Kobe received three fouls in the first quarter. In order to protect him, the Zen master did not let him play in the second quarter.

Kobe is not here, and the Pistons only need to stare at Glenn Rice on the outside, and then he can double-team O'Neal as he pleases.

The Lakers played hard overall, but O'Neal became more and more proactive in the last few minutes of the first half, and the scene was not ugly.

Without Kobe's offensive point, the Lakers have a great influence, and the Pistons have taken this opportunity to gain an advantage.

57-49 in the first half, leading the Lakers by 8 points.

In the locker room of the visiting team, the Zen master was looking through the technical statistics of the two teams on the road, and the data statistics showed that it was consistent with his feelings.

dor.mo lacks aggressiveness tonight.

He played for 13 minutes in the first half, dor.mo made 3 of 6 shots, 3 of 7 free throws, and scored 8 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists.

Such data is qualified for the starting No. 1 position, but he is Dor.mo. Such data is not qualified for this MVP hottest in the finals.

In the previous five games, Mo Mengchen averaged 30 points, 8 rebounds and 12 assists per game, and was the first in the team in scoring and assists per game. His strong offense made the Lakers quite a headache. Why did he stop tonight?

The Zen master remembered his free throw. In order to test Mo Mengchen's touch, he specially asked others to go up and foul him.

His free throw feel is not stable, and he can either hit two free throws or lose both free throws.

"Kobe, what do you think of dor.mo?"

Without tactical arrangements and half-time summary, entering the locker room, Jackson asked Kobe this question.

Kobe's answer was interesting: "I don't understand him."

"oh?"

"He looked injured, and the injury on his finger was obvious, but he was not afraid to fight me. He broke through with all his strength, and he came up to block me. He didn't look like he was affected by the injury, but his feel did have problems." Kobe, a shooting expert, was very experienced. "If it weren't for the pain that he couldn't maintain his feel, how could a sharpshooter like him have such a strange shot missed?"

Did all kinds of contradictions appear at the same time? The Zen master laughed.

"I'll tell you a story."

So, the Zen master actually puts tactics without making arrangements and uses limited intermission time to tell stories?

Some old team members couldn't help but roll their eyes, only Harper did not respond much. This kind of thing was too normal for Zen masters.

"In a certain season, there were two teams, who were in the same division. As mortal enemies, in order to get tickets to the finals, there would inevitably be a battle. The head coach of one of the teams found that the opponent's core players did not like to fight alone and did not have the ability to solve the game alone. So he decided to make a big empty city at the critical moment of the playoffs and force this guy to fight alone."

"Later, this guy scored 22 points in the last six minutes in the crucial game, almost killing the series."

Some people may have a little understanding of it, but those who are familiar with NBA in recent years can react immediately, who is the person the Zen master is talking about?

1998 Eastern Conference Finals, Bulls and Pistons.

That series was hailed as the greatest Eastern Conference finals of the 1990s.

game6, dor.mo scored 22 points in 6 minutes in the last quarter and dragged the game into the tiebreak; in the seventh game, Jordan defeated the Pistons at the last moment, narrowly passed the mark, and successfully opened the Bulls' Second Dynasty.

This story has only been two years since it has become a timeless classic.

“This is dor.mo!”

"This is our opponent." The Zen master looked at his disciples solemnly, "This is the guy you must defeat!"

"In the alliance, no one is more cunning than him, and no one is more dangerous than him!" The Zen master's words made the atmosphere in the locker room almost solidify, and many people remembered the scene of the battle of Tianwang Mountain, dor.mo blocking the shark.

It was a heartbreaking moment.

"But tonight, we have the opportunity to tear his disguise and let him taste all the humiliation!" The Zen master smiled faintly, "From now on, we do this..."

In the second half, Kobe returned to the court, and he still needed to be careful. He only had three chances of fouls, but he still had a full half to play.

Kobe's eyes were full of unruly flames, as if he was dissatisfied with being refrigerated in the second quarter.

Because the Lakers won the ball at the beginning, the Pistons have the right to attack first in the second and third quarters.

"Be careful." Hill said to Momonchen.

Mo Mengchen responded and gently slapped the ball with his right hand. Even such a move hurts, and he was worried that he would hurt his bones.

But if the bone is damaged, it should be more than this level, and his fingers will be so painful that they can't move.

How can such pain be rare, with a perseverance, iron-willed and ready to die?

A few seconds later,

"Damn it, let's just dribble with your left hand."

Dr. Mo swears in pain and runs to the frontcourt. Dear Kobe is indeed waiting for him here. The Lakers really take care of him.

He didn't know if the Lakers' temptation was over.

With his performance at the free throw line, it should be able to illustrate some problems. Even if he does not perform at all, his feel will not deceive people.

Suddenly, Kobe stepped back and actually let Mo Mengchen go two meters away.

"Are the Lakers crazy?"

"Put the dor.mo shot?"

Still testing? Mo Mengchen must take action. If the problem can be hidden, it will be only beneficial for the team. Therefore, he closed the ball and jumped up with three fingers in his right hand.

Little finger, ring finger, middle finger...

When the ring finger was exerting force, Mo Mengchen twitched in pain and pushed the ball out in the smoothest posture.

"Swish!"

"This is the price of emptying the dor.mo!"

60 to 49

"You can continue to empty me, I'm itchy forehand." The righteous dor.mo made Kobe almost think that their judgment was wrong.

OK OK, don't let me go.

Who can hear the voice of dor.mo?

The Lakers' offense was very stern, and Kobe had no intention of playing back, as if the defense just now was really a test.

Do they think I was just a free throw today and had no feel? I was deceived?

Mo Mengchen has the ability to shoot left and right bows, which is recognized. He injured his right hand, and the left hand feels not very good tonight. Therefore, it is also possible that the opponent thinks that he is just simple and has no feel.

Thinking of this possibility, the Lakers' continuous temptations seemed to be reasonable.

O'Neal got the ball inside and after a strong shot, he turned over and hooked his hand in the paint area.

51 to 60

Hill took the ball from the wing, Momonchen pulled it aside, and Kobe suddenly abandoned him.

What was almost impossible in the past happened tonight.

Kobe left Mo Mengchen and shrank his defense and double-teamed Hill.

I don’t know if Hill didn’t see the open space or had doubts about Mo Mengchen’s shooting. Seeing Kobe’s double-team, he chose to stop and jump shot.

Under the defense of the two, the shooting efficiency is very low.

The ball flew out of the basket, and Mo Mengchen quickly returned to defense. He didn't blame Hill. He said the day before yesterday that his current shooting was unreliable, and Hill was right not to pass the ball.

The Pistons' return defense was fast enough. Although the Lakers' offensive was rapid, they could not fight back when the personnel were in place.

The Lakers landed in the position and decisively gave the ball to O'Neal. Hill was about to double-team O'Neal, but Rice actually bypassed the cover without the ball and ran to the top of the arc.

This seemed like a tactic that had been decided long ago. O'Neal saw Rice and immediately passed the ball out.

From outside the arc top three-point line, Rice received the ball and made a three-pointer.

54 to 60

The Lakers are chasing very tightly. On the Pistons, Mo Mengchen can't be a spectator all the time. Since the Lakers are not sure about his situation, then take the initiative to play, which makes them more suspicious.

Seeing Mo Mengchen calling for pick-and-roll, Hill dispersed.

Rashid stepped forward, relied on his strong body to hold Kobe's speed to death, preventing him from following Mo Mengchen.

Once the pick-and-roll is in place, the Lakers' defense replacement has lost its meaning. Whether it is Horry or Green, their speed is the one step ahead in front of Mo Mengchen.

Mo Mengchen's impact ran through the entire front. When O'Neal saw his mortal enemy dare to attack the inside line - the inside line he guarded - he immediately remembered the Zen master's instructions when he was resting in the half-time.

"Let us pretend not to know his situation, try our best to give him a confrontation, and continue to deepen his pain without letting him discover it!"

Mo Mengchen grabbed the ball with one hand and collided with O'Neal.

Although his power is already top-notch, the 320-pound O'Neal collided with him. As a result, there is naturally no suspense.

Mo Mengchen lost his balance on the spot. Before landing, he pushed the ball out with his left hand.

The referee's whistle had sounded, and O'Neal made a defensive foul.

The difficult pull rod is not hit, but it also causes the opponent to foul, which is not a big loss.

Hill hurriedly ran to Mo Mengchen and whispered: "It's rare that you can still fight like this."

"Shut up!"

Mo Mengchen stood up and prepared for a free throw.
To be continued...