Chapter 625: Secret Weapon

Two days later.

The NBA Finals Game 3 arrived.

Returning to the Lakers' home court, the Lakers' already overflowing combat power would only become even stronger; it was becoming increasingly difficult for the Bulls to win the game.

However.

Until the very last second of the game, everything remained in suspense.

Staples Center.

8:45 PM.

15 minutes before the game.

On the Bulls' bench.

Coach Scott Skiles gathered everyone together and said in a deep voice, "Kobe and O'Neal are having a conflict, and it seems to have reached an irreconcilable point.

So.

When Kobe cannot score, even if he forces a shot, he will not pass to O'Neal; this is an opportunity we can seize.

Continue to apply higher-intensity defense on Kobe.

Make him keep forcing shots, keep his efficiency low, and this will also make O'Neal's opportunities to attack fewer.

In this way.

We can limit the OK duo to a certain extent, and the probability of winning will increase.

I know that in the previous two games, everyone did this, but we still lost in the end.

But it doesn't matter.

Keep a good mindset, do everything we can do, and then even if we lose, it doesn't matter."

"Oh!"

"Understood, Coach!"

"Don't worry, Coach, we will definitely win the game tonight!"

The Bulls players' mindset was still good, and they had always maintained their self-confidence; this was quite good.

Perhaps.

When you feel there is no hope and you are fearless, you can instead stimulate your potential while doing as you please.

Soon.

The game arrived!

"Jump ball!"

The tip-off between Yao and O'Neal.

O'Neal, who had been suppressed by Kobe's ball dominance, couldn't be bothered to be serious and jumped casually.

Yao tipped the basketball away first, winning the first possession for the Bulls.

"Boom, boom, boom!"

Hinrich pushed the ball to the left arc, facing Payton's defense, used a hesitation step followed by a side-step, and lifted his hand for a three-pointer.

"Clang!"

Missed.

But Hinrich was very confident and decisive on this shot.

Transition offense.

Kobe pushed the ball up; Pippen and the rookie Korver, who had come on for Su Yan, double-teamed Kobe.

But Kobe didn't panic at all, forced his way through the two, rushed to the right low post, and then pulled up for a forced fadeaway shot.

An ultra-high-difficulty fadeaway jumper.

Once such a shot goes in, it would make the Top 10 plays and boost Kobe's popularity.

He had also made many such high-difficulty shots, which is why he became one of the Four Great Shooting Guards.

His play was too aesthetically pleasing.

However.

This was the stage of the Finals. And there was the opponent's extremely targeted double-team defense.

Such a high-difficulty forced shot was not a reasonable shot selection.

"Clang!"

Missed.

Rebound?! O'Neal used his butt to shove Yao away and leaped up, grabbing the rebound.

But immediately after.

Antonio and Pippen swarmed him again, not letting O'Neal force a shot at the rim, and Yao also immediately followed up to surround him.

He couldn't attack.

O'Neal could pass to the right low post to Kobe, who was now left open, but the irreconcilable conflict between the two.

Made the Bulls certain that O'Neal would not pass to Kobe.

"Whoosh!"

Sure enough.

While surrounded, O'Neal dished the ball to Payton at the left arc, who moved it to Malone at the free-throw line, and finally, it was passed into Kobe's hands.

Another jumper.

"Swish!"

This time it went in.

"Why pass to him? Wouldn't it be better to score yourself?!" O'Neal was immediately very unhappy when he saw Malone pass to Kobe.

Why give the rebound he had worked so hard to grab to a guy like Kobe? ===== CHAPTER 627 =====