The league's opening game begins on the 28th. The Suns have a holiday today and will go to the away game tomorrow.
There are only three games in the opening game of the 2002/03 season. The Lakers will face the Nets at home, Philadelphia will face the Magic at home, and the Trail Blazers will face the Kings at home.
It was Tuesday. There was no live broadcast on CCTV's five channels, but the Nets game was broadcast live on four CCTV channels, with Zhang Lili and Su Qun providing live commentary.
The game started, Dayao and O'Neal jumped the ball, and the Lakers attacked.
"O'Neal should have lost weight, but it should be more than 150 kilograms. Now his tonnage is a secret. There is no public information, and I won't tell you if I ask." Zhang Liang said.
"Dayao weighed 130 kilograms, which is the same as old K now."
At this time, O'Neal carried Dayao into the basket. The latter immediately moved forward with flexible steps to prevent the former from catching the ball. The two had a hand-to-hand fight under the basket, and the Shark obviously had the upper hand.
But the physical fight between the two has no effect, because it is Kobe who controls the Lakers' ball. Without the suppression of Old K, Kobe is no longer the Kobe he used to be. He has completely let himself go. Since last season, some media believe that he plays very independently.
But this cannot change his style of play.
Kobe Bryant's average field goal percentage in the regular season last season was as high as 51.1%. This is an efficiency achieved under a lot of double-team situations. It is really high and can be compared with Jordan. In Jordan's peak seasons, his field goal percentage was as high as 51.1%.
The rate is 53%.
Such a high efficiency gave Kobe more confidence to fight alone. Facing Kidd's defense, after getting close, he made a fierce sideways attack to get the space, and then without breaking through, he directly shot a three-point jumper.
"brush!"
The water splashed and the ball passed through the heart.
The camera replayed and showed a close-up of Kobe's shot. Lao Wang stared at Kobe on the TV screen. At the moment of the shot, Kobe's eyes were as firm as iron and as cold as frost. He seemed to see the shadow of Jordan in it.
"We haven't seen him for a year, and this guy has the temperament of a killer." He said with some sigh.
Looking back, the Nets attacked, but Dayao did not enter the paint area. He made a turnaround and fadeaway jumper from the low left wing and hit a goal. O'Neal could only defend with his eyes.
Two rounds later, another step-back jumper came and hit again. O'Neal could only defend with his eyes.
"Haha, O'Neal can't defend against such an attack now," Su Qun said excitedly.
"Even O'Neal in the past couldn't defend him. With Yao's height, whether it is a turnaround jumper or a step-back jumper, whether it hits or misses all depends on his own touch. Yao can ignore the defender."
Zhang Lili smiled.
Su Qun laughed and said: "O'Neal must have been a little frustrated after coming to the Lakers for two seasons because he didn't have the ability to cooperate with Kobe.
He cooperated with Jordan in the Knicks and played in the Finals with the Lakers four times. Jordan passed a lot of passes to him. In order to create opportunities for him, Jordan still focused on breakout tactics at such an old age. He benefited a lot!"
Zhang Lili said with a smile: "Kobe only passed the ball to the Tiejun and played with O'Neal. He always focused on himself. O'Neal picked up the leftovers. It should be a bit aggrieved."
Su Qun smiled and said: "Now that the Lakers have brought O'Neal over, they have also brought Phil Jackson over from the Knicks, and they have strengthened the lineup. I think the Lakers still want to win the championship this season."
Zhang Lili analyzed: "There are many strong teams this season, including the defending champion Trail Blazers, Lakers, Nets, Pistons, Kings, Mavericks, and Suns. The East and West are all very strong."
Su Qun said: "The West is stronger. In addition, the Suns have five strong teams in the first tier, and there are only two in the East. The competition in the West is more intense. Whoever wants to reach the finals will probably have to break their brains."
OK."
"Haha..." The two laughed.
In the end, the Nets won this game on the road.
Dayao made 11 of 19 shots over O'Neal, with a shooting percentage of 57.9%, and 6 of 6 free throws. He scored 28 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 blocks, 2 turnovers, and 3 fouls.
O'Neal didn't take enough shots. He only made 8 of 14 shots, a shooting percentage of 57.1%, and 3 of 8 free throws. He scored 19 points and 15 rebounds.
After losing the game, O'Neal and Kobe had no communication and went their separate ways.
Zhang Lili said: "O'Neal came to the Lakers from the Knicks and became a teammate from Kobe's four-time Finals opponent, but he could not replace Tiejun's position in the Lakers, or in other words, he could not replace Tiejun's position in Kobe's heart.
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Su Qun asked: "Director Zhang, do you think the OK group will part ways?"
"It's possible."
Zhang Liyi nodded and analyzed: "If O'Neal wants to fight for something, this is the only outcome. The Lakers will definitely choose to keep Kobe and trade O'Neal.
But if O'Neal doesn't want to argue about anything and focuses entirely on Kobe, then the two parties may eventually continue to cooperate. After all, the management has spent a lot of energy to form an OK combination, and they will definitely mediate between the two.
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The next day, Lao Wang was resting at home in the morning, and Fei Ge took him to discuss something.
After he was injured, Fei Ge resigned from all management positions in two domestic and foreign trading companies in order to take care of him and Zhou Zhou, who had just turned one year old. He only remained as a director, even his own film and television company.
I didn't care about him much anymore. Now that he's back, Zhou Zhou is over two years old, so he came to the United States this time and planned to resume work.
However, there are only martial arts gyms and clubs in Phoenix. In the end, she did not choose to go to a martial arts gym or club, but planned to open a company in Phoenix.
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"What kind of business do you want to do?" Lao Wang asked.
Fei Ge said: "I have thought about it. I will open a travel company and bring groups from China."
"Can you make money?" Lao Wang was very doubtful.
"Of course you can make money, Phoenix has great tourism resources!" Fei Ge said.
"There are very few people in China who have money to travel to the United States. There are a lot of illegal immigrants. Brother Fei, don't make a mistake. I think it would be better for you to open an immigration company, or to open Feige Film and Television to Los Angeles."
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Lao Wang doesn't understand the tourism business. Although the domestic economy is improving now, there probably won't be many people traveling abroad, so he doesn't support it.
"Feige has a branch in Los Angeles for a long time. It opened five years ago. The year we went to Los Angeles, you actually forgot?" Feige said in shock.
Lao Wang was confused, five, five years ago? Who can remember what happened five years ago? It would be great for a busy person like me to remember what happened ten seconds ago.
Only then did he remember that there seemed to be some, and Fei Ge took him there for a while, and then he completely forgot about it.
He laughed dryly and said: "This, I have a lot of things to do, what is that, a noble person has a lot of things to do, right? I forgot, forgot, haha!
Brother Fei, you decide what you want to do, I fully support you, even if you run for mayor of Phoenix, I will still get votes for you."
"I'm too lazy to care about you." Fei Ge said angrily.
At noon, Lao Wang had lunch and then boarded a special plane with the team to fly to Seattle, Washington.
The SuperSonics were a lively team in the league in the past few years and had a good record. The combination of Payton and Rainman Kemp on the inside and outside was full of offensive power.
After Rainman left, the team introduced Vin Baker, and the first season was barely okay. However, with the lockout in 1998, Vin Baker changed from a fat man to a ball, and the SuperSonics were finished. Then Vin Baker was thrown to the green team.
Now, under the leadership of Payton and Rashard Lewis, it barely stays in the playoff series, is eighth in the Western Conference, and its strength is not as good as before.
The night of the 30th is game day.
This game is the first game of Lao Wang's comeback, so it naturally won the favor of the broadcasters. It was decided when the Suns were selected for the national live broadcast. It will be broadcast nationally by TNT, and the commentators are Charles Barkley and Kenny Smith.
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Back when Barkley was poaching in front of Bill Walton, he actually got him, and TNT formed a team with him and Kenny Smith.
In addition, for the same reason, CCTV also chose to broadcast live.
There were also a lot of media reporters who came to the Key Arena for interviews. The media boxes at both ends of the baseline were covered with tripods, and the media reporters sat all over the floor.
"Hey, old K, give me some information quickly."
"Oh, Lightning is running for mayor of Sacramento. Is this good enough?"
At around seven o'clock, Lao Wang received a call from Barkley.
"Really? Haha, yes, this material is not bad, but it is not enough. The real bad material will be when he becomes the mayor one day."
Barkley said this happily, and then encouraged: "Old K, today is your comeback battle, why don't you explode? Everyone thinks you are no longer good, can a man admit that he is no good? Old K, this is
As you say, men must do it."
"Okay, I'm going to have a big fight today. I'm going to hit the SuperSonics 50+ times on their head." Lao Wang shouted at the top of his lungs.
"What?"
Not only was Barkley stunned on the other end of the phone, but the visiting team's locker room was also stunned.
Lao Wang immediately hung up the phone and found that everyone was looking at him and asked in confusion: "Look what I am doing. Do I have Franklin on my face?"
"Old K, do you really want to score 50+?"
"Boss, I support you."
"Old K, I'll pass the ball to you."
"Boss, all the balls are for you."
Over the past week, a group of Suns players have long surrendered to Pharaoh's silver power, and now they started shouting to express their support.
The game started at 8:30, and at 8:00, both sides announced their starting lineups.
Suns: Wang Tiejun, Tom Gugliotta, Marion, Anfernee Hardaway, Nash
SuperSonics: Drobiak, Rashard Lewis, Reggie Evans, Brent Barry, Gary Payton
In the TNT live broadcast booth, Barkley smiled and said: "You know, Kenny, I just had a phone call with Old K, and he told me that he will score 100 points today."
"What?"
Bang, Kenny Smith's jaw dropped on the table.
"Haha, Kenny, did it scare you? Okay, I was kidding, he said 50+." Barkley said with a smile.
Kenny Smith still looked shocked, and suddenly asked seriously: "Charles, tell me honestly, what is the state of old K now? He actually wants to hit 50+ on the SuperSonics' head?"
Barkley said with a proud look on his face: "You will be able to see his condition soon. He will not let you down. Anyone who does not think highly of him will be slapped in the face."
"50+?"
Far away in Washington, Jordan murmured: "Is this guy dead or not?"
He became the small owner of the Wizards last season and entered the management room. However, as a manager, he could not help the Wizards' market. The Wizards' market was still sluggish. During the offseason, the big boss came to him and proposed a plan.
Request that he be allowed to come back and play for one or two seasons to help boost the team's market. After the market improves, his shares will be returned to him.
He originally refused this matter because he was exhausted physically, mentally, and even psychologically from the constant battles with Old K in the past few years and did not want to come back.
But the big boss kept pestering him, and he hesitated and relaxed his attitude. With the comeback of old K, the Wizards big boss pressed harder and harder.
In fact, he is still in good condition. I feel that if he comes back and plays for thirty minutes, he should be able to average 20+ per game.
"50+?"
In Los Angeles, at Kobe's home, when he heard Barkley's words, his heart suddenly jumped, "Old K, how far have you recovered?"
In addition to Jordan and Kobe tonight, there are a large number of people in the NBA who are paying attention to this game, or to Wang's comeback performance, and they all heard Barkley's words, including David Stern.
Although he did not arrange for Old K's comeback game to be at home, it does not mean that he does not care about Old K's state. If Old K is just bragging, that's fine, but if he really scored 50+ tonight, then he knows he is in trouble.
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Of course, even if Old K is still brave after his comeback, even if he really dominates the league for an era again and really destroys the four major shooting guard plans he launched, it may actually be better, because Old K is the signature of the league and has huge popularity.
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However, the old K is no longer the old K. The current old K has long been a public enemy of the league. More importantly, the old K is not an American and does not even hold a green card. He has climbed to the top in NBA history with his record and honors.
People's old K has been rejected by many American media, which is also an important reason that affects his attitude towards old K.
There is another reason. Old K is almost 30 years old after all. Even if he is still brave in this comeback, how long can he last?
What if he can't hold on for long and his condition drops sharply after torturing the four shooting guards? What will happen to his four shooting guards? Can the four shooting guards who can be ravaged by the old K after being seriously injured still become the signature of this league?
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This is also one of the reasons why he is worried about Old K now. He is afraid that after Old K beats the four shooting guards, he will pick targets one after another. By then, the popularity of the four shooting guards will be dispersed by him, and he himself will not be able to do it, and the league will be left behind.
"50+?"
Garnett was half lying on the sofa. When he heard Barkley's words, he stood up and stood up.
"NO, it's impossible. It's impossible for old K to still score 50+. He can't still have that strength. If he says he can score 50+, he'll just score 50+. He's already useless. It's no longer his era."
Muttering, he sat down again, but his heart was already in the air. After all, that was Old K, an NBA legend who won 6 championships in 9 years. Even if he is useless, his skills are still there, and he may still have some strength.
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He has publicly spoken out and offended Old K. What if Old K is still strong?
Thinking of this, he said with some anger in his heart: "So what if Old K still has some strength? He is already disabled, with a broken heel and a comminuted fracture of the ankle joint. His ability to fight is absolutely non-existent, he has no speed, and no resistance.
, Without the body as a foundation, how can you use your skills? It’s impossible for Old K to still have much strength, so I can’t win against Old K like this? I will definitely win.”
In Los Angeles, O'Neal and Garnett had the same reaction. Hearing Barkley's words, his heart lifted and he was hanging in the air.
He said in front of the world's media that he would press Old K to the floor and rub him. If, if Old K's strength was still there...
Thinking of the consequences, he felt a little hot in the house and wiped his forehead, which was already covered with a layer of fine beads of sweat.
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At this time, the five SuperSonics starting players at Key Arena had arrived in the player tunnel, and footsteps could be heard in the opposite corridor.
Gary Payton and the other four Sonics starting players looked at Old K striding forward and felt a huge pressure coming. This pressure came not only from Old K's tall body, but also from the No. 1 player in Old K's history.
The power of one person.
Looking at Old K who was approaching, Payton still had a rebellious expression on his face, but there was a hint of bitterness in the corner of his mouth.
Because he thought about the numerous hard honors on Old K, and then thought about himself, who had achieved nothing after 13 years. Compared with the professional achievements of the two, they were so different that he could only look up to the other.
"Old K, congratulations on your comeback." He said dryly.
"Gary, you look old now. How many years have you been playing for the Sonics?" Lao Wang asked casually out of boredom.
"13 years."
"How many years are left on the contract?"
"That's it for this season."
Lao Wang was startled, then laughed and said: "You are over thirty, right? It seems that the Sonics are very likely to trade you before the All-Star Game!"
Payton was also stunned. This possibility does exist. He is in good shape now. He still had 20+4+9 data last season and has very good trade value.
However, he no longer refuses to be traded. He wants to win a championship, but after so many years in the SuperSonics, there is no hope at all.
Lao Wang just asked casually, but Nash next to him became confused. Could Lao K want to recruit Payton?
He knows his shortcomings and has no defense. Both the old K and the Suns are now focusing on defense. The Suns may really trade Gary Payton, and he is most likely to be the chip.
"Old K, can you still fight?" Payton asked curiously.
"Barkley asked me just now how many points I wanted to score tonight, and I told him I wanted to score 50+." Lao Wang said with a smile.
Payton's old face was stern, and he immediately shouted: "Have a sweet dream, old K, you want to blow 50+ on our heads. It was possible before you were injured. What ability do you have to say such a thing now? Do you think
Is it still your time? Were you still that giant beast before? Now you are just a soft-footed beast, a half-beast with a broken leg, a half-orc..."
"Your whole family is orcs, shut your damn mouth!"
Lao Wang cursed and said in a cold voice: "Glove, you old brat, you won't shed tears until you see the coffin. You have offended me. I will use your sacrificial knife tonight to show the world that I am still me."
, the 2000s still belong to me, and I will slap anyone in the face who dares to provoke me."
"snort!"
Payton was so angry that he turned around and left.
"Idiot, you've ruined your brain by eating shit. Let's go out first. Why are you anxious? Are you anxious to go out and be booed?" Lao Wang scolded.
Payton paused for a moment, his eyes sparkling with sparks from being scolded, he turned back and glared at Lao Wang angrily, and stopped at the entrance of the passage.