Reborn in the 96 golden generation

Chapter 448 Only focus on scoring

In order to stabilize the morale of the army, Pippen took up the banner of offense again, and hit Kobe with the ball at a 45-degree mid-range on one side. With the advantage of his height and arm length, he turned around and shot over the hand, making a steady hit!

"80:79", the Blazers were only one point behind the Lakers, biting the score.

The game then entered a tormenting tug-of-war. Due to the decline in physical strength, the players on both sides began to shoot hard.

The outside shot gradually turned into an inside attack. Although the Trail Blazers were weak inside, the outside trio's breakthrough layup level was better than the Lakers.

Therefore, at the end of the third quarter, the score between the two sides was still not opened, and the score was fixed at "88:87". The Trail Blazers led the Lakers by one point.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the two sides still played with the main lineup, which was a severe test for the physical strength of the main players.

In order to save more physical strength for the decisive moment, Zhou Yu acted as a point guard and sent precise through balls from high positions one after another. O'Neal, Kobe, and "Madman" hit the basket in turn.

It's a pity that the Trail Blazers decisively narrowed the defensive circle, making it difficult for O'Neill and others, and it was not so easy to even turn around.

In desperation, they had no choice but to pass the ball to the outside "nervous knife" Van Exel and Zhou Yu.

Sadly, Van Exel shot three-pointers and hit the iron one after another, and Zhou Yu's touch was also bleak, and the Lakers fell into a terrible "scoring shortage."

The Trail Blazers took the opportunity to play a fast-break counterattack climax. Pippen, Kukoc, and Harper successively used fast-break layups and emergency stops to score points.

With 8 minutes and 06 seconds left before the end of the game, the two teams battled to "99:90". The Trail Blazers led the Lakers by as many as nine points, and victory was in sight.

Harris called a long timeout, and players from both sides walked to the bench.

The gap of nine points is not too big or small, but for the two evenly matched teams, it is undoubtedly more difficult to catch up.

Harris also figured it out. Now that things are up to now, it is basically useless to play conservative tactics. The only way to fight hard is to usher in a turning point.

His tactical intention is simple and clear, using his own strengths to attack the opponent's weaknesses. The strengths of the Lakers are concentrated in Zhou Yu and O'Neal. The performance of the two directly determines the outcome of the game.

For Zhou Yu, Harris asked him to score points crazily and ignore everything else.

For O'Neal, Harris asked him to hit the basket with all his strength, even if he failed to make a shot, he would cause fouls and win free throws.

As for Kobe, "Madman", and Van Exel, Harris just let them do a good job of defense, especially to prevent the opponent's outside breakthrough and reduce the defensive pressure on the inside.

Obviously, Harris is not satisfied with the performance of the Lakers' outside players. Whether it is offensive or defensive, the Lakers' outside trio are firmly suppressed by the "Bulls Iron Triangle", and it is difficult to get cheap.

After the timeout, the two sides fought again.

Zhou Yu, who shoulders the important task of scoring, is busy running back and forth while covering for his teammates.

Although "Roaring Tianzun" complained endlessly, he still gritted his teeth and followed closely.

At this moment, point guard Van Exel's mind was exceptionally clear. He only had Zhou Yu and O'Neal in his eyes. As long as the ball was successfully handed over to them, it would be an honorable task.

To be on the safe side, Van Exel finally passed the ball to Zhou Yu who was on the outside.

Zhou Yu saw that the Trail Blazers were densely defending inside, so he directly pulled out a super-handed jumper in front of "Roaring Tianzun".

Although "Roaring Tianzun" is tall and has long arms, he is still a little inferior compared to Zhou Yu. His fingers can only reach Zhou Yu's wrist, but they have not touched the basketball.

The basketball crossed a low arc and hit the net with a crisp sound!
"99:92", the Lakers narrowed the point difference.

"Wallace, how does my overhand shot compare with yours? It's not bad."

Zhou Yu challenged Wallace with a half-smile.

"Stinky boy, wait for me!"

Wallace was furious.

In the next round, when the "Bulls Triangle" headed by Pippen broke through with the ball, they were strongly blocked by Kobe and others.

Compared with the "Bulls Iron Triangle", the Lakers' outside trio are obviously more physically active, giving full play to the spirit of "can't run to death" and firmly blocking them on the outside.

In desperation, Pippen had to pass the ball to the unreliable "Roaring Tianzun". After getting the ball, "Roaring Tianzun" roared and immediately launched a crazy offensive towards Zhou Yu.

"Roaring Tianzun" first adopted the tactics of back hitting and pushing hard to interfere with Zhou Yu's defensive focus.

Not to mention, the chassis strength of the "Roaring Tianzun" who started madly was really strong, making Zhou Yu retreat frequently.

But when Zhou Yu activated the "Mountainless" skill, the brother finally stopped moving, and moved laterally, trying his best to open up the shooting space.

Although the horizontal movement of "Roaring Tianzun" is not fast, it is full of strength, squeezed out a space in front of Zhou Yu, and leaned back to make a jump shot.

Zhou Yu really couldn't defend against this ball, he could only watch the basketball pass over his head and slowly fall towards the basket.

The basketball bumped a few times on the rim, but still slowly rolled into the center of the net!
"101:92", the gap between the two sides is still nine points.

In order to narrow the point gap as soon as possible, Zhou Yu winked at O'Neill to grab a rebound, and then he pulled up near the top of the arc and shot a three-pointer.

Although "Roaring Tianzun" was close at hand, he didn't have time to react, and could only watch Zhou Yu make a jump shot above his head.

After the crisp sound of "shua", everyone in the audience was shocked. It turned out that the real three-pointer of the Lakers was here.

"101:95", the Lakers were only six points behind the Blazers, and finally saw the hope of tying.

Maybe because he felt that "Roaring God" would miss the next shot, Pippen simply continued to open the singles mode with the ball, and once again showed his excellent jump shot in front of Kobe. However, Pippen failed in this mid-range shot. Hit, the rebound was grabbed by O'Neal.

The Lakers immediately turned from defense to offense. Zhou Yu quickly advanced with the ball, and the others quickly stepped down. The fast-break counterattack was beginning to take shape.

Unexpectedly, Zhou Yu did not pass the ball to Kobe and "Madman" who were closer to the basket, but made another three-pointer near the top of the arc, which shocked everyone's jaws.

After the crisp sound of "swish", the Lakers bench was completely excited, and the white towel was dizzy.

"101:98", the Lakers narrowed the point difference to three points. Zhou Yu's three-pointer was like sending charcoal in the snow, pulling the Lakers back from the cliff in one fell swoop.

The head coach of the Blazers, Deng Lewei, who was watching the game off the court, was so angry that he wanted to slap himself a few times. The good situation was easily ruined. It can only be blamed on him for underestimating Zhou Yu's strength. Dare to shoot from any position, and can really make the ball.

Originally, Deng Levy planned to get up and remind the players loudly that Zhou Yu should be "taken care of" in a loud voice, but when he thought that the Lakers still had O'Neal under the basket, he had to give up.

With Kukoc's 45-degree three-pointer, the Lakers once again ushered in a fast break counterattack opportunity.

But this time, Zhou Yu suddenly dropped his tempo and patiently fought a positional battle with the Trail Blazers.

Facing the single defense of "Roaring Tianzun", Zhou Yuxuan developed cool dribbling skills, a series of low-handed cross dribbles in front of his body, dribbles behind his crotch, and dribbles behind his back. His skills are as agile and vigorous as a point guard.

When "Roaring Tianzun" was dizzy from being shaken, Zhou Yu suddenly got up and accelerated, passed by him in one fell swoop, and went straight to the Blazers restricted area.

(End of this chapter)