive and defensive ends. Brilliant performance!

If there is no O'Neill's "Apocalypse" performance, these guys will only perform better!

On the court, Carter received a pass from Starks again, and he opened his hands and threw the basketball out of his mind. With the sound of the net and the basketball, Carter, who was feeling hot, surprised in the middle of the game. Got the super data of 20 points in one game!

On the other side, O'Neal seemed to be saying to the best rookie that "he is the king". After raging, he scored a super performance of 21 points, 12 rebounds and 3 blocks!

On the other hand, the inside of the Warriors team, although they were blown up by the "big shark", Dampier still scored 8 points, 6 rebounds and 1 block with his own tonnage and sudden explosive touch!

Seeing the performance of the players, while Bruce was secretly happy, he couldn't help but feel sad for these guys who might leave the team!

Regardless of whether a few people are suitable for the Warriors, their performance is still very stable. Except for Jason Caffey who is still on the injured list, Starks and the others after Wilkens deliberately increased their playing time , as if paying tribute to the old man, they all unleashed their abilities!
After halftime, even though the Warriors were still nearly ten points behind the Lakers, their potential and the coach's control over the team have surprised the fans who came to watch the game!
"I didn't expect these Oaklanders to play like this just by changing a good coach!" An old fan wearing O'Neal's home team jersey looked at the Warriors player who was not very depressed!

In the impression of these old people who have watched the game for many years, except for the few peaks, the Warriors are basically a team that can't go up or down, and the recent seasons have been chaotic.

Now, the Warriors have changed dramatically since Bruce took over, and while fans were shaking their heads at the Warriors in disarray, they unexpectedly got back on track some time later.

Today, the game against the Lakers has completely broken the established impression of these fans, and the progress of this team is obvious!

Since the Lakers entered the 99-00 season, with O'Neal's outbreak and Phil Jackson's tactics gradually integrated with the players, this team has shown great explosive power!

Since the beginning of this season, O'Neal has been like a real prehistoric behemoth. Every time he plays phenomenal performances, super rebounds, and unstoppable toughness, he suddenly caused huge waves in the league!
Bruce looked thoughtfully at the smiling O'Neal who was wiping off his sweat. While envious of the Lakers, he couldn't help but want to get this "behemoth" even more!
Back in the locker room, Wilkens first looked at the players who had been hooked, then at the expressions of the rest of the players, and nodded secretly!

"Boys, your performance is very exciting, you have implemented the tactics very strictly, even though we are still 10 points behind the Lakers, we may lose this game, but we let those guys who underestimated us see Our strength!" Wilkens looked at the crowd with a smile, there was no impassioned encouragement, no illusory fruit for them, some just plain praise!
"Next, we will use pick-and-roll and cut-in as our main tactics." With Wilkens' explanation, the players all had a clear understanding of their own positioning and the progress of the game!

Bruce looked at Brad Pitt amusedly. Since he was sitting in the seat not far from the Warriors, the superstar wanted to come over and say something from time to time. Now that halftime is over, Brad Pitt He walked over with a smile!

"Bruce, didn't you see the eyebrows I gave you?" Brad Pitt said with a wink.

"God, fortunately Jennifer's schedule does not allow it, if she comes with you, it will definitely give you an unforgettable and wonderful night!!" Bruce exaggeratedly described Aniston's madness, Do your best to tell the seriousness of the matter!
"God, aren't you a little moved??" Brad Pitt resisted the urge to laugh, and sat beside Bruce with a strange expression!
"Okay! I'm really touched!" Bruce suddenly stopped his actions, and said with some regret: "I really want to see Jennifer clutching your shirt tightly and shouting!"

The two were laughing and chatting, and when the cheerleaders in the stadium ran to the baskets on both sides after the flute sounded, the two teams entered the stadium one after another!

In the third quarter, the players of the two teams changed dramatically.

I don't know if it's the tacit understanding between the two famous coaches. Since the start of the game, the Lakers have replaced O'Neal and Glenn Rice, and the other players still use the lineup at the beginning of the game!
For the Warriors, after Carter and Nowitzki were replaced, Dampier, Starks, and Chris Mills remained on the court!
The replacements for Carter are Ben Wallace and Dell Curry!

Judging from Wilkens' lineup, because of O'Neal's presence on the inside, he deliberately put Dampier and Wallace, two very good defensive players, on the court, just to limit O'Neal's performance!
Dell Curry is a bit older because of his stable output, but his shooting can still attract the Lakers' defense!

The two teams have been anxious since the third quarter. Although Curry and Starks scored a three-pointer one after another, Fisher and Kobe of the opposite Lakers immediately returned it!

When the two teams reached 8 minutes into the third quarter, Wilkens, who was unable to start the situation, finally replaced Carter and Nowitzki on the field!

Following Wilkens' actions, Jackson also replaced O'Neal and Rice!
As the two teams dispatched their main players, the two teams suddenly launched an extremely high-intensity offensive and defensive battle!

O'Neill firmly stuck Dampier behind him. He had suffered from Dampier's predicament in the first two quarters, but this time he stuck him hard!
Kobe, who was outside the three-point line, saw O'Neal's position, first passed the ball to Rice, who was high on the right, and then quickly cut to the inside!

After receiving Kobe's pass, several people had already played a tacit understanding. O'Neal suddenly turned around, and Rice threw the ball to the basket in an instant!
"boom!!!"

A violent sound came from the loudspeaker on the basket, and O'Neal pulled twice vigorously, and ran to the backcourt with a bully step!

"Damn it!!" Bruce looked at the triumphant O'Neill with some gloom. The opponent's funny appearance and shocking alley-oop had caused a lot of confidence loss to the Warriors!
I don't know if it was O'Neill's action that stimulated Carter, and he opened his hand to receive the pass from Starks before running to the frontcourt!

Seeing Carter's appearance, Bruce and the fans are all looking forward to what kind of response this "flying man" will make!

Carter quickly brought the ball to the front court, looked at Kobe who was waiting in front of him, his eyebrows trembled inadvertently, and then ran to the right corner with the opponent!
Seeing Carter's actions, the rest of the players all opened up space for the two of them!
"Bullfighting" is not uncommon in the NBA, especially in the early and mid-90s, there will be countless exciting singles in almost every game!
This is the case with Carter now. Although Kobe has become one of the absolute core of the Lakers, Carter, who showed great potential in his rookie season, still looks down on this player!
Not for anything else, just because the two are compared from time to time, and they are both regarded as Jordan's successors by the media and fans, which makes the two people look a bit gunpowder when they are fighting!
Carter took a signature step forward, his arms slightly bent, and a three-threat action was quietly posed!

Kobe, who was very familiar with this situation, suddenly raised his vigilance.

Carter stared closely at Kobe's face, tentatively moved his right foot twice, quickly looked up at the time on the timing card, and pretended to glance at his teammates inadvertently. The arm was raised suddenly to make a shooting motion, and as Kobe jumped up slightly, he suddenly started to bypass Kobe in midair and rushed to the inside!

Carter rushed to the restricted area at high speed. Three steps away from the restricted area, he glanced at O'Neal who was entangled by Dampier, and felt Kobe's footsteps following closely behind him. A flash of excitement flashed across his face. , after taking another step, he suddenly rose up with a strong force! !
(End of this chapter)


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