On January 19, the Clippers face the Lakers on the road, and again, this is a battle of focus, a battle for who is the current king of Los Angeles.

In fact, this kind of argument is meaningless at all, unless the Clippers win the championship, it is impossible to replace the Lakers as the king of Los Angeles, but this does not prevent reporters from hyping it again and again, after all, this is their job, and they have to rely on it to eat.

Because of this, the game has also received attention from all sides, TNT's gold medal commentators Barkley and Smith also provided live commentary on the game, and their commentary team has an additional member.

The member's name is O'Neill.

Since retiring, O'Neal has not been idle at all, he is a player who has been in the league for more than 20 years, if you count the time of contact with basketball, O'Neal has been dealing with basketball for almost most of his life, if he is allowed to leave basketball suddenly, he is really not adaptable.

So he thought of a career in basketball commentary, anyway, there are many celebrities who have proved that there is still a future in this area, such as Barkley, and the Lakers' Magic Johnson and so on.

So, it didn't take long for O'Neal to sign with TNT and become a basketball commentator for TNT. Smith partner.

With his humorous commentary style, O'Neal quickly became an indispensable part of TNT's basketball commentary, and was also very popular with the audience, especially the plot where he and Barkley raised the bar during the commentary, which became the favorite plot of TV viewers.

Now, for example, the two of them are starting to get on the bar, even though the game hasn't started yet.

"I really didn't expect that Wang Cannon's progress would be so fast, this guy really has a set. However, Jiang is still old and spicy, and Wang Cannon is still worse than Kobe, both in terms of offensive ability and experience. O'Neal still maintains a 32 thumbs up attitude towards his old teammates.

"Not necessarily." O'Neal backs Bryant. Then Barkley will definitely support the Lakers' opponents, which is the consistent style of the two people, and it is also a means for the TV station to win the audience, "I think what Wang Cannon said before is quite correct, no matter how good a player is, in the flow of time, it will always be slowly forgotten, just like me, how good I was back then." Is it different now that you can only watch others gallop on the field? ”

"Having said that, this sentence does not apply to the current Kobe, for Kobe, there is still a long time before he is old, at least not everyone can jump in front of him now." O'Neal shook his finger and said with a smile: "In my opinion, in today's game, Kobe Bryant will definitely use his watch to sue the king cannon." Who is the real ruler of the NBA. ”

"Okay, let me see." Barkley was noncommittal. "By the way, Shaq, why don't we make a bet?"

"Bet?" When O'Neill heard this, he suddenly jumped up like a cat with its tail stepped on, "Impossible! Don't bet on me! I'm not a gambler! ”

Seeing O'Neill's excited appearance, Barkley and Smith both smiled heartily.

Ever since O'Neill joined TNT. has made several bets with Barkley, and in O'Neal's opinion, Barkley, who can lose his donkey's ass, is definitely not his opponent, but he didn't expect that he lost all of them, and several unconvincing attempts made O'Neal lose face.

What to take off your pants on the spot or something. O'Neal, who lost the pack, has already tried it, and now he has a psychological shadow when he hears about the bet, how can he calmly bet with Barkley again?

"The race is about to start! Let's watch the game! ”

Back in the game, the pre-match preparations were pretty much the same, with Negro bringing the players together for the final mobilization.

"Guys, the tactical layout has been explained several times, and I won't say more, don't be pressured on the court, and leave all the ideas of what to replace the Lakers behind! What others say is someone else's business, we just need to play our own basketball well! ”

"Coach, there's one thing I still can't figure out." Wang Cannon raised his hand and asked with some confusion: "Why didn't I keep an eye on Kobe Bryant in this game?" I've done a good job before, huh? ”

"King." Looking at Wang Cannon, Negro shook his head, "Your more important task now is offense, not defense, admittedly, your defense is the strongest in the league, there is no doubt about this, but what the Clippers need more now is your offensive ability, Kobe Bryant and Matthews are enough to mark, your task is more difficult than him." That's how you want to score more points under Artest's marking! More than Kobe Bryant's got! ”

The previous game with the Rockets has made Negro understand a truth, no matter how bullish the player is, there will still be a limit after all, no matter how bullish Wang Cannon is, taking into account both defense and offense, he will still be unbearable, and sometimes he has to give up one aspect of the team for the victory.

"No problem!" Wang Cannon said confidently that it was not the first time he and Artest had played against him, although that guy's defense was powerful, he was not his opponent, which had been confirmed in the preseason.

As long as he uses his speed to get rid of Artest, then he can't keep up with his speed at all.

Wang Dacang thinks very well, but on the field, many things are not as simple as Wang Dacang imagined.

Especially for the awareness of the opponent.

Wang Cannon thought that Artest's defense was nothing more than that, as long as he used his speed, it would be easy to get rid of him, but after arriving on the field, Wang Cannon was stunned to find that he couldn't get rid of Artest's defense.

No matter how fast his sudden disguise was, the seemingly bulky Artest could know where he was going every time, and he could stand in the defensive position he should stand in advance every time, which surprised Wang Dacang very much.

How so?

Wang Cannon was a little blindsided, but he didn't know that Artest had made a lot of preparations in order to defend him, he watched all the game videos of King Cannon these days, and carefully analyzed the running characteristics of King Cannon. And simulated a number of Wang Cannon's possible target positions in the running position, although he couldn't keep up with the running speed of Wang Cannon, but with this kind of prophetic ability, it became very easy to prevent Wang Cannon.

"Boy! Defending is a matter of brains! It's not as simple as you think! Looking at the confused Wang Cannon, who didn't know what was going on, Artest laughed disdainfully.

When Wang Cannon was restrained by Artest again, Kobe's play made everyone's eyes shine. In the face of Matthews' kraft-like defense, Kobe Bryant is like a nobody, all kinds of catches and strong plays, even if Matthews completely blocks his hand in Kobe's face, this guy can still shoot the basketball into the basket.

"Kobe! Bryant! "The Lakers' home court keeps ringing such a cry, in the NBA, in the entire league, Kobe Bryant is still the ruler! Is Kobe old? Don't make this kind of joke, it's not interesting!

Negro stood on the sidelines. Looking at the progress of the game on the field, his brows were furrowed tightly.

The situation is a little bad, Wang Cannon is closely watched by Artest, and there is no good chance to make a move, this situation also happened to Griffin, although Griffin's reputation is much hotter than Gasol, but in terms of real strength, Gasol is still much stronger than Griffin, who has not been in the alliance for a long time. Under Gasol's watch, Griffin also looked particularly uncomfortable. Several attempts on the inside were defused by Gasol.

Of the Clippers' Big Three, two of the Big Boys were locked up by the Lakers, and the only one who still has lethality is the strongest point guard among the three, Paul.

Coincidentally, the Lakers are very tough in every position. But it is precisely that there has been no good candidate for the position of point guard, and the defenders in this position are not particularly powerful. So with Wang Cannon and Griffin restricted, Paul reluctantly gave up the tandem team and started his own offense.

Paul's offense is quite sharp, and his individual scoring ability is no less than that of any superstar in the league. It's just that as a point guard, Paul is more on the court helping his teammates score than scoring himself.

Whenever this happens when his teammates are restricted, Paul is never afraid to step up and help the team score.

"Paul! Hit a three-pointer again! With Paul's play, the Clippers played evenly with the Lakers on the score. Paul really deserves to be the top point guard in the league, and when Wang Cannon and Griffin are in a slump, only he can withstand the Clippers' offense! If you think about it, Paul is the longest-serving and oldest of the Clippers' Big Three, even though he's only 26 years old. "Kenny. Smith exclaimed: "We've been caught up in Wang's crazy offense and Griffin's explosive dunks, and we've almost forgotten that Paul is the most famous of the three, the biggest contract player, and he's the real core player of the Clippers." ”

Indeed, although Wang Cannon is the offensive core of the Clippers at present, the real core of the Clippers is Paul, he controls the offense of the Clippers, is the brain of the Clippers, and is also the engine, without Paul, the Clippers' offensive firepower will immediately be reduced by many grades, the Clippers can be without Wang Cannon, or without Griffin, but not without Paul.

Negro knows this very well, and it is precisely because he knows this that when Paul keeps scoring, his heart becomes more and more anxious, because he knows very well that a scoring Paul is far less than an assist Paul! Paul is a point guard, not a shooting guard!

"King Cannon! What the hell are you doing? Give me a score! ”

What is Wang Cannon doing? This kind of question doesn't need to be asked, because many people can see it.

Now the king cannon is wrestling with Artest.

To be exact, the king cannon is throwing Artest.

Although Artest's strength is great, it is not 99 after all, and with the difference in agility and physical fitness, Artest and Wang Cannon's wrestling is not an opponent at all.

After the first few running encounters, Wang Cannon also understood that under the defense of Artest, who has been studying himself for a long time, his off-ball running no longer has any special advantages.

Watching Kobe Bryant keep scoring, and his score was still a pitiful zero, Wang Cannon couldn't help but be anxious.

Aren't you able to keep an eye on it? I'll see how you can defend me?!!

So, Wang Cannon directly broke the jar and broke it, and ran into the inside line with Artest to start the wrestling journey.

Artest was not convinced at first. In terms of strength, Artest really doesn't convince anyone, even the king cannon he once lost.

But a few minutes after entering the inside line, Artest had to be convinced, Wang Cannon was really a pervert, and his desperate way of grabbing positions on the inside line made Artest, a stunned type of player, scared.

Someone else is stuck in order to get the ball. But the king cannon is completely for the sake of death!

At first, Artest could barely bear it, but with the retirement of the game time, Artest's physical energy was rapidly consumed, and finally, in the process of grabbing the rebound card position on the inside again, Artest was unstable by Wang Cannon's butt and fell directly to the ground.

"Squeak!" The referee's whistle sounded immediately, signaling that Wang Cannon had committed a foul.

Wang Cannon didn't care at all, just smiled at Artest. It was like a nobody who had nothing to do and returned to his place.

Artest rubbed his chest, and the pain in his chest made him feel incredibly incredible.

Are you kidding?

McBrown noticed that the situation was not good, so he took advantage of the time to call a timeout.

Artest, who was sitting on the bench, gasped for breath, and the confrontation with Wang Cannon made him consume too much physical energy, in fact, if he was replaced by the previous Artest, it would not be like this, but now the situation is different.

Because of the previous shutdown, Artest has neglected to train during these months. Although he did some restorative training after the league was restored, the athletes were once slackened. It is very difficult to regain Fù's original peak form, and Artest's fitness is already quite far from previous seasons.

This gap may not be reflected in the game against other teams, but it is reflected when fighting with a real bayonet like Wang Cannon.

Looking at the tired and sweaty Artest, McBrown said, "Ron, you can rest off the court for a while now, and let Barnes defend the king cannon for a while." ”

Artest didn't think about it. Shake your head directly. "Nope! The king cannon is mine! ”

Artest's persistence did not allow him to burst out more and more energy on the defensive end, and in the face of Wang Cannon's physical offensive, Artest appeared to be weaker and weaker, and the speed of follow-up was obviously slower and slower.

"It's time!" Paul saw this. Began to increase the pass to Wang Cannon.

After Wang Cannon received the basketball, he looked at Artest's eyes and his sweaty head, and couldn't help but say, "What? Tired? I'm just getting started, huh? ”

"Tired fart! It's still early! You don't want to shoot in front of me! Artest said viciously.

But as soon as he spoke, Wang Cannon pulled out his hand directly outside the three-point line.

The basketball went into the net with ease, and Wang Dacang got his first score, and it was still a three-pointer.

"What did you just say?" Wang Cannon smiled at Artest, turned his head and ran back.

Artest looked back at the basket behind him, clenched his fists tightly, he reacted just now, and he reacted the moment Wang Cannon was about to shoot.

But when he wanted to pounce on the defense, his feet suddenly went soft, and he almost didn't sit on the ground, and it was precisely because of this softness that he missed the best opportunity to defend the king cannon.

"Damn it!" Artest clenched his fists fiercely, he had already begun to regret his laziness when he was suspended, if he had worked hard and insisted on exercising at that time, such a thing would not have happened, damn fellow!

Wang Cannon got his first three-pointer of the game, and by this time, Kobe Bryant had already scored 14 points under Matthews' defense, and it was still the first quarter of the game.

Kobe Bryant seems to be really like people are proving something, his hand is very hot today, and Matthews's kraft candy-like defense has no effect at all.

Looking at Wang Cannon, who was already happy when he got 3 points, Kobe sneered.

Is that all? With such skills, dare to say that I am old? Are you kidding?

At this time, Kobe Bryant unexpectedly found that Wang Cannon suddenly ran to Matthews' side and said something, and then Wang Cannon and Matthews switched guards.

"What? Do you want to defend yourself against me? Kobe Bryant was just surprised, and then immediately sneered again, "Even if it's you, you can't stop me!" ”

Wang Cannon and Matthews switched defenses, which surprised many people, especially Clippers head coach Negro, because Wang Cannon didn't discuss it with him at all.

In Negro's arrangement, Wang Cannon tries to avoid contact with Kobe, and his energy should be focused on offense, rather than meaningless with Kobe.

At this moment, Negro suddenly felt that Wang Cannon, a guy who always looks like an obedient baby, really doesn't seem to be so easy to discipline, and the criticism of the media is not groundless, this girl really never cares about other people's opinions, even if it's herself as the head coach!

"Come on! Kobe, let me see what's so great about you! Wang Cannon looked at Kobe Bryant, who walked slowly with the ball, and the corners of his mouth hooked an arc, "Look at how I can prevent you from death!" (To be continued......)