Chapter 599 Dameng, you really are the secret line that the pioneers placed beside Old K!
On the 7th, the Suns returned to Phoenix.
In the afternoon, all the players rushed to Lao Wang's villa with their families or girlfriends to attend a party specially held for them.
Lao Wang did not say anything about the competition at the party. The atmosphere of the entire party was very relaxed, with everyone talking and laughing, drinking drinks, and eating specially prepared dishes.
Nash brought his girlfriend, Alejande, a Hollywood starlet from Paraguay whom he met last year, and the two looked very affectionate.
This evening, the second round continues.
In the end, the Lakers defeated the Mavericks strongly. The OK combination scored 61 points and 19 rebounds, and actually won two consecutive away games. The Pistons lost the G2 game and tied with the Green Team.
The strength of the Lakers made Lakers fans and the Los Angeles media cheer for joy, and began to praise the strength of the OK group.
On the 8th, as soon as Lao Wang got up in the morning, he received an interview call from a well-connected media reporter.
"Old K, what do you think is the strength of Kobe now compared to Jordan, who last played against you in 2001?" the reporter asked.
"To be honest, Jordan in 2001 is no longer at his peak, and Kobe now is comparable to Jordan at that time," he replied.
"So that means that the current OK combination can really compete with the Qiao Shark combination back then?" the reporter asked.
"It should be okay," he said.
"So do you think this Lakers will become your strongest opponent? How about comparing them to the Trail Blazers?" the reporter asked again.
"O'Neal is now stronger than in the regular season. The internal and external combination between him and Kobe is very stable and strong. Although the Trail Blazers are strong, Duncan does not have a teammate as strong as Kobe on the outside, so I think the current Lakers should
A little stronger than the Trail Blazers." He said after thinking about it.
"Last question, Old K, can the Suns get past the Trail Blazers this year and meet the Lakers in the Western Conference Finals?"
Lao Wang said confidently: "This question is very simple. I have never missed the Western Conference Finals, and I will definitely not miss it this time."
…
That evening, at seven o'clock, the American West Arena was already packed.
Jordan did not appear, but many of Lao Wang's friends, including Dameng and Thunder Glider, were present, and a group of Hollywood stars also appeared at the stadium.
In addition, Lightning Kevin Johnson, whom he had not seen for a long time, also appeared. When he appeared on the court, he was warmly welcomed by Suns fans.
"Dan, let's go to the locker room."
After Lightning greeted the management and interacted with the fans for a while, he greeted Lei Gong and others and went to the home team's locker room together.
"Kevin, does Lao K know you are coming?" Lei Gong asked.
"I want to give him a surprise." Lightning smiled.
Three minutes later, Lao Wang was really pleasantly surprised when he saw Lightning pushing the door open.
"Kevin, didn't you join the mayor's campaign office? Are you still free to return to Phoenix?" he said in surprise.
"It's really busy. I have to go back to Sacramento tomorrow."
Lightning hugged Lao Wang, pulled him to the corner, and said: "This time I will help Congressman John run for mayor and accumulate some qualifications. If successful, I will serve as a very important person in his city government.
Positions, such as deputy mayor, are very important to me. Old K, I'm sorry that I won't be able to be there to support you in the next series of games."
"It's good that you came here today."
Lao Wang patted Lightning on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Then I would like to wish you a successful election in advance."
"Thank you. Without the help of K-era club connections, I wouldn't have been able to do so smoothly." Lightning smiled.
"It seems that you will run for mayor of Sacramento next term?" Lao Wang asked.
"This is the plan. Congressman John will also support me in the 2008 election." Lightning nodded and said.
Lao Wang thought for a while and whispered: "You are a Republican, and so is Arnold. He is running for governor of California. You should know."
Nodding, Lightning said: "I had contact and communication with him at the club party."
Lao Wang said: "I have a good relationship with him. If we have a chance to hold a small party, you can have a good talk. If he becomes governor, it will be very helpful for you to run for mayor in the future. If you become a Sachsman in the future,
It’s the mayor of California, and it’s the capital of California, so it’s also good for him.”
Lightning nodded excitedly and said: "That's great, old K, thanks!"
"Are you done muttering?"
Dameng waved at the door and shouted: "Kevin, hurry up, we should go."
"Coming."
Lightning nodded and said to Lao Wang: "Old K, I'm leaving first. Let me know when your party is arranged."
"Don't worry." Lao Wang nodded.
At 8 o'clock, the Suns and Trail Blazers announced their starting lineups.
Trail Blazers: Duncan, Rasheed Wallace, Pippen, Bunch Wells, Derrick Anderson
Suns: Wang Tiejun, Stoudemire, Marion, Anfernee Hardaway, Nash
"Glove, you are so free, is your playoffs over? Who eliminated you? By the way, which team are you on now?"
After Lao Wang came out, he saw Perry sitting on the sidelines and asked in surprise.
Gary Payton was so angry that he was so angry. Don't you know who I was eliminated by? It was your good compatriot Yao. He snorted coldly: "I am a free agent now and do not belong to any team."
"oh!"
Lao Wang looked like I understood and said, "Are you here to choose the thigh?"
He shook his legs and asked seriously: "Come and see, are my legs thick? Are they worthy of your hug?"
"Old K, you stinky mouth!"
Payton's face turned dark instantly and he punched.
"Crack!"
Lao Wang laughed, put his left hand on Payton's face, and pushed him away.
"Gary, don't be like this, haha..." The smiling Dameng quickly hugged Payton.
"Old K, if you humiliate me like this, I will never join the Suns even if I never win a championship." Payton said angrily.
Lao Wang said disdainfully: "You just choose the Trail Blazers, the Lakers, or the Nets? Yao and Kobe are both my younger brothers. People I trained with my own hands, do you have the nerve to hug their thighs? I think you want to
Choose the Trail Blazers?"
"snort!"
Payton was so angry that he had nothing to say.
He has just said clearly that he does not belong to any team. Why does this idiot Old K want to push him to the Trail Blazers? How did you recruit Chris Mullin before?
"Gloves, today I'm going to let you see if the Trail Blazers are worthy of your choice. Open your eyes wide and watch. If I plucked a hair from my leg, it would be thicker than Duncan's waist."
Lao Wang pointed at Payton, said a few words, and went on the court to warm up.
"You just lost to someone, do you think you are sure to win this game?" Payton snorted coldly, turned around and sat down.
Dameng said angrily: "You have to deal with it, the SuperSonics have been suppressed by K in the West these years, haven't you suffered a lot?
Now I give you a chance. If you insist on choosing the Trail Blazers, I think your brain is broken and you are going against Lao K. Is it OK to have your support?"
When did I say I wanted to join the Trail Blazers? Payton glared at Dameng angrily and cursed in his heart, you damn bastard, didn't I just ask one more question that night? You don't need to suddenly quarrel.
Me? If you hadn't criticized me, I would have promised you a long time ago.
"Now that you've pissed me off, you'll be without a title for the rest of your life." Dameng said angrily.
"Damn it!"
Peyton, who was so angry that he was dizzy, glared at Dameng fiercely. He felt that this idiot was really stupid. He was as stupid as Old K. Sure enough, idiots would only seek out idiots as friends. Such an idiot could also become a lobbyist.
?Are you a friend of Lao K? I think you are a traitor to the Blazers?
"Dameng, are you happy when I go to the Pioneers?" He asked tentatively, suppressing the grief and anger in his heart.
"I don't care, Nash is actually pretty good. I don't need you around me. I'm the same without you." Dameng shook his head.
"Sure enough, you are the secret agent placed by the Trail Blazers around Old K, right? You want me to go to the Trail Blazers to help Duncan?" Payton said angrily.
Dameng stared at Payton in shock, this guy is stupid, all my money lies with Lao K, can I do such a thing?
Lei Gong next to him had already sat down in his seat with a smile, but Lightning looked at Payton thoughtfully, having some thoughts about the old glove.
However, he knows that the league is not dealing with the Suns and Old K. How long can Payton maintain his condition at such an old age?
And Old K's goal is a dynasty. Can Payton support his dream? If not, it would be better to keep Nash. After all, Nash is not bad, has offense and organization, but lacks defense.
At half past eight, the game starts.
Lao Wang and Duncan jumped the ball, and the Suns attacked.
In the first home game, this must not be conceded. On the first ball, Lao Wang went straight to the basket.
"Double team!"
Pointing to the basket, Mike Dunleavy gave a very determined shout.
"ball!"
The left and right elbows were locked outwards, and he tried his best to withstand the double-teaming of the trolls and Shifo. Lao Wang's voice for the ball became even more determined.
Here comes the ball, lob.
But this ball was a bit short, and the landing point was about one meter away from Lao Wang.
"The transmission was short?" Zhang Lili asked anxiously.
At this moment, Lao Wang suddenly took a step back, took a step up from the double team, and while getting rid of the double team, he received the ball and turned around in the air to face the basket.
The moment he landed, he was about to start his step, attack head-on and dunk the two of them, but Rasheed Wallace, who reacted quickly, had already pounced on him, half a beat ahead of him.
The next moment, before Duncan pounced, Lao Wang took off, blocked the spray with his left elbow, and hit a side hook two steps away from the basket.
The troll and Duncan behind him both tried their best to take off and seal the jump, but the height difference was too far, and neither of them were very good at jumping.
"brush!"
The basketball hit the net hollowly, and Lao Wang scored the first goal.
"Beautiful! The nearly two-point hook was very stable!" Su Qun praised.
Zhang Lili said: "Nash's pass just now must have been short on purpose. His passing skills are not that bad. It just allowed Tiejun to take a step forward to catch the ball and get rid of the double team. The two have been playing together for a season.
, there should be this kind of tacit understanding.”
On the field, Lao Wang, who had succeeded, did not forget to use trash talk against the trolls and Duncan. While retreating, he shouted: "Boys, when I am eighty years old, you can guard one of my legs.
"
Duncan ran forward in silence, ignoring Lao Wang's trash talk.
The troll replied with a sullen face: "Old K, I bet that when you are 80 years old, you have to change a pair of pants every time you urinate. How can you still play ball?"
"Ha ha……"
When the people sitting on the sidelines heard this sentence, they fell down laughing.
Derek Anderson pushed the ball into the frontcourt and handed it to Pippen, who started to organize the offense on the left three-point line.
"Lao Pi, come in here and let me give you a hat!" Lao Wang yelled from a low position.
"I'm not stupid!"
Pippen muttered in a low voice, he was an old man and would not act wildly towards Old K. Wouldn't he be seeking death if he rushed in?
At this time, Bunch Wells moved without the ball and ran past Pippen. The latter quickly passed the ball and then made a pick-and-roll to block the pursuing Nash. Wells took the opportunity to take action.
"Crack!"
Marion switched defense in time, quickly jumped into the air, and slapped Wells in the face.
Nash picked up the ball, immediately launched a quick down, held the ball to the basket, and then passed it back to Marion who followed up. The latter dunked and exploded the Blazers' basket.
"Shaun, good job!" Lao Wang encouraged loudly.
“For the party!”
Marion shouted excitedly.
"Oh ho!"
On and off the court, Suns players screamed strangely.
"What kind of party is so attractive?" People who heard it started to speculate.
The Trail Blazers attacked, Wells knocked Hardaway away and broke through with the ball, and then made a sudden jump shot.
"Bang!"
It was short, and the basketball bounced off the basket and was caught by Stoudemire.
Stoudemire immediately handed the ball to Lao Wang next to him, and Lao Wang passed the ball to Nash who was already about to leave in the middle. The Suns once again launched a fast break.
But this time the fast break failed. Anderson returned to defense in time without forcing a shot. Nash passed back to Marion on the right three-point line, but Pippen also arrived in time. Marion quickly handed the ball back to Nash, and then the ball was transferred to Nash.
Enter the battlefield and wait for the old K to take up his position.
"ball!"
Lao Wang entered the basket and was double-teamed by the trolls and Shi Buddha in advance.
Nash passed the ball to Stoudemire who was one step away from the paint on the right wing, forcing the trolls to quickly return to defense. Stoudemire quickly passed the ball.
Under the basket, Lao Wang received the ball with Duncan's back, and the troll turned around and rushed back, but he had half a second to launch an attack.
"Bang!"
The next moment, Duncan fell down with a fierce back arch.
The troll arrived at this time, but Duncan had already fallen down. Seeing Lao Wang getting up, he slapped the ball hard.
"Crack!"
"Beep!"
A clicking sound and a beep sounded at the same time.
"Bang!"
The next moment, the sound of the basket exploding sounded, and the fouls from the trolls still failed to stop Lao Wang from getting up and slamming down with both hands, instantly igniting the home atmosphere of the entire American West Arena.
"Oh! See you again! The great conqueror! The sweeper of the penalty area! The Sun King! Congratulations to Tim Duncan, the No. 1 pick, for becoming the new soul of the penalty area, but you will fall again. You are the one who was conquered.
.”
"Two plus one! Old K knocked over Duncan, dunked on the opponent, and completed a two-handed dunk..."
The two on-site commentators roared and roared endlessly.
"Troll, you can't even defend me against the eighty-year-old me, do you still want to defend against the thirty-year-old me?" Lao Wang excitedly spat rubbish.
"Old K, I am not as good as you, you are a Gatling troll!" Rasheed Wallace said angrily.
"Oh, oh..."
With the help of the troll, Duncan climbed up from the floor. He was knocked so badly that he was gasping for air.
"Tim, tell your wife not to contact me again. I'm so annoyed! Can you keep a close eye on your wife?"
Lao Wang wanted to say this to Duncan, but he couldn't bear it and swallowed it back.
In the past two days, Duncan's wife has contacted him privately as a fan several times, asking questions about this and that, saying some endless and unnutritious things, and occasionally adding one or two teasing words. He was really annoyed.
"It started well, 0:6, the Trail Blazers didn't call a timeout, Lao K made a free throw." Su Qun said with a smile.
"brush!"
On the free throw line, Lao Wang made a free throw with one hand and hit the hook.
In Los Angeles, O'Neal was watching the TV at home and couldn't help but make a hook gesture.
Shanny Nelson smiled and said: "Shaq, I think you can practice hook free throws. Old K can do it, and I believe you can do it too."
"Of course." O'Neill pretended to be confident.
He didn't want to embarrass himself in front of Shanni. The two got married at the end of last year, and it had only been nearly half a year. Their relationship was still good, but some problems had been exposed. He really wanted to maintain his strong image in front of Shanni.
