NBA backer king

Chapter 204 Victory in the First Battle
On the evening of the 5th, the opening game of the regular season of the 93/94 season kicked off at the Atlantic Forum Arena.

The Suns had just eliminated the Lakers in the first round of the playoffs, and the atmosphere between the two teams was not good. When the Suns played, there were huge boos from the audience.

David Stern has come to the scene to present last season's championship ring to the Suns.

Wang Tiejun put on his first ring for the finals, which has the Chinese pinyin of his name, his Chinese name, the three characters of backer king, and a golden dragon.

The design of the ring will solicit the player's personal opinions. This is the championship ring he hopes to see, with a strong Chinese style.

Not only many Hollywood stars, but also many famous Lakers, such as Magic Johnson, Kim Belle, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, etc., were present tonight.

"Hey, kid, you stole Michael Jordan's ring, he will find you to settle accounts." Magic Johnson joked.

He glanced at the magician, and said with a chuckle, "Larry, you have to thank me, otherwise you will be compared to Jordan's dynasty that won three consecutive championships."

"What did you call me?" Magic Johnson asked in surprise.

"Larry, what's the matter? Aren't you Larry Bird? I'm impressed with you. I can't admit it. You made that little movie 'An Affair in Miami'. It was wonderful." He said.

"Pfft!"

Everyone next to him laughed, including the famous Lakers such as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

Magic Johnson also kept laughing, and said dissatisfiedly: "Damn kid, keep your eyes open. I'm Magic Johnson, Irvin Johnson. You must have heard of the Show Time era. That means me. I led that era."

"Okay, Erwin, this kid is teasing you."

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar stood up, walked to Wang Tiejun's side, and said to him, "Little guy, your hook is good."

"Thank you, but I didn't learn your hook. It's my own. I won't pay you a dime for the copyright," he said.

"Pfft!"

This time it was Magic Johnson's turn to laugh.

"Damn boy, I didn't ask you for copyright fees."

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar said angrily: "I mean, you can come to the Lakers, I will teach you my hook, and you will become the second skyhook."

"Come on, your physical fitness is different from mine, I can't learn your hook, I'd rather learn Bruce Lee's Jeet Kune Do from you," he said.

"Bruce Lee, Jeet Kune Do?"

Hearing these two names, Abdul-Jabbar also sighed with some emotion, and then seemed to be caught in the memory, his eyes were a little confused.

On the sidelines, Colangelo and old Bass were sitting next to Stern. At this time, the former saw several Lakers celebrities talking to Wang Tiejun, and quickly said, "Jerry, don't get old K's idea."

"Jerry, he can't defend well. It's a mistake for you to build a team with him." Jerribas said with a smile.

Colangelo said angrily: "Don't fool me, I am a professional. I have been the head coach of the Suns, but you are not. You are just a simple team owner."

Stern felt a pity in his heart when he heard the words of the two team owners next to him.

It is a pity that the Bulls failed to complete the three-peat dynasty last season, and Jordan failed to ascend to the throne, which may cause the development of the league to come to a standstill.

For Wang Tiejun's appearance, he was really happy to hear and see, hoping to use it to develop the market there, but he was disappointed in the result, the Suns actually killed the Bulls.

In fact, after the Suns won the championship last season, he regretted not taking more measures against the Suns.

Suns: Wang Tiejun, AC Green, Ceballos, Dan Marley, Kevin Johnson

Lakers: Divac, Calden Campbell, Trevor Wilson, Tony Smith, Nick Van Exel
The starting rosters of the two teams were announced, and some commentators also started their analysis work.

In addition to CCTV's real-time live broadcast of this game, TNT broadcast live across the United States, and hundreds of TV stations around the world bought TV satellite signals, and many people watched it.

In the TNT live broadcast, the commentator Laitem analyzed: "Last season, the Lakers were indeed weaker than the Suns, but now that Barkley is gone, I think the difference in strength between the Lakers and the Suns is not that big. Dortmund, what do you think?"

"Yes, I think so."

Dot nodded: "But the Lakers' main lineup has also changed a lot, and this game may still be lost."

Laitem also nodded and said: "The changes for the Lakers are mainly on the outside, and the inside hasn't changed much. On the outside, last season's main point guard Dale Streiter sat on the bench, and the head coach Randy Fender let the newly selected No. [-] pick in the second round Nick Van Exel act as the point guard.

At the same time, last season's main shooting guard Byron Scott also left the Lakers. Tony Smith is the Lakers' backup shooting guard. No one can guarantee whether he can make a difference in the main position. "

Dortmund said: "The Lakers' main small forward AC Green also went to the Suns. Last season, the Lakers had five main players. This season, only two are retained. The change is really great."

At this time, in the live broadcast of CCTV, Zhang Reasonable analyzed: "Comparing the lineup, the Suns should be stronger, and the Lakers' main lineup has changed too much, and three of the five main players have been replaced.

The starting small forward Wilson has no information, he is just a fringe guy, one of the guards is the original backup shooting guard, and the other is a rookie.

Compared with the outside line, the Suns have an advantage. Even if Kevin Johnson's state declines, it should be no problem to handle a rookie.

In terms of inside, although Divac is versatile, his scoring ability is still not enough to compare with Wang Tiejun.

70% of his offense is at the basket and nearly two points, that is, offense in the paint area, and there are no three-pointers. Although he can pull away, his ability to pull off is limited, and the Iron Army should be able to keep up. "

He spent most of this summer in the Tiejun training hall, accompanying the men's and women's basketball teams to train there, and he also noticed Wang Tiejun's progress.

Although he has not tested it, he can be sure that Wang Tiejun's mobility has improved, which can make his defensive area larger and pull away opponents who are not strong enough, and he may not necessarily take advantage of it as last season.

At this time, at eight o'clock, the game began.

"Snapped!"

Wang Tiejun touched the ball first, and the Suns attacked.

"Ha ha!"

Seeing this jumping ball, Zhang Lili laughed again. He also knew that Wang Tiejun's jumping had also improved, mainly in terms of bounce speed, which was a little faster than before.

Kevin Johnson advanced to the top of the arc and glanced at Wang Tiejun, who was low on the left.

"boom!"

Wang Tiejun stepped into the paint to catch the ball, took advantage of the situation, smashed the basket with one arm, and dunked the ball.

"Old K is actually faster than last season, how is this possible?" Divac who was left behind was a little surprised.

The media has reported that old K has been gaining weight continuously. Although the speed of gaining weight is too slow, how could the speed of movement increase under the premise of gaining weight?
Now old K's speed is no longer slower than him. If it is true, then once he is attacked, it will be difficult for him to catch up.

"See, old K's speed seems to be a little faster than before."

"It should be, I feel it too, you are not dazzled."

Behind the bottom line is the media booth. Dozens of reporters are whispering to each other. They are all professional sports reporters and have watched Wang Tiejun play. From Wang Tiejun's turning and slipping inside, he immediately felt the difference.

During the TNT live broadcast, Laitem analyzed: "If old K's speed has really improved under the premise of gaining weight, it can only be said that his athletic talent has been underestimated."

Dort laughed: "We all know that he didn't train at all in 91 and the first half of 92, and the strength training he received in his own country before that was not very professional.

So in fact, we should also be able to understand that his natural potential has not been fully tapped.

So on the premise of gaining weight, it is still possible for him to speed up now. It can only be said that his mobility can reach that level by itself, and now he is just returning to the height he should have reached. "

The Lakers counterattacked, Divac stopped one step inside the left-wing three-point line, and did not go any further.

He has a basket in this position, shooting 37.6% and averaging 1.8 long-range shots per game.

This position is more than two meters away from the left waist in the paint area, almost two steps away from Wang Tiejun. He let Divac take a step, one step away from the left waist, and he was pulled out.

At this time point guard Nick Van Exel took the ball across the center line and approached the top of the arc.

"Left-handed general?" Zhang Lili said in surprise.

Just as he finished speaking, Van Exel suddenly stood up and made a three-pointer.

At this time, his position was still 1.5 meters away from the three-point line. No one thought that he would make a shot here, not even Kevin Johnson on the opposite side.

"brush!"

Splashes appeared and a three-pointer was hit.

"Clap clap clap..."

Lakers fans immediately applauded the rookie.

"It's an unreasonable three-pointer, how can he shoot like this? It's unreasonable!" Zhang Lili shouted.

Looking back, Kevin Johnson fought back, made a lightning breakthrough, overestimated the rookie in one step, entered the paint area and threw a throw, hitting a ball.

The Lakers attacked, Van Exel broke through with the ball, and Kevin Johnson quickly retreated. When the former did not complete the breakthrough, he jumped out of his hands without hesitation.

However, the ball missed, and Wang Tiejun, who was pulled out by Divac, quickly returned to the paint and protected the backcourt rebound.

He's a little quicker, and he's getting back into the paint a little quicker after being pulled out.

"This rookie is a bit crazy!"

In the TNT live broadcast, Laitem joked.

"The point is that the head coach of the Lakers doesn't seem to have said anything. Is he conniving at this rookie?" Dort laughed.

The Suns attacked, and Wang Tiejun set up in the low position on the left wing. Here, Kevin Johnson gave the ball to Ceballos on the left wing three-point line. The latter passed the ball down, bypassed the opponent, and immediately cut to the basket along the left elbow area.

"boom!"

Wang Tiejun smashed the ball on the floor of the paint area, and the ball rebounded and fell into the hands of Ceballos, who was cutting in. He took advantage of the situation and jumped up, and with a bang, he dunked the ball into the basket.

In the 4th minute, Divac took the ball, hit Wang Tiejun with his back, swayed left and right, then turned around and shot a jumper. The latter reacted quickly, stepped up and took off, and slapped the ball cap.

"His bullet speed is also faster!"

Now Divac can be sure that Old K has made some progress in terms of moving speed and jumping.

This block made him change course and play more openly.

In the 7th minute, he took the ball again, this time pulling it one step inside the left-wing three-point line, and Wang Tiejun was one step away from him.

At the moment of taking off and shooting, Wang Tiejun took a step forward to block the shot. Although he didn't get the shot, it forced him to increase the angle of the shot.

"boom!"

The ball was missed and the rebound was taken by AC Gran.

"Look, Tie Jun has defended against Divac's two attacks. His single-defense ability is actually qualified. I don't know his ability to assist defense now, but after his mobility is stronger, his ability to make up has also improved." Zhang Lili said happily.

In the 9th minute of the first quarter, Wang Tiejun was replaced, Oliver Miller replaced him, and Kevin Johnson was also replaced.

In the first quarter, he didn't take many shots. He made 3 of 2 shots, a dunk, two nearly two-point hooks, and scored one. He scored 4 points, 4 rebounds, 1 block, 3 assists and 1 turnover.

Of the three assists, two were given to Ceballos. He supported the ball in the low post, and Ceballos played an inside cut tactic, which cooperated quite well.

When he was off the court, 22:16, the Suns led by 6 points.

After the first quarter, the Lakers came back with two points. At 28:24, the Suns still led by 4 points.

"The Lakers played pretty well. Rookie point guard Nick Van Exel played crazy. He made 6 of 3 shots in a single quarter, including a three-pointer and scored 7 points. It seems that the Lakers picked up a treasure in the second round." In the TNT live broadcast seat, Dott laughed.

"But this game is still in the rhythm of the Suns." Laitem laughed.

Nodding, Dortmund said: "Old K's style of play is obvious. He is adapting to the current core position. In the first quarter, he focused more on supporting the ball in the low post, and the effect was good. He sent three assists in 9 minutes, and Kevin Johnson also sent three assists in the first quarter. They joined forces inside and outside to revitalize the team's offense."

Laitem said: "Actually, Old K, like Divac, belongs to the kind of all-around center forward who can attack, pass and support."

"This sounds a bit strange, are old K and Divac really the same?" Dort asked with a weird smile.

"Ha ha!"

Laughing twice, Laitem immediately overturned what he said just now, shaking his head and laughing: "Yes, it's different, one won the title of best actor last season, and the other is a low-level behemoth."

Dott said with a smile: "But old K's style of play today is actually beneficial to him. This kind of supporting style of play can put his physical energy distribution in a very reasonable and favorable situation. At the most critical and most needed moment, he will have enough physical energy to make decisive contributions for the team to attack the city."

"Yes, this is how a core player plays." Letem laughed.

The strength of the Lakers is still slightly inferior, 113:101. The Suns finally won the game and achieved a good start to the new season.

王铁军全场41分钟，14投9中，命中率64%，7罚4中，拿到了22分12篮板7助攻1抢断3盖帽2失误3犯规的数据。

He strengthened his personal offense in the second half, improved the quality of the team's low-post offense, and ensured his own victory.

But in general, there are not many shots. This is because the Lakers are not strong enough, and he does not need to shoot with all his strength.

Divac, who was facing him, scored 10 points, slightly below his average level.

In fact, it is possible for him to hit 30+ in the face of Divac, and the opponent can't defend him at all.

But as the core of the team, he now has to learn to consider the overall situation, consider the balance of the entire team, and consider the balance of the entire season.

As the core of the outside line, Kevin Johnson also played very well today, scoring 20+11 assists, which effectively countered the media's remarks that his state will decline sharply.

In addition, small forward Ceballos made 15 of 8 shots, plus free throws, and scored 19 points and 6 rebounds. His performance in the first game surpassed last season, giving the Suns a surprise.

Because he knew that the team needed the small forward's ability to open up, he specially practiced three-pointers during the offseason, but it still doesn't work, and he hasn't been able to practice it. This is a weakness of his current starting lineup in the Suns. The main scoring methods are breakthrough layups and mid-range shots.

Among the five main players, AC Green also scored 18 points. Only Dan Marley didn't feel good today. He made 9 of 3 shots and only scored 7 points.

But on the whole, the starting lineup of the Suns performed well in the first game. It didn't turn out to be a mess without Barkley as the media said.

Wang Tiejun won the best of the game, accepted the on-site interview, and then returned to the locker room.

He took a shower in the bathroom, and then went into the utility room next to the bathroom, which was occupied by him, where Liu Changfeng prepared a medicinal bath for him.

"Comfortable!"

Except for the bad smell of Chinese medicine, he has already adapted to the medicine bath and soaked it in the bucket impatiently.

"Snatch!"

A few minutes later, there was a knock on the closed door, and assistant coach Lewis shouted from outside: "Old K, open the door a little, Paul began to summarize the game situation."

"Ok."

He hastily stretched out his hand and opened the door, opening a crack.

Lewis who was outside glanced curiously through the crack of the door, and immediately smelled a smell of Chinese medicine, and left quickly.

Fortunately, this is a medicated bath, and there is at least [-] kilograms of water in the bucket. The Chinese medicine is not too strong, so there will be no unpleasant smell of Chinese medicine in the locker room, but there will still be some.

"Brother Changfeng, cover the barrel." He said.

Cover the bucket with two prepared large bath towels, only his head is exposed, and the smell of traditional Chinese medicine will be even less.

"Brother Changfeng, it's better to just make a cover, either iron or plastic, hollow out the middle and divide it into two halves," he said.

"Okay, I'll make one when I get back, it's easy." Liu Changfeng said.

"Old K, is this thing useful for you?" Kevin Johnson asked curiously outside the door.

"Want to try it?" he asked.

Kevin Johnson shook his head quickly. He could hardly stand the smell of Chinese medicine at the door. Let him soak in the bucket, it would be better to let him die.

After an hour in the bucket and a quick shower, he hurried off to his post-match press conference.

Back at the hotel, Liu Changfeng gave him a medicated oil massage, which would take an hour, as required by the system.

Mainly the lower back, joints, especially the joints and muscle groups of the lower limbs, including the feet, are the top priority of massage.

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(End of this chapter)