NBA: Back to 97, to be the Jagged Bishop

Chapter 265
"The Suns are lucky."

"If they can get the No. [-] pick, they will probably become a strong opponent of the Lakers next season."

"Before they traded Kidd, I thought their general manager was a fool. Now it seems that the fool's luck is really good."

Iverson sighed.

Kong Bu took it very seriously and agreed with these words too much.

The history of the Suns team is that there are often transactions that seem to be losing money, but after losing money, they can get "compensation" immediately.

For example, getting a high-ranking pick in the draft, selecting a super-quality rookie, or picking up a superstar for nothing in the free market.

This time their luck was against the sky, and they got a super lottery that was rated by experts as worth enough to rank among the top three in history.

After the No. [-] pick is signed, with the Suns' current lineup, they can turn around immediately.

The reason for the poor record of the Suns this season is that Nash and boxing champion Chandler were injured one after another, and the two hardly played together.

"It's good that the United Arab Emirates can go to the Suns. At least Nash is a good team leader."

"Until it is fully grown, no one will bully the UAE."

Yao Ming is also very satisfied with the Suns winning the No. [-] pick.

Of course, Kumbu also thinks it is good. The UAE's style is still very suitable for bombardment tactics. When Mike D'Antoni coaches the Suns in a few years, this team will become the number one team in the league.

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"Kong, you are too insidious."

Thomas Sr. led his team to Philadelphia for an away game, and Kumbu, who was the first to speak after meeting Kumbu, was stunned.

"What do you say? Old guy, did you take the wrong medicine?" Kong Bu asked curiously.

"In order not to let the Knicks get Yi Jianlian, you deliberately let him participate in the draft early, right?"

"Because you know very well that if we can get him, our Knicks will become a super giant with at least ten consecutive championships."

"No matter what lineup you form, it will definitely not be our opponent."

As Old Thomas talked, he even started to fantasize.

Kong Bu looked at Lao Deng, whom he had known for five years, feeling speechless, and began to dream in broad daylight.

"I remember that your contract is coming to an end? Didn't Dolan prepare a contract extension for you?" Kong Bu had no choice but to change the subject and continue talking about what Yi Jianlian said. Lao Deng might say something.

"Of course I mentioned it, but I didn't agree."

"He wanted to give me a four-year $4 million contract, which is too cheap for my ability."

"I think after winning the championship this season, I will discuss the contract extension with him. If I can win the championship, I can at least ask for a four-year contract worth 4 million US dollars."

Lao Deng is full of confidence. Those who don't know think that the Knicks will win the championship this year.

The average annual salary of 1000 million is already second only to Kumbu in today's league, but Lao Deng is still not satisfied.

However, there is nothing wrong with his operation. Even if he does not win the championship, James Dolan must still give him an annual salary of tens of millions.

The main reason is that he is now bound to Da Zhi, and the relationship between the two is too good to be true, that is, Lao Deng's daughter is not very good-looking, otherwise he will definitely have to have a kiss with Da Zhi, completely destroying the relationship between the two. Da Zhi tied up his chariot.

At eight o'clock in the evening, the game officially started.

Amidst the cheers of the Philadelphia fans at the scene, the starters of both sides began to appear on the stage.

The two teams can be regarded as old rivals. They have traded countless times in the past two years, and the lineups of both sides have not changed much.

The Knicks are based on Big Zhi Payton as the internal and external core, and the Philadelphia 76ers are based on the Yao Ai combination. Both sides have a well-known lineup.

Last season, Comb felt that the reason why he entered the tiebreaker with the Knicks was that on the one hand, it was due to Stern's favoritism, which gave the Knicks a lot of whistles.

On the other hand, the strength gap between the two sides is really not that big.

The situation is different this season. Comb is confident that under Stern's favor, he can easily beat the New York Knicks.

In the first offensive round, Da Zhi succeeded in jumping the ball, and the Knicks began to attack.

Payton slowly controlled the ball to the frontcourt. Iverson stared at Payton, waiting for Payton's next move, and did not rush to make a gambling steal.

In the face of these extremely experienced old monster point guards, it is not worthwhile to gamble to steal. Once these old monsters find their flaws, they will definitely have no good fruit.

Da Zhi took the initiative to pull out the inside line, mentioned the high position, and set a pick-and-roll for Payton.

When Payton jumped up to shoot, he passed the ball to Big Zhi again.

Dazhi took a step with the ball, and in front of Randolph, made a direct mid-range shot.

"Shh!"

With an easy hit, the Knicks scored a good start.

The Knicks' style of play on the field is a bit like Jazz, with the first and fourth positions picking and rolling each other.

Although the relationship between Comb and the Jazz is very tense, he has never given Jazz coach Jerry Sloan any good looks, but he recognizes the Jazz's warrior system.

The Jazz's lineup has never been strong. After the mammoth Mark Eaton retired, the best teammate who appeared next to Utah Shuangsha was the national father-in-law Hornacek.

In fact, Hornacek's overall combat power is not much stronger than Dell Curry.

With such a lineup background, the Jazz can always be among the strongest in the Western Conference, and Jerry Sloan's tactics definitely played a great role.

And the Jazz tactics have also affected many teams in today's league, such as the Spurs, and even later when the Golden State Warriors won the championship, the shadow of the Jazz tactics can also be found.

Basically Popovich steals plays from Jerry Sloan, and then Steve Kerr steals plays from Popovich.

Stealing and stealing, on the contrary, the stolen Jazz never won the championship.

The old Thomas is also stealing, but unfortunately his style of play is a bit reckless. After all, the Knicks' lineup is much better than the Jazz at the time.

It's the offensive round of the Philadelphia 76ers.

After Iverson controlled the ball to the front court, he didn't make a shot, just all kinds of fancy ball control, slipping old Payton.

Obviously, it is time to start using the old man tactics.

This is not Comb's arrangement, but Iverson's experience in fighting Payton in the past two years.

Payton can be regarded as a typical representative of the NBA iron man, but to put it bluntly, he is now an old man who is nearly 35 years old.

Iverson kept running, and Payton had to follow. What's more, when Iverson changed directions, Payton also had to change directions, which consumed a lot of energy.

It's okay if it's just physical energy consumption. When changing directions, it not only consumes a lot of physical energy, but also puts a lot of burden on the knees and ankles.

In the history of the NBA, there is no player who likes to play tricks on the outside, and none of them has a long career life at the peak, and Iverson is no exception.

After slipping Payton for more than ten seconds, Iverson smiled and passed the ball to Reggie Miller.

Miller has completed the feat of [-]-pointers in the regular season, and there is no need to shoot three-pointers now. With the help of Gerrard's pick-and-roll, he scored a mid-range shot.

"Young man, are you happy to win in this way?"

Of course, Payton saw Iverson's intention to beat the old man, and said angrily.

"You beat Jordan in this way and won the championship. Are you happy?"

"I remember when you won your first championship in the Raptors, your mouth was so happy."

Iverson's one sentence directly stunned Payton and he couldn't speak again.

In the first season when Payton came to the Raptors, he relied on the old man's tactics to lower Jordan's shooting percentage, and then successfully helped the Raptors win the championship, and he also won the first championship trophy in his career .

Now there is reincarnation in the law of heaven, and what happened to the suffering lord Jordan has happened to him again.

The mouth-to-mouth duel on the field is not limited to the number one position.

Houston and Miller Sr. are also chattering trash-talking each other.

After the old Miller made a mid-range shot, Houston immediately said, "Reggie, even if you win the championship this year, there is no gold content. You are not even ranked in the top five in the value ranking of all Philadelphia players."

"You don't care if I have gold content, at least it's better than you can't win the championship at all."

"I almost forgot, you guys not only can't win the championship, but your own reputation is also bad. Every time you go to Detroit to play, the boos given to you at the scene can shatter the ceiling."

"And I'm different. Even if I leave the Pacers, every time I return to the Pacers, the fans still give me warm applause and cheers."

"Son, this is the gap between you and me."

Old Miller's trash talk is still the same routine, exposing other people's scars.

Houston used to be a player for the Pistons, and he and Grant Hill were known as the twin stars of Detroit. Unfortunately, he later yearned for a prosperous metropolis like New York. In addition, the Knicks gave him a lot of money, so he abandoned Hill and the Pistons, and joined the nix.

Even if so many years have passed, even if Hill has left the Pistons, as long as Houston goes to the Pistons to play away games, the fans at the scene can scold his ancestors for eighteen generations.

Wu Sheng is also talking trash now.

As Combu has always said, trash talk itself is part of the game and can affect the mentality of the opponent. After a bad mentality, it may affect the feel of the hand, and may make the opponent do some irrational behavior, but you don't have to pay. The extra physical energy is just a few words, which is quite cost-effective.

It's a pity that Wu Sheng is playing the piano to the cow, and Gerald doesn't like that at all.

No matter what Wu Sheng said, he just frowned at Wu Sheng like a robot, making Wu Sheng completely lose his temper.

Wu Sheng is very, very straightforward, he really says what he wants, he is completely straightforward, and there is nothing hidden in his stomach.

In an interview after he retired, he even lashed out at his Spurs teammate Tony Parker, saying that he is an extremely confident person. Without Parker, the Spurs would have won a few more championships.

This kind of afterthought is of course meaningless.

Just like last season's Eastern Conference Finals, this time Big Zhi is still the absolute focus on the court, and he almost carried the entire Knicks on the offensive end.

Kumbu simply replaced Randolph and replaced Kirilenko, who was more suitable for defending the Big Zhi.

Fighting and fighting, the Knicks have shown obvious disadvantages.

Payton didn't feel good tonight, and he can provide limited help to the Knicks on the offensive end.

Under normal circumstances, he can't open up the offensive end, and he can play a huge role in the defensive end. Unfortunately, Iverson has had a lot of trouble with him tonight. He just doesn't shoot much in front of him, just sneaks him all over the court. .

When Dazhi was facing Randolph, his hand was overwhelming, but when facing Kirilenko, his shots were not so smooth.

Anyway, Kirilenko was also selected to the defensive lineup this year, and ranked second in the blocked shots list. He can be regarded as the top defensive forward in the league. He is indeed much taller than Big Zhi, but his wingspan is good enough, and he is at a disadvantage defensively. Not too big.

Kumbu doesn't want to completely lock up Da Zhi, because this is impossible, just like no one dares to say that he can completely lock Nowitzki.

As long as Big Zhi doesn't explode, then this Knicks team will be completely finished.

The Knicks fell into a disadvantage. On the one hand, they did not perform well enough, and on the other hand, Reggie Miller broke out.

I don’t know if I want to give Houston a little color. After making a mid-range shot in the opening game, Reggie Miller received four passes from Iverson, all of which were outside the three-point line and hit three of them. Less than half a quarter into the game, he had scored 5 of 4 and scored 11 points.

This kind of offensive efficiency, even if God came, it is impossible for the Knicks not to be at a disadvantage.

Old Thomas is a little anxious. He knows that this year's Philadelphia is very strong, but he feels that his Knicks are not weak. The two sides should be in a [-]-[-] situation.

In addition, Stern will definitely favor their New York Knicks, so Lao Deng feels that the Knicks have a greater chance of winning.

It's a pity that the situation on the court has poured cold water on him. The Philadelphia 76ers are playing against the Knicks on the court.

Especially Reggie Miller's point is simply a sharp knife stabbing the Knicks' heart.

Old Thomas didn't take Reggie Miller seriously before. When he calculated the strength gap between the two sides, he even thought that Houston would definitely be stronger than Reggie Miller. He believed that Reggie Miller was the shortcoming of the Philadelphia 76ers' starting lineup.

After halftime, seeing the 23-point difference between the two sides, the old Thomas sat on the bench slumped, knowing that the game was over.

The combat power displayed by Reggie Miller made him a little confused.

After scoring 5 points in 4 of 11 in the opening game, his offensive did not stop abruptly. Although the three-point shots decreased, his shooting percentage remained at a high level.

At the end of the first half, Miller had made 16 of 12 shots and scored 30 points alone.

Let a 37-year-old veteran score 30 points in the half, and the old Thomas can't wait to drag Houston to the visiting team's locker room and beat him up.

Even when Jordan was 37 and eight years old, on the stage of the Eastern Conference Finals, he couldn't score [-] points at halftime.

Miller played very excitedly. During the half-time break, his steps off the field became extremely light, with an unconcealable pride on his face.

He has played in countless Eastern Conference finals in his long career, and this is the one he feels the best about.

His first words after the end of the game were "Based on how I feel tonight, even if it's Jordan at his peak, he has to bow his head and accept the result of the loss."

(End of this chapter)