"beep!"

With a whistle, Yao Ming turned the ball back to half and the curtain of the finals officially kicked off!

Nelson took the ball, and after Yao Ming fell to the low post, he followed him to hang the ball in.

The Wizards played the inside first.

Yao Ming hit O'Neal on the back after receiving the ball.

O'Neal's reaction speed became slower after gaining weight, but the confrontation was still there. Yao Ming was pushed twice and was pushed even more outside.

However, Yao Ming is a center forward with a perfect combination of technology and height. He took advantage of the situation and hooked his hand behind him.

O'Neal could only look at the ball and sigh.

"Swish!"

Yao Ming showed his soft touch and sent the ball into the basket steadily.

2 to 0!

The Wizards took the lead!

Although he does not have an MVP halo bonus like Sun Hao, Yao Ming's state in the playoffs, especially after getting the MVP, is extremely hot!

For the Lakers' offense, Payton pushed the ball into the frontcourt.

At this moment, Phil Jackson on the Lakers' bench suddenly stood up.

Because he discovered an "incredible" scene on the field.

On the Wizards, it was McGrady who was guarding Sun Hao!

Jackson then turned his eyes to Carlisle on the sidelines.

The two teams fought before, especially in the Christmas game, when Sun Hao scored 62 points to win the Wizards, no one could stop him.

Whether it is Nelson or Hamilton, Alexander on the bench, can't stop Sun Hao at all.

Is there no better defender for the Wizards?

The answer is, there is.

Who? McGrady.

McGrady's physical talent is destined to be an extremely outstanding defender.

But as mentioned before, there are usually few core defenses on the court.

Because players have limited physical fitness, doing so will inevitably mean physical energy consumption on the offensive end.

Of course, there are exceptions, such as Kobe.

But McGrady is not Kobe, the two have very different personalities.

What's more, the competition has just begun now!

Sun Hao faced McGrady's attack in the first round, and his move after shaking... went out!

McGrady's physical talent is really great. Whether it is static or dynamic, he is completely a plus version of Kobe.

And he is really defending with all his strength, which is like the sun hitting the west.

You should know that although McGrady has such a good talent, he has never been in the defensive lineup. Most of the time he doesn't work hard to defend.

After successfully defending Sun Hao with one goal, McGrady opened her sleepy eyes rarely.

In the phrase "Fantasy", his eyes burst out with a captivating light when they opened!

This time, Jackson misunderstood Carlisle.

Defending Sun Hao is not Carlisle's arrangement, but McGrady's own request!

McGrady's personality is indeed much worse than Kobe, but at certain specific times, his desire to win can also be very strong.

For example, in history, in order to help Houston win the playoffs, he played closed!

Although such a move later proved unwise, he did.

Now history has changed. The Virgin has reached the finals in the first round. This moment is much more specific than that!

In the Wizards' offense, Nelson and Uncle Huo played pick-and-roll, and after taking apart, O'Neal, who was resting the defense, made a throw shot.

The ball was not scored, but O'Neal didn't have time to withdraw it. Yao Ming grabbed the offensive rebound at the basket and scored a second offensive dunk!

4 to 0!

The cheers were shaking, and Jordan even reached out to applaud the team's performance.

The Wizards' start was perfect.

Phil Jackson frowned slightly on the Lakers bench.

Judging from the Wizards' two attacks on the start of the game, McGrady did not participate, and the Wizards will use McGrady to defend Sun Hao throughout the game tonight.

If Sun Hao and McGrady exchange one-on-one, the Lakers will be at a disadvantage.

I have to say that the Wizards' adjustments are very good.

Now, it depends on whether Sun Hao can break through McGrady's defense.

Payton took the ball to the frontcourt and prepared to continue giving the ball to Sun Hao.

But at this moment, Sun Hao made a new tactical gesture to him.

Payton was a little surprised because it was not Jackson's tactical arrangement, but he believed Sun Hao and did as he did.

This is an inside tactic. After Sun Hao, Ariza and Walker pulled the wings away, O'Neal sank to the inside, and Payton hung the ball in.

O'Neal took the ball and looked around and didn't double-team it, so he directly knitted Yao Ming.

Yao Ming held his breath... couldn't stand it.

Yao Ming has been a little reluctant to defend O'Neal after gaining weight in history, but now Yao Ming has not gained weight, and it is O'Neal who has gained weight (fortune) and gained weight (fortune) instead.

It is normal for Yao Ming to be unable to withstand this one.

However, Yao Ming was very smart. After carrying it for a few strokes, he knew that he couldn't stand it and removed the bench and was ready to use his height to block it.

Inside players are prone to losing balance if they have a high center of gravity. If they are ordinary insiders, they will easily get hit.

But this is O'Neal, he has been prepared for so many times when he fought with Yao Ming.

When Yao Ming removed the bench, he took the opportunity and directly jumped and smashed the ball into the basket with one hand.

"Bang!"

Even if you jump lightly, it will be a thunderous blow!

The scene was restless.

They don't know the psychological game between the two on the field.

What they saw was O'Neal knocking away Yao Ming, and then a shark-out dunk dunk dunked the ball in.

That kind of visual impact is indeed just like O'Neal himself said, he has had enough rest!

In the ball exchange, Yao Ming received the ball from the inside and then hit O'Neal with his back.

O'Neal was very focused when defending, but Yao Ming did not gain weight and was very flexible. He still scored the ball with a hook hand that turned continuously!

After scoring the goal, Yao Ming waved his fist hard.

Although he didn't defend O'Neal, O'Neal didn't defend him either!

Looking back, Payton continued to hang the ball to O'Neal under the basket.

However, there was a small detail on the court at this time. Sun Hao did not simply stand on the outside to pull up space, but instead ran around the half-time without the ball.

O'Neal showed off his skills at the basket, and the iconic hook shot after turning around also steadily sent the ball into the basket!

A showdown between two super centers!

After several rounds of the game, fans suddenly realized that the game has become a match between Yao Shark from the beginning!

Phil Jackson's expression improved a lot.

From a strategic perspective, Sun Hao's choice is wise.

The Yao Shark showdown will not only make full use of O'Neal's physical strength when he is on the court.

More importantly, because McGrady won't participate too much on the offensive end when defending Sun Hao, and the Lakers can maintain the situation.

Sun Hao even cleverly used the ball running position to consume McGrady's physical strength. You should know that defense is always more physically consuming than offense because it takes a pick-and-roll.

So if you keep playing like this, the Lakers will gradually gain an advantage.

The situation on the field is indeed developing in this direction.

The two teams played for about 6 minutes, and the score on the field was 14.

At this moment, Sun Hao received the ball and faced McGrady, and suddenly took a three-pointer.

16 to 21!
To be continued...