Chapter 505 Battle against the pioneers

   "I'll speak."

The Blazers are one of the Lakers’ most formidable opponents in the West. Rambis has done a lot of preparation work, and immediately said: “The big dream is 28% for offense at the basket, about 4.8 shots per game and 65 shots per game. %, Duncan is 30%, and the average is almost five times per game, and the shooting rate is close to 70%, which is higher than the big dream.

   Nearly two-point offense, Big Dream is 20%, shooting 37%, Duncan is 34%, shooting 45%.

   His efficiency at this position is much higher than that of the big dream, even higher than O'Neal, and only a little lower than the old K you are now. Your nearly two-point shooting percentage last season was similar to his.

   In the two-point offense, Dameng's proportion is 35%, and the shooting rate is 44%. Duncan's shooting rate is 20%, and the shooting rate is 41%. This Duncan is lower.

   Far two-point offense, Big Dream is 16%, shooting 36%, Duncan is 15%, shooting 40.8%. "

Del Harris continued: "Based on these data analysis, Da Meng's offense in the paint area accounted for 48%, while Duncan was higher, reaching 64%, compared with Da Meng, he is the real low post. Offensive killer.

   Whether it is the percentage of offense in the paint area or the offensive efficiency, Duncan is more dangerous to us on the offensive end and in the low post, even higher than the big dream.

  Old K, so the task of defending Duncan is up to you. "

   "Who will guard against the big dream?" Pharaoh asked.

   Harris was silent for a while, and so did all the coaches and players.

   There is no way to defend. In the entire league now, there is no team that can defend against Da Meng and Duncan at the same time. Otherwise, the Blazers would not have played such a strong record.

   The current starting power forward, Teilon Hill, has no way to defend either of Da Meng or Duncan. The difference in strength is too great.

   Harris said after silence: "There is no way, we can only guard against people who are more threatening."

  Pharaoh glanced at Hill, Hill shook his head embarrassedly, indicating that he had no such ability, and Pharaoh looked at Danny Fortson, the first substitute inside.

  Fordson's newborn calf was not afraid of tigers, he stood up in a rush, patted his chest and shouted, "Boss, give me the big dream."

  Pharaoh was speechless, his ankles would be broken by him.

At this time, Jerry West sighed: "I don't know how the Suns management thought about it, but they traded these two people to the Blazers, and they didn't get any decent chips. The traded Sabonis gave it again. Sir."

  Pharaoh opened his mouth. He knew this. Mrs. John explained it to him at the last party, but he couldn't say it.

   At this time, the game started, everyone packed up and watched the game.

  In the opening, O'Neal received Jordan's pass from the low post on the left wing and hit Duncan with his back.

  Duncan entered the league with a registered weight of 250 pounds and 114.4 kilograms, but in the offseason, in order to increase his ability to fight, he increased his weight and is now 260 pounds and 118 kilograms.

However, this tonnage cannot be carried by O'Neal. It would be very difficult to carry it hard, so he didn't carry it much, because there was still a big dream behind him, so there was no need to carry it hard. Rush up, put him close to the basket, and wait for Da Meng's help-defense defensive strategy.

  O'Neal also knew that there was a top-level basket protector behind him, so he arched in and got close to the basket and immediately hooked sideways.

"Snapped!"

   But unfortunately, the big dream came out of Duncan's back and rushed up with a big cap, which slapped O'Neal.

   Seeing this, Old Wang couldn't help taking a deep breath.

Duncan defended against the big sharks. He looked very thin, but his strength was not small, and he was not afraid of confrontation. O'Neal could only arch in a little bit, plus Da Meng's weak side assist defense. This kind of defense can beat O'Neal. It can also hit him, and it is also a very strong threat to him.

   At this time, Duncan grabbed the slapped ball and gave it to Damon Stoudemire, and the Blazers began to attack.

Duncan was injured the day before yesterday and is still wearing a large band-aid, but it does not affect his performance. He came to the low position on the left wing. After catching the ball, there was no pause at all. The rhythm was like a robot. , the left elbow was blocked by O'Neal, and the right hand came to a forty-five-degree board and hit the ball.

   O'Neal, who was defending him, didn't react and could only defend with his eyes.

   "The technical movements are coherent, simple, and without any tricks. This is a technique that has been tempered."

   Seeing Duncan's play, Pharaoh immediately thought of the black iron epee that Dugu seeks to defeat.

   In the next game, Duncan repeatedly showed his skillful and extreme playing skills, which can be used from the basket to the entire paint area, and even to the mid-two point area.

   No matter what he can do, I will only strike with one sword. This is Pharaoh's opinion on Duncan's playing skills.

   But Duncan also showed a variety of offensive skills, from back to face the basket, from flying to the ground, almost omnipotent.

   Throughout the game, he attacked O'Neal with a ball basket several times, completed several dunks, and received thunderous applause from the Rose Garden.

  In the end, the Blazers won at home, giving the Knicks their first loss of the season.

   "The Blazers are stronger than the Jazz, and even stronger than the Knicks." After watching the game, Pharaoh made his conclusion.

   Even if the Jazz reinforced the big bug, they also won the Blazers last time, but in terms of strength, the Blazers should be stronger than the Jazz.

There is only one reason. The inside line is too strong. The Postman and Sabonis actually don’t attack much in the low post. The Postman mainly shoots in the mid-range. Sabonis is old and the low post confrontation is too strong. Offensive advantage is too great.

  Comparing the Trail Blazers and the Knicks, in the game just now, O'Neal was not only difficult to break the combination of Dameng and Duncan on the offensive end, but also couldn't prevent the combination of Dameng and Duncan on the defensive end.

  Pharaoh believes that if the Blazers reach the finals this season, Jordan is likely to hate the finals again.

   The Lakers are going to play the Blazers in a few days. After watching the game, he felt unsure. Moreover, the Lakers are a back-to-back game, and their physical fitness is also at a disadvantage.

   But if he plays with all his strength and his teammates are strong, it’s not impossible to win. After all, the Lakers’ offensive firepower is also very powerful, and the Lakers’ bench lineup is stronger than the Blazers. It depends on the state of his teammates in back-to-back games.

   At this time, the Knicks, who lost the game, felt a little cold in the locker room. Jordan sat there with a cold face, making the locker room like a dead person, and no one dared to speak.

  Jordan found a deadly possibility. The Knicks' strongest opponent this season is probably not the old K's Lakers, but the Blazers.

   "Shet!"

   Thinking of the game just now, O'Neal was struggling on both ends of the offense and defense. Although Oakley could help, he couldn't deal with either of the big dreams and Duncan.

   Although he has an advantage on the outside, he can't handle the disadvantage on the inside. Once he meets the Blazers in the finals, how will he play?

  …

   Next, the Lakers defeated the Nuggets on the road, and returned to their home streak to win the Spurs and Cavaliers, achieving a record of 16 wins and 2 losses.

   On the evening of December 7th, after defeating the Cavaliers, the team flew to Portland overnight, ready to challenge the Western Conference No. 1 Trail Blazers on the 8th.

This game attracted a lot of attention. Big Dream and Duncan were traded consecutively. The Lakers and Suns who traded them were not as good as the Trail Blazers this season. Needless to say, the Suns are not competing for the championship anyway. As a small team, Five years of three championships is enough, and the Lakers, who are striving for the championship, have become the focus of some media ridicule.

   Therefore, the attention of this game, even the Knicks game, has been suppressed, and the media has been hyping this game since a few days ago.

  Retired superstar Moses Malone said in an interview with the media: "This game is very important for the Lakers and the Trail Blazers, so old K and Duncan are also very important, whoever wins, whoever can prove himself.

   But if the Lakers and the old K lose, it will be very unfavorable. If Duncan wins, he'll be a true superstar in just 40 days. "

   He didn't say the result of the Blazers' loss, because for the Blazers, no matter what the result is, it's a winner.

For Duncan, he can afford to lose, because he is not the first player in active service, he is just a rookie. Losing is normal, winning is a big profit. In forty days, he will officially become a superstar.

  …

   "Hakim, Tim, the medicated bath is ready."

  At 5 pm on the 8th, in the locker room of the Blazers' training hall, Huang Yuehua greeted.

   "Thank you, Huang."

  Da Meng thanked them, walked into the bathroom, and sat in the medicine bucket.

  Huang Yuehua is a full-time medicated oil massage therapist of Big Dream. Barkley has won two. The old guy also wants to win a championship. He takes good care of his body and is willing to spend money.

  Under his introduction, Duncan also joined the VIP of K Wuguan and began to purchase VIP items.

  The insiders don’t sell shoes. Now the league’s insiders who can really sell shoes are O’Neal and Garnett. Duncan doesn’t belong to this category, so his sneaker contract is not big.

Although Duncan's current style of play can be said to be flying, but his basic style is still simple and simple, with occasional bursts, his style of play is not gorgeous, and he looks very dull. Fans sought after.

   He was on a rookie contract and was traded repeatedly during the offseason, attracting a lot of attention, but even so, he did not get many commercial endorsement contracts. He also signed a sneaker contract with Nike, but the amount was small.

   However, all the income added up is still enough for him to buy the VIP project of K Wuguan for a long time like the big dream.

  The two of them are also VIP customers of K Martial Arts Hall. Now he and Da Meng share an exclusive massage therapist. The fee is 150%, which is cheaper than hiring one person each, and the cost is shared, which is 25% cheaper.

"Tim, old K should be able to guard you in person. You should be prepared. His defense in the low post is usually to guard against penetrations but not against shots, which reduces the opponent's efficiency, so that he can take advantage of efficiency." Big dream analyzed. .

Duncan nodded. Of course, he knew that Old K was the only major player in the league with an offensive efficiency of over 60%. To win the Lakers, he and Da Meng had to strengthen their offense around the basket and improve their overall offensive efficiency. Old K is stuck outside and can't get to the basket, even if they play two against one, with the offensive ability of Old K and the Lakers, I am afraid it will be very difficult.

  Dameng said seriously: "Our defense on the outside is not good. Although we can score, we can't stop the Lakers from scoring on the outside, so to play the Lakers, we have to look at our inside.

   Don’t keep your hands in this game, shoot when you should, don’t worry about the number of shots, you can make as many shots as you want. "

   "Got it." Duncan nodded.

   "Old K will definitely not give his best in the regular season when facing other teams, but we will never keep his hands in the fight. The reason is as you know, you can lose, but he can't, so your defensive task today is very heavy."

Seeing Duncan nodding, Da Meng continued: "Hold it, you can't carry it, even if the league restricts him from leaning sideways in the low post, no one can really carry his back play, including O'Neal, so You guard him the same way you guard O'Neal, put it under the basket and let me double-team him."

   "Understood." Duncan nodded.

   Having said this, Da Meng sighed: "Tim, you are in a good time, think about how many people were injured by his sideways hits before the K-law was introduced?

  The Postman broke three ribs by him in the playoffs, and Kemp the Rain Man also broke a few bones. These are all superstars, and there are many ordinary players.

   By the way, there are also the bulls. The bulls are the biggest sufferers of the old K. In the 1993 and 1995 finals, there was no K rule. The ribs he broke add up to at least fifteen, and there are even more. "

  Duncan felt a chill rise from the bottom of his heart, he thought of the NFL, and only American football has such a strong lethality, right?

  “Ding ding ding…”

   At this moment, Da Meng's cell phone rang.

   "Old K?"

   He answered the phone quickly and said with a smile: "Hey, old K, I heard that our business is very good? Are you going to make a lot of money?"

   "Don't worry, don't brag, you can count on that 10% share to make you a billionaire." Pharaoh immediately bragged.

   "What you said, I believe you." Da Meng hurriedly laughed.

   "Cough, big dream, I'm here in Portland, you don't want to invite a guest? Are you embarrassed?" Old Wang said dissatisfiedly.

   "No, I called you in the morning and you turned off the phone. You should be sleeping. I have training again in the afternoon, so I don't have time." Da Meng explained.

   "Come and pick me up now, I'll wait for you at the Rose Arena." Old Wang said.

   "Okay okay, I'll be there soon." Da Meng said quickly.

   "This barrel of medicine is wasted, there is no time to soak it."

   hung up the phone, Da Meng stood up directly from the medicine keg, and asked Duncan casually: "Tim, do you want to see old K?"

  Duncan hesitated for a second, then stood up, but said with some pity, "I also wasted this barrel of medicine, a thousand dollars."

   "Then hurry up, there is not much time. You drive, I will choose the western restaurant near the Rose Garden that we often go to." Da Meng urged.

   Around six o'clock, when it was already dark, the two hurried to the rose garden.

   At this time, a large number of fans had gathered outside. The two drove the car to the gate of the parking lot and saw Old K and Kobe standing there.

  Pharaoh leaned over to look at Duncan who was driving, and said with a smile, "Tim Duncan, a super champion who is at the peak of his debut. Not bad, his starting point is higher than mine, and young people are promising!"

   The big dream in the co-pilot seat couldn't help but complain: "There are hundreds of people up and down the alliance, how many people have a lower starting point than you?"

   Duncan greeted with a dull expression: "Hey, old K, hey, Kobe."

  Pharaoh nodded, Kobe Bryant bumped a fist with Duncan and said hello.

   "Stop talking, get in the car, there's no time left." Da Meng urged.

  The two got into the car and soon came to a high-end western restaurant nearby.

   "Old K, who will guard me tonight?" Da Meng asked while eating.

   "Danny Fortson." Kobe yelled.

   "You look down on me, and you actually use a rookie to guard me?" Da Meng said angrily.

   "Just snicker." Old Wang said angrily.

   "Haha...cough..."

  Dameng burst into laughter, but he didn't want to be choked on the food. He coughed for a long time before spitting out the meat. Lao Wang was so anxious that he had to use that Hykem to rescue him, and the waiter in the restaurant was also terrified.

   was frightened, and the next few people stopped talking about the game, and talked about investment, especially the business of the trading company, which made both Da Meng and Kobe very happy.

   "Are you investing in trade together?" Duncan said enviously.

   "What about you? According to media reports, your business income is now at least five million US dollars. Have you made any investments?" Kobe asked with a smile.

   Duncan nodded and said, "I gave all my money to the broker for investment. He helped me find a few good projects, which are said to have great potential."

   "Agent?" The three of Dameng were startled.

   Needless to say, Pharaoh, the big dream money was not given to the broker for investment. Under the influence of Pharaoh, Kobe did not hand over the money to the agent, but gave some of the money to his family, and took the rest by himself.

After a big dream, he said: "Tim, you know Barkley, Pippen knows, their money is left to the agent, but Pippen is going bankrupt now, Barkley lost a lot in the early days, and earned hard for several years. All the money is lost."

  Duncan was stunned and blinked, what do you mean?

   "It's all about playing football, so I reminded you to think about it for yourself." After Pharaoh said this, he changed the subject.

  Duncan was lost in thought, unable to make a decision for a moment.

   (end of this chapter)