After the first hit, he took the opportunity to turn around and slip to the bottom.
He still wants to go in and be more efficient. Now the outside attack is weak. If his efficiency cannot improve, this game will not be played.
At this time, O'Neal reacted very quickly and retreated quickly.
He is too familiar with Old K. In his mind, Old K is his only opponent. He has studied this opponent the most and is familiar with all his playing styles and habits.
This time when he retreated from defense, he did not move laterally, because he knew that Lao K could quickly transform into relying on fighting while moving. The instantaneous force exerted was very powerful, even more terrifying than the force exerted by relying on fighting in place. He suffered
I have suffered a few losses and even been knocked over a few times.
What he did was to retreat and stay close, rather than forcibly intercepting. He had to use his tonnage and strength to squeeze out the old K.
Wang Tiejun completed his turn and stepped into the paint area. At this time, O'Neal was stuck to the upper (right) side. A huge force came. He couldn't help but loosen his feet and his center of gravity fell toward the baseline.
But when he stabilized and regained control of the ball, he was blocked by O'Neal at the baseline. He also had the ball and could no longer dribble. He had to either take a shot or pass the ball.
At this time, Cobra Grant rushed over from the basket and reached his side in one step, and the double team was completed.
"Old K?"
At this time, Perry ran behind him on the baseline. He quickly threw the ball over, then ran over and caught the ball again outside the paint area.
"Old K, I will fight you to the death today."
O'Neal followed out again and pressed his chest against Lao Wang's back from behind.
At this moment, Perry suddenly rushed in close to the baseline. Wang reacted quickly and suddenly hit the ground and passed the ball from his and O'Neal's crotches into the paint.
"Oh, that's a beautiful message!" a live commentator shouted loudly.
"Crack!"
Perry caught the ball and threw towards Grant under the basket, but was slapped again.
"Oh, the Cobras blocked Perry for the second time. That's too bad." Another on-site commentator said in frustration.
On the court, O'Neal turned around and got the ball, and the Magic attacked.
"ball!"
He ran to the frontcourt, entered the low post on the left wing, saw the ball in the hands of Nick Anderson outside the left wing three-point line, and shouted quickly.
"Poor!"
Lao Wang sighed from behind.
"Shut up!"
In anger, O'Neal gave Lao Wang a backhand elbow.
"Poor people must be hateful, big sewer, you really don't deserve sympathy." Lao Wang cursed.
At this time, Anderson passed the ball. A few minutes into the game, O'Neal finally saw the ball flying towards him. At this moment, he was elated!
"Bang!"
Suddenly, when the ball was about to fall into O'Neal's hands, Wang Tiejun leaned forward and leaned forward with his left chest and shoulder.
This kind of completely close-fitting relying on hitting, because there is no room to exert force, the power is undoubtedly very small, but because the relying on hitting technology is system-integrated, the technical movements of exerting force are very perfect. If it were someone else, such as O'Neal, who would move forward like this
When exerting force close to the body, because technical movements cannot mobilize the strength of the whole body, it is good to be able to exert 50% of one's own strength, but Wang Tiejun can exert even greater strength, 60% or even more.
O'Neal was about to catch the ball when suddenly a huge force came from behind. His feet gave way, his upper body rushed upward, and with a snap, the ball's tentacles flew out of the baseline.
"Beep!"
The base referee blew his whistle, pointed at the Suns' home court, and made a gesture to switch offense and defense.
"It was a mistake, O'Neal made a mistake." Su Qun shouted excitedly.
"Tie Jun defended very hard from behind, but Shark lost his footing and was pushed." Zhang Liji said.
"Asshole, come on, let's just hurt each other, I won't let you go."
On the court, O'Neal glared at Lao Wang with a mixture of grief and anger, muttered and ran forward.
When the Suns were attacking, Wang was in the low post on the left wing, blocking his left elbow and asking for the ball with his right hand. O'Neal was pushing hard from behind, trying to push the former further.
Suddenly, Lao Wang put down his blocked left elbow, turned around and slipped away.
"Too careless!"
Pounced forward suddenly, O'Neal stumbled and almost fell to the floor. He pressed his left hand on the floor to hold on.
Outside the three-point line on the left wing, Perry was being forced to move around by Anderson, preparing to play a pick-and-roll with Finley. When he saw Old K's action, he immediately pulled the ball up from the floor and hung it straight to the basket.
Wang Tiejun rushed into the paint area, and on the left side of the basket, he made a reasonable collision on the line and turned back, blocking the Cobra Grant who came to cover the defense. At this time, the ball fell and was caught by his right hand with one hand.
"Bang!"
In the next moment, he turned around and burst into the air, pressing Grant so hard that he smashed the ball into the basket and caused the opponent's thug to foul.
"call!"
After scoring, he couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief. He was facing a beast like O'Neal. His physical energy was really high, and every physical contact was very draining.
For example, the physical exertion of taking the position before catching the ball this time is huge, even more than completing an attack next to Dameng.
If he continues to fight like this, no matter how good his physical fitness is, he will not be able to sustain many attacks.
"brush!"
Next he hit the extra penalty, 7 ties, and the Magic attacked.
"Bang!"
Hardaway missed the shot.
Ben Wallace tried his best this time and blocked Grant from entering, while Wang Tiejun blocked O'Neal and successfully protected the backcourt rebound.
O'Neal was very frustrated. When playing against other teams, he could still grab a few offensive rebounds and play a second offense against Old K. The chance of grabbing offensive rebounds was too small.
"Old K, I can't attack, so don't even think about it."
Next, he focused all his energy on defense and grabbing backcourt rebounds.
In the 9th minute of the first quarter, at 22:16, the Suns were 6 points behind, and both sides began to replace some substitutes.
In the previous games, Wang Tiejun usually would not leave the game at this time. He would play the entire first quarter and take a break between quarters and at the beginning of the second quarter.
But today, he faced off against O'Neal, and his physical exertion was too great, so he also ended the game.
In 9 minutes, he made 4 of 6 shots and 2 of 2 shots from the front. He was too physically exhausted from the back and O'Neal defended with all his strength. He really couldn't get in, so he could only shoot 2 of 4 from the outside, with an average hit rate.
O'Neal blocked one, and with 2 of 4 free throws, he scored 10 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 blocks and 1 turnover.
The opposing Sharks, relying on two passes from Anderson and Scott, made 1 of 2 shots and scored 2 points, 4 rebounds, 1 block, 2 turnovers and 2 fouls.
Wang Tiejun was very dissatisfied because O'Neal did not attack and focused all his energy on defending him, which affected his offense. When he came off the court, he sarcastically said: "Shark, you can't even handle a little brother, what are you going to fight with me for?"
"Old K, do you want to fight?" O'Neal said with great sadness and anger.
"..."
Lao Wang couldn't help but be shocked. Has O'Neal lost his mind? He quickly turned around and left.
When he came off the field, an angry O'Neal took the water glass handed by his substitute teammate and smashed it on the floor. With a bang, the surrounding area fell silent.
"Shaq, calm down." Head coach Brian Hill shouted quickly.
After O'Neal sat down, he covered his face with a towel and paid no attention to anyone. His heavy breathing sounded under the towel, like a tied giant beast struggling.
Next to him is Grant, and beyond that is Penny Hardaway. He is a very taciturn person. He is not talking at this time, and his face is a little gloomy.
"The internal strife in magic is unstoppable."
"The collapse of magic is right around the corner."
"The collapse of magic is irreversible."
"The magic is over!"
Seeing this scene, all the commentators, more than a hundred media reporters at the scene, and countless fans all had similar views.
On the field, the game continued. During the substitute time, Wilkins began to show his strength. In addition, veteran Tisdale also played stably on the inside. Horry also had a stable performance on the outside. At the end of the first quarter, the score was evened.
, filled the hole dug by the main force, and made it 26 levels.
"Although the main lineup is not good, if Wilkins and Horry are placed in the substitute lineup, the Suns' substitutes are really strong. No team in the league will be afraid." Zhang Li said with a smile.
Su Qun said with a smile: "Wilkins entered the substitute lineup and now averages 20 points per game, 6 points more than when he was the main force. His contribution to the team is indeed greater."
Zhang Lili analyzed: "After a few lightning strikes, the situation will improve and the Iron Army will no longer have to fight so hard."
Su Qun said: "The Lightning has exploded again this season and is in good shape. Unfortunately, injuries are so annoying. The main lineup still lacks a stable outside shooter, and the defense is also good. Someone who can help defend, if he can
By trading people like this, we should be able to go further in the playoffs."
Zhang Liyi nodded and said: "Finley still has potential, he has good touch and can defend well, but he is still a rookie, his shooting is not stable, he has not practiced three-pointers well, he has weaknesses in ball control, and his ability to break through with the ball is not good.
I think it can be cultivated. His shooting can definitely be improved. What needs to be strengthened is ball control training.
Although the Suns don't need him to have a good offensive ability with the ball, they do need him to be able to hold the ball on the outside to attract defenses. Just like the glider last season, you can only pass the ball to Old K if you can hold the ball, otherwise you will encounter
Jordan and Pippen can't hold the ball even if they press for a while, so what can they do?"
The second quarter of the game started at this time, and both teams were still half main players and half substitutes, taking turns.
Wang Tiejun came on the court in the fourth minute of the second quarter, O'Neal was also substituted, and the two began to compete again.
Although O'Neal was angry, he was still serious about the game. He didn't want to lose to Wang Tiejun. This was a battle between giants. Extra training in the offseason was a hellish journey for him, so he didn't want to lose even more.
Under such circumstances, Lao Wang could not perform high-quality offense, especially as his physical energy was consumed, the offense became more and more difficult.
In the 8 minutes of the second quarter, he made 2 of 4 shots. He succeeded once at the basket. He made 1 of 3 outside shots. In addition, he caused a foul on O'Neal. He made 3 of 4 free throws. He scored 7 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block, 1 turnover and 1 foul.
Data, 17 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 blocks, 2 turnovers and 1 foul at halftime.
In comparison, O'Neal is miserable. Hardaway has completely ignored him on the court. He can only get the ball from Anderson and Scott, but Hardaway is the point guard and the one who controls the ball for the Magic.
, so he got very few balls, and it was difficult to grab offensive rebounds from Lao Wang. He only played two offenses in one quarter.
In the 8 minutes of the second quarter, he made 1 of 2 shots and took a block from Wang. He also made 1 of 2 free throws and scored 3 points. He made 2 of 4 shots in the half and scored 5 points, 7 rebounds, 1 block, 2 turnovers and 4 fouls.
Fortunately, the Magic's main lineup is much stronger on the perimeter than the Suns' main lineup, so after halftime, the Suns fell behind again, 48:52, trailing by 4 points, which is not much.
"Bang!"
Back in the locker room, the angry and depressed O'Neal couldn't hold it in any longer and punched the iron wardrobe hard, leaving a dent in it. Then he let out an ouch and injured his finger.
"Oops!"
The team doctor quickly came to check and found that the little finger on his right hand had been fractured.
"Shet! Shet..."
It had only been less than a month since his comeback, and it would take at least another month of truce. O'Neal was anxious and angry, and roared loudly.
A shark that was about to go crazy was no longer as honest and playful as before. No one in the Magic dared to provoke him. Even Hardaway remained silent. The atmosphere in the Magic locker room was like a volcano about to erupt.
It's a pity that O'Neal is O'Neal. Although he was almost crazy with anger, he yelled a few times and sat down again, with a frustrated look on his face.
In the next game, the Magic did not have O'Neal, and then Wang Tiejun completely controlled the penalty area, defense, and rebounds, all of which strengthened control. No matter how strong the Magic were on the outside, they could not get in, and they had no rebounds. In the end, they were unable to compete with the Suns.
Wang Tiejun did not rest for a minute in the second half. He played for 44 minutes and scored 25 points in the second half. He scored 44 points, 24 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal, 5 blocks, 3 turnovers and 3 fouls.
Su Qun said with some pity: "It's a pity that I couldn't score 50 points in the fourth consecutive game."
"Winning the game is already considered a success."
Zhang Lili said something and then said: "O'Neal did not play in the second half. I don't know why. Is there really an internal strife in the Magic?"
At this time, in the ABC TV live broadcast booth, Bill Walton said after the game: "O'Neal is not here, the Magic completely lost rebounds, every time they go in and out, the Suns take advantage of the ball. It is natural to win."
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However, judging from the situation in the first half, we can see the effect of O'Neal's defense. As long as he wants to defend, he is indeed the only one who can limit the old K in single defense."
John Hanks nodded and said: "Although Old K's offensive efficiency was quite high in the first half, with 6 of 10 shots and a hit rate of 60%, he consumed more physical energy in the same offensive round.
, At the same time, the shots are also affected. If O'Neal continues to play in the second half, Old K's offensive efficiency will definitely decline, and may even fall below 50%, and this is O'Neal's defensive effect."
Bill Walton added: "Today O'Neal did not receive support from the outside. He made 2 of 4 shots and had too few attacks. It is difficult for us to analyze, but from the analysis of his singles against Old K, there is no obvious disadvantage. If
He gets more offensive opportunities, and I believe he will definitely cause a lot of trouble to Old K on the offensive end."
John Hanks laughed: "If the two behemoths really compete on both offense and defense, then I can be sure that their offensive efficiency will not be too high, and their defensive efficiency will also drop significantly."
At this time, outside the visiting team's locker room, Magic general manager Pat Williams was having a headache, how to solve the team's problems.
There are two groups of people in the management, one supports O'Neal, and the other supports Hardaway. He supports O'Neal, but now O'Neal is injured again, and Hardaway's performance in leading the team is better, and considering that Hardaway is Jordan's
The successor has a gorgeous playing style and is quite popular among Orlando fans. He is more influential than O'Neal. Now his attitude has changed a bit.
"Need to trade?"
The problem of trading the league's second behemoth was too big. He thought about it repeatedly and couldn't decide for a while. His old problem of choice syndrome came back.
But if there is no trade, O'Neal will be a free agent after this season's contract is over. If the Magic cannot give him the contract he wants, he will just slap his butt and leave. The Magic will not get a hair in their hands, so in the end
, his attitude could only be forced to favor the option of trading O'Neal.
This means that one mountain cannot accommodate two tigers. The team's salary space is determined by the player's status and interests. A team can only have one top superstar.
Unless someone else is willing to take on the second role, like Pippen, the team will inevitably have serious internal strife like the Magic.
Pippen's situation is also special. He can be said to have grown up under the whip of Jordan. Jordan's character can be called a tyrant, and he completely suppressed Pippen in terms of strength and status. Otherwise, any top superstar will only
If you have some character, you won't want to be the second boss.