Instead of going to the basket where he couldn't catch the ball, O'Neal went to the low post on the left wing to get the ball.
Fisher glanced at Kobe, who was also asking for the ball, and passed it over.
He knew very well that if he didn't pass the ball, he wouldn't have the ball next time, and Kobe would take over the ball himself.
Phil Jackson shook his head helplessly. He felt that his OK combination had come to an end before it achieved any results.
It took him four seasons to break the old K's monopoly on the championship with the Qiao Shark combination. He originally hoped to do it again with the OK combination, but now he no longer holds that hope.
"Bang!"
Kobe Bryant turned around and made a fadeaway jumper as Marion and Joe Johnson blocked the ball.
Lao Wang got the backcourt rebound. At this time, four teammates, including Stoudemire, were already running at full speed. He immediately passed the ball to Nash.
Nash was a bit faster than Fisher. He rushed to the front, passed the ball through the middle line, and drove to the basket in a few steps.
He did not have a strong desire to attack. He felt that Fisher was catching up behind him. Instead of making a layup, he pulled to the left and out of the basket.
At this time, Marion rushed in from the left wing, and Nash casually threw the ball into the air, and then blocked the pursuing Kobe to provide an offensive screen.
The next moment, Marion jumped up in the paint, caught the ball in the air, and dunked with one hand, making the Lakers' basket roar.
"Pah, pah, pah..."
The American West Arena burst into applause.
"Beautiful! The entire attack only took 2.7 seconds. Four members of the team participated in the fast break. If necessary, Old K will participate. The offensive is like mercury pouring down the ground. If you want to block this fast break that switches between offense and defense, you have to strangle it directly from the source.
, but they couldn't stop Old K from passing the ball." Su Qun said excitedly.
"Bang!"
Kobe once again forced a shot from a double team and missed.
Surrounded by O'Neal and the postman, Lao Wang once again grabbed the backcourt rebound, turned around immediately after landing, swept his elbows, and forcibly opened the circle between the two. With a sweep of his eyes and a big wave of his hand, the ball flew towards the frontcourt.
Nash once again caught the ball across the center line and stopped suddenly at the top of the arc. Kobe reacted very quickly and instinctively braked suddenly, stopping one step away.
At this time, Nash had a chance to take action, but he did not.
As a point guard, his field of vision is very broad. He observed the position of his teammates long before the emergency stop. When Kobe stopped in front, he threw the ball directly to the left side of the air.
The next moment, Stoudemire rushed in from there, caught the ball, rushed past Kobe, took off, and blasted the basket with the ball in one hand.
"Bang!"
As the fierce sound of the basket exploded, the entire American West Arena was boiling.
"ball!"
In the Lakers' frontcourt, low on the left wing, O'Neal asked for the ball with a hoarse throat.
Kobe made one of three shots, but this time he still wanted the ball without any hesitation.
"This kid has completely changed!"
Wang Tiejun knew that Kobe was no longer the Kobe he had been with before. Even if Kobe missed 30 shots, he would still firmly believe that he would hit the 31st shot.
"Get in."
The gangster didn't blow his whistle, Phil Jackson made trumpet-like hands with his hands and shouted loudly at the top of his lungs.
He couldn't sit still, no, he couldn't stand anymore. From the Bulls to the Knicks to the Lakers, as long as he was playing in the playoffs with old K's team, he had no intention of sitting down.
Before Kobe Bryant could ask for the ball again, Fisher quickly passed the ball down.
O'Neal caught the ball and Lao Wang defended with all his strength. The former arched his back while dribbling, and the latter suddenly stepped back, instantly turning the defense into reality.
"Damn it!"
O'Neal's body swayed inward, he staggered, and the basketball that bounced off the floor hit his hand and bounced away.
Fortunately, he was closer to the ball, regained control of the ball before Lao Wang, and then forced himself to stand up and hit a side hook.
Lao Wang jumped up and stretched out his hand to seal
He blocked the shot but missed it. After landing, he immediately turned around and rushed towards the basket.
Under the basket, the Postman used his tonnage to squeeze Stoudemire away and occupy the most advantageous position under the basket.
"Bang!"
The ball missed a bit and hit the basket. The postman took off and got the ball. After landing, he blocked Stoudemire on the right with his right hand and made a left-hand layup.
"Crack!"
Lao Wang rushed over and capped the ball.
Stoudemire got the ball and quickly passed it to Nash, who had turned around at the top of the key.
Kobe returned to defense with all his strength, moved closer to the center, and caught up with Nash when he caught the ball.
Nash rushed into the paint area, and because Kobe was chasing him too closely, he pulled to the right, and then pulled out of the three-point line. He stabilized himself, waited for the old K to get into position, and switched to a positional battle.
Su Qun praised: "Last year, the Suns' fast break was a bit uncontrollable, but this year they are playing very well. They attack like the wind and defend like Mount Tai."
Zhang Lili laughed: "You can say that the inside line is as strong as Mount Tai, but the outside line cannot."
At this time, Lao Wang entered the paint area and was blocked by O'Neal, unable to get close to the basket smoothly. He turned around and asked for the ball with his back to the basket two meters away from the basket.
"Karl, double-team him!"
Phil Jackson couldn't bear it anymore and directly instructed the postman to implement early double-teaming.
Stoudemire was empty, and Nash quickly passed the ball.
Stoudemire caught the ball, and in order to get closer to the basket, he immediately dribbled forward and reached the right waist, forcing the postman to return to defense.
"Bang!"
Stoudemire made a strong shot and missed.
"It should be passed on!" Su Qun sighed.
"He has poor passing awareness," Zhang Liji said.
Under the basket, O'Neal and Lao Wang took off at the same time to grab the rebound.
O'Neal, whose tonnage reached 160 kilograms, could not jump up. Wang grabbed the rebound, and when he landed, he was double-teamed by O'Neal and the postman.
He squatted down, and at the last moment before being turned into meat buns, he stepped back, jumped backwards, then raised his body with all his strength, and smashed the ball with both hands.
"Bang!"
The next moment, there was the sound of the basket exploding, the curses of the postman and O'Neal, and the cheers of countless Suns fans in the audience.
"Congratulations to Old K, for dunking the Shark and the Postman at the same time!" Su Qun shouted excitedly.
In excitement, Lao Wang spat out trash talk for the first time today: "Two gentlemen, don't take it too seriously. Do you really think you can beat me? We have been rivals for so many years, don't you know?
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O'Neal and the postman were so angry that they had nosebleeds, especially the postman. He didn't win even once, and O'Neal even stole a championship.
"ball!"
Kobe's face was filled with frost and he stretched out his hand towards Fisher.
Fisher didn't dare not give it because in the Lakers, Kobe's status was higher than Phil Jackson's.
This time, Kobe first hit Joe Johnson, and then was double-teamed by Marion, Joe Johnson, and Stoudemire outside the paint area.
"Bang!"
Being surrounded, he had no choice but to pass the ball, hitting the ground and passing it to the postman in the low post on the right wing.
"Crack!"
When Postman, the king of mid-range shooters, caught the ball, Lao Wang rushed from the basket. The former made a jump shot, and the latter instantly jumped up and grabbed the ball with one hand.
"boom!"
The cheers from the audience sounded like rolling thunder.
Before the shot was blocked, Nash had already turned around, looking back, and running forward like a sharp arrow.
After Lao Wang landed, he glanced at the frontcourt, blocked the postman who wanted to grab the ball with his left hand, quickly threw the ball with his right hand, and the ball flew towards Nash.
Fisher was at least two meters behind. Nash caught the ball and went straight to the basket and hit a layup.
"drop!"
When the Lakers were about to serve, the referee blew the whistle because Phil Jackson had called a timeout in advance.
Su Qun said excitedly: "At 2:13, the Suns played a strong defense. Old K had already sent two big shots, and both got the ball. The Suns played a fast break like a wind on the offensive end. The Lakers were slow.
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It’s completely impossible to get back to defense in time.”
Zhang Lili continued: "The Lakers couldn't launch their own offense. O'Neal hit once and didn't score. Kobe made 1 of 3 shots and Postman made 0 of 1 shots. The offensive efficiency is completely out of the question."
"Director Zhang, please analyze what are the specific problems of the Lakers?" Su Qun asked.
"There is no tactical coordination at all."
After coming to a conclusion, Zhang Lili explained: "Kobe entered a state of playing alone, and the pass just passed to the postman because there was no other way.
This is definitely not how the OK combination should play. Without any triangle offense, how can they possibly win?
Regardless of whether O'Neal can score under the Tiejun's defense, he only got the ball once. As an offensive terminator, if he can't get the ball, he is no threat.
Of course, if the ball is given to him, I guess he won't be able to do it now. It's too heavy and Tiejun will move around to defend him, making it difficult for him to catch the ball.
Kobe must cooperate. Kobe attracts the Iron Army's defense and allows O'Neal to take advantage of the opportunity to take action. This will work.
Forget about the postman, his shot just now was too slow and he was directly caught by the Tiejun. Now he is just an ordinary main force, and his strength is no longer a superstar.
The problem for the Lakers is that the OK combination has completely lost contact, and Jackson's triangle offense can't be played at all. They are fighting on their own, watching Kobe Bryant play."
The atmosphere on the Lakers bench was cold.
Phil Jackson stared at Kobe and said: "Kobe, now the team needs your cooperation with Shaq. Don't you want to win?"
Kobe put down the towel to wipe his sweat, but he didn't look at Phil Jackson, didn't speak, didn't object, and acted like he didn't hear anything.
Seeing Kobe's reaction, Phil Jackson was instantly dizzy.
"well!"
The postman sighed deeply and leaned weakly on the back of his chair.
Just in time, the national live broadcast camera showed the postman, and his extremely disappointed expression instantly caught the attention of countless people.
"You idiot, if you really want to win the championship, why are you hugging the thighs of the OK group? The Joe Shark group can't beat the old K, so you should just hug the old K's thighs." Salt Lake City, Stockton was furious.
The ground cursed.
Almost two hours later, the game ended, @
He already knew the ratings for the night, which was 28 million. Although it was not as high as the ratings of the finals showdown between Lao K and Qiao Shark, it was double the average ratings of last year's finals.
Before Old K appeared, only Jordan's Finals in 1991 and 1992 could reach a viewership rating of over 20 million. It can be said that the current ratings are supported by Old K.
On the way back to the locker room, Wang casually asked Van Gundy: "Jeff, who won between the Pacers and the Pistons?"
"Guess who won?" Xiao Fan gave up.
"Didn't the Pacers beat the Pistons?" Lao Wang was startled, but he wasn't too surprised.
Xiao Fan laughed and said: "The Pacers won at home, 78:74, only winning by 4 points."
Nash said in surprise: "The score is so low?"
Xiao Fan said with some seriousness: "The Pistons defended the Pacers and their shooting percentage was only 33.7%, while the Pistons themselves only had 41.1%. The two sides fought hard on defense. The Pacers sent out 12 steals even though they had 7 fewer rebounds.
, the Pistons only had 5 shots. In the end, the Pacers won in terms of the number of shots taken, with a lower hit rate, but they took ten more shots."
"Can the Nets beat these two teams?" Marion was a little skeptical.
Lao Wang smiled and said: "It's probably difficult. The second round between the Pacers and the Pistons might be an early Eastern Conference finals."
An hour later, the post-match press conference was held.
In the Lakers press conference hall, although they lost the game, there were still many reporters and they were very enthusiastic about asking questions.
"Kobe, Old K just said after the game that he was going to sweep the Lakers. What do you have to say?" asked the ABC reporter who was the first to be flipped.
"Don't even think about it!" Kobe said angrily.
"Kobe, Old K said there are no giants in the Lakers now. He thinks no one is qualified to be called a giant in front of him. What do you think?" The reporter asked again.
Kobe said angrily: "He is the boss, so whatever he says is what he says. I don't want to say anything."
"Pfft!"
Many reporters below saw Kobe's depressed expression and burst into laughter.
On May 3, ESPN adjusted the championship odds of the Suns and Lakers.
The Suns were originally 35%, which increased to 37%, and the Lakers were 4%, which dropped to 2%.
When the postman saw that the Lakers only had a symbolic 2%, he was already numb. He knew that if they lost another game, the Lakers would probably be included in the last 1%.
Kobe said with a cold face: "In the past, ESPN only knew how to praise Michael Jordan's bad feet, but they were always slapped in the face by old K. Now they are smarter."
"Kobe, do you think we're destined to lose?" the postman asked after sighing.
"Old K made 16 of 25 shots. He can't attack well and he can't defend well. How can he win?" Kobe said coldly.
"Bang!"
O'Neal finally couldn't help it anymore, threw the plate he just picked up onto the restaurant, and yelled at Kobe: "Your performance is not necessarily that good."
Kobe snorted coldly and said: "I'm on the perimeter, and they always double-team me, and I'm more efficient than you. Have the Suns ever double-teamed you? No, it's always just old K who defends you alone, and you beat him three times."
A big hat."
"you?"
O'Neal was so angry that he couldn't speak, and said angrily: "Didn't you also eat two of his big hats?"
"snort!"
Kobe turned his face and stopped talking.
The postman's expression was not good either. He also ate two of Old K's hats. Seven of Old K's eight hats were given to three of them.
He really didn't understand, with such a large tonnage and such an old age, how could old K jump faster and higher than when he was young?
"Okay, everyone, stop talking. What we need now is not quarrels, but unity." Phil Jackson advised.
Persuasion was useless, but no one quarreled anymore and fell into a cold war.