Chapter 615 7 Consecutive 50+ Games, Shocking the Eyes of the World
At half past eight, the game starts.
Lao Wang and Randolph jumped the ball, and the Suns attacked.
"Oh, Old K went low, Randolph followed, and he faced Old K." Su Qun said.
"One-on-one, Randolph will never be able to defend against Tiejun. His one-on-one defense ability is average, that is, he relies on his size and tonnage to defend, but he has no advantage at all against Tiejun." Zhang Lili analyzed quickly.
Low on the left wing, Randolph takes top defense.
He is only 206 centimeters, and the height of his shoes is actually only 203 centimeters, which is 10 centimeters shorter than Lao Wang. If he is on top defense, he looks a lot shorter. He is completely using the small to defend against the big.
His tonnage is now 118 kilograms. Considering his height, this tonnage is very large, his center of gravity is very low, and his strength is also very strong. In his offense at the basket, he uses his strong body to squeeze away the defender to gain shooting space.
And he is quite flexible.
This is his third season. As he entered the starting lineup of the Trail Blazers and played 2010 All-Star performances, his self-confidence is now very strong, but his temper is very bad. He is known as the bad boy in the Trail Blazers.
From time to time we have to make some noise, which is a headache for the management.
He was taught a lesson by Old K on the court, such as in the second round of last year's playoffs, but the confrontation time was not long, so the blow he received was not big. He did not have any respect for Old K, but hoped to pass through Old K.
, come and show off.
"Bang!"
When Lao Wang caught the ball, he hit him with a fierce back arch. The fat Randolph groaned and stepped back a foot.
"Bang!"
As Randolph tried to stabilize his center of gravity, a second back arch followed, causing him to flip backwards and fall.
"Bang!"
The next moment, Lao Wang turned around while dribbling.
The moment he turned around, he saw that Duncan had already covered the basket. He only needed one step to block his attack on the left side of the basket, but he still chose to take off.
He took a step forward, jumped up with all his strength, flew directly over Randolph, glided one meter in the air, held the ball in his right hand, and hit the basket one meter away.
Duncan, who was about to take a step forward, shrank his eyes and quickly moved towards the bottom line.
This is his seventh season, and his body is not as strong as before. Faced with Old K attacking the basket so powerfully like a beast, even if he successfully blocks the shot, he will definitely be knocked away, and he may be injured or even destroyed.
With a serious career-related injury, he had no choice but to give up.
"Bang!"
The next moment, a violent explosion sounded.
"boom!"
Like a volcano erupting, America West Arena instantly erupted.
"Oh ho!"
There was a strange roar, and an on-site commentator excitedly grabbed the microphone and stood up suddenly, shouting loudly: "Our invincible Sun King is back!"
This time, the Sun King's cry once again set off a frenzy.
Randolph was pulled up by Duncan, breathing heavily, and he felt like his chest had been crushed.
He was very lucky that he didn't talk rubbish to Lao K just now. No, he didn't have time to talk rubbish, so it's not too embarrassing now.
But his confidence is still there, because his defense is only average, but his offense is great. He is full of confidence in his offense. He wants to regain face from Old K through offense. If he falls on the defensive end, he will start from the offensive end.
stand up.
When he came to the low post, he walked directly to the basket, but he immediately discovered that Old K walked around to defend him, and he had no chance to catch the ball.
He moved around quickly, thinking that since he was smaller and shorter, he would have some advantages in moving, but he was disappointed again. Old K moved faster, and his body was completely covered by Old K. Payton was holding the ball outside.
He couldn't be seen at all, and he couldn't see Payton, so he had no choice but to evacuate the paint area.
But when he came outside, Lao K still went around. He still had no chance to catch the ball. He couldn't help but get very angry and pushed Lao K in front of him violently, and then he heard the whistle.
"Baby?"
Lao Wang turned around and looked at Randolph in surprise. Why are young people these days so crazy and dare to push him? This made him start to doubt his own deterrence in the alliance.
But he didn't know Randolph's psychology at this time, otherwise he wouldn't have had this idea.
As soon as Randolph pushed the person, he regretted it. When Old K turned around and looked at him, he hurriedly took a step back. If one step was not enough, he took another step back, fearing that Old K would wave his fist at him.
Of course, Lao Wang couldn't take action. It didn't matter. He was just a little surprised. O'Neal's foul was considered bad.
To this day, he still doesn't regret beating O'Neal off the court because O'Neal committed two flagrant fouls on him without any protective measures.
The referee gave Randolph a personal foul and the ball was exchanged.
When the Suns attack, Payton is a little anxious. What he wants to defeat most now is the Suns after the return of Old K, so he strengthens his defense.
But Nash immediately used his faster speed to pull away from Payton in a wide range. At this time, Lao Wang was at the free throw line to receive the ball. He directly made a long pass and passed the ball from the backcourt.
"Crack!"
Lao Wang received the ball, and because of the passing distance, Duncan had already rushed to his side and completed a double-team with Randolph.
As soon as Duncan left, Stoudemire quickly cut to the basket from the right wing.
Lao Wang threw it casually and the ball flew over Randolph's head.
"Bang!"
The next moment, Stoudemire dunked on an alley-oop and smashed the ball into the basket.
"Beautiful! This is the tactic created by the Suns last season. It's useless to guard Nash. There is also Old K who can organize the offense. And Nash cannot be guarded. He is so fast and is definitely among the top ten in history." Zhang Lijia
Excitedly.
Su Qun said: "Coach Zhang, the Trail Blazers use Payton as the starting No. 1 position and Flying Squirrel as the substitute No. 1 position. They are really strong at the No. 1 position."
Zhang Liyi nodded and said: "The Flying Squirrel is in good shape this season and seems to have recovered well from his injuries, but his defense is not as good as Payton's, so he can only play as a substitute.
The Trail Blazers have some problems at the second position this season. The relationship between the talented coach Bunch Wells and the coach was not resolved well, and he was sent to the Grizzlies at the end of November. Now he mainly relies on Anderson."
Su Qun said: "The Trail Blazers are not only strong at the No. 1 position, but also strong inside. Not to mention the main force, they have two 20-10 All-Stars.
The substitute inside man has Raheem, the No. 1 draft pick in 1996, but he was seriously injured last month and is out for the season. In addition to him, there is also Theo Ratliff, a very strong defensive inside man, but he was also seriously injured last month and is out for the season.
Reimbursed.
The available interior substitute now is Dale Davis, but he is also old, 35 years old, and has little strength. The remaining substitute interior is a marginal person and has little strength."
"Ha ha……"
Zhang Lili laughed and said happily: "It seems that the Trail Blazers have suffered a lot of injuries this season! They are no worse than the Knicks.
It's just that their lineup is too thick, and they have injured two excellent substitute insiders. The main insider combination is too strong, and they can still have the best record in the league.
But Duncan and Randolph's playing time is too long, and there are potential injuries, so after the All-Star Game, the Trail Blazers should increase their rotation, especially inside, and their record will definitely decline accordingly."
Su Qun nodded and smiled: "Yes, with the return of Old K, the Suns' record should improve. The Timberwolves are now only half a game ahead of the Trail Blazers. The Trail Blazers lost a game the day before yesterday and are now only 4 games ahead.
, the Suns really have a chance to reach the top."
In the 7th minute of the first quarter, while attacking the basket, the unstoppable Wang Tiejun knocked over Duncan who was returning to the basket from the weak side, forcing the Blazers to call a timeout.
Later, due to serious injuries inside, the Blazers chose to give up the game in order to protect Duncan and Randolph.
The Blazers have considered it very clearly. There is no problem in losing a regular season game, but if Old K injures one of Duncan or Randolph, the Blazers will be in big trouble.
But instead of giving up directly, Duncan and Randolph were asked to reduce their defensive efforts.
The result of the Blazers reducing their defensive intensity inside was to encourage Wang Tiejun's attack on the basket. He scored 54 points in just three quarters, leading the team to lead the Trail Blazers by 21 points in three quarters, making the final quarter a waste time.
The Suns defeated the Trail Blazers and were only 3 games behind their opponents, still ranking third in the Western Conference.
After his comeback, Wang Tiejun scored 50 points in three consecutive games. Wang Tiejun's comeback was very violent. The headlines of the sports pages of major media were all about him. His popularity was so high that he didn't think twice.
Next, the Suns have three more home games.
On the 6th, face the SuperSonics.
The SuperSonics have long since fallen from being a strong team in the Western Conference to a bad team. They have failed to reach the playoffs in three of the last five seasons. The new owner is planning to move. The relationship between the team and Seattle is very tense. The entire league
Now everyone knows it.
In the evening, the Suns defeated the SuperSonics. In order to shock the league, Wang broke out again, clocking in three quarters, and scored 50 for the fourth consecutive game.
On the 7th, back-to-back games at home, the Suns face the Jazz.
Due to the consecutive battles, his teammates felt cold, and Lao Wang exploded with force, scoring 50 in the fifth consecutive game, leading the team to a five-game winning streak.
Because the Timberwolves lost, the Suns completed a comeback and moved into second place in the Western Conference, still 3 games behind the Trail Blazers.
After two days of rest, on the night of the 10th, the Suns defeated the visiting Raptors, a bad team in the Eastern Conference, at home. Wang again checked in for three quarters and scored 50.
After defeating the Raptors, the Suns rushed to San Francisco overnight. On the night of the 11th, they faced back-to-back home and away games to challenge the Warriors, the worst team in the Western Conference.
This night, the Warriors proved a fact. As long as the touch comes, there is no weak team in the NBA. Five people on the team scored in double figures, one person scored 30 points, and 8 people on the team scored. It was inextricable from the Suns.
The main forward couldn't stop Lao Wang. After being injured, substitute forward Cardinal stood up and made 10 of 14 shots, a shooting rate of 71.4%, 2 of 3 three-pointers, and 11 of 11 free throws. His lethality was super high.
Gao, scored 32 points with shooting and free throws, and grabbed 8 rebounds. He played a explosive performance that has never been seen in his life.
In order to prevent Cardinal from impacting the basket, Lao Wang tried his best to defend, committing three fouls on Cardinal and five in the game. Still, the substitute forward scored 32 points, and he couldn't defend him even though he tried his best.
opponent.
Unable to guard against the opponent, he could only make up for it with offense. Kardinaka's explosive performance forced him to explode, scoring 58 points in 46 minutes in the fourth quarter. At the end of the game, the Suns only won 3
Points, narrowly defeated the opponent, Cardinal missed the three-pointer in the last second. If it had hit, it would have to go into overtime, and the outcome was unpredictable.
Lao Wang led the team to a 7-game winning streak, ending all regular season schedules before the All-Star Game, with 40 wins and 15 losses, ranking second in the Western Conference.
The Trail Blazers lost again, and the Suns took the opportunity to close the distance with the Trail Blazers. Now they are only two games behind the opponent.
After Lao Wang came back, he scored 50 points in seven consecutive games, tying Chamberlain's historical scoring record of 50 points in seven consecutive games, and tied for first place.
His state can no longer be described as violent, but can only be described as magical. It has completely shocked the attention of the league and the media.
Even the US media that targets him have to publish his news on their front pages for the sake of sales.
On the morning of the 12th, Magic Johnson was interviewed by the media at the Los Angeles Airport. He said with a shocked expression: "I can't believe that Old K can still play at the age of 31, actually 30 years and 8 months old.
Such an incredible performance.
In fact, he has never played such a violent performance in the regular season before, which is really breathtaking and incredible."
Barkley was interviewed at the Phoenix airport and said excitedly: "I knew it would be like this. He has been holding in his anger. Don't ask me why, I don't want to offend the league.
Yes, O'Neal and he were both at fault in the last Western Conference Finals, but O'Neal was only suspended for 3 games, while he was suspended for 50 games, losing the seventh championship he should have won.
Okay, I said it, so what? He is my brother, I have to say it, I know he has been holding his breath, and now he wants to explode and let everyone see how strong he is
, he is still the number one active player, he is still ruling this league, and he can still rule for many years."
At 10 o'clock in the morning, someone suddenly discovered that the league's official MVP ranking list had changed. Among the top ten, there was an additional name that was not there before.
Wang Tiejun directly landed second in the MVP rankings, second only to Kevin Garnett.
Moreover, in the All-Star promotional materials, Old K reappeared and became the face of the show. All promotional photos were in the C position, and the official website added a large number of shots of Old K's games.
After only 7 games, they reached the second position, and this change in official promotion immediately shocked the entire league and all media, because it meant that the league would probably no longer suppress the old K.
Indeed, ever since Jordan talked with David Stern, the latter has been considering related issues, and then Lao Wang's violent performance to the extreme even boosted the NBA's somewhat sluggish popularity, allowing Stern to finally decide.
Come down, the alliance will re-identify Lao Wang as the face of the alliance and resume official promotion of him.
Another reason for him to do this is that the four major shooting guards did not satisfy him, especially Kobe, who had great hope of becoming the face of the league. He was very disappointed.
Comparing Kobe and Lao K, Lao K's problems are smaller. Apart from violence, there is nothing else to blame, while Kobe's problems are bigger.
He compared the four major shooting guards with Old K. Even the strongest Kobe is just a weakened version of Jordan. In terms of popularity, strength, and status in the league, he is not on the same level as Old K.
Not to mention the other three. Iverson was unruly and had no outstanding achievements or honors. Carter only had dunks. Tracy McGrady's injury problems began to appear. The three of them combined did not have a championship or hard honors.
, but he is getting older and older.
As for LeBron James, whom he is optimistic about, the gap between him and Old K is still a bit big at present. He has planned that Old K will play for a few more years, and James can use this time to grow and become the next face of the league.
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Wang Tiejun was also a little surprised that he suddenly directly ascended to the second position in the MVP rankings.
From the time he came back in 2002 until today, the league's official promotions have not included him. Instead, they have promoted the four major shooting guards. Will the league really change?
But he didn't care too much. Ever since the alliance began to suppress him, he decided to conquer everything with his strength and become a true conqueror.
If the alliance resumes its promotion of him, it will be just the icing on the cake. It is only for the alliance's own interests, not for him, and he does not need to thank the alliance.
At 11 o'clock in the morning, Garnett accepted a TV interview with ESPN in front of his home. He was a little depressed about the fact that K had reached the second place in the MVP rankings.
The reason is that after playing football for so many years, this was the first time he had the opportunity to win the MVP honor, but Old K directly dropped into second place, which made him feel a huge sense of crisis.
"Kevin, what do you want to say about Old K directly ranking second in the MVP rankings?" the reporter asked.
Depressed, Garnett said unhappily: "He has only played seven games, and it just so happened that he had another highlight performance in these seven games. We have played more than 50 games and our status has been ups and downs, so this is a bit uncomfortable."
To be fair, I think the league should cancel players who have played too few games from participating in the MVP selection."
Garnett's interview immediately appeared on ESPN's midday sports news program, triggering a flood of comments.
"Kevin Garnett complains about Old K? Haha, this is a good topic."
At this time, Buckley was leading an interview team to Lao Wang's home. He came here specially to do a live TV interview, and got news from the station on the way.
"Old K, what do you think of yourself being ranked second in the MVP rankings?" Not long after, Lao Wang was interviewed by Barkley at his home.
Unfortunately, before Barkley came, he had just watched ESPN's midday sports news. After hearing the question, he said: "I am very happy, but actually the future belongs to young people. They are the sun at one or two o'clock in the morning.
They are the future tense, and the league should give more support to young people like Kevin Garnett. Old guys like me are already the past tense."
"Old K, Garnett is only three years younger than you. He is only three months away from turning 28. In another year or two, he might fall from his peak." Barkley reminded, holding back his laughter.
"Really? He's 28 years old. I didn't expect him to be so old?" Lao Wang said in surprise.
"Pfft!"
Buckley and his interview team burst into laughter.
"But he is considered a young man in front of me. He ranks first in MVP. His performance is too strong. When I was 28 years old, I probably had no achievements and couldn't compare with him at all." Lao Wang continued.
"Ha ha……"
Barkley and others laughed immediately, and then reminded him after a while: "Old K, you retired due to injury when you were 28 years old, so you really can't compare with him.
But before that, haha... As for the hard honor of MVP, you have won this honor for five consecutive years, which has never been achieved by anyone."
"Are you kidding, Charles, am I that powerful? I actually won the MVP? Five times in a row? Oh my god, I'm so strong!" Lao Wang looked shocked.
"Haha..." There was laughter in the living room.
"What are you going to do next time you meet the Timberwolves?" A minute later, Barkley asked with a smile.
"What else can we do? Garnett is a good young man. He is a red flower. I am willing to be a green leaf beside him. How about I score 80 points and he breaks a record and blows Chamberlain's 100-point record?"
"Lao Wang said with a smile.
"Ha ha……"
Under Buckley's guidance, the living room burst into laughter.
This was a live broadcast, and countless people across the United States saw it. Garnett also happened to see it, and his dark face suddenly turned white, as if he was losing blood.