Reborn in the 96 golden generation

Chapter 501 Situation Reversal
Harris was silent for a moment, took a deep breath, looked at Zhou Yu with burning eyes, and asked word by word:

"Wang, are you sure, can we beat the Kings offensively?"

"Coach, how do you know if you don't try? The current situation is that we can't prevent the Kings' multi-point offense under the "Princeton system".

Zhou Yu smiled.

"Wang, there is still a little truth in what you said. If that's the case, let's try it. But the rebound must be well controlled and unnecessary mistakes should be minimized."

Harris finally nodded and agreed.

With the sound of the electronic long tone, the third quarter of the game officially kicked off.

The lineup sent by the Lakers is:

Point guard: Fisher, Shooting guard: Zhang Jinsong, Small forward: Liu Yudong, Power forward: Wang Zhizhi, Center: Campbell.

Harris was not in a hurry to send O'Neal and Kobe on the field. His main purpose was to prepare for the fourth quarter. After all, the overall strength of the Kings is there. A plan for a protracted war.

On the other side, Kings coach Rick Adelman was full of confidence in the "Princeton system", and in the third quarter he still sent out all substitutes to fight.

As Fisher passed the half court with the ball, the third quarter officially started. Although it was just an ordinary regular season, both sides played the flavor of the playoffs, and everyone wanted to win the new season "good start".

For the Kings, the desire to win may be even stronger. The Lakers are not only the defending champions, but also have just won two consecutive championships. It would be a great honor to overthrow them in the opening game.

In order to curb the Kings' fast-break counterattack, Zhou Yu mentioned the high position again to look for opportunities.

After Fisher failed to break through with the ball, he passed the ball to Zhou Yu, and Zhou Yu became the core of the team's operation.

After a few probing steps followed by a feint, Zhou Yu immediately turned on the breakthrough mode with the ball. His skillful dribbling in changing directions and flexible turning allowed him to go deep into the hinterland of the Kings without much effort.

The members of the Kings also knew how powerful Zhou Yu was, so they didn't dare to neglect, and the defense line quickly retracted, forming a trend of internal defense.

Zhou Yu took advantage of the opportunity to distribute the ball to Liu Yudong in the bottom corner on one side. Liu Yudong just put up his shooting posture when he suddenly found that the opponent's defender had rushed up, and immediately transferred the ball to Fisher at the top of the arc.

Fisher then passed the ball to Zhang Jinsong, who was at a 45-degree position on the other side. Zhang Jinsong immediately had a large space in front of him, and he immediately chose a three-point shot.

The basketball crossed a high parabola in mid-air and fell straight to the basket.

It's a pity that the basketball finally bounced out of the frame. It seems that Zhang Jinsong has not yet fully adapted to the NBA's three-point line and needs to continue to work hard.

After the Kings grabbed the rebound, they immediately launched a fast-break counterattack, the speed of which was jaw-dropping.

Fortunately, Zhou Yu had already made preparations in advance and took great strides to return to defense at full speed.

A Kings player who rushed into the penalty area, although he felt that Zhou Yu was chasing him from behind, this man was obviously a little unbelieving, and walked up the three-step basket as usual, intending to use an overhand layup to send the ball into the basket basket.

Sadly, the basketball just came out of his hand, but was slapped by Zhou Yu's big palm. The basketball happened to hit him as it fell, and it bounced off the baseline. The Lakers won the ball.

The Lakers quickly started a new round of offensive. Not long after Fisher held the ball for halftime, he transferred the possession of the ball to Zhou Yu again.

Zhou Yu was proficient in controlling the ball near the top of the arc while watching his teammates move. The Kings backup power forward who defended him was drooling in envy of Zhou Yu's skillful dribbling skills. A player, why is the gap so big?

Suddenly, Zhou Yu changed direction and dribbled the ball in front of him, then turned around and dribbled the ball under his crotch. Taking advantage of the confusion of the opponent's position, he sent a cool through ball from behind, and successfully handed the ball to Zhang Jinsong, who cut to the inside line .

After Zhang Jinsong got the ball, he might be a little nervous and agitated. He actually took an erratic "European step", successfully dodged the opponent's defender, and scored the ball with a low layup!
"57:56", the Lakers were only one point behind the Kings.

The Kings then played the usual "Princeton system". After the ball passed through inside and outside many times, a chance appeared in the corner on one side. A Kings substitute small forward made a corner three-pointer, and the basketball crossed a high parabola. , falling straight to the basket.

At this time, Zhou Yu could only silently pray that the opponent missed the shot, because it was difficult for him to interfere with such a long distance.

Unfortunately, his prayers didn't help much, and the Kings' three-pointer ended up hollow!
"60:56", the Kings led the Lakers by four points and opened the score again.

The gap of a few points seems to be close at hand, but all previous efforts have been wasted repeatedly. This is the most uncomfortable thing.

Zhou Yu was also impatient. After bringing the ball across the court, he suddenly shot up about half a meter from the three-point line and shot an exaggerated "ultra-long three-pointer".

The opposing player had no time to react and could only watch the basketball draw a beautiful parabola and slowly fall towards the basket.

After the crisp sound of "唰", the audience was shocked. The cheers of the Lakers fans became louder and louder, and the Great Western Forum Arena once again boiled.

"60:59", the Lakers once again narrowed the point difference to one point.

The Kings' subsequent offense began to shift to the inside, and they probably felt that it was still a bit unreliable to rely solely on outside shots, and it was more reliable to hit the ball inside.

Zhou Yu saw what the Kings were trying to do, and used Rodman's "continuous jumping" skill to block the opponent's two consecutive layups, and finally passed the ball to Fisher with a precise long pass.

Fisher saw the opportunity, and immediately advanced quickly with the ball. Zhang Jinsong and Liu Yudong quickly plugged in, and moved near the three-point line on both sides.

Fisher advanced the ball to the three-second zone, and quickly handed the ball to Liu Yudong, who was 45 degrees outside the three-point line on one side.

There was a big gap in front of Liu Yudong, and he shot a three-pointer without hesitation. The basketball crossed a beautiful arc and hit the net with a crisp sound!
"62:60", the Lakers overtook the Kings by two points!

After repeated see-sawing many times, the Lakers finally achieved a go-ahead and reversed the passive situation in one fell swoop.

Head coach Adelman of the Kings couldn't sit still any longer. He glanced at the main players sitting on the bench for a while, and finally gritted his teeth, but still didn't send them on the field.

The main reason why Adelman is so calm is that although the "Princeton system" style of play of the Kings is smooth and smooth, it needs to pass the ball continuously to create opportunities, and the physical exertion can be imagined.If the main players are not allowed to get enough rest, it will affect the last quarter of the game.

With Liu Yudong's fast-break three-pointer, the Lakers seemed to have been opened up to Ren Du's second line at once, and the outside shooting percentage soared.

Zhou Yu and Fisher each hit a chasing three-pointer, which caused the Lakers' scoring to soar instantly.

On the other hand, the Kings fell into an embarrassing "scoring drought". Under the strict defense of Zhou Yu and Campbell, there was no way to take advantage of the inside offense;

When the two sides battled to the end of the third quarter with 6 minutes and 13 seconds left, the Lakers led the Kings by "71:63" by as much as eight points.

(End of this chapter)