Super Legendary Superstar

Before the start of this game, the "Los Angeles Times" published a quote from Phil Jackson: "Spurs players will remember last year's 4-2 victory over us, but they should not forget that they lost to us twice in a row."

This sentence is exactly what Sun Zhuo said to the Zen Master before the Lakers met the Spurs for the first time in the regular season. The Zen Master liked this sentence very much and took it to encourage the players.

The Lakers and Spurs are both championship teams. They have won all the championships in the post-Jordan era, so even just the Western Conference semifinals have attracted all media reports and attention.

At the Spurs home court, there were fans holding signs saying "HEY, PHIL, ZEN SOME, LOSE SOME" and banners saying "Lakers=Cry Babies". Even though Phil Jackson saw this, he didn't take it seriously at all. Take the sarcasm to heart.

"Last year when I was playing for the Spurs, I had heart bypass surgery. Shaq's big toe was still recovering. The small forward group was injured. Fox and Murray were both reimbursed. Devin George also sprained his ankle. We were cursed, so We just lost to you, but this year, it is completely different. Yes, the conflict between Shaq and Kobe is still there, but now is not the finals, and there will be no competition for FMVP. Kobe and Shaq will still aim to win. We With the two veterans Karl Malone and Gary Payton, and the potential rookie Sun, Greg, you are going to lose to me again this time." Phil Jackson was quite confident in beating Popovich. Sun Zhuo feels that Master Zen is great, because in Sun Zhuo's previous impression, Popovich is the most terrifying coach in the league. No team wants to encounter the Spurs coached by him in the playoffs, but Master Zen is not afraid.

Popovich has a high level of respect for Pat Riley, and he refused to admit defeat when facing Phil Jackson. Before the game, he said that there was nothing more exciting than meeting the Lakers.

Everyone was nervous up and down the arena, and players and coaches were also under pressure. Sun Zhuo became the only exception, because he knew the Lakers would win, and all he had to worry about was whether he could play his role.

The game started soon, and Sun Zhuo started again. Before the official start, Sun Zhuo and his teammates shook hands with his opponents politely. The Spurs had five starters, Duncan, Parker, Nesterovich, Bowen, and Turkoglu. , all of them had serious expressions, especially when they saw O'Neal. Although Sun Zhuo became famous this year, in the playoffs, few people really looked at him. This feeling of not being taken seriously made Sun Zhuo very sad. accurate.

"You must remember me in this game! I don't just score points in the regular season, I don't just rely on my teammates to win! I can also influence the game!" Sun Zhuo is determined to perform in this series.

At the beginning of the game, both sides played their old routines step by step. The Lakers played O'Neal and the Spurs played Duncan. Nesterovic, who defended O'Neal, was a center from Slovenia. He was 2.13 meters tall and 115 kilograms. Single defense was the fundamental defense. Not O'Neal.

Similarly, when Duncan beat the aging Karl Malone, he also had an advantage in terms of height and footwork.

Tony Parker and Gary Payton still have an advantage over Tony Parker. This guy is so good at breaking out, and he can break out for a whole game. This is something that makes the two elders uncomfortable.

Bruce Bowen will pester Kobe to death. Although no one can guard Kobe, even in the playoffs, no one can stop Kobe if he wants to score 30 points. But Bowen will force Kobe to use more difficult methods and more of shots.

In the eyes of many people, Turkoglu also has the advantage against Sun Zhuo. Needless to say, experience. Among the starters on the field, everyone has more experience than Sun Zhuo. He is 2.08 meters tall and faces Sun Zhuo. He is also dominant at 2.03 meters, and the physical confrontation is not weak.

Everyone thought this would be a close contest, and in the first home game of the Spurs, the Spurs should have performed better than the Lakers, but the result was unexpected.

One and a half minutes into the game, neither team scored. The playoffs are all about defense, and the defenses of these two teams are among the top in the league.

This time, the Lakers were attacking. Kobe brought the ball to the frontcourt and handed the ball to O'Neal in the high position for a transition. Unexpectedly, when he was about to ask for the ball again, Bowen suddenly stepped forward and did not give Kobe a chance to catch the ball. O'Neal did not The first time he passed the ball, Kobe wanted to get rid of Bowen and asked for the ball again. When Kobe got rid of it, O'Neal looked in the direction of other teammates.

I thought O'Neal was going to pass the ball to Gary Payton who was closer. Who knows, O'Neal saw Sun Zhuo suddenly running towards the right corner, and directly made a long pass and threw it to the right corner!

"What? It was passed to the right?"

The Spurs players were a little surprised. O'Neal's pass was a bit risky. The distance between O'Neal and Sun Zhuo was a bit far. If they wanted to hit Sun Zhuo, they should pass through Payton.

Therefore, Turkoglu did not predict this pass at all, and was completely thrown away by Sun Zhuo. Sun Zhuo came to the corner, the ball came to the player, and after receiving the ball, he aimed at the basket and shot immediately without any hesitation.

"He actually took action directly?"

Spurs fans and Turkoglu, who defended Sun Zhuo, were a little surprised. Sun Zhuo, a newcomer, was very bold. Karl Malone even hesitated whether to shoot when he saw an opportunity.

"Get the rebound!" Tim Duncan immediately blocked the position, preventing the burly Malone from getting the rebound.

Uh-huh!

The basketball hit the net crisply and then landed at Duncan's feet.

Sun Zhuo made the first three-pointer of the game.

"Haha." O'Neal was overjoyed after seeing it. He saw with his own eyes that Sun Zhuo made 8 of 10 and 9 of 10 from the bottom corner, and he had absolute confidence in Sun Zhuo.

Karl Malone also stepped forward and praised: "Well done, keep it like this."

Phil Jackson also nodded. If Sun Zhuo can transfer his shooting percentage in training to official games, it will really liberate O'Neal and Kobe.

Kobe didn't know about Sun Zhuo's miraculous shooting percentage from the corner. Fisher and others didn't tell Kobe, so he thought to himself: "It must be because he trained on three-pointers after losing to me that day. It's not bad. Look." It’s getting a little better.”

Sun Zhuo was more than just a little improved. The next time the Lakers attacked, Kobe missed a shot. Karl Malone received the rebound. He originally thought about making a second attack, but realized that Sun Zhuo was on his right. Now the Spurs are facing Sun Zhuo. Zhuo's defense didn't pay enough attention, so Malone also passed the ball to him.

Sun Zhuo was in almost the same position and shot another three-pointer after receiving the ball!

"What? Voted again!"

"He's too bold to take action!"

Uh-huh!

Hit again!

"Oh my god, it's been a few days since the fifth game between the Lakers and the Rockets. How can his three-point touch from that day continue to this day!" Spurs fans suddenly fell into panic.

When it was so difficult for the stars of both sides to score 1 point, Sun Zhuo actually scored 6 points easily. This made Popovich very angry and Turkoglu also felt ashamed because Sun Zhuo was beaten by Ah. Tester positions himself as a player who won't average more than 10 points per game in the playoffs.

The Spurs quickly called a timeout, and Popovich scolded Turkoglu, who was defending Sun Zhuo.

After being reprimanded, Turkoglu said to Sun Zhuo as soon as he came on the field: "Boy, you are lucky, but you will not score again."

Sun Zhuo said: "I have heard this statement many times, but it has not come true every time."

It's time for Sun Zhuo to lead a wave of rhythm!

Didn't you just call a timeout? Didn't he just score a good goal to stabilize the situation? Then I will let you collapse again!

On the left, O'Neal asked for the ball in the low post, but was double-teamed. He passed the ball to Kobe, who was outside the three-point line at a 45-degree angle in front of him. Kobe was about to hit it by himself. As soon as he dribbled the ball, he was suddenly startled, "What the hell, Turkog." Lu also comes to defend me!"

Kobe thought he was being double-teamed. At this moment, a figure wearing the same jersey floated past Kobe, raised his hands and shouted that Kobe wanted the ball.

"Sun!" Kobe was shocked. It turned out to be Sun Zhuo running over.

Now that Sun Zhuo wants the ball, Kobe quickly passes the ball over.

Turkoglu followed Sun Zhuo desperately, but Sun Zhuo's shot was too decisive. Turkoglu still failed to block Sun Zhuo's shot. Instead, he reached out to block the shot and hit Sun Zhuo's arm.

Uh-huh!

Three points into the net!

One more free throw!

Sun Zhuo will score 10 points in a single quarter!