runaway point guard

Chapter 202

The game continued, the Lakers had just been beaten into a two plus one, and the substitutes began to attack desperately again.

This time the offense was quite effective, the basketball hit the inside, and then the inside player hit a layup, and the Hornets set off another counterattack.

The Hornets' counterattack was very efficient. The basketball came to Zhong Yu's hands. He was outside the three-point line and shot a jumper directly, but the shot missed.

The Lakers regained the rebound and launched a counterattack, but also missed.

Both teams' shooting percentages have gradually dropped.

The ball returned to the hands of the Hornets.

Paul broke through by himself and made a throw...

After several confrontations, the main force of the Lakers returned to the court one after another.The Hornets wanted to take advantage of the absence of the Lakers' main force to grab points, but this idea was not realized.

Now, all the main players of the Lakers are back, and the two teams are in a bitter battle again.

With the last 2 minutes left in the second quarter, the score between the Hornets and the Lakers was 42:34. There was still an eight-point gap between the Hornets and their opponents.

These eight points are actually not a small amount, and it will take several successful defensive counterattacks before they can be returned.

Paul took possession of the ball and then passed the ball to Zhong Yu. At this time, the Hornets needed Zhong Yu's goal.

It was still Kobe defending Zhong Yu, and the two of them got to know each other more and more as they fought more and more.But looking at it now, this kind of understanding is more beneficial to Kobe. After all, he has so many years of experience in the league. Once he has figured out some of Zhong Yu's ways, he will know what he should do to be able to prevent it. Zhong Yu.

Now, Zhong Yu used two fake moves, both of which were unsuccessful, and Kobe still stood firmly in front of Zhong Yu.So, Zhong Yu pulled the basketball back with a crotch dribble, and he himself moved a certain distance away from Kobe.

Kobe came out, and at this moment, Zhong Yu's shoulders sank, and he immediately started to accelerate, stepped into the first area, and then accelerated violently, and his body immediately continued to accelerate. He had already entered the three-point line and had reached the paint area.

Then, he soared into the air, and a mounted archery scored two points from Odom's face.

Another two points were scored, and the Hornets also scored two points.However, they are still 6 points behind their opponents.

Then there were several offensive and defensive transformations. The two sides started the last-minute offense and defense on the offensive and defensive fronts.

However, at the last moment of this quarter, the shooting percentages of both teams dropped rapidly, until five seconds before the end of the first half, neither side scored any more goals.

The last ball was in Paul's hands. With the last 5 seconds left, Paul took the ball beyond the three-point line.Then, he immediately passed the basketball to Zhong Yu.

Zhong Yu controlled the ball, headed into the inside line, and came to the first area. At this moment, the field of vision instantly became wider.

Whether it's shooting directly or passing the ball, Zhong Yu feels his field of vision widens for a while. After all, this is his first area, and it is also the place with the most superimposed effects so far.

Standing here, out of the corner of Zhong Yu's eyes, he also caught Paul who was beyond the three-point line. Suddenly, he threw the basketball out again.

Moreover, the basketball didn't fly in a straight line after being thrown out, but bounced on the ground, and then jumped up again, just beyond the three-point line, in Paul's hands.

Paul received the pass and immediately shot a jumper.

It can be said that both Zhong Yu and Paul were lucky, and the ball easily hit the basket.At the last moment, Paul used a three-pointer to narrow the gap between the two sides to 3 points.

At the end of the first half, Zhong Yu scored 15 points and 4 assists alone.

Fifteen minutes in the half was not a difficult task for Zhong Yu, but it was the first time in Zhong Yu's career that he had 4 assists in the half.

Zhong Yu's career-high assists were only 5, but now he has 4 in the first half.

"We played well in the first half of the game. After falling behind by a lot of points, we were still close to tying. Now the first half of the game has just ended, and we still have a lot of time and opportunities to meet the next one. Now we have to work hard again." Scott said: "This is our first home game, and we should not lose to our opponents."

"En!" In the locker room, everyone nodded.

This game is very important for the Hornets, because this is the first game of the Western Conference Finals at the Hornets' home court.There are so many fans who come here just to watch them, and there are so many fans who, for the first time in their own home court, experience the first Western Conference decisive battle in a dignified manner.

If you lose, even if the opponent is the Lakers, it will never be something that makes people happy.

For Zhong Yu, this is also very important.

He is currently in a period of soaring popularity, and after a few games, he has become one of the most concerned players in the league recently.If in this game, the Hornets can defeat the Lakers at home and achieve a two-game winning streak against the Lakers, and Zhong Yu himself performs well, then with the support of the league, a new superstar may be born.

Therefore, this game is very important to everyone, and no one wants to play the home game of the first Western Conference final of the season.

The second half of the game officially started.

The Hornets' arena has already been shrouded in a hustle and bustle. Although the Hornets were still three points behind their opponents in the first half, the fans will not have any bad feelings about the team because of this.

On the contrary, they all feel that the Hornets are now behind by three points, and they can actually recover easily.

Both Zhong Yu and Paul are staying on the court to welcome the start of the second half of the game.

The first ball was in the hands of the Hornets. Paul controlled the ball for half the court, and then he passed the basketball to Zhong Yu.After Zhong Yu received the pass, Kobe stood ready to defend in front of him. Zhong Yu was about one step away from the three-point line.

Facing such a distance, Zhong Yu suddenly ignored it!

He jumps and shoots!
Many people, including Kobe himself, did not expect that Zhong Yu would directly shoot a jumper in front of him in this situation. After all, Zhong Yu is also a long way from the three-point line.

With a jump shot from such a long distance, and with the team behind, it seems that Zhong Yu really has a lot of confidence in himself.

"Shua!" What made Kobe feel even more helpless was that Zhong Yu's jumper flew to the basket very easily, quite simply.In this way, Zhong Yu raised his score in the game to 18, and at the same time allowed the Hornets to directly tie the score after the three-pointer!

The ball returned to the Lakers, and Kobe also planned to come by himself.

Although Zhong Yu's scoring ability is obvious to all, and although it is common for Zhong Yu to score a lot of points, Kobe is really upset about being scored by a rookie like Zhong Yu.

Kobe, who was very upset, planned to return it himself this time.

Kobe still faced Zhong Yu with his side, and then used a test step to make a test, and then he quickly controlled the ball, turned around, and shot a jumper from outside the three-point line.

Three point hit!

Kobe scored another three points, and the score gap became three points again.

Back at halftime, Paul broke into the paint by himself, and the Lakers' defensive attention was attracted by Paul a lot, while Zhong Yu himself, just outside the three-point line, came directly to a 45-degree angle along the top of the arc.

Kobe also followed, but before he formed the final defense against Zhong Yu, Paul passed the basketball to Zhong Yu.

Kobe wanted to press up, but Zhong Yu suddenly took a step to his right to control the ball, temporarily throwing off Kobe's pursuit, and then shot directly, another three-pointer.

Kobe tried his best to catch Zhong Yu's jumper in the air.

But it was too late, Zhong Yu's jump shot still had his own kind of receding arc, and Kobe's hand couldn't catch up at all.

"Shua!" The basketball hit again.

Watching Zhong Yu play really gives people a very comfortable feeling, because his shooting percentage never makes people worry, and his offense can often give people a sense of enjoyment like flowing clouds and flowing water. People pleasing things.

In this way, the score was tied again.

However, in the future, Zhong Yu will not have such a great hit rate. Although there is a cheat, it is impossible to give him a 100% hit rate.

Therefore, the Lakers missed, the Hornets made a quick break, and Paul handed the ball to Zhong Yu again, and Zhong Yu missed again.

Then, after playing a few balls, the two sides had Gasol's high jumper and Paul's breakthrough layup respectively, and the score was still maintained at a tie.

At this time, Paul tried to shoot a three-pointer from the outside. Zhong Yu felt that his jump shot was a bit off the line, so he quickly estimated a position and went to the inside.

He was lucky...the basketball bounced off the rim and flew into his arms impartially.After receiving the pass, Zhong Yu also stood in the second area, shot directly, and hit the blue ball.

The Hornets led the Lakers by two points.

Zhong Yu's two-point goal allowed the Hornets to overtake the Lakers. Immediately, the morale in the arena was booming, and the fans cheered happily.

For a long time to come, the scores of the two sides remained at a two-point gap, and the Lakers were always two points behind the Hornets.

Zhong Yu went down to rest after playing less than half of the game. The Lakers seized this opportunity and started to attack and counterattack again. However, Paul led the Hornets to stabilize the situation.

The last 14 seconds of this game came quickly.

The score between the two sides was 73:74. The Hornets lead the Lakers by one point. At this time, the Hornets still own the ball.

Paul controlled the ball beyond the three-point line, and then used his right hand to direct everyone to position. Then, he put down his right hand. Seeing that there were only 5 seconds left, he immediately forcibly accelerated.

Of course, the Lakers had to come up to defend, but they were cut off by Paul's various shaking and speed overtaking, and Paul went all the way into the inside lane to score a layup.

76:73, the Hornets led their opponents by three points and entered the final decisive battle.

(End of this chapter)