Chapter 247 In this battle, Lu Yu is destined to be a god!
At the beginning of the second half, the Bulls attacked first. Lu Yu assisted Oakley to score in the penalty area, 62 to 45, and the point difference further widened.
When Oakley was in the penalty area, O'Neal was pulled to a high position. He hit Samaki Walker in the penalty area. Although Oakley was old, his strength was still there, and Walker was caught off guard and failed to withstand it.
Kobe beat Lu Yu hard and missed the left turn shot, and the rebound was picked off by Oakley.
The Bulls had a position battle and passed the ball several times. Lu Yu broke through and attracted O'Neal to double-team and then passed it to Richardson. Faced with Fisher's defense, Richardson directly used his height to shoot a long two-pointer. Fortunately, he was lucky.
Yes, the ball went in.
64 to 45, the score difference is close to 20 points.
O'Neal attacked in the low post and caused a foul. Fortunately, it was not Miller who fouled, but Oakley, which made Cartwright relieved.
Still missing two free throws, O'Neal was so angry that he wanted to curse.
When the Bulls attacked, Lu Yu used a double screen to get rid of Kobe, passed O'Neal and then scored a layup, 66 to 45. The point difference in the game expanded to 21 points for the first time!
Zhang Weiping commented: "No one expected before the game that the Bulls could lead so much. Lu Yu's ability to attack after using the pick-and-roll was really incomprehensible. In the first game, he was double-teamed, but in the second game, he was actually able to
I saw some clues from the offensive end, but I didn't expect that in the third game, Lu Yu opened up completely."
Sun Yiping smiled and said: "If we continue like this, is it possible for the Bulls to win the championship?"
Zhang Weiping shook his head: "It's quite difficult. It can actually be seen from this game that the Bulls caught their opponents off guard with their tactical adjustments. If the Lakers can adjust in the second half, the outcome of this game is still uncertain, let alone the next one."
The Lakers must be well prepared for this game. The playoffs are a game, unless the Bulls have some surprising tricks to win in the next game."
Sun Yiping was stunned for a moment: "But I haven't seen any signs of adjustment from the Lakers."
Zhang Weiping said: "No, they have adjusted. Look at the Lakers' defensive formation. It will no longer shrink because of Lu Yu's breakthrough. The long two-pointer by Richardson just now had an element of luck, and Lu Yu was also very good.
Smart, he chose to play by himself in the next round and did not pass the ball to the outside."
Zen Master chose not to shrink and gambled on Lu Yu and Miller's hit rate. Lu Yu chose to attack hard until you can't even shrink.
It depends on who can bear it.
In the eyes of all fans and commentators, if the Bulls continue to expand the score like this, it must be the Lakers who can't help it.
At this time, Fisher made a mistake in passing the ball to Kobe. Lu Yu successfully stole the ball and passed it to Artest. Artest passed it to Richardson. Richardson made a layup, 68-45.
The Bulls' home fans stood up and applauded. They felt that this game was really a relief.
Zhang Weiping analyzed: "The Lakers underestimated their opponent a bit after two big wins. The adjustments on the defensive end did not restrain the Bulls, but the mistakes on the offensive end allowed the Bulls to counterattack."
Sun Yiping said: "Someone from the Lakers must step up and score. Of course, I hope no one from them will step up today."
Fisher's three-pointer missed the basket, and the rebound was grabbed by O'Neal. O'Neal's second attack was grabbed by Oakley and sent to the free throw line.
O'Neal felt bad today and missed two free throws again. Miller grabbed the rebound.
In the positional battle, Lu Yu forced a breakthrough, and Kobe stayed close to him. Lu Yu feinted, then turned around and shot a fadeaway jumper. Kobe felt like he saw another version of himself.
Lu Yu had nothing to do, no other teammates were open, and Miller didn't let up when O'Neal was in the high position. There was not much offensive time left, so he had to force himself.
Kobe couldn't cover him, just like others couldn't cover him, he couldn't cover Lu Yu, but the ball was too difficult. It bounced out of the frame. The basketball was flicked by Miller and then by O'Neal.
In the end, it returned to Lu Yu's hands. When Lu Yu got the rebound, Kobe on the opposite side was stunned for a moment. This was such a coincidence.
Lu Yu did not hesitate and took action again, and the basketball entered the frame.
70 to 45
The Bulls were already leading by 25 points, and fans in the arena had already begun to shout MVP to Lu Yu. If it were any other head coach, they would have started calling a timeout long ago when the score difference reached 20 points, but Master Jackson did not.
Not the slightest movement.
Only 25 points behind!
When Fisher dribbled the ball past half court, O'Neal began to cover the three-point line in the middle. He did not run to his position. He had already begun to adjust.
O'Neal knows that today's free throw shooting rate is low, and if he rushes to the low post, he will definitely be cut to the free throw line.
Richardson focused most of his energy on Fisher. He didn't expect O'Neal to start covering from such a distance. He was blocked solidly. Fisher moved sideways to the right, and Miller defended him. Fisher suddenly lobbed the ball.
O'Neal made a circle from the three-point line to cover Kobe and then passed down.
Miller was still supplementing Fisher. Oakley didn't expect that O'Neal, who was covering the screen just a second ago, would suddenly go to the basket.
By the time he reacted, it was already too late.
Got a foul and was beaten to 21
70 to 47
Zhang Weiping sighed: "O'Neal is still O'Neal. When he starts to adjust himself, can the Bulls still restrain him?"
With this shot, O'Neal showed great momentum.
When his momentum increased, luck seemed to follow him, and even free throws were scored by him.
The score jumped by one point again, becoming 70 to 48.
The Bulls attacked, and Miller tried to return a high shot after a pick-and-roll. The ball missed the basket, and O'Neal grabbed the backcourt rebound.
After Miller went out, it seemed a bit difficult to rely on Oakley to grab rebounds by himself. He was older and older. There was Samakie Walker behind him and O'Neal in front of him. If he was younger, what would happen?
He won't let the rebound go away either.
The Lakers attacked, and Kobe and O'Neal played another screen. This time Miller positioned himself farther outside, and Kobe immediately chose to break through.
He didn't make a fake move. When he was about to get close, he immediately changed direction drastically. He succeeded in passing people with speed from the left side. He pulled the ball and took a step forward from the free throw line in the middle to start an emergency stop jumper. At the same time, he avoided the chasing Lu Yu and Mi
Le, the basketball hits the net hollowly.
70 to 49
The Lakers recovered the score step by step.
Zhang Weiping said: "The OK combination is starting to show its power. Now the Lakers' offense is obviously launched from the outside. O'Neal can't catch the ball. The Bulls have no target to hack the shark, and they can't easily foul others."
Sun Yiping said: "No wonder the Lakers are said to be the strongest team in the league. Their ability to adjust is indeed very strong...The Bulls made another mistake."
Artest cut back from 45 degrees and got rid of Fox's defense. Unfortunately, Richardson was also shaken by him, thinking that he was going to cut inside, and the pass passed directly to O'Neal.
Kobe first played a pick-and-roll with O'Neal but failed to get rid of Lu Yu. Then he passed the ball to O'Neal in the middle and ran to the left corner. After a pause, he suddenly changed direction and ran down the baseline to the right. Walker made a no-ball move.
Cover, Lu Yu was blocked again.
The Bulls are most afraid of the connection between O'Neal and Kobe. In the first two games, both their connection on the offensive end and their joint attack on the defensive end gave the Bulls a headache.
Oakley didn't switch defense because he couldn't keep up with Kobe. Even if he switched, he would still be singled out, which is not much different from the open position now.
What's more, Kobe's three-point shooting...that little shooting percentage will not waste that energy.
O'Neal saw the opportunity and passed it to Kobe. Kobe turned around to catch the ball and made a very comfortable three-pointer. The basketball went hollow into the net.
70 to 52
Zhang Weiping laughed and said: "He had to lean back for an ordinary three-pointer, but he actually made it. You think it's annoying or not."
Sun Yiping also laughed: "Kobe's three-point shooting percentage of more than 20% is really daring to shoot. No one else would have the confidence to shoot."
When the Bulls attack, Lu Yu plans to return the favor. The Bulls need him to step up at this time. This is what all fans want to see. The current defensive strategy of the Lakers is not to shrink and see if Lu Yu and Miller can make a shot.
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If Lu Yu and Miller have surprisingly high shooting percentages, then the Lakers will admit it.
But can their shooting percentage really remain this high?
You must know that they were facing the defense of Kobe and O'Neal. They were able to maintain a high shooting percentage in the first quarter just to let the Lakers shrink their defense. Jackson didn't react for a while, shrinking for more than one quarter, and Cartwright was hit.
He said that when he came to his senses in the second half, he refused to shrink, and the Bulls began to feel uncomfortable.
Because they can't guarantee that Lu Yu and Miller can always make shots.
This is not only a matter of hit rate, but also a matter of mentality.
Lu Yu and Miller got rid of Kobe in a pick-and-roll in the middle, changed directions and jumped directly into the penalty area. After landing, facing O'Neal's strong body, Lu Yu took off again without fear, and the two collided hard in the air.
In these two games, many people said that Lu Yu was unwilling to hit the penalty area and was a softie when playing.
Lu Yu is not a softie. When the team does not need him to do so, or even if he does so, it cannot solve the problem, why should he add this kind of workload to himself?
What's more, fighting a monster like O'Neal in the air, in addition to hot pot, may also face the risk of injury.
Many fans did not expect that Lu Yu would rush inside at this time and attack in this way. He was fearless!
He used his speed to avoid the block, but the basketball still hit the basket and Lu Yu flew out of the baseline.
As Lu Yu flew, he sighed sadly in his heart.
It turns out that not every time you stand up, you will succeed.
The fans were moved by Lu Yu's goal. When Kobe went on a fast break and received a pass from Fisher, no one was guarding him. At a 45-degree angle on the left, he didn't wait for Artest to come over to cover the defense or his teammates to follow up.
A quick three-point shot.
Artest could only stretch out his hand to interfere slightly, but he didn't have time to jump and the ball went in.
70 to 55
When Kobe returned to defense, he put his index finger on his mouth to make a "hush" gesture. The Bulls fans seemed to become quiet, and their eyes were fixed on the center of the court, putting their hands on their ears to make trumpets at the fans.
Shape of Lu Yu.
He wants to hear the fans!
He wants to make the fans agitated!
He wants to go against Kobe!
Kobe asked the fans to be quiet, and Lu Yu immediately responded with actions. He just failed the challenge and was beaten back, but the fans did not give up on him. The moment he was pulled up from the ground, there were many people around him.
The fans cheered loudly for Lu Yu!
Lu Yu seemed to feel Iverson's happiness.
He used to think that Iverson's style of play was not smart, but now he suddenly understood that this is the passion that basketball needs.
Reason, playing style, tactics, these may affect the winning or losing of the game, but fighting spirit and passionate basketball are indispensable things. It is because of these that fans will never give up and support them.
Cartwright, who originally wanted to call a timeout, stopped.
At this moment, he seemed to see the god of basketball who asked the Zen Master not to call a timeout, Michael Jordan.
For some reason, Phil Jackson, who had always been around, suddenly had an ominous premonition. Not only did he have an ominous premonition, but even Bulls head coach Cartwright was secretly beating the drum in his heart.
If Lu Yu wanted to go out of his way to fight hard and failed to score like the result just now, the previous lead would be in vain.
Unfortunately, his worries were unnecessary. Lu Yu started to rush in, fall down, and score the ball again and again. It was so unreasonable. No matter whether I was lying on the ground or not, I just wanted to throw the ball into the basket.
In the second half of the third quarter, after Lu Yu played a pick-and-roll, he would break through if the inside was blocked, and if not, he would throw from the outside. It was so accurate that the Lakers, who had already made it clear not to shrink, finally couldn't help but shrink their defense.
Cartwright also breathed a sigh of relief.
Richardson hit a three-pointer and Miller made a layup.
On the other hand, the Lakers seemed to be stunned by Lu Yu's superb moment, and their offense lost touch. The point difference quickly widened, 94 to 73, and the Bulls led by 21 points entering the fourth quarter.
Lu Yu scored 22 points in a single quarter, 45 points and 9 assists in three quarters, and was on the verge of scoring a 50-point double-double.
There are still two points left to break the scoring record in the previous game.
With every additional point, Lu Yu's scoring record in the finals will increase a little higher.
The fifth highest scorer in the Finals is Allen Iverson, who scored 48 points last year, and the fourth is Pettit, who scored 50 points in the 1958 Finals.
Jerry West ranked third. In the G1 game of the 1969 Finals, he made 21 of 41 shots and 11 of 13 free throws, scoring 53 points.
Jordan and Rick Barry tied for second. Jordan made 21 of 37 shots and 13 of 18 free throws in the G4 game of the 1993 Finals, scoring 55 points. Barry shot 22 of 48 and 19 in the G3 game of the 1967 Finals.
Made 11 free throws and scored 55 points.
Ranking first is the Lakers monster Elgin Baylor in the 1962 Finals. In the G5 game, he made 22 of 46 shots, 17 of 19 free throws, and scored 61 points. He is the only Mr. 60 in the history of the NBA Finals.
Lu Yu is now ranked sixth.
He scored 47 points in the last game, only one point behind Iverson.
If he follows the scoring trend in the third quarter, Lu Yu might be able to break Baylor's record, but it's obvious that Master Jackson won't let him take it easy.
Zhang Weiping's emotion expressed everyone's thoughts: "Is Lu Yu going crazy? This is the finals!"
In fact, Lu Yu's ability to score such a high score is entirely due to Lakers head coach Jackson's tactics of not shrinking. If he had shrunk, Lu Yu would definitely choose to distribute the ball to the outside and would not score such a high score.
But what Zen Master wants is to win, and he doesn't care whether his opponent breaks any records.
If it weren't for Lu Yu's sudden explosion and defeat of the Lakers, maybe the Lakers' non-shrinking defense today might still be effective.
Although Lu Yu scored a double-double in the final quarter, it was a pity that he failed to score 60 points. Zen Master surrendered early and Cartwright did not even use the extreme shark-killing tactics prepared in advance for the last quarter.
For Zen Master, losing a game is nothing. What matters is what I saw in this game.
Instead of exhausting the main force for the low probability of winning in the end, why not find out and then compete again at the end. He doesn't believe that the Bulls can lead by 20 points at the beginning of the next game?
However, Lu Yu still used a three-pointer before leaving the field to break his score to 50. The Bulls also led by 25 points, and the game entered garbage time.
50 points, 10 assists!
In this battle, Lu Yu is destined to become a god!
It's just that the Bulls have already found out the details. Can they still win the next game?
