Reborn in the 96 golden generation

Chapter 458 Projection Strength Competition
After the timeout, Pippen reappeared, replacing the mediocre Anderson.

Under Pippen's careful organization, the Blazers quickly launched a new round of offensive, two consecutive crotch dribbles and accelerated breakthroughs. Pippen easily passed Jimmit and ran to the penalty area.

Then, Pippen made another beautiful high-rebound shot, avoided Zhou Yu's block, and hit it steadily!

"34:28", the point difference between the two sides narrowed to six points, and Pippen used a stable mid-range shot to curb the decline of the Trail Blazers as soon as he came up.

Zhou Yu didn't dare to be careless, and then fell to the low post to catch the ball, and while backing O'Neal, he organized the team's offense.

Seeing that no one came up to double-team, Zhou Yu suddenly turned around and slipped to the baseline. Taking advantage of O'Neal's loss of center of gravity, he made a sudden stop and stepped back to make a jump shot. Unfortunately, the shot finally bounced out of the frame.

Cato struggled to grab the rebound and passed the ball to Pippen immediately. Pippen quickly advanced with the ball, and the Blazers played a fast break counterattack.

At this time, Stoudemire's speed advantage was fully revealed, taking the lead and rushing to the front, followed by Trent.

Just as everyone was blindly thinking that Pippen was about to pass the ball to Stoudemire, Pippen suddenly rose up near the top of the arc and made a cool emergency stop three-pointer.

The basketball crossed a high parabola and fell straight to the basket.

After the crisp sound of "swish", the audience was horrified. After Pippen made a mid-range shot, he hit another three-pointer one after another!

"34:31", the Trail Blazers were only three points away from the Lakers. After Pippen came on the stage, he led the Trail Blazers to play with momentum while talking and laughing, and the momentum of chasing points was terrifying.

In order to improve his shooting rate, Zhou Yu turned on the strong inside mode, and singled O'Neal in the low post. He used his flexible turn and solid inside footsteps to wipe into the penalty area. Cato's fingertips, high hitting plate hits!
"36:31", the Lakers lead the Blazers by five points.

In the next round, Pippen first used Stoudemire and Trent's "double screen" to move laterally with the ball, tearing up the shooting space.

When the Lakers came up to block, he played a beautiful pass and cut cooperation with Stoudemire. Stoudemire caught the ball and quickly cut to the penalty area. go out.

Fortunately, Zhou Yu's supplementary defense was in place enough, flying to block Stoudemire's layup, and the Lakers escaped.

Campbell grabbed the rebound and passed the ball to "Little Fish" Fisher. Fisher held the ball through the half court and organized a new round of positional warfare.

Jimmit and Fox ran wildly, but still failed to find a good shot. Zhou Yu made a high screen for Fisher. Fisher avoided Stoudemire's entanglement and made a mid-range shot. Unfortunately , The basketball finally bounced out of the frame.

Pippen grabbed the rebound and set up a new Blazers offense near the top of the key.

With the cover of his teammates, Pippen quickly cut to the basket with the ball. At the same time, O'Neal pulled out of the penalty area with a tacit understanding, attracting Zhou Yu's attention.

Zhou Yu knew that Jermaine O'Neal's mid-range shot had two brushes, so he didn't dare to put it too far, so he followed it.

Pippen took the opportunity to jump up, used the giant loop to lay up low, avoided Campbell's block, and successfully picked the ball into the basket!

"36:33", under Pippen's strong performance, the Trail Blazers clenched the score and did not give the Lakers a chance to breathe.

At this moment, due to excessive physical exertion, Zhou Yu was gradually showing fatigue. He only felt that his hands and feet were not in control, and his movements were no longer as swift as before.

In desperation, he had to hand over the main offensive power to Fisher, and he fell into a high position to move the camera.

Fisher understood and turned on the breakthrough mode with the ball, and with the help of several teammates, he rushed to the inside.

After a beautiful breakthrough, Fox, who was ambushing in the bottom corner of one side, caught the ball and did not shoot a three-pointer. Instead, he transferred the ball to Jimmit at the top of the arc. After passing a high parabola, it finally pops out of the frame.

Fortunately, Zhou Yu was quick enough to jump up and grab the offensive rebound, winning a second chance for the team to attack.

After Zhou Yu got the ball, he didn't force a shot in the densely populated interior, but passed the ball decisively.

Fisher then patiently organized a new round of offensive for the Lakers. This time, the Trail Blazers blocked the breakthrough with the help of screens and failed. Fisher then passed the ball to Zhou near the free throw line. Yu.

Zhou Yu made a fake shot, and then quickly rushed to the inside with the ball. While O'Neal was shifting the defensive center of gravity, he suddenly made an emergency stop jumper. The basketball crossed a beautiful arc and fell straight to the basket.

Everyone stared at the trajectory of the basketball with bated breath. This shot is very important. If the shot fails, the Blazers will have a chance to tie the score.

Zhou Yu was lucky enough, the basketball bumped a few times on the rim, but still slowly rolled into the center of the net!
"38:33", the Lakers still held a five-point lead, and the two sides turned into a tug-of-war of chasing each other.

Pippen used his rich experience and broad vision to organize the overall offense of the Trail Blazers in an orderly manner.

And Zhou Yu also used the threat of a high position to create better shooting space for his teammates.

Since the organizational skills of the core players on both sides are so wow, the next competition can only be the shooting level.

Although O'Neal's CIC level is relatively outstanding, due to Zhou Yu's key care, there is not much room for development.

Cato is similar to Campbell, basically an outstanding representative of the blue-collar basketball circle, and his shooting ability is ordinary.

In this way, the performance of Stoudemire and Trent has become the key to the Trail Blazers turning the situation around.

In contrast, the performance of Fisher, Jimmit, and Fox is also crucial to the Lakers.

Fisher belongs to the "big heart" player, and has two brushes in mid-range shooting and three-point shooting. Unfortunately, due to his height, his shooting percentage is somewhat affected.

Since Jimmit has just entered the NBA arena, he lacks experience and ability, so he can't expect much.

And Fox is basically a "spot shooter", and his ability to move and attack is really not flattering.

Therefore, the strength of the three outside pitchers of the Lakers is basically lacking.

Fortunately, Stoudemire and Trent are not among the top shooters. Stoudemire's breakthrough and layup ability is remarkable, but the stability of his peripheral shooting is not good. If it doesn't feel right, it will quickly become an "iron baby".

Although Trent has relatively good peripheral shooting ability, he is easier to be targeted because of his slower shooting speed.

In the second half of the second quarter, the sound of basketball hitting the net and the sound of iron striking in the half court of both sides came one after another, patchwork. At first glance, it looked more like a shooting exhibition game.

With the sudden sound of the electronic long sound, the second quarter of the game officially came to an end, and the score between the two sides was finally fixed at "49:44". The Lakers ended the first two quarters with a five-point advantage.

In the first two quarters, Zhou Yu performed well in scoring and assists, scoring a total of 17 points, 8 assists, 6 rebounds, and 3 blocks.

Pippen did not give in too much, scoring 16 points, 9 assists, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. The data is quite comprehensive.

The performance of the two core players is perfect and has become the key to the direction of the game.

(End of this chapter)