Reborn in the 96 golden generation

Chapter 560 The Contest of Top Insiders

"Wang, I think it's better for the two of us to have less private contact during the finals to avoid suspicion."

O'Neill hesitated for a moment.

"Okay, Brother Shark, I didn't expect to see you for a while, but you have a long-term mind."

Zhou Yu joked with a smile.

"Wang, don't make fun of my brother. No matter how hard you think, my brother can't play with you. However, when it comes to the finals, I will definitely not show mercy and try my best to win this championship trophy that really belongs to me. "

O'Neill vowed.

"Okay, Brother Shark, just let the horse come here, I won't be polite."

Zhou Yu said.

"Okay, it's a deal, see you there or leave."

"It's a promise, see you or leave."

After the two finished speaking, they hung up the phone at the same time.

It seems that the charm of winning the championship with an absolute core is great enough, even a cynical player like O'Neal flocks to him, Zhou Yu sighs in his heart.

In fact, the reason why Zhou Yu accepted O'Neal's challenge so readily was because Harris would basically not send him to defend O'Neal. After all, the tonnage difference between the two was too large, and most likely they would send Campbell of the same weight to defend O'Neal.

However, judging from O'Neill's resolute attitude, this is destined to be a fierce and abnormal round of finals, so Zhou Yu needs to prepare carefully.

So, not long after he put down the phone, Zhou Yu entered the "Basketball Superstar Growth System" for a hard strength training, including one-on-one single-defense simulation O'Neal, hitting his upper body desperately with heavy sandbags to improve his physical resistance.

Three days later, the grand finale of the NBA 2001-2002 season—the Finals came as scheduled, and the game was held at the home arena of the Miami Heat. Since the regular season record was dismal, the Lakers basically said goodbye to home court advantage.

The arena is full of seats and the atmosphere is hot. Heat fans hope that the home team can win the first championship trophy in team history, so they pay special attention to this game.

Not long after, the starting lineup lists of both sides were freshly released:

Miami Heat:

Point guard: Best, Shooting guard: Eddie Jones, Small forward: Caron Butler, Power forward: Alonso Mourning, Center: Shaq O'Neal.

Head Coach: Pat Riley.

Los Angeles Lakers:

Point Guard: Derek Fisher, Shooting Guard: Zhang Jinsong, Small Forward: Li Nan, Power Forward: Wang Zhizhi (Zhou Yu), Center: Campbell.

Head Coach: Harris.

In addition to O'Neal in the Heat's lineup, Eddie Jones is also a veteran of the Lakers. The reunion of former teammates in the finals can be said to be a special feeling in my heart.

Zhou Yu took the initiative to go forward and exchanged pleasantries with O'Neill and Jones. They were nothing more than innocuous questions about what they ate recently and how their sleep quality was.

Zhang Weiping and Su Qun on the commentary seat evaluated and compared the strengths of the players in each position of the starting lineups of the two sides with excitement.

They believe that at the point guard position, the strength of the players on both sides is equal to eight two, basically belonging to the second-rate NBA; at the shooting guard position, Jones is slightly better than Zhang Jinsong in terms of strength and popularity; at the small forward position, Li Nan and Butler each have their own strengths and weaknesses. Li Nan has good shooting skills and weak impact, while Butler is just the opposite, with average shooting skills and strong impact.

In the position of power forward, although Mourning is strong, Zhou Yu is the only one. Explosion, even Amitabha.

To sum up, the Heat's outside strength is slightly better than the Lakers', and the inside strength is basically equal due to the presence of Zhou Yu.

Although the overall strength of the Heat seems to be stronger than that of the Lakers, the two sides are basically on the same level, and the result depends on the performance on the spot.

After the scrimmage in the middle circle, O'Neal beat Campbell and took the lead in winning the ball for the Heat.

Due to the presence of two heavy insiders, O'Neal and Mourning, the Heat naturally focus on positional warfare, and the offensive rhythm does not seem to be fast.

After the ball passed halftime, Jones tried to break through Zhang Jinsong with the ball on the outside. "Desperate Saburo" really didn't give it in vain, and his defensive ability was leveraged, which quickly suffocated Jones' breakthrough.

In desperation, Jones transferred the ball to O'Neal inside.

O'Neal immediately hit Campbell with the ball on his back, roaring and stomping his feet, with a somewhat earth-shattering momentum.

Campbell and O'Neal are old acquaintances. The two have conducted one-on-one offensive and defensive drills with the Lakers before, and they know O'Neal's offensive routines well.

Therefore, O'Neill's routine moves didn't work. In the next second, O'Neill began to fight with Campbell, lowered his center of gravity and forcibly arched Campbell away with his thick buttocks, turned around and walked with a small hook.

Unexpectedly, O'Neill seemed to be a goal that was bound to be scored, but was blocked by Zhou Yu in midair in time.

Campbell reacted quickly, and then grabbed the falling basketball, and the Lakers turned from defense to offense.

Although the Lakers' fast-break counterattack is not top-notch, it is still quasi-first-class under Zhou Yu's careful organization.

Zhou Yu moved forward quickly, received a through pass from Fisher, and passed the ball to Li Nan in the corner on one side. The team made a "good start"!
"3:0", the Lakers led the Heat by three points.

"Wang, you wait for me, there is something for you to see."

O'Neill, who was hated by Zhou Yu once, said angrily.

"I'm waiting for you, you just let the horse come over, and come and attack you once."

Zhou Yu made a cute face, not to be outdone.

The bickering between the two was a bit like "children's play house", which caused the whistle from the referee's mouth to blurt out.

It can be said that the reason why the Heat were able to overcome obstacles from the East and reach the finals all the way is that their powerful inside offensive power is their biggest "killer".

Therefore, despite the setback in the first round, the second round quickly made a comeback.

This time, O'Neal was in a deep position. After receiving Butler's breakthrough point, he directly hit a two-handed dunk like a mountain, and smashed the ball into the Lakers' basket.

"3:2", both sides were confused, only one point away.

The Lakers then fought a positional battle with the Heat. Fisher held the ball for half the court, looked left and right, and finally passed the ball to Zhou Yu.

Zhou Yu singled Mourning at a mid-range distance of 45 degrees on one side. Although Mourning's body was stronger than Zhou Yu's, his footsteps were not as flexible as Zhou Yu's.

Zhou Yu first hit Mourning on the back a few times symbolically, then suddenly made a quick turn around and made a breakthrough, then made an emergency stop and reversed his back and made a fallback jumper. Mourning, who was not as tall and flexible as Zhou Yu, could only watch the basketball go over his head, straight Fall to the basket.

After a crisp sound of "唰", Zhou Yu's mid-range shot made a steady hit!
"5:2", the Lakers regained a three-point lead.

In the next round, Mourning seemed to be trying to save face. He raised his hand and desperately asked for the ball from his teammates, while struggling to compete with Zhou Yu.

After getting the ball, Mourning first used his strong body and sufficient strength to push Zhou Yu away, and then made a jump shot with a turnaround. Mourning's jump shot arc was relatively flat, but the hit rate was not low.

With a crisp sound of "唰", Mourning's turnaround jump shot was successfully hit!
"5:4", the two sides played sparks in the interior at the beginning of the game, exactly as people expected before the game. This is a contest between two top interior teams. Whose interior players perform better, Whoever is more likely to win the final victory.

(End of this chapter)