Richmond hit the ball through the gap and passed the ball.
When Lao Wang received the ball, Jordan emerged from behind. O'Neal in front of him immediately turned around. Charlie Ward also jumped in front of him. Only Oakley was blocked by O'Neal and could not form a four-man double-team.
"Oops!" Su Qun exclaimed again.
At this moment, Lao Wang suddenly stood up, held up his hands holding the ball, and made a forceful motion to get up.
This time, he shook the three people flanking him. In the next moment, he retracted his body and squatted on his knees. He performed the three steps of plum blossom walk and jumped to the left and back.
This move freed him from the three-man double-team, and he moved from the front left side of the basket to the left side of the basket, two meters away from the basket. In the next moment, he held the ball in his left hand and raised his feet, his body suddenly rising.
, like a mad tiger, jumping towards the basket.
"not good!"
After Lao Wang retreated, Jordan and O'Neal immediately turned towards the baseline, and then felt a strong wind blowing against their faces, and a huge golden figure flew past their eyes.
"Oops!"
Oakley, who was behind O'Neal, saw a giant beast rushing towards him and knew he was in trouble. He had nowhere to hide and could only jump up and block the shot.
But his height is not enough to see.
"Peng!"
Oakley turned over in response to the heavy impact.
"Bang!"
The next moment, with a one-arm dunk, the Knicks' basket was exploded with water splashing.
"boom!"
The Great Western Forum Arena was completely boiling. After a three-person double-team, he completed a dunk. All Lakers fans fell into a state of overwhelming hormones and fell into worship of Lao Wang.
"King! King! King..."
Amid the huge cheers of countless fans, the momentum of the Lakers' home court was in full swing, soaring to an extreme height.
"Yeah, yeah, yeah, Oakley tried to stop Old K out of control, but he was too ignorant, so Old K gave him the cruelest lesson, and he knocked Oakley away, haha!"
"Old K, our King of the Lakers, single-handedly defeated the Knicks, O'Neal, Jordan, and Oakley. Even if the three of them joined forces, they couldn't stop his dunks."
The roars of the two on-site commentators kept ringing.
In the TNT live broadcast, Bill Walton said with a shocked face: "I'm not shocked that old K can do one-on-three. When we played against the Bulls, he did four-on-one and five-on-five under the basket. At that time, he was a great sweeper in the penalty area.
Otherwise, any opponent must crawl at his feet.
What shocked me was that his pace was so amazing that he was able to escape from a three-person double team, which was amazing!"
Kenny Smith continued: "Yes, the general step back is to step back, but his step back is different. He can step back diagonally without any warning in advance. The defender cannot react at all. The pace
They couldn't adjust. Neither O'Neal nor Jordan could adjust in time just now.
Then I think this kind of step back will be very effective if used by outside players. When you step back, you have multiple directions to choose from, and the defender's chance of making a mistake will greatly increase."
On the court, Kobe is a little itchy. He is currently practicing the basketball version of the plum blossom move that Old K passes him, but he hasn't mastered it yet.
If he masters the plum blossom step, he can also use Old K's stepback step, and then he can create his signature technique of stepback jump shot.
On the field, Oakley was injured. When he was knocked to the ground, his right foot sprained and he was helped off the field by O'Neal.
The Knicks replaced the backup forward with minimum-salary veteran Jerome Kersey.
With Oakley's dismissal, the Knicks lost a strong defensive player and some of their rebounding energy.
Phil Jackson rebuilt the triangle offense in the Knicks, with Jordan, O'Neal, and Oakley as the triangle. Now with Oakley's departure, the iron triangle has lost one corner.
However, the game is still intense. The Knicks have a deep lineup. Veteran Kersey can also provide a certain amount of energy. Terry Porter and Terry Cummings, two veteran interior players with minimum salaries, can be rotated. The interior has not collapsed.
.
O'Neal and Jordan frequently cooperated inside and outside, attacked wildly, and worked hard on the defensive end, trying to bite the score.
But Oakley's loss cannot be made up for by veterans like Kersey. After he came off the court, Wang and Fordson teamed up to control the rebounds, giving the Lakers an advantage in possession of the ball and more shots.
Although O'Neal is good at rebounding, he is not as good as Lao Wang or even as good as Fordson. In addition, he consumes too much physical energy and does not invest enough in rebounding. Gradually, he invests less in defense.
As O'Neal's energy ran out, when the Lakers took control of the rebounds, their advantage became greater and greater.
With three minutes left in the final quarter, 95:102, the Lakers widened the point difference to 7 points.
At this time, O'Neal could no longer walk, and no matter how strong Jordan was physically, he was also a 35-year-old veteran, and he was fully committed to both offense and defense, but he could no longer move. At the last moment, he no longer invested in rebounding and defense, leaving only
attack.
At this time, the physical advantages of the Lakers' eight major rotation players were displayed, so that the suspense of the outcome of the game was not left to the last moment. They used the last wave of offense to take away the Knicks, winning the G1 game 99:111.
"drop!
!”
As the whistle sounded at the end of the game, the Great Western Forum Arena burst into cheers.
"well!"
Phil Jackson sighed and lost again.
Jordan, who was soaked with sweat, put his hands on his knees, panting with his mouth open. The sweat on his chin was flowing down in a line, and soon accumulated in a puddle.
Under the basket, O'Neal sat directly on the floor, his head hung feebly, and he was panting like an ox.
Lao Wang himself was very tired, and he was also panting like an ox. His physical energy consumption was more than that of O'Neal and Jordan, but his physical fitness was better, and he could still manage to keep his spine straight and stand like a mountain.
"Old K, we won!"
Kobe and Richmond ran over, as well as all their teammates on the bench, and the Lakers players began to celebrate tonight's victory.
In the TNT live broadcast booth, Bill Walton took the statistics table and said: "Michael Jordan played a total of 43 minutes, 15 of 27 shots, 55.5%, including 3 of 7 three-pointers, 7 of 7 free throws, and
He scored 40 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals, 2 turnovers and 3 fouls. He scored 32 points in the first three quarters and 8 points in the last quarter. His performance was very good.
O'Neal played 42 minutes, scoring 22 points in the first three quarters and 7 points in the final quarter. He made a total of 12 of 23 shots, a shooting percentage of 52.2%, and 5 of 8 free throws. He scored 29 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 blocks, 3 turnovers and 4 fouls.
The two of them joined forces and cooperated very well, but under the defense of Old K, O'Neal's offensive efficiency did not reach a higher efficiency than the regular season. This is a bit regretful. If he could be like Jordan, he could achieve a higher efficiency than the regular season.
, has a better chance of beating the Lakers."
Kenny Smith also held up a statistics table and said: "The Knicks' dual-core statistics are pretty good, and their efficiency is decent. Jordan is especially efficient. The two teamed up to score 69 points, which was a terrifying performance.
The Knicks scored a total of 99 points, and the two of them jointly contributed 69.7% of the points and 61% of the shots. Obviously their combined efficiency is higher than others."
Having said this, he shook the statistics table in his hand and said excitedly: "But Old K's performance was even better. He played the full 48 minutes, 30 points in the first three quarters, and made 5 of 8 shots and 2 of 4 free throws in the final quarter.
In the game, he scored 12 points in a single quarter and defeated the powerful Knicks in one fell swoop.
In total, he made 14 of 23 shots, with a shooting percentage of 60.9%, and 14 of 20 free throws, with a shooting percentage of 70%. He efficiently scored 42 points, 16 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals, 4 blocks, 3 turnovers and 4 fouls.
Richmond, the Lakers' perimeter core, scored 16 points in the first three quarters and 5 points in the final quarter. He made 8 of 18 shots from the field and 3 of 7 three-pointers. He scored 21 points with free throws and a shooting rate of 44.4%. His performance was outstanding.
Not bad, he is also one of the important reasons why the Lakers win."
Bill Walton nodded and said: "The dual-core Lakers combined for 63 points, and the dual-core Knicks combined for 69 points. However, the dual-core Lakers scored 63 points with only 41 shots, while the dual-core Knicks scored 69 points with 50 shots. Obviously, the Lakers
Dual core is more efficient.
In addition, the Lakers grabbed a total of 49 rebounds, while the Knicks ended up off the game because Oakley was injured. O'Neal was exhausted, causing the rebounds to go out of control, and only grabbed 42 rebounds in total.
Also, the Lakers' bench players scored more points, scoring a total of 24 points, while all the Knicks' bench players only scored 16 points, a gap of 8 points."
Kenny Smith said: "So the rebounding is not as good as the Lakers, the offensive efficiency is not as good as the Lakers, and the substitutes are not as good as the Lakers, then it is not surprising that the Knicks lose the game."
"Similar to the Jazz and Trail Blazers, they could hold on to the Lakers in the first three quarters, and even the Knicks could lead in the third quarter, but they collapsed in the final quarter."
Bill Walton finally shook his head and said regretfully.
In the CCTV live broadcast, Zhang Lili praised Wang Tiejun's free throws and said: "Today, Tiejun faced being hacked. Not only did he make excellent free throws, but he also maintained his condition. If he had been affected by the hacking tactics, the result of this game would have been
It’s really hard to say.”
Su Qun said with some worry: "But this kind of free throw feel is definitely not sustainable and difficult to replicate. The Knicks should also know this, so in the next game, they are likely to continue to beat the old K."
"It doesn't matter, just cut it back. The Lakers didn't cut it back today. That's because the Tiejun not only didn't suffer a loss in free throws, but also took advantage. There's no need to cut back." Lao Zhang said with a smile.
"Indeed." Su Qun nodded and smiled.
On the field, Lao Wang was being interviewed live.
But he was not the only one. Kobe was also surrounded by many media reporters. Today he became famous.
Not far away, Barkley ran to comfort Jordan who was about to leave the game with a smile, and shouted: "Hey, Michael, you chose the wrong partner. Look at the efficiency of old K far more than O'Neal. You should come to the Lakers."
Faced with the heart-wrenching ridicule, Jordan was so angry that he vomited blood and even wanted to kill Barkley. He said coldly: "Charles, we will no longer be friends." After saying that, he turned around and left.
Only then did Barkley realize that his teasing had gone too far. He quickly grabbed Jordan and said, "NONO, Michael, I mean, I mean..."
His eyes rolled around a few times, but they would not return to their roundness.
"snort!"
Jordan opened Barkley's hand and walked into the tunnel.
"It's over, Charles, you've offended him so much." Glider came over and teased.
Barkley regretted: "I just wanted to make a joke to comfort him, but, I didn't have the right sense of proportion. Well, I'll go and apologize to him."
He then ran into the tunnel again, apparently chasing Jordan.
After saying goodbye to the fans and seeing off his family and friends, Wang returned to the locker room. He was very tired and took a medicinal bath first.
Kobe and Richmond are also taking medicinal baths, and several veterans have been taking care of themselves in order to maintain their condition.
"Kobe, how many points did you score today?" Lao Wang asked casually.
Kobe smiled proudly and said: "6 of 11 shots, 54.5% shooting rate, 2 of 4 three-pointers, 2 of 2 free throws, 16 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 steal."
"There were 4 turnovers, two interceptions by Jordan and two pass errors." Mark Price added next to him.
Kobe glared at Price and shouted: "Mark, I know your speech function is normal, and others know it, and you don't have to prove it by speaking."
"Ha ha……"
Lao Wang and others couldn't help laughing.
Mark Price glared at Kobe, shook his head helplessly and laughed.
"Kobe is indeed famous today. He was surrounded by many reporters for interviews just now." Richmond laughed.
Chris Mullin raised his right hand, made an OK gesture, and smiled: "If you can let Jordan be your background, Kobe, you have really become famous. Tell us, why did you do that at that time?"
Kobe smiled and said: "He was unhappy with me dunking O'Neal for Old K, but so what? I'm not afraid of him, I just want to do that. I firmly believe that I can make that shot."
Lao Wang nodded happily and accepted Kobe as his apprentice. It was indeed useful now. Apart from trying to steal his position all day long, he was finally able to help him.
This game ended with the Lakers' victory, which also caused some changes in the media's speculation about the championship.
The next day, ESPN once again adjusted the probability of winning the championship. The Lakers increased from 51% to 55%, while the Knicks dropped to 45%.
"ESPN is like the grass on the wall, swaying in the wind." Lao Wang joked about this.
On this day, the entire Knicks team hid in the hotel and did not show up.
Oakley's sprain on his right foot is not a serious problem, but there is some pain, redness and swelling. Western medicine can't do anything except spray some medicine and take painkillers, which may affect the next game.
In order to win the championship, Jordan used his own money to buy Oakley a membership in the K-era private club overnight, and then hired the best Chinese medicine practitioners to use medicinal oil massage, acupuncture, and cupping to treat Oakley's injuries.
After a night of treatment, there are no major problems, the pain is no longer so obvious, the redness and swelling have disappeared, and it should not affect the G2 game on the 3rd.
In the morning, after breakfast, Phil Jackson and the coaching staff, as well as Jordan, O'Neal and others, discussed tactical issues together.
The main problem is how to defend against Old K's offense. For the Knicks, this point is very clear. If they cannot guard against Old K's offense, they will lose more than they win.
Phil Jackson analyzed: "He allowed 8 of 11 shots in the first half, with a shooting percentage of over 70%. Our defense against him in the first half was a failure.
In the third quarter, he made 1 of 4 shots. Shaq and Charles teamed up to defend him several times, which reduced his offensive efficiency and proved that we can also defend him.
In the final quarter, he made 5 of 8 shots and hit 62.5%, which was slightly higher than the overall shooting percentage of 60.9%. He did not achieve the terrifying efficiency of the first half.
Judging from the situation in the second half, as his physical fitness declined and his efficiency declined, it proved that we could guard him.
The key is that his physical fitness is so strong that even if we can reduce his efficiency in the second half, overall, he can still produce fatal offensive efficiency."
Jordan continued: "Today, Old K's shooting percentage was 60.9%, which is not high compared with his previous efficiency.
In the second half, no, actually starting from the second quarter when we adjusted our defensive strategy, his offensive efficiency was restricted by us.
In the next series, we have to implement correct defensive tactics from the first quarter, and I believe we can win back."
Others nodded. What Jordan said is indeed true. In the previous finals between the Bulls and the Suns, Old K always shot 70% to 80%, which was disappointing. Today's shooting rate is no longer inhuman efficiency.
.
Jordan's efficiency today is also high enough, only more than five percentage points lower than that of old K. His performance is no worse than that of old K.
At this time, Phil Jackson said: "Today we lost, we lost rebounds, we lost our defense against Old K, and we also lost at one point. Old K's free throws were amazing yesterday!"
Jordan and O'Neal nodded at the same time, and the latter refused to admit defeat and said: "Old K is just unlucky. His free throw shooting rate is 70%. He will never be able to make such accurate free throws again in his next life."
This sentence also made everyone nod.
Phil Jackson said: "But we can't use cutting tactics in the next game. Once it works, I'm afraid the Lakers will cut back right away."
O'Neal was stunned, nodded quickly and said: "Don't kill old K, we must defeat him head-on."
Jordan said: "Shaq, it would be nice if your efficiency was a few percentage points higher today. Your touch was average today and you missed some shots."
O'Neal touched the back of his head. He and Jordan cooperated well today. After Jordan broke in and attracted Old K's defense, he had many open opportunities. Jordan also gave him the ball, but Old K's return
The defense is very fast, and he has missed a lot of recent two-point shots. If he makes a few more, he might be able to beat the Lakers.
Phil Jackson nodded. If O'Neal has the mid-range shooting ability of the three super centers, he can pull Old K out of the paint. It doesn't take too much, just pull it out of the sideline, delaying Old K's response for half a second.
Anti-speed, with O'Neal and Michael teaming up like that, they can definitely defeat the Lakers.
He thought of the pick-and-roll tactic. Instead of pulling Oakley out, he would set up a pick-and-roll for O'Neal, allowing O'Neal to get into the basket and single out Fordson or Te Yinlong Hill. That would be too easy. Coupled with Michael's breakthrough and passing ball, it should be very threatening.