Stockton and Malone are longtime partners who have been together for nearly 20 years.
There was no small talk upon meeting!
They were each playing for their own team, and both wanted to win their first championship.
Ma Long harbors deep resentment towards Wei Guo...
Last season, whenever he faced Wei Guo, he would be completely dominated by him. In the end, Wei Guo even stole his old partner, which made him feel worse than if his wife had been taken away.
......
The match is about to begin, and the key players are adjusting their uniforms and walking onto the field.
"Wei Dong, just quietly enjoy the match..."
Gentry joked, "Not everyone gets to sit in the front row and get paid."
Kobe and Shaq exchanged a few jokes with Wei Guo on the court.
"Beep!!!"
The moment the whistle blew, everyone got into game mode!
Stockton had the ball, and Wei Guo was already positioning himself under the basket. He dribbled to the three-point line and Stockton took a shot.
"Whoosh!!!"
The basketball swished through the net!
3-0!!!
The Nets scored first.
Stockton gestured a three-pointer as he slowly made his way back on defense.
"He's changed..."
Malone became upset, saying, "In the past, he would first let his teammates set a screen, and then assist them to score."
Stockton has indeed changed. He is more confident and decisive in his shots than before because he believes that even if he misses the shot, Wei Guo can still grab the rebound.
Lakers on offense.
Payton dribbled the ball and drove to the basket before passing it to O'Neal.
O'Neal takes a hook shot!
This shot...
Even Wei Guo was difficult to defend against; O'Neal's large frame blocked him, and his hook shot had an exceptionally high arc.
"Whoosh!!!"
The basketball went into the basket.
3:2!!!
Gentry said, "Wei is right, the Lakers are nothing to worry about... This is a lineup where 1+1+1+1<4. When Payton has the ball, the other four players all run to their familiar positions, and the probability of them receiving the ball and then passing it is very small."
If they can't coordinate their plays.
Even an All-Star lineup wouldn't help, not to mention that Payton and Malone are just impressive names, but in reality, they are both veterans nearing the end of their careers.
Wei Dong sat alone on the sidelines, watching the game with his chin in his hand.
When Wei Guo was on the field, he could only talk to Gentry, who was the only one who understood Chinese. Unfortunately, Gentry was the head coach and had to focus his attention on the field.
As for the other Nets players...
Over the past two months, they've learned a few Chinese phrases, like: "fuck your grandpa," "idiot," "stupid," "fuck you, you immortal board board yo." These are used to greet opponents and referees, not to communicate with Wei Dong.
......
Compared to the Lakers, the Nets are younger.
But...
Despite the Nets' young roster, they played much more rationally than the Lakers, leaving Jackson frustrated as he also noticed the discord among the players.
Especially Kobe and Malone, the two had a conflict as early as the last century.
In one All-Star game, Kobe, coming off the bench, was matched up against Jordan. At that time, Malone, whose status in the league was far higher than Kobe's, kindly came up to set a screen. But the young Kobe yelled at Malone, "Take your damn screen away and get out of here."
Recently, I heard that the two of them had another argument, for some unknown reason!
The first quarter lasted 7 minutes.
21:19!!
The Nets lead by 2 points.
The Lakers have substituted some of their starters, with Fisher replacing Payton and Grant replacing Malone. The starting players remaining are O'Neal and Kobe.
In this way...
The Lakers, on the other hand, played more rationally, with Kobe and O'Neal scoring on several possessions.
For the Nets, Wei Guo took very few shots. After the game, his teammates were very eager to attack, so Wei Guo focused more on defending O'Neal.
There are two minutes left in the first quarter.
Mourning replaced Wei Guo...
"I always thought Chinese doctors were more reliable."
Gentry said cheerfully, "Mourning has been in great form these past few games, and Jefferson will be back on the bench soon."
Jefferson: (?﹏?)
Gentry meant that once Mourning started, Wei Guo could return to his most powerful attacking position, small forward.
"Hahaha..."
Jefferson's dejected expression made Kiddles burst into laughter.
Jefferson scoffed, "What are you so happy about? Hill is coming back soon too!"
Kiddels: (?﹏?)
With Hill's return, someone else has to give up their starting position. It has to be either Jefferson or Kiddles.
From this perspective...
Kiddels and Jefferson are destined to be substitutes.
......
In the first half, both the Lakers and the Nets played conventionally, with nothing particularly outstanding.
53:45!!
The Nets are only leading by 8 points.
The home team locker room.
The Zen Master said with a stern face, "Our team has been working on cohesion, and we've also stumbled in some matches against weaker teams this season."
The Nets are the toughest opponent we've faced so far. I said at the beginning of the season...we should think of the Nets as our Finals opponent. Do you want to lose this game?
"In no mood!"
"Put aside your arrogance, I want to see teamwork..."
"Beep..."
"Beep..."
"Beep..."
After the Zen master finished his sermon, he himself took a few deep breaths!
In basketball, you don't immediately start planning tactics as soon as the game ends. The head coach focuses more on motivating or criticizing the players and pointing out their mistakes. Only in the fourth quarter or some crucial moments will they seriously plan offensive or defensive tactics.
Away game locker room.
The atmosphere here was very harmonious. Gentry praised the players' performance and joked that the four Stockton players were bored after being suspended for one game.
In fact, the league has many rules. For example, if a player is ejected from the game, he cannot sit on the sidelines. If it is an away game, he cannot even go to the away locker room and can only stay on the team bus. However, in the game against the Pacers, Wei Guo and his teammates returned to the away locker room after being ejected, and no one dared to come and kick them out!
Wei Dong watched his teammates chatting and felt very envious.
Although...
He couldn't understand a word.
After a few minutes of rest, Gentry said, "We absolutely cannot let our guard down in the second half. The Lakers are very strong... Give them even the slightest chance, and they can come back and even win!"
"Don't worry, Lao Jin!"
Stockton laughed and said, "Anyone who dares to slack off on the pitch will get their ass kicked by Wei Ge."
......
The second half of the game has begun, and Wei Guo is ready to take over the match.
He only scored 9 points in the first half...
This is not the style of Wei Guo, the league's number one player. Rebounds, assists, steals, blocks... Wei Guo can do anything on the court, but what he likes most is scoring!
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