plumnovel Chapter 1366 The King Ascends the Throne
Chapter 1366 The King Ascends the Throne
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The Los Angeles Lakers felt the December chill on that June night.
It was an unforeseen defeat, and the fans didn't even have time to see clearly before they realized that the game had collapsed.
The only thing left in his mind was the image of Zuo Li, who was chewing gum on the bench with a nonchalant look on his face.
“Too… too strong.”
"Yeah, it's really hard to be angry after losing to a guy like this..."
"Ah, is it possible that we can't climb this high mountain after all? Six consecutive championships... is there really anyone who can do it?"
"I never thought that one day I would envy Knicks fans..."
……
Lakers fans couldn't even talk trash to Zuo Li after the game. Although he was indeed the biggest victim of the Lakers, his performance was indeed impressive.
No one doubted that Zuo Li was being defended.
Since the second year of his career, Zuo Li has been the player who faces the toughest defense in the entire league, no doubt about it. It can be seen from the fact that his average number of fouls per game is far ahead of the second place that almost every team is trying its best to limit him.
So let alone the finals.
However, Zuo Li's performance was so good, for example, tonight, in the first half, in less than 24 minutes, he got a near quadruple-double, dominating both offense and defense, cutting the Lakers' defense into pieces and making them completely unable to pose a threat.
This also led many people to wonder if the Lakers' defense was not very good.
Some people may also say: Zuo Li is overrated because no one can defend him properly, which is such an incredible statement.
However, anyone who knows a little about the game can easily see the Lakers' defensive strength.
There is only one reason why the game sounds like a human-machine fight.
Zuo Li is really too strong.
It's completely a dimensionality reduction attack.
This situation occurred once before, more than a decade ago, when Michael Jordan retired for the first time.
Although Jordan, who returned from playing baseball in 95, was still the best in the league and completed his second three consecutive championships, everyone knows that the two-year gap actually weakened Jordan's strength.
Although it is still sufficient, the discounted Jordan is still Jordan.
However, Jordan during his first three consecutive championships was the strongest player in history. In every game and every round, Jordan could score the way he liked, and no one was his opponent.
This should be the first time in the history of the league that such a comprehensive dimensionality reduction attack has been carried out.
Think about 98, the Bulls were like that from top to bottom. Anyone else might not have been able to get the game started, but Jordan still led them to victory.
And now, the second dimensionality reduction strike in history has occurred.
"I can no longer see through Zuo Li's strength." O'Neal sighed after Game 4.
Zuo Li now really feels like he is in a different dimension from them.
Before Zuo Li appeared, he was known as the most dominant center in history, but no matter how strong he was at that time, he still had his limits. Not to mention free throws, even on the court, the Shark also had flaws.
But Zuo Li didn't.
He couldn't tell.
Can't tell at all!
Not only is he perfect as a center, he also possesses almost all the advantages of every center: tall and long arms, strong confrontation, smooth footwork, flexible positioning, proficient in facing the basket, posting up, shooting, excellent defense, accurate positioning, first-class single defense, backup defense, and help defense...
Don’t talk about these.
Even if we consider Zuo Li as an organizer, a pure shooter, or a pure blue-collar worker, Zuo Li is flawless...
No weaknesses!
Cannot be targeted!
Not to mention double-teaming, even if there were five people defending one, O'Neal felt he couldn't be stopped.
This is horrible.
"Only he can achieve the miracle of winning six consecutive championships..."
Barkley almost cried when he talked about this.
People are more infuriating than people.
Think about it, he doesn't have a single championship, and he hasn't even won one by sucking up to someone else, but someone has already filled one hand and is moving on to the second hand.
At this time, no one mentioned that Barkley had loaned the championship to Zuo Li in advance, because with a score of 3-1, the Lakers' chances were really close to zero.
Of course, compared to 0-3, it is almost still a little bigger, but... only a little bit.
Better than nothing.
Even the Lakers themselves are in despair.
Even Kobe took a whole night to adjust, but the training session the next day was a mess.
If the team was led by Zen Master at this time, he would definitely find a way to encourage Kobe. If Popovich was the team leader at this time, he would use all his dirty tricks. If the team was led by Rivers at this time, everyone would drink the freshest chicken soup...
But it was Scott who led the team, and he would simply choose not to rest…
That’s right, he wants to use all his main players to fight the Knicks again!
But, unfortunately, the Lakers failed to adjust on this night.
At the beginning, the Lakers were able to keep up the lead with the scoring of Kobe and Anthony, but from the fifth minute, Zuo Li began to take over the game!
Low-post turnaround slam dunks, dreamy dance steps, face-to-face hooks, back-to-the-basket hooks, turnaround fadeaways... Zuo Li is simply a book of "NBA low-post offense live instruction".
Then Zuo Li was double-teamed by the Lakers, in an inhumane way, but it was useless. Zuo Li simply gave up the low post and let David Lee go in. He, Curry and Klay formed a super three-gun platform on the outside!
Brush brush!
In the first quarter, the Knicks easily took a 10-point advantage.
This is the result of the Lakers' five main players working hard without even a second's rest.
"Scott really wants Kobe to retire..."
Zuo Li shook his head. Scott was really cruel.
But it’s no use. The more they play like this, the closer they are to the championship!
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After the halftime break, in the third quarter, Zuo Liyi scored frequently. Although Kobe was able to respond occasionally, his physical strength had visibly declined, which directly led to Kobe's inability to break through and he could only score through inefficient shooting.
Kobe's good touch can't last forever, but here comes the problem... Zuo Li tonight was so strong that he didn't seem like a human at all.
In the third quarter, when Scott requested a timeout, he wanted to use some inspirational words to encourage the team, but he was really not good at this.
It's all nonsense, it's useless.
After three quarters, the Knicks' score had exceeded 100, leading the Lakers by a full 106 points with 86 to 20 on the road.
而左立，44分24篮板10助攻9封盖5抢断……
He is only one block away from being the first in history to have a quadruple-double in the Finals!
despair.
Finally, with about 8 minutes left in the game, Zuo Li blocked a shot and then left work early in front of the shocked eyes of the whole world.
"Feel the championship, it belongs to you." Coach De gently patted Zuo Li's shoulder.
Scott surrendered... The Lakers, who were already powerless to turn the tide, withdrew their main players one after another. Kobe sat back on the bench with a dull look in his eyes. This time, he lost again, and he didn't know if he would have a chance to avenge himself again.
In the NBA, losing to Zuo Li is nothing, but it also means that it is difficult for you to have a chance to start over.
Although the Lakers fans at the Staples Center are very sad, what else can you do about Zuo Li's situation except feel helpless?
The home fans began to leave the stadium one after another, but on the distant East Coast, New York had already turned into a sea of joy.
“Six consecutive championships!!!”
"The King is really going to ascend the throne!!!"