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Chapter 318 [Domineering dunks, tacit understanding]

When the Raptors attacked, Jerome James stayed in the low post and just attracted O'Neal's defense. Carter held the ball in the middle and faced Kobe, organizing the forward play, waiting for Billups to run on the screen and pass the ball.

At this time, Fisher was still a "little fish" rather than an "old fish". He moved very fast and was able to catch up and defend in place. However, this was all expected by Yang Rui, and the players knew what to do.

Billups leaned back and turned around, hitting the ground and passing the ball to O'Neal, who was asking for the ball from behind in the left corner.

O'Neal Jr. caught the ball and turned around toward the baseline. He stepped back and shot the ball in. 6 to o.

The 32-year-old Horry is good at defense and is above the league average based on experience, but this is against ordinary insiders, and he will definitely be defeated against star insiders.

If he can resist Duncan and Webb, he doesn't need to be guarded, as long as his efficiency is limited, the Lakers can defeat the Spurs and Kings in the past three years, and they will not be tortured by the Jazz back then.

O'Neal Jr. is now at the level of a super power forward, and he is more confident than Yang Rui in his previous life. His attack range has no blind spots within the three-point line, and he has an overall advantage in height, wingspan, and jumping. Horry, who is 2.6cm tall and 1.2kg tall, cannot be guarded.

The Lakers attacked, and Kobe lobbed the ball to O'Neal for a one-on-one. O'Neal turned to the center this time and feinted with the ball. Jerome didn't jump or commit a foul. He just raised his hands to interfere. O'Neal took a step forward and threw the ball in. 6 to 2.

Xu Jicheng said curiously: "It seems that Yang Rui is not going to use the shark-cutting tactic today. O'Neal can do whatever he wants."

Zhang Lijia said: "Yang Rui didn't talk about cutting Shaq before the game. I think it has something to do with the depth of the inside lineup. Now the Raptors only have three big men inside, and Jaren Collins doesn't have enough game experience. If Jerome, Miller was in foul trouble, which was not good for the Raptors."

Collins is too young, he fouls when he comes out, and as a late second-round pick, he is too reluctant to deal with the league's top center. So Yang Rui chose stability.

If Mark Jackson hadn't reimbursed him,

Two strong men wrestling would definitely be a blast to O'Neal. Now Yang Rui has to wait until the score is tight or in the second half before using the shark-cutting tactic. If O'Neal, who is full of energy, makes accurate free throws, he will not be confident in taking free throws.

O'Neal has a clear advantage against Jerome, and O'Neal Jr. has the same advantage against Horry.

Carter attracted Kobe's defense and then distributed the ball. He ran to the right corner to open up space. After Billups was caught up by Fisher, he took two steps and calmly lobbed the ball to O'Neal from close range and ran on his own. Towards the left bottom corner.

O'Neal Jr. turned around to face the frame, took the ball, attracted Horry to raise his hands, dribbled through, forced a layup on the left side, and missed due to interference.

O'Neal grabbed the backcourt rebound and passed it to Kobe, and the three Lakers went on a fast break. The Raptors players retracted quickly. Seeing that no one was double-teaming, Kobe lowered his center of gravity and rushed inside. He relied on Kirilenko to get to the basket, pulled the lever with both hands for a layup, made two fake moves in the air to avoid the block, and used his right hand from close range. Throw the ball in and score. 6 to 4.

In terms of ability to stay in the air, Kobe ranks among the top ten in NBA history. His fake moves in the air make it easier for him to avoid blocks.

Yang Rui sighed secretly on the sidelines: In basketball, the body really comes first. It is easier for people to become stars than ordinary people. If you work hard, it will be difficult to succeed.

The Raptors' offense is still the same. Fisher is getting more and more skilled in chasing and defending, but it's useless. Billups is taller than him, strong and not afraid of getting close to him. He protects the basketball and passes the ball without any fancy. Scheer couldn't stop it.

Billups generally does not add assists when passing the ball, making it easy for people to ignore his role. In fact, a person with such strong execution ability can be called a top point guard. If there is anyone from the Raptors that Yang Rui wants to take away the most, it is Billups, but he is currently under contract and is difficult to trade.

In Yang Rui's previous life, when comparing Chris Paul and Billups, almost everyone would think that Paul was stronger. In fact, Paul and Billups' teams rarely won when they played against each other, and their efficiency plummeted. Pretty much the same. In the 2009 playoffs, Billups' Nuggets beat Paul's Hornets by 58 points, which made Paul lose his temper.

O'Neal once again singled out Horry. He leaned back on the left side, shook his left shoulder slightly, and turned towards the baseline. His movements were smooth and smooth, and he passed Horry.

O'Neal defended to the basket, and O'Neal Jr. passed the ball with his hands. At this time, Carter relied on Jerome's screen to get rid of Kobe, cut in from the air, received the ball, took one step and jumped with both feet.

O'Neal was under the basket. As soon as he turned around, he saw Carter jump up. Before he could take off and foul, Carter slammed the ball into the basket with one hand and threw his legs on O'Neal. 8 to 4.

It was almost a dunk, and the fans shouted "mVp" crazily! Carter was so happy that he celebrated by riding a motorcycle when he returned to defense.

O'Neal was humiliated. He was on the left side, and Fox passed the ball to him. O'Neal hit Jerome hard, turned quickly toward the baseline, jumped up with the ball in both hands, and prepared for a dunk.

Jerome remembered the coach's instructions that he could shoot but not dunk. He gritted his teeth and jumped up with both hands to pull O'Neal out of the air and the ball was out of his hands.

The referee blew the whistle and O'Neal made a free throw and made one of two free throws. 8 to 5.

O'Neal was angry when he returned to defense, realizing that Jerome was the kind of center he hated the most. As a strong black man, Jerome's confrontational ability is stronger than that of Jazz's Ostertag and Trail Blazers' Sabonis. O'Neal wants to dunk under the defense of such a person, which is better than dealing with defensive lineups such as Duncan and Garnett. Much more difficult.

The Raptors attacked, and Billups brought the ball to the frontcourt. The Raptors also changed their routine after playing side screens many times in a row. Jerome provided Carter with an off-ball screen in the middle, blocking Kobe.

Carter suddenly moved to the left, and Billups passed the ball quickly.

Carter caught the ball and took a step forward, stopping for a jumper at 5o degrees. Kobe bypassed Jerome to pursue him. When he took off, the ball had already flown to the basket. O'Neal did not change defense near the penalty area.

Carter's rhythm was very good with this shot. There was just a time difference and the ball hit the net hollowly. 1o to 5.

The Lakers attacked, the players pulled away, Fox lobbed the ball to O'Neal, and Kobe and Fisher also started to move. O'Neal relied on Jerome to pass the ball to Fisher, and he and Horry got rid of Billups without the ball.

O'Neal Jr.'s low-post dominance cannot be compared with O'Neal's, and his defense against pick-and-rolls is much better. His defense change was very timely in front of Fisher.

Fisher passed the ball to Horry, who feinted outside the three-point line and missed the shot. Billups' close contact disrupted the shooting rhythm.

Horry took a step with his back to protect the ball, waited for O'Neal to take position, and then hoisted the ball low to the left. O'Neal hit twice with his back, turned to the middle and hooked, avoiding the block and scoring. 1o to 7.

When the Raptors attacked, Billups slowly moved to the frontcourt and stretched out a finger to signal his teammates.

Fisher lowered his center of gravity, preparing to prevent him from passing or cutting, because every time he brought him over, he looked for Carter. As a result, Billups suddenly made a three-pointer from the left. Fisher was slow to react and had no time to jump to interfere.

The arc of the ball is not high, it is very straight, and it bounces into the back edge of the basket. 13 to 7.

Even if they don't score, O'Neal Jr. and Jerome are ready to rush for offensive rebounds. The Raptors players have a perfect understanding.

"Zen Master" didn't call a timeout and frowned on the sidelines. Two years later, the Lakers still couldn't guard against the Raptors' offense.

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