Chapter 392: The Lakers' Sorrow
He Zhongqiu did not do any extra fancy moves. He just tucked his legs under his abdomen, and his whole body looked like an eagle.

The gliding distance was too long, and when descending from the highest point, he kicked his legs hard to extend his stay in the air, and then flew to the basket.

"boom!"

He held the ball in his right hand and slammed it down with a simple tomahawk slam dunk, which blew up the Lakers' basket.

"Oh ho!"

The shouts, like a volcanic eruption, seemed to break through the ceiling and turn Madison Square Garden into a boiling ocean.

"Oooo……"

The two on-site commentators simultaneously let out strange cries of extreme excitement.

Jordan was also shocked and stood up from his seat.

Like him, all the NBA players at the scene stood up, their faces filled with shock.

Barkley was shocked and shouted, "God, how far did Wolverine fly? How far did he fly? Was it 10 meters?"

Kenny Smith shouted excitedly: "Director, please replay it and calculate his take-off position and gliding distance."

The camera immediately began to replay, returning to the moment when He Zhongqiu jumped, and gave the corresponding data.

Magic Johnson stared at the screen in front of him and calmly calculated: "He jumped 0.9 meters outside the free throw line, and the distance from the inside edge of the free throw line to the center of the basket is 4.325 meters, which means that he should fly 5.2 meters and then complete the dunk."

Barkley was shocked and said: "God, if you take down the basket and let him continue to fly forward, can he fly out of Madison Square Garden?"

"Ha ha……"

The other two burst into laughter.

After laughing, Kenny Smith analyzed: "Wolverine's track and field training program includes long jump. The current news is that his long jump score may have reached 8.7 meters.

Gentlemen, what is this data? The 04 Olympic long jump champion's score was 8.59 meters. Do you understand what 8.7 meters means now? "

"It means he has a very good chance of winning the gold medal in the long jump at the 08 Olympics," Barkley said.

Magic Johnson said: "I even think Wolverine will have a chance to break Michael Powell's world record of 8.95 meters."

"Oh, that record has been held for 16 years." Kenny Smith said in surprise.

"Michael Powell, an athlete I admire a lot, is extremely well-rounded, similar to the Wolverine," Barkley said.

Not only did he set a world record in the long jump that seemed very difficult to break, he also did very well in the triple jump, 100 meters and 200 meters.”

Magic Johnson nodded and said, "According to the analysis of professionals, the reason why Michael Powell was able to jump out of the legendary world record of 8.95 is due to his running speed, jumping height, and long air time.

In both of these data, he broke Beamon's record, so he broke Beamon's world long jump record that had been held for 23 years."

Barkley quickly said, "Oh, if you put it that way, Wolverine's running speed is definitely faster than Powell, and with his jumping ability, his jumping height will also exceed Powell."

"Yes, I'm really looking forward to Wolverine's chance to break Powell's world record. That will definitely be an exciting moment," Magic Johnson said excitedly.

The most excited person at the scene was Luo Chaoyi. When he saw He Zhongqiu's dunk, his palms were sore and his face was broken from laughing.

In 04, the men's basketball team won the Olympic Games. Apart from the strong sports such as table tennis and diving, which sports would not be envious of the men's basketball team? Now, it is finally the turn of track and field to develop.

On the field, the game did not stop.

The two sides exchanged points, and gradually the Knicks began to take the lead.

He Zhongqiu insisted on attacking in the low post and under the basket, and at the same time, he would play fast breaks whenever he had the chance, with a very high success rate.

As for the Lakers, they mostly shot from outside the arc. They were able to hold on at the beginning, but as the first quarter passed halfway, their success rate dropped and they fell behind steadily.

In the 7th minute of the first quarter, at 14:20, the Lakers were trailing by 6 points, and Phil Jackson finally called the first timeout.

巴克利这时说道：“金刚狼前7分钟6投6中，2罚2中，打成两次2+1，得到14分。

6 shots, 3 fast break dunks, and 3 dunks under the basket. Even if the Lakers used double-teaming in advance, they couldn't defend any of them, and couldn't even stop him from getting in position under the basket.

Yao, 5 of 3 shots, 2 of 1 three-pointers, no free throws, scored 7 points. Kobe made 4 of 2 shots, 1 of 1 free throws, and scored 5 points. "

Kenny Smith took over and said: “The Lakers’ offensive efficiency is actually quite good, but the problem is that they can’t defend against Wolverine.

But the Wolverines were too efficient. There wasn't a single mid-range shot, low-post attack or fast break. All of them were dunks at the basket."

Magic Johnson nodded and said, "In 7 minutes, he caused Kwame Brown to commit two fouls and Yao Ming to commit one foul. His offensive power under the basket was very lethal."

Having said that, he did not say anything about what problems the Lakers need to solve. If the Lakers could defend Wolverine, they would have done it long ago, and there would be no need for him to say anything.

Barkley sighed: "Wolverine has entered his prime, with a physical bug, and he plays all the offense under the basket. Can he really last a whole game, or even a whole series?"

Kenny Smith said: "No one knows. If he can really keep playing like this, no one can beat the Knicks. Even Michael Jordan's strongest 72-win Bulls team can't beat them."

Barkley nodded, and Magic Johnson smiled bitterly: "If he really plays like this, all the Lakers' inside players will be sent off."

The timeout ends, the game resumes, and the Lakers attack.

Millsap replaced Alonso and Raja Bell replaced Josh Howard.

For the Lakers, Kwame Brown was replaced with substitute forward Turiaf.

Phil Jackson did not let Yao Min strengthen his low-post offense. Yao Min had a good touch today, so Phil Jackson let him continue shooting from outside.

He asked Kobe to strengthen his breakthroughs and asked Odom to strengthen his help and double-teaming in the interior.

Yao Min still settled in the high position, while Odom and Fariaf entered the low position.

Barkley said: "Actually, Yao plays the 3 position."

Magic Johnson said: "Odom can indeed play the five position. Wolverine has caught up with him. With his skills, he should be able to play a bit."

Barkley was stunned and was about to say something when he saw Odom and Turiaf switch positions through running pick-and-roll.

Turiaf blocked He Zhongqiu and created an opportunity for Odom. Odom took the opportunity to run to the low post on the right wing, and Millsap switched defense.

At this time, Yao Ming received the ball, and Battier was still defending him, so he immediately passed the ball to Odom.

Odom received the ball and swayed left and right, then turned around, took a step into the penalty area, and made a layup.

The offense was played very well and skillfully, completely shaking off rookie Millsap.

"Snapped!"

But at this time, He Zhongqiu had already squeezed Turiaf away with his absolute strength advantage, entered the basket and blocked the ball, nailing it onto the backboard.

"Wow! Wolverine's block, this is his first block in this game." The live commentator Boris shouted excitedly.

Another commentator Harry Kosco directly mocked: "The reason why it was the first block is that the Lakers had almost no offense in the restricted area tonight. They are all wimps."

"Ha ha……"

There was a huge roar of laughter from Madison Square Garden.

"asshole!"

Kobe looked at the commentary booth and became more and more angry. Odom was very experienced. After being blocked, he immediately counterattacked on the spot, which prevented the Knicks from playing a fast break and created opportunities for Yao Ming and Turiaf to return to defense.

Nash slowly advanced to the frontcourt and couldn't help laughing when he saw Wolverine running towards the penalty area again.

But the Lakers got a headache when they saw He Zhongqiu's movements.

"Oh, another shot into the basket. Does Wolverine really not need to save his energy?" Barkley asked after a strange cry.

This time Yao Ming and Turiaf double-teamed He Zhongqiu in advance, and then Nash passed the ball to Millsap at the right waist position.

Turiaf quickly returned to defense, and Millsap saw Wolverine was squeezing Yao away at the moment of the jump shot, so he quickly flicked his wrist and changed the shot to a pass.

"boom!"

The next moment, He Zhongqiu hung on the basket with one hand.

"Nice pass, rookie."

After he came down, he praised it, and Millsap smiled with joy.

"Oh yeah! Beautiful! Rookie Millsap and Wolverine give an aerial relay slam dunk." Bingo Boris roared excitedly.

"Their cooperation made the Lakers' early double-team tactics against Wolverine a joke." Harry Cost laughed.

14:22, Lakers attack.

Odom and Turiaf still entered the low post, attracting He Zhongqiu and Turiaf to their side.

However, He Zhongqiu did not follow Odom closely, but moved around the free throw line, and there seemed to be a two-on-one opportunity under the basket.

Kobe broke through with the ball from the right wing, attracting Battier's help defense. He saw a two-on-one opportunity at the basket, but did not go to the basket, but passed the ball to Yao Ming.

He knew very well that the two-on-one opportunity under the basket was a defensive trap. As long as he dared to pass the ball, Wolverine above could turn around and take one step to defend the basket.

Before Kobe passed the ball, Rajabell had already defended the top of the arc from the left wing, and then quickly rushed to Yao Ming's side.

Yao Ming quickly passed the ball to Fisher who was on the left wing.

At this moment, He Zhongqiu decisively pounced on Fisher, and Battier, who was defending Kobe at the same time, immediately turned around to defend the basket.

Fisher got the ball in a wide-open position, but he noticed the Wolverine rushing over and a number immediately flashed through his mind: 9.91 seconds.

Thinking of this data, he quickly jumped up and shot a three-pointer.

Because of Fisher's rush to shoot, He Zhongqiu failed to complete the block, but his shooting action also became non-standard.

"Bang!"

The basket was off-center and the ball bounced out of the basket.

Under the basket, Turiaf, Odom, Millsap, and Battier were fighting for the ball, but the ball was grabbed by Millsap who was in the best position.

At this time, He Zhongqiu immediately ran to the frontcourt.

However, Odom and Turiaf counterattacked on the spot, and Millsap did not pass the ball immediately. After giving it to Battier, Battier was entangled by Kobe again. Finally, Nash came over and took the ball.

At this time, Yao Ming and He Zhongqiu had already reached the basket.

"Whoosh!"

But Nash didn't care about anything and just made a long pass, pushing the ball to the front court basket.

He fully believed in the Wolverines' ability to attack under the basket, and Yao alone was absolutely unstoppable.

"Well done!"

When He Zhongqiu saw the ball coming, he couldn't help but praise.

"Move aside, now is my time to perform." He immediately exerted force and easily pushed Yao Ming aside.

"You beast! You were the Bull Demon King in your previous life, right?"

Dayao was so angry that he wanted to curse. He weighed 135 kilograms, 15 kilograms heavier than He Zhongqiu, but was much weaker.

"boom!"

After adjusting his feet, the ball came to the player. He Zhongqiu caught the ball with both hands in the air, and then dunked it with both hands and slammed the ball into the basket.

"Oh ho!"

The whole place was boiling with excitement and the cheers lasted for a long time, both for He Zhongqiu and for Nash.

"Mr. Background Board, how do you feel about being a background board?" He Zhongqiu teased Dayao with a smile.

"roll!"

Dayao's face was very dark.

"Ha ha……"

Some Chinese reporters behind the baseline also laughed when they saw He Zhongqiu bullying the honest man Yao Ming.

Barkley said: "I think the Lakers have only one chance, which is to wait for Wolverine to run out of energy and be unable to attack the basket or play fast breaks."

Kenny Smith said: "If that time comes, it is indeed the Lakers' opportunity."

Magic Johnson also nodded and said: "Yao's mid-range and long-range shooting ability is definitely not inferior to Wolverine. He has a turnaround jump shot and is even more difficult to defend than Wolverine from above the free throw line.

Once the Knicks lose the Wolverines' extremely efficient basket offense and fast break scoring, Yao's offensive ability will be able to compete with the Wolverines, and that will be the Lakers' opportunity."

It’s a pity that the Lakers were disappointed in this G1 game.

In the final quarter, He Zhongqiu's physical condition was still very good, and he continued to attack the basket and make fast breaks.

In the end, 96:125, without overtime, the Knicks scored 1 points in Game 125 of the Finals and defeated the Lakers by 29 points.

Barkley said after the game: "Wolverine played 40 minutes, shot 26 of 23, and his hit rate reached 88.5%. The Lakers' defense against him was completely unsuccessful.

He missed 3 shots, one of which he dunked, one of which was nearly two points and hit the backboard, and was blocked by Yao Ming.

Including 13 of 11 free throws, he scored 57 points, which was the first time in his career that he scored 50+ points in a single playoff game, and also the highest single-game individual scoring record in the Finals.

In addition, 57 points is also the second in the history of the Finals, only lower than Elgin Baylor's 61 points in a single game in the Finals.

Also, Nash scored 15 points and 18 assists, Battier scored 12 points, Josh Howard scored 12 points, and a total of four Knicks players scored in double digits. "

"The individual single-game scoring record in the finals is second. The Wolverines' performance tonight was unparalleled and their desire to attack was very strong."

Kenny Smith praised him and said, "Yao also performed very well, scoring 32 points with a hit rate of 55.5%, and 8 of 3 three-pointers with a hit rate of 37.5%.

Kobe scored 28 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals, with a shooting percentage of 42.5%. He made 6 of 2 three-pointers. His three-point shooting was average, but his overall performance was good. "

Magic Johnson went on to say, "Yao and Kobe combined to contribute 60 points, which is not a bad performance. It's a pity that Wolverine is too strong and too efficient. He actually played under the basket and fast breaks throughout the game. This is incredible."

Barkley sighed: "It is the Lakers' sorrow to encounter such an opponent."

(End of this chapter)