NBA: This Center Is So Stable

The Knicks have already made a breakthrough, and the game is still going on.

Chapter 128: Hit the snake at its weakest point

Knicks.

D’Antoni frowned.

For them, the Lakers are definitely a tough opponent.

The Knicks coaching staff had anticipated this in countless pre-match simulations, but what they didn’t expect was that this Lakers team would actually perform better after the inside pillar left the court.

This made the Knicks coaching staff’s plan to deal with the Sharks before the game fail to come in handy!

Dealing with the Sharks is much simpler than they thought, and even… Wang Song can defend that big guy alone.

However, the performance of the Lakers without O’Neal was somewhat beyond the expectations of the Knicks coaching staff.

“Relax, guys. You have done what other teams have never done. Is there anything more worthy of joy than playing against the OK combination?”

Interval break!

Herb Sendek, the assistant coach, did not forget to relieve everyone’s pressure.

The second quarter began.

D’Antoni asked Wang Song, who played almost the entire first quarter, to rest.

This was within the plan of the Knicks coaching staff, because they had no plan to fight the Lakers to the death. After all, this was just a regular season game. Compared with the health of the star player, everything else was secondary.

On the Lakers side, O’Neal, who had been holding back on the sidelines in the first quarter, came on the court.

In the absence of Wang Song, the big shark awakened. He ravaged the basket in the Knicks’ restricted area, showing his dominance to the Lakers fans.

But after half of the second quarter, when the Asian kid returned to the court, O’Neal’s efficiency began to plummet.

Unconvinced, O’Neal still chose to play inside without Kobe.

But the Shark who had just been reckless in the Knicks’ restricted area returned to the state at the beginning of the game. He could not show his dominance under Wang Song’s long arms.

Except for one or two star whistles, he could not score over Wang Song’s head.

Even this whistle was given to him by the referee out of pity because he saw that he had not made consecutive attacks.

And O’Neal, who finally got the whistle on Wang Song, was a little complacent and mocked Wang Song: “Rookie, you can only defend me by pulling like this!”

When saying this, O’Neal seemed to have intermittent amnesia and completely forgot the scene of being blocked by Wang Song.

But what he didn’t expect was that Wang Song, who had been silent all the time, directly responded: “Shaq, to ​​be honest, before coming to Los Angeles, I heard your name every day, but I didn’t expect you to be a small character who only relied on the referee to get free throws and was complacent.”

“Maybe you are really old, and you should retire and give way to Kobe. That guy led the Lakers to play better than you on the court!”

Hit the snake at its weakest point!

Wang Song’s words were full of wisdom.

He didn’t care about O’Neal’s ridicule of him at all. After all, that guy standing on the free throw line was nothing more than a ball exchange, except that the Knicks had to pay a foul.

And directly attacking what O’Neal cares about most now is the heaviest blow to him.

The team’s status is a topic that O’Neal can’t avoid in his old age.

As expected by Wang Song, after hearing this, O’Neal said nothing and silently missed two free throws and gave the ball to the Knicks.

Afterwards, O’Neal, who was not in good shape, led the Lakers and was beaten by the Knicks with a small climax of 7:0.

The headache of the Zen Master stopped the game and replaced the unstable factor of the Lakers.

The depressed Shark sat on the sidelines with a sullen face, attracting the broadcast camera to focus on him.

“Well done! Wang Song scored twice and once again defeated this arrogant No. 1 center in the league.”

“Shaquille O’Neal, the behemoth of the Lakers, who dominated the center in the late 1990s, was defeated by a rookie today. I believe this experience will be unforgettable for him.”

“First, Yao Ming and him exploded, and then Wang Song made him sit on the bench for a long time. I guess after this game, Shark will have a new understanding of the Chinese center.”

The two commentators in the live broadcast room could not hide their excitement, and their voices trembled a little.

As the game was suspended, the barrage in the text live broadcast room refreshed rapidly.

——【Shaq was really defeated today. First, he was blocked twice in a row, then he was pointed at and ridiculed. What made him even more uncomfortable was that his friendship with Kobe was overturned in the game within a day of repair. I guess he will force the Lakers management to choose between the two at the end of this season. 】

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Big Shark × Little Carp√】

——【O’Neal’s most proud offense is not worth mentioning in front of Song Shen. Today, Lakers No. 34 was really lost on the court, occupying the ball a lot but inefficient. I am Phil Jackson and I will also replace him when I see him on the court. 】

——【It should be said that today’s game is not like a game between two teams, but more like a duel between two inside players, and the league’s centers are changing from old to new. 】

——【The Lakers are still strong! Kobe had a really good touch today, scoring 18 points in less than half a game. If it weren’t for O’Neal, they would have flattened the Knicks long ago. 】

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Lakers bench.

The Zen Master has made plans. When O’Neal calms down completely, he will not let this guy play to disrupt the order that the Lakers have established on the court.

At the end of the first half, the Knicks trailed the Lakers by a score of 50:56.

After O’Neal left the court, Kobe led the team to take over the game.

The Knicks’ restricted area defense is indeed not a big problem with Wang Song, but the problem is that Houston’s outside line group is obviously a bit silent when facing the defensive combination of Payton + Kobe.

The opponent’s dog-skin plaster-like defense caused a lot of trouble for Houston and Nash. At the end of the first half, Houston’s hit rate was only a dismal 9-in-2, and Nash was not much better.

The second half of the game began.

The gap between the two substitute lineups was directly exposed.

With the blessing of “Old Fish” Fisher, the Lakers bench slaughtered the Knicks bench.

It was a 10:0 climax at the beginning of the second half that directly helped the Lakers lock in the victory.

After three quarters, the Lakers’ lead went straight to 20 points.

Halfway through the last quarter, D’Antoni in front of the Knicks players gave up struggling and replaced the substitutes to call it a day.

Facing a strong enemy is an experience for the Knicks players, and for him, more important than winning or losing is to see the shortcomings of the current Knicks system.

The whistle sounded at the end of the game, and the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the New York Knicks 101:91.

The Knicks suffered their first loss of the season in their 22nd game, but the Knicks were not depressed, just a little disappointed.

“Sorry guys, it’s my fault today!”

Houston, the Knicks’ old brother, was the first to admit his mistakes. His performance in this game was a bit eye-catching.

“Are you kidding, Alan? If there is a problem with your performance today, then I am at least a Class A war criminal today.”

“Brothers, blame me…”

Kurt Thomas raised his hand silently.

“Hey!”

Wang Song, who had not spoken, suddenly said, “Excuse me, is this the 2003 season finals? You are so sad, and your tears are rolling like women!”

This Wang-style humor broke the originally low atmosphere.

(End of this chapter)