Bishop of the Devil

Since both sides were called for technical fouls, no free throws were taken...

The Lakers still have the ball!

O'Neal's face was livid, and he was called a technical foul at the beginning, which made him feel inexplicably irritable...

He naturally knows what Harris did to Blazer Rasheed, and he also knows that the current trash talk is the Blazers' revenge.

But those harsh and vicious words made O'Neal unable to calm down...

It’s not like I’m using off-the-table moves against you Blazers. You have the ability to use them against Harris!

Why are you provoking me, Fat Tiger...

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Having learned from the failure of the previous game, the Lakers did not use too many shots in the backcourt, but tried their best to get to the basket...

In this way, even if the Blazers' defense is strong, they can timely distribute the ball to O'Neal under the basket.

Relying on this tactic, the Lakers established a good advantage from the beginning...

Old Nicholson, who was not far from the Trail Blazers bench, shouted with excitement, "I have told you before, you will definitely not have that kind of luck in this game!"

Richard glanced at Nicholson and showed no interest in him at the moment.

The Lakers are very strong, at least their paper strength is much stronger than that of the Trail Blazers. This is an undeniable fact.

In the first game, relying on the outstanding performance of the generals and the underestimation of the opponent, they narrowly defeated the Lakers.

But in this second game, it's not that easy to win...

The only thing that makes Richard feel lucky is that O'Neal was called for a technical foul. If there is another technical foul, the Lakers will lose a big killer!

In that case, with the strength of the remaining players of the Lakers, they are not at the mercy of the Trail Blazers!

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In the next offensive round of the Trail Blazers, an extremely strange scene happened on the court.

Kobe is responsible for controlling the ball on the outside. Several other Trail Blazers players on the court, like a merry-go-round, turn to O'Neal one by one. Everyone greets O'Neal for three or four seconds...

O'Neal is going crazy.

After playing basketball for so many years, this was the first time he encountered such a shameless scene!

Even if the opposing players talk trash to you, your entire team will take turns trash-talking me? !

Do you think this is some kind of criticism meeting?

What on earth did I do that was so outrageous...

Isn’t it a little too shameless!

The more O'Neal thought about it, the angrier he became. The Lakers' offensive rounds were quite normal. After all, the Trail Blazers players needed to defend their opponents, so there was no time to criticize O'Neal...

But as soon as the Blazers' offensive round came, O'Neal's head got bigger.

They all turned around in a swarm, talking all kinds of rubbish, and the key sentences were very vicious, and none of them had the same meaning...

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Not long after the start of the third quarter, O'Neal couldn't stand it anymore...

Robinson, who likes to be gregarious the most, has a big mouth and spat spit into O'Neal's face. O'Neal was so angry that he slapped Robinson with his elbow.

When Robinson saw O'Neal about to swing his elbow, he immediately dwarfed and ducked.

O'Neal's big elbow swung over Robinson's head, scaring Robinson so much that cold sweat broke out on his back...

The Blazers players know very well that bombarding with such trash talk is almost equivalent to playing a game of death revolver.

Not sure who he was pointing to, O'Neal couldn't hold himself any longer and opened fire...

So everyone is more careful to prevent themselves from becoming the unlucky guy whose head is blown off by a revolver.

Robinson had long been on guard against O'Neal. Even if there was a fight, he was not afraid of O'Neal. After all, the Blazers' lineup on the court was not a showpiece. The entire regular season proved that the Blazers were not afraid of any conflict.

But even if O'Neal is not afraid, if this elbow really hit his head, Robinson would probably have at least a moderate concussion...

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O'Neal swung his elbow, and the direction of the swung elbow was above Robinson's shoulder, that is, Robinson's head.

Richard on the sidelines felt relaxed.

As long as Robinson is fine, it depends on how the referee calls it!

Although O'Neal's elbow did not hit Robinson, according to the technical foul rules, as long as there is a deliberate attempt to swing the elbow and the referee catches it, a technical foul will be called.

And if the elbow is swung above the opponent's shoulder, the situation is more serious and the player will be directly ejected.

Even if there was no technical foul on O'Neal before, this elbow swing towards the head was enough to get O'Neal ejected.

What's more, O'Neal already had a technical foul at the beginning of the first quarter.

Therefore, no matter how the referee blows, O'Neal will definitely not be able to continue participating in this game, unless the referee dares to risk the disapproval of the world, open his eyes and watch O'Neal swing his elbow, and remain indifferent.

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The referee's whistle sounded, but after a moment, the referee didn't know what to do.

If it was just a regular season game, or if this was not the Lakers' home court, then he could simply give O'Neal a technical foul, or even expel O'Neal directly for swinging his elbow above the opponent's shoulder...

But it's the playoffs now, and it's the Lakers' home court!

The Lakers have already lost the opening game before. If they lose again, they will be in doubt. The probability of being eliminated in the first round becomes very high. How can the Lakers fans at home be happy? !

The referee felt that if he really called a technical foul or directly expelled O'Neal, whether he could walk out of Staples Arena today is a matter of two minds...

The second half of the game has just started not long ago, and the Lakers currently maintain a twelve-point lead!

It seems like the lead is huge, but without O'Neal, the referees know very well that the Lakers' chances of finishing would be as high as 70-80%...

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The referee knew that he could not dwell on it any longer, as all the fans in the stadium were staring at him.

He made a T-shaped gesture with his palms crossed at O'Neal and then raised them above his head. This is the referee's gesture for calling a technical foul...

O'Neal was called a technical foul!

"Shit! Black whistle!"

"This is the fucking home court of our Lakers!"

"Devil, Richard is a devil, you will definitely get retribution!"

The entire Staples Center was in an uproar. O'Neal was ejected not long after the start of the third quarter due to two technical fouls.

How can the home team fans accept this? !

Countless fans made crazy insults, personal attacks, and even various threats.

Richard watched O'Neal leave the court angrily, without much joy in his heart.

If Harris hadn't taken the initiative to use off-the-clock moves, Richard probably wouldn't have targeted O'Neal so quickly and so harshly...

Sympathy for O'Neal? No need.

Richard will not sympathize with O'Neal, just like Harris will not sympathize with Rasheed...

This is a business alliance, and winning is the only way to win.