Barkley stood up from the commentator's seat and leaned over to stare at the screen on the table, his eyes widening.
"Is it against the rules? No, no..."
Kenny Smith pointed at the screen and shouted: "Lao K just mentioned that catching the ball above the waist is not a violation, only below the waist is a violation."
On the field, David Robinson was coughing and had chest pain, but he also felt numb, as if he had been hit by a car and his chest had been crushed.
He knew that he was finished, and that he would never have the chance to play in the subsequent series. He might have to stay in the hospital to watch his teammates play in the Western Conference Finals. Without him, could O'Neal be able to hold Old K alone? His championship,
Is there still hope? Thinking of this, a kind of sadness arises from the bottom of my heart.
The game was interrupted, and the referee waved to the Lakers bench and asked the team doctor to come up and deal with it quickly.
"Admiral?"
Kobe rushed over and took a look, and he knew he was in trouble. His ribs must have been broken by the old K. He just didn't know how many were broken, and he didn't know if there was any internal bleeding.
"Old K, are you too cruel?" he asked with a gloomy face.
"What the hell! This was my regular practice back then. It's neither a foul nor an violation." Lao Wang said casually.
The Lakers team doctor came up to check and said, "The third, fourth, and fifth ribs were broken, and the fourth bone was shattered."
Everyone's expressions changed and they all looked at Lao Wang.
On the sidelines, Dameng sighed: "Oh, the general has suffered a disaster now. He is already an old man. Why are you carrying old K so hard? Isn't it better to retreat to the basket and double-team him?"
Lei Gong said: "He didn't expect that Old K would use sideways hitting again. Since the introduction of K's Law, Old K has never used it again."
Glider said: "Now that O'Neal is no longer a substitute as a general, his playing time will definitely be extended, and the focus will definitely be on the offensive end. The investment in defensive end and rebounding will be reduced, which is a very good thing for the Suns."
Dameng said: "As long as Old K is pulled above the waist, who dares to block him head-on? Just now, the Lakers were still man-to-man defense and did not double-team Old K. Now they will definitely play a zone defense and double-team him."
David Robinson was quickly taken away. Ambulances and emergency doctors were arranged in the arena, and he was taken directly to the hospital for surgery.
To be cautious, the referee went to the scorer's table and watched the replay, and finally determined that this was a normal offense. There was no foul or violation, but there was a fine for smashing the backboard.
"Now that K's mobility has improved, he can move above the waist and use his side to attack. The league must expand the scope of illegal shoulder use," said a Lakers assistant coach.
"Yes, it should be expanded to below the elbow area." Another assistant coach said.
Phil Jackson couldn't help but nod. It is indeed possible to expand it to the position below the elbow area, and it can be used above the elbow area, so that it will not affect Kobe.
Moreover, it is impossible for the league to really expand Law K to the entire court. It can only restrict inside players. It is impossible to restrict outside players. The tonnage and strength of outside players are much smaller than those of inside players, and their lethality is limited.
But what to do now? His head is a bit big.
Without David Robinson as a substitute, who will take over at the fifth position after O'Neal comes off the court?
Now the team only has Samarko as a marginal backup center, and there are two backup power forwards left. What use can they do against Old K?
Also, how do you defend Lao K who is stretched above the waist now?
In the tnt commentary box, Barkley said excitedly: "I never thought I could see Old K playing sideways in a game. It's so exciting, haha..."
He suddenly saw Kenny Smith tilting his head to avoid the camera and winking at him. He immediately realized that he was a little carried away and quickly added: "Yes, I feel sorry for David Robinson's injury. Yes,
I will go to the hospital to visit him later."
Kenny Smith then changed the topic and said: "Now the Lakers are encountering a problem. They need to face Old K's sideways attack again. Yes, the current K rule only applies to the waist below, and Old K pulls it up to the waist.
Above, you can avoid the restrictions of Law K, which is a big problem that the Lakers must face."
Barkley said: "Perhaps the league will modify Rule K, but I can't imagine how much impact it will have on other players, even outside players, when Rule K spreads to above the waist. Anyway, Kobe's strength is at least
It dropped by 30%.”
In New York, David Stern was lost in thought.
He does not want to expand the scope of application of K's Law. In fact, he does not want to have K's Law at all. K's Law not only restricts Old K, but also restricts all inside players. So last time when Old K retired, he canceled K
law.
Twenty minutes later, the game restarted, and the first quarter ended quickly. At 38:40, the Suns led by two points.
"The score is really high, this is the Western Conference Finals!" Su Qun said.
"If you can't guard against the opponent's offense, it's inevitable that the score will be high. In the next game, O'Neal should stop playing for a while, and Kobe may increase his personal offense." Zhang Lili said.
The second quarter started quickly. The game had just been interrupted for a twenty-minute break, so the core players of both sides were on the court.
Kobe received the ball at the right three-point line, Joe Johnson stretched out his arms to block the ball in front, and Marion, who was guarding the center, also rushed to his side following the pass.
"Bang!"
The biggest role of zone defense is to limit the breakthroughs of outside players. Kobe's breakthroughs were also restricted, leaving him no chance to play in isolation. He had to turn around and shoot a fadeaway jumper, which missed.
Lao Wang grabbed O'Neal to get the backcourt rebound. He turned around from the outside and quickly passed to Nash, and then ran to the frontcourt.
This fast break failed, and the Lakers quickly returned to defense and turned into a positional battle.
Lao Wang lifted it up again, pulled it above the left waist and below the left elbow, and asked for the ball.
"Old K, don't even think about hurting me!" O'Neal, who followed, said fiercely.
Lao Wang glanced at O'Neal's plump chest and curled his lips. I'm not stupid. I bumped into you. Wouldn't it be easier for me to go around you?
Below him is O'Neal, and one step above him is Rick Fox.
The Lakers also play a two-one-two zone defense, with Fox guarding the free throw line. Although they haven't defended him yet, as long as Nash passes the ball, it only takes one step and Fox's double team will be around him immediately.
Stoudemire moved to the right wing and was not in the paint. Lakers power forward Madsen was guarding the right midfielder, and there was no one under the basket.
Nash was at the top of the arc, and instead of passing the ball to Lao Wang, he suddenly moved to the right, and the Lakers' defensive formation was also forced to move to the right.
At this moment, Lao Wang suddenly turned around, bypassed O'Neal and rushed into the paint.
The next moment, Nash, who was moving to the right, suddenly made a backhand pass and the ball flew straight to the basket.
"Bang!"
Lao Wang flew up, caught the ball in the air, and completed a dunk.
"Beautiful! The cooperation between Nash and Lao K is getting better and better." Su Qun said excitedly.
"In positional warfare, Nash is the core on the outside, and Tiejun is the core on the inside." Zhang Li said with a smile.
"brush!"
This time Kobe came to the left wing, passed the ball to O'Neal in the low post, then immediately cut inside, received O'Neal's pass, went to the basket and dodged Stoudemire who was returning to defend, and successfully made a backhand layup.
"Yes, the OK combination played Phil Jackson's triangle offense perfectly." Barkley shouted.
"Kobe seems to be a little slower now," Kenny Smith said.
"Don't you see how strong he is now? This kid must have gained weight again, so his knees are also injured. I just don't know what his tonnage is now." Buckley laughed.
Lao Wang retreated to the baseline to serve quickly, but the Suns' fast break failed. Fox and Fisher quickly defended and blocked Nash and Marion's fast break. Nash pulled the ball out from inside again.
, transitioned to positional warfare.
Lao Wang still positioned himself above the waist and below the elbow, and asked for the ball.
This time, Nash broke through from the left elbow with the ball, used Wang's pick-and-roll to get rid of Fisher, bypassed O'Neal, and entered the paint area.
O'Neal turned back to defend the basket. Nash pulled up from the basket and suddenly made a cross pass. The basketball fell into the hands of Wang who followed O'Neal into the paint area. Wang immediately jumped up and held the ball high in his right hand.
O'Neal slashed hard toward the basket.
"asshole!"
As soon as O'Neal turned around, he was knocked back and staggered back. Even the 150 kilogram tonnage could not withstand the impact of Lao Wang.
"Bang!"
"Beep!"
A violent explosion of the basket sounded, accompanied by the referee's whistle.
"Oh ho!"
"Flat-basket tomahawk style dunk! Old K dunked the cat food, and he was torturing O'Neal..."
The scene immediately erupted with huge cheers and roars from the commentator.
"Xiaoyugan, I think you are still only good at being cat food." Lao Wang laughed.
O'Neal glared at Lao Wang sadly, stopped replying, and ran towards the front court with all his might.
"ball!"
He went straight to the basket, pushed Lao Wang to the left with his left elbow, and shouted loudly at Fisher who was holding the ball.
"Whoosh!"
The ball flew in.
At this moment, Lao Wang suddenly turned around, dodged O'Neal's elbow against him, blocked O'Neal in front of him, completed the circle in time, and then jumped to steal the ball.
"asshole!"
In his eagerness, Onile yanked Lao Wang's jersey from behind, knocking Lao Wang, who had just jumped up, to the floor without even taking any protective action.
"Beep!"
The referee's whistle sounded.
"Ouch, O'Neal's move is huge!" Zhang Lili exclaimed in the CCTV commentary box.
"O'Neal is in trouble!" Barkley shouted immediately in the TNT commentary box.
"What the hell!"
Lao Wang was so angry that he got up and pounced on him with an iron mountain support.
"Bang!"
O'Neal groaned and was knocked over. His back hit the floor. The surrounding players felt the floor jump.
"The war is about to begin!" Buckley shouted excitedly.
"Calm down, Tie Jun!" Zhang Lili shouted urgently.
O'Neal slipped a few meters, and Lao Wang jumped on top of him and punched him in the face, making O'Neal scream in pain.
At this time, Kobe and others swarmed up and pulled Lao Wang up. Others in the two teams also separated the two of them and started to dissuade them.
"Old K, don't mess around. If you are sent off, it will make no sense for me to win against the Suns." Kobe shouted loudly.
"You also want to beat me?" Lao Wang glared at Kobe.
"That's not necessarily true." Kobe glared back.
"Staring at me again?"
With a snap, Lao Wang waved his hand and slapped Kobe on the top of his head.
When he saw Kobe being beaten, he twitched the corners of his mouth and turned his head away from the former referee, pretending not to see it.
"Poor Kobe!"
Jerry West just shrugged helplessly on the sidelines. Kobe had a high status in the Lakers, but in front of Old K, he could only be taught a lesson. He had seen this kind of scene too many times before and was used to it.
"Haha, Kobe was taught a lesson by Old K again!" Barkley laughed.
Kobe covered his Tianling Cap, his bald head hurt a little, and he said angrily: "Old K, hundreds of millions of people are watching, you have gone too far! Make a fuss again!"
"Do you still need to look at the place after I teach you a lesson? Can you try flipping it over?" Lao Wang said angrily.
Kobe didn't dare to disobey Old K anymore. He knew that Old K's temper was sometimes bad. As he backed away, he said in a voice: "Calm down, I don't have the same experience as you now."
O'Neal had already climbed up. He was hit hard and fell hard. He was holding his chest and gasping for breath. His hands and legs were a little weak.
The referee made a penalty and gave O'Neal a first-level flagrant technical foul and Pharaoh a physical foul, which counted as one rebound each.
O'Neal, whose face was already swollen, glanced at Lao Wang, walked silently to the sidelines, and signaled for substitution. He couldn't play now and wanted to take a rest.
The Lakers replaced substitute center Samarko and the game continued.
Barkley laughed and said: "O'Neal's behavior of pulling people behind is a bit bad. The relationship between him and Old K has always been good, but I'm afraid they are going to fall out this time."
"And it was pulled after Old K jumped up. The key is that he didn't take any protective action. It was indeed very dangerous. O'Neal was a little impulsive." Kenny Smith said.
This game became a watershed. Afterwards, although O'Neal played again, his condition was gone, and Lao Wang had a big explosion. Although Kobe tried his best to resist, he alone could not compete with Lao Wang. The Lakers
As a result, the G1 battle was lost.
In this game, Kobe scored 43 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals, 4 turnovers and 4 fouls. His shooting percentage was 43.5%, which is not low. Because the Suns played a zone defense, he was always double-teamed.
Lao Wang scored 46 points, 17 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steal, 5 blocks, 2 turnovers and 4 fouls, and his shooting percentage reached 64.5%.
After the game, Wang Tiejun was surrounded by the media. Not far away, O'Neal was also surrounded by the media and couldn't move away.
"Old K, are you angry about O'Neal's actions of pulling people from behind?" a reporter asked.
"I'm sorry, his actions could easily hurt me, so I taught him a lesson on the court. If there is another game, I won't do it on the court," Lao Wang said.
"Will you and him still be friends?" the reporter asked.
"I hope our conflicts on the court will not affect my relationship with him off the court." Lao Wang said calmly.
"Shaq, do you regret pulling Old K down behind your back and not taking any protective action?" On the other side, a reporter asked.
"I was a little impulsive at the time and my actions were a little big. I'm sorry," O'Neal said.
"Is he so impulsive because he was dunked by K in the previous round?" the reporter asked.
"I'm sorry." O'Neal avoided the question with some embarrassment.
"Shaq, are you going to have a one-on-one duel with Old K on the court later?" Another reporter asked.
"no."
If I can beat him, I will challenge him now. O'Neal suppressed the grief and anger in his heart and immediately shook his head.
"Are you worried that Old K will go to the visiting team's locker room to find you?" the reporter asked again.
"He has already beaten me, what else does he want?" O'Neill touched the red and swollen left side of his face and said with some sadness and anger.
"Poof!"
A reporter nearby couldn't help it and started laughing.
After finishing the on-site interview, Lao Wang said goodbye to the fans and left the stadium with his teammates.
A group of Lakers players were just ahead. When he saw that fat guy O'Neal, he took a few steps to catch up.
"Old K, what do you want to do?"
O'Neal heard the footsteps behind him, looked back, and saw that it was Lao Wang chasing after him. He was startled and ran away in a hurry.
"What the hell, why are you running?" Lao Wang shouted from behind.
"What are you chasing?" O'Neill ran away without looking back.
"Kobe, tell that damn fat guy to be careful. I'll go to the locker room to find him later." The old man shouted towards Kobe.
Kobe nodded helplessly, turned around and entered the locker room, and shouted to O'Neal who was about to take a shower: "Hurry up, don't take a shower, Old K will come to you soon."
"What? This bastard, is he done yet?"
O'Neal was startled and stopped taking a shower. He opened the door with his upper body naked and ran out, shouting: "Can someone do me a favor? Bring my bag back to the hotel. I'll go first."
Kobe gave O'Neal a look of disdain, "Idiot, if K wants to hit you, he just hit you. I'm trying to scare you. Do you need to run?"
Phil Jackson, who was about to go in, was almost knocked over and asked helplessly: "Shaq, what's going on?"
"That bastard Lao K is coming to find me. The postman was injured by him in the bathroom before. I am a civilized person and I don't want to fight with him, so I ran away first."
O'Neal left a word and ran away.
Phil Jackson was helpless for a while, you couldn't afford to offend Mr. K, so why did you do that dangerous move?
There are two core members of the team, one is the apprentice whom Old K taught him casually, and the other is unable to stand up under the pressure of Old K. Should we discuss with the management and simply trade Kobe and O'Neal for Old K?
"Old K, are you really going to block the door?" Stoudemire asked excitedly in the home team's locker room.
"The damn fat man is attacking behind his back, we need to teach him a lesson." Lao Wang nodded.
"Then let's go together later." Xiaosi said excitedly.
Lao Wang smiled, this rookie is very innocent. I wanted to beat O'Neal, and I caught up with him just now. Do you need to wait a while? I just wanted to scare that idiot O'Neal.
It is said that O'Neal ran to the underground parking lot and found that he couldn't leave. He didn't have a car, and even if there was a taxi, he couldn't get in. He was also afraid that Old K would chase him here. He was still shirtless and was afraid of being seen, so he had to hide pitifully.
Inside a corner.
After waiting for more than an hour, the Lakers arrived belatedly.
"Why are you here now? Did Mr. K block the door?" O'Neal ran over and asked hurriedly.
"Shaq, you haven't left yet?" Kobe and others asked in surprise.
"I don't have a car, and I don't even have any clothes on. How can I get around?" O'Neal said with a gloomy look on his face.
"Poof!"
A few Lakers players couldn't hold back their laughter.
"Don't worry, Shaq, Lao K didn't go looking for you, he must be scaring you." Fox comforted him with a smile.
"Let's go, get in the car quickly, he might be coming soon."
Seeing Lao K's car parked not far away, O'Neill quickly urged.
"What's the rush?" Lao Wang's loud shout suddenly sounded.
"It's over!"
O'Neal was startled, and when he turned around, he saw it was Old K coming out of the stairs, followed by a group of Suns players and staff.
"Old K, you, what do you want to do? I'm not afraid of you!"
Lao Wang came over, and O'Neal had to force himself to calm down, but his face was a little trembling and his upper and lower teeth were chattering a little loudly.
Kobe was too lazy to care anymore. He knew that Old K just wanted to scare the fat man and would come early.
A group of Lakers management and coaching staff had to stand in front of O'Neal. Jerry West looked at Colangelo Jr., who shook his head at him, and he breathed a sigh of relief.
"You idiot, if you do it again next time, I will cripple you."
Lao Wang cursed, threw the bag in his hand at O'Neill's feet, and shouted: "Hurry up, lift it to the car for me."
"Come on, Shaq."
Fox was still very smart. He quickly picked up the bag and stuffed it into O'Neal's hand, and then pushed O'Neal from behind.
"Old K, I'm not afraid of you. I threw you once and I'll carry the bag for you this time. I won't do it next time."
O'Neal carried his bag and walked towards Lao Wang's car, but in order not to be too embarrassed, he kept mumbling.
After he hurriedly put his bag in the car, he quickly ran onto the Lakers bus, looking very embarrassed with his upper body naked.
"Poof!"
Many people couldn't help but laugh out loud.
Before getting in the car, Kobe shouted to Lao Wang: "Old K, I am not convinced that I lost tonight. If no accident occurs, we may not lose. We will do it again in the next game."
"I'll still beat you." Lao Wang replied.
"not necessarily."
Kobe dropped these words and turned around and got into the car.
