NBA backer king

Chapter 552 I was wrong, when I just farted, okay?

At this time, Barkley continued: "From the perspective of strength, I am also more optimistic about the Lakers."

"Why? The Knicks just won the game, but you are more optimistic about the Lakers?" Bill Walton asked in surprise.

Kenny Smith interjected: "I know what Charles means. He believes in the strength of the old K. If the old K completely defeats O'Neal, the Lakers will win."

Barkley laughed and said: "Kenny, you are really my old buddy, I still need a partner, how about we do it together?"

"Flying pig?"

Bill Walton laughed and scolded: "You actually poached my partner in front of me?"

"Ha ha……"

The three laughed together.

After laughing, Barkley said: "The Knicks won this game because firstly, they all worked hard; secondly, their offensive tactics played very well and were very active; thirdly, their defensive tactics against old K limited his ability to play; fourthly, this old player, Ellis, broke out and made 8 of 6 three-pointers. His three-pointers alone surpassed all the three-pointers of the Lakers.

There are several reasons why the Lakers lost.

First of all, he is very passive tactically, always following the Knicks' tactical changes, and being led by the nose. In terms of coaching ability, I think Coach Phil Jackson is stronger.

In addition, old K made too many mistakes after being double-teamed by many people. Once in the final quarter, he made 6 turnovers in total, 3 of which were pass errors, and the other 3 were intercepted. There are indeed some problems with his performance today. In order to improve offensive efficiency, Too much emphasis on attacking the basket.

In fact, his hook is very accurate, it is better to play an offense that is close to two points, and does not go to the basket. In that position, it is very difficult for multiple people to double-team him.

In addition, the touch of the outside line is average, and he also got a lot of open opportunities, especially when the old K was double-teamed by many people, the old K still passed a lot of balls, but it did not convert into enough points.

The other one is Ellis' defense. He did a good job in the second and third quarters, but he slackened again in the final quarter, and it happened that Ellis was overwhelmed again, which was very fatal. "

At this time, the Lakers had already returned to the locker room. The exhausted Pharaoh was sitting in the medicinal tub, thinking about the game just now, and where he lost.

He felt that he played quite passively today. From the beginning when he was double-teamed by many people, he was passive and always followed the rhythm of the Knicks.

Even in the final stage, Harris arranged a three-point tactic and wanted to chase points, but the Knicks saw through it in advance and failed to play a three-point tactic.

In addition, due to his own reasons, he was a little impulsive today. The Knicks suddenly resorted to the tactics of double-teaming. Physical fitness is very uneconomical.

Because of the existence of O'Neal and the fact that many people double-teamed him, it was very difficult for him to attack the basket. He succeeded many times, but also failed a lot. In comparison, it is really not worthwhile to use ten times the physical energy to play such an attack. It is a big loss.

The loss of this game, from [-] to [-] to [-] to [-], is quite unfavorable to the Lakers, and morale has been greatly hit. He knows this very well from the atmosphere in the locker room now.

"We want to win the G5 game." He said to Kobe and the others next to him.

"Old K, after Fox goes down, our outside defense is not very good." Kobe came over and whispered.

Lao Wang nodded. Veteran Mark Price's defense was not good, veteran Chris Mullin's defense was average, and Fox's defense was good, but today's start was not good, and there were not many opportunities later.

"Old K, if you don't let Fox play, I think Fisher's defense is okay, and there is no problem defending against Charlie Ward. He defends Ward, and I will defend others." Kobe whispered again.

Lao Wang glanced at Kobe, can Fisher do it?

He doesn't know, this is not something he is good at, and he will definitely not intervene, but Fisher does work hard on the defensive end in his usual training, and he can mention it to the coaching staff. It is certain that the Lakers will strengthen their perimeter defense.

In fact, it is better to use Fox, as long as that guy puts all his thoughts on the game, he must be better than Fisher.

He kicked Fox off today, which seemed a little reckless.

After thinking about it, he said to Fox, who was taking a shower in front of him, "Rick, let you end today, do you have any objections to me?"

When Fox heard this, he quickly turned around and shouted: "Boss, how dare I? I didn't defend Ellis well. He didn't perform well in the first three games. I underestimated him. There was something wrong with his mentality. I lost the game today, and I have to take responsibility."

He nodded, but shook his head again: "The responsibility is definitely mine, and you don't need to be responsible. But in the next game, I hope you will do a good job of defending and stop making mistakes."

Fox became excited, patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, boss, I promise to kill that old boy, Ellis, so that he won't get a single seat."

In the locker room of the home team, the atmosphere was quite good, and Jordan kept talking to his teammates.

Although it was only a two-to-two tie, it was the most balanced of the four finals between him and Old K.

And there is another home game next. As long as they win, the Knicks will control the match point and win the championship.

So he is very excited. He is still very excited after the game. As long as he wins this championship, he can even retire immediately. He has the courage to retire bravely.

"Michael, you're right. Old K's physical fitness has gone wrong. He's been playing the whole game since the second round, but now he's not good enough." O'Neill, who was soaking in the medicine bucket, shouted excitedly.

Jordan laughed and said, "The biggest problem for the Lakers is that they rely too much on Old K and let him play all the time."

Having said that, he shouted to Phil Jackson outside: "Phil, how are you going to fight in G5?"

Phil Jackson outside had just finished the final quarter of the game, and he had a little idea in his mind, and said after hearing the words: "The main defense is his offense at the basket, and once he enters the basket, we must double-team him with all our strength.

We did a good job when we double-teamed him today. Everyone double-teamed very quickly and blocked his passing lanes in time. They wasted a lot of open spaces outside. "

Jordan nodded. Today, the Knicks not only played great offensively, but also defensively, otherwise they wouldn't be able to win against the Lakers.

At this time, Phil Jackson continued: "When he gets the ball in the low position on the left wing, he also needs to double-team the wing and help the weak side in time. Michael and Charles, you should move faster. Shaq is responsible for cutting off the passing and receiving routes between him and the weak side when he is on the top defense."

"Our tactics will remain the same?" Jordan asked.

Phil Jackson said: "Harris' abilities are mediocre, our offensive and defensive tactics today are effective, and we can continue to use them, as long as they are useful, there is no need to change them.

Old K's tactical position in the Lakers is the same as that of the Suns. It is too heavy, so this leaves little room for the Lakers to change their offensive tactics.

Especially after entering the second round of the series, the old K played the whole game. This phenomenon became more and more serious, and the whole team revolved around the old K.

So on the defensive end, as long as we limit the old K, we can limit the entire Lakers.

On the offensive end, we still have to make good use of the power of other people, use them to distract the Lakers' defensive attention, and win opportunities for the main players.

We did a good job today. Both Michael and Shaq only played 35 minutes. With enough rotation time, we can compete with the Lakers, so we must stick to this style of play. "

Jordan didn't ask again. The Lakers relied on Old K, and the Knicks actually did the same, relying on him and O'Neal, so the basic tactics of the two teams would not change significantly.

Some changes can be added, that is, like Ellis today, create some opportunities for him, take the time to shoot coldly, hit the opponent by surprise, and see if he can seize the opportunity.

After soaking in the medicinal bath, Pharaoh and Richmond attended the post-match press conference together.

"Old K, losing the G4 game tonight, how much do you think this will be an obstacle for the Lakers to win the championship?" A reporter asked.

Lao Wang said: "Our whole team has always been fully prepared for this finals, because the Knicks are the strongest opponent, so losing this game will not pose any additional obstacles to us. We will continue to fight for the championship."

"Old K, you said you hoped to win the away game, but now you haven't achieved it. Do you want to say something?" A local reporter asked in a mocking tone.

Lao Wang said coldly: "It's nothing, it's just a wish. If it can't be fulfilled, we will finally fulfill another wish, win the championship by eliminating the Knicks at home, and celebrate the final victory with all the Lakers fans."

"You can't do it, Air Jordan and Sharks will stop you." The reporter shot back.

"They can't stop me from winning the championship, because they have never done it before." Pharaoh also countered.

After the press conference, the Lakers returned to the hotel.

Lao Wang went back to his room and asked Gao Bin to give him an hour of medicated oil massage before going to bed.

When I woke up, it was already bright, and I looked at my watch, it was almost ten o'clock.

On this day, the local media in New York hyped the Knicks' victory. In their writing, the Knicks seemed to have won the championship.

Lao Wang was too lazy to read the news, so after eating a little breakfast, he called Gao Bin, gave him an hour of medicated oil massage, then had lunch, slept for more than an hour in the afternoon, and attended the team's tactical meeting at three o'clock.

In the evening, he invited a large group of the Lakers team, Dayao Lightning, Wang Tieshuqi and other close brothers in New York to have dinner at the K Times Club.

Now it is different from the previous martial arts school. There was no special restaurant before, but now it is the most luxurious restaurant, and it can be regarded as the top dining environment in New York.

For Chinese food, this may be the only restaurant, because the average Chinese restaurant is very low-grade, and may not even be able to keep up with Indian restaurants.

"Old K, the black card you gave me and Lightning used to be [-]% off, but now it's [-]% off. When will the trading company pay dividends? I can't afford it anymore." Entering the restaurant, Lei Gong asked quietly.

"What black card? You can get a [-]% discount?" Barkley also came, this guy with sharp ears heard Lei Gong's words, and asked quickly.

"You heard it wrong, it was your hallucination just now, Lei Gong didn't say anything." Old Wang said quickly.

"Old K, everyone is a brother, you won't treat them differently, right?" Barkley was too clever, and immediately understood something, and said very sadly and indignantly.

"Come on, Charles, you were asked to stay and help old K at the beginning, but you want to go, now blame old K? Old K is enough of a brother, and he didn't forget you when he did business." Lei Gong immediately yelled.

"That's right, you were our enemy when we won three championships with old K in five years." Lightning also immediately chimed in.

"Okay, I was wrong, can I just fart?" Mentioning this, Barkley immediately raised his hands in surrender, begging for mercy.

"Then I am qualified to ask? They are all brothers, and I did not betray you like Charles, old K, why did you give them a black card, why didn't I?" Dameng said with a displeased face.

Barkley was so angry that he wanted to vomit blood, damn it, what did you say?
Lei Gong immediately retorted: "You can do it too. When we were brothers with Old K, what was your relationship with Old K?"

Dameng's momentum faltered, and he nodded in frustration.

Lao Wang said at this time: "Okay, what kind of black card is this, I only gave Lightning and Lei Gong, because their income was very low at that time.

Especially Lei Gong, the contract is very small, and there is no commercial income, and he can't even afford medicinal baths and medicinal oils, so he gave them a discounted black card.

You guys, big contracts plus commercial income, all of you are fat and fat, if you want a black card, yes, like Lei Gong and Lightning, come and help me win two or three championships, and I will give it to you too. "

"Forget it, I'm just joking, old K, you just lead us to set up a trading company to make a lot of money, what about black card discounts, do we need that thing?" Dameng laughed.

"Why don't you treat me tonight?" Old Wang asked.

Dameng was taken aback, his face was bitter, and he looked at the number of people, there were almost 40 people, how much would it cost, maybe hundreds of thousands?

"Forget it, I was joking with you." Lao Wang waved his hand.

Dameng breathed a sigh of relief.

Old Wang asked for a large private room with two large round tables, each of which could seat twenty people. After everyone sat down, he said to Lei Gong and Lightning: "Now the club's operating costs have increased. Look at the environment? It cost a lot of money, so the discount for you is not as big as before. My second sister set [-]%."

As for the trading company, it has not been up for a year now, so it will definitely not pay dividends, and I don't know the specific situation. "

Speaking of this, he looked at Yu Feihong, and Yu Feihong said: "There will be a dividend after the settlement at the end of the year, and there will be more than half a year."

"Dan, I borrowed half of the money you invested in the shares. Why is your current financial situation so bad?" Old Wang asked with concern.

"No, it's just that it's not good to come here to spend money." Lei Gong said embarrassingly.

Lao Wang said to Lei Gong: "Don't worry, I heard that our trading company is very profitable. But you have to pay attention, don't make it like Lao Pi."

Pippen blushed and said, "I won't make any other investments now, and I will start a trading company in the future."

Lei Gong also nodded and said with a smile: "I'm different from Lao Pi. He has money to invest, but I don't have money, so I won't go bankrupt, just be tighter."

"How many years do you still have on your contract with the Heat? How many million a year?" Lao Wang asked.

"I have played for two years, and there are three more years, more than 300 million a year. After finishing this contract, I am ready to retire." Lei Gong said.

On the 10th, the G5 match day.

The Japanese media likened this game to the battle of Tianwangshan. Whoever wins will get the match point in the finals, and whoever can take the initiative.

In the afternoon, the Lakers came to Madison Square Garden for pre-game adaptive training.

After warming up for an hour, Pharaoh practiced hooks for a while, which was not bad. In the absence of defenders during training, his hit rate of nearly two-point hooks was close to 105%. After all, level [-] hooks are no joke.

Magic Johnson and old assistant coach Bill Potka stood aside to observe. After he stopped, the former said: "Old K, just be careful of Jordan's double-teaming behind you. They can't defend your sideways hook. It depends on how you feel."

Potka also nodded and said: "Old K, you haven't brought out the threat of your hook so far. In my opinion, your hook is more threatening than Kareem's sky hook in the paint."

Old Wang also nodded and said, "Even if the coaching staff doesn't formulate this tactic, I do have plans to increase the close-range hook attack.

Although my physical fitness is still good, if they continue to double-team me, my efficiency may continue to decline, and my shots will not improve. "

In the tactical meeting in the morning, Harris formulated a breakthrough tactic to create opportunities for Lao Wang to attack at the basket.

The Knicks have the strongest defense on the perimeter is Jordan, and everyone else's defense is mediocre, so use Richmond to contain Jordan on the wing, and Kobe will break through from the other wing to attract the defense, so that the Knicks can't double-team Lao Wang, and then Lao Wang takes the opportunity to enter the basket and cooperate with Kobe.

This is to learn the tactics of the Knicks and simulate the internal and external coordination tactics of O'Neal and Jordan.

Although Kobe is far inferior to Jordan now, after avoiding Jordan's defense, Kobe will face either Charlie Ward or Ellis.

In addition to the breakthrough tactics, Harris also asked the old king to increase the close-range hook attack. This tactic can also create more back-cutting space for the flanks.

(End of this chapter)