Also in Los Angeles, David Robinson was in the same bad mood as the postman.
When Postman joined the Lakers last year, he thought he had a chance to win the championship, but the reality was a slap in the face.
The only thing that can comfort him is that at that time he chose the Lakers and Ewing chose the Suns. Now that Ewing has retired and has no chance at all, he still has a chance.
Gary Payton is in a much better mood now than Postman and Robinson. Although the 25% chance of winning is not as good as the Suns, it is not bad.
But he was only slightly better than the two postmen, and he was still in a bad mood.
I chose the Trail Blazers at the beginning. No, I was pushed to the Trail Blazers by those bastards from Dream. Unexpectedly, at the beginning of the season, the Trail Blazers injured two big insiders, causing a serious rotation problem in the inside line, which affected
Achievements.
Now the media is more optimistic about the Suns, which is why he is in a bad mood.
If he had gone to the Suns, the championship would have been guaranteed. Unfortunately, he was fooled by a few bastards from Dameng.
…
This afternoon, Lao Wang held a party at his home and invited his teammates and their families to come over to have fun and relax.
He found an opportunity to call Nash, Stoudemire, Joe Johnson, Marion and other four main players aside and chatted with them.
"How are you, are you satisfied with your data?" he asked.
The four of them were embarrassed for a while, Old K, what do you want us to say? If you say we are satisfied, that is impossible. If you say we are dissatisfied, does that mean we are dissatisfied with you?
Lao Wang didn't give them a chance to speak at all, and said with a smile: "The situation this season is a bit special. Starting from next season, I will allocate part of my shots to you. What do you think?"
"Old K?"
The four of them looked at each other.
They still know that this is Old K's team. Even if Old K is willing, I am afraid that the management and coaching staff will not be willing, and the Suns fans are not willing either. Even if Old K is the leader of the league, the league will not
Will be willing.
Lao Wang then changed the topic. His purpose was just to comfort some of his main teammates in this way before the start of the playoffs.
Because of his presence, the statistics of these main teammates have been suppressed, which has an impact on their future, and he understands this.
It has always been for this reason that if his team has too many young players, the lineup will be very fluid.
Unless, like when he was with the Lakers, he finds a few veterans who can still play, and the lineup is more stable, and the lineup is stable, only then can he win three consecutive championships.
He is now a little worried that Stoudemire, Joe Johnson, and Marion will want to leave the Suns once they win the championship.
Nash is better. He won his second assist title with the Suns this season, and his desire to attack is not too strong.
On the 16th, the league officially announced some personal honors.
Lao Wang won three of the statistics kings, the assists leader was Nash, and the steals leader was Baron Davis.
In addition, D'Antoni won the honor of best coach with his coaching performance this season and the Suns' best record in the league.
dpoy was given to Artest of the Pacers, the Rookie of the Year was LeBron James, and the Sixth Man of the Year was Antoine Sumison.
At the same time, the league announced that it will announce the MVP winner before the second round.
On the 17th, the first round begins.
The Suns easily defeated Mosaic in the G1 game, winning by 30 points and getting off to a good start.
In the next three games, the Suns completed a sweep of Mosaic, becoming the first team in the league to advance to the second round.
May 1st is the day when the league announces the MVP winner.
The media is paying close attention to it. If this year's MVP is awarded to Old K, it means that the league has really changed its policy over the past few seasons, and Old K will truly return to the top of the league.
At 10 a.m., the MVP winner was announced, Wang Tiejun.
This is his 6th mvp, the fifth was in 2000. Three years later, he finally regained this hard honor.
All of a sudden, countless congratulatory calls and text messages flooded in, overwhelming his phone.
In addition, the system gave him a symbolic reward of 300 points.
On May 2nd, the second round begins.
At this time, the first round of the Eastern Conference has not yet been completed. The Heat and Pelicans are tied at three points and will play a tiebreaker on the 4th.
In the Western Conference, the second round matchups are between the Suns and the Lakers, and the Timberwolves and Trail Blazers. The former has the home court advantage.
The Lakers also took six games to defeat the Kings with a score of 4 to 2, which was somewhat difficult to win.
The Timberwolves and Trail Blazers both eliminated their opponents by a big score of four to one, which was a relatively easy win.
In the Eastern Conference, the Pacers will face the Pistons, and the Nets will face the winner of the Heat or Pelicans in the second round.
No. 2, Mercy Arena in Phoenix, Suns vs. Lakers, second round G1 game.
Last year, the Suns and Lakers had problems in the Western Conference Finals. O'Neal was injured and suspended, which caused the Lakers to lose in the Finals, and the Suns suffered even greater losses. It also caused huge financial losses to the league and the Finals TV broadcasters.
Then during the All-Star Weekend, there was another scandal involving Old K and O'Neal's wife "going alone to have sex". The two had deep grudges. The old grudges have not been resolved, but new grudges have arisen.
In order to avoid the violence of last year's Western Conference Finals, this time, the league sent people to suppress the battle. Commissioner David Stern came personally and sat at the American West Arena.
Of course, he is also here to present the MVP trophy.
The game started at 8:30, and at 8:00, both sides announced their starting lineups.
Lakers: O'Neal, Karl Malone, Devin George, Kobe Bryant, Fisher
Suns: Wang Tiejun, Amar'e Stoudemire, Marion, Joe Johnson, Nash
In the CCTV commentary box, Zhang Lili analyzed: "After two months of injury, Stoudemire returned and started directly. This should be a good recovery.
For the Lakers, the original main small forward Rick Fox has suffered a lot of injuries and has little chance this season. He only averages four minutes per game and may retire after the playoffs.
What can I say about Devin George's strength? His breakthrough ability is average, but he has a strong sense of secondary offense. His three-pointers are okay, but overall he is not stable enough. He is a convulsive player. In fact, he is more suitable as a substitute. The Lakers don't have anyone better now.
We can only let him play the main role.
On the defensive end, his basic defensive skills are average, he is often beaten by others, and occasionally he makes some heart-wrenching shots, but overall his defense is not good, which is why he can only serve as a substitute for Fox for several seasons."
Su Qun continued: "Director Zhang, what do you think the Suns' chances are in this series? Although the Lakers are not good in the regular season, the Big Four are indeed very strong together."
Zhang Lili smiled and said: "Don't be intimidated by the four of them. The postman is no longer a superstar. If he is not a giant, the general is already old and is worse than the postman. The real giant is the OK group.
Even O'Neal is actually in a state of decline from his peak, and his tonnage is basically uncontrollable.
However, the ok group has broken through the state of superficial harmony and superficial separation. In the past, they could maintain a superficial relationship, but now the relationship on the surface is very tense. I think it is questionable how much cooperation they can achieve."
"mvp! mvp! mvp..."
At this time, the two teams started to play. When Lao Wang came on the stage for the last time, the whole audience started cheering.
David Stern stood in the middle of the field, waiting for Lao Wang with a smile. The moment the two shook hands, the surrounding media cameras flashed continuously.
"Congratulations, old K."
"Thank you, Mr. Stern."
Although David Stern let go of Lao Wang's hand, he did not immediately deliver the trophy. Instead, he continued: "Old K, I hope the next playoffs will be a perfect game. You will not let
Am I disappointed?"
Lao Wang smiled and said, "I hope so too."
David Stern sighed secretly. There were two things that dissatisfied him. One was nationality and the other was violence. If there were not these two problems, everything would be perfect. He would definitely be in front of Lao K’s name.
Named the God of Basketball.
But Old K hit someone on the court again after the All-Star Game, which disappointed him. Now he only hopes that LeBron James can grow up as soon as possible.
Then he took the Maurice Podoloff Cup from his assistant and handed it to Lao Wang.
"boom!"
When Lao Wang raised the trophy high to the Suns fans, the cheers of the entire American West Arena reached its peak.
At this moment, too many people are envious! Envious! Jealous!
At the scene, O'Neal, Kobe, Karl Malone, and David Robinson were envious and jealous.
It's okay for Kobe, after all, he is still at his peak, and there will be plenty of opportunities in the future. As long as K is old, it will be his time.
But O'Neal has begun to slip from the top, but has not yet won an MVP, so he feels very complicated.
But Postman Malone is in the worst mood. He has decided to retire if he doesn't win the championship this time. As for MVP, forget it, he won't have that dream anymore.
But when I think that this is Lao K's 6th MVP, and he can't get any, I feel very aggrieved and depressed, and I feel like vomiting blood.
The aging super center, Admiral David Robinson, is in the same mood as the postman.
In addition to the scene, there were many people in front of the TV who had similar feelings to them.
After the award ceremony, when Lao Wang passed by the Lakers bench, he saw Kobe, O'Neal, Postman Malone, and David Robinson, a super f4 lineup of the four giants. This lineup may not be there next season.
Seeing Kobe staring at the trophy in his hand, he handed it over and said, "Kobe, I already have five. I have no place to put them. I'll give this to you."
"..."
Kobe opened his mouth and didn't react for a moment.
Upon hearing this, the postman, David Robinson, and O'Neal were also stunned. They looked at the trophy and did not react.
The people around him who heard this also fell silent and looked over.
"Old K, stop pretending in front of me! What's the use of what you gave me? I can get it myself." After reacting, Kobe said harshly.
"Then you can only wait for the judges to get tired of me." After speaking, Lao Wang laughed and walked over.
"snort!"
Kobe was so angry that he had a nosebleed.
At half past eight, the game officially started.
Lao Wang and O'Neal stood opposite each other.
After Wang returned from the ban, the two had not yet met due to O'Neal's injury. This was the first time the two met on the court since the Western Conference Finals last season and stood together again.
He estimated that O'Neal's current tonnage is about 160 kilograms. Is such an O'Neal his opponent?
"Crack!"
The ball was thrown up and the moment it reached the top, he jumped into the air and took the lead in getting the ball away.
Sun attack.
At the free throw line, Lao Wang just stopped there.
O'Neal had a headache and quickly blocked the lower side.
On the right wing, after Stoudemire was pulled out, the postman stood outside the right waist of the paint area, focusing most of his attention on the high position. If there was any sign of trouble, he would be double-teamed as soon as possible.
But now his arms and legs are seriously injured, and his knees are seriously injured. He doesn't even know how fast he can help defend.
"Oh, Kobe Bryant personally defended Nash?" Su Qun said in surprise.
"This is to destroy the organizational function of the Suns." Zhang Lili said quickly.
Seeing Kobe blocking in front of Nash, Joe Johnson, who was outside the three-point line on the right wing, quickly ran over to set up a pick-and-roll for Nash.
Nash pulled to the right, but Fisher followed up again, but at this moment, he suddenly made a backhand pass, and the ball flew to Lao Wang in the high position.
The pass was so sudden that the postman on the right waist did not react immediately, so he was slowed down by the double-teaming defense. By the time he reacted, Lao Wang on the free throw line had already received the ball.
"squeak!"
The next moment after catching the ball, amid the ear-piercing sound of sneakers rubbing together, the plum blossom step was started. With his right foot as the axis, he quickly turned right against O'Neal without dribbling. He grabbed the ball with his left hand and turned with his right elbow.
He blocked O'Neal in the middle, landed with his left foot, and broke into the paint area with one step, completing the breakthrough against O'Neal.
He took another step with his right foot, and after the second step, his body rose up. As he walked in the air, his left arm was raised high like a battle ax, and he slashed hard at the basket.
"Bang!"
The violent sound of bombing exploded instantly.
"ah!"
Fierce cheers immediately filled the American West Arena.
"Oh ho ho ho..." an on-site commentator kept yelling.
"The Sun King easily broke through the bench and completed a tomahawk chop. Now I want to know, who is the bench?"
Another commentator asked a question to all the home fans.
"O'Neal!"
There was a huge response from the scene, followed by loud laughter.
"Ha ha……"
Zhang Lili and Su Qun collapsed on the commentary table laughing.
The embarrassed O'Neal ran to the frontcourt and rushed directly to the basket. His huge weight gave him a strong impact in his movement. Even if he was not very fast, it was difficult to block him head-on.
Lao Wang did not block, but went around to block O'Neal's space to catch the ball.
Kobe reached out to Fisher as soon as he passed the midline. With his status in the Lakers, his position as the outside core of the last two championships in the three-peat dynasty, far surpassed O'Neal's status in the Lakers, Fisher had no idea of resistance.
, uploaded it immediately.
On the right wing, Kobe took the ball, faced Joe Johnson, and made a gesture to pull away. He wanted to challenge one on one.
But the Suns didn't give him a chance to play in isolation. Instead, they set up a two-one-two zone defense, and Marion immediately pounced on him at the free throw line.
Joe Johnson is three centimeters taller. The height advantage is not big, but the tonnage advantage is big. He is 109 kilograms, and Kobe is now 101 kilograms.
But just when he wanted to use his tonnage advantage to block Kobe and create a double-team opportunity for Marion, Kobe suddenly turned around and leaned against him, then started the plum blossom step, and quickly completed the left turn to break through from the right side.
He reached the three-point line with the ball.
Marion's double-team direction was to Kobe's left side. He failed to complete the double-team and quickly turned down, preparing to intercept Kobe midway.
But Kobe made a quick stop and made a two-pointer.
"brush!"
The water splashed and the two-pointer hit.
Zhang Liji said with a smile: "Kobe averaged 28 points per game in the regular season this season and shot 45.8% from the field. His performance was worse than last season. In addition to off-court reasons, it shows that his knee injury still has an impact on him."
"Yes, his scoring in the first round was similar to that in the regular season, only 0.5 points more, but his shooting percentage dropped by two percentage points. He does not belong to the rare playoff efficiency and scoring higher than the regular season like old K Jordan.
The superstar of the game." Su Qun said.
The Suns attacked and Lao Wang fell into the high position again.
"The Tiejun pulled O'Neal out of the basket, made full use of his mobility, and created breakthrough space for his teammates, which gave the Lakers a headache!" Zhang Li said with a smile.
At this time, Nash pulled to the left wing and started a pick-and-roll with Marion. After getting rid of Kobe, he started to break through with the ball from the wing.
When Devin George switches defense, Kobe's speed is not as fast as Nash's, and his speed can't keep up with Nash at all.
Seeing Nash getting rid of the defense and heading towards the paint, O'Neal, who was at the free throw line, could only choose to take a step back to the basket.
Nash held the ball and rushed directly to the basket. O'Neal could only retreat directly to the basket, and at this time, Lao Wang in the high position pounced down.
Nash jumped in front of O'Neal, and the ball in his hand had already flown to Lao Wang. Lao Wang caught the ball, kicked his feet hard, and took off immediately.
"Duck him!"
This scene instantly reminded countless Suns fans of last year's Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals. So, the next moment, the American West Arena rang out with neat and huge cheers.
At this moment, Wang Tiejun, who was flying in the air, pressed his left hand to O'Neal below, holding the ball in his right hand like a tomahawk, and slashed down instantly.
"Bang!"
Amidst the violent explosion of the basket, O'Neal collapsed.
"roar!"
The American West Arena seemed to explode, and a tsunami of shouts roared out.
"Yeah yeah yeah..."
"Dunk on O'Neal! Old K dunked on O'Neal! He dunked on O'Neal..."
The two on-site commentators started yelling crazily.
"That's great! That's great..." Su Qun shouted excitedly.
"Haha..." Zhang Lili laughed happily.
On the bench of the Suns, Zhu Fangyu and a group of other substitute players were waving white towels excitedly and shouting at the court.
Under the basket, Lao Wang looked down at O'Neal below him, but said nothing, turned around and left to celebrate with his teammates.
"Hoo ho ho..."
O'Neal was lying on the floor, panting like an ox.
"brush!"
The extra free throw was made, 2:5, and the Suns led by 3 points.
