Lao Wang clearly felt that the aura of O'Neal next to him was different. There was a kind of aura like the wind rustling and Yi Shuihan.
"Shark, who do you want to kill?" he asked curiously.
"I want to mess with you." O'Neill turned around and yelled angrily.
At this time, the ball arrived. After receiving the ball, O'Neal suddenly took advantage of the situation and dived extremely fast, just like a big shark swimming in the sea.
Lao Wang failed to keep up with the rhythm, activated his retreat method, and took an emergency step back to defend. But at this time, O'Neal had already leaped into the air. He had no time to take off, so he had to duck upward to avoid O'Neal's dunk.
"ah!"
With a bang, as the Lakers basket was exploded, Madison Square Garden burst into cheers.
"Old K, what are you hiding from? You have no coward! Are you going to fight me head-on?" O'Neal, who succeeded, roared angrily at Lao Wang.
"You idiot, let me eat dumplings first during the Chinese New Year, and then I will deal with you." Lao Wang said angrily.
20:16, Lakers attack.
In the low post on the left wing, Wang Tiejun asked for the ball, and Richmond passed the ball down.
At this time, Oakley quickly came from the weak side to help defend. Everyone knew that Old K would not pass the ball and would definitely return it to O'Neal. He also knew that, so he implemented a double-team, leaving no one to return to defense.
room.
"Crack!"
Grasping the ball with his right hand and keeping his left foot still, Wang turned half-turn upwards and stepped into the paint with his right foot, trying to overpower O'Neal.
The next moment, O'Neal immediately turned around, moved his feet, defended from the side, and used his chest to press the left side of Wang Tiejun, who was about to charge forward.
"squeak!"
Oakley, who was coming close to the baseline, braked suddenly and then moved upwards to block the old K in front.
But the next moment, Wang Tiejun suddenly turned around and looked down.
"Oops!"
O'Neal and Oakley were shocked at the same time.
"careful!"
At this time Richmond's voice sounded.
"Jordan?"
Lao Wang, who turned around and was about to carry the ball into the paint area, was heartbroken. At this time, there was wind behind him, and Jordan came out from behind. He rushed past him from below and rushed past the baseline. At the same time, his ball was taken away by Jordan.
"What the hell!"
Lao Wang was so angry that he vomited blood and had already moved away from O'Neal and Oakley. Unexpectedly, it fell into Jordan's hands before taking off.
"You're an old guy who takes advantage of others!" In anger, he hurriedly chased after her.
Jordan ran to the right wing with the ball in the paint, dodged Fordson's interception, and headed upfield.
Kobe Bryant, who was in the high position, moved over and blocked the center line. He changed direction, passed the second player, passed the center line, and started to move towards the center from the left wing.
At this time, there were extremely heavy steps not far behind him. He guessed that it was Old K chasing him.
With big strides, Lao Wang desperately pursued the defense. He chased directly from the middle. Jordan made an arc. When he rushed to the top of the arc, he caught up with Jordan on the right side. He rushed towards the basket from the front, and Jordan and the basket
The basket forms a forty angle.
At this time, Jordan flew up from half a step inside the free throw line.
"Fuck you!"
He felt fierce in his heart, took a step forward and then flew up.
"..."
At this moment, everyone in the room and around the world stopped breathing, and their eyes were fixed on the two of them.
"Don't get hurt!"
David Stern, who was sitting on the sofa in New York, couldn't help but sit up straight at this moment.
"Kacha kacha..." In the media box behind the baseline, all the reporters were frantically pressing their shutters to freeze the next moment.
"This madman!"
Jordan was flying in the air, and from the corner of his right eye he saw Old K flying with him, and couldn't help but curse inwardly.
"Smash your basket!"
At this moment, he also tried his best. As his waist and abdomen exerted force, his left arm holding the ball struggled forward.
"Crack!"
Lao Wang turned left in the air, waved his right arm, and knocked the ball away with his big hand just before it hit the basket.
"oh!"
The moment the ball flew high into the air and out of the court, Madison Square Garden erupted with huge exclamations.
"yeah!"
On the Lakers bench, three thousand away fans stood up wildly, cheering and shouting.
"Damn it!"
He was actually chased for a shot. Jordan's eyes were splitting. Now he regretted it. He should have pulled the stick to dodge Old K's block and then picked the basket. In that case, Old K would definitely not be able to guard him.
At this time, his body was out of balance. He adjusted his body posture in the air, turned over and landed on all fours without any injuries.
"Peng!"
Lao Wang landed, but because he made a turning movement in the air, he failed to stand firm and fell.
"Old K, you did a great job!"
Kobe, who was chasing him, rushed over immediately.
With the help of Kobe, Lao Wang stood up and shouted excitedly at Kobe and other teammates who ran over yelling: "See, just fuck them like this, don't let them live, only we are qualified
Win the championship."
"We're going to win the championship at Madison Square Garden!" Fordson roared wildly.
"furious!"
Jordan, who was standing next to him, took a hard look at rookie Fordson.
Lao Wang couldn't help but be stunned. Danny, the idea is good, but you can't express it. If you can't realize it, wouldn't you slap yourself in the face?
"Oh, old K chased Michael Jordan, even the flying man, fell into his hands." At the moment when the shot was blocked, Barkley shouted happily.
"Old K was anxious when Michael intercepted the ball." Kenny Smith shook his head and smiled.
"It's really urgent." Bill Walton laughed.
"This hat chasing is awesome!" Su Qun shouted excitedly in the CCTV live broadcast booth.
"You can catch the ball you throw back by yourself." Zhang Lili laughed.
"Director Zhang, judging from the situation in the first quarter, tonight's game will be very intense!" Su Qun said.
Lao Zhang nodded and said: "We all want to win, and whoever of the two teams gets a big score of 2-1 first will take the initiative in the series.
The Knicks couldn't afford to lose, and they would be very passive if they lost their first home game. Moreover, Jordan lost one, two, and three against the Iron Army. He was in a weak position mentally and morally, and he couldn't even afford to lose.
And the Lakers can't afford to lose. If they lose in a row, their morale will be hit, and they will be very passive in consecutive away games."
Soon after, at the end of the first quarter, at 30:26, the Lakers led by 4 points on the road.
In the following minutes, both sides tried their best to strengthen their defense. No one could take advantage, and the score was very tense.
Su Qun took the statistics table and said: "Old K played a full twelve minutes in a single quarter, making 4 of 6 shots and a hit rate of 66.6%. Later, he took a big shot from O'Neal, missed a close hook shot, and added 3
He made 2 free throws and got 10 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals, 2 blocks, 2 turnovers and 1 foul."
Zhang Lili said: "The personal performance is very good and very comprehensive. But his opponents are Jordan and O'Neal, so even this performance cannot help the team open up the score."
Su Qun said: "O'Neal played 10 minutes in the first quarter, made 4 of 7 shots, 1 of 2 free throws, and scored 9 points. Jordan made 3 of 6 shots, 3 of 3 free throws, and scored 9 points.
Coach Zhang, judging from O'Neal's offense in the first quarter, it is quite difficult for Old K to really guard him."
Zhang Liji nodded and said: "How many times can I defend, especially in head-to-head confrontations? I have observed that Tiejun defends better, and his confrontation ability and confrontation skills are much better than O'Neal.
But O'Neal is very flexible. If he doesn't fight hard with Tiejun, but attacks in a flexible way and uses the agility and brutality of the shark, his efficiency will be better. It will be very difficult for Tiejun to defend against this kind of attack.
As long as O'Neal gets a little space, he can complete the attack. It would be too difficult and impossible for the Tiejun to not give O'Neal any chance.
O'Neal's 57% shooting rate in the first quarter is quite high. Of the four goals he scored, three were dunks. But this is the first quarter. As his physical energy is consumed, his offensive efficiency should decrease and his attacks at the basket will decrease.
.
I have said that in the series, as long as the Lakers can hold on, they will eventually gain a physical advantage and have a greater chance of winning than the Knicks."
Su Qun asked: "But the physical advantage of Director Zhang is not that big, right?"
"right."
Lao Zhang nodded and said: "It's not big. The Knicks' rotation lineup is also good, but after all, the Lakers' rotation lineup has the advantage.
As long as they hold on in the early stage and fight to the end, G5 vs. G6, or even a tiebreaker, the Lakers' physical advantage will come out."
"The key point is to hold on to the first few games." Su Qun said.
"The first four games are very critical. We cannot let the Knicks get match points, otherwise it will be difficult to win. Even though there is a physical advantage in the later games, no team has ever been able to come back from being behind 3-1 in the finals. When the time comes,
The morale is completely gone. Even if there is a physical advantage later, they will definitely not be able to get it back. So the Lakers must strive to win this game and get two wins. Even if they lose one of the next two away games, they will not be too passive." Zhang
Reasonably said.
Su Qun analyzed nervously: "If you win one of the three away games, you will be behind 2-3. We will return to the home court to play the battle of Tianwangshan and try to draw a tie and enter the tiebreaker. If we can win two away games..."
"With a three-to-two lead, we can't be careless in the next two home games. It's best to win the championship in G6. If the Knicks equalize the score in Los Angeles and reach the tiebreaker, it will also be a blow to the morale of the Lakers."
Zhang said.
At the beginning of the second quarter, both teams were half substitutes and half main players. After the second quarter, 55:50, the Lakers led by 5 points.
Then the two sides returned to the locker room and waited for the start of the second half.
"Charles, the two teams were locked in a stalemate in the first half. What do you think of the situation in the second half?" Bill Walton asked in the TNT live broadcast.
Barkley said: "The strength of both sides is already close, the Lakers lead by 5 points, and it is up to Old K to try his best to maintain a balance.
When it comes to the overall lineup, the two sides are indeed similar, but the Knicks have two strong points, especially Michael, which the Lakers can't defend no matter how hard they try.
Fortunately, Old K was able to take advantage of O'Neal, which offset Michael's advantage, and the two sides maintained a balance.
Only when this equilibrium is broken will they decide the winner."
"The opportunity for the balance to be broken is the Lakers' physical advantage?" Kenny Smith asked.
Barkley nodded and smiled: "Of course, the final quarter is the key stage to determine the outcome. The Lakers played the Jazz and the Trail Blazers before, and it was like this in the first two games of the finals. I think this game will be no exception."
As Barkley said, after the first three quarters, the score was still inextricably tied, 78:75, and the Lakers only led by 3 points.
In a tense atmosphere, the final chapter unfolds.
Although Wang Tiejun played the whole game, he still had a reasonable distribution of physical energy and did not squander his physical energy throughout the game. Now that the final quarter has begun, he has also entered the final explosive state.
In the final quarter, the Knicks took the lead.
Jordan once again cooperated with O'Neal. After passing the ball, he immediately moved to the left corner, and then suddenly reached the baseline and completed a hand-to-hand pass with O'Neal. O'Neal then made a pick-and-roll to block the pursuing Richmond.
Wang Tiejun dealt with it calmly and did not retreat to the basket first.
He knew that Jordan's ability to stay in the air was great, so when Jordan passed by with the ball, he adopted a side defense method, using strong force and tonnage to squeeze Jordan's center of gravity downward while moving toward the basket.
Jordan took a step into the paint area and wanted to take off directly, but was squeezed and his center of gravity was tilted, so he canceled the takeoff and passed the ball from under the basket. He turned around and threw with one hand, and the ball came out of the baseline.
It flew over and fell into the hands of O'Neill behind Lao Wang.
O'Neal caught the ball with both hands and had the opportunity to dunk on Old K again. O'Neal was extremely excited.
But when O'Neal took the opportunity to catch the ball, Lao Wang had already turned around. When the former stood up with the ball, he quickly cut the ball with quick eyes and hands, knocked the basketball out of O'Neal's hands, and then grabbed the rebound ball in his hands.
"Beautiful!" Su Qun shouted excitedly.
From the outside, Kobe is running quickly towards the frontcourt while looking back at the backcourt.
But this fast break failed. After O'Neal lost the ball, he immediately stood in front of Wang. Coupled with Jordan's double team, Wang was unable to complete the fast pass.
He passed it to Richmond, who advanced with the ball, waited for Wang to get down low on the left wing, and then passed the ball to Kobe Bryant on the left wing.
After Kobe passed the ball, he immediately cut inside.
Charlie Ward is on the lower side. Although he is smaller, he should have played 10 minutes more than Kobe. His physical fitness is not as strong as Kobe's. He can't keep up with his steps. After two steps, he is half a step behind.
"Bang!"
Lao Wang hit the ground and passed the ball, which bounced into the hands of Kobe. The latter caught the ball and rushed into the paint area and flew up against Oakley who was returning to defend the basket.
At the same time, O'Neal immediately returned to defend the basket, moved sideways, and formed a closing trend with Oakley.
But he had reservations and did not take off to prevent Kobe from passing the ball to Old K at the last moment. He was afraid that Old K would dunk him again.
But it didn't happen. Kobe's right hand, which was holding the ball and about to dunk it, suddenly moved down to avoid Oakley's block. Then he handed the ball to his left hand and lifted it up through Oakley's arm.
"brush!"
The ball drew a small arc and then fell into the basket.
"drop!"
The referee's whistle sounded.
"ah!"
The lever was successful and caused Oakley's foul. Kobe roared excitedly.
“Well done!”
Lao Wang came over and high-fived Kobe to celebrate.
"The Knicks should be careful. Oakley should have committed four fouls. He didn't kill K today, but he had a lot of help defense and committed a lot of fouls." Bill Walton reminded.
"It's the last quarter, it should be fine." Barkley smiled.
"Kobe's statistics have not changed much compared to last season, but after careful analysis, whether it is offense or defense, his efficiency is significantly higher than the new season. In fact, it is getting stronger now. Charles, you and Kobe should be very familiar with each other."
?" Kenny Smith asked.
Barkley nodded and said: "When I was at Old K's house, Kobe would often stay there. I know that in the next offseason, he will undergo another round of weight gain.
He is now 96 kilograms. Old K asked him to gain weight to 99 kilograms, mainly in the lower limbs and core muscles. The strong lower limb muscles can protect his lower limb joints and enhance his ability to resist injuries. At the same time, his tonnage is enough
He can maintain strong confrontation ability on the outside. And with stronger core strength, his shots will be more stable.
He is also practicing Old K's plum blossom step, step-back jump shot, and of course Michael's turnaround jump shot and other techniques.
So I estimate that he will improve next season. I don’t know how big the improvement will be, but he should be able to compete with Richmond for the core outside position.
The Rock will be one year older and his condition will decline. Kobe is about to turn 20 and he will be more mature. Judging from the attitude of old K, he should hope that Kobe will become the outside core of the next Lakers. I think this is also the case.
What the Lakers front office wants."
"brush!"
Kobe made the extra free throw.
81:75, the Lakers lead by 6 points, the Knicks attack.
Next, the two sides entered into a more brutal offensive and defensive battle.
At this time, several of the Knicks' main players, who had more playing time, had physical problems, their condition declined, and they couldn't keep up with the rhythm.
O'Neal rested for three minutes in the first quarter, two minutes in the second quarter, and two minutes in the third quarter. There was no rest in the final quarter. He played until the fifth minute of the final quarter and played a total of 34 minutes. After playing the final quarter, it was 41 minutes. To say that this time is not
It's not much. With his better physical fitness now than before, he can completely bear it.
But he is not facing anyone else, but Old K, the most powerful player in the league, and even the most powerful person in the history of the league. In only 34 minutes of the game, his physical consumption is definitely higher than that of playing the whole game in other games.
Bigger.
So in the fifth minute of the final quarter, he couldn't keep up with Lao Wang's rhythm. At this time, Phil Jackson decisively called a timeout and asked O'Neal to come down and take a breath.
Su Qun took the statistics table and read: "Old K played 41 minutes and now has 29 points, 14 rebounds, 9 assists, 3 steals, 4 blocks, 4 turnovers and 4 fouls. Today his performance was very versatile, and he did not just attack blindly.
Just one assist away from a triple-double."
Zhang Lili said: "There were a lot of mistakes. The combination of O'Neal and Oakley put some restrictions on him. The same goes for fouls. O'Neal's offensive ability is very strong. The Tiejun committed three fouls on him."
Su Qun smiled and said: "O'Neal is the same today. He made 5 turnovers, one more than Old K. He also committed four fouls. If you can't guard against Old K, you can only use fouls."
After the timeout, the game continues
Lao Wang knew that O'Neal's physical strength could no longer hold up, and this was the time to take advantage of your life and take your life, so he launched a general attack without hesitation.