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

Chapter 176: Worthy of the title of “Impartial”
When the news broke that Bavetta would be the referee for Game [-] of the series, Lakers fans howled.

If this referee who obviously favors the Kings comes to call Game [-], the Lakers will suffer.

Kings players and fans celebrated each other when they heard the news.

Great, "Iron Referee"!
The ugly refereeing issue in the Battle of Tianwang Mountain has finally been resolved!

It's no secret that we scolded the "referee idiot" for almost the whole game!
When Lu Yuanzhi heard the news, he was not as happy as his teammates and fans.

It has been so long that he no longer remembers the name of the referee on duty in Game [-] between the Kings and Lakers.

But based on the poor nature of the league, are they willing to give up such high ratings, as well as the influence and income that high ratings bring?
impossible!
Absolutely impossible!
Therefore, there is a high possibility that this game will still be a 5-on-8 "death" situation just like in the memory.

However, is it really necessary to die?
Lu Yuanzhi wanted to try it.

Although the new team tactics have increased the pick-and-roll cooperation between Bibby and Divac, and also added a lot of mid-range shots, he simply does not have the ability to shoot from this distance.

Interestingly, Adelman knows that Lu Yuanzhi has three-point ability, and he also wants Lu Yuanzhi to increase his mid-range shots.

But Lu Yuanzhi doesn't know how to make a mid-range shot.

His three-point skills are all given by the system. As long as he steps on the three-point line, his shooting percentage will drop like crazy, which is extremely miraculous.

Just when Lu Yuanzhi didn't know how to explain it to Adelman, the team's shooting coach helped him out.

"Max's three-point shot is a one-step shot, which can increase the range and speed of the shot."

"But this kind of short-range shot is too easy to be interfered with in the mid-range, so it is normal for his shot to be inaccurate all of a sudden."

"In the mid-range, a two-step shot like Jordan Kobe's is the way to go."

"But for a while, Max can't develop a two-stage shot, so I suggest you don't arrange for him to shoot from mid-range."

Lu Yuanzhi didn't expect that he could forcefully explain it out of his head, and it made sense. Lu Yuanzhi almost believed it.

After readjusting tactics, Lu Yuanzhi's role is still not low.

Under the basket, as long as Lu Yuanzhi is given a short distance to pick up speed, no one except O'Neal can interfere with Lu Yuanzhi's layup.

After winning the Battle of Tianwang Mountain, Lu Yuanzhi received system rewards and continued to add points. The end of the confrontation reached 83 points, and the enhanced confrontation was even more full, reaching 10 points!
Apart from O'Neal, the Lakers don't have a second rim protector who can step up!
Fox can't do it, George can't do it, Kobe can't do it, and Horry, the space power forward, can't do it even more.

But O'Neal is alone. Divac is pulling out the mid-range shot in front, and Webb is behind him, ready to beat Horry at any time. It is already quite difficult, and now he has to guard against Lu Yuanzhi's surprise attack.

I really think O'Neal is an iron man!
If O'Neal could guard everyone, the Kings would have missed the mark and just shot!

Similarly, from outside the three-point line, thanks to his teammates' exquisite passing skills, as long as Lu Yuanzhi can shake off the defender and run into the open space, the ball will always come to him in time.

Lu Yuanzhi's height and wingspan, coupled with his quick release characteristics, mean that the Lakers have little interference with his three-pointers.

The only thing that restricts his three-point shooting may be his low 70-point three-point shooting attribute, which keeps his three-point shooting percentage hovering around 38%.

Of course Lu Yuanzhi knows that his three-pointers are not good enough. Super shooters like Curry and Lillard can hit more than 35% of three-pointers from behind, and the open three-pointers from the bottom corner are as high as 55%. %.

But if the points are not enough, there is nothing we can do.

And if the confrontation is not ended first, no one in the Kings can provide help at the basket.

The combination of Divac and Webb alone would never be able to put as much pressure on the combination of O'Neal and Horry as it does now.If you want to win the game, you must put pressure on the Lakers' basket to create shooting opportunities for the outside.

Lu Yuanzhi is not satisfied with his three-point shooting percentage, but in the view of the coaching staff, Lu Yuanzhi can maintain 38% of his three-point shooting in the fierce playoffs, which is already an excellent shooting point.

The only ones on the team that can surpass Lu Yuanzhi are Bibby's 40.3% and Turkoglu's 42.9%, which are higher than the entire opposing team!
Kobe Bryant, the blacksmith nicknamed by fans, is actually the Lakers' most accurate three-point shooter, with only 36.8%.

The Kings are ready to unseat the defending champion at the Lakers' home court!
On May 5, the sixth game series between the Kings and Lakers started at Staples Arena.

In the first half, the Lakers' defense shrank back and focused on defending the inside and mid-range, while the Kings frequently fired from outside the three-point line.

迪瓦茨2投1中，特科格鲁3投2中，克里斯蒂2投1中，鲍比-杰克逊2投2中，陆远志4投2中。

Everyone's shooting percentage was very high, except for Bibby, who had a poor touch in the first half and made 3 of 0 shots.

But this had little impact. The Kings overall three-point shooting percentage in the first half was 50%.

Efficient three-point shooting and a 60-point halftime score should have helped the Kings pull away in the first half.

But O'Neal and Kobe didn't want to give up the game directly at home.

They no longer ignored their physical strength and used a large number of shots in the first half to hold on to the score.

At 60:55, the Kings only led by 5 points.

O'Neal took 15 shots, hit 9 goals, and made 3 free throws. He shocked fans across the United States and scored 3 points in the first half.

Kobe took 13 shots, hit 6 goals, and also made 3 free throws, also making 3 of 3 free throws.

However, Bavetta's penalty decisions in the first half were indeed worthy of the title of "Iron Referee". The penalty decisions were accurate and showed no favoritism.

The Kings got 11 free throw opportunities, while the Lakers only got 10 free throw opportunities.

The Kings and neutral fans did not open champagne at halftime, but they cheered. The referee finally stopped feeding everyone.

In the third quarter, the Kings' shooting percentage began to decline. Those who were accurate in the first half failed to score a single three-pointer in the third game. Bibby, who was unmatched in the first half, made 3 of 2 shots. .

The Kings' overall three-point shooting percentage in the third quarter was a pitiful 8-for-2, or only 25%.

But Lu Yuanzhi helped the Kings stabilize the situation by sneaking to the basket several times.

O'Neal of the Lakers continued his magical performance and made 4 of 4 free throws in the third quarter!
The score between the two sides in the third quarter was 22:24, and the total score was 82:79. The Kings failed to open up the score, and the two sides entered the fourth quarter with a three-point difference.

The penalties in this quarter were still fair. The Kings, who played on the outside, got 3 free throws, while the Lakers, who focused more on inside offense, got 5 free throws.

Very reasonable.

At this point, no matter whether they are Kings fans, Lakers fans or neutral fans, they no longer care about the referee's penalty.

Well done, Bavetta!
But Lu Yuanzhi frowned.

The sudden drop in touch in the third quarter caused the Kings to miss a chance to take away the Lakers.

In the fourth quarter, can Bavetta really be "selfless"?
Or is it a farce like in his own timeline?
Lu Yuanzhi suddenly had a bad premonition!

(End of this chapter)