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On June 7, the battle between the two sides was held at the Air Canada Center Arena, and the arena was packed to the brim with fans.

In the visiting team's locker room, Kobe was very unhappy because Phil Jackson arranged for O'Neal to focus on the offense while others looked for opportunities from outside. Hubble's right baseline and Rice's right upper line formed a triangle with O'Neal.

Rice's long-range shots are more accurate, so the Lakers usually play this way, while Kobe moves on the other side, catching the ball and playing one-on-one when his teammates can't open, or playing pick-and-rolls with power forwards on the outside to create mismatch opportunities to attack.

Kobe can also lob the ball in the low post and find O'Neal. As long as O'Neal moves, the Lakers can easily go to the other side to form a triangle, and the power forward has to move accordingly.

This is Kobe's current tactical position with the Lakers. He plays nearly 39 minutes in the regular season and averages 17.9 shots per game. He is more selfless than the future. It's not that he wants to be selfless, but he doesn't have the ball. As long as O'Neal doesn't leave, he will be the core of the Lakers.

Kobe endured it during the regular season, but in this playoffs, he played better than in the past three years, averaging 23.8 points, 4.5 rebounds, 4.8 assists, 1.7 steals and 1.6 blocks per game. Both shooting percentages hit career highs, with an overall shooting percentage of 46.8 and a three-point percentage of 35.3.

So Kobe raised his hand. "Coach, I think I can challenge Christie alone. I will definitely beat that guy."

Jackson shook his head and said seriously: "Kobe, have you ever thought about why Christie said that? I'm sure Jerry Young asked him to say it, just to lure you into singles. Christie is the Raptors' best defensive player on the outside. Even if you want to fight one on one, you still have to fight with Carter during the counterattack, scoring a goal will boost your morale."

"If I didn't single out Christie and rely on screens or counterattacks to avoid his attack, what would the media say? The fans would also think that I was afraid of him." Kobe said loudly.

Jackson was stunned and realized that this was not a conspiracy at all, but a conspiracy. Whether he played or not, Kobe would be in bad luck, and public opinion would put a lot of pressure on him. He was silent for fifteen seconds, not thinking of how to arrange Kobe.

The point of challenging Christie one on one is to attack the opponent's defensive strength.

Very stupid and naive, and efficiency is difficult to guarantee.

If he doesn't attack Christie, Kobe will lose face, and public opinion will completely shift to the Raptors' side. Originally, there were only a few people supporting the Lakers online. By then, Kobe won't even be able to keep his fans, and the pseudo-fans will definitely feel that he is shrinking and may even be afraid of Christie.

Why is Iverson so popular? Just because he never flinched no matter who defended him, he lost beautifully!

However, no matter how beautiful the loss is, it is still a loss. If the Lakers cannot win the championship, Kobe will be completely overwhelmed by Carter and will no longer be on the same level. Many people now think that Kobe and Carter are on the same level because he was selected to the defensive first team.

After figuring it all out, Jackson felt a chill down his spine. Even if he figured it out, he couldn't decipher Yang Rui's psychological tactics.

He's only 26 years old, is this guy still a human being?

How could it be possible to scheme to such an extent and keep the Lakers under control?

Before the game even started, the Lakers had already lost half of the game and fell into the Raptors' rhythm.

Even O'Neal is not so confident and practiced extra free throws yesterday. Because Yang Ruixi never finished the game, he showed that he would use the "shark-cutting tactic", and the last thing O'Neal wanted to do was get to the free throw line.

The psychological warfare against the Lakers' two cores has already begun, affecting the morale of the entire team.

The most terrifying tactic is not a passionate charge or a tenacious defense; nor is it unity and morale; it is the ability to make the enemy surrender without a confrontation between the two armies.

Conquer the enemy without fighting!

In the end, Jackson decided not to force Kobe to find a cover, and he could play one-on-one without anyone to defend him. At least, this is in line with the tactical thinking of the triangle offense. How successful it can be depends on Kobe's personal ability.

Jackson is optimistic about Kobe. He has been improving in recent years and still has potential to be tapped. Otherwise, the management will not send Eddie Jones away so cruelly.

Walking into the stadium, the Lakers players felt a little dazzled as the place turned into a sea of ​​purple.

The Raptors management has given every seat a purple commemorative T-shirt, and the players will also wear purple jerseys when playing. The Raptors have been wearing purple jerseys since entering the league in 1995.

In 1997 and 1998, the brothers McGrady and Carter joined the Raptors one after another. Their elegant style of play and outstanding abilities attracted the love of a large number of fans. Sales of the Raptors' purple No. 1 and No. 15 jerseys remained high.

After the two amazing performances in this year's dunk contest, the Raptors' two purple jerseys have become the most popular items among fans around the world and are the Raptors' symbolic colors.

The appearance ceremony was held like an All-Star. Raptors players took turns to appear and receive applause from the fans. The difference from the past was that Yang Rui was the last one to appear.

He wore a purple suit today and waved to the fans, and the audience burst into cheers.

O'Neal swallowed. He didn't know why. He saw that the Raptors players were not doing well when they came out. When he saw Yang Rui come out with a smile, he felt a little flustered.

After thinking for a minute, he suddenly understood what was going on.

He usually likes watching movies, especially superhero movies. In Yang Rui's outfit, if he dyed his hair green, painted his face white, and split his lips, he would look like the Joker in Batman.

Yang Rui is not playing, he just wants to respond to the situation at home and show that he is with the fans and players.

He doesn't want to be the psychotic villain in Batman, but it's really easy for people to associate him with that because he has the Penguin sitting next to him.

More than a hundred TV stations broadcast the finals live, and the attention was much higher than the Knicks vs. Spurs last season. This is the benefit of an offensive team entering the finals.

Zhang Lili of cctv5 analyzed the lineups of both sides: "Both teams have super stars. The Raptors' substitute players are stronger and sometimes score as much as they can. This is their advantage."

Sun Zhengping said: "Christie said before the game that he would guard Kobe. Kobe did not respond to the media. Today's matchup between the two is a highlight, but I think the Lakers should send Kobe to guard Carter."

Zhang Li said with a smile: "Christie is a free agent in the summer. Maybe he wants to prove himself in this way and attract more teams' attention."

After the warm-up, players from both sides came out and the Raptors changed their formation. Five: Billups, Christie, Carter, O'Neal Jr., Kevin Cato.

Lakers: Ron Hubble, Kobe Bryant, Glenn Rice, Ace Green, O'Neal.

Zhang Lili analyzed: "Brad Miller is not available. Yang Rui reuses Cato because his weight and strength are more suitable for defending O'Neal. However, on the offensive end, he cannot organize passes like Miller, nor can he shoot. .”

Sun Zhengping said: "Yang Rui often has unexpected tricks. Cato must be fake. Miller comes off the bench, and the second team's offense will be smoother."

O'Neal won the jump ball, and Kobe just took one step after catching the ball when the referee blew the whistle. Both stars were dumbfounded.

The audience was also confused, what happened? Is Kobe walking?

Of course it wasn't Kobe who was walking. The referee gestured to Cato for an off-ball foul, and he hugged O'Neal just after jumping the ball.

After watching the replay on the big screen in the stadium, "Zen Master" Jackson's mouth opened into an O shape, and his Zen skills were broken in two seconds.

Opposite Yang Rui was laughing so hard, of course this was his deliberate arrangement.

David Stern, who was watching the live TV broadcast, was stunned and couldn't believe what he saw.

"Cut the shark" as soon as you come up? Are you having fun?

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