Reborn in the 96 golden generation

Chapter 466 Main tone

On the other side, Popovich also kept emphasizing defense hoarsely. He believed that the Spurs' defense was not strong enough, and he must minimize the Lakers' scoring in the fourth quarter.

The main tone set by the head coaches of the two teams made the shooting percentages of the players on both sides even worse at the beginning of the fourth quarter, and the sound of hammering iron was endless.

For the first time, Zhou Yu felt that scoring is such a difficult thing. No matter how he shoots, he will be effectively interfered by the Spurs. Sometimes he can't even see the basket, and he just follows his feeling.

By the time Zhou Yu planned to use a three-pointer to open up the embarrassing situation, the sense of touch and rhythm had already been lost, and the effect of the shot could be imagined.

In the first half of the fourth quarter, the Lakers' scoring basically relied on O'Neal's strong inside and Kobe's breakthrough with the ball to make free throws.

Not long after, the more unfortunate news came that O'Neal was called for his sixth foul and had to leave the game early.

Fortunately, Robinson also left the field following the six offenders, which shows the intensity of the game.

At this time, the score between the two sides was rewritten as "63:62", and the Spurs had surpassed the Lakers by one point, with only 5 minutes and 09 seconds left before the end of the game.

"Director Zhang, it's time to test Da Zhi. In the remaining five minutes, Da Zhi will have to fight alone without O'Neill. One can imagine the difficulty of winning."

Su Qun on the commentary seat sighed and said solemnly.

"That's right, although David Robinson was also sent off, his inside threat is still not as good as O'Neal's. Therefore, if Big Zhi wants to lead the team to victory, he must overcome Duncan's difficulty."

Zhang Weiping nodded.

"Director Zhang, I actually think that Da Zhi's scoring ability is better than Duncan's, but due to the excessive defensive intensity in this game, he has not fully utilized it."

Su Qun said with some regret.

"Yeah, both sides are focusing on defense, and scoring will naturally become more difficult, but the more this time comes, the more important it is for Big Zhi to calm down, otherwise, it will be difficult to perform at his due level."

Zhang Weiping spoke earnestly.

Zhou Yu on the court also felt the seriousness of the situation. Although both sides had lost a major inside pillar and the strength of the inside defense had declined, compared to Duncan, his inside defense skills were obviously slightly better. He is a power forward, but he has the physique and hardness of a center forward.

It's the Lakers' turn to attack again. This round of offense is of great significance. If they score smoothly, they can not only overtake the score, but also quickly improve morale.

In order to better open up space, Zhou Yu continued to mention the high position to get the ball. If he can't score, he can only count on Campbell, who replaced O'Neal, to grab rebounds.

Despite the poor hand feel, Zhou Yu must continue to strengthen his shooting. If he falls to the low post and hits the inside, the Spurs' zone defense is enough for him to drink a pot.

After several probing steps in a row, Zhou Yu suddenly sped up and made a quick breakthrough. Duncan quickly stepped back to block the defense, and Zhou Yu took the opportunity to shoot with a signature jumper.

The sad thing is that Duncan had been on guard this time, but he kept aiming at Zhou Yu's knee while retreating. Seeing that his knee moved abnormally, he quickly opened his big hand and rushed forward.

A dark "Five Fingers Mountain" suddenly appeared in front of Zhou Yu's eyes, and his heart sank. If he made a forced shot, even if Duncan didn't block it, it would be difficult to find the basket.

In desperation, he had to continue to fight for his touch. After curling up and staying in the air, he collected the ball and walked off the plate. He slipped an arm under Duncan's armpit and picked the ball out.

The basketball drew a strange arc in mid-air, and slowly fell towards the backboard. With a muffled "bang", Zhou Yu's mid-range pick shot went into the basket smoothly!

"64:63", the Lakers finally overtook the score with Zhou Yu's acrobatic goal!
All the Lakers fans cheered up immediately, and once again gave Zhou Yu the deafening shout of "MVP".

After scoring the goal, Zhou Yu gave Duncan a squint with his mouth curled up while he was high-fiving his teammates.

Duncan still had an unmovable expressionless face, staring blankly at Zhou Yu with big round eyes.

Zhou Yu also stared back at him unceremoniously, and the two stared at each other face to face for a few seconds, just like a pair of "Mr. Xiangmian".

"Wang, there is gum in your eyes, did you not wash your face in the morning?"

Duncan said lightly.

Zhou Yu was so angry that he almost hit the wall, wiped his eyes, and replied sonorously:

"Don't worry, Duncan, I'll be shitting you too soon."

Duncan smiled, then turned and left, as if he was too lazy to talk trash to Zhou Yu.

When it was the Spurs' turn to attack, Duncan was not in a hurry to fight Zhou Yu one-on-one, but fell to the middle, using the pass to effectively connect the team's offense.

Ginobili quickly responded with an air cut. The off-ball ability of "Demon Knife" is really not blocked.

Duncan made a diagonal pass with his back to the basket, and successfully passed the ball to Ginobili who cut to the basket. Ginobili received the ball and formed a momentum to attack the basket.

After a beautiful pull-bar layup, he did not choose to shoot directly, but passed the ball across to Elliott, who was ambushing in the bottom corner of one side, and Elliott passed the ball non-stop to " Little General" Johnson.

After the ball passed three times and two guides, there was a large gap in front of Johnson, and he shot a three-pointer without hesitation.

It's a pity that the opportunity came out, but the three-pointer finally came out of the frame.

The Lakers generals had a false alarm. After Campbell grabbed the rebound, he handed the ball to Zhou Yu.

Zhou Yu then handed the ball to Kobe. In such an intense game, he did not dare to dribble the ball for a long distance.

Although the Spurs failed to score in the last wave of offense, Zhou Yu was deeply impressed by their smooth teamwork. It is no wonder that the Spurs have been standing in the "forest of strong teams" for so many years. Strict organization and discipline are the greatest guarantee .

Stimulated by the Spurs' team basketball, Zhou Yu played extra cautiously in this round of offense, and also played a rigorous pick-and-roll, pass-and-cut cooperation with his teammates.

Relying on the advantage of speed, "Madman" successfully penetrated into the hinterland of the Spurs, but it didn't seem to be of much use. The Spurs' internal defense was quite tight, and there was no chance for "Madman" to take advantage of it.

In desperation, the "madman" had to feint and pass the ball to Kobe who was plugging in on the other side.

Kobe can be said to be "a newborn calf is not afraid of tigers". He jumped up when he caught the ball, and made a signature one-handed gliding split button, and was quickly taken care of by many big hands.

At this moment, Kobe should have passed the ball, but he suddenly had an idea, so he dunked the ball as a throw, and threw the ball out.

The basketball passed over the fingertips of many big hands, and finally hit the board high into the basket!

"66:63", the Lakers lead the Spurs by three points, all relying on difficult goals.

In contrast, the Spurs look a bit dull, but this is in line with their calm and sophisticated style.

In the next round of offense, the Spurs must score, otherwise they are likely to be opened by the Lakers, and it will be difficult to chase.

The Lakers generals also knew this well, and their defensive enthusiasm became even higher. The Spurs failed to find a better shot after several rounds of cooperation.

With the attack time running out, the ball finally fell into Ginobili's hands. Facing Kobe's strict defense, Ginobili made a few steps outside the three-point line and directly made a jumper.

The basketball crossed a high parabola and entered the net with a crisp sound!

The "Demon Sword Unsheathed" is really powerful. Unexpectedly, Ginobili was so brave when he was young, Zhou Yu secretly sighed in his heart.

"66:66", the score was tied!

At this time, with 3 minutes and 16 seconds left before the end of the game, the two sides returned to the same starting line, and the next game will be more intense.

(End of this chapter)