God of NBA point guards

Chapter 611 Reinforcing the Super Giant
Zhang Lili said: "It is certain that O'Neal was really unable to play in the final quarter, his dominance and lethality were greatly reduced.

In the third quarter, the Sonics spared no effort to double-team him. They made 5 of 2 shots and only one attack at the basket. The remaining 4 times were nearly two points and only scored one.

There were also 4 of 1 free throws, and the free throws were not as good as the first half.He only scored 5 points in the final quarter, and now he has 40 points. This is already a high score for him. "

"The Iron Fist King was still without the ball in the final quarter and was very efficient. He made 10 of 6 shots and 2 of 2 free throws. He scored 14 points in a single quarter. Now he has 59 points. He will definitely break 60 points today and hit his third score in the playoffs. 60+ in a single game." Yu Jia said excitedly.

Zhang Lili said with a smile: "No matter what sport, physical fitness is really king. In the end, physical fitness determines everything.

Zhou Quan was still able to perform efficiently in the end, but O'Neal couldn't. Why? Because Zhou Quan's physical fitness is much stronger than O'Neal. Zhou Quan's current technical moves have not been deformed, but O'Neal's technical moves have been deformed and can no longer be used. Get to the basket and get position. "

On the Lakers bench, O'Neal was panting like an ox, beads of sweat as big as his fingers kept flowing, and he drank two glasses of energy drinks in a row.

Kobe was also panting and sweating like rain.

Playing against Zhou Quan, he consumes a lot of physical energy. Following Zhou Quan, he drills around in the penalty area and repeatedly starts, accelerates and stops. Just like running back and forth, it consumes even more physical energy.

He is different from Zhou Quan. Zhou Quan is too good at taking advantage of loopholes, but he is not. He needs to squeeze around in the penalty area. A lot of physical contact consumes a lot of physical energy.

The OK team's mood now is different from that at halftime. They saw hope at that time, but now there is no hope. Even with the home whistle, they are still 5 points behind, which makes them feel very heavy and depressed.

And they know very well that with the offensive ability of the Iron Fist King, it is very difficult to catch up to 5 points. In the playoffs, the Lakers have never achieved a comeback against the SuperSonics when falling behind.

Phil Jackson said: "Ben Wallace has committed five fouls, and he doesn't dare to make any moves. Shaq, you must get into the basket and get a position. You don't have to take shots, but the team needs your attractiveness under the basket." , creating openings for others.”

O'Neill gasped and nodded.

Phil Jackson continued: "If Shaq has no chance at the basket, we still play Robert Horry's open space, let Kobe attract the defense to him, and then pass the ball to him. Kobe, you should try to be as far away from Robert as possible. Don't give King of Iron Fist a chance to defend him.

In addition, Kobe and Robert go to the left wing, and Robert lurks in the left corner.Rick, you and Fisher work together on the weak side and run into the open space.Kobe, you also need to pay attention to the weak side. If there is space, you can also pass to the weak side. "

The timeout ended at this time. The Lakers brought on O'Neal and Kobe, Rick Fox, Fisher, Robert Horry, and the SuperSonics brought on Ben Wallace and Jerome James, Bowen, Zhou Quan, and Arenas.

Arenas is very excited because at the most critical moment, he has the trust of the coaching staff.

And Lewis was very disappointed. Even a rookie was trusted, but he, who had been with the Sonics for several years, was never trusted.

In fact, it's not as complicated as he thought. McMillan continued to let Arenas play simply because the team's backup point guard besides Arenas was only Shamond Williams. Although Arenas was a rookie, he was more talented than Williams is better. He is now stronger than Williams and has better mental quality.

O'Neal tried hard to get into a position under the basket, but he was double-teamed every second of the game, and was physically fighting against three human shields every second. He really ran out of energy.

Seeing that the Sharks couldn't get close to the basket, Fisher, who was holding the ball, could only pass the ball to Kobe on the left wing.

Robert Horry was lurking in the left corner, in a wide open space. He did not pass the ball directly to Horry. First, Arenas' defensive position was to the left, blocking the passing angle between him and Horry, which was not good. The second reason is that if the ball is forced to drop, it will give the Iron Fist King a chance to defend Horry.

He can only pass to Kobe first, and then Kobe passes to Horry. The passing distance from Kobe to Horry is shorter, and the Iron Fist King has even less chance to defend Horry.

Kobe ran out of the three-point line to catch the ball, then turned around to face the basket. At the same time, he held the ball with both hands and leaned down sharply, making preparations for the breakthrough.

"squeak!"

As a test step, take a step forward with your right foot first. When Zhou Quan retreats, he quickly retracts his right foot and steps directly to the left without landing.

The entire technical movement of the test step was considered coherent, but in Zhou Quan's eyes it was not considered fast.

Kobe's first step was not fast enough, which was limited by his talent. Zhou Quan predicted that Kobe was unlikely to break through him. In the past few years, Kobe's success in breaking through him was very few, and he mostly used pick-and-roll breakthroughs. he.

And his nerve reaction speed was very fast. He reacted the moment Kobe retracted his right foot and immediately took a step laterally.

"Damn!"

When Kobe retracted his right foot and stepped forward to the left, his vision was blurred. The Iron Fist King blocked his eyes again. He quickly braked and took a step back while dribbling the ball.

"Pass the ball!"

Phil Jackson was on the sidelines three meters away, shouting anxiously.

But Kobe stepped back and directly connected with the ball. Instead of passing the ball, he directly took off and shot a three-pointer.

Zhou Quan's reaction was too fast. He almost took a step forward while Kobe was retreating. He used the sprint step in the boxing pace, and then jumped up the moment Kobe took off.

"what?"

Kobe felt another flash before his eyes. The Iron Fist King was actually already in the air, but he had no choice but to take action.

"Snapped!"

With a precise strike, Zhou Quan put his hands together and confiscated the basketball that Kobe had just thrown.

"Beautiful! Capture, Iron Fist King captures Kobe. He has already scored 61 points, the third 60+ in the playoffs, unprecedented, and certainly unprecedented." Yu Jia shouted excitedly.

"With Zhou Quan's current state, it is basically impossible for the Lakers to make a comeback in this game." Zhang Lili said excitedly.

The last moment was indeed as Zhang Lili expected. With the other main players on both sides lacking physical strength, Zhou Quan, the physical monster, dominated the game on both offense and defense and did not allow the Lakers to come back.

"Ugh!"

In New York, David Stern shook his head with emotion.He estimated that the Lakers would not be able to escape being swept. They had been swept for five consecutive seasons. This would be a heavy blow to the Lakers, OKC, and Phil Jackson. It would even be a very heavy blow to the Lakers' market.

This is not what he wants to see, but he has helped the Lakers. Unfortunately, the Iron Fist King is too strong and controls everything on the court.

……

"The Lakers are about to be swept for the fifth time in a row and the SuperSonics for the third time in a row, but the Bulls are still the Sonics' biggest sufferer, and the Lakers are only the second sufferer." Detroit Worker Daily.

"The once-powerful OK group is unable to climb the Himalayas of Iron Fist King." New York Times.

"The Lakers must strengthen the first and fourth positions to have a chance of defeating the SuperSonics with stronger overall strength." Los Angeles Times.

"After defeating the Lakers, no team has the strength to prevent the SuperSonics from winning the sixth championship and the Iron Fist from winning the seventh championship." The Seattle Times.

“The second three-consecutive championship dynasty, the Iron Fist King’s road to becoming a god.” Seattle Post-Intelligencer.

On the 9th, while the media was praising the Sonics and Zhou Quan, Lakers general manager Jerry West was handing over to new general manager Mitch Kupchak.

Magic Johnson is also there. He has a good relationship with Kupchak. He was a teammate back then and it was he who suggested the team introduce Kupchak in 1981.

Before retiring, Kupchak did some management work with Jerry West. He was an intern next to West. In the past few years, he became West's assistant general manager and participated in the work of the board of directors. He is also regarded as a member of the Lakers. He has seniority, is already very familiar with the general manager's job, and has a very good relationship with the Bass family.

So the actual handover is very simple, because Kupchak is doing many things and managing a lot of information.

After the handover was completed, the three sat down and chatted for a while.

That's when Kupchak received a call from Postman Karl Malone's agent, Dwight Manley, and he walked to the window and answered the phone.

"Hello, Mr. Manley?"

"Mr. Kupchak, please tell Mr. West that I have informed the Jazz management that I will discuss with the team how to buy out the contract for the final season."

"what?"

Kupchak was shocked and said hurriedly: "Mr. Manley, I just took over Mr. West's job. You can talk to me about this matter."

"what?"

Manley over there was also a little shocked and hurriedly said: "Congratulations, Mr. Kupchak. That's right, Karl wants a change of environment. I wonder if Los Angeles will welcome him?"

"Oh, of course, we welcome Postman very much. He will bring us unprecedented reinforcements." Kupchak said excitedly.

Magic Johnson and Jerry West looked at each other in surprise when they heard this. They were both shocked.

"This guy's so lucky!" Magic Johnson said to West.

West smiled and said: "The Postman can only join the Lakers with a minimum salary. The two super contracts of Shaq and Kobe have locked up space. We have no extra space for him."

"He wants to buy out his contract, so he must be ready to get a basic salary." Magic Johnson said.

West took a deep breath and said with excitement: "If the Lakers have a postman, they will be more terrifying than the Spurs Twin Towers. They will completely crush the SuperSonics in the paint. The human shield tactics are useless. There is only one job on the outside, which is to keep the ball." Just pass it in."

Magic nodded and said: "The Postman is no better than David Robinson. Robinson is no longer good. The Postman is still averaging 20+ per game this season, a superstar-level performance."

At this time, Kupchak ended the call and came over excitedly and said: "Jerry, Irvin, you heard it, the postman wants to join us."

"Awesome!" West said with a smile.

"Yes, congratulations, Mickey, you have completed a high-quality reinforcement just after taking over." The magician said excitedly.

Kupchak thought excitedly: "O'Neal, Karl Malone, Fox, Kobe, Fisher, we will have three superstars who need to be double-teamed, and the Iron Fist King will no longer be our opponent."

Jerry West reminded: "Mitch, I suggest you be more cautious. The work of poaching must continue. They must dismantle their lineup and cut off part of the SuperSonics' strength."

"Of course, King of Iron Fist is too powerful, I won't be careless." Kupchak took a deep breath, suppressed the excitement in his heart, and said calmly.

The three chatted for a while, and Jerry Buss called and said that he would invite Jerry West to his home for lunch. The entire Bass family would attend, and West agreed.

Jerry West couldn't help but sigh deeply when he walked out of the office where he had stayed for decades.

However, he has already thought about it and has already found his next job. The Grizzlies have asked him to be the general manager. He has agreed and will take up the post immediately.

Moreover, the Lakers have such a strong lineup but have been swept for three consecutive years. He is also under great pressure. Leaving the Lakers can just let him relieve the pressure.

The news of the Lakers changing general manager was not announced immediately. After all, the second round series with the SuperSonics has not yet ended.

10号，周权再次轰下52分4篮板13助攻8抢断4盖帽的数据，率队击败了湖人，连续第三次在系列赛中横扫湖人。

This is also the fifth consecutive year that the Lakers have been swept in the series, and the third consecutive year that they have been swept by the SuperSonics, completely confirming their reputation as the swept king.

同时周权个人也是第三次在系列赛中打出场均50+的表现，场均51.5分13.5助攻6.5抢断3.25盖帽。

(End of this chapter)