Successful Defense

With a sharp smack.

Roy Hibbert got to the tip first, tapping the ball back into his own half as the Cleveland Cavaliers gained possession for the game's first attack.

Su Yi quickly picked up the ball and dribbled it across half court.

The moment he crossed half court, Su Yi's pupils contracted slightly. The man guarding him was Lamar Odom!

That was right. For this game, Zen Master Phil Jackson had put the 208-centimeter-tall Lamar Odom, with his 224-centimeter wingspan, on Su Yi.

Zen Master Phil Jackson wanted Lamar Odom to use his long arms to disrupt Su Yi's passing, conceding the drive while taking away the shot.

After all, even if Su Yi drove inside, he would immediately face the combined containment of Pau Gasol, Andrew Bynum, and Lamar Odom trailing behind him—the three towers.

Yet Su Yi did not hesitate in the slightest. With consecutive crossovers, he shook off Lamar Odom and drove straight at the Los Angeles Lakers' interior.

Pau Gasol and Andrew Bynum quickly rotated over, while Lamar Odom hurried back in pursuit, forming a three-man trap.

Seeing that, Su Yi flicked his wrist and tossed the ball toward the basket.

But in the next second, Pau Gasol leaped high and snatched the ball out of the air, successfully breaking up the Cleveland Cavaliers' attack. The Los Angeles Lakers immediately launched a fast break, moving the ball several times before it reached Lamar Odom cutting into the paint. Lamar Odom calmly laid it into the embrace of the basket.

Score!

0-2!

Lamar Odom opened the scoring for the Los Angeles Lakers.

The Cleveland Cavaliers' subsequent attacks, all orchestrated by Su Yi, were dismantled by the Los Angeles Lakers, who seized the chance to go on a small run—9-0!

On the bench, the corners of Zen