Reborn in the 96 golden generation

Chapter 25 Attack Initiation Point

When the Knicks raised their defensive intensity to the level of the playoffs or even the finals, the Lakers suddenly felt overwhelmed, and their offense stagnated.

Van Exel's and Kobe's sharp breakthroughs all failed under the strong defense of the Knicks, and O'Neal's strong inside play also struggled under Oakley's desperate top defense.

Harris, who was watching the game from the sidelines, couldn't help sweating secretly for his disciple. At this time, the only one he could count on was Wang Zhizhi, that is, Zhou Yu.

After all, Zhou Yu is 2.14 meters tall, and has a wide range of activities and good skills. If he can open up this point, the Lakers' overall offense will be activated instantly.

Seeing O'Neal and Kobe's offensive setbacks, Zhou Yu knew in his heart that he had to assume the starting point of the "triangular offense", otherwise this tactic was likely to be nipped in the bud.

Zhou Yu, who received Kobe's pass, was not in a hurry to dribble the ball against Ewing, but leaned over and made a few breakthrough steps first, but Ewing didn't move at all. What he cared most about was Zhou Yu. Outside shooting ability.

In fact, Zhou Yu originally wanted to shoot with his hands, but when he thought that the essence of the "triangle offense" was to attract defense and create scoring opportunities for his teammates, he had to change his routine.

The next moment, Zhou Yu bit his lip, and first winked at Kobe who was at a 45-degree angle. Kobe immediately came over to act as a blocker. Zhou Yu used the blocker to temporarily throw off Ewing, but immediately ushered in a rotation Alan Houston.

In the past, Zhou Yu would probably have started a jumper when facing a defensive player who was shorter than him, but this time it was different. He was going to carry out the "triangular offense" to the end, so he immediately made a fake shot from Buddha .

Sure enough, Houston mistook him for a shot, and while he was jumping, Zhou Yu passed through smoothly.

Alan Houston, who was taken in, immediately became furious and cursed inwardly, "Damn, you, a power forward, dare to show off your skills in front of me, let's see how I deal with you!"
The next second, Houston followed immediately, and Ewing also came to help defend with some anxiety. This was exactly the scene Zhou Yu wanted to see.

When approaching the penalty area, he passed a behind-the-back pass without looking at it, and passed the ball to Kobe who was unguarded near the bottom line.This is the advantage of the "triangular offense". Even without looking at people, you can know the exact location of your teammates.

After receiving the ball, Kobe immediately shot from outside the three-point line without hesitation. After the basketball crossed a high parabola, it went into the net smoothly!
"68:65", the Lakers led by three points in an instant!

Harris on the sidelines immediately showed a look of surprise. He knew Zhou Yu's skills were comprehensive, but he didn't expect his vision to be so broad. The "showtime" era of the Lakers seemed to reappear.

Van Gundy on the other side sighed helplessly. Zhou Yu was always difficult to solve this problem. Those who were the same height as him were not as flexible as him, and those who were shorter could hardly interfere with his outside shooting.

"Mr. Reid, I think Wang Zhizhi's passing level is comparable to that of Magic Johnson. What do you think?"

The commentator Brown said with a look of surprise.

Reid gave him a surprised look, thinking, this well-known commentator looks a bit tough, and he has been desperately applauding the Lakers from the beginning, do you know that this is the home court of the Knicks.

"I think the Knicks are just being careless for a while. There is no need to work hard to deal with a big player like Wang Zhizhi who can only shoot outside shots."

Reid pouted, disapprovingly.

On the next shot, the Knicks' main attacking point was replaced by Alan Houston on the outside. Facing the defense of the rookie Kobe, he obviously looked contemptuous. After all, he played three years more in the NBA than Kobe.

Compared with Eddie Jones, Houston's shot was faster and more decisive. Therefore, although Kobe judged the timing of his shot, he still didn't interfere with his emergency stop jumper, and could only watch the basketball fall straight to the basket. Go through the net.

"68:67", Houston's textbook-like mid-range shot narrowed the point difference to one point.

The two sides have entered the "mutual explosion mode" at this stage. You come and go, and you don't give in to each other. No one dares to relax a little, for fear that the score will be drawn immediately.

The Lakers still used Zhou Yu as the starting point for the subsequent rounds of offensives, which caused the Knicks a great headache, because Zhou Yu could always use his teammates' pick-and-rolls and screens to get inside smoothly. Once the Knicks double-teamed, To help defend, he will have two options, one is to pass to O'Neal on the inside, and the other is to pass to Kobe on the outside.

If ignored, he can still score with the small hook and fadeaway.

But fortunately, the Knicks also had a good shooting percentage, and they were still able to bite the score. At the end of the third quarter, the Lakers temporarily took the lead with a slight advantage of "81:79" by two points.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Zhou Yu, Kobe Bryant and O'Neal were substituted for a rest to prepare for the final decisive moment.

"Kobe, don't be afraid of being intercepted by Houston, but continue to strengthen your breakthrough and completely destroy the Knicks' defense with your powerful dunks. Houston is nothing special. He just had a few more years of salt than you in the NBA. Understand? ?”

While sitting on a chair and wiping his sweat, Zhou Yu shouted loudly to Kobe beside him.

"Well, I see."

Kobe nodded obediently.

"O'Neal, why don't you use your newly learned posture when you shoot free throws?"

Zhou Yu then turned his head, dissatisfied with O'Neill on the other side.

"I'm a little embarrassed, that posture is a bit too ugly."

O'Neill lowered his head halfway, with a distressed expression on his face.

"What are you pretending for? I don't know you yet. Don't you often use this posture when dealing with beautiful sisters?"

Zhou Yu sneered and teased.

"But that's in private after all, and I'm a superstar in public after all, and using that posture would detract from my superstar demeanor."

O'Neill grumbled.

"Before you win the championship, all the titles are shit, do you want the championship or the so-called style?"

Zhou Yu asked sharply.

"I want a championship."

O'Neill thought for a while.

"That's it, what are you talking to me about here?"

Zhou Yu snorted coldly.

"Boss Wang, what are you talking about here?"

Harris' deep voice drifted slowly, causing Zhou Yu to shudder.

I saw that Harris was staring at Zhou Yu with his arms around his shoulders and a half-smile.

"Coach, I was just discussing tactics with Kobe and O'Neal."

Zhou Yu said with a guilty conscience.

"I think it's fake for the three of you to discuss tactics, but it's true that you want to empty me out."

Harris sneered.

"Absolutely not, coach, we are always closely united around you."

Zhou Yu bared his teeth and laughed a few times.

Harris stared at Zhou Yu with a complicated expression. Now he admired him more and more. Not to mention being able to fight fiercely with the withdrawn Kobe, and to train the arrogant and cynical O'Neill to be submissive. There is no second person to be found in the entire league.

In the current situation, his head coach seems to be a bit redundant.However, as long as the Lakers can successfully win the championship, he, the head coach, will be considered a complete meritorious deed, and everything else is secondary.

"Wang, I hope that the three of you will continue to implement the 'Triangle Offensive' tactic in the next game, and also strengthen the pass to teammates on the weak side, so that the whole team can form a 'Triangle Offense' system."

Harris raised his glasses and ordered in a deep voice.

"Coach, what are you talking about, what's the 'triangle offense', we don't understand at all, we are just implementing your tactics."

Zhou Yu blinked his eyes, deliberately pretending to be stupid.

"Wang, you brat, don't pretend to be me. Don't worry, this coach is an open-minded person. As long as it is beneficial to the team, it doesn't matter what tactics you use."

Harris squinted at Zhou Yu, and smiled indifferently.

Zhou Yu secretly raised his thumb, Harris was indeed extraordinary, but because he was born at the wrong time, he did not catch up with the peak moments of Kobe and O'Neal, otherwise, it might not be Phil Jackson's turn to continue the glory of the "three consecutive championships" up.

The game was still going on intensely, and Eddie Jones took the lead, probably stimulated by Kobe's outstanding performance. He worked extraordinarily hard on the court, and kept the Lakers' slight lead.

Halfway through the fourth quarter, the main players of both sides played one after another, and the decisive moment finally arrived. At this time, the score between the two sides became "93:90", and the Lakers temporarily led by three points.

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