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

Chapter 164 It’s me, did I miss something?

The first attack of the second half was started by the Kings.

Lu Yuanzhi mentioned the high position and provided a cover for Bibby.

It's already the fourth game, and everyone knows the basics. There is a big problem with Fisher's footwork, and he can't keep up with Bibby. This is already an obvious flaw.

Sure enough, Fisher failed to snatch and was blocked by Lu Yuanzhi, while Fox yelled "Change" and rushed towards Bibby without hesitation.

After three and a half games, the Lakers already know that Bibby must not be given space to shoot, otherwise this "white devil" will punish the Lakers with accurate shots inside and outside the three-point line.

Normally at this time, Lu Yuanzhi might move to the outside and shoot directly from the three-point line against Fisher's defense.

After all, Fisher's height of 185 can't interfere with Lu Yuanzhi's shooting at all.

However, thinking of Adelman's arrangements in the locker room at halftime, Lu Yuanzhi quickly cut in and reached for the ball.

Fisher was desperate.

This Max has very good playing habits. When he receives the ball, he never does any extra dribbling. He hits it high and goes straight to the inside without even having a chance to take a shot himself.

Do you want to stop him with your small body?
Impossible, absolutely impossible!
Lu Yuanzhi: Is there a possibility that it’s not that I have good playing habits, but that I’m so bad at dribbling that I don’t dare to dribble at all?

Lu Yuanzhi received the pass, took a big step, and took off directly.

This time, it was too fast. O'Neal had just come back from the side and was not in a good position at all.

But that doesn't matter anymore.

O'Neal clearly felt that the referee's decision in this game was very beneficial to the Lakers. Although it is usually easy to get fouled when defending players rushing into the paint from the side, but this time, O'Neal was fearless.

"boom!"

Lu Yuanzhi and O'Neal had a fierce confrontation in the air, because O'Neal came from the side and directly knocked Lu Yuanzhi's center of gravity unstable, and the whole person flew out.

No sound!

Sure enough, the referee didn't blow the whistle!
Lu Yuanzhi felt a little uncomfortable. O'Neal hit too hard this time, exceeding the limit of the "Enhanced Confrontation" skill. He hit "Crush", and the system did not make a judgment at all.

If he takes a forced shot, neither the "Intensified Confrontation" nor "Confrontation Ending" skills can be activated, and the ball cannot be controlled to fly to the basket.

"Max!"

Behind him, there was a sudden shout. Lu Yuanzhi turned sideways and saw Weber wearing a black No. 4 jersey. He threw Horry away and rushed over.

Seeing Weber follow up, Lu Yuanzhi exerted force on his waist and abdomen, tried to stabilize his body, and then passed the ball out at the last moment.

The ball was passed a little floaty and the landing point was not that accurate, but it didn't matter. Weber stretched out his long arms and scooped the ball directly into his arms. Without making any adjustments, he took off and rushed towards the basket while holding the ball.

After O'Neill landed, he stood in the reasonable collision zone, but he didn't care, jumped up again, and slapped Weber's arm.

A hard hit to the arm caused Weber to nearly throw the ball away.

But he is also a "veteran" who came from the muscle jungle inside in the 90s. Weber gritted his teeth, grabbed the ball tightly, and worked hard to send the ball to the basket.

The referee still didn't blow the whistle.

The ball circled around the basket, but unfortunately it came out and was caught by O'Neal who landed on the ground.

"Fuck, is this referee blind? Two such obvious fouls!"

"Understood, superstar whistle, home whistle!"

In front of the TV, many third-party spectators watching the football match couldn't stand it anymore and made comments one after another. However, many "understanding football emperors" gave verbal explanations.

Humph, can the home whistle be blown like this?

It was clearly the league that "clearly informed" the referee!

O'Neal handed the ball to Fisher and slowly came to the frontcourt to take a position.

Divac had 4 fouls on his back and didn't dare to make any big moves. O'Neal also saw through Divac's concerns. After getting into position, he quickly asked for the ball. After the confrontation, he turned around and shook off the timid Divac. To dunk directly.

"Don't think about it!"

Lu Yuanzhi on the other side had already seen O'Neal's movement, and started to return to the inside line one step ahead. Before O'Neal could take off sufficiently, a big hand pressed hard on the basketball.O'Neal grabbed the ball tightly, used his body strength to push Lu Yuanzhi away, and scored the ball steadily!

The referee did not blow the whistle at this time.

The referee on duty is not a fool. If he wants to force a call of 2+1 at this time, isn't that exposing himself as a target?

As long as he doesn't whistle now, he will have a reason after the game - I just whistle less and leave the game to the players on both sides!
The offense and defense at the beginning of the third quarter simply mirrored the entire third quarter.

The Kings continued to attack the inside, but most of them were blocked by O'Neal and the referees. They scored very few goals and could only rely on outside shots to maintain their score.

The Lakers were also driven by O'Neal, using the Kings inside to get into foul trouble, constantly attacking the inside, and scoring frequently.

At 15:22, the score of both sides was not high in the third quarter, but the Lakers relied on O'Neal's hard work to forcefully recover 7 points.

The huge 20-point lead established by the Kings in the first quarter was slowly eroded. Now the difference between the two sides is only 7 points, and there is still suspense in the fourth quarter.

In New York, NBA executives sat in a conference room and watched the live broadcast together.

"What happened to the Kings? They actually scored 40 points in the first quarter! This is too abnormal."

"Yeah, leading by 20 points in the first quarter, I thought the game couldn't be saved!"

"Fortunately, we made our request to the referee in advance, otherwise the Kings would continue to go crazy in the second quarter and the game would not end well."

"Now that the Lakers are only 7 points behind, how are the ratings?"

"New high! New high in ratings for this year's playoffs!"

"It's good. The two teams just need to be anxious, and then the Lakers win the game at the last moment. That's the most perfect game."

"Can the Lakers win? I think the Kings are very aggressive!"

"I don't know, I don't know basketball."

"What a coincidence, I don't understand basketball either!"

"I'm not even 6 feet tall, why should I play basketball? I've never touched a basketball in my life!"

"Hahahaha!"

In Staples Arena, in the Kings coaching bench, Adelman did not feel like the league leaders did that with the help of the referees, the Lakers could win this game.

There is no other reason, just because of his arrangement of attacking the inside in the third quarter.

O'Neal expended a lot of energy on both offense and defense.

In terms of physical exertion, O'Neal's game was almost the same as the second game, and he was almost at his limit.

Under this intensity, what else can O'Neal do in the fourth quarter?
I'm afraid he won't be able to keep up with the Kings' fast break!

It's okay, the advantage is mine, and I will send the Lakers on the road in the fourth quarter.

Lu Yuanzhi and Weber sat on the bench, breathing heavily.

In the third quarter, they were performing the task of attacking the inside, and Bobby Jackson did not cause any trouble to O'Neal because of his small size.

Although the two of them were panting heavily, they almost recovered after resting between sessions.

The fourth quarter is the decisive moment.

As long as they win the game here and lead the series 3:1, no matter what the league's top brass does, they can't stop them from winning the Western Conference championship and advancing to the finals.

But will it really go as Adelman wishes?

Lu Yuanzhi looked at the Lakers bench. O'Neal was almost exhausted and felt that everything was under the control of the Kings.

But why do I still have an uneasy premonition?

Is it me, did I miss something?

(End of this chapter)