NBA backer king

Chapter 521
At this time, the results of another game came out. The Pacers won two games against the Heat and also won two consecutive home games.

Assistant coach Portka said: "Under Mourning's defense, Ewing scored 31 points, shooting 49%, and his efficiency is not low. Today Mourning's defense is not good.

Reggie Miller's performance was much better than in the G1 game. He returned to normal levels, scored 22 points, shot 42.5%, and made 3 3-pointers. "

Speaking of this, he smiled and said to Lao Wang: "Old K, your fellow Hu also performed well. He scored 16 points and shot 43% from the field. It is slightly inferior to the previous game, but as a substitute, this is a very good performance."

Lao Wang nodded with a smile. Lao Hu's shooting percentage seems to be higher than Reggie Miller's, but it should be noted that most of the time he faces the Heat's substitute, so although the shooting percentage is higher, it does not mean that Lao Hu's strength is higher than Reggie Miller's.

However, Lao Hu is indeed capable. This performance is enough for him to get the main position in a weak team.

Both the Lakers and the Pacers won two consecutive victories, which was beyond the expectations of the media, or the Pacers' two consecutive victories, which the media took for granted, but the Lakers' two consecutive victories surprised the media.

The Lakers won 74 games in the regular season and showed great strength in the playoffs, especially in the way of winning the Jazz. With a strong bench lineup and the physical advantage of the old K, the Jazz were dragged down, and the Knicks, Trail Blazers, and the Green team all raised their vigilance and felt a great sense of crisis.

The Blazers are better. Although Dameng really wants to win the second championship, his desire to win the championship is not so strong after all, and Duncan is a rookie. Although he really wants to prove himself, his desire to win the championship is actually the same as Dameng.

However, Paul Allen, the owner of the Blazers, will do anything to win the championship, so Dameng and Duncan are also full of energy and want to fight.

Their lineup is actually quite good, no worse than the Lakers and Knicks, but the perimeter defense and offensive efficiency are not good, but if they play well, the Lakers and Knicks are not opponents.

Those with a stronger sense of urgency are Jordan and O'Neal.

In order to win the old K, Jordan did not hesitate to come to New York. If he loses again this time, he really doesn't know what to do.

His contract with the Bulls is two years, and only this year is left. If he loses again, should he renew his contract with the Knicks and continue to fight for another year, or simply retire?
As for O'Neal, he was overwhelmed by old K in terms of various honors. His desire to break through was no less than that of Jordan, so he was willing to accept Jordan's encouragement and work harder.

In fact, having said that, the people and teams who suppressed him in the East are Jordan and the former Bulls.

However, after careful analysis, Jordan believes that the Knicks still have an advantage.

Regardless of who the Pacers or the Heat make it to the Eastern Conference Finals, the Knicks can easily kill them, get to the Finals first, and wait for work.

And what about the Lakers?The high probability is to play the Blazers in the Western Conference Finals. With the Blazers' strong lineup, he is not sure. Even if the Lakers win, it will definitely be very difficult to win. It will be a tired team to reach the finals, and the Knicks will have a physical advantage.

The Lakers have Chris Mullin and Fox on the bench, but the Knicks' bench is not bad. His appeal is not weaker than that of old K, and he has also recruited some veterans with a basic salary.

And the thickness of the Knicks' lineup is not bad. He and O'Neal played side by side in the regular season. Although he didn't truce, his average playing time was controlled at 35 minutes per game. O'Neal even truceed 22 games, and the average time per game was only 36 minutes. Their physical consumption is much lower than that of the old K, which is also an advantage.

But now there is also a problem. The Green team is desperately biting them. They actually lost to the Celtics at home in the G2 game. It is best to win the next two away games.

There is no game on May 5th, a day off, and on the 7th, the G8 match day.

The Lakers arrived in Salt Lake City that day, and the Pacers also arrived in Miami.

A group of people from Barkley did not come. The business of the trading company is very hot now. They went to the company to inspect their business.

That night, the Knicks and the Trail Blazers made their own efforts to defeat the Green Team and the Supersonics, and both got a two-to-one advantage.

On the evening of the 8th, the Pacers fought the Heat first, and half an hour later, the Lakers fought the Jazz.

At around 10 o'clock, the Heat defeated the Pacers and pulled back a game.

Half an hour later, the Jazz also defeated the Lakers and pulled back a game.

The four groups of opponents in the second round all fought [-]-[-].

For the Pacers and the Heat, Mourning defended against Ewing and scored only 18 points. He blocked 7 shots, 4 of which blocked Ewing. His defense prevented the Pacers from entering the paint.

For the Lakers and Jazz, the winner was not decided until the last minute, and the Jazz only won by 1 points.

The Jazz used foul tactics from the very beginning. All the players swung their knives and slashed at the old man. He made 26 of 16 free throws in the game. Although his free throw percentage reached a normal level of 61.5% today, so many fouls made him completely out of shape.

Including free throws, I got a total of 38 points, 13 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 blocks, 5 turnovers and 5 fouls. The rebounds are not enough, because too many cuts lead to poor state, and there are many turnovers and fouls. This is the reason for today's loss.

For other players, Kobe exposed the shortcomings of the sophomores, scoring only 8 points and shooting only 33%.

Richmond was pretty good today, scoring 21 points but only shooting 40.1% from the field.

Mark Price is not in good shape today. Under Stockton's defense, he made as many as 6 pass turnovers and could only score 8 points and 4 assists.

Stimulated by the big bug, Danny Fortson couldn't help but waved his fist at the big bug in the 9th minute of the second quarter. He was a second-level criminal and was sent off.

On the contrary, Mullin, Fox, and Hill scored 8 points, 11 points, and 6 points respectively in the bench lineup.

After the game, the Lakers hurried back to the locker room, and the coaching staff summarized the game.

Lao Wang and others soaked into the medicine bucket in the bathroom, listening to the head coach Harris talking outside.

Harris first affirmed Lao Wang's performance. He believed that after scoring 38 points and maintaining a shooting percentage of 52%, it was already the performance of a superstar.

Losing tonight, firstly, everyone is in a bad state. The Jazz are too strong at home. Every time they take the ball, they will be booed and scolded, so they make frequent mistakes and are in a sluggish state.

Another important reason is that Da Chong was in a particularly good state today, grabbing 21 rebounds, 8 more than Lao Wang.

With all the advantages, even though the Lakers have a physical advantage and have been biting the score, they couldn't get it back in the end.

Next, he didn't criticize anyone. After analyzing the game, he exhorted: "Everyone should take a good rest tonight and tomorrow. It is normal to be in a downturn for a while. I hope everyone will work together to win the G4 game the day after tomorrow and return to the home court with the second round match points."

Magic Johnson walked in and said to Lao Wang: "Old K, they will definitely kill you in the next game."

"Let's cut it. We didn't play very well today, and they only won by 3 points. Are we afraid of them?" Old Wang said confidently.

Kobe also said confidently: "In the end, their physical fitness may be worse, and our physical fitness advantage will be even greater."

"Kobe, you only have 8 points. Sure enough, you have a good hand in choosing the jersey number. Did you choose the number 8 on purpose?" Old Wang teased.

"Then I want to change the number, I will choose 100." Kobe said angrily.

"Haha..." Everyone laughed.

Lao Wang continued to tease: "With your performance like this, it will be difficult for you to take over my class!"

"It's just that I'm not in good shape in one game, and I'm going to play 20+ in the next game." Kobe said confidently.

On the second day, on the 9th, the second round continued.

The Knicks and the Trail Blazers defeated the Green Team and the Supersonics respectively, with a score of [-] to [-], and both returned to the home court with the match point.

On the 10th, the game between the Lakers and the Jazz started first.

The Jazz's home momentum is very strong. Every time the Lakers take the ball, there will be huge boos and various abuses from the home fans.

However, under the leadership of Lao Wang, the Lakers dealt with it calmly and launched a fierce battle with the Jazz. In the end, relying on the advantage of the thickness of the lineup, they dragged down the Jazz in the fourth quarter.

Today Lao Wang was chopped off again. He reduced his offense and increased his rebound control and defense. He scored 35 points, but his shooting percentage was as high as 72%.

He passed a ferocious dunk in the 9th minute of the second quarter and injured Sabonis, who had only been on the bench for 6 minutes, which was also one of the reasons for the win.

Then the Pacers lost to the Heat again, and the two sides fought to a tie.

胡为东首节第5分钟就替补上场，打了34分钟，拿到了20分3篮板3助攻2抢断的数据。

The key reason for the loss was 24 points, but only a 33.3% shooting rate. Ewing played inefficiently and was frustrated by Mourning's defense again. He ate 5 big caps of Mourning in the low attack, and his head and face were covered with blood.

On the 11th, the Lakers returned to Los Angeles with the match point for the second round, and on the 12th they will have a G5 battle.

That night, the Knicks fought against the Green Team, and the Green Team's three chariots worked together to win another game. The two sides fought [-]-[-].

In addition, the Trail Blazers went all out, defeated the Sonics, and became the first team in the league to reach the third round of the series with a big score of [-] to [-].

"It's going to be a mess for Michael!"

"Haha, the Knicks won't be eliminated by the green team, right?"

Barkley and the glider and a group of people laughed one after another.

Lao Wang didn't hold back either, and called Jordan, jokingly said, "Flying Man, if you don't make it to the Eastern Conference Finals this year, it seems that your contract will be over after the fight, why don't you come to the Lakers to help me?"

"Shet! Old K, you should worry about yourself." Jordan gritted his teeth in hatred and swears directly.

"Ha ha……"

Barkley and a group of people who eavesdropped on the phone laughed.

"Charles, you're at Old K's side, hugging his thigh, how does it taste?" Jordan heard Barkley's voice, and immediately sneered loudly.

"Michael, old K is making us rich. Do you know how profitable our trading company is? We can't finish the import and export orders. There are hundreds of VIP customers of K Martial Art Museum who are our trading partners. Our suppliers and customers are all over the United States, and the monthly trade volume has now exceeded [-] million US dollars." Buckley said proudly.

"Humph!"

Jordan hung up the phone angrily.

"Charles, is there a trade volume of [-] million now?" Old Wang asked in surprise.

"It's not [-] million, but the monthly trade volume is [-] million. Old K, don't you care about your own company at all?" Buckley said angrily, and Lightning and other shareholders also nodded in agreement.

"I don't understand, why care about it?" Old Wang said indifferently.

Lightning said with emotion: "Old K, you are so lucky to have your second sister help you manage the business and make a lot of money."

"That's right, my second sister is a young genius." Old Wang said proudly.

"Little genius? What about the big genius?" Lightning asked suspiciously.

"Kevin, you are so stupid. Of course the great genius is my eldest sister! My eldest sister has been smarter than my second sister since she was a child, but she is very low-key. Now she joins a physics institute and publishes papers in some natural science journal every once in a while. She is very busy. I haven't seen her for more than half a year." Old Wang said.

"The two sisters are so smart, why are you so stupid?" Buckley asked suspiciously.

"Fatty man, who are you calling stupid?"

Old Wang was furious, got up and held Barkley down and rubbed it on the floor, and the others burst out laughing.

"Shaq, finish off the green team and never drag it into the tiebreaker." Over there, Jordan dropped his phone, and he shouted at O'Neal.

"I know, Michael, as long as you play better next game." O'Neal said solemnly.

"Pfft!"

Oakley next to him burst out laughing.

Jordan's old face was a little red. He was not in good shape today. Although he scored 25 points, his shooting percentage was only 36%. He was to blame for the loss.

He stared fiercely at O'Neill, and the big shark held it for three seconds. Finally, he couldn't resist his fierce eyes, and looked away embarrassingly.

On the 12th, the Lakers fought against the Jazz and defeated their opponents in one go, with a big score of [-] to [-]. Following the Blazers, they reached the Western Conference Finals.

ESPN commentator Luo Lin said regretfully: "The Jazz is old, otherwise they may not lose to the Lakers."

Oldman nodded and said, "Basically in the four games we lost, although we were behind in the first three quarters, the point difference wasn't too big. If we could hold on, all of them were physically broken in the final quarter and were taken away by the Lakers. The lineup is indeed old."

Luo Lin said: "If the Lakers don't strengthen their strength next year, the veterans will be a little weaker, but Kobe should be stronger, so the strength will not become weaker. If they strengthen, they will only be stronger than today, and the chances of the Jazz will be even smaller."

Oldman said a little coldly: "This year's stop in the second round, this Jazz team is actually a thing of the past, and the strength will appear in a state of only retreating and not advancing.

As for the future of the West, at least within five to seven years, the Jazz will no longer be the superpower among them, and the West will be dominated by the Lakers and Trail Blazers. "

Luo Lin nodded and said, "The Lakers and Trail Blazers will meet in the Western Conference Finals. The series between these two teams will definitely be very exciting, so let us look forward to the Western Conference Finals in a few days."

The other team, the Pacers finally defeated the Heat and got the match point with a big score of [-] to [-].

On the second day, on the 13th, the Knicks started a G6 battle with the Green Team.

In the end, Jordan had a big explosion under various stimuli. He scored 48 points and shot 51.8%. O'Neal also scored 29 points and 14 rebounds.

On the 14th, the Pacers and the Heat launched a G6 game. The two sides drew again, and there was the only tiebreaker in the second round.

There was no fighting on the 15th. The Lakers held a tactical meeting this morning, and all relevant people, including the boss, participated.

First, assistant coach Bill Potka introduced the current situation of the Blazers. He said: "The main lineup of the Blazers is too strong, and the bench lineup is the same as the Jazz, not as good as us.

In terms of the main lineup, they are strong in the interior, with top offense and defense. The four and five positions are very balanced in offense and defense, ranking first in the league. The combination of O'Neal and Oakley is not as good as it is.

Their back line is also quite strong. Ryder and Little Flying Squirrel can also play 20+ star performances, but they have great weaknesses. First, their efficiency is not good, their defense is not good, and their performance is unstable. This is what we can consider when formulating tactics.

In addition, the third position is our advantage. Their small forward is just a role player, and we can beat them in this position. "

Then head coach Harris said: "We have two wins and two losses against the Trail Blazers in the regular season, and we are quite familiar with them.

Their main lineup seems to be very strong, but it is not balanced inside and outside. The inside is more efficient and takes so many shots in a game. Their offense is the same as ours.

The Blazers traded from the Raptors this season for Flying Squirrel. Flying Squirrel averaged 17 shots per game in the Raptors last season, but was suppressed to 11 shots per game in the Trail Blazers. His average scoring in the regular season this season was only 12.2 points, and his shooting percentage was only 36.4%.

So far in the playoffs, the scoring is about the same, and the shooting percentage is slightly higher than the regular season, reaching 39%, which is still not high enough.

His performance this season is far less impressive than the previous two seasons, and he no longer sees any stars.

His decline in performance is not only due to the needs of the team, but also related to injuries, but we can’t underestimate him. His speed is very fast, his breakthroughs and assists are very threatening, he is crazy, and it is very possible to score 30+ in a game. Even if the scoring efficiency is not high enough, he is still at the level of a top point guard.

Shooting guard Ryder averaged only 15 points per game in the regular season, shooting 42.3% from the field, and his scoring in the playoffs was similar, with a slightly lower shooting percentage of 41.8%. This efficiency is higher than his partner.

But the Blazers' shooting percentage on the back line will not affect the outcome of the game unless they can smash 40+50+.

We don’t talk about advantages on the perimeter, but we don’t have any disadvantages. Our scoring ability from the perimeter is definitely not weaker than them. Counting the substitute lineup, our perimeter is even half a grade stronger than theirs.

In terms of inside, although we have old K, the combination of Big Dream + Duncan is too strong. We will play as in the regular season.

Dameng is indeed a bit old now, almost 36 years old, with 18 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists, 1.8 steals and 2 blocks in the regular season, with a shooting percentage of 49.3%. His scoring and rebounding in the playoffs have improved slightly, but not by much.

Moreover, his state in the first two rounds was mediocre, with too little offense at the basket. He gave up the space under the basket to Duncan. Duncan's offense at the basket was higher than his, and his shooting percentage was only 40.5%, which was lower than the regular season.

However, he can still play 38 minutes in the playoffs, which is not bad, which means that his physical fitness is not bad, and his state has the potential to be tapped. We should not underestimate him.

But if he is still in this state in the Western Conference Finals, I think that under the premise that the old K defended Duncan and they can't defend the old K, we have a great chance to reach the finals.

However, under the premise that Old K is preventing Duncan from killing, Dameng will definitely increase the offense at the basket, and the efficiency will be improved. We must be mentally prepared. "

比尔波特卡说道：“邓肯这个菜鸟确实出道即巅峰，常规赛打出20+10的表现，季后赛20.7分9篮板1.9助攻0.6抢断2.6盖帽2.8失误2.7犯规。

His performance was slightly lower than in the regular season, but his performance was very stable. His threat was greater than that of Dameng.His biggest threat to us is not scoring or rebounding data, but a stable offensive and defensive performance. "

"Old K, please say a few words." At this time, the head coach Harris said.

Lao Wang nodded, stood up and said: "Playing the Blazers is definitely more difficult than playing the Jazz, we must be mentally prepared.

They have four main positions, and both guys in the interior have a scoring ability of 20+. If I stare at one, the other should be able to shoot 30+.

Flying Squirrel's scoring is not to be feared in the two positions on the outside line. Even if he can explode, he will definitely not explode the entire series. But he must be careful about his breakthrough. Ryder, who is very threatening and more efficient, should also be careful not to let him hit the explosion.

In general, I agree with what the coach said. Our lineup is thicker than them and has a physical advantage. We can slowly drag them to death just like playing the Jazz. "

At the tactical meeting, the Lakers made a decision to strengthen the rotation in the Western Conference Finals. They want to use a stronger rotation lineup to kill the Blazers. As long as the old king can hold the big dream and Duncan in the paint, this idea can still be realized.

Wang Tiejun, Kobe Bryant, Richmond, Chris Mullin, Tyron Hill, Mark Price, Fortson, Rick Fox, these eight king kong, all of them are of the level of the main players, although there are a few veterans, but it is entirely possible that everyone will take turns to grind the four main players of the Blazers.

The Blazers' bench lineup, that is, forward Brian Grant, is not bad, but he is useless alone.

(End of this chapter)