Chapter 359 The bastard, who will kill who is not sure
In the players tunnel, the two teams met.
"Hey, Shark, why don't you introduce your little brother?" Lao Wang shouted when he saw him.
Being ridiculed by Lao Wang in public, O'Neal couldn't help rolling his eyes and roaring in his heart: Where are all my confidants?
"snort!"
Penny Hardaway felt cold in his heart, and his impression of Old K plummeted.
But he didn't dare to have an attack. He couldn't mess with Old K. This giant beast's temper was a hundred times worse than O'Neal's.
But he doesn't regret fighting with O'Neal. He also wants to be the boss, why not? Why should he be the second child when he has the strength?
When you become the boss, you need status and status, ball rights, shots, popularity, big contracts, commercial resources, and everything.
And what about being the second child? You don't have any shit, you don't even have to drink the soup. Just look at Pippen next to Jordan. With Jordan here, who would choose Pippen? So he must be the boss.
"One mountain cannot accommodate two tigers!"
Looking at the secret battle between O'Neal and Hardaway, Lao Wang immediately thought of the Suns after winning the championship in 1993, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart: "Mr. Colangelo is really courageous, and he did not hesitate to rebuild and directly traded Barkley, otherwise
There will definitely be conflicts between me and Barkley. If the team is at odds, we will not be able to defend the title in 1994."
He can be sure that if Barkley was not traded away at that time and the original lineup was maintained, he would definitely not be willing to be the second best player. Why?
Ten minutes later, in front of the Suns bench, Westphal asked again: "Old K, do you really not want Wallace to help you with O'Neal?"
"No, this is a contest between me and him." Lao Wang shook his head again.
Ben Wallace's current strength should be impossible to withstand O'Neal. Even if he could, he would not agree. There is no room for concession between him and O'Neal. If they meet, they must collide head-on. Whoever gives in will lose.
With your own morale, whoever can suppress the opponent head-on and defeat the opponent head-on will be the more powerful beast.
Of course, this refers to the regular season. If we meet in the finals, that's a different matter.
At half past eight, the game officially started.
"Crack!"
O'Neal was like a charging beast, rushing to get the ball away, and Lao Wang missed it.
"This guy is really stronger than last season." Lao Wang was secretly shocked.
He can clearly feel that O'Neal, who has a larger muscle ratio and lower body fat percentage, can jump better than last season, jumping faster and higher.
Magic offense.
Penny Hardaway, who is 201 centimeters tall, serves as the point guard and immediately moves forward after receiving the ball.
Perry, the backup point guard of the Suns, is only 183 centimeters tall and a lot smaller. He cannot be guarded at all, so he can only switch defenses and let shooting guard Person guard him.
Person is 198 centimeters tall and weighs about the same as a penny. His defensive attitude is better than that of Wilkins, but his skills are average and his defensive efficiency is not very good. The more important reason for him to be the starting shooting guard is that he has more
Strong outside shooting ability.
As soon as the two came into contact, Pence immediately made a signature move, changing direction in front of his body. The first step was very fast. He directly passed Person in one step and entered the three-point line. After there was no defender in front of him, he immediately
Pull-up jump shot.
"No wonder he dares to compete with O'Neal for the top spot. He is really capable."
Lao Wang looked inside, as if he was seeing another Michael Jordan. His movements were crisp and neat, which was a big improvement compared to last season.
"brush!"
The water splashed and he hit two points from far away.
2:0, the Suns attack.
Wang Tiejun came to the low post on the left wing and did not forcefully claim the position. He first wanted to see which teammate was in good condition and then hit him.
Even if his physical fitness reaches level 101, it is impossible to win all the ball rights. It is even impossible at level 110. That would be exhausting. He must let his teammates open up, so that he can win more games.
Even in the first three games, when he scored 50 points in a row, he won the game with the support of his teammates. It was just that he took slightly more shots and fulfilled more responsibilities in other aspects.
Ben Wallace's offense doesn't need to be considered at all, and Perry's offensive ability is not good either. Michael Finley, a rookie, has not had a big breakout yet, and his explosive scoring ability should not be strong. Person can occasionally make a breakout. He wants to see
That was Person, followed by Finlay.
Perry pulled to the left wing and dropped the ball. Wang Tiejun was immediately blocked by O'Neal from behind. That larger body than him directly blocked his way into the paint area.
This is the first time the two have faced each other this season, and they immediately begin to clash their muscles, trying to test each other's strength.
When the Magic were attacking just now, O'Neal didn't take the position at all. He knew Hardaway wouldn't pass the ball to him, so there was no direct confrontation between the two.
"Creak!"
There seems to be a sound between the collision of muscles.
"The absolute power seems to be no less than mine."
Lao Wang was a little horrified. This big shark had obvious effects on losing fat and building muscle.
Of course, he also knows that there is also a reason for the tonnage. He is now 132 kilograms, and O'Neal is at least 140 kilograms, maybe a little heavier.
"Be careful!"
He secretly warned himself, O'Neal is so powerful in terms of absolute strength, how terrifying is his explosive power?
He had been knocked over by O'Neal more than once before. Now that O'Neal was stronger, it was even more difficult to resist him.
Facing a shark that was faster, more flexible, stronger and more explosive, he really didn't dare to be careless.
"Grandma, I can't stand him?"
O'Neal was a little angry. I have worked so hard to lose fat and gain muscle. Unfortunately, my stomach is so hungry that I should crush Old K!
While Lao Wang was engaged in a strong confrontation with O'Neal, he was observing the rest of the Magic team. No one came to help defend, which made it even more troublesome. With the strength of Person and Finley, how can we attack without openings? How can we attack with force?
How efficient is it?
"It's better to get the ball by yourself."
The next moment, he suddenly put down his blocked left elbow, activated the Bear Step, moved his feet inward, and while dribbling, launched the Iron Mountain Kick.
"Bang!"
The two huge bodies collided together instantly, and the dull sound of impact erupted in all directions and was clearly audible.
"What?"
O'Neal took a small step back, almost stepping on the circle of the legal collision zone, and the shock in his heart was indescribable.
He immediately thought of Lao K's miraculous technique of relying on force, which could actually erupt with more powerful force in such a short period of time and at such a small distance, stabilizing his head.
The next moment, Wang Tiejun's Xiongbu stepped forward again, and his second Iron Mountain hit broke out again.
"Bang!"
O'Neal was hit and his upper body fell back, and his front feet were pulled up.
He reacted very quickly, immediately stepped backward with his front foot, switched to his back foot, and retreated to a reasonable collision area before he stabilized.
But at this time, Wang Tiejun had already grabbed the ball in his hands, turned around without hesitation, and when he rushed up, he pressed O'Neal with his left hand, and smashed the basket with the ball in his right hand.
"Asshole!"
O'Neal's eyes were splitting. Damn it, old K. He didn't show mercy at all. He actually wanted to dunk me again?
"Get down here!"
His shoulders were already held down and he was completely unable to take off. With his big hands, he grabbed Wang Tiejun, who jumped up and pressed on top of him, and tried to pull him down.
"Bang!"
"Oh oh oh..."
At this time, there was a sudden sound above his head, and as his body was knocked backwards, he heard huge cheers from the scene, like a volcano erupting.
"Oh ho ho ho, old K dunks on the big shark, he is dominating another giant beast!" A commentator roared excitedly in the commentary box on the sidelines.
"Great, this is our Sun King, and his light is shining on the big shark."
Another on-site commentator yelled equally wildly: "Old K, burn this shark, sprinkle some black pepper, and spread butter and cheese on it. He will be your snack tonight."
"Hoo ho ho..."
Under the basket, Lao Wang and O'Neal stared with big eyes and panted. One attack and defense was a huge drain.
"Old K, are you serious about coming?" O'Neal said through gritted teeth.
"I wonder if you still dare to come to the Western Conference and play four regular season games every year, plus the playoffs, to see if I can kill you? I think you'd better stay in the Eastern Conference, where you can still claim your title.
If Wang dominates, wouldn't he be the best center in the Eastern Conference?" Lao Wang chuckled.
O'Neal was so angry that he said, "You bastard, you don't know who will be killed. Even if you kill me, you will definitely be crippled. Whoever encounters you in the future will kill you. Who are you trying to scare?"
But while he was angry, he also thought of a possibility. If he really went to the Western Conference, even if the three super centers would be old in two years, after a life-and-death fight between him and Old K, he might be defeated by the Eastern Conference.
The team got a bargain.
Isn't that what Mosaic did in 1994? In the Western Conference Finals, he and Old K reached the tiebreaker, and finally exhausted their physical strength and were easily defeated by Jordan.
At this time, the referee came over and signaled Lao Wang to take a free throw, and then the two men separated like a pair of fighting cocks.
"We had dinner together last night, so we were a little angry." Zhang Lili joked.
"You have to take it seriously. If you don't take it seriously, it's really not worth it." Su Qun said with a smile.
"Bang!"
It seems that the attack just now consumed too much physical energy and affected the touch. Lao Wang missed the extra free throw and O'Neal grabbed the backcourt rebound.
"Nick, remember to give the ball back to me." He didn't give it to Hardaway who wanted the ball, but passed it to shooting guard Nick Anderson, and said it in a serious manner.
Anderson smiled bitterly, but ignored it.
He doesn't want to get involved in the dispute between O'Neal and Hardaway. Anyway, he is more senior. Although his current strength is not as good as at his peak, he still has 1554 statistics. Whoever is the boss of these two people has to give him face.
Then Pence came over and asked for the ball, and he gave it to him.
O'Neal was depressed to death, but there was nothing he could do. Who made him a center? He was born to need outside support.
"Bang!"
Penny Hardaway once again used a drastic change of direction to get past Person. He also made the same two-point emergency stop jumper, but this time he was unlucky. He completely got rid of the defender and missed the shot without even getting in front of him.
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Lao Wang blocked O'Neal outside and was about to take a step forward to grab the rebound. Suddenly a guy rushed in front of him and snatched the ball away.
"cobra?"
His eyes sharpened, and when he saw Grant in front of him taking off for the second time for a layup, he immediately stood up and pressed down with his big hand.
"What?"
As soon as Grant's ball left his hand and rose less than half a foot, a big hand came out from behind, and with a snap, the basketball was directly pressed onto the backboard.
"ah!"
The nail plate hat instantly made the whole audience excited.
"Great job! Old K caught the ball, passed the ball, and Perry and Person were rushing down..." an on-site commentator roared excitedly.
In the frontcourt of the Suns, Perry received the ball. He was smaller than Nick Anderson and a little faster. He was one step ahead and took the ball to the basket, and hit a layup.
"Ben, can you defend? Do you know how to block? If you lose another backcourt rebound, get out of here!" In the backcourt, Wang Tiejun was spraying at Ben Wallace, making Ben's face look pale.
"I know, boss."
Big Ben was speechless. It was all his fault because he let Cobra Grant rush around him and steal the backcourt rebound.
2:4, Magic offense.
This time the ball was in Nick Anderson's hands, and he came to the top of the key to face Perry.
The Magic are 201cm, 198cm, and 203cm tall from position 1 to 3 respectively. The Suns suffer too much in terms of height. Whoever plays Perry who is 183cm can form a huge mismatch advantage. Sometimes there is
There is an opportunity to change defense. Sometimes there is no time to change defense. This time there was no change of defense.
Anderson didn't waste this misplacement. He ignored O'Neal's request for the ball in the low post and didn't even make a fake move. He hit Perry with a three-pointer.
"brush!"
The water splashed and the ball brushed the basket and fell down.
"If it was lightning, would he dare to throw like this?" an on-site commentator said angrily.
"Well, lightning is only 185 centimeters." The partner next to me said a little awkwardly.
In the CCTV live broadcast, Zhang Lili analyzed: "Perry's strength is still weak, and the illegal hand rule has been introduced, which is more beneficial to the offensive side and cannot prevent this mismatch at all.
In the future, when Jordan gets older, if the Suns run into this Magic team in the Finals, they will be at a disadvantage on the outside and cannot defend them at all."
"The Suns had better choose a point guard with good height next year." Su Qun agreed.
5:4, Suns attack.
In the low post, Lao Wang wanted to get into the basket. He tried several times, but was either blocked by O'Neal or unable to get in, or was bypassed and had no room to catch the ball.
At this time, he realized even more how powerful a faster and more powerful shark was when it exploded on the defensive end.
"Let's run outside." Seeing that Old K had no chance in the low post, Westphal immediately yelled loudly from the sidelines.
However, he knew in his heart that facing the Magic team with a stronger lineup, the Suns had no chance of winning this game.
If the Magic don't double-team Old K, it's easy to get open space on the outside. With the Suns' offensive strength on the outside, they can't get open at all.
But when Old K faced another behemoth, O'Neal, he would not have the huge advantage he had against other centers, and without the help of outside offense, it would be impossible to win, not even to the point of exhaustion.
After running around for a long time, Perry finally broke through from the right wing with the ball and tried to get into the paint. Cobra Grant made timely defense and made a pull-up jump shot.
"Crack!"
It was too short and the ball was directly slapped by Grant.
"Irrational action!" Bill Walton shook his head and sighed.
Fortunately, Ben grabbed the ball at the right waist of the paint area and handed it to Perry.
At this time, O'Neal was already blocking Wang Tiejun, preventing him from entering the basket. Wang simply moved out to get the ball, but O'Neal actually followed him out.
"The Sharks are desperate on defense?"
In the ABC live broadcast booth, Bill Walton was very surprised to see O'Neal follow him out of the paint area.
"Old K's offense was difficult to beat today." John Hanks said with a smile.
The ball came to the hands of Michael Finley, who was one step inside the three-point line on the left wing. He set up a three-threat, then dribbled one step to the side and shot a jumper.
"Bang!"
The ball missed. Ben Wallace and Grant jumped at the same time to compete for the rebound. Grant, who had the advantage in position and height, grabbed the backcourt rebound.
The Magic's offense was driven to the frontcourt by Hardaway.
O'Neal hadn't touched the ball yet, so he couldn't care less at this time. He desperately tried to get a position in the low post on the left wing, but was blocked by Lao Wang and couldn't get in.
He wanted to use a more flexible pace to get around, but when he encountered the same situation as Lao Wang just now, he couldn't get around.
Although Lao Wang is a little less flexible than him, it is actually not much different now, and the defender is in a more advantageous position and has blocked him out several times.
"brush!"
At this time Hardaway took action and hit a goal.
Still, he got past Person first, and then stopped and shot a jumper before Ben's defense could reach him. This time, he scored two points, which was an extra step.
"Hardaway made two of three shots and feels good." Bill Walton said.
"Magic, it won't work like this." John Hanks shook his head and sighed.
7:4, Suns attack.
This time, Wang Tiejun didn't go in, so he was in the low post on the left wing, outside the paint area, demanding the ball.
Perry pulled to the left wing and created a pick-and-roll with Finley. There was a small opening, but he did not dare to take a shot and instead passed the ball down.
Lao Wang caught the ball, but there was still no double team, and he immediately started to beat O'Neal from behind.