Brian Shaw made a good pass to O'Neal with his height of 198cm and was able to organize the offense, but he performed poorly on the defensive end and had no choice but to pick-and-roll by the Jazz.

Stockton scored consecutively and assisted his teammates, becoming the most conspicuous person on the court.

The constant running of the scoring guard Starks also allowed Kobe to focus more on the defensive end.

35-year-old veteran John Starks is 196cm tall and weighs 86 kilograms. He is not a fuel-efficient lamp, and is also a nicknamed "madman". He was selected for the Knicks in 1993, was selected for the All-Star in 1994, and was selected for the Sixth Man in 1997.

The Lakers were completely silent outside the three-point line, relying solely on O'Neal and Ledel to provide firepower, the Jazz tied the score at 80.

7 minutes later, Jackson replaced Ledel, replaced Guo Xu and Brian Shaw to form the back line. Kobe took the position of the small forward. The Jazz's outside players were not strong, and such a combination of single defense would not become a weakness. The players were able to shrink to the near-the-stop penalty area to perform "pseudo-joint defense". One O'Neal was enough to turn the penalty area into a no-fly zone.

Jackson believes that this period must limit Stockton and Starks' two defenders' performance, and Brian Shaw's height is not a disadvantage. If the Jazz can lead to the small forward's single-handed challenge, the pressure to defend the pick-and-roll will be reduced a lot.

The game continued, Guo Xu dribbled the ball to the three-point line and passed it to Brian Shaw. The latter took Grant from the left to get rid of Quincy Lewis, who was 201cm tall, and caught the ball and hit a mid-range shot.

82 to 80, Guo Xu had the fifth assist.

Brian Shaw always passes the ball to his teammates. Lewis underestimates the enemy and is not very active in chasing and defending. This is the role of a veteran. If he is not good at physical fitness, he can occasionally use his experience to get one.

The Jazz attacked, and Lewis wanted to fight Brian Shaw with his body. When he broke through with the ball, he was squeezed and lost his rhythm. The dribble hit his feet. Brian Shaw picked up the basketball, and Lewis was eager to counterattack and lost another foul.

Sloan signaled to the referee on the sidelines that Brian Shaw would foul the defense first, but the referee ignored it, it was just a normal confrontation.

Lewis was the 19th rookie in the first round in 1999. He was in good health, not very smart, and his offensive choices were always poor. Sloan was willing to train him, but he disappointed again and again.

The Lakers attacked, and Guo Xu dribbled the ball to the frontcourt without anyone covering him. He wanted to play against Stockton but was afraid that Jackson would hide it from him. He had to pass it to Xiao again. The latter formed a triangle with Kobe and O'Neal. Guo Xu stood in the middle and waited for the opportunity to catch the ball or take the second organization.

O'Neal received the ball from a low post and beat Osttarger. The two were close in size, and the Bears played their only role and resisted people. Whenever they saw this scene, Guo Xu felt a little annoyed. He obviously had a more labor-saving style of playing, but the Lakers didn't use it. O'Neal was also happy. He was willing to use this method to prove his strength.

O'Neal squeezed twice and turned around in the middle, bent his knees and held the ball with his hands slightly, O'Tag was raised by the shaking center of gravity. O'Neal took a step forward and jumped the shot, O'Tag's foul on the hitter.

Even with similar figures, the White Bear is difficult to defend against the Black Bear. At the peak, O'Neal's jumping power is so strong that he can turn around and dunk 360 degrees. Ostag is a perfect floor flow. Once O'Neal jumps, he cannot block it and can only foul to stop it.

But O'Neal couldn't seize the simple opportunity, missed both free throws and handed over the ball.

Making free throws is always the most efficient and killer scoring method on the basketball court. Most players are much more efficient at the free throw line than shooting. If they make fouls on 10 offensive opportunities, even if they are two-point fouls, they will have 20 free throw opportunities. O'Neal's 50% free throw shooting percentage can score 10 points, which is the same as his 50% shooting score of 5 goals in 10 offensive shots.

If O'Neal's free throw is reliable and his shooting percentage reaches 80%, it will be equivalent to his 10 attacks with 80% of his two-point shooting percentage, which is terrible.

In Guo Xu's previous life, O'Neal's career has 10 seasons in his regular season and 9.3 free throws per game in 19 seasons. His data in the playoffs is even more terrifying. His average of free throws per game in 12 playoffs, 15.4 free throws per game in two peak times, and 11.6 free throws per game in 17 playoffs.

Unfortunately, O'Neal's average free throw shooting percentage in the regular season was 52.7% and 50.4% in the playoffs, both of which were lower than the scoring efficiency of sports battles. His average score per game has never reached 30+ in a single season, so he was ruined by free throws. If he had Yao Ming's accuracy, his achievements would be limitless. He could hit Jordan's ten scoring champions and six championships.

When O'Neal made a free throw, Sloan sent Russell to replace Lewis.

The Jazz attacked, Stockton controlled the ball, and Ostag was on the side to Starks without the ball cover. Stockton passed to Starks, who attracted O'Neal to switch defense and then passed the ball to Ostag after a fake pass.

"Big White Bear" knew that his empty cut speed was slow, so he took the ball and passed it to Malone who was deeply involved in the basket. Grant's foul on the foul, and Malone still threw the ball out, scoring to 2+1.

Malone made a penalty, 82 to 83.

After this foul, veteran Grant "graduated" with six fouls, and Jackson sent Fox to play the power forward.

The Lakers attacked and the players pulled away. Kobe broke through with the ball, and Stockton let go of Guo Xu to double-team and sneak attack.

Russell got stuck, Kobe didn't notice the empty space in the middle, protected the ball and made an action, but was successfully intercepted by Stockton from behind.

Stockton made a long pass to Starks, who forced a layup against Brian Shaw to make two points, 82-85.

Kobe was single, Russell was so cool, and he made fouls and made both free throws. 84 to 85.

Both sides found the offensive feeling, and no one could defend against each other. Guo Xu did not make any phone appearance on the offensive end, and performed well on the defensive end, so he did not score again.

The Lakers had a slight advantage because O'Neal's strong attack scored 2+1 and beat Ostertag down, and the Jazz were forced to replace Danny Manning, who was very light-weight.

At 1 minute and 45 seconds, O'Neal's single-handed match against Manning was obvious, attracting Starks to double-team and then allocated to the outside line Brian Shaw. The latter's open bottom corner attracted Stockton to make up for defense and pass Guo Xu 70 degrees.

Guo Xu did not waste any chance, and made a steadily three-pointer at the open space, and the Lakers took the lead again to overtake.

This is his 11th score, and the score is finally in double digits, and it is priceless.

In the next round, Malone played Fox with a low post, and O'Neal suddenly came out to assist in the defense and intercept the ball successfully. Guo Xu received O'Neal's pass and made a single fast attack, and changed direction and accelerated. Stockton was pulled.

The Jazz had four fouls in the final quarter, and Guo Xu was sent to the free throw line.

At the last moment, Jackson's arrangement played a role. Guo Xu was the fastest player in the game, and Stockton could no longer run after playing for 35 minutes.

Fist is afraid of being strong, and the physical disadvantage of veterans becomes more and more obvious as they end up.

Guo Xu quickly sent two free throws and hit a steadily. He didn't want to give Stockton any chance to breathe. He found that the veteran was bent over when watching.

93 to 89, Guo Xu’s 13th score.

At the critical moment, he scored 5 points in a row, which attracted loud cheers from home fans. When he returned to defense, O'Neal and others slapped him to celebrate near the three-point line in the middle.

O'Neal is not alone. He will pass the ball immediately when he sees his teammates have the chance. He averages 3.8 assists per game last season, and has great support as an insider. You should know that he is a big attack weapon, not a center like Divac who mainly supports it. If he reduces his strong attack and passes, it will not be difficult to average 5 assists per game.
Chapter completed!