NBA backer king

Chapter 598 The Fateful Showdown
At this time, the Suns advanced to the frontcourt, and Lao Wang set up a low position on the left wing and asked for the ball.

He doesn't go to the basket anymore. Now his physical fitness is not enough, the opponent is double-teamed, and his teammates can't catch the opportunity of the open ball. He can only play a fight by himself first to stabilize the situation.

Duncan didn't defend against the top, but he didn't go around the front either, because the old K has the tonnage to stand firm, has the strength to push him away, and has the height, wingspan and bounce to ensure the quality of the backhand catch, so the effect of going around the front is mediocre.

Another key reason is that old K is faster than him. If he goes around and old K cuts directly to the basket and passes the ball from the outside in time, it will be troublesome.

He adopts a close defense. If the old K carries him hard and walks in, he will not die. Instead, he will back up and back, which can interfere with the old K's receiving the ball and delay time, creating opportunities for Rasheed Wallace's double-team.

Lao Wang stood just outside the left line of the paint area, staying away from the basket to avoid being double-teamed early, with his left elbow against Duncan inside, and his right hand wanted the ball.

Nash pulled to the left wing, turned around to avoid Anderson and passed the ball down.

At this time, Rasheed Wallace decisively dropped Stoudemire and rushed to the low post on the left wing.

Lao Wang noticed that the sprayer was coming close to the baseline to help defend. When the ball arrived, he suddenly took a step forward to catch the ball. After catching the ball on the outside of the left waist, he immediately turned and dribbled the ball, and rushed into the paint with one step.

Duncan hurriedly took a step back to the left back, and Lao Wang stopped suddenly. At this time, the spray rushed to his side from below, and was about to fall into a double-team.

But at this moment, the retreating step started, he instantly got rid of the double-teaming of the two, and hit a frontal hook on the left waist.

"brush!"

The ball goes through the basket.

"Go in! Old K has to come by himself!" Su Qun said excitedly.

"Retreating and hooking, the unique skill of Tiejun." Zhang Lili laughed.

Su Qun laughed and said, "Kobe learned it too, but changed it to a step-back jumper."

Zhang Lili smiled and said: "He can only use jump shots on the outside, and he can't use hooks. And his hands are too small, and he is not stable with one hand, so he can't make big moves."

"The arm span is not enough." Su Qun added.

The Blazers attacked, and Duncan suddenly stepped up to form a wall, but Anderson, who was holding the ball, did not use the wall to break through. Instead, he took a step sideways and suddenly shot a three-pointer.

"boom!"

Missed, Pharaoh went down to protect the backcourt rebound, and the Suns attacked.

"Flying Squirrel's playing time is limited, and he is not on the court. Duncan's high-position pick-and-roll tactics are of average quality, because neither Anderson nor Wells has that speed. Although Flying Squirrel is seriously injured, he still has three pounds of nails on the broken ship, so he should be faster." Zhang Reasonable said.

Lao Wang once again asked for the ball in the low post on the left wing, this time Rasheed Wallace double-teamed directly in advance.

Pharaoh immediately took a step out, Duncan and Spray followed out of the paint at the same time, Stoudemire immediately cut to the basket, received a wonderful pass, and smashed the ball into the basket with a bang.

Mike Dunleavy jumped up anxiously and shouted: "Don't miss the basket."

Zhang Lili laughed and said: "Tanzi and Duncan are dizzy, Tie Jun pulls out, you have to keep at least one of you inside, do you still want to prevent Tie Jun from receiving the ball?

Impossible, if you all follow out, won't you miss the basket?With Nash's vision and passing ability, as long as Stoudemire cuts in in time, this is a bonus. "

82:74, the Suns lead and the Blazers attack.

Wells broke through with the ball and used his strong body to slam Hardaway away. Stoudemire made up the defense and went around in another direction. He rushed to the right waist of the paint area.

At this time, Duncan reached out for the ball on the left waist, and Wells was not alone. He hesitated and passed the ball to Duncan.

But at this moment, the movement of passing the ball was too obvious. Under the pre-judgment, Lao Wang moved up a step in time, took everything with his hands, and intercepted the ball.

"Beautiful, old K made a steal for the third time tonight!" Su Qun said excitedly.

At the top of the arc, Nash quickly turned around, caught the ball for a layup, and hit a goal.

Zhang Lili said excitedly: "84:74, the score difference has finally reached double digits."

The Blazers served and called a timeout.

"Bunch, pass the ball decisively, don't be sloppy, I can tell just now that you are going to pass the ball, my 80-year-old grandma can break that ball, let alone that old K?"

Mike Dunleavy shouted at Wells.

Wells, who has a bad temper, was so angry that his face turned black. That is to say, Mike Dunley led the Blazers to a championship, and his status in the team is very high, so he did not turn his face.

Back from the timeout, the Blazers attack.

Duncan asked for the ball in the low position on the left wing, but at this time Pharaoh suddenly took a forward move. The former immediately turned around and entered the basket, while the latter quickly followed and still moved forward.

At the top of the arc, Anderson, who was holding the ball, saw that Duncan had no chance to catch the ball. He arched into the three-point line against Nash, and then turned over and shot a jumper.

"Snapped!"

Marion pounced from the left wing in time and rewarded Anderson with a big hat.

Hardaway grabbed the ball, and the Suns immediately counterattacked. Nash hit the basket with the ball and pulled it to the left wing, but suddenly passed a back pass to Marion who cut in from the right wing.

"brush!"

Looking back, Wells, who felt good today, stood up again, rushed in against Hardaway, and hit a jumper with an emergency stop.

86:76, the Suns attack, Hardaway breaks through with the ball, pulls up a jumper, and hits a goal.

Looking back, Wells singled Hardaway with the ball again with full confidence. Relying on his physical advantage, he once again broke through the defender and rushed into the flank.

At this time, Stoudemire defended, Wells did not pass the ball, but moved down a step, and after getting rid of Stoudemire and Hardaway, he stopped and shot a jumper near the bottom line.

"Snapped!"

At this moment, Lao Wang jumped out of the paint area, took off one meter inside the paint area, flew two meters in the air, grabbed the ball with his right hand, and even caught the ball directly.

Wells, who was capped, was also at a loss. He was an outsider, and he had already swallowed the old K's two big caps in front of him. He didn't dare to go in, but he still couldn't escape the old K's third big cap when he shot from the outside. Can he give him a way out?

"Ugh!"

The Rose Arena sighed.

Su Qun shouted excitedly: "Beautiful! This is Old K's 12th block tonight. It seems that the defense won the game tonight!"

The Suns counterattacked again. Although the Blazers tried their best to return to the defense from the outside, all five members of the Suns team could participate in the fast break.

"boom!"

Duncan hit the rebound at 45 degrees and was almost blocked by Lao Wang. He missed, and Stoudemire grabbed the backcourt rebound.

"Slow down, don't rush."

Lao Wang asked for the ball to come over, signaling to stabilize the rhythm.

"Leading by [-] points, as long as the Suns play steadily, the match will be settled!" Zhang Lili said excitedly.

The result was as he expected. Although Duncan led the team to fight back hard, Lao Wang played a stable and efficient offensive and defensive performance in the final quarter as always, 105:92, and finally successfully won the G1 game.

"Finally won!"

After the game, Su Qun said happily: "Old K played 41 minutes. Although he only scored 6 points in the final quarter, his defense continued to explode and he was omnipotent in steals and blocks. It was his performance in the final quarter that guaranteed the team's final victory.

His stats are 39 points, 16 rebounds, 6 assists, 4 steals, 13 blocks, 1 turnover, 3 fouls, a triple-double, only one steal away, too bad, only one steal away, he can complete the first 5*5 data in his career. "

"It's really a pity!"

Zhang Lili smiled and said: "If it is completed, it will not only be his first 5*5, but also the first 5*5 in the playoffs in the history of the league."

Su Qun said: "Old K's shooting percentage is 61.6%, which is high enough. This is the key to the Suns' victory."

Zhang Lili said: "Marion scored 18 points today, and he played a good fast break in the last quarter. Stoudemire performed better in the last quarter than in the first three quarters. There were two dunk dunks and a fast break dunk, scoring a total of 13 points. Hardaway also scored 10 points and 4 assists today. Nash scored 15 points and 11 assists. The five players in the team scored in double figures."

Su Qun said: "For the Trail Blazers, Duncan scored 26 points and 11 rebounds with a shooting percentage of 43.1, which was still limited by the old K's defense.

In addition, Wells performed very well, scoring 21 points.Rashid had 16 points, Anderson had 13 points, Pippen had 6 points, 4 assists and 4 rebounds. Among the five starters, only he did not score in double figures.In addition, Little Flying Squirrel played 26 minutes off the bench and scored 8 points and 4 assists. "

After the game, looking at the old K who was being interviewed on the spot, Jordan said to Dameng and the others: "This guy is still the same as before. As long as he has an advantage in the first three quarters, he will not miss in the final quarter."

Lei Gong said with a smile: "As long as the old K is here, our previous games have never been overturned in the last quarter."

Dameng said: "His physical fitness is still very strong. After resting in the first three quarters, he is enough to maintain high efficiency in the final quarter. This is the most important thing."

Glider said: "So the Suns don't have a big advantage in the first three quarters tonight. Old K's performance in the first three quarters is actually very good, but when he leaves the field, the Blazers' bench lineup can chase points. Fortunately, his physical fitness is indeed still very strong, and he can still maintain a stable and efficient output in the final quarter."

"Old K, sent 13 caps tonight, why is the defense so good?" asked the reporter on the sidelines.

"As long as I want to, I can do it."

Lao Wang boasted confidently, and then said with a sincere tone and expression: "So I would like to advise my opponents, don't come close to me, please stay away from me, or stay away from me, otherwise you will be treated badly."

"Old K, you are only one steal away from playing 5*5 in the first playoffs in the history of the league. Do you feel regretful?" the reporter asked.

Old Wang smiled and said: "One thing, but that's it, because I don't lack those records. I have enough records in the playoffs. I have never missed the Western Conference Finals for 9 consecutive seasons. I averaged 11 points per game in the finals. I scored 50+ in [-] games in the finals. The average per game in the finals is the first in history..."

"Damn it!"

It happened that the members of Dameng were also being interviewed by several reporters. After hearing what Old K said, Jordan cursed inwardly in dissatisfaction.

Because old K's records in the finals were all won on his head. Old K entered the finals seven times, won the championship six times, and he was the opponent of the seven times. He is the biggest sufferer of old K.

"Michael, why do you think the Trail Blazers with the best record in the league lost at home to the Suns who are fourth in the Western Conference?" the reporter asked at this time.

Jordan said: "The Trail Blazers' lineup is indeed stronger, and the inside substitutes are stronger than the Suns, but the Suns have a man named Old K, who can decide the outcome of a game or a series in many cases. This is the key."

"So specifically, where do you think the Blazers lost tonight?" The reporter asked.

Jordan said: "I don't know the specific statistics, the Blazers' shooting percentage should not be worse than the Suns tonight..."

The reporter reminded: "The Blazers' shooting percentage is 1 percentage point higher than that of the Suns."

"That's it."

Nodding, Jordan said, "The reason why the Blazers lost was because of the rebounds and K's defense. These two disadvantages made the Blazers have less ball possession than the Suns. I don't know the specific statistics, but the Blazers must have taken fewer shots than the Suns."

The reporter reminded again: "That's right, the Blazers took 8 fewer shots than the Suns."

"now it's right."

Jordan nodded and said: "8 shots less, 13 points lost, the Suns should have made more turnovers, the Blazers lost because of the rebounds and old K's defense.

The Blazers' low-post offense was limited by the old K's defense. Although Duncan was good, but to be honest, he was not on the same level as the old K, which made the Blazers a low-post offense compared with the Suns.

Old K's low-post offense is absolutely unique in history, which we can know by comparing low-post superstars in any period. "

Dameng took over the topic and said: "Counting from George McCann in the 50s, George was the first superstar in the league. I remember very clearly that his shooting percentage was only 40.4%, and his scoring average was only 23.1 points per game, which is similar to that of the playoffs.

Chamberlain should be 54% in the regular season, averaging 30 points per game. His shooting percentage and scoring in the playoffs are lower, and even lower in the finals. "

Lei Gong said: "There is no need to compare. No one in the history of the league can shoot [-]% in the regular season. The playoffs are even more impossible, and the finals are even more impossible. Old K's offense is the first in history. The only one file exists.

Let me be honest, if old K wants to brush up the statistics, he can definitely break Chamberlain's historical record of [-] points in a single game. "

"Michael, in this series, who do you prefer to advance?" the reporter asked.

Jordan said: "I have already answered this question, and I am more optimistic about the Suns. Although the Trail Blazers have a strong lineup, they are not stable enough outside. Pippen is also old. Both he and Little Flying Squirrel can only play more than 20 minutes. The team has weaknesses in the point guard position and lacks organizational functions.

Although the Blazers have the first record in the regular season, it cannot be said how strong this team is. In fact, it only has 65 wins.

This Trail Blazers team is weaker than my Bulls and Knicks, as well as Old K's Suns and Lakers. If they lose to the Suns this time, I will not be surprised at all. I am indeed more optimistic about the Suns.

The offense of the Suns is completely fine. Nash is guarded and can immediately switch to a positional formation. Old K will take over the offense. As long as he wants, his offense can break through the most powerful defense.

The weakness of this team is only the perimeter defense, but the Blazers perimeter, as I said just now, is not stable. The trait of the nerve knife can sometimes be fatal. When it is good, it kills the opponent, and when it is bad, it kills itself.

So I have a suggestion, the Blazers need a more stable and efficient outside core, such as Kobe. "

Duncan returned to the locker room, no matter how good he was in psychology, he was a little frustrated, leaning against the closet and not speaking, remaining silent.

He has never won the old K's team in the playoff series, and he will be eliminated every time he encounters it. This has more or less formed some psychological shadows on him.

In fact, the person he most wants to win is Old K, and the team he most wants to win is Old K's team.

As a bargaining chip, as the No. [-] pick, he was thrown to the Suns by the Lakers, and then thrown to the Trail Blazers by the Suns, so the Suns and the Lakers are the teams he most wants to win.

This season, he had won four times against the Suns in the regular season. He originally thought that he had great hopes this time, but the loss in the first home game really dealt a certain blow to him.

At this time, the head coach Mike Dunleavy saw Duncan's psychology, so he comforted: "Tim, Old K's defense is too good today, we are wronged to lose the game, don't think too much.

It is absolutely impossible for Old K to play such a defensive performance every game. You should know this. With our strength, we have a chance to beat them. "

Duncan nodded, how could he not understand this truth?

However, the strength of old K and the unbeaten record he maintained against him in the playoffs made it impossible for him to eliminate this psychological impact.

He thought of Jordan. Jordan and old K played in the finals seven times. It can be called a duel between different eras and fate. The result was six losses and one win. In the end, old K won the championship after being seriously injured.

Jordan retired, now it's his turn.

In fact, since he entered the league in 97, he has been facing the oppression of the Lakers where the old K is, and cannot make it to the West. This situation of being completely suppressed has continued until the 00/01 season.

"Is he and I also a fateful duel?" Thinking of this, he couldn't help but smile bitterly.

"He and I entered the league in the same year and were called giants. He and I are a fateful duel, but I will not admit defeat."

In a hotel in Ladas, O'Neal said to Kobe seriously: "Kobe, I won't compete with you for the boss in the Lakers, but you can't beat him without me. I must have enough shots. You and I can join hands to hope to beat him."

He was still the same as before, desperately hoping to defeat Old K to prove himself.

When he won the championship in 01, he and old K got injured at the same time. Before leaving the field, he scored 29 points, but old K had scored 44 points, and his performance was still not as good as old K.

Although he won the championship that year, which was also his only championship, he did not prove that he could beat Old K, and the media did not think that he defeated Old K, and even mocked him, saying that he beat Old K's ankle with his knee.

Now he is only 31 years old, as long as he loses weight, he can still play the most dominant peak state, and he still has a chance to prove himself.

Now he hopes to prove himself, not to prove that he is stronger than old K, he has lost that opportunity long ago, but to prove himself that in the era of giant beasts, he is not a dispensable foil, he is a part of this era, and he must leave his mark in this era.

(End of this chapter)