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Chapter 271 The First Round Sweep + Age of Behemoths?

"Old K, are you serious about sweeping the Nuggets?" a reporter asked during the on-site interview after the game.

"Of course, we have the strength to sweep them away, why not?" Lao Wang laughed.

"So do you have any expectations for the opponent in the second round?" The reporter asked again.

"Whether it is the Jazz or the Lakers, it is impossible to form a real obstacle to us. We can solve them, and we will definitely enter the Western Conference Finals." Lao Wang said firmly.

Back in the dressing room, a row of medicine barrels had been prepared in the bathroom.

Medicinal baths are most suitable to be used immediately after exercising. At this time, the medicinal power is more likely to enter the muscles and bones. Therefore, K Martial Arts has prepared the same medicine bucket as Lao Wang for Lightning and the other VIP customers. No matter at home or away, they can soak after the game.

"Come in quickly."

Liu Changfeng had already poured the liquid medicine into it in time, and when he saw them coming in, he hurriedly greeted them.

Kevin Johnson immediately stripped off his clothes and slipped into the bucket. Liu Changfeng covered him, leaving only his head outside.Several people including Drexler and AC Green also entered the medicine barrel one after another.

"comfortable!"

After more than two months of soaking, they have gradually gotten used to the smell of the medicine. Now that they don’t have oxygen masks, they are also used to soaking in medicinal baths. It is uncomfortable not to take a bath after the game.

And through dozens of days of medicated baths and medicated oil massage, they all experienced the benefits. It is obvious that the fatigue after the game recovered faster than before.

However, among the Suns players, there are only five main players who have entered V. Plus Danny Ainge, after all, the cost is too expensive, and the salaries of other players are low, and they have no commercial income, so they can't afford it at all.

It is also impossible for Lao Wang to provide it for free, so VIP would have no meaning to exist, how can he make money?

"Kevin, how are you doing?"

Lao Wang also soaked in the bucket, asking.

"It's okay, just play a few more games." Kevin Johnson laughed.

Lao Wang smiled and said: "We worked for nothing last season, and there should be changes to the lineup next season. This season is the best opportunity. Let's all work hard, fight once, and strive to reach the finals. We have a chance against the Bulls."

Everyone nodded, even Drexler and AC Green wanted to work hard this year to win a championship, so that their careers would be complete.

Drexler hopes to return to his hometown of Houston, although it would be even better if he can go back after winning the championship.

AC Green also knows that his contract with the Suns occupies a lot of space. His salary alone is worth three old Ks and more than four gliders.

So he also hopes to win a championship before leaving, otherwise, if he goes to another team, his contract is so big, it will definitely affect the team's lineup, thereby affecting the team's record, and the possibility of winning the championship is very small.

At this time, assistant coach Lewis yelled outside: "The results of the other three games are out. The Magic won the Eagles, the Knicks won the Cavaliers, and the Jazz won the Lakers. There is no upset."

Lao Wang asked loudly, "Coach, how are O'Neal and Ewing doing?"

外面的刘易斯看着手中记录的数据单念道：“尤因16投10中，命中率高达62.5%，拿到21分9篮板4助攻1抢断3盖帽的数据。”

"The efficiency is very high, does he attack a lot around the basket?" Old Wang said in surprise.

Lewis smiled and said: "That's not true. He felt very good tonight, and most of them were jump shots. In addition, he only had two free throws, 2 of 1."

"Two free throws? Lethality is equal to zero. I don't think he can win the finals in his life. When Jordan gets old, O'Neal will get up. He can't pass Jordan's test now, and he can't pass the Sharks' test in the future." Old Wang laughed.

At this time, Lewis said again: "Today, the Knicks' touch is really overwhelming. The overall shooting percentage is as high as 63%. Ewing's shooting percentage has also dragged down the team's efficiency."

"Ha ha……"

Lao Wang and the others were startled and laughed.

刘易斯又道：“奥尼尔14投6中，命中率42.9%，14罚11中，这个命中率达到了78.6%……”

"This free throw percentage, the sharks are amazing!" Lao Wang's eyeballs almost fell out.

“鲨鱼拿到了23分11篮板1助攻1抢断2盖帽2犯规的数据，另外他只打了27分钟就下场了，魔术领先太多，最终的比分是77：124，魔术赢了47分。”刘易斯说道。

"Is it intentional, one point more than us?" Lao Wang laughed.

Kevin Johnson said: "With such statistics in 27 minutes, O'Neal is really strong. Old K, he is really your opponent for life."

At this time, a mobile phone rang in the closet outside, and it was unknown who it was.

"Old K, your cell phone is ringing, do you want to bring it in?" Robert Horry shouted outside.

"Bring it in." Old Wang said.

Soon, Huo Li came in with his mobile phone holding his nose, he was not used to the smell of medicine.

It was okay before, there was only one medicine barrel, Lao Wang, but now there are six medicine barrels spread out in a row, and even with the lid on, there is a strong smell of medicine.

The other players can only stay outside at this time, and then come in to take a shower after they have finished taking a bath.

Lao Wang took the phone and looked at it, O'Neill?Is it to show off when you call him at this time?As soon as he got on the phone, it really was.

O'Neill's voice was very excited. Before he could speak, he immediately yelled over there: "Haha, old K, we won by 47 points, one point more than you."

"Congratulations, big sewer, you don't have to be swept away." Old Wang said with a smile.

"Oh, I don't use this nickname anymore, old K, you have to remember, my nickname now is Big Diesel Engine, Big Diesel Engine, not Diesel Engine." O'Neill shouted.

"The big sewer."

"Big Diesel, damn it! Or you can call me Big Shark."

"Great felon."

"Okay, this is fine too, don't call me a big sewer anymore."

"Okay, big felon."

"Listen, old K, we will definitely reach the finals this season..." O'Neal then began to brag, describing his vision for the playoffs.

Lao Wang just listened to the talk show, turned on the phone hands-free, and then put it aside, everyone listened together, occasionally responded, and an hour passed quickly.

"Oh, damn it, I forgot the time, my phone bill is going to explode, damn old K, don't you remind me?"

O'Neill's lament sounded over there.

"Ha ha……"

Here Kevin Johnson and the others burst into laughter.

After the medicine bath was over, Lao Wang and others hurriedly took a shower, and then went to the media press conference after the game, while others were interviewed by the media in the locker room.

A group of reporters rushed in and smelled the smell of medicine in the room. Most of them were not surprised at all, because they were used to it. After the All-Star break, the Suns locker room looked like this from home to away.

Moreover, under the spread of their media, the name of the medicinal bath of K Martial Art Museum has become famous and resounded in all directions.

A reporter muttered: "I bet there must be some players who don't want to join the Suns. This smell is so uncomfortable that I don't even want to come in."

"But you are always the one who comes in the fastest." Someone next to him complained.

"It's all forced by life!" the reporter in front sighed.

An hour later, the press conference was over. Lao Wang, Kevin Johnson and a group of six rushed to the K Martial Arts Hall together with Liu Changfeng, where they received an hour of medicated oil massage.

But this kind of treatment is only available at home games, not away games. Wang Tielong and the others will not go to away games. There is only Liu Changfeng in the away games, and everyone has to take turns.

Kevin Johnson had already experienced the benefits, and while enjoying the massage, he said, "Old K, do K Martial Arts Schools still have any extra massage therapists? I want to hire a private massage therapist."

"The cost is very high. He will go away with you, round-trip air tickets, accommodation expenses, and the salary of the massage therapist. Don't rush to make a decision." Old Wang reminded.

"We can hire two more as a partner, plus Liu, three masseurs will be enough." Drexler said suddenly.

Lao Wang was startled, as if oh, there are six of them, at most three masseurs are enough.

He thought for a while and said, "Let me talk to the management. During the playoffs, I will send two massage therapists to the away games. I will talk about future issues later."

"OK." The other five nodded in agreement.

Kevin Johnson warned: "Anyway, I want one during the offseason, you plan it first."

"I want one too."

Drexler and AC Green also spoke one after another.

Danny Angie and Dan Marley did not speak. Their income is not as good as theirs, and it will cost more money to hire one person. It is better to stay at home in Phoenix during the offseason and go to K Martial Arts for massage every day.

"No problem." Old Wang nodded.

On the 28th, the other eight playoff teams will fight each other.

In the West, the Spurs defeated the Supersonics, and the Mosaics defeated the Trail Blazers.

In the East, the Bulls took the Celtics lightly, and the Pacers took the Hornets lightly.

Next, the first-round series continued.

Now the first round of the series is still a five-game three-win system, and a two-two-one home and away system.

On the 29th, the Suns won two wins against the Nuggets, achieved a winning streak, and got the match point.

On the same day, the Magic also won their second consecutive victory, the Jazz were evened by the Lakers, and the Knicks were also evened by the Cavaliers.

The Jazz is not considered a super strong team. It is No.4 in the Western Conference in the regular season, and it is not unpopular to be evened by the sixth Lakers.

But the Knicks are third in the East and the Cavaliers are sixth. Being tied by the Cavaliers is a small upset.

However, the series has only reached the G2 game, and it is hard to say whether it will really be an upset.

On the 30th, the Bulls and Pacers, Spurs and Mosaic defeated their opponents one after another.

Time has entered May.

On the night of the [-]st, the Suns defeated the Nuggets in an away game, completed the sweeping slogan chanted by Wang Tiejun before the first round, and took the lead in reaching the second round.

On the same day, the Jazz defeated the Lakers and won the match point with a big score of [-] to [-].

In the East, the Magic were overturned by the Eagles and lost their first match point.

The Knicks defeated the Cavaliers and got the match point with a big score of [-] to [-].

After the game, Lao Wang made a phone call to tease O'Neill, saying: "The big sewer..."

"Big diesel engine, big felon, big shark, old K, don't call me a big sewer, okay?" O'Neill, who lost the game, shouted angrily.

"Haha, okay, big felon, play hard in the next game and don't lose again. If you get killed by the Eagles in the first round, maybe the Magic will sell you out." Old Wang laughed.

"Impossible. After next season, the Magic will definitely give me a big contract. I'm the next super center, the next [-] superstars. I'm worth a [-] million yuan contract, and they will give me it." O'Neal said angrily.

"[-] million yuan contract?"

Old Wang muttered in his mouth.

Mr. Colangelo and Lance Hawksman have talked twice on the phone, because Hawksman refused to renew the contract in advance, so there is no specific contract extension.

He knows that there is only one player who has won a contract of [-] million yuan, and that is Larry Johnson of the Hornets. He is a good power forward, but that's all.

Now O'Neal also wants to get a contract of [-] million yuan, which makes him think about it, because O'Neal can, and he is also qualified.

Colangelo treated him well. At the beginning, he rejected the big contract from the Bulls, and even prepared to sign a basic salary contract with the Suns, just to repay the gentleman for taking him out of Chinatown. But now he wants to fight for the second contract.

Even though he wants to get personal honor very much now, and his view on personal honor is completely different from before, making money is still his primary goal.

At the same time, Hawksman told him that the NBA is the same as Hollywood, you can get a contract with any celebrity, and if you take a lower contract, you will damage your self-worth, which is an absolutely stupid choice.

On the 2nd, the Suns returned to Phoenix. While resting, they waited for other teams to decide the winner of the first round.

That night, the Bulls stumbled, accidentally lost the G3 game, and failed to complete the sweep.

In addition, the Pacers also lost to the Hornets, scoring two to one.

Similarly, the Mosaics and the Spurs also lost to the Trail Blazers and the Sonics respectively, both scoring [-]-[-].

"Charles, don't get killed by the Blazers, we are waiting to play you in the Western Conference finals." Old Wang called Barkley.

But it wasn't Barkley who answered, but Dameng, who shouted loudly: "Boy, don't worry, we will definitely make it to the Western Conference Finals and kill you again."

"Old guy, let's wait and see." Old Wang said without showing any weakness.

In the next two days, the Bulls and several other teams defeated their opponents and advanced to the second round.

Dameng didn't make a mistake, he killed his opponent in the G4 game, and entered the second round with a big score of [-] to [-].

The Jazz and the Lakers entered the G5 game, and finally relied on the postman's elbow to hurt Divac. They eliminated the Lakers with a big score of [-] to [-] and reached the second round.

Of the eight teams that made it to the second round, only the Suns could complete the sweep.

According to Lao Wang's understanding, this is the embodiment of the strength of the Suns and a precursor to winning the championship.

In the end, the second round games are: East, Bulls vs. Pacers, Magic vs. Knicks; West, Mosaic vs. Spurs, Suns vs. Jazz.

The second round starts on the 7th, the Eastern Conference will play first, and the Western Conference will play on the 8th. The seven-game four-win system, the home and away system is [-] [-] [-] [-] [-], four groups of games, and the former has the home court advantage.

On May 5, Lao Wang accepted a telephone interview with ABC TV station. During the interview, the reporter asked questions about the MVP and the second round.

"Old K, after the second round, the winner of this season's regular season MVP will be announced. Jordan and you are the most popular candidates. Who do you think has a better chance of winning this honor between you and Jordan?"

"I think we all have a chance, it's not something we can control. Voting is very subjective and I don't know if those 117 gentlemen or ladies will vote for me," he said.

"So in your own opinion, is it possible for you to beat Jordan and win this most important personal honor?" The reporter asked.

"Of course it is possible. I will not underestimate myself. My personal data is not bad, but the team record is slightly worse. If I get the MVP, it will be a completely fair and just thing." He said not very modestly.

"So for the upcoming second round of the series, against the Jazz, what do you think is the probability of the Suns reaching the Western Conference Finals?" the reporter asked.

"Well, I'd say 90.00 percent, but it's kind of pretentious, well, [-] percent," he said with a laugh.

"Damn guy, too arrogant!"

The next day, the content of Lao Wang's interview appeared in the media news. When the postman who was eating breakfast saw it, his expression was a little gloomy and irritable.

Meeting the Suns in the second round was not only expected by the Jazz, but also expected by him. No one in the Jazz thought that the Suns would be eliminated by the Nuggets.

As a deadly rival, it should be a good thing to meet in the series, because as long as you kill the opponent, you can vent your anger, but for the Jazz and him, running into the Suns, the deadly rival, is the most annoying thing.

The reason is very simple, because the strength of the Jazz really can't beat the Suns, more losses than wins, whether it is off the court or on the court, his strength can't match the old K.

Therefore, when encountering the Suns, the Jazz and himself may not only be unable to vent their anger, but also have to be bullied again, which is really the most depressing thing.

"Hmph, kid, it's not that easy to beat our Jazz."

Bang, he slammed his fist on the dining table, smashed the plates, plates and cups and jumped up, spilling food and milk on the table, which also scared the family members. I don't know why he suddenly got angry.

He has made up his mind, even if he really can't win in the end, he will use up the last energy of the Suns and Old K in the second round of the series, just like what the Suns did in the Western Conference Finals last season.

On the 7th, the second round began, and the four Eastern Conference teams began to fight against each other.

At five o'clock in the afternoon that day, Lao Wang finished training at the headquarters, took an hour of medicinal baths, and then did not go home. Instead, he and Liu Changfeng drove to the K Martial Arts Hall, where they planned to have dinner with Wang Tielong and the others, and then watch the game.

After Wang Tielong and the others came, as long as Yu Feihong was not here, he usually had dinner and training here.

There are many people here, and a cafeteria has been set up. Tian Xiaofen also works here, managing the cafeteria.

At [-]:[-], when they arrived at the martial arts hall, dinner was ready, Tian Xiaofen was serving food from the kitchen, and Wang Tielong and the others were serving food.

There are more than fifty people staying here, and others are all over the United States, working as massage therapists for those VIP customers.

After the All-Stars, through word of mouth and promotion, the VIP business of K Martial Art Museum is now developing well. There are already more than 160 people. Most of the later developments are Phoenix customers, either rich people or athletes.

Fifty or so people were lively enough, several tables were set up, and the dishes were served in big basins, the kind of big iron basins used to wash one's face, everyone rushed forward laughing and laughing.

But Lao Wang ate only one portion, according to his standards.

While eating his share of unpalatable food, he glanced at the large pots of fragrance overflowing from time to time, and his saliva was secreting a lot. He felt that eating here was good for strengthening his will.

"Brother Tiejun, would you like one?" Liu Changjiang handed over a big meat bun.

"Don't eat, take it away."

Old Wang turned his head, swallowed, and continued to eat his half-baked steak and lettuce.

"Haha..." Everyone laughed.

After dinner, it was almost seven o'clock. Everyone chatted and digested food. When it was almost eight o'clock, Liu Changfeng began to give Lao Wang a massage with medicated oil.

Wang Tieshu went to turn on the big TV on the wall, turned around and asked, "Tiejun, which game do you want to watch?"

Tonight is the second round of G1 games in the Eastern Conference. Between the Bulls and the Magic, although O'Neal is strong, it is unlikely that the Magic will reach the finals.

He wanted to watch the game between the Bulls and the Pacers, but he didn't want to miss the game between the Magic and the Knicks either. After thinking about it, he decided to watch two games at the same time. Anyway, there are several TVs in the martial arts gym.

He originally thought that the Bulls should take down the Pacers steadily, but he did not expect that in the third quarter, the Bulls and the Pacers tied.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Jordan had a conflict with the opponent because of Reggie Miller's excessive defense. In anger, he swung his old punch at the opponent, punched the opponent, and finally the referee gave Miller a technical foul. He himself had nothing to do.

In this game, the Bulls finally won by 5 points.

Lao Wang was also surprised by Reggie Miller's performance. As an outsider, Miller had a very high shooting rate tonight. Facing the defense of Jordan and Pippen, he made 21 of 10 shots, 8 of 4 three-pointers, 7 of 6 free throws, and scored 30 points. His precise jumper ability was fully demonstrated in this game.

The result of another game was that the Magic defeated the Knicks and won the G1 game.

奥尼尔21投15中，命中率高达71.4%，15罚9，罚球命中率也高达七成，轰下了39分10篮板2助攻2抢断4失误5犯规的数据。

The Magic and small forward Dennis Scott scored 25 points, Penny Hardaway scored 19 points, 4 rebounds, 15 assists and 3 steals, and shooting guard Nick Anderson scored 17 points. The team's shooting percentage reached 57.3%.

O'Neal's opponent, the super center Ewing, made a lot of mistakes for the New York fans. Under O'Neal's defense, he only made 15 of 4 shots and a 26.7% shooting rate.

In the matchup with O'Neal, his performance was at a comprehensive disadvantage, and he was almost destroyed by O'Neal on both offense and defense.

Gomez, the ABC commentator who broadcast the game live, has passed the time to call the three super centers. After the game, his face was full of disappointment:

"I have always been a fan of the three super centers. They are above the center position, but they use the speed, agility and technique of the guard to interpret the play of the center. This is the reason why I admire them, but Ewing's performance tonight disappointed me.

I really want to say now, whether we will usher in an era of behemoth centers? "

(End of this chapter)