Rodman's free throw shooting has never been very good. It was still above 60% when he was with the Pistons. After joining the Bulls, it immediately dropped to just over 50%. This also made Rodman the experimental target of Nelson, a mad scientist.

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However, experimental results showed that the effect of using the shark-killing tactic on Rodman was not particularly good, but it was extremely effective when used on O'Neal, so this tactic was later called the shark-killing tactic.

Nelson had already used the shark-killing tactic against O'Neal two years ago, so even if Jiang Dongbing used the shark-killing tactic tonight, it wouldn't actually be a shocking thing.

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The game officially started. After Glen Rice scored a mid-range shot at the beginning, the Grizzlies turned around and hit back with a three-pointer from the outside.

After a few minutes of playing, the point difference between the two sides was pretty tight. The Grizzlies' touch finally returned to normal tonight, but I can't say how good it was. If the touch really exploded, even the Lakers wouldn't be able to withstand it.

Seeing that his team's number of fouls had been exhausted, Jiang Dongbing directly called a timeout.

"Li, get ready to play! Chauncey, please leave the field and rest for three minutes!" Jiang Dongbing took advantage of this timeout to directly change the lineup on the field.

There were expressions of disbelief on the faces of the Grizzlies generals. Lee Mayberry came on the court? Is the coach kidding?

It's the Western Conference semifinals now, and the Grizzlies have already lost one game. Not long into the game, the coach actually replaced him with a fringe player on the team. Isn't this a joke?

Mayberry may not even be qualified to be the patron saint of the water cooler in the Grizzlies, because he often cannot appear on the team's roster.

There were a total of fifty games this season, but Mayberry only played nine games in total, and all of them came in garbage time.

Jackson and others scratched their heads and couldn't figure out why Jiang Dongbing replaced Mayberry at such a critical moment. However, they did not dare to question Jiang Dongbing's decision and could only wait for Jiang Dongbing's explanation.

I think Jiang Dongbing must have his own plan when he sends May Bailey at this moment.

Mayberry pointed at himself, feeling extremely unbelievable and wondering if he was hallucinating.

"That's right, it's you, Lee Mayberry!"

"Remember, after you play, you don't need to participate in the offense, nor do you need to participate in the defense. You only need to do one thing!"

"Foul O'Neal, send O'Neal to the free throw line, and get five fouls on O'Neal in the shortest possible time!" Jiang Dongbing said slowly.

The generals were stunned. They had roughly guessed Jiang Dongbing's plan. Are they going to use the shark-killing tactic against O'Neal?

Even if young players like Jackson have not witnessed this tactic with their own eyes, they must have heard about it. Now listening to what Jiang Dongbing means, it is obvious that he wants to use this tactic.

Mayberry nodded in confusion. He didn't have to attack or defend himself. He only had to send O'Neal to the free throw line. He could definitely accomplish this task.

"As for you, you can still do whatever you need to do, there will be no changes." Jiang Dongbing said to the other four starting players.

The timeout ends and players from both teams return to the court.

Mayberry's appearance shocked the fans at the scene. Many fans didn't even know who the team Jiang Dongbing sent to the field was.

In the Grizzlies' offensive round, Jackson assisted Christie to score a three-pointer, and the two sides were tied at 11:11.

It was the Lakers' turn for the offensive round. Under the surprised eyes of everyone in the audience, Mayberry hugged O'Neal who was about to participate in the offensive round.

Mayberry is a point guard, only 185 centimeters tall. With such a small figure holding a giant like O'Neal, the scene is very funny.

The referee immediately blew the whistle and ruled that Mayberry committed an off-ball foul on O'Neal, and O'Neal got two free throw opportunities.

Many fans still didn't understand what medicine Jiang Dongbing was selling, but the Lakers players and Lakers head coach Kurt Rambis had a sense of crisis in their eyes.

Especially O'Neal, he suddenly felt a breath in his chest, and he knew very well that he was going to be targeted.

After walking to the free throw line, O'Neal made one of two free throws, ending their offensive round.

The ball was transferred to the Grizzlies. With the help of O'Brien's pick-and-roll, Jackson rushed to the basket and made a short pick, successfully scoring two more points.

The Lakers served, and before their ball could move to the frontcourt, they heard the referee's whistle sound again.

Mayberry still fouled O'Neal off the ball, sending O'Neal to the free throw line again.

This time O'Neal was a bit unlucky and missed two free throws!

The Grizzlies players on the court all had evil smiles on their faces because they had seen O'Neal's furious expression.

After missing two free throws, O'Neal was really furious. The feeling of being caught by someone's shortcomings made him quite unhappy.

The key point is that he still has nothing to do against the opponent. Seeing Jiang Dongbing using fringe players to implement shark-cutting tactics against him, it is obvious that he is targeting him tonight.

In the next offensive round, although the Grizzlies did not score, O'Neal missed two free throws after all, so it was not a big loss.

Mayberry's third foul allowed O'Neal to make one of two free throws. For the Grizzlies, Jackson hit another three-pointer.

After Mayberry's five fouls were used up, O'Neal also made ten free throws, but only made four. However, the Grizzlies scored 8 points in five offensive rounds!

This back and forth directly allowed the Grizzlies to establish a four-point lead, which directly made Lakers coach Rambis turn green.

If there are players on the Grizzlies court who are poor at free throws, then he can use the same method to counterattack, but the Grizzlies players are all very good at free throws.

Needless to say, Jackson and Christie are all players who rely on baskets for their livelihood. How can they be bad at free throws?

Miller's free throw shooting is also extremely accurate, and can even reach over 80% this season. Even O'Neal, who is relatively poor in free throw shooting, has improved rapidly since coming to the Grizzlies, and now can reach around 75%.

With such a free throw shooting rate, as long as Rambis is not confused, he will definitely not use shark-cutting tactics against Grizzlies players.

Taking advantage of the timing of O'Neal's free throw, Jiang Dongbing did not call a timeout and directly replaced Mayberry with Billups.

O'Neal was going crazy, but in addition to being angry, he was also worried. He was really afraid that Jiang Dongbing would repeat his old tricks after a while and send another fringe player to kill him.

How many fringe players are the Grizzlies sitting on the sidelines tonight? O'Neal couldn't help but look over, there were four or five anyway!
Chapter completed!