Chapter 508: Reorganization of the Martial Arts Hall
Under Lao Wang's crazy attack, Dameng and Duncan, who were physically exhausted, failed to hold on. The Lakers led more and more. In the last five minutes, Dameng's physical fitness could not hold on anymore and he was replaced. Duncan was even more
Unable to survive alone, he fouled Lao Wang continuously. After two minutes of play, he committed six fouls and the Blazers surrendered.
After Dameng and Duncan came off the court, Lao Wang also came off the court in the 8th minute and played for 40.5 minutes. He took as many as 8 shots in the last eight minutes and hit 5 of them. He made 18 of 30 shots in the game, with a hit rate of 60.
When he came off the court, he was very tired. After back-to-back games, today he was at full strength. He had to contribute in offense, defense, rebounding, and some organizational functions.
Especially on the defensive end, not only do you have to keep an eye on Duncan, but you also have to constantly return to the basket, which consumes a lot of physical energy.
After two consecutive games, even if his physical fitness is as high as 102, he is now close to the limit and his calves are about to cramp.
"How do you feel?" Dameng asked after the game.
"Playing against O'Neal is much easier than playing against old K. Playing against old K is too intense and consumes too much physical energy."
Duncan has been sitting on the bench for half a quarter, and he seems to be breathless and weak when talking.
Dameng nodded and said: "O'Neal's confrontation ability is not as good as that of old K. Old K made his career by relying on strong confrontation. In his rookie season, he beat O'Neal to the point where he did not dare to engage in strong confrontation with him. At that time, his tonnage was not so big.
, it’s normal that you can’t hold him back now. In addition, I think Old K’s confrontation today is a bit weird, I’ll ask him what’s going on later.”
Duncan also nodded and said: "I have never encountered this kind of confrontation. His defensive power is like a wave. Wave after wave, sometimes hard top, sometimes sudden withdrawal. I can't adapt to it. I can't bear it at all."
Stay here and be shaken by him from time to time, his control over power is too strong."
Dameng sighed and said: "In the first two or three seasons, everyone thought that Old K had entered his peak period, but now it seems that he has only entered his peak period this season. What a misjudgment! And this kid doesn't have any injuries."
"Hakeem, I'm going to gain weight." Duncan thought for a while and said.
"With the existence of Old K, you really should gain weight. Your counter-attack ability is too poor and you won't be able to cross the Himalayas like him. When you face him, your shooting stability will be seriously affected. But how much weight are you prepared to gain?"
Dameng asked.
"Let's gain weight to 125 kilograms first. What about you, how much do you weigh now?" Duncan asked.
"119 kilograms, originally 116 kilograms. I gained weight last season when the Lakers were in bad shape. The weight gain plan I got from old K mainly increased the muscles of the lower limbs, which can strengthen the resistance of the lower limbs to injuries."
Meng smiled.
"Isn't he a primary school student? He still understands this?" Duncan's jaw almost dropped.
"Shh!"
Dameng glanced at Lao Wang and whispered: "We can make this joke with him. You are just a rookie. It will be troublesome to annoy him. This guy hates being called a primary school student. Now we all say he is."
Technical secondary school students.”
"What degree is this?" Duncan asked doubtfully.
"A kind of Chinese academic qualification is not recognized by our country, but Lao K said it does exist, so it definitely does exist." Dameng explained.
Duncan nodded and asked: "Hakeem, is his weight gain plan effective?"
"It's absolutely easy to use. His weight gain is three kilograms at a time. It takes several months to complete, allowing the body to adapt to the new weight little by little. After gaining weight, plus medicated oil massage, my current
You know the condition of your lower limbs, they are quite healthy." Dameng said.
"Um, Hakeem, can you get one for me?" Duncan asked sheepishly.
"I'll talk to him about this. Considering my face, there should be no problem." Dameng said, patting his chest.
At this time, Lao Wang was on the sidelines accepting a post-match interview with the media.
"Old K, what do you think is the greatest significance to the Lakers in defeating the Trail Blazers?" the reporter asked.
"It proves that our team is strong enough to defeat any opponent." Lao Wang said.
"Old K, what do you think of Tim Duncan?" the reporter asked.
"I'm surprised that with my full defense, he can still achieve an offensive efficiency of 40%. It's really good, and he deserves the title of peak when he debuts." Lao Wang said.
"Do you think it's possible for the Trail Blazers to defeat the Lakers in the playoffs this season?" the reporter asked again.
"No chance."
Lao Wang feels that one cannot be modest about this issue, and being modest any further would be hypocrisy.
"Why are you so sure? Do you think that after the training of the regular season, Duncan's performance will not improve when he faces you in the playoffs?" the reporter asked.
"He should improve, but do you think my teammates won't improve? Do you think I was at my strongest tonight? Don't forget, this is a back-to-back game, and I only scored 44 points.
The hit rate is only 60%, these data are not scientific." Lao Wang said with a smile.
The reporter was speechless. Under the double-teaming of Duncan and Dameng, he shot 60% from the field and scored 44 points. Do you still think it is unscientific?
After finishing the on-site interview, Lao Wang greeted his teammates and left the field together.
"Old K, I have something to ask you."
Dameng and the others hadn't left yet, so they followed them.
"Dameng, you were pretty good today. You actually scored 39 points. What a blast! If our substitute lineup hadn't been more powerful than yours, we wouldn't have been able to beat you tonight," Lao Wang said.
"As long as you know, defeating us by relying on the strength of your lineup is not your skill."
Dameng pointed to Mullin's veterans behind him and said, "Without Chris and the others to help you, you would definitely lose to us."
"Tch, you can also attract a few veterans to come in. Are you afraid that you don't have the ability?" Lao Wang said disdainfully.
"..."
Big dream.
"Tell me, do you have anything to ask me?" When they reached the fork, Lao Wang stopped and asked.
"Oh, I want to ask you, what was your confrontation today? It was very weird!" Dameng asked quickly.
"It's just the use of strength, a combination of reality and reality, plus a little use of steps, there's nothing weird about it." Lao Wang said modestly.
"That's it..."
Da Meng thought for a while but couldn't figure it out, so he asked again: "Old K, Duncan wants to ask for your help. He wants to gain weight."
Lao Wang looked at Duncan next to Dameng. The latter's face moved and seemed to smile, but why did he look a little, why did his smile look a little vulgar? No, no, it's Yin Dang?
He scratched the back of his neck and already had goosebumps. He quickly and sincerely suggested: "Rookie, don't smile at me in the future, especially on the court. I'm afraid your smile will affect my state."
The scene fell silent and suddenly burst into laughter.
Duncan was so embarrassed. What's wrong with my smile? Wasn't it just to show politeness?
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"Old K, if you help Duncan gain weight, aren't you afraid that his strength will be detrimental to us when he gets stronger?" Back in the locker room, Kobe couldn't help but ask.
"If I don't help, can't he find a strength trainer to help him? Do you think the Blazers can't afford a trainer, or that he can't afford a trainer himself?"
After saying this, Lao Wang said indifferently: "So what if his strength increases? Are you just standing still and not making progress?"
Kobe quickly patted his chest and said, "Old K, don't worry, I won't let you down."
"Me too, boss." Danny Fordson yelled.
"Um."
Looking at the two young men, Lao Wang nodded happily.
"Tie Jun, the medicinal bath is ready." Gao Bin called in the bathroom at this time.
"Walk."
Lao Wang nodded and walked into the bathroom with Kobe and Danny Fordson.
Not only the three of them, but also three veterans, Chris Mullin, Richmond, and Mark Price, have also joined the VIPs of K Martial Arts Hall. They all hope to stay in good physical condition for the sake of the championship, and they will not hesitate to do so.
Money is invested in maintaining the body.
The media reacted immediately to the Lakers-Trail Blazers game the next day.
Especially ESPN, which immediately updated its championship probability ranking list, the Trail Blazers dropped 3% to 17%, and the Lakers increased 3% to 19%.
Next, the Lakers continue their regular season schedule.
The restructuring of K Martial Arts Hall also started under the auspices of Erya.
First, a company was established, named K Times Sports Culture Company.
It turns out that K Martial Arts School belongs to Lao Wang alone. Now because he wants the second sister to help him manage it, he gave the second sister 10% of the shares, the eldest sister also gave 5%, gave Yu Feihong 5%, and gave Dabao 5%.
%, leaving 75% of the shares for himself.
The K Martial Arts School under the company is responsible for the promotion of martial arts and its development to the world. The first choice is of course North America, where Wang Tiejun is most famous.
It has established a K-era private membership club under its umbrella, which is responsible for the promotion of medicated baths, medicated oil massages, and medicated diets.
New members will pay a single-year membership fee of US$50,000. Previous VIPs will automatically become members. Existing members will no longer be charged membership fees, but will set membership levels based on consumption levels.
The annual minimum consumption limit is set at US$200,000. Members who spend less than the minimum consumption limit will automatically cancel their membership.
The higher the membership level, the corresponding discounts will be enjoyed. The club will hold parties of different levels. The higher the membership level, the higher the party level you are invited to participate in. Unlike before, as long as you are a VIP customer, you can participate.
All parties at the martial arts gym.
In the cities where several branches are located, K-era private members clubs are set up in commercial buildings, renting one or two floors and creating the most luxurious facilities, including a five-star restaurant.
Members provide services.
Then the Fighting Hall was separated from the K-Martial Arts Hall and a professional sports fighting company was established to get involved in the fighting industry.
Finally, a pharmaceutical company was established to launch diluted versions of medicated baths and medicated oils and develop them all over the world.
Erya has established professional management teams for several companies, including K Martial Arts Hall. Wang Tielong and his original managers were only responsible for the professional affairs of K Martial Arts Hall.
In addition, the main hall of K Martial Arts was moved from Phoenix to Los Angeles. After the restructuring, the business of K Martial Arts was also stripped down to martial arts promotion, which was much simpler.
Wang Tielong and others are only responsible for the management and teaching of professional martial arts classes, leaving the development of the martial arts gym to the professional management team.
Only Liu Changjiang had some management talent and joined K Times Sports Culture Company as Erya's assistant.
Lao Wang was too lazy to care about these things. After the restructuring, he felt that K Martial Arts School had nothing to do with him anymore. It was divided into several parts, and they were not even together.
He didn't know the management team established by his second sister, nor did he want to know it. He didn't have the time, and now he is just a pure major shareholder and investor.
He does not hold any position in the company. The chairman and president are his second sisters, so management has nothing to do with him and he cannot get involved. Without that power, the managers will not listen to him. If he wants to participate, he can only intervene indirectly through his second sister.
Company management.
He feels so relaxed that he has nothing to do. Now there is only Fengshen Street to work in. He is still hanging on to the position of president of K Times Sports Center. He doesn't know how to develop. Should he hand it over in the future?
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After defeating the Trail Blazers, the team did not encounter a strong team for a while and achieved a winning streak until the 22nd, achieving a record of 25 wins and 2 losses.
The last time they lost was in the 9th regular season game, when they were defeated by the Jazz on the road, so the Lakers have won 18 consecutive games.
The Lakers' longest winning streak is 33 consecutive wins, which was created by Chamberlain, Jerry West, and Goodrich in 1972. This is also the first consecutive winning streak in the history of the league and is difficult to break.
The second consecutive winning streak in the league is the 20-game winning streak created by Big O and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in the Bucks in 1971. The third is the 18-game winning streak created by the Knicks in the 1969/70 season. At the same time, the Bulls and Green Team also each had 18 consecutive wins.
record of wins.
So now the Lakers are tied for the third consecutive winning streak in league history. As long as they win one more game, they can have a 19th consecutive victory, ranking third in history.
On the 26th, the Lakers returned to Los Angeles and played the Clippers at home. Although they won their 19th consecutive victory, an accident occurred. Mark Price was accidentally injured on the court and needed to be sidelined for at least ten games.
The main point guard was injured, and Fisher got more opportunities. Originally he could only play in garbage time, but now he is the first substitute at the No. 1 position.
Kobe Bryant serves as the main point guard, Rick Fox enters the starting lineup, and Richmond serves as the main shooting guard.
Kobe plays point guard, but his current organizational strength is still far behind. Although the Lakers' tactics are relatively simple, everything is dominated by Wang Tiejun, but Wang Tiejun only distributes the ball when the ball is in his hands, and his organizational level is only 70
Level, the distribution of ball rights relies on his height and unobstructed vision, as well as his passing ability. He can see the openings of his teammates and distribute the ball in time. In fact, if you really ask him to organize an offense, he cannot do it. He does not have that talent.
.
Therefore, the general organizational work has to be done by the point guard. Kobe can barely do it temporarily, and he is still not as good as Mark Price when he plays point guard for a long time.
On the 28th, the Lakers faced the Celtics at home.
The Green Team lost to the Lakers at home last time, and this time they were out of revenge and wanted to get back a win. However, in order to maintain the record and compete for MVP, Wang Tiejun went all out and scored 55 points in a single game, leading the team to defeat at home.
Green team.
In this battle, the Lakers won their 20th consecutive game, tied for second in history.
On the 30th, the Lakers defeated the visiting Kings at home again, and Wang once again broke out and scored 50+.
The Lakers ended all schedules in 1997 and achieved a gorgeous record of 28 wins and 2 losses. At the same time, they achieved 21 consecutive victories, surpassing the Bucks and occupying the second consecutive winning record in league history.
In addition, because the Knicks and Trail Blazers also suffered injuries and lost games one after another during this period, the Lakers also ranked first in the league's record.
The Knicks have 27 wins and 3 losses, ranking first in the Eastern Conference and third in the league.
The Trail Blazers have 27 wins and 3 losses, ranking second in the Western Conference and second in the league.
With averages of 42 points, 17.7 rebounds, 5.1 assists, 1.3 steals, 4.3 blocks, 1.9 turnovers and 2.7 fouls per game, Wang Tiejun ranked first in the MVP rankings with a shooting percentage of 62%.
His scoring average once again hit a personal high. In the 1995/96 season, it was 40.2 points, an increase of 1.8 points, which shocked the entire league.
However, the field goal percentage was lower than that of the 1995/96 season. It was 65.4% that season, but it was higher than 61.2% last season.
The main reason for the improvement in scoring is of course his change in playing style.
The improvement in pace has allowed his offense to reduce some strong confrontations and reduce physical energy consumption. Not only can he use more physical energy for other aspects, but he can also strengthen his personal offense.
However, as the team's integration deepens, he will also take fewer shots. First, to prepare for the physical reserve for the playoffs. Second, his teammates will cooperate better and need more shots.
Most of the media's reaction to this was praise, but some media, for some purpose, still believed that his existence suppressed the development of his teammates. He would only make his teammates worse, but could not make them better.
better.
These media also cited many examples, such as Kidd, Rashid Wallace, etc.
Kidd went to the green team, and his statistics immediately improved a lot.
And after he left the Suns, Rasheed Wallace's statistics immediately improved.
Even Ceballos, an early member of the Suns, became the Lakers' scoring leader and was selected to the All-Stars after leaving the Suns, which became evidence for these media.
They also used Richmond as evidence. The Rock still averaged 23 points per game last season, but now with the Lakers, they only average 18.5 points per game. This is obviously suppressed by Lao Wang.
Lao Wang is too lazy to excuse these media. As a yellow-skinned person, it is already very good for him to achieve his current status in the United States. How is it possible to want all American media to recognize him?
Time has entered 1998, and the tight regular season schedule continues.
On January 1, 1998, the league announced the start of All-Star voting.
