Time: Monday, June 2, 2000 at 2:00 pm.

Location: Staples Center Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, USA.

Background: "Superman is flying."

After the first four games, both sides' trump cards were basically shaken out, without reservation, at most they were just small adjustments to the big strategy, which could bring surprises but could not change the result.

Hubby Brown and Groom Albert appeared in the commentary tonight, and before the game began, they first made their position.

"I prefer the Lakers' games, so I think they will win." Brown Sr. said his opinion.

Albert is a centrist who is easily rolled down: "Their game is very interesting, and it is very difficult to choose between them. I think I will stand on the side of the winner."

Of course, everyone will stand by the winner.

In the center of the venue, the core players on both sides shook hands and greeted.

Through the last three games, O'Neal has proved his strength and no one will be dissatisfied with his chattering anymore, because he does have the strength of VP.

But no one will question whether Mo Mengchen's VP is real, and his performance is not bad.

In contrast, O'Neal's data and on-the-spot performance are more impactful, but the Pistons have a better record, and for a month and a half was achieved in Hill's absence.

This is exactly what O'Neal is most unacceptable to.

Because at the beginning of the season, Kobe missed the game due to injury, and he also led the team to play well during that period.

Now that the decision of the matter is no longer with Shark, the candidate for VP has been decided, and he has no way to change this result, and can only prove that he is better on the highest stage.

Both sides are preparing to jump the ball, and on the Lakers, their starting lineup is still the original five.

The same goes for the Pistons, the starting lineups of both teams have not changed much.

"Bang!"

Rashid hit the ball hard and hit the ball. The Pistons won the ball to the start. The Lakers retreated at all and did not give the opponent a chance to speed up.

This retreat can indeed show the Lakers' understanding of the Pistons. As long as the Pistons are not allowed to grab the start of the offense, their goal will be completed.

Because the Lakers retreated very quickly, Mo Mengchen could only take the initiative to slow down, dribble through half the game, and then call the maze tactics.

"Strange bastard!"

O'Neal roared, and a sneer appeared on the corner of the Zen master's mouth.

In the first round, the Pistons made a maze tactic. After Hill disassembled it, he took the free throw line and scored a throw.

2 to 0

The maze tactics are like natural enemies to O'Neal. His speed cannot keep up, but this tactics are not without limitations.

It has infinite possibilities in itself. To fully master it, the inside and wings of the pick-and-roll require extremely high ball quotient.

At present, the only people who can master this tactics in the Pistons are Momonchen, Hill, Rashid and Miller.

If you are familiar with and understand each tactic, the essence of maze tactics - multiple pick-and-rolls - can only go one form, and even if it is just a form, it is enough to confuse most defenders.

The form is reflected in the fact that although the pick-and-roll positions are diverse, the choice is single. Ben Wallace's choice after each pick-and-roll is exactly the same. His singleness makes the tactical dynamics of two players, Rashid and Hill, who master the maze tactics, also become predictable.

After four games, the Lakers spent a lot of time to crack the maze tactics.

Just tonight.

The Zen master watched Brian Xiao dribble through half the game, and he wanted to completely break the Pistons' maze tactics.

O'Neal was standing on the weak side, and there were only two people here, he and Kobe.

Although there are only two, they are the most dangerous two of them. O'Neal got the ball and stood at a high position. He has no shooting ability, so there is no threat to get the ball at this position.

Wallace retreated a little, afraid that he would dribble and attack, but O'Neal used his physical assistance to help Kobe block Alan Houston and pass the ball to him. Wallace made a mistake in his judgment and failed to switch to the defense. Kobe scored with a jump shot.

2 to 2

Should I continue to pick-and-roll in the maze? This is a question.

Mo Mengchen knew very well about the problem of pick-and-roll in the maze. After four games, no matter how poor the Lakers' tactical analysis team's business ability is, it is time to see something.

Hill tasted the sweetness at the beginning and wanted to continue.

Mo Mengchen let him go, and the maze pick-and-roll was unfolded again, and O'Neal was instructed that he didn't need to do anything against this pick-and-roll.

Wallace's every move is in the eyes of his opponent.

Big Ben is the defensive axis of the Pistons and the foundation for such strong running and shooting. Without him protecting the basket in the penalty area, the Pistons' offense would not be so unrestrained.

But now, he has become the biggest flaw of the maze tactics.

With the limited number of ball merchandise, Big Ben cannot understand the maze tactics. He can only do it in a form, and even so he has educated O'Neal for four games. Now, the Lakers are following his series of actions to judge the next trend of the maze tactics.

Mo Mengchen passed the ball, and this pass was destined to fall into Hill's hands.

Kobe attacked like a venomous snake, like a black Mamba injected venom on prey. Hill's pass was cut off by him.

"La's counterattack!"

In an instant, the offensive and defensive momentum changed, and Mo Mengchen turned around and chased after him.

Kobe was very fast, but no one expected that Mo Mengchen, who was behind him, could catch up.

"Why is it so fast?" Albert's voice became more and more excited, "I actually caught up with it!"

So what? Kobe's eyes were murderous, and even if Mo Mengchen caught up, he could not stop him.

He had already rushed to the three-point line and started immediately. He stepped into the paint area in the second step and jumped hard.

He is going to end Mo Mengchen here!

"snort.."

With a cold hum, Kobe looked back, his eyes, which had no emotional fluctuations, suddenly surged. What did he see? He saw Mo Mengchen catch up with him, right next to him, jumped into the air with him, and he also saw...

Mo Mengchen's rise is faster than Kobe!

His bounce height is not as fast as Kobe, but his bounce speed is astonishing as Kobe. Before Kobe could rise to the highest point, Mo Mengchen's hand was like a five-finger mountain that was pressing against Sun Wuzi, covering it fiercely.

b!

Kobe fell to the ground, and the ball in his hand also touched the outside of bounds.

“hhhhh!!!”

Staples' audience exclaimed.

Mo Mengchen's teammates, starting with Hill, have one counted one, and their reactions are more shocking than the audience on site.

"That person..." Ricky Davis swallowed with difficulty, "Is it my dad?"

Lewis was already stunned.

Miller, in shock, answered him: "It seems to be."

Kobe was not injured, and it was a blessing that he was blocked by a shameful pursuit, but without a trace of fear. He just said stubbornly: "You are fucking lucky!"

"Sorry, I have never been lucky." Mo Mengchen pulled the corner of his mouth slightly, and a chilling smile appeared, "So this is due to my strength."

I swear to defend the authenticity of this sentence to the death and refuse all refutations.

Hill came over to serve Mo Mengchen. The game was going on, and he couldn't be nostalgic for the scene just now.

Blocking Kobe boosted the team's morale, but the problem did not disappear.

The maze tactics were seen through.

If Wallace is replaced with Miller, this problem can be solved, but in that case, the Pistons' penalty area defense will be greatly reduced, O'Neal will play more at will, and Rashid alone cannot handle the Lakers' outside impact.

This is a dead end. As long as Wallace is there, the maze tactics are flawed. If Wallace is not there, the Pistons' running and bombing are also flawed.

Xiao defended carefully, and Mo Mengchen had already shocked people too much, and they were all numb.

However, they obviously did not realize that it would be a terrible thing if Mo Mengchen had such a fast bullet speed.

Even Mo Mengchen himself was adapting to this terrible bullet speed.

Mo Mengchen called Rashid's pick-and-roll, and the opportunity appeared, pulled it up directly, rising from the ground to the top was too fast, which was an experience he had never had before.

Such a height also makes it difficult for Xiao, who has experienced pick-and-roll delay, to interfere.

"Bang!"

Mo Mengchen had not adapted to this speed and could not find the previous jump shot rhythm.

The Lakers did not give them a chance to breathe, and the team quickly attacked.

The triangle offense is getting more and more extreme. This time it was O'Neal alone on the weak side. After Xiao passed the ball to him, he took the initiative to pull it to the strong side.

In this way, the weak side can only be one-on-one. With O'Neal's position, the piston can't double-team him.

Wallace's weight is close to 220 kilograms, which is quite large for his height. If his opponent was not O'Neal, who weighed more than 320 kilograms, he would not have looked so petite.

The big shark swallowed him!

Not only did Wallace fail in defense, he also got his first foul tonight by the Sharks.

O'Neal turned around and gently pulled the ball into the basket.
To be continued...