"Are the SuperSonics looking for death? Are they crazy? Do they want to hang themselves on the pillar of shame in history?" Barkley said in surprise.
"That's it, wouldn't it be better to admit defeat early and enter garbage time and let Old K sit on the bench? Does Payton still want to win? Do you really want Old K to score a hundred points on his head?" Kenny Smith immediately attached
Hedao.
"This guy is so stupid. He deserves not to win the championship." Barkley laughed so hard that he couldn't even see his eyes.
"Yes, if you offend Old K, you won't have any chance to hug me in the future." Kenny Smith said with a smile.
Pointing at Ewing on the screen, Barkley said with a smile: "Look at King Kong, with his happy face. With Old K in such a state, he should be looking forward to winning the championship this season, right?"
"It's possible, people still have to have dreams, otherwise they're just like salty fish."
At this point, Kenny Smith changed the topic and said: "But to be honest, the current lineup of the Suns is not good at defense. Nash at the first position has no defense. If we enter the playoffs and encounter the Lakers, if Kobe defends
He and the Suns should not be able to pass that level."
Barkley also nodded and said: "Even if they get past the Lakers and reach the finals, they still can't get past Kidd. The Nets are definitely very strong."
Speaking of this, he also said with some helplessness: "Both Kobe and Kidd were the younger brothers of Old K, and Kobe was the apprentice trained by Old K. I didn't expect that they would now become obstacles in Old K's comeback to win the championship. I'm afraid
Old K never thought of it before, right?"
Kenny Smith smiled and said: "Not only the two of them, wasn't Yao also trained by Old K?"
This is when the next season begins.
Lao Wang came on the stage and continued the onslaught, forcing the Sonics to have no choice but to adopt an early double-team tactic, leaving another player empty, and then hoping that Lao Payton would lock Nash.
But this tactic was immediately cracked by Lao Wang.
He is not O'Neal at 1560 kilograms, a big shark of that tonnage. His mobility has been reduced, and his physical fitness is not as good as when he was 135 kilograms. Although his current physical fitness has declined, it is still as high as level 100. His moving speed and physical fitness
It's enough to ensure that he can get rid of early double-teams through constant movement. The human shield can't keep up with him at all, and the power forward can't keep up with him. He can even pull outside to catch the ball, so under early double-teams, he can still
Can keep catching the ball.
However, it is no longer just about attacking the basket, but more mid-range and close-range attacks. The efficiency has dropped somewhat, but the speed of physical energy consumption has also dropped at the same time.
In the third minute, Payton held the ball at the top of the arc, used a fake move to get rid of Nash, and made a three-point jumper.
When Lao Wang saw Nash staggering, he knew something was wrong. He immediately started from below the free throw line and rushed up quickly. After a pad, he jumped into the air and flew two meters in the air. His defensive height completely blocked anyone below 3.7 meters.
All spaces.
"Crack!"
With his big hand, a brutal volleyball block from the three-point line made Payton look pale and he didn't recover for a long time.
He played another ten minutes in the second quarter and came off the field again.
In these ten minutes, he still took crazy shots, making 7 of 10 shots, completing four dunks, and 3 of 4 free throws. He scored 17 points and scored 42 points in the half.
The offensive end exploded wildly, and the defensive end also exploded, with 3 blocks and 1 steal in the second quarter.
Under his leadership, the Suns led by 15 points at halftime at 65:50.
In just half of the game, his performance had completely dispelled those who looked down on him.
Countless media outlets threw away their originally prepared press releases and began editing new ones.
When he returned to the locker room, Lao Wang was surrounded by a large number of media, but he did not accept interviews. He took too many shots in the first half and was very tired.
When he entered the tunnel, he ran into Payton and he casually asked: "Glove, do you think I can score 50+ tonight?"
Payton was so angry that he almost vomited blood. He already scored 42 points. What the hell are you asking?
"well!"
Los Angeles, Jerry Buss sighed, he missed the opportunity again.
Now he extremely regrets agreeing to the management's suggestion last year and retiring Old K's jersey. If the jersey had not been retired, perhaps there would have been more room for maneuver between the Lakers and Old K.
Like Buss, Jerry West also knows that he has missed an opportunity again. If K. comes back with a huge contract immediately, K. and Kobe join forces, and with the Lakers' lineup, there will definitely be another dynasty immediately.
But Kobe's thoughts now are completely different from before.
At this time, he fell on the sofa and stared at Old K on the TV. The expression on his face did not fluctuate at all, but there were ups and downs in his psychology.
"Old K, you are right, we can no longer play together. There is no room for me beside you. We can never play together again."
After Lao Wang retired in 2001, Kobe took over the Lakers and became the absolute boss of the team. Without Lao Wang's usual suppression, his ambition was like a burning fire, burning unstoppably. He is no longer the Kobe of the past.
.
Now Kobe has four championships in hand. He does not lack championships, but he lacks championships led by himself. He has to prove himself that he can win the championship without Old K.
The reason why he wanted Old K to return to the Lakers was because he believed that Old K was useless and that Old K would not affect his status in the Lakers. He wanted to lead Old K to win the championship together.
But now, old K is still alive. He scored 42 points in the half. He is still extremely violent, and his offensive ability is even more terrifying. There was no mid-range offense before, but now old K's hook has actually expanded to the mid-two-point area. If old K like this,
When he returns to the Lakers, the Lakers will definitely change ownership in an instant and become Old K's team again, and this is something he absolutely cannot accept now.
It's easy to get up but hard to get down. He has been the boss for a year and wants to be the boss for life. Old K can't take his position away. He definitely doesn't want to be Old K's younger brother again.
So at this time, Kobe's thoughts were completely different from those of Buss and West. He was glad that old K did not return to the Lakers.
Far away in the east, New Jersey, in a private room of a bar, Yao and Kidd were watching a game together.
They made an appointment to watch Old K's comeback battle.
At this time, Kidd was a little silent, while Dayao was beaming with joy.
"Yao, aren't you worried about meeting Old K in the finals? Can you stop Old K from sideways and hitting him?" Kidd asked with some worry when he saw Yao's excited and happy face.
He is not missing the finals now. He got a ring with old K. Now he has become an All-Star as he wished, and has even become a superstar in the league. Now he is actually the same as Kobe, hoping to win the championship as a core player.
.
Dayao laughed and said: "Brother Tiejun is so powerful. He broke the opponent's bones just after he came back. The alliance will definitely restart K Law. I guess I won't face such a brutal sideways attack from him in the future."
He still had something to say, even if the alliance did not restart the K Law, Brother Tiejun would definitely not break his bones.
Kidd thought the same thing. The league itself is pushing for the top four shooting guards. Anyone with eyes can see that the league is suppressing the comeback of old K. Now that old K is playing such a brutal sideways attack, the league should indeed restart.
K-law.
But he was still worried and said: "Old K scored 42 points at halftime. Yao, do you think we can beat the Suns?"
"this?"
Dayao frowned and analyzed: "Brother Tiejun took 20 shots in the half. Including those who were fouled, he took the ball at least close to 30 times. If we really meet in the finals, it should be impossible for him in the series."
It’s crazy to fight like this every game, you can’t fight no matter how strong you are physically, right?”
"That's not necessarily true. Old K is the most terrifying physical monster in the league, comparable to Chamberlain." Kidd said.
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Dayao scratched his head, shook his head and said: "During the offseason, I went to Brother Tiejun's house and stayed for a few days. His physical fitness is not as strong as before."
"He told you?" Kidd asked quickly.
"Yeah." Dayao nodded.
Kidd then breathed a sigh of relief and said, "That's good. If his physical fitness can really support fifty or sixty shots a game, who can beat him with his efficiency?"
"I can barely take a lot of shots in one game, but it's absolutely impossible in a series. After the regular season, I don't have much physical reserves, and they will be used up quickly in this game. This is what he said to me."
Dayao shook his head, explained and then said: "The reason why Brother Tiejun broke out tonight is because this is his comeback. Neither the league nor the media are optimistic about his comeback, and he wants to prove them wrong.
"
Kidd nodded, his heart in his stomach.
…
In the Key Arena and the home team's locker room, the SuperSonics were discussing an issue: whether they should continue to fight against Old K in the second half.
In the TNT commentary box, Barkley laughed and said: "The SuperSonics are unlucky. In the first game, they encountered Old K's comeback battle. Old K played crazy tonight. If he continues, he will score 70 points tonight.
+80+.”
"Let's see if the Sonics give up in the second half." Kenny Smith said.
Soon after, the second half began.
"With a 15-point gap, are the SuperSonics going to give up?" Barkley asked loudly.
"Oh, no, the SuperSonics actually sent their main force. Is this to help old K hit the next high score?" Kenny Smith said in surprise.
In the CCTV commentary box, Su Qun was also surprised and said: "The SuperSonics are really tough. It's K's comeback, the comeback of the first player in history. You can do whatever you want, let K get good numbers."
That’s it, what are you doing just now?”
"Payton is also a super giant. He debuted before the Tiejun. He was already a superstar when the Tiejun entered the league. He must not be willing to become a stepping stone for the Tiejun's comeback." Zhang Lili analyzed.
He was indeed right. It was precisely because of Payton's unwillingness to give up that the Sonics decided not to give up the game.
Payton believes that Old K's physical fitness in the second half is definitely not as good as in the first half, and he will not take crazy shots like in the first half, but he can lock down Nash, thus strangling the Suns' offense, and the SuperSonics are actually in good shape today.
He hit multiple three-pointers, so he was unwilling to give up the game.
As a super giant, and a veteran super giant who is more senior than Old K, he cannot be willing to become a stepping stone for Old K's comeback.
"If you don't give up, I'll crush you."
On the sidelines, in front of the Suns' bench, Wang glanced at the SuperSonics and said to Nash and others: "Give me the ball later. Return to Phoenix tomorrow. I'll treat you to the K-era Club."
"Oh ho!"
The Suns players roared excitedly.
"OK." Nash nodded immediately.
"Boss, I want to eat chicken." Stoudemire immediately shouted.
"Whatever you want to eat," Lao Wang said with a smile.
Ewing said, "I want to take that beauty remedy."
Lao Wang said in surprise: "King Kong, you actually want to beautify yourself? God, Guanyin Bodhisattva, even if you soak in it every day, I guess it won't be of any use. Your old face is completely hopeless."
"Haha..." Everyone burst into laughter instantly.
Ewing's old face was as black as coal, he glared at Lao Wang, turned around and silently returned to the bench and sat down.
More than 20 minutes later, with the last 30 seconds left in the third quarter, the SuperSonics were desperate, and so was Payton, because at this time, Old K was still torturing them on the court. The SuperSonics were already 30 points behind.
The quarter lost again by 15 points.
Lao Wang took crazy shots again, and after half-time break, he partially recovered his physical fitness, and once again attacked the basket wildly, taking as many as 5 shots in the first three minutes, scoring 11 points with consecutive free throws, and injured the third player.
The SuperSonics' insider completely shattered the SuperSonics' psychology, forcing them to start double-teaming him in advance.
But this couldn't stop his offense. After that, he continued to ask for the ball and continued to attack crazily. There were only three Sonics inside including the power forward. It was completely unable to stop his madness and he could only use slashing tactics.
He accounted for 45% of the Suns' shots in the first half, but actually accounted for 55% of the team's shots in the third quarter. He made 10 of 14 shots, a shooting percentage of 71.4%, and 8 of 10 free throws. The quarter was not finished yet.
, scored 28 points, and scored 70 points in the third quarter.
70 points, which is also his career regular season personal scoring high in a single game.
With the last thirty seconds left, the SuperSonics head coach couldn't wait any longer and replaced all the main players at once. Without asking Payton for his opinion, he immediately announced that he would give up the game.
In fact, Payton's fighting spirit and morale had long been defeated by Old K. When he was replaced, he didn't say anything. After sitting on the bench, he put a towel over his head.
Barkley said with a smile: "Why bother? We should have given up at halftime, and now let old K score 70 points in three quarters. Why bother?"
我看手套就是欠揍,我兄弟贵为联盟历史第一人,复出之战一点面子都不给,现在好了吧?被痛揍了吧?
Glove, if you have the guts, keep going, maybe Old K will score 31 points in the final quarter and break Chamberlain's 100-point record."
Kenny Smith laughed with joy and said: "This is really possible, but I guess Payton has collapsed and can't be pulled up with three Mexican donkeys, haha!"
Buckley said impulsively: "If he dares to come up, I will kiss the butts of those three Mexican donkeys."
Kenny Smith was stunned, then suddenly laughed and said: "Then I have to look forward to Gary Payton being tough."
But Barkley didn't have the chance to kiss the donkey's ass, because all the main players were replaced from the SuperSonics. Everyone knew that this game was over. Old K successfully came back and completed his comeback in the most violent manner. From now on, this
The alliance will still be the behemoth K era of old K.
All teams that are interested in winning the championship feel that a shadow has been cast over their heads, because a giant beast is once again over their heads, covering their sky. If they want to win the championship, they can only overturn that beast.
Behemoth, but can they do it?
Before the game was over, David Stern received a call from the SuperSonics owner, asking the league to immediately restart Rule K. He then received calls from almost all team owners with the same purpose.
Superstars such as Kobe, Duncan, O'Neal, Garnett, Iverson, Kidd, etc. now fully understand one thing. In front of them, there is a giant beast, a public enemy of the alliance. If they want to prove themselves,
Or if you want to win the championship, you must overthrow that giant beast.
Especially the Western Conference superstars. If they don't overthrow the old K, they may not even have the possibility of making it out of the Western Conference. Just like David Robinson, he was suppressed by the old K in his peak period and never even touched the floor of the finals.
, ran to the East, and was suppressed by Jordan and O'Neal again. It was devastated for the whole life. Now I can only hug the thighs of Kobe and O'Neal.
Even O'Neal was only tied to Jordan. It took him four years to win the championship when K was seriously injured. Otherwise, he might have been suppressed forever.
The game ended at 130:85, with the Suns winning by 45 points.
As soon as the game ended, Lao Wang, who had been sitting on the bench for a while, was surrounded by a swarm of media reporters. The media could not wait for the media conference in an hour and wanted to interview him now.