NBA: I just want to play soy sauce, you let me win the championship

Chapter 129 Can you bear this pressure?

When Bavita received the news, he was stunned.

The biggest crisis in his refereeing career was the game between the Kings and the Lakers.

That damn No. 77 rookie, that damn Kings, almost brought his career to an abrupt end!

If you want to ask who among the referees in the league hates the Kings and Lu Yuanzhi the most, it is Bavetta.

But now, the league office has given a clear message that in the next game, he will be asked to whistle for the Western Conference Finals, and the penalty scale should be slightly biased towards the Kings, so that they will not be taken away by the Lakers with a wave of 4:0.

What is this called!

Let me do it and help my enemy win?
Who can bear this shit?
Oh, Bavetta can bear it!

Does it matter who loses and who wins?
The one who pays my salary is not the Kings or the Lakers, but the league office!
So, whoever the league office asks me to favor, I favor whom.

Today, I can be directed to favor the Kings, and tomorrow, I can be directed to favor the Lakers.

Bavetta had no position.

The league office's position is his position.

On May 5, at Arco Arena, the Kings continued to sit at home and ushered in the second series against the Lakers.

After the tactical defeat in the previous game, the coaching staff of the Kings finally recognized the fact that if O'Neill and Kobe wanted to make a shot, no amount of double-teaming would be able to stop them from making a shot!

The two of them are special, different from Nowitzki and Finley who have been encountered before.

"Teaming" is too commonplace for "OK" combinations.

The "OK" combination has a million ways to get a shot in a double-team.

This may be the confidence for the Lakers to win two consecutive championships.

Since the number of shots taken by O'Neal and Kobe could not be reduced, the coaching staff of the Kings set their sights on other role players of the Lakers.

In the last game, these role players scored 45 points!
Limiting the scoring of these role players is much simpler than limiting the scoring of O'Neal and Kobe.

What will these people do?Isn't it just an open shot?

Which of them has the ability to attack independently?
Therefore, in this game, Lu Yuanzhi was mentioned in the starting lineup. Adelman hoped that Lu Yuanzhi's defense on the defensive end would not only interfere with O'Neal and Kobe, but most importantly, block the open shots of other role players of the Lakers.

In terms of assisting defense and sweeping flanks, who in the Kings can do better than Lu Yuanzhi?
Kings starting lineup, Divac, Webber, Lu Yuanzhi, Christie and Bibby.

The Lakers did not adjust their lineup, still O'Neal, Horry, Fox, Kobe and Fisher.

"Playing in the playoffs as the main player for the first time will reward you with 1 advanced free attribute point."

The moment Lu Yuanzhi stood on the court, the system had already given a reward reminder.

Reward for first playoff start?Not bad!
Lu Yuanzhi's job today is not only to cover his teammates on the defensive end, but also to attack the inside line on the offensive end!
If you can make O'Neal suffer from foul trouble like he did in the regular season, it will definitely be a big profit!
Add points, add points quickly, and increase to 77 points at the end of the confrontation.

Today, the Kings not only sent Lu Yuanzhi to start, but also did a lot of work on the opening jump ball.

That's right, Lu Yuanzhi was sent to jump the ball with O'Neal!
Anyway, Divac can't beat O'Neal, why not try another person?That's what Adelman thinks.

When O'Neal saw that it was Lu Yuanzhi who was about to jump the ball with him, he was very happy and deliberately made a gesture to find someone.

Who will dance with me?Why didn't I see it?Ah, the little man?
The funny opening scene also slightly diluted the tense atmosphere.

The on-duty referee Bavita stood in the middle of the court and threw the basketball into the air.

Lu Yuanzhi stared at the basketball and jumped first.

O'Neill's bounce is not bad, and his bounce speed is not slow. If he just stood still and jumped at the same time as him, how would he win the ball?

Bavita didn't throw the ball very high, and Lu Yuanzhi, who took off first, took the initiative. After taking off like a rocket, he directly passed the ball to Mike Bibby in the air.

Before O'Neal even took off, the ball was in the hands of the Kings.

"Successful jump ball for the first time, reward 1 advanced free attribute!"

Huh?And this reward, very good, the end of the confrontation came to 78 points!
"It hasn't reached the highest point yet!" The Lakers fans in front of the TV yelled, but the Lakers players on the scene had no time to ask the referee to argue.

The Kings are coming!
The first ball was played in the standard Kings-style Princeton system. Divac and Bibby were in the upper position to pick and roll, Weber fell outside the penalty area at a 45-degree angle, and Lu Yuanzhi replaced Stojakovic. The bottom line covers each other's moves.

Webber wanted the ball from outside the penalty area, and O'Neal stood on the edge of the paint, staring at Divac while covering Weber at any time.

Weber hit Horry twice in the back, saw that O'Neal wanted to come to help defend, quickly turned around towards the baseline, and then made an easy jumper to score 2 points first.

There was a huge cheer, and it slowly became "Beat LA!"

The sound became louder and louder, and Lu Yuanzhi raised his head and glanced at the auditorium.

That's right, we're going to beat the Lakers here today!

The Lakers' first offense still used their familiar triangle offensive tactics.

This time, Kobe and O'Neal were on the strong side together.

Horry is at the top of the arc, Fox is at a 45-degree angle on the weak side, and Fisher is at the bottom corner on the weak side.

The Kings were very familiar with the Lakers' offensive positioning. Webber stood next to Horry, Bibby stood between Fisher and Fox, and Lu Yuanzhi rushed to O'Neal the moment O'Neal received the ball, ready to double-team.

It seems to be exactly the same as the previous defensive strategy?
Are you going to release role players again?
No, not the same!
O'Neal didn't want to play one and two as soon as he came up, so he quickly returned the ball to Kobe. Kobe quickly passed the ball, and after Horry's conduction, it came to Fox.

Bibby rushed forward immediately, but Fox couldn't make a shot. According to the tactics, he passed directly to Fisher in the bottom corner.

At this time, after O'Neal passed the ball to Kobe, Lu Yuanzhi, who returned to the defense non-stop, appeared.

He didn't care about Fox at all, and after leaving O'Neal, he went straight to the bottom corner!
It's now!

Lu Yuanzhi jumped directly into the basketball in the air.

It's a pity that the distance was still a little far away, and he couldn't control the basketball. He just touched the basketball with his fingertips, and the ball changed direction and flew out of the sideline.

Lakers ball!

Fisher's eyelids jumped as he looked at the bottom corner. Can this ball be intercepted?

Although the steal just now was a bit reckless, it was actually a small arrangement by the Kings. The purpose was to put more pressure on the Lakers role players and make them less determined when passing the ball from the outside.

Don't you want role players to share the pressure for the "OK" combination?

All right, then I, Lu Yuanzhi, will add some pressure to you.

Can you bear this pressure?

Horry, Fisher, Fox, George, Hunter, Shaw, this game will give you all the strength!
　The fourth day of the explosion!Today is also chapter 5!
　　
　
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