Chapter 559 Beautiful little goldfish, your only role is to embellish my era
2:4, the Lakers lead at home and the Knicks attack.
Lao Wang put O'Neal into the basket again, so that both of them were under the basket, leaving no room for Jordan to break in, and he only had to deal with O'Neal alone.
Under the basket, as soon as O'Neal came in, he immediately took a strong confrontation and frantically defended from behind, as if he was trying to push O'Neal away from the basket.
O'Neal finally got in, but he didn't want to be pushed out, so he carried it with all his strength.
At this time, Jordan once again chose to pass the ball to the basket.
The ball slipped from the top. O'Neal was holding Lao Wang on his back and was about to catch the ball. Suddenly, his back was empty. The defensive strength that had made him untenable just now was gone in an instant.
"This bastard!"
His body swayed backward, and at this moment a golden figure took a step forward from his left side, cutting off his path to receive the ball.
"Crack!"
Lao Wang received Jordan's pass and the Lakers attacked.
"Michael, thank you, you did a good job."
After passing the ball, he walked forward unhurriedly, and when he ran past Jordan, he thanked and praised again, making Jordan look murderous in anger.
"Although Tie Jun was dunked at the beginning of the game today, I feel like he is going to explode today." Zhang Lili suddenly said in a trance.
Su Qun was startled, then nodded quickly and said, "It's possible."
At this time, Lao Wang ran toward the basket and was blocked by O'Neal. It seemed that the Knicks would not let him get close to the basket at will, so he came to the left low post to ask for the ball.
Then catch the ball, retreat, face the basket, lean down, and be ready before attacking.
He had just been knocked down once, and his ankle was almost broken. Now it happened again. This time O'Neal was nervous and prepared for the attack, paying 1.2 million yuan of attention.
"Bang!"
While dribbling, there was no probing step. Lao Wang directly pushed downwards and pressed against the baseline.
O'Neal quickly took a half-step back, approaching the baseline, trying to cut off the bottom line.
But at this moment, Lao Wang turned around and turned his back to O'Neal.
"Arch your back!"
O'Neal was startled and quickly took another half step back into the reasonable collision zone.
But in the next moment, Wang turned around and dribbled the ball from the left side of the basket to the front left side. Then when O'Neal adjusted his position, his figure suddenly rose.
"Are you going to detain me again?"
At this moment, O'Neal's eyes were splitting.
But the attacker took the initiative. No matter how fast he got up to block the shot, he was still half a beat behind Old K. After taking off, he was a full head lower than Old K.
"Peng!"
Standing high above, Lao Wang swooped down, pressed his left hand on O'Neal's shoulder, and slammed the ball with his right hand.
"Bang!"
As O'Neal was knocked down, the basket above his head also exploded.
"yeah!"
Thousands of people cheered in unison, and the Great Western Forum Arena was once again filled with excitement.
Lao Wang raised two fingers and yelled filial piety to O'Neill: "Beautiful little goldfish, your only role is to embellish my era, do you understand?"
"Get away!"
O'Neal pushed Lao Wang angrily, panting like an ox in anger.
"Kachakacha..."
After the bottom line, the media shutter kept ringing.
"Old K raised two fingers and dunked for the second time. Will there be a third time?" Barkley asked excitedly.
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"After being defeated by O'Neal, Old K's desire for revenge is too strong. I think as long as there is a chance, he will keep dunking on him." Bill Walton said.
"Obviously, Shark pissed off K.," Kenny Smith said.
Next, Lao Wang never found a chance to dunk O'Neal.
He also continued to put O'Neal into the paint, hoping to use this method to abort Jordan's breakthrough tactics.
This strategy was indeed efficient, but it almost caused him to be dunked by O'Neal again.
In the 7th minute of the first quarter, O'Neal caught the ball under the basket and shook him with a fake move. When he got up for the second time and dunked, he was so proud that he dunked away.
O'Neal was stunned, and Lao Wang also wiped his hands with cold sweat. He had not cleaned up after being dunked for the first time. If he was dunked again, his points for the day would be deducted.
In the 9th minute, temporary time, both sides made substitutions.
At 20:26, the Lakers led by 6 points at home.
Barkley said: "O'Neal took a break and within 9 minutes of the first quarter, he made 3 of 6 shots and 2 of 3 free throws. He scored 8 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block, 2 turnovers and 2 fouls.
All 6 attacks were at the basket, but Old K's defense was really strong. He blocked O'Neal twice, plus O'Neal himself dunked a ball. He only managed to score three goals. He was also intercepted by Old K once and made a mistake in catching the ball.
Once, the efficiency is average."
Bill Walton continued: "Jordan stayed on the court. He is now 3 of 5 shots, 1 of 2 three-pointers, 2 of 2 free throws, and scored 9 points. The efficiency is very good. But today, all his shots are
Outside jump shots, no breakthrough points."
Kenny Smith said: "Old K also stayed on the court. He now made 5 of 7 shots, 2 of 3 free throws, and scored 12 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 blocks, 1 steal and 2 fouls.
It is worth noting that both O'Neal and Old K committed two fouls in the first quarter. They defended very hard today, but be careful not to commit too many fouls."
Barkley said: "Old K was very weird today and deliberately put O'Neal into the basket. I don't know if this was his own idea or the decision of the coaching staff.
But his defense against O'Neal today was very successful, and O'Neal's offensive efficiency at the basket was not very high."
Bill Walton said: "There is another one. Two behemoths are under the basket. Jordan loses the space to break through. He made jump shots from outside today. Although the shooting rate is very good, whether he can persist is a question."
"Mike, if K and O'Neal leave early, it will be a loss for us." At this time, Stern whispered to an executive next to him.
"OK, Mr. President, I understand."
The executive immediately took out his cell phone and sent a text message.
Soon, the referee received an order from the top through a certain channel, not to be too strict with Old K and O'Neal, because the league did not want them to leave the game early.
David Stern doesn't want to interfere with the outcome of this game, even if the Finals will be over after the Knicks lose.
He believes that this series is already exciting enough. If some problems arise, it will be unsightly and it does not necessarily have to go to a tiebreaker.
He just hopes that if the Knicks lose, Jordan will not retire.
Next, the alliance will definitely introduce some rules to limit the strength of Old K to prevent the balance from being seriously damaged. This is also a helpless move. Old K is really too strong and has to be restricted by rules.
So as long as Jordan maintains good form next season, the Knicks' chances should be greater.
In fact, he has already talked with the Knicks management about introducing rules before, just like he and the Lakers management also want to talk about this issue.
The first quarter ended quickly, with the Knicks trailing by 5 points at 27:32.
During the break, Zhang Lili analyzed: "Judging from the Knicks' performance in the first quarter, even after three days of rest, their fatigue was still evident.
That is, Jordan, in 12 minutes of the quarter, made 4 of 7 shots, 1 of 2 three-pointers, and 5 of 5 free throws. He scored 14 points. He was very efficient and in a very exciting state."
Su Qun said: "Director Zhang, the situation with the Lakers is similar. Except for Old K, everyone else is in average condition and not very excited.
Old K was cut off after O'Neal left the game. He made 1 of 1 shots and 2 of 4 free throws. He made a total of 6 of 8 shots and 4 of 7 free throws. He scored 16 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 blocks, 1 steal and 2 fouls."
Zhang Liji nodded and said: "I am already very tired from the fight so far. I am just persisting. That is to say, Jordan and Tie Jun, two physical monsters, can still maintain their excitement.
In addition, although O'Neal dunked Tiejun at the beginning of the game today, Tiejun immediately returned two dunks and stunned him. Later, he was not excited enough and missed a ball.
On Jordan's side, O'Neal went down in the last three minutes, and he didn't make a breakthrough. Is he really tired, or was he still conserving his physical strength? We have to analyze it based on the next situation. If not, he was conserving his physical strength to prepare for the final quarter."
Su Qun nodded and said: "The Knicks always collapse in the last quarter. It would be normal for Jordan to do this."
Zhang Liji said with a smile: "The playoffs are the stage for superstars, and the finals are the stage for superstars. Real superstars must also be very strong in terms of physical fitness. This is why they can still perform well when others are very tired."
An important reason for the super performance.”
This is when the next quarter begins.
Originally, the coaching staff wanted to arrange for Lao Wang to rest for two or three minutes, but he refused. Although his physical condition was not as good as before, he could still persist.
But as usual, he didn't take many shots in the second quarter and focused on defense and rebounding.
Jordan didn't rest in the first quarter, but he didn't take many shots after the start of the second quarter. Like Lao Wang, he was conserving his physical fitness.
O'Neal came on the court in the fourth minute and the Lakers led by 7 points.
Jordan and Shark teamed up to regain 4 points in the next 6 minutes. In the 10th minute of the second quarter, the Knicks were still 3 points behind. At this time, Jordan went to rest.
With O'Neal alone on the court, Wang no longer allowed him to get into the basket. The rest of the Knicks had no way to cooperate with O'Neal in a strong inside and outside attack. He and Fordson could completely defend the penalty area.
However, he did not let go of offense, and still focused on defense and rebounding.
At the end of the second quarter, 55:60, the Lakers led by 5 points.
After halftime, Jordan returned to the locker room, drank a can of energy drink, then lay on the massage chair and let his exclusive masseur give him a massage.
The same goes for O'Neal.
The two knew that their physical fitness was not as good as that of old K, so they tried their best to regain their physical fitness. They never sat down when they could lie down, and never stood when they could sit down.
Phil Jackson stood in the middle of the two massage tables and said to the two of them: "Michael, Shaq, based on the analysis of the first half, especially the first quarter, the reason why Old K let Shaq go into the basket is because
Don’t want Michael to rush in.”
O'Neal raised his head with great effort and cursed: "I know that guy Old K doesn't do good things."
He was also a little frustrated. In the first quarter, during the one-on-one duel under the basket, his offensive performance was not good. That guy K's defense was too good.
"Phil, what are you going to do?" Jordan asked.
Phil Jackson shook his head and said: "There is no good way. Shaq must show your ability. When Old K is guarding you alone, if you cannot attack at the basket, we will be quite passive."
O'Neal made up his mind that if Old K dared to let him into the basket in the third quarter, he would do everything he could to beat Old K.
15 minutes later, the third quarter began.
From the analysis of the situation in the second quarter, both O'Neal and Jordan, like him, failed to exert force, so the Lakers coaching staff believed that the Knicks would counterattack in the final quarter. Wang and Richmond also thought so.
In order to catch the opponent by surprise, the coaching staff arranged for a wave of play at the beginning of the third quarter. It would be better to open up the score.
The game starts and the Lakers attack.
Seeing Old K coming towards the basket, O'Neal immediately stepped forward.
At the next step from the free throw line, Lao Wang turned around, stretched out his arms, stuck O'Neal behind him, opened his big hands, and shouted: "Ball!"
"Whoosh!"
Kobe was still two steps away from the top of the arc. When he saw Pharaoh turn around and get stuck, he immediately reacted, pulled to the right, avoided Jordan in front of him, pushed with his right hand, and the ball flew past Jordan.
"Crack!"
Lao Wang grabbed the ball with his right hand, and in the next moment, while dribbling, he took a big step to the left.
This step not only got rid of O'Neal, but also increased the distance from Oakley, who was double-teamed on the right. It also changed the direction of attack, forcing O'Neal to adjust the direction of defense.
When the ball bounced off the floor and was caught in his left hand, Lao Wang made a fierce step and jumped up to meet O'Neal who had just adjusted his position.
"Bang!"
With the violent sound of the basket being smashed, O'Neal was knocked back two steps as soon as he took off, almost falling under the basket.
"yeah!"
The whole audience burst into cheers.
"Beautiful! Old K dunked on O'Neal for the third time. Poor guy, he is so unlucky today, haha!" the on-site commentator laughed.
After falling to the ground and raising his left hand, Lao Wang raised three fingers, but did not talk trash and just stared at O'Neal.
"I will repay you." O'Neal said sadly and angrily as he opened Lao Wang's hand with a slap.
When Lao Wang returned to defense, he checked the system and saw that the 200 points that had just been deducted were back.
Returning to the defensive end, he put O'Neal into the basket again.
Outside, Jordan passed in.
Feeling that the defensive power behind him suddenly strengthened, O'Neal suddenly remembered the time when he was evacuated by Old K in the first quarter, and immediately took a step forward. When he took off to catch the ball, he turned around in the air and faced the basket.
"squeak!"
When O'Neal jumped forward, Lao Wang reacted, started the step immediately, took one step forward, and was in front of O'Neal just as he landed.
O'Neal was about to step forward and dunk, but there was no chance. The ball in his hand was almost knocked away by Old K, forcing him to lift the ball high.
This was a tragedy. Lao Wang was completely pressed against him from the front, and there was no space left. He could only forcefully jump back on one foot, barely jumped, and hit a side hook.
"Bang!"
Missed, Lao Wang got the backcourt rebound.
In the low post on the left wing, Lao Wang got the ball. At this time, Oakley came over to double-team, followed by Fordson. With his back to the basket, he smashed his backhand and passed the ball into the basket.
Fordson, who came in behind the ball, caught the ball and was slapped by Oakley who was back on defense and knocked the ball down.
"oops!"
Fordson landed unsteadily, his right foot stumbled, he let out a cry of pain, and sat on the floor.
"Shaq, you see, this is defense." A fierce-looking Oakley yelled at O'Neal.
"Get out of my way."
Lao Wang came up and slapped Oakley directly, pushing Oakley to the floor and scolding: "If you want to teach your little brother, go and teach him at the end."
"Crack!"
In shame and anger, Oakley slapped the floor, swearing in his heart that he would never owe anyone a favor again. If he didn't owe Lao K any favors, he would definitely punch him at this time. How dare Lao K do it in front of everyone in the finals?
Did David Stern pull his pants off in front of him?
O'Neal was also angered by Old K's words, bastard Old K, don't blame me for being the boss, I am not anyone's younger brother.
"Oops! Don't get hurt at this time?" Su Qun exclaimed when Fordson fell to the ground.
But sometimes injuries are unavoidable. After the team doctor checked, Fordson sprained his right paint and could no longer play.
The Knicks called a timeout and Teyon Ronhir stepped up.
Lao Wang felt his physical condition. He fought very hard in the G5 game and has not recovered yet. Today, he attacked O'Neal many times because of being dunked. He even dunked three times. His physical strength was very high. Now let him give up.
He attacked the basket forcefully, but he was afraid that his physical strength would not support him. Even if he barely managed to play in the third quarter, he would be in trouble in the final quarter.
Then, try to solve them with hooks, and then focus on the basket on the defensive end.
He discussed it with the coaching staff, and of course Harris had no objection.
At the end of the third quarter, 82:83, the Lakers still led by 1 point.
Lao Wang took quite a few shots in the third quarter, making 4 of 8 shots. After a dunk in the front, he made 3 of 7 shots in the back, all of which were nearly two-point hooks. However, his shooting rate was average and not up to his normal level.
Under the influence of Oakley, O'Neal's defensive moves became more and more aggressive, and several moves that should have been called were not called.
However, Lao Wang's goal was achieved. Without the Knicks' efficient offense at the basket, Jordan still couldn't break through.
It's just that the Lakers played a wave in the third quarter and failed to achieve their goal of opening up the score, but they achieved another goal and disrupted the Knicks' rhythm.
The Knicks originally planned to have a stalemate in the third quarter and implement a decisive battle in the final quarter, but they were dragged down by the Lakers in the third quarter. O'Neal and Jordan consumed a lot of physical energy in the third quarter, and it was a bit difficult to enter the final quarter.
In the final quarter, all the main players of both sides came on the field together for the final decisive battle.