NBA Backer King Chapter 169

  Chapter 169 Jordan's Worries

  Mexican Arena, 18:22, the Bulls trailed by 4 points. After serving, Phil Jackson called the second timeout of this section.

   The pale-faced Mark West sat on the bench, feeling like he had just suffered a car accident and his chest was about to shatter.

   But in fact, he is not the only one who feels like a car accident, but Pippen.

   "Hoho...cough...hoho..."

  Pippen's tonnage is smaller and his fighting ability is worse. He desperately needs more oxygen, but he doesn't dare to take a deep breath at all, because he is afraid of causing a more severe cough, so he can only take short breaths like an asthma patient.

   At this time, he thought of Camp the Rain Man, who had several ribs broken by the old K, and a chill rose in his heart.

  The team doctor came to check and uncovered his jersey. There was an obvious bruise on the right chest, which was the mark after the impact.

   "Be careful, ahem, Michael, ahem, that lunatic is more crazy than the regular season, he, ahem, he was just, ahem, trying to kill me!"

  Pippen reminded Jordan that the sentence was interrupted several times.

  Jordan took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down.

   He looked at Phil Jackson, hoping that the most trusted head coach would come up with a way to deal with it.

   "Alas, we don't have meat shields." Phil Jackson sighed.

   "Monsters like O'Neal and Old K appear in the alliance, we must collect meat shields."

   "Are there any meat shield centers in this year's rookies? Get me all the rookie information right away."

   "It is said that old K is still gaining weight. Damn guy, is he trying to kill all his opponents? Let our centers gain weight too. We need to build a meat shield or two."

   "The price of meat will be inflated in the future!"

   At this time, all the NBA management and head coaches who watched the finals have the same idea, especially the strong teams that are interested in the championship.

   It is conceivable that in the upcoming offseason, there will be a round of looting of meat shields, and the price of meat will be greatly pushed up.

   The timeout ends and the Bulls attack.

  Phil Jackson replaced Pippen and let him return to the blood. In addition, Mark West, who had just played, was also replaced, and replaced the 211 cm, 105 kg backup center Spencer King.

   He has only one requirement for the inside post, cut.

   There is no double team strategy anymore. Pippen was knocked down in the double team. What's the use of getting another one?

   That's it for the time being, he is not good at adjusting tactics on the spot, and needs more time to adjust his tactics.

   Next, at the request of Westphal, Wang Tiejun strengthened his personal offense, and while consuming a lot of physical energy, he scored a lot of points, but he was also sent to the free throw line several times.

   After the first quarter, at 26:34, the Suns were very efficient and won 8 points in a single quarter.

   But the efficiency of the Bulls is not bad. Jordan made 4 of 7 shots, 2 of 2 free throws, and scored 10 points.

Before   Pippen went off the court, he made 3 of 6 shots and scored 6 points.

   The number of shots made by the two of them reached 60% of the team's total shots.

Wang Tiejun played the first quarter and attacked the basket with all his strength. He made 6 of 7 shots and 3 of 6 free throws, causing the Bulls to foul 4 times inside. In a single quarter, he scored 15 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block and 1 turnover. As many as 12 times, the most on the team.

His shots are almost equivalent to the previous game, so after this quarter, his physical fitness has also dropped a lot. In the second quarter, he can only sit on the bench. Even if he goes up, he can only fish. .

But his achievements are also huge, not only reflected in the data, because several of the Bulls' insiders, from the main force to the bench, including small forward Scottie Pippen, have been ravaged by him. On the Bulls' bench, Sitting in a row of remnants of defeated generals, the combat power is already seriously uneven.

During the break, Bill Walton analyzed in the ABC live booth: "The Bulls' perimeter performance is excellent both on offense and defense, with an overall shooting rate of 51%. They also caused the Suns 5 mistakes, and their own mistakes were only 51%. 2 times.

  Pippen didn't make a breakthrough, Jordan made 4 breakthroughs and succeeded 3 times, but the damage was not high, because there was no dead defense in the old K, obviously he didn't want to foul.

   Grant's cuts were also made twice, and neither he nor Jordan's breakthroughs could make a successful defense.

   From the offensive side, the Bulls' offensive tactics are successful, the reason behind the score is the old K's attack, the Bulls can't defend, it's too efficient! "

John Hanks said: "Not counting the old K's offense, the Suns' overall shooting percentage is 41.5%, which is actually very low. But counting the old K, it is 53%, and his offense is higher. 11 percentage points.

   In addition, in terms of rebounding, the Suns had 13 single quarters, including 5 offensive rebounds, while the Bulls had only 8, including 1 offensive rebound.

   The Suns only had 1 steal in the first quarter, while the Bulls had 3. However, with turnovers and rebounds, the Bulls trailed the Suns by 1 in the number of shots, so rebounding was also one of the important reasons for the Bulls' lag. "

Bill Walton said with a smile: "Now that the Bulls are behind, the most important thing is that they cannot limit Old K's offense, but Old K's playing style is limited by his receptor energy, and the consumption in the first quarter is too high, so the Bulls should be in the next A fierce attack was launched in time, and when Lao K was sitting on the bench, he fought a counterattack."

  John Hanks said with a smile: "Old K's physical fitness is actually not bad, it's just that his style of play is too fierce, the confrontation is too strong, his physical ability can not be regarded as his shortcoming.

   His real shortcoming. If he wants to become a real super center, he must strengthen his defense. If he cannot make up for this shortcoming, his ceiling can only be a first-class center. "

John Hanks said at this time: "I noticed a problem, the Suns let the old K play a full quarter when the situation was dominant, and all of them were strong offenses. This is problematic. Coach West Fall should manage the old K's physical fitness through lineup adjustments."

Nodding, Bill Walton said: "Obviously, Westphal should want to use the old K's strong point, he is just a rookie, and when the old K plays well, he can't let go. ."

   At this time, in the CCTV live broadcast booth, Zhang Lili was also analyzing the game of the two teams. Of course, the focus of the analysis was on Wang Tiejun.

   CCTV Sports Department attaches great importance to the live broadcast of the finals. If the response is good and the ratings are considerable, they may even consider purchasing the broadcast rights of the regular season next year.

   Therefore, this live broadcast has a focus on promoting Wang Tiejun, who is a breakthrough point in expanding the influence of domestic basketball.

   is based on Zhang Heli's current interpretation, which is inseparable from Wang Tiejun.

   In the second festival, Wang Tiejun sat on the bench and Oliver Miller played.

  As the largest tonnage in the league, Oliver Miller has attracted the attention of many professionals as soon as he played.

   The first thing to pay attention to is the general manager of the Bulls, Jerry Krause and Phil Jackson. The Bulls are looking for a meat shield. Isn't this ready-made? Still the first meat shield in the league.

   On the Suns side, Barkley is still on the court. He wants to win the championship and be the core and superstar of the team. Now is the time for him to work hard. Even if his leg is broken, he wants to stay on the court.

  Cerballos at the 3, Dan Marley at the back, and Frank Johnson at the backup.

On the Bulls side, Jordan and Pippen are on the court.

   After the quarter, Jordan scored 13 points, grabbed 4 rebounds in a single quarter, and sent two steals, forcing Dan Marley to make 3 turnovers in a single quarter.

   And Pippen also scored 6 points in the half quarter and scored 12 points in the half, also forcing Ceballos to make two mistakes and send out two steals.

   The two teamed up and led the Bulls to score 34 points in a single quarter, which is also the score of the Suns in the first quarter, surpassing the score in one fell swoop.

  Under the Bulls' strong offense and perimeter defense, the Suns failed to withstand the Bulls and only scored 20 points in a single quarter.

  Barkley was not bad, scoring 6 points in the first quarter and 8 points in the second quarter, but under Jordan's defense, Dan Marley made 1 of 6 shots in the second quarter and only scored two points.

   After halftime, 60:54, the Suns lost by 6 points.

  Westphal looked back at Wang Tiejun from time to time in the second quarter, and wanted to replace him, but he endured it.

   He knew that if he replaced the old king now, he would be fishing out of the water. The first quarter should not have been filled with the old king.

Bill Walton shook his head and said: "Westphal shouldn't let Old K play a quarter at all, let alone let Old K attack the basket, and he has to hit a hook with nearly two points, which is like Like overeating, problems can easily arise.”

  John Hanks said: "In terms of the lineup, both sides have advantages and disadvantages, and the strength on paper should be five or five.

   What determines the winner or loser? One is the coach's commanding ability, and the other is the player's ability to execute on the field. Judging from the first half of the game, Phil Jackson defeated Westphal. "

  The two teams returned to the locker room, and the coaching staff each summed up the first half of the game.

Jordan looked very relaxed in the visiting team's locker room. Judging from the situation in the first half, the Bulls caught the weakness of the Suns, because the opponent's head coach transitioned to use the old K in the first quarter, causing the old K to be unable to play in the second quarter. As long as you seize these opportunities down, you can completely beat the Suns.

  The home team's locker room has a more dignified atmosphere.

   No matter how inexperienced Westphal is, he also means that something is wrong. He should have left K on the court in the second quarter. Even if he doesn't play, he will have a deterrent effect. Oliver Miller can't support the Suns' No. 5 position.

   "Old K, in the next game, you will still play according to the previous offensive rhythm. You can either attack at the basket or a hook with nearly two points, understand?" he urged.

   "Okay, I see." Old Wang nodded.

   After halftime, the third quarter started, both sides were basically the main force, and the Bulls attacked.

  Pippen feinted with the ball on the left wing, Grant got rid of Barkley on the weak side, cut inside, and caught the pass from the former for a layup.

"Snapped!"

  Wang Tiejun returned to the defense in time this time, pressed the ball on the backboard, and directly sent a big nail plate cap.

   In the cheers of the audience, the Suns attacked, advanced to the frontcourt, and waited for Wang Tiejun to settle down. The tempo was deliberately slow.

   But Jordan would not let the Suns wish, and pressed with all his strength, forcing Kevin Johnson to choose the ball and pass it to Dan Marley, who withdrew from the three-point line on the right wing.

  Lei Gongdan took the ball and broke through with the ball. He was double-teamed by Jordan and BJ Armstrong. He chose to pass back to Kevin Johnson.

"Snapped!"

   At this time, Pippen on the left wing quickly covered the top of the arc and directly broke the pass.

  The Bulls quickly counterattacked, and Jordan scored another goal under the fast break.

  62:54, the Suns, who led by 8 points in the first quarter, fell behind by 8 points at the beginning of the third quarter.

   "The Bulls' perimeter defense is really strong! Jordan and Pippen teamed up to put too much pressure on the Suns' perimeter."

   In the CCTV live broadcast, Zhang Lili exclaimed.

   At the beginning of the second half, Westphal had a dense layer of sweat on his head, and he was obviously very nervous.

   "Stabilize, pay attention to the response, be careful of their double teams, don't make mistakes, give the ball in!" He shouted loudly at the court.

  The sun attacked, Wang Tiejun carried Cartwright into the basket, the latter wanted to go around, but his movement speed was not as fast as him, and he was stuck in the basket.

  Kevin Johnson took advantage of Dan Marley's pick-and-roll, dropped Jordan, and when he pulled to the right wing, he saw a chance at the basket and immediately passed in.

"Snapped!"

  Wang Tiejun grabbed the ball with one hand, didn't move his left foot, stepped back with his right foot, and slammed back to hit Tieshan. When Cartwright fell in response, he immediately turned right to face the basket.

   At this time, Grant's help from the right wing arrived, but he had already completed the face-to-face basket, and the ball was handed over to the left hand.

"boom!"

   With the strong explosion of baskets, the audience instantly burst into jubilation.

   "Uh! Cough..."

   A look of pain appeared on Cartwright's face on the floor. He breathed with his mouth open and coughed violently from time to time. He was obviously distracted.

   "Bill, are you okay?"

  Cobra Grant has a kind of sadness about the death of a rabbit and a fox. He was knocked down three times in the first quarter, and his chest still hurts.

   "I'm out of strength, my body is weak..."

   Cartwright shook his head, but he didn't mean to say that it was okay, but that he couldn't fight, explained it reluctantly, and made a substitution gesture to Grant.

   "What's the matter?" Jordan and the others gathered around.

   The referee also came over, took a look, and immediately signaled to the Bulls bench to deal with it as soon as possible, not to delay the game time.

   The team doctor ran up to check and determined that Cartwright had a breathing disorder due to the violent impact, and he could no longer fight.

  Phil Jackson calmly replaced Mark West and the game resumed.

   Bulls attack.

   Jordan broke through on the right wing with the ball, and Barkley made up for the defense and was smashed again.

   Looking at Jordan who came in, Wang Tiejun did not enter the basket, but raised it directly in front of the basket, so as to avoid being dunked, and when Jordan made a layup, he could block from the flank.

   But he still seriously underestimated Jordan's speed. When Jordan jumped up, he took off again, and it was already a beat slower.

   "Sigh!"

  The ball falls to the basket.

   "Mr. Stake, this is the most suitable nickname for you, I hope you like it." After he succeeded, Jordan spouted trash talk coldly.

   "Wait to collect the bodies of your inside teammates." Pharaoh immediately spouted back.

   Jordan's face twitched, and his soaring momentum was suppressed by this trash talk.

He knew that old K was not kidding, his old teammate Cartwright was injured, Pippen, Grant, Mark West, Spencer King, these people were suffering tonight, and this **** Old K only played a section.

   In the next few rounds, Wang Tiejun did not attack, he was recovering blood and returned to his most accustomed rhythm of playing a ball and resting for two minutes.

   In the third minute, he dropped the ball low on the left wing.

   "Boom!"

   The first iron mountain loosened Mark West's entanglement by hitting.

   "Boom!"

   The second iron mountain was hit, and Mark West was directly knocked away with a groan.

   He turned around and smashed the ball to the basket. After the former hit the floor, he flew up and smashed the basket with one arm.

"boom!"

When    smashed the ball in, he let go, took a step forward, knocked down Grant on the right side of the basket, and then returned to defense without changing his face.

  “Yeah yeah…”

  The cheers at the Westside Arena were deafening.

   "That **** bastard!"

   One attack knocked down two teammates, how many teammates can hold on like this? This was an entire series, and Jordan was black with anger and began to worry in his heart.

   (end of this chapter)

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