Reborn in the 96 golden generation

Chapter 169

"Wang, don't worry, my firepower alone can't keep up with those two idiots, Kersey and Van Exel. As for that big stupid bear of O'Neill, he can only shoot two points. How many more threes can you throw?" Is it alright if you can't tell?"

Kobe said confidently.

"Kobe, it's easy for you to say, if you lose, you wash their underwear!"

Zhou Yu said angrily.

Seeing that the Lakers made very few fouls in the first quarter, Old Buss felt that there was an opportunity to take advantage of it. While pouring water for David Stern, he said with a smile on his face:

"President, you have also seen that our Lakers players have always played very cleanly, and they are also very caring. They often go to the community as 'volunteers'. Some bad rumors about them are purely false. I hope the President will learn from you."

"Brother Bass, I know you love your disciples very much. In fact, I do the same. I hope that NBA players can thrive, but this does not mean that their mistakes can be tolerated, understand?"

David Stern spoke harshly.

"I see."

said old Basshan.

"President, this is a ESPN sports newspaper just published. The headline on the front page has a good article about Wang Zhizhi. Would you like to read it?"

Jenny Buss obviously came prepared, took out a newspaper, waved it in front of Stern and said.

"Oh? Really? Let me take a look." Stern quickly took the newspaper with a smile on his face, browsed it carefully, and kept nodding, "Wang Zhizhi's living habits are indeed healthy and sunny. If everyone in the NBA is like With him like this, I'm much more at ease."

"President, there is a huge Chinese market behind Wang Zhizhi. If Wang Zhizhi's good image can be fully established, it will be of great benefit to the development of the NBA."

Jenny Buss hit the rails while it was hot.

"I understand what you said, but he doesn't seem to have a good temper. He has a history of fighting in nightclubs. Moreover, his mouth is stinky and he talks a lot of trash."

Stern frowned, repeating the old matter.

"President, you have a bad temper and fight because you punish evil and promote good, and talk trash because you are young and passionate. I hope you can see clearly and don't give up easily because of this little problem. Besides, our Lakers have strengthened his psychological counseling. , I believe he will continue to improve in the future.”

Jenny Buss spoke plausibly.

Stern was amused by her words, turned his head to look at Old Bath, and sighed:
"Brother Bass, your daughter is not simple. She not only has business acumen, but also is articulate and quick-thinking. It can be said that she has both talent and appearance."

"Where is it, President, you are flattering me. My daughter is just talking about the facts."

Although Old Bus was naturally flattered in his heart, he still spoke modestly.

"Well, I will put the establishment of Wang Zhizhi on the agenda, but don't rush it, just wait for my news."

Stern gave the answer.

"Thank you, President, for your love, thank you, thank you."

Old Buss immediately expressed his gratitude.

Seeing that his sister was taking the limelight, Jim Bass was so angry that his face was livid, but he couldn't get angry, so he could only swallow his anger.

The general manager, Jerry West, was also feeling uncomfortable. He was originally optimistic about Kobe, but Wang Zhizhi took the lead.

Immediately, the long electronic sound sounded, and the second quarter of the game officially kicked off.

George Karl saw the Lakers' "two-three" small group tactics, so he dismantled the defense accordingly. Payton and McElvine were mainly responsible for defending Kobe and Zhou Yu, Kemp and Schramm Hughes and Hawkins guard O'Neill, Kersey and Van Exel.

In the player matchup, the two sides are basically equal to each other, and only Zhou Yu is better than McIlvain. Therefore, George Karl reminded the players to strengthen the defense against Zhou Yu.

The Supersonics launched an offensive first, Payton held the ball across the half, Hawkins and Schramff crossed positions and interfered with the audiovisual, Kemp sat on the inside and grabbed the position with O'Neal, and McIlvine pulled to a high position to support.

The Sonics' offensive routine is what they are best at and most used to. They use the tearing of the two wings to create a breakthrough space for Payton, and use McIlvine's high position to contain Kemp to create a one-on-one inside.

At this point in the game, the more familiar the tactics are, the more reliable they are. The Supersonics obviously don't want to take risks easily, and are eager to play steadily.

The Lakers' defensive focus is still on Payton and Kemp, especially Payton. Not only is his breakthrough layup extremely sharp, but his pass can revitalize the team, which is a huge threat.

Seeing that it was difficult to make a breakthrough with the ball, Payton simply passed the ball to his teammates and played an air cut.

Hawkins suddenly became a point guard. Among the starting five, except for Payton, he counted his best dribbling skills.

With the help of Payton's off-ball screen, Hawkins successfully got rid of Van Exel's entanglement and went straight to the penalty area.

The Lakers' defense quickly retreated, and Hawkins suddenly "turned back to look at the moon" and passed the ball again. The receiver turned out to be Payton, who was not good at shooting three-pointers.

As the chasing Kobe was hindered by Schramf's off-ball screen, Payton had a gap in front of him, and he calmly shot a three-pointer.

In the anxious moments of the game, shooting three-pointers is a risky behavior. If you don’t make it, the opponent may form a fast-break counterattack.

After a crisp sound of "swish", Payton's three-pointer actually hit the net hollow!

"33:31", the Sonics immediately overtook the Lakers by two points.

After scoring the goal, Payton walked up to Zhou Yu immediately, blew a big bubble, and said arrogantly:

"Wang Zhizhi, did you see that not only you can shoot three-pointers, but I can too. I just don't want to be opportunistic."

Although Zhou Yu said that he had a lot of trash talking waiting for him, today is a special day. The NBA president and the owner of the Lakers attended the game together. Talking trash with Payton at this time is like courting death.

Thinking of this, he patted Peyton on the shoulder and said with a friendly smile:

"Payton, that three-pointer of yours just now was really handsome, I feel ashamed of myself, it seems that your bubble gum was not in vain."

Peyton was startled, thinking to himself, when did this kid become so humble and respect him so much, but after thinking about it carefully, he felt something was wrong, and then he yelled at Zhou Yu's back:

"Stinky boy, I'm not bragging! If you don't believe me, throw in a few more for you to see!"

In the Lakers' subsequent offense, possession of the ball is crucial, and it is related to who can take the initiative in the two small groups.

Under normal circumstances, it is Kersey who serves Van Exel from the bottom line, but these two are obviously from O'Neill's group. If they are allowed to get the ball, it will really be "meat buns hitting dogs".

So, Kobe rushed over immediately and fought with Kersey.

"Korsi, let me serve this ball. Serving is very hard work."

While grabbing the ball, Kobe smiled subtly.

"It's not hard, I'm used to being a caddy, and I'm already familiar with it."

Kersi hugged the ball tightly in his arms, like hugging a big watermelon, and refused to let go.

During the dispute, the referee said angrily:

"If you two are wasting time there, I will immediately give you a technical foul!"

Now, both of them were honest, and finally Zhou Yu rushed over and snatched the basketball, shouted "I'm coming", then smashed the ball on Kobe's ass, bounced it into his hand, and pushed the ball forward calmly field.

(End of this chapter)