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Chapter 341 The Explosive OK Combination

Chapter 341 The Explosive OK Combination

May 5, local time in the United States.

"The Lakers are fighting!"

"The OK combination broke up."

"The Supersonics advance to the finals!"

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Yesterday, after all, the news had just come out, so it was the exclusive report of that media.

But after all, there is only one media, no matter how high the attention is, there is a limit.

Moreover, this is 2002, not 20 years later, and self-media has not yet appeared.

By the time many paper media got the news, their newspapers of the day had already been published.

Everyone is waiting for the next day.

Sure enough, on the second day, the major media in the United States were fully fired.

For a moment, when Wang Hao saw the newspaper, he suddenly felt it.

The Lakers do not have internal conflicts, but have separated.

Well, it's a bit exaggerated, or that's how the American media exaggerates.

Sure enough, when he reappeared at the Staples Center, even the atmosphere was a little different.

"Did Kobe really say those things? That's weird!"

Not just ordinary fans, even inside the Supersonics, they are also very concerned about this topic.

As for Kobe, did he say something that was too much?

It must have been said, but it must not be as exaggerated as reported by the media.

The so-called embezzlement and out of context, for the media, it should not be too simple.

Kobe's character, it's not surprising to say these words.

You know, in the original time and space, the contradictions about the OK combination actually existed a long time ago.

It's just that under the light of the team's three consecutive championships and continuous winning, many things have been covered up.

At the beginning of 2002, Kobe expressed his dissatisfaction with O'Neal's training attitude.

However, it was not widely reported at the time.

On the one hand, it is possible that the Lakers did public relations, and on the other hand, the record of the Lakers at that time was not bad.

Now, however, when the Lakers have their first major crisis, it's all coming.

Yuan Shikong, in 2003, when he was arrested because of the Eagle County incident, Kobe once said such words.

"Shaq did that too!"

To be honest, Kobe was a little outspoken when he was young.

However, his personality is rather dull, and he is relatively silent when facing media interviews.

But if you really want to speak, your words will be amazing.

Especially at such a moment, the Western Conference Finals, still losing at home and the Lakers falling behind.

Suffice it to say, the press was thrilled.

Compared with the Lakers winning, how can the Lakers lose, or even infighting, make such news?

The media at this moment, like sharks smelling blood, are opening their mouths wide open.

Even Wang Hao was inevitably approached by the media.

"Wang, what do you think about Kobe?"

"Oh, to be honest, I'm actually not very clear about this matter, I just read some reports.

This is an internal matter of the Lakers, and I am not the person involved, so it is difficult to comment on this matter. "

"So can you comment on Kobe?"

"Of course, you know, Kobe is an extremely good player, the top star in the NBA.

To be honest, I have always thought that Kobe is the perfect successor to Jordan, whether it is technology, talent, or even popularity. "

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It was agreed not to comment on this matter, but in the end you bragged about Kobe and compared Jordan. What does this mean?

Wang Hao's meaning is obvious, that is to support Kobe.

Brother, you are the best. I have always believed that you are the boss of the Lakers!

Boss, what else is there to say, turn it around, I believe you can lead the Lakers to glory!

As for Jordan's successor.

When it comes to time, Wang Hao really doesn't care about the so-called successor status of Jordan.

He was imposed on him, imposed on him by Jordan, imposed on him by the media.

He doesn't intend to be Jordan's successor at all.

If James wins the historical scoring leader, he can compare it with Jordan, or even surpass him.

To be honest, Wang Hao disagreed somewhat.

James' historical scoring leader is just because of his long career and high scoring in the small ball era.

Of course, this is also very remarkable, at least it can make James the second in history.

But if these results are compared with Jordan, it will not work.

Seeing the Lakers battered, to be honest, Wang Hao is quite happy, after all, it's a party!

As the saying goes, watching the excitement is not a big deal. If possible, it is best to let the Lakers fight internally.

If they can win today's game, it will be 3:1, and it is basically a certainty to enter the finals.

The game time is approaching, and the Sonics have completed their warm-up before the game.

At this moment, more and more fans appeared in the Staples Center.

Not only fans, but also a large number of reporters.

Before the game, for the final shooting drill, players from the Sonics and the Lakers appeared on the court one after another.

At this moment, the cameras of the major media are focused on Kobe, and then O'Neal.

They are desperately eager to see something from the camera, and that is big news.

It's just that Kobe looked very serious, and so did O'Neal, and there was no communication between the two.

In fact, this is not very strange. There is no rule that players must communicate with a certain teammate on the court.

It's just that the media doesn't care about this, they can create a big show with just these few shots.

However, at this moment, Wang Hao felt a little uneasy.

Because Kobe and O'Neill are very serious, but there is no resentment or melancholy in their expressions.

This is already the case, shouldn't the two be worried about the future of the team?

If you don't worry about the team, can you not worry about yourself?

Once they lose the game, will they really be able to bear the criticism from the media?

But no, the two of them had no such emotion.

There is only seriousness in the expressions of O'Neill and Kobe, which is an extremely pure seriousness.

In this seriousness, there is still a faint feeling of wanting to vent.

Something is wrong!

Ten years later, the NBA has an unwritten rule not to provoke the Black Mamba casually.

Today's Black Mamba is still just Peter Pan, but it already has this kind of strength.

As for O'Neill.

Although O'Neill is a living treasure, it's just that the consequences of provoking him are very serious.

The last one who angered him was the owner of the Clippers, so in that game, O'Neal scored 61 points.

To be honest, Wang Hao was really helpless. He thought that he could win with certainty, but now it seems that it is not that simple.

However, he was still wondering, what happened?

You know, the personalities of Kobe and O'Neal are not the kind of personalities that are cowardly in person.

Otherwise, the original space-time OK combination will not fall apart.

You know, there is a full 6 years difference between O'Neal and Kobe, and the two can take over the shift perfectly.

This is not a question of willingness, but will inevitably happen.

In 2006, when O'Neal won the championship for the fourth time, wasn't he also supporting Wade?

He can assist Wade, why can't he assist Kobe?

However, both of them have different personalities.

Kobe: I don't want what others give me, I want to grab it myself.

O'Neill: I'm not old yet. I want to grab the class and seize power. I'll talk about it when I'm old.

Under such a personality, once the conflict between O'Neal and Kobe is made public, it will be very difficult to resolve.

But now, although the two haven't resolved the conflict, it's just that they don't seem to be easy to provoke.

Wang Hao looked at Phil Jackson unconsciously.

It's just that, he shook his head immediately, Phil Jackson is indeed a capable and very lucky head coach.

It's just that, if you want to say how good he is, especially in resolving player conflicts, that's not necessarily the case.

You know, during the Bulls period, both Jordan and Pippen had conflicts with Phil Jackson.

After arriving at the Lakers, the relationship between Phil Jackson and Kobe was not very good.

That is, O'Neal, who has a good relationship with Phil Jackson.

But the question is, in the entire league, can you find a player who has a very bad relationship with O'Neal?

O'Neill's character is like this, he can become friends with Barkley who had a fight, let alone other people.

Phil Jackson can't solve O'Neal and Kobe's problems.

Wang Hao suddenly thought of a person, Jerry Buss, that is, Old Buss, the owner of the Lakers.

Perhaps, only this guy who has led the Lakers to 7 championships can solve the problem.

Thinking of Jerry Buss, who is nearly 70 years old, Wang Hao couldn't help scolding the old guy, isn't it just looking for trouble?

Wouldn't it be nice to lose to them quietly?

Sure enough, as the game whistle sounded, the serious gazes of O'Neal and Kobe suddenly became aggressive.

At the beginning of the game, O'Neill took the lead in attacking.

Faced with PJ Brown's defense around the front, he pointed to the sky, and O'Neal immediately threw the ball into the sky.

PJ Brown struggled to jump up to block, but suddenly found that the ball was given too high and could not reach it.

"This should be a mistake!"

Just when PJ Brown was thinking this way, out of the corner of his vision, he suddenly saw a chubby guy jumping up like a rocket.

O'Neal, who jumped high, caught the basketball in a daze, then took off quickly again, and smashed the ball into the basket hard.

The degree of violence is beyond words!

The originally quiet atmosphere at the Staples Center was instantly aroused by O'Neill's violent basket bombing.

However, this is just the beginning.

In the next game, O'Neal once again showed his dominance under the basket.

The Sonics tried everything they could, and even had to double-team more to keep him a little bit under control.

However, at this time, Kobe came again.

The Lakers failed to pass the ball to O'Neal and failed to organize again.

At this time, Fisher simply threw the ball to Kobe.

Faced with this kind of pass of the nature of the pot, Kobe did not have any dislike, and his expression was full of eagerness to try.

I saw him dribbling constantly, as if he was looking for the rhythm and direction of breakthrough.

However, at this moment, Kobe suddenly reacted. Instead of breaking through, he chose to pull out.

Because Gary Payton is defending Kobe, facing Gary Payton, who is slightly undersized, Kobe's best choice must be medium and long-range interference.

It's just that today's Peter Pan still chooses to break through and attack the basket more in offense.

It's not that his mid-range and three-pointers are bad, but he certainly doesn't have a sharp breakthrough.

Today, however, Kobe voted extremely resolutely, without any hesitation.

The point is, he really made the shot, and scored a three-pointer.

Thanks to Gary Payton being stable enough, looking back, he also made a breakthrough and hit two points.

To be honest, at the beginning of the Lakers' game, it really scared people, and the OK team broke out with all their strength.

After an indiscriminate bombardment, although the two did not cooperate much, they also scored 24 points in the first quarter.

At the end of the first quarter, at 28:34, the Sonics trailed by 6 points.

Don't look at just 6 points, in fact, at most, the Sonics have fallen behind by double digits in the first quarter.

Thanks to Wang Hao's condition today, he hit 2 three-pointers in the first quarter, and Gary Payton scored 7 points in a single quarter.

But if today's Chaoyin played slightly worse, it must be a double-digit difference.

Seeing this situation, everyone in the Sonics was dumbfounded.

As for the reporters, they were even more stunned, constantly thinking about the news in the past few days.

Is there something wrong with their memory?

Not many Lakers have internal strife, but the OK combination praises each other and is unprecedentedly united?

Well, let's take a closer look at the state of O'Neal and Kobe. How can they look like good brothers?

Something must have happened to the Lakers, but in this case, the most powerful OK combination was also stimulated!

"I rely on!"

Supersonic is almost a group of swearing. Uncle can bear it, but aunt can't bear it.

Just ask: Isn't this bullying honest people?

What does the Lakers mess have to do with the Sonics?It doesn't matter in the slightest.

This is an interview that Kobe himself accepted, it was reported by the media, and it was also fanned by other media.

But why was the supersonic speed injured?

Looking at O'Neal and Kobe, Wang Hao looked down on these two people very much. You are so brave, go to those people to remember, show off your power on the basketball court, what kind of skill is this?

"Okay, no problem, we did a good job, what about the OK combination? We are playing the best in the league."

Paul Westphal also noticed that something was wrong. They were obviously happy too early, and the Lakers hadn't surrendered yet.

Not only did they have no clue, the OK group also broke out in the strongest state.

To be honest, at the beginning of the game, seeing the state of O'Neal and Kobe, Paul Westphal even thought the game was over.

Fortunately, at this time, Wang Hao and Gary Payton stood up, otherwise they would really suffer.

At the beginning of the second quarter, O'Neal and Kobe were still playing wantonly, while Wang Hao and Gary Payton were also playing their best.

The two sides come and go, and the fight is very lively.

However, at this moment, the referee's whistle began to sound continuously, and fouls continued to appear on the Supersonic players.

Whether it is O'Neal or Kobe, if you dare to touch them, it is a foul.

In fact, this situation existed in the first quarter, but it was not obvious. In the second quarter and the second half, this situation suddenly became obvious.

The OK combination is already exploding, and there is such an obvious home field advantage, how can this be played?

(End of this chapter)