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Chapter 558 Funny He's Very Talented

The G6 game will be played on the 13th, and there will be three days in the middle to make adjustments, which is relatively good for players on both sides.

The league also hopes that the game will be more exciting, so the schedule is not too tight.

On the morning of the 12th, a meeting of presidents was held at the NBA headquarters in New York to discuss some issues.

Yesterday, some high-level executives put forward several suggestions to President David Stern, such as canceling illegal defense, allowing zone defense, expanding the three-second zone, restricting the use of hacking tactics, etc. Some people also proposed to cancel the anti-isolation singles rule. Stern didn't sleep much last night and has been thinking about related issues.

The starting point for him to consider the problem is not to introduce certain rules to restrict a certain person, but whether these introduced rules are conducive to the development of the alliance and whether it is conducive to the balance of the alliance.

Through relevant channels, the relevant content of the league meeting was quickly known by the media, and then spread, triggering a big discussion between the media and the league players.

This is what the league wants to see, and executives also hope that every rule introduced by the league will be supported by more people.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, the Knicks arrived in Los Angeles.

"We will never give up! In my dictionary, there is no word for giving up."

At the press conference held at the hotel, Jordan expressed his attitude towards the G6 game when facing questions from the media.

"I will prove myself to Old K, this is not his era alone."

Like a big black bear facing a life-and-death crisis, O'Neill let out his growl.

The Knicks' dual-core internal and external attitude shows an attitude to everyone. The G6 game will be the Knicks' last stand.

Zhang Lili, who attended the press conference, said to Su Qun: "The Lakers must not be careless. If they are careless, they will definitely lose Jingzhou."

"If the Knicks are allowed to get back to the game point and reach the tiebreaker, their morale will definitely explode. The Lakers really can't lose the game in G6." Su Qun nodded.

That night, a group of people in Lao Wang's family were also discussing these issues.

Dameng said: "If the three-second zone is really expanded, it will be bad news for inside players. The farther away from the basket, the longer the offensive distance, the offensive efficiency will decrease, and at the same time the defensive area will also increase, and the defensive efficiency will also decrease. .”

Glider said with a smile: "For outside players, the increase in the restricted area will increase their breakthrough space. More breakthrough points will make the game more exciting. I think the league will consider this."

Lightning said: "I think that if the internal and external lines cooperate well, playing a breakthrough tactic is not a bad thing for the inside players. The breakthrough space of the outside line increases, and the same is true for the inside line. They have more space to cut in."

Old Wang couldn't help nodding and said: "Yes, we need to defend a larger penalty area, so the offensive side will have more room to cut in. If the opponent is O'Neal and Jordan, then the cooperation between them will be even more terrifying."

Pippen said: "To really expand the penalty area, you must need more athletic inside players. I think this is not good news for the old K and O'Neal. The bigger the weight, the more the movement, the more energy must be consumed. physical fitness.

In addition, because of the existence of three seconds of defense and three seconds of offense, slow-moving insiders, including those veterans, will run back and forth between the basket and outside the penalty area, consuming more physical energy. "

Old Wang couldn't help nodding, expanding the three-second zone, which was more unfriendly to veterans and their big tonnage insiders.

His mobility is good now, but what about after a few years of decline?

However, after a few years, when his state declines, maybe the league will make some changes, and it's hard to say.

Lightning said with a smile: "I think the zone defense will have certain restrictions on the old K, and there will be higher requirements for the passing ability of the outside line.

In addition, the expansion of the restricted area has compressed the mid-range shooting area, and outsiders with weaker breakthrough ability and emergency stop jumper ability may choose to increase three-pointers. "

Everyone nodded, and Old Wang had to agree with this.

Lei Gong said: "I think it is more beneficial to O'Neill to limit the slashing tactics. Old K is not afraid of this kind of tactics."

Dameng said: "This is a tactic that is beneficial to the inside line. It is better to make free throws from the outside line."

Having said that, he glanced at Dayao and said with a smile, "Except for Yao."

"Ha ha……"

Everyone laughed, and Dayao himself laughed too.

"At least cancel the anti-isolation singles rule. I think this is what the Knicks proposed. They dream of releasing Jordan's singles ability." Pippen said.

Lightning shook his head and said, "I'm afraid this won't pass. If this rule is abolished, it will be more beneficial to Old K. His low-post singles ability is definitely the best in league history, and Jordan can't match him."

Dameng also nodded and said: "There is no anti-isolation rule. Old K plays alone in the low position on the wing, and the others pull to the other wing. His nearly two-point hook will defeat all opponents."

At this time, Lei Gong said: "It's hard to say, what if the three-second zone is expanded at the same time? Now the old K's hook attack area only reaches the three-second zone, and it can't be farther. That is to say, even if the anti-isolation singles rule is cancelled, it will not benefit him very much."

Speaking of this, he asked: "Old K, how is your mid-range hook? I think the arc of your hook is still very good, not very flat. You should be able to shoot from the mid-range!"

Lao Wang shook his head and said, "Not sure, if the three-second zone is really expanded and I can't get in, my efficiency will definitely drop."

Dameng slapped his thigh and said, "Then you will be in trouble. The alliance also wants to restrict you now, maybe it will really modify the three-second zone."

"In this analysis, I think the anti-isolation rule is really possible to cancel. And if the zone defense is allowed, you can double-team in advance, and the anti-isolation singles rule seems to be useless." Pippen said.

At this time, Zhang Lili said: "Tie Jun, have you paid attention to the Knicks' press conference today? Jordan's leadership is too strong, and their morale did not have a major problem.

The statements of Jordan and O'Neal are not tough, but a kind of determination. I have seen their determination to break the boat, so you have to be careful. "

Lao Wang nodded and said, "I will be careful."

……

On the 13th, the G6 match day.

At two o'clock in the afternoon, David Stern and several league executives arrived in Los Angeles, and Old Bath and West went to the airport to greet them.

Everyone in the league is very satisfied with this finals series. The audience rating of the last game has broken the record of 6000 million. After five games, the league and the two teams have earned at least [-] million dollars in combined revenue from tickets and on-site advertising.

"Jerry, after the finals and before the draft, the league will vote on some matters. Before that, I hope to hear your opinion."

After getting in the car, Stern said politely to Jerry Buss with a smile on his face.

"David, I'm honored."

Bass nodded. As the owner of the team, he certainly knows these things. The league needs to issue some rules to balance the damage caused by old K to the league because of his strength.

At 06:30, the Great Western Forum Arena was packed and the atmosphere was extremely warm.

At the entrance of the player channel, a championship trophy has been placed there. If the Lakers win it tonight, they will win the trophy.

But in the bottom of my heart, everyone in the league, whether it's high-level executives, other team owners, or even players, all hope to reach the tiebreaker this time.

Without him, it's just profit, and it is profitable for everyone to reach the tiebreaker.

Even for the Lakers, as long as they can win the championship in the end, they can earn tens of millions more in ticket and advertising revenue by playing tiebreaker.

Of course, the Lakers, from the owner to the management, to the players, still hope to win the championship tonight. The entire Great Western Forum arena has made all the preparations to celebrate the championship, because playing the tiebreaker is really too dangerous, and no one dares to predict the consequences.

At seven o'clock, Barkley ran to the locker room for an interview before the live broadcast, and took the cameraman to the visiting team's locker room first.

Originally, interviews were not allowed at this time, but he used his personal relationship to gain access to the Knicks locker room.

The last time Jordan fell out with him, he chased after him and apologized, but Jordan forgave him.

"Michael, the game is about to start, are you looking forward to it?" he asked.

Jordan leaned on the wardrobe, and the staff was bandaging him. He glanced at Barkley and spit out a sentence: "Charles, do you think I will be afraid of failure?"

Barkley thought for a while and said, "You used to be young and not afraid of failure, but now you are 35 years old, are you still not afraid of failure?"

"Of course not, never!" Jordan stared at Barkley and said.

Barkley wanted to look away, but held back, and asked again: "Michael, do you think this is the era of old K's monster?"

With a whoosh, O'Neill's gaze immediately moved over.

Jordan stared at Barkley, as if he didn't intend to answer the question.

Barkley really couldn't stand Jordan's scorching gaze, he looked away for a while, and then looked at Jordan again.

But unfortunately, Jordan did not answer this question in the end.

Barkley is very clear that Jordan is still not reconciled. If he wins the old K this time, he may be willing to admit that this is the era of the old K. After all, he is old.

However, the current media has basically determined that Jordan's trapeze era has passed, and the active No.1 position has belonged to the old K, and now is the old K's era.

Therefore, he believes that Jordan's unwilling attitude is just a kind of persistence as the overlord of the era. Once Jordan wins the old K this year, this persistence will have no basis.

He believes that the current Jordan will never have the idea of ​​playing a dynasty, and that he can win the old K once in the finals. This should be Jordan's most practical idea and goal now.

But he still asked this question, and said rather tactfully: "Michael, if you win this time, would you choose to retire?"

Jordan couldn't help being in a trance for a while. If he won, would he choose to retire?

When Barkley saw Jordan's appearance, he knew that he was right. Jordan had lost his pursuit of the dynasty in his heart. If it was Jordan before, would there be a second answer at this time?
He tactfully didn't ask any more questions, and Jordan didn't answer either. Then he turned his gun and asked O'Neill, "Shaq, are you ready to face Old K again?"

O'Neill swallowed dryly, nodded and said, "I'm ready, I'm going to tear him apart tonight."

"How many pieces are you going to tear him into?" Barkley asked with a grin.

"Tear it into as many pieces as you can, and I'll grind him with my teeth."

The funny O'Neill opened his mouth wide, bit Barkley violently, and then made a fierce expression of grinding his teeth.

"Ha ha……"

Barkley laughed, feeling that O'Neal was really suitable for some funny talk shows.

But, can such an O'Neill really tear old K into pieces?
However, O'Neill's morale looks good, and this appearance is not too bad. The two teams will have a fight tonight.

Then he took the cameraman to the locker room of the home team, and happened to meet Zhang Lili and Su Qun, also with the cameraman.

"Hey, Zhang, Su."

"Hey, Charles."

The three of them are very familiar, especially Zhang Lili and Barkley. They have been dealing with each other since the Suns. Until now, they often met at Lao Wang's house before the finals, and immediately greeted them warmly.

"Zhang, Charles, 5 minutes, it's almost warm-up time." Assistant coach Kurt Rambis reminded.

"OK."

Several people responded and entered the locker room.

"coming."

Lao Wang greeted him.

"Old K, O'Neill said he was going to tear you to pieces." Barkley shouted immediately.

"Charles, where did you go just now?" Zhang Lili asked.

"Yes, I'll go there first." Barkley laughed.

Lao Wang said: "This guy O'Neill is very suitable for being funny, he is very talented when making fun, and he is also very serious when making fun."

"Haha..." The locker room burst into laughter.

"Old K, I feel that if Michael wins you this time, maybe he will choose to retire, or you let him win once?" Barkley said with a smile.

"Aren't you afraid that they will beat you to death here?" Old Wang pointed to Richmond and Chris Mullin with his chin.

Barkley turned around and saw several veterans staring at him with knife-like eyes. He couldn't help shrinking his neck and said quickly: "Just kidding, kidding, don't mind, I just want to find a gimmick to attract a wave of attention during the live broadcast later."

Lao Wang said at this time: "The last time I heard someone say that if Jordan fails again, he may choose to retire. Now you say that, that means whether he wins or loses, he may choose to retire?"

Barkley shook his head and said: "I think my thoughts are right. If he loses, he probably won't retire. He won't be reconciled. Winning you once is his only goal now, and his greatest obsession now."

Lao Wang nodded thoughtfully. With Jordan's paranoia and pride, he really shouldn't choose to retire after losing.

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

Knicks: O'Neal, Oakley, Dale Ellis, Jordan, Charlie Ward

Lakers: Wang Tiejun, Danny Fortson, Rick Fox, Richmond, Kobe Bryant

At [-]:[-], the starters of the two teams came to the player channel, ready to play.

Looking at the O'Brien Cup outside, Jordan took a deep breath, stared hard at it, and looked away.

Lao Wang stared at the championship trophy, his eyes lit up.

Both need this trophy to prove themselves. Jordan needs to use it to break through. He faced the fallacy of old K losing one, two, three, and four. Lao Wang needs to use it to prove that the Lakers' decision to trade themselves with Duncan and Dameng is correct.

"Shh!"

When Jordan came out and walked past the trophy, there was an extremely loud booing at the Great Western Forum.

In order to win the 12th championship, the Lakers fans would not hesitate to spit out their alveoli. Many of them were Jordan fans, and they booed Jordan at this time, without mercy.

"King! King! King..."

When Lao Wang played, countless Lakers fans shouted wildly.

Lao Wang waved to the fans, then high-fived his teammates and management, and shook hands with David Stern.

He took a look at the auditorium. There were a large number of Chinese people, holding many Chinese signs, some with his name and nickname written on them, some with words like championship, and some even holding five-star red flags.

The live host ran over to him and asked him if he wanted to say a few words to the fans. He took the microphone, signaled the scene to be quiet, and said loudly, "Everyone, my teammates and I are ready to win the championship. Are you ready?"

"Champion! Champion! Champion..."

This sentence was like igniting a volcano, and endless magma spewed out. In an instant, the Great Western Forum Arena was flooded with crazy adrenaline.

(End of this chapter)