NBA backer king

Chapter 378
At this time, Lao Wang was on the phone with O'Neill, and it was the shark.

"Old K, recruit me for the fulcrum, I can't lose, lose to Ewing and Hardaway, what face do I have?" O'Neill shouted anxiously.

"The Magic lineup is stronger than the Knicks, so it's only natural for you to lose." Old Wang said.

"What are you talking about? Our friend has nothing to do, let's turn around." O'Neill was angry.

"I think the Knicks have to find you an outside helper, Starks' nerve knife can't help you." Old Wang laughed.

"Don't talk about him, he made 15 of 2 shots and was turned into a blacksmith by Hardaway." O'Neill said dejectedly.

"Jordan's contract is over, go get him into the Knicks, and you will have a thigh to hug." Lao Wang said with a smile.

"Damn it, I don't want thighs, I want to be the boss." O'Neal said angrily.

It is easy to go from simple to extravagant, and it is difficult to go from extravagant to simple. He is now entering his peak period. He has become the boss of the Knicks and has become the real core of the team. It will be very difficult for him to give up this position. Even Jordan will not be willing.

After talking nonsense with the shark, Lao Wang hung up the phone and called Barkley again.

"Charles, based on your performance today, how do you stop me in the Western Conference Finals? I think Larry Bird is right, your Big Three are in name only!" He said proudly.

"Old K, you idiot, we played in the regular season, and there is no problem with our physical fitness. This game is just a rest." Barkley cursed.

Drexler said beside him: "Old K, it's just a bad game, don't trust Larry Bird."

"Old K, just wait for me, the Western Conference Finals will definitely hit you three times and kill you." Dameng's violent roar finally sounded.

"Hey, anyone can say big things."

Lao Wang hung up the phone after leaving a series of sneers.

Dameng had nowhere to vent his anger, and said to Barkley and Drexler, "Will you two help me? The three of us can't win a championship together. Who cares about us? We're all waiting to be sold at a low price by Alexander."

Barkley and Drexler looked at each other and nodded in unison. The latter said, "Hakeem, it's not that I won't help you. I'm in a bad state today. I'll help you get rid of the Spurs next game."

Barkley also said: "I tried my best every game, but I can't control the state. Hakeem, you'd better bring some cans of broiler chickens to supplement us. The state must be good."

"Yes, yes, you have made up before the series. We are in great shape. We have won two consecutive away games." Drexler said hastily.

Dameng was so angry that he vomited blood. Are these blackmailers over?
On the 11th, Lightning Kevin Johnson was injured for one game and did not play in the Suns' Game 3 against the Jazz. The Suns did not have the main point guard, and the backup point guard was completely out of shape under the defense of Stockton. The Suns lost their first away game and still led by a big score of [-] to [-].

In the East, the Bulls easily defeated the Pacers without Reggie Miller and won the second-round match point with a big score of [-]-[-].

On the 12th, O'Neal exploded, scoring 44 points and 18 rebounds, and sent 8 big caps in a single game. He was completely crazy.

In the other game, the Spurs wanted to make persistent efforts, but unfortunately, the Big Three broke out after realizing their shame. Even Drexler scored 23 points and jointly contributed 84 points.

On the 13th, the Bulls took the lead in sweeping the Pacers and easily entered the Eastern Conference Finals.

And this night, he made a lightning comeback and sent out 13 assists. He cooperated with Wang Tiejun to defeat the Jazz, led by a big score of [-] to [-], and won the second round match point.

The score was 101:94, only winning by 7 points, the advantage is not big.

Wang Tiejun did not put all his energy on the offensive end, but put a lot of energy on the defensive end. Daben is still too young, and he still can't handle the postman. His defense is very important.

他打了46分钟，只休息了2分钟，轰下42分16篮板5助攻1抢断5盖帽1失误4犯规的数据。

Of the 5 big caps, four were given to the postman in the defense.

In this game, Wilkins was out of form and far worse than playing. He only made 15 of 3 shots and scored 8 points. The Suns' bench lineup was not strong.

However, in the main lineup, Person stood up, made 5 of 3 three-pointers, scored 19 points efficiently, and helped the team win.

"Be careful with the Jazz. This Jazz team is already growing up. Its lineup is very solid and its lineup is getting stronger and stronger. Within two years, it will become a real strong team in the West." After the game, Zhang Reasonable commented.

The Suns are back in Phoenix on the second day, followed by a home game, if not finished, then a road game, and finally a home game.

On the night of the 14th, the Knicks lost again at home. Ewing and Hardaway jointly contributed 60 points. O'Neal, who scored 32 points, could only swallow the defeat. The Magic defeated the Knicks and won the match point with a big score of [-]-[-].

In another game, the Big Three defeated the Spurs in an away game, [-]-[-], and the Mosaic team took the lead in reaching the Western Conference Finals.

New York, Knicks headquarters, after the loss, President Dave Chuckett was under a lot of pressure, working overtime overnight to study this year's draft and how to strengthen the team.

Now the Knicks have accumulated a lot of first-round picks in 96, the 18th and 19th picks, and the 21st pick. He has to choose these three picks carefully.

Old Nelson had already communicated with him, hoping that the team would trade Oakley away and build a new lineup with O'Neal as the core. He still hesitated, but he did not refuse.

It was Oakley who he hesitated, because he wanted to keep this villain and prepare for the introduction of Jordan in the near future.

When Oakley was in the Bulls, he had a good relationship with Jordan and was his guard with a knife. This is a favor.

Last year, he talked with David Frank about the introduction of Jordan, and even asked Frank to cooperate with him when he signed with Ewing. Instead of giving Ewing a long-term contract, he only gave a two-year short contract.

It's just that he offended David Frank because of the exchange between O'Neal and Ewing. Recently, because of Jordan's affairs, his communication with the agent was not smooth, so Oakley needed to contribute.

He promised to give Jordan an annual salary of 2000 million last year, because without Jordan's bird rights, he even got Stern's permission to make up for the lack of contract in other ways.

After this season, he plans to renew his contract with O'Neal with the bird rights. O'Neal's virtual space is 855 million US dollars, and the salary cap for next season may reach 2400 million to 2500 million US dollars. Therefore, the Knicks want to introduce Jordan with a contract of 2000 million US dollars.

So this time, he still has to get Stern's tacit approval to make up for the lack of contract in other ways.

However, the Bulls are likely to keep up with the annual salary of 2000 million, so the price he gives must be a price that the Bulls cannot match, 500 million or even higher.

On the morning of the 15th, Dave Chuckett contacted David Stern.

This is something that was allowed last year. At that time, Stern did not refuse, but he did not directly agree. Instead, he expressed his support for Jordan and the Knicks, the No. [-] ball market in the NBA, with acquiescence.

But this time, his attitude changed a bit, because the situation was different.

He got O'Neal to the Knicks in the hope that the Knicks could rebuild the lineup with O'Neal as the core and maintain the New York ball market.

The Knicks are now thinking about getting Jordan to New York. If they succeed, New York's ball market may be better, but Chicago's ball market will be gone, which should be more beneficial to the league.

However, he still did not refuse, because Jordan has contributed too much to the NBA, and he always hopes that Jordan can get a big enough contract, so that he can demonstrate his distinctive status.

It's just that he not only agreed to the Knicks, but also the Lakers. It depends on who has a more generous shot, the Lakers or the Knicks. No matter who gets Jordan, he will allow him to operate.

But, having said that, what he wants to see the most is that Jordan stays in the Bulls. The Bulls boss can be more generous and fulfill Jordan's career of one person, one city. Don't be a homeless like Barkley that no one will cherish.

On the evening of the 15th, the second round of G5 between the Suns and the Jazz started at the American West Arena.

At 07:30, the starting lineups of the two teams were announced.

Jazz: Felton Spencer, Karl Malone, Chris Morris, Jeff Hornacek, John Stockton

Suns: Wang Tiejun, Ben Wallace, Robert Horry, Wes Liperson, Kevin Johnson.

At eight o'clock, the game officially begins.

Lao Wang didn't let Big Ben jump the ball this time, he and Spencer jumped the ball, and the Suns attacked.

"Old K jumps the ball by himself, it should have a very explosive opening." Su Qun guessed.

On the court, the Jazz still chose Spencer, the tank shield, to play against the old K, and the postman to play against Ben Wallace, and was responsible for the weak side defense.

Lao Wang was in the low position on the left wing to ask for the ball, Spencer was blocked inside like a wall of flesh, Ben was in the low position on the right wing, and the postman was in and out of the basket and the low position on the right wing.

On the outside, Person suddenly ran from the right wing to the top of the arc to set a pick-and-roll for the Chargers. The Chargers shook off Stockton, pulled to the right wing, and then passed the ball to the low post.

Lao Wang raised his right hand high to catch the ball. Before the ball arrived, his eyes quickly swung to the weak side. Sure enough, the postman who was still under the basket just now disappeared, and he should have jumped behind him.

The next moment, he suddenly took a step forward, and after jumping up, he grabbed the ball with his right hand and caught the falling basketball.

Meanwhile, the postman has emerged from behind Spencer.

The next moment, Lao Wang, who landed on the ground, turned left, threw the ball with his right hand on the floor, stepped into the paint from the waist, and slammed in from Spencer's upper side with the ball.

It was too late for Spencer to move up and sideways, and the postman below him quickly turned around and rushed to the basket.

But at this time, Wang Tiejun had already stepped forward and jumped, his left arm was stuck outside, facing the postman who rushed from the left side of the basket, holding the ball with his right arm, he slammed down towards the basket.

"boom!"

At the same time as the rim exploded, the postman slammed into him, and his strength could not resist the full strength of the former.

"careful!"

Zhang Lili and Su Qun called out urgently.

"Special!"

Lao Wang's hand on the basket was knocked off, and his fingers hurt, and he fell down. When he landed, his feet tilted, and he happened to be hugged by Da Ben.

But the postman didn't have a good time. Under the huge impact of Pharaoh, he bounced out, pushed his foot after landing, and took two steps backwards. His back hit the basket hard, causing his teeth to crack.

"Oh!"

The first offense and defense were so fierce that the American West Arena erupted in exclamation.

"Old K, are you okay?"

Seeing the way old K shook his hands violently, Kevin Johnson and the others ran over quickly.

Old Wang shook his right hand, rubbed it a few times, shook his head and said, "It hurts a bit, it's okay."

Over there, the postman was moving his body. He hit the basket just now and hit his left latissimus dorsi. Fortunately, there is a protective pad on the basket.

The Suns replaced Lao Wang first, and Tisdale stepped up. Team doctors Andrew John and Aaron Nelson checked his right index finger, and it was indeed a strain.

This is his first injury in four years. Although it is only a finger, it has also attracted the attention of the coaching staff and management, and they all suggested that he give up the game.

"It's impossible. I don't want to go back to Salt Lake City. I have to deal with the Jazz today." He shook his head immediately, and the game must continue.

Aaron Nelson sprayed him with some medicine, tied his index finger and middle finger together to fix it, and told him: "Old K, if the pain gets worse or swelling occurs, you must leave immediately, understand?"

"Understood." Old Wang nodded.

Next, he changed into the field again, and the game continued. The Jazz, who wanted to save the match point, fought with all their strength, and the scene was very intense.

Su Qun said: "Old K is injured. This is really not good news. His efficiency has been affected. His shooting percentage has dropped from more than [-]% to [-]%. Fortunately, he can maintain it."

Zhang Reasonable analyzed: "In the series between the Suns and the Jazz, the Jazz didn't give Tie Jun a chance to play in the low post at all, because Ben couldn't pull away, and the postman was always very close to him, and almost every time he rushed over to implement defense, which caused a great obstacle to his offense and forced him to take a lot of offense from the outside. This is also why his shooting percentage is always only in the early [-]s.

Su Qun nodded and said: "But the game should still be won. No matter how much the postman helps to defend, Old K's efficiency can reach over [-]%.

On the court, the game continued, and Wang Tiejun continued to attack with all his strength. Although the postman tried his best to help defend, he still couldn't defend.

However, his right index finger was injured, not only his shooting was affected, but his ball handling was also affected, so he didn't get to the basket very much.

Although he can't be said to be an offensive kaleidoscope, these three finishing skills are also top-notch. Two of them have reached level 95, and one has reached level 90. He is also unambiguous in facing double-teams.

Facing a double team, with his height, wingspan, and jumping ability, the height of his shot is not something that the postmen can defend against. These two people are not good at jumping, and they have a very strong confrontation ability. The stability of the shot is super strong. Even if the finger is injured, the shooting percentage in the double team has reached [-]%.

This level is far less than [-]% when they played the Bulls in the finals of last season, but it is barely enough to solve the lineup and strength of the Jazz, who is not as good as the Suns.

In the end, 91:96, the Suns won the G5 game with some difficulty, eliminated their opponents with a big score of [-] to [-], and reached the Western Conference Finals.

But the game was won, but Wang Tiejun's right index finger problem became more serious. He didn't feel it during the game, but after the game, he felt the pain worsened. When the tape was torn off, his finger was already swollen.

The two team doctors rushed to deal with it, sprayed medicine, and then applied ice.

Westphal said with great regret: "Old K, I shouldn't have agreed to you to play. We don't need to rush this game. If we lose, we can win back in the next game."

Danny Ainge said: "At that time, your own weight, plus the force generated by the postman hitting you, even if the fingers were hit by iron, the injury should be serious, and you really shouldn't be allowed to continue hitting."

"It's okay, my fingers are so thick, they will be fine in two days." Old Wang said nonchalantly.

Andrew John said: "Injuries like yours usually require a truce for at least half a month."

Lao Wang glared at John, resting for half a month, what about the Western Conference finals?Am I that weak if I have a truce when I encounter a little injury?
Aaron Nelson warned: "Old K, the swelling may be even worse tomorrow. There are still two days left in the Western Conference Finals. It can no longer exert its strength. Don't do ball training and upper body strength training. Try to let it recover."

"I know." He nodded.

"Old K, did your finger hurt?"

At this time, a group of reporters rushed up, ready to conduct on-site interviews.

"There is a small problem, not serious." He responded, and then started the interview.

Next to him, Colangelo Jr. and Westphal discussed how to play in the Western Conference finals regarding Wang Tiejun's injury.

In principle, Lao Wang will not be allowed to play with injuries. This year is about rebuilding. The winning rate against the Big Three is too small, and it is not worthwhile to play with injuries.

Specifically, it depends on the recovery situation in the past two days. The Western Conference Finals are on the 18th and the Eastern Conference Finals are on the 19th.

(End of this chapter)