Reborn in the 96 golden generation

Chapter 450 "Big Heart" Kukoc
At this moment, there are only 3 minutes and 43 seconds left before the end of the game. Zhou Yu cherishes every opportunity to attack and tries to hit the inside as much as possible while holding the ball.

However, the Blazers' internal defensive strength has suddenly increased, leaving Zhou Yuqiang with few opportunities to play inside.

In desperation, Zhou Yu had no choice but to pull to the middle distance and use a side step jumper. Unfortunately, the basketball finally bounced out of the frame.

Sabonis grabbed the rebound and passed the ball to Kukoc. Kukoc quickly advanced with the ball, Pippen and Harper quickly advanced, and the "Bulls Iron Triangle" fast-break counterattack came.

After three passes and two passes, the ball was finally shot by Harper in the bottom corner. The basketball crossed a beautiful parabola and entered the net with a crisp sound!

"108:104", the Blazers led the Lakers by as much as four points, and Zhou Yu seemed to hear the sound of heartbreak.

The Lakers are the defending champions. They lost the opening game to the Spurs led by rookie Duncan. If they lose to the veteran Trail Blazers this time, it would be embarrassing.

Thinking of this, Zhou Yu tried to shoot a super long three-pointer at a position more than half a meter away from the top of the arc when his teammates were all in position.

"Roaring Tianzun" couldn't defend himself, so he could only open his mouth wide, stare at the ball, and watch the trajectory of the basketball.

With the muffled sound of "bang", Zhou Yu's strength increased slightly, and the ball finally hit the basket's neck and bounced out.

At this moment, O'Neal suddenly rose from the ground with great strength, and dunked the ball into the basket in mid-air!
"108:106", the Lakers scored two points in a thrilling manner, tying the score is close at hand.

Pippen then continued to hold the ball near the top of the key, taking control of the situation.

Wallace and Sabonis pulled to the perimeter one after another, creating space for Pippen to break through for a layup.

Pippen used the "double screen" of Kukoc and Harper, first moved laterally, and then accelerated quickly. Fortunately, Kobe predicted Pippen's intentions in advance, occupied a favorable position first, and blocked his way.

Seeing that the frontal breakthrough was blocked, Pippen immediately switched to back-up singles. He swayed his body three times and twice, finally swaying a little room for his shot, turned around and stepped back to shoot a jumper.

Due to his height and wingspan, Kobe could not effectively interfere with Pippen. Fortunately, Zhou Yu came to help defend in time, which made Pippen feel great pressure even at the moment of making a shot.

The next second, Pippen slammed the ball straight to Kukoc, who cut to the basket in mid-air. Kukoc took advantage of the situation and was about to make a layup, but was blocked by O'Neal, and the ball was shot directly out of the baseline.

Harper served from the baseline, and the target was still Pippen. Pippen finally caught the ball through continuous backrunning, and the catch was a standard fadeaway jumper.

Although Kobe did not interfere with Pippen's shot, as Zhang Weiping said, Pippen's shooting skills were still a bit lacking, and the basketball finally bounced out of the basket.

Zhou Yu struggled to grab the rebound, and the Lakers turned from defense to offense, ushering in a great opportunity to reverse the situation.

To be on the safe side, Zhou Yu handed over possession of the ball to Kobe, and he fell to the low post, ready to grab a rebound.

Kobe's continuous crotch dribbles moved forward, causing screams from the scene.

I have to admit that Kobe's dribbling skills are really great, and his proficiency is worthy of being the top shooting guard in the NBA.

Pippen didn't dare to be careless, and kept the defensive focus to a minimum, focusing on defending Kobe's fadeaway jumper.

Unfortunately, Pippen miscalculated this time. Kobe suddenly raised his hand and made a "worship Buddha" style wanting to shoot.

At this time, Sabonis and "Rage Tianzun" who were guarding the inside were both attracted by O'Neal and Zhou Yu to stay away from the basket.

There was a brief vacuum under the basket, and Kobe took advantage of the opportunity to leap up and smash the ball into the Trail Blazers basket with a cool one-handed tomahawk dunk.

"108:108", the two sides drew again. At this time, there is 1 minute and 31 seconds left before the end of the game, and everything is still unknown.

In the next round, Pippen continued to dominate the Blazers' offense, but Sabonis and "Roaring God" obviously showed some dissatisfaction. Although Pippen is famous, he is a latecomer after all. Why do he dominate the ball and not pass the ball.

The two saw that Pippen still had no intention of passing the ball, so the cat couldn't come out inside.

In desperation, Pippen played a breakthrough tactic, slightly inward, and then distributed the ball to Kukoc in the corner on one side.

Kukoc received the ball and made a fake shot, then quickly rushed to the basket with the ball. The "madman" who defended him is not a fool. Although he is obviously not tall enough, his pace is flexible and fast. Qi was stuck in the middle.

In desperation, Kukoc finally chose to hit a backward jumper with his back, and the basketball passed over the head of the "madman" and slowly fell to the basket.

After a crisp sound of "shua", Kukoc's mid-range shot made a steady hit!

"110:108", the Blazers took the lead again.

Kukoc deserves to be called a "big heart" player, and he never relents at critical moments.

The time to test Zhou Yu has come. If he fails to score the next goal, the balance of victory may turn to the Blazers.

Zhou Yu had nothing to say. After getting the ball at a mid-range distance of 45 degrees on one side, seeing no one came up to defend, he immediately launched a fierce attack on "Roaring Tianzun".

It's just that Zhou Yu adopted the face-up attack mode this time. After a series of difficult and dangerous low-handed dribbles, he suddenly sped up and stunned "Roaring Tianzun" in one fell swoop.

Pippen quickly came to defend, Zhou Yu took advantage of the situation and made a smart turn, went directly to the basket, and in front of Sabonis, dunked the ball into the basket with one hand!
"110:110", the two sides drew again!

At this time, there are only 47.3 seconds left before the end of the game, and both sides happen to have a complete attack opportunity, and success or failure depends on it.

Trail Blazers coach Dunleavy called a long timeout to make the final tactical arrangement.

"Director Zhang, these two teams played very well in this game. The game has been played to such an extent that it is estimated that many TV fans want to watch the overtime game."

Su Qun at the commentary seat turned to look at Zhang Weiping and joked.

"Yeah, the fans naturally hope that the game will last as long as possible, but the players on the field probably have already exhausted their physical strength, and now they are mostly relying on a mental strength to support them."

Zhang Weiping said with emotion.

"Director Zhang, the final attack from both sides will probably fall on Pippen and Dazhi, right?"

Su Qun adjusted his glasses and asked with great interest.

"Almost, the last attack is usually not given to the inside players, and Pippen and Big Zhi are undoubtedly the most stable outside players."

Zhang Weiping nodded.

"Director Zhang, I have to correct you, Da Zhi is an inside player."

Su Qun cleared his throat.

"Of course I know that he is an inside player, but most of what he does is the work of an outside player. There is nothing wrong with counting him as an outside player."

Zhang Weiping spoke uprightly.

"Of course, I just think the Blazers' internal strength is not as good as the Lakers. Can we use O'Neal's destructive power at the basket?"

Su Qun stroked his chin, thoughtfully.

"This is a good idea, but O'Neill's movements are a bit slow, and it is still a question of whether he can make a smooth shot."

Zhang Weiping faintly worried.

"That's true, it depends on who can make full use of these 24 seconds."

Su Qun nodded and said.

After the timeout ended, the players from both sides re-appeared. The game reached the most critical moment, and the atmosphere was so tense that it was suffocating.

(End of this chapter)