Reborn in the 96 golden generation

Chapter 326
Jordan once again singled out Kobe with the ball. After changing direction and accelerating the breakthrough, he passed the ball to Pippen who echoed him on the other side.

Facing Horry's supplementary defense, Pippen made a cool pass behind the back and passed the ball to Kukoc in the bottom corner. Kukoc raised the knife and dropped the three-pointer through the net!

"5:4", the Bulls went ahead by one point, and the "triangle offense" played well.

The subsequent offensive of the Lakers was still dominated by Zhou Yu. Unfortunately, he failed to hit a jumper with a back turn and a backward jumper. After Kukoc grabbed the rebound, he immediately launched a fast break and counterattack. He personally held the ball and quickly advanced. An emergency stop for a three-point shot, Kukoc was playing high, and planned to use consecutive three-pointers to open the score in one fell swoop, but this three-pointer finally bounced out of the frame, the rebound was grabbed by Kobe, and he used a Remember the precise long pass and pass the ball to Zhou Yu.

Facing the god-given opportunity that the Bulls could not return to defense in time, how could Zhou Yu easily miss it? Immediately after getting the ball, he turned full power and used his one-handed dribble to easily pass Rodman. Hand slam dunk to solve the battle!

"6:5", the Lakers also went all out, intending to "quickly".

Harper served the baseline ball, and Pippen did not blindly play fast after receiving the ball. Instead, he dribbled the ball across the half court in a calm manner, observing the positioning of his teammates while spying on the Lakers' defensive loopholes.

A veteran player like Pippen who has experienced many battles has a strong ability to read the game. He quickly and keenly noticed that the defensive ability of the five players on the Lakers field is Horry's worst. His defensive moves are flashy. It seems that there is an opportunity to take advantage of it.

The next second, he winked at Kukoc, and Kukoc immediately ran out of the three-point line knowingly, and Horry quickly followed, and spared no effort.

Unexpectedly, Kukoc suddenly ran back and quickly turned back to the inside line, which caught him off guard.

Pippen immediately made a straight pass to the ground. After receiving the ball, Kukoc took advantage of the trend and walked up to the basket in three steps. Zhou Yu hurried over to block the shot.

Kukoc was not reckless, but passed the ball in mid-air to Rodman under the basket. Rodman roared, and came up with a two-handed dunk like a mountain, and smashed the ball into the Lakers. basket!

"7:6", the Bulls continued to maintain a slight lead of one point. Kukoc is worthy of the title of "European magician", with flexible and changeable styles of play, and his passing is elusive.

The Lakers' next offense is no longer limited to Zhou Yu's strong inside, but transferred to the outside. Whether Kobe and "Madman" can open up the situation has become the key.

Facing Jordan's extremely aggressive and oppressive defense, Kobe put up a lot of energy, bent down to lower the center of gravity of the dribble as much as possible, and continuously dribbled the ball behind his crotch, highlighting Kobe's skillful ball control skills.

With a sudden start and acceleration, Kobe began to attack Jordan. Of course, Kobe's breakthrough was not in speed and strength, but in rhythm changes and fake moves. , but subconsciously had to eat it.

Kobe took the opportunity to turn around, bent his knees and jumped up, and made a picturesque fadeaway jumper. The basketball crossed a wonderful arc and hit the net with a crisp sound!
"8:7", the Lakers once again surpassed the Bulls by one point, and the two sides still played inextricably in the opening stage, taking the lead alternately.

"Senior Russell, I think if you are sleepy now, you can take a nap first and see the situation. The two sides may see each other again in the final stage."

Smith on the commentary seat covered his mouth and yawned.

"I think the reason why the two sides lead alternately is not because of how strong their own offense is, but because their defense is too bad. Even if I play now, I can still prevent them from finding the basket."

Russell sighed.

"What the seniors said is true, but as far as the current situation is concerned, the Bulls' defense seems to be better. After all, Jordan, Pippen, and Rodman have been in the defense many times. On the contrary, the Lakers seem a little young and inexperienced. Wang Zhizhi and Kobe have just joined the NBA, Horry, Sprewell, and Van Exel have played for a few more years, but they are not good at defense, so if things go on like this, it's a bit worrying."

Smith faintly worried.

"What you said is not entirely correct. The essence of defense is not entirely about experience, but momentum is also very important. Although the Lakers are young and lack experience, their defensive momentum is not lost to the Bulls at all."

Russell said calmly.

"Senior is really insightful, admire, admire."

Smith nodded in conviction.

With Kobe's mid-range shot, "Madman" was unwilling to be lonely. Using his own speed advantage, he began to gradually tear through the Bulls' perimeter defense. The advantage lies in the low chassis and fast speed. Although Pippen was defended by Pippen in the first six games, this game finally broke out, and the crazy momentum came up again.

Of course, the "Madman" was not reckless after breaking into the inside, either passing the ball to Zhou Yu, or distributing it to Van Exel and Horry in the bottom corner, which made the Lakers' overall tactics more diverse.

In contrast, the Bulls' "triangular offense" did not give way too much. Jordan still relied on his own strong attractiveness to create scoring opportunities for his teammates. Pippen was responsible for connecting the inside and outside lines, and Kukoc and Harper Fired from the outside, Rodman was responsible for grabbing rebounds, and the five-man team on the Bulls field had a clear division of labor and complemented each other.

After the first quarter, the score between the two sides was fixed at "23:22", and the Bulls only led the Lakers by one point.

During the inter-section break, the head coaches of the two teams no longer need to say much about tactics. The only real thing is to cheer for the players.

Harris pointed to the golden O'Brien Cup that had been unveiled not far away, trembling all over, and said emotionally:

"As you can see, the championship trophy that all NBA players dream of is in front of them. If you lose to the Bulls in the remaining 10 minutes, you will lose a very good opportunity. Waiting for the next season, the NBA will not know what will happen." No matter what kind of variables arise, there may be more strong teams, and by then, it will be even more difficult for you to win the championship."

Harris' words are too lethal. It can be said that they directly hit the sensitive area of ​​the Lakers. Everyone knows how difficult it is from the regular season to the playoffs and then to the finals. It means starting all over again, and a season's efforts will be in vain.

"I will never allow failure to fall on our heads! The overall runner-up is the biggest loser!"

Kobe clenched his fists and was the first to stand up and roared.

"Yes! We must swear to the death to defend the glory of the Zijin Legion!"

The other players immediately echoed, and the fighting spirit of the Lakers reached its peak.

The Bulls on the other side were not to be outdone. Although Zhou Yu didn’t know what Phil Jackson said to the players, but seeing the Bulls players all excited as if they had been injected with chicken blood, he must know that Phil Jackson’s "Chicken Soup" "It's not bad.

Although Zhou Yu was also emotional, he knew in his heart that relying on "chicken soup" alone could not solve practical problems. Although the Lakers temporarily tied with the Bulls, after losing O'Neal, their internal power dropped sharply, while their external The advantage of the Bulls is, after all, even if the backcourt combination of Jordan and Pippen is placed in history, it is still the top three.

Relying on the current lineup of the Lakers, it will not be easy to defeat the Bulls. It is necessary to strengthen the internal and external cooperation with Kobe and "Madman" to have hope.

Thinking back to the "OK" combination that swept the league back then, how powerful the combination of inside and outside is. Unfortunately, Zhou Yu is not O'Neal at his peak, and Kobe's player intelligence has not reached the peak level either.

As the saying goes: "Three cobblers are as good as Zhuge Liang." To successfully defeat the bull, you need to rely on the power of "madmen" to form a new "Trident" combination.

Thinking of this, Zhou Yu called Kobe and the "madman" over, and began to teach the opportunity face-to-face as the captain of the team. The tactic he formulated was also the "triangle offense". Compared with the "triangle offense" of the Bulls, the Lakers Each of the three players can become the starting point of the attack. When one player initiates the attack, the other two move to the weak side to form a triangle position to respond.

Since the Lakers' "triangle offense" is a "fake", it is not as accurate as the Bulls' running position. In order to prevent too many unnecessary mistakes, Zhou Yu requested that the positions of each other should be closer.

(End of this chapter)