Chapter 535: There are K to choose K and no K to choose Joe?
Next is the best lineup, divided into first, second and third formations.
The center position of the best third team is David Robinson, and the center position of the best second team is O'Neal. Then there is no suspense for the next team.
Sure enough, the All-NBA First Team was then announced, and Lao Wang was selected to the All-NBA First Team as he wished, winning double first-team honors for the second time in his career.
The other four players on the best team are Duncan, Karl Malone, Jordan, and Payton.
He, Karl Malone, Jordan, and Payton were selected to the double team at the same time.
But when he opened the system and expected to get the reward, the system gave him a blow.
"How about sending the beggar away? It's only 100 points for a double team?"
Adding these 100 points, the total in his hand was only 1,900 points. He was madly complaining about the stinginess of the system in his heart.
The function card he unlocked last time requires fifty thousand points to be redeemed. In which year and month will he be able to accumulate fifty thousand points?
In the afternoon, Lao Wang received a call from Rashid Wallace.
"Old K, I'm back. The plane just arrived in Los Angeles."
"Is the vacation over? I'm not that anxious here, you know."
"You're not in a hurry, I'm in a hurry. I heard from Lightning that they are all going to go to China for vacation with you. I want to go too. If you don't come early, you can't find someone else? And the finals. If I don't come, I can't spend money myself.
Buy a ticket to watch the game?”
Lao Wang is speechless, why are all of them as smart as monkeys?
An hour later, Rasheed Wallace arrived at the old man's villa in Beverly Hills.
It was his first time here. He looked at this manor villa and said with envy: "Old K, I can't afford such a villa myself. You can get me to the Lakers and trade me with Kobe. I'll live there when I come."
Here you are."
Kobe was also there, jumping up and scolding: "Tray, what the hell idea did you come up with? It's a beautiful idea, but we have Danny Fordson, the rebounding monster, and we don't need a troll like you."
"Ha ha……"
Rasheed Wallace just wanted to tease Kobe and couldn't help laughing.
Lao Wang arranged for the troll to live next door to Dameng. As soon as the arrangements were made, Pippen came as requested.
"Lao Pi, stay here if you can. If you can't, arrange a hotel." Lao Wang asked after showing Pippen the room.
"What's not to live in? It's a hundred times better than our original home in the slums." Pippen put down his luggage without saying a word.
"Old Pi, how is your business lately? Among us, you are the only one who has opened a trading company." Dameng sat down on Pippen's bed and asked casually.
Speaking of this, Pippen said to Lao Wang with a grateful face: "Old K, if it weren't for you, I would have gone bankrupt. Business has been good recently. My company has received a lot of orders from the K era, and my credit rating has been restored.
"
Lao Wang shook his head and said: "You can recover without my help. You know, it will only be a little later. Besides, I still need your help."
"It's a small matter, Old K. I promise to teach them all my skills." Pippen promised, patting his chest.
The next day, Lao Wang held a party at his home and invited some friends from Beverly Hills to come over for the party. Together with Dameng's group, Kobe and other Lakers teammates, they had a good time relaxing.
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"Old K defeated Michael Jordan in the Finals three times and maintained a record of undefeated victory against him. He has a great psychological advantage against the Flyers. And when the Flyers face Old K, they lose one, two and three, then the upcoming game will begin.
In the fourth Finals matchup, will he lose four? All Lakers fans believe it will, he has enough experience to lose four." Los Angeles Daily.
"Jordan is undoubtedly the number one shooting guard in history. He made the shooting guard position shine brightly. If we could turn back time and go back to the 1984 draft, we believe he would be the No. 1 pick in that draft.
However, there is a question. If Jordan and Old K participate in the draft at the same time, who will be the No. 1 pick in that session? We believe it is Old K. If there is K, choose K, and if there is no K, choose Joe. This is the only answer.
”Phoenix Sun.
A few days before the finals, the media hype has already begun.
This finals will be the fourth finals showdown between Jordan and Lao Wang, and both of them have changed teams. At the same time, it is a contest between two behemoths, and then there is Jordan, the first shooting guard, and him.
The competition between the second shooting guards, which I personally admit, is particularly eye-catching.
Some media speculated that Jordan's contract will end when it is over. If he cannot win against Old K this time, he is likely to retire directly.
This news has particularly attracted the attention of fans. Unfortunately, the media has been unable to find Jordan in the past few days. Jordan's mobile phone was turned off and the phone was unplugged. He seemed to be missing.
Off the coast of New York, Jordan was fishing on a borrowed yacht, with O'Neal and Oakley also with him.
The yacht is very high-end, more than 40 meters long, has three floors, has a fitness room, and even a miniature basketball court for shooting training. They can eat, sleep and sleep here, which is very comfortable.
Someone will deliver some newspapers to the yacht every day. When breakfast is almost finished, today's newspaper will be delivered.
Jordan just finished eating, picked up the newspaper, walked from the dining table to the sofa next to him, sat down, flipped through it, and picked out the Los Angeles Daily News. This must be a media that is heavily biased towards the Lakers, but he just wanted to see this.
What will the media say?
"Bang!"
When he saw one loss, two losses, three losses, and four losses later, he immediately became angry. The latter sentence said that he had enough experience to achieve four losses, especially when he had the urge to vomit blood. In anger, he
He kicked O'Neal's chair in front of him.
O'Neal was still eating breakfast. He was startled and turned around and shouted: "Michael, do you want to choke me to death?"
"Feel sorry."
Jordan throws out the Los Angeles Daily News, with the Phoenix Sun below.
He hesitated for a moment. Although Old K left the Suns, the media in Phoenix was still heavily biased towards him. However, with the same thought as before, curiosity killed the cat, he still opened the newspaper.
"If there is K, choose K, or if there is no K, choose Joe?"
When he saw this, he snorted and threw away the newspaper again.
Oakley stood up and picked up the Los Angeles Daily News. After sitting down next to Jordan, he opened it and read it, and then said: "Michael, the media in Los Angeles will definitely target you. There is nothing surprising about it."
"I know that." Jordan nodded.
At this time, O'Neal took the Sun newspaper and screamed: "It's so unfair. Old K's physical talent is not as good as mine. If there are sharks, you should choose shark, and if there are no sharks, Joe should be chosen. Are you right?"
After speaking, he looked at Oakley and Jordan, hoping to get their support.
But at a glance, I only saw Jordan's angry eyes and Oakley's teasing smile, and I couldn't help but be stunned.
"Shit, if there is a shark, choose Shark, but if there is no shark, choose Joe." Jordan cursed.
He would rather be overpowered by Old K. After all, Old K has defeated him in the finals three times in a row. Why can O'Neal, a guy with no honors, overpower him in the draft?
"..."
O'Neill's head shrank and he quickly turned around to eat his breakfast.
"Ha ha……"
Oakley couldn't help it, holding his belly and laughing.
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"One loses, two loses, three loses, four loses? Haha! The Los Angeles Daily News is good, really good." Lao Wang laughed endlessly at the breakfast table.
"Let me see."
Buckley dropped his knife, ran over, and snatched the newspaper away.
Lightning, who was holding the Sun newspaper next to him, also laughed and said: "If there is K, choose K, if there is no K, choose Joe, old K, the media in Phoenix still favors you."
"If there is K, choose K, but if there is no K, choose Joe? Haha, I'm afraid Jordan will be mad to death, right?" Lao Wang muttered and laughed again.
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Starting from the 30th, the Lakers will resume team training, and held a tactical meeting this morning, with all relevant personnel from boss Buss to players participating.
After the meeting began, assistant coach Kurt Rambis first introduced the Knicks' lineup information and said: "Their main lineup and regular season first team, the inside combination is O'Neal and Oakley, the small forward is a veteran, and the deadly shooter Darle Alley
Si, the back line combination is Jordan and Charlie Ward.
In terms of substitute players, there are also three veterans in hand, shooting guard Terry Porter, forwards Terry Cummings and Jerome Corsi, plus Ellis who has entered the main lineup, they have four
Veterans, and these veterans still have gas in the tank, so they are not weak."
Head coach Harris said at this time: "Gentlemen, let me say one thing first. In the finals, our main lineup will be adjusted. I hope everyone can adjust their mentality."
Everyone looked at each other, including boss Bass, wondering whose position Harris was going to take away.
Kobe couldn't help but look at Lao Wang, a little worried that his main position would be taken away.
At this time, assistant coach Kurt Rambis said: "Now I will announce the starting lineup for the G1 game. Center Old K, power forward Danny Fordson, small forward Rick Fox..."
"I?"
Fox instantly became excited, "God, am I scheduled to start in the finals?"
"My place is gone."
Being stripped of his main position in the most critical finals, Kobe could not help but grit his teeth and clenched his fists. Although he was a little disappointed, he was not depressed. Sooner or later, he would use his performance to get his main position back.
"Second Guard..."
Having said this, Kurt Lambis paused for a moment. He saw Kobe's eyes, which were full of determination and persistence. He couldn't help but nodded. This kid is quite confident and knows that he will not lose his position. Good job.
, he continued: "The shooting guard is Richmond..."
"Sure enough." Kobe secretly thought.
There was still a glimmer of hope, but now there is no more.
He actually really hopes to face Jordan in the finals, but unfortunately, he can only look forward to the future.
Richmond clenched his fists and breathed a sigh of relief.
Of course, he is not too worried. With his strength, it is impossible for him to lose his main position. He was asked to play the third position before, and now he is asked to return to the familiar guard position. The purpose is of course to let him play against Jordan.
Of course he knows very well that he is not Jordan's opponent, but for the current Lakers, in the second position, from offense to defense, only he can play the main force in this position. He is the strongest outside line, both in offense and defense, and others and
Jordan is even worse.
At this time, Kurt Rambis continued: "Point guard, Kobe."
"What?"
Mark Price was startled, it turned out that he had lost his position.
"I?"
Kobe was stunned.
Only Lao Wang was not surprised because the team had informed him long ago.
The reason why Fox is included in the main lineup is because of his versatility and mainly because of his defense.
If Mark Price doesn't have defense, he will definitely not be able to face the Knicks. The Lakers will definitely double-team Jordan on the outside. The point guard also needs strong defensive ability, so his position is destined to be taken away.
The reason why Kobe is allowed to play the one position is because he has played this position before, and he is also young. He can play fast breaks, defend fast breaks, singles, breakthroughs, jump shots, and air cuts. He has comprehensive skills and allows other veterans to step up.
, it’s better to let him fight.
In addition, the Knicks' main point guard is Charlie Ward, who is average and just a role player. With Kobe playing the one position, there should be no pressure.
At this time, head coach Harris said: "Everyone should know that there is not much difference between our main lineup and substitute lineup. All the main rotation players have a lot of playing time, so I hope you will not let them play because of the change in position."
There is a change in mentality.”
As a veteran, Mark Price quickly calmed down and said: "Don't worry, coach, I can accept the change of position."
Harris nodded and said: "That's good. Now let me talk about tactics."
He first talked about defensive tactics. Defense brings championships. He is also a coach who pays attention to defense, saying:
"I have talked with Old K. He will be one-on-one with O'Neal. His position does not require defense. As for the fourth position, Oakley usually pulls out on the offensive end. Danny, don't let Oakley get the open space.
Just be in position. But be careful not to foul casually, your playing time has never been able to exceed thirty minutes, you know the reason."
"Got it, coach." Danny Fordson, who was in high spirits, said quickly.
As a rookie, he is very excited to start in the finals.
Harris continued: "At the third position, Darle Ellis is a shooter. Rick, don't let him go. His three-point shooting percentage in the first three rounds of the series reached a terrible 42.3%.
Fortunately, he doesn't take many three-pointers, averaging 2.6 per game and hitting 1.1, so you don't want to let him get more three-point shot opportunities."
"I know, coach, I won't give him a chance." Fox nodded confidently.
Assistant coach Kurt Rambis added at this time: "Rick, you still have the task of helping to defend Jordan, so Ellis will definitely get an open opportunity, which requires you to help defend and return to defense faster."
"Understood." Fox nodded quickly.
Harris continued: "No. 2, Mitch, try to reduce Jordan's offensive quality. Kobe and Rick will help you."
"OK."
Richmond took a deep breath, and from now on, a huge pressure came to his chest.
He played against Jordan 17 times in total, all in the regular season. He had been in the Western Conference. He had never played in the finals before and had no chance to play against Jordan in the playoffs.
In 17 regular season games, he had 13 losses and 4 wins, and the team's record was at an absolute disadvantage. In terms of scoring comparison, he had 20.7 points and a shooting percentage of 44.5%, while Jordan had 28.6 points and a shooting percentage of 53.1%.
In addition, Jordan also has an overall advantage in other statistics such as rebounds and assists, which can be regarded as crushing him in all aspects, and this is his pressure.
When he plays against Jordan, not only will he lose more points than he scores, but he will also be overwhelmed by Jordan in other aspects. In his case, he is inefficient for the team.
He also knows very well that if the other three positions can be tied, if Old K cannot make up for his disadvantage here, then the Lakers will lose. On the contrary, if Old K can make up for his disadvantage here and gain more, then
Have a chance to win.
Harris added: "At position one, Kobe, on the defensive end, most of your attention should be on helping to defend Jordan. Charlie Ward's strength is average and he doesn't take many shots.
But like Ellis, he also has a pretty good shot at open three-pointers. In the first three series, his average three-point shooting percentage reached a terrifying 42.9%, but he got fewer open shots, averaging 2.1 shots per game.
, averaging 0.9 hits per game.
So you don't want to give him too many openings, and after helping to defend Jordan, you have to pay attention to returning to defense in time."
"Understood, I will keep an eye on him." Kobe said with confidence.
Harris added: "Although the Knicks' inside line is very strong, our inside line is stronger than theirs on both the offensive and defensive ends, so in the finals..."
When it comes to the word finals, he himself feels huge pressure because the Knicks are too strong.
He paused and continued: "So in the finals, our defensive focus is still on the outside. We must pay attention to assisting defense. We cannot let Jordan take shots at will. We must try to reduce the quality of his offense and try to cut off the interaction between him and O'Neal.
connect.
Mitch, Rick, Kobe, you are all defensive players, and I hope you can play your best defense in the finals."
"Yes." The three of them shouted in unison.
Harris continued: "Judging from the regular season and the first three series, Jordan has more ball rights in the Knicks and no longer plays without the ball like he did in the Bulls.
Because Phil Jackson can't find another Pippen in the Knicks, and O'Neal is not the old K. The old K can be the starting point of the offense, and O'Neal can only be the end point of the offense, so controlling the ball is a greater challenge for Jordan's physical fitness.
consumption.
But we should not underestimate his physical fitness. His playing time has been controlled in the regular season, even in the first three rounds of the series.
Jordan controls more of the ball, which is also conducive to our defense and double-teaming on him. I require outside players to quickly implement double-teams, and then quickly cover up and return to defense."
After arranging the defensive tactics, he began to arrange the offensive tactics again, saying: "Based on the previous matches between O'Neal and Old K, the Knicks should not double-team Old K, so our outsiders will not have many opportunities to get open.
This requires us from the outside to be able to hold the ball and attack by ourselves while Old K is taking a breather.
Mitch, Kobe, you both have the ability to attack with the ball, and you also have the ability to play in singles. You lead the outside attack.
Mitch, if Jordan is guarding you, you can attract his defense, pull him to the wing, and give the ball to Kobe for a single on the other wing.
Rick, you wait for an open opportunity on the outside and take action when you have the opportunity. Don't hesitate. In addition, you must pay attention to setting a pick-and-roll for Mitch.
Mitch, your shooting from the top of the arc is more accurate. You can do a pick-and-roll with Kobe at the top of the arc and shoot from there. Kobe, you have to pay attention to your pick-and-roll cooperation with Mitch."
"OK." The three of them nodded at the same time.
Fox is very versatile, but his offensive ability with the ball is not strong. He is a 3D swingman. This is why Harris asked him to wait for opportunities on the outside.
In fact, Richmond's wing shots are not as accurate as his shots from the top of the key, and his shots after using the pick-and-roll are more accurate, so Harris asked him to play pick-and-rolls with Kobe at the top of the key, and also asked Fox to do the pick-and-roll for him.
As for Kobe, Harris asked him to avoid Jordan and play in isolation, because in the Knicks' main perimeter lineup, Dale Ellis was not good at defense. Charlie Ward was defensive, but he was a point guard, and his height and tonnage were not as good as Kobe's.
With Kobe's singles ability, he has a good chance whether he is singles against Ellis or Charlie Ward.
Harris added: "At the same time, the outside line must pay attention to cooperating with Lao K's inside and outside line. The breakthrough tactic is our basic tactic. When the outside line teammates break through, the inside line must pay attention to cover."
