Chapter 115: The Big Spinning Top Turns!
"How do I break through the Bulls' defense?"
After Zhang Qi came on the court, he first glanced at the lineups on both sides. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ γ ο½ο½ο½ο½
Lakers: Van Exel, Marrick Healy, Michael Finley, Zhang Mao, Bison.
Bulls: Kerr, Buichle, Pippen, Kukoc, Luke Longley.
Your own team is now a small lineup, and you have to pick up the speed to get started, and it may be a good idea to play the pick-and-roll and find opportunities to split the ball or shoot.
Harris also instructed them to play a quick offense and play more blocking and dismantling cooperation, the Bulls' lineup should have a lot of holes after Harper and Jordan are missing, and Zhang Yu is facing Kukoc again, and what should be worried about now may be how to defend, not how to attack.
The Bulls hit the highest point of the court on the offensive end again, but the Australian was not in form today, and his physical condition was terrible!
Zhang Qian found out early on that Longley's ability value had dropped from 79 to 74, which would have become 72, and the away back-to-back had the greatest impact on Longley, a high school striker who was already not physically fit, and he only scored a pitiful 2 points today.
As soon as Longley received the ball, Zhang Yu quickly pounced, and he let Pippen go.
"Here!" Pippen hurriedly moved like a far end, and he was now unguarded.
Longley's passing skills were not bad, but Zhang Zhu pounced too fiercely, and the Australian center sought stability and did not pass a quick cannonball ball, which gave Zhang Qiu a chance to turn back to defense.
Pippen took a shot as soon as he received the basketball, but as soon as the basketball left his hand, he knew he had a lot of strength.
Zhang Zhu's defensive bet this time is that Pippen will not be able to shoot accurately in the fourth quarter of back-to-back, originally Brother Pi's shooting is the six-vein sword, which is not effective, which is related to the fact that his hands are too stiff when shooting, he always can't do Jordan's kind of sending and receiving at will, and every shot gives people a feeling of not being so safe, which should be a problem of shooting talent.
This time, with his mobility, Zhang Wei rushed back in a daze and interfered with Pippen's vision, and the basketball "slammed" on the back edge of the basket!
No one on the Lakers team was guarding the basket, and Zhang Wei directly stuck Pippen to prevent him from grabbing.
They all know that if Pippen's shot is not hit, eighty percent of them will go back and forth from where, and they will generally bounce farther.
"Mine!" Zhang Yu saw the basketball smashed back, and immediately stepped forward to catch the basketball.
Pippen slapped a few hard slaps in the back, and if the ball had been scored, it would have overtaken the score, but now it gave the Lakers a chance to break fast.
Zhang Fu's gambling is not just that Pippen misses a shot, but he will not gamble on this benefit alone.
He knows that once the three-point shot misses, it is easy to counterattack, especially the basketball that Pippen throws will generally bounce far, which is better to launch a fast attack.
"It's not easy to break through you in positional warfare now, but no one will try to stop me if you start a fast attack."
Zhang Yu knows that he is not skilled enough now, and it is difficult to successfully break through in the face of the Bulls' defense in positional warfare, even if he plays blocking and dismantling, and now he is really not afraid of anyone if he plays fast attack - as long as he rushes up, he feels that no one can stop him.
The Bulls retreated across the board, and at halftime, the Zen master had reminded them to guard against the Lakers' fast break, but this temporary arrangement was still not enough to limit Zhang Mao's impact, once he was allowed to get the ball and enough space to accelerate to the frontcourt, only Pippen could barely keep up with him, and even the small Kerr was left behind.
Pippen chose to foul in advance, he was not sure to stop Zhang Qi one-on-one, the weight of the two was actually not much different, and he really couldn't take Zhang Qi after rushing up.
"Get out of here!" Zhang Mao's reaction was very fast, and when he saw Pippen trying to pull him, he suddenly changed speed and made Pippen rush over his head.
Pippen couldn't help it, but Cole took advantage of Zhang's slowdown to catch up.
Cole knew that he couldn't defend against Zhang Qi, so he planned to hug the other party directly, and Pippen was in front of the two of them at the moment, so he was not considered a physical foul.
However, an amazing scene happened!
Kerr wanted to block Zhang Fu at the three-point line, but he never imagined that he would be dragged to the ground, and Zhang Fu just paused, slowed down a little and went to the basket.
Pippen got the chance to return to his defensive position, and Zhang jumped up to separate Pippen with his back, and threw the ball out with a lever to avoid the block......
In fact, it doesn't matter if this goal is scored or not, the referee has already blown the whistle for a foul, and Cole's action just now has been fouled.
"Huh!" The ball hit the rebound and actually fell into the basket, and Zhang Mao even scored this ball!
The referee immediately made a technical foul gesture, if Zhang Yu didn't score this goal, maybe he wouldn't have awarded a technical foul, but since the ball was thrown, Cole naturally couldn't run away from the action of reaching a technical foul this time.
Jordan's side has already stood up and is ready to play, and Zhang Mao's goal has caused the "Great Western Forum Arena" to fall into a frenzy again. The Zen master knew that if he continued to fight like this, the Bulls would lose today, and they couldn't let the Lakers beat up the momentum.
On the Lakers' bench, seven or eight towels flew up in an instant!
Zhang Mao's domineering stroke, Cole couldn't even hug him, but he was pulled to the ground, this kind of brutal impact is easy to make people's adrenaline surge.
In this era, there are still a lot of fans who like to watch this kind of violent footage, and the 20,000 fans at the scene have already turned red when they see it, and many of them are even shouting "kill him" This kind of excitement is too excited.
Many people didn't notice that the Lakers' offensive tempo had become faster in these few minutes.
When there are magicians, the Lakers' offensive and defensive speed will not be so fast, and this style of play is not suitable for the current magicians.
But Zhang Zhu wants to fully exert his energy, and he still has to rush up at this stage, although he can fight a positional battle with the magician, but when he is alone, Zhang Zhu knows very well how to fight to be the most threatening.
Zhang hit a free throw, and Jordan was also substituted.
But this will not affect Zhang Fu's gambling-like defense, anyway, he doesn't go to the gang leader, now he only needs to bet on Pippen for a game, if this guy can throw the ball in, then he will not only lose the game, but the task will also be lost.
But the reverse is the same, as long as Pippen can't get up, even if he can't win the game, he can at least complete the second difficult task, or maybe he will directly complete the most difficult task.
Although today's time and place are on the Lakers' side, Jordan's mountain is still not easy to climb, so Zhang Wei plans to bypass it directly.
Today he doesn't compete with Jordan, his opponent is Pippen, it's none of his business how Jordan fights, he only needs to target Pi's second brother, although it's still not good, but at least there is a chance, isn't it.
"Look at your shit-like shots! I'm not afraid to tell you, now I'm going to let you shoot, if you can shoot I'll lose, now let me see what you're capable of. β
Zhang Zhu's move is a typical psychological warfare method, he wants to put pressure on Pippen, and at this moment, under the triple influence of physical strength, pressure, and home advantage, he feels that he has a great chance of winning the bet.
"Boy, do you think this psychological tactic will work for me? You're naΓ―ve. β
Pippen was forcing his mouth, but in fact the pressure on his heart was very high, and the pressure on his body was just as great, and the boos of the Lakers fans and the constantly waving cheerleading sticks were seriously disturbing him.
"By the way, don't blame me for not reminding you, once you can't shoot, it will give me a chance to fight back." Zhang Qi didn't think the pressure on the other party was too much, so he continued to add oil. "I think you already know the threat of my counter-attack, so you have to be careful and don't give me a chance to counter-attack again."
"Huh!" Jordan got on the court and got away from Finley to score the ball, and it was a mid-range shot that looked incredibly comfortable.
"Look at people, as soon as you shoot, they give people the feeling that they want to score, and then look at your shots, I know that I can't get in."
Zhang Mao's mouth didn't stop at all, Miller could even affect Jordan if he was doing this, and he didn't believe that he couldn't affect Pippen.
At 5:56 in the fourth quarter, the Bulls attacked, and this time the basketball was handed to Pippen.
"Come on, vote for me to see what you're capable of!"
Zhang Qian was one and a half steps away from Pippen and motioned for Pippen to cast one for him to see.
But in fact, Zhang Fu, with his arm span and height, still has the ability to interfere with Pippen's vision, because this guy's shooting speed is not particularly fast, from the jump to the completion of the shot in at least 0.5 seconds.
Pippen is a dog in his heart, he is 31 years old this year, and Zhang Yu can be his son a few years younger. But it's such a milky guy who can't make him retreat.
So when he was angry in his heart, he couldn't help but admire the maturity of this little bastard, at least when he was 22 years old and just entered the NBA, it seemed that he was still in a state of being bullied by Oakley, a bully, all day long.
Zhang Qi saw that Pippen still made a decisive move, and immediately rushed over to seal his eyes.
All he wants is to reduce Pippen's shooting percentage now, and he has no intention of sealing the basketball at all.
The boos in the "Great Western Forum Arena" played a role, and even the stars in the front row were shouting to their heart's content during this time, such as Gwyneth Paltrow who learned a lot of dirty words with other fans and shouted loudly, which is very incredible for her from a famous family, although this girl's popularity is not good.
"Bang"!
Pippen was not necessarily affected by psychological pressure, but more due to physical fatigue that caused him to be unable to master the power of his shot, and he only rested for 3 minutes today.
There is another reason for his inconsistent shooting, the disadvantage of a player who is too big is that he can't accurately control the strength of the basketball when throwing, and Pippen just suffers too much loss.
Generally, the length of the hand will start to affect the shooting accuracy if it exceeds 23cm, and those who are 24cm, 25cm, or even 26cm will shoot as unstable as Pippen, and it is easy to be accurate in a game.
Zhang Mao's hands are not small, but they are just over 23cm, which is enough to make it easy for him to grasp the ball with one hand, and the ball control is stable enough, but it will not affect the shooting feel.
Jordan is also a palm, Pippen's hands are obviously too big, this thing is not the same as 28, the bigger the better.
Pippen's shot popped up far away again, and the players on both teams were consciously stuck in the distance, and everyone knew that Pippen's missed rebounds would bounce into the distance.
"Rodman isn't here, I'm the boss, you're all vegetables!"
Zhang Wei feels that the benefits of bringing Rodman down are reflected again, and if that big worm is there, the Lakers are likely to be robbed of a lot of frontcourt rebounds by that guy now.
At this time, the impact of frontcourt rebounding on the game is too great, and the famous saying "controlling the rebound equals controlling the game" is very suitable for this time.
The Bulls always have the last laugh in a stalemate, which is inseparable from the big bug's frontcourt rebounds, but now it is Zhang Yu who controls the rebounds.
Zhang has grabbed 13 rebounds today, and he found that his talent for rebounding is no worse than scoring.
There are not many No. 3 positions in NBA history who can grab so many rebounds, and his talent in this area should not be inferior to Rodman, in fact, the "big worm" is not as tall as him, and Zhang Zhu's bare feet are about to grow to 203cm.
The Bulls retreated faster this time, and Zhang Fu found that he had no chance to launch a fast attack, and immediately began to drag up the time.
It's not just because they're leading, as long as he drags on for a minute or two, he'll be able to wait until the Magic comes on.
Although Zhang felt that the Magic was a big threat to him to complete the task, he knew that when he was on the floor with Magic and Ceballos, the Lakers' threat on the offensive end was enough to exceed the defensive intensity of the Bulls.
Winning the game now is the key, and it's not too late to talk about the infighting after he wins the game, when he can completely stun the magician with a stick from behind.
The Bull didn't dare to wrap Zhang Qiu at this time, everyone's physical strength had bottomed out, and the speed and strength of the bag were not enough for Zhang Ji to make mistakes or passes, but it was easy for him to seize the opportunity to burst into the threat area.
"Do you dare to vote? I'll also bet with you on how about it, and let me see your ...... too."
Pippen was still very smart, and the defense immediately returned the word, but before he could finish speaking, Zhang Zhu was already outside the three-point line.
"Rebound!" The players on both sides shouted, and the basketball "clanged" and also smashed on the basket.
"Wait a minute, where will his ball fall?"
The Bulls players suddenly remembered, where will Zhang Mao's shooting characteristics make the basketball fall?
Lakers players said: "Maybe"!
That's right, Zhang Mao's shooting is very weird, especially after he got out that "shaking the basket", except for himself, I'm afraid no one knows where his shooting will fall.
"The strength seems to be great!"
Of course, Zhang Yu knows how hard he shoots, he shoots more than 0.3 seconds at most this time, and his strength is a little bigger, if he can score, then eighty percent will bounce into the net on the back edge of the basket, otherwise it should bounce near the free throw line.
Pippen couldn't guess where the basketball was going, so he followed Zhang and it was going to be a five-to-five rebounding battle.
"Five-five open doesn't exist, this is mine again!"
Zhang Wei laughed in his heart, his arm span is longer than Pippen, his height and confrontation are not inferior, the bullet speed may not be stronger than this guy five years ago, but now Pippen is almost 31 years old, no matter how good his physical condition is, it is impossible to be better than himself.
In fact, it is true, Zhang Qi obviously bounced faster, and with the advantage of his reach, he didn't have to make too much effort to take the basketball into his arms.
Jordan rushed from the side to pull out the ball, and Zhang Yu immediately learned Uncle Mu to sweep his iron elbow horizontally, and smashed the head of the gang leader with a move of "Los Angeles Elbow......
"Damn it!" Jordan reacted quickly and immediately avoided it, otherwise this elbow would have smashed solidly, at least it would have given him a slight concussion.
"Awesome!" The Lakers fans in front of the TV were a little frightened, Zhang Mao's courage was too fat, and he dared to be so ruthless against Jordan?
After Zhang got the rebound, he immediately launched a second charge under the basket, and Longley had to cooperate with Jordan and Pippen to pinch together.
He knew that there were already two people defending around Zhang Zhu, but if no one blocked the front, Zhang Qian couldn't make a layup against the defense of two people, at least he was likely to cause a foul.
"Pass the ball!" The magician clenched his fist hard off the court, and this opportunity was too good, and the pass was empty, and he would definitely pass the ball to his teammates in the open space.
But Zhang Qi is not a magician after all, he feels that there will be a high probability of mistakes in passing the ball between the three, and the best choice now is to move forward, more people are not necessarily easier to do, and the three people defending together will make them interfere with each other, this is his chance.
"Little spinning top, spin it!"
Zhang Qi jumped up towards Longley, and then used his perverted waist and abdomen strength in the air to spin as if he had opened a cheat.
Longley was already dumbfounded, he opened his arms but couldn't block it, Zhang Yu not only completed a 360-degree turn in the air, but also spun past him with a high-speed drift, leaving him directly behind him, and easily made a layup with his fingertips.
At this moment, Longley didn't even understand how this ball Zhang Qiu was put into the basket behind him, and when Zhang Qiu made a layup, he had already been left behind.
Jordan and Pippen could only helplessly watch Zhang Zhu use a juggling move to score the ball, Longley's huge body became Zhang Zhu's best cover at this moment, their defensive lines were blocked by Longlee, and there was nothing they could do to block.
"Oh my God, Leon is like dancing a ballet in the air!"
Zike Hearn has been completely conquered by Zhang's performance, he has never seen such a phenomenal and visually striking breakthrough, and who in this league can still score the ball under the bags of Jordan, Pippen and a seven-foot-2" center?
The answer is: baby koalas!
"In my territory, you only have to be played!"
Of course, Zhang Qi would not let go of such a good opportunity to pretend to be forced, and after landing, he said this sassy sentence to the two gods that he would be caught and beaten at any time.
Maybe he felt that he was jumping like this, and he was really likely to be caught and beaten by Jordan and Pippen, so Zhang Wei was ready to escape while talking, and even chose the route.
Harris was similarly stunned by Zhang's goal, and it wasn't until the Great Western Forum Arena erupted with a roof cheer that he remembered it was time for the Magic to get ready to play, and it was almost time to switch to their strongest lineup for a showdown.
But...... Judging by the current scene...... Zhang Qi seems to have solved the problem alone......?
The magician was also a little overwhelmed, he couldn't imagine that Zhang Mao would use such an ingenious move to complete the goal.
This spinning top can really be called a stroke of genius, and many people in NBA games like to use the ball to turn and pass people, such as Jordan, which is a common technique in basketball offense, and during the dribble process, you can get rid of defenders by turning quickly during the dribble.
But Zhang Fu's 360-degree turn was not underground, he carried this action into the air, which was unheard of.
The NBA has certainly had shots spinning in the air for layups over the years, but there has never been a situation where you can still spin in the middle of a trio. What's more, Zhang Zhu is facing the god of basketball and the active No. 1 small forward this time, which is equivalent to juggling on the bodies of the two defenders, which is as exciting as driving a big spinning top to abuse the professional gods.
Jordan couldn't bear it, just because he didn't talk trash didn't mean he wouldn't, he just wanted to open his mouth to mock this arrogant guy, but as soon as he raised his legs, Zhang Mao's side was like an electric shock, and he turned around and ran!
"This ......"
Jordan and Pippen suddenly had black lines on their faces, looking at the guy who ran faster than a rabbit, and their faces were immediately confused!