Reborn in the 96 golden generation

Chapter 469 Highest Defense Strength

The next day, the second contest of the Western Conference Finals between the two sides continued at the Lakers' home stadium, the Great Western Forum.

The arena is full of seats and media from all walks of life gathers. The outside world generally regards this round of the series as the finals staged in advance.

This is a duel between two emerging forces in the NBA. We will wait and see who can fill the gap left by the disintegration of the Bulls dynasty.

The starting lineup for the Los Angeles Lakers is as follows:

Point guard: Van Exel, Shooting guard: Kobe, Small forward: Sprewell, Power forward: Wang Zhizhi, Center: O'Neal.

The San Antonio Spurs starting lineup is as follows:

Point guard: "Little General" Johnson, shooting guard: Ginobili, small forward: Elliott, power forward: Duncan, center: David Robinson.

After the opening, the two sides still focused on defense. The defensive intensity was almost to the flesh, and the score was also extremely stalemate.

At the end of the third quarter, the scores of the two sides were still pitifully low, "56:55", the Lakers led the Spurs by only one point.

Not long after the start of the fourth quarter, the situation on the court changed suddenly. Zhou Yu's defense was too hard, causing the six fouls to leave the field early. It was O'Neal's turn to lead the team to fight alone.

On the other side of the Spurs, there was also a general who left the game six fouls ahead of time, and that was "Admiral" David Robinson.

After the two left the field one after another, the inside competition between the two teams became O'Neal VS Duncan.

At this time, Duncan's advantages of flexible play and wide attack range were fully revealed. Although O'Neal tried his best to defend, he was still somewhat beyond his reach.

On the other hand, O'Neal's inside attack was limited by Popovich's "shark-cutting tactics", and its power was greatly reduced.

Fortunately, Kobe was still brave on the perimeter, scoring mid-range fadeaway jumpers and breakthrough dunks repeatedly, which left the suspense of the game until the last moment.

Unfortunately, as Kobe Bryant missed the basket, the Spurs narrowly beat the Lakers by one point "[-]:[-]" and snatched a victory from the away game. : [-]" flat.

Two days later, the third contest between the two sides was moved to the Spurs' home court - the SBC United Center Arena.

With the stable performance of Duncan and Ginobili inside and outside, the Spurs led the score all the way.

However, Zhou Yu and Kobe of the Lakers performed abnormally, and their shooting percentages were a bit horrible. Only O'Neal performed normally and could still put strong pressure on the Spurs inside.

At the end of the game, the score between the two sides was finally fixed at "86:81". The Spurs defeated the Lakers by five points and rewritten the big score as "2:1". "Winning the match point, the Lakers' life is hanging by a thread.

Fortunately, in the fourth game between the two sides, Zhou Yu and Kobe recovered in time and made many difficult shots. Coupled with O'Neal's turbulent inside paint, the Lakers finally had an "83:80" three-point advantage Take down the Spurs, win the crucial fourth game of the series, and tie the big score at "2:2".

The fifth game of "Tianwangshan" was held at the Lakers' home stadium, the Great Western Forum. The Lakers made another victory by virtue of their home court advantage, and had the last laugh with a two-point advantage of "78:76", rewriting the big score to "3: 2", the first to get the match point!

The sixth game was played at the Spurs' home court. The Spurs relied on the home court advantage and Duncan's amazing performance on both ends of the offense and defense. Finally, they won the Lakers with "88:84" and a four-point advantage, and tenaciously tied the big score to "3". :3" tied, the two sides had to enter the brutal "tie-break" battle, this is the second consecutive "tie-break" battle that the Lakers participated in after the Trail Blazers, and it was quite torturous.

The results of the Eastern Conference Finals have already been released. Under Iverson's brave performance, the Philadelphia 76ers easily eliminated the old Indiana Pacers with a big score of "4:1" and entered the finals first.

At this time, the tone of the outside media changed suddenly, and they were more optimistic about the young Philadelphia 76ers winning the championship. The reason is very simple. Whether it is the Lakers or the Spurs who finally broke into the finals, the Philadelphia 76ers who faced a few more days of rest did not have the physical advantage.

Two days later, the "tie-break" between the Lakers and the Spurs came as scheduled, and the game was held at the Lakers' home court, the Great Western Forum.

This game has received unprecedented attention from the outside world, and the ratings have hit a record high. Although the Western Conference Finals series between the two teams was a bit dull, there are many bright superstars in the team. It is very worthwhile to know who is better. expect.

The defensive intensity of the two sides in the first quarter was even more explosive. The ten players on the field all failed to varying degrees.

Although Zhou Yu was hit by an elbow and got a nosebleed, fortunately he stopped it with a cotton ball in time. His biggest gain in this round of the series is that his defensive skills have risen sharply, and the defensive hardness is basically comparable to that of O'Neal, Robinson, and Duncan. The big players were flat.

The first quarter of the game between the two sides was still inextricably linked, leading alternately, which was outrageously low.

At the end of the first quarter, the score between the two sides was actually fixed at "15:15", and the overall shooting percentage had not yet reached 30%, mostly relying on free throws to score.

In order to control the number of fouls, both sides weakened their defensive strength in the second quarter, and the score improved slightly. The Lakers finally led the Spurs by "36:34", a slight advantage of two points, and ended the first two quarters.

In the third quarter of the game, the defensive intensity of both sides has picked up, the frequency of iron strikes has increased again, and scoring has become more and more difficult.

Zhou Yu only relied on fast break layups and fast break mid-range shots to score four points, Kobe hit a super long three-pointer, and O'Neal barely scored five points with free throws.

At the end of the third quarter, the score between the two sides was fixed at "53:52", and the Spurs overtook the Lakers by one point.

The two sides then entered the "battle of life and death" in the fourth quarter, and all the main players appeared on the stage, vowing to fight for the final victory of the game.

At this point in the game, the two teams launched a "shopping battle" without reservation, and the defensive intensity suddenly rose to the highest level since the series.

Zhou Yu only felt that it was extremely difficult to catch the ball. Every time he dribbled the ball, he felt as if he was carrying several sacks.

It was under this super high defensive intensity that both sides had nothing to gain or a point in the first four minutes of the fourth quarter!
With Duncan's signature 45-degree mid-range shot into the net, the stalemate was finally opened, and the Spurs also led the Lakers with a "55:52" three-point advantage.

At this time, there were only 6 minutes and 33 seconds left before the end of the game. Under such a super-high-intensity defense, the three-point advantage undoubtedly brought a huge psychological advantage to the Spurs.

"Wang, why don't you try your 'ultra three-pointer', what are you waiting for?"

O'Neal came to Zhou Yu and said anxiously.

Zhou Yu couldn't help frowning, and complained secretly, why doesn't I want to shoot a few three-pointers? Didn't you see that Duncan was inseparable from me in this game?
It is worth mentioning that Duncan did defend Zhou Yu every step of the way in this game, especially his outside shots. It will create a great opportunity for the Spurs to defend and counterattack.

What I have to admit is that Duncan is worthy of being the "fighter" in the "Almighty Warrior". Not only is his internal defense strong, but his external defense is also not inferior. , Zhou Yu played quite a torment in this game. He didn't make a few decent shots from the outside, and his offensive ability was greatly reduced.

"Brother Shark, although the three-point shot is very thirst-quenching, we still need to think about it in the long run. It is better to end the battle with two points before it is a last resort, otherwise it will only backfire."

Zhou Yu looked at O'Neill helplessly, and tried to persuade him.

(End of this chapter)