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Chapter 550 Old K's Physical Problems?
7:10, the Knicks attack.

Jordan still attacked from the left wing, singled out Richmond with the ball, made a stop jumper after breaking through, and hit a long two-pointer.

7:12, the Lakers attack.

Richmond wanted the ball and wanted to return one to Jordan, but Jordan tried his best to defend, and he was forced to have no chance to make a shot, so he could only pass the ball.

"Boom!"

Lao Wang dribbled the ball and hit O'Neal with his back, but the latter still retreated and defended, letting him into the paint.

He heard the continuous friction of sneakers behind him. It was someone coming from the weak side, and it must be Oakley.

The same from above, out of the corner of his left eye he saw someone approaching, it must be Charlie Ward high up, the little bastard who dared to pluck his hair.

He was put into the paint, which also allowed Oakley and Ward to shrink the defense distance and double-team him faster.

Jordan also rushed over and blocked the passing route between him and Richmond at the same time. If he chooses to pass the ball to the rock, he can only hang it over, and Jordan will also get a chance to return to the defense.

At this time, O'Neal is also desperately defending, waving his hands, preventing him from passing the ball to the weak side.

The next moment, the ball bounced off the floor, with his right hand in his hand, he turned around suddenly.

His turn is the turn of the traditional martial arts, that is, the head turns first, and then the body, so his eyes first glanced at the weak side first, before completing the turn.

Although O'Neill blocked part of his vision, he still saw the position of a teammate at this moment, and at the next moment, with the completion of the upward turn, he threw the ball with his right hand and flew towards that teammate.

"The ball is so fast!"

Jordan pounced, stealing with a big hand, a slow shot, and the ball had already been passed.

"Snapped!"

Fox, who cut inside, received the ball and rushed into the paint with one step.

At this time Oakley turned and returned to the defense, but Fox had already jumped up.

"boom!"

After a one-arm dunk, Oakley was dunked by Fox.

Fortunately, he didn't care much about this, and it was useless to care, he didn't dare to act wildly at K's teammates.

"Rick, you've done a good job. To win this championship, I'll introduce you to a character." Lao Wang laughed.

"Old K, what you said is true? Why didn't you say it earlier?"

Rick Fox's adrenaline burst instantly. He is not very interested in the championship, he is only interested in acting in movies.

He has been with the Lakers for a season, and he has also played two roles in Hollywood, but those two characters have no sense of existence, have no lines, and play for less than five seconds. If old K introduces him to a character, it will definitely not be like those two characters.

"Is this what you want?"

Lao Wang found that his leadership skills still need to be improved. He knew that Fox wanted to act in a movie, so why didn't he motivate him from this aspect?
It was just a casual remark just now, but if he really wants to find a role, as long as it is not too important, it is not difficult for him.

9:12, the Knicks attack.

This time, the Knicks played inside and outside coordination tactics, Jordan first handed the ball to O'Neal in the low post, and then he cut inside.

The tactics are old-fashioned and simple, but the combination of the two super giants inside and outside the line is effective.

As long as Richmond can't stop Jordan's inside cut, Lao Wang will face O'Neal and Jordan's two-on-one, which is difficult to defend. He can only hope that the weak side Fortson can return to the defense in time.

It's just that Fordson's return to defense was a step slower this time, and Pharaoh had to follow Jordan back to the basket, but at this time Jordan went to the basket and didn't make a shot, but before turning around, he stuck the ball to O'Neal on the baseline.

"Again? What the hell!"

Old Wang burst into foul language in his heart.

This kind of cooperation has been played countless times in this finals, and every time it makes him shudder, because every time, he may be dunked by O'Neal from behind.

The wind picked up behind him, and the shadow quickly approached. He knew that the ball could not be defended, so he had to dodge to the baseline and get out of the way.

"boom!"

In the next moment, O'Neal dunked heavily with both hands and sank the Lakers' basket.

"Old K, you coward, you are hiding again!" After succeeding, the shark roared at the old king excitedly and depressedly.

"Silly fish, don't you want to hide and wait to be dunked by you?" Old Wang said angrily.

9:14, the Lakers attack.

"Today, the offensive quality of both sides is good, especially the Knicks, who played quite well. The Lakers didn't start well, but now they are playing well. They are not behind by 5 points, and they still have the ball." Zhang Reasonable said.

"boom!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Fox singled out Ellis, who had low defensive ability, and missed a goal.

O'Neal grabbed the rebound, the Knicks had already launched a counterattack, and Jordan was going down quickly. He wanted to pass to Jordan at the first time, but was stopped by Lao Wang.

The Knicks' previous offenses were all initiated from the left wing, and this time it was the same. Jordan held the ball and singled Richmond on the three-point line.

On the right wing, Ellis suddenly moved to the top of the arc, while Charlie Ward moved to the right wing.

When the two passed by, they suddenly made a pick-and-roll, Charlie Ward blocked Fox, and Ellis quickly rushed from Kobe to the left of the top of the arc, not far from Jordan.

Kobe quickly switched defenses, turned around to chase, but was a little too slow, allowing Ellis to get the open space.

"Whoosh!"

Jordan passed the ball in time, and Ellis shot immediately after receiving the ball. Kobe rushed to block the block, but it was still a beat late.

"Oops!"

Su Qun exclaimed.

"brush!"

The deadly shooter's open space was extremely accurate, and Ellis once again pierced his heart with a sword and hit his third three-pointer in this section.

At 9:17, the Lakers trailed by 8 points away.

Zhang Lili shook his head and said: "Dalle Ellis is full of hands today! The first one is the open opportunity he created in the fast break, and the next two three-pointers are the result of pick-and-roll tactics. Obviously, the Lakers are careless about Ellis.

The first three games were obviously well defended. Although the Knicks gave Ellis some tactics today, they were simple pick-and-roll tactics. The Lakers didn't pay much attention to them at all. "

"This is the third three-pointer!"

On the field, Lao Wang stared at Fox and shouted: "Rick, believe it or not, I introduced you to act in a small movie?"

Fox's face turned pale, old K, although I have good capital, good skills, and good looks, I will definitely be liked by the heroine, but after all, this kind of role eats up the body, and after two years, I will suffer from kidney failure. Don't be so cruel, okay?

Old Wang glared at Fox, and gestured for a substitution towards the bench.

Chris Mullin, who was on the bench, saw that he didn't need to be summoned by the head coach Harris. He immediately got up and tore off the button pants on his body.

"It's going to be a substitution. If you want me to say, it should have been changed long ago. Fox played well offensively in the last game, but he has a problem with his defensive attitude today." Su Qun said.

"Alice is 38 years old and doesn't move fast. As long as the defensive attitude keeps up, it is not difficult to defend. Fox is indeed careless." Zhang Lili said.

On the next dead ball, Fox was substituted and Mullin stepped in to defend Ellis.

Mullin is different from Fox. Although he is older, he wants to win the championship. That's why he came to the Lakers. Now that he has reached the finals, as long as he wins this G4 game, the championship is basically stable. So when he came on the court, he tried his best to defend Ellis, and he didn't dare to let go.

His playing had an immediate effect on Ellis' defense. After the first quarter, Ellis did not get any more open positions.

At 24:31, after the first quarter, the Knicks led by 7 points at home.

王铁军首节依然打满，5投3中，6罚3中，出手并不多，拿到9分4篮板3助攻1抢断2盖帽1失误1犯规的数据。

Later, when O'Neal left the field for rotation, he was cut twice by the Knicks. The free throws were not good, and he suffered a small loss.

奥尼尔打了9分钟，出手不算多，有些摸鱼，4投2中，2罚1中，拿到5分2篮板1盖帽1失误1犯规的数据。

Jordan played the whole quarter, made 5 of 3 shots, was blocked by the old king, and missed a goal. He didn't take many shots, and his efficiency was not very high. He scored 6 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal.

The Knicks' first scoring point in the first quarter was Ellis, who made three shots. He made 3 of 3 three-pointers and scored 9 points.

It was his explosion that allowed the Knicks to take the lead, and also gave O'Neal and Jordan the opportunity to fish.

During the intermission, Barkley said: "The Knicks made a change today. They strengthened the offense at other positions, especially Ellis. Fox only scored two points and missed a shot, right? The Lakers are at a loss here."

Kenny Smith nodded and said: "The veteran has a lot of experience, the Lakers still have to be careful, this kind of shooter-type veteran can't let go for a moment, he is like a cobra lurking in the shadows.

It's the first quarter, so it doesn't matter if you fall behind. There's a lot of time to catch up. If Ellis throws a few three-pointers in the final quarter, it will directly kill the Lakers. "

Bill Walton said: "However, the Lakers' touch today is average. Old K passed a lot of balls, only had two assists, and only one indirect assist.

His own desire to attack doesn't seem to be very strong. This is impossible. The Knicks are desperately trying. If the Lakers don't fight hard, with the strength of the Knicks, they will definitely not be able to carry it. "

Barkley said: "Old K is very versatile. It's not that he doesn't have enough desire to attack. He should be trying to play the game in a different way. The media said that he suppressed his teammates. Maybe he wants to make his teammates better?"

"Right."

Bill Wharton nodded, then shook his head and said, "But it's not a good idea. Old K's nearly 54.5-point shooting percentage has always remained above 62.2%, and this season it has reached [-]%.

Kenny Smith reminded: "Bill, you have to pay attention to his playing time. Does he still have such strong physical fitness until now?

Only by activating his teammates and getting their help can he win against a super strong team like the Knicks, otherwise he can't win against O'Neal and Jordan even if he makes a shot alone and is exhausted.

Today, the Knicks frequently double-teamed him. In this case, they have to force shots, and the hit rate will definitely not be very high. "

Bill Wharton was stunned, nodded and said, "That's right, I ignored the physical problem."

On Lao Wang's side, there is indeed a big factor due to lack of physical fitness, which led to too few shots. Today, the Knicks sacrificed multiple teams to him, which made him a little uncomfortable, and he did not dare to play too much, because his physical fitness would not last until the final quarter.

There was no K-law before, and he could use his tyrannical sideways to break the double-teams, but not now. Since the introduction of the K-law, he rarely encountered this kind of double-teaming.

In front of the Lakers bench, several coaches were discussing the slashing tactics. Although the Knicks did not use foul tactics against Old K too much, when O'Neal was not on the court, he used them from time to time. Although it did not cause major damage, it was also a bit disgusting.

Therefore, assistant coach Kurt Rambis suggested using this trick to deal with O'Neal as well, let the old K rest for a while, and send a marginal insider to chop O'Neal.

After the discussion, it was passed, and then Harris came to inform Lao Wang that he was going to take a rest.

Of course, Lao Wang would not object. The Knicks used this trick to buy O'Neal a rest time. Now that his physical fitness is not as good as before, he can do it too.

At the beginning of the second quarter, O'Neal, who took a 3-minute rest at the end of the first quarter, played, and Jordan took a rest.

But the Knicks immediately discovered that Old K didn't stand up, but was still sitting on the bench?
"What do they want to do?"

Phil Jackson frowned.

He glanced at the backup center sent by the Lakers, Sean Lux, a fringe guy, except for garbage time, he had no chance to play for the Lakers, never played in the playoffs, and now the most critical G4 game of the finals, why did the Lakers send him up?
"not?"

He had a bad feeling.

"Oh, old K is taking a rest?" Su Qun said in surprise at the CCTV live broadcast.

Zhang Lili was also very surprised, and said worriedly: "This shows that Tie Jun's physical strength is not enough. Today the Knicks frequently used multiple people to double-team him, and he was forced to reduce his shots. It really shows that his physical strength is not as strong as before."

Su Qun nodded and said, "Old K has to do a lot of work alone. He has played the whole game since the second round. In fact, the Lakers should have given him a rest long ago."

In the TNT live broadcast, Barkley was also very surprised and said: "I didn't expect the old K to take a rotation break. The Knicks' opportunity has come."

"The last fringe player must be cutting O'Neal, what chance is there?" Bill Wharton said.

Kenny Smith said: "Bill, what Charles means is that Old K's physical fitness should not be very strong, so the Knicks' opportunity has come.

We have all analyzed the two teams, and generally believe that the Lakers' rotation lineup is thicker. As the series progresses, the Lakers' physical advantages will also be reflected.

But now that old K's physical fitness has problems, this is an extremely unfavorable thing for the Lakers, and for the Knicks, this is an opportunity. "

Barkley nodded and said, "That's what I mean. What is the Knicks worse than the Lakers? Nothing is worse, except that the physical fitness is not as good as the old K.

Both Michael and Shaq need rest, but K doesn't. He can step up his offense while they rest.And now, Old K also needs to rest, so the Knicks' opportunity has come. "

Soon, Phil Jackson's feeling came true, and O'Neal was cut.

He shook his head helplessly. In order to give O'Neill some rest time, he cut old K occasionally. He didn't expect the Lakers to do the same now.

On the court, O'Neal who was chopped off was a little confused. It's just to kill a big villain like Old K. Killing such an honest and honest guy like me, damn Lakers, won't your conscience hurt?

Then he made two free throws and one, 24:32, the Knicks led by 8 points.

Looking back, Richmond hit a mid-range shot and got back two points.

The Knicks attacked, because Jordan was not on the court, so O'Neal became the only main attack point, and the Lakers continued to attack him.

But O'Neal is really super strong, keeping his weight at 135 kg. Although his dominance has dropped compared to last season when the tonnage exceeded 140 kg, his explosive power, agility and speed like a shark make him still full of dominance.

"boom!"

Old K was not there, Lukes was only 208 kg tall and 120 kg tonnage, he went directly to the basket to ask for the ball, and then he dunked the ball, hit a two plus one, let the Lakers cut him for the second time, and it became a problem of sending points.

"brush!"

An additional penalty hit, 26:35, the Knicks led by 9 points.

One thing Harris noticed was that the Lakers didn't have a meat shield. When the Knicks cut the old K, they could use the meat shield and the weak side defense to prevent the old K from entering the basket, so that the old K didn't have the chance to play two plus one, but the Knicks could play two plus one.

Next, Chris Mullin missed a jumper, and O'Neal was cut again later, this time it was not two plus one.

Lao Wang stood up and played for 2 minutes on the court, plus two free throws, he had rested for 4 minutes off the court, which was enough.

Jordan also played over there, and he and O'Neal double-walled together.

"Old K, you're not an iron man!" O'Neill, who was standing on the free throw line, laughed.

Jordan, who was near the center line, was also staring at Lao Wang. Now he felt that he had a chance. Lao K's sudden rotation gave him hope.

Lao Wang is speechless, when did I say that I am an iron man?

Next, O'Neal missed the first free throw. He wiped the sweat from his forehead, took the ball and prepared for the second free throw.

"You don't need to aim at the basket, you won't hit the free throw anyway, just throw it out." Old Wang spat out trash talk.

This made O'Neal so angry. Anyway, I also made 50% of my free throws in the playoffs this year. What do you mean by missing free throws?What if I miss the penalty?
He glared at Lao Wang, then continued to aim at the basket, and finally pushed the ball with his hand, and the ball flew to the basket.

Lao Wang immediately entered the box and stuck the Knicks' substitute insider Terry Cummings behind. At this time, the basketball hit the basket and he protected the backcourt rebound.

"He made 5 of 2 free throws. In more than two minutes, O'Neal took the ball and attacked three times. The Lakers scored three times in a row and scored 4 points. But the Lakers didn't make any offense and only scored two points. Now the point difference is 9 points." Kenny Smith said.

"Old K entered the basket?" Barkley shouted in surprise.

"Correct."

Bill Wharton stared at the picture on the screen without blinking.

(End of this chapter)