In New York, Jordan touched his scalp and it was a little wet. It was sweat.
"call!"
The invisible and huge pressure made him let out a sigh of relief.
His shooting percentage can exceed 60%, which is the best state. Not only does he have a better jump shot, but he also has a lot of breakthrough layups. But such a state is rare and cannot be played often. It is a very good state to achieve more than 50%.
.
He didn't know if Old K could perform like this on a regular basis. Today, for the first time, Old K showed a strong offensive ability of nearly two points, which shocked him.
According to the data he knew, O'Neal's recent two-point shooting percentage was only 43%, while Old K calculated 60%, a difference of 17%. This is a huge gap.
If Old K reduces his offense at the basket and concentrates his shots in the near two-point area, his physical energy consumption will be greatly reduced. He took 25 shots per game in the regular season this season, but now he can take 35 shots or even more.
If you take 35 shots and maintain a 60% hit rate, how many points can you score?
He did the math and found that, not counting free throws, this was 42 points.
After calculating this data, he shuddered.
In other words, Old K has not tried his best today. He can definitely take more shots because his efficiency is much higher than that of his teammates.
Maybe Lao K just feels particularly good today, but even if his shooting rate in the past two points is only 50%, that is still a very bad thing.
His overall shooting percentage in the playoffs is only 47.5%, and his shooting percentage in the past two points is only 37%. He can't beat Old K by himself, he can only rely on O'Neal.
Fortunately, O'Neal is in very good shape now, with a shooting percentage of 61% in the playoffs. Although he is not as efficient as Old K, he can compete with Old K. The shortcomings are made up for by his advantage on the outside.
The only problem is that with Old K's current offensive firepower of nearly two points and his physical fitness, he can take more shots than O'Neal. With more points, he can overpower O'Neal and form a greater advantage inside.
, he was worried that his advantage on the outside could not make up for this gap.
Picking up the phone, he dialed Phil Jackson's phone and asked: "Phil, did you watch the game? What do you think of the old K now?"
There was silence for a few seconds, with obvious gasps, and then Phil Jackson said: "Michael, this is the strongest version of Old K. He is invincible offensively at the basket, and his offensive strength in the near two-point area is also extremely powerful.
Almost all of his attacks are at the basket and near the two-point area, and now he is the real king of firepower in the penalty area. He, he should have been hiding his strength, otherwise, why has such a powerful hook not been used to great effect before?"
In fact, he was wrong. The reason why Lao Wang's hook was so strong today was not just the finishing technique of the hook, but also a whole set of skills from pace to physical confrontation to the finishing hook.
The signature technique allows the close range attack to reach level 100, which is the overall strength. Otherwise, just being strong in the hook hand would not be able to achieve such efficiency.
Just like Duncan's rebounding skills, Lao Wang is estimated to have exceeded level 100, but Duncan's offensive efficiency in the past two points is only more than 40%, less than 50%.
At this point, Phil Jackson said with some hesitation: "Maybe it's just that his touch was particularly good today, and everyone has a chance to explode.
Michael, we cannot determine Old K's ability based on the state of a game, deliberately elevate his strength, and put psychological pressure on ourselves for nothing."
No matter how strong his willpower was, Jordan was a little weak. He leaned on the back of the sofa and asked: "If, I mean if, he really has such a strong nearly two-point offensive ability, what are our chances of winning? What do you think?
beat?"
"I still need time to think about it. But Michael, don't be discouraged. We have a chance. You and O'Neal work together inside and outside, and you are as invincible." Phil Jackson said.
Jordan nodded slightly. He has played so far this season, that is, the last time he broke out in the G6 game with the Green Team, scoring 48 points. Old K is holding back, and he is also holding back.
All the energy will explode in the finals.
At one o'clock at noon on the 25th, the Lakers returned to Los Angeles.
At about the same time, the Trail Blazers' special plane also arrived in Los Angeles.
On this day, almost all the media praised Comrade Lao Wang's powerful hook, giving his hook a name, called "Super Small Sky Hook", and some also called K's Sky Hook.
The reason why it is called super small sky hook is because Lao Wang's hooks are all shot in the penalty area and are not as far as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's hook, so it is called small sky hook, but because the hit rate is higher than that of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, so
Named super.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's skyhook can be shot within the free throw line, with a range of more than four meters, reaching a distance of two points, and can be used with both hands. Currently, Lao Wang can only shoot with his right hand, and the range is within three meters.
"Dad, dad..."
At about two o'clock, Lao Wang returned home. Before he got out of the car, Dabao ran over, holding a chewed chicken leg in his hand, followed by a "nanny".
The nanny is actually not an outsider. Liu Changjiang's new daughter-in-law just got married during the Chinese New Year, and then came to the United States to help take care of Dabao at home.
Lao Wang got out of the car, picked up Dabao, and asked casually: "Dabao, where is mom?"
"It's time to go to work," Dabao shouted.
"Where are Dayao and the others?" he asked again.
"There, let's play some ball." Dabao pointed in the direction of the training room and shouted.
"Aren't you going to play ball?" he teased again.
"If you don't fight, I'll eat chicken drumsticks."
Dabao's little head shook like a rattle, and he went to chew his chicken legs again.
"Dad, Mom."
At this time Wang Aiguo and Liu Damei came out, and Lao Wang shouted quickly.
"Grandma, hold me, your dad just came back and needs to rest." Sister Liu took Dabao over.
"Auntie hugs."
Liu Changjiang's daughter-in-law quickly picked up Dabao.
"Son, have you eaten?" Wang Aiguo asked.
"I ate late in the morning and haven't eaten yet," he said.
"Then go in and eat quickly, it's still hot." Wang Aiguo said quickly.
Lao Wang came to the restaurant and had just had a few bites when a group of people including Buckley and Dayao came in.
"Brother Tiejun, teach me the hook." Dayao shouted eagerly after entering the door.
"Old K, is your hook really so strong now? Is it just a temporary feeling?" Barkley asked with a smile.
Lao Wang chuckled and said, "Since when did I rely on feel when playing ball?"
"Just brag, what was your free throw percentage in the home game against the Trail Blazers?" Glider laughed.
"37.5%." Lei Gong smiled.
Lao Wang smiled without any embarrassment: "I deliberately let them win a game to leave some suspense and contribute to the alliance, okay?"
"If you don't brag, you will die." Buckley said angrily.
"Okay, okay, let old K eat first."
Lightning quickly asked a group of people to leave the restaurant first. Before leaving, he pointed at Liu Wei and Liu Jihua beside him and said to Lao Wang:
"Old K, Glider and I will help you train them. Their basic skills are pretty good, but their physical talents are a bit lacking. I suggest they practice your plum blossom steps and your relying skills like Kobe. What do you think?"
Lao Wang glanced at Liu Wei and Liu Jihua, both of whom had eager eyes. He nodded and said: "There are a lot of my training videos in the training room. You can practice by yourself. I will teach you when I have time. In addition, Kobe Bryant
Here you go, train with him, he’s getting better now.”
"Thank you, Brother Tiejun." Liu Wei and Liu Jihua nodded quickly.
"Brother Tiejun, where's the hook shot? I also want to learn the step-back jump shot." Yao yelled.
Lao Wang was about to immerse himself in his meal when he raised his head and said: "My hook and step-back shooting are all related to the use of plum blossom steps. In addition, my hook is the most suitable technical movement for me. You can't copy it. You guys
If you really want to learn, I will teach you and Da Zhi later to see if you can learn something."
Barkley said: "Old K's skills, hooks, step-back shots, pace, relying on play, offensive skills at the basket and in the low post, as well as defense, rebounding skills, etc. To be honest, if you are proficient in them
One or two things, there is no problem at all in playing a starting position in the NBA."
When Glider and Thunder God heard this, they also nodded.
When Da Yao, Da Da and Liu Wei heard this, their eyes became even more eager and they hurried out, eager to go to training.
This evening, the G4 game of the Eastern Conference Finals begins.
O'Neal and Jordan teamed up to defeat the Pacers in the away game, with a score of three to one and a spot in the Eastern Conference Finals.
In this game, Hu Weidong showed his usual performance. He made 4 of 11 shots, 1 of 4 three-pointers, and 1 of 2 free throws. He only scored 10 points and his shooting rate was 36.4%. His performance was average.
"Lao Hu, you can't just throw it blindly, you'd better throw it with your glasses on." Lao Wang called over and joked.
"My hand feels a little worse today." Lao Hu said awkwardly.
"The end game is an away game. Jordan and O'Neal definitely hope to end the Eastern Conference Finals as soon as possible. You are basically going to be eliminated. Seize the opportunity to play better and work harder for a big contract." Lao Wang warned.
"I won't let go of the opportunity." Lao Hu said firmly there.
"It's better to defeat the Knicks in Madison Square Garden, drag them back to Indiana, do it again at home, and reach the tiebreaker. Then the Eastern Conference Finals will be exciting, haha! Let's play well at Madison Square Garden tomorrow, Hu.
At one point, if you score 20+ points on Jordan's head, or even hit a few beautiful shots, you will become famous." Lao Wang laughed.
Over there, Lao Hu smiled bitterly and said: "Those who don't have a chance are Reggie Miller and him. I can only play against him for a few minutes as a substitute."
"Come here after the Eastern Conference Finals. They will all be here with me. Come here to watch the finals, and then go back to China together." Lao Wang said.
"Okay. But the Tiejun and Knicks are really strong, and their bench lineup is not weak either. Our lineup is thick enough. The bench lineup still has some advantages against their bench lineup, but the main lineup just can't beat them.
"Old Hu sighed.
"Only after winning or losing have we realized that whether we are the main players or substitutes, we are no worse than the Knicks. Whether it is O'Neal or Jordan, they were my losers in the first five seasons. I have a natural psychological advantage over them. Now they are
What you are thinking about should be how to defeat me and how to suppress me." Lao Wang's voice was full of confidence.
Hu Weidong praised: "Tie Jun, before I came to the NBA, I only knew that you were very strong, but I didn't know how you were strong. But after I came to the NBA, I realized that you are really strong, haha!"
"Of course, in the NBA, now I say second, no one dares to say first, not even Jordan, I am the best in the world." Lao Wang immediately boasted.
May 26th, the game day of G5 of the Western Conference Finals.
"The finals! The finals..."
Outside the tunnel, the home court is in full swing, with countless Lakers fans cheering enthusiastically.
"Dameng, I will deal with you today."
In the player tunnel, the starting lineups of the two teams stood opposite each other, and Lao Wang said in a serious tone.
"Come if you can."
Dameng said harshly, but there was actually a kind of helplessness in his tone.
He knew very well that after the game, his physical condition was no longer very good. The fatigue accumulated in the previous games had not been well recovered. He was indeed old.
Especially in these two games, when he was the main defender against Old K, his physical exertion was extremely high and he couldn't bear it any longer.
The team also knew that he couldn't handle it any longer, so they didn't arrange for him to defend Old K again in this game, but instead assigned Duncan to defend him.
Looking at Duncan standing at the front, Lao Wang smiled silently and politely extended his hand to signal the visiting team to come out.
Duncan's eyes shrank when he saw the cold white light on Old K's teeth, as if he saw a ferocious tiger opening its bloody mouth toward him.
At eight o'clock, the game officially begins.
"Peng!"
In the Lakers penalty area, Duncan fell to the floor, and a giant beast flew over him, bringing with it a strong sound of wind and terrifying pressure.
"Bang!"
The next moment, there was a fierce explosion of the basket. Da Meng, who was returning to the basket from the weak side, could not avoid it and was knocked directly to the basket by Wang Tiejun.
"yeah!"
At the Great Western Forum Arena, all the home fans cheered and countless Lakers fans stood up from their seats, roaring with excitement.
"boom!"
On dozens of open-air basketball courts behind Fengshen Street South, tens of thousands of people gathered together and burst into loud cheers.
"On the first goal, Old K crushed super No. 1 pick Tim Duncan and super center Olajuwon in the most brutal way. He knocked over the first opponent with his back arch, and then knocked over Big D during a dunk.
Dream, he is telling us that this will be a violent night, and he will completely tear the Portland Trail Blazers apart tonight!"
The on-site commentator's roar echoed over the stadium.
In the CCTV commentary box, Su Qun shouted excitedly: "This is a devastating attack! Old K is so powerful that he is invincible. Even Dameng and Duncan can't stop his offensive. He is pushing the Blazers' penalty area..."
"Deal with them tonight!"
Under the basket, Lao Wang yelled filial piety to all his teammates on the court.
"Deal with them tonight!"
Fordson, Richmond, Kobe Bryant, and Mark Price all felt excited, and the adrenaline in their bodies surged wildly, and they all roared.
"Deal with them tonight!"
In the auditorium, Lakers fans also began to shout, and gradually a huge roar formed. The unified sound waves came one after another, pushing the momentum of the Lakers to the extreme, and at the same time suppressing the momentum of the Trail Blazers to the edge of collapse.
The Blazers didn't expect that on the first ball, Old K would play such a brutal low-post attack.
In the last game, Lao K defeated them with nearly two points of hook shots. They thought that Lao K would mainly use hook shots in this game, but Lao Wang made them miscalculate.
The two big insiders, a super center, the spiritual leader of the team, and a super No. 1 pick at the peak of his debut, the core of the team on the court, and the future leader, were all knocked down by Old K in one attack. For
The mentality of the pioneers was like a blow to the head, causing a huge blow.
In the boiling Great Western Forum Arena, every Trail Blazers player, including the coaches, felt like an invisible boulder was weighing on their hearts, making them unable to breathe.
Behind the Lakers' bench, the Lightning and Barkley were also discussing the ball animatedly.
"Da Meng is going to be unlucky tonight, haha! This old boy deserves it. He is always on the opposite side of Old K. Old K shouldn't let him invest in the trading company." Buckley laughed.
Glider laughed and said: "If the Lakers lose in the Western Conference Finals this time, the media will definitely laugh at Old K like crazy. I suspect that when Old K is furious, he will really kick Dream out of the company."
"So Lao K is going to catch Big Dream and do it like crazy tonight." Lei Gong said with a smile.
"Haha..." Lightning and others laughed.
Two minutes later, Lao Wang made a comeback.
He went directly to the basket and asked for the ball. After getting the ball, he was double-teamed by Duncan and Dameng. He didn't even bother to use the plum blossom step. He relied on his huge strength and explosive power to hit a brutal iron mountain back.
He knocked Duncan over forcefully, then forcibly got up and dunked on Dameng, causing a foul on his thugs.
The other three Blazers players were outside watching helplessly as their leader and core were beaten by Old K again. A feeling of powerlessness arose from the bottom of their hearts, and their morale was on the verge of an avalanche.
"I said I would deal with you tonight, I will deal with you tonight."
Looking at Dameng and Duncan getting up in embarrassment, Lao Wang said a very domineering word and walked towards his teammates who rushed over to celebrate.
Dameng and Duncan, who were panting, looked at each other with confusion in their eyes. Can they really beat such old K?
After half a quarter, the two sides tied at 10:16, with the Lakers leading by 6 points and the Trail Blazers attacking.
"Bang!"
Duncan was in the low post on the left wing and was pushed by Wang to the sideline of the paint area to catch the ball. He hit the board and shot, but missed due to Wang's block.
Fordson grabbed the rebound and the Lakers attacked, but the fast break failed and they steadily advanced to the frontcourt.
"Danny Fortson's rebounding ability is getting better and better. In the playoffs, he averaged 28 minutes per game and grabbed 7.5 rebounds. It's only been one season. He should be the next rebounding monster like a giant insect." Zhang
Reasonable smile.
Su Qun smiled and said: "Te Yinlong Hill's rebounding ability is also good. With the two of them, Old K rebounded less in the playoffs and was able to devote more energy to offense and defense.
Hit."
Coming to the frontcourt, Lao Wang didn't play for two rounds. This time he entered the low post on the left wing and asked for the ball one step away from the sideline.
Duncan made a judgment that because Old K's position was too outside, although there was an action to ask for the ball, it should just be a showmanship to attract his defensive attention. What really wanted to attack was the Lakers' perimeter.
He adopted a one-step defense strategy, which allowed him to prevent breakthroughs but not shots. Moreover, outside the paint area, Old K rarely used hook attacks. Old K had never shown an offensive threat in that position.
But at this moment, the ball was passed to Old K. He was startled, and he quickly leaned down and made a preparation posture to prevent a breakthrough.
Lao Wang caught the ball and faced the basket, leaned down, put his hands together with the ball, held the back of the ball, and made a preparatory action after catching the ball.