After the halftime break, after the players returned to the locker room, Zhang Lili analyzed in the live broadcast booth: "The second quarter looked more intense. The Tiejun's offensive efficiency was obviously not as good as the first quarter. Fortunately, the free throws were off the charts today, haha! If it weren't for free throws today,
It's so good, the Lakers still can't take the lead."
"The Lakers still need to be careful. It's probably impossible for Old K to maintain this free throw percentage," Su Qun said.
Zhang Liyi nodded and said: "Yes, you have to be careful. Jordan and O'Neal teamed up, because O'Neal attracted the Tiejun's defense, Jordan could easily cut into the basket, and today his shooting percentage reached 61.5%. This is the reason.
The Lakers were able to take the lead in the first half, and in addition to Tiejun's free throws, he made 5 of 6 shots in the first quarter, which was also an important reason."
Su Qun nodded and said: "Today, Old K did not attack the basket blindly, but combined a strong attack under the basket with a nearly two-point hook. In the first quarter, his physical fitness was the best, so he felt the best and played the strongest efficiency.
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In the visiting team's locker room, the players are taking a rest, drinking water, replenishing energy, and changing equipment.
Trailing by only two points in the first half, it was considered a tie. Jordan and O'Neal were in a good mood, but they were not relaxed either.
Phil Jackson began to analyze the situation in the first half, mainly regarding Wang Tiejun's defense, which he believed was a failure.
"72.7% shooting rate. If he can achieve this efficiency throughout the game, it will be a disaster for us."
His expression was extremely serious, which made the atmosphere in the locker room tense.
Jordan also nodded and said: "Mainly in the first quarter, he made 5 of 6 shots and achieved an efficiency of 83.3%. In the second quarter, the Sharks still defended well."
O'Neal next to him nodded quickly, this is the key to credit.
Phil Jackson said: "This was caused by defensive tactics in the first quarter. When Oakley participated in the defense, our defensive efficiency against Old K improved. We hope it can be maintained in the second half."
"But today K's free throw was weird. If he hadn't been so accurate, we should have taken the lead." Jordan said helplessly.
O'Neal said angrily: "Sometimes I can hit the penalty so accurately, it's just luck."
Jordan nodded and said: "I hope that when they chop you, you can also punish it accurately."
O'Neal shrank his neck, he hated being chopped.
After a 15-minute intermission, the second half begins.
Although Lao Wang only took 11 shots in the first half, he took the ball and attacked more than 20 times. In addition, he grabbed offensive and defensive rebounds and had no rest, so he consumed a lot of physical energy. In the third time, he mainly focused on defensive rebounds.
There wasn't a lot of offense, just a few shots from the outside. The touch was not good, and I made 1 of 4 shots. O'Neal and Oakley teamed up to defend him.
For the Knicks, O'Neal and Jordan still staggered the rotations. The series was very long, and Phil Jackson had no intention of fighting the two of them in the G1 game.
On the Lakers' side, because of Jordan's defensive effort, Richmond's offense did not unfold very well, and the effect of the pick-and-roll was not very good. Therefore, without Lao Wang presiding over the offense, the Lakers' offense was relatively scattered.
, the efficiency is average.
As for the Knicks, O'Neal and Jordan still cooperated, because Wang defended with all his strength, O'Neal focused on containment, and Jordan took more shots, but the efficiency of the two's joint offense was higher than that of the Lakers.
After the third quarter, 79:77, the Lakers were two points behind.
Including free throws, Lao Wang scored four points in the third quarter and scored 30 points in the third quarter. Richmond scored 16 points, and together they contributed 46 points.
O'Neal scored 22 points in the third quarter, Jordan scored 10 points in the third quarter and 32 points in the third quarter. The two combined to contribute 54 points.
After the third quarter, Zhang Lijia said: "Two behemoths were on the court, and the offensive rhythm of both sides was very slow. In the third quarter, the Iron Army didn't take many shots. O'Neal and Jordan took obviously more shots. The Lakers relied on other people's offense.
You can still hold on to the score.
Obviously, the Lakers' rotation is still stronger than that of the Knicks, so it doesn't matter if they are two points behind now. The Knicks can catch up if they use their strength on the offensive end.
More importantly, a stronger rotation will be more beneficial to the series, and whoever can last longer is more likely to win."
Su Qun said: "Old K still needs to pay attention to physical distribution. He played the Jazz in the second round and the Trail Blazers in the Western Conference Finals. It was the whole game. The physical consumption was huge, far more than O'Neal and Jordan."
"Indeed. This is also the most important reason why Tiejun is so powerful. A real iron man, a monster with super physical strength." Zhang Liji nodded.
Not long after, the final quarter started.
This time, the Knicks sent all their main players, with O'Neal and Jordan playing at the same time.
The Lakers also fielded all of today's starting players.
When the players came on the court, Bill Walton said: "In comparison, among the Lakers' five starters, except for Old K, the other four have sufficient rotation time, while for the Knicks, the degree of rotation is smaller. The Lakers' physical fitness
It will be more abundant.”
At this time the game started and the Lakers attacked.
"Bang!"
"drop!"
Lao Wang got into a position under the basket, received the ball and knocked O'Neal away with his back arch. When he got up and dunked O'Neal, he caused a foul on Oakley, who was double-teaming, and required an extra free throw.
"Shark, the real decisive battle has begun. I'm going to kill you today to see how you compete with me." Lao Wang spat viciously at O'Neal.
O'Neal was knocked out of breath and immediately replied: "It's not certain who will kill whom. We will definitely win you today."
"Bang!"
Next, Lao Wang missed the extra free throw, tied at 79, and the Knicks attacked.
On the sidelines, seeing Old K miss the extra free throw, Phil Jackson's eyes moved, but he shook his head.
He still didn't dare to use foul tactics in the most critical final quarter, because the Sharks' free throws on his side were even worse. If the Lakers cut O'Neal in turn, he would have a headache. And today, K's free throws were blessed by the goddess of luck.
, he did not dare to act rashly.
The Knicks attacked, and Jordan broke through Richmond with the ball, headed for the paint area, attracted Wang's cover, and then passed it to O'Neal, who was cutting inside.
"Bang!"
O'Neal dunked hard with both hands and scored a goal.
"Old K, you will definitely lose!"
After landing on the ground, the excited big shark roared at Lao Wang.
"That's not necessarily true." Lao Wang snorted coldly.
Richmond is a little ashamed. As the core of the perimeter, he can't beat Jordan offensively, and he can't guard Jordan defensively. He can't provide more offensive and defensive energy for old K. Now old K is somewhat trapped in the two-on-one game between O'Neal and Jordan.
among.
"Charles, strengthen defense."
At this moment, Phil Jackson shouted to Oakley who ran past.
Oakley nodded, which meant that he was asked to let Fordson go. At the critical moment, it was necessary to limit Old K's offense and let Old K take action. It was better to let Fordson take action.
Kobe held the ball to the top of the arc and passed the ball to the low left wing.
At this time, Oakley, who was on the right midfielder in the paint area, suddenly turned around, completely lost Fordson, and pounced towards the low left wing.
Instead of returning to the basket, he double-teamed Lao Wang.
As soon as Lao Wang was carrying O'Neal to catch the ball, Oakley had already emerged from behind O'Neal and blocked the bottom position. He immediately turned around and tried to bypass O'Neal and get in.
But O'Neal was not slow to react and moved upward in time to block him.
"Bang!"
Lao Wang suddenly dribbled the ball and took a step back. Just as he was about to take a step back hook, a big hand came over from behind.
"careful!"
Richmond shouted, but it was too late.
When Pharaoh held the ball and was about to break through O'Neal, Jordan immediately pounced on him. When Pharaoh stepped back, he just caught up and stretched out his big hand to intercept the ball.
"Oops, there was a mistake!" Zhang Lili sighed.
The Knicks counterattacked, Jordan held the ball from the right wing and rushed into the paint area, dodged Kobe's block in the air, and successfully made a layup under the lever.
83:79, the Knicks lead by 4 points, the Lakers attack.
This time, Lao Wang once again encountered Oakley's double-team in the low post on the left wing. However, the moment before Oakley's double-team reached his side, he had just received the ball and made a fake pass and grabbed the ball.
His right hand suddenly threw towards Fordson.
"Spare the ball!"
O'Neal's defensive attention was instinctively attracted and he turned his head.
At this moment, Oakley arrived behind him, facing upward, Wang suddenly turned around, dribbled the ball, strode around the distracted O'Neal, and entered the paint area.
This step is like a tiger entering the forest.
O'Neal reacted after being caught with his left elbow. After taking a step forward, his figure suddenly rose. As he turned over, he smashed the ball with his right hand.
"Bang!"
In an instant, the Knicks basket was exploded.
"ah!"
The whole audience immediately cheered, and the commentator's roars also continued.
83:81, Knicks attack.
On the left three-point line, Jordan passed the ball to O'Neal, then bypassed Richmond and cut inside.
The moment before Jordan ran past, O'Neal suddenly passed the ball. The former received the ball and entered the paint area. Wang Tiejun also retreated to the basket, but at this time Jordan suddenly passed the ball backwards, and the ball reached the goalkeeper who followed him in.
O'Neal's hands.
The next moment, O'Neal caught the ball and exploded. He held the ball in both hands and lifted into the air one meter away from Wang Tiejun's back, intending to dunk on Wang Tiejun.
At this moment, Lao Wang, who was returning to the basket, felt the wind blowing from his back, and the hair on the back of his neck stood up at this moment.
In the next moment, he stepped back sideways and stepped back to the basket. At the same time, he also changed from facing Jordan to facing O'Neal.
At the same time, this retreat also allowed him to avoid being dunked in the first place, and barely gained the space and time to block the shot.
In the next moment, O'Neal swooped in like a giant beast, and he jumped up vertically, raising his hands high to block the basket.
"Old K, I want to dunk you!"
The moment he collided with Old K in the air, O'Neal was wildly excited. In the past six seasons and twelve regular season games, he has been dunked many times by Old K, but never once. Today, he must complete it.
A buckle against old K.
"Don't even think about it!"
Wang Tiejun jumped up with eyes as sharp as bayonets. Even if he was knocked away by O'Neal, he would not allow himself to be dunked.
This is no longer the reason why the system will self-destruct, nor is it the reason why he will be deducted 200 points if he is dunked. It is because as the number one player in active service, he will never allow O'Neal, his competitor, to dunk him.
Maybe you will inevitably be detained in the future, but the later that day comes, the better.
At this moment, everyone in the audience stopped breathing, and their eyes were firmly focused on the pair of behemoths under the basket of the Knicks' penalty area.
"Peng!"
In an instant, the two of them collided with each other, and a very heavy impact sound was heard, which made one's teeth ache.
O'Neal is a jumper and diver. With his explosive power, no one except Wang Tiejun knows how big the impact is.
"I was knocked away!"
At the moment of impact, Wang Tiejun felt as if he had been hit by a crazy speeding heavy truck. During the huge earthquake, his body flipped backwards.
"Crack!"
The next moment, when he turned back, the basketball hit his hands hard.
"Damn it!"
A God-given opportunity was blocked, and O'Neal's eyes were about to burst.
"Bang!"
The next moment, his hands hit the basket hard, and the basketball flew into the sky.
"Peng!"
The old queen flipped and hit the floor, slid backwards one meter, knocked over Oakley like a bowling ball, and came to a stop.
He turned over and got up because the ball was not dead yet.
"oh!"
Seeing their giant beast being knocked away, all the Lakers fans in the audience screamed in surprise.
Yu Feihong, Wang Aiguo, Liu Damei, Dayao, Lightning and others were also startled at this time. Fortunately, Lao Wang got up immediately. There should be no problem, so they felt relieved.
"There is still a chance."
O'Neal swung on the basket and jumped down.
At this time, the basketball flying high fell on the heads of Jordan and Richmond. The two took off at the same time and once again pointed the ball into the sky and towards O'Neal's head.
"mine."
O'Neal looked up at the sky, but he didn't see that Lao Wang behind him had climbed up and returned to his side. In a flash of steps, he was stuck behind him.
"What?"
O'Neal became anxious, stretched out his hand and pushed Lao Wang away.
"drop!"
The referee's whistle sounded, he pointed at O'Neal, made a pushing motion, and then pointed toward the Lakers' frontcourt.
"boom!"
The attack and defense finally came to an end. Seeing Wang Tiejun complete one of the most exciting defenses, and even a life-threatening defense, the Lakers fans in the audience burst into huge cheers.
At this time, the two giant beasts stood together, both panting violently.
The collision just now was so violent that even they couldn't bear it.
Especially O'Neal, it felt like his whole chest was about to break, and there was a dull pain from the inside out. This reminded him of the painful memory of facing off against old K before the K Law was introduced.
"Shaq, how are you?" Jordan asked nervously.
"fine."
O'Neal wanted to take a rest first, but this was the final quarter, so how could he dare to speak?
Lao Wang was a little better. His upper body was very resistant to injuries. His chest was not affected by the impact. However, when he fell to the floor, his back felt a little painful, and his buttocks that landed first also fell a little.
"Old K, are you okay?" Kobe ran over and asked.
"Pass the ball to me and I'm going to kill him!"
Lao Wang stared at O'Neal and said in a very cruel tone.
"Old K, I will help you."
Kobe glared at Jordan and O'Neal and said to Lao Wang.
"Old K, how are you?"
Harris shouted loudly from the sidelines.
"I am fine."
Lao Wang made an OK gesture.
"Mickey?"
Harris breathed a sigh of relief, called Richmond again, and made a pause gesture.
At this time, the Lakers served, and Richmond, who received the ball, called a timeout.
"Old K, are you okay?"
When he was off the court, Magic Johnson came over and asked.
"Very good." Lao Wang nodded.
After 100 seconds, the timeout ends, the game restarts, and the Lakers attack.
Kobe took the initiative to switch positions with Richmond and attacked with the ball on the left three-point line.
Jordan still chose to defend Richmond because in his opinion, Kobe was still too young and Richmond was a greater threat.
"Bang! Bang!"
Kobe dribbled the ball and hit Charlie Ward in isolation. He suddenly turned sideways and hit the defender, knocking away the defender. Then he took the opportunity to turn around and head towards the paint area with the ball.
Just like Jordan's breakthrough just now, forcing Wang to retreat to the basket, Kobe's breakthrough with the ball forced O'Neal to retreat to the basket.
"Bang!"
Just when he was about to reach the basket, Kobe suddenly passed the ball back and then ducked to the side.
"not good!"
After discovering that Kobe's ball was gone, he turned around and saw that the basketball bounced off the floor and fell into Old K's hands. O'Neal felt like he was about to pee.
"Ouch!"
Stepping into the paint area and catching the ball, Wang took a deep breath, held his breath, jumped up, held the ball in both hands, and hit O'Neal under the basket.
This scene is a replay of the Knicks' offense just now.
Although O'Neal is extremely flexible, he does not have Lao Wang's plum blossom step. Lao Wang's plum blossom step is extremely concise from step to step. In a hurry, he hastily adjusted his feet and then quickly took off.
At the time of this jump, his center of gravity had not yet been fully adjusted.
The next moment, a violent collision occurred.
"Peng!"
Amidst the extremely heavy impact, O'Neal, who had just taken off, groaned, flipped backwards, and flew away.
"Bang!"
The next moment, an extremely violent sound of exploding baskets was heard.
There was a crash, and as the basket sank a foot, the entire backboard exploded into countless pieces.
"boom!"
The entire Great Western Forum Arena instantly turned into a boiling ocean.
"boom!"
Similarly, tens of thousands of people burst into cheers at Fengshen Street in the capital, like thunder.
"Kachakacha..."
At the scene, behind the baseline, the cameras of media reporters flashed wildly.
Behind the baseline, a team of Lakers cheerleaders were filled with hormones, screaming and constantly raising their legs.
Wang Tiejun let go of his hands, fell to the floor, swept away the broken glass under his feet, strode to two meters away, lying on the floor next to O'Neal who was panting, with a dull look on his face, looked down at him and yelled: "Silly.
Fish, I said I would kill you today, get up!"
"Hoo ho ho..."
Panting like an ox, O'Neal's chest heaved like a drum, and he stared blankly at the ferocious face above his head, feeling chilled in his heart.
In terms of willpower, superior family, and everything going smoothly in his basketball career, he is really not as good as Wang Tiejun.
"Old K, go away!"
At the critical moment, Jordan ran over, got in between the two, and pushed Lao Wang backward with his body.
"Flying Man, go and encourage your helper, don't let him be defeated by me too easily. You tell him that if he wants to be my opponent, his body and willpower must be as indestructible as steel, otherwise I will completely defeat him.
Grind into powder."
Lao Wang took a step back. The smile on his face made O'Neal on the floor shrink when he saw it. What he said made O'Neal even more chilling.
"Is this, is this the old K from the finals?"
O'Neal's heart trembled. At this time, he thought about the Bulls' interior players who had their bones broken by Old K in the three finals. Will he follow in their footsteps?
Extremely cruel, this was the only impression he had of Old K at this moment.