Reborn in the 96 golden generation

Chapter 22

When it was the Lakers' turn to attack, not long after Zhou Yu received a pass from O'Neal, he suddenly felt the strong defensive pressure of Larry Johnson.

He no longer gave up some distance, but used close defense, constantly rubbing and colliding with Zhou Yu with his strong body, and his small movements continued, such as covering his eyes, pushing his waist, and bumping his knees.

Zhou Yu felt that life was worse than death, and only then did he truly experience that the New York Knicks, known for their defense, really deserved their reputation. This kind of defensive strength is estimated to be no more than this in the playoffs and finals.

Even so, Zhou Yu didn't intend to pass the ball. This was his first start, so he must have a stunning performance.

In the face of post defense, the best way is to turn around with the opponent's body as the axis.Zhou Yu played as a defender in his previous life, so his ability to turn around and dribble is not a problem. However, in this life, he is 2.14 meters tall, not to mention his slow movements, and he also risks the ball being stolen.

Just when everyone thought that Zhou Yu was going to pass the ball, Zhou Yu quietly charged up and suddenly accelerated and dashed towards Johnson's side with the ball in his right hand.

Johnson hurried to defend, Zhou Yu looked at the right time, caught the ball with his right hand and made a sharp reverse turn, at the same time he switched to his left hand and successfully dodged him.

Then suddenly came an emergency stop jumper, and shot the basketball in his hand steadily.

With a crisp sound of "唰", this mid-range shot went into the net again, and the audience booed all over the place.

Van Gundy shook his head helplessly and sighed, Zhou Yu's performance had completely exceeded his imagination, not at all like a rookie player's performance.

Harris had a look of surprise on his face. He originally sent Zhou Yu to start the game in order to let him do a good job of defense and support. However, Zhou Yu's strong singles success this time declared that he has the strength to become the successor to O'Neill and Eddie Jones. After that, the Lakers' third stable scoring point.

Larry Johnson, who was being teased, was so angry that he stared at Zhou Yu fiercely and clenched his fists.

With the Knicks missing the shot, the Lakers won the ball. At this time, the score between the two sides was "23:20", and the Lakers once again led by three points. If this attack succeeds, the Lakers will continue to expand their lead.

There is a habit in the NBA. If a certain player feels hot, other players will naturally pass the ball to him, so this time O'Neal was not used to feed the ball, and Van Exel directly handed the ball to Zhou Yu.

After Zhou Yu received the ball at a 45-degree mid-range distance from one side, he didn't stop at all, and directly made a jumper with a turnaround, which completely wiped out Larry Johnson's close defense.

After the crisp sound of "唰", the basketball was hit steadily again.

"25:20", the Lakers extended their lead to 5 points.

Zhou Yu succeeded in playing three times in a row, making the defensive champion Larry Johnson lose face, and his anger also became stronger and stronger, and the veins on his forehead also stood out.

It was also from fighting Garnett that Zhou Yu learned this back-and-back jumper. Although the move is simple, it is very practical, especially when facing a defender who is shorter than him. Even if the opponent judges the intention, it is difficult to catch up.

Therefore, in the next few attacks, Zhou Yu used this trick to jump backward and back, which made Larry Johnson stare blankly with anger, but there was nothing he could do.

It's just that Zhou Yu's shooting rate has dropped, and he made two of four shots.

At the end of the first quarter, with Zhou Yu's strong performance in the latter stage, the Lakers led the Knicks by six points at "29:23".Among them, Zhou Yu scored 9 points alone, only 10 points behind O'Neal, becoming the team's second scoring point.

During the intermission, Harris rearranged his tactics and prepared for Zhou Yu to continue to work hard in the second quarter, fully decompressing O'Neal on the inside and Eddie Jones on the outside, and striving to win the game in the first two quarters.

In the past, Harris would have never dared to have such extravagant hopes. After all, the Knicks are a top team in the league, but Zhou Yu's sudden explosion made him see infinite possibilities.

At the beginning of the second quarter, the Knicks first missed a shot and the Lakers grabbed a rebound.After Zhou Yu received a pass from his teammate in the mid-range of the baseline, he was going to continue single-handedly hitting Larry Johnson with a back-and-back jumper. This saves time and effort.

But just when Zhou Yu used his backside feint, he suddenly felt a huge thrust from behind, which made his body lean forward. After staggering a few steps, he actually fell into a "dog chewing mud".

Nosebleeds sprayed out quickly, looking very embarrassed.

Zhou Yu stood up abruptly, wiped his nostrils, and came towards Larry Johnson furiously. He was about to argue a few words, but suddenly realized that the opponent had already clenched his fists, and a big battle was imminent.

Zhou Yu's heart sank. Johnson was obviously finding fault on purpose, and his boxing skills were well-known far and wide. Back in the day, Iron Man Mourning was defeated by his set of punches.

While hesitating, the "basketball superstar growth system" in his mind suddenly started, and a "fist and kick kung fu panel" flashed inside, including Tai Chi, Shaolin Kicks, Taekwondo, Karate, Jeet Kune Do and other classic kung fu.

Obviously, the invisible system was prompting Zhou Yu to beat him up and resolve the dispute by force.

After a little thought, Zhou Yu finally chose Taijiquan. It seems to be more effective to use softness to overcome rigidity against powerful boxing.

With the blessing of kung fu, Zhou Yu's confidence suddenly increased, but he also knew that when two people fight, the one who strikes first must bear the main responsibility.

"Larry Johnson, I think you should change your name to Shit. Johnson is more appropriate. Not only is the game so stinky, but your character is also terribly stinky."

Zhou Yu gave Johnson a sideways look, and sneered.

When Larry Johnson heard this, he became furious immediately, and immediately punched Zhou Yu in the chest with a fierce straight fist.

Zhou Yu dodged lightly, not to mention avoiding the straight punch, but also held his wrist tightly with both hands, taking advantage of the trend, and stumbled again under his feet.

Larry Johnson soon staggered a few steps forward like Zhou Yu, and fell "dog chewing mud", and bright red nosebleeds gushed out instantly.

The furious Johnson just wanted to stand up and fight back when the referee's whistle sounded suddenly.

"Larry Johnson of the Knicks was ejected for intentional fighting."

The referee announced loudly.

"He did it too, why did he only punish me?"

Larry Johnson wiped his nosebleed and said angrily.

"I'm sorry, it was you who made the first move. It belongs to 'justifiable self-defense'."

The referee has a reason.

Although Larry Johnson was somewhat dissatisfied, he finally left the arena dejected.

After Johnson left, Van Gundy replaced Charles Oakley. In fact, Oakley was also a good fighter.

In order to avoid the recurrence of fights, Van Gundy simply asked Oakley to defend O'Neal and Ewing to defend Zhou Yu.

Zhou Yu was excited. He had long wanted to compete with this long-established "gorilla". If he could defeat the opponent, his popularity would increase significantly.

Ewing was also simmering in his heart, not only uttered wild words, but also dared to act wildly at the Knicks' home court, so he had to be taught a lesson.

"Mr. Reed, do you think Ewing can handle the fiery Wang Zhizhi?"

The well-known commentator Brown asked with great interest.

"Ewing is far superior to Wang Zhizhi in terms of experience and skills. If he plays more bloody, it should not be a problem to clean up Wang Zhizhi."

Reed looked confident.

Ewing's defensive pressure is much stronger than that of Larry Johnson. Not only can he interfere with Zhou Yu's shooting, but he can also block a favorable position.

Even so, Zhou Yu, who received a pass from his teammate, still wanted to try singles, and had no other way to deal with Ewing except to use speed.

Thinking of this, he first made a sharp turn and quickly slid to the baseline with the ball.Ewing quickly moved his steps, sticking to the card position while preventing him from shooting.

But Zhou Yu was a false move. His real goal was not the basket, but the three-second zone facing the basket.

Soon he came up with a flip, a jump, a slide to the rim, and a nice little hook shot.

It was too late for Ewing to come over and make a defense, so he could only watch the basketball slowly fall towards the basket, bumped a few times and rolled into the center of the net again.

"31:23", the Lakers widened the point difference to 8 points, close to double digits.

The Knicks' home court fell silent again, and the fans' expressions were a bit complicated. On the one hand, Zhou Yu's jumping hook just now was very exciting, and on the other hand, this is the Knicks' home court.

In fact, Zhou Yu's "jumping hook" is entirely thanks to Garnett. Since he defeated Garnett in the system one-on-one, this "jumping hook" has become A must in his arsenal of skills.

"What about the gorilla, this time you know how powerful I am."

After Zhou Yu scored the goal, he still didn't forget to challenge Ewing with a face full of beatings.

Ewing, who has always been mild-tempered, was really furious this time. He stared at Zhou Yu with scarlet eyes, and secretly made up his mind that he must beat this crazy kid into a sieve.

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(End of this chapter)