Chapter 327: 4-3 victory over the Lakers, successful title defense
In fact, when the Bulls maintain the score advantage until Lu Yu comes back on the court, it can be declared over.
Commentators all over the world think so. Lu Yu has been recovering his strength down there, while several main players of the Lakers have been attacking with all their strength in these few minutes. When they tried their best but were out of breath, they suddenly
I discovered that one by one, my efforts did not have a big effect, and the score still did not get closer.
"You did a great job!" Lu Yu praised Crawford when he replaced him again.
After successfully completing his task, Crawford laughed stupidly when he received Lu Yu's praise, and clapped his hands with the players on the bench one by one, just like a hero making a triumphant return!
In fact, Crawford didn't score many points during this period.
However, a player's performance cannot be seen from the data alone. Just look at Cartwright's approving eyes and you will know that Crawford is very satisfied with what he did on the court just now. Although his defensive ability is not very good, but
But it has been greatly improved compared to before. Especially Crawford's defensive enthusiasm has won his approval. In competitive games, attitude is everything.
After Lu Yu replaced Crawford, Cartwright made additional personnel adjustments.
The Bulls players currently on the court are:
Point guard, Richardson.
Shooting guard, Hamilton.
Small forward, Lu Yu.
Power forward, Boozer.
Center, Miller.
This was the Bulls' championship-winning lineup last year. This lineup had a short-lived appearance in this game. Everyone thought Cartwright would never use this lineup again.
Unexpectedly, at the final moment of the decisive battle, Cartwright moved it out again.
Suddenly many fans suddenly thought that Lu Yu led the Bulls to sweep the entire league in last year's finals.
After Lu Yu came on the court, the Lakers had to face another decision. Should they guard Lu Yu? Today
Tian's double defense against Lu Yu was very successful, but the rest of the Bulls felt very good when they were open. Just now, Jackson casually flipped through Lu Yu's technical statistics for the first three quarters and discovered that although Lu Yu didn't score many points, he scored a lot of points.
When it comes to the statistics of 16 points, 9 assists and 9 rebounds, it seems that a triple-double is no problem. Should we continue the double-teaming to the end?
The most critical point is that the previous successful pincer attack was based on Lu Yu's inside attack.
Now that Lu Yu has moved to the small forward position, this flanking defense tactic needs to be rearranged. Can the defense still be successful?
Jackson could only replace Kobe and let Kobe limit Lu Yu's offense.
The players on the field were also thinking about this problem. After a double-team was not decisive, Lu Yu immediately found a good offensive opportunity. After taking advantage of Miller's deflection, he directly made a pull-up three-pointer.
As a result, the Lakers' hard work of chasing points in just a few minutes was wiped out by this goal. This result also made the noses of the Lakers fans present a little sore, and the broadcast sound on the scene seemed to have lost its vitality and was soft.
Everyone knows that it is basically impossible for the Lakers to win this game, unless a miracle occurs... But many people soon thought of Lu Yu's other nickname besides Gentleman, "Miracle."
This is the nickname given to Lu Yu by fans after Lu Yu led the Bulls to an epic season last season.
Alas, there are indeed miracles in this world, but unfortunately they are in the hands of the other party.
Lu Yu's three-pointer broke away the hesitation of Jackson and the Lakers players. There was nothing to think about. If they wanted to hold on to the only glimmer of hope, they could only double-team Lu Yu to the end.
Seeing that the opponent was coming like this again, Lu Yu immediately slowed down the offensive pace. The opponent's attack allowed them to fight, and the defensive intensity did not increase much.
Just be careful, it's not a big deal if the opponent scores, just keep the rhythm of your attack.
The ball bounced in Lu Yu's hands as time went on. The Lakers players looked at the ball and wanted to steal it.
How they wish they could snatch it away!
But this is really just a fantasy. Who is the other party?
Lu Yu is known as the person with the best combination of man and ball in the world.
It's so easy to be robbed, but every attack by Lu Yu took more than 20 seconds to end, forcing the player defending him to take action.
Lu Yu let go of Fox's black hand, turned around, and with a feint of his upper body, he immediately seduced Kobe. He moved his whole body and passed between Kobe and Fox.
"Beautiful!" Xu Jicheng's bubble started to fly again: "Lu Yu gave full play to the characteristics of Eastern players such as being small, fast and agile. He can still come and go so freely in a limited space. It's so easy!"
easy?
Some people would not agree. O'Neill has been staring at Lu Yu's movements for a long time.
Lu Yu's breakthrough only surprised him for a moment. After all, this was to be expected, so when he appeared in front of Lu Yu, even Lu Yu was startled, so he subconsciously stopped and
The right hand holding the ball is hidden behind his back.
O'Neal squatted slightly across his body. He did not dare to raise his center of gravity too high, otherwise it would be difficult for him to keep up with Lu Yu as he speeded up. He raised his hands high.
I hope I can interfere with Lu Yu and prevent Lu Yu from taking action easily.
Lu Yu's eyes glanced behind O'Neal, but he didn't see any big movements on his shoulders. With a slight exertion on his wrist, the ball was passed... His pass caused a torrent of exclamations from all over the world.
Because his pass was not passed to the outside, but to behind O'Neal, the ball first passed through Lu Yu's crotch from behind, and then bounced on the floor between Lu Yu and O'Neal.
It rebounded quickly and just passed through O'Neal's gear and escaped from O'Neal's sight!
"well!"
O'Neal couldn't help but have a wry smile on his face. Lu Yu couldn't have just wanted to pass through two "wickets" on a whim. Miller must have run behind him when he passed the ball like this. Sure enough, Miller's roar sounded from behind him.
His eyes soon saw Lu Yu turning around and running back, leaving a smile all over the floor.
Although Miller is good at shooting from the high post, the thrill of occasionally rushing into the paint for dunks also makes him excited.
The biggest advantage of playing with Lu Yu is that Lu Yu will try his best to give him such opportunities, so when he catches the bounce ball from Lu Yu, he just flies off the top of the Malone behind him, and then easily
Jump up and dunk with both hands.
He was still saying reluctantly: "I'm talking to Lu Yu, next time you pass the ball like this, don't pass it so low, okay? It's very difficult for me to catch it like this!"
Lu Yu didn't object, and said with a smile: "Okay, I remember it, and I will never make such a mistake next time!"
lenovo wants to be a hero. Of course everyone wants to be a hero. This is normal. Only when you stand up bravely when the situation is unfavorable can others remember you better!
So when Kobe Bryant hit a three-pointer, he had this idea in his mind. After the whole team defended Lu Yu's next attack, he immediately took the ball and started rushing forward with the motor on. Although Richardson kept
Follow him and harass him, but when he just uses some simple line changes, the latter has no chance to make a move.
However, Richardson's efforts were not in vain. Under his entanglement, Lu Yu had quickly caught up from behind. It would be really difficult to defend Kobe without him, so he slowed down Kobe's advancement before Richardson.
Then he rushed up quickly.
So reporters and commentators from various countries kept comparing the speeds of Lu Yu and Kobe on the screen. Lu Yu started late and Kobe interfered. So it is difficult to come up with an answer that everyone is satisfied with.
"Kobe should be faster!" ESPN commentator Barkley based his reasoning on: "Lu Yu was still one step away from Kobe in the end, so it should be Kobe's absolute speed that is more affected by external forces.
Be faster!"
How did he know that Lu Yu didn't pursue him too fiercely?
Kobe also discovered this, but he didn't think that Lu Yu's speed would be slower than him, but he had already started to lay up, and the arrow had to be fired on the string mountain.
So he carefully held the ball in his arms, dodged Richardson who rushed past him in the air, then raised his right hand holding the ball and put the ball in his hand...
"Huh!" Lu Yu appeared behind Kobe like a god at this time, and quickly rose into the air, shrouding everything around Kobe like a dark cloud.
"Haha!" Kobe suddenly laughed triumphantly. The ball in his right hand suddenly switched to his left hand. He twisted his waist and moved his left hand to the other side of the basket!
He had already guessed the reason why Lu Yu had not caught up with him.
Just waiting for him to cover him when he goes for a layup, he has already been prepared, and his body's center of gravity has already been placed on the other side of his body.
Haha, I finally defeated Lu Yu this time.
"Ah..." the audience suddenly shouted, and the smile that had just solidified on his face disappeared.
"This must not be true..." He didn't want to believe his eyes. He clearly saw Lu Yu extending his right hand to cover his right hand in the air, but why his left hand also appeared on this side of the basket with him?
And it happened to be placed on his own ball. He didn't think about it clearly until he landed with the ball.
"Now we can draw a conclusion!" Xu Jicheng said with a smile on his face: "No one can match Lu Yu's speed."
After Lu Yu easily picked off the rebound of Kobe's missed shot, the game seemed to have ended early.
All the commentators also began to comment and look forward to the final life-and-death battle.
After entering the fourth quarter, the focus of everyone's attention was not on winning or losing the game, but whether Lu Yu could get a triple-double. Now that the result has come out, Lu Yu has lived up to expectations, and all suspense has been completely resolved.
The reporters at the scene had already begun to write their own press releases quickly, trying to send the news of the game back to their newspapers as soon as possible.
Among the happiest people after the game were Xu Jicheng and Sun Yiping. CCTV has been broadcasting NBA games for 20 years, and they have been commentating on the game in person for many years.
But it was the first time that I felt so dignified. Many reporters from other countries’ broadcast seats came to their broadcast seats to greet them as warmly as if they were old friends.
This makes them sigh: A weak country has no diplomacy - this sentence cannot help but apply to politics, and it can also be applied to the sports industry.
After the game, Lu Yu, who was named the best of the game, accepted an interview with an old acquaintance reporter. The reporter was the Bulls team reporter, Jenny Helen.
"Lu, first of all, congratulations to you and your team for winning this crucial game!"
"Thanks."
At this time, the ecstatic expression was no longer visible on Lu Yu's face, and he was very calm.
"What do you think of your performance in this game? Did you watch the technical review after the game? You got a triple-double!"
"I played pretty well today and tried to reduce unnecessary mistakes. I'm happy to get a triple-double, but more importantly, the team can win!"
Lu Yu paused: "Thank you to my teammates, their performance today was really great!"
The Bulls tied the total score at 3-3.
Although the two teams are tied, there are still more experts who are optimistic that the Lakers can win the championship.
Only Bulls fans believe that the Bulls will win the championship.
Although the Lakers are strong, the core players of the Lakers are not united. It can be seen from this critical moment that Kobe is never willing to pass the ball to Malone, and the connection between O'Neal and Kobe is pitiful.
Only Payton is struggling to connect the team.
As for the Bulls, every Bulls player is trying their best to win the game. This is the difference.
Of course, the most critical thing is the change in strength. Cartwright, an old fox, knows that he cannot beat Jackson Jackson tactically.
So at the beginning of the season, when the Lakers began to hide their clumsiness, he also began his journey of hiding his clumsiness.
This season, Lu Yu has appeared at the small forward position only a handful of times.
Even when they reached Tianwangshan in the finals and the Bulls lost that game, Cartwright remained calm and did not move out of this lineup. He would not move until the last moment. As long as he moved, he would have to strike a fatal blow.
Use this lineup to win Tianwangshan, and the Lakers will survive.
Losing Tianwangshan and making a comeback in Game 6, the "power" is on the Bulls' side.
Of course, this is dangerous.
But Cartwright knew that this was his last chance, and he had to look for that glimmer of opportunity on the "situation."
Game 7 was almost a replica of Game 6. After Lu Yu returned to the small forward position, he started scoring crazily. No one on the Lakers could limit him, not Fox, not Malone, not even Kobe!
The Lakers can only rely on O'Neal's impact inside to attack the basket. This is their only advantage.
Sadly, Cartwright has long seen through this.
Because the Lakers were caught off guard in Game 6 and the morale of the Lakers was low in Game 7, Jackson couldn't even think of any way to break the game and could only pin his hopes on O'Neal's dominance.
foul!
The Bulls kept fouling!
Miller was ejected, Chandler was in, Chandler was ejected, Boozer was in!
It was useless for O'Neal to pray to God this time.
His fatal flaw in free throws doomed the Lakers' outcome. Lu Yu showed off his strength and scored a huge triple-double of 39 points, 12 rebounds and 13 assists.
Kobe also performed well, scoring 28 points and 5 assists.
But compared with Lu Yu, he pales in comparison.
As for O'Neal, he made such a free throw, which deeply disappointed the Lakers management...
The Bulls defeated the Lakers 4-3 and successfully defended their title.
Lu Yu won the second FMVP in his career.
At this point, the Bulls have completed two consecutive championships and are only one season away from establishing a dynasty.
