Reborn in the 96 golden generation

Chapter 126 The First Game of the Western Conference Semifinals

Compared with O'Neal and Rodman, Zhou Yu's strength and jumping have no advantages at all. The only thing he can rely on is his height, wingspan, rebounding position judgment, and a little bit of luck.

Therefore, the number of rebounds per game hovers around 8 most of the time. Fortunately, there is O'Neal sitting inside, and his main task is to assist and score.

In the days that followed, whether it was training in the team or training in the "basketball superstar growth system", Zhou Yu focused on strengthening passing and scoring training, and worked hard to make these two skills more proficient and exquisite.

Three days later, the Western Conference semifinals between the Lakers and the Supersonics came as scheduled. The Great Western Forum was still full of seats, and the enthusiasm of the fans was exceptionally high, and the cheers and cheers became louder.

It was a surprise for Lakers fans that the Lakers narrowly escaped from the Clippers in the last round. The eye-catching slogan of "the King of the Lakers refers to the championship" spread around the stands again.

This undoubtedly put tremendous pressure on the coaches and players of the Lakers. At the mobilization meeting before the game, Harris warned the players more than once to let go of the burden and play every game with all their strength, but the current situation can only change the pressure. For motivation.

分区半决赛实行七局四胜制，具体来说就是，2（主场）—2（客场）—1（主场）—1（客场）—1（主场）。

In the first two home games for the Lakers, it is best to win all of them and firmly grasp the initiative. If they lose one game, they will lose their home court advantage. If they lose both games, there is little room for recovery. It was the overall runner-up team last season, and its strength and experience should not be underestimated.

The starting lineups for both sides are as follows:

Los Angeles Lakers:

Point Guard: Van Exel, Shooting Guard: Kobe, Small Forward: Kersi, Power Forward: Wang Zhizhi, Center: O'Neal.

Seattle SuperSonics:

Point guard: Gary Payton, shooting guard: Jose Hawkins, small forward: Detref Schramf, power forward: Sean Kemp, center: Jim McElvine.

The commentator for this game is Susan, a cutting-edge female reporter of ESPN and a loyal fan of Zhou Yu.

According to gossip, "Magician" knew that there was no hope of being the head coach of the Lakers next season, and he was worried that he would be compared with Wang Zhizhi when he came to commentate, so he voluntarily gave up the commentary guest seat, and instead delved into the team's management knowledge. Next season is ready to enter the Lakers management.

Jabbar saw that the commentator in front of him was replaced by a smart and cute little girl, and his mood immediately improved a lot. Last time, the outspoken bastard commentator almost drove him to death.

"Su commentary, I heard that you are a talented student who graduated from a well-known domestic media university. Can you make a bold prediction for this game?"

Jabbar smiled kindly.

"Wait a minute, senior, I plan to go down and do an interview with Wang Zhizhi first, so you can give me some opening remarks."

Susan smiled sweetly, then quickly picked up the microphone, walked off the commentary booth, and went straight to Zhou Yu.

Abdul-Jabbar raised his forehead, unexpectedly, just after leaving a first brother who is a fan of the lake, another cute girl who is a fan of the lake came.What happened to the Lakers this year, why they are so popular, why didn't he enjoy this kind of treatment at that time.

"Mr. Wang Zhizhi, hello, I'm ESPN reporter Susan. I heard that in the last round of the series, the reason why the Lakers were able to turn defeat into victory and escape from death was mostly because of your superb passing skills. In this game against the Supersonics, Are you still planning to use assists to win opponents?"

Susan raised the microphone and said with stars in her eyes.

Of course Zhou Yu recognized the "little girl" in front of him. Hearing her compliments, his heart was filled with snot bubbles, and it was time to pretend again.

"Reporter Su, let me tell you this. Whether I plan to use assists to win opponents depends entirely on the performance of my teammates. If O'Neal and Kobe perform well, of course I am willing to focus on assists.
In this way, I can make the most of my 'one-shot' passing skills, and save my energy to prepare for the finals; but if the two of them play badly, I have to step forward and use points to solve the battle. "

General Zhou Yu said in full style.

"Mr. Wang Zhizhi, your answer fully demonstrates that you are a noble player with a view of the overall situation and a sense of collective honor. You are worthy of being the representative of the 96 golden generation, no one else."

Susan nodded, affirming with a flowery smile.

"Brother, I really admire Wang's shameless spirit. He doesn't even bat an eye when he brags."

O'Neal turned his head to look at Kobe, and sighed.

"Wang is more than just shameless. He has completely lost that female reporter."

Kobe snorted coldly.

The game is about to officially start, and Susan has to return to the commentary booth full of enthusiasm. After bragging, Zhou Yu feels refreshed. Only with the cooperation of the bragging can the performance be vivid and fascinating.

"Remember, the first battle is the decisive battle! This game must be won!"

Before going on the field, Harris punched the starting five in the chest fiercely, saying like a rainbow.

Encouraged by Zhou Yu and others, they yelled "The Lakers are mighty, the Lakers will win", and then they all appeared on the stage.

After the scrimmage in the middle circle, the Lakers took the lead in obtaining the ball, Van Exel advanced with the ball, and other players settled down one after another.

Zhou Yu also mentioned the familiar high position at the top of the arc. After receiving the ball, he raised the ball above his head with both hands to "see all the mountains and small mountains". The players on both sides ran around like a "revolving lantern".

The Sonics' defense is obviously better than the regular season. Although the Lakers have conducted countless tactical drills before the game, they still don't have much chance under the Sonics' defense.

Mike Irvine was the main defense against Zhou Yu, and Kemp was the main defense against O'Neill. The two could be described as "sparks hit the earth" in the interior, and they desperately blocked and hugged.

And the "straggler" Kobe on the outside is also watched by Payton. In the current situation, passing the ball may not work, and he can only rely on personal breakthroughs with the ball to open the situation.

Thinking of this, Zhou Yu used his left foot as the axis, and took a big step forward with his right foot, making a gesture of breaking through to the opponent's left side.

Zhou Yu's fake action was very realistic, causing McIlvain to shift his center of gravity slightly. Zhou Yu took the opportunity to quickly cut in with the ball in his left hand, dodged the opponent in one fell swoop, and went straight to the penalty area.

The Supersonic defensive line recovered quickly, and Zhou Yu had a premonition that Kobe should follow up in time, so while attracting double-teams, he suddenly made a beautiful back pass, and then dodged to the side, giving Kobe a chance to smash the dunk with the tomahawk.

Unexpectedly, what was waiting was not Kobe's dunk, but Payton stealing the ball and playing a fast break.

That's right, Kobe did follow closely, but Payton was still one step ahead, using his hip strength to block him behind him, and successfully intercepted Zhou Yu's back pass.

Payton ran all the way with the ball, a sloppy "top turn" left Kersi behind, then faced Van Exel, made a layup with a low hand and high throw, and caused Van Exel Serge fouled the thug and added a free throw.

The audience was in an uproar, and the fans expressed their dissatisfaction with Zhou Yu's forgetting to pass the ball behind his back, thinking that this was the playoffs after all, not a sideshow game.

"Wang Zhizhi is really confident in his passing skills, but he still ignores the Supersonic's defensive ability."

Abdul-Jabbar sighed, expressing regret.

"Senior Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, I don't think there's anything wrong with Wang Zhizhi's pass, but Kobe's follow-up ability is so poor that he was preempted by a player shorter than himself."

Susan immediately put forward a different opinion.

Kareem looked at Susan in surprise, he almost forgot that this little girl is a diehard fan of Wang Zhizhi.I intend to refute a few words, but I feel that it is wrong to argue with a young girl. Besides, ESPN has been very keen on ranking NBA players in history recently. If I offend them, what if my ranking falls out of the top ten in history.

(End of this chapter)