Throughout the first quarter, the Hornets, in the end, were repelled by the Lakers to beat them off.

However, Zhong Yu's dunk remained in everyone's minds.

It's not that that dunk is beautiful, but his dunk is too rare, or even unseen.

However, the Lakers are still a huge enemy ahead of the Hornets, and they still can't directly get past their shortcomings to hit the Lakers' vulnerable areas.

In such a situation, the second quarter of the game is about to begin.

Zhong Yu saw Scarlett who had just hurried into the stadium, and had a kind and warm feeling, after all, she was now her own woman.

waved at her, and then, the Hornets' bench and the Lakers' bench were already on the bar.

The quality of the Hornets' bench and the depth of the bench are naturally far inferior to the Lakers, which is still after the rise of Zhong Yu, the Hornets' guard lineup is a lot stronger, otherwise their bench lineup will be even weaker.

Therefore, the Hornets' benches were beaten by the Lakers to the point that they couldn't find the north, and the was about to come out.

It was a game that felt very tragic because the Lakers really played their strengths, and the good play of the bench players completely established the Lakers' lead over the Hornets.

By the middle of the second quarter, the score between the Hornets and the Lakers was 38:30, and the Hornets trailed by eight points.

As soon as Zhong Yu came on the field, the players in the audience erupted in strong boos.

Although the current Hornets may not have much hope of turning the tables, Zhong Yu will always feel an inexplicable worry on the court.

Worried that he would suddenly explode and give the Lakers a fatal blow.

But it's true that Zhong Yu has that kind of strength, and just after he came on the court, he forced to break through the Lakers' defense. In the midst of several Lakers pursuits, he directly broke into the depth of the interior line, and then tore through the opponent's last defense and scored two points directly.

Zhong Yu's breakthrough immediately made the Lakers feel like waking up from a dream, and they have strengthened their defense against Zhong Yu, and they can't let him score at will like that anymore.

After that, Zhong was silent for a while, but with three minutes left in the second quarter, he broke through again, but this time the Lakers couldn't get him into the deepest place.

But Jongwook caused Gasol's foul and then hit both free throws to score two more points.

However, the Hornets in this section have begun to collapse, and the overall strength of their team is not the opponent of the Lakers.

The Lakers set up an offensive battery against them, and at the same time, they did everything they could to obstruct them defensively. It's just that back on the offensive end, the Hornets' blocking and dismantling, after being surrounded by layers of heavy troops by the Lakers, is also a bit full of holes.

The first half of the game is over! The final score between the two sides was 50-41, and the Hornets recovered a few points, but still trailed the Lakers by nine points into the second half. At this time, everyone still knows that the Hornets have basically lost hope of making the playoffs.

In the locker room, Jongwook had a bit of a headache, and throughout the first half, he scored 17 points, however, it didn't help much for the Hornets, who were still behind, and the situation was getting worse and worse for them.

The phone buzzed and vibrated in the locker, and when I opened it, I saw that it was Scarlett's: "Zhong Yu, no matter what the result is, be yourself." ”

At this time, he didn't know what to say, perhaps, there was emotion in the feeling, and there were others, such as warmth. He put away the basketball and leaned his head against the locker door.

"Guys, it's time to fight for the end." Scott grimaced: "I can tell you unmistakably that in this game, the hope of winning is very slim for us. However, even so, we will not give up...... Definitely won't give up. ”

"Won't give up." A lot of people are muttering, from the belly team at the beginning of the season, to the dark horses of the regular season before the start of the playoffs, and then they stabbed the Mavericks, pulled out the Spurs, and made it to the Western Conference Finals.

In this game, although they know that there is little hope, they still have to give it their all.

Then, the second half began!

As soon as Zhong Yu came on the court, he received a pass, and it was still Kobe Bryant who defended him.

Kobe Bryant didn't say a word, but he lowered his center of gravity and tried to spread out the defensive range in front of Zhong Yu. As long as it is within this defensive range, it will be difficult for Zhong Yu to pass him directly.

Zhong Yu has not yet obtained the first stack effect in the third area, which makes his breakthrough have to come to the first area to be able to exert its maximum power.

When the stacking effect of the third area is played, at that time, the first, second, and third areas can be connected.

At that time, Zhong Yu's combat power was about to increase indefinitely.

At this time, Zhong Yu used his back to come to Kobe Bryant, and then suddenly turned around and faced Kobe. At the moment when Kobe Bryant was about to make a defensive reaction, Zhong Yu suddenly changed hands under his crotch and changed direction and passed past Kobe's left.

Although Kobe Bryant's defense is very powerful, there is not much time to really defend against Zhong Yu.

As soon as Jongwook broke through, he came to a place close to the edge of the first area and made a jumper.

The backward jumper just shot, and Kobe's left hand ready to block also arrived, but his left hand was too late after all, and Zhong Yu hit a jump shot near the high post.

Then, the Lakers attacked a few times, and their offensive efficiency finally dropped a little.

Then, the basketball came to Zhong Yu's hands again, he approached Kobe Bryant, and came to the first area, at this time, West came up and stopped Zhong Yu and Kobe Bryant, blocking his left. At this time, West's desire was to let Zhong Yu break directly into the inner line.

However, Zhong Yu can feel that the Lakers' interior line has laid a pocket for himself, and if he goes in, it is very likely that someone will turn over and be covered by others.

Therefore, he felt that it was not realistic to enter the inside line at this moment, so he bypassed West and directly withdrew from the outside line.

Kobe also felt that Zhong Yu might want to go directly to the inside line, so he went to defend, but he misjudged, Zhong Yu just bypassed West, and immediately stepped back, outside the three-point line, and completed an emergency stop.

After the emergency stop, although Kobe Bryant caught up, Zhong Yu still made a shot.

Kobe Bryant wanted to catch up with Zhong Yu, but it was too late, and Zhong Yu's jump shot also crashed directly into the hoop after an elegant arc.

Three points again!

Zhong Yu was doing his own efforts, and next, the Lakers attacked several times, but the Hornets themselves did not succeed. At this time, after half court, Paul directly controlled the ball with his crotch, shook the old fish, and then hit Odom with a small fight, and after shaking him off, he directly came to a backward jumper.

"Huh!" Paul hit a jumper, and at this point, he was also a little anxious and ready to rely on his own scoring.

As a result, the Hornets' backcourt combination, which has now been transformed into two offensive sharp spears, they have become two bee stings, and no one can deny the strength of these two guys.

Even on the offensive side, the two men are very sharp, shuttling between the inside and outside like fish cruising in the sea.

Moreover, they all have a high percentage of jump shots. At this point, Paul hit a step-back jumper, and then, the next attack of the Hornets, Zhong Yu and Paul came back together, Zhong Yu found a gap and hit a jump shot at a 45-degree angle on the left wing.

Two points again.

Paul and Jongwook scored in succession after that, using different means to wreak havoc on the Lakers' inside and outside. It's just that the energy that can be obtained with such a score is also limited after all.

Their outburst helped the Hornets play a wave of 12-6 and recover 6 points, but the Lakers locked the outside and inside again, and Zhong Yu and Paul's inside and outside jumpers were hindered.

And the Lakers' triangle offense began to show its peak again.

Gasol and Kobe Bryant have become the two corners between the inside and outside, both of whom can create scoring opportunities for the other side, and in such an offensive system, the Hornets are basically helpless against the Lakers.

Therefore, in the third quarter of the game, the score of 76:68 entered the final quarter.

The Hornets are still 8 points behind each other, and these 8 points, in the final quarter of the playoffs, are not easy points to chase.

So, the fourth quarter of the game began in an extremely unfavorable situation against the Hornets.

The Hornets are still prepared to use a variety of pick-and-rolls to score, while the Lakers have always responded to the strategy of strengthening the offense and defense with the interior and using the triangle offense to really attack.

In this way, the score situation of the two teams is also maintained in a state where the Hornets are at a disadvantage.

In the fifth minute, the score was 88-75, and the Hornets trailed by 13 points. At this time, Zhong Yu directly entered the inside line, and at the last moment when the opponent didn't have time to close and block, he came to a pick-and-roll.

Basketball hits.

Zhong Yu's score, at this time, also broke out wildly.

Then, the two teams began to transform offense and defense again, the Lakers' shooting percentage is getting higher and higher, and the Lakers' style of play is becoming more and more solid.

With the Hornets, the shooting percentage has dropped because the opposing team's defense has strengthened.

In the eighth minute, Zhong Yu hit a three-pointer from the outside, the score was 95:80, and the Hornets trailed by 15 points, and then, in the eleventh minute, Zhong Yu forced a breakthrough, causing Gasol to foul and directly hit three points.

The score was 104-87, and the Hornets were basically gone.

After Jongwook hit a free throw, the Hornets recovered three points, but time was running out.

Then, Zhong Yu also hit a three-pointer from the outside to chase back the score some...... But the time to end the game is getting less and less.

Finally, the final whistle sounds! The score was fixed at 106-98, and the Hornets trailed their opponents by eight points, ending the season.

In this season's playoffs, the Hornets swept the Mavericks 4-0 and defeated the Spurs 4-1, but lost to the Lakers 3-4 in the Western Conference Finals.

However, looking at the bright red scoreboard, Zhong Yu's mind was one thought - we will come back.

(To be continued)