NBA backer king

Chapter 643 Championship Ring

After the training match, Pharaoh returned to the locker room and suddenly said to Ariza: "Rookie, your offensive talent is mediocre, and we have no shortage of offensive players. Even if you are a substitute lineup, your offensive ability is not very useful, and you still work hard in defense, so I suggest that you strengthen defensive training and strive to contribute your defensive energy in the substitute lineup."

Ariza stood up excitedly and shouted: "Boss, I promise to strengthen defensive training."

"Work hard and you will have a chance to play."

Old Wang nodded. Role players have the benefits of role players. If those with potential are trained to run, then train a few good role players.

"Yes, boss." Ariza shouted excitedly.

Varejao looked envious. He had a lot of opportunities in the training match, and he could even match up with old K, but he didn't know how many opportunities he would have to play after the regular season started.

At four o'clock in the afternoon on the 1st, after the Nets arrived in Phoenix, Dayao went to Lao Wang's house for dinner.

Zhang Lili and Su Qun also came over for a meal, and CCTV will broadcast the Suns' opening game live tomorrow.

"Dayao, if your Nets don't make it to the finals this year, you kid won't dream of competing for the championship in the future." Old Wang said half seriously and half jokingly.

Dayao nodded cheerfully and said, "Brother, I think so too."

Old Wang nodded and said, "Next year we two will fight for the finals, so that the domestic fans can have a good time."

"Then it's a deal." Dayao said with a smile.

Fei Ge, who was holding the second treasure, asked in surprise: "Is the Nets so strong this year?"

Zhang Lili smiled and said: "Feihong, they got Vince Carter, one of the four major shooting guards, averaging 20+ per game. The second position was relatively weak before, but this time it has been strengthened."

Su Qun said: "However, Alonzo Mourning may not be able to do it. The fourth position will still be a problem."

Dayao nodded and said: "If he still can't do it, we also have two good substitutes in the fourth position. It feels okay to do some dirty work."

Su Qun said at this time: "The Lawrence Sports Awards have been going on for five years. Tiger Woods has won the best male athlete for two years, Schumacher has won it for two years, and Cycling's Armstrong has won it once. Old K, it would be great if you can win it once."

Lao Wang smiled, but did not speak.

Zhang Lili said: "The Lawrence Sports Awards was held in 2000, and now it has a great influence. It can be regarded as the largest comprehensive award in the sports industry in the world.

But Tiejun, after you won the championship in 00, you were injured in 01, came back in 02, was suspended again in 03, and won the championship last year. Just in the five years since Lawrence appeared, you only won two championships, which is not as dazzling as the three of Woods and the others in the past five years. "

"Two championships in five years is good, right?" Su Qun muttered a little unconvinced.

Lao Wang raised his hand at this time, raised the watch in his hand and said, "This watch of mine was given by a sponsor. It costs more than 100 million. It is the world's top luxury artificial watch, and every part is handmade."

"What's the matter? What does it have to do with Lawrence?" Phineas asked in confusion.

The others didn't understand what Old Wang meant, and they all looked at him, waiting for his next words.

Lao Wang said with a smile: "Lawrence Sports General is jointly founded by Daimler, a German commercial vehicle manufacturing company, and Richemont, a Swiss luxury goods company.

Daimler is the world's second largest manufacturer of luxury cars and trucks, and Richemont is the world's second largest luxury goods company, both of which are very powerful.

At the same time, Lawrence also has two global sponsors, Mercedes-Benz under Daimler and IWC under Richemont.

I will not mention Daimler and Mercedes-Benz. There are many luxury brands under the Richemont Group. In addition to IWC, there are Vacheron Constantin, Baume & Mercier, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Cartier, Piaget, Lanzie, etc. There are too many luxury brands. "

At this time, he pointed to the watch on his wrist and said: "The luxury watch I endorse does not belong to IWC, nor does it belong to Richemont Group."

"Oh, I see, Richemont Group and IWC don't support you to win the award?" Su Qun suddenly realized.

"Sponsoring companies will only support their spokespersons." Zhang Lili also suddenly realized.

Lao Wang smiled and said: "But I am still the spokesperson of a Mercedes-Benz SUV. Mercedes-Benz has already informed me that it will strive to get the support of the parent company Daimler. When the time is right, it will fully support me in competing for the Lawrence Award."

Zhang rationally analyzed: "Next year's Lawrence Awards will be held in May. Although you won't be able to catch up with next year's playoffs, Tiejun won the Olympic gold medal and this year's championship. You still have a chance next year."

"Look at the level of support from Mercedes-Benz. But I find it very difficult, because in Europe, basketball is not considered popular, but football, tennis, and racing are the most popular sports. The top athletes in these sports are mostly the spokespersons of Mercedes-Benz and Daimler. Mercedes-Benz is not the only one who supports me." Old Wang nodded.

Zhang Lili said: "In the past few days, the media has evaluated the teams and is not optimistic about the Suns' defense. Tie Jun, you'd better get off to a good start, otherwise the media won't let you go if you lose a few games."

"I know." Old Wang nodded.

Su Qun suggested: "Stoudemire is gone, Joe Johnson is gone, Nash and Marion are gone, now you don't have an All-Star by your side, it doesn't matter if you play alone."

"Kenyon Martin is considered an All-Star, this year's All-Star substitute." Dayao reminded.

Su Qun said with a smile: "His strength is just that. He doesn't have the ball-handling singles skills yet. He just eats cakes. His outside shots are very unstable and inaccurate. I don't think he has the strength of an All-Star. The Suns' offer of such a big contract is actually not worth it."

Zhang Lili said: "There is no way, the Suns can't find anyone, the public enemy of the league, the average team will not make the Suns strengthen through trades, without a big contract, they can't attract people at all.

Young players with potential and talent, people don't want to come, but they will be suppressed if they come to Tie Jun's side, otherwise why would Stoudemire leave?
To be honest, Nash and Marion are better. They are both grown-up players and got big contracts.

He is definitely not worth playing next to Tie Jun, averaging more than ten points and a few rebounds per game. With such statistics, he will definitely not be able to get a big contract in the next contract.

Why did Joe Johnson leave? Just like Stoudemire, it would be too late if he didn't leave. If he leaves now, he still has a chance to play out.If they don't leave, their agents will try to force them to leave. "

Lao Wang nodded with a smile and said, "I think so too. I have no objection to their departure. After all, I can't delay their growth because of me. I'm not a person who achieves himself by delaying the growth of my younger brothers."

On the 2nd, at night, the American West Arena is brightly lit.

Before the game, the first thing to do is the ceremony of awarding the championship ring of last season.

Lao Wang deliberately put on all the championship rings. He wore the three rings of the Lakers dynasty on the little finger, ring finger, and middle finger of his right hand. He wore the three former Suns rings on the little finger and the index finger of the middle finger of his left hand. He wore the latest ring on his left thumb. Seven championship rings, plus a wedding ring, the eight rings are shining brightly.

"Crack, click..." Countless lenses began to flicker.

Alonzo Mourning watched calmly, but the feeling of envy in his heart couldn't be suppressed from the bottom of his heart.

He entered the league in the same year as old K and O'Neal, and he is also the best center forward, but his career has completely different results.

O'Neal got a championship ring anyway, but he got nothing after [-] seasons. This sense of gap and shock is very strong, especially the moment when old K put on the seventh ring, it almost made him cry, and his eyes were red.

In his entire career, he was suppressed by Old K and O'Neal without taking a single risk. As a person with an extremely resolute personality, he was very unwilling, and it was precisely because of his unwillingness that he chose to come back for the third time this time. In fact, his current kidney function is still failing, so he is not suitable for a comeback.

At the CCTV live broadcast, Zhang Lili said excitedly and excitedly: "Seven brilliant championship rings, this is the harvest of the Tiejun's 11 seasons in the league."

Nodding, Su Qun said: "11 championships in 7 years, one of the three consecutive championships, plus countless hard honors, forged the No.1 position in history. And winning the Olympic championship this time has truly established the Tiejun's No.1 position in the world basketball world."

At eight o'clock, the game begins.

Nets: Yao Min, Eric Williams, Richard Jefferson, Vince Carter, Kidd
Suns: Wang Tiejun, Kenyon Martin, Zhu Fangyu, Josh Howard, Jason Williams
The game was broadcast live across the United States by TNT, with Barkley and Kenny Smith as commentators.

"Mourning came back and played as a substitute this time, but according to the Nets' physical examination of him, the result is not happy. Even if he is forced to play, I am afraid that his playing time will need to be strictly controlled." Kenny Smith said.

"I admire his willpower. If I were in his situation, I would definitely retire directly." Barkley said.

"It means that you have already won the championship. If you haven't, you will definitely choose to stick to it." Kenny Smith said.

Barkley shrugged and said: "That's not necessarily true, life is the most important thing."

On the court, the two teams are preparing to jump the ball.

"Kenyon, you go." Old Wang motioned.

As an old man who is almost 32 years old, when the jump ball is showing his face, this opportunity must be given to young people like Kenyon Martin. After all, Martin is only 27 years old.

"Snapped!"

Although Kenyon Martin's left knee is injured, he is still able to jump as a spring man, and he actually grabbed the ball in front of Dayao.

Lao Wang moved to the low position on the left wing and took a step out first. When Dayao followed, he suddenly ran back and cut to the basket.

When Lao Wang entered the basket, he caught an open spot.

Unfortunately, this opportunity was not seized. Kidd blocked in front of White Chocolate. His strong defense prevented Williams from passing the ball in the first place.

But White Chocolate still passed the ball in the second time. While running to the right, the right hand holding the ball made a backhand behind the back, and the ball flew from behind to the basket accurately.

No one could have predicted this pass.

The speed of the ball was very fast, but not high. Pharaoh, who hadn't had time to jump, subconsciously reached up and touched the ball, kicking it up.

In the next moment, he and Dayao jumped to grab the ball at the same time.

"boom!"

With his excellent jumping ability, he caught the ball, and before he landed, he twisted his waist and smashed his arms, and smashed the ball directly into the basket when his body fell.

"Beautiful! Old K and White Chocolate completed an alley-oop. It seems that their cooperation is not inferior to that of Old K and Nash."

A live commentator shouted excitedly.

Dayao was hit by Lao Wang in the air, and he landed a little unstable, but was pulled by Lao Wang to stabilize himself.

Zhang Lili said: "Although Dayao's tonnage is five kilograms larger, in terms of muscle quality, Dayao is indeed far behind Tiejun, so he is far inferior to Tiejun in terms of heavier tonnage, in terms of confrontation ability, and the difference in explosive power is even greater. This is also the reason why he was knocked in the air."

Su Qun said with a smile: "After the old K was injured, his explosive power has become stronger, even comparable to Shaquille O'Neal in his peak period. He can overwhelm Yao at the basket."

It was the Nets' turn to attack, and Dayao was in the low position on the left wing. Wang did not have a hard top. After successfully receiving the ball, he immediately dribbled the ball and arched his back, and then caught a turnaround jumper.

"brush!"

The basketball is hollowed into the basket.

"Brother, don't waste your energy." Dayao said with a smile.

"You're so proud of yourself, sooner or later, you're going to be hated, so be careful!" Lao Wang said with a smile.

The Suns attacked, Lao Wang suddenly pulled up to the high position, and made a pick and roll for White Chocolate. White Chocolate took the opportunity to get rid of Kidd, and took the ball from the free throw line into the paint.

At this time, the Nets power forward Eric Williams returned to the basket, followed by Kenyon Martin.

White Chocolate immediately changed direction and pulled towards the left wing.

Eric Williams' attention was drawn to the white chocolate, but at this moment, he seemed to see something flying below.

"careful!"

Yao, who was below the free throw line, suddenly saw the ball in White Chocolate's hand, flying from Williams' side to Kenyon Martin, and shouted hastily.

"boom!"

The next moment, Kenyon Martin caught the ball, then flew up, and dunked Williams with an extremely explosive one-handed dunk.

Nets attack.

Dayao landed directly at the top of the arc, set up a pick-and-roll for Kidd, and at the same time pulled Lao Wang out, emptying the Suns' basket.

At the same time, Vince Carter was running without the ball on the left wing. The Suns played man-to-man. Josh Howard missed him and he got the chance to catch the ball.

Kidd was about to use the wall to go in, but facing the old K's defense, he passed the ball as soon as he could.

Carter received the ball, immediately slammed it on the floor, then struggled to start, took the ball to the paint area, and took off from the left waist.

Wang moved down from the free throw line, quickly returned to the basket, and Vince Carter intersected with Vince Carter above the basket.

"Snapped!"

With a tomahawk-style dunk, Vince Carter wanted to smash the ball into the basket before the old K, but the speed of the old K's defense was beyond his expectation, and it happened to hit the ball on the old K's big hand.

"Oh hoo!"

The Suns fans burst into cheers instantly.

The ball was capped out of the bottom line, and Carter was out of balance under the huge blocking force. When he flipped backwards, Lao Wang blocked the right arm and clamped it down, just clamping him under the arm to prevent him from falling.

"Boy, you played a death dunk in the Olympics four years ago, did you want to dunk me just now?" Old Wang asked with his eyes wide open after letting go of Carter.

Vinceka quickly shook his head with a smile and said, "Old K, don't blame me, it was an empty basket just now. By the way, old K, I want to thank you just now!"

"Don't think about detaining my old man all day long, and if you get hurt by my hat, then don't blame me, I may not be able to protect you every time." Lao Wang warned authentically.

"Old K, don't worry, I won't do that." Carter promised quickly.

The Nets attacked again, and Richard Jefferson got the ball on the left-wing three-point line.

Zhu Fangyu's defense was taught by Pippen. Although it is not as good as Pippen, it is not bad. This is why he can become the main small forward of the Suns in the second grade.

The reason why Xiao Fan and Xiao Colangelo let him play the main third position is definitely not because of Lao Wang, but because of his ability.

Defense, like offense, the first step is to interpret the opponent's tactics.

After interpreting the opponent's offensive tactics and understanding what the opponent will do, you can make relatively accurate defensive predictions and make correct defenses.

Zhu Fangyu knew about Richard Jefferson before the game. He is a breakthrough small forward on the wing, but he is very good at mid-range and long-range shots.

For this kind of breakthrough small forward, the first thing to do is to defend against breakthroughs, so he adopted a half-step defense strategy, and deliberately made a defensive appearance, and the whole person was in a state of loose defense on the outside and tight on the inside.

Sure enough, the next moment, Jefferson began to break through with the ball.

But at this moment, Zhu Fangyu quickly retreated and blocked Jefferson's front with half a shot. When the latter hit him, he fell backwards.

"Di!"

The whistle blew.

"Wow, Zhu's defense seems to be somewhat similar to mine!"

When Varejao, who was sitting on the bench, saw it, his eyes lit up.

"You kid, you tricked me into a whistle." Dayao walked up and down to grab Zhu Fangyu, muttering.

"Dayao, don't drag your opponent, even if you are brothers off the court." Old Wang followed up and said to Dayao.

"Understood, brother." Dayao nodded quickly.

As soon as he let go, Zhu Fangyu, who was getting up quickly, let out an ouch and fell down again.

Looking at Dayao who ran away, and Zhu Fangyu who looked aggrieved, Old Wang said angrily: "Get up yourself, wait for me to pull you?"

In this game, 105:108, the Suns finally beat the Nets.

老王也算是全力发挥，不仅是进攻，各方面都投入精力，轰下了34分19篮板8助攻2抢断6盖帽4失误2犯规的数据。

There were a lot of individual mistakes, and the team made more mistakes, reaching 26 times. If it weren't for Lao Wang's offensive efficiency, rebounds, defense, and teammates in good condition, this game might not have been won.

But apart from him, no one else in the team scored 18 points. The second scoring point was Kenyon Martin. He and White Chocolate took turns feeding cakes and scored [-] points. His performance was considered good.

In addition to the two of them, Zhu Fangyu scored 11 points, Josh Howard 12 points, White Chocolate 8 points, and the five main players scored a total of 83 points.

The substitutes scored 25 points, and Jamal Crawford scored 16 points alone, which was the team's third scoring point and completed the sixth man's task of grabbing points.

Dayao scored 37 points and 10 rebounds, and his shooting percentage was as high as 58%. His offensive performance was not inferior to that of Lao Wang.

After the game, Lao Wang said: "Dayao, don't be proud. Today you are a guest in Phoenix. I am treating you. I didn't guard against you. Just treat it as a New Year's dumpling. Next time I go to your place, I won't show mercy."

"Brother, don't come here. I feel good today. Are you not guarding against me? I have eaten four of your hats, but you haven't completely guarded against me." Dayao said without humility.

"You say you are fat, and you are still panting?" Old Wang scolded with a smile.

(End of this chapter)