Reborn in the 96 golden generation

Chapter 472 Finding Deficiencies and Filling Leaks
The Lakers must score this goal, otherwise they will fall into the endless abyss again.

Zhou Yu, Kobe Bryant, and O'Neal secretly agreed to adopt the "triangle offense" tactic that the Bulls relied on.

After the ball passed halftime, what was different from the past was that Kobe began to run back through an air cut, fell to the position to take the ball, and hit Ginobili with his back.

While O'Neal continued to sit on the inside, Zhou Yu mentioned that the other side was a high-level support.

It's time to test Kobe's post-up skills. Although compared with Jordan, Kobe's chassis is not strong enough, but his skills are comprehensive and delicate, and he can still pose a huge threat to the Spurs basket.

As Kobe gradually approached the penalty area, Zhou Yu and O'Neal began to move in a "triangle". At the same time, Van Exel and "Madman" made a large-scale interspersed move. The team was caught off guard.

As Kobe suddenly turned around and cut in, he went straight to the basket.

The Spurs had to send someone over to help defend and seal Kobe's shot space.

Kobe took the opportunity to pass the ball to Zhou Yu who came in with a quick air cut. Zhou Yu jumped up to attack the basket and successfully attracted the attention of the "Spurs Twin Towers". In the next second, Zhou Yu shot again in midair. Give the ball to O'Neal who is in the middle distance at 45 degrees on one side.

O'Neill suddenly has a large shooting space in front of him. Although this distance is a bit risky, he has to try it, and it is worth a try!
O'Neal took a deep breath, and made a small hook with a silky movement. The basketball crossed a slightly low parabola and fell straight to the basket.

Everyone was desperately getting in position to grab the rebound, while watching the trajectory of the basketball.

This is a typical "triangle offense" tactic. Kobe and Zhou Yu successfully attracted most of the Spurs' attention through their attractiveness and tacit cooperation, creating enough room for O'Neal to shoot.

O'Neal's shocking mid-range hook finally bumped a few times on the rim, and was lucky to roll into the center of the net!
"62:61", the Lakers finally overtook the Spurs. At this time, there were only 34.3 seconds left before the end of the game. That is to say, even if the Spurs scored the next goal, the Lakers still had a chance to kill. It can be said that they have taken the initiative.

The fans at the scene were very excited, and the cheers were deafening. Harris was also extremely excited. He actually hugged Fisher tightly and kissed him on the bald head a few times, making Fisher look disgusted.

"Director Zhang, the cooperation of the 'Lakers Iron Triangle' just now is really wonderful. Even O'Neal has become a master of mid-range shooting. The Lakers seem to have seen the dawn of victory."

Su Qun said excitedly.

"The Lakers' teamwork just now was really wonderful, but don't take it lightly. The Spurs coach Popovich is not a simple person. He can often turn decay into magic. Also, Duncan is a player with a big heart. The more amazing the move at the critical moment, the Lakers can only fully grasp the initiative if they defend the Spurs' last attack."

Zhang Weiping analyzed rationally.

"That's true. If the Spurs score the next goal, the Lakers will shoot the game-winning shot again, and the chance of making the game-winning shot is only 20%. I don't want to be stimulated by that again."

Su Qun nodded, with lingering fear in his heart.

After the timeout, players from both sides re-appeared, and the Spurs launched the final attack.

Unexpectedly, the Spurs did not press the offense to the last few seconds, but shot very quickly, which made the Lakers a little caught off guard.

After Duncan hit Zhou Yu back a few times at a 45-degree mid-range on one side, he suddenly made a wonderful pass to the ground and accurately passed the ball to Ginobili, who cut to the penalty area.

Ginobili took advantage of the momentum, jumped up, made a wonderful pull-bar movement in mid-air, and hooked the ball into the basket with a backhand!
The Lakers never expected that the Spurs' offense would be so simple and straightforward, which made them unprepared.

"63:62", the Spurs overtook the Lakers by one point!
At this time, there were 24.6 seconds left before the end of the game, which happened to leave the Lakers with a complete offensive time, that is to say, they couldn't do without a lore!

The Lakers had no chance of timeout, Harris was so anxious that he didn't chant, he could only pray silently, the Lakers were once again favored by "Lady Luck".

With Kobe holding the ball across the half, the Lakers started the last round of offense of the game.

There is nothing to say, the last attack does not need any cooperation, everyone just pull away, patiently wait for the performance moment of the Lakers superstar, of course, if the performance fails, they will bid farewell to the "defending tour", looking forward to Comeback next season.

In this round of offense, the Lakers played even more unexpectedly. Kobe never thought about passing the ball since he got the ball, and directly singled out Ginobili at a 45-degree mid-range position on one side.

After consecutive crotch dribbles and back dribbles, Kobe suddenly changed direction and accelerated to break through and catch a fallback jumper.

Kobe's shot was quite decisive and straightforward. Although Ginobili tried his best to pounce on the block, he still couldn't stop Kobe's smooth shot.

The basketball crossed a beautiful arc and entered the net with a crisp sound!
"64:63", the Lakers once again achieved a go-ahead!

At this time, with 13.8 seconds left before the end of the game, the Lakers put the pressure back on the Spurs!
The Lakers didn't have time to sigh in the future, and immediately invested in the next most important round of defense.

Soon, the Spurs came back, with Manu Ginobili holding the ball near the top of the key as the rest of the team pulled away.

At the decisive moment, Ginobili did not fight alone like Kobe, but used a breakthrough to score the ball and handed the ball to Duncan.

At this moment, Duncan is near the middle distance of the baseline on one side, and the moment he catches the ball, Zhou Yu has already stuck up.

Duncan didn't panic. After a feint shot, he used powerful strength to forcibly walk on the line and quickly advanced to the penalty area.

Although Zhou Yu defended desperately, he still failed to stop Duncan from advancing. This is a gap in overall strength, and it is difficult to make up for it in a short time.

Seeing that the situation was not good, O'Neal hurried over to help defend. Duncan suddenly turned to the baseline and slipped directly to the basket, forming a slam dunk.

Zhou Yu and O'Neill quickly joined forces to block it, and Duncan decisively passed the ball to David Robinson on the other side.

When it comes to Robinson, who is in the middle distance on one side of the baseline, there is a big gap in front of him, and he chooses to make a mid-range shot without hesitation.

Zhou Yu and the others felt a chill in their hearts. Robinson's mid-range shot has two tricks. Not to mention that this distance is sure, the success rate is over 70%.

At the critical moment, Kobe once again descended like a magic soldier. His other major mission in this game seemed to be to "check for gaps and make up for gaps". He swooped in from one side and blocked Robinson's shot.

Although Kobe failed to stop Robinson's mid-range shot in the end, he effectively interfered with his sight, making the "Admiral"'s mid-range shot finally go out of the frame!

When everyone was huddled under the basket and fighting for rebounds, the long electronic sound at the end of the game suddenly sounded. The Lakers finally defeated the Spurs by "64:63", a slight advantage of one point, and won this "tragic" tiebreaker with difficulty. !

It was the Los Angeles Lakers' second straight trip to the Finals, and two days later they host the Eastern Conference champions, the Philadelphia 76ers, who have been resting for more than a week.

Although the Spurs regretted losing the game in the end, Duncan, who has always been reticent, walked up to Zhou Yu in a very gentlemanly manner, and while hugging and congratulating, he was a little unconvinced:
"Wang, although I lost this game, the days to come are long. Next season, your Lakers will not be so lucky."

"Okay, I'll wait for you. I hope we can meet in the Western Conference Finals next season. At that time, I will use my strength to prove to you that the Lakers' victory is not based on luck."

Zhou Yu patted Duncan on the back, and replied unceremoniously.

(End of this chapter)