Chapter 246 The humiliation of the crotch + Influenza strikes
At half past eight, the game officially started.
The person who jumped the ball with Lao Wang was not Nets center Benjamin, but power forward Derek Coleman.
Coleman, the No. 1 pick, is 208 centimeters and 105 kilograms. His extreme athletic talent shocked the league when he debuted, and he was hailed as the next Karl Malone or Charles Barkley.
Comparing the position of power forward, he actually has no obvious explosive advantage.
In terms of athleticism, his jumping ability is not weak, but it is not very explosive or flying. His explosive power is not as good as Rain Man Kemp, and his confrontation ability is not as good as Barkley's.
Technically, it's not as gorgeous as Chris Webber and McHale.
However, he also has strengths, otherwise his evaluation would not be so high. At the beginning, many media evaluated him as the number one power forward in the future.
His back-to-the-basket skills are better than Postman Malone's, his basic skills are solid, his movements are smooth, his movements are more delicate than Rain Man Kemp, he dares to fight more than Chris Webber, he is taller than Larry Johnson and Barkley, and his jumping is not top-notch
, but he grasps the timing of taking off very well, he grasps the timing of rushing for rebounds and rushing to the basket for dunks very well, he has certain skills facing the basket, and he is good at passing and coordinating.
Whether it is technology or athleticism, his advantage lies in balance. He has no shortcomings. He is not top-notch at any point, but when combined together, he is top-notch.
If we want to make a comparison, he is a shrunken version of future No. 1 power forward Tim Duncan, a little shorter.
It's a pity that this guy has no self-discipline. He has a bad temper and drinks alcohol. He often misses team training for various reasons. He is very capable of getting into trouble. He often contradicts the coach and even often wears slippers to participate in team training. He is constantly wasting his talent.
After several seasons, he was selected as an All-Star last season, but other than that, he did not receive any personal honors.
In New Jersey, fans don't think he is the leader of the team. Even if he is extremely talented, his recognition there is very low, and sooner or later he will be abandoned.
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The moment the ball was thrown, Coleman took off with all his strength.
"Crack!"
Lao Wang used his long arms to take the lead in getting the ball away, and the Suns attacked.
Entering the frontcourt and walking directly from the free throw line to the paint area, the opponent's center Benjamin took top defense.
Benjamin is 213 centimeters tall and weighs 120 kilograms. He is a role player, has average rebounding, average offense and defense, and is average in everything.
Lao Wang stopped at the free throw line, looked back and observed Kevin Johnson. After the two made eye contact, he suddenly started, bypassed Benjamin, and ran towards the basket.
Benjamin hurriedly turned around to chase him. He was already half a beat too late. He was secretly pressed by Lao Wang. He was still half a beat slower. By the time he started to chase, he was already a step too slow. At this time, Kevin Johnson's ball
It flew over his head.
"Bang!"
Lao Wang flew up, reached out with his right hand, grabbed the basketball and instantly smashed it into the basket.
"yeah!"
Suns fans cheered instantly.
"Oh, the Lightning and Old K have perfect alley-oop cooperation. They are the best inside and outside partnership in the league." A commentator shouted excitedly in the regional broadcast booth.
"Lao K has now transformed from a violent stream to a flying stream." Another on-site commentator said excitedly.
"No, no, no, he is a beast of violence!" the previous commentator laughed.
"It's not a matchup at the same level at all. Old K is just being mean." Luo Lin said with a smile during the ESPN live broadcast.
The Nets attacked and Coleman stayed on the right three-point line.
His offense at the basket accounts for about one-third. He has a long-range shot, but his shooting rate is not high. His three-point shooting rate is only barely 30%, but he likes to shoot three-pointers, and he likes to shoot three-pointers more and more.
, the more he shoots, the more he shoots. This season, he averaged 2.1 three-pointers per game and hit 0.5, with a shooting percentage of just over 20%. He still enjoys it.
As the team's first scoring point and core on the field, the ball was quickly passed to his hands.
Danny Manning defended from the front and was very cautious.
One was the No. 1 pick in 1988, and the other was the No. 1 pick in 1990. They were in the same position, same height, and one had outstanding talent. The moment they faced each other on the three-point line, they immediately attracted countless attention.
But obviously, Coleman did not have the ability to make a strong shot against the defender at the three-point line. He passed the ball out again, and then ran in. When Danny Manning caught up, he suddenly ran in the opposite direction.
, ran outside the three-point line again.
At this time, the ball was passed again, and before Danny Manning could defend him, he made a three-point jumper.
"Coleman is too obsessed with three-pointers!" Rollin said jokingly during the ESPN live broadcast.
"Bang!"
The ball was short, and after rebounding, it was caught by Lao Wang under the basket.
After entering the frontcourt, he once again rushed directly from the free throw line to the paint area.
Benjamin learned his lesson when he was overtaken last time. This time he no longer faced him, but put him under the basket, preparing to double-team Old K here.
Lao Wang came to the basket, turned around and blocked Benjamin behind him, and started to ask for the ball.
On the right wing, Danny Manning also moved one step inside the three-point line, which is his shooting range.
Coleman moved two meters away and stayed outside the right waist of the paint area, keeping an eye on Danny Manning outside while maintaining the possibility of returning to the basket.
At this time, Kevin Johnson saw Lao Wang reaching his position under the basket, and the ball flew towards the basket.
Coleman immediately turned around and rushed toward the basket.
Lao Wang grabbed the ball with his right hand. Coleman had already jumped in front of him, forming a double attack on him with Benjamin behind him, and his hand had already hit his basketball.
With a movement of his right hand, Coleman got out of the way to steal. With a bang, while dribbling, he turned around and took a step back, switching from back to the basket to facing the basket.
When Coleman saw it, he quickly took a step sideways and blocked the position between Lao Wang and the basket.
But just as he moved, Lao Wang, who had just turned around and took a step back, had already stood up, jumped up towards him, and rushed towards him like a tiger.
"not good!"
His expression changed instantly, and his eyes were completely obscured by Wang Tiejun's figure.
Lao Wang jumped in the air, pressed his left hand directly on Coleman's shoulder, and while pressing on him, he held the ball in his right hand and smashed it toward the basket crazily.
"Damn it!"
As he was about to be dunked, Coleman's brain was instantly filled with blood. He moved his hands, grabbed Wang Tiejun's body, and pulled him down suddenly.
Unfortunately, Lao Wang's left hand pressed on his shoulder, which provided some leverage. A large part of his strength was offset, and he could not pull it down immediately.
The next moment, there was a bang, the basket behind him was smashed, and he was knocked over under the basket.
"Ho ho ho..."
In an instant, America West Arena was filled with the crazy shouts of Suns fans.
"Did you see it? Did you see it? This is a violent flow! Absolutely violent dunks..." A commentator roared excitedly in the commentary box.
Another commentator laughed and said: "Old K, don't hurt Mr. Coleman, you should be more gentle to him."
On the ESPN live broadcast, Luo Lin smiled helplessly and said: "Well, I was worried that Old K would be dunked by Coleman. I have to admit that I was wrong."
"If there's a first time, there will definitely be a second time." Oldman said with a strange smile.
On the court, Lao Wang got off the basket, separated his legs, and sat on Coleman. Then he stepped forward and walked over the latter's head with his head held high. Coleman, who was ashen-faced, raised his hands to block him.
, but how can a mantis block a car with its arms?
"Humiliation of the crotch, humiliation of the crotch, haha..."
"Ewing, Pippen, now it's Coleman's turn, haha..."
In the sky above the American West Arena, the excited roars of two on-site commentators rang out, followed by the excited cheers and strange screams of countless Suns fans.
"Damn it!"
Coleman, with eyes blazing, got up and rushed towards Lao Wang, who had his back turned to him. He pushed Lao Wang violently with both hands and pushed Lao Wang down to the media box.
"Damn it!"
When Kevin Johnson and others saw it, they rushed over.
"Shh!"
Fans who reacted quickly were already yelling at Coleman.
"Kacha kacha..."
Behind the media gallery, the sound of reporters’ shutters rang out.
"Old K, what do you want to do most at this moment?"
Just behind the press box where Lao Wang fell, a white reporter almost stuffed a microphone into his mouth and asked excitedly.
"What the hell!"
Lao Wang pushed the microphone from his mouth and turned towards Coleman.
"Xihonghu?"
The reporter was confused. Could it be that what Lao K wants to do most at this time is to eat red wine? It’s incomprehensible!
"What?"
At this moment, he saw Old K walking in front of Coleman, and slapped Coleman in the face. His eyes widened.
At the same time, out of the reporter's instinctive reaction, he began to press the shutter of the camera in his hand frantically to freeze the scene that was about to happen.
Coleman was just feeling proud of having let out a bad breath, but he didn't expect Lao Wang to dare to take action and didn't react.
"Crack!"
A crisp slap sounded, and the Suns fans who were about to boo Coleman couldn't help but fall silent, and then burst into loud cheers.
"Kacha kacha..."
All the reporters’ shutters rang.
"It's too much. Coleman actually dared to attack K. at the home court of the Suns, and it was the most despicable attack from behind. He is so ungrateful!"
"Referee, please send Coleman off. It's the most shameless thing to do something behind your back. Coleman, do you dare to do it in front of Old K?"
The two on-site commentators shouted angrily.
"Will there be a fight?" Luo Lin asked.
"If Coleman hadn't lost his last sanity, and if he wasn't a pig-brained person, it wouldn't be possible." Oldman said with a smile.
Sure enough, he was right.
Coleman seemed to wake up after being slapped, and then the referees and players from both sides rushed up to separate him from Lao Wang, and he retreated.
But when he retreated, he still pointed at Lao Wang and shouted: "Boy, this matter is not over until it is over."
Lao Wang was also pushed to the media box. Remembering what question a reporter had just asked him, he turned around and asked the white reporter: "Hey, sir, what did you ask me just now?"
The reporter laughed loudly, raised the camera in his hand proudly, and said: "Old K, you have answered me with practical actions."
"Old K, how do you feel about dunking on Coleman?" a reporter nearby asked loudly.
"It's like a medium-rare steak, extremely tender. When I bite it, it's all bloodshot. Next, I'll grind it into meat sauce and swallow it in my stomach." Lao Wang said with a smile.
The white teeth in his mouth glowed with a cold light, like sharp knives and forks, eager to bite people.
"Oh ho!"
The reporters screamed with excitement and pressed the shutter at him.
Three minutes later, the Suns attacked.
Lao Wang still went directly to the basket. Even under Benjamin's dead head, he squeezed into the basket and caught the ball, forcing Coleman to double-team the basket again.
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
Under the crazy attack, Coleman, who was not strong enough, was targeted by Lao Wang and was knocked over directly. Benjamin was also knocked away.
"Bang!"
He jumped into the air like a monster and smashed the ball into the basket.
"yeah!"
Amid the enthusiastic cheers from the audience, an on-site commentator shouted excitedly: "
Scenes like this are not uncommon in this game.
After the first half, the Nets' main center and a backup center didn't defend much, allowing Wang to do whatever he wanted in their penalty area.
Coleman's confrontational ability is stronger than Chris Webber, but compared with Lao Wang, there is a world of difference. After suffering a few losses, he will not participate much in assisting defense.
This was exactly what Lao Wang wanted. Playing back-to-back games would consume a lot of physical energy, but his opponent was weak, so he could save some energy.
In this way, the Suns successfully won their 12th consecutive game and ranked first in the league.
There are two more games this month. The competition format arranged by the league will test the physical condition of the Suns. A back-to-back at home, one day apart, and a back-to-back away from home. On the 29th, they will challenge the Bucks away from home, and then on the 30th
Challenge the Bulls away from home.
However, this round of away games is not two, but six, from the East to the West, and finally the Timberwolves finish.
On the 28th, the Suns flew to Milwaukee in the ice and snow.
Lao Wang prepared down jackets, windbreakers, hats, scarves, gloves, waterproof boots and other things to keep out the cold and water. There were two large suitcases in total.
This climate is similar to the winter in my hometown, but it is still a bit uncomfortable to suddenly go from the desert to the ice and snow.
Before getting off the plane, he put on all the things he had prepared, covered his nose with a scarf, and even put on a medical mask.
As athletes who train a lot every day, their bodies actually have a common weakness. While their bodies remain strong, their immunity is somewhat reduced and they are easily susceptible to influenza.
Winter is the peak season for influenza, and influenza is also prevalent in the northern United States. This is why he wears a mask.
Not only him, he also asked Liu Changfeng to wear a mask. The two of them shared a room at night. If Liu Changfeng contracted the flu, he might also get infected.
"Old K, do you have a problem?" Colangelo said in surprise when he saw it.
His teammates also looked at him with strange eyes. He quickly shook his head and said: "No, it's just to prevent winter flu. The temperature here is low and the flu is prevalent."
People still don’t understand that wearing a mask in the United States only means that the person is sick. Even medical staff are not in the habit of wearing masks. Why should they wear masks if they are not sick?
On the morning of the 29th, while having breakfast, Lao Wang found that the number of people was wrong. Several guys were not here, including Danny Manning, Dan Marley, Antonio Long, and Elliott Perry.
Then Colangelo informed that Dan Marley and four other people had caught a cold last night and were diagnosed with influenza and had some low-grade fever. They had been placed on the injured list.
"I just told you to wear a mask." Lao Wang shouted.
"We're fine, why should we wear masks?" Kevin Johnson and others still didn't understand.
Lao Wang was speechless. You idiots all went to college, so why can’t you understand? He asked team doctor Andrew John: “Andrew, have they gone to the hospital?”
"No, I gave them some pills and rested in the room. By the way, you should not come into close contact with them." Andrew John reminded.
Lao Wang really wanted to say that I have Banlangen here, but after thinking about it, he decided not to. These Americans are not interested in Chinese medicine.
In the evening, the Suns played half as the main force and half as a substitute. Wang scored 42 points, 18 rebounds and 6 assists, leading the team to defeat the bad Bucks, maintaining the winning streak to 13 games.
13 consecutive wins is nothing in the league, but it is only one game away from breaking the Suns' record for the most consecutive wins in history. As long as they beat the Bulls again, they can tie this record.
After playing the Bucks, although they had to play the Bulls back-to-back tomorrow, the Suns did not set off overnight because Chicago and Milwaukee are only 150 kilometers away. It would be better to go tomorrow as it would not affect their sleep tonight, so they still stayed.
Milwaukee.
"Brother Changfeng, drink two cups of lankeng as a precaution."
Back at the hotel, before going to bed, Lao Wang thought that Liu Changfeng had to give Danmarli and the others massages every day, and he might infect them with the flu.
"OK."
Liu Changfeng quickly opened his suitcase, found the basket and made two large cups.
The next day, on the morning of the 30th, Colangelo announced that Robert Horry had entered the injured list.
"Now that's good, we lost a third of our lineup due to the flu." Lao Wang complained.
After breakfast, we left the hotel at 10 o'clock and arrived at the hotel in Chicago for lunch at 12:30.
The five guys who had the flu did not come to Chicago with them, but were sent directly back to Phoenix. Now there are only 10 players in the Suns team.
During lunch, everyone discussed the current situation.
The Suns have 13 wins and are first in the league. The Bulls are close behind with 11 wins and 1 loss, also first in the Eastern Conference.
"Old K, if we beat the Bulls tonight, you will definitely continue to be ranked first in this month's MVP rankings." Kevin Johnson smiled.
Stopping the knife and fork cutting the steak, Lao Wang chuckled and said, "Kevin, do you still want to beat the Bulls tonight?"
Kevin Johnson couldn't help but smile bitterly. Yes, he came to Chicago today to deliver food. Be prepared to be eaten alive by Jordan.
"However, even if we lose to the Bulls, the first place in MVP should still be mine, right?" Lao Wang said.
"After losing the game tonight, we had 13 wins and 1 loss, and the Bulls had 12 wins and 1 loss. Old K's personal data is better than Jordan's. I think Old K should have the advantage." Drexler said with a smile.
He has now integrated into this team, and the integration is very fast, because he has put down his superstar status and completely united with Old K as an ordinary main player.
He knew very well that in order to make room for Old K, the Suns management even traded Barkley, let alone him?
In fact, the Suns actually only have one core left this season.
The condition of outside core Kevin Johnson has declined, and his core functions have also declined. At the same time, Old K's performance has improved to a higher level than last season, especially the defense has begun to improve. The importance of both offense and defense has begun to rise. The team has
It gradually developed into a true traditional center-type team, focusing on the low post.
In addition, both he and Danny Manning's ball rights and shots are controlled, but Old K is not controlled. In fact, he has unlimited ball rights and unlimited shot rights, but it is not stated clearly.
Although the lineup is seriously uneven, we still have to strive for victory. The Suns lost both regular season games last season. This time, we have to test the fire of this Bulls no matter what.
