NBA backer king

Chapter 549
After breakfast, the Lakers held a tactical meeting.

Leading two to one, the atmosphere of this tactical meeting was good and relaxed.

In contrast, the Knicks' tactical meeting was a bit serious and dull.

Phil Jackson said at the meeting that to increase the rotation time of players and strive for more rest time for the main players, this requires the substitute players to make more contributions.

Several veterans came here for the championship, and immediately said that there is no problem, and they are willing to make every effort for the team.

Phil Jackson also formulated tactics for Ellis. Ellis is the only main force among several veterans. Although he is almost 38 years old, he has the most strength. Once he finds the touch and gets the opportunity, he also has a certain explosive scoring ability.

"The G4 game is a game that we must never lose. We must never lose." Phil Jackson finally emphasized.

During the G3 game, he told Jordan and O'Neal that if they lost the G3 game, the series would probably be lost. That was just what he said to motivate the two, but now, what he said is true, and everyone understands.

Knicks owner James Dolan also attended the meeting, but he didn’t say anything. After the meeting ended, he stopped head coach Phil Jackson and asked, “Phil, tell me, how sure are you of the G4 game?”

Phil Jackson said solemnly: "Boss, playing in the finals with a strong team like the Lakers, and now is the peak period of old K, no one has much confidence to win against the Lakers.

I know old K too well, but I don't know how much energy old K will explode and how much destructive power it will have on us. "

Dolan was a little disappointed, but he was quite satisfied when he bought the team and made it to the finals. He encouraged him: "Phil, you tell Michael, after this season, no matter what the result is, if you stay, the league will immediately implement the luxury tax system. I don't lack money. I will invest a lot of money for the team, and at the same time, I will offer him a big contract worthy of him."

"That would be great." Phil Jackson laughed. Who doesn't like a boss who is rich and willing to invest?
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The G4 game is on the 8th, and there will be two days of rest in the middle, which is very important to both sides. These two days will give the players a chance to recover their physical strength.

On the morning of the 6th, ESPN adjusted the chances of the two teams again. The Lakers increased from 45% to 51%, and the Knicks dropped from 55% to 49%.

After breakfast, Lao Wang didn't stay in the hotel, but went to the martial arts gym with his wife and son.

The current environment of the martial arts hall is good. Drinking tea, playing cards, and chatting with brothers can relax the body and mind.

There was also a large group of Dayao Kobe and Dameng who went together. They all ate lunch in the martial arts hall, chatted and bragged together, and set up two tables of mahjong. They had a great time.

As big as they have been together for so long, there have been obvious changes, their communication skills have improved, and they can actively communicate with Dameng Lightning and the others, which is even greater than the change in one season in the Kings.

Needless to say, Dayao and Lao Hu got mixed up with Dameng Barkley last year.

Even the three of Liu Wei, Liu Jihua and Du Feng are also familiar with this large group of stars.

Lao Wang is more important to Liu Wei and Liu Jihua. The national team has him inside. Two years later, in the 2000 Olympics, Dayao will be able to use him. With Da Zhi, the national team still has a few good power forward teammates. There is no shortage of small forwards. There is Lao Hu at the second position, but there is a lack of good point guards.

In the 96 Olympic Games, the national team had only one point guard, and suffered a lot. He hoped to train usable point guards.

For this reason, he asked Lightning to teach Liu Wei and Liu Jihua the scriptures and treasures, and asked Pippen to teach them defense.

In the afternoon, Lao Wang received a call from a reporter and asked him what he thought of the adjustment of ESPN's chances of winning the championship. He said: "I advise ESPN not to switch around. As a professional media, you must have confidence in your profession, but I don't see ESPN's confidence.

It is not professional to change the data at will for the sake of winning or losing one or two games. Every change is a negation of the judgment I just made. "

His words, after being published by the media on the 7th, made ESPN the target of ridicule by everyone.

On the 8th, the G4 match day.

Knicks: O'Neal, Oakley, Dale Ellis, Jordan, Charlie Ward

Lakers: Wang Tiejun, Danny Fortson, Rick Fox, Richmond, Kobe Bryant

In the TNT live broadcast, Barkley said with a smile: "The Lakers can still afford to lose this game, at most a tie, but the Knicks absolutely cannot afford to lose.

If the Knicks lose again, the old K has said that he hopes to win the championship at Madison Square Garden. If the Lakers get the match point, the old K is likely to completely explode in the G5 game and complete his idea of ​​winning the away game. "

"The battle of life and death." Kenny Smith immediately agreed.

"But if the Lakers lose, they will lose the chance to get the match point, and they will be very passive." Bill Walton said.

"So in this game, both sides will definitely go all out, and there will be no reservations. In terms of physical energy consumption, there will be no reservations." Barkley said.

The other two nodded in agreement.

Eight o'clock, jump ball, the Lakers attack.

In the last game, Lao Wang focused on passing the ball from the beginning, and got 9 assists in the game, which tasted the sweetness. This time, he also wanted to do it again, so he didn't hit the first ball himself.

On the right wing, Fortson set the pick-and-roll for Fox, who took the opportunity to cut behind Oakley, received the ball in the paint on the right waist, and then went into the paint.

At this moment, Oakley made an emergency stop and returned to defense, and Charlie Ward, who was defending Kobe in a high position, also turned around and jumped down, forming a double-team for Fox.

At the same time, O'Neill turned around and blocked the old K, preventing him from going in to meet Fox.

"Snapped!"

Oakley steals the ball fiercely and slaps Fox on the right hand holding the ball.

Jordan took the opportunity to counterattack from the outside, caught the ball for a layup, and hit a goal.

He didn't choose to dunk, because he had to save every bit of energy.

The Lakers attack.

This time Pharaoh decided to come by himself, let's talk nonsense first.

The left wing is low, catches the ball, and O'Neal, who is on the top defense, suddenly withdraws half a step. Is this to let him go to the basket?
He was not polite either, and between dribbles, he stepped into the paint.

With his movement, the Knicks' defense line shrank a step inward as a whole.

Then O'Neill took another small step back, and he stepped on the circle of the reasonable collision zone.

At this time, O'Neill suddenly stuck up, resisting him firmly, and almost hugged him with a pair of thick arms, preventing him from getting up.

At the same time, the Knicks' defensive formation quickly accelerated and contracted, and began to double-team the basket. Lao Wang only fought hand-to-hand with O'Neal for half a second before being dumped by the Knicks.

O'Neal defended top, with Jordan behind him, Oakley on the lower side of his left hand, and Charlie Ward on the upper side. The Knicks double-teamed him, leaving only one veteran player, Ellis, who did not come in.

This dumpling is not the dumpling used to fight the bulls. The dumpling skin was not thick at that time. The dumpling skin now has O’Neill as a monster, which is very thick and restricted by the K-law. It is too difficult for him to break through this layer of dumpling skin.

"Fuck!"

Suddenly someone grabbed his right armpit, and a few hairs were pulled away. It was either Jordan or Charlie Ward. This made him, his arm stiffened, and his hand immediately loosened. Then Jordan took the opportunity to snatch the ball away.

"Whoosh!"

Once the ball was in his hands, Jordan passed to Ellis.

This is the Knicks' tactic, put the old K into the paint area, double-team the old K with the Jordan rule of the Bad Boys in a narrower area, and then switch offense and defense to play a fast break.

The reason why K was put into the paint area was because he had to use the three-second rule of offense, coupled with double-teaming, to force him to make shots as soon as possible, thereby reducing his hit rate.

Ellis caught the ball and made a fast forward. When he ran beyond the left-wing three-point line, Fox caught up. After all, he was almost 38 years old and his speed was not enough.

"squeak!"

At this time, he made an emergency stop, Fox rushed over, and when he stopped suddenly, he was already one step away.

"brush!"

Ellis took off calmly and hit a hollow three-pointer.

"Ouch, the Knicks made two steals in a row and played two fast-break counterattacks. The Lakers have to be careful. The Knicks are really fighting today." Su Qun exclaimed.

Zhang Lili reminded: "Tie Jun should be careful here. Once he encounters a double-team, he must play the ball quickly. I believe that with Tie Jun's vision and passing ability, he can make the Knicks pay a huge price."

"What the hell, Flying Man, did you do it?" Lao Wang stared at Jordan and asked.

"what's up?"

Jordan had a weird face. He saw Ward's little trick just now, but he didn't expect that Ward would dare to pluck old K's hair.

"You?"

Old Wang glared at Charlie Ward.

Charlie Ward spread his hands, shrugged his shoulders, and looked blank.

Lao Wang had no choice but to give up, threatening: "Pull my hair again, take off my pants and spank my ass."

Charlie Ward twitched his face, turned around quickly, and secretly raised his trousers.

At the CCTV live broadcast, Zhang Lili reminded again: "Tie Jun has to be careful, there are K-law restrictions, his ability to break double-teams has been severely weakened, and he must play the ball in time. Or take a shot. Tie Jun's nearly two-point shooting rate is good.

However, I judge that the purpose of the Knicks' multi-teaming is also to force Tie Jun to split the ball or make a shot near two points. The last thing Tie Jun's opponents want to see is him hitting the basket. "

"Fortunately, Old K's nearly two-point efficiency is high enough." Su Qun nodded.

The Lakers attack again.

Lao Wang once again asked for the ball. After receiving the ball, O'Neal retreated half a step again and did not engage in hand-to-hand combat with him.

At this time, he also noticed that the Knicks' defensive formation shrank again.

The next moment, he followed O'Neal's retreat and stepped into the paint area.

O'Neal took another half step back, he took another half step, and stepped on the line of the reasonable collision zone. Just as the Knicks' defensive contraction suddenly accelerated, when O'Neal came up to him, he jumped up, stuck his left elbow, and hit a sideways hook with his right.

O'Neal took off to defend, but he couldn't block Lao Wang's sideways hook at all, which was a bit short of the boss.

"brush!"

Hollow into the basket, Pharaoh hit a nearly two-point hook.

The Knicks used multiple teams to double-team him today, because they didn't want him to hit the basket. In this case, he could only play an extra two-point offense. The ball feels good and is just right for today's situation.

Knicks attack.

On the right wing, Oakley was active, and suddenly ran out of the three-point line, blocking Fox's side. Ellis got the opportunity, immediately moved to the top of the arc, and stretched out his hands for the ball.

Charlie Ward had already made preparations, passed the ball quickly, Ellis caught the ball and made a jump shot, made an open shot, and scored another three-pointer.

"Dalle Ellis, the deadly three-point shooter, is making his second three-pointer. Be careful. His three-point shooting percentage in the first three rounds was as high as 42.3%. Today, the Knicks obviously want to hit him more." Zhang Lili reminded anxiously.

On the sidelines, Harris yelled at Fox: "Rick, pay attention to the pick-and-roll, don't let him get open again."

He was a little annoyed. He defended well against Ellis in the first three games. Today, he actually made two three-pointers in the opening game. The first three-pointer was a fast break.

"0K."

Fox nodded quickly.

2:8, the Lakers attack.

"boom!"

Lao Wang made another hook, but this time he missed, and Oakley, who came to help defend, got the rebound.

Knicks attack.

Oakley and Ellis ran a pick-and-roll on the right wing again, attracting the Lakers' defensive attention. Jordan took the opportunity to run without the ball on the left wing and implement a cut-in tactic to the paint.

Charlie Ward passed the ball, not to the right wing, to Jordan, who took a step outside the paint and went into the paint.

Lao Wang is also paying attention to the right wing. When Jordan cuts in from behind, he is ready to defend. O'Neal launched a confrontation at the right time, delayed for half a second, and then it was too late, and Jordan killed in front of his eyes.

"brush!"

One-handed layup, hit a ball.

2:10, the Lakers attack, and then called a timeout.

"The Lakers' offensive and defensive tactics have all failed, and they are a little out of shape today!" Barkley said.

"In the critical battle, including the coaching staff, the Lakers' state has not been adjusted well." Bill Walton said.

Kenny Smith said: "The main reason is that the Knicks' previous offensive and defensive tactics were quite unexpected. They suddenly double-teamed the old K, and then developed a three-point tactic for the veteran Ellis, and then played two fast breaks."

Barkley nodded and said: "Old K is the leader, it is his responsibility to stand up now."

Back from the timeout, the Lakers attack.

This time, after receiving the ball, Pharaoh directly retreated half a step to face the basket, combined his hands with the ball, and made a three-threat preparation.

O'Neill, who was about to retreat, quickly followed up with half a step, but still took half a step, and the main defense broke through.

The Knicks' outside defense immediately shrank a step. Jordan, who was inside the left-wing three-point line, was only two meters away from Lao Wang. With a big step, he was within reach.

"careful!"

Richmond's voice sounded in front of Lao Wang.

"Jordan?"

He reacted immediately.

At this time, with the sharp rubbing sound of the sneakers, there was wind behind him, and a black figure appeared on the right side, and a big hand reached out to the basketball in his hands.

"boom!"

He immediately sank his hands down, dodging Jordan's cut ball, the basketball passed through his crotch, hit the floor, and bounced out.

This is a pass to Richmond, and he doesn't know the specific position of his teammates, so the power of the ground pass is not too strong, and the ball is not fast.

After he passed the ball, he immediately started a swift stride, crossed O'Neal in front of him, and cut into the paint area.O'Neill turned to chase, already a step slower.

After taking more than one step, Richmond moved to catch the ball, and Jordan had already rushed over.

"So fast!"

He was surprised by Jordan's speed of returning to defense, the trapeze was desperate.

"boom!"

Between dribbles, he takes a step to the left corner, out of the way of Jordan's touchdown, and hits a [-]-pointer.

"boom!"

A little short, the basketball hit the basket and rebounded.

Pharaoh, who cut to the basket first, spread his arms and caught O'Neal behind him. While his body was violent, he caught the ball with his big hand and pushed forward. With a bang, he completed a dunk.

"Beautiful! The old K's ball distribution is very good, and the off-ball cut after the pass is very timely. This requires a good offensive rebound and the awareness of playing second offense." Su Qun praised.

4:10, the Knicks attack.

Jordan broke through with the ball on the left wing. This is the first time he has attacked with the ball in a positional battle since the start of the night.

Using O'Neal's cover, he successfully entered the paint area, met Fordson's basket defense, and played a drawbar.

Just as he flashed past Fortson's block and was about to pick the basket again, a pair of big hands pressed the ball directly on the backboard, and then grabbed it.

"Old K?!"

He looked back and saw that it was Comrade Wang.

When Jordan went in, because Fortson returned to the defense in time, Comrade Wang didn't return to the basket immediately, but followed him in. There was a time difference, and he just succeeded in blocking the shot.

4:10, the Lakers attack.

Kobe pulled Charlie Ward out of the right-wing three-point line, and Tieshan hit sideways, directly knocking down the opponent with insufficient tonnage, and then hit an open three-pointer.

This is the second time he knocked over Charlie Ward. When he knocked over for the first time in G1, he failed to hit an open ball. This time he didn't miss a chance.

"Kobe will practice for another two years. I'm afraid his singles ability will not be inferior to Michael's." Phil Jackson saw this scene, his eyes narrowed.

From Kobe's singles, he saw Kobe's potential on the outside, especially when Kobe misplaced and hit the opponent's point guard, he had a great advantage.

(End of this chapter)