Chapter 243 Tracy said she didn't step on the line, I believe Tracy
Cartwright was patient.
He didn't call a timeout to get into trouble, but while he was calm on the outside, he was already like an ant on a hot pot inside, unable to find a way out.
When the Bulls attacked, the players spread out according to Cartwright's pre-game arrangement. Lu Yu quickly changed direction and ran a pick-and-roll against Oakley's body. Oakley did not move forward, but stayed on the top line to contain him.
With Kobe in the way, Lu Yu faced Samakie Walker and made a one-step pull-up jumper.
Strike again!
Miller didn't rebound past O'Neal.
Fisher caught the ball and slowly dribbled the ball across half court and into position.
Jackson only had two requirements for Fisher. One was to control the rhythm and dribble the ball across half court and hand it over, and the other was to throw in the ball thrown from the inside.
Fox provided a screen for Fisher, and Richardson actively pursued the defense. Fisher took the ball and stepped towards the three-point line, then hit the ground and passed the ball to O'Neal.
Triangular stance.
Oakley knew that Miller couldn't defend him alone, so he tightened his defense. O'Neal dribbled the ball and passed it to Walker in the middle, who caught the ball and hit a jumper.
7 to 0
Sun Yiping said: "Oakley turned around and it was too late to attack Walker. In fact, his role is to help defend. It is better to switch to Chandler, who is more flexible with his feet."
Zhang Weiping nodded: "Yes, but what Coach Cartwright is worried about may be that Chandler's defense cannot pose a threat to O'Neal. I can only say that the Lakers' offense is too powerful. Even O'Neal has good passing skills. Now
It seems like the Bulls are really hard to defend."
Sun Yiping said worriedly: "The Bulls haven't started yet, and Lu Yu's hand feels a little cold today."
Lu Yu held the ball and played a pick-and-roll with Artest. Kobe saw the opportunity and retreated, bypassing Artest and entering the three-point line to block Lu Yu's breakthrough route. Fox also let go of Artest to double-team.
They were betting that Lu Yu was not feeling well today.
Artest cut inside, and Fox retreated without exposing any space.
Even though Lu Yu feels cold, he is not willing to waste the opportunity. Now that the team has not scored a point, it must hit the success rate. Who on the Bulls has the highest shooting rate, besides Lu Yu, is Richardson.
Richardson relied on Oakley's screen to run on the left side. Walker did not switch out, and Richardson caught the ball and hit a three-pointer.
7 to 3
Phil Jackson gave Samakie Walker a hard look on the sidelines.
This shot was obviously a lazy one on Samaji Walker's part.
In the defensive strategy that Jackson arranged before the game, the first task of the center and power forward is to protect the penalty area and backcourt rebounds. If the outside line is covered, the inside line must make a timely save, and then quickly recover the penalty area to force the opponent to take a shot from the mid-range.
This is the tactic for the Bulls. Jackson does not want his opponents to attack the inside and cause premature damage to O'Neal.
But Jackson also doesn't want his opponents to shoot from beyond the three-point line.
The mid-range is the best choice. It can put a certain amount of defensive pressure on the opponent, but at the same time, it will not let the opponent hit your inside line.
Fisher dribbled the ball across the frontcourt, gave O'Neal a signal, then passed it to Kobe on the right, and ran towards the right corner at full speed.
At this time, Fox slid down the baseline and cut to the basket.
Kobe has four options: pass Fox, pass O'Neal, pass Fisher, or go it alone.
If he changes to another defender, Kobe will definitely choose to go it alone, but he knows Lu Yu's defensive strength. In order to win, it is definitely not a good choice to go alone. The game has just begun, and it has not yet reached the top.
After O'Neal made two consecutive screens, Kobe passed the ball to Fisher who ran to the bottom corner.
Richardson was blocked by a screen, but Oakley did not follow him out. Fisher shot a three-pointer from the corner. The shooting posture was not very good, but the rhythm was very good, and the basketball hit the net hollowly.
10 to 3
You know, Fisher's three-point shooting percentage is not lower than Richardson and Lu Yu, but his posture is a bit ugly.
Cartwright is very depressed. The Bulls' defensive system is not afraid of opponents breaking through. The iron-blooded defense on the outside can entangle opponents from the three-point line all the way to the basket. However, the Bulls are most afraid of the unstoppable inside line and the three-point shooting from the outside after the pick-and-roll.
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To put it bluntly, it's still the Bulls' internal problem.
If you can't defend yourself, you won't be able to get out.
Miller couldn't guard O'Neal, and Oakley couldn't guard him.
Of course, there are few teams in the league like the Lakers. Didn't even Kenyon Martin of the Nets suffer losses inside the Bulls?
When the inside line can be defended, then Chandler will naturally be able to defend it.
The crux still lies in O'Neal.
The Bulls attacked, Lu Yu played a pick-and-roll, and Kobe and O'Neal double-teamed him, leaving Miller open in the high post.
No one else can be double-teamed by Kobe and O'Neal.
Lu Yu scored the ball, but Miller was left unattended in the high post. He took aim and shot, the ball bounced out of the frame, and O'Neal grabbed the rebound.
Lu Yu is not the only one with cold hands today.
This is how playing is sometimes, if you don't allow it, then neither will I. It's like it's contagious. I was stunned by the Lakers as soon as I came on the court. They haven't reacted yet, so it's not a surprise that they couldn't make a shot.
The Lakers continued to lose ground. After receiving the ball, Kobe Bryant dropped the ball to O'Neal in the low post on the right side. Fox cut through the baseline, received O'Neal's pass and forced a layup, causing Oakley to foul.
In the triangle offense, a strong offensive point is needed to serve as the pivot, which can attack and pass.
When the Bulls couldn't limit O'Neal and couldn't make O'Neal feel uncomfortable simply by flanking, it became easy for O'Neal to pass the ball.
You must know that O'Neal averaged 3 assists per game this season, and this was despite his strong play. Today, it was obvious that the Bulls sent two strong men to restrict his strong play, but he changed the pass today.
Just at the beginning of the quarter, he sent out two assists.
Of course, the statistics are only once, this time Fox did not score and only had two free throws.
Fox made two free throws, 12-3
When the Bulls attacked, Lu Yu played a pick-and-roll and was double-teamed. Kobe's defense made it difficult for him to create shooting opportunities.
As long as Lu Yu plays the pick-and-roll, the Lakers will double-team him and force him to distribute the ball. If he doesn't play the pick-and-roll, Kobe will have to guard Lu Yu alone. In this way, rotation can also interfere with role players' three-point shots. Coupled with the timely contraction of the inside line, the Bulls
The team can only take two-point shots from mid- to long-range.
This is the least cost-effective shooting distance.
He only made two points, but the difficulty was about the same as a three-pointer. Naturally, his shooting percentage was not as high as when he was closer to the basket.
When Lu Yu passed the ball, Miller hesitated in the middle, did not take the shot, and then passed it to Artest who was running from the side. Artest shot the ball under Fox's defense.
Artest doesn't like this rhythm. His shots are either three-pointers or pushing to the basket. But with O'Neal under the basket, it's difficult for him to take shots. Few players are willing to go to the basket when O'Neal is guarding the penalty area.
Rushing, this is why O'Neal is not very active in defense, but can be selected into the defensive lineup.
His physical talent is so good that even if he is not active in defense, he is still a behemoth on the defensive end, and guarding the penalty area consumes less physical energy. As for the outside defensive tasks, Zen Master will naturally leave it to others.
O'Neal grabbed the rebound and passed it to Fisher, who brought it to the frontcourt and passed it to Kobe, who then passed it to O'Neal.
Same recipe, same taste.
This time the Bulls did not choose to double-team. O'Neal squeezed Miller twice and turned to the baseline. He took a strong step and dunked into the basket with one back, 14 to 3.
The Bulls attacked, and Lu Yu calmed down.
Less than four minutes into the game, the Lakers almost made no mistakes in their shots. The only goal that Fox didn't score was called a foul. Cartwright didn't call a timeout. The player holding the ball could call it, but Lu Yu didn't either. He thought he would even call it.
There is no good solution to the timeout. Things on the court still have to be left to the players to resolve.
Lu Yu changed direction and dribbled under his right crotch but was unable to get rid of it. He leaned against Kobe with his back and turned around in the middle to step back and shoot the ball independently.
His body was tilted very sharply, and one foot was kicked in front. Kobe couldn't close his eyes this time even if he wanted to. Everyone doubted whether this unorthodox shooting method could be scored?
At this time, Nowitzki has not yet mastered this trick.
the answer is……
"Whoa!"
The ball goes in!
14 to 5
"Lu Yu hit the first goal after the opening!"
But Zhang Lili was so suffocated that he didn’t know what to say during this period. Kobe passed the ball. He didn’t know how to praise him other than saying that Kobe’s handling was reasonable. Lu Yu also kept passing the ball.
The ball was thrown, but his teammates still couldn't make a shot.
Finally, when Lu Yu scored, he would almost become depressed if he didn't score.
When the Lakers attacked, Fisher passed the ball to Kobe and then opened the outside line. Fox ran from the right corner to the left corner. O'Neal helped him block Artest at the bottom line, but Kobe did not pass the ball.
Lu Yu hit him, and he wanted to hit him back.
Feint!
Shoot!
Still a sham!
Kobe broke through, took one dribble step, stopped suddenly, leaned back, his body floated back, Lu Yu rushed forward, everyone held their breath.
"Whoa!"
The ball also scored!
What a three-pointer!
17 to 5
Cartwright had to ask for a timeout. He played more than four minutes in the opening game and was 12 points behind. The key is that he was knocked down by Kobe's hard three-pointer just as he started. If he didn't pause to let the players slow down, he would probably be the first.
The competition was spent.
In Lu Yu's eyes, the Bulls have rested for too long.
After sweeping the first three rounds, the Bulls' self-confidence reached its peak, but after being stunned at the beginning, it became more difficult to adjust. In addition, after such a long rest, the players' status was not online.
On the offensive end, the Bulls are not as good as the Lakers in moving the ball. Every player can move the ball quickly and perform their duties without any confusion.
Looking at the Bulls again, the offensive end has always been initiated by Lu Yu. The other players are timid and there is basically no threat from the two inside attacks. This has increased the offensive pressure from the outside.
The Lakers continued to share the ball, and under the control of O'Neal and Kobe, the role players played more easily and more efficiently.
Zhang Weiping lamented: "No one in the Lakers is under pressure now. They have continued the same state of play against the Kings. This is scary."
Sun Yiping said: "The main reason is that O'Neal's inside restraint is too great. Double-teaming him will miss other players. I feel that the Lakers will win this game unless they make mistakes."
In other words, even domestic commentators are optimistic about the Lakers.
Domestic fans criticized Sun Yiping.
Even if you criticize them, fans all know that the Bulls are difficult to beat.
The Lakers' OK combination can only force Kobe to take action by truly restricting O'Neal. Kobe's three-point shooting percentage is not high, and he likes to take action in the penalty area. If he doesn't want to occupy the inside space, Kobe has to shoot from the outside. This is what the Kings did.
, so they can fight the Lakers for seven games.
Last year, although the 76ers lost to the Lakers 1-4, the point difference in each game was not big and they played very anxiously. With Brown's defensive system, the two sides were able to compete.
But in this game, the Bulls couldn't see that trend at all, and even if they played according to the 76ers' style of play, the Bulls would definitely lose.
Lu Yu does a good job on the defensive end. The problem is that he hasn't fully opened up the offense yet. The Lakers have been double-teaming him. The Bulls have encountered this situation many times this season, but when his teammates are accurate enough, opponents dare not do it unscrupulously.
Go and flank him.
And many times, Lu Yu has been able to handle the attack with ease.
There will never be a time when O'Neal and Kobe are flanked at the same time and cannot pose a threat. How many teams in the league can have O'Neal and Kobe at the same time?
Facing Kobe Bryant doubled the pressure on Lu Yu on both offense and defense, which made him play very unsmoothly.
When Lu Yu is not smooth, the entire Bulls team begins to be unsmooth.
This is a problem we encountered at the beginning of the season.
I just didn't expect that in the finals, this problem would be exposed again as the opponents became stronger.
After the timeout was called, Cartwright arranged his tactics and replaced Oakley with Chandler. He couldn't do it without a substitution. Oakley didn't perform at both ends of the offense and defense. He just followed the turnaround and couldn't get out when the rotation was slow and defensive.
If you can't defend yourself, how can you win this game?
In fact, this adjustment is already a step too slow.
But Cartwright had his own concerns, after all, he was facing O'Neal.
Cartwright said to Lu Yu alone: "Lu, let go of the fight. If you win, it's yours. If you lose, it's mine."
Lu Yu nodded.
With the coach's words, he relaxed a little. After all, the Lakers also caused a certain amount of psychological pressure on him at the beginning.
Phil Jackson didn't make substitutions or change tactics. He praised the players a few words and told them to play like this. Pay attention to passing the ball to O'Neal and stand in a good triangle position.
Jackson asked Kobe: "Lu Yu has just shown his offensive fangs. If you can't guard him, remember to ask your teammates to help defend him."
Kobe shook his head: "I can guard him. I have specially trained defense these days just to guard him. When he plays pick-and-roll, let my teammates come over and double-team him."
Phil Jackson nodded with a smile.
In fact, I was already cursing in my heart: Damn it, why didn’t this kid listen to my advice?
Kobe is very stubborn. He thinks that if he can guard Lu Yu, he will be able to guard him. McGrady's offensive strength is slightly better than Lu Yu. When Kobe is training with McGrady, he can restrain McGrady, even though McGrady is
I'm imitating Lu Yu's style of play.
McGrady and Lu Yu are about the same height, so theoretically the difficulty for Kobe is the same, but Lu Yu is better at passing the ball, which makes Kobe a little afraid.
The game continued. Richardson controlled the ball to the frontcourt and passed it to Lu Yu, who was running without the ball. Fox switched defenses to keep distance, preventing breakthroughs but not shots. Kobe caught up from behind to form a double-team, and stepped forward to steal the ball.
Lu Yu has no room to break through. Even if he can get past Fox, Kobe will catch up. There is O'Neal waiting at the basket, so...
He chose to shoot.
Who made Fox mentally ill and choose to let the shot go? What could Lu Yu do if he pounced directly on him when Kobe was clearly behind him?
Lu Yu jumped up and shot the ball, and the basketball flew over Fox's fingertips, which was slow to react, and flew towards the basket.
17 to 7
I was on the three-point line, which was a bit of a loss.
Fisher dribbled the ball, relied on the width of the court to constantly turn and change lines, steadily carried the ball across the half court, picked and rolled with Fox in the middle, and broke through from the left with the ball.
His breakthrough speed is not fast, but his advantage is that he is physically strong. Even when facing Artest who changes defense, he still has the energy to hit him.
While squeezing inside, use the corner of your eye to observe the center.
It's a pity that he doesn't have this kind of passing skills, so he can only distribute the ball to the middle after an emergency stop. Kobe receives the ball and easily hits the ball from a little behind the free throw line.
19 to 7.
Lu Yu and Kobe seemed to be on the same page.
Zhang Weiping said helplessly: "Lu Yu has already defended this ball, but Kobe's position to catch the ball is too good, so there is nothing we can do."
Sun Yiping said: "Lu Yu and Kobe scored consecutively, and the game seemed to have become a personal show for them."
While the two were talking, Lu Yu passed the ball over there. Lu Yu overtook Kobe and in the middle of the game, he suddenly passed the ball to Richardson in the corner because Fisher couldn't hold back and helped defend.
Kobe Bryant glared at Fisher because he said he didn't need to help defend.
Richardson made a three-pointer, the ball went in, and the referee's whistle sounded.
Out of bounds,
The ball goes to the Lakers.
It turned out that his back heel stepped on the three-point line.
Richardson yelled that he was wronged. When he shot, his back heel was raised and he did not step on the three-point line at all.
But the referee has made the penalty and now there is no challenge to the system.
Richardson could only complain to the referee. The referee stopped to discuss for a while. At this time, McGrady, who was sitting on the sidelines, stood up: "I can see clearly that Quentin did not step on the line."
The audience immediately booed.
McGrady doesn't care, if he steps on it, he steps on it, if he doesn't step on it, he doesn't step on it.
It is indeed easy to step on the line when shooting three-pointers from the bottom corner. The bottom corner area is closer to the basket than other positions, but it is also very close to the line change. It would be okay if the feet were smaller, but as long as the feet are slightly larger, accidentally
It is easy to violate the line.
Therefore, many players like to raise their back heels higher when shooting three-pointers from the corner.
In fact, when shooting from any position, the back heel must be raised, but it will be raised higher at the baseline to prevent misoperation.
After some discussion, the referee said: "I think the ball touched the line, but Tracy said it didn't touch the line. I believe Tracy. The ball will count as three points and the game continues."
19 to 10
The fans in the audience kept booing, but Jackson was silent and didn't say anything because he just saw that Richardson's heels did not touch the floor.
Cartwright was relieved. If the goal didn't count, the players' mentality would have exploded and the game would be unplayable.
The Lakers attacked, and the ball was passed to O'Neal again. O'Neal played in low singles, and Fisher and Kobe formed a triangle with him on the right side.
This time Chandler came up in time to attack, O'Neal passed the ball, Artest rotated, Chandler switched back in time, Fox's outside shot was interfered with, and finally missed the shot.
When the Bulls attacked, Lu Yu directly singled out Kobe Bryant and failed to escape. He was double-teamed in the low post and passed the ball directly from Kobe's crotch. Chandler grabbed the ball and dunked directly.
Kobe's face looked ugly.
Being crotched in the finals is not a glorious thing.
19 to 12
The Bulls recovered the score little by little.
The defense in the playoffs has gone up a level compared to the regular season, and the finals have gone up a level compared to the previous rounds of the playoffs. Lu Yu feels that every ball he plays is very difficult.
The Lakers' defense is so fierce that they get in his face almost every time. Moreover, Kobe Bryant and O'Neal in the team are both regulars in the best defensive team. Fox was a defensive leader when he was with the Celtics and has played against the league.
All outside scorers can occasionally defend power forwards.
The Bulls' defense is also very good, but compared to other teams in the league. When facing the Lakers, they couldn't even find a way to restrict O'Neal.
O'Neal scored two more points under the basket.
21 to 12
The Bulls continued, Lu Yu was double-teamed as soon as he broke through, and passed the ball to Richardson. Richardson had no chance to pass the ball to Artest, but something went wrong. Fox went around to steal, and took advantage of the fast break. Kobe took the lead.
, Lu Yu chased behind him.
Kobe received a pass from Fox and leaned against Lu Yu near the free throw line to take three steps. Lu Yu stole the ball and missed.
Kobe succeeded with the basket.
The score that had just been recovered was once again pulled away.
23 to 12
Zhang Weiping said: "The Bulls played too carelessly and were so careless when they fell behind. If this continues, I'm afraid they will lose a lot."
Sun Yiping said: "Lu Yu has only scored one now. I guess no one expected this kind of start before the game started."
Time passes minute by minute.
At the end of the first quarter, the Bulls were still 13 points behind.
27 to 14
Lu Yu didn't rest in the second quarter and went in with the substitute lineup. Kobe didn't rest either and continued the defensive tactics of the first quarter. O'Neal sat off the court. The consumption in the first quarter was not small for him. He needed to keep stopping.
They helped Kobe Bryant attack Lu Yu.
In the second quarter, the Bulls' bench recovered a little bit of the score.
At halftime, the two sides played 49 to 40.
The Lakers' offensive efficiency in this quarter was not high, mainly because O'Neal didn't play long and Kobe spent more of his energy on the defensive end, so his shooting percentage on the offensive end was not high.
Cartwright finally breathed a sigh of relief, and the point difference became single digits.
Lu Yu didn't score much in the second quarter and was only responsible for connecting his teammates.
Everyone knows that if the stalemate continues in the third quarter, the fourth quarter will be the decisive moment, but if the Bulls collapse in the third quarter, the fourth quarter will enter garbage time.
At the beginning of the third quarter, O'Neal showed strong offensive firepower.
After some operations, Miller received his fourth foul, and Cartwright had to replace him and replaced him with Charles Oakley.
At the end of the timeout, Lu Yu was flanked as soon as he received the ball from outside the three-point line.
He immediately passed the ball to Richardson at the top of the arc, and then started running without the ball. Kobe stuck to his side like a dog-skin plaster, making him feel uncomfortable.
Richardson broke through, but failed to find a chance to take action. He immediately threw the ball to Artest in the bottom corner. Artest glanced at Lu Yu who was standing not far away, hesitated for a moment, and passed the ball.
It was slung to Chandler inside. Chandler squeezed the defensive player behind him hard. This was not a style of play he was good at, but as a big man, his basic skills in the inside were not bad. He turned around and hooked the player.
The ball was thrown.
But he soon heard the opposing player shout: "Rebound!"
The basketball hit the back rim and bounced out.
He immediately wanted to jump up to grab the rebound, but there was someone faster than him. O'Neal didn't need to be reminded at all. His good rebounding awareness allowed him to know that the ball would not go in almost as soon as he released it.
Passing Oakley's defense, he jumped high and grabbed the rebound before Chandler.
"Steady down and attack!"
He handed the ball to Fisher and then ran across the half court. The Bulls players were facing a formidable enemy, especially Oakley and Chandler, who were keeping an eye on O'Neal in the paint.
But Fisher didn't lob the ball in.
He hit the ground and passed the ball to Kobe who was cutting through the air. Kobe went straight to the basket. Since Collison and Chandler's attention was all on O'Neal, it was too late to turn around and attack Kobe.
"Bang!"
Kobe Bryant dunks with one hand.
Cartwright became anxious on the sidelines. It was obvious that the situation on the court was beyond his expectation. He shouted loudly: "Lu, your opponent is flanking you. You should reduce your attacks with the ball and play more without the ball!"
Lu Yu frowned slightly. Although he knew it was inappropriate, he did not object.
After all, the coach is Cartwright, and he can see things more clearly off the court.
Lu Yu kept using screens and finally got rid of the defense. After receiving the pass from Richardson, he shot directly. The basketball drew a high arc and fell into the basket.
The scattered Bulls fans in the away game cheered.
They had already started cheering when Lu Yu took the shot. Lu Yu's shooting percentage, especially when unguarded, made them full of confidence.
Only Cartwright sighed. He knew that he had fallen into his opponent's trap, but he had no choice. Apart from letting Lu Yu play without the ball, he didn't know any other way to relieve the pressure of scoring.
Lu Yu scored again on the court, but this time it was not that he shot blindly, but that the opponent fouled him without the ball.
Because there were more than four fouls in total, Lu Yu also unexpectedly got two free throw opportunities.
The first free throw was scored.
When everyone counted the second ball, he unexpectedly missed the free throw. He himself felt a little surprised. He looked at his hands in surprise, then moved his eyes to the basket and waved for two seconds.
The ball ran out of the circle: Damn it, how could it miss?
Bulls fans all felt sorry for him, and they sighed endlessly.
The commentator on TNT TV station, which broadcast the game, saw the clues: "This style of play is not what the Bulls are good at. They changed their tactics under the attack of the Lakers. Lu Yu changed from the core of the tactics to the role of scorer. The Bulls head coach
Does Cartwright want to rely on this tactic to make a comeback?"
"The Bulls made this choice because they lacked an attacking point on the court, and Oakley's shooting was no threat to the Lakers."
"But Cartwright did not replace Oakley, because only Fizer could be used as a substitute off the court. Although Fizer can attack, if Fizer is replaced, the Lakers will definitely let O'Neal play this point."
The final score of the third quarter was fixed at 77:60.
The Lakers maintained their lead.
The Zen master looked confident, with a smile that showed the presence of an old god on his face that was deeply marked by time. He welcomed his team members' rest with applause.
In the fourth quarter, Cartwright replaced Feizer, who also defended O'Neal very hard.
Unfortunately, after all, his defensive ability is worse than Oakley, and the interference he can cause to O'Neal is limited. Even with Chandler's help, O'Neal still succeeds frequently.
The ball was in O'Neal's hands again. O'Neal grabbed the ball with one hand and leaned against Feizer who was defending behind him. He waited for all his teammates to be in place and entered the positional battle again.
O'Neal handed the ball to Fisher on the outside. Fisher directly handed it back to O'Neal without making any movement. O'Neal was already closer to the basket than before. He leaned his back against Feizer behind him.
Zell's body was obviously not in an advantage, and he was forced to take a step back.
"Good opportunity." O'Neal thought to himself, this distance is his best hook distance.
He turned around directly, his body turned at an angle parallel to the baseline and the backboard, and threw the ball in his hand with his long arms. Although the movement was not very beautiful, he believed that the ball would definitely go in. He compared it to his hook shot.
Shoot free throws with confidence.
"Whoa!"
The ball went in.
The Bulls' double attack on O'Neal failed. Although Lu Yu could still score continuously on the offensive end, his shooting rate was not 100%. There would always be times when he missed a shot, further widening the point difference.
Kobe stood on the free throw line and caused Lu Yu's foul.
The first free throw was made.
Unfortunately, the second free throw missed the basket. The ball hit the back edge of the basket and quickly bounced outward, past the two big men standing under the basket and bounced to the outside.
"This ball is mine!" Kobe threw himself at the ball that bounced back to him.
"No, this ball is mine!" Lu Yu flew out diagonally and intercepted the ball halfway.
Then he accelerated and passed Kobe, who was landing at the same time. In the contest with Fisher's speed, he used his strength from behind and threw the opponent down a position when he entered the three-point line. Facing O'Neal's block, he flew towards
Basket, when everyone thought he was going to dunk violently again, he actually made a beautiful pull rod under the basket and rubbed the ball in...
All the Lakers fans in the audience went crazy for Lu Yu's performance and stood up to applaud him.
Although the Bulls fell behind, Lu Yu still persisted in chasing points.
Unfortunately, the game was over and the point difference was getting wider and wider. Finally, Cartwright reluctantly called a timeout, replaced the substitute players and announced that he would give up the game.
The Bulls lost the game. Losing the game is not the scariest thing. After all, this is only the first game of the finals.
The most frightening thing is that Cartwright can't figure out how to break the Lakers' defense.
Cartwright couldn't think of it, and neither could Lu Yu...
If you want to limit O'Neal, you have to turn to Miller and Oakley, but it turns out that they can't limit O'Neal either.
Moreover, Lu Yu also has to face the opponent's attack. He can score without the ball, but this will lose Lu Yu's role as the core of the tactics.
The only way is to use the dead horse as a living horse doctor, guard against it, and attack it.
But can we win by attacking alone?
－－－－－－Digression－－－－－
I originally wanted to split it into two chapters, but then I thought about it, why would I write two chapters for the first game I lost? That’s it for today, it’s 8,000 words, I can’t write it anymore... Please give me a monthly vote
