Reborn in the 96 golden generation

Chapter 167 Payton's Counterattack
In the next round of offense and defense, O'Neal still wants to go deep. Obviously, he is going to eat Kemp alone again.

Kemp's facial features are almost distorted, and his expression is very painful. To be honest, although he defended O'Neal very successfully in the first four games, the price he paid was not small. In the case of unequal body tonnage, Campo mostly relied on his limbs. strength.

At the end of each round, he felt as uncomfortable as being cut into pieces. After each game, he would immediately go to the hospital to take some X-rays to see if the bones might be broken.

In this game, O'Neal showed a completely different state from the previous games. Not only was he full of strength, but he also moved swiftly, which made Kemp overwhelmed for a while.

Van Exel handed the ball to O'Neill again through a precise lob pass. O'Neill made a "shark tail swing" followed by a "shark turn", and succeeded in a one-handed dunk!

"7:2", the Lakers opened up the point difference again, and the inside advantage was highlighted, which made the supersonic players panic.

In several rounds of offense and defense, Zhou Yu played very relaxed and comfortable. Not only did he miss the ball once, but he also mentioned that the high position was far away from the crowded inside line, and he was in an extremely relaxed state physically and mentally.

Although he was dissatisfied with O'Neal, Zhou Yu was pleasantly surprised to find that O'Neal's offensive firepower was infinitely close to the peak "OK" combination period.

Harris, who was watching the game off the court, was also relieved. He thought it would take time for O'Neill to grow, but today he was surprised to find that the "big shark" has become more and more domineering and charismatic.

At the same time, Susan in the commentary booth once again fell into the embarrassing situation of lack of words, and Zhou Yu's performance like a wild crane made her unable to speak.

And her tablemate Mr. "Magician" also has a tangled face. Since retiring, the historical ranking debate between him and "Skyhook" has never stopped. Who is the boss of the Lakers during the "ShowTime" period has never been settled. .

"Magician" originally hoped that in this game, Zhou Yu could win the "Battle of Tianwang Mountain" in one fell swoop through the "coquettish pass" to show his demeanor back then, but O'Neal broke out halfway, allowing people to see the importance of the center again.

Under coincident circumstances, the cooperation between Susan and the "magician" is particularly tacit.

"Senior 'Magician', although O'Neill is very lethal inside, but we also saw that his team connection is very poor. It may not be so easy to win the game just relying on individual singles."

Susan questioned.

"You are right. Although the Lakers are currently leading, the overall offense has stagnated. As an inside player, it is more important to rely on passing to drive the team to play. For example, Wang Zhizhi has done a very good job in this regard."

Johnson nodded in agreement.

As soon as Susan heard the word "Wang Zhizhi", her eyes lit up immediately, and she could see that the "magician" and her were close comrades in the same trench.

"Senior, you are really insightful. Wang Zhizhi's performance is indeed a matter of life and death for the Lakers, because his passing is as cool as yours back then. Back then, if the Lakers didn't have your unpredictable passing help, even Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's No matter how powerful the 'Sky Hook' is, it won't help."

In order to let the "magician" continue to support Wang Zhizhi, Susan specially praised him.

Hearing this, the "magician" immediately burst into joy, looked at Susan carefully, and sighed:
"Su commentary, although you are young, but I think your commentary skills are second to none in the commentary world, especially the research on the Lakers is more in-depth, I admire, admire."

"Where is it, senior, you are flattering me. The reason why I have made rapid progress is all thanks to the careful guidance of my seniors."

Susan smiled modestly.

The teasing cooperation between the two, which resembled a cross talk, aroused strong dissatisfaction from Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who was watching the live broadcast in front of the TV.

While staring at the TV with burning eyes, Kareem gnawed the chicken paws in his hand, and finally shouted to the side:
"Ma'am! Bring me two more bottles of XO. I want to see how long these two 'jumping clowns' can last!"

At the same time, David Stern, who was sitting in the VIP seat, also sighed at O'Neill's explosive performance:
"A player of O'Neal's size is too big a threat to the penalty area."

"Mr. President, although O'Neill has occasionally performed amazingly, it will not affect the league structure. I hope you will not make any new regulations."

Old Bath hurriedly said in fear.

"Dude, did I say that there will be new regulations to limit the performance of inside players?"

David Stern said in a deep voice with displeasure immediately.

"That's not true, but you've always liked to balance, so I'm a little nervous."

Old Buss said with a sneer.

David Stern was embarrassed by Old Bath's "hit the nail on the head" remarks. He deeply felt that this man was becoming less and less able to speak, so he snorted coldly and said:

"Dude, you think highly of me. I'm not a balance beam expert. I'm just a president serving your teams."

Old Buss wanted to say a few more words, but Jenny Buss on the side grabbed the hem of his clothes and whispered:

"Father, stop talking nonsense, the CEO is already upset."

Old Bass nodded knowingly, and then stopped talking.

Seeing O'Neal's bravery, the Supersonics did not dare to easily shoot from the outside, and focused on the success rate of the inside.

Payton held the ball, and with the help of a cover from Hawkins, he quickly cut to the Lakers' hinterland like a scalpel.

Zhou Yu hurried over to defend, but he didn't dare to act rashly, because Peyton's speed was too fast and his traveling route was erratic.

Seeing that Payton kept rushing forward without any intention of passing the ball, Zhou Yu quickly retreated to defend the penalty area.

And O'Neal is responsible for keeping an eye on Kemp on the other side. After all, Kemp's basket and mid-range shots are very threatening.

In this situation, Payton's best policy is to pass to the outside line. Unexpectedly, Payton suddenly jumped up, made a beautiful 360-degree turn in mid-air, and passed Zhou Yu's shot smoothly. Block the shot and hook the ball into the basket with a backhand.

"7:4", the Supersonics were biting the score. At the critical moment, Payton once again highlighted the demeanor of an ace player, using speed and technology to take advantage of the Lakers inside.

In the next round, the Sonics decisively double-teamed O'Neal. McIlvain gave up Zhou Yu and formed an inside gate with Kemp, tightly sealing O'Neal's movement space.

It stands to reason that O'Neal should pass the ball to Zhou Yu at this time. After all, Zhou Yu's shooting ability has two brushes.

Unfortunately, stimulated by the exposure of the crowd watching the film, O'Neill passed the ball to the role player Kersi again. Kersi was like a treasure, but he still didn't dare to act hastily in the face of Schramf's staring defense. The ball was passed to Van Exel who came over to respond.

Inspired by Payton's strong attack on the inside, Van Exel accelerated past Hawkins with a change of direction and went straight to the penalty area.

Zhou Yu and O'Neill immediately leaned on McIlvaine and Kemp to create a good scoring opportunity for Van Exel.

It's a pity that Van Exel's high throw hit the rebound and slid out of the basket. Fortunately, the rebound was snatched by O'Neal. This time he abandoned Zhou Yu, who was close at hand, and threw the ball to Cole near the bottom corner. West.

Kersi immediately fired a three-point shot, but unfortunately, under the interference of Schramff, he shot a shot and hit the iron. After the Supersonics grabbed the rebound, they immediately organized a fast-break counterattack.

Payton held the ball and advanced quickly. This time he still did not choose to pass the ball. He passed Kobe with a "top turn", faced Van Exel with a low layup and scored the ball, causing Van Exel to hit the ball. Foul, plus a free throw.

(End of this chapter)