Bishop of the Devil

"My God, it looks like God is not on our Lakers side today!"

"Voice of the Lakers" Chick Hearn's commentary voice made Lakers fans a little nervous.

Chick Hearn, the commentator whose jersey was retired by the Lakers, will definitely be familiar to Lakers fans. He has commented on games for the Lakers for more than 40 years. Now in his 80s, he is still fighting on the front line of commentary.

Halfway through the first quarter, the Lakers' shooting percentage in the backcourt was quite poor. The two of them only scored 3 points in total.

Although O'Neal worked hard to score points at the basket, the Lakers are still lagging behind.

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The current Lakers actually have a considerable gap in strength from the Lakers during the OK Combination period.

During the OK combination period, Kobe was a very popular output point on the outside, and his offensive firepower was much stronger than Eddie Jones.

What's more, Kobe really dared to take a shot, unlike Eddie Jones, who was already a little timid when his shooting percentage was very poor at the beginning.

In front of Kobe,

If one person is defending, that's called a big gap.

When two people defend, it's called an open position, which is a pretty good chance to take action.

Three-man defense, don't panic, don't be afraid, just lean back.

Four-man defense, no problem, just use a little more force on your waist and increase your back range...

There is a piece of trivia that many fans probably don’t know. Kobe’s career shooting percentage, excluding the last two scrapped seasons, is actually higher than that of sharpshooter Ray Allen...

Ray Allen's last season was the 13-14 season.

After excluding the last two touring seasons, Kobe's last healthy season was the 13-14 season...

Ray Allen's career field goal percentage is 45.2, while Kobe's career field goal percentage, excluding the last two years, is 45.3...

Even counting the last two seasons, Kobe's field goal percentage of 44.7 is not much worse than that of sharpshooter Ray Allen.

In the playoffs, Kobe played in the playoffs for 15 years, averaging 44.8 field goals per game, even higher than the regular season...

I'm afraid very few fans will notice this. In fact, many fans don't know much about Kobe at all, and have never even watched one of Kobe's games.

Others say he is a blacksmith, so let’s say it yourself. If you don’t say it, you would be showing your cowardice...

Of course, some of the fans say Blacksmith, but they are helpless, because if you don't say Blacksmith, people will say you don't understand football.

People say it's scary, but that's generally the case.

Maybe 20 years after Kobe retired, the new generation of fans will only sneer when they mention Kobe: "Oh, that cheater, his shooting percentage is rubbish, he is a blacksmith, only people who don't understand football will like this cheater."

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The current Lakers don't have a perimeter killer like Kobe. Once Eddie Jones and Crazy Fan are locked up, they can expect O'Neal to kill everyone...

Under Big Ben's test, O'Neal's free throw shooting rate in this game was not good.

After eight minutes in the first quarter, Richard immediately took Sasha off the field and replaced him with O'Neal.

Lao Sa plays seven or eight minutes in each quarter, which ensures that he can stay on the court for at least three quarters.

After O'Neal Jr. came on the stage, on the one hand, he defended the Sharks forward, and on the other hand, he sent O'Neal to the free throw line in a timely manner.

By the end of the first quarter, O'Neal made 8 free throws in a single quarter, hitting half of them. In addition, he hit 4 of 6 in the second attack at the basket and scored 12 points in the first quarter!

Seeing that his teammates were not doing their best, Shark really tried his best...

In the first quarter alone, the Sharks got 4 offensive rebounds!

After playing 11 minutes in the first quarter, the Sharks exploded with 12 points and 6 rebounds. This was as if O'Neal Jr. could only produce the whole game...

You don't need to think about it to know that Shark's data today is absolutely dazzling!

But in sharp contrast to the Sharks' dazzling statistics, is the point difference between the two sides...

The Trail Blazers actually led by 6 points at the end of the first quarter!

At 26:20, the Lakers only scored 20 points in the first quarter. Excluding O'Neal's 12 points, the remaining Lakers players scored only eight points in total.

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The game entered the intermission period, and Richard high-fived the players coming off the field one by one!

"Well done!"

"Good-job!"

"Have a good rest first and keep your advantage in the second quarter!"

In the first quarter of the game, the performance of the players on the field made Richard, a time traveler who is used to seeing big scenes, feel it was perfect!

Since both sides are attacking at a slow pace, they will definitely not be able to score too high a score...

The Blazers' shooting percentage on the offensive end is very good, especially Rasheed. He played ten minutes in the first quarter, making 4 of 7 field goals and 2 of 2 free throws, scoring 10 points!

This offensive efficiency is no worse than O'Neal...

In fact, Richard clearly remembers that in normal history, the Trail Blazers' opponent was also the Lakers in the first round of the playoffs this season.

In Rasheed's first playoff meeting with O'Neal, his shooting percentage was really higher than that of O'Neal, the great killer at the basket, and it was much higher, at least five percentage points...

"Rashid, in the next games, we need you to take on more offensive responsibilities!"

"Do you understand what I mean?!"

Richard knocked on the tactical board and said to Rashid.

Rashid nodded. He felt that his touch was really good today. Although he couldn't say how he shot, he was very confident after taking the shot...

"Ben, Arvydas, help us protect the offensive rebounds!"

"In this first quarter, O'Neal grabbed too many offensive rebounds!"

"If they hadn't had so many offensive rebounds, we would have completely defeated them in the first quarter!"

Richard is not bragging. If O'Neal had missed those four offensive rebounds in the first quarter and used the second offense, I'm afraid the point difference in the first quarter would have reached double digits!

"Clifford, I need to see your three-pointer!"

"Your opponent is just a dwarf who is less than two meters tall. Why doesn't he shoot a three-pointer!"

"You are the veteran in the team and the leading scorer in the team. If you can get past the Lakers, you, the veteran, must step forward!"

Robinson's efficiency in the first quarter was not very good. He only made 1 of 3 mid-range shots. Now Richard has given him a new task, which is to shoot three-pointers!

It's strange to say that Robinson's mid-range shooting percentage is really not much higher than his three-point shooting...

In this case, it is definitely more cost-effective to shoot a three-pointer.

"Kobe! When you get on the court later, if you can get past your opponent, hold the ball and rush toward the opponent's penalty area!"

"Rush towards O'Neal!"

"I know you and Zhang Weiping have been training to draw fouls. Now it's time to put them to use!"

Richard assigned tasks to his players one by one. The situation in the first quarter of the game was good, and he wanted to maintain this good situation until the end of the game!