Reborn in the 96 golden generation

Chapter 118
Looking back on the court, the Clippers still played handily, and the overall shooting rate remained at around 50%.

In contrast to the Lakers, Sprewell had to take up the offensive task again when other players were blocked from attacking. In order to maintain a high shooting rate, he had to forcefully break through the inside line many times, relying on his outstanding skills and strength to forcibly go up. Basket scored.

Fortunately, he felt good in the first quarter, so that the Lakers' score will not be stretched to double digits, and there is still hope of turning defeat into victory.

It is a pity that because the Clippers have the home court advantage, the referee tends to make penalties. The "madman" was fouled by thugs several times, but the referee ignored them. But he didn't dare to vent excessively, so he could only swallow his anger.

After the first quarter, the score between the two sides was fixed at "28:21", and the Clippers held a seven-point lead.

During the break between quarters, Harris still conscientiously arranged tactics. He asked the players to still move in the second quarter, strengthen the cooperation of passing and cutting, try to play inside as much as possible, and reduce outside floating shots.

Listening to some old tunes repeated, Zhou Yu felt that the Lakers had to make changes in the second quarter, otherwise they would still be led by the nose by the Clippers, so he mustered up the courage to raise his hand and signaled:
"Coach, I think the Lakers must increase their speed in the second quarter. Only in this way will there be a turning point."

"Oh? Wang, what is the speed-up method? Let me tell you."

Harris' eyes brightened.

"Campbell, who was slower, should be replaced, Horry at center, Kersey at power forward, Fisher at point guard, Van Exel at shooting guard, Sprewell at Play small forward."

Zhou Yu cleared his throat and talked eloquently.

Everyone sighed when they heard the words. If what Zhou Yu said was followed, the Lakers would completely lose their rebounding advantage, and their interior defense would also drop a notch.

"Wang, although your idea is a bit bold, I think it's worth a try."

Harris thought for a moment, and finally nodded in agreement.

Zhou Yu smiled slightly. In fact, his idea mainly came from the Golden State Warriors' "Five Deaths". At the beginning, the Golden State Warriors relied on this short lineup to defeat Cliff led by James in the finals. Blue Knights.

But if the advantages of a small lineup's flexibility and mobility cannot be brought into play, it will be tantamount to suicide after playing, because the defects of inside defense and rebounding will be infinitely magnified.

As soon as they played in the second quarter, the height of the Lakers lineup instantly became shorter, and the Clippers were all surprised.

"Brother, did you see that the Lakers plan to give up early and send a group of dwarfs to play with us."

Healy said to Martin.

"The tall ones can't beat them, so they send short ones up, thinking our crotch is so easy to drill."

Martin laughed.

With the Clippers' baseline serve, the second quarter officially started.

In this round of offense, the Clippers no longer played any overall coordination. After the ball passed half court, they simply hoisted the ball to Ott on the inside, ready to force the Lakers inside.

The main defender, Kersi, has a gap with the opponent in terms of height and strength.

At this time, he can only bear the hard top and try not to let Ott get into the basket.

With a confident look on his face, Ott hit the back a few times. Seeing that the time was right, he immediately turned around with a sharp upper line and threw a beautiful little hook.

Kersi could only look at the ball and sigh, the ball bumped a few times on the rim, but still rolled smoothly into the center of the net.

"30:21", the Clippers have extended their lead to nine points, and the Lakers are in jeopardy.

Zhou Yu's heart sank. The Lakers' internal disadvantages were obvious. If the offense could not make up for it, the "death five" would really die.

The Lakers' offense was changed to "Xiaoyu" to control the ball. Although "Xiaoyu" only played two official games, his sense of the ball was not bad. With two dexterous turns, he took the ball across the half court smoothly.

The other four players of the Lakers began to run desperately, not to mention, the speed really increased, as evidenced by the gradual amplification of the friction sound of the Clippers players' soles.

Running and running, Van Exel suddenly made a forward move and went straight to the Clippers penalty area.

Fisher made a beautiful long pass to the ground and passed the ball to his hands smoothly. Van Exel took advantage of the situation and made a "European step layup" swinging from left to right, which shocked the Clippers inside immediately. .

When the defensive line shrunk, Kersey, who was pulled beyond the three-point line, became open. Van Exel immediately made a beautiful goal. Kersey relaxed his arms and shot calmly.

The basketball crossed a high parabola and slowly fell towards the basket.

After a crisp sound of "swish", the three-pointer went into the net hollowly!
"30:24", the Lakers are only six points behind the Clippers.

Zhou Yu breathed a sigh of relief, the "Death Five" lineup finally showed its power, and the next goal will be to see if it can defend the opponent.

After the Clippers passed halftime, they still played the tactic of strong inside, but this time, after Ott swayed his butt left and right, the ball he threw was out of the frame.

Horry jumped high while getting stuck, took off the rebound with one hand, and passed the ball to Van Exel on the outside for the first time.

Van Exel finally seized the opportunity for a fast break, and ran all the way at full speed, "Little Fish" and "Madman" quickly stepped in.

Although the frontcourt formed a "three-on-three", the running Van Exel was as unstoppable as a wild horse. He changed directions for two consecutive marches, turned around with a top for a layup, and scored the ball smoothly.

"30:26", the Lakers quickly narrowed the point difference to four points, playing the long-awaited "passionate basketball".

The Clippers immediately adjusted their tactics and began to play "dead hard foam positional warfare". However, in the process of passing the ball back and forth, they suddenly discovered that the Lakers' footsteps were like stepping on hot wheels, and the defense was always tight. Reluctant to follow.

In desperation, Martin had to rely on an emergency stop jumper to make a reluctant shot. After the basketball crossed a strange parabola, it shot out of the frame again very disobediently, and Kersey struggled to grab the rebound.

The Lakers' lightning fast break was on the rise again. The "madman" advanced quickly with the ball and changed directions extremely sharply. The Clippers retreated frequently, preparing to stick to the penalty area.

Opportunities soon appeared from the outside line, and Sprewell passed the ball to Fisher near the bottom corner in time.
"30:29", the Lakers were only one point behind the Clippers, and the "Death Five" lineup made the Clippers dizzy and lost focus.

The Clippers head coach raised his hand at the referee and decisively called a long timeout to curb the Lakers' scoring momentum.

Most of the full-time commentators on the commentary booth are also Lakers fans, and they couldn't help but beam with joy and said:

"My viewers in front of the TV, the Lakers we are familiar with are back again. Their fast break is wonderful and their three-pointers are extremely accurate. They are not fighting alone, but five people fighting side by side..."

The narrator became more and more excited as he spoke, and his voice was almost trembling, which made Johnson on the side a little bit unbearable. He cleared his throat and said:
"Brother, wake up, wake up, the Lakers are still one point behind, and the big score is 0:2 behind, your gorgeous rhetoric, let's wait until the Lakers win this game."

The commentator squinted at the "magician" beside him, and suddenly changed the subject:

"Dear audience friends, sitting next to me is the famous Lakers star Mr. Johnson. From the beginning, he thought that the Lakers' discipline was loose, the players were difficult to control, and it was difficult to win the game, but I disagree. I think the Lakers The team is born with a flamboyant personality, and players can only play passionate basketball if they let themselves go and play to the fullest!"

"Stinky boy, how dare you destroy my innocence, when did I say these words, I will fight with you..."

Johnson threw away the headset angrily, grabbed the commentator's neck tightly with both hands, and roared.

(End of this chapter)