Reborn in the 96 golden generation

Chapter 556 Duncan's Stubbornness
The third game of the Western Conference finals was moved to the Lakers' home stadium, the Great Western Forum. This is a game that the Lakers must win, otherwise they will fall behind by a big score of "0:3", and the fourth game will be a battle for honor.

The Lakers played well in the opening stage with the help of home court advantage. Li Nan's three-pointer, Zhang Jinsong's running shot, and Liu Yudong's mid-range shot were all under Zhou Yu's needles.

The Lakers quickly took a big lead, but the Spurs were old enough. After stabilizing the ground, Duncan's low singles, David Robinson's mid-range shot, Ginobili's cold arrow three-pointer, and Parker's fast-break layup began to show off. The Lakers' lead was gradually lost.

Fortunately, Zhou Yu's performance is still surprisingly stable, using his super personal ability to score continuously from inside and outside.

The contest between the two sides in the first three quarters was inextricable. When the game entered the second half of the fourth quarter, the Spurs gradually gained the upper hand by using tacit tactical cooperation. With 3 minutes and 17 seconds left before the end of the game, the Spurs scored 83:76. "Leading the Lakers by as much as seven points, the situation is very good.

At the critical moment, "Little Fish" Fisher stepped forward, showing his "big heart" qualities, and played wonderful "pick-and-roll cooperation" with Zhou Yu one after another, hitting two crucial three-pointers in a row, chasing the score to " 82:83", the Lakers are only one point behind the Spurs.

At this time, there is only 1 minute and 49 seconds left before the end of the game, and it is a real "life and death moment".

It's time for a superstar to take over the game again, and Zhou Yu will take on this important task without hesitation, but his performance in the first few quarters is a bit worrying.

Under the attack of the "Spurs Twin Towers", Zhou Yu's previous shooting percentage was only 37.6%. Although he sent 13 assists, he only scored 17 points, of which 8 points came from free throws, which can be described as a big loss.

During the pause, Harris walked up to Zhou Yu and tried his best to unburden him and said:
"Wang, your current achievements are already remarkable. No matter how you perform in the last minute or so, your status in the hearts of the fans will not be shaken."

"Coach, when have I let you down?"

Zhou Yu smiled confidently.

"I've never been disappointed before, but why do I always feel like our good luck has come to an end?"

Harris sighed.

"Coach, don't talk nonsense, our good luck has just begun, just look at it."

Zhou Yu tucked his jersey and got ready to go.

Harris was taken aback, then turned around and asked Li Nan next to him:
"Li, what does 'Tiger Talk' mean?"

"'Tiger Talk' is what the Year of the Tiger said."

Li Nan explained indiscriminately.

"Director Zhang, I have a hunch that Big Zhi is going to lose his temper in the last minute or so, even though the previous statistics are very bleak."

Su Qun on the commentary seat rubbed his chin vigorously with his hands, and said expectantly.

"I hope so. So far, the Spurs have been very successful in defending Big Zhi inside and outside, which shows that they have found some ways to curb Big Zhi's scoring. I hope Big Zhi will not be discouraged and throw two 'super long three-pointers' End game."

Zhang Weiping was a little emboldened.

"Director Zhang, I think Big Zhi has tried his best in this game, but the Spurs' overall strength is too strong, and their performance is stable enough. They seem to be an invincible 'Xiaoqiang'."

Su Qun sighed.

"Xiao Su, this is a symbol of a mature team. The Spurs have been very stable in personnel composition over the past few years, and the cooperation has naturally become more tacit. On the other hand, the Lakers have just undergone a 'big change'. Support, I'm afraid I won't even make it to the playoffs."

Zhang Weiping said helplessly.

In a blink of an eye, the timeout ended and the players from both sides reappeared.

The Spurs took the lead in attacking, Parker passed the half court with the ball, and other players settled down one after another.

Under the effective zone defense of the Lakers, Parker's breakthrough failed, and he passed the ball to Manu Ginobili on the other side.

Although Ginobili's "Snake Breakthrough" was not as fast as Parker's, the shaking was very strong, and he successfully surpassed the Lakers' first line of defense.

Zhou Yu's defensive focus is still on Duncan, but he has to worry about Ginobili's layup.

When slightly hesitant, Duncan quickly cut to the basket, received a through ball from Ginobili's "see the needle", and forced himself to hit the rebound and shoot.

As a result, not only did Liu Yudong commit a thug foul, but he also scored the ball smoothly and got a "2+1" chance.

The Lakers will make matters worse. If Duncan hits another free throw, they will fall behind the Spurs by as much as four points, and it will be even more difficult to catch up.

Fortunately, Duncan missed the extra penalty and Zhou Yu struggled to grab the rebound.

In the next second, Zhou Yu quickly advanced with the ball and organized the whole team to fight back.

Unfortunately, the Spurs returned to defense too quickly, and the two sides re-entered the positional battle.

Zhou Yu intends to directly tie the score with the "ultra-long three-pointer", but he faintly feels that the three-pointer is not good, and he is not sure about taking risks.

It can only be blamed. All members of the Spurs strengthened their physical confrontation with Zhou Yu in this game, constantly consuming Zhou Yu's physical strength, causing his physical strength to decline rapidly.

To be on the safe side, Zhou Yu suddenly made a realistic "Bai Buddha" shooting fake while dribbling, passed Duncan smoothly, and rushed straight to the Spurs penalty area.

The Spurs immediately built a second line of defense, and Zhou Yu then made a realistic "one-handed dribble" fake move and slipped smoothly to the baseline.

David Robinson saw that the situation was not good, so he hurried over to help defend. Zhou Yu jumped up next to Robinson and made a layup with a cool drawbar. Also created a "2+1" opportunity.

Zhou Yu walked up to the free throw line slowly, took a deep breath, tried to calm down his excitement, and relieved his exhausted energy by the way.

After a crisp sound of "唰", Zhou Yu's extra penalty went into the net!
"85:85", the Lakers finally tied the score with the help of Zhou Yu's perfect "2+1"!

At this time, there are only 35.3 seconds left before the end of the game, and both sides basically have an attack opportunity to return to the same starting line.

The Lakers home arena instantly boiled up, and the shouts of "MVP" were endless and deafening.

After the timeout, the Spurs handed over the last attack to Duncan, and the other players pulled away.

Duncan's "one-on-one" offensive and defensive battle with Zhou Yu in the middle distance on one side was particularly eye-catching. Both of them mustered their strength and carried out a "death fight".

With his rich practical experience and solid defensive skills, Zhou Yu has become the No.1 player in today's NBA who has successfully defended Duncan alone.

Duncan turned left and right to pick up the flower-arranging step, but he couldn't break through Zhou Yu's defense, which made him quite embarrassed.

It stands to reason that Duncan should choose to pass the ball at this time, and Parker and Ginobili have been looking forward to it for a long time.

But Duncan's stubbornness came up again, vowing to put Zhou Yuqian on the ground and then quickly. With almost no shooting angle, he moved laterally and forced an overhand shot. Although the basketball passed Zhou Yu's fingertips, it finally bounced out of the frame.

With a roar, Liu Yudong squeezed Robinson away and grabbed the invaluable backcourt rebound. The Lakers immediately turned from defense to offense.

With only a dozen seconds of attack time left, the Lakers pressed across the board with momentum like a rainbow.

After three passes and two passes, the ball finally fell into Zhou Yu's hands.

Duncan stared at Zhou Yu with red eyes, his angry expression made people shudder.

Zhou Yu stared at the timer while cross-dribbling the ball with low hands. Suddenly, he changed direction and accelerated rapidly, forcing Duncan to step back and defend.

Unexpectedly, Zhou Yu did not make the usual emergency stop and fallback jumper, but immediately followed by a realistic back-turning fake move, and then turned over and shot a fallback jumper.

(End of this chapter)