I'm really good at shooting.

Chapter 468 Zhu V587! (First update!)

Durant and netizens are very angry, but the pressure on the Lakers from the management to the players is really great now.

Especially the head coach Phil Jackson, he was a bit helpless with Carlisle's shark-slashing tactics.

Before the training session started this day, he and the teaching assistants talked about how to deal with it in the office.

But at the end of the chat, no one came up with any good solution.

At the last moment, they tried to get O'Neill, but it didn't work.

There is no other way?

Have.

If a multiple-choice question is wrong no matter how you choose it, then the best way is not to let it appear.

Used in the two-team game, it is to beat the Wizards to the ground before the last moment.

But the problem is that the two teams are too close in strength, and the Lakers can't do it.

If you continue to do what you did in the past games, then this question will be unsolvable.

The conversation ended at a loss, and Jackson asked Sun Hao to come over again.

"If the competition is handed over to you in the end, can you win Tianwang Mountain?"

Jackson ended up picking the same pick he did in Game [-].

Because O'Neal's free throws are difficult to suddenly improve, but Sun Hao may do better.

In the regular season, he scored 81 points in a single game and 62 points in three quarters. These all show that Sun Hao's current average of 28.8 points per game in the finals is not his limit.

Sun Hao also understood what Jackson meant.

"As long as there's space on the court."

He continued.

"There will be."

Jackson nodded.

In the training session, Jackson focused on three-point training.

And after training, he readjusted the team's rotation.

That adjustment lets the players know that Game [-] will be very different from the past.

2 to 2 tie, G5 Tianwangshan.

The Lakers don't have Jordan, but they have old Buss.

On the day of the game, Old Buss came to the training hall. Although he did not have the eloquence of Jordan, his appearance was already a huge morale booster for the Lakers.

You must know that Old Bath's body is much worse now than before.

That night, the Staples Center was full, and there were still a large number of fans holding up signs saying "Come on Lakers", "Lakers championship", "Sun, it's time!" and so on.

The battle of Tianwang Mountain was an early life-and-death battle for both sides.

When the Lakers players appeared on the scene, there were already cheers from the sidelines.

When they saw the full spirit of the Lakers, the decibels of the cheers on the scene soared instantly.

This time, they felt that the Lakers could really win!
But on the Wizards side, the Wizards players are also in high spirits.

Winning two away games in a row, now is the time when the Wizards' morale is the highest.

During the warm-up before the game, McGrady also shot flawlessly, showing his excellent touch and competitive state.

The warm-up is over, and the starting lineups of the two teams have been released one after another.

The Wizards lineup remains unchanged, but the Lakers have made a lot of substitution adjustments.

Sun Hao, Finley, Ariza, Horry, O'Neal.

Two of the five starters were replaced. This substantial adjustment also attracted discussions from Breen and Mark Jackson in the commentary booth.

"Is this because of the poor form of Gary Payton and Antoine Walker in the past two games?"

Brin said.

"Actually, their state throughout the finals was pretty bad."

Mark Jackson's words made Brin laugh out loud.

His new partner is really interesting.

"Or the Lakers are just trying to get a feel for what they did last year when they won the title."

Mark Jackson's next words made Brin even more dumbfounded.

However, it can be regarded as an explanation.

When the Lakers won the championship last year, although Malone was the starter, Horry also played a lot of time with the other four.

"Let's see what happens."

Brin said with a smile.

If Carlisle's shark-slashing tactic is considered a big move, he would also like to see if Phil Jackson is also going to use some big moves.

When the two were chatting, the game on the field had already begun.

However, after playing for half a quarter, the two found that the Lakers' style of play has not changed much from the past four games.

What Horry and Finley did is similar to what Payton and Walker did before.

The Lakers still played O'Neal in the first half of the quarter, and Sun Hao after O'Neal was off the court.

Even the situation of the game is no different from the past few games, the two teams played evenly.

"Maybe we're just overthinking it."

Mark Jackson shook his head and said.

Breen didn't nod. Judging from his more than 20 years of commentary career experience, nothing happens in the game for no reason.

About 10 minutes into this quarter, the two sides began to make large-scale substitutions.

The Wizards still have the same rotation as in the past, but the Lakers did not use Christie as in the past, but Damon Jones!

This substitution was really... quite unexpected!
You must know that Jones' playing time in the playoffs was basically garbage time, and he didn't even play for a minute in the finals!

Now he's being substituted in the regular rotation, which is unexpected, even daring.

"Or, Jackson felt that he had a chance to win, and then wanted to give Jones a chance to engrave his name on the championship ring?"

Mark Jackson's quip drew another burst of laughter from Brin.

According to the rules, only players who played in the finals and made statistical contributions can get the chance to engrave their names on the championship ring.

What Jackson said... nothing wrong!

On both sides of the field, the Wizards Tyronn Lue, Alexander, McGrady, Hayes, and Uncle Mu.

Lakers Payton, Jones, Ariza, Walker, Mourning.

The first offense after the substitution came back was launched by the Lakers.

On the Lakers side, they even designed an off-ball tactic for Jones as soon as they came up!
This stunned not only Brin and Mark Jackson, but also Carlisle.

Designing a play for a new bench player?
This is... what operation?
The Lakers have a good lineup on the court. Jones successfully ran out of the opportunity, but he took the shot out of pocket.

"when!"

Come out of the basket!

Uncle Mu took the defensive rebound and the Wizards advanced to the frontcourt. McGrady singled Ariza and made a sudden stop.

"Shh!"

The crisp sound of the basketball hitting the net drew cheers from the scene.

The scene showed Phil Jackson on the sidelines, and the "Zen Master" looked at the field thoughtfully, but there was no next move.

And the Lakers advance to the frontcourt again, it is still an off-ball tactic for Jones!

Jones catches the ball and makes a shot.

"when!"

He hit the iron continuously!

On the stage of the finals, the pressure is not something ordinary players can bear.

Fortunately, Mourning grabbed the offensive rebound and distributed it to Walker on the other side. Walker took the ball and scored 2 points for a quick layup.

McGrady missed a three-pointer on the last attack.

After the first quarter, the score on the court was 23 to 27, and the Wizards took the lead.

In the second quarter, the two sides continued to make substitutions and adjustments.

On the Wizards side, Lu, Hamilton, Alexander, Hayes, and Uncle Mu.

For the Lakers, Payton, Finley, Zhu Fangyu, Walker, and Mourning.

Zhu Fangyu!
"what. the. Fxck!"

At this time, Mark Jackson was so shocked that he lost his humor.

"Phil's a little out of sorts, it's not like the man I know."

After finishing his emotion, Mark Jackson continued.

Brin on the side also looked very surprised, but he didn't express his opinion right away. He always felt that things were not that simple.

In the second quarter, the Lakers took the lead, and it was somewhat similar to when Jones first came on the court. They were also designing off-ball tactics for Zhu Fangyu.

It was at this time that Brin seemed to notice something.

Phil Jackson, seems to be looking for among the shooters of the Lakers, who has a better hand?

"Shh!"

After Zhu Fangyu moved without the ball, he hit a three-pointer after catching the ball!
Don't underestimate Zhu Ba's big heart ability.

In history, when he faced James and Wade in the 08 Olympics, his bukkake was unreasonable.

The ball was thrown in, and Phil Jackson clenched his fist unconsciously.

After all, Brin has rich experience, and his guess is right. What Jackson is doing is to try which of the Lakers' shooters feels better tonight.

Sun Hao said he needed space, so he tried his best to create a space!
Hamilton's shot was missed by Payton, and Mourning grabbed the defensive rebound.

The Lakers advanced to the frontcourt and continued to play Zhu Fangyu off the ball.

The Wizards' defense on this side has obviously expanded.

It's not that the Wizards overreacted, but that the two teams are close in strength. If the shooters are heated up, it will be difficult to recover the opened score.

Zhu Fangyu's shot hit the frame this time.

However, after the Wizards' defense expanded, Mourning grabbed the offensive rebound at the basket and gave it to Walker who cut in. Walker scored 2 points for a layup!
28 is better than 27!

The Lakers overtook the score!
The cheers at the scene erupted.

Phil Jackson's always dignified face relaxed a little.

He felt he had found what he was looking for.

Of course, Carlisle didn't know what Jackson was going to do at this time.

And although Zhu Fangyu feels good, his ability is far from enough to change the situation on the court.

The Lakers have gained a certain advantage in the transition from the bench, and the Lakers also took advantage of the situation to expand this advantage.

By the end of halftime, the Lakers led the Wizards by 51 points 42 to 9.

This is already a big difference between the two sides.

Sun Hao scored 21 points in the half, which was higher than the previous few games.

But in the third quarter, under the leadership of Yao Mai, the Wizards began to chase points again.

During this period of time, Tracy McGrady showed his hot touch before the game. Facing Ariza's defense, he made continuous pull-up jumpers, and even the double-teaming of the Lakers failed to prevent him from scoring.

As a result, at the end of the third quarter, the Wizards tied the score in a daze.

Even points, deadlocks, and alternate leads have all become the main theme of this year's finals.

But not many people noticed that Phil Jackson made minor adjustments to the rotation.

When the game entered the decisive moment again, Carlisle was preparing to try the shark-slaying tactic again, when he suddenly realized what Jackson was going to do.

The Wizards are still the starting lineup, but the Lakers: Sun Hao, Ariza, Zhu Fangyu, Horry, Mourning!
This lineup looks incredible at first glance.

But if you take a closer look at tonight's game, you will find that, except for Mourning and Sun Hao, the remaining three are the best pitchers tonight!

Phil Jackson, facing Carlisle's shark-slaying tactics, is planning to use Sun Hao to single out the MM combination!

No, more preparedly, it should be said that Sun Hao singled out the entire Wizards team!
When the fans realized this level, they felt an inexplicable burst of enthusiasm in their hearts.

This is typical heroism!
Back from the timeout, the Lakers go first.

Sun Hao took the ball to the front court, and everyone else spread their wings.

The cheers at the scene were completely unstoppable.

Carlisle waved his hand, and the Wizards double-teamed Sun Hao as before.

But just when the double-team was almost in place, Sun Hao passed the ball to Zhu Fangyu who was in the open position

At this time, whether the Lakers shooter can make the ball will be very critical.

Because once the shot fails, the Wizards' double-teaming will be as crazy as in the third game.

Zhu Fangyu received the ball and made a quick shot without hesitation.

A person who dares to raise his hand on the court to fight with the center must have a strong heart.

The more confident you are, the more committed you are.

"Shh!"

A crisp sound.

Zhu Fangyu's three-pointer is up and down!
Arrogant!

The Staples Center exploded in an instant.

Zhu Fangyu scored a three-pointer in the first half, and it was also the first in the second half.

But these two three-pointers are all golden goals!

After scoring the goal, Zhu Fangyu also waved his fist excitedly.

McGrady in front of him instinctively hid.

He didn't want to be like Bogut. After Bogut was beaten, he rested for several games before returning.

91:88.

This three-pointer didn't have that much impact on the score, but it was more about the momentum.

And what's more interesting is the Lakers' defensive layout.

One-on-one defense, Sun Hao defends Hamilton, Ariza defends McGrady, Zhu Fangyu defends Nelson.

Yao Ming has a clear mind and stretches out his hands to direct on the court.

He puts up the Nelson pick-and-roll.

The Lakers didn't dare to change, and Nelson stopped and shot a jumper after the pick-and-roll.

"Shh!"

Basketball hit the net.

Nelson's shot is also there!

This round exposed Zhu Fangyu's defensive weakness. His speed of bypassing the pick-and-roll was obviously slow.

But Jackson didn't say anything on the sidelines.

The reason why he let Zhu Fangyu be at this point in time was that he had accepted Zhu Fangyu's weakness.

You must know that if Zhu Fangyu didn't have these weaknesses, he would have already entered the rotation with the Lakers.

Sun Hao held the ball in the frontcourt, and the Wizards continued to double-team.

Sun Hao then passed the ball to Zhu Fangyu.

Zhu Fangyu got the ball, and the Wizards' weak side assisted in the past.

But Zhu Fangyu voted again!
Is it Zhu Fang's rain?

Or did Liang Jingru give Zhu Fangyu the courage to play?
neither!
This is Phil Jackson's request!

With Zhu Fangyu's ability, if he stops the ball, whether he chooses to repass or dribble, there is a high probability that he will lose the ball.

So there is only one requirement from Jackson. If Sun Hao passes the ball to him, then he only needs to do one thing, which is to shoot!

In fact, Jackson's request is not only for Zhu Fangyu, but also for the three shooters!
Some people may ask, what if the defense is switched in place?

It all depends on Sun Hao's ability to judge.

Three-person double-teaming means that two people must be in open positions.

Sun Hao passes the ball to the person with a better chance, and that person has a better chance of making a shot.

When Zhu Fangyu made the shot, he had no other thoughts, and only the basket in his eyes.

After the ball was released, it passed through a spinning high parabola in the air.

"Shh!"

Another crisp sound.

Zhu Fangyu hit three-pointers in a row!

On the stage of the finals!
Zhu V587!

The Lakers' bench boiled instantly.

These two three-pointers are crucial to the game situation!
Carlisle reached out and called a timeout.

"The name of the championship ring is fixed!"

Sun Hao found Zhu Fangyu and clapped his hands for a while, with a happy face and not forgetting to tease.

Zhu Fangyu was also warmly welcomed by his teammates when he left the field.

This is definitely the brightest moment of his basketball career.

After the timeout came back, the Wizards scored a goal from the inside by Yao Ming.

The Lakers advanced to the frontcourt again, Sun Hao held the ball again, and the Wizards did not dare to double-team.

This is the greatest significance of Zhu Fangyu's two three-pointers just now.

"it's time!"

Breen in the commentary raised his decibels.

He was the first to understand Phil Jackson's tactical arrangements, and he also knew that Zhu Fangyu's performance was a good foreshadowing.

But whether the Lakers can really win the game depends on Sun Hao's next performance!
(End of this chapter)