Chapter 518 Postman, either hold my thigh or go to the east
These two games were beyond the expectations of the media and were considered two upsets.
The next day, the media collectively criticized the Trail Blazers and the Knicks, Big Dream, the Flying Squirrels, Laidre and O'Neal, Jordan and others. They all became the focus of the media's attack. Duncan, who played steadily, and Gary Payton and Hawking, who played well
Si and others have been praised by the media.
On the 6th, the Lakers faced the Jazz, the Pacers faced the Heat, and the G2 game began.
Jazz: Karl Malone, Dennis Rodman, Brian Russell, Jeff Hornacek, John Stockton
Lakers: Wang Tiejun, Danny Fortson, Richmond, Kobe Bryant, Mark Price
In the CCTV live broadcast, Zhang Lili analyzed: "The Jazz have indeed changed their formation. Sabonis has left the main lineup, so that their defense will be more flexible. The Lakers should be more careful."
Su Qun said: "Sabonis has an old injury. It is said that it is not very serious. It should not be to the point where he cannot play in the G2 game. Moreover, he has not entered the injured list. He may appear as a substitute today."
Nodding, Lao Zhang said: "Both the Trail Blazers and Knicks lost yesterday. The second round was really exciting. Today the Lakers must be careful not to capsize like them."
Su Qun smiled and said: "The SuperSonics and the Green Team played really well yesterday, and they deserved to win."
At this time, Lao Zhang looked at the screen and said: "Look, the substitutes are starting to warm up, and Sabonis is among them. He should still be able to play."
In the ESPN live broadcast, Winston Rollin said: "The Jazz use Mailman and Big Worm as an inside combination, and their defense speed has accelerated. This should limit Old K's offense at the basket and low-post efficiency.
Of course, it doesn't mean that Big Chong's help defense will definitely be able to defend against Old K. Last year, he also helped defend against Old K in the Bulls, and the Bulls still lost.
But it's different when you add the postman. The postman should be able to hold up Old K's back arch, and at least it can slow down Old K's offensive rhythm and give the big insect a chance to help defend."
Carter Oldman laughed and said: "The Postman is much stronger than Sabonis, and there are no major injuries now. I think Old K will change his style of play again, because he should have no way to destroy the Postman's body like he destroyed Sabonis.
He will return to the flexible play style of the regular season and reduce some offensive efficiency, but his physical energy consumption will be less."
Luo Lin thought for a while, nodded and said: "It's possible. A flexible play style, a faster offensive rhythm, and more advantageous defense against big insects."
At eight o'clock, the game starts.
Wang Tiejun and Postman jumped the ball. The former touched the ball first, but he was unlucky. The ball was snatched away by Stockton, and the Jazz attacked first.
The big bug did not stay at the basket. According to Jerry Sloan's request, he left the paint area and went to the right wing, trying to take Lao Wang out of the paint area.
He has some shooting ability, but he lacks the desire to attack. If you really want to let him go, it's not like he can't shoot.
The Postman pulled to the left wing, one step away from the paint area, in the two-point area, and Fordson followed up.
Jerry Sloan asked Big Chong to leave the paint area, not for Big Chong's offense. Big Chong didn't want to attack at all. He just wanted to use Big Chong to pull Lao Wang out, prevent Lao Wang from double-teaming Postman, and create a chance for Postman to beat Fordson alone.
The postman's position is now five meters away from Lao Wang. If he catches the ball here and attacks, it will be difficult for Lao Wang to double-team him unless he moves in advance.
"brush!"
The postman caught the ball and played Fordson in isolation. Even if he faced a rookie, he would use his elbow to open the way first, gain enough space to shoot, and then take the shot, hitting a mid-range shot.
He is the one who can put down the most humiliation among all the super giants. He can use any means to win.
Lakers offense.
Lao Wang got into position under the basket.
He needs to use his height to hit the postman in a misplaced position under the basket.
The postman had no other option. He couldn't go around, he had no height, and side defense was useless. He could only defend immediately to prevent Lao Wang from getting close to the basket.
When the ball was passed in and still flying in the sky, the Postman began to defend with all his strength, delaying Old K's offense and creating an opportunity for the big insect to help defend the basket.
His upper body strength is even stronger than that of Lao Wang, and his huge tonnage, which is only 5 kilograms behind Lao Wang, allows him to achieve good results in top defense. Because Lao Wang wanted to catch the ball, his bottom plate was unstable and he was pushed.
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At this time, the big insect's hand was already a foot away and was about to rest on Lao Wang's body. He suddenly took advantage of the postman's resistance to jump forward and took a step back.
With the help of the plum blossom step, after completing the ball, the player has already switched from back to the basket when landing, and at the same time he is out of the double team.
The next moment, he grabbed the ball with his left hand and caught the big bug with his right elbow. He was about to step forward and dunk the postman.
"not good!"
The postman had suffered a lot in the regular season. He knew that Old K would dunk him at the next moment, so he quickly took a step forward, hoping to establish a defensive position in advance and block Old K.
But half a step too late, Lao Wang suddenly jumped up. The moment he stood up, he collided with the postman. However, he had the advantage of the height and impact of getting up. He directly hit the postman and threw his front foot backwards.
He took a big step back before standing still.
"drop!"
The referee's whistle sounds.
This collision interrupted Wang Tiejun's ability to stand up, and also allowed Da Chong to seize the opportunity, hold his right arm with both hands, pull down, and pull him down.
His reaction was very quick. When he was pulled down, he threw the ball towards the basket, which was barely considered a shooting action. Although he didn't score, he still got a free throw opportunity.
The referee signaled that the big bug committed a foul and made two free throws.
"The referee showed mercy to the Jazz. He actually gave it to the big bug and not to the postman. This is obviously because the postman blocked the foul first." Zhang Lili said with a smile.
Lao Wang missed the next two free throws and the Jazz attacked.
"The free throw shooting feels a bit bad!" Su Qun frowned.
"If you can't get punished, you have to be careful about Jazz killing people." Lao Zhang also said.
At this time, the Postman moved to the high post and engaged Stockton in a pick-and-roll tactic, but Fordson followed up.
But Del Harris arranged for Kobe to switch to guard Stockton today. Kobe reacted quickly and was not slow on his feet. He kept up with Stockton. After the latter entered the paint area, he chose to pass back to the postman.
"Crack!"
The postman forced Fordson back with an elbow. As soon as he took action, Lao Wang arrived and grabbed his ball from the sky.
"Oh ho!"
The Great Western Forum was filled with cheers from Lakers fans.
"Damn it!"
The postman immediately stepped forward to grab the ball.
"Get away!"
The old man's elbows, which were held close to his chest, hit the postman directly on the forehead. He grunted in pain and staggered back.
The referee saw this and didn't blow the whistle.
The Postman has a huge star whistle in front of others, but in front of Old K, it's just the opposite.
"Old K." At this time, Kobe shouted loudly in the frontcourt.
Lao Wang saw that Kobe was almost running to the basket. He quickly threw it with one hand and the basketball flew straight towards Kobe like a shooting star.
Kobe caught the ball and made a two-step layup, making a hit.
2:2, Jazz attack.
This time, the postman didn't go to the high post to set up a pick-and-roll, which was a bit close to old K. He went to the left wing.
Big Chong is low on the right wing, and Old K is closer to the right wing. He will be safer on the left wing.
Sure enough, this time he and small forward Russell engaged in a pick-and-roll and mismatched Richmond in singles. Lao Wang was unable to come over in time to help defend and hit an accurate goal.
4:2, Lakers attack.
Lao Wang ran directly down from the free throw line, with the postman underneath him. He turned around and asked for the ball with his back to the postman at the next step of the free throw line.
The big bug placed Danny Fortson two meters away, just above the right line of the paint area. He could double-team him in one step at any time.
At the top of the arc, Stockton defended Mark Price and made a lot of pressing moves to prevent him from passing the ball easily to the bottom.
Price protected the ball very carefully. The guy on the opposite side made many dirty moves. He was very cautious.
At this time, seeing Old K asking for the ball, he quickly shook Stockton with a fake move and then passed the ball to Old K.
At this moment, the big insect pounced on Lao Wang, who was one step away. The postman behind Lao Wang tried his best to defend him, and even secretly grabbed his jersey with one hand to prevent him from making any moves.
"Crack!"
Lao Wang felt that he was being pulled behind him, and the big insect was also beside him. When the ball arrived, his right hand that caught the ball took advantage of the situation, and the ball flew from the top of the big insect's head to behind him.
"Pass the ball!?"
Da Chong was startled and quickly turned around to defend Fordson, who he had let go.
However, Lao Wang's passing target was not Fordson, because before he caught the ball, he had noticed that Kobe was using Fordson as a wall to get rid of Hornacek and was making an air cut. He was passing the ball to Kobe.
So as soon as the big bug turned around, Kobe just caught the pass, passed him by, and took the ball from under him into the paint.
"Bang!"
Kobe Bryant took off directly next to the big bug on the right side of the paint area. After flying for a certain distance, he held the ball in his right hand and slammed it towards the basket.
The postman turned around and rushed to the basket, half a beat too late. When he stepped back to defend and was about to get up to block the shot, Kobe just hit the ball, and with a bang, his basket exploded.
"yeah!"
The whole audience suddenly burst into cheers.
"Beautiful! Peter Pan made a wonderful air-cutting tactic, and he completed a wonderful flying dunk!" the on-site commentator roared excitedly.
Zhang Lijia smiled and said: "Kobe is not only on the team, but also often trains with Tiejun in his free time. The two of them cooperate very well."
Su Qun laughed and said: "Old K did not directly take position under the basket, but took the next step from the free throw line. He should be using an air-cutting tactic."
Zhang Liyi nodded and said: "Yes, it leaves space under the basket for teammates who cut through."
4:4, Jazz attack.
Stockton held the ball and pulled it to the left wing. The postman suddenly ran out from the low post to set up a pick-and-roll. It was too late for Fordson, so Wang had to follow him out.
At this time, Stockton used the pick-and-roll to break through with the ball and entered the paint area. He was double-teamed by Kobe and Fordson and could only pass the ball to the big bug.
But the big bug who was in the open position did not take action after receiving the ball. Instead, he held the ball and circled around, looking for a teammate to catch the ball.
Hornacek quickly ran down from the right three-point line to catch the ball. Richmond chased him. After catching the ball, he forced a shot and missed. Fordson protected the backcourt rebound and the Lakers attacked.
"Dennis, why didn't you take action just now?" the postman asked loudly as he returned to defense.
The big insect glanced sideways at the postman and said nonchalantly: "I only like rebounding, not scoring."
"you?"
The postman was frustrated and had nothing to say.
"Ha ha……"
Lao Wang, who was running forward next to him, laughed.
Arriving at the frontcourt, he took the next step to the free throw line and asked for the ball.
On the left and right wings, Richmond and Kobe made inward moves at the same time, distracting the Jazz's defensive attention.
In this way, Lao Wang successfully caught the ball, and with a fierce back arch, the postman took a small step back, and at this time the big insect rushed to his side.
If there was no K rule, Lao Wang could definitely knock over the big insect with a sideways strike, but it was impossible now.
He turned right to avoid the big insect grabbing the ball, but the postman got under him again. At this moment, he suddenly made a plum blossom retreat. While dribbling, he took the initiative to pass in front of the postman and the big insect.
Evacuate.
This step brought his position closer to the free throw line and further away from the basket.
The next moment, the postman and the insect rushed towards him at the same time.
But the moment the two of them started, he had already grabbed the ball, held it high above his head, and with a fierce step, rushed directly towards the gap between the postman and the big insect.
His step was faster than the one the two of them took.
Faster means more active and more impactful.
At this moment, he chose to hedge, trying to force his way through the blockade of the two men and complete a face-to-basket attack.
At this moment, all the Lakers fans in the audience tensed up.
"not good!"
The postman and the big insect had a sudden thought at the same time and wanted to close the door, but they took a step forward and could not take it back.
"Peng!"
The three of them took a step forward. Under the faster and more fierce step, Lao Wang's right foot landed instantly and hit the middle of the two of them. The collision caused them to tilt outward at the same time, while he seemed to have escaped from trouble.
Like a ferocious beast, he took the second step and then rose up.
"Bang!"
After a one-handed dunk, the basket frame was shaken.
"ah!"
Lakers fans instantly stood up and cheered wildly.
"ah!"
Lao Wang excitedly pumped his fist and roared.
Turning around and looking down, the postman was staring at him unwillingly, and the big insect had been knocked over by him on the floor. He opened his mouth and yelled: "Postman, I said, you have no chance in the west, so come here and hug my thigh."
, or go to the east and hug someone’s lap.”
"Just wait and see!"
The postman said something bitterly, turned around and picked up the big insect.
After the big insect got up, he twisted his waist. It was obvious that he had been injured just now.
He was hit on the right side of his body, with a violent rotation force, and sprained his waist when he fell to the ground on his side.
Then he was replaced and Sabonis came on.
"Arvydas, if old K beats you hard and prevents penetration but not shooting, you retreat to the basket and double-team him with the postman." Jerry Sloan warned before taking the court.
Seeing Sabonis come on the court, Lao Wang immediately changed his style of play, returned to the low position, and began to hit hard, using the strongest confrontation to defeat Sabonis.
Low post on the left wing, looking for the ball in a strong position.
Mark Price pulled to the left wing and took advantage of Richmond's screen to successfully pass the ball.
Lao Wang caught the ball and took two small steps inward. Sabonis also immediately took two small steps back. He immediately understood the defender's plan.
At this time, he can actually shoot easily. With his shooting speed, Sabonis can't guard him, but he doesn't plan to increase his offense by nearly two points.
In the playoffs, according to his habits and plans, he wants to increase the offense under the basket, rather than increase the nearly two-point offense with a lower shooting rate.
Stepping into the paint area and the three-second clock started, he didn't waste any time. After understanding the opponent's plan, he suddenly turned around while dribbling, forcing Sabonis to the basket.
The next moment, when the basketball bounced off the floor, he caught it in his hand. He took a step forward, held the ball high in his left hand, and jumped towards Sabonis.
"Force buckle!"
When the commentator saw this, he immediately shouted loudly.
At this moment, the eyes of all the Lakers fans in the audience widened.
At this moment, Sabonis's nerves were tense and his whole body was tense. He immediately squatted down and jumped to block the shot.
At this moment, the postman who was returning to defense was blocked by Sabonis who was retreating faster, and he didn't even see what Lao Wang was doing.
The next moment, Wang Tiejun's huge body dived down, towering over the defender. His right forearm pressed down on Sabonis's shoulder, and a strong dive and impact occurred instantly.
"Peng!"
Hitting down from above, with infinite diving force, Wang Tiejun directly hit Sabonis in the air and flipped backwards.
"Bang!"
The next moment, under the reaction force, his body was suspended in the air, and with one arm, he smashed hard and the basket was exploded.
"ah!"
Countless fans cheered instantly at the Great Western Forum Arena, throughout Los Angeles, on Fengshen Street on the other side of the Pacific, and throughout China.
"Yeah yeah..."
An on-site commentator excitedly waved his fists and screamed.
Another on-site commentator immediately yelled: "Dunk! Old K dunked Sabonis head-on. He directly knocked over the Jazz's two big players. He is destroying the Jazz in the most brutal way!"
Sabonis knocked over the postman behind him, and his teammates were at the bottom. Fortunately, he was not injured.
He couldn't jump at all, that is, he jumped no more than ten centimeters before he was pinned down by one of Lao Wang's arms and knocked over. If he jumped higher, he would be more likely to be injured.
But he was not injured, but the postman was a little unlucky. When he was at the bottom, he weighed more than 500 kilograms in total. It was not fun to fall to the floor. No matter how strong his body was, his face turned pale under the attack from the front and back.
Three Jazz players ran over and pulled Sabonis up. The postman who had been holding his breath breathed a sigh of relief.
Jerry Sloan was so anxious that if the postman was injured, then the Jazz would be a widow with a dead son, and there would be no hope at all.
He called a timeout and asked the postman to come off the field to check his body and take a breather.