At noon, Jordan, who was about to have lunch in the restaurant of the Bulls' training base, saw Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's interview on TV. He was very annoyed by what Kareem Abdul-Jabbar said about the Suns' psychological advantage over the Bulls in the Finals.
If you beat him once in the finals, you will have a psychological advantage. What is the logic of this? Tiangou, has your brain been eaten away by brain-eating insects?
"The Lakers are really shameless in order to seduce old K!" he cursed.
"If the Lakers get Old K, their financial resources are much stronger than the Suns, and they will definitely create a championship-level lineup." Pippen said worriedly.
Phil Jackson explained at this time: "Don't worry about this, the current Suns team is strong enough. Even if the Lakers get Old K, they should not be able to match the current Suns team in a short time.
Because if they want Old K, they will definitely have to pay a huge price. The Suns cannot let him go empty-handed, they will definitely sign first and then trade. It is impossible for the Lakers to get Old K without paying a sky-high price."
Jordan and Pippen nodded, agreeing with this statement. The Suns' management is not a fool. It is impossible to give Old K to the Lakers for nothing, and the Lakers cannot get Old K with just a big contract.
Phil Jackson thought for a while and said: "This year there is a high probability that Old K will enter the free market, and next year it will be O'Neal's turn. These two behemoths will make huge waves in the free market. It is best that Old K can stay in the West, and O'Neal next year
Also go to the west and let them fight to the death in the west, so that we will have less pressure in the east."
"I don't care about that kid O'Neal. Our lineup can beat them. If the Suns can sweep the Jazz, we can sweep the Magic." Jordan said.
Phil Jack smiled and did not refute.
What he admires the most is that Jordan never admits defeat. The more critical the game, the more explosive he can be and the stronger his control over the game. People like Jordan are born for big scenes.
However, this reminded him of Old K of the Suns.
That kid, starting from his rookie season, has performed much better in the playoffs than in the regular season, and his performance in the finals is particularly good. He is also a guy with strong willpower and can play key games. Michael met him when he was defending the dynasty.
He is really unlucky.
As for the chance to defend his title this year, he couldn't help but frown when he thought about it.
I have analyzed the situation when the Bulls and Suns met in the Finals countless times. No matter how I analyzed it, the Bulls did not have a greater advantage.
Drexler joining the Suns will have a great impact on the Bulls. He will largely contain the defensive strength of Jordan and Pippen, and the pressure on the Lightning's Kevin Johnson will be released. The Bulls want to completely lock down
The Suns' perimeter is very difficult.
Even if the Lightning, Glider and Old K all have certain organizational abilities, it should be impossible for the Bulls to completely destroy the Suns' organizational functions, and their limited physical fitness cannot support long-term high-intensity defense.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but take a deep breath, trying to relieve the pressure in his heart in this way.
Unfortunately, as I breathed out, the pressure came back again.
…
At noon that day, Jazz veteran Donaldson announced his retirement in the hospital, and then the Jazz announced that substitute forward Adam Fiekey would be included in the twelve-man roster.
In the evening, the second round in the Eastern Conference continues.
The game between the Bulls and the Pacers started first and ended at ten o'clock. The Bulls actually lost their second home game and were equalized by the Pacers, 96:93, losing only three points.
Jordan missed his last three-point shot and failed to equalize the score at the last moment.
He scored 30 points in this game, but his shooting percentage was only 45%, which was slightly lower than the first round and previous performances.
Although Reggie Miller was not as hot as he was in the game, he continued to perform well, making 3 of 5 three-pointers and scoring 19 points.
The Pacers team made a total of 9 three-pointers. The Pacers team blossomed everywhere. Although no one scored 20, there were 6 people who scored 10. They played a very collective game and proved that there are no superstars.
, can also beat Jordan's Bulls.
The Bulls and Pacers tied at one, and the Magic's game with the Knicks also ended, eventually defeating the Knicks for the second time.
O'Neal's efficiency was not as good as in the G1 game, but among the five starts, Penny Hardaway and Cobra Grant both scored 20 points, and Nick Anderson also scored 16 points. They defeated the Knicks with the explosion of the main players.
For the Knicks, Ewing was affected by injuries and only played 26 minutes in this game. His performance of 15 points and 4 rebounds was disappointing.
On the 10th, the media made various fancy comments on these two games.
There are also various criticisms against Jordan. Some think he missed key shots, and some think he didn't try his best on the defensive end.
But Ewing helped Jordan attract media firepower because Ewing's performance was so poor.
The media ignored Ewing's injuries and focused only on his performance.
In fact, Ewing only played 30 minutes in the G1 game, and the injury occurred from then on.
But no matter what, as the core of the Knicks, Ewing did not perform the performance that the team and fans expected, which is indeed disappointing.
"The Suns stole K. from New York, now it's time to bring him back."
New York Sports published an article on the front page, publicly suggesting that the Knicks management trade Ewing, with the target being K.
"These damn media!" When Ewing saw these contents, the anger in his heart could almost be ignited with a lighter.
It's a pity that he is always silent. No matter how angry he is, he can only keep it in his heart and won't talk to anyone.
"I'm not going to New York. The boss of my team is booing me. That kind of place is not worthy of me." Lao Wang expressed disdain after seeing it.
When he was playing away games at Madison Square Garden, he personally witnessed Ewing being booed by the home fans. It must have felt very uncomfortable. No wonder Ewing had a dead skin hanging on his face all day long and never interacted with Knicks fans.
interactive.
Rest in the morning and come to the team for adaptive training in the afternoon.
In the evening, the American West Arena was brightly lit, and the G2 game between the Suns and Jazz began. At 7:30, both sides announced their starting lineup.
Jazz: Karl Malone, Tom Chambers, David Benoit, Jeff Hornacek, John Stockton
Suns: Wang Tiejun, AC Green, Drexler, Dan Marley, Kevin Johnson
In the ESPN commentary box, Oldman said: "Veteran Donaldson has retired. The Jazz no longer have a real center. The Postman must face Old K from the beginning. I think he will be under a lot of pressure."
Partner Luo Lin nodded and said: "The postman opened his chest to the media at the press conference..."
"Poof!"
Hearing Rollin's description, Oldman couldn't help laughing.
Luo Lin himself laughed, and then said: "We can see that he suffered a lot of trauma in the direct confrontation with Lao K.
Lao K's terrifying exertion of strength caused a large area of blood bruising on the postman's chest. If the postman hadn't been too strong, no one would have been able to stand up to Lao K for such a long time.
Although the postman lost the game, I have to admire him because even the three super centers are avoiding such a strong confrontation with Old K."
Oldman analyzed: "It should be Jerry Sloan's order. He is a tough head coach. Old K's current mobility is very good, better than the postman. If the postman does not have a hard top, he will not be able to defend him at all.
"Old K."
"But the effect of hard defense is not good. Look at Lao K's efficiency in the G1 battle. The postman can't defend Lao K at all if he doesn't rely on double teams." Luo Lin said.
"What about double-teaming?" Oldman asked.
Luo Lin thought for a while and said: "The postman's hard cover and double-teaming are definitely useful, but with Old K's passing and assisting abilities, the Jazz will also pay a heavy price."
At eight o'clock, the game officially begins.
In the jump ball, Lao Wang gets the ball first and the Sun attacks first.
"Postman, come on, let's continue." Lao Wang dropped low on the left wing and yelled at the postman after taking the ball.
"Are you afraid of you?" The postman didn't show any signs of weakness. He straightened his chest and pushed forward.
"Bang!"
The postman responded with a fierce Iron Mountain Kick from Lao Wang.
There is no trickery, the body fat percentage of the two is not as high as O'Neal, there is not much reduction in fat layer, it is a pure competition between muscles and bones.
The collision of forces seemed to produce sparks. The heavy impact sound and impact images instantly transmitted the invisible sparks along the sound waves and vision to the eyes of countless people. In an instant, their adrenaline surged crazily and their breathing stopped.
, eyes fixed firmly on the basket.
"I can handle it!" Lao Zhang said in surprise at the CCTV live broadcast.
"Bang!"
The next moment, Wang Tiejun's second blow followed.
At this moment, the postman's front legs suddenly moved back.
"Oops!"
Lao Zhang's eyes widened.
"Crack!"
As his opponent retreated, Wang Tiejun's left shoulder and back collided with the postman's left chest, but there was no real impact at all.
It's just that his low-post back-up skills are really good and he has a strong sense of rhythm. The postman did not completely achieve the effect of evacuation. He was still hit. With some reaction force, his center of gravity was not completely lost.
However, when the postman lost control of the ball, he suddenly made a steal. At the same time, taking this opportunity, the small forward David Benoit also rushed down and double-teamed him, which made him panic a little.
, the ball was eventually snatched away by Bennott.
"Old K made a mistake, and now the Jazz counterattacked, but the Suns retreated quickly and turned into a positional battle." Oldman said quickly in the ESPN commentary box.
"The postman still has more experience. He carries and evacuates once, let's see how old K handles it?" Luo Lin said with a smile.
"It's okay to make an occasional mistake. Old K's low post play is not that easy to defend against. Dameng and their three super centers often retreat when they are defending Old K alone, but they still can't deal with Old K." Oldman said with a smile.
The Jazz pulled inside and outside, and the Suns' penalty area was emptied. At this time, with the help of the pick-and-roll, Jeff Hornacek cut inside without the ball, received the ball from John Stockton, and hit a layup.
Lao Wang and Green returned to defend the basket, already a step too late.
Zhang Lili analyzed: "The Postman's defense has changed a bit today. He is more flexible and is not blindly holding on. This shows that the Tiejun really made him suffer in the game the day before yesterday.
We should not care about Tie Jun's mistake just now. We should look at this problem from another angle, that is, the postman was dodging the strong confrontation with Tie Jun.
This is good news. When he loses his toughness on the defensive end, the Tiejun's strong attack can have the greatest effect."
Sun attack.
Lao Wang still positioned himself low on the left wing and once again asked for the ball.
"Come again!"
While the ball was still flying over, he shouted in a deep voice.
"Bang!"
What responded to him was the impact of the postman.
However, it didn't hit him. The ball fell into his right hand, and he pressed his left elbow outward against the postman. While blocking the position, his attack began immediately.
"squeak!"
With the scuffing sound of his sneakers, he turned around and slid to the bottom. Under the bear step, his body was also in a state of switching between moving and leaning on the ball.
As he turned around and slipped away, the postman immediately retreated.
At this time, he thought of what Jerry Sloan reminded him last time, that Old K was very good at beating opponents in a moving state, so he was very energetic.
But even though he was extra careful, he was bumped into by Lao Wang.
As soon as Wang Tiejun turned around and observed that his opponent was retreating, he immediately stepped forward quickly and quickly approached the opponent. He stamped his feet, combined his six forces into one, and Tieshan exploded with strength.
"Bang!"
With plenty of space for exerting force, this stroke unleashed a very powerful force, and the impact sound was particularly heavy.
"Damn it, got knocked away again?"
The postman didn't have much resistance. As he was moving, he grunted, leaned his upper body back sharply, and then rolled backwards. His feet were actually knocked off the floor. It could be said that he was knocked away.
.
"Bang!"
When he hit the floor, he saw the damn old K flying over him.
"Bang!"
During the one-arm dunk, the basket frame was shaken three times.
"yeah!"
The whole place erupted with an explosion. Countless people stood up, raised their arms and shouted wildly.
In a hotel in New York, O'Neal was staring at the TV in a daze.
He had suffered and been knocked over by Lao Wang's move. He couldn't understand how Lao K did it. He was obviously sliding to the bottom and was on the move. Why could he burst out with such a powerful power in an instant?
When fighting for strength, how do you exert force at that moment?
"Is it Kung Fu?"
The thought arose immediately and I could no longer suppress it. The more I thought about it, the more I realized it should be like this.
In fact, he just didn't pay attention. Lao Wang told the media during his rookie season that his technique of relying on force came from martial arts. Otherwise, there would be no need to make wild guesses here.
"Do you want to join the K-Martial Arts School?"
When he thought of this, he felt a little regretful. It was only 30,000 US dollars a year. He had tens of millions of US dollars in sneaker contracts. He shouldn't have been so stingy to Lao K. He went to have a meal and left nothing behind.
He ran away. No, he ate too much and left a few stinky farts. Wouldn’t it be a little embarrassing to join a martial arts gym now?
…
America West Arena, the game continues.
"Bang! Bang!"
Less than two meters away from the basket, Lao Wang was double-teamed with the ball, and with a series of hits, he knocked away the postman and Tom Chambers.
After gaining space to stand up, he suddenly rose up, pressed down on the postman beneath him, pressed his left hand on the postman's face, and smashed the ball with his right hand.
"Damn it!"
The postman's face was held down and he couldn't get up at all. In anger, he tried to pull Old K down, but it was already too late.
"Bang!"
The next moment, the Jazz's basket was exploded, and the postman was knocked over by Wang Tiejun.
boom!
The whole audience burst into cheers, and the atmosphere of the Suns team was completely aflame due to this forced dunk under the basket.
"Buckle! Old K flipped over the postman! The postman is struggling hard, but he can't do anything!" an on-site commentator shouted excitedly.
"Surrender, postman, if you want a championship, come here and hug Old K's lap, and he will make it happen." Another on-site commentator joked loudly.
"Haha..." All the Suns fans laughed.
"Bang!"
The angry postman punched the floor.
"Go hug O'Neal's thigh. I have no place for you here, ever." Lao Wang next to him chuckled.
"asshole!"
The postman was so angry that he almost vomited blood. He got up and shouted at Lao Wang's back: "Damn boy, I would rather be without a crown for the rest of my life than hug anyone's lap, ever!"
"Karl, don't pay attention to that foul-mouthed boy. We will always be together and we will definitely win the championship." John Stockton ran over and said.
"Yes, John, we will be together forever."
The postman stared at the old brother and said affectionately, the love between the two was overflowing.
"Kacha kacha..."
Behind the bottom line, hundreds of media reporters clicked their shutters.
