Xiao Yang was dumbfounded by the scene. He had only seen the shark's ferocity in videos before. Now that he was watching it live, his blood was boiling. Goosebumps rose all over his body, and his hair stood on end.
" Is this a peak shark?" Xiao Yang muttered to himself. In his previous life, he had started watching basketball around 2004, right at the end of OK. At that time, the Sharks had lost their dominance at their peak. The finals had been tormented by the two Wallaces.
However, the trade of O'Neal, who was at the end of his peak, could cause a commotion in the league. The Los Angeles Clippers gave up on the trade with the Grizzlies because they were afraid of facing the Sharks four times in a season and sent O'Neal to Miami.
" F * ck, this fatty is so fierce, I'm starting to waver." Xiao Yang gritted his teeth in pain. In the league, only Shark had such destructive power to be able to slam dunk with two players hanging and finally knock down the basket.
The game was stopped for 15 minutes because of O'Neal. A group of staff members quickly changed the basket and the game continued.
The players returned to the court. The Laker players were a little excited. After all, their boss had just taken down a basket. It was obviously a psychological advantage to be on the same team as such a monster.
The players of the Suns looked a little listless, especially Williams and Danny Manning. The two parties were somewhat absent-minded. After all, they had become O'Neal's human sandbags for this goal. It was estimated that people would remember this goal decades later, and every time the goal was mentioned, people would remember these two unlucky guys.
"Hey! Guys, it's just a goal. Cheer up. Even if he breaks the basket, it's only two points.”Kevin Johnson saw that his teammates were all in a daze. He clapped his hands and cheered loudly for his teammates. This was the role of a leader. Others could fall, but the leader definitely could not fall.
"Good luck!" The few of them also responded to their leader's encouragement.
The Suns started the ball at the baseline. After John got the ball, he made a tactical gesture to signal his teammates to execute the strategy.
Ceballos cut from the bottom left corner to the right along the baseline. In the middle, Manning made a pick-and-roll for Ceballos at the waist. The Los Angeles team's Jones was delayed. Fiers had to leave Burson to follow Ceballos. Jones wanted to switch to Burson, but he bumped into Williams, who had been raised to a high position at some point. Double pick-and-roll!
At this time, Burson had already run to the right 45th corner. Horry no longer cared about Manning, who was on the wall. O'Neal was inside anyway, so he quickly wanted to pounce on Burson.
The entire defense of the Los Angeles team was in disarray. Almost every point was misplaced. John Xun did not care about the serious looking Fisher in front of him. He passed the ball to Manning, who was still standing at his waist. Shaq was still standing near the penalty area and had not pulled out. Williams had already blocked Jones. When Manning received the ball, he was in a completely empty position.
"Thanks, I'll take these two points!" After Manning received the ball, he still had time to shout at O'Neal. Then, he raised his hand and steadily hit the mid-range shot.
The Suns completed a beautiful teamwork. On the other hand, the players on the Los Angeles team were a little frustrated because O'Neal did not go out to defend in time, resulting in the opponent's tactics being successful.
"F * ck, I was just saying that this fatty has strong dominance, but in the blink of an eye, he's leaking people on the defensive end.”Xiao Yang frowned. He had been hesitating whether to keep this fatty next year, but now it seemed like he should be replaced. If he remembered correctly, O'Neal's defensive ability had been criticized throughout his career. Even at his peak, he only had three honors of being a second defender. Compared to Kobe's nine times of first defense and three times of second defense, he thought of Duncan next year, eight times of first defense and seven times of second defense.
Xiao Yang was already drooling. If he could get Duncan next year and build a lineup with Kobe and Duncan as the cornerstone, the future of the Laker would be able to form two iron-blooded defense lines with just the defense of the two players. In the future, other teams in the league would cry when they met the Laker.
"Hahahahaha ~" Xiao Yang was already laughing out loud.
"What are you laughing at?" Charaz patted Xiao Yang's arm. Her movie scenes had already been completed. As a hardcore fan of the Laker, she would not miss the opening game.
"Nothing. I just thought of something funny. It's fine, it's fine. Let's continue watching the game.”Xiao Yang waved his hand. He had no way of explaining this to Charaz.
The two sides continued to fight. The few attacks of the Los Angeles team were handed over to O'Neal. The ball was in O'Neal's hands. He could decide whether to attack or pass it to the outside. Anyway, he was allocated four teammates with shooting ability.
Harris sat cross-legged in the technical area and watched the game comfortably. For him, the head coach of the Laker team, the game with O'Neal was too easy. He just needed to let the players pass the ball to Shaq smoothly.
In the future, there was another player who had such magic. LeBlanc James. Basically, all the Knights coaches used the same tactic. Give the ball to James. From McBlanc to Tyrone Lue, it was not that they were not good enough and did not know other tactics. It was just that there was such a superstar on the team. Giving the ball to him was the best and most efficient tactic.
The head coach of the Suns was Coton Fizsimmons, a legendary veteran coach. This was his third time coaching the Suns. However, the famous coach was obviously helpless against Shaquille O'Neal. Even if he sent two or three players to double O'Neal, the empty outside line of the Laker could always give a fatal counterattack.
Fortunately, O'Neal's stamina quickly reached a critical value. With five minutes left in the first quarter, Shaq was brought off. He needed to recover his health. At the same time, Horry and Philes, Big Ben, Bowen, and Kobe were also brought off.
Bowen had been pushed to the fourth position. The average height of the players on the court was less than two meters. Such a deviant lineup was obviously not something Harris could make. Xiao Yang had forced the Laker coaching staff to use this lineup at certain times in the game. After all, only the small players could increase their speed. Xiao Yang did not like to watch dull positional battles. A fast attack would be good for selling tickets. Xiao Yang had to first look at the problem from the boss 'point of view.
Kobe finally came on stage. The audience did not forget this amazing kid who had a stunning performance in the preseason. They cheered and applauded after Kobe came on stage.
The reporters 'attention was on the pair of shoes on Kobe's feet. The former adidas Heavenly Foot was now Anderma's. With Kobe's official appearance on the court, Anderma's signature shoes, which had always been mysterious, were displayed in front of the public.
Crack, crack, crack ~ The flashing lights lit up. It was obvious that there would be many boards displaying this pair of shoes tomorrow.
" Looks like the effect is pretty good." Xiao Yang smiled as he looked at the reporters around him who were desperately pressing the shutter on Kobe's feet.
At this time, outside the Staples Center, there were originally two huge shoe silhouettes hanging on the billboard. This was Plank's idea to create a sense of mystery. One of the silhouettes turned into a photo of a pair of shoes when Kobe appeared. It was the Heavenly Foot that Kobe was wearing at the moment, and the words next to it marked the name of the shoes, Heavenly Foot-Kobe 1.
Back in the game, the Suns also brought on substitutes. John Xun was a veteran after all, so he had to control his playing time. Kidd, Finley, and the others all appeared.
"Why do I feel like the Suns 'substitutes are even better than the starter?”Xiao Yang rubbed his nose. He knew that he had been influenced by the impression he had left behind in the future.
Kobe was basically the boss on the court now. Jones had a gentle personality and did not have any thoughts of fighting for power. He knew the team's intention of grooming Kobe very well and was willing to help this little brother. The others did not have any thoughts at all.
Kobe did not mess around. He calmed down and ended the first quarter steadily. The two teams were 20 - 30, with the Los Angeles team leading by 10 points.
"Kobe, you played well. In the second quarter, stay on the court and play point guard. Pay attention to defending against John. Don't let him break through easily.”Harris was very satisfied with Kobe's performance. Since Fisher could not keep up with John Xun, he simply left Kobe on the court to play point guard and defend against the fast John Xun.
"It's time to show off." Xiao Yang watched as Harris chose Kobe as the point guard to defend against John Xun. He was secretly delighted. To defend against a player who was good at changing his appearance, Kobe could perfectly show the audience his ability to grab the ground. On the offensive end, he could also use his height to bully the short man who was only 1.85 meters.
This is the first time I've received a reward in my life. Thank you, Chengwu, for your encouragement. Haha, once again,~~~
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