On the evening of the 21st, the West Coast Arena.

The G1 match of the Western Conference Finals between the Suns and Lakers has officially begun.

On the field, after the warm-up, the big screen immediately gave the starting list of the two teams tonight:

Lakers: O'Neal, Malone, Devin George, Kobe, Fisher.

Suns: Small, Dior, Marion, Bale, Iverson.

CCTV, after the Sun's first list was released, Director Zhang said with a surprised face: "Huh! Today, the sun's first mover has changed again!

Although the Suns had used Dio as the starter in the previous series with the Spurs, they faced the Lakers with strong interior strength tonight......

Before the game, many people thought that the Suns would play a two-tower lineup in this series like the Spurs did last year. ”

Indeed, no matter what kind of joint defense you put on, if your interior line lacks enough height and frankness, then this O'Neal, you can't defend at all.

Therefore, after the Suns' starting list was released tonight, not only Director Zhang, but also commentators in the United States were also speculating about Wang Shuo's intention in arranging Dior into the starting list tonight.

Could it be that he plans to send people to cut sharks as soon as he came up, like he did when he beat the Lakers?

Hacking sharks?

At this moment, that is, Barkley didn't know what the commentators were talking about, otherwise he would have told the gang:

Who told you that the Suns are going to defend O'Neal tonight by height?

In the middle of the court, as he was about to jump the ball, after glancing at Dio out of the corner of his eye, O'Neill took a deep breath.

At the moment, in my heart, like those commentators......

O'Neal, who thought that Wang Shuo arranged for Dio to be on the Suns' starting list in order to send himself to the free throw line like he did back then, even stood in place and waited for a while after jumping off the opening opening shot for the Lakers tonight.

It wasn't until he found that there was no one to take care of him, that he strode towards the half of the sun, with his increasingly heavy steps.

At this moment, O'Neill was puzzled.

Because in his opinion......

No matter how much Xiao Si can jump, he and Dior together can't guard themselves.

Admittedly, after seeing the damn 1-2-2 joint defense position on the Suns' side, O'Neal immediately cursed in his heart, "It's another damn joint defense"......

However, since before the game, the Lakers had studied the joint defense used by the Suns in the Western Conference semifinals, so the expression on O'Neal's face at the moment was not calm, at least calm.

O'Neal, who didn't know what the sun and Wang Shuo were playing, immediately turned around and sank into the low position according to the arrangement explained by the "Zen Master" in advance, and after Ma Long raised to the right wing to receive the ball at a 45-degree angle.

At this time, Fisher also quickly pulled to the bottom right corner to help O'Neill attract firepower.

CCTV, seeing this, Director Zhang said worriedly: "Ouch, it's broken now, the Suns' joint defense has been broken by the Lakers!" ”

In the low post, receiving the ball, and turning, O'Neal easily scored the first two points of the opening game for the Lakers tonight.

2 to 0.

With the lessons learned from the regular season, this goal, after the goal, O'Neill began to run towards his own half without looking back.

This season, according to official figures, O'Neal weighs only "147" kilograms.

But according to the dialogue between him and O'Neal in the memoirs of the "Zen Master" in the future, as well as the interviews with these Lakers players after many years, O'Neal at this time definitely weighed more than 150 kilograms.

In Wang Shuo's opinion, O'Neill's talent is truly terrifying.

Because he can carry such a weight, and retreat so desperately on this night.

"I'm starting to feel sorry for Shaq a little bit." In the past two days, in training, Barkley, who played a sparring partner and felt how frustrated the Suns' next tactics were, said on the sidelines.

And Mike Brown, who has been studying with Wang Shuo for three years and has become more and more dishonest, said with a smile: "Charles, have you forgotten that Shaq also has two championship rings?" ”

Hearing this, Barkley, whose face sank, immediately put away the "hypocritical" face he had just now.

What distresss Shaq?

Run!

Run to my death!

Run hard for me!

Make you like to eat donuts, make you can't control your big mouth, and make you usually reluctant to exercise on the treadmill for a while!

On the sidelines, while thinking like this, Barkley even took out a doughnut and shared it with Wang Shuo and half of them.

And at this time, the court ......

As Dio rose to a 45-degree angle on the left side to respond, Marion borrowed the cover of Xiao Si on the other side to respond, and Iverson on the same side of Dio borrowed Bell to slide out of the bottom line to ask for the ball, and the Lakers' defensive formation tonight immediately became chaotic.

I saw Dio distribute the ball to Marion, and then Marion passed the ball to Iverson, and then Xiao Siyu raised the high post again at the same time to make another off-ball cover for Marion, who was about to go down after the pass......

You may not believe it!

Even the Suns' Spanish block and dismantling only played half a set, and Marion took advantage of the confusion on the Lakers' interior line, cut to the basket, and received Iverson's wonderful pass to complete a one-handed split!

CCTV, the well-informed Director Zhang said: "Yo! Today's Sun's tactics are advanced enough!

When the Lakers players were just defending, everyone's attention was on the ball, and it was easily beaten by the Suns into a Spanish block! ”

Since NbA has a three-second defense rule, which is extremely unfriendly to big centers, O'Neal has to keep a certain distance from him every time he pulls out to cover his teammates during this defense.

Tonight, the only one on the Lakers court who can run with the Suns without players is Kobe.

Fisher and George worked hard to defend the ball, but the two had limited defensive talent and couldn't get around the Suns' off-ball pick-and-roll by opening the way through an iron elbow like Kobe Bryant.

The 40-year-old Malone didn't miss the ball......

But when Marion slipped into the Lakers' basket, he could only choose to look at Marion with his eyes.

As for O'Neill......

At the moment he just wanted to ask Stoudemire:

Do you understand "respecting the old and loving the young"?

On the bench of the Suns, Wang Shuo said with emotion: "We won't prepare carefully for so long, and as a result, we can't even play a complete Spanish block in this game, right?" ”

On the side, after recalling the scene just now, Spoelstra said: "I feel...... It's not impossible. ”

Before the game, Wang Shuo thought that the Spanish blocking and dismantling would restrain this Lakers.

But he never expected that the Lakers couldn't even block half of Spain's block.

Is it because this Lakers' defense is not good?

Of course not!

Because even if the HC rule is canceled this year, under the playoff scale of how to defend and how to defend you, in the first two rounds of the Lakers' series, they can still use defense to limit the opponent's average points per game to 90 points per game!

This is a very outrageous statistic.

Relying on the suppression of individual ability, the reason why the Lakers, composed of "F4", can go all the way to the finals in Wang Shuo's memory is precisely because they have done quite well in defense.

Is that because Spain's blocking is too good?

Of course not!

Because in this world, where are there invincible tactics?

In Wang Shuo's view, the reason why the Lakers' defense line was so easily penetrated by the Suns as soon as they came up tonight was not only because Spain was really good at blocking and dismantling this Lakers, but also because the Suns' on-court players were very suitable for this tactic.

As a tactical stitching monster, after Wang Shuo took charge of the Suns, he usually dismantled most of the Spanish blocks and dismantled them, and then integrated them into the Suns' off-ball running tactics.

The upside of this is that the Suns' players are able to quickly grasp it after simplifying the complex pick-and-roll routine in Spain.

In the regular season, the Suns' offense was mixed with a variety of simplified versions of Spanish pick-and-rolls.

In the first round of the playoffs, against the Nuggets.

Because there is no need to play too many passes, the Suns can kill the Nuggets by relying only on Iverson, Marion, and Xiaosi, so Wang Shuo has never had the opportunity to test the results of his training for the Suns players this year.

Division semifinals, facing Spurs.

Due to the tactical game between the two sides at that time and the relationship with the Spurs that chose to swap resources, Wang Shuo also did not have the opportunity to test what level these Suns players had comprehended the off-ball running and off-ball cover he usually taught.

But at this moment, as the Suns players on the court fused together the tactical fragments that had long been deeply embedded in their dNA, Wang Shuo really didn't expect it......

He was able to see the Spanish men's basketball team, which is famous for its gorgeous offense and non-stop running, on the stage of NbA, on this Sun!

Well, Wang Shuo has a showdown.

Playing the Spurs, the reason why he didn't play a complete Spanish block is to create a surprise for the Lakers in the Western Conference finals.

And in front of the TV, Pau Gasol, who likes to mention a round of tours this year, is also full of emotion at this moment!

Because do you dare to believe that one day, he will be able to see Spain on the stage of NbA, which is more Spanish than Spain?

"Mike, Eric, Charles, don't underestimate international basketball.

Perhaps, American basketball players have an advantage in physical talent that other countries have incomparable.

But in terms of tactics alone, American basketball has long been left far behind by international basketball! At this moment, looking at his assistants, Wang Shuo said earnestly.

Hearing this, Spoelstra immediately nodded.

Because a lot of his joint defense knowledge was stolen from international basketball.

Brown also thinks that what Wang Shuo said is very reasonable, because in the past three years, what he has learned most about Wang Shuo is Wang Shuo's heart that has always maintained awe of basketball tactics!

As for Charles Barkley?

At the moment, he is taking notes seriously, and he is preparing for the future when he returns to tNt TV to spray and kill a bunch of peers!

On the pitch, the game continues.

The Lakers are still playing the same routine as before against the Suns' 1-2-2 defense.

However, due to the timely attack of Dior's ball, O'Neill, who did not fully enter the low position, chose to pass the ball back to Malone in order to avoid mistakes.

After reorganizing, O'Neill sat in the low post this time and managed to score the ball.

On the sidelines, Barkley smiled: "I finally know now why no matter how many points Shaq scored on the court, you could beat the Lakers in the end."

Because you're not afraid of him scoring at all! ”

Mike Brown nodded, "That's right, Charles, basketball is not a simple math problem, your core player scores more points than the opponent and you will definitely win."

The purpose of defense is not to defend the opponent every time.

As long as you can earn what you want to earn on the opponent in the offensive and defensive rounds, then this offensive and defensive round can be called a success. ”

On the court, back to the Suns attack.

This time, the Lakers have one more link.

Under Bryant's death glare, George playfully bypassed Xiao Si and caught up with Marion.

But at this moment, Kobe Bryant's own defense was in trouble.

At the moment when the Lakers' defense was attracted to Marion, Bell had already slipped to the side of Iverson, who was in charge of holding the ball.

Iverson switched his left hand to his right hand, and quietly drilled past Kobe Bryant, and went directly to the basket for a layup!

The Spanish pick-and-roll has an endless number of maneuvers in the execution process.

But the real core goal is to disrupt the defender's defensive formation with a lot of simultaneous off-ball runs and screens, so as to get the opportunity to attack the basket or the perimeter three-point shot directly.

Therefore, in order to crack the Spanish pick-and-roll, the Lakers players must always be fully focused and know the basic ways to initiate the Spanish pick-and-roll.

After all, if you don't even know your opponent's hand raise......

So how do you break the trick and dismantle it?

On the Lakers' bench, the "Zen Master" looked at his staff with a curious look on his face and asked, "Do any of you know what tactics the Suns are playing tonight?" ”

In the staff, someone scratched his head and said, "It seems to be the things they usually fight on the field, but tonight it seems to be more complicated." ”

On the side, another person said: "I seem to have heard the name of this tactic somewhere, it seems to be called Spanish blocking?" ”

Get.

After asking around, the "Zen master" knew that he had to rely on himself next.

After the Dream Team swept the international basketball scene in 1992, the arrogant American basketball did not wake up until 2008.

Because of their arrogance, they paid the price of three consecutive major defeats in the '02 World Championships, the '04 Olympics and the '06 World Championships.

Especially when those advanced European basketball tactics were introduced to the American basketball world, the vast majority of American basketball coaches chose to scoff at them.

Because in the eyes of American coaches, isn't it just some off-ball screens and some off-ball runs?

As long as our basketball players are fast enough and athletic enough, do you have a hammer for all these bells and whistles?

Indeed, in theory, there is no problem with the understanding of these American coaches.

But......

They apparently forgot that not every Dream Team has the talent of Dream One, and not every NbA team can do it, with top-tier defensive players in all five positions.

Tonight, Colangelo, who was sitting in the VIP box and watching the sun performance, seemed to Wang Shuo to be like a master minister, teaching these arrogant and unwilling American coaches!

Listen to the lessons, big brothers!

Otherwise, the face of American basketball will be thrown to Mars by you!

On the court, the Lakers attacked.

O'Neal, who felt that his physical energy was depleted very quickly tonight, hurriedly gave Fisher a look.

O'Neill knew very well that he had to slow down.

After opening tonight, he had been chiseling for several rounds in a row.

Even if he is nimble, he is a little unbearable at the moment.

High position, seeing this, Fisher, who understood it, immediately passed the ball to Kobe's hand.

Through his own reading and observation of the game, Bryant has identified the defensive weaknesses of the 1-2-2 defense.

He didn't completely crack the Suns' joint defense in the way explained by the "Zen Master" before the game, because in Kobe's opinion, no one in this Lakers team is trustworthy except for O'Neal.

After this year's star weekend, Bryant's usual relationship with O'Neal has eased.

Although the two will still quarrel from time to time, Kobe Bryant knows very well that if the Lakers want to enter the Finals, what Malone and what Payton are not as good as O'Neal's leg hair!

On the sidelines, looking at Kobe Bryant, who used his teammates to pull on the flanks to get a single opportunity, Wang Shuo sighed: "Kobe is indeed a very smart player. ”

But after a pause, Wang Shuo added: "It's just too paranoid." ”

On the court, Kobe Bryant had almost used his individual ability to squash the Suns' defense, but when Marion came towards him to help defend, he didn't choose to pass the ball to George who was standing in the bottom corner.

Instead, after shaking his shoulders to the other side handsomely and chicly, he leaned back and shot out beautifully!

This ball is handsome.

The sound of striking iron is also very crisp.

Under the basket, Xiao Si used his bounce speed to grab the rebound, and the Suns immediately launched a fast attack.

O'Neal, who wanted to take a break, saw this, and hurriedly ran to the Lakers basket.

But Iverson, halfway through, slowed down suddenly, patiently waiting for his teammates to come up and play tactically.

O'Neill: "......"

Relying on a playful attitude, the Lakers did a pretty good job of defending against the Suns and switching offense today.

Can be ...... after landing on the ground

They didn't get the advantage they had imagined.

As a team that is very good at playing positional battles, at the moment, the Lakers players on and off the court can't figure it out......

Why were they so embarrassed by the sun.

But what they can't figure out more than them is that CCTV, Director Zhang doesn't understand, this Phil Jackson is real...... Don't want to call a timeout to give the Lakers players on the court a break?

On the court, the Suns attacked, and this time the Suns' Spanish blocking and dismantling changed again.

I saw that Xiao Si, who was in charge of blocking and dismantling in the high position, suddenly mentally demolished the wall in advance, and after attracting the attention of O'Neal and George at the same time, on the other side, Marion bounced out at the speed of light, received Iverson's pass, and shot three-point!

Swish!

Tonight, Iverson, who inexplicably picked up several assists, has never played such an easy basketball.

On the court, all he needs to do is run off the ball a few times, go around to catch the ball, and then pass the basketball to his teammates who are in open positions, and he'll have an assist.

There was even a moment when Iverson felt like he wasn't playing basketball at all.

And also......

Is tonight's game really the Western Conference Finals?

How do you feel so much easier than playing Spurs before?

On the sidelines, looking at Wang Shuo, who turned back into the "happy comedian" after entering the Western Finals, Barkley was also curious why Wang Shuo was not as serious as he was when he played the Spurs.

Tell the truth.

In Wang Shuo's eyes, it is really easier to play this Lakers team than to play the Spurs.

Although on paper, the Lakers are better than the Spurs.

But compared to the Spurs think tank that can barely compete with the Suns coaching staff, Wang Shuo is simply his nemesis of Phil Jackson!

Back in the days of the Wizards, Wang Shuo proved how well he understood the triangle offense.

The game of basketball is like the battle between two armies in ancient times.

Only by knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent can one win a hundred battles.

But Wang Shuo's understanding of the triangle attack and Phil Jackson does not mean that the "Zen Master" understands Wang Shuo.

On the sidelines, Barkley asked curiously: "Is there really no way for the Lakers to crack our passing and cutting cooperation?" ”

Wang Shuo pondered for two seconds and said, "There must be a way, but the price is a little too great." ”

Barkley asked, "At what cost?" ”

Wang Shuo replied: "Destroy our off-ball cover at all costs, always stay focused, and the five players on the pitch have to keep improving the defensive intensity. ”

Barkley said: "When do you think they're going to adopt that strategy? ”

Wang Shuo glanced at the game time and said: "After the official timeout in the first quarter, if Phil Jackson can't even come up with this countermeasure, then I can only say that he really won the championship by holding Michael Jordan." ”

After a pause, Wang Shuo suddenly looked at Barkley with a solemn face and said: "Charles, after the official timeout, as long as Karl Malone dares to use his brains, I will immediately replace Robert Horry, at that time, can you play the first time to pull the rack?" ”

Hearing this, Barkley, who had a feud with Malone back then, understood in seconds: "Carl will only sneak attack, give me a chance to face him head-on, I promise to knock him down!" ”

Wang Shuo feels that agreeing to Barkley to join the Suns coaching staff last year was definitely a wise decision.

Due to the iron-blooded and brutal relationship of NbA in this era, many times, as long as Barkley stood on the sidelines, the opposing players would unconsciously put away their crooked thoughts.

But for Ma Long, who is old at the moment, Wang Shuo has a hunch that the rib that was not broken by Atai back then is likely to be made up in this year's Western Conference Finals.

After all, Ma Long, who has "run out of time", is really likely to "do whatever it takes" for the championship.

On the court, as the first quarter of the game entered the official timeout, Wang Shuo also pulled Lao Horry aside in advance to teach him a face-to-face opportunity.

At this moment, the old Horry, who is better at sneak attacks than Ma Long, smiled: "I understand, coach, we are just pursuing a fair and just game environment.

As long as Carl dares to make a move on my teammates, then I'll definitely put him on the bench for this round of the Western Conference Finals before he does! ”

And after the official timeout, Old Horry did not forget to remind Barkley: "I will attract his attention when the time comes, you remember, when you are pulling the rack, while protecting me, you will secretly do this, and give him a few more times like this!"

I promise, he'll never forget it! ”

On the sidelines, listening to the bad moves that Horry Sr. and Barkley were discussing at the moment, going straight to the bottom three......

Wang Shuo felt that no matter where he went in the future, as long as Horry had not retired, he would have to recruit Horry into the team.

After all, having a sword in your hand and not using it are completely different from not having a sword in your hand!

And here, on the Lakers' bench, at the end of the official timeout in the first quarter, the "Zen Master" came up with his ultimate nirvana:

Oh, dear Shaq, oh, dear Kobe, you know, now the team is up to you!

On the court, the Suns' offensive round.

Sure enough, Malone, who had already felt the pressure from the Suns on the Lakers, intentionally or unintentionally elbowed the Suns players who were responsible for covering and the Suns players who were running through the cover.

On the sidelines, seeing this, Old Horry immediately took off his coat and stood in front of the technical table.

Good for you, Carl Malone.

You like to play like this, don't you?

Looking at Iverson, who was almost elbowed to the temple by Malone when he was crossing the cover, at this moment, Wang Shuo has no respect for this NbA legend.

No matter how old you are or how much you want to fulfill your championship dream in this Lakers, in Wang Shuo's opinion, you can't use this as an excuse to deliberately hurt your opponent.

In a basketball game, it's normal to move big.

But just because you have a big move doesn't mean you can hurt people on purpose.

On the court, after Iverson scored two more points for the Suns, he came back, and as Kobe's return pass to Fisher was cut out of the sideline by Iverson with an out-of-position steal, Wang Shuo immediately applied for a substitution.

Old Horry up, Dio down.

CCTV, who has not yet realized the seriousness of the problem, explained to the Chinese fans in front of the TV from a tactical level: "The Suns are planning to take a step closer to opening up their offensive space on the court." ”

It is worth mentioning that when he was on the court, the kind-faced old Horry did not forget to trot all the way to pick up the basketball that was cut by Iverson in front of the referee.

The Lakers have the ball, and Malone pulls it out to catch the ball.

And then......

There was no surprise in this game.

I saw that when he was making a hand-to-hand pass to Fisher, the evil man with a lot of experience raised his big elbow again and rushed straight to Iverson, who was following Fisher all the way!

Seeing this, Old Horry hurriedly grabbed it, and while carrying this earth-shattering elbow for Iverson with his back, he was prepared in advance, and before losing his body's center of gravity, he used his left foot, which had to be kicked backwards in order to maintain the balance of his body's center of gravity, and kicked Karl Malone hard at a certain part.

At the scene, seeing Horry fall on the field, the referees hurriedly blew off the game!

However, at this moment, while covering his crotch and blushing, Ma Long, the "iron-blooded tough guy", was still scolding Lao Huoli, who had fallen to the ground.

On the sidelines, Barkley rushed to the scene, and while waving his big elbow, he crossed between Malone and Horry and shouted, "Don't fight! Don't fight anymore! ”

According to Wang Shuo's statistics on the sidelines, Barkley unconsciously slapped Malone in the face with his palm at least 3 times when he was pulling the rack, and quietly gave Malone several kicks in the process of preventing the conflict from happening.

has always been on the field, only he is a yin person, and Ma Long, who has never been bullied like this, how can he stand this anger?

What makes Carl Malone even more uncomfortable than being teamed up by Horry Sr. and Barkley is that after watching the video replay, the three referees tonight unanimously determined that Karl Malone's elbow to Horry Sr. just now was a deliberate injury.

He will be expelled from the game and will most likely face punishment from the league afterwards!

When he was expelled from the game, Malone didn't even care about the pain brought to him by that key part, and hugged his head with an aggrieved face to find a referee theory......

But at this moment, Barkley, who happened to be passing by, inadvertently pushed him gently, which made Carl Malone, who was already excited and very close to the referee, directly pushed down the referee on duty!

In NbA, this was a period when players were fighting on the field, and in Stern's eyes, it wasn't even a problem.

Generally speaking, even if it is intentional injury, the punishment of NbA ban after the incident is generally only two or three games.

Can......

Directly hitting the referee, that's not a trivial matter!

Because even Michael Jordan only dares to yell at the referee, but not to hit the referee!

However, just when Malone wanted to turn around and find the murderer who framed him, Barkley had already slipped away.

And, before he could continue to explain to the referee, O'Neal and Kobe Bryant immediately put him out.

"Carl, calm down! Do you really want to ruin this series? O'Neill yelled at Malone.

Hearing the words......

At this time, Ma Long, who was still enduring the pain, suddenly shed the aggrieved "hero sweat".

But tonight, Suns fans won't feel sorry for him!

Especially at the moment when the home fans found out through slow play that if it wasn't for the old Horry stepping up in time, Iverson would probably be hit directly into the temple by Malone's iron elbow, the scene ......

In this already hot summer, the Sun fans with uncontrollable tempers immediately greeted Malone and Ma Long's family with all kinds of dirty words!

On the other side, after the referee who was knocked down by Malone stood up again after being examined by the Sun team doctor, the referee's eyes were also full of anger!

He vowed that after the game, he would truthfully write about the evil deeds that Karl Malone had done to him in his referee's report!

It's the other way around, in NbA, there are players who dare to play referees?

Even if you Karl Malone is an NbA 50 big player and an NbA legendary power forward, NbA is not an outlaw place where you can do whatever you want!

At the same time, Barkley, who was going to play a full set of acts, also hurriedly called the Suns medical stretcher to carry Old Horry down.

When the elder Horry was carried off the court, the Suns fans at the scene paid their highest respect to the hero who had just protected Iverson!

And Iverson, who thought that Old Horry was really injured by Malone, also shed tears of excitement when he stepped forward to check on Old Horry's injury.

"I'm fine...... Alan! This sun can be without anyone, but not you!

Take my faith and go and beat the Lakers for us! I believe in you, you are our 'answer'! Hold the hand Iverson handed to him tightly......

Wang Shuo never expected that Lao Huo Li would actually do the work of the political commissar at this moment!

Boy!

Iverson, who was so angry......

It's really useless for anyone to defend against it.

In addition, before the start of the game, Barkley, who had just played a key role in this conflict, did not forget to walk up to the referee who was knocked down by Malone, and booed him without blushing and heartbeat, and handed him a cup of warm hot water.

In addition, Barkley also took the initiative to say that the referees should blow for a technical foul on him, because although he was trying to pull a fight and prevent violence on the court, he did rush into the court.

Hearing this, the referees immediately said that there is no need to blow the technical foul, just give you a verbal warning.

"Rejoice! It's so exciting! Wang, you don't know how aggrieved I was when I was yin by this old boy! On the Suns bench, after returning to Wang Shuo's side, Barkley, who had a big revenge, was as happy as he was at the moment.

On this night, Yao Ming, who was following this round of the series, and many victims, including "Smiling Assassin" Thomas, who were elbowed by Ma Long, were also very happy.

In the regular season this season, when playing against the Lakers, although this Xiao Yao has embarked on a completely different path under the guidance of Wang Shuo......

But he still couldn't dodge Marlon's malicious elbow to him.

Fortunately, Yao Ming, who was wary of Ma Long, just fell on the field at that time.

In Wang Shuo's view, the so-called "evil man" Ma Long is not worthy of sympathy at all.

Because compared to him, Kobe's elbow, that can't even be called an elbow.

On the court, after the game restarted, the Lakers, who were already passive, were worse tonight.

At this moment, the "Zen master" has long lost his former calmness and calmness.

And what about O'Neal and Kobe?

Well, before the game started, the two had another quarrel because of Malone.

Kobe Bryant didn't know, and he couldn't figure out why Malone would be stupid enough to rush the referee.

And because Malone is a member of the Lakers "F4" that O'Neal pulled in last summer, therefore, looking at Kobe Bryant, who kept complaining to himself, O'Neal was also angry at this time, and bluntly said that Kobe didn't understand how much effort he put in to win the Lakers championship behind his back.

The two men walked onto the court while arguing, and then when the game restarted, they each played an offensive round for the Lakers.

This is "oK".

Couple......

In the description of "Zen master", the future is called a combination of "mindless" and "unhappy".

It's just that no matter how strong the "oK" is.

On the pitch.....

On this night, the Suns used tactics to show off their scalp on the court, and they unexpectedly folded off the court, and after lowering their profile, the Lakers of "Villain" Malone, who was still a tacit partner with "oK", ......

Where will the Suns be the opponent in the ensuing game?

At the West Coast Arena, as the timer in the final quarter went to zero, the score of the G1 game in the Western Conference Finals was finally fixed at 101-125.

In the whole game, Iverson, who successfully opened after Horry Sr. left the court, shot 14 of 27, including 3 of 7 three-pointers and 18 of 20 free throws, and scored a total of 49 points, 4 rebounds, and 10 assists for the Suns.

If it weren't for the Lakers giving up resistance in the final quarter, Iverson might even play a magical performance of "50+10" on the stage of the Western Conference Finals.

On the Lakers' side, Kobe Bryant and O'Neal's performances are still outstanding.

The former shot 12-of-28 from the field, including free throws and three-pointers, for a total of 33 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 assists for the Lakers.

The latter shot 13-of-20 from the field, including free throws, and scored a total of 35 points and 14 rebounds for the Lakers.

But this night......

O'Neal and Kobe Bryant both recalled the Finals that almost beat them to autism......

Why?

Why is all this going on?

Why is it that this year, our strength on paper is so much stronger than that of the Suns, but we still can't escape the fate of being played by that wizard team on the court?

On the 22nd, in an interview with reporters, Pat Riley commented on the G1 battle of the Western Conference Finals: "I think all basketball fans around the world should say thank you to Robert Horry.

Because he bravely and fearlessly endured a deliberate foul from Karl Malone for his teammate Allen Iverson.

If Allen Iverson gets injured because of this deliberate foul, I can't imagine what this year's playoffs will look like.

Also, I think you saw it through this game.

If it was Wang Shuo who coached the Michael Jordan team that year......

Then I believe that when he retires, Michael Jordan will definitely surpass Bill Russell in the number of career championships. ”

Although after the G1 war, the "Zen Master" said in an interview that he did not know what Ma Long was thinking at the time, and people believe that he really did not know why Ma Long suddenly had a brain ......

But through this year's Western Conference Finals G1 match, people once again felt the gap between Phil Jackson and Wang Shuo in terms of tactical attainments.

As both head coaches who have led Jordan to a championship.

In the eyes of the world, it is obvious that Wang Shuo is stronger.

Because Jackson coached Jordan at the top.

And when Wang Shuo was a wizard, all he could use was a Danzi whose body was half buried in loess.

In addition, after the G1 war, with Malone's elbow to Iverson and the malicious foul heroically blocked by the elder Horry, it was spread all over the world by the Internet, and the "183" from all over the world also united!

"How can a player like Karl Malone stand on the NbA stage?"

"The league must immediately revoke Karl Malone's title of Top 50 Superstars! And he must not be inducted into the Hall of Fame in the future! ”

"Oh my God, he couldn't bear to do it to Alan Iverson! Aaron already has so many injuries on his body! What the hell was he thinking? ”

New York, NbA headquarters, after a long sigh, Stern immediately imposed the following penalty on Carl Malone:

The Lakers are not allowed to play all of the remaining stages of the playoffs this season, and Karl Malone is not allowed to participate.

In the regular season next season, a 40-game ban will be played.

and a fine of $150,000 to set an example!

On the 22nd, Lakers officials even stopped Malone from trying to explain to fans by holding a press conference.

Because Lakers management knows very well that this thing is standing up and explaining at this moment, which will only make things worse.

"What should I do? Dwight? Tell me, what should I do now? Locking himself in his hotel room, it was too late to regret it at the moment, Malone looked at his agent, Dwight Manley, and asked.

After a long sigh, Manley said, "Retire, Karl, this is my last piece of advice to you." ”

Malone looked at Manley in disbelief and said, "No, Dwight, you know, I'm not far from Karim's record!" Can I still fight...... Can I still play NbA? ”

Manley said to Malone, "Give up that damn record, Carl!"

Karim has six championships in his career, six regular season mVps, two Finals mVps, and the all-time NbA scoring leader, and then what?

The world's recognized first person in NbA history is not Michael Jordan?

So, even if you can beat Karim's record, what can it do you?

The NbA all-time scoring champion is just proof that you've played long enough in NbA, wake up, Karl!

For you now, it won't bring you the slightest benefit!

If you don't announce your retirement now and quell the anger of the fans, do you really want David Stern to kick you out of the NbA 50? ”

Ma Long, who was completely suppressed by Manley's aura, was completely stupid now.

Because he really didn't take into account ......

Why would Stern ban him from all of the Lakers' playoff games for the remainder of this season's playoffs, while also banning him from the first 40 NbA games after the start of next season.

In fact, Stern's intentions are already very straightforward.

That is, retire yourself, or I kick you out of the fifty years, you can choose one of the two.

"David has given you the last standing of being a legendary power forward in the league, Karl...... Announce your retirement to people right away, the sooner the better!

And, I hope that no matter what grievances you have in your heart, you can make your sincerest apologies to Alan Iverson and Robert Horry.

Carl, you're 40 years old, and you should know that everyone has to take responsibility for their actions. Looking at Malone, Manly said.

Later on 22 May 2004.

Former Jazz legend, Karl Malone has officially announced through the media that he will end his career once and for all.

And, when interviewed by reporters, Malone gritted his teeth and made the most "sincere" apologies to Iverson and Old Horry.

Although the anger of Suns fans has not completely subsided, as Karl's agent Manley said, at least, Malone has retained his title of Top 50 Superstars, and retains the possibility of entering the Hall of Fame in the future after the fan anger subsides.

At the same time, in the Suns' tactical conference room, Barkley, who never expected that he would "play and retire" Malone, also sighed that day: "So, the story of Karl Malone tells us that on the court, we must not use those crooked brains."

Even when I was younger, I had a lot of conflicts with people on the pitch.

But at all times, we should keep in mind the lessons of Carl Malone's story. ”

On the side, looking at Barkley, who suddenly sighed, Brown said with a puzzled expression: "Charles, how do I feel...... Like you're reading a eulogy? ”

At this time, Wang Shuo said after bringing everyone back to the topic: "Now, don't think about such miscellaneous things.

Defending G2 and heading to Staples with a 2-0 score is what we should be thinking about right now! ”

Hearing this, Barkley smiled and said, "Do you need me to get you a bottle of Ice Broad?" ”

Wang Shuo let out a long sigh and said, "Go!" ”

After Barkley left, Spoelstra asked, "How do I feel like you have something on your mind?" ”

Wang Shuo shook his head and said, "I just don't understand, even in the G1 battle with us, Karl Malone really got his wish, and he also won the championship this season."

But does such a championship really make sense? ”

At this moment, both Brown and Spoelstra were lost in thought.

Wang Shuo interrupted their thinking and said, "You have also seen that if the Detroit Pistons next door go well, they can solve the Nets within five games."

So guys, this series, we've got to get rid of the Lakers as soon as possible! ”

Spoelstra and Brown nodded.

Then he immediately studied tactics with Wang Shuo.

Right now, the pressure on the sun is increasing with the pistons.

The members of the Suns coaching staff know very well that only by quickly brushing the Lakers can they go to the Finals to face the fearsome Detroit Pistons in the Finals!

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