Chapter 550 Old K's physical fitness problem?

  7:10, Knicks offense.

  Jordan still attacked from the left wing and singled Richmond with the ball. After the breakthrough, he made a pull-up jumper and hit a long two-pointer.

  7:12, the Lakers attacked.

   Richmond asked for the ball and wanted to return Jordan one, but Jordan tried his best to defend, and he was forced to have no chance to shoot, so he could only pass the ball.

   "Boom!"

  Pharaoh dribbled the ball and hit O'Neal with his back, but the latter still stepped back and defended, letting him enter the paint area.

   He heard the continuous screeching of sneakers behind him. This was someone coming from the weak side. It must be Oakley.

   The same is true for the upper side. Out of the corner of his left eye, he saw someone approaching. It must be the high-ranking Charlie Ward, the little **** who dared to pluck his hair.

   He was put into the paint, which also reduced the distance between Oakley and Ward, allowing him to double-team him faster.

  Jordan also pounced and blocked his and Richmond's passing route. If he chooses to pass the ball to the Rock, he can only hang it, and Jordan will also get the opportunity to return to the defense.

   At this time, O'Neal was also trying his best to defend, waving his hands to prevent him from passing the ball to the weak side.

   In the next instant, the ball bounced off the floor, his right hand was in his hand, and he suddenly turned up.

   His turn is the turn of the traditional martial arts pace, that is, the head turns first, and then the body, so his eyes swept to the weak side first, before completing the turn.

  Although O'Neal blocked part of his vision, he still saw the position of a teammate at this moment, and the next moment, after turning around, he threw the ball with his right hand, and the ball flew to that teammate.

   "The ball is so fast!"

  Jordan pounced, and with a big steal, he took a beat, and the ball was already passed.

"Snapped!"

   Fox, who cuts in, catches the ball and makes a step into the paint.

   At this point Oakley turned back to defend, but Fox had already jumped up.

"boom!"

   Under the one-arm dunk, Oakley was actually dunked by Fox.

   Fortunately, he doesn't care about this very much, and it's useless to care, he doesn't dare to go wild at K's teammates.

   "Rick, well done, win this championship, I'll introduce you to a character." Pharaoh laughed.

   "Old K, what you said is true? Why didn't you say it earlier?"

  Rick Fox was instantly bursting with adrenaline. He was not interested in the championship, but was interested in acting in movies.

He came to the Lakers for a season, and he also played two roles in Hollywood, but those two roles have no sense of existence, they have no lines, and the playing time is less than five seconds. If old K introduces him to a role, he will definitely not. like those two characters.

   "This is what I like?"

  Pharaoh finds that his leadership skills still need to be improved. He clearly knows that Fox wants to act in movies, so why not motivate him from this aspect?

   I just said it casually, but if I really want to get a role, as long as it is not too important, it is not difficult for him.

  9:12, Knicks offense.

   This time, the Knicks played a combination of inside and outside tactics, Jordan first handed the ball to O'Neal in the low post, and then he cut inside.

  The tactics are old and simple, but the combination of the two giants on the inside and outside is effective.

   As long as Richmond can't stop Jordan's cut inside, Pharaoh will face a two-on-one match between O'Neal and Jordan.

   It's just that Fordson's defense was a step slower this time, and Pharaoh had to follow Jordan back to the basket, but at this time Jordan got to the basket and didn't make a shot, but before turning around, he gave the ball to O'Neal against the baseline.

   "Again? What the hell!"

  Pharaoh swears in his heart.

   This kind of combination has been played countless times in this finals, and every time it makes him tremble, because every time, he may be blocked by O'Neal from behind.

   The wind was blowing from behind, and the shadow was rapidly approaching. He knew that the ball could not be defended, so he had to dodge to the bottom line and let it go.

"boom!"

   In the next instant, O'Neal dunked with both hands and sank the Lakers' basket.

   "Old K, you, this coward, escaped again!" After he succeeded, the shark roared at Pharaoh both excitedly and depressedly.

   "Silly fish, aren't you hiding and waiting to be detained by you?" Old Wang said angrily.

  9:14, the Lakers attack.

   "The offensive quality of both sides is good today, especially the Knicks, who played quite well. The Lakers started poorly, and they are playing well now. 5 points are not behind, and they still have the ball." Zhang Lili said.

"boom!"

   As soon as he finished his words, Fox missed a shot against Ellis, who had low defensive ability.

  O'Neal grabbed the rebound, the Knicks had launched a counterattack, Jordan was going down quickly, he wanted to pass to Jordan as soon as possible, but was stopped by Pharaoh, the Knicks did not hit the fast break and turned into a positional battle.

   The Knicks’ previous offenses were all launched from the left flank. This time, it was the same. Jordan held the ball and singled Richmond on the three-point line.

   Right flank, Ellis moved suddenly to the top of the arc, while Charlie Ward moved to the right flank.

   When the two were staggering, they suddenly made a pick-and-roll, Charlie Ward blocked Fox, and Ellis quickly rushed from Kobe to the left of the top of the arc, not far from Jordan.

   Kobe hurriedly switched defenses, turned around to chase, but took a beat, and Ellis was already vacant.

   "Whoosh!"

  Jordan passed the ball in time, Ellis shot immediately after receiving the ball, Kobe pounced to block, but it was still a beat slower.

"Oops!"

  Su Qun exclaimed.

"brush!"

   The deadly shooter's open position was extremely accurate. Ellis once again pierced his heart and hit his third three-pointer of the quarter.

  9:17, the Lakers trailed by 8 points away.

Zhang Lili shook his head and said: "Dalle Ellis is feeling overwhelmed today! The first one is the opening opportunity he created in the fast break, and the last two three-pointers are the result of pick-and-roll tactics. Obviously, the Lakers Careless with Ellis.

   The first three games clearly defended well. Although the Knicks gave Ellis some tactics today, they were simple pick-and-roll tactics. The Lakers didn't pay attention to them at all, and Fox's defense was a little loose. "

   "This is the third three!"

   On the field, Old Wang stared at Fox and roared, "Rick, believe it or not, I introduced you to a small movie?"

Fox's face turned pale, old K, although I have good capital, good skills, and good looks, I will definitely be liked by the heroine, but after all, this kind of character is very physical and will suffer from kidney deficiency in two years. Don't do this. Is it ruthless?

   Old Wang glared at Fox and made a substitution gesture towards the bench.

   Chris Mullin, who was on the bench, got up immediately without being called by head coach Harris, and ripped off his buttoned pants.

   "It's about to be replaced. If I had to say, it should have been replaced long ago. Fox played well offensively in the last game, but there is a problem with his defensive attitude today." Su Qun said.

   "Ellis himself is 38 years old, and his movement speed is not fast. As long as his defensive attitude keeps up, it is not difficult to defend. Fox is really careless." Zhang Lili said.

   The next dead ball, Fox was substituted, and Mullin came on to defend Ellis.

Mullin is different from Fox. Although he is older, he wants to win the championship, so he came to the Lakers. Now that he has reached the finals, as long as he wins this G4 game, the championship is basically stable. On the court, he tried his best to defend Ellis, daring not to let go even half a step.

   His presence did have an immediate effect on Ellis' defense. After the first quarter, Ellis didn't get any more vacancies.

  24:31, after the first quarter, the Knicks led by 7 points at home.

  Wang Tiejun still played at full capacity in the first quarter. He made 3 of 5 shots and 3 of 6 free throws. He did not make many shots. He scored 9 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, 2 blocks, 1 turnover and 1 foul.

   When Shaquille O'Neal went off the court, he was slashed twice by the Knicks. The free throws were not good, and he suffered a small loss.

  O'Neal played for 9 minutes, and he didn't take too many shots. He made 2 of 4 shots, 1 of 2 free throws, and scored 5 points, 2 rebounds, 1 block, 1 turnover and 1 foul.

   Jordan played the whole quarter, made 3 of 5 shots, was blocked by Pharaoh, missed a shot, made few shots, and was not very efficient. He scored 6 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal.

   The Knicks' first scoring point in the first quarter was Ellis, who made three shots. He made 3 of 3 three-pointers and scored 9 points.

   It was also his explosion that allowed the Knicks to lead, and also gave O'Neal and Jordan a chance to fish.

During the intermission, Barkley said: "Today the Knicks have a change, they have strengthened their offense in other positions, especially Ellis, Fox had only two points and missed a ball, right? The Lakers are in Big loss here."

  Kenny Smith nodded and said: "The veteran has a lot of experience, the Lakers still have to be careful, this shooter-type veteran can't let go for a moment, he is like a cobra in ambush in the shadows.

   Now is the first quarter. It doesn’t matter if you are behind. There is a lot of time to chase. If Ellis throws a few three-pointers in the final quarter, it will directly kill the Lakers. "

   Bill Walton said: "However, today the Lakers' feel is average, old K passed a lot of balls, only two assists, and only one indirect assist.

   His own offensive desire doesn’t seem to be very strong, which is impossible. The Knicks are working hard. If the Lakers don’t fight hard, with the strength of the Knicks, they will definitely not be able to withstand it. "

  Barkley said: "Old K is very versatile. It's not that he lacks offensive desire. He should be trying to play the game in a different way. The media said that he suppressed his teammates around him. Maybe he wants to make his teammates better?"

"Right."

Bill Walton nodded, then shook his head and said, "But this is not a good idea. Old K's nearly two-point shooting rate has remained above 50%, and this season it has reached 54.5%, and the overall shooting rate is as high as 62.2%. , his efficiency, as long as he has the opportunity, he can make a shot."

  Kenny Smith reminded: "Bill, you have to pay attention to his playing time, until now, does he still have such strong physical fitness?

   As long as you activate your teammates and get their help, you can win a super strong team like the Knicks. Otherwise, if he shoots alone, he won't be able to win O'Neal and Jordan.

  Today, the Knicks frequently double-teamed him. In this case, they have to force their shots, and the hit rate will definitely not be very high. "

  Bill Wharton was stunned, nodded and said, "Yes, I ignored the physical problem."

On Pharaoh's side, there is indeed a big factor that is due to his physical fitness, which led to too few shots. Today, the Knicks sacrificed many people to double-team him, which made him a little uncomfortable and did not dare to force too much. If you fight, your physical ability will not last until the end.

   In the past, there was no K-law. He could rely on his tyrannical sideways to break through multiple double-teams, but now he can't. Since the K-law was introduced, he has rarely encountered such multiple double-teams.

In front of the Lakers' bench, several coaches were discussing cutting tactics. Although the Knicks didn't use too many foul tactics on Old K, when O'Neal was not on the court, he used it from time to time, although it did not cause major damage. , but also somewhat disgusting.

   So assistant coach Cortlandbis suggested to use this trick to deal with O'Neal as well, let Old K rest for a while, and send a fringe inside line to cut O'Neal.

After    discussion, it was passed, and then Harris came over to inform Pharaoh and let him prepare for a rest.

   Of course, Pharaoh will not object. The Knicks used this move to get O'Neal rest time. Now his physical fitness is not as good as before, so he can too.

   The second quarter began, and O'Neal, who had a three-minute rest in the last quarter of the first quarter, played, and Jordan rested.

   But the Knicks immediately found out that K didn't stand up and was still sitting on the bench?

   "What do they want to do?"

   Phil Jackson frowned.

He glanced at the backup center sent by the Lakers, Sean Lukes, a marginal person, except for garbage time, he had no chance to play in the Lakers at all, never played in the playoffs, and now the most crucial G4 game of the finals, What did the Lakers send him to do?

"not?"

   He had a bad feeling.

   "Oh, the old K has a break?" Su Qun said in surprise at the CCTV live broadcast table.

Zhang Lili was also very surprised and worried: "This shows that Tiejun's physical fitness is not enough. Today, the Knicks frequently used multiple teams to deal with him, and he was forced to reduce his shots, which indeed shows that his physical fitness is not as strong as before. "

  Suqun nodded and said, "How much work does Old K have to do by himself? He has been playing the whole court since the second round. In fact, the Lakers should have let him rest for a long time."

   On the TNT live broadcast table, Barkley was also very surprised and said, "I didn't expect that Old K would take a rest, and the Knicks have an opportunity."

   "The last fringe must be to cut O'Neal, what chance is there?" Bill Walton said.

  Kenny Smith said: "Bill, Charles means that old K's physical fitness should not be very abundant, so the opportunity for the Knicks is here.

  We have both analyzed the two teams, and it is generally believed that the Lakers have a thicker rotation lineup. As the series deepens, the Lakers' physical advantages will also be reflected.

   But now there is a problem with old K's physical fitness, which is a very unfavorable thing for the Lakers, and for the Knicks, this is an opportunity. "

  Barkley nodded and said, "That's what I meant, what did the Knicks do to the Lakers? Nothing is bad, except that the physical fitness is not as good as the old K.

   Both Michael and Shaq need to rest, but K doesn't, he can step up his offense when they rest. And now, the old K also needs to rest, so the opportunity for the Knicks came. "

   Soon, Phil Jackson's feeling was fulfilled, and O'Neal was cut.

  He shook his head helplessly. In order to give O'Neal some rest time, he occasionally chopped old K. I didn't expect the Lakers to do the same now.

  On the court, O'Neal, who was cut, was a little stunned. It is only right to cut a big villain like Old K. To cut an honest and honest good man like me, **** Lakers, won't your conscience hurt?

   Next he hit one of two free throws, 24:32, and the Knicks led by 8 points.

   Looking back, Richmond hit a mid-range shot and pulled back two points.

  The Knicks attacked, because Jordan was not on the court, so O'Neal became the only main point of attack, and the Lakers continued to cut him.

But O'Neal is really super fierce, keeping his weight at 135 kg. Although his dominance has decreased compared to last season when his tonnage exceeded 140 kg, his explosive power, shark-like agility and speed, make him still full of dominance. Force, even if you cut him, sometimes it just gives points.

"boom!"

Old K was not there. Lux was only 208 kg in height and 120 kg in tonnage. He went directly to the basket to ask for the ball, and then he received the ball with a dunk. became a sub-question.

"brush!"

   added a free throw, 26:35, the Knicks led by 9 points.

Harris means one thing. The Lakers don’t have a meat shield. When the Knicks cut the old K, they can use the meat shield and weak-side help to prevent the old K from entering the basket, so that the old K has no chance of playing two plus one. But the Knicks can play two plus one.

   Next, Chris Mullin missed a jumper, and O'Neal was chopped again, this time it was not two plus one.

  Pharaoh stood up, played for two minutes on the court, plus two free throws, he has rested for four minutes off the court, which is enough.

   Jordan also came on the field and got together with O'Neal.

   "Old K, you're not an iron man!" O'Neal, who was standing at the free throw line, laughed.

   Jordan near the center line also stared at Pharaoh. Now he feels that he has a chance. Lao K suddenly took a rest, which gave him hope.

  Pharaoh is speechless, when did I say that I am an iron man?

   Next, O'Neal missed the first free throw. He wiped the sweat from his forehead and took the ball to prepare for the second free throw.

   "You don't need to aim at the basket, you can't hit the penalty anyway, just throw it out." Lao Wang spat out trash talk.

   This O'Neal is so angry, anyway, my free throws in the playoffs this year also have a 50% hit rate, what does it mean to miss a free throw? What if I get hit?

   He glared at Pharaoh, then continued to aim at the basket, and with a final push, the ball flew to the basket.

  Pharaoh entered the card position for the first time, and the Knicks' backup inside Terry Kamins was stuck behind. At this time, the basketball smashed into the basket, and he protected the backcourt rebound.

"2 of 5 free throws. In more than two minutes, O'Neal took the ball three times and was attacked by the Lakers three times in a row, and scored 4 points. ” Kenny Smith said.

   "Old K got into the basket?" Barkley exclaimed in surprise.

"right."

  Bill Wharton stared at the picture on the screen without batting an eye.

   (end of this chapter)