Reborn in the 96 golden generation

Chapter 131 "CIC King" Payton

Zhou Yu's consecutive blocks gave the Supersonic players a great shock. It is unexpected that a yellow-skinned Asian has such amazing explosive power.

In the next round, the outside players of the Supersonics did not dare to act recklessly after rushing to the inside. Instead, they strengthened the sudden distribution cooperation. Through continuous breakthroughs and points, Payton in the corner on one side had an open three-pointer. Unfortunately, Payton The three-pointer was a bit unreliable, and he bounced out of the basket. The rebound was grabbed by O'Neal and handed over to Zhou Yu.

Zhou Yu made a strong direct pass, and the ball reached Kobe who had passed halftime like a cannonball. Facing Hawkins' close defense, Kobe made a deft turn around and took a step back, and made another three-pointer.

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

"32:24", the Lakers have extended their lead to eight points, and the Supersonics are in danger.

George Karl stomped his feet anxiously on the sidelines, yelling and making tactical gestures at Payton.

Payton nodded knowingly, controlled the ball with one hand and pointed to the ground, signaling his teammates to come over and do the pick-and-roll.

Hawkins immediately rushed over, standing upright, and just as Kobe was about to go around and defend, Payton suddenly changed direction and dribbled to the other side, allowing Kobe to miss instantly.

On the way, Payton made another signature emergency stop and fallback jumper, and the basketball went into the net with a crisp sound.

"32:26", the Sonics recovered two points.

Zhou Yu faintly felt that Payton's touch was warming up. Just now, he made a mid-range shot with an emergency stop. There was an interception in the front and a chaser in the back, but it was still a steady hit, which is enough to explain.

In order to stabilize, both Zhou Yu and O'Neal returned to the inside. After Zhou Yu received the ball, he began to attack McIlvaine.

After several back-to-back turns, Zhou Yu had pushed into the restricted area. It had been a long time since he had forced an inside shot. Zhou Yu felt refreshed all of a sudden.

In the next second, he headed against the opponent and made a sideways small hook. The ball bounced on the rim a few times, and then slowly rolled into the center of the net!
"34:26", the difference between the two sides is still eight points.The eyes of the Supersonic players have shown despair. The Lakers are not only accurate on the outside, but also not easy to underestimate their strength on the inside. How can they not be frightening.

"Look at your bears who can't live, as long as I'm around, the supersonic is the fighter plane in the plane."

Payton unceremoniously sprayed trash talk to his teammates.

The subsequent offensive of the Sonics was still dominated by Payton. With the help of his teammates, he made an emergency stop and made a mid-range shot again, and finally made a steady hit again!
It's a pity that the Lakers' "Answer Ball" didn't keep up. Zhou Yu's sideways small hook shot out of the frame, the rebound was grabbed by Kemp, and the Supersonics turned from defense to offense.

Payton took advantage of the Lakers' unsteady foothold, and made another emergency stop and fallback jumper, and the basketball hit the net again with a crisp sound!
"34:30", the Sonics narrowed the point difference to only four points. Payton actually made three consecutive mid-range shots, and the audience was shocked.

"I just don't understand. Wang Zhizhi can score easily with outside shots, so why does he have to go inside and fight with others?"

Susan looked puzzled.

"Su Jie said, it's a layman. Although shooting from the outside is relatively easy, whether you go in or not, the offensive and defensive rhythms of both sides will speed up. This is extremely unfavorable for the slow-moving big players. The offensive tempo can't be fast, and the big players still have the opportunity to rush for rebounds and form a second offense."

Abdul-Jabbar analyzed it from a professional perspective.

"Senior, even if what you said is reasonable, I still think it's a pity that a player with such a good touch like Wang Zhizhi doesn't shoot three-pointers from the outside."

Susan felt unwilling.

"It won't be a pity when you see him strike iron continuously."

Jabbar smiled helplessly.

While the two were talking, the Sonics took advantage of a pass error by the Lakers to launch a fast-break counterattack. Payton's emergency stop mid-range shot made another steady hit, chasing the point difference to only two points left. It is four consecutive hits, comparable to Jordan.

This is not over yet, as O'Neal's low-post turn and missed the hook, the Sonics immediately counterattacked quickly, Payton quickly advanced with the ball, changed direction dribble and turned with a spinning top, and was unstoppable, Kobe chased desperately behind him.

When he was near the three-second zone, Payton made an emergency stop and fell back. Kobe's chasing block not only failed to work, but instead drew a thug foul. At the same time, Payton's mid-range shot went into the net with a crisp sound!

"Two points count! Add a free throw!"

The referee announced loudly while making gestures.

While making free throws, Payton arrogantly blew a big bubble at Zhou Yu, covering his face.

With Payton's free throw hollow into the net, the score between the two sides became "35:34", and the Sonics overtook the Lakers by one point!
Harris immediately called a timeout, and if he didn't call a timeout, the Lakers would be shot to death by Payton alone.

Now that things have happened, he has no reason to reprimand his disciples anymore, because Payton's touch is too good to be guarded by any team.

For the current plan, only by playing out the Lakers' offense can the Supersonics' counterattack momentum be curbed.

But the problem is that the "Three Young Masters of the Lakers" headed by Zhou Yu, today's style of play is incomprehensible. Sometimes they shoot wildly from the outside, sometimes play hard inside, and sometimes play fast breaks, as if they are intermittent psychopaths .

"Wang, have you three had enough trouble? Why are you playing so poorly on the offensive end? Is it because you feel bad? Or is your brain flooded?"

Harris was the first to take out Zhou Yu.

"Coach, I underestimated the overall strength of the Sonics and didn't connect the team well."

Zhou Yu lowered his head and took the initiative to take responsibility.

"Wang, how can I blame you? I'm mainly to blame for my slow start in the paint, which caused the team to run poorly."

O'Neill stepped forward.

As soon as the words fell, Kobe's voice suddenly sounded:
"This matter has something to do with the two of you. Payton was guarded by me. He played so aggressively. If I don't blame me, who else can I blame?"

"The three of you don't want to put on a show of 'inserting a knife for your brother' anymore. What I want to know now is the solution."

Harris gasped.

The three of them looked at each other, all speechless.

"Since you can't think of a solution, let me do it. On the defensive end, Payton must be pinched, assisted, and wrapped. He is a supersonic engine. If he is contained, all problems will be solved;

On the offensive end, outside players must strengthen their offense. Only when the outside line is opened, the inside line will have better opportunities. "

Harris cleared his throat, mouth hanging like a river.

"Beautiful! It's time to do this! O'Neill and Wang are responsible for grabbing the basketball, and I will do the rest!"

Kobe snapped his fingers and said excitedly.

"Look at Kobe's shyness, he forgot how he was blocked by Peyton."

O'Neill whispered to Zhou Yu.

"Coach, I don't think so."

Zhou Yu thought for a moment, then raised his hand to signal.

"Wang, next time you have a good suggestion, you should say it earlier, and don't wait for me to correct it after I finish speaking. Then I will mistakenly think that you are deliberately challenging the authority of the head coach."

Harris lowered his face and said badly.

(End of this chapter)