Reborn in the 96 golden generation

Chapter 203 Ginger is still old and spicy

O'Neill didn't dare to let go of "Big Pyrenees" completely, and subconsciously followed him two steps away.

Seeing an opportunity to take advantage of, Malone suddenly turned his back while moving laterally, stuck to Campbell's body, and smoothly cut to the Lakers basket.

Campbell, who was out of position, knew that Malone was going to slam dunk with one hand next. In desperation, he immediately adopted the "waist hug" tactic and dragged Malone down from midair.

The referee immediately blew his whistle, probably out of concern for the Lakers' home court advantage. The referee did not whistle a malicious foul, but awarded Malone two free throws.

It is estimated that the "postman" may not be at work today, and Malone hit the iron on the first free throw. Fortunately, the second free throw was hit steadily.

"60:58", the score between the two sides is still clenched, and there are only 3 minutes and 15 seconds left before the end of the third quarter, and no one dares to relax in the slightest.

The Lakers' subsequent offensive was still dominated by the outside trio. This time the ball-holding terminator was replaced by Kobe. Unfortunately, Kobe turned around and swayed and hit the iron with a fadeaway jumper. Malone roared and grabbed the rebound, and the Jazz started counterattack.

Harris, who was watching the game from the sidelines, sweated secretly. After all, it was a gamble to replace Zhou Yu, who played the most stable game. Er and Hornacek's mobile combat abilities are average, so they are willing to take the risk.

On the other hand, Coach Sloan, although he has been a long-time enemy, is still a little surprised by Harris' sudden substitution. A player like Zhou Yu who is capable of both inside and outside, and has a height advantage is obviously a greater threat to the Jazz. .

But Harris did not take the usual path and insisted on replacing the big man with a mobile unit to make the Lakers' offense look more distinct from the inside and outside. In this way, it will be a huge test for the Jazz's perimeter defense.

However, Sloan is still very confident in the outside trio led by Stockton. Although Russell and Hornacek seem to be pitchers, they are not weak in mobile combat capabilities, especially in tactical execution. Therefore, even if you are not an opponent one-on-one, you can still rely on tactical cooperation to make the offense flourish.

It didn't take long for Sloan's prediction to be fulfilled. Stockton, Russell, and Hornacek, after a dazzling continuous pick-and-roll cooperation, finally, Russell's mid-range shot made a steady hit!

"60:60", after a tough tug-of-war, the Jazz finally tied the score.

Smith and Louis, who were sitting in the commentary booth, sighed, "Ginger is still hot!"

After running back and forth without touching the ball for several consecutive rounds, O'Neill finally became unhappy. He angrily walked up to Kobe and others, and vented his dissatisfaction:
"You three guys, can you take care of the feelings of the inside players? Campbell and I are almost out of prickly heat, but we can't even touch a ball hair. If this continues, we really can't play together. , the three of you have robbed yourself!"

"Everyone is a good brother. If you have something to say, say it well. It is wrong to fight to the death for a basketball."

"Peacemaker" Van Exel quickly smoothed things over with a smile on his face.

Although O'Neal's status in the team is known as "Optimus Prime", Kobe doesn't buy it, and the madman is even more disdainful.

"O'Neill, why didn't I see you dissatisfied when Wang was shooting wildly on the field? We brothers shot a few balls, and you put on a bad face. Isn't it because the wives of our three brothers are not as good as Wang's wife?" Are you capable, that's why you look at him differently."

Kobe put his arms around his shoulders and snorted coldly.

"O'Neal, is what Kobe said true? We usually respect you very much. I didn't expect you to be so 'snobbish'. It really chills the brothers."

Sprewell added fuel to the fire.

O'Neill blushed from being teased, and wished he could get in. Finally, he clenched his fists and roared:

"Don't beep, you guys, I will become Rodman today, just defend and rebound, you can shoot whatever you want!"

Seeing this, Kobe and Sprewell immediately high-fived each other.

"Kobe, your tongue is strong enough. I've already seen that he is Wang Zhizhi's 'dogleg', but I can't think of any words to stimulate him."

Sprewell said excitedly.

"Dude, don't get too excited. Although the problem of possession of the ball has been resolved, if the three of us don't perform well, O'Neill and Wang Zhizhi will have excuses to bury us."

Kobe said sternly.

"Don't worry, even if we try our best, we will kill Jazz and put Wang Zhizhi on the bench!"

Sprewell said with pride.

At this time, with only 1 minute and 06 seconds left before the end of the third quarter, the Lakers had one more offensive opportunity than the Jazz, and still held the initiative to lead the score.

Kobe controlled the ball near the top of the arc, Van Exel cut inside, Sprewell mentioned that the high position kept covering for Kobe, and the three cooperated tacitly.

O'Neal and Campbell on the inside knew that the three guys on the outside couldn't pass the ball, so they were completely in a state of feint. According to the movement trajectory of the outside players, they planned to mobilize Malone and "Big Pyrenees" to create scoring opportunities for Kobe and others.

With the help of "Madman" and Van Exel's double screens, Kobe passed Hornacek and Russell one after another, and went straight to the inside of the Jazz.

Although Ma Long and "Big Pyrenees" were attracted out of the restricted area by O'Neill and Campbell, neither of them was a fool. They knew that the success rate of scoring inside was significantly higher than that of outside, so they all retreated to the vicinity of the restricted area and waited for it.

Kobe took a good step, jumped up like a rainbow, and was soon blocked by "two ghosts" from Lai Malone and "Big Pyrenees". The next second, he flicked his wrist back and passed the ball to follow up. Plug in the "Madman".

"Madman" took advantage of the trend and made a throw and scored the ball!

"62:60", the Lakers took a two-point lead. In this round of offense, Kobe and the three made full use of pick-and-roll air cuts and breakthrough ball-pointing tactics to completely tear the Jazz's defense and easily scored two points.

In the next round, the Jazz's offense began to revolve around Malone. Malone mentioned that he received the ball from a high position, and after getting the ball, he quickly passed the ball to Stockton who cut in.

Stockton made an emergency stop to dribble the ball under his crotch, then changed direction and accelerated, dodged Van Exel in one fell swoop, and rushed straight to the Lakers penalty area.

The Lakers' defense quickly retracted, and Stockton, who penetrated deep into the Lakers' hinterland, distributed the ball from the gap to Hornacek who was ambushing in the bottom corner.

Although Hornacek had a chance to make a shot, he used a through ball and passed the ball to Malone who came in through an air cut.

At this moment, Malone had already used his speed to throw Campbell away. Facing the "Madman"'s misplaced defense, he immediately chose to stop the Matchbox jumper and hit it steadily!

"62:62", the Jazz tied the score again.

At the critical moment, the Jazz's style of play became more and more stable. Even if there was an opportunity from the outside, they did not take the shot rashly, but hit the ball as far as possible inside.

With only 18.3 seconds left before the end of the third quarter, the Lakers still have a chance to attack with plenty of time.

This time, the "madman" was in control of the ball at the top of the arc, mastered the attack time, and was ready to give the Jazz the final blow.

Russell pouted his butt very high, trying his best to lower the center of gravity, keeping about one step away from the "Madman", the main purpose is to prevent the "Madman" from breaking through.

"Madman" really could bear his temper, and only launched an offensive when there were only about six seconds left in the attack time.

A one-handed dribble went straight to Russell's left, and Russell stepped back immediately to block the defense. The "madman" took the opportunity to pull the ball with a sudden stop. same.

Russell was staggered, and could only watch "Madman" take a jumper backwards, and the basketball drew a graceful arc and fell straight to the basket.

(End of this chapter)