Reborn in the 96 golden generation

Chapter 550 Second Scoring Point

Since the Lakers' "two-three" zone defense tactics are very tacitly in place, the Kings had to strengthen mid-range shots and air cuts or individual singles in the subsequent offense, and the "Princeton system" seemed to be no longer so brilliant.

After passing the ball inside and outside, it finally fell into Bibby's hands.

With the help of Christie's high screen, Bibby flashed a little space and directly made a mid-range shot.

The basketball crossed a beautiful parabola and entered the net with a crisp sound!

"6:4", the Kings trailed the Lakers by two points.

In the next round of offense, the Lakers will still hand the ball to Zhou Yu inside first.

Zhou Yu used his flexible back to turn around and gradually approached the penalty area. Although Divac fought hard to resist, he still had more energy than he wanted.

In desperation, Weber had to come over to help defend, and Zhou Yu took the opportunity to quickly cross the ball to Liu Yudong on the other side.

Liu Yudong was so excited that he caught the ball and immediately took a jumper. It's a pity that he was a little too happy, so he ignored Stojakovic who was running behind him to help defend.

At the moment of the shot, he was hit by a solid chasing cap from Stojakovic. Bibby picked up the ball and quickly organized a fast break counterattack.

After three passes and two passes, the ball finally fell into the hands of Christie, who was at a 45-degree angle on one side.

Christie catches the ball and makes a three-point shot in one go, the basketball crosses a beautiful high parabola, and hits the net with a crisp sound!
"7:6", the King overtook the Lakers by one point!
"Brother Dong, don't worry, remember to be more careful when you shoot next time."

Zhou Yu saw that Liu Yudong looked a little frustrated, so he hurried over and comforted him with kind words.

"Big Zhi, I get it. The opportunity for that shot just now was really good. I was so excited that I ignored Stojakovic, the 'single bird' behind me."

Liu Yudong nodded, and smiled awkwardly.

The two teams have thus entered a tormenting tug-of-war. Basically, if you score one goal, I will score one goal, and if you don't score, I won't score either.

At the end of the first quarter, the score between the two sides was fixed at "23:22", and the Kings temporarily led the Lakers with a slight advantage of one point.

The scores of the two teams in the first quarter of the game were not high, which had nothing to do with the high defensive intensity.

Zhou Yu didn't fully exert his strength in this quarter. He had a vague premonition that it would be difficult to tell the winner if the two sides did not fight until the last moment. Therefore, it is very necessary to properly conserve physical strength.

What is gratifying is that Liu Yudong, Zhang Jinsong, and Li Nan have fully adapted to the rhythm of the high-intensity playoffs. They appear more mature and calm when they shoot, and their ability to read the game has also improved significantly.

When the second quarter started, the main players of both sides remained on the court.

Compared with the first quarter, the Kings' shooting rate in the second quarter declined. The Lakers took the opportunity to make several sharp fast-break counterattacks. Coupled with Zhou Yu's adventurous two "ultra-long three-pointers", The Lakers gradually opened up the score in the second half of the second quarter.

With the sound of the electronic long sound, the second quarter of the game officially came to an end. The score between the two sides was fixed at "48:41". The Lakers led the Kings by as much as seven points, which surprised the Kings fans watching the game.

In the third quarter, both teams sent all substitutes to fight.

This section of the game is very critical, unfortunately, Stackhouse and Odom's poor hand feeling, coupled with the lack of tacit cooperation with each other, caused the Kings to catch up, taking advantage of the Lakers' missed shots and mistakes, and played wonderful fast games one after another. Attack and counterattack, quickly catch up with the score.

At the end of the third quarter, the score between the two sides was rewritten to "69:65". The Kings overtook the Lakers by four points and gradually gained the upper hand.

At this time, people finally saw Harris's "vision and sagacity".

Although the newly joined Lakers, Stackhouse and Odom have certain strengths, but they haven't been able to get along well with their teammates. In addition, their strengths are not top-notch in the NBA, and their performances fluctuate.

And let the four Chinese players play the main force together, at least it will not be a problem in terms of cooperation, so that the lack of strength of the Lakers can play inextricably with the Kings.

At the start of the fourth quarter, the head coaches of both sides dispatched all the main players to make a final fight.

As soon as Li Nan came up, he hit a three-pointer from the bottom corner, and Stojakovic immediately responded with a three-pointer from the top of the arc.

Immediately afterwards, Webber's low-post singles and Bibby's mid-range shot with an emergency stop also began to show their power, while Zhou Yu's low-post turnaround jumper and Zhang Jinsong's mid-range throw were also unambiguous.

The two teams still played very anxiously in the first half of the fourth quarter, but due to excessive physical exertion, the shooting percentage also dropped sharply.

With 3 minutes and 33 seconds left before the end of the game, the score between the two sides was rewritten to "83:82". The Kings only led the Lakers by one point, and the two sides were basically at the same starting line.

In the next game, everyone knows in their hearts that the time to show their star demeanor has come.

However, compared to Zhou Yu of the Lakers, it is difficult for the Kings to find a superstar of equal strength to take over the game.

Adelman thought it over and over again, and finally decided that Webber and Bibby would be the main attacking point of the Kings at the last moment, Stojakovic would do a good job in assisting, and the main tasks of Christie and Divac would be defense and rebounding.

As for Harris, even though he knew that Zhou Yu was the absolute number one core in the team, he also saw that Zhou Yu's physical strength was exhausted, and Zhou Yu alone did not have much confidence.

Therefore, Harris considered again and again, and finally determined Zhang Jinsong as the second scoring point, and Liu Yudong as the third scoring point. Li Nan's three-pointer skills are amazing, but because he lacks enough ability to attack the inside line, he can only do a good job on the outside. effect.

As for "Little Fish" Fisher, being able to defend Bibby well is his main task. After all, Bibby is an absolute arrow of the Kings, and if he can contain his scoring, the Lakers will be half successful.

Zhang Jinsong, who was promoted to the team's "second head", was full of excitement.

Zhou Yu came over and patted his buttocks, and said with a smile:

"Brother Song, how does it feel to enjoy the same treatment as Kobe and O'Neal?"

"Da Zhi, you brat, you still have the heart to make fun of Brother Song at this moment. To tell you the truth, I have no idea."

Zhang Jinsong smiled honestly.

"Brother Song, don't be too humble. Your breakthrough running and shooting skills are also considered outstanding in the NBA. Don't underestimate yourself. As long as you let go of your hands and feet and play to your heart's content, we will definitely kill the Kings and break into the Western Conference semifinals of."

Zhou Yu cheered for Zhang Jinsong with a firm face.

"Dazhi, even though that's the case, we still have to watch your performance at the last moment. Your key ball ability is just like a joke, and we are all envious."

Zhang Jinsong said.

"Yeah, Dazhi, although you Songge and I have been determined by the coach to be the second and third scoring points, we still have to rely on your performance at the last moment. Once your side is 'stubborn', the few of us will have nothing to do." It's completely out of play."

Liu Yudong immediately said with eyes full of expectation.

"Brothers, don't say that. The reason why the coach made it clear that you are the second and third points is because he can see that the Kings will not let me go easily at the last moment. If you can't play, We're really going home early to fish."

Zhou Yu reminded with a serious face.

"Da Zhi, we understand, don't worry, we will do our best, but if you lose the game, don't attribute the responsibility to us brothers."

Zhang Jinsong nodded and said in a muffled voice.

"Where did the brothers come from? I'm not the head coach. I have no right to blame you. It's Harris' business to clean you up, so what's wrong with me?"

Zhou Yu said with a hey smile.

"Big Zhi, you..."

Zhang Jinsong and Liu Yudong blushed with anger, and were at a loss for words.

(End of this chapter)