Legendary star

Chapter 471
"The Pacers are a very good team. They have many excellent players. Jermaine O'Neal is currently in the league, second only to Duncan, Garnett, Webber and Nowitzki. Not only that , They also have the four-time best defensive player Dikembe Mutombo. Of course, the most important thing is that the Pacers have the best small forward Meng Xu in the entire league, so their strength is not weaker than ours, so this year's finals , There will not be a one-sided situation as you said, maybe we and the Pacers will have to go through six or even seven games to decide the winner."

"Special defensive strategy? Of course, Meng Xu is the scoring leader this season and the MVP of the regular season. Even if he stands on the court and does nothing, he is very threatening, and his offensive methods are so comprehensive. So I don't expect to be able to limit him, our defensive strategy is to try to make him more uncomfortable."

"Will you break the scoring record in the finals? Oh, I can't answer your question. You should ask Meng Xu for this question." On June 2003, 6, the Lakers eliminated the Mavericks. Departed from Los Angeles to Indianapolis, and began to prepare for the upcoming finals.Although various media are bragging about the strength of the Lakers, thinking that the Lakers will easily defeat the Pacers and win the O'Brien Cup, but as the head coach of the Lakers, Phil Jackson, when interviewed by reporters, he was very humble and kind. cautious.

The Lakers formed an unprecedentedly powerful Big Four lineup this season, but behind this heyday lineup, there are also many hidden dangers. The running-in and coexistence between several giants has troubled Phil Jackson throughout the season. Jackson didn't find a way for them to coexist. The current Lakers have given up on the triangle offense that has been implemented for many years and have resolutely implemented the X**D tactic. Whoever feels good will go up, or four people will lead one quarter. This is why, with such a strong lineup, the Lakers only ranked third in the Western Conference in the regular season and stumbled all the way in the playoffs.

But now the Lakers still have one thing that makes Phil Jackson even more troublesome, and that is Karl Malone's injury. Although Malone's career can be described as a hero, Malone is still 40 years old after all. In the first round of the playoffs, Garnett first, Duncan in the second round, and Dirk Nowitzki in the Western Conference Finals. Among the current "four power forwards" in the NBA, except for Webber, the other three play in turn, nearly 20. After a high-intensity game, even Iron Man couldn't hold it anymore. In the series against the Mavericks, Malone's knee had already begun to be blocked. In the finals, Malone will face what the media called Jermaine O'Neal, the "fifth power forward in the league", after Garnett, Duncan, and Malone who was consumed at the grassroots level by Nowitz, how much state can he maintain when facing Jermaine O'Neal, Phil Jackson's heart Now there is no bottom.Although for the championship ring, Malone made enough sacrifices after joining the Lakers, and the average data per game dropped to the lowest in his career, but even so, Malone is the third best scorer in the Lakers team. In the playoffs, he averaged about 19 points per game. Malone's performance is also crucial to the Lakers when the bench lineup is not as good as the Pacers.

"Phil is too humble. Our goal from this season is the championship, and it is still the same now! If we don't win the championship, all other honors are meaningless to us. Will we sweep the Pacers? Actually We don't mind if the score is 4-0, or 4-1, or other scores, our goal is only victory, only the championship. The strongest player? League No.1? In the finals, I will let You know what real dominance is, and who is the strongest player in this league right now." Compared with Phil Jackson, who is low-key and good-looking, O'Neal is very inferior in interviews, not only separated Kong declared war on Meng Xu, and directly shouted out the declaration of victory.

The media who support the Lakers are even more direct than O'Neal, directly asserting that the Lakers will win the O'Brien Cup at Staples at most 5 games. ", defeated the Pacers, won the O'Brien Cup, was reversed by the Pacers in the finals last season, and the shame of Staples' 64 points in a single game.

Faced with O'Neill's provocation, Meng Xu and Larry Bird were not idle. In an interview, Meng Xu reiterated that he would not take O'Neill's words to heart, nor would he accept his challenge, because he was in the General Assembly. There is only one opponent in the final, and that is Kobe Bryant.

"The Lakers are a very strong team. They have Kobe, O'Neal, Malone and Payton, four superstars, especially Kobe. His ability is comparable to that of Meng. He is the most threatening one in the Lakers. "

"We will not double-team O'Neal in the finals. I think whether it is DiBacon or Jermaine, they are enough to deal with O'Neal. The current Shaq is not the Shaq it was two years ago. Just like Meng said That way, our defense will focus on Kobe, who is the most dangerous player in the entire Lakers, he is a natural killer."

"Of course, I do what I say, and you can take what I said, if we double-team Shaquille O'Neal in the game, then you can win $1 from me for every time we double-team, if We haven't double-teamed Shaquille O'Neal in the entire series, so you have to publicly apologize to us on the front page of the New York Times, and admit that your piece of article you published yesterday is nonsense!" On Larry Bird In an interview with reporters, when he publicly declared that the Pacers would not double-team O’Neal in the Finals, the reporter of the New York Times immediately asked Larry Bird if he was setting smoke bombs, trying to confuse Phil Jackson and force Phil - When Jackson changed his tactics and strategies, Larry Bird directly yelled back angrily. Just after the Lakers eliminated the Mavericks, the New York Times immediately jumped out and shouted for the Lakers, what king of the Lakers, swept the Pacers , The Pacers quit before the fight, and the Lakers have already booked the championship in advance. In short, just write whatever disgusts the Pacers.

"Bastard!" O'Neill and Phil Jackson, who were having breakfast in the hotel where they were staying, scolded directly after seeing the scene of Larry Bird being interviewed by reporters on the TV. On the dining table, he punched hard.Although Larry Bird did not directly utter words to belittle O'Neal in the interview, his words and lines revealed a message and hint, that is, O'Neal is no longer good, and the current O'Neal is no longer worthy of the Pacers. How can O'Neill, who is still full of ambitions, bear it.

"Larry Bird, that old bastard, is really vicious, and that kid, who doesn't follow the right path at a young age, learns some dirty tricks from this old bastard!" Seeing O'Neill beside him, With an angry expression, Phil Jackson knew that the rift between O'Neal and Kobe that hadn't been healed was about to deepen again.Especially when I think about it, maybe on the field, the Pacers really don't double-team O'Neal, but Kobe, but Kobe, stimulated by Larry Bird and Meng Xu, in order to prove himself, even after being The scene of not passing the ball when double-teaming, Phil Jackson felt like his head was about to explode.

Originally, Kobe was very dissatisfied with the Lakers sending away Fisher and Fox, who supported him, but with the arrival of Malone and Payton, Kobe had to reduce the number of shots, which also made Kobe miss this season. Every time the media reports Meng Xu, McGrady and Iverson's fierce pursuit of the scoring list, Phil Jackson can see a strong sense of loss in Kobe's eyes.

Although Kobe has a strong ability now, it is definitely not inferior to Meng Xu as Larry Bird and Meng Xu boasted. Kobe still has a certain gap from Meng Xu, so compared to Kobe, Phil Jackson needs to trust O'Neal more.But Kobe doesn't think so. Under the constant praise from the outside world, Kobe really thinks that he already has the same ability as Meng Xu, so Kobe is always ready to challenge O'Neal's boss position, although Jerry Weiss When he resigned, he had a thorough discussion with Kobe, allowing Kobe to temporarily suppress this impulse, but Phil Jackson also knew that Kobe's restraint would not last long, especially watching Meng Xu continue to harvest. With all kinds of honors, Kobe will definitely be unable to hold back the ambition in his heart, and wants to challenge O'Neal's status again, and then compete with Meng Xu.

"It seems that you not only want to beat me on the court, but also want to completely split my team so that I will never stand up again, Larry Bird, you are so vicious!" Obviously sowing dissension and giving himself eye drops, Phil Jackson found that he had no way to deal with it. Once the conflict between O'Neal and Kobe broke out completely, or the Lakers lost this year's finals, then his own team The Lakers really came to an end.

"No, I won't lose!" Looking up and seeing the raging anger in O'Neill's eyes, Phil Jackson instantly became full of confidence: "Hmph, don't think that you can defeat O'Neal by playing some dirty tricks." We, I'll let you know, my Lakers are invincible!"

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