Reborn in the 96 golden generation

Chapter 210 Losing Home
After the crisp sound of "shua", the Lakers' glass heart shattered to the ground.

"79:77", Hornacek's fatal three-pointer directly allowed the Jazz to overtake the Lakers by two points. There were only 15.8 seconds left before the end of the game, and the Lakers' life was hanging by a thread.

Harris decisively called the last timeout of the game and arranged the final attack.

Before setting up the final attack, Harris deliberately asked Zhou Yu for his opinion. Is it better to play two points or three points?
Zhou Yu knew that if he hit a three-pointer, he would undoubtedly become the finisher. Among the five players on the field, only his three-pointer was the most reliable.

"Coach, whether to play three points or two points, it depends on the situation on the court."

Zhou Yu didn't answer directly, but threw the question to Harris again. After all, the final attack is of great importance, and everyone is under great pressure.

Harris nodded slightly disappointed, took the tactical board and began to carefully arrange tactics.

Specifically, in the last attack, Harris revolved around O'Neal and Zhou Yu. The outside trio headed by Kobe had a disappointing performance in the final stage, so Harris planned to use the inside players to execute the final attack.

The biggest advantage of the "Lakers Twin Towers" is that they are one mile and one outside, flexible in style of play, and large in space.

If O'Neal attacks with the ball, Zhou Yu will pull to a high position to attract a Jazz insider. If Zhou Yu attacks with the ball, O'Neal will either pull to the bottom line to tear up the space from the middle distance, or move to the high position to cover for Zhou Yu, and then two The man then forms a pick-and-roll situation, either making an air cut to attack the basket, or making a long-range shot.

It should be said that Harris' tactics are quite satisfactory and impeccable, but he also specially emphasized at the end that if there is a three-point opportunity, he must make a decisive shot and strive for the lore of the Jazz. After a long battle, if overtime is played, the Lakers may not get cheap.

These words were obviously meant for Zhou Yu. Zhou Yu suddenly felt his scalp tingling. His three-point shooting was really not good today. He only made 7 of 2 shots. The shooting rate was pitifully low. He was counting on the lore at the last moment. Jazz, confidence is somewhat lacking.

Despite his lack of confidence, Zhou Yu knew that if the captain dumped the blame on his teammates at a critical moment, his prestige would be ruined. At this moment, as the captain, he must shoulder the heavy responsibility bravely and not let others laugh at him.

After the timeout, players from both sides returned to the court. Zhou Yu had a vague premonition that the sharp eyes of the Jazz players were all sneaking at him, and the pressure suddenly increased. The Jazz's key defense targets.

Following the harsh whistle of the referee, Van Exel served the ball from the sideline. Kobe suddenly ran back, received the ball smoothly, and quickly came to the top of the arc to control the ball.

As arranged before the game, O'Neal fell to the low position, Zhou Yu pulled to the high position, Van Exel and "Madman" spread out to both sides.

Malone followed up and defended. Obviously, the Jazz was more concerned about Zhou Yu's threat. After all, he could shoot three-pointers.

Kobe judged the situation and passed the ball to O'Neal inside. O'Neal faced the "Big Pyrenees" with full confidence, regardless of strength and weight, he had an advantage.

But what he didn't expect was that the "Big Pyrenees" used all its strength in the last defense, and the defensive momentum was quite amazing. O'Neill didn't even move a few times, and two consecutive "shark turns" were also killed by others. If you stick to it, it's hard to do anything.

Time passed by, and in desperation, O'Neal had to pass the ball to Zhou Yu on the outside.

Zhou Yu raised his head and glanced at the timer. There were only more than 6 seconds left before the end of the game, and he was the last attack.

After a few crotch dribbles, Zhou Yu suddenly rushed forward and stepped back, jumping beyond the three-point line.

Ma Long and Russell rushed forward almost at the same time, perhaps because of too much force, they bumped into each other dramatically, creating an excellent opportunity for Zhou Yu to make a move.

Zhou Yu immediately made a three-pointer. At the moment of the shot, he felt that his hand felt good and the rhythm was smooth. The basketball crossed a high parabola and fell straight to the basket.

Almost at the same time, the long electronic sound of the end of the game suddenly sounded, and everyone's eyes were focused on Zhou Yu's three-pointer.

Sadly, although the basketball fell into the basket, it came out of the basket playfully!

The score was finally fixed at "79:77", the Jazz narrowly beat the Lakers by two points, and Zhou Yu missed a three-point lore.

This game is of great significance. The Jazz not only made a good start in the Western Conference Finals, but also regained their home court advantage. The situation is very good.

On the other hand, the Lakers not only lost their first home game in the series, but also became a "battle of life and death" that must be won in the next game. If they can't keep the next home game, they can basically announce the end of the Western Conference Finals!

After the game, the Jazz players hugged each other and celebrated with tears in their eyes. The moving scene was no less than finding long-lost relatives.

Zhou Yu didn't say hello to anyone, including the head coach Harris, and walked straight to the locker room with a lonely face and a heartbroken heart.

In this game, the scores of the two sides were pitifully low. Zhou Yu and Stockton became the only two players with more than 20 points.

周宇拿下23分、7次助攻、7个篮板，数据全面、耀眼；斯托克顿砍下25分、10次助攻、3次抢断，真正成了攻防一体的球星。

The data of other players can only be described as horrible:
湖人一方：奥尼尔拿下12分、11个篮板、3次盖帽；“狂人”得到11分、3次助攻；科比得到10分、4次助攻；其他人得分均没过5。

Jazz side: Malone scored 15 points, 10 rebounds, and 2 blocks; Hornacek scored 12 points with a brave three-pointer; everyone else scored in single digits.

Looking at the score distribution, except for Zhou Yu and Stockton, the players on both sides are relatively average, and the rebounds are half a catty to eight two. The Lakers have 43 and the Jazz have 42. The two sides can be said to be head-to-head, and they are evenly matched in the true sense.

After the game, ESPN's two famous mouths, Smith and Lewis, made a pertinent evaluation of the game. They agreed in unison that both the Lakers and the Jazz played the strongest defense. It is a little regrettable that the Lakers still had too much offense at the critical moment. Relying heavily on inside players, the performance of outside players is a bit short-lived.

The performance of the Jazz players has been stable from beginning to end, especially the amazing performance of outside players, which has injected fresh vitality into this slightly old team, and the future can be expected.

Zhou Yu, who walked back to the locker room, opened his iron wardrobe, hurriedly changed into his daily clothes, and left the Great Western Forum Arena quickly.

Not long after walking out of the arena, I heard a crisp sound of car horns. I stared at it. The window of a red Range Rover slowly fell. Jenny Buss poked her head out and said with a smile:
"Get in the car, I'll give you a ride, it's not easy to take a taxi here."

Zhou Yu opened the car door without thinking, and sat down in the co-pilot. The Land Rover drove away with a plume of black smoke.

"Why, after losing the game, you feel uncomfortable?"

Jenny Buss glanced at Zhou Yu with a dignified expression, and couldn't help asking.

Zhou Yu bit his lip, remained silent for a while and said lightly:

"Miss Jenny, can you stop talking about this matter? My heart is too disturbed."

"Well, I just want to advise you that basketball is not the whole of life. Now that the matter has passed, don't take it to heart. Facing the sea and spring flowers blooming are what life should look like."

Jenny Buss said poetically.

Zhou Yu glanced at her noncommittally. Although he didn't say anything, what she said made him relieve some of his depression.

Not long after, Zhou Yu suddenly realized that something was wrong with the scenery outside the window, and couldn't help asking:
"Miss Jenny, this doesn't seem to be the way back to my house?"

"That's right, can't I clean up my new assistant?"

Jenny Buss smiled.

(End of this chapter)