Reborn in the 96 golden generation

Chapter 438 Facing the Most Luxurious Lineup
Thinking of "dumb" Duncan, Zhou Yu was so angry that his teeth itched. If it weren't for the failure to guard Duncan in the opening game, how could the Spurs sit firmly in the league's top spot.

Right now, what the Lakers have to do is to continue to maintain their winning streak, patiently wait for the Spurs to overturn in the gutter, and then achieve a lead.

Therefore, in the next few games, Zhou Yu played extra carefully. When encountering a team with a weaker interior, he would fall to the low position and attack the basket. Take the initiative to mention the high position, support the team's offense, send out good shots for teammates, and then throw a few three-pointers from time to time to give the opponent a fatal blow.

Driven by Zhou Yu's steady playing style, the Lakers played more steadily. In the following days, they defeated the Chicago Bulls in the "post-Jordan era" by "89:71" and the Orlando Magic by "86:73". "91:86" over the Miami Heat, "98:90" over the Toronto Raptors, "84:78" over the Charlotte Hornets, "93:88" over the Milwaukee Bucks and a sweep of the Eastern Conference. Take 12 consecutive victories!

Next, the Lakers will face the challenge of the rivals in the Western Conference—the Portland Trail Blazers. Super luxurious lineup, and achieved a good record of 11 wins and 2 losses, second only to the Lakers and Spurs with 12 wins and 1 loss, ranking third in the West.

This game is a ranking battle among the top three in the Western Conference. It is of great significance and has attracted great attention from the outside world.

It is worth mentioning that maybe Zhou Yu's "prayer" played a certain role. The Spurs really sailed in the gutter and lost away to the mediocre Vancouver Grizzlies. They had the same record as the Lakers at 12 wins and 1 loss. He once defeated the Lakers and temporarily ranked first in the Western Conference.

The game was held at the Rose Garden Arena, the home of the Portland Trail Blazers. The stands, which can accommodate more than 2 spectators, were packed, and most of the seats were Portland fans wearing home team uniforms.

This season, the owner of the team spent a lot of money, so that the majority of Portland fans saw the dawn of winning the championship, so the enthusiasm was extremely high, and they rushed to help out. The Rose Garden Arena has become one of the most popular home stadiums in the league.

The two teams quickly revealed their starting lineups:
Portland Trail Blazers:

Point guard: Harper, shooting guard: Pippen, small forward: Kukoc, power forward: Rasheed Wallace, center: Sabonis.

Los Angeles Lakers:

Point guard: Van Exel, Shooting guard: Kobe, Small forward: Sprewell, Power forward: Horry, Center: Wang Zhizhi.

Seeing the starting lineup of the Portland Trail Blazers, Zhou Yu couldn't help but gasp. This lineup is definitely the most luxurious lineup in the league at present. It can't be more luxurious.

Regardless of strength, the height of the players in each position is higher than that of the Lakers. This is definitely a real advantage in basketball games.

"King, are you afraid?"

Kobe patted Zhou Yu on the back and said with a half smile.

"Just kidding, what's scary about me, aren't they just a little taller, it's nothing special."

Zhou Yu snorted coldly and said disdainfully.

"Stop pretending, Wang, I don't know you yet. I always like to bully people with my height advantage. This time I finally met someone taller than me. I must be extremely nervous."

Kobe laughed.

"Kobe, am I that unbearable in your eyes? In this game, I will let you see if I am the kind of person who bullies the weak and fears the hard!"

Zhou Yu said imposingly.

"That's the best, Wang, it's up to you."

Kobe smiled.

Zhang Weiping and Su Qun, who were sitting in the commentary booth, also became a little restless when they saw the starting lineup of the Trail Blazers.

"Director Zhang, the Portland Trail Blazers team has always been known for their lackluster draft skills. I never imagined that there would be a way to put together such an 'unprecedented' luxury lineup."

Su Qun sighed.

"Xiao Su, it can only be said that the owner of the team has a lot of money. Such a luxurious lineup doesn't have enough money, so it's absolutely impossible."

Zhang Weiping said enviously.

"Director Zhang, do you think the Lakers have any hope of winning this game?"

Su Qun put his chin in his hand and asked with concern.

"Yes, there is, but you can't play positional battles with the Trail Blazers. You must fully increase your speed to play fast breaks or run and bomb."

Zhang Weiping stroked his chin and calmly analyzed.

"It makes sense. Director Zhang's insights are indeed unique. I admire, admire."

Su Qun clasped his fists and said with a smile all over his face.

"Don't be so 'stinky feet' there, everyone wants to understand such a simple truth, the problem is that the 'Bulls' fast break and counterattack speed seems to be not slow, which is a huge challenge for the Lakers. "

Zhang Weiping said calmly.

"Director Zhang, you don't need to worry about that. Our Big Zhi and that Huo Li seem to be able to participate in the fast break. Could it be that five of them can't beat the three of them?"

Su Qun said disapprovingly.

"Xiao Su, I am worrying too much, or you are out of your mind. One or two people are enough to attack and counterattack quickly. Why do you need so many people?"

Zhang Weiping said angrily.

"Director Zhang, you're right, it's because I'm superficial."

Su Qun didn't dare to continue talking, for fear of being teased by Zhang Weiping, he quickly admitted his mistake obediently.

In fact, Harris is also quite nervous about this game. Judging from the strength analysis on paper, the Lakers are not the opponents of the Trail Blazers at all, but they can't alarmist in front of the disciples, they can only desperately unload the burden for the players.

Constantly claiming that this is just an ordinary regular season, winning or losing is not important, the important thing is that everyone can maintain their health and prepare for the future playoffs and even the finals.

Although the team members felt very fake, they could only take it as the truth, but they were very unconvinced in their hearts. After all, they are the defending champions, and the opponent can only be afraid of them, so why not be afraid of the opponent.

With the start of the scrum in the middle circle, the first quarter of the game between the two sides officially kicked off. Sabonis, the "roof of the world", beat Zhou Yu and took the lead in winning the ball for the Trail Blazers.

Harper held the ball for halftime, and other players settled down one after another.

For Kobe, facing Pippen, who has changed to shooting guard, has a sense of freshness. He used to play against the Bulls against Jordan, but this time it was replaced by the "second master" Pippen. Humanity" feeling.

Pippen quickly got a pass from his old teammate Harper in a high position on one side, faced Kobe directly, and put on an offensive posture.

"Pippen, can you stop making trouble, your head star Jordan has been retired by us, are you still planning to make gestures?"

Bryant's trash talk comes out of his mouth.

"Kobe, the reason why I switched to the Trail Blazers is to replace Jordan and teach you a bunch of ignorant brats a lesson, to take revenge for our failure to defend the title last season, and let you also taste the taste of losing the championship. "

Pippen gritted his teeth.

"Oh? Really? Please speak with strength."

Kobe sneered.

The next second, Pippen leaned over and took a few consecutive steps, then suddenly changed direction and accelerated to walk, Kobe immediately followed, thinking, defending against Jordan is difficult, but it is easier and more enjoyable to defend against you.

(End of this chapter)