On the night of February 16, the Lakers defeated the Hornets, who were away at home, expanded the number of victories in the new season to 7 games, and gathered the Dragon Ball.

To be fair, the Charlotte Hornets are not weak and have a place in the Eastern Theater Command.

In the 96-97 season, under the coach of head coach Dave Coins, he set the best record in team history with a record of 54 wins and 28 losses in the regular season.

In the 1997-98 season, he won the sixth record in the Eastern Conference, advanced to the second round in the playoffs, and lost to the Bulls led by Jordan in the semi-finals.

In this era, losing Jordan is not considered losing!

As a small team, such a record is still very gratifying.

However, not only does it cost more money to cover the night, but the team also needs to pay more money if they want to maintain their performance.

By the way, the players' worth has been made, and as a small team, the Hornets' disaster has come.

The first disaster was that Divac, and his contract expired and he was unwilling to renew it.

He was originally staying in the big city of Los Angeles, but unexpectedly, for the sake of the "nameless" Kobe, the Lakers actually brought him, the star center, to Chartero.

Now that the contract is over, the Kings come to invite him, so he will naturally not stay here.

The second robbery is Matt Geiger, who is a fierce player who is fierce in defense and O'Neal also becomes a fierce player who is also a fierce player who is tinted.

One palm in 1995 caused O'Neal to fracture his hand bone, which indirectly led to O'Neal's journey to Los Angeles.

After gradually becoming famous, the 76 team used a 6-year contract of 51 million to sign him to play Iverson's "four guarantees and one" tactic.

The third disaster occurred in captain Anthony Mason. He had problems with his muscles and was directly reimbursed in the 1998-99 season.

In this way, all Hornets' inside players were "dead".

In Li Mu's previous life, the Hornets would sign Brad Miller, but Li Mu got it to the Lakers, which made the Hornets' already not rich insider even worse.

The Hornets had to sign Derek Coleman, the No. 1 pick in the 1990s.

Coleman is a full-time power forward, but he is used to play center and play small ball tactics.

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In the first quarter, O'Neal received a pass from Billups, sat down, chiseled under the basket, turned around immediately, raised the basket, and dunked with both hands.

0 to 2!!

In the first round alone, the match between the No. 1 pick in 1990 and No. 1 pick in 1992 ended with O'Neal's complete victory.

Coleman couldn't resist O'Neal's impact at all, and he was unwilling to fight to the death.

For basketball, Coleman just played as a job.

He is physically gifted and is regarded as a power forward in the top three levels of history. He was originally competing with Barkley and Malone, power forwards of that level.

But this person, after entering the league, is really a player who brings his "basketball talent" to the NBA.

When he entered the league, he has always used his talent to play and has never trained seriously.

Focus on off-site entertainment: beating, fighting, being beaten, racing...proficient in everything.

Want him to fight O'Neal desperately?

It's simply contrary to his beliefs.

Of course he wouldn't do such stupid things. Who would hurt him? He would have to stay in the league until 15 years and completely fight until retirement.

Hornets head coach Dave Coins can only give up on luck.

Put your only hope of winning on the offense, want to play against the Lakers, and use speed to strand O'Neal, the shark, on the shore.

Not to mention, the Hornets really have the capital.

David Wesley and Bobby Philes, nicknamed Mickey Mouse, are a combination of death speed combinations. They can ignore life when they rush, and they can whirlwind, making the Lakers' backcourt exhaust gas.

Billups faced David Wesley at 1.80 meters and had a headache.

Wesley's speed is his job, and Billups' height of 1.91 meters is simply a natural misalignment.

Unless you look for a short point guard like Tyron Lu, otherwise it would be difficult to replace Joe's leader.

Wesley's breakthroughs and frequent achievements almost made Billups into a sieve.

The Lakers' inside defense substitution, and Wesley's pass-through is an offensive threat.

He is not as good as Iverson, but he can already regard him as the poor version of Iverson.

The poor version of Iverson, when you break through, he is also Iverson.

The Lakers can only find a way to reduce the Hornets' speed.

Fortunately, the Lakers have strong mobility. Although they cannot do it every time, most of it can still be done.

Drag the game into the position, but the Hornets' attack ability is not weak.

Coleman knew that he couldn't beat O'Neal when he entered the inside, so he pulled out and played a pick-and-roll tactic with David Wesley.

Coleman has a strong offensive talent, and he can hit 22+10 at the peak, and has good back-to-back skills. Of course, he also has accurate central shots.

After pick-and-roll, he received the ball and jumped. With O'Neal's anti-pick-roll technique, the score was simply too easy.

David Wesley's offensive firepower is also quite strong, one inch shorter and one inch stronger.

After his pick-and-roll, he broke through into the inside and faced O'Neal and hit the basket very sharply.

Even if the Lakers block the inside, Glenn Rice, the three-point star expert, is blooming on the outside.

He is a five-time All-Star, and he can average 28 points per game in the 97/98 season. As the team's star, his offensive strength is naturally not bad, and three-pointers are frequently hit.

Go to the basket, layup, mid-range shot, three-pointer...

The Hornets' offensive method is very three-dimensional, making the Lakers unable to defend themselves and lose sight of the other.

In the first quarter, the Hornets started and wanted to drive the pace of the game, but they actually got involved. The Lakers, who were not prepared, were in a lagging position.

Fortunately, O'Neal was so proud that he received the basketball and broke the space. With a clang, he scored a goal.

The Hornets were beaten in the inside and had to shrink and encircle O'Neal.

The Lakers began shooting three-pointers from the outside.

Bang-!

Bang-!

Bang-!

In the Great Western Forum Arena, a symphony of iron-thrust sounded.

By the way, it is not scary to hit the iron, there are also rebounds.

In the last game, Ben Wallace, who grabbed 19 rebounds, faced JR Renault, grabbing rebounds was as easy as drinking water.

Then, there was no room for dunk under the basket, so I threw the basketball out, and the outside line banged a few more times, and the Lakers' three-pointer was smashed with a large number of shots.

The iron-smashing feel is perfect, and the shooting feel is trained.

Then, the Hornets' tortoise shells were broken in pieces and had no inside advantage, and the scene was really miserable.

As the game progressed, the Lakers also understood the situation of Hornets players.

Glenn Rice, the Hornets' boss, was the first to be hit.

His ball-holding and offensive ability is average, and his ability is to catch and shoot in the basket.

With such characteristics, Bao Wen's existence is simply his nemesis.

Krasper's close-fitting defense disrupted his shooting rhythm. Thinking that the opponent was not famous, he forced his shot and made a forced shot. Bowen's big hand slammed his eyes directly, and the weakness of the projecting star began to be exposed.

Glen Rice's shooting feel inevitably reduced.

Bang-!

Rebounding fell into the hands of the Lakers.

The Hornets are the star players on the outside, and the speed of the Hornets cannot be increased. The remaining weapons are only pick-and-roll tactics and star individual singles.

Soon, the Hornets' pick-and-roll tactics were also locked by the defense.

In fact, David Wesley was originally a shooting guard.

The reason why he plays point guard is because he is too short.

The passing organization ability is much worse.

Then, David Wesley and Coleman worked together for less than a month, and naturally did not have the invincible power of the Utah Double Evil.

At the same time, Coleman's pick-and-roll technology is of poor quality and does not have the strong low-post singles ability like Malone. He can still make a way out when facing pinch attacks.

The scoring efficiency of the pick-and-roll tactics has also been reduced.

There is no way, the Hornets can only fight with their own personal abilities.

At this moment, I happened to hit the Lakers' iron plate.

The Lakers' starting lineup, Billups, Kobe, Bowen and O'Neal, are all the worst defenses that can enter the best defensive second team.

If the Hornets’ stars have a personal single-handed fight, they will naturally not have any good results.
To be continued...