Chapter 391 BUG
0:2, Lakers attack.

The Knicks quickly returned to defense and set up a three-two zone defense formation.

Yao Ming landed directly on the top of the arc without going to the low post.

The playing style that the Lakers arranged for Yao Ming was to give full play to his three-point shooting ability and use an offensive style that saves energy as much as possible.

Yao Ming's physical fitness is better than before, but no matter how good it is, he is still a giant of nearly 230 cm. Every step he takes consumes more energy than others.

In order to solve the problem of lack of physical strength, Phil Jackson knew there was only one way, which was to use his three-point shooting ability.

Fisher pushed the ball across half court and passed it to Yao Ming according to the tactical requirements.

Battier, who was guarding the high position, immediately went under Yao Ming, and at the same time He Zhongqiu rushed up from below the free throw line.

At the same time, Kobe bypassed Nash from the right wing and went straight into the penalty area.

Yao Ming noticed He Zhongqiu coming up and immediately passed the ball to Kobe who was cutting in. After receiving the ball, Kobe broke into the penalty area from the right elbow area.

As Kobe dribbled into the restricted area with the ball and was about to form a two-on-one situation under the basket, he and Kwame Brown teamed up to play against Mourning alone.

So He Zhongqiu immediately turned around and went down from the free throw line, only one meter behind Kobe.

At this moment, Kobe made a quick stop and jump shot three meters in front of the right side of the basket because he knew he couldn't get in anymore.

As long as he breaks deeper, Wolverine will reach the basket with him. Not only will he not get a two-on-one opportunity, but he will also face Wolverine's terrifying block.

"squeak!"

Although He Zhongqiu stopped in time, it was too late for him to get ahead of Kobe and he could only watch Kobe shoot from one step away.

At the moment of shooting, Kobe felt very good.

"brush!"

Sure enough, the next moment, water splashed in the basket.

Magic Johnson said happily: "Kobe hit a close two-pointer. This season Kobe's close two-point shooting percentage is 46.8%, which is a very good efficiency."

At this time, Barkley hurriedly said: "Roar, Wolverine is running down the court, Kobe is chasing him, Fisher and Yao at the top of the arc are returning to defense, Nash on the left wing received the ball... Wolverine passed the top of the arc... passed the midline, Kobe didn't catch up, he fell behind!"

On the court, three teams were running fast, chasing each other.

On the left, Nash rushed across the center line with the ball and entered the left wing of the frontcourt with no defender behind him.

In the middle, Fisher returned to defense first, followed by Yao Ming, then He Zhongqiu, one step behind He Zhongqiu was Kobe, and then Battier.

Dayao's defense return speed was very fast and his stride was very large, but he was no match for He Zhongqiu. He Zhongqiu soon rushed past him and caught up with Fisher.

On the right, Josh Howard was running down the court, with Odom two steps behind him.

As for Kwame Brown and Mourning, they all fell behind.

When Nash crossed the three-point line from the left wing, He Zhongqiu had already surpassed Fisher and rushed to the top of the arc.

Fisher wisely gave up the opportunity to defend He Zhongqiu and pounced on Nash.

When He Zhongqiu rushed down from the top of the arc, Josh Howard on the right wing also began to quickly cut into the penalty area.

When Nash saw Fisher coming, he immediately stopped and pulled the ball. When He Zhongqiu crossed the free throw line, he threw the ball into the penalty area with one hand, and then immediately ran to the backcourt.

He Zhongqiu slowed down, then jumped lightly, caught the ball and fell back to the floor. At this time, Yao Ming and Kobe took the opportunity to catch up with him.

But he did not shoot. Instead, he ran forward one step, threw the ball to the right, and then braked to stop.

The next moment, Josh Howard ran past him and jumped up to catch the ball.

"boom!"

With a one-handed slam dunk, the Lakers' basket exploded.

Barkley shook his head and said: "The Knicks' fast break was too easy, and they easily created a four-on-three opportunity in the frontcourt.

The Knicks had only Alonzo Mourning not participating in the fast break, while the Lakers had Odom and Kwame Brown not returning to defense in time.

Magic Johnson sighed and said, "It should be called three-on-three. Battier and Odom are in similar positions."

Kenny Smith said with a smile: “Even if it’s three-on-three, the fast break that Wolverine participates in is not an ordinary three-on-three.

In fact, if Wolverine had come on his own, Yao and Kobe's defense would have been meaningless and would have been a wasted trip. "

"Yes, the Knicks can make such fast breaks at least nine times out of ten," Barkley said.

Kenny Smith said: "So, Wolverine, a super center who can run 9.91 meters in seconds, is really a bug on the basketball court. His charge in a fast break can break all the defenses."

Barkley laughed happily and said, "It's like a tank duel. When a light and fragile tank faces a heavy tank that is faster and more agile than them, does it have a chance of winning?"

At this time, Yao Ming received the ball at the top of the arc, and Kobe cut in from the right wing, and the two formed a synergistic effect.

This time, He Zhongqiu did not double-team Yao Ming, but entered the restricted area to guard against Kobe Bryant who cut inside. Yao Ming was double-teamed by Josh Howard on the left wing.
However, Yao Ming completed the shot before the double-team arrived. After receiving the ball sideways, he immediately turned around and made a fadeaway jump shot.

Due to the rules, Battier could not use his hands to exert resistance and thus reduce Yao Min's hit rate.

He was very desperate inside: Boss, I can't block you, so you don't need to lean back.

Yao Min: No, I’m afraid of your method of sealing my eyes.

"brush!"

A splash appeared and a three-pointer was made.

"Yes, Yao Ming should have a good touch today. Just keep playing like this and avoid facing Zhongqiu." Zhang Heli said with a happy smile.

After Yao Ming shot, he immediately stepped back. When he saw the ball go in, he turned around and ran, quickly returning to defense.

Under the basket, Kwame Brown entangled Mourning and prevented his fast break. In addition, Yao Ming's quick return to defense prevented the Knicks from making a fast break.

Phil Jackson nodded and sat calmly on the bench.

Letting Yao Min attack at the top of the arc is very conducive to returning to defense. Together with Kwame Brown, the two centers can limit the Knicks' fast-paced offense and defense. The last time the Knicks failed to defend their fast break, one was that Kwame Brown did not complete the task of stopping the fast break, and the other was that Yao's return to defense was a little slow.

Barkley praised: "It seems that the Lakers' defense has been laid out from the offensive end, but in this way, unless Yao's touch is very good, the Lakers' offense will be affected."

Magic Johnson nodded and said: "Yao always shoots from the outside, without low-post attacks. If his touch is not good, his hit rate will be seriously affected.

But I think coach Phil Jackson must have considered this, and if he loses his touch, he should have a tactic to deal with it.”

5:4, the Knicks' fast break failed and a positional battle began.

He Zhongqiu entered the penalty area, and so did Mo Ning.

However, the former is positioning himself under the basket, while the latter is at the right waist position.

"Was there a double-team in advance?" Barkley asked.

No, Yao Ming moved closer to the right waist position, held up Mourning with his left hand, and looked at Nash who was holding the ball at the top of the arc, ready to return to defend the basket at any time.

He Zhongqiu pushed Kwame Brown inward. Although the latter was very strong, his strength was not on the same level as He's, and was far behind. He easily entered the basket and stepped into the reasonable collision zone.

Nash likes this style of play very much now. He doesn't even need to waste energy to break through with the ball. He can just lob the ball directly to the basket.

As the basketball flew towards the basket, Yao Ming immediately gave up on Mourning, turned around and took one step back to defend under the basket, his hand was already able to touch He Zhongqiu.

When the ball arrived, He Zhongqiu jumped up and grabbed the ball with both hands, and was double-teamed when he landed.

But the next moment, when four big hands pressed down on his head and grabbed his body, he jumped up bravely.

Kwame Brown was facing a dunk, but he just slapped the opponent without thinking twice.

In order to prevent He Zhongqiu from making a two-plus-one, Yao Ming stretched out his big hand, placed it on He Zhongqiu's right shoulder and pulled it down.

But even so, He Zhongqiu still broke through the shackles of double-teaming like a Tyrannosaurus Rex in an instant, and soared into the sky in an absolutely brutal and simple way, relying on his incredibly powerful explosive power.

"boom!"

"Di!"

"Oh ho!"

For a moment, the loud sound of a two-handed slam dunk, the sharp whistle of the referee, and the exciting cheers of Knicks fans rang out one after another.

Dayao was directly thrown to the ground, Kwame Brown was also knocked to the ground, and He Zhongqiu knocked down the two centers of the Lakers with a strong dunk.

"Oh ho!"

The commentator Bingo Boris screamed and shouted excitedly: "2+1, Wolverine broke through the double team, dunked Yao and Kwame Brown, and caused Kwame to commit a foul."

Kenny Smith said: "The referee gave the Lakers face and didn't call a foul on Yao Ming, whose foul was actually more obvious."

"You are such a scoundrel!" Dayao panted as he got up.

From He Zhongqiu, he experienced what it was like to play against the Big Shaq in his rookie season, that is, no matter how many people went under the basket, they couldn't stop the Big Shaq.

"Save your energy, otherwise your data today will look terrible." He Zhongqiu kindly reminded.

"What the hell!"

Dayao knew that He Zhongqiu was telling the truth. After his physical strength was greatly consumed, his shooting touch would drop significantly, but he was unwilling to accept it and was very unhappy.

He Zhongqiu then made the free throw, 5:7, the Knicks took the lead and the Lakers attacked.

Kobe held the ball, knocked Nash away, and broke through from the right wing.

In coordination with Kobe's dribbling breakthrough tactics, Yao Ming, who was in the left elbow area, suddenly ran to the top of the arc and cut outside.

Because Battier was defending Kobe, there was no one defending in the high position, so He Zhongqiu had to immediately defend Yao Ming.

Kobe stopped suddenly outside the right waist position, dribbled left and right, shook off Battier, started a breakthrough again, rushed into the penalty area along the baseline, and then made a lob pass to Mourning who was coming over.

Kwame Brown, who was unguarded under the basket, slipped when he received the ball. By the time he controlled the ball, his chance was gone, as Mourning returned to defend in front of him.

"Ugh!"

Jordan, who was sitting on the sidelines, couldn't help but sigh when he saw Kwame Brown's butter hands. It was a pity that his lifelong reputation was ruined by Kwame Brown.

Kobe, who was passing the ball, was so angry that he wanted to vomit blood. Damn Kwame, you were obviously distracted. What were you thinking about just now?
"Snapped!"

Mourning was quick-eyed and quick-handed. He slapped the ball away from Brown, then grabbed the ball and completed a steal.

At the high position, He Zhongqiu immediately turned around and ran, and so did Yao Ming at the top of the arc.

"ball!"

With a loud shout, Mourning threw the ball in front of He Zhongqiu, and the ball landed roughly on the center line.

When the ball was passed, He Zhongqiu was still behind Yao Min, but Mourning believed that the Wolverines would definitely rush to the front, so he passed the ball much in advance.

He Zhongqiu started so fast that he overtook Yao Ming, who was two meters ahead, in just three steps. Just after crossing the center line, he picked up the basketball and quickly rushed to the basket.

"What the hell!"

Dayao chased for two more steps, then slowed down unwillingly. There was no point in chasing any further.

He Zhongqiu had already rushed forward. After crossing the center line, he dribbled the ball only once and then took the last step two meters outside the top of the arc.

With just one kick, he covered a distance of more than 2 meters, stepped between the free throw line and the free throw circle, and then took off.

The next moment, he grabbed the ball with his right hand, flapped his arms, and soared into the air like an eagle and flew towards the basket.

"Crack, click, click..."

In the media seats behind the baseline, the shutter sounds of cameras suddenly became denser and flashes lit up.

(End of this chapter)