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Chapter 543 First Victory in the Finals

"boom!"

Richmond hits the pass from the gap and passes it out.

Lao Wang received the ball, Jordan came out from behind, O'Neal in front of him immediately turned around, and Charlie Ward also jumped in front of him, only Oakley was blocked by O'Neal, unable to form a four-person double-team.

"Oops!" Su Qun exclaimed again.

At this moment, Pharaoh suddenly stood up, raised his hands holding the ball upwards, and forced himself to stand up.

This time, he shook the three people who were flanking him, and in the next moment, he retracted his body and squatted on his knees, and leaped backward to the left.

This withdrawal allowed him to get out of the three-person double-team, from the front left side of the basket to the left side of the basket, two meters away from the basket, the next moment, he raised the ball with his left hand, and between his feet, his body suddenly rose up, like a mad tiger, and jumped towards the basket.

"not good!"

After Lao Wang withdrew, Jordan and O'Neill immediately turned to the baseline, and then only felt the strong wind blowing in their faces, and a huge golden figure flew past their eyes.

"Oops!"

Oakley, who was behind O'Neal, knew he was in trouble when he saw a giant beast rushing towards him.

But his height is not enough to look at.

"Oh!"

Amid the heavy impact, Oakley flipped over in response.

"boom!"

The next moment, under a one-armed dunk, the Knicks' rim was blown up with water splashing.

"boom!"

The Great Western Forum was completely boiling. After the dunk was completed after the three-team, all the Lakers fans fell into a hormonal situation and fell into the worship of the old king.

"King! King! King..."

Amidst the huge shouts of countless fans, the momentum of the Lakers' home court was in full swing, directly soaring to an extreme height.

"Yeah, yeah, Oakley tried to stop Old K, but he was too ignorant, so Old K taught him the cruelest lesson. He knocked Oakley into the air, haha!"

"Old K, the king of our Lakers, he single-handedly blew up the Knicks, O'Neal, Jordan, Oakley, the three of them teamed up, couldn't stop his dunks."

The roars of the two on-site commentators continued to sound.

In the TNT live broadcast, Bill Walton said with a shocked face: "I'm not shocked that old K can [-]v[-], when he played against the Bulls, he did [-]v[-] and [-]v at the basket. At that time, he was a great sweeper of the restricted area. Any opponent must crawl under his feet.

I was shocked that his pace was amazing, and it was amazing to get him out of a three-man double team! "

Kenny Smith went on to say: "Yes, the normal step-back step is to step back, but his step-back step is different, he can step back diagonally, and there is no warning in advance, the defender can't react at all, and the pace can't be adjusted. Just now, neither O'Neal nor Jordan adjusted in time.

Then I think this kind of step back, if it is used by outside players, the effect will be very good.When you take a step back, there are multiple directions to choose from, and the chance of the defender making a wrong judgment increases greatly. "

On the court, Kobe was a little itchy. He is now practicing the basketball version of the club step passed by the old K to him, but he has not practiced it yet.

If he has practiced the club step well, old K's step-back step can also be used, and then he can create his signature step-back step jumper.

On the field, Oakley was injured. When he was knocked down and fell to the ground, his right foot sprained and was supported by O'Neill.

The Knicks put on a backup forward, minimum-salary veteran Jerome Kersey.

Oakley's end caused the Knicks to lose a defensive champion and some rebounding energy.

Phil Jackson rebuilt the triangle offense in the Knicks, with Jordan, O'Neal, and Oakley as the triangle. Now with Oakley's end, the Iron Triangle has lost a corner.

But the game is still focused, the Knicks lineup is very deep, veteran Kersey can also provide a certain amount of energy, and Terry Porter and Terry Cummings are two basic-salary inside veterans who can be rotated, and the inside has not collapsed.

O'Neal and Jordan frequently played inside and outside cooperation, crazily attacking, and desperately on the defensive end, trying to bite the score.

But Oakley's loss cannot be made up by veterans like Kersey. After he left the court, Lao Wang and Fortson jointly controlled the rebounds, giving the Lakers an advantage in ball possession and more shots.

Although O'Neal's rebounding is good, he is not as good as Lao Wang, or even as good as Fortson. In addition, he consumes too much energy and does not invest enough in rebounding. Gradually, he invests less in defense.

And with O'Neal's physical exhaustion, when the Lakers took control of the rebounds, their advantage became bigger and bigger.

With the last 3 minutes left in the final quarter, 95:102, the Lakers widened the point difference to 7 points.

At this time, O'Neal couldn't walk anymore, and Jordan's physical fitness was strong, he was also a 35-year-old veteran, and he devoted himself to both offensive and defensive ends, and he couldn't move anymore. At the last moment, he no longer invested in rebounding and defense, only offense remained.

At this time, the physical advantages of the eight major rotation players of the Lakers were displayed, so that the suspense of the outcome of the game was not left until the last moment. They used the last wave of offense to take away the Knicks, 99:111, and won the G1 game.

"Tick!!!"

As the whistle sounded for the end of the game, the Great Western Forum was filled with cheers.

"Ugh!"

Phil Jackson sighed and lost again.

Jordan, who was drenched in sweat, rested his hands on his knees, panting with his mouth open, and the sweat on his chin flowed down in a line, and soon accumulated a puddle.

Under the basket, O'Neal sat directly on the floor, his head drooping weakly, panting like a cow.

Lao Wang himself was exhausted, and he was also panting like a cow. His physical energy consumption was more than that of O'Neill and Jordan, but his physical energy was better, and he could barely maintain a straight spine and stand like a mountain.

"Old K, we won!"

Kobe and Richmond ran over, as well as all the teammates on the bench, the Lakers players began to celebrate tonight's victory.

In the TNT live broadcast seat, Bill Walton took the statistics table and said: "Michael Jordan played a total of 43 minutes, 27 of 15 shots, 55.5% shooting, 7 of 3 three-pointers, 7 of 7 free throws, 40 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals, 2 turnovers and 3 fouls. 32 points in the first three quarters, 8 points in the last quarter, performance is very good.

奥尼尔打了42分钟，前三节22分，末节7分，一共23投12投，命中率52.2%，8罚5中，轰下了29分9篮板3助攻2盖帽3失误4犯规的数据。

The two of them teamed up and cooperated quite tacitly, but under the defense of the old K, O'Neal's offensive efficiency did not achieve a higher efficiency than the regular season. "

Kenny Smith also held a stat sheet and said: "The Knicks' dual-core stats are not bad, and their efficiency is decent, especially Jordan is very efficient. The two teamed up to score 69 points, which is a terrifying performance.

The Knicks team had a total of 99 points. The two of them jointly contributed 69.7% of the points and 61% of the shots. Obviously, their combined efficiency is higher than others. "

Speaking of this, he shook the statistics sheet in his hand, and said excitedly: "However, Old K's performance was even better. He played 48 minutes, scored 30 points in the first three quarters, made 8 of 5 shots in the final quarter, made 4 of 2 free throws, scored 12 points in a single quarter, and defeated the mighty Knicks in one fell swoop.

总共23投14中，命中率60.9%，20罚14中，命中率高达70%，高效地轰下了42分16篮板6助攻2抢断4盖帽3失误4犯规的数据。

The outside core of the Lakers, Richmond, scored 16 points in the first three quarters and 5 points in the final quarter. He made 18 of 8 shots and 7 of 3 three-pointers. He also scored 21 points on free throws and shot 44.4%. He also performed well. He is also one of the important reasons for the Lakers to win. "

Bill Walton nodded and said: "The Lakers' dual-core teamed up for 63 points, and the Knicks' dual-core teamed up for 69 points, but the Lakers' dual-core team scored 63 points with only 41 shots, while the Knicks' dual-core team scored 69 points with 50 shots. Obviously, the Lakers' dual-core team is more efficient.

In addition, the Lakers grabbed a total of 49 rebounds, while the Knicks ended up off the field because of Oakley's injury. O'Neal's physical exhaustion caused the rebounds to go out of control and only grabbed 42 rebounds in total.

Also, the Lakers' bench players scored more points, scoring a total of 24 points, while all the Knicks' bench players only scored 16 points, with a gap of 8 points. "

Kenny Smith said: "So the rebounding is not as good as the Lakers, the offensive efficiency is not as good as the Lakers, and the backup is not as good as the Lakers. It is not surprising that the Knicks lose the game."

"Like the Jazz and Trail Blazers, the Lakers were biting in the first three quarters, and even the Knicks were able to take the lead in the third quarter, but collapsed in the final quarter."

Bill Walton finally shook his head and said regretfully.

In the CCTV live broadcast, Zhang Lili was praising Wang Tiejun's free throw, saying: "Today, Tiejun not only made a good free throw when he was cut, but also maintained his state. If he is affected by the hacking tactics, the result of this game is really hard to say."

Su Qun was a little worried and said: "But this kind of free throw feel is definitely not sustainable and it is difficult to replicate. The Knicks should also be aware of this. Then in the next game, it is very likely to continue to score the old K."

"It doesn't matter, at most it can be cut back. The Lakers didn't cut back today because Tie Jun's free throw not only didn't suffer, but also took advantage of it. There is no need to cut back." Lao Zhang laughed.

"Indeed." Su Qun nodded and smiled.

On the court, Pharaoh was being interviewed on the spot.

But he is not the only one, Kobe is also surrounded by many media reporters, and today he is famous.

Not far away, Barkley smiled and ran to comfort Jordan who was about to leave, shouting: "Hey, Michael, you have chosen the wrong partner. Look at the old K's efficiency far surpassing O'Neal. You should come to the Lakers."

Faced with the ridicule of Zhu Xin, Jordan was so angry that he vomited blood. He wanted to kill Barkley, and said coldly: "Charles, we will no longer be friends." After he finished speaking, he turned around and left.

Only then did Barkley realize that his ridicule was too much, he quickly grabbed Jordan and remedied it: "NONO, Michael, I mean, I mean..."

His eyeballs rolled a few times, but they couldn't come back.

"Humph!"

Jordan opened Barkley's hand and walked into the player tunnel.

"It's over, Charles, you have offended him to death." The glider came over and teased.

Barkley regretted: "I just wanted to make a joke to comfort him, but, but I didn't grasp the measure. Well, I will apologize to him."

He then ran into the tunnel again, apparently chasing Jordan.

After bidding farewell to the fans and seeing off his family and friends, Pharaoh returned to the locker room, tired, so he took a medicinal bath first.

Kobe and Richmond are also soaking in medicinal baths, and several veterans have been taking care of their bodies in order to maintain their condition.

"Kobe, how many points did you score today?" Old Wang asked casually.

科比得意地笑道：“11投6中，命中率54.5%，三分球4投2中，2罚2中，16分3篮板4助攻1抢断。”

"There were 4 turnovers, two interceptions by Jordan, and two pass turnovers." Mark Price added on the side.

Bryant glared at Price and yelled, "Mark, I know your speech is functional, and everyone else does, and you don't have to talk to prove it."

"Ha ha……"

Lao Wang and the others couldn't help laughing.

Mark Price glared at Kobe, then shook his head helplessly and laughed.

"Kobe is indeed famous today. He was surrounded by many reporters just now." Richmond laughed.

Chris Mullin raised his right hand, made an OK gesture, and said with a smile: "You can make Jordan your background board, Kobe, you are really famous. Tell us, why did you do that at that time?"

Kobe smiled and said: "He was upset that I dunked O'Neal for the old K, but so what? I'm not afraid of him, I just want to do that, I firmly believe that I can make that shot."

Lao Wang nodded in relief, taking Kobe as his apprentice, it is really useful now, besides wanting to grab his position all day long, he can finally help him.

This game ended with the Lakers' victory, which also caused some changes in the media's speculation about the championship.

The next day, ESPN adjusted the probability of winning again. The Lakers rose from 51% to 55%, while the Knicks dropped to 45%.

"ESPN is like grass on the wall, fluttering in the wind." Pharaoh joked about this.

On this day, the Knicks team hid in the hotel and did not show up.

Oakley's sprained right foot is not very serious, but there is some pain and swelling. Western medicine has nothing to do except spray some medicine and take painkillers, which may affect the next game.

For the sake of the championship, Jordan spent his own money and bought Oakley a member of the K-era private club overnight, and then hired the best Chinese medicine doctor, who used medicated oil massage, acupuncture, and cupping to treat Oakley's injuries.

After a night of treatment, there are no major problems, the pain is not so obvious, the redness and swelling have disappeared, and it should not affect No. 3's G2 battle.

In the morning, after breakfast, Phil Jackson and the coaching staff, as well as Jordan and O'Neal, discussed tactical issues together.

The main problem is how to defend the old K's offense. For the Knicks, this point is very clear.

Phil Jackson analyzed: "In the first half, he made 11 of 8 shots, and his shooting percentage exceeded [-]%. Our defense against him in the first half was a failure.

He made 4 of 1 shots in the third quarter, and Shaq and Charles teamed up to defend him a few times, reducing his offensive efficiency and proving that we can guard him too.

In the final quarter, he made 8 of 5 shots, 62.5% from the field, slightly higher than 60.9% from the field, and did not reach the terrifying efficiency of the first half.

Judging from the situation in the second half, as his physical fitness declines, his efficiency declines, which proves that we can guard him.

The key is that his physical fitness is too strong. Even if we can reduce his efficiency in the second half, he can still play a deadly offensive efficiency on the whole. "

Jordan went on to say: "Today, Old K's shooting percentage is 60.9%, which is not high compared to his previous efficiency.

In the second half, no, it actually started after we adjusted our defensive strategy in the second quarter, and his offensive efficiency was limited by us.

In the next series, we will implement the correct defensive tactics from the first quarter, and I believe we can win back. "

Everyone else nodded. What Jordan said was indeed good. In the finals between the Bulls and the Suns, Old K shot [-]% to [-]%.

Jordan's efficiency today is also high enough, only more than five percentage points lower than that of Old K, and his performance is not worse than that of Old K.

At this time, Phil Jackson said: "Today we lost, lost rebounds, lost the defense against Old K, and lost by one point. Old K's free throw was amazing yesterday!"

Jordan and O'Neal nodded at the same time, and the latter said unconvincedly: "Old K is lucky, he hits 70% of his free throws, and he will never be so accurate in his next life."

This sentence also made everyone nod.

Phil Jackson said: "But we can no longer use the slashing tactic in the next game. Once it works, I'm afraid the Lakers will immediately slash back."

O'Neill was stunned, nodded quickly and said, "Don't kill Old K, we have to defeat him head-on."

Jordan said: "Shaq, if your efficiency is a few percentage points higher today, it would be good. Today, your touch is average and you missed some shots."

O'Neal touched the back of his head. He and Jordan played well today. After Jordan rushed in, he attracted the old K's defense. He had a lot of open opportunities, and Jordan also gave him the ball, but the old K returned to the defense quickly. He missed a lot of his near two-point shots.

Phil Jackson nodded. If O'Neal has the mid-range shooting ability of the three super centers, he can pull the old K out of the paint, not too much, just outside the sideline, and delay the old K's return speed for half a second. With such O'Neal and Michael working together, they can definitely blow up the Lakers.

He thought of the pick-and-roll tactics. Oakley didn't pull out, but set a pick-and-roll for O'Neal, allowing O'Neal to enter the basket and single-play Fortson or Tyron Hill.

(End of this chapter)