NBA: This Center Is So Stable

The first time, the second time.

Chapter 281 The Zen Master with a Clear Goal

“Watch it, Birdie. Staples is destined to be obsessed with this big guy today!”

“As for the Asian big guy you have always worshipped as a god, he will only become the background board of Shaquille O’Neal.”

Looking at the end of the first quarter, after the highlight performance of the Shark who scored 16 points in a single quarter, Jordan was very excited.

As a devout anti-Knicks believer, any guy who defeated the Knicks and Wang Song will get the highest praise from Jordan.

Not to mention Shaquille O’Neal, the young man who once let Jordan score 64 points in the first match.

Now that O’Neal can become a giant in the NBA, he can also highlight MJ’s dominance in the NBA back then.

Once the Asian kid is completely defeated by O’Neal in the finals, the “Michael Jordan’s successor in the new century” who is boasted by the outside world will fall from the altar.

If he can’t even rule this era, what can he compare with himself who established the Bulls dynasty.

So whenever O’Neal has a highlight performance, the most excited one among the Jordan trio is this always calm king.

Hearing Bird’s address, Bird’s face was dark: “Don’t fantasize, you old guy who can’t play and is being liquidated!”

“Even if Shaq really defeated the Asian kid in the finals, it’s just a common occurrence. Don’t forget… The Asian kid is only 20 years old now, this is just his rookie season.”

“Think about you still helping others in your rookie season, asshole!”

As expected of the king of trash talk, Bird’s sharp response made Jordan restrain a lot.

“Okay, okay, two old guys, you still have a childlike innocence and are still arguing with each other.”

Dream came out to smooth things over, and then suddenly pointed his finger at Wang Song in the Knicks camp, and said with interest: “Don’t you find anything different in this game? The Knicks are obviously increasing the proportion of outside shots, and don’t you find that the Asian big man is actually starting to try shooting from a longer distance?”

“Now that you mention it, it seems that the Knicks’ offensive strategy seems to have really been adjusted. The proportion of outside shots has obviously increased, and a lot of shooting tactics have been arranged around Wang Song.”

Bird nodded secretly, and then looked at the confused Jordan with a joking smile.

“You talk about tactics with the idiot, and he will only tell you to give him the ball, as always!”

Jordan, who was openly and secretly criticized, didn’t take it to heart at all, but after Olajuwon’s reminder, he did have some impressions in his mind.

He did not fight back against Bird’s ridicule, but just said in a light and stubborn way: “Oh, if adjusting tactics is useful, the Chicago Bulls would not have the six championship trophies I brought.”

Jordan showed his six rings.

His thinking is very clear. The so-called tactical cooperation is vulnerable in the face of absolute dominance.

O’Neal’s ability to score 16 points in a single quarter is enough to show that he still maintains enough aggressiveness in this field.

Although the current score does not seem to be widened, Jordan understands that as long as the Knicks cannot subdue O’Neal, it will not be easy for them to win.

Bird and Olajuwon looked at each other and smiled without saying anything.

If they did not also have so-called championship rings, I am afraid that Jordan would really pretend to be.

As the whistle sounded, the view returned to the game.

The Lakers attacked.

The Zen Master also made a bold attempt during the intermission. Since O’Neal had a strong desire to attack in this game, he simply let Kobe go off the court with Old Fish to partner with O’Neal.

After the experience of the first two games, the Zen Master has gradually grasped the psychology of OK and O’Neal.

Since the two are as difficult to blend as fire and water, the Zen Master gave them enough time to play freely.

Leaving O’Neal on the court, the Zen Master focused on Kobe, and took advantage of Kobe’s time on the bench to coax him more and paint a big picture.

Anyway, the Zen Master only cares about the final result of the game, and winning is a happy thing for the team.

As for Kobe or O’Neal’s little emotions, they can be diluted in the face of victory, and the contradictions between the two can be kept silent, so that they can tacitly win the championship.

But reality often conflicts with ideals!

Without Kobe, the Lakers’ offense has indeed become much smoother. After losing Kobe’s long-term control of the ball, O’Neal has more opportunities, which is also

To allow him to continue his hot hand in the second quarter.

On the defensive end!

The Knicks really have no way to deal with the Lakers. In addition to Prince, who was strengthened in the middle of the season, only Kurt Thomas, who relied on small moves to limit the opponent’s wing.

Defense has never been the strong point of this Knicks!

Especially when facing the Lakers, although Wang Song’s single defense can be regarded as one of the best in the league, it still seems a bit thin in front of the rule amendment and the giant figure of O’Neal.

But the two teams have never been fighting to find out the gaps, but to maximize their own advantages. The Lakers’ offense is indeed remarkable, but the Knicks are not the first blade in the East.

After two or three days of adaptation and the mid-range and long-range attempts in the first quarter, the Knicks rotated their new system in the second quarter.

In the CCTV studio.

The commentary duo who are worried about O’Neal have bitter faces.

“Hey, Coach Zhang, what’s going on? The Sharks are still very dominant these days. Even Wang Song occasionally fails to completely restrict his opponent in a one-on-one situation.”

“Don’t even mention Wang Song. Even Yao Ming can’t completely restrict this guy when he meets O’Neal. Don’t look at Shaq, who is 300 pounds fat, he is very flexible… Wait a minute.”

In the picture, the Knicks opened the curtain of attack.

“Why did Wang Song suddenly stand in the bottom corner, and O’Neal was not moved at all!”

“Didn’t you pay attention to your position? This kid does have a mid-range shot that is very deterrent, but that’s not enough for Shaq to completely give up the basket, especially now that he is standing outside the three-point line. O’Neal directly ignored him and stood in the restricted area.”

“What a mess! Five defense four… It’s difficult for other Knicks players to attack!”

Before Coach Zhang finished speaking, the Knicks passed the ball to Wang Song in the bottom corner.

The Lakers were originally implementing a zone defense. Karl Malone was about to make a comeback, but O’Neal waved his hand to signal that Wang Song should be left alone.

“Let that guy shoot. I want to see how accurate he can shoot!”

O’Neal’s disdainful voice came, and the “Postman” was not stubborn, so he naturally left enough space for Wang Song to shoot.

Although most of the time, the “Postman” and O’Neal were in conflict, but only on this matter did they reach a rare consensus.

(End of this chapter)