Chapter 534 Eliminate the Trailblazers and enter the finals
"Triple threat?"
Su Qun shouted in surprise.
Triple threat, this is a preparatory action taken by outside players after receiving the ball.
The first threat can break through, the second threat can jump shot, and the third threat can pass the ball. The defender needs to guard against these three threats at the same time. Defense is very difficult, so this preparation action is commonly known as the triple threat.
A heavy center who is 216 centimeters tall and weighs 135 kilograms makes a triple threat in the low post attack, which is simply incredible.
"How will old K fight?"
Not only was Duncan asking this in his mind, but countless others also had this question like him.
The answer will be revealed soon.
"squeak!"
In an instant, Lao Wang started his stride, stepped with his right foot, and his sneakers made a sharp friction sound. While dribbling, he began to break through from the right side, which was Duncan's left side.
"Strong attack!"
With his eyes widened, Zhang Lili shouted loudly.
Yes, there is no probing step, Wang Tiejun just wants to directly attack Tim Duncan.
Duncan, who was tense and tense, reacted quickly and quickly retreated sideways.
At this time, Lao Wang took a step forward and rushed in front of him. He was about to squeeze Lao K with his chest, but Lao K's left elbow blocked him.
"Bang!"
On the second dribble, Lao Wang pushed Duncan with his left elbow to take the second step, and used the momentum to forcefully complete the overtake and strode into the paint area.
At this time, he saw that Dameng had already rushed into the paint area and was returning to defend the basket.
The ball bounced off the floor and was held in his right hand. At this time, he took the third step, which was a step forward, and then took off with all his strength.
His left arm was clamped by Duncan, but he was unable to stop him from getting up. As his body rose up, with strong explosive force, his left arm broke away from Duncan's entanglement. His body rose up and hit Dameng.
"Woooo..."
At this moment, an on-site commentator was already excited and began to simulate the sound of a bomber.
"Peng!"
The next moment, with a heavy impact, Da Meng, who had taken off to block the shot, rolled back with a groan and fell backwards.
The next moment, Lao Wang, who was knocked to a halt in the air, exerted force on his waist and abdomen, held the ball in his right arm and smashed it violently. There was only a bang, and the basket trembled violently, and a fierce explosion sounded.
"yeah!"
The entire Lakers fans cheered again, and the heated home atmosphere seemed to be ignited just by throwing a cigarette butt over.
"ah!"
The on-site commentator let out a powerful scream, and then roared wildly: "Old K jumped on Duncan and dunked on Big Dream. He beat the two inside players of the Trail Blazers in a one-on-one fight!"
"Dameng, surrender, stop struggling!"
Barkley stood up from the Lakers bench, formed a trumpet with his hands, and shouted loudly at Da Meng who had just gotten up on the court.
"Surrender!"
All the surrounding Lakers fans joined in, and for a moment, the whole stadium was filled with voices of surrender.
"This bastard!"
The embarrassed Dameng glared at Buckley fiercely.
After that, Lao Wang stopped playing violent offense and focused on defense and rebounding. After the first quarter, the Lakers led by 9 points.
He made 5 of 5 shots and 3 of 4 free throws in a single quarter, scoring 13 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 block and 1 foul.
4 assists, three of which came from assists to Richmond.
In the Western Conference Finals, he intentionally increased his passes to Rock, hoping to activate Rock's energy to a greater extent and then help him to the greatest extent in the finals.
Rock's strength is still there, but he was suppressed by him in the regular season, and coupled with Kobe's competition, he can only play one-third of his outside core function.
In the finals, facing Jordan's strength, Lao Wang knew that Kobe was unreliable. That kid was still too young, and he had to rely on Rock, a veteran with both offense and defense who was called the second shooting guard by Jordan.
In the second quarter, he put down the offense and let Richmond attack with all his strength, and the tactics were mainly based on Richmond.
The Rock did not disappoint him. He played 8 minutes in the second quarter and made 3 of 6 shots, including 1 of 3 three-pointers and 2 of 2 free throws. Facing Williams, he used small to defeat big and easily scored 9 points in a single quarter.
point.
After halftime, the Lakers still led by 8 points.
In the third quarter, the Blazers counterattacked with all their strength, trying to save the defeat, but Lao Wang sent 4 blocks and 1 steal to Duncan in a single quarter, extinguishing the Blazers' counterattack with his strong defense and ability to protect the basket.
In the final quarter, the Trail Blazers, who were 11 points behind, once again fell into a state of physical collapse and demoralization. However, the Lakers were still very active under the rotation of a strong substitute lineup, and the Trail Blazers were taken away by the Lakers.
Wang Tiejun played 45 minutes and left the game three minutes early. He made 15 of 21 shots and 7 of 12 free throws. He scored a triple-double with 37 points, 18 rebounds, 13 assists, 2 steals, 7 blocks, 3 turnovers and 4 fouls.
He focused on attacking the basket today, playing very violently and brutally on the offensive end, and his shooting percentage reached a terrifying 71.4%.
And on the defensive end, he blocked Duncan 5 times and prevented the No. 1 pick from shooting 6 of 18, with a shooting percentage of 33.3%. Including free throws, he only scored 15 points and 7 rebounds.
In addition, today he sent his highest number of assists in a single game in the playoffs.
13 assists is the reason why the Lakers can still win even though he didn't score much today.
Other reasons for winning are his efficient offense, strong defense, rebounding, high home atmosphere, Richmond's performance, etc.
Dameng scored 24 points, 11 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal and 3 blocks, but he was unable to help the team avoid being eliminated.
For the Lakers, with the support of Lao Wang, Richmond took a lot of shots, making 11 of 20 shots and a hit rate of 55%, including 3 of 7 three-pointers and a hit rate of 42.8%. In addition, he scored 29 free throws.
He played a superstar performance and teamed up with Lao Wang to contribute 66 points, helping Lao Wang defeat the powerful Trail Blazers.
At the end of the game, both Dameng and Duncan were in pain. They had been knocked over four times by Lao Wang at least. It was not easy for them to persist until now.
Fortunately, although Lao Wang played ferociously today, he didn't take too many shots, which was one of the reasons why they were able to persevere.
Of course, because of his violent playing style, he takes fewer shots than before. Otherwise, with his physical fitness, he would not be able to withstand the strong defense of the two top insiders.
4:1, the Lakers defeated the Trail Blazers, taking the first step and reaching the finals of the 1997/98 season.
"boom!"
The moment the game ended, the Great Western Forum was plunged into carnival, and the loud cheers made the ceiling of the arena tremble.
This is Lao Wang's fourth Western Conference championship. After winning it, he was very happy and celebrated with his teammates and fans.
It's a pity that the system looks down upon the Western Conference champion and won't award a single point.
By the time the Lakers finished celebrating, the Trail Blazers had already left the scene. Lao Wang wanted to talk to Dream, but couldn't find the opportunity.
He wanted Dameng to help him and train Dayao and Dazhi well.
In addition, he also contacted Pippen and asked him to come over and practice Liu Wei and Liu Jihua's perimeter defense.
He was also planning to call Rasheed Wallace over and let him train with Du Feng to hone Du Feng's power forward skills. However, the troll has already gone to Europe for vacation and will not come back for the time being.
If the troll didn't have time, he planned to find Duncan and let him practice Du Feng, but Duncan was so miserable in the Western Conference Finals that he couldn't speak easily.
However, he still hopes to let the trolls come over. I'm afraid Du Feng won't be able to develop Duncan's style. Duncan actually plays like a center forward.
"You guys go back to the locker room first, and I'll talk to Dameng."
After leaving the stadium, Lao Wang separated from his teammates in the players' tunnel and went to the visiting team's locker room.
"Hey, Old K, I'm the general manager of the Trail Blazers..."
Seeing Lao Wang, Trail Blazers general manager Bob Whitsitt, who was standing in the corridor, took the initiative to say hello.
"Hello, Mr. Whitsitt, I'm here to talk to Dameng." After shaking hands, Lao Wang smiled.
"Okay, I'll help you call him out." Whithit quickly opened the door and called Dameng.
After Dameng came out, the two came not far away and started chatting.
"Dameng, Dayao's pace is still lacking. You have to help me practice him. There is also Da Zhi. You can also help me and see how much he can master. By the way, there is also low post attack and low post confrontation ability.
and techniques, these must be taught to them." Lao Wang said directly.
"That's no problem, but Charles and the others are going to China with you? Then I'll go and have some fun too, just treat it as a vacation." Dameng said.
"The whole family is going, and I'll cover all the expenses."
Lao Wang patted Dameng on the shoulder, turned around and said, "Then it's settled, I'll leave first."
"OK."
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On the 27th, the media continued to praise the Lakers and Lao Wang.
While the Eastern Conference Finals are still being played, ESPN TV has adjusted the odds of winning the championship.
Lakers, 51%.
Knicks, 49%.
Nothing happened to the Pacers. This time the Pacers didn't yell or yell. They fell behind one to three and had no confidence.
But in fact, everyone in the Pacers is holding their breath and wants to kill the Knicks tonight and slap all the guys who look down on the Pacers in the face.
However, this predicted probability is beyond the expectations of the media and fans. ESPN, which has always been optimistic about Jordan, actually sided with old K this time?
Although there is only a difference of two percentage points, this already shows that ESPN is more optimistic about the Lakers winning the championship.
Of course, not all media are more optimistic about the Lakers. It's about a 50-50 split. After all, the Knicks are no worse than the Lakers.
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On this day, Lao Wang's house was still very lively. After Dameng played in the Western Conference Finals, he stayed directly and moved into Lao Wang's house, preparing to watch the finals and go to China together.
His family will arrive in a few days, and Barkley’s family will come over after the finals, preparing to go to China for a vacation together.
However, Lao Wang's house is already full. There are a total of ten bedrooms in the three main buildings. They occupy two of them. Dabao has his children's room, and the two rooms of Da Ya and Er Ya are empty. Buckley, Lightning, and Lei Gong
, Glider, Dayao and Dazhi and other six people occupied the remaining six rooms, and the three Liu Wei who arrived later lived in the annex building.
There are a lot of rooms in the annex building. There are four annex buildings with 18 rooms in total. They are for the staff, but the conditions are not bad. There are not five stars, but there are also three stars.
"Dameng, how about I book a hotel for you?" Lao Wang asked.
"Forget it, you guys live together and I stay in the hotel alone? It's pretty good here, no worse than a hotel." Dameng shook his head.
Wang Aiguo and Liu Damei are not bothered by the fact that there are so many people at home every day. Firstly, they are their son's friends. Secondly, they still do not change the habits of rural people. They like the liveliness of the home. The more prosperous the home, the happier they are.
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This evening, the G5 game of the Eastern Conference Finals begins.
The Pacers challenged the Knicks away from home, and were on the verge of being eliminated. The Pacers generals, who had no way out, and who had always been looked down upon by everyone, actually went crazy.
They gave full play on both ends of the offense and defense, and no one slacked off from the main players to the substitutes. Everyone fought bravely and beat the Knicks to the last minute. The two sides had not yet decided the winner.
"It looks good. It's best to keep playing until the tiebreaker."
Lao Wang watched with joy at home and kept cheering for the Pacers, becoming the Pacers' biggest fan.
Tens of seconds later, the two teams were tied and entered overtime.
"Just do it and drain the last drop of blood from the Knicks." Lao Wang applauded the Pacers again.
Dameng said angrily: "This is a replica of the 1994 Suns. It's so annoying!"
"Haha..." Buckley laughed.
"Ha ha……"
Lao Wang and Lightning Thunder Lord laughed.
It was they who forced Mosaic into a tiebreaker in the Western Conference Finals, which greatly consumed the physical fitness of Dameng and Barkley. In the end, they were unable to cope with Jordan in the finals, allowing Jordan to win the third championship.
After the first overtime, the Pacers once again tied with the Knicks, and the two sides entered the second overtime.
At this time, even Jordan's physical fitness was a little unsustainable. O'Neal was already walking and playing. He lost all defense and didn't want to grab rebounds.
"Brother Hu performed well today!"
"Yes, I got 23 points."
"If it hadn't been for a three-pointer from him just now, we would have lost."
Dayao, Dazhi, Liu Wei and others discussed happily.
At this time the second overtime begins.
The critical moment is the stage for superstars. Only their skills and willpower can allow them to stand up at this difficult moment.
In the second overtime, Jordan stole Reggie Miller and set up a fast break to help the team take the lead.
Turning around, Ewing missed a shot. Jordan grabbed a backcourt rebound, returned to the frontcourt and faced Reggie Miller's defense and hit a three-pointer, helping the Knicks lead by 5 points.
Looking back, he stole Reggie Miller again, counterattacked, and scored two more points during the fast break.
At the most critical moment, Jordan played a fatal offensive and defensive performance. A wave of seven-to-zero attacks finally penetrated the Pacers' psychology. The Pacers were exhausted physically and their morale collapsed.
"It's a pity that the success fell short and the Knicks still won." Lao Wang said with a smile.
"Old K, are you very relaxed and not nervous? Or do you think the Knicks are not strong enough?" Dameng asked.
"This is called self-confidence, strong confidence in oneself and the strength of the team."
Lao Wang finished the first half of the sentence with a smile. The second half of the sentence made Dameng so angry that he almost vomited blood and said, "This is a mental state of a strong man. You don't understand."
"Ha ha……"
Lightning and Barkley fell down laughing.
Dameng laughed angrily at Lao Wang's pretense and cursed: "Damn it, what do you mean I don't understand? Am I not a strong person?"
"You have to lead your team to at least two championships, two MVPs and FMVPs to be the best of the best, to experience this kind of mental state, you don't understand." Lao Wang continued to pretend.
Dameng opened his mouth, "Xie Te, I lack one of the three conditions, old K, are you here for me?"
"Ha ha……"
Everyone else had already collapsed laughing.
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At 9 a.m. on the 28th, the league announced that the finals will start on June 1.
In addition, the league announced its best lineup.
First, the defensive lineup is divided into one and two formations.
Lao Wang didn't make the defensive first team last year and didn't get the double first team. This year he got the DPOY and pointed to the double first team, so he pays great attention to this honor.
However, being a DPOY winner does not necessarily mean that you will be selected for the defensive first team. There have been many situations where DPOY winners were unable to be selected for the defensive first team.
The weight of the honor of DPOY is actually average, not as high as the gold content of the defensive team.
The reason is very simple. DPOY is selected by the media, and its professionalism is not necessarily very high. Many media people rate it based on impressions and data. If the data is beautiful, it will be easy to win their favor.
The best defensive team is selected by all the head coaches in the league. It is highly professional, so it has a higher gold content than DPOY.
As for the best team, he doesn't care very much, because it would be unreasonable for him not to be in the best team.
First, the second defensive team was announced, and the first one read out Mutombo's name, which made Wang feel relieved.
For the center position this year, except for Mutombo who can compete with him for the defensive first team, Dameng and David Robinson are not qualified. The same is true for Ewing and O'Neal. Their defensive efficiency is far behind him. Now Lao Mu is in the second team.
, that moment was his.
"Old K, let's have a double session!"
"Is this the second double-team event?"
"Yes, the second double formation is not easy!"
Buckley and others also congratulated him, and he himself couldn't help but be happy.
In addition to Mutombo, the remaining four defensive players in the second team are Duncan, Oakley, Eddie Jones, and Mookie Blaylock.
Sure enough, in the next defensive team, he was among them, and the remaining four were Karl Malone, Pippen, Jordan, and Payton.
Barkley complained: "That guy Pippen only played half a season and was selected for a while. I think this selection mechanism has serious loopholes."
Lao Wang nodded and said: "Attendance rate should be included in the selection. I think you have to play at least 60 games and average at least 35 minutes per game to be eligible for selection."