NBA Backer King

  Chapter 621 Victory in the second round

  The Lakers offense.

   O'Neal didn't go to the basket again, where he couldn't catch the ball, but came to the low post on the left wing, asking for the ball.

   Fisher glanced at Kobe who also asked him for the ball, and passed it.

  He knows very well that if he doesn't pass, he won't be in possession of the ball next time, and Kobe will take over the ball himself.

  Phil Jackson shook his head helplessly. He felt that his OK combination had come to an end before it achieved any results.

   It took him four seasons to break the old K's monopoly on the championship with the Joe Shark combination back then. He originally hoped to do it again with the OK combination, but now he doesn't hold that hope.

"boom!"

   Kobe turned around and missed a fadeaway jumper in the back and forth interception between Marion and Joe Johnson.

  Old Wang got the backcourt rebound. At this time, including Stoudemire, the four teammates were already playing with all their strength, and he immediately passed the ball to Nash.

  Nash was a bit faster than Fisher, rushed to the front, caught the ball across the center line, and rushed to the basket in a few steps.

  He did not have a strong desire to attack. He felt that Fisher was catching up behind him. Instead of laying up, he pulled to the left and pulled out from the basket again.

   At this time Marion rushed in from the left wing, Nash threw the ball into the air, and then blocked himself in front of Kobe who was chasing him, making an offensive cover.

  The next moment, Marion flew up in the paint, caught the ball in the air, and dunked with one hand, and the Lakers' basket slammed.

   "Papa..."

   The American West Arena suddenly burst into applause.

"Beautiful! The entire attack only took 2.7 seconds. The four members of the team participated in the fast break. If necessary, the old K will participate. The offensive is like mercury pouring down the ground. If you want to block this kind of fast break that switches offense and defense, you can't kill it from the source. , but they couldn't stop Old K from passing the ball." Su Qun said excitedly.

"boom!"

   Kobe once again forced a shot in a double-team, but missed.

  Surrounded by O'Neill and the postman, Lao Wang grabbed the backcourt rebound again, turned around when he landed, swiped his elbows, and forcibly opened the siege of the two. With a sweep of his sight and a big wave of his hand, the ball flew to the frontcourt.

   Nash once again crossed the center line to catch the ball and made an emergency stop at the top of the arc. Kobe reacted very quickly, instinctively slammed the brakes, and stopped one step away.

   At this time, Nash had a chance to make a shot, but he didn't make a shot.

  As a point guard, his field of vision is very broad. Before the emergency stop, he observed the position of his teammates. When Kobe stopped in front, he threw the ball directly into the air on the left.

  The next moment, Stoudemire rushed in from there, caught the ball, then rushed past Kobe, took off, and blasted the basket with the ball in one hand.

"boom!"

  With the sound of violent basket blasting, the entire American West Arena boiled.

"ball!"

  The Lakers frontcourt, the left wing is low, and O'Neal hoarsely asked for the ball.

   Kobe made one of three shots, but this time he still asked for the ball without any hesitation.

   "This kid has completely changed!"

  Wang Tiejun knows that Kobe is not the Kobe who used to be by his side. Now Kobe, even if he misses 30 balls, he will firmly believe that he will make the 31st ball.

   "Give it in."

  The rogue whistle didn't blow, Phil Jackson made a trumpet with his hands, and shouted loudly.

  He can't sit still, no, he can't stand anymore, from the Bulls to the Knicks to the Lakers, as long as he is playing the playoffs with the old K's team, he has no intention of sitting down.

   Before Kobe asked for the ball again, Fisher quickly passed the ball down.

  O'Neal received the ball, Lao Wang tried his best to defend, the former dribbled the ball and arched his back, and the latter suddenly stepped back, instantly turning the top defense into nothingness.

   "Damn it!"

   O'Neill swayed inward, staggered a step, and the basketball bouncing off the floor hit his hand and was bounced away.

   Fortunately, he was closer to the position of the ball, regained control of the ball before Lao Wang, and then forcibly got up and hit a sideways hook.

  Pharaoh Wang took off and stretched out his hand to block it, but he missed it. After landing, he immediately turned around and rushed to the basket.

   Under the basket, the postman squeezed Stoudemire away by virtue of his tonnage, occupying the most favorable position under the basket.

"boom!"

  The ball misses a bit, hits the basket and rises up, the postman takes off to get the ball, after landing, his right hand blocks against Stoudemire on the right side, and he lays up with his left hand.

"Snapped!"

   Lao Wang arrived and capped the ball.

   Stoudemire got the ball and quickly passed it to Nash who had turned around at the top of the arc.

   Kobe returned to the defense with all his strength, moved closer to the middle, and caught up with Nash when he received the ball.

   Nash rushed into the paint area, and because Kobe was chasing too closely, he pulled to the right wing, pulled out the three-point line, stabilized, waited for the old K to settle down, and turned into a positional battle.

  Su Qun praised: "Last year, the Suns' fast break was a bit uncontrollable, but this year they have played very well. The offense is like the wind, and the defense is like Mount Tai."

  Zhang Lili chuckled: "The inside line can be said to be as guarded as Mount Tai, but the outside line is not good."

   At this time, Pharaoh entered the paint area and was blocked by O'Neal. He couldn't get close to the basket smoothly. He turned around and asked for the ball with his back two meters away from the basket.

   "Carl, double-team him!"

  Phil Jackson couldn't bear it anymore, and directly instructed the postman to double-team in advance.

   Stoudemire was empty, and Nash passed the ball quickly.

   Stoudemire received the ball, and in order to get closer to the basket, he immediately dribbled a step forward and reached the right waist, forcing the postman to return to defense.

"boom!"

   Stoudemire made a strong shot and missed.

   "It should be passed on!" Su Qun sighed.

   "He has poor passing awareness." Zhang Reasonable said.

  At the basket, O'Neal and Lao Wang jumped to grab a rebound at the same time.

  How could O'Neal, who weighed 160 kilograms, still be able to jump up? Pharaoh grabbed the rebound and was limited to being double-teamed by O'Neal and the postman when he landed.

  Squat down, and at the last moment before being turned into a roujiamo, take a step back, jump back, and then slam up with all your strength, smashing the ball with both hands.

"boom!"

  The next moment, the sound of exploding baskets, the curses of the postman and O'Neal, and the cheers of countless Suns fans all sounded at the same time.

   "Congratulations to the old K, and the big shark and the postman at the same time!" Su Qun shouted excitedly.

Excited, Lao Wang spat out trash talk for the first time today: "Two gentlemen, don't take it too seriously, do you really think you can beat me? We have been rivals for so many years, don't we know what to do?" ?”

   O'Neill and the postman were so angry that their noses bleed, especially the postman. He didn't win once, and O'Neill even grabbed a championship.

"ball!"

  Bryant's face was covered with frost, and he stretched out his hand to Fisher.

   Fisher didn't dare not give it, because in the Lakers, Kobe's status is higher than that of Phil Jackson.

   This time, Kobe Bryant first rushed Joe Johnson, and then was double-teamed by Marion, Joe Johnson, and Stoudemire outside the paint area.

"boom!"

   Being surrounded by water, he had no choice but to choose to pass the ball, hit the ground pass, and gave it to the postman in the low position on the right wing.

"Snapped!"

   When the postman caught the ball, Wang rushed from under the basket. The former made a jump shot, and the latter jumped up instantly, grabbing the ball with one hand.

   "Boom!"

  The audience cheered like rolling thunder.

  Before the blocking happened, Nash had turned around, looked back, and ran forward like a sharp arrow.

  After the old Wang landed, his eyes swept across the front court, his left hand resisted the postman who wanted to grab the ball, and he quickly threw the ball with his right hand, and the ball flew towards Nash.

   Fisher was at least two meters behind, Nash caught the ball straight to the basket and hit a layup.

   "Beep!"

  When the Lakers were about to serve, the referee blew his whistle because Phil Jackson had called a timeout in advance.

Su Qun said excitedly: "At 2:13, the Suns played a strong defense. Old K has sent two big caps, and both of them got the ball. The Suns played a fast break on the offensive end. The Lakers are slow. The lineup is completely unable to return to the defense in time."

   Zhang Lili went on to say: "The Lakers' own offense couldn't be launched. O'Neal hit once, but missed. Kobe made 1 of 3 shots, and the postman made 0 of 1 shot. The offensive efficiency is completely out of the question."

   "Director Zhang, can you analyze, what are the specific problems of the Lakers?" Su Qun asked.

   "There is no tactical coordination at all."

  After reaching a conclusion, Zhang Lili explained: "Kobe has entered a state of fighting alone, and the pass just now was passed to the postman because he had no choice.

  OK The way the combination should play is definitely not like this. Without any triangle offense, how can it win?

  O'Neal didn't care whether he could score under the defense of the Iron Army, but he only got the ball once. As an offensive finisher, if he can't get the ball, he has no threat.

  Of course, if the ball is given to him, I think he will not be able to do it now. It is too heavy, and Tie Jun will go around to defend him, and it will be difficult for him to catch the ball.

   It is necessary for Kobe to play and cooperate. Kobe attracts the iron army's defense and allows O'Neal to take the opportunity to get a shot.

  Forget about the postman, just now his shot was too slow, and he was directly caught by Tie Jun. Now he is just an ordinary main force, and his strength is no longer a superstar.

  The problem for the Lakers is that the OK combination is completely disconnected, and the Zen master's triangle offense can't be played at all. They fight on their own and watch Kobe play. "

  On the Lakers bench, the atmosphere was icy cold.

  Phil Jackson stared at Kobe and said: "Kobe, now the team needs your cooperation with Shaq, don't you want to win?"

  Kobe put down the towel to wipe his sweat, but he didn't look at Phil Jackson, didn't speak, and didn't object, as if he didn't hear it.

   Seeing Kobe's reaction, Phil Jackson's head was instantly dizzy.

"Ugh!"

  The postman sighed deeply, and leaned weakly on the back of the chair.

   Just in time, the national live broadcast camera was given to the postman, and his extremely disappointed expression instantly entered the sight of countless people.

"You idiot, you really want the championship. Why do you hug OK's thighs? Even the Joe Sharks can't beat Old K. You just hug Old K's thighs." Stockton, in Salt Lake City, was furious. cursed.

   Almost two hours later, the game ended, 82:115, the Suns won by 33 points and won the G1 game by blowing up the Lakers.

   Lao Wang played 44 minutes, 16 of 25 shots, 64% shooting, 10 of 12 free throws, 83.3% shooting, 42 points, 16 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal, 8 blocks, 2 turnovers and 4 fouls.

  In 42 minutes, O'Neal made 4 of 10 shots and 3 of 6 free throws. He scored 11 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 blocks, 4 turnovers and 5 fouls.

  The postman made 4 of 10 shots and 2 of 3 free throws in 36 minutes. He scored 10 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, 2 turnovers and 3 fouls.

  In 44 minutes, Kobe made 9 of 21 shots, 1 of 4 three-pointers, 42.9% shooting, 5 of 7 free throws, 24 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals, 3 turnovers and 3 fouls.

After the game, Su Qun said with a smile: "The OK combination plus the postman made 17 of 41 shots, 10 of 16 free throws, and scored 49 points and 24 rebounds. Old K made 16 of 25 shots alone, only less than the three of them. One ball, but 16 fewer shots, 42 points and 16 rebounds, only 7 points and 8 rebounds, three hits one, still slightly dominant."

  Old Zhang laughed loudly and said, "The three of them can't even talk about teaming up. If they really teamed up, they wouldn't lose so badly."

   "In this series, we will strive to sweep the Lakers!"

   On the sidelines, the ABC TV station, which broadcasts the series live across the United States, interviewed Lao Wang live, he said so.

   "Old K, the Big Three..." the reporter asked again, but was interrupted by Lao Wang.

  He raised his head to stop the reporter, and said, "Don't talk about the Lakers' Big Three, Big Four, or F4 in front of me. In front of me, who is worthy to talk about the giants?"

  The reporter twitched, old K, you chatted the topic to death!

  After the game, David Stern left the court with satisfaction.

  He already knows the ratings for tonight, 28 million. Although it is not as high as the ratings of the final match between Old K and Joe Shark, it is double the average ratings of last year's finals.

  Before the appearance of the old K, that is, Jordan's finals in 1991 and 1992, the ratings could reach more than 20 million. It can be said that the current ratings are supported by the old K.

  On the way back to the locker room, Lao Wang casually asked Van Gundy Jr.: "Jeff, who won the Pacers or the Pistons?"

   "Guess who won?" Xiao Fan made a fool of himself.

   "The Pacers didn't beat the Pistons?" Old Wang was taken aback, but he wasn't too surprised.

  Xiao Fan laughed and said: "The Pacers won at home, 78:74, and only won by 4 points."

  Nash said in surprise: "The score is so low?"

Xiao Fan said with some seriousness: "The Pistons defended the Pacers with only 33.7% shooting percentage, and the Pistons themselves only shot 41.1%. , the Pistons only had 5 shots, and in the end the Pacers won in the number of shots, with a lower shooting percentage, but they took 10 more shots."

   "Can the Nets beat these two teams?" Marion was a little skeptical.

  Old Wang smiled and said: "It is difficult to estimate. The second round between the Pacers and Pistons may be an early Eastern Conference final."

   One hour later, the post-match press conference was held.

  In the conference hall of the Lakers, although they lost the game, there were still many reporters and they asked questions enthusiastically.

   "Kobe, old K just said after the game that he would sweep the Lakers. Do you have anything to say?" asked the first ABC reporter who was flopped.

   "Don't even think about it!" Kobe gasped.

   "Kobe, old K said that the Lakers have no giants now, and he thinks no one is qualified to be a giant in front of him, what do you think?" The reporter asked again.

  Kobe said angrily: "He is the boss, he can do whatever he says, I don't want to say anything."

   "Puff!"

  Many reporters below saw Kobe's depressed expression and burst out laughing.

  On May 3, ESPN adjusted the chances of the Suns and Lakers winning the championship.

  The Suns used to be 35%, which rose to 37%, and the Lakers were 4%, which dropped to 2%.

  The postman became numb when he saw that the Lakers had only a symbolic 2% left. He knew that if he lost another game, the Lakers would probably be included in the last 1%.

   Kobe said with a cold face: "In the past, ESPN only knew how to praise Michael Jordan's stinky feet, but they were always slapped in the face by old K. Now they are smarter."

   "Kobe, do you think we've lost too?" the postman asked after a sigh.

   "Old K made 16 of 25 shots. He can't attack or defend well. How can he win?" Kobe said coldly.

"boom!"

  O'Neill finally couldn't bear it anymore, threw the plate he just picked up on the restaurant, and shouted at Kobe: "Your performance may not be so good."

Kobe snorted coldly and said, "I'm an outside line, and they always double-team me, and I'm more efficient than you. Have the Suns double-teamed you? No, it's always just old K defending you alone, and you beat him three times." Big hat."

"you?"

  O'Neal was too angry to speak, and said angrily, "Didn't you also eat two of his hats?"

"Humph!"

   Kobe turned his face away and stopped talking.

  The postman’s expression was not good. He also ate two big hats from Old K, and seven of Old K’s eight big hats were given to three of them.

  He really didn't understand, with such a large tonnage and such an old age, how could old K jump faster and higher than when he was young?

   "Okay, everyone stop talking, what we need now is not quarrels, but unity." Phil Jackson persuaded.

   Persuasion is useless, but no one is arguing anymore, and they are caught in a cold war.

  (end of this chapter)