At this time, Barkley continued: "Based on their strength, I am more optimistic about the Lakers."
"Why? The Knicks just won the game, but you are more optimistic about the Lakers?" Bill Walton asked in surprise.
Kenny Smith interjected: "I know what Charles means. He believes in Lao K's strength more. If Lao K completely defeats O'Neal, the Lakers will definitely win."
Buckley laughed and said: "Kenny, you are really my old buddy. I still need a partner, why don't we do it together?"
"Flying pig?"
Bill Walton laughed and scolded: "You actually poached my partner in front of me?"
"Ha ha……"
The three of them laughed together.
After laughing, Barkley said: "The Knicks were able to win this game because, first, they all worked hard; second, they played very good offensive tactics and were very proactive; and third, the defensive tactics against Old K restricted Old K.
Fourth, Ellis, a veteran, had an explosion, making 6 of 8 three-pointers. His three-pointers alone exceeded all the Lakers' three-pointers.
There are several reasons why the Lakers lost.
First of all, he is very passive in tactics. He always follows the Knicks' tactical changes and is led by the nose. In terms of coaching ability, I think coach Phil Jackson is better.
In addition, Old K made too many mistakes after being double-teamed by many people. Once in the last quarter, he made a total of 6 mistakes, 3 of which were passing errors, and the other 3 were interceptions. There were indeed some problems with his performance today. In order to improve offensive efficiency,
Too much emphasis on attacking the basket.
In fact, his hook shot is very accurate. It is better to play a dozen or two-point offense without going into the basket. In that position, it is very difficult for multiple people to double-team him.
He also had average outside touch and got a lot of open opportunities. Especially when Old K was double-teamed by many people, Old K still passed a lot of balls, but they didn't translate into enough points.
The other one is Ellis' defense. He did a good job in the second and third quarters, but he slacked off again in the final quarter, which happened to be when Ellis was feeling explosive again, which was very fatal."
At this time, the Lakers had returned to the locker room. An exhausted Lao Wang was sitting in the medicinal bath, thinking about the game just now and where he lost.
He felt that he played quite passively today. From the beginning when he was double-teamed by many people, he was passive and always followed the Knicks' rhythm.
Even in the final stage, Harris arranged a three-point strategy and wanted to chase points, but the Knicks saw through it in advance and failed to use the three-point strategy.
In addition, due to his own reasons, he was a little impulsive today. The Knicks suddenly resorted to double-teaming tactics. He did not respond correctly. Many times, he went to the basket and hit hard without thinking, which only consumed more energy.
Physical fitness is very worthless.
Because of O'Neal's presence and the multiple people double-teaming him, it was very difficult for him to attack the basket. He succeeded many times, but also failed a lot. In comparison, it took ten times the physical energy to fight such an attack.
It’s really not cost-effective, it’s a huge loss.
Losing this game, from 3 to 1 to 2 to 2, was quite detrimental to the Lakers, and their morale was greatly affected. This is very clear to him from the atmosphere in the locker room now.
"We want to win the G5 game." He said to Kobe and the others next to him.
"Old K, after Fox went down, our perimeter defense was not very good." Kobe whispered in his ear.
Lao Wang nodded. Veteran Mark Price's defense was not good, veteran Chris Mullin's defense was average, and Fox's defense was good, but he did not perform well at the beginning today and did not get many opportunities later.
"Old K, if you don't let Fox play, I think Fisher's defense is okay, and he has no problem guarding Charlie Ward. He guards Ward, and I guard others." Kobe whispered again.
Lao Wang glanced at Kobe, can Fisher do it?
He doesn't know, this is not something he is good at, and he will definitely not interfere. However, Fisher does work hard on the defensive end in daily training. He can mention it to the coaching staff that the Lakers must strengthen their perimeter defense.
In fact, it is better to use Fox. As long as that guy puts all his thoughts on the game, it will definitely be better than Fisher.
He kicked Fox off the court today, which seemed a bit reckless.
After thinking about it, he said to Fox, who was taking a shower in front of him: "Rick, do you have any problem with me letting you go today?"
After hearing this, Fox quickly turned around and shouted: "Boss, how dare I? I didn't guard Ellis well. He didn't perform well in the first three games. I underestimated him and had a mental problem. I lost the game today. I
Take responsibility."
He nodded, but then shook his head and said: "The responsibility must be mine, and you don't need to be responsible. But in the next game, I hope you can defend well and don't make any mistakes again."
Fox became excited, patted his chest and said: "Don't worry, boss, I promise to kill that old boy Ellis so that he won't be able to get a single vacant seat."
The atmosphere in the home team's locker room was quite good, and Jordan kept talking to his teammates.
Although it was only a two-two tie, it was the most balanced match between him and Old K in the four finals.
There is another home game next. As long as they win it, the Knicks will have the match point and win the championship.
So he was very excited. He is still very excited after the game. As long as he wins this championship, he can even retire immediately. He has the courage to retreat bravely.
"Michael, you're right, there's something wrong with that old K guy's physical condition. He started playing all the games in the second round, and now he can't anymore." O'Neal, who was soaking in the medicine bucket, shouted excitedly.
Jordan laughed and said: "The biggest problem of the Lakers is that they rely too much on old K and actually let him play the whole game."
Having said this, he shouted to Phil Jackson outside: "Phil, how are you going to fight in G5?"
Outside, Phil Jackson had just finished the game summary and had some ideas in his mind. Hearing this, he said: "It is better to focus on guarding his offense under the basket. Once he enters the basket, double-team him with all your strength.
We did a good job in double-teaming him today. Everyone double-teamed very quickly and blocked his passing route in time. They wasted a lot of space on the outside."
Jordan nodded. Today the Knicks not only played great offense, but also played great defense. Otherwise, they would not be able to beat the Lakers.
At this time, Phil Jackson continued: "When he gets the ball in the low post on the left wing, he also needs to perform timely flank double-teaming and weak-side defense. Michael and Charles, you have to move faster. Shaq is responsible for top defense."
Cut off his passing lanes to the weak side."
"Our tactics will remain the same in the end?" Jordan asked.
Phil Jackson said: "Harris's ability is average. Our offensive and defensive tactics today are effective and can continue to be used. As long as they are useful, there is no need to change.
Old K's tactical status in the Lakers is the same as that of the Suns. It is too heavy, so this leaves the Lakers' offensive tactics with little room for change. They change it over and over, but they still have to make a fuss around Old K's offense.
Especially after entering the second round of the series, Old K played the whole game. This phenomenon became more and more serious, and the entire team revolved around Old K.
So on the defensive end, as long as we restrict Old K, we can restrict the entire Lakers team.
On the offensive end, we still have to make good use of the strength of others and use them to distract the Lakers' defensive attention and gain opportunities for the main force.
We did a good job today. Both Michael and Shaq only played 35 minutes. With sufficient rotation time, we can compete with the Lakers, so we have to stick to this style of play."
Jordan didn't ask again. The Lakers relied on Old K, and the Knicks did the same, relying on him and O'Neal, so the basic tactics of both teams would not change significantly.
We can add some changes, that is, like Ellis did today, create some opportunities for him, take time to shoot coldly, catch the opponent off guard, and see if he can seize the opportunity.
After taking a medicinal bath, Lao Wang and Richmond attended the post-game press conference together.
"Old K, if we lose the G4 game tonight, how big an obstacle do you think this will pose to the Lakers winning the championship?" a reporter asked.
Lao Wang said: "Our entire team has always been fully prepared for this finals, because the Knicks are the strongest opponent, so losing this game will not create any additional obstacles for us.
, we will continue to fight for the championship."
"Old K, you said you hoped to win the championship in the away game, but you haven't done it now. Do you want to say something?" a local reporter asked in a mocking tone.
Lao Wang said coldly: "It's nothing, it's just a wish. If it doesn't come true, we will finally fulfill another wish, defeat the Knicks at home and win the championship, and celebrate the final victory with all Lakers fans."
"If you can't do it, Air Jordan and the Sharks will stop you." The reporter countered.
"They can't stop me from winning the championship because they have never done it before." Lao Wang also countered.
After the press conference, the Lakers returned to the hotel.
Lao Wang returned to his room and asked Gao Bin to give him another hour of medicated oil massage before going to sleep.
When I woke up, it was already bright. I looked at my watch and saw that it was almost ten o'clock.
On this day, the local media in New York hyped up the Knicks' victory. In their writing, the Knicks seemed to have won the championship.
Lao Wang was too lazy to read the news. After eating some breakfast, he called Gao Bin and gave him another hour of medicated oil massage. Then he had lunch and slept for more than an hour in the afternoon. At three o'clock, he participated in the team's tactics.
Meeting.
In the evening, he invited the entire Lakers team, Dayao Lightning and a large group of them, as well as Wang Tieshuqi and several other close brothers in New York, to have dinner at the K-Times Club.
Now it is different from the martial arts halls in the past, which did not have a dedicated restaurant. Now it is the most luxurious restaurant, and it can be regarded as the top dining environment in New York.
For Chinese food, this may be the only restaurant, because ordinary Chinese restaurants are of very low quality, and may not even be able to keep up with Indian restaurants.
"Old K, the black card you gave me and Lightning used to be 25% off, but now it's 40% off. When will the trading company pay dividends? I can't afford it anymore." After entering the restaurant, Lei Gong asked quietly.
[To be honest, I have been using Yeguo to read and catch up on books recently. I can switch sources and read aloud with many sounds. www. Android and Apple are available.]
"What kind of black card? You can actually get 40% off?" Buckley also came. This guy had sharp ears and heard what Thunder God said, so he asked quickly.
"You heard wrong. It was your hallucination just now. Lei Gong didn't say anything." Lao Wang said quickly.
"Old K, we are all brothers, you won't treat them differently, right?" Buckley was so smart that he immediately understood something and said very sadly and angrily.
"Come on, Charles, I asked you to stay and help Old K originally, but you want to leave, and now you blame Old K? Old K is a brother enough, and he has not forgotten your share of the business," Lei Gong shouted immediately.
"That's right, when we and old K won three championships in five years, you were our rival." Lightning immediately joined in.
"Okay, I was wrong. Can you just pretend that I just farted?" At the mention of this, Barkley immediately raised his hands in surrender, looking like he was begging for mercy.
"Then am I qualified to ask? We are all brothers, and I didn't betray you like Charles. Why did you, Old K, give them a black card? Why didn't I?" Dameng said with an unhappy look on his face.
Buckley was so angry next to him that he vomited blood. Damn it, Dameng, how did you say that?
Lei Gong immediately retorted: "You can do it, too. When we were brothers, what was your relationship with Old K?"
Dameng's momentum froze and he nodded in frustration.
Lao Wang said at this time: "Okay, what kind of black card is this? I only gave it to Lightning and Thunder God because their income was very low at that time.
Especially Lei Gong, the contract was very small, there was no business income, and he couldn't even afford medicinal baths and medicinal oils, so he gave them a black card with a discount.
You guys, with big contracts and business income, are all very fat. If you want a black card, you can do it, just like Thunder God and Lightning, come and help me win two or three championships, and I will give it to you too."
"Forget it, I was just joking. Old K, just lead us to set up a trading company to make a lot of money. What about black card discounts? Do we need that?" Dameng chuckled.
"How about you treat me tonight?" Lao Wang asked.
Da Meng was startled, and his face turned bitter. He looked at the number of people. They were almost forty people. How much would they have to eat, maybe hundreds of thousands?
"Forget it, I'm just kidding you." Lao Wang waved his hand.
Dameng breathed a sigh of relief.
Lao Wang asked for a large private room with two large round tables, each of which could seat twenty people. After everyone sat down, he said to Lei Gong and Lightning: "The operating costs of the club have increased now. Look at this environment.
?It cost a lot, so the discount I give you is not as big as before. My second sister ordered 40%.
As for the trading company, it’s not even a year yet, so there will definitely be no dividends, and I don’t know the specific situation.”
Having said this, he looked at Yu Feihong, who said: "There will be a dividend after the settlement at the end of the year, which is still more than half a year away."
"Dan, I borrowed half of the money you paid for the shares. Why is your current economic situation so bad?" Lao Wang asked with concern.
"No, it's just not a good idea to come here to spend money." Lei Gong said awkwardly.
Lao Wang said to Lei Gong: "Don't worry, I heard that our trading company is very profitable. But you have to be careful and don't behave like Lao Pi."
Pippen blushed and said: "I will never make other investments now. I will just start a trading company in the future."
Lei Gong also nodded and said with a smile: "I am different from Lao Pi. He has money to invest, but I have no money, so I will definitely not go bankrupt. I just need to be tight on money."
"How many years do you have left on your contract with the Heat? How many millions a year?" Lao Wang asked.
"I have been playing for two years, and there are three more years, more than three million a year. After finishing this contract, I will prepare to retire." Lei Gong said.
No. 10, G5 game day.
The Japanese media likened this game to the Battle of Tennoyama. Whoever wins and gets the match point for the finals will be able to take the initiative.
In the afternoon, the Lakers came to Madison Square Garden for pre-game adaptive training.
After warming up for an hour, Lao Wang practiced the hook shot for a while. It was okay. Without a defender in the training, his hit rate on the hook shot in the past two points was close to 100%. After all, the 105-level hook shot is no joke.
Magic Johnson and old assistant Bill Potka stood aside and observed. After he stopped, the former said: "Old K, just be careful of Jordan's double-teaming behind you. They can't defend your side hook. It won't hit."
It just depends on how you feel."
Potka also nodded and said: "Old K, you haven't shown the threat of your hook until now. In my opinion, in the paint area, your hook is better than Karim's sky hook."
More threatening."
Lao Wang also nodded and said: "Even if the coaching staff does not formulate this tactic, I do have plans to increase close-range hook attacks.
Although my physical fitness is still good now, if they continue to double-team me, my efficiency may continue to decline, and my shots will not improve."
In the morning tactical meeting, Harris formulated a breakout tactic to create opportunities for Lao Wang to attack at the basket.
The Knicks' strongest outside defender is Jordan, and everyone else's defense is average. Then use Richmond to contain Jordan on the wing, and let Kobe break through from the other wing to attract the defense and prevent the Knicks from double-teaming Wang.
, and then Lao Wang took the opportunity to enter the basket and cooperate with Kobe.
This is to learn the Knicks' tactics and simulate the internal and external cooperation tactics of O'Neal and Jordan.
Although Kobe is far inferior to Jordan now, after avoiding Jordan's defense, the defender Kobe faces is either Charlie Ward or Ellis. He can complete the breakthrough task. Just be careful with Oakley's defense. It's completely
Ability to engage in breakout tactics.
In addition to breakout tactics, Harris also asked Lao Wang to increase close-range hook attacks. This tactic can also create more back-cutting space for the wings.
