Reborn in the 96 golden generation

Chapter 559 Entering the finals five times in a row

Popovich, who was watching the game from the sidelines, stomped his feet in anger. He almost scolded the Spurs, but he rarely reprimanded Duncan, mainly because Duncan was not only the core of the team, but also rarely let him down.

It's just that in this round of the Western Conference finals, Duncan was uncharacteristically, and had "one-on-one" with Zhou Yu many times, completely ignoring the team basketball he advocated, which made him very angry.

Despite being furious, Popovich still didn't open his mouth to spray Duncan. He could only vent his anger on the floor under his feet, and stomped the floor so that it was shaking.

On the other side, Harris raised his heart to his throat. Although he had never doubted Zhou Yu's strength, the "Stone Buddha" Duncan on the opposite side was super strong and stable, so he had to be silent. Worrying.

Zhou Yuben intends to continue rushing to the inside to score points, but Duncan's defense this time is impeccable, giving him no chance at all.

After a moment of stalemate, Zhou Yu had no choice but to open a breakthrough from the mid-range shot and the three-pointer. Compared with the three-pointer, the mid-range shot is obviously safer.

With Duncan pressing every step of the way, Zhou Yu turned and faked many times, and finally chose to turn over and pull up a fadeaway jumper. Facing Duncan's block, Zhou Yu forcibly threw the ball out.

In order to avoid Duncan's block smoothly, Zhou Yu's ball had a particularly high arc, making it quite difficult to hit.

As expected, Zhou Yu's high arc shot hit the edge of the basket and failed to go directly into the basket.

Fortunately, after the basketball bounced out of the frame, the center of gravity moved forward, and finally stumbled into the basket!

"80:80", the two sides tied!

At this time, there are only 57.6 seconds left before the end of the game. If each round of offense is played for 24 seconds, the Spurs will have one more offensive opportunity, and the situation is still unfavorable for the Lakers.

The Spurs had a new round of offense. Under Zhou Yu's strong top defense, Duncan had to take the ball from the middle distance on one side and used the face-up attack mode again.

After consecutive turns and cuts, Duncan gradually approached the penalty area. Zhou Yu's defense was in place, preventing Duncan from running out of time to attack.

I saw that Duncan suddenly took a big leap and stepped into the penalty area with both feet, almost forming a slam dunk.

In fact, Duncan did the same thing. He jumped up on tiptoe, let out a rare roar, held the basketball with both hands, and was about to smash it into the basket.

At the critical moment, Zhou Yu's mind was extraordinarily calm, and he used a "four or two strokes of a thousand catties" chasing cap to successfully shoot the basketball in Duncan's hand to the bottom line.

Parker served from the baseline and passed the ball to Ginobili in the corner. Ginobili immediately shot a three-pointer. In a hurry, the basketball bounced out of the basket.

Liu Yudong grabbed the rebound very powerfully, and then handed the ball to Zhou Yu. Zhou Yu suppressed the offensive rhythm, and took the ball across the half court calmly.

This time, Zhou Yu personally controlled the ball near the top of the arc. After running out of attack time, he suddenly changed direction, accelerated and turned around, jumped outside the three-point line, avoided Duncan's block, and took a risk Take the three-pointer.

The basketball crossed a high parabola and fell straight to the basket.

Everyone was watching the trajectory of the basketball with bated breath, and the air was so tense that it was suffocating.

After the crisp sound of "唰", everyone in the audience was horrified. Zhou Yu's risky three-pointer lived up to everyone's expectations and hit it smoothly!

"83:80", the Lakers lead the Spurs by three points!

At this time, with only 10.3 seconds left before the end of the game, the Spurs could only shoot a three-pointer to save the defeat.

After the timeout, Bowen served the ball from the sideline. After receiving the ball, Parker relied on his teammates' successive screens to find a good shot from beyond the three-point line.

When time was running out, Ginobili on the other side became the "blame man" again. After receiving Parker's pass, he immediately rose up, facing Zhang Jinsong's defense, and forced a three-pointer.

The basketball crossed a high parabola, and when the final electronic sound sounded, it bounced out of the frame.

The score was finally fixed at "83:80". In the "tie-break" battle, the Lakers relied on Zhou Yu's explosive performance at the last moment to narrowly beat the Spurs by three points and entered the finals for the fifth consecutive season. Go forward bravely with the grand goal of "five consecutive championships"!

At the end of the game, Duncan looked lonely, drooped his head and didn't even say hello, left the field and walked to the locker room on his own.

Popovich still came over to congratulate Zhou Yu in a very gracious manner, appreciating with eyes full of eyes:
"Wang, I am convinced by your game skills. I dream of getting you."

Zhou Yu knew that what he said was from the bottom of his heart. If he joined the Spurs, the inside line formed with Duncan would be "invincible".

"Coach Pop, although I appreciate your coaching level, I still prefer to play for the Lakers. I hope you can understand."

Zhou Yu smiled and politely refused.

"Wang, I can understand, it's just a mouthful, but when you are tired of looking at the style of one team's championship ring, it's not a bad idea to look at another team's championship ring. "

Popovich smiled awkwardly, speaking incoherently.

Zhou Yu also said a few polite words afterwards, and the two said goodbye.

While the Lakers players were rolling and celebrating, Zhang Weiping and Su Qun in the commentary booth were already crying.

"Director Zhang, I didn't expect the Lakers' "Black Eight" miracle to continue. I'm at a loss for words, and I can't use words to describe the excitement at this moment."

Su Qun hugged Zhang Weiping tightly, and said in a choked voice.

"Xiao Su, calm down, you are not dreaming, everything you see is real, the road to the 'five consecutive championships' of the Lakers is still going on, and our life as commentators is really worthwhile."

Zhang Weiping stroked the top of Su Qun's head with his hands, and said with rosy eye circles.

Not long after, the results of the Eastern Conference finals were also freshly released. The Miami Heat led by O'Neal and the Philadelphia 76ers led by Iverson also experienced a brutal seven-game battle. "The big score eliminated the 4ers and joined the Lakers in the finals.

O'Neal performed bravely in the Eastern Conference Finals, averaging a terrifying 28.6 points, 13.8 rebounds, and 3.9 blocks per game. He achieved great success after flying solo.

And Zhou Yu's average data in the Western Conference Finals did not show much. He actually reached a shocking 29.6 points, 10.3 rebounds, 10.9 assists, and 2.6 blocks.

Meeting with O'Neal in the finals "each is the master", Zhou Yu has a special feeling in his heart.

At the beginning, O’Neal was very hesitant to leave the Lakers and switch to the Heat. Compared with the Lakers, he cared more about the "brotherhood" with Zhou Yu. However, the ambition to start a career still made this brother Shark finally choose left.

When they got home, the two immediately talked on the phone and expressed warm congratulations to each other.

"Wang, how are you going to deal with me in the finals?"

O'Neill joked.

"Brother Shark, your destructive power around the basket is unstoppable. How can I deal with it? I don't even dare to think about it."

Zhou Yu laughed.

"Wang, you can pull it down. You can lead such a weak Lakers team to the Finals. What else can you not do?"

O'Neill said.

"Brother Shark, don't keep mentioning the game, it's too outlandish, why don't we go out to drink some beer and eat some skewers."

Zhou Yu suggested.

(End of this chapter)