NBA backer king

Chapter 523

At this time, outside the Great Western Forum Arena, many fans had already gathered. Countless fans were wearing golden No. 31 jerseys. By five o'clock in the afternoon, there were already a sea of ​​people.

"King of the Lakers! King of the Lakers! King of the Lakers..."

At around six o'clock, Lao Wang's car came outside the arena and slowly drove towards the entrance of the parking lot surrounded by countless fans.

Hearing the shouts of the fans, Lao Wang took the initiative to open the car window and greet the fans.

Although he played a beautiful regular season, he has not yet won a championship for the Lakers. These Lakers fans have always called him the king of the Lakers, which put him under a lot of pressure.

In the Western Conference finals, the average price of the Lakers' home tickets was 70% higher than that of the second round, as high as $1930, and the minimum ticket was $620, but the supply was still in short supply, especially the front row tickets, which cost tens of thousands of dollars a ticket, were still hard to come by.

In this era, such a high ticket price is already very scary, representing the strong high spending power of Los Angeles.

Lao Wang's family didn't sit in the private room today, they sat in the bottom row, but they didn't sit in the front row, they sat in the third row, and the first two rows were given to Buckley and Lightning.

On the huge hanging screen, close-ups of Dabao eating popcorn appeared from time to time, and every time Dabao saw it, he would smile and shake his little hand to say hello.

At 07:30, the two sides announced the starting lineup.

Trail Blazers: Olajuwon, Duncan, Walter Williams, Isiah Ryder, Damon Stoudemire
Lakers: Wang Tiejun, Danny Fortson, Richmond, Kobe, Mark Price
The Western Conference finals were broadcast live across the United States by ABC television, and the commentators were Rango Gomez and Morton Elanton.

Elanton said: "The Western Conference Finals, this is a series that has attracted a lot of attention. The Lakers traded Tim Duncan and Dameng for the old K, and now Dameng and Duncan lead the Blazers to kill the Lakers. If the Lakers lose the Western Conference Finals, haha, I wonder what the management will think?"

Gomez said with a smile: "The Lakers will definitely not regret it, even if they lose this time."

"Why?" Elanton asked.

Gomez said: "Because Dameng is old, this season's state has declined a bit, and next season will only decline more, so we should actually only compare old K and Duncan.

We are all saying that Duncan is the peak when he debuted, and his rookie season is 20+10 performance, but you have to see who he compares with.

Compared with old K, if you only compare the statistics, he is much worse. If you compare the performance of the matchup, he belongs to the side that has been crushed this season. If you compare the age, he is only three years younger, or even a little worse.

Moreover, old K has been playing for six years and has not had any major injury problems. We cannot arbitrarily say that his peak period is coming to an end.

So I think the Lakers will not regret it. Regardless of his personal strength, the record of leading the team this season, the influence of the stars and the economic benefits he brought to the team, Old K is unique. "

"When you say that, I can only agree, haha." Elanton laughed.

The two ended this topic and started another topic. Gomez said: "The Blazers rushed to optimize the lineup before the All-Stars, traded the original main small forward Gary Trent, in exchange for Walter Williams.

Gary Trent has no three-pointers, can't open the defense for the inside, and the inside is easy to be double-teamed. Now Williams has three-pointers, and his three-pointers in the regular season reached 34.4% this season, but the most surprising thing is that in the first two rounds of the series, his three-pointers hit 46%. "

Morton Elanton said: "Duncan and Dameng are both people who can attract double-teams. They compress the defense in the low post and can create open opportunities for the outside.

"Morton, which of these two teams do you think has a better chance of reaching the Finals?" Gomez asked.

"Fifty-five."

Elanton said something, and then said: "The Blazers' inside line is strong in the balance of offense and defense, and the balance between the fourth and fifth positions. Both Duncan and Dameng can become the core of tactics, and they can play a strong cooperation in the low post with the offensive starting point and offensive ending point.

The Lakers' inside line is stronger than the old K, and the fourth position is weaker. It is not as balanced as the Blazers, and there is little mutual cooperation. Only the old K unilaterally distributes the ball to the open position of the fourth position.

However, the Trail Blazers also have many weaknesses. The backup lineup is not as good as the Lakers. The main guard line is inefficient and defenseless. Both Flying Squirrel and Ryder are injured and their status is declining. If the guard line does not play well, they are likely to be suppressed by the Lakers.

In terms of inside, K's defense may continue to suppress Duncan like in the regular season. If the Blazers cannot restrain K on the defensive end and have no advantage inside, the Blazers may find it difficult to do so. "

Gomez nodded and said, "Momong is very threatening to fight Mark Price, I think the Lakers will let Kobe defend him.

But Kobe is afraid that he won't be able to keep up. If Momonga plays well, he will pose a great threat to the Lakers. "

After flipping through the statistics of the regular season, Elanton said: "The performance of Little Flying Squirrel in the four regular season games was mediocre, because the inside lanes of both sides are too strong, and his breakthrough space is not enough, and he can't play his speed advantage in many cases.

You can see that his number of shots in the Trail Blazers is far worse than that in the Raptors, and this is the evidence. "

Gomez nodded and said: "The Blazers have Duncan and Dameng, and his shots are severely restricted. Now playing against the Lakers, there is an extra old K. His breakthrough space is smaller, and his shots may be more restricted."

At this time, the main players of the two teams met in the player tunnel.

"Why are there only four of you?" Old Wang looked around, and then looked specifically at the corridor where the pioneers came.

Little Flying Mouse Stoudemire, who was standing behind Big Dream, was furious, and jumped up and said, "Old K, you are too arrogant."

Richmond joked: "That's right, old K, you don't treat dwarfs as human beings."

"rock?"

Momonga stared at Richmond angrily, his eyes were about to burst into flames.

"Ha ha……"

Lao Wang and the others laughed out loud, and so did Dameng.

Old Wang raised his hand and patted Little Flying Mouse's head, then pressed it down again, almost pushing Stud Michael to the floor, before he let go of his hand and said with a smile: "Little mouse is in the third grade in a blink of an eye, Dameng, we old guys are getting old too, and the future belongs to young people like them."

"Pfft!"

Kobe and a group of people laughed.

"Ha ha!"

Dameng also shook his head helplessly and smiled wryly.

Little Flying Squirrel said angrily: "Old K, I'm only three months younger than you, don't try to sell yourself to me in front of me."

Duncan said, "I was born in 76, three years younger."

"Ouch, I overlooked, there is a real young man here."

Lao Wang nodded, touched Duncan's head again, patted it, and then encouraged him: "Young man, you are the sun at four or five o'clock in the morning, the future is yours, the future is boundless, you have to work hard!"

Duncan nodded honestly and said, "I won't let you down, old K."

"Ha ha……"

Kobe's stomach ached from laughing in the back.

The sun at four or five o'clock, I often get up at that time to release water, is there sun at four or five o'clock in the morning?That's called no future, Duncan, you're a fool, you've been limped by old K.

Then the visiting team came on the field, ushered in a wave of boos, the Lakers fans were not polite at all, even if it was the big dream of the Lakers for a year, they were booed with a dull face and a look of bad luck.

The same is true for Duncan, an idiot. According to media comments, he is the biggest opponent of the Lakers in the finals. He is more threatening than Dameng, so he gets a lot of boos.

"Daidai, you'd better go back to your island and go swimming."

"Daily, you will be vomited blood by old K."

Many Lakers fans chanted their nickname for Duncan and laughed wantonly.

"Where did I stay? My smile is very charming, and my heart is also very rich and connotative." A somewhat sullen Duncan murmured, he still prefers the nickname "Da Basic Skills".

At this time the home team played, as the team's second star, Richmond played first, then Kobe, Danny Fortson, Mark Price, and finally Lao Wang's finale.

"King of the Lakers! King of the Lakers..."

There was a huge shout in the audience, and when Lao Wang came out, the Lakers fans stood up from their seats, raising their arms and shouting.

The magician standing on the sidelines to greet the players was a little jealous. The enthusiasm of the Lakers has surpassed him back then.

But there is no way, who made the old K's data better?

Although Old K's style is not as gorgeous as his, it is even more enjoyable to watch than him. The strong style of play, the sense of violence and power presented, and the strong sense of conquest are too exciting for the fans.

With 74 wins in the regular season, if he can win the championship this year, he feels that old K only needs this season to make him one of the greatest superstars in the history of the Lakers, or even none.

Next to Magic John is the boss Jerry Buss, and several of his sons and daughters, and then Jerry West, as well as some Lakers celebrities, such as Skyhook Kareem, Kim Bell, George McCann, James Worthy and so on.

Behind the Blazers' bench sat the low-key boss Paul Allen. At this time, when Lao Wang played, he also stood up and applauded.

Chamberlain was staring at the TV in front of him at home, and when he saw all the famous Lakers appearing, he couldn't help being so angry that his heart ached.

He should be the only Lakers star who didn't receive an invitation, because he didn't get along with Old K, and the Lakers management went too far. Anyway, he won a championship for the Lakers, and Old K hasn't yet.

At this time, Pharaoh walked out of the player tunnel, and passed by the teammates waiting on both sides one by one, followed by the boss Bass, West and other management, as well as a bunch of Lakers celebrities.

Buzzing, the fans are too loud, everyone is talking, but no one can hear what the other is saying.

In Los Angeles in May, the temperature is not high, more than 20 degrees at night, but now the temperature in the Great Western Forum Arena has reached more than [-] degrees. Lao Wang ran around the court, greeted friends and acquaintances, and his head was already sweating.

Next, the vice president of the league, Willinger Hans, presented the MVP trophy to Wang.

David Stern has been very busy these past few months, and he is not in a good mood. Labor negotiations broke down on March [-], and there is no progress yet. The league may be suspended again. Most of his energy is devoted to that, and he has no time to come to Los Angeles to present awards.

"MVP! MVP! MVP..."

When Lao Wang lifted the trophy, there was a huge shout in the Great Western Forum Arena.

"Congratulations to everyone who likes the NBA, our ratings have exceeded 4000 million." When it was almost eight o'clock, Gomez was very excited and authentic in the ABC live broadcast.

In the finals last year, the ratings broke through 5000 million, but 4000 million was an unimaginable rating before, so he was very excited.

A strong ratings symbolizes huge benefits, and it also symbolizes the strong development trend of the NBA. Hearing his words, from Stern to all the players and team owners are also very happy.

The league's broadcast contract will end after the 01/02 season, and there are still four seasons left. With the current development trend, as long as a new huge broadcast contract is signed, it will be able to become the second largest professional sports league in North America.

The old Buss family is more interested, the development of the league is getting better and better, and the Lakers have the old K, the new signature star of the league, so the Lakers will definitely benefit even more. As long as they have a superstar with huge appeal and box office appeal, and can play a good record, the regional broadcast contract alone will be full of oil.

……

At eight o'clock, the game officially begins.

Pharaoh and Duncan jumped the ball, and the Lakers attacked.

Entering the frontcourt, he moved to the basket first, and Duncan defended from the side. At the same time, Dameng was also eyeing him not far away. If there was any trouble, he could immediately double-team him.

He suddenly started to swing, circled Duncan half a circle, stretched his arms, stuck him behind, and succeeded in getting a position two meters to the left front of the basket.

The Blazers have three perimeters. Fong Squirrel has a bit of stealing ability, but limited by his height and wingspan, his defense is average. Shooting guard Ryder's defense is even worse. The traded small forward Walter Williams' defense is also average, and his defensive efficiency is not as good as that of Flying Squirrel.

The person defending Mark Price was Fong Squirrel. Although Flying Squirrel was short enough, Price was only 183 centimeters, not much taller. He had no obvious advantage in height, nor in tonnage.

But Price has an advantage in experience. When Lao Wang wants to take the position, he immediately prepares to pass the ball, and a fake move shakes the little flying mouse.

This is also the reason why Little Flying Squirrel's defense is not good, the reaction is too fast and sensitive, but it is too easy to fake moves.

At this time, the old K just succeeded in getting a position, and Price immediately passed the ball in.

When Lao Wang caught the ball, Dameng had already thrown to the left, and his big hand had already stretched out.

At this time, according to the tactical requirements, Fortson, who was emptied by the dream, had followed the dream and entered the paint area.

"boom!"

Lao Wang suddenly hit the ground and passed the ball. The ball passed through the gap between Dameng and Duncan, bounced off the ground, and fell into Fortson's hands.

"boom!"

In the next moment, Fortson jumped up from the lower side of Dameng, and made a fierce two-handed dunk, which caused thunderous applause at the Great Western Forum Arena.

"Dameng, if you grow taller, you will be able to block my vision." Lao Wang returned to defense while teasing Dameng.

The person who let Dameng go back cut him, and said unhappily: "Old K, you didn't hit the first ball yourself, what kind of boss are you?"

"I want to make my teammates better." Old Wang said expectantly.

With a groan, Dameng almost laughed out loud, thinking to himself, old K, if you really do that, I'm afraid your opponent will die laughing.

Trail Blazers attack.

"Rookie, do you want me to introduce a female celebrity to be your wife? Tell me which one you like at the scene."

Lao Wang accompanied Duncan to the low post, and as he went down, he squeezed Duncan out of the paint area, still spraying trash in his mouth.

Duncan really couldn't help but glanced at the female stars on the sidelines, and happened to see Liv Tyler, who was his favorite type, and couldn't help showing a tempting smile on his face.

Liv Tyler was looking at the court, and like other Lakers fans, her eyes focused on Lao Wang, just in time to see Duncan's smile, the two looked at each other, that silvery smile immediately made her hairs stand on end When he got up, he couldn't help but glared at Duncan.

At this moment, the little flying mouse broke through with the ball.

Mark Price's defense is also average, and it's even worse now that he's old. He is the weakest part of the Lakers' perimeter defense, so Kobe was assigned to defend the first position.

Little Momonga didn't have a chance to make a shot. After entering the paint, he immediately pulled to the left wing, then split the ball and passed it to Duncan who was two meters away.

Just then Duncan was distracted, and the basketball swished out of the baseline in front of him.

"Tim, are you sleepwalking?"

On the sidelines, Dunleavy jumped up anxiously. He was playing against a strong team like the Lakers. He was facing the No. 1 old K. As a rookie, Duncan dared to be distracted. Don't you want to win?
"..."

Duncan almost died of embarrassment. He was a little thankful that no one knew that he lost his mind because of looking at the beautiful woman, except the beautiful woman herself.

"Ha ha……"

Lao Wang almost died laughing.

When running to the frontcourt, he asked: "Sexy guy, which one do you like? Tell me, I'll match you up, the success rate is very high."

"I'm not sullen."

Duncan said gloomily, he might not say anything, because the beautiful woman gave him a glare just now, obviously not interested in him, so it would be useless to talk about it.

"Ha ha……"

When Lao Wang saw Duncan's appearance, he knew that this rookie was a slut. He should have taken a fancy to someone just now, but now he was just embarrassed to say.

(End of this chapter)