The Trail Blazers are one of the Lakers' strongest opponents in the Western Conference. Rambis made a lot of preparations and immediately said in detail: "At the basket, the dream is 28%, about 5 times per game, 4.8 times, and the shooting percentage is 65.
%, Duncan's is 30%, he averages almost five times per game, and his shooting rate is close to 70%, which is higher than Dameng.
In the last two-point offense, Dameng was 20% and his shooting percentage was 37%, while Duncan was 34% and his shooting percentage was 45%.
His efficiency at this position is much higher than that of Dameng, even higher than O'Neal, and only a little lower than that of old K. Your two-point shooting percentage last season was about the same as his.
In two-point offense, Dameng's percentage is 35% and his shooting percentage is 44%. Duncan's is 20% and his shooting percentage is 41%. Duncan's is lower.
In the long two-point attack, Da Meng was 16% and his shooting percentage was 36%, and Duncan was 15% and his shooting percentage was 40.8%."
Del Harris continued: "Based on the analysis of these data, Dameng's offense in the paint area accounted for 48%, and Duncan was even higher, reaching 64%. Compared with Dameng, he is a real low-post player.
A big offensive weapon.
Whether it is the offensive proportion in the paint area or offensive efficiency, Duncan is more dangerous to us on the offensive end and in the low post, even more than Big Dream.
Old K, so the task of defending Duncan must be shouldered by you."
"Who can guard against the big dream?" Lao Wang asked.
Harris was silent for a while, and so were all the coaches and players.
There is no way to defend. There is no team in the entire league that can defend Dameng and Duncan at the same time. Otherwise, the Trail Blazers would not have such a strong record.
The current starting power forward Te Yinlong Hill has no way to defend either Dameng or Duncan. The difference in strength is too big.
Harris said after silence: "There is no way, we can only guard against people who pose a greater threat."
Lao Wang glanced at Hill, who shook his head in embarrassment, saying that he didn't have that ability. Lao Wang then looked at Danny Fortson, the first substitute inside.
Fordson's newborn calf was not afraid of tigers. Zeng stood up immediately, patted his chest and shouted: "Boss, leave your big dream to me."
If Lao Wang is speechless, your ankle will be broken by him.
At this time, Jerry West sighed: "I don't know what the Suns management thought, but they actually traded these two people to the Trail Blazers, and they didn't get any decent chips. Sabonis, who was traded in, gave them
Sir."
Lao Wang opened his mouth. He knew this very well. Mrs. John explained it to him at the last party, but she couldn't say it out loud.
At this time, the game started, and everyone gathered their spirits to watch the game.
At the beginning, O'Neal received a pass from Jordan in the low post on the left wing and hit Duncan with his back.
Duncan's registered weight when he entered the league was 250 pounds, 114.4 kilograms, but he gained weight during the offseason in order to increase his ability to fight, and is now 260 pounds, 118 kilograms.
But this tonnage couldn't carry O'Neal. It would be very difficult to carry it forcefully, so he didn't carry it much because there was a big dream behind him.
Rush up, put him close to the basket, and wait for Dameng's defensive strategy.
O'Neal also knew that there was a top rim protector behind him, Dream, so he stepped in and approached the basket and immediately made a side hook.
"Crack!"
But unfortunately, Dameng blocked Duncan from behind, rushed up with a big block, and slapped O'Neal.
Seeing this, Lao Wang couldn't help but take a deep breath.
Duncan defended the Sharks. He looked very thin, but his strength was not small. He was not afraid of confrontation, so O'Neal could only push in a little bit. Coupled with Dameng's weak side defense, this kind of defense could beat O'Neal.
You can also hit him, which is also a strong threat to him.
At this time, Duncan grabbed the ball that was blown away and passed it to Damon Stoudemire, and the Blazers began to attack.
Duncan was injured the day before yesterday and is still wearing a large band-aid, but it does not affect his performance. He came to the low post on the left wing. After receiving the ball, there was no pause at all. His rhythm was like a robot. He immediately turned around and put one foot on the waist.
, his left elbow blocked O'Neal, and he hit the board with his right hand at a 45-degree angle and hit the ball.
O'Neal, who was guarding him, didn't react and could only defend with his eyes.
"The technical movements are coherent, simple, without any tricks. This is a technique that has been refined over time."
Seeing Duncan's plan, Lao Wang immediately thought of Dugu Qiubai's black iron epee. The epee has no edge and is ingenious but useless.
In the following games, Duncan repeatedly demonstrated his extremely proficient rebounding skills, which he could use from the basket to the entire paint area and even to the mid-2-point area.
No matter what he does, I will only use one sword. This is Lao Wang’s opinion of Duncan’s board-fighting skills.
However, Duncan also showed various offensive skills, from back-up to facing the basket, from flying to the ground, he can do everything.
Throughout the game, he attacked O'Neal with the ball and the basket several times, completed several dunks, and received thunderous applause from the Rose Garden.
In the end, the Trail Blazers won at home, handing the Knicks their first defeat of the season.
"The Trail Blazers are better than the Jazz, even better than the Knicks." After watching the game, Lao Wang made his conclusion.
Even if the Jazz strengthened the Tigers and defeated the Trail Blazers last time, the Trail Blazers should still be stronger than the Jazz in terms of strength.
There is only one reason. The inside line is too strong. In fact, Postman and Sabonis don't attack much in the low post. Postman mainly focuses on mid-range shots. Sabonis is old and is too strong in low post confrontation. He usually scores by pulling out and shooting, so the Blazers are in the low post.
The advantage of attacking is too great.
Comparing the Trail Blazers and the Knicks, in the game just now, O'Neal was not only difficult to defeat the combination of Dameng and Duncan on the offensive end, but also couldn't prevent the combination of Dameng and Duncan on the defensive end.
Lao Wang believes that if the Trail Blazers reach the Finals this season, Jordan is likely to hate the Finals again.
The Lakers will play the Trail Blazers in a few days. After watching this game, he feels unsure. Moreover, the Lakers are playing back-to-back games, and their physical fitness is also at a disadvantage.
However, if he plays his best and his teammates work hard, there is no chance of winning. After all, the Lakers' offensive firepower is also very strong, and the Lakers' bench lineup is stronger than that of the Trail Blazers. It depends on the state of his teammates in back-to-back games.
At this time, the Knicks, who had lost the game, felt a little chilly in the locker room. Jordan sat there with a cold face, making the locker room feel like a dead person, and no one dared to speak.
Jordan discovered a terrible possibility. The Knicks' most powerful opponent this season may not be the Lakers of Old K, but the Trail Blazers.
"Shet!"
Thinking about the game just now, O'Neal struggled on both offense and defense. Although Oakley could help, he couldn't deal with either Damn or Duncan.
Although he has advantages on the outside, he cannot withstand the disadvantages on the inside. Once he encounters the Trail Blazers in the finals, how will he beat them?
…
Next, the Lakers defeated the Nuggets on the road, and then returned to home to win consecutive games against the Spurs and Cavaliers, achieving a record of 16 wins and 2 losses.
On the evening of December 7th, after defeating the Cavaliers, the team flew to Portland overnight to prepare to challenge the Trail Blazers, the No. 1 player in the Western Conference, on the 8th.
This game attracted a lot of attention. Dameng and Duncan were traded consecutively. The Lakers and Suns who traded them have a record this season that is not as good as the Trail Blazers. Needless to say, the Suns are not competing for the championship anyway. As a small team,
Three championships in five years is enough, and the Lakers, who are striving for a championship, have become the focus of ridicule by some media.
Therefore, the attention of this game has been suppressed even by the Knicks game. The media has been hyping this game since the past few days.
Retired superstar Moses Malone said in an interview with the media: "This game is very important to the Lakers and Trail Blazers, and it is also very important to Old K and Duncan. Whoever wins can prove themselves.
But if the Lakers and Old K lose, it will be very disadvantageous. If Duncan wins, he will only need 40 days to become a real superstar."
He didn't say the result of the Blazers' loss, because for the Blazers, no matter what the result is, they are winners.
As for Duncan, he can afford to lose, because he is not Old K, the number one player in active service, but just a rookie. Losing is normal, winning is a big profit. If he steps on the number one player in active service, he will not be able to win in his rookie season.
He will officially become a superstar in forty days.
…
"Hakeem, Tim, the medicinal bath is ready for use."
At five o'clock in the afternoon on the 8th, Huang Yuehua greeted in the locker room of the Trail Blazers' training hall.
"Thank you, Huang."
Dameng and I thanked each other, walked into the bathroom, and sat in the medicine bucket.
Huang Yuehua is Dameng's full-time medicated oil masseur. Barkley has won two. The old guy also wants to win a championship. He takes good care of his body and is willing to spend money.
Under his introduction, Duncan also joined the VIP of K Martial Arts Hall and started purchasing VIP projects.
Insiders do not sell shoes. Now, the only insiders in the league who can really sell shoes are O'Neal and Garnett. Duncan does not belong to this group, so his sneaker contract is not large.
Although Duncan's current playing style can be said to be flying and flying, his basic style is still simple and simple. He occasionally breaks out. His playing style is not gorgeous, and he looks very dull. His personality is not pushy and he is not very popular.
Fans are following.
He was on a rookie contract and was traded repeatedly during the offseason, attracting a lot of attention. However, even so, he did not receive many commercial endorsement contracts. He also signed a sneaker contract with Nike, but the amount was very small.
However, all the income added up is still enough for him to purchase the VIP program of K Martial Arts Hall for a long time like Dameng.
Pioneer and Dameng are the only VIP customers of K Martial Arts Hall. Now he and Dameng share an exclusive masseur, and the fee is 150%, which is cheaper than hiring one person each. The cost is shared, which is 25% cheaper.
"Tim, old K will probably guard you personally, so be prepared. His defense in the low post usually focuses on preventing penetrations rather than shots, reducing the opponent's efficiency, so that he can take advantage of it in terms of efficiency," Dameng analyzed.
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Duncan nodded. Of course he knew that Old K is the only main player in the league with an offensive efficiency of more than 60%. If he wants to beat the Lakers, he and Dameng must strengthen the offense at the basket and improve the overall offensive efficiency. If they are defeated by
Old K is stuck outside and can't get to the basket. Even if they play two on one, with the offensive capabilities of Old K and the Lakers, it will be very difficult.
Dameng said seriously: "Our outside defense is not good. Although we can score, we can't stop the Lakers from outside. So when we beat the Lakers, we have to look at our inside.
Don't hold back in this game, take action when it's time to take action, don't worry about the number of shots, you can take as many shots as you want."
"Got it." Duncan nodded.
"Old K will definitely not go all out when facing other teams in the regular season, but he will never hold back against us. You also know the reason. You can lose, but he cannot lose, so your defensive task today is very heavy."
Seeing Duncan nod, Dameng continued: "You can't carry it. Even if the league restricts him from playing sideways in the low post, no one can really handle his back attack, including O'Neal, so
When you guard him, you have to do the same as you guard O'Neal, put him under the basket and let me double-team him."
"Understood." Duncan nodded.
Having said this, Dameng sighed: "Tim, you have come upon a good time. Think about how many people were injured by his sideways blows before K's Law was introduced?
The postman broke three ribs when he hit him in the playoffs, and Rainman Kemp also broke several bones. These are all superstars, not to mention many ordinary players.
By the way, there are also the Bulls. The Bulls are the biggest sufferer of old K. In the 1993 and 1995 finals, there was no K rule. The total number of ribs he broke was at least fifteen, and the number of ribs broken was even more."
Duncan felt a chill rising from the bottom of his heart. He thought of the NFL. Only American football games can be so lethal, right?
"Ding ding ding..."
At this time, Dameng's cell phone rang.
"Old K?"
He quickly answered the phone and said with a smile: "Hey, Old K, I heard that our business is very good? Are you going to make a lot of money?"
"Don't worry, don't brag. You can count on those 10% shares to make you a billionaire." Lao Wang immediately started bragging.
"I believe you," Dameng said with a smile.
"Ahem, Dameng, I came to Portland, and you didn't ask me to invite a guest? Are you embarrassed?" Lao Wang said dissatisfied.
"No, I called you in the morning and you turned off your phone. You should be sleeping. I have training in the afternoon and I don't have time." Dameng explained.
"Come pick me up now, I'll wait for you at the Rose Arena." Lao Wang said.
"Okay, okay, I'll be there soon." Dameng said quickly.
"This bucket of medicine is wasted. There is no time to brew it."
After hanging up the phone, Dameng stood up directly from the medicine bucket and asked Duncan casually: "Tim, do you want to see Old K?"
Duncan hesitated for a second, then stood up, but said with some regret: "My bucket of medicine was wasted, it's a thousand dollars."
"Hurry up then, we don't have much time. You drive, I'll take a seat, and choose the Western restaurant we often go to near the Rose Garden." Dameng urged.
At around six o'clock, when it was already dark, the two hurried to the rose garden.
At this time, a large number of fans had gathered outside. The two drove the car to the entrance of the parking lot and saw Old K and Kobe standing there.
Lao Wang leaned over and looked at Duncan who was driving, and said with a smile: "Tim Duncan is the top pick at the top of his game. Not bad. He has a higher starting point than me. Young people have a lot of potential!"
Da Meng, who was in the passenger seat, couldn't help but complain: "There are hundreds of people in the alliance, how many of them have a lower starting point than you?"
Duncan, with a dull expression, greeted: "Hey, old K, hey, Kobe."
Lao Wang nodded, and Kobe went over to bump fists with Duncan and say hello.
"Stop talking, get in the car quickly, there's not much time." Dameng urged.
The two got in the car and soon arrived at a nearby high-end Western restaurant.
"Old K, who will guard me tonight?" Dameng asked while eating.
"Danny Fordson," Kobe yelled.
"You look down on me, and you actually use a rookie to defend me?" Dameng said angrily.
"Just laugh." Lao Wang said angrily.
"Haha...ahem..."
Dameng laughed twice, but unexpectedly he choked on the food. He coughed for a long time before spitting out the meat. Lao Wang was so anxious that he had to use that Heikem to rescue him. The waiters in the restaurant were also frightened.
After being frightened for a while, the next few people stopped talking about the game and talked about investment, especially the business of the trading company, which made both Dameng and Kobe very happy.
"Are you guys investing and doing trade together?" Duncan said enviously.
"What about you? According to media reports, your business income now is at least five million US dollars. Have you made any investments?" Kobe asked with a smile.
Duncan nodded and said: "I gave all my money to my broker for investment. He helped me find several good projects, which are said to have great potential."
"Agent?" Dameng and the others were startled.
Needless to say, Lao Wang did not give Dameng's money to his agent for investment. Under the influence of Lao Wang, Kobe also did not give the money to his agent. He gave part of it to his family and kept the rest for himself.
Big Dream thought for a while and said: "Tim, you know Barkley, and Pippen knows it. Their money is all handed over to agents, but Pippen is going bankrupt now. Barkley suffered heavy losses in the early days, and he has made hard work for several years."
All the money was lost.”
Duncan was stunned and blinked, what do you mean?
"We are all golfers, so I remind you to think about it yourself." After saying this, Lao Wang changed the subject.
Duncan fell into deep thought and couldn't make a decision for a while.