Chapter 554 Feed the Shark!
"Shaq was so strong today!"
"Mourning was too miserable. He was rated like this by Ewing in the playoffs, and he was beaten like this by Shaq in the regular season."
"It's a pity. It seems that the top five centers are unlikely to appear. Mourning is obviously still one level behind the top four centers."
There was a lot of chatter on the Lakers bench.
Although the game between the Lakers and the Heat was not one-sided, the situation was still firmly controlled by the Lakers.
O'Neal was in great shape today, and it can be said to be his best game of the season. In order to comfort this giant baby, Kobe also fed O'Neal the ball like crazy.
Feed until you vomit!
O'Neal didn't throw up.
Mourning vomited.
It shouldn’t be!
A few greetings slowly appeared on Mourning's tough face.
What are you doing, aren't you motivated to become a top five center?
It's okay if you can't beat Ewing. It can be said that there is no shame in losing to your senior.
It doesn't matter if he is beaten by O'Neal, after all, O'Neal is the league's number one center.
But in this scene, it was a bit embarrassing to be scored by O'Neal with a 24+20 double-twenty score at half-time!
Double 20!
Normally I wouldn't be able to get this data in a game, but O'Neal got it in his first half!
O'Neal was proud of himself, swinging his thick arms and taking a swaying step.
Best of the month?
Now look who is the best player?
I'm the boss of the Lakers! The Lakers can't win consecutively without me!
At halftime, the Lakers led the Heat 62:51.
The Heat's half-court offense has played its best, hitting consecutive difficult shots under the Lakers' tight defense.
When Tim Hardaway faced Kobe, it was like he had faced Jordan last year, scoring only 7 points on 2-for-8 in the half.
Mashburn defended Kobe, so he naturally couldn't spare the energy to attack.
Mourning was completely blown away by O'Neal!
If it weren't for a few role players such as Woshan Leonard's life-saving three-pointer. The Heat spent it at halftime.
"It's only a matter of time before this Lakers win the championship." Pat Riley touched his forehead. Looking at this Lakers, it was like seeing the SHOWTIME of the year. They were also full of fighting spirit and passion, and the basketball they played was an art.
For a senior coach like Shen Shuzi, it was clear at halftime that unless a miracle happened, the Heat would have no chance of defeating the Lakers.
"Hey, if Kobe is in my hands." Pat Riley glanced at Harris with envy. How could this guy be lucky enough to coach Kobe and O'Neal at the same time! ?
Give me a Kobe or an O'Neal, and I will be confident of winning the championship!
Give me both! If I don’t take the Dynasty, I’m not a human being!
The Lakers locker room at midfield was full of joy. The Heat, on the other hand, are very dull.
The Heat's Big Three began to doubt themselves whether they had any hope of winning the championship. They truly feel that there is a gap between their abilities compared to these top legendary stars!
But what can be done?
The Heat have tapped into the potential of their roster, and in fact that's all they can do. This poor lineup lacks a defensive backstop, a true core, a player who can step up and take over the game at critical moments.
The second half continued at the Lakers' pace, with Kobe just practicing his court control.
There is no problem with Kobe's passing ability. This season he is deliberately exercising his control over the rhythm of the game. This is a very critical point, because the absolute core of the Lakers' ball-holding point is Kobe.
If Kobe is addicted to fast-paced offense, then the Lakers' rhythm will also be fast. This is not bad, it just proves in the competition with the Bulls that the fast-paced Lakers cannot beat the Bulls.
If you want to win against the Bulls, you must be able to be fast or slow!
Kobe began to change the rhythm on the court, leading his teammates to bombard, and directing the attack.
"This Kobe is torturing the Heat."
"It's so tragic, I can't bear to look at it."
"The ability of this Lakers can actually turn the Heat into a sparring team! They practice with a team like the Heat that was a strong team in last year's Eastern Conference finals!"
"It's so crazy! Kobe is so crazy!"
The game ended with Kobe controlling the court.
Lakers 96:87 Heat.
O'Neal won the best player of the game. He made 22 of 36 shots and 8 of 14 free throws. He scored the second-highest score of his career with 52 points, 25 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, 2 blocks and 4 turnovers.
Kobe really fed O'Neal until he vomited!
Kobe scored 17 assists. If he hadn't deliberately slowed down the pace a few times in this game, the number of assists would have been 20+!
"It's cool! It's so cool!" O'Neal exclaimed, brushing away the unhappiness of the Player of the Month award.
In O'Neal's opinion, his little brother Kobe is still very sensible!
Since the Best of the Month award was taken away by him, doesn't it just show how great he is as a big brother!
After comforting himself, O'Neal was immersed in the joy of the super overlord-level data of 52+25.
Kobe knew that he had deceived O'Neal.
But this season, if Kobe plays normally and continues to play, he is very likely to win the regular season MVP.
O'Neal's mentality may explode by then! That can't be solved by coaxing or feeding!
But regular season MVP Kobe didn't want to let it go!
On the court, you have to do your best!
And Kobe, who goes all out, is the strongest player in the league.
"Old fox, congratulations on your 12-game winning streak." Pat Riley remained graceful after losing. No matter how much pain he felt in his heart, he didn't want to reveal it in front of his old friends.
"Thank you~" Harris smiled slyly, he could see the envy and jealousy of his old friend.
The lineup of the Heat's Big Three is already considered very good in the league. Pat Riley's idea of building the team is to use a group of role players to combine with the Big Three to form a team.
But the Heat's foundation is so poor that they basically have to discover their role players on their own. Once the Big Three perform poorly, no role players can be relied upon.
Pat Riley is too smart to make a meal without rice. Compared with SHOWTIME, the Heat's substitutes are too weak.
This year's Heat record may be an upset!
There is already one team in the Eastern Conference that has been upset. The Detroit Pistons have a record of 4 wins and 8 losses so far this year!
The addition of Larry Brown to the team did not save this team that was on the verge of collapse last year. Instead, it made Hill play harder.
Larry Brown barely cares about the offense and only cares about the team's defense. The burden of offense rests entirely on Grant Hill. And Hill seemed unable to take the ball.
Coupled with the aging of Dumars and Thorpe, the Pistons have almost no available material. The Pistons, the super team that swept the Eastern Conference last year and occupied second place in the Eastern Conference, became like this after Larry Brown took office, which no one could have imagined.
Therefore, trading became Larry Brown's way to save himself.
“Dumars Gasthorpe for Ben Wallace plus Dell Curry?”