NBA: I'm really not a point guard god

Before coming back to play for the Wizards.

Barkley has been retired for a year.

To be honest, he likes his job as a commentator at tnt very much.

He can continue to be on TV and continue to be his big star.

Good income.

And the feeling of pointing the country is really good.

If it weren't for Jordan, he would have absolutely no interest in returning to play basketball.

Moreover, to be honest, an annual salary of 100 million, even if he comes back to play games.

It's also not suitable for him.

Before retiring, his annual salary with the Rockets was 900 million.

It turned out to be the year with the highest salary in all his years in the NBA.

He only played 20 games for the Rockets.

Averaged 14.5 points and 10.5 rebounds per game.

Another factor holding Barkley back is his body.

Barkley has injuries all the time.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have only played 20 games in his last year with the Rockets.

Moreover, after retiring, Barkley obviously gained weight.

Until the start of the season, Barkley's weight loss plan was not completed.

Even, until now, Barkley has not reduced to his ideal form.

Although he himself kept saying that this comeback is to follow Jordan to win the championship.

But in his heart he never entertained such illusions.

Barkley is 39 years old and will not help the team much.

Jordan is bigger than Barkley.

Moreover, Jordan retired earlier than Barkley last time, which means that Jordan hasn't really played a game for a longer time.

With such Jordan, why win the championship.

Strictly speaking, Barkley will eventually choose to come back. On the one hand, he put himself there.

Besides, if you don't fight, it's really embarrassing.

Moreover, I have already worked so hard to lose weight, if I really stop fighting, all the previous efforts will be in vain.

People don't like sunk costs.

Besides, with Jordan here, what if such a team can be brought into the playoffs!

So Barkley persisted until now.

It's just that he would never think of it.

A wave of super-long winning streaks during the season actually brought the team to No. [-] in the Eastern Conference.

Although it also suffered a losing streak, the team still entered the playoffs.

Now, the Wizards have won 2 games in the finals.

All those impossibilities have now become reality.

Since reaching the Eastern Conference Finals, Barkley has become the hardest-trained player on the Wizards.

Compared with the start of the playoffs, Barkley has obviously lost weight.

Because something that was once out of reach is beckoning to Barkley.

At first, it was for such a small ring.

He led the Suns to a fierce battle with the Bulls, forcing out the strongest Jordan in the finals.

Later, it was also for such a small ring.

He ran away from the sun, and he did not hesitate to hug Olajuwon's thigh with superstar money.

In the Rockets, he worked hard and beat a general who hugged his thigh to his thigh.

Unfortunately, fate is always playing tricks on Barkley.

That small ring seemed to be Barkley's nightmare.

And now, that ring seems to be just a stone's throw away.

It seems to be within reach.

Zhou Yao is still young, even if he retires at the age of 30, he still has 12 years to compete for the championship.

Although Jordan is old, he can't wear the championship ring with one hand now.

Nor can it be said that they don't care.

It's just that they are not Barkley, and they don't know how much Barkley desires this ring at this time.

Mere O'Neal, mere Bryant, come on!

Sir Charles is not afraid of you!

……

The game restarts.

Hamilton serves to Zhou Yao.

Kobe immediately entangled him.

Wizards 5 hit rate.

Jordan 98%, Hamilton 51%, White 47%, Zhou Yao 27%.

Barkley 91%.

Although Barkley was standing outside the three-point line at this time, Zhou Yao didn't hesitate at all.

Barkley also seemed to have noticed something.

Shoot directly from beyond the three-point line.

12: 7.

……

Lakers offense.

Kobe didn't get a shot.

In fact, under the defense of Zhou Yao and Jordan, Kobe didn't even have a chance to catch the ball.

Fisher made a shot from outside the three-point line and missed.

Barkley grabs the rebound.

And it can almost be said that the ball was taken from O'Neal's hands abruptly.

Wizards fast break.

Kobe's defense against Zhou Yao is quite in place.

Zhou Yao had absolutely no chance to pass the ball to Jordan.

But when he finally handed the ball to Hamilton who was catching up later, Bryant's previous efforts were all in vain.

12: 9.

Only three points away.

……

The two teams score alternately.

52: 49.

The Lakers have no way to open the score.

The Wizards have no way to close the score again.

The entire first half.

Jordan, Kobe, and Zhou Yao all failed to score 3 points.

Jordan scored 8 points.

Kobe had 9 points.

Zhou Yao scored 6 points.

When the hit rate came up, even Kobe couldn't stop Zhou Yao from shooting a three-pointer.

Bryant is going all out to defend.

There are not many opportunities to make shots by himself, and he even took the initiative to sacrifice the time of holding the ball.

Jordan was so guarded that he couldn't catch the ball at all.

In contrast, Barkley had many chances in the first half.

14 points, 8 rebounds.

It even makes people wonder if he has also regained his youth.

……

"In the second half, if Jordan's physical strength is enough."

"The Wizards will definitely choose Jordan to hold the ball."

"Zhou Yao's task will be weakened, and it may even be just holding the ball across the half."

"And then let him roam around the arc and be a shooter."

"Barkley played well in the first half."

"But I don't know if he still has the energy in the second half."

"We still have to expect the enemy to be lenient, assuming that he has physical strength."

"In this way, Jordan, Barkley, Zhou Yao, and sometimes Hamilton may replace Zhou Yao..."

At halftime, Phil Jackson explained the tactics the Wizards might use.

As for this tactic, the Lakers are really familiar with it.

Isn't this the triangle offense?

But everyone agrees.

If the Wizards want to win, they must let the strongest Jordan have more time to hold the ball.

It will also appropriately increase Jordan's chances of singles.

However, Jordan alone cannot win the game in singles.

And to cooperate, the triangle offense is naturally the most suitable.

And Jordan himself is very comfortable with the triangle offense.

Of course, the Lakers are not worried about the Wizards really playing the triangle offense.

For them, the hardest thing to deal with is always Jordan.

In the first half, Barkley played very well.

But they could only barely catch up with the score, preventing the gap from widening.

The two teams are now only 3 points apart.

Such a difference is really not insurance.

Especially when there is still a whole halftime in the game.

If Jordan still has physical strength, it is really troublesome.

But the problem is, the strongest defensive player on the perimeter of the Lakers is Kobe.

Of course Kobe doesn't know how to avatar.

Should Kobe defend Jordan, or should he continue defending Zhou Yao?

This is a problem……