Chapter 197: Contention, Favor
"Zhong Yu, who is both civil and military, now has more and more of a star demeanor......" Ke Fan didn't say this because Zhong Yu is a Chinese player.
From the obscurity at the beginning, to the current surprise, Zhong Yu's performance is becoming more and more surprising.
Moreover, his scoring methods and other comprehensive qualities can also make people feel that they belong to him and have made great progress.
As the game continued, Jongwook closed the gap to three points, and the Lakers, although not in such a hurry, were also ready to return the ball to the Hornets.
Fisher possessed the ball past half court and came to the three-point line to face Paul.
Then he passed the basketball to Kobe, and at this time, Fisher and Kobe, an old comrade-in-arms, would still choose to trust each other.
Kobe Bryant received the ball, still using his side against Zhong Yu, and used a few consecutive tentative steps on the tip of his right foot, when Zhong Yu felt that he had some judgment that Kobe was going to break through.
He abruptly retracted his left leg and then kicked up with both legs for another jumper.
"Another jumper!" Zhong Yu also jumped up with Kobe, intending to catch up with him in the air. But at this time, Kobe Bryant hid quickly, Zhong Yu was in the sky, let alone blocking, and there were not many opportunities to interfere.
So, although Kobe Bryant was not easy, he also threw the ball completely.
The sound of the blue ball entering the net sounded again in the distance, and Kobe Bryant hit Zhong Yu's three-point shot again, dragging back the role of Zhong Yu's three-point shot just now.
Many people feel that it is a pity, because the score gap is back above six points again.
Then, at half-court, Jongwook received a pass from Paul, and he once again faced Kobe, who had been fighting for a long time. Kobe Bryant stood in front of him, his eyes were sinking like water, but his eyes were very bright, and he felt that no matter from what angle, it would be quite difficult for Zhong Yu to break through him.
At this time, Peja came to Zhong Yu's side, Zhong Yu seized the time, passed by Peja's side in one step, and immediately stepped into his first area. Kobe Bryant hurriedly put aside Peja and came up to block Zhong Yu, Zhong Yu faced Kobe, in the first area, there were a lot of bonuses, his right shoulder was raised, and then quickly retracted, and then, the body accelerated again.
In front of this series of actions, although Kobe Bryant himself was not dizzy, he also felt a little powerless, and at the moment, Zhong Yu entered the inside line directly from his right hand.
"Defense!" Kobe Bryant saw that he couldn't prevent Zhong Yu anymore, so he hurriedly shouted to the person on the inside, and then planned to grab the rebound.
However, his plan to grab the rebound was still not interesting, and Zhong Yu did not continue to pass after getting rid of Kobe, but stayed in his second area and made a jumper.
"Huh!" The basketball hits, and Jongwook recovers two points.
The Lakers' next offense was finally fruitless, the ball returned to the hands of the Hornets, Paul still chose to pass the basketball to Zhong Yu, and Zhong Yu controlled the ball again from Kobe's side and came directly to the first area.
Kobe Bryant immediately pressed up, and this time, he also knew that he couldn't indulge Zhongyu into the inside line anymore. And Zhong Yu saw Kobe Bryant staring at him, and planned to force a breakthrough to the right of his first area, which attracted the attention of other members of the Lakers, and Peja was temporarily released and went directly to the bottom line.
Since the third stacking effect in the first area was unblocked, Zhong Yu was here, and his eyesight had not increased at all, but he was able to grasp in the afterglow that there were some vacancies among his teammates.
At that moment, the basketball in Zhong Yu's hand passed over.
Moreover, he also played a little tricky with this basketball, which was thrown from under his crotch with his left hand, and then bounced on the floor, bounced high, and was picked up by Peja.
As a result, Kobe Bryant himself didn't see how the ball in Zhong Yu's hand disappeared, and it had already appeared in Peja's hands at the bottom line.
In front of Peja, there was no one to defend, so he kicked up with his legs on the ground and pushed the basketball out of his hands when there was no one to defend!
"Huh!" Three-point hit!
There is only one point left in the scoreline.
In this way, Zhong Yu himself scored 5 points and 3 assists in a row, helping the Hornets catch up with the score at once.
At the end of the game, the Hornets and Lakers fought to a score of 24:22, and the Hornets temporarily trailed by two points, but this two points, although not insignificant, can be recovered very simply.
The game is also about to start soon.
While sitting on a stool to wipe his sweat, Paul also sat next to Zhong Yu, wiping his sweat and drinking Gatorade. He had just finished a few sips, then put down his cup and said to Zhong Yu: "You passed the ball very well just now, how did you find the most suitable position in such a short period of time?" ”
Zhong Yu thought for a while and said, "It's just a flash of inspiration, I'm not very good at assisting." ”
"But you did a great job, especially the ball you passed to Peja, and honestly, it was amazing, and it was pretty beautiful from close up, and I guess you could be in the top five today."
"Five best? Ha! Zhong Yu smiled: "I think I have to be on the top five if I pass it on to you, to be honest, I think you should invite me to dinner for this, you haven't been so cool for a long time, right?" ”
"That's right, I'll invite you another day." Paul said: "Slamming is originally a sport for tall people, but every time you dunk, you can feel a real blood boiling. It's great...... You should also try it when you want, because it will make you feel truly passionate. ”
Zhong Yu smiled bitterly and shook his head, although his physical fitness has increased a little recently, it is really difficult to dunk a basket. Especially in the current playoffs, but thinking that Paul has dunked a wonderful ball because of one of his assists among the interior leaders, maybe he will have a chance.
He nodded, "Okay, I'll try to find my place." ”
"That's good." Paul laughed, then stretched out his right palm: "If it succeeds, you don't have to think about this meal." ”
Zhong Yu also smiled and patted his palm: "Dude, you are a ...... to pay the bills"
On the Lakers' bench, Fisher and Bryant also chatted a little.
With a towel on his shoulder, Fisher said to Kobe, "Kobe, that rookie just made a couple of good passes. ”
Kobe frowned, and then said, "Derek, the guy I'm playing against, he's been improving, and that's what surprised me the most." It's amazing how quickly he's progressing, and sometimes I even think that even if it's just on the pitch, all of a sudden it's just a matter of a minute or two or a few tens of seconds, he's going to suddenly become stronger and more powerful, and I think he has a big future. ”
Fisher nodded: "Now many people can see that the league is praising him. Zhong Yu has become a star, but I rarely hear you praise a rookie so much. ”
Kobe Bryant shook his head: "I'm not complimenting him, but I really feel it, because I feel like he's a big threat to our team." ”
―――――― game had just begun, and this time the Hornets did not let Jongwook play again, but instead used a decent bench lineup, and the two sides began to fight fiercely.
The style of play of the bench lineup, in this playoffs, not only did not make people feel much more flat than the home team, but gradually improved.
Both sides are fighting for their lives on defense and offense.
As a player who gradually got up from the bench, Jongwook knows that as a substitute, sometimes he is tired of fighting for a contract. It's understandable that they're doing that, and now that the Hornets and Lakers are not far apart, the benches of both teams want to show themselves well, and if they can beat each other within the time they stay on the court, that's a good thing.
However, the Hornets' bench lineup is really not deep, and there are almost no comparisons with the Lakers.
The Lakers' bench players are playing quite tenaciously now, and Odom, the leader of the team, is playing quite seriously today, and when Odom starts to play seriously, his combat effectiveness will be improved to a higher level.
In this way, they kept pulling the score away, and the Hornets' bench was in a hurry, but it was not much use, and although the smell of gunpowder on the basketball court increased because of their emotions, the Hornets' score did not rise accordingly. The atmosphere on the pitch is getting stronger and stronger, and the fans, of course, are helping their relatives and not others, and they start yelling at the stadium.
Of course, they have to support their home players.
As a result, the smell of gunpowder on the court became stronger and stronger.
The Lakers' benches also felt that they couldn't stand such an atmosphere and were very irritable. Finally, this time, Odom smashed into the inside line, and then through the hapless Armstrong, he came with a heavy split!
"Bang dang!" The basket shook violently, and Armstrong watched the scene in a daze, feeling like he was about to be shattered.
Odom slammed off the basket, pounded his chest and roared, shouting at the Hornets' benches, "Come again!" Come again! ”
The Hornets were on fire at the time, and someone rushed over to hit Odom.
Seeing that the cup was about to happen, Scott quickly stood up, couldn't go to the field, and shouted to them to calm down, and the referee went over to separate people.
Zhong Yu and Paul also stood up, frowning as they watched the clash on the court.
The talent of the Hornets is his brother and teammate, and he is now, of course, helping them.
The clash was stopped by the referee.
In this way, these substitutes of the Hornets, anyway, the second quarter also started for a while, and now they can only take a temporary break. The substitutes had just come close to clashing with their opponents, and now they were all a little cautious and a little apprehensive.
Only when you have really sat on the bench can you truly appreciate the humble posture that belongs to the substitute, as well as those cautions.
Scott didn't say anything, just told them to rest, and they were a little more apprehensive.
Jongwook walked over suddenly, and they wanted to stand up, because Jongwook's current status with the Hornets was not what it used to be. However, Zhong Yu didn't let them stand up, but said directly: "Guys, don't worry...... We'll do our best to avenge you! ”
Hearing this, several people felt an indescribable emotion, and their entire chests instantly filled up.
After all, Zhong Yu is a good brother who stood up from the bench, he knows their hearts best, and in such a sentence, there is no real substance of the surname, but it can make people move.
………… The race continues!
So far in the game, a total of 4 minutes and 25 seconds have begun, and the score of the two sides is 32:26, and the Hornets are behind by six points.
Fans won't be worried, though, because now the Hornets' main team is back.
The first ball is the possession of the Hornets.
Jongwook was outside the three-point line, received a pass from Paul, and then, Jongwook faced Vujacic. Vujacic is a person, the defense is indeed like that, Zhong Yu used a cross step, and rushed into the interior from the three-point line and the first area.
"Bang! Bang! The sound of the basketball colliding with the ground was crisp and obvious, and Zhong Yu controlled the ball and entered the first area, Odom did not want to defend Zhong Yu, he knew that this guy was evil. But in the current situation, no matter how reluctant he is, he can only come up to make up for it.
The moment Odom came up, Jongwook stopped and made a feint to shoot. Odom may have been a little too nervous to deal with Zhongyu, so he jumped up first.
Jongwook chose to wait for Odom to jump and then jump up, then put his left hand on his right hand, and then his body reached its highest point, and the basketball left his right hand and flew towards the basket.
"Oops!" Odom secretly screamed in the air, and then, he felt Zhong Yu's hand uninvited, and the next second, he knew that he had been fouled.
"So, I don't like Jongwook very much. I especially don't like to defend him. Odom's subconscious drifted through this string of content.
"Huh!" Zhong Yu's basketball flew into the basket very lightly, and then, the referee's whistle sounded, and Zhong Yu's goal just now was effective, not to mention, but also got a chance to add a penalty.
Zhong Yu on the free throw line, gently throws the basketball, and hits.
On the first ball, he drew a foul on Odom.
The substitutes who saw this scene were really moved when they thought of what Zhong Yu said to them just now. Originally, Zhong Yu was able to say that, and they felt very moved, but now, Zhong Yu did not just say it, but did what he said.
Everyone saw a very bad look on Odom's face, and this was indeed a happy revenge.
The spectators next to the basketball court, although they didn't know what was going on, they all saw that Zhong Yu's ball just now was a little aimed at Odom, and it was obvious that this had a deep relationship with Odom's re-dunk just now.
At least, many people feel that Zhong Yu has just avenged some people.
This makes some people feel great, after all, they also want the Hornets to be monolithic and that their teammates can love each other.
The game continued.
The Hornets are still trailing the Lakers, and the Lakers' main players are not yet on the court, and the Hornets are ready to seize this opportunity to chase points.
(To be continued)