For the Lakers, there is currently a pretty good situation - the cheers of the fans on site are full of confidence.
When the five-man group of Kenny Anderson, Doug Christie, Zhang Hao, Jason Williams, and O'Neal came on the court, they felt the fans' trust in them.
The positive emotions of the fans made the Lakers players on the field very excited.
The Pacers sent out a starting lineup of Mark Jackson, Reggie Miller, Chris Mullin, Dale Davis, and Rick Schmitz.
At the beginning of the final quarter of the game, Kenny Anderson received Zhang Hao's serve and slowly advanced towards the frontcourt. It took 7 seconds to advance past half court, and he violated the 8-second violation to give his teammates time to adjust their positions.
The position of the Lakers made the Pacers a little confused - Zhang Hao stood on the left side of the three-second zone, O'Neal mentioned the top corner on the right side of the free throw line, and Jason Williams was on the top left corner of the free throw line.
Dale Davis and Rick Schmitz switched defenses decisively. Dale Davis stood between O'Neal and the basket to prevent O'Neal from cutting into the frame. Rick Schmitz squatted in the reasonable collision area. Come out, Chris Mullin is always ready to cover Zhang Hao and pull out to catch and shoot.
The Pacers' defensive intention is very obvious. If the ball reaches Zhang Hao, then multiple people will attack. If Zhang Hao goes to the left side of the three-second zone, then he will attack with Chris Mullin on the wing. If he goes to the right, Dale Davis will attack. To cover the defense, if Zhang Hao wants to score at the basket, Rick Schmitz will be the main defender, and Chris Mullin and Dale Davis can shrink back.
Relatively speaking, the defense against O'Neal is much looser. Rick Schmitz, who is squatting under the basket and cannot come out, is responsible for dealing with O'Neal who cuts in. Dale Davis only delays O'Neal's momentum.
It¡¯s not that the Pacers don¡¯t pay attention to O¡¯Neal, it¡¯s that they have no choice but to prevent O¡¯Neal. It¡¯s just that although O¡¯Neal has good physical strength and incredible athletic ability, he is after all a 216 cm, 134 kg big center. His career has been up to this season. In the postseason, he has not averaged more than 20 shots per game in a series. So far in his career, the highest number of shots per game in a single round of the playoffs was in 1996 and the second round of the Bulls, averaging 18.1 shots per game. Except for rare Under such circumstances, players like O'Neal usually play a role in supporting the lower limit of strength. He cannot just throw him more than 30 times like an outside superstar, and he cannot say that he can soar and overwhelm the team's strength. The upper limit is raised.
Kenny Anderson reached the three-point line and encountered Mark Jackson's solid defense "It's exactly what Akers said!"
As a top playmaker and offensive core who can average 20+10 per game when playing for an ordinary playoff team, Kenny Anderson can analyze the opponent's defensive intentions at a glance. If they play normally, they will most likely match the No. 1 team. The same three quarters, they can only rely on the stars to maintain the basic offense, but the Pacers' offense is not just a basic offense, but an explosive state.
Without hesitation, after Doug Christie ran up from the right sideline, Kenny Anderson immediately passed the ball to Doug Christie and led Mark Jackson to cut through the middle.
Zhang Hao entered the three-second zone when Kenny Anderson passed the ball to Doug Christie and lifted it up from the center.
All the Pacers players and the coach are confused. Is this a pick-and-roll in the penalty area for inside and outside players?
? Then why not use Jason Williams? This rebounding maniac who was fortunate enough to be selected as an All-Star in his peak period is the best pick-and-roll player on the Lakers.
The doubts of the Pacers players on the field were gone in a flash. Without thinking too much, they immediately started to move defensively and tried hard to analyze the team cooperation that the Lakers would perform. Dale Davis and Chris Mullin had a tacit understanding. At the same time, back down the line, neither O'Neal nor Jason Williams has the ability to shoot from long distances. They mainly focus on the shots from both sides of the pick-and-roll by Zhang Hao and Kenny Anderson.
Then, the Pacers players watched Zhang Hao and Kenny Anderson pass by without a pick-and-roll! When Zhang Hao passed by Kenny Anderson, he accelerated towards the free throw line!
Mark Jackson was the first to react and turned around to chase Zhang Hao. Dale Davis and Chris Mullin also reacted, and their retreating steps immediately turned into chasing Zhang Hao.
But this time O¡¯Neal and Jason Williams closed their doors!
Chris Mullin, Dale Davis, and Mark Jackson were all blocked at the free throw line!
When Zhang Hao ran out from the free throw line, Doug Christie's pass had already arrived. Reggie Miller also reacted and jumped on the ball when Doug Christie passed the ball. Zhang Hao received the ball and moved forward. He took a step forward and took off from the solid line semi-circle outside the free throw line. Ignoring Reggie Miller, who was pressing forward desperately, he turned over and took a jump shot
Big empty gear, the opportunity is perfect, the rhythm is good, and I plan to vote like this from the beginning. Zhang Hao¡¯s front is two points long.Made 6 of 7 free throws, 50 points! Zhang Hao scored 50+ points in a single game in the playoffs for the second time in his career to be precise, it was 50+ points in a single game in the finals for the second time in his career!
With 2 minutes and 28 seconds left, we were 15 points behind. We played more than 9 minutes in the final quarter and only scored 11 points. The opponent scored 31 points No more fun! Larry Bird directly replaced the main force and announced his surrender!
Originally, the Silver Foxes wanted to send in a tank lineup to kill time, but the opponent's offense collapsed. They relied solely on O'Neal and Zhang Hao to score. Zhang Hao scored 17 points in a single quarter, and O'Neal also unknowingly scored 8 points in the last quarter. It's just that Zhang Hao is too dazzling, and not many people noticed O'Neal's outstanding performance. Whether it is supporting the offense or defending the basket on the defensive end, he is the most important one
25 of the 31 points were scored by the two of them. The rest of them are now tanks. It can be seen that the opponent's defensive actions have become rougher than the Lakers. In this case, it is best to switch to a pure tank lineup. Good choice.
But who allowed that dead kid to score 45 points before the official timeout?
Fortunately, before the high confrontation turned into conflict, Zhang Hao's score increased to 50 points.
Quickly taking advantage of the opponent's call for a timeout, the Silver Fox replaced the lineup with Fisher, Brian Shaw, Rick Fox, Ben Wallace, and Sean Lukes.
Although it can be guessed that the opponent is about to replace the main player, Silver Fox does not dare to be careless. When the opponent's substitute player comes up, his actions may be even more careless.
The Silver Fox promptly replaced all starters and replaced them with a lineup that relies on confrontation and defense to grind out the rhythm. In the last 2 minutes and 28 seconds, the Lakers only scored 3 points, but the opponent only scored 5 points.
When the final whistle sounded, the score was fixed at 116 to 103. The Lakers defeated the Pacers in the final quarter and won with a 13-point advantage!
Throughout the final quarter, the Pacers only scored 16 points, and Zhang Hao scored 17 points alone!
Zhang Hao scored 50 points, 11 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals and 4 blocks. After the final whistle sounded, his data was displayed on the big screen. Not to mention his opponents, his teammates were all confused.
After the game, Barkley came to conduct a post-game interview on behalf of t.n.t. He ran like a flying pig, and he was simply a meat tank.
"Akers, you scored 50+ points for the second time in the Finals tonight, surpassing Jordan, Baylor, Barry, West, and Pettit to become the first player in NBA history to score 50+ points twice in the Finals. Player! You continue to lead the team to create greatness. You have won 12 consecutive playoff games and are still 3 games away from winning the championship and completing two consecutive championships Is there anything you want to say?"
Barkley immediately started bragging mode. After bragging for a long time, he suddenly remembered that he was here to conduct a post-game interview to ask questions, not to brag in person, so he asked a random question.
Zhang Hao was speechless for a moment and said: "We won the first game, but I don't want me to have to play like this to win the next game. It's a bit tiring to play like this."
A little tired Barkley held back his complaints and continued to ask: "Is there anything you want to tell your teammates about the next three games?"
¡°These two fat men, even when they became commentators, they did not forget to help their old club to attract hatred
"Say somethingOkay, there are three games left, let's make the basketball world suffocate because of us!"
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