Reborn in the 96 golden generation

Chapter 156 Occupying the Ball
Although Kobe was not happy with his mouth, he defended Payton unambiguously. His body bowed like a fighter among cocks, and his eyes were fixed on Payton, as fierce as a cheetah seeing its prey.

Payton had to take a step-back jumper after several top turns failed, but this time he was predicted by Kobe in advance and jumped high, covering him tightly.

In desperation, Payton had to go off the plate, curled up his body into a "bow" shape, and made a large low-hand pick action, shooting the ball from Kobe's armpit.

Everyone in the audience was horrified, it was unbelievable to use a pick-and-roll action from such a long distance.

The basketball crossed a high parabola, spun quickly and fell towards the basket, and finally hit the board into the basket!
"114:109", the Supersonics expanded the point difference to five points. With only 2 minutes and 23 seconds left, it is not easy to recover.

Zhou Yu felt that at this moment, the only way to catch up to the score as soon as possible was to shoot a three-pointer, so in the next round, while controlling the ball near the top of the arc, he kept winking at his teammates and asked them to come over to cover.

The sad thing is that the teammates' screens are in place, but the Supersonic's rotation defense is in place. McElvain and Schramf probably had a premonition that Zhou Yu was going to shoot a three-pointer, and Zhou Yu was entangled like two poisonous snakes. put.

At the critical moment, Zhou Yu once again showed his "big heart". After a sudden step back, he made a realistic shooting fake.

Zhou Yu was overjoyed, and after a short pause, he straightened up to meet him. The referee's whistle sounded suddenly, and McIrvine was sentenced to a thug foul, and Zhou Yu made three free throws!

The audience was ebullient and cheers resounded through the Great Western Forum Arena. If Zhou Yu made all three free throws, the difference between the two sides would be only two points, and the Lakers were expected to overtake.

Although Zhou Yu's free throw percentage is good, if he wants to make three free throws in a row, and at such a critical moment, the psychological pressure can be imagined.

Fortunately, Zhou Yu quickly adjusted his mentality by taking a deep breath, and repeatedly reviewed the usual free throw training in his mind, and finally made three free throws steadily!
"114:112", in an instant, the Lakers were only two points behind the Supersonics, and they were close to tying the score.

The shouts of "MVP" resounded throughout the audience, and the Lakers fans were excited, shouting wildly while showing Zhou Yu's No. 16 jersey shirtless.

"Senior Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Wang Zhizhi once again showed his superstar demeanor at a critical moment. Do you have anything to say about this?"

Susan at the commentary seat said excitedly.

"Brave, courageous, and out of adversity, Wang Zhizhi deserves to be called the 'Dinghai Shenzhen' of the Lakers."

Leaving aside the threat of "not guaranteed at the end of the festival", Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was indeed shocked by Zhou Yu's amazing performance in the final stage, and he sincerely praised it.

"So, what do you think, can Wang Zhizhi finally lead the Lakers back from defeat to victory?"

Susan asked with great interest.

"It depends on whether the Lakers can defend Payton's offensive next."

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar analyzed objectively.

"You mean, Wang Zhizhi is not as good as Payton?"

Susan said with a hint of displeasure.

Abdul-Jabbar swallowed, and suddenly felt that he had slipped his words again. He was originally from the Lakers. If he said that Wang Zhizhi was not as good as Payton, he seemed to be suspected of "eating the inside out".

"It's not like that. I just think that Payton's touch in the fourth quarter is too good and needs to be strictly guarded against."

Jabbar quickly explained.

"If you feel good, you can only score two points at a time. If Wang Zhizhi hits several three-pointers in a row, even if Payton has a good hand, he can only accept the fate of failure, isn't it?"

Susan was a little disdainful.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar had a wry smile on his face, and secretly complained that this girl's thoughts may still be in her childhood. Under such strict defense, how can shooting a three-pointer be as easy and happy as bouncing a glass ball.

"Su explained, what you said makes sense. A three-pointer is better than a two-pointer."

Abdul-Jabbar didn't bother to argue with her, so he said against his will.

"Senior Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, I found that your mind is getting more and more up-to-date with the times, and you have finally realized that today's all-round insiders who can both inside and outside are more threatening than the traditional insiders who lived in a corner in your era."

Susan smiled proudly.

Abdul-Jabbar slapped his forehead fiercely, it was too late to regret, Susan was so deceitful, she got caught up with him after going around, unintentionally, he indirectly admitted that he was not as good as Wang Zhizhi.

The game is still going on fiercely on the field, and this round of offense for the Sonics is extremely critical. If they succeed, they will be one step closer to victory. The team that falls behind to overtake has a psychological advantage and has a higher probability of winning the game.

At this time, Payton was under great pressure, and the fate of the whole team depended on him, but his whole body suddenly trembled slightly, which was obviously a signal of physical exhaustion.

Under Kobe's "meat grinder" close defense, his physical exertion was huge. After all, the ages of 29 and 19 are not the same.

In desperation, he thought of Kemp, the second in charge of the team. Kemp is undoubtedly the most stable scorer in the team besides him.

Thinking of this, he immediately rolled his eyes at Kemp, and Kemp immediately understood that Payton was a signal to "blow the light and pull the wax" and he needed to take over the banner of attack.

The next second, Kemp immediately mentioned the high position to do a pick-and-roll. Payton took the opportunity to drive the ball to the inside, but soon fell into the siege of the Lakers. This is what he wanted to see most, and it was another cool pass from behind. ball.

The ball went into Kemp's hands smoothly. At this time, Kemp was just standing on the free throw line, and there was just a gap in front of him.

Just as Kemp thought about the jump shot, he suddenly felt a bad wind behind him. It turned out that Zhou Yu had already seen the tricks between Payton and Kemp, and the cat was waiting to reward him with a "big hot pot".

Naturally, Kemp didn't dare to take off lightly. In desperation, he kept his feet on the ground and made a standard free throw action. Not only did he avoid Zhou Yu's block, but he also shot the ball smoothly.

After the crisp sound of "shua", Kemp's free throw shot actually went in, and the Lakers fell into the abyss.

"116:112", the Supersonics expanded the point difference again, and the four-point gap seemed so out of reach with only 1 minute and 26 seconds left from the end of the game.

In the next second, the Supersonic side hugged each other and ran wildly, as if the dust of the game had settled.

On the Lakers side, morale is low, and most of the expressions on their faces are disappointment and despair.

"What's the matter, everyone, cheer me up! There is still more than a minute left, everything is possible!"

Zhou Yu slapped his hands loudly and cheered up his teammates loudly.

"Wang, stop pouring chicken soup. It's not that you don't have confidence in yourself, but that you are disappointed with the free throw that you didn't block Kemp just now."

O'Neal patted Zhou Yu's shoulder and sighed.

"Can't I have times when I miss?!"

Zhou Yu said angrily.

"Of course, but look, you were playing alone for the last few minutes. We didn't even touch the shadow of the ball. To tell you the truth, in order to keep the ball feeling, I can only touch Kemp's buttocks."

O'Neill complained.

Zhou Yuru was enlightened. In the last few rounds of offensives, his desire to dominate the basketball was indeed too strong, so that he forgot the existence of his teammates. But after thinking about it, he had this time before, why didn't he see them raise criticism?It can only be interpreted as the authority of Harris' "imperial decree".

Now that things are up, there is no need to go to ask for an order, it is better to hand over the ball obediently, and sit and watch the clouds roll and the clouds relax, and the flowers fade and bloom.

(End of this chapter)