Chapter 500 Can’t stop!

   Chapter 500 Unstoppable!

  11:15, Knicks attack.

“boom!”

   was looked at by Kobe’s nostrils just now, so Jordan wanted to throw another three-pointer, but the ball hit the basket under Kobe’s hard defense.

  Pharaoh protected the backcourt rebounds and the Lakers attacked.

   “O’Neal has successfully lost weight now, and his physical fitness should be stronger, but he doesn’t seem willing to put more energy into his offensive rebounds.” Su Qun said.

   “If O’Neal’s physical fitness is so strong that he can put a lot of energy into fighting for offensive rebounds, then he will be really scary, and he can really compete with the Tiejun.” Zhang Lili said seriously.

   At this time, Pharaoh came to the low position on the left wing and began to ask for the ball.

   Kobe took the ball to the top of the arc. Seeing that Pharaoh wanted the ball, he quickly passed it to Mullin on the left-wing three-point line.

  After Mullin’s transfer, the ball flew to Pharaoh.

Before Mullin passed the ball, Oakley on the weak side had already entered the paint area. As soon as the ball was released, he immediately accelerated to the low position on the left wing, and the direction was to block the bottom line and prevent Lao Wang from slipping to the bottom. Complete the weak side double-teaming.

   Similarly, Jordan, who was defending Kobe in a high position, also moved down immediately, intending to block the direction of Pharaoh turning up and rushing into the paint area, making a three-in-one.

It’s not that he doesn’t implement Phil Jackson’s defensive tactics, but that emphasizes double-teaming on the flanks. Now he is at the free throw line, very close to the old K. As long as the old K turns up, he can complete the double-teaming with one step, so Decisive implementation of double-teaming.

“Snapped!”

  Pharaoh had his left elbow stuck against O’Neal, and as soon as he received the ball with his right hand, Jordan jumped to his side and hit the ball with his big hand.

   His right hand gave way back, avoiding Jordan’s stealing action. At this time, Oakley from behind also arrived, and he was already caught in a three-team double-team.

With    facing up, the front, rear, and left sides were all blocked, leaving only the space on the right side.

   “Be careful!” Su Qun shouted anxiously.

   “Quick pass!” Zhang Lili shouted urgently.

   “What a fast double-teaming speed!” Luo Lin exclaimed at the ESPN live broadcast booth.

  On the field, at this moment, Wang Tiejun suddenly took a step back, retreated to the right, and escaped from the triple team.

  This retreat not only freed him from the three-team double-team, but also turned him into a face-up basket from facing up, but also allowed him to be farther from the basket, more than four meters.

   In the next moment, Zhabu started, and between dribbling, there was a “squeak” under his feet, and he was like a steel gun, sticking to the bottom line to the paint area.

   At the same time, he also has a card position, with his right elbow on the outside, preventing Oakley from destroying his breakthrough with the ball.

Oakley wanted to take a step down, but he was half a beat too slow. Wang Tiejun’s stride was really fierce and fast. When he wanted to move, he was already by his side. He staggered and was almost knocked over.

   “Break in!” Su Qun opened his eyes and shouted excitedly.

“boom!”

   In the next instant, Wang Tiejun jumped up and dunked with one hand, the Knicks’ basket was exploded, and the huge basket was smashed.

“yeah!”

  The Great Western Forum Arena, like an erupting volcano, cheers soaring into the sky, and everyone is excited.

  “KKKKKKKK…”

   The on-site commentator kept excited and shouted: “This is the old K, the king of our Lakers, he is unstoppable, unstoppable! He will definitely lead us back to the top!”

   “Tell me, can they stop me? Can they stop me?”

   On the court, the successful Pharaoh was so excited that he fell to the ground, turned around and roared at the media booth and the fans behind the bottom line.

   “I can’t stop it! I can’t stop it! I can’t stop it…”

   The fans on this side immediately shouted in unison, and then there was a unified cry from the entire arena.

“ah!”

   A group of cheerleaders behind the bottom line screamed with excitement. Under the burst of hormones, they could not wait to go up and beat Pharaoh.

   “click, click…”

   In the media booth, dozens of reporters pressed the shutter excitedly, but there was only one target, they locked on Wang Tiejun.

   “Why can old K become so powerful?”

Shaquille O’Neal was filled with disappointment and shock. The three-teamed team forced Old K to retreat, but he still couldn’t stop Old K’s attack, and it was not a jump shot, but a direct attack to the basket. Strong, his morale is rapidly collapsing.

  “…”

   Jordan stared at Pharaoh, the shock in his heart was beyond words. He never imagined that in an offseason, Old K would become so strong.

   An invincible beast from a low position, actually possesses a powerful face-to-basket technique. The current old K is not a combination of Da Meng and O’Neal, but a combination of these two and David Robinson.

  The back is invincible, and the face basket is unstoppable. How can we defeat this animal?

   Before he knew it, the psychological shadow on Old K was getting bigger and stronger.

But Jordan is Jordan after all, the most determined person in the league. After a short period of weakness, his will to fight was revived, and he shouted at O’Neal and other teammates on the court: “All cheer me up, this is A fight, a fight we can’t lose, beat him and we’re a championship.”

  Amazingly, he has regarded this game as the future finals. If he can’t win the Lakers in the regular season, how can he win the Lakers in the finals in the future?

“champion?”

  O’Neal’s scalp went numb, thinking that old K already had three crowns in his hands, and he still had nothing, a huge unwillingness and anger surged in his heart, and under Jordan’s encouragement, his morale began to come back.

   At this time, the Knicks served, and then called a timeout. Phil Jackson needed to interrupt the momentum of the Lakers to restore the morale of his players.

   “This Knicks is really Jordan’s team, and his leadership is saving his team at a critical moment. It’s not easy for Old K to win this game.”

   On the sidelines, Elgin Baylor, the Lakers legend and current Clippers general manager, who was watching the game, said to Abdul-Jabbar next to him.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar said solemnly: “You are right, Elgin, our offensive and defensive system has not yet been established, Richmond’s performance is a little struggling, and only the old K exists in both internal and external dual-core, which allows the Knicks to be reckless. Clip old K.

   And O’Neal and Jordan’s tacit cooperation, coupled with the role of triangle tactics, it is difficult for us to double-team any of them. ”

Baylor said: “Now we only look at Old K’s single-defense ability and whether he can really suppress O’Neal’s offense. I think O’Neal can’t defend against Old K, so if Old K can suppress O’Neal’s offense, the Lakers will win the Knicks. hope.”

   “He can,” Kareem said.

   On the Knicks bench, Jordan said solemnly to O’Neal beside him: “Shaq, for your dignity and your professional achievements, give everything you have to fight with old K.

  If you can’t win against him, you are not even qualified to be his stepping stone. You will be just a foil to his monster era, a fleeting wave that doesn’t care about anyone.

  Remember, if you don’t work hard, you are just a foil for him. The age of giants will belong to him alone. It has nothing to do with you, you are just a supporter. ”

   This sentence is not that he is scaring O’Neal, because he is the one who becomes the stepping stone. Old K has stepped on him to win the triple crown and became the first player in active service.

   “Take a head?”

  O’Neal was sweating profusely on his head, panting like a cow, his eyes were wide open, and he was fixedly staring at a certain point on the floor in front of him.

He absolutely cannot accept the result that he is only a foil to the age of giant beasts, because he has always been proud of being a part of the age of giant beasts, he is one of the two giant beasts, and this era also belongs to him, not old K alone of.

   But now Jordan’s words made him realize that in this age of behemoths, he was just a head start.

  Unwillingness, and anger, rose up in the bottom of my heart, and became more and more intense. With the violent ups and downs of the chest, it was gradually unable to be suppressed.

   “I won’t let him do it. This is also my era. He can’t take what belongs to me.” In grief and anger, he suddenly twisted and spit at Jordan.

   “That’s exactly what I hoped.” Jordan gritted his teeth.

   “Fight!”

   At this time, the timeout period was over, and Jordan stood up suddenly, threw off the towel in his hand, and shouted at all his teammates.

  Phil Jackson laughed. Michael Jordan’s willpower and leadership have never let him down. This game has just begun.

   He lost three times with the Bulls, and with the Knicks, he believed he would not lose.

   “The momentum is very strong!”

   Next door, Pharaoh stared at the Knicks.

  The game was indeed as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Kimbelle said, even though Wang Tiejun was unstoppable, he still couldn’t play five, and the Lakers were still gradually falling into a hard fight.

   Jordan and O’Neal were on the same wing, attracting defense for each other, making it impossible for the Lakers to implement flank double-teaming, and they got a lot of singles opportunities.

   Whether it is Richmond, Kobe, or Rick Fox, none of them can prevent Jordan’s singles.

   At the same time, Jordan did not hesitate to use his physical strength. On the defensive end, with his strong single defense ability, he became two blacksmiths in defending Richmond and Kobe.

   And in the low post, O’Neal also burst out at both ends of the offense and defense. With 100% of his strength, he burst out with 120 strength.

  Although he can’t defend against Pharaoh’s attack, he also makes Pharaoh’s attack have to do his best for every attack, which consumes a lot of physical energy. Coupled with the Knicks’ full-strength double-teaming, his offensive efficiency has been suppressed.

  At the same time, on the offensive end, O’Neal did not hesitate to enter the basket frequently, compressing Pharaoh’s defense under the basket, creating more space for Jordan’s singles, and at the same time he also played strong under the basket from time to time.

   At 135 kg, his physical fitness has begun to reach the peak. Even if Lao Wang’s current physical fitness catches up, he will be stronger.

   In addition, he has excellent skills at the basket. He is excellent in hooking and throwing half baskets, and he has a flexible pace under the basket. He also set off a wave of attacking frenzy under the basket, which made Pharaoh’s defense quite uncomfortable.

  Jordan’s knife guard Oakley also had a burst, and whether it was against Tyron Hill or Danny Fortson, he would have the upper hand.

   Five positions, except for Pharaoh here, is that the third position has some advantages. Mullin and his substitute Rick Fox take turns, while Ellis and his substitute are slightly disadvantaged.

  The Lakers couldn’t guard against the two super-giant offenses of O’Neal and Jordan, and other positions couldn’t help a lot. Pharaoh could only stand up by himself and break out at both ends of the offense and defense. Even if the efficiency was suppressed, he made frequent shots.

   In the end, the game was over, 111:105, and the Lakers lost the game at home.

   Wang made 20 of 32 shots, 62.5% from the field, and 9 of 13 free throws. He scored 49 points, but the team lost by 6 points.

   O’Neal made 11 of 21 shots. Under his defense, he was not as efficient as him, hitting 52.4%, plus 3 of 8 free throws, and scored 25 points.

Jordan, on the other hand, was completely crazy. Under the efficient singles, he made 18 of 29 shots, and the shooting rate was as high as 62%. Among them, he made 3 of 8 three-pointers, and the shooting rate was 37.5%, plus 5 of 6 free throws. 44 points.

   He also sent out 6 steals. Richmond and Kobe scored 13 and 12 points respectively under his extreme defense. The efficiency is far less than him.

   It was his efficient singles and strong defense that allowed the Knicks to win the game when Pharaoh scored 49 points.

  After the game, Jordan returned to the bench, still full of energy, and his eyes were frighteningly bright.

He is very excited, because of O’Neal’s existence, he has only been double-teamed 5 times today, and he has not been double-teamed once. Now he feels as free as he has thrown off the shackles. He can attack as much as he likes, and no one can limit it. he.

   O’Neal next to him was panting like a broken bellows, sweat dripping down like countless streams, and his physical energy was completely exhausted by the explosions at both ends of the offense and defense.

   In addition to scoring, he also grabbed 11 rebounds on Old K’s head, only allowing Old K to grab 14 rebounds, and at the same time blocked Old K twice, suppressing Old K’s offensive efficiency.

   “Well done, Shaq, we won, and you will become the most powerful opponent of old K, who can’t be ignored.” Jordan encouraged.

“Um.”

   O’Neal only snorted, gasping so hard that he couldn’t speak.

   Next door, Pharaoh is also breathing heavily. He consumes more energy than O’Neal because he doesn’t have a Jordan by his side, so he makes more shots and has a heavier offensive task.

   In the frequent double-teams, he also played more than 60% of the offensive efficiency, which is not bad. If it wasn’t for O’Neal to strengthen his defense, he was even confident that he could play a higher efficiency. Unfortunately, the outbreak of O’Neal failed to make him do.

O’Neal not only broke out on both ends of the offense and defense, but also put a lot of energy into rebounding, which also had a great impact on him. If he can grab two more rebounds, O’Neal will grab two less and make one goal and one goal. out, and probably won’t lose today.

   This can’t help but sigh, even if he is stronger now, he needs the strong support of his teammates, otherwise it will be difficult to defeat a combination like O’Neal and Jordan.

The performance of his teammates, Danny Fortson, the rebounding monster, is still an old problem today. He fouls too fast and he only played 19 minutes. If he can play longer, with his toughness, he can compete with Oakley one or two. Tyron Hill is still not good. Under the same defense as Oakley’s fight, he can’t score or rebound.

   Kobe also needs to exercise. He can occasionally explode against Jordan, and most of the time, he can be very suppressed.

   But this does not disappoint him. Kobe is only in the second year. Even if he grows up later, it is estimated that it will be difficult for him to gain the upper hand when he encounters Jordan, who is still at his peak during this period.

   What disappointed him was Richmond. The Rock didn’t help him enough, and he struggled under Jordan’s pressure.

   He can’t have less expectations for teammates like Richmond just because the opponent is Jordan.

Because the Lakers’ strongest opponent, he thinks is still the Knicks, which is Jordan. If the teammates cannot effectively support him in the face of Jordan, then even against those weaker opponents, the teammates perform brilliantly, what is there to do? significance?

  The greatest significance of a strong teammate is to play an effective performance and give him the greatest support when facing the most powerful opponent, even the opponent in the finals in the future.

   But it’s still too late, the season has just begun, as long as the Lakers go through the run-in, the overall strength will definitely improve.

“let’s go.”

  Seeing Jordan and O’Neal being interviewed live, he stood up and greeted his teammates to leave.

   An hour later, the post-match press conference was held.

  Richmond did not go. He participated with Pharaoh in the first two games, but he failed in three consecutive games. He wanted to avoid the media.

   “Old K, how do you feel about scoring 49 points today?” After a few local reporters in Los Angeles asked questions, a reporter from the New York Sports News asked proudly.

   “I will win back at Madison Square Garden next time away, beating Jordan and Shaquille O’Neal. I have the confidence and experience to win against them.”

“Ha ha…”

   The local reporter laughed, the New York reporter looked bad, but could not refute.

   “Old K, are you sure you will reach the finals? Do you think the Jazz and the Blazers can’t stop you?” The next question was a New York Times reporter.

   “Why do they stop me?” Pharaoh asked rhetorically.

The reporter was obviously a very professional sports reporter, and immediately asked: “Although the Jazz lost to the Lakers, it was the first game. Your new changes this season caught them off guard. I believe the next time we meet, They should come up with ways to limit you.

   And the Lakers can’t do anything about the Jazz’s offense. You can’t guard their pick-and-roll offense. One of Sabonis and the Postman will definitely blow up the Lakers. Except for you, there is no one of you who can guard against the other of them.

   The Blazers, who have won all four games so far, Duncan averaged 22.5 points, 12.5 rebounds, 2.75 assists, 0.75 steals and 2.5 blocks per game. The big dream is also a 20+10 performance.

  The flying squirrel Stoudemire has averaged 18 points, 3 rebounds and 10.5 assists per game this season after averaging 20+ per game last season.

   At the same time, last season’s leading shooting guard Ryder also played a beautiful performance of 19 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists per game.

   Four 20+ star lineup, old K, how do you Lakers resist the Blazers? How do you get out of the west? ”

   Pharaoh also felt the pressure. Whether it was the Jazz or the Trail Blazers, their strength was as strong as the ceiling.

   Especially the Blazers, the rookie Duncan was at his peak when he debuted, and he played a top-level offensive and defensive performance of 20+10. The lineup is really strong, even stronger than the Knicks.

   But the momentum can’t be lost, he stared at the reporter and said: “You only said that the Jazz were caught off guard, but you didn’t mention that our lineup has not been run-in, and the strength of our Lakers can still be improved.

The   Jazz’s pick-and-roll tactics are not invincible, otherwise the Black and White Shuangsha have endured for so many years and have never seen them reach the finals. Our Lakers will definitely be able to guard against their pick-and-roll tactics.

   You only talk about the strength of the Blazers, how top-notch offense and defense are on the inside, and how powerful the offense is on the outside, but you don’t mention the weakness of their defense on the outside. Can they stop our offense from the outside?

   And I think their perimeter loss is likely to be more than the score, so it will be a big weakness for the Blazers.

   Again, no matter how strong the defense of Duncan and Big Dream is, can they stop my attack?

  Mr. Reporter, victory or defeat is not based on words. I beat Jordan three times to win the championship. It was my strength, not my words and calculations. I am not good at that, only good at beating my opponents on the court. ”

   At a critical moment, he could only move Jordan out to put his feet out.

   Under the counterattack of Pharaoh, the reporter of the New York Times also twitched, but who made Jordan lose one, two and three?

   “Ah ow! Ah owe! Ah owe!”

   At the Knicks’ press conference, the high-spirited Jordan suddenly sneezed three times in a row.

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   (end of this chapter)