Since Shaq replaced Eddie Jones, Michael Udin also changed from No. 5 being No. 3 all of a sudden, such a big change, hardly anyone in the current league can pull it off.
The Utah Jazz served the ball, and the Utah rearranged. Pick-and-roll should start. The pick-and-roll effect this time wasn't perfect. Karl Malone didn't have a chance to finish the match straight away. shot!
Karl Malone transfers the ball to Brian Russell. In the postman's eyes, his tiny teammate up front should be able to rely on his speed to beat the seven-foot-tall Michael Udin!
Brian Russell received the ball from a mid-range position. Michael Udin lowered his center of gravity as much as possible. With some experience in the 3rd position, he naturally knew that when facing an orthodox small forward, he had to be ready to break through.
Sure enough, after a simple tentative move, Brian Russell immediately chose to break through!
Michael Udin, who was ready, quickly crossed and glided! The defensive speed is impressive!
Even though he didn't completely get rid of Michael Udin, Brian Russell still managed to make a move!
Two teams of four insiders huddled together!
Shaquille O'Neal is amazing! One person rose from the crowd! Strong from the backcourt rebound!
Nick Van Exel quickly ran to catch the ball, Shaq came back, and he, Shaq's official point guard, naturally had to hit the rhythm.
Against Greg Foster's defences, Shaquille O'Neal must teach the men to play tough!
There was also Greg Foster, who was over seven feet tall and weighed over two hundred. Behind the big shark O'Neal, Greg Foster desperately defended, but behind the furious big shark, his massive body crumbled like a piece of paper at will. !
Two consecutive collisions cost Greg Foster his ability to stand firm!
Shaquille O'Neal turned unimaginably, and then a thunderous ruler dominated his opponent!
Poor Greg Foster messing around alone in a gust of wind carried by O'Neal's great shark!
42-33! The reason why Shaquille O'Neal was so brutal as soon as he came onto the pitch was because Michael Udin's performance gave him a lot of stimulation!
If he didn't show housekeeping skills today, then he might not really be able to take advantage of Michael Udin's comparison!
Utah Jazz strike, John Stockton still passes to Karl Malone!
After Karl Malone received the ball from mid-range, he made two threats three times in a row to show Campbell!
Campbell, who was in the air, had no time to regret it. Karl Malone took advantage of the situation to break through, and Shaquille O'Neal made a big move to make up for the defense!
The great shark with a poor defensive stance didn't dare to make too many defensive moves, he could only raise his arms and use as much width of his body as possible to interfere with Karl Malone's layup!
Even in the era of advocating physical confrontation in the 1990s, not many insiders could keep O'Neal's great shark from making a layup!
But among these people, Karl Malone is one of them!
The energetic Karl Malone, forcibly moved away from Shaquille O'Neal, It was this fierce confrontation that gave Karl Malone an opportunity to shoot calmly!
But Karl Malone never imagined that Michael Udin's magic weapon would descend from the sky!
Michael Udin rushed out from behind the diagonal of karl Malone, He slashed the ball from above Karl Malone's head to the second floor of the auditorium!
After completing such a super block, Michael Udin roared!
Karl Malone looked at Michael Udin coldly, as if he was saying, Son, I remember you.
And Michael Udin and Shaquille O'Neal purposely avoided each other's eyes, but Kobe, who was further away, ran over and celebrated with Michael Udin!
Wow! What a great team defense
But there is still a visible gap between Shaq and Odin! "
Anyone can see the contradiction between Michael Udin and Shaquille O'Neal. If this matter is not resolved properly, it will definitely become a big hidden danger!
"From this defense alone, the two have a tacit understanding, Shaq doesn't make any rash moves, and Odin also makes up for the defense at the right time.
I hope this is a good signal. It is said that victory can resolve all contradictions. As long as they can win this game, the Lakers still have hope in this series. "
Kareem's view is quite optimistic, no matter how big the conflict between the two, as long as they can play well together, then everything will be fine!
"Looks like Karl Malone hasn't had a block in a long time, I don't remember him being blocked in the draw against the Phoenix Suns!
It seems that this restriction by Odin is very reasonable! "
As Wilt Chamberlain said, being able to block Karl Malone for the first time would greatly improve the Los Angeles Lakers defense.
Utah Jazz serve from the bottom line, Karl Malone passes the ball to Brian Russell, Brian Russell passes the ball to John Stockton!
At the same time, Greg Foster set up an off-ball screen for Jeff Hornacek, who kept running!
After Kobe staggered, John Stockton shot straight into the ball!
Jeff Hornacek made a quick shot after receiving the ball but Kobe didn't give up on his defense, he jumped in and blocked from long range!
Such a relentless chase can only get Jeff Hornacek to collect balls and make adjustments!
With one dribble, Jeff Hornacek made a big move!
This time, Kobe showed his incredible physical talent!
Kobe didn't stop after landing! He flew diagonally again and hit the ball with his hand!
Jeff Hornacek has been playing basketball for so long, and it's the first time he's seen a defender respond so quickly!
Even the Energy Solutions Arena fans were exclaiming!
After pressing the ball down, Kobe bent even faster, and he immediately took the ball into his own hands!
Kobe's defense surprised everyone The reason why Kobe is currently able to be given so much playing time by Coach Delmar Harris is because of his tireless and talented defensive abilities!
The Los Angeles Lakers attacked, and the Utah Jazz couldn't keep Greg Foster from taking on Shaquille O'Neal's damage alone anymore.
When Shaquille O'Neal receives the ball, Karl Malone comes into the doubles team!
Campbell shouts for the ball!
Shaquille O'Neal lifts the ball over his head and passes the ball inside!
Karl Malone is the brick wall of the Utah Jazz, wherever he needs to be moved!
When Campbell got the ball, Karl Malone was back in defense on the spot. A closer look at the power forward with all his tendons running as fast as a pass!
"Here! Campell!"
At this time, Michael Udin suddenly stepped into the middle, which suddenly caught Brian Russell off guard!
Campbell was forced by Karl Malone's intimidation, and hurriedly passed the ball back to Michael Udin who was running at high speed!
After catching the ball, Michael Udin made no adjustments at all, but he stepped into the three second zone and took off after catching the ball!
Super long distance gliding jump! Karl Malone originally wanted to give Michael Udin an aerial interception, but Michael Udin's speed was too fast!
If he blocked it rashly, he would definitely be humiliated by Michael Udin's crotch!
From takeoff to landing, Karl Malone stares at Michael Udin's performance!
"I have to do four more."
It takes a lot of guts to take on Karl Malone's dunk again, after all, it's a big demon that kills in the NBA arena.
"Odin dunked and hit the ball really hard. He should have responded to Karl Malone's nasty foul with a brave and tough display."
For Michael Udin's strong response, Kareem was very happy.
"In the playoffs, Odin's movement speed has clearly improved greatly, and the swing of his arm for this dunk is very beautiful!
Only faster moves could evade the opponent's defenses that worked, and he had to continue this good habit! "
Michael Udin learned a lot on the volleyball court, and Wilt Chamberlain also saw all these improvements in his eyes.
"Even though Shaq and Odin are separated by Campell, I think this can be considered an echo of the two of them attacking!
More importantly, the Lakers already lead by 11 points. I could never have imagined that there would be a team in the West that could lead the Utah Jazz by double digits at the Energy Solutions Arena! "
What Magic Johnson said represents the feeling of most Lakers fans right now, are we 11 points clear?
Even though something like that happened after the last game, in this match the Lakers played at a super level and put in a really great performance.
The Los Angeles Lakers also maintained the eleven-point advantage until the end of the first half!
56-45, in the first half of the game, Shaquille O'Neal scored 15 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 block, while Michael Udin did not lose! 13 points, 5 rebounds and 2 blocks
Both played very well, but there was not a single direct pass between them.