Chapter 275 Magician and Sky Hook into V

   In fact, the Jazz trailed by 35 points in three quarters. After the third quarter, they surrendered directly, so the main players of the Suns also clocked in three quarters, and the final quarter was played by a substitute.

  Wang Tiejun played 32 minutes, 14 of 18 shots, 73.6% from the field, 7 of 9 penalties, 77.7% of the shots, scored 35 points, 13 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal, 5 blocks, 2 turnovers and 4 fouls.

  19 shots, 11 shots at the basket, accounting for 61.1%, 9 shots, and 81.8% of the shots at the basket.

   The remaining 8 offenses belonged to the nearly two points, or hooks or throws, hit 5 times, and the hit rate was as high as 62.5%.

   Judging from his offensive efficiency, the Jazz's defense against him is a complete failure.

   In addition, he broke the single-game scoring record in the playoffs, ahead of 34 points, this time one more point.

   and his opponent, the Postman, played 35 minutes, with only one minute rest in the first three quarters. They made 8 of 18 shots, and the shooting percentage was only 44.4%. Including free throws, they scored 21 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, 2 turnovers and 5 fouls.

   He only took 3 shots at the basket, scored one, and ate two big caps from Pharaoh, which is why he didn't get to the basket very often. In addition to the big hats he suffered outside, he swallowed four of Pharaoh's big hats in three quarters, and was dizzy with the hats.

   As soon as the game was over, and when he returned to the locker room, he sat down against the closet and didn't move much.

  The team lost by a big score, the team was beaten by the deadly enemy, and everyone in the Jazz was in a bad mood, including Tom Chambers and Hornacek. The atmosphere in the locker room was as cold as ice and as heavy as iron.

   "Carl, how are you?"

   Jerry Sloan came over and asked with concern.

   "I'm fine."

   The postman replied in a low voice.

  Jerry Sloan glanced at the postman's face, there were three blood stasis on it, the right eyebrow, left cheek, left forehead, had begun to swell.

   He stepped forward and reached for the postman's jersey, startled.

I saw all the bruises on the chest, mixed with some elbow marks, especially on the left chest. These are the marks caused by the rupture of large capillaries. They were produced by violent beating and belonged to the postman. glory, but these glory are a little too heavy.

   He said in horror: "Karl, are you really all right? Is there any problem with your lungs?"

   "I'm fine."

  The postman pulled down his jersey silently.

   "Come on, check him, put medicine on ice." Jerry Sloan yelled at the team doctor.

  Tom Chambers would like to say that there is a medicated bath in the K martial arts hall. I heard that the effect of dispelling stasis is good, but it is difficult to speak. It is estimated that the postman will come to the door with a million, and the old K will kick him out.

   He has seen the old K's iron-based exercise method. The two-foot-diameter iron stake is much stronger than the postman. Can the postman really last a series?

   This is not the regular season. Old K will definitely not play his full strength in the regular season, but in this series, will he stay strong?

   But fortunately, this is the postman, the person with the most developed chest muscles in the league. The thick muscle layer can effectively attenuate the strength of the old K's hitting, and he should be able to hold on for some more time.

   "Coach, how many chances do we have to make it to the Western Conference Finals?" The postman suddenly asked in a muffled voice.

Jerry Sloan was silent for a while, staring at the postman angrily, and said with a cold expression: "Karl, now is the critical time, how can you think about this issue? What you have to do now is to devote all your energy to the end of the series. Going in, not thinking about whether we can win this series?"

   Having said this, he took a step forward and grabbed the postman's frighteningly thick shoulders, shook it vigorously, and shouted sharply, "Don't be frightened by old K. He said that if we swept us, we swept away?"

"I do not have."

  The postman seemed to be awakened by this sentence, and immediately denied it. He was intimidated by the words of old K. What kind of face would he have if it was spread out?

Jerry patted the postman on the shoulder solemnly, and said earnestly: "That's good, you are the spirit of this team, what you have to do is to lead everyone to the championship together, so that everyone can Seeing the flag you hold high is a symbol of courage and determination, remember your responsibility and never forget it."

   At the scene, Wang Tiejun was being interviewed by ESPN.

   "Old K, you said you would continue to sweep the Jazz, do you really have the confidence to do it?" the reporter asked.

   "Why don't they get swept by us? With Postman's elbow and his jump shot? It's impossible for any team to win us with just jump shots, including the Bulls." Pharaoh laughed.

   "So, old K, can I understand that your focus is not in the second round, but in the Western Conference Finals?" The reporter asked with a smile.

  Pharaoh said with a smile: "Of course you can't understand that. You can say that I am imagining the Western Conference Finals, but my focus is still on this round of the series, otherwise it would be disrespectful to our opponents."

   After finishing the interview, when Pharaoh and the others returned to the locker room, Liu Changfeng was ready, and a few people with medicinal baths rushed into the bathroom and began to strip off their clothes.

   "Old K, you ate a lot of elbows from the postman today."

  Kevin Johnson glanced at Pharaoh's chest, which was full of elbow prints, clearly visible, and the blood stasis had not dissipated.

   Old Wang patted his chest and said with a smile: "There is no swelling, and my Tieshan is not in vain, haha! And I guarantee that the postman is even more glorious."

   His words are not bragging. If the postman elbows him, he will definitely elbow back. In addition to the iron mountain, the damage to the postman is definitely several times that of him.

   "The area where Tie Shanjiao didn't practice is a little swollen, but it's not a big problem."

  Liu Changfeng came over to take a look, pointed at the lower back, and said, "The back is okay, but the lower back is more serious. I ate a few elbows here, took a bath, and I will give you a good massage when I go back."

"Row."

   Old Wang nodded and got into the medicine barrel.

After about 20 minutes of soaking, assistant coach Lewis reported the results of another second-round series outside. Mosaic defeated the Spurs at home, 94:99, with a small victory of 5 points.

He said: "Spurs' Sean Elliott scored 24 points and shot 56.3%, which is the first scoring point for the Spurs, and his performance was very good. This kid helped the Spurs get the big bug, and I don't like him very much. "

   "Poor Pistons." Kevin Johnson laughed.

   "Haha..." There was laughter from many people in the dressing room.

Lewis continued: "But David Robinson made only 5 of 17 shots under the defense of the big dream, and the shooting rate was only 29.4%. The efficiency is too low, but there are many free throws, 11 of 16 free throws, and got 21 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks. , but there were 7 turnovers and 4 fouls, and the performance can only be said to be average."

  Pharaoh shouted from inside, "What about Coach, Fliggy and Da Meng?"

Lewis said: "Dream made 12 of 24 shots. He was indeed stronger against David Robinson, but he only had three free throws, and the lethality was not enough. He scored 27 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steal, 5 blocks, 5 turnovers and 5 fouls. Almighty, a grade higher than the performance of the admiral.

   Barkley scored 25 points, shot 47.5 percent from the field, and had 17 rebounds.

   In terms of rebounding, Rodman is the big bug. He grabbed 20 rebounds in this game. If it weren't for him, the Spurs would have lost all rebounds. "

   "Backboard?"

Pharaoh said for a while that AC Green, whose salary is too high, may be traded next season. Mr. Colangelo has already communicated with him about this issue. What is lacking, Green averaged 8 rebounds per game this season, which is still good.

  If Green leaves and gets the Big Bug, it's still good, although Big Bug's offense is not very good, but defense and rebounding are all he needs.

   But he didn't ask any more questions. Now he asked about trading the big bug. Isn't that telling AC Green next to him that the team wants to trade him?

   Colangelo outside heard Lewis say that Rodman grabbed 20 rebounds a game, and couldn't help but be moved.

Two years ago, he participated in the trade of Big Bugs, but failed. The Pistons chose the Spurs' bargaining chip. Unfortunately, in the end, he traded Wilkins with the Clippers. Sean Elliott played for the Pistons for a year. Run back to the Spurs as soon as the contract is over.

"Sean Elliott didn't renew his contract with the Pistons but ran back to the Spurs. Maybe Popovich did it. This guy is really wicked and must not be traded with him in the future. This is a pity for the Pistons. It's a pity He has not dealt with the thorns of the big bug himself, and if he does not trade, the big bug will definitely run after finishing this contract next year."

He thought about it for a while, and felt that it would be difficult to trade the Big Bugs with AC Green, but he was willing, but because Green's contract is too big, there are still four years of $21.55 million, and more than six million next season. The Spurs have a small market. It is simply unbearable. David Robinson is the highest paid among the three super centers, and this year is only $7.3 million.

   But no matter what, he still has to try, the Spurs lineup, after the big bug, AC Green has a position, and it is very suitable, maybe the Spurs are willing to pay a large luxury tax for the championship?

   Half an hour later, the two sides held a post-match press conference.

   "Postman, old K publicly said before the game that he would sweep the Jazz. As his mortal enemy, do you want to say something?" A reporter asked from the Jazz.

   "That's his delusion! I will never accept being swept away, absolutely not!" The postman spat these words between his teeth.

   "Old K said that the Jazz could never win against the Suns with your elbows and jumpers, so do you think the Jazz have a chance to beat the Suns?" the reporter asked again.

The postman snorted angrily: "Am I the only one with elbows? How many people in this league don't have elbows? Don't Jordan? Don't Dream? Don't Ewing? There are a lot of people with his elbows, and so do I his victims."

Suddenly, he stood up, pulled up his clothes, exposing his chest, and shouted at the reporters below, "Look, this is what he gave me."

"Oh!"

  The reporters immediately became excited when they saw the chest full of blue and purple marks, and the cameras in their hands kept ringing.

   "Postman, do you think old King is too cruel to you?" A reporter asked loudly below without waiting for the host's flop.

   The postman snorted again, but he didn't have a problem. This **** question. If I ask this question, do I still want him to treat me with pity?

   On the Suns side, the reporters were also staring at Pharaoh and asking questions.

   "Old K, how does it feel to be against the postman?" a reporter asked.

   "Excellent!"

Old Wang got excited and shouted: "Everyone knows the problem between me and him. When I crushed him, it gave me the feeling that I had ten injections of chicken blood. I enjoyed my relationship with him very much. Align."

"Old K, for the Western Finals, you said that you would prefer to touch Mosaic, and Mosaic just won the G1 game, so do you really think that you can single out the super combination of Dameng + Barkley in the low post? Remind me, you failed last time in the Western Conference Finals." A reporter asked.

Lao Wang couldn't help laughing and said: "Dameng and Charles are both VIP customers of the K martial arts hall. If the Western Finals touches them again, I think I will take good care of them, just like taking care of the postman, they will definitely feel it. From my meticulous care."

After the    press conference, Pharaoh and Kevin Johnson who were doing medicated oil massage did not leave immediately, but left after finishing the medicated oil.

In addition to Liu Changfeng, Pharaoh arranged for two other brothers to come and do massage. In addition, Liu Changfeng was three people. At the press conference, Danny Anji, Dan Marley, and AC Green had already done it. He and Lightning, Glider After attending the press conference, I just came back to continue.

   On May 9, the media evaluated the performance of the four western teams.

   ABC TV, which broadcast the Spurs-Mosaic game last night, gave its own opinion. Commentator Bill Walton said in an interview with the media:

"The performance of the Spurs was disappointing, and the performance of Admiral David Robinson was particularly disappointing. Although Robinson had 16 free throws and showed strong lethality, his shooting percentage was not even 30%, which was too low. There is absolutely no performance and style of a super center. The Spurs have played such a performance that it is difficult for us to see this team have any hope of reaching the Western Conference Finals.

   Although Da Meng's performance looks good, we should note that he only has three free throws. This performance also makes us worry about how they can compete with the old K in the low post once they meet the Suns in the Western Finals? Can you really beat the old king with a jump shot alone?

Regarding the performance of the Suns and the Jazz, I can only say that the old K shouted the slogan of sweeping before the game. He and the Suns really have that strength. The performance of the Postman cannot let us see that he can lead the Jazz to the Western Finals. . "

  In a hotel restaurant in Phoenix, Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar were interviewed by a number of media together as agreed at around 8:00 in the morning.

   "Erwin, what do you think of the playoffs and the situation?" a reporter asked.

  Magic Johnson said: "I am optimistic about the Bulls and the Magic in the Eastern Conference Finals. I am more optimistic about the Bulls who can beat the East.

   Of course, the lineup of O'Neal + Anfernee Hardaway + Nick Anderson + Cobra Grant is also very strong. They are somewhat similar to the Suns. The inside line is extremely strong, and the outside line combination is not weak.

The reason why I am more optimistic about the Bulls is because the Bulls are stronger on the outside and have more experience in the Eastern Conference Finals, while only Grant has a lot of playoff experience in the Magic. Neither the Sharks nor the Pence have ever played in the Eastern Conference Finals, they are too young .

   In the playoffs, not only strength, but also willpower, control of the game, and performance at critical moments are tested. Throughout the league, Jordan is the strongest. He's the best player in the league's history in the playoffs relative to the regular season. "

   "And what about the West?" the reporter asked.

Magic Johnson added: "In the second round of the Western Conference, I think the Spurs and Mosaic may reach the tiebreaker. No one can say. The Spurs are very strong inside and outside. In contrast, Mosaic is weaker on the outside and stronger on the inside. No one is sure of winning.

   Between the Suns and the Jazz, the Suns will definitely win, which can be concluded from the matchup between the old K and the Postman. The Jazz's post-up offense is poor, and that alone makes it difficult for the Jazz to beat the Suns.

   But whoever can reach the Western Conference Finals between the Spurs and Mosaic will have a headache when they encounter this Suns team.

Mosaic eliminated the Suns in the Western Conference finals last season, and it has not been reinforced this season. Although the Suns have one less Thorpe on the bench, there is an extra glider in the main lineup, and the key No. 3 is obtained. Strengthening, I am more optimistic about the Suns.

   If the Spurs make it to the Western Conference Finals, they will have a life-and-death struggle.

   The perimeter of the two sides is similar, and the Suns may be slightly stronger. On the inside, the old K+AC Green fights the combination of the general and the big insect. The big insect has not been very cooperative with the general on the defensive end. This is the weakness of the Spurs. If they cannot stop the old K from attacking in the low post, then the Spurs will be eliminated. more likely. "

   "Kareem, if the Bulls meet Mosaic in the Finals, how do you think the result will change from last season?" another reporter asked.

  Jabbar laughed: "Barkley has been sidelined for a lot of time at the beginning of the season, and now he seems to be in good shape, a little stronger than last season's data, and he will definitely cause a lot of trouble to the Bulls under the combination of him and the big dream.

   But the specific situation depends on this round of the series and the future Western Conference finals. If these two series drag on for too long and are exhausted like last season, then even if they make it to the finals, I think it will be enough. "

"I heard that Barkley and Da Meng joined the K martial arts hall of the old K, and they have been buying the VIP service of the K martial arts hall. Every day, they do that kind of medicated bath and medicated oil massage. I heard that the old K has been doing it. , do you think Barkley's status benefits from those services?" the reporter asked.

  Jabbar nodded and smiled: "It's possible, I'm going to try it, and I'll tell you the result after I try it."

   "Karim, if the Spurs make it to the finals, and the Bulls, who do you think will win the championship?" a reporter asked.

  Jabbar thought about it and said: "It's similar to Mosaic's situation, it mainly depends on how much the West consumes in these two rounds.

  If the consumption is not large, of course this is unlikely. No matter which team it is, it is impossible to easily kill the West, but if the consumption of the Spurs is not large, they must also face the strangulation of Jordan and Pippen on the outside.

   The combination of Admiral + Big Worm, against the combination of Clifford Robinson + Tony Kukoc, has no advantage on offense, but will have a certain advantage on defense.

   But I think the Bulls will still win, because the inside line needs more support from the outside line. Once the Spurs' outside line is limited, the performance of the inside line will also be affected. "

   "So what if the Suns meet the Bulls in the finals?" the reporter asked.

   "That would be fun."

Abdul-Jabbar laughed, thought for a moment and said, "The Suns killed the Bulls in the 1992/93 season and won the first championship in team history. If they meet in the finals this time, in terms of psychological advantage, the Suns will undoubtedly be There are some advantages, after all, the Bulls have no experience beating the Suns in the Finals.

  If the Bulls want to win against the Suns, one is to limit the Suns' perimeter, and the other is to do a good job of rebounding. These two points are indispensable. If the first point is not done well, the inside line will be smashed by the old K. If the second point is not done well, the Bulls will not be able to get the ball advantage. With the high efficiency of the old K in the low position, it will also be. Give the bull a headache. "

   After breakfast, Magic Johnson and Skygou Kareem ran to K Martial Arts Hall and asked to pay money into V.

   "30,000 a year, 100,000 three years?"

   After hearing the introduction of the lady at the front desk, Erwin Johnson had a strange look on his face. After thinking about it, he understood that this should be an IQ test question before entering V.

   "Ten thousand cheaper in three years, not bad." Abdul-Jabbar was ready to swipe his card.

   "10,000 cheaper?" Magic Johnson was startled, okay, someone failed.

At this time, the lady at the front desk looked at Jabbar with a smile and said, "Mr. Jabbar, the VIP service at K Martial Arts Hall belongs to high-end consumption. It is currently a discount period. It is indeed cheaper to renew for three years.”

   "Miss, this is my card." Only then did Johnson realize that it was him who failed, and quickly took out his black card.

   "Does old K come here every day?" Kareem asked the lady at the front desk.

   "When the boss was in Phoenix, he would come over basically every day, and he would train here." The lady at the front desk said with a smile.

   The two discussed it for a while, and it was not convenient to chat with Old K privately for the time being, so as not to disturb Old K's preparations, so they left first.

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   (end of this chapter)