On the 5th, the league’s MVP rankings for the first week came out.
The Suns have three wins and one loss, fourth in the Western Conference, behind the undefeated Trail Blazers, and behind the Lakers and Kings despite playing one less game, which affects his MVP ranking.
He leads the league in terms of personal statistics, but the league still places him second, with Duncan ranked first, Kobe third, Dayao fourth, and O'Neal fifth.
Kobe was a little dissatisfied. His scoring average reached 32.4 points per game and his shooting percentage reached 48.1%. Duncan's two statistics were 23.5 points and 51.3%. The Lakers only lost one game. Why should he be ranked third?
Duncan ranked first?
"Then I rank you first? Do you want to compare the data with me? MVP originally puts the record first and personal data second. What do you have to complain about?"
After Kobe called to complain, Lao Wang couldn't help but complain.
"Crack!"
Hearing this, Kobe was so angry that he hung up the phone.
Although he said this to Kobe, Wang himself understood that the league did not want to give him the MVP again unless the Suns had the best record in the league and his personal data was much higher than the others.
On the 6th, the Suns continued to play at home and experimented with tactics. It seemed like they were playing in a mess, but the Hawks were too weak and the Suns still won at home.
Lao Wang scored 30 points and shot 63% from the field.
Obviously, he is also implementing his original plan. He will not pursue those honors in the regular season. Like O'Neal, he will fish in unimportant games and focus on helping the team build an offensive and defensive system.
On the 8th, the last home court of this wave ushered in the challenge of the Trail Blazers.
At 7:30, both sides announced the starting lineup.
Suns: Wang Tiejun, Amar'e Stoudemire, Marion, Anfernee Hardaway, Nash
Trail Blazers: Duncan, Rasheed Wallace, Pippen, Bunch Wells, Derrick Anderson
This game is a national live broadcast of the Suns. It is broadcast live by ESPN TV station, and CCTV also arranges a real-time broadcast.
In the ESPN commentary box, Vince Rollin said: "The Suns are now 4 wins and 1 loss. Old K is in a very violent state. Although the media says that he is not as good as every game..."
"Ha ha……"
Carter Oldman interrupted Rollin's words with a burst of laughter, which made Rollin laugh too. After he laughed, he said: "Winster, Old K's comeback has been extremely successful. I can hardly see him."
There were signs of serious injuries, and I couldn't even tell that he had been injured.
Even with a serious injury like his, even if he recovers well, players will usually have a psychological shadow. During games and training, the injured part is afraid to exert force, resulting in a significant decline in strength.
But, have you seen that situation with Old K? Have you seen that Old K’s confrontational ability has weakened? No, because after he played his first game back, the league immediately restarted Law K.”
When the two of them said this, they laughed again.
Luo Lin smiled happily and said: "The league is really helpless. It just canceled a season and restarted it. Old K is too destructive to the entire league's insiders."
Oldman laughed and said: "As for what the media said, one game is not as good as the other. This is simply nonsense. Do they still want him to kill every game and play a crazy performance of 70 points in three quarters? That way.
The other 28 teams can only jump off the building."
"Ha ha……"
The two laughed again.
In the CCTV commentary box, Zhang Liji smiled and said: "CCTV already had people here yesterday, and they are going to talk to the league to adjust the number of live broadcasts of the Suns. This is good news."
Su Qun said excitedly: "Old K's comeback is so violent that we can't do it without adding more games. Some people say that how many Lakers fans there are in China now, can they compare with Old K's fans? Even a fraction is not enough!"
"This Su Qun, you explain the game, what do you want me to do?" Old Liu from the CCTV Sports Department said with some embarrassment.
"Lao Liu, you are quite right in the right position." Lao Chen, who was watching the game together, joked.
"Who knew Lao K was in such good condition?" Lao Liu said helplessly, looking unlucky.
Lao Chen laughed loudly, poor Lao Liu, the minister has called Lao Liu in to scold him from time to time in the past few days, and he has been really scolded.
However, he corrected him: "Old Liu, you haven't realized your problem yet. This is not a question of whether Old K is in good condition or not. It's that you have ignored Old K's status in the hearts of the fans.
Now, how many basketball fans in China didn’t fall in love with basketball under the influence of Old K? Even if he comes back from a serious injury and can’t play like before, fans still love to watch him even if he stands on the court with one leg lame.
Contest."
Lao Chen wanted to argue a few words, but kept his mouth shut.
He always believed that if Old K couldn't perform well, the fans' enthusiasm for basketball would definitely shift after the fans' feelings were exhausted. So his mistake now was just that he misjudged Old K's state after his comeback, and he stumbled.
American West Arena, player tunnel, after a year, Lao Wang met Tim Duncan again.
"Boy, you seem to have lost weight?" Duncan asked after sizing him up in the tunnel.
"120 kilograms, I've lost a few kilograms." Duncan laughed.
"What the hell, I told you, don't laugh in front of me." Lao Wang said angrily.
"Well……"
The silver smile on Duncan's face couldn't help but froze, feeling very embarrassed.
"Old K, it's great that you can recover so well!" Pippen smiled and came up to hug Lao Wang.
"Scotty, you've been disabled for a long time, but you can still play in the starting lineup?" Lao Wang said in surprise.
Pippen said helplessly: "There is no way, we are short of people."
"Old K, my contract ends next season, do you want me to return to the Suns?" Rashid asked with a smile as he walked up to hug Lao Wang.
"Troller..."
Just as Lao Wang opened his mouth to speak, Stoudemire became anxious and shouted quickly: "We have no shortage of people in position 4."
Rasheed Wallace was startled, but Lao Wang laughed and said: "You see, if you leave the position next to me, you will never have it again."
"Come on, you took Kobe away instead of me to the Lakers. If I had gone to the Lakers, maybe I would have won four consecutive championships and five consecutive championships, and maybe you wouldn't have been injured." Rasheed Wallace said with a smile.
Lao Wang smiled and looked at the other two starters of the Trail Blazers. The two people quickly greeted: "Old K."
"Um."
He nodded.
These two are the Trail Blazers' guard combination, Bunchy Wells, a swingman and a lottery pick in 1998, and Derek Anderson, a shooting guard and a lottery pick in 1997.
The original point guard of the Trail Blazers suffered a relapse of injury and is now on the bench. Therefore, there is no real point guard in the Blazers' starting lineup. This is also the reason why Pippen is allowed to start, so that he can organize the Blazers' offense.
From a paper analysis, Lao Wang feels that the Blazers' main lineup is extremely strong. The Suns really can't do it this season. It's so strong!
Duncan's 3-year rookie contract has ended long ago. He has signed a 100 million yuan contract and now has an annual salary of more than 10 million. The trolls now also have an annual salary of more than 16 million. Pippen has the highest annual salary of 20 million, Anderson and Will
The total income of Sri Lanka is more than 10 million. Five people have three Bird Rights contracts. Five people have more than 60 million. The whole team adds up to at least 80 million.
He couldn't help but murmur in his heart: "How much luxury tax did Paul Allen spend to win the championship? At least more than 30 million, plus salary, the excess is 70 million? The total annual salary of the players is hundreds of millions! x, rich
People act arrogantly!"
But there are many problems when truly analyzing the Blazers' main lineup.
Pippen is old and injured, and is approaching retirement. Can he average 30 minutes per game? At most, he averages 10 minutes per game. Can he still have top-level defense? If he can't play top-level defense, even if Pippen is still playing in other aspects.
At its peak, his value would be cut in half.
The main value of the troll is its ability to assist in defense, and its desire to attack is average. The threat on the offensive end is not very great.
The two guards are both players who average 10 points per game. Occasionally, it is possible to score 20 points in a game, but you have to pay attention.
The remaining Tim Duncan plays center and plays against him. With his current defense, even if he cannot lock down, his efficiency will be reduced.
At eight o'clock, the game officially begins.
Lao Wang and Duncan jumped the ball. Now he is considered a serious flying player, but Duncan has become a floor player. There is no suspense about the jump ball. The Suns attack.
When he came to the frontcourt, he did not enter the penalty area, but moved on the left wing. He did not stay in a low position on the left wing and was always on the move.
Stoudemire was active on the right wing and did not enter the paint.
The rookie now has no mid-range shooting ability, the offensive area is within the paint area, and he has no back-up skills. He can only face the basket, and his ball-holding ability is not strong, so D'Antoni formulated a tactic for him to face the basket and cut inside, and Lao Wang pulled out.
It also clears up the restricted area for rookies.
Lao Wang is also willing to cooperate. Now he just hopes to improve the rookie's ability as soon as possible, just like Barkley did to him back then.
Nash came to the right wing with the ball, and Derek Anderson guarded him.
As a son of the wind, Lao Na's ball-holding skills are definitely the best among the best. He is like a loach, making it difficult for defenders to catch him. His unpredictable pace also makes loopholes appear frequently in the opponent's defense changes and flanking attacks.
He is a complete polar opposite on the offensive and defensive ends, full of aura.
When he holds the ball, he does not stand in a fixed position, but keeps moving, suddenly turning around or accelerating to pass his opponent.
"Bang!"
While dribbling, he suddenly turned around and accelerated. He passed Anderson, who had average defensive ability, and reached the right wing with the ball.
Rasheed Wallace, who has been nicknamed the Roaring God, immediately covered up the defense, but Lao Na changed directions and took the initiative to use teammate Stoudemire's pick-and-roll, bypassing Wallace and driving into the paint area close to the baseline.
Wallace had no choice but to chase after him.
Stoudemire, who was left open, quickly followed the tactical requirements and immediately cut in, ready to catch the ball at any time.
"Bang! Bang..."
The sound of Nash dribbling sounded continuously, he hit the ground and passed the ball, and then he rushed through the basket and directly out of the baseline.
Rasheed Wallace was a little confused. When he turned around, he saw Stoudemire already flying in the air and flying towards him under the basket.
"Shet!"
He cursed secretly and stepped back hastily.
"Bang!"
With a very powerful one-handed dunk, the Blazers' basket was exploded by the rookie.
"Oh! Amare Stoudemire, cutting like lightning and dunking like a beast, he is so good!"
"Yes, but there is another Stoudemire in the league. Why don't we call him Stoudemire Jr., or Stoudemire for short."
With the roar of the on-site commentator, America West Arena gave the rookie warm cheers and applause.
"Oh ho!"
The rookie who succeeded was also very excited and screamed weirdly while high-fiving Nash in celebration.
"Haha, the troll was almost dunked by Stoudemire." Zhang Li said with a smile.
"Nash's breakthrough shot is really good, and Stoudemire's trailing cut is also very fast. Although this rookie is only a high school student, he has good talent! The Suns really like to draft high school students, and the last one was Kobe."
Su Qun said excitedly.
"The talent is good, otherwise as a high school student with an uncertain future, it would be difficult to become a lottery pick. According to his draft information, he has some skills, mainly facing the basket, but he still lacks practice and is not proficient enough."
Zhang Lili said.
It was the Blazers' turn to attack, a positional battle began, and the ball came into the hands of Pippen on the left wing.
Marion was on defense. As a man with a long wingspan, he was one step away. As soon as he stretched out his hand, he covered Pippen's face, which made Pippen very uncomfortable.
He looked inside and saw Lao K hooking his finger at him, gesturing for him to rush in and get a shot.
He does not have the deepest understanding of Lao K's defensive ability. What he has the deepest personal experience with is offense.
When he was in the Bulls, Old K's defense did not reach the top level. He was strong in offense and weak in defense. He didn't even seem to have entered the first defense. When Old K's defense reached the top level, he had left the Bulls, and Jordan also left.
The Knicks.
But he knew that Old K's defense had already reached the top level. The real peak defensive level was in the 1998 Finals and lasted until he retired due to injury.
But now, with the increase in speed, Old K's defensive level seems to be even more terrifying, and he can even defend to the three-point line.
As an old and injured old guy, he didn't want to rush in and embarrass himself.
"Pippen passed it and gave it to Duncan." Su Qun shouted at this time.
In the low post on the left wing, Duncan gets the ball.
His position is one step away from the left sideline of the paint area. He was pushed here by Old K. It is impossible to go deep.
Although the tonnage of Lao Wang is 5 kilograms smaller, the tonnage and strength of 130 kilograms are still not something that Duncan can carry.
"Bang!"
Suddenly, he turned around and slid to the bottom. When Duncan turned around, he dribbled the ball with his left hand and blocked it with his right hand, trying to block Old K.
But he miscalculated. Wang Tiejun's defensive strategy in the low post, no matter who it was, was to prevent breakthroughs but not shots. The moment he turned around, he began to retreat, and just when he was slipping to the bottom, he blocked him again.
.
But Duncan is Duncan. After a sudden stop, he turned around and combined the ball, using his left foot as the axis, with his back to Lao Wang, then turned around, caught his left elbow, took a diagonal step with his right foot to get rid of the defender, and then took off on one foot.
Hold the ball in your right hand and hit the plate.
The whole set of movements is very proficient and concise, without any unnecessary tricks. They are all technical movements that have been refined over time, which shows that the basic skills are solid.
"Crack!"
The moment Duncan took off, Lao Wang quickly took a half-step forward, soared into the air as if there were springs under his feet, grabbed the ball with both hands, and directly grabbed the ball.
"ah!"
An on-site commentator shouted excitedly: "Old K completed a shot! Quick pass to Nash who was at the front, and Nash caught the ball and passed the center line..."
In the Suns' frontcourt, Nash is advancing quickly with the ball on the right wing. Hardaway is one step behind Nash, with the left wing leaning towards the center. Stoudemire is one step behind Hardaway, and Marion is on the right wing. The four top starters are attacking like mercury.
In the frontcourt, only Lao Wang, who had passed the ball, was jogging forward in the backcourt.
"squeak!"
Nash stopped suddenly outside the three-point line on the left wing, attracting the defense, and threw the ball to the side. Hardaway, one step behind, caught the ball and passed by, with Stoudemire following closely behind.
At this time, Marion began to slow down on the right wing, but still maintained the possibility of accelerating into the paint area at any time, forming three waves of attack with Hardaway and Stoudemire, impacting the opponent like a wave.
Hardaway just took a step into the paint, threw the ball directly over his head, then ducked to the left and got out of the way.
Behind, Stoudemire's eyes lit up, and then he rushed up like a wild beast, caught the ball in the air with both hands, and smashed it violently. With a bang, and with the sound of the basket exploding, his whole body was swinging high on the rim.
"ah!"
America West Arena instantly erupted in cheers.
"Beautiful! The Suns' fast break ability made the Trail Blazers' defense completely out of shape. There was no chance to set up a defensive formation." Su Qun said excitedly.
"Now I just make a lot of mistakes and lack practice. But when I play it, it looks really good." Zhang Liji said with a smile.
Su Qun said with a smile: "The tactical system has just begun to be established, and the tacit understanding is a bit lacking. Nash's pass just now was too casual. If Hardaway is not mentally prepared to catch the ball at any time, it may be another mistake."
"Yes, this takes time. Only with more cooperation can mistakes be reduced."
0:4, Trail Blazers attack.
The very strong Bonzi Wells back-up Hardaway on the right wing, then turned over and hit a jumper for a two-pointer.
The Suns attack, Nash pulls to the left wing this time, and Lao Wang takes over to do the pick-and-roll.
With Lao Wang's tonnage and volume, the quality of the wall he built was so high that it was rare in the alliance, and Nash successfully used the wall to break through.
In the past, Wang's quality in pick-and-roll tactics was not high because he did not have a mid-range shot. Now that he has a mid-range shot, the Suns immediately developed a pick-and-roll tactic for him and Nash.
He and Stoudemire can play pick-and-roll tactics with Nash on the left and right wings, and then another person can cut in from the weak side. Marion and Hardaway can also cut in from the outside at any time, which allows the Suns to attack in an offensive opportunity.
Continuously forming several consecutive waves of impact on the basket, the attack is fast and continuous, making it difficult for the opponent to guard against.
However, the tactics are well designed, and the execution of the players is a problem. There is not enough time to practice. When several people are quickly cutting into the basket, mistakes may occur at any time.
At this time, Nash broke through and Duncan quickly changed defense. The former also quickly passed back to Lao Wang who was following the cut. Lao Wang took the ball from Nash and Duncan and rushed into the paint area, but he encountered a quick defense from the troll.
Lao Wang also quickly passed the ball to Stoudemire who cut in from the right wing, but Stoudemire made a mistake in catching the ball. The ball hit his hand and then jumped up, and was grabbed by the troll.
This kind of mistakes has always accompanied the game from time to time. After the entire game, the Suns made a total of 27 mistakes.
The Trail Blazers only made 13 turnovers in the game. The Suns made too many mistakes and ultimately ruined the victory of the game. They lost a home game and got a record of 4 wins and 2 losses.
Lao Wang didn't really exert his strength on the offensive end, scoring only 31 points and shooting 61% from the field.
He limited Duncan to only 17 points and 9 rebounds, and his shooting percentage was only 42%, which was lower than his normal level.
Next, the Suns defeated the Nuggets on the road, and then returned to home to defeat Mosaic, achieving a record of 6 wins and 2 losses.