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Chapter 500 Unstoppable!
11:15, the Knicks attack.

"boom!"

Kobe looked at it with his nostril just now, so Jordan wanted to throw another three-pointer, but the ball hit the basket under Kobe's hard defense.

Lao Wang protected the backcourt rebound and the Lakers attacked.

"O'Neal has lost weight successfully, and his physical fitness should be stronger, but he doesn't seem to be willing to devote more energy to offensive rebounds." Su Qun said.

"If O'Neal's physical fitness is strong enough to put in a lot of energy and fight for offensive rebounds, then he will be really scary, and he can really compete with Tiejun." Zhang Lili said seriously.

At this time, Pharaoh came to the low post on the left wing and began to ask for positions and balls.

Kobe came to the top of the arc with the ball, saw Lao Wang asking for the ball, and quickly passed it to Mullin on the left-wing three-point line.

After Mullin's transfer, the ball flew to Pharaoh.

Before Mullin passed the ball, Oakley on the weak side had already entered the paint. As soon as the ball was shot, he immediately accelerated to the low post on the left wing. The direction was to block the bottom line and prevent Lao Wang from slipping.

Similarly, Jordan, who was defending Kobe at a high position, also moved down immediately, intending to block the direction of Lao Wang turning up and rushing into the paint area, and made a three-in-one.

It’s not that he doesn’t implement Phil Jackson’s defensive tactics, but it’s an emphasized flank double-team. Now he’s at the free throw line, very close to Old K. As long as Old K turns up, he can complete the double-team with one step down, so he decisively implements the double-team.

"Snapped!"

Lao Wang's left elbow was stuck against O'Neal, and as soon as his right hand received the ball, Jordan rushed to his side and hit his ball with his big hand.

His right hand gave way back, avoiding Jordan's stealing action, and Oakley also arrived behind him, and he was already trapped in a three-man double-team.

Facing him upwards, the front, rear, and left side are all blocked, leaving only the space on the right side.

"Be careful!" Su Qun shouted anxiously.

"Quick pass!" Zhang Lili shouted anxiously.

"What a fast double-teaming speed!" Rowling exclaimed in ESPN's live broadcast.

On the field, at this moment, Wang Tiejun suddenly took a step back, retreated to the right, and escaped from the double-team of three people.

This retreat not only allowed him to get rid of the three-person double-team, but also changed from facing up to the face-up basket, but it also made him farther away from the basket, exceeding four meters.

In the next moment, the stride started, and during the dribble, there was a "squeak" under his feet. Like a steel gun, he stuck to the baseline and pierced towards the paint area.

At the same time, he also has a blocking action, with his right elbow on the outside to prevent Oakley from destroying his breakthrough with the ball.

Oakley wanted to take a step downwards, but he was half a beat too late. Wang Tiejun's stride was really fierce and fast. When he wanted to move, he was already at his side. Old K's right elbow just rubbed against him, causing him to stagger and was almost knocked over.

"He broke in!" Su Qun opened his eyes and shouted excitedly.

"boom!"

In the next moment, Wang Tiejun jumped up, and under a heavy dunk with one hand, the Knicks' basket was exploded, and the huge basket was shaken.

"yeah!"

In the Great Western Forum Arena, like an erupting volcano, cheers soared into the sky, and thousands of people jumped for joy.

"KKKKKKK..."

The on-site commentator was excited and shouted loudly: "This is the old K, the king of our Lakers, he is unstoppable, unstoppable! He will definitely lead us back to the top!"

"Tell me, can they stop me? Can they stop me?"

On the court, Lao Wang, who had succeeded, was so excited that he fell to the ground, turned around and roared at the media seats and fans behind the baseline.

"Can't stop! Can't stop! Can't stop..."

The fans on this side immediately shouted in unison, and then the entire arena resounded with unified shouts.

"ah!"

A group of cheerleaders behind the baseline were screaming excitedly. Under the burst of hormones, they couldn't wait to go up and throw Lao Wang down.

"Crack clap..."

In the media seats, dozens of reporters pressed the shutter excitedly, with only one target, and they locked on Wang Tiejun.

"Why did old K become so powerful?"

Disappointment and shock filled O'Neill's heart. The three double-teamed, forcing Old K to retreat, but he still couldn't stop Old K's attack, and it was not a jump shot, but a direct attack on the basket. The blow to him was too strong, and his morale was collapsing rapidly.

"..."

Jordan stared at Old Wang, the shock in his heart was beyond words. He never expected that Old K would become so strong in an offseason.

An invincible behemoth with low backs, actually possesses powerful face-to-basket skills. The current old K is not a combination of Dameng and O'Neill, but a combination of these two and David Robinson.

He is invincible with his back and his face is unstoppable. How can he defeat this animal?

Before he knew it, the psychological shadow on old K had grown bigger and stronger.

But after all, Jordan is Jordan, the most determined person in the league. After a brief period of weakness, the infinite fighting spirit was rejuvenated, and he shouted at O'Neal and other teammates on the field: "Give me up, this is a battle. We can't lose the battle. If we beat him, we will be the championship."

Impressively, he has already regarded this game as the future finals. If he can't beat the Lakers in the regular season, how can he win the Lakers in the finals in the future?
"champion?"

O'Neill's scalp tingled, thinking that the old K had won the three championships and he still had nothing to gain, so great unwillingness and anger surged in his heart. Under Jordan's encouragement, his morale began to return.

At this time, the Knicks served the ball and called a timeout. Phil Jackson needed to interrupt the momentum of the Lakers and restore the morale of his players.

"This Knicks is indeed Jordan's team. His leadership is saving his team at a critical moment. It is not easy for old K to win this game."

On the sidelines, the famous Lakers and current Clippers general manager Elgin Baylor who was watching the game said to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar next to him.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar said solemnly: "You are right, Elkin, our offensive and defensive system has not been established, Richmond's performance is a bit struggling, and only the old K exists in the internal and external dual-core, which allows the Knicks to double-team the old K.

And the tacit cooperation between O'Neal and Jordan, coupled with the role of triangle tactics, it is difficult for us to double-team any of them. "

Baylor said: "Now we only look at the old K's single defense ability, whether he can really suppress O'Neal's offense. I don't think O'Neal can't defend the old K, so if the old K can suppress O'Neal's offense, the Lakers have the hope of winning against the Knicks."

"He can," Jabbar said.

On the Knicks bench, Jordan said seriously to O'Neal next to him: "Shaq, for your dignity and your professional achievements, you have given everything you have to fight with Old K.

If you can't beat him, you don't even have the qualifications to be his stepping stone, you will just be a foil to his giant beast era, a fleeting wave that no one cares about.

Remember, if you don't work hard, you are just a foil for him, and the age of giant beasts will belong to him alone, and you have nothing to do, you are just a help. "

This sentence is not that he is scaring O'Neill, because he is the one who becomes the stepping stone. The old K has stepped on him to win the triple crown and become the active No.1.

"Head?"

O'Neill was sweating profusely, panting like a cow, his eyes were wide open, fixedly staring at a certain point on the floor in front of him.

He absolutely cannot accept the result that he is just a foil of the age of giant beasts, because he has always been proud of being a part of the age of giant beasts, he is one of the two giant beasts, this era also belongs to him, not old K alone.

But now Jordan's words made him realize that in this era of behemoths, he is just a gimmick.

Not reconciled, but also anger, rising in the bottom of my heart, becoming more and more intense, gradually unable to suppress with the violent chest heaving.

"I won't let him do it. This is also my era. He can't take away what belongs to me." In grief and anger, he suddenly twisted and snarled at Jordan.

"That's exactly what I hope." Jordan gritted his teeth.

"Fight!"

At this time, the timeout was over, Jordan stood up suddenly, shook off the towel in his hand, and yelled at all his teammates.

Phil Jackson laughed. Michael Jordan's willpower and leadership never let him down. This game has just begun.

He lost three times in the Bulls, in the Knicks, he believes that he will not lose.

"The momentum is very strong!"

Next door, Old Wang turned around and stared at Nix.

The game was indeed as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Kim Baylor said. Even though Wang Tiejun was unstoppable, he still couldn't fight five-for-one, and the Lakers were still gradually falling into a bitter battle.

Jordan and O'Neal are on the same wing, and each other attracts defense for the opponent, preventing the Lakers from double-teaming the flanks, and they get a lot of singles opportunities.

Whether it's Richmond, Kobe, or Rick Fox, they can't prevent Jordan's singles.

At the same time, Jordan did not spare his physical strength. On the defensive end, with his strong single-defense ability, he prevented Richmond and Kobe from becoming two blacksmiths.

In the low post, O'Neal also broke out with all his strength on both ends of the offense and defense. With a strength of 120 points, he broke out with a strength of [-].

Although he can't defend against Lao Wang's attack, it also makes Lao Wang have to do his best every time he attacks, which consumes a lot of energy. Coupled with the Knicks' full double-team, his offensive efficiency is suppressed.

At the same time, on the offensive end, O'Neal also spared no effort to get into the basket frequently, compressing Lao Wang's defense under the basket, creating more space for Jordan to play singles, and at the same time, he also played strongly under the basket from time to time.

With a weight of 135 kg, his physical fitness has begun to reach the peak. Even if Lao Wang's physical fitness catches up now, he will be stronger.

In addition, his skills at the basket are excellent, he is good at hook throws and half-block shots, and his pace is flexible at the basket. He also set off a frenzy of offense at the basket, which made Lao Wang quite uncomfortable.

Jordan's guard with a knife, Oakley, also had an explosion, and he would have the upper hand no matter against Teyron Hill or Danny Fortson.

Among the five positions, except Lao Wang, the third position has some advantages. Mullin and his substitute Rick Fox take turns to play, and Ellis and his substitute are slightly disadvantaged.

The Lakers couldn't defend against the two giant offenses of O'Neal and Jordan, and the other positions couldn't help much. Lao Wang could only stand up on his own and explode with all his strength on both ends of the offense and defense. Even if the efficiency was suppressed, he frequently shot.

In the end, the game was over, 111:105, and the Lakers lost the game at home.

Lao Wang made 32 of 20 shots, 62.5% from the field, and 13 of 9 free throws. He scored 49 points, but the team actually lost by 6 points.

O'Neal made 21 of 11 shots. Under his defense, his efficiency was not as good as him, with a shooting percentage of 52.4%. In addition, he made 8 of 3 free throws and scored 25 points.

Jordan, on the other hand, was completely crazy. Under efficient singles, he made 29 of 18 shots and a shooting percentage of 62%. Among them, he made 8 of 3 three-pointers and a shooting percentage of 37.5%.

He also sent out 6 steals. Under his extreme defense, Richmond and Kobe scored 13 points and 12 points respectively, far less efficient than him.

It was his efficient singles and strong defense that allowed the Knicks to win the game when Lao Wang scored 49 points.

After the game, Jordan returned to the bench, still full of energy, his eyes frighteningly bright.

He is very excited, because of the existence of O'Neal, he has only been double-teamed 5 times today, and he has not been double-teamed once. Now he feels as free as he has thrown away the shackles. He can attack as much as he wants, and no one can restrict him.

O'Neill next to him was panting like a broken bellows, sweat dripping down like countless streams, and his physical energy had been completely exhausted by the explosions at both ends of the offense and defense.

In addition to scoring, he also grabbed 11 rebounds on the head of the old K, and only allowed the old K to grab 14 rebounds. At the same time, he blocked the old K twice, suppressing the old K's offensive efficiency.

"Good job, Shaq, we won, and you will become the most powerful opponent of Old K, who must not be ignored." Jordan encouraged.

"Ah."

O'Neill just snorted, was panting so badly that he couldn't speak.

Next door, Lao Wang is also panting. He consumes more energy than O'Neal, because he doesn't have Jordan by his side, so he takes more shots and has a heavier offensive task.

In the frequent double-teaming, he also played more than [-]% of the offensive efficiency, which is not insignificant. If O'Neal hadn't strengthened his defense, he was even confident that he could play a higher efficiency.It's a pity that O'Neill, who broke out, failed to make him get what he wanted.

O'Neal not only broke out on both ends of the offense and defense, but also invested a lot of energy in rebounding, which also had a great impact on him. If he could grab two more rebounds and let O'Neal grab two less, one in and one out, he might not lose today.

This can't help but make him sigh, even if he has become stronger now, he still needs the strong support of his teammates, otherwise it will be difficult to defeat a combination like O'Neal and Jordan.

The performance of his teammates, Danny Fortson, a rebounding monster, is still a regular problem today. He fouled too fast and too many times. He only played 19 minutes. If he can play longer, with his toughness, he can compete with Oakley one or two. Tyron Hill is still not good. Under Oakley's fight-like defense, he can't score or rebound.

Kobe also needs to exercise. He can explode occasionally against Jordan, but he can be suppressed very much most of the time.

But this did not disappoint him. Kobe was only in the second grade. Even if he grew up in the future, it would be difficult to gain the upper hand when he encountered Jordan, who was still at his peak during this period.

What disappointed him was Richmond, who was not helped enough by the Rock and struggled under Jordan's pressure.

He can't lower his expectations of teammates like Richmond just because his opponent is Jordan.

Because the most powerful opponent of the Lakers, he thinks is still the Knicks, that is Jordan. If facing Jordan, his teammates can't effectively support him, then even if facing those weak opponents, what's the point of his teammates playing brilliantly?
The greatest significance of a strong teammate is to be able to perform effectively and give him the greatest support when facing the strongest opponent, even the opponent in the finals in the future.

But it's still too late, the season has just begun, and as long as the Lakers get used to it, their overall strength will definitely improve.

"let's go."

Seeing Jordan and O'Neal accepting live interviews, he stood up and beckoned his teammates to leave.

An hour later, the post-match press conference was held.

Richmond didn't go. He participated with Lao Wang in the first two times, but he lost three consecutive games. He wanted to avoid the media.

"Old K, how do you feel about scoring 49 points today?" After several Los Angeles local reporters asked questions, the reporter from the New York Sports News asked triumphantly.

"I will win back at Madison Square Garden in the next away game, against Jordan and O'Neal. I have the confidence and experience to win them."

"Ha ha……"

The local reporter laughed, and the reporter in New York looked sour, but could not refute.

"Old K, are you sure you can reach the finals? Do you think the Jazz and Trail Blazers can't stop you?" The next question was a New York Times reporter.

"Why do they stop me?" Lao Wang asked back.

The reporter was obviously a highly professional sports reporter, and immediately asked: "Although the Jazz lost to the Lakers, it was the first game. Your new changes this season caught them off guard. I believe they will come up with a way to restrict you next time we meet.

But the Lakers have nothing to do with the Jazz's offense. You can't defend against their pick-and-roll offense. One of Sabonis and the postman will definitely blow up the Lakers. Except for you, you have no other person who can defend against the other of them.

The Trail Blazers have won all four games so far. Duncan averaged 22.5 points, 12.5 rebounds, 2.75 assists, 0.75 steals and 2.5 blocks per game. Big Dream is also a 20+10 performance. Their twin tower tactics, top performance on both offense and defense.

After the flying mouse Stoudemire averaged 20+ per game last season, he averaged 18 points, 3 rebounds and 10.5 assists per game this season.

At the same time, the team's scoring leader last season, Ryder, also averaged 19 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists per game.

Four 20+ star lineups, old K, how do you Lakers resist the Trail Blazers?How to break out of the West? "

Lao Wang also felt the pressure, whether it was the Jazz or the Blazers, their strength reached the ceiling.

Especially the Trail Blazers, the rookie Duncan was at the peak when he debuted, and he played a top-level offensive and defensive performance of 20+10. The lineup is really strong, even stronger than the Knicks.

But the momentum cannot be lost, he stared at the reporter and said: "You only said that the Jazz were caught off guard, but you didn't mention that our lineup has not been adjusted, and our Lakers' strength can still be improved.

The Jazz's pick-and-roll tactics are not invincible. Otherwise, the black and white duo have survived for so many years and have never seen them reach the finals. Our Lakers will definitely be able to defend against their pick-and-roll tactics.

You only talk about the strength of the Blazers, how top-notch offense and defense they have inside, and how powerful their offensive firepower is outside, but you don't mention their weak outside defense. Can they stop our outside offense?

And I think their outside points are likely to lose more than they score, so it will be a big weakness for the Blazers.

Also, no matter how strong Duncan and Dameng's defense is, can they stop my attack?

Mr. Reporter, winning or losing is not based on words. I defeated Jordan three times to win the championship, relying on strength, not words and calculation of paper strength. I am not good at that, only good at beating my opponent on the court. "

At the critical moment, he could only move Jordan out to step up.

Under Lao Wang's counterattack, the New York Times reporter also twitched, but who made Jordan lose one, two, and three?

"Ah owe! Ah owe! Ah owe!"

At the Knicks press conference, Jordan suddenly sneezed three times in high spirits.

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(End of this chapter)