Reborn in the 96 golden generation

Chapter 253
"Susan, I think we should pay attention to this game. It is useless to say anything else. At present, the two sides have a big score of 1:1. The victory or defeat of this game will largely determine the direction of this round of the series. .”

Smith smiled awkwardly.

"That's right, both sides are determined to win this game. I personally think that if the Lakers want to win, they should give full play to the advantages of O'Neal and Wang Zhizhi's inside twin towers. This is the only place where the Lakers are stronger than the Jazz."

Susan was blunt.

"However, it's a pity that the Lakers' twin towers are not bright in the west and bright in the east. Wang Zhizhi played fairly steadily in the first two games, but O'Neal was so restricted that it was difficult for him to perform."

Smith sighed.

"It's difficult for O'Neill to perform because of his limited range of activities. If he can try to pull out to the outside as much as possible to make room for Wang Zhizhi, maybe things will change."

Susan suggested.

"If Wang Zhizhi misses the offense, who will grab the rebounds? I think there is nothing wrong with O'Neal sitting on the inside. If the Lakers Twin Towers want to fully exert their power, the key is that Wang Zhizhi should strengthen the inside and create more opportunities for O'Neal."

Smith contradicted himself.

"..."

When the two were arguing endlessly, the first quarter of the game between the Lakers and the Jazz officially kicked off.

After the scrimmage in the middle circle, the Jazz took the lead in getting the ball, and Stockton held the ball for halftime.

The Jazz players settled down one after another. To some surprise, Malone did not mention the high position as a pick-and-roll. Instead, he and O'Neal desperately scrambled for the position, preparing to hit the inside.

Facing Van Exel's defense, Stockton first made a fancy dribble. Seeing that the time was right, he suddenly made a straight pass and handed the ball to Malone.

Obviously, the Jazz were ready to take the inside by force at the beginning. Malone's eyes were scarlet, and he shook his iron elbow and twisted his hip like a bull, and began to hit O'Neal with his back.

While watching the defense against "Big Pyrenees", Zhou Yu moved closer to O'Neal, ready to help defend. After all, Malone's arm strength is one of the best in the NBA.

O'Neill bared his teeth when Malone contradicted him. He obviously didn't expect that Malone fought him desperately from the beginning.

Soon, Malone made a quick turn and cut inside to catch a small jump, pushing away O'Neal while facing the basket.

Zhou Yu immediately came to help defend, and formed a cross-fire network with O'Neal. He thought that Ma Long would retreat and pass the ball quickly. Unexpectedly, Ma Long actually threw the ball against the defense of the two. Can hit, but caused O'Neill a foul, two free throws!

Immediately there was a deafening cheer in the audience. Malone's skillful operation really created a shocking momentum, showing the Jazz's iron-blooded style to the fullest.

With Malone's two free throws made steadily, the Jazz took a "2:0" lead and won a good start.

"Brother Shark, pay attention to controlling the number of fouls, this is the first minute of the first quarter."

Zhou Yu patted O'Neill's butt and reminded him kindly.

"Nonsense, who wants to foul so early, this guy Ma Long is crazy, he fought me desperately when he came up, and he couldn't dodge it even if he wanted to."

O'Neill complained with a depressed face.

"How about I come to defend Ma Long?"

Zhou Yu tentatively said.

"Okay, your body is more flexible and good at moving around, which is suitable for defending Malone."

O'Neill nodded immediately, and said happily.

"While staying, if I leave the court early to rest, the Lakers can only die worse."

Zhou Yu snorted coldly.

"If I leave the court early to rest, will the Lakers have a good life? Who will grab the rebounds?"

O'Neill choked angrily.

"Stop arguing, you two had better get off the court early to rest, in this way, the Lakers will speed up completely, which is good for everyone."

Kobe came over and interjected in a strange way.

"Wang, I have a hunch that this kid Kobe will break something big sooner or later."

O'Neill vented his dissatisfaction.

"O'Neal, I also have a hunch that if you don't obey in this game, Xiaoya may end up worse than Qin Xue."

Zhou Yu threatened coldly.

"Wang, I know I was wrong, and I won't argue with you anymore. It's okay to bear all the pain by myself."

O'Neill quickly subdued in a low voice.

Soon, it was the Lakers' turn to launch an offensive. After Van Exel held the ball for halftime, he handed the ball to Kobe.

Kobe became the starting point of the attack, Zhou Yu immediately mentioned the high position support, O'Neal and Malone desperately grabbed the position inside.

The main defense against Kobe is "open three-point shooter" Hornacek. Although Hornacek is a little thin, his footsteps are faster than a rabbit. Kobe has not passed him by changing directions and accelerating several times in a row.

It stands to reason that he should transfer the ball to Zhou Yu on the other side at this time, and then cut to the penalty area, but Kobe did not take the usual way, suddenly stopped and leaned back, and shot directly, and the mid-range shot was stable Hit!

"2:2", the Lakers tied the score, and Kobe's arbitrariness quickly aroused strong dissatisfaction from Zhou Yu and O'Neal.

What's even more irritating is that after scoring the goal, Kobe actually came over, shrugged and said:
"Wang, O'Neill, in fact, I think that in the face of hard power, all tactics are superficial."

"Wang, have you seen that Kobe is not counting on him at all, and I don't care so much, as long as there is a chance, he will shoot!"

O'Neal clenched his fists and said angrily.

"I agree, let's get together and get away!"

Zhou Yu also noticed that the "OK" combination is not a fuel-efficient lamp. Instead of wasting words with them, it is better to cooperate with "Madman" and Van Exel.

The Jazz's new round of offensive still revolved around Malone. After Malone got the ball in the low post, he backed O'Neal again. Perhaps it was stimulated by Kobe.

Seeing that there was really nothing to take advantage of, Ma Long suddenly took a step back and directly made a jumper with Matchbox.

After the crisp sound of "swish", Ma Long's mid-range shot was also hit steadily. It seems that he is not only amazing today, but also feels hot.

"4:2", the Jazz took the lead again, and Malone scored all four points.

Subsequently, O'Neal got the ball in the low post, intending to use the back hit to catch the "shark turned and small hook" to fight back.

It's a pity that his hand feels cold, not to mention the hook, and directly caused the Jazz to play a fast break counterattack, which was succeeded by Stockton's extremely fast fast break layup.

Zhou Yu had a bad feeling. Although the two sides did not follow the routine at the beginning of the game and played alone, the Jazz obviously had better tactical skills. He noticed that although Ma Long played inside alone, the other Jazz players Not idle either.

"Big Pyrenees" tried his best to grab rebounds with him, while Stockton, Hornacek, and Russell kept an eye on the outside players of the Lakers, while paying attention to Malone's shooting trend, so even if Malone missed the shot , It is also difficult for the Lakers to organize a fast-break counterattack in the first place.

On the other hand, the Lakers are not. Basically, one person is attacking, and the others stand still and watch. The vigilance and anticipation are negligible. If this continues, the score will only be further and further away.

In desperation, Zhou Yu had no choice but to use his status as a special assistant to Jenny Buss to issue a stern warning to his teammates, claiming that if anyone dared to work without effort, lax and negligent, he would suggest to the management to let this person leave at any time.

At this time, the mental state of the Lakers was finally lifted, and they reunited around Zhou Yu. Of course, there are probably many people who scolded him behind his back as "a fox pretending to be a tiger".

(End of this chapter)