The Fifth Point Guard

Being able to be called the "Zen Master", Jackson's tactical quality must be impeccable. When the Lakers led the score, he was the first to see the flaws of his team.

Although I saw a flaw, I couldn't fix it.

This is a flaw in the lineup, not a tactical reason.

Although the team has a luxurious F4 lineup, in fact, this lineup has inherent unstable factors.

Big Z pulled to the outside line, O'Neill hesitated for a moment, but still followed.

Just when O'Neal's footsteps just reached the free throw line, James rushed from the baseline to the basket.

Big Z passed the ball from the high position to the low position, and James rushed directly to the basket after getting the ball.

Malone took off to block the shot, but James did a dodge in the air, backhanded from the other side, and hit the ball after hitting the board.

Before the game against the Lakers, Cavaliers coach Paul Silas was a little worried about his boys.

After all, the experience of these little guys is immature, compared to the old ball ruffians like F4, they are simply fledglings.

But judging from the situation in the opening period of the game, Silas's heart that has been raised in the air can finally fall.

Although not as quick as Phil Jackson to see the Lakers' problems, Silas's speed is not slow.

The biggest problem for the Lakers is

It's all done alone, with almost no cooperation.

Kobe, singles, the ball in his hands is almost impossible to pass back.

Malone, singles, especially the more times Kobe played singles, the fewer times Malone passed the ball.

These two seem to be rushing to see who is more independent on the court.

When Kobe and Malone were competing, O'Neal felt that it was silly to go out for pick-and-rolls or to contain Malone, so he also took the ball and went inside. Anyway, when Malone and Payton were not here, That's what he does.

Moreover, there are almost no players in the league who can limit themselves in the paint.

Payton is actually a very good passer and team player, but helplessly, his teammates are all lone wolves, all of them are arrogant and want the ball. very uncomfortable.

When faced with two or even three people asking for the ball at the same time, Payton will simply play singles by himself, or throw the multiple-choice question to George.

George: Who did my mother mess with? I deserve to be bullied, right?

When the team's hearts can't be directed in one direction, no matter how talented the team is, no matter how strong the individual players are, the overall combat ability will be greatly reduced.

In terms of teamwork, the Cavaliers do better than the Lakers in normal games.

What's more, in this game, all the Cavaliers players were shrouded in a "natural aura", and the overall team coordination and tactical execution were greatly improved.

As Jackson and Silas predicted, in the second half of the second quarter, the Lakers gradually failed to bite the score.

Facing Shentong's defense, Kobe tried to dribble away from the outside line, but Shentong's defense did not reveal the slightest flaw.

At the same time, O'Neal and Malone were unwilling to come up to Kobe's pick-and-roll due to Kobe's single-handed style of play.

Even if Jackson frequently passed his eyes, he almost rolled his eyes, and the two insiders were indifferent.

When the 24 seconds were approaching, Kobe forcibly pulled out his shot from outside the three-point line. Although he avoided Shentong's block, he made a three-point shot.

O'Neal pushed the big Z out of the penalty area with his butt pouted, but he didn't see the shadow of the ball.

Instead, Big Z, who was squeezed out of the penalty area, easily caught Kobe's air ball.

The Cavaliers turned from defense to offense in an instant.

Big Z passed the ball to McGinnis immediately, facing Payton who came up to press and tried to delay the attack, McGinnis jumped up and threw the ball forward.

Shen Tong and James, like two shooting stars, streaked across the sky above the court.

Kobe, who threw the air ball, felt ashamed and brave, and tried his best to catch up.

And George, who was assigned to do all kinds of dirty work.

Two against two.

James faced George, held the ball and pushed the opponent away with his body, and jumped towards the basket.

Kobe took off and waited in the air to block the shot.

With the man in the air, James decisively passed the ball back.

After Shentong got the ball, he jumped up and smashed the ball into the basket with one hand!

While dunking the ball into the basket with one hand, Kobe just landed and looked back at Shentong.

This classic scene was captured by a photographer at the scene and became the front page of many newspapers and websites that day.

O'Neill doesn't trust anyone anymore.

In fact, in O'Neal's heart, whether it is Malone or Payton, they are just losers who cannot win the championship and are forced to hug their thighs, just like Kobe who has been hugging his thighs to win three consecutive championships.

I have always been the strongest thigh of the Lakers, there is no doubt about it, as evidenced by the three Finals MVP trophies.

Therefore, O'Neal has enough confidence to play individual singles.

What about the height of 2.21 meters?

O'Neill has already met Yao Ming who is 2.26 meters, so the big Z is nothing to O'Neill.

Raising his thick biceps, he turned around and knocked away the big Z. He was about to dunk the basket with both hands, but when he was about to take off, he was slapped hard on the arm by Boozer.

"drop--"

The referee's whistle sounded.

O'Neal was sent to the free throw line.

"when"

"when"

Kobe closed his eyes sadly.

O'Neal missed two free throws.

Boozer controls the rebound.

The above two attacks are just a microcosm of this game.

"attack!"

"attack!"

Before the end of the first half, there were 6 seconds left before the end of the second quarter.

Shen Tong held the ball, faced Kobe's defense repeatedly, and chose to break through after stepping down twice.

Facing Kobe's horizontal close defense and Payton and Malone's double-team, Shen Tong jumped up and crossed the ball across half the court to the other side.

James has already stood outside the three-point line waiting for the ball.

After getting the ball, James adjusted slightly and threw the ball against the countdown of time.

At the same time as the whistle sounded at the end of the first half, James' three-pointer also happened to pass through the Nets.

After scoring the goal, James raised his right hand and bumped his hips passionately with the rushing McGinnis.

After high-fiving Boozer and Big Z, James took the initiative to walk towards Shentong.

The two stretched out their fists tacitly, and a fistfight came.

This is an action that Shentong often celebrates with Jefferson in the Nets.

The score at halftime was 51-43, with the Cavaliers leading by eight.

On the way back to the locker room, Shen Tong said to James.

"What did I say, LeBron, when you shoot, don't hesitate too much, just rely on the feeling of your body and shoot the ball as you feel comfortable. Look, you did it."

James grinned and said, "That's right, Shin, your experience is very useful. I think my shooting will improve a lot compared to before."

When the Cavaliers left the court, the players had joy and hope on their faces.

On the other side of the Lakers, everyone's faces are cold.

Although the Lakers have a clear advantage in the book, but in the face of the strength of the team, the Lakers, who were obsessed with singles in the first half, fell behind the Cavaliers, whose team cooperated more tacitly.