met free Chapter 621 Victory in the second round
Chapter 621 Victory in the second round
Chapter 621 Victory in the second round
The Lakers attack.
O'Neal didn't go to the basket anymore, where he couldn't catch the ball, but came to the low post on the left wing, asking for the ball.
Fisher glanced at Kobe, who was also asking for the ball, and passed it.
He knew very well that if he didn't pass, he wouldn't be in possession of 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 Joe Shark combination back then. Originally, he hoped to do it again with the OK combination, but now he doesn't hold that hope.
"boom!"
Kobe Bryant turned around and missed a fadeaway jumper in the back and forth interception between Marion and Joe Johnson.
Lao Wang got the backcourt rebound. At this time, including Stoudemire, the four teammates were already going all out, and he immediately passed the ball to Nash.
Nash was a bit faster than Fisher, rushed to the front, caught the ball across the center line, and rushed to the basket in a few steps.
He did not have a strong desire to attack. He felt that Fisher was chasing him behind him. Instead of laying up, he pulled to the left and pulled out from the basket again.
At this time, Marion rushed in from the left wing, and Nash threw the ball into the air, and then blocked himself in front of Kobe who was chasing him, making an offensive cover.
The next moment, Marion flew up in the paint, caught the ball in the air, and dunked with one hand, and the Lakers' basket slammed.
"Clap clap clap..."
The American West Arena suddenly burst into applause.
"Beautiful! The entire attack only took [-] seconds. The four members of the team participated in the fast break. If necessary, the old K would participate. The offensive was like quicksilver pouring down the ground. They wanted to block this kind of fast break that switched offense and defense unless they strangled it directly from the source, but they couldn't stop the old K from passing the ball." Su Qun said excitedly.
"boom!"
Kobe once again forced a shot in a double-team and missed.
Surrounded by O'Neill and the postman, Lao Wang grabbed the backcourt rebound again, turned around when he landed, swiped his elbows, and forcibly opened the siege of the two. With a sweep of his sight, he swung his hand and the ball flew to the frontcourt.
Nash again crossed the center line to catch the ball and made an emergency stop at the top of the arc. Kobe reacted very quickly, instinctively slammed the brakes, and stopped one step away.
At this time, Nash had a chance to make a shot, but he didn't make a shot.
As a point guard, his field of vision is very wide. Before the emergency stop, he observed the position of his teammates. When Kobe stopped in front, he threw the ball directly to the left in 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.
"boom!"
With the sound of violent basket blasting, the entire Meixi Arena was boiling.
"ball!"
The Lakers frontcourt, the left wing is low, and O'Neal hoarsely asked for the ball.
Kobe made one of three shots, but this time he still asked for the ball without any hesitation.
"This kid has completely changed!"
Wang Tiejun knows that Kobe is not the Kobe who used to be by his side. Now Kobe, even if he misses 30 balls, he will firmly believe that he will make the No. [-] ball.
"Give it in."
The rogue whistle did not blow, Phil Jackson made a trumpet with his hands, and shouted loudly.
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 with Old K's team in the playoffs, he had no intention of sitting down.
Before Kobe asked for the ball again, Fisher quickly passed the ball down.
O'Neill received the ball, and Lao Wang tried his best to block the defense. The former dribbled the ball and arched his back, and the latter suddenly stepped back, instantly turning the top defense into nothingness.
"Damn!"
O'Neill swayed inward, staggered a step, and the basketball bouncing off the floor hit his hand and bounced away.
Fortunately, he was closer to the position of the ball, regained control of the ball before Lao Wang, and then forcibly got up and hit a sideways hook.
Lao Wang took off and stretched out his hand to block it, but he missed it, and immediately turned around and rushed to the basket after landing.
Under the basket, the postman squeezed Stoudemire away by virtue of his tonnage and occupied the most favorable position under the basket.
"boom!"
The ball was a little bit off, smashed into the basket, and the postman took off to get the ball. After landing, his right hand blocked Stoudemire on the right side, and he layup with his left hand.
"Snapped!"
Pharaoh arrived and capped the ball.
Stoudemire got the ball and quickly passed it to Nash who had turned around at the top of the arc.
Kobe returned to the 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 too closely, he pulled to the right wing, pulled out the three-point line, stabilized, waited for the old K to settle down, and turned into a positional battle.
Su Qun praised: "Last year, the Suns' fast break was a bit uncontrollable, but this year they have played very well. The offense is like the wind, and the defense is like Mount Tai."
Zhang Lili chuckled: "It can be said that the inside line is as guarded as Mount Tai, but the outside line is not good."
At this time, Pharaoh entered the paint area and was resisted by O'Neal, unable to get close to the basket smoothly. He turned around and asked for the ball with his back two meters away from the basket.
"Carl, double-team him!"
Phil Jackson couldn't bear it anymore, and directly instructed the postman to double-team in advance.
Stoudemire was empty, and Nash passed the ball quickly.
Stoudemire received the ball, and in order to get closer to the basket, he immediately dribbled a step forward and reached the right waist, forcing the postman to return to defense.
"boom!"
Stoudemire made a strong shot and missed.
"It should be passed on!" Su Qun sighed.
"He has poor passing awareness." Zhang Lili said.
Under the basket, O'Neal and Lao Wang jumped to grab rebounds at the same time.
O'Neal, with a tonnage of 160 kilograms, could not jump up. Lao Wang grabbed the rebound and was limited to being double-teamed by O'Neal and the postman when he landed.
He squatted down, and at the last moment before being turned into a meat clip, he took a step back, jumped back, and then jumped up with all his strength, smashing the ball with both hands.
"boom!"
The next moment, the sound of exploding baskets, the curses of the postman and O'Neill, and the cheers of countless Suns fans all sounded at the same time.
"Congratulations to old K, you've dunked the big shark and the postman at the same time!" Su Qun shouted excitedly.
Excited, 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 we know what to do?"
O'Neill and the postman got nosebleeds, especially the postman. He didn't win once, and O'Neill even grabbed a championship.
"ball!"
Kobe's face was frosty, and he stretched out his hand to Fisher.
Fisher didn't dare not give it, because in the Lakers, Kobe's status was higher than that of Phil Jackson.
This time, Bryant first rushed Joe Johnson, and then was double-teamed by Marion, Joe Johnson, and Stoudemire outside the paint area.
"boom!"
Surrounded by water, he had no choice but to choose to pass the ball, hitting the ground pass, and gave it to the postman in the low post on the right wing.
"Snapped!"
When the CIC Wang postman caught the ball, Lao Wang rushed from the basket. The former made a jump shot, and the latter jumped up instantly, grabbing the ball directly with one hand.
"boom!"
The audience cheered like rolling thunder.
Before the blocking happened, Nash had turned around, looked back, and ran forward like a sharp arrow.
After Lao Wang landed, his eyes swept across the front court, his left hand resisted the postman who wanted to grab the ball, and he quickly threw the ball with his right hand, and the ball flew towards Nash.
Fisher was at least two meters behind, and Nash caught the ball straight to the basket and hit a layup.
"Di!"
When the Lakers were about to serve, the referee blew his 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 has sent two big caps, and they both got the ball. The Suns played a fast break on the offensive end. The Lakers' slow lineup was completely unable to return to defense in time."
Zhang Lili went on to say: "The Lakers' own offense can't be launched. O'Neal hit once, but missed. Kobe made [-] of [-] shots, and the postman made [-] of [-]. The offensive efficiency is not at all."
"Director Zhang, let's 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 has entered a state of fighting alone, and the pass just now was passed to the postman because he had no choice.
This is definitely not the style of play that the OK combination should have. Without any triangle offensive style of play, how could it be possible to win?
Regardless of whether O'Neal scored under the defense of the Iron Army, he only got the ball once.As an offensive finisher, if he can't get the ball, he has no threat.
Of course, if the ball is handed over to him, I guess he won't be able to do it now, it's too heavy, and it will be difficult for him to catch the ball if Tie Jun goes around to defend him.
It is necessary for Kobe to cooperate. Kobe attracts the iron army's defense and allows O'Neal to take the opportunity to get a shot.
Forget about the postman, just now his shot was too slow, and he was directly caught by Tie Jun. 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 is completely disconnected, and the Zen master's triangle offense can't be played at all. They fight on their own and watch Kobe play. "
On the Lakers bench, the atmosphere was icy 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, and didn't object, as if he didn't hear it.
Seeing Kobe's reaction, Phil Jackson instantly felt dizzy.
"Ugh!"
The postman sighed deeply, and leaned weakly on the back of his chair.
Coincidentally, the national live broadcast camera was shown to the postman, and his extremely disappointed expression instantly entered the sights of countless people.
"You idiot, you really want to be the champion. Why are you hugging OK's thighs? Even the Joe Sharks can't beat Old K. You should just hug Old K's thighs." Stockton scolded angrily in Salt Lake City.
Almost two hours later, the game ended, 82:115, the Suns won by 33 points and won the G1 game by blowing up the Lakers.
老王全场44分钟，25投16中，命中率64%，12罚10中，命中率83.3%，轰下42分16篮板4助攻1抢断8盖帽2失误4犯规。
奥尼尔42分钟，10投4中，6罚3中，拿到11分11篮板2助攻2盖帽4失误5犯规。
邮差36分钟，10投4中，3罚2中，拿到10分8篮板3助攻1抢断2失误3犯规。
科比44分钟，21投9中，三分球4投1中，命中率42.9%，7罚5中，拿到24分5篮板5助攻2抢断3失误3犯规。
After the game, Su Qun said with a smile: "The OK team plus the postman made 41 of 17 shots, 16 of 10 free throws, and scored 49 points and 24 rebounds. Old K made 25 of 16 shots alone, only one less hit than the three of them, but 16 fewer shots. He scored 42 points and 16 rebounds, only 7 points and 8 rebounds less. The three hit one, and they still have a slight advantage."
Lao Zhang laughed loudly and said, "The three of them can't even talk about teaming up. If they really teamed up, they wouldn't lose so badly."
"In this series, we will strive to sweep the Lakers!"
On the sidelines, ABC TV station, which broadcasts the series live across the United States, interviewed Lao Wang live, he said so.
"Old K, the Big Three..." the reporter asked again, but was interrupted by Lao Wang.
He raised his head to stop the reporter, and said, "Don't talk about the Lakers' Big Three, Big Four, or F[-] in front of me. In front of me, who is worthy to talk about the giants?"
The reporter's face twitched, old K, you chatted the topic to death!
After the game, David Stern left the pitch satisfied.
He already knew the ratings for tonight, 2800 million. Although it was not as high as the ratings of the final match between Old K and Joe Shark, it was double the average ratings of last year's finals.
Before the appearance of the old K, that is, Jordan's finals in 91 and 92, the ratings could reach more than 2000 million. It can be said that the current ratings are supported by the old K.
On the way back to the locker room, Pharaoh casually asked Van Gundy Jr., "Jeff, who wins the Pacers or the Pistons?"
"Who do you think won?" Xiao Fan made a fool of himself.
"The Pacers didn't beat the Pistons?" Old Wang was taken aback, but he wasn't too surprised.
Xiao Fan laughed and said, "The Pacers won at home, 78:74, and only won by 4 points."
Nash was surprised: "The score is so low?"
Xiao Fan said with some seriousness: "The Pistons defended the Pacers with only 33.7% shooting percentage, while the Pistons themselves only shot 41.1%. The two sides fought hard on defense. The Pacers sent 7 steals with 12 fewer rebounds, while the Pistons only had 5 steals. In the end, the Pacers won because of the number of shots. The shooting percentage was lower, but they took [-] more shots."
"Can the Nets beat these two teams?" Marion was a little skeptical.
Old Wang smiled and said, "It's difficult to estimate. The second round between the Pacers and Pistons may be an early Eastern Conference final."
An hour later, the post-match press conference was held.
In the conference hall of the Lakers, although they lost the game, there were still many reporters and they asked questions enthusiastically.
"Kobe, Old K just said after the game that he would sweep the Lakers. Do you have anything to say?" asked the ABC reporter who was the first to be flopped.
"Don't think about it!" Kobe said angrily.
"Kobe, old K said that the Lakers don't have a giant now, and he thinks no one is qualified to be a giant in front of him, what do you think?" The reporter asked again.
Kobe said angrily: "He's the boss, so whatever he says is fine, I don't want to say anything."
"Pfft!"
Seeing Kobe's depressed expression, many reporters below burst into laughter.
On May 5, ESPN adjusted the chances of the Suns and Lakers winning the championship.
The Suns used to be 35%, which rose to 37%, and the Lakers were 4%, which dropped to 2%.
When the postman saw that the Lakers had only a symbolic 2% left, he became numb. He knew that if he 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 stinky feet, but they were always slapped in the face by old K. Now they have learned to be smart."
"Kobe, do you also think we're doomed?" the postman asked after a sigh.
"Old K made 25 of 16 shots. He can't attack or defend well. How can he win?" Kobe said coldly.
"boom!"
O'Neill finally couldn't bear it anymore, threw the plate he just picked up on the restaurant, and shouted at Kobe: "Your performance may not be so good."
Kobe snorted coldly and said, "I'm an outside line, and they always double-team me, and I'm more efficient than you. Have the Suns double-teamed you? No, it's always just old K defending you alone, and you got three big hats from him."
"you?"
O'Neill was too angry to speak, and said angrily, "Didn't you also eat two of his hats?"
"Humph!"
Kobe turned his face away and said nothing.
The postman's face was not good, he also ate two big hats of old K, and seven of the eight big hats of old K gave 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 persuaded.
Persuasion was useless, but no one quarreled anymore and fell into a cold war.
(End of this chapter)