NBA Backer King Chapter 170

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  66:60, the sun trailed by 6 points, the Bulls attacked.

  The Bulls' offense can only rely on Jordan and Pippen. This time Pippen missed a jumper. Wang Tiejun protected the backcourt rebounds and the Suns attacked.

   Barkley singled Grant, turned over a jumper, and hit a mid-range shot.

   Bulls attack.

   "Um!"

  Phil Jackson inserted two tail fingers into his mouth and blew the whistle, after attracting the attention of the players on the field, he gestured.

   This is to tell the court to speed up.

   Soon, the Bulls quickly advanced to the frontcourt. When the attack started, Wang Tiejun was a bit slow and failed to keep up with the rhythm. In the end, Jordan made a layup and pulled back a goal.

  68:62, Sun attack.

   "Don't worry, don't follow their rhythm, we suppressed the fight."

   Seeing that Kevin Johnson was advancing very fast, he knew that this was the players on the court starting to get impatient. Except for Danny Ainge, no one in the Suns had played in the finals and had too little experience. Westphal quickly reminded loudly.

  After being reminded, Kevin Johnson stabilized the rhythm, came to the frontcourt, moved in a wide range, pulled from the top of the arc to the right flank, and then pulled back, patiently waiting for Wang Tiejun to settle down.

   Comrade Pharaoh is not in a hurry, the defensive end really can't keep up, but on the offensive end he takes advantage of the Bulls' inside line, which is a stable, so he also deliberately controls his speed and tries not to waste precious physical energy.

   In the 17th second of the attacking time, he placed low on the left wing, the ball came in, and the right hand grabbed it with one hand.

At this time, he was facing upwards and saw that Grant had come from the weak side to help defend, Barkley was empty, and above, Pippen was also double-teaming down, and the Bulls actually implemented a three-team team on him, which is really impressive he.

   He made a sudden hook with his right hand and hooked the ball to the position in front of the basket. Barkley just back cut Grant, catching the ball in the air and completing a dunk.

  68:64, the Suns are 4 points behind.

  The Bulls attack, the transition from offense to defense is still fast-paced, and they intend to catch Wang Tiejun's weakness that he can't keep up with the rhythm.

However, this offense was not completed. When Jordan broke through with the ball and entered the basket, Barkley blocked the block from behind. He collected the ball and avoided the block. While flying under the basket, a difficult challenge came The tie rod backhand layup, but missed, and the rebound was taken by Barkley.

"The Bulls speed up, but they also have a weakness. Whether it's the main center Cartwright or the substitute Mark West, they are both veterans of the majority of the 30s. Old K is faster, so although the Bulls have increased their speed, they have not actually formed the advantage of playing more and playing less in the frontcourt." Bill Walton said at this time.

  John Hanks nodded and said, "Old K's speed is really not fast, but the Bulls themselves don't have a fast center.

   And you can't just consider offense. On the defensive end, the center tonnage is too small, and it's not enough for the old K to play. I guess Mark West won't last long. "

  Wang Tiejun once again got the ball in the low post on the left wing, but he found that Mark West had loosened his defense against him. Is this, afraid?

   He immediately dribbled and hit the ball, Mark West did not have a strong top, the border defense retreated, and the confrontation intensity was gone.

   At this time, the Bulls' defensive formation quickly shrank to the basket, including Jordan and Pippen threw into the paint, leaving only one point guard BJ Armstrong outside.

   "Four clips one?!" Zhang Lili shouted in surprise.

  Wang Tiejun of course saw that the Bulls wanted to encircle him under the basket, how could he make his opponent wishful?

After    successfully arched into the paint area and took a big step, he was less than 1.5 meters away from the basket. He turned around directly, held the ball in both hands, and jumped up against Mark West.

  Mark West wanted to jump to block, but Wang Tiejun hit him with the momentum of Taishan's top.

"boom!"

When    Jordan and the other three rushed to the basket, Wang Tiejun just finished a double-handed dunk.

   "Mr. Jordan, the King of Knives, are you here to collect his corpse?"

   pointed to Mark West under his feet, and he said grimly.

   "Go away!"

  Jordan got angry and pushed Wang Tiejun abruptly.

   But instead of pushing Lao Wang, he was grabbed by his right wrist and could no longer struggle.

   Under the backhand pull of Pharaoh, Jordan's arm joints were restrained, and he had no resistance, and suddenly fell to the east and west, spinning around the former, very embarrassed.

   "Let go of me." Jordan growled angrily.

   "Sir, this **** tried to attack me, and now I've caught him, you can punish him." Pharaoh complained to the referee.

   "Puff!"

  Buckley and others laughed.

   The referee twitched his cheeks and signaled him to let go, but did not call the technical offender.

  Mark West was pulled up, but couldn't fight, and when his back hit the floor, an old back injury flared up.

  Phil Jackson has a big head and injured two centers in a row. He doesn't have much inside available in his hand, but the game is not over yet, and there is a whole series to come, trouble!

   He was replaced by Spencer Gold, 211 cm and only 105 kg tonnage.

In the Bulls' 12-man playoff roster, including the main center Carter White and the main power forward Grant, he chose a total of six inside lines, and even compressed the back line for this, and has made the best preparations, but It's still not enough.

   Now that I have two injuries, there are still four insiders left. Who knows how long these four guys can last? Now he can only hope that Cartwright and Mark West will be back soon.

  The game starts and the Bulls attack.

   Under the desperate defense of Daniel Marley, Jordan failed to successfully complete the breakthrough with the ball, so he tested the water for a three-pointer and failed to hit.

  Wang Tiejun occupied the basket, stuck Spencer Kim behind him, and protected the rebound.

   As usual, he just made a dunk, this time he won't play, but he is strong and strong on the left wing and wants the ball.

   This is because Mark West's defense just now wasn't very effective. He consumed very little physical energy in that attack, so he didn't need to return blood.

  Spence King didn't want to be injured, and he also gave up strong confrontation and adopted a round front defense.

  Wang Tiejun leaned in from behind, easily shaking the opponent's center of gravity, and then took the opportunity to turn around and cut to the basket.

"boom!"

   At this time, the ball was in the hands of Barkley on the right wing. He threw a pass with one hand and played an alley-oop dunk performance with Wang Tiejun.

  68:68, the two teams tied.

   Next, Jordan hit a mid-range shot, turned around, and Wang Tiejun went directly to the basket. Under the double team of Spencer King and Grant, the dunk was successful, and Spencer King's thugs fouled.

Phil Jackson found a serious problem, whether it is Spencer King or Grant, it is obvious that the defense against the old K has weakened, even if it is a double-team at the basket, it is only a move, not dare at all. Close to the body, there is no confrontation strength at all, what is the use of such a double-team?

   This time, the old K didn't bump the defender again, he just got up in the double team and completed the dunk. While playing two plus one, he didn't need to consume any physical strength.

   If you play like this, old K can't take 20 or 30 shots at the basket in a game?

   He called timeout again.

  Not only he discovered this problem, but also many professionals have discovered this problem.

   Bill Walton said in surprise: "Obviously, the deterrent power of old K began to manifest, and his strong confrontation made the Bulls' inside line start to be intimidated and did not dare to confront him.

   If he allows his basket to attack like this, then the Bulls will lose, even if Jordan and Pippen team up to score 100 points, because the old K will get more points at the basket. "

In the CCTV live broadcast, Zhang Lili also said: "Wang Tiejun's style of play limits his attacking times, but if the Bulls don't have a strong confrontation with him, then this limitation will be greatly weakened, and his scoring ability will be greatly reduced. explosion."

  Phil Jackson called a timeout in a timely manner, but he found himself unable to solve the problem because it was not a tactical problem.

Tactics can solve many problems on the basketball court, but there are always some superstar abilities that cannot be suppressed by tactics, such as Jordan's offense, such as the postman's elbow, and the strong confrontation of old K, which is also not a tactic that can be solved. The problem.

   This problem can only be solved with type players, there is no other way.

   And now, where can he find a meat shield that can fight against the old K?

If the inside players are forced to fight against the old K, then there are two consequences. One is that the players will not obey, they will fall out, or they will violate the law, and the other is that the players obey, but none of them is a meat shield, so it is very likely that they will meet again. There was an injury, and neither of the results he wanted to see.

Of course, he is also very clear that as long as he can withstand the period of time when the old K is full of energy, the Bulls will win the opportunity to counterattack, but he also knows that after the old K's physical energy is exhausted, he can recover quickly, but he The damage caused, whether the injury of the injured player can be recovered in time, but there is no guarantee.

   He could take a gamble and force the players to use up the old K's physical strength at the cost of injury, but in the end he couldn't afford it because it was a series.

   "Cut him!"

   In the end, he can only choose the way that is not the way.

"boom!"

   Disappointed and angry, Jordan kicked on the seat.

   He is extremely disappointed with his teammates, especially the inside teammates. The inside line loses his ability to confront. Isn't the Bulls' penalty area letting the opponent do whatever they want?

  So, in the next game, Wang Tiejun frequently walked to the free throw line.

   As the whistle blew, the G1 battle of the finals ended. At 108:116, the Suns trailed by 6 points from halftime, now they have won by 8 points, and they have overtaken by 14 points at halftime.

   "Clap clap clap..."

   At the end, more than 10,000 home fans burst into warm cheers and applause.

   "Haha, we won! We won!" Barkley was so excited that he actually defeated Jordan in the finals who had crushed him all his life.

   "Brother, don't get too excited, this is the first game." Old Wang poured a basin of cold water over.

   "Yes, I know that, but this is a good start and we will continue to win." Barkley exclaimed excitedly.

   Watching the Suns and home fans celebrating wildly, the exhausted Jordan was extremely unwilling.

   He is even more unwilling that in the next series, the Bulls will continue to face some of today's problems, and there is no good solution, which makes him very disappointed and angry.

   Before that, he hated the old teammates that Jerry Krause traded with him for the championship, but now, he is full of disappointment with them.

   "It's not easy, the Suns won G1."

After    Zhang's reasonable admiration, he concluded: "Because the Bulls will not engage in confrontation, Wang Tiejun's physical energy consumption is not too large, and he played the full 24 minutes in the second half.

   In 36 minutes, he made 10 of 13 shots, 66.9% from the field, 14 of 23 free throws, 60.8% from the field, scored 34 points, 15 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 blocks, 3 turnovers and 4 fouls.

   His 34 points are his highest in the playoffs, and this is the finals, so this score is more valuable. "

  Sun Zhenping said: "Barkley made 9 of 18 shots, 4 of 5 free throws, and got a big double-double of 22 points, 21 rebounds and 2 assists. Zhang Gui, the performance of the two of them is really extraordinary."

Zhang Lili said with a smile: "The two teamed up to score 56 points and 36 rebounds. In terms of scoring, they completely destroyed the Bulls' inside line, and at the same time they also controlled the rebounds. In the case of too many outside mistakes, they used rebounds to ensure the ball. The team is not behind the Bulls in the number of shots, which is the most important guarantee for the Suns to win, and if you win the rebound, you can win."

   On the ABC live broadcast at this time, Bill Walton said: "Old K got a lot of free throws in the second half, but his free throw rate reached 60%. I don't think the hacking tactics are a good tactic against him.

Not fighting against the old K, let him complete the attack without consuming a lot of physical energy, the physical energy of the old K was preserved, so he got a lot of offensive opportunities, the finals actually scored 34 points, the Bulls This is true Suicide tactic, I don't agree with Phil Jackson's tactical choice. "

John Hanks said: "When old K met those first-class light offensive centers, the three super centers, O'Neal and Mourning, even though he could score 20+10, He will also be blasted by these opponents, and even get higher scores on the head by opponents.

   When faced with a formidable opponent, he lost more points than he scored, which is why the league and the media now do not recognize that his strength has reached a first-class level, because defense is his shortcoming.

But the Bulls do not have such a center, so the Bulls are a pure loser in his position. Tonight, the Bulls lost at least 20 points at No. 5, otherwise Jordan and Pippen teamed up to score 67 points, how could they still lose What about the game? "

Bill Walton shook his head and said: "The Bulls paid a huge price for their hacking tactics. Two insiders were sent off for six fouls, and the remaining two fouled four and five respectively. But even so, they still lost. Contest.

Jordan shot desperately, 17 of 34 shots, 50% from the field, 0 of 3 three-pointers, 11 of 11 free throws, and scored 45 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 steals, 2 blocks, 3 turnovers and 4 fouls. , Invincible offense and defense, but still difficult to save the team's defeat. "

  John Hanks continued: "Pippen made 10 of 20 shots, the same shooting rate as Jordan, 2 of 2 free throws, 22 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals, 1 block, 2 turnovers and 5 fouls.

   The number of shots made by the duo reached 63% of the team's total, and together they scored 67 points and 12 rebounds, which is more beautiful than the data of Wang Tiejun and Barkley, but they are perimeter players after all, and they are not as efficient as the Suns. "

Bill Walton said: "The Suns can win the game, in addition to the Bulls no one can compete with the old K, there is an important reason, they grabbed 50 rebounds, and the Bulls only had 32, a difference of 18 a basketball.

   It was these 18 rebounds that helped the Suns get enough shots, otherwise it would be difficult to win with their outside performance.

   It can be said that if it wasn't for rebounding, no matter how strong the Suns were inside, they couldn't win against the Bulls. After all, they only won by 8 points.

In the   Eastern Finals, the Bulls did not do a good job of rebounding in the first few games. The biggest difference was 20 rebounds in a single game.

   The situation is the same now. If the Bulls do a good job of rebounding, they will have the same chance to turn a defeat into a victory. "

  John Hanks said: "In terms of steals, the Suns have only 5, while the Bulls have 11. The Suns have 18 turnovers and the Bulls have only 10. In terms of blocks, the Bulls have only 6 and the Suns have 8.

   In short, on the outside, the Bulls have the upper hand on both offense and defense. If it weren't for the poor rebounding, it would be difficult to lose in G1. "

   "Inside, if the Bulls lose this series, it must be inside. But the problem in the inside is not the problem of less points, but the inability to control the rebound, which is the most fatal problem." Bill Walton said.

John Hanks laughed at this time: "Old K grabbed 15 rebounds tonight. If he knew the current situation, would Mr. Jerry Krause be willing to give Old K a copy that he couldn't refuse? And what about big contracts that the Suns can't keep up with?"

   "Haha..." Bill Walton laughed.

   "I really should have offered him a No. 1 draft contract comparable to O'Neal. Colangelo probably wouldn't have signed it at that time."

   At this time, Jerry Krause murmured on the sidelines.

  O'Neal's athletic talent is of course unmatched by Old K, but now Old K is a little stronger than O'Neal, but it is not his low post play, but his strong confrontation ability.

   That kind of strong confrontation is really enough to make any inside player who is not enough tonnage shy away and be afraid of it.

   This ability is something that O'Neal, who was 125kg in his rookie season, did not have.

   On the sidelines, Wang Tiejun was doing a post-match interview on ABC TV.

   "Old K, the Suns won the G1 game. You scored 34 points and 15 rebounds in the first finals. What do you think of the strength of the Bulls?" ABC reporter asked.

   Speaking of this issue, he immediately got serious and said seriously: "We won't win on offense tonight, let alone on defense, we won on rebounding.

   Judging from the final outcome of the Eastern Conference Finals, if we cannot maintain this advantage, we may follow in the footsteps of the Knicks. "

   He didn't talk about the Bulls, but the answer satisfied the ABC reporter.

  The reporter asked again: "For the next series, what changes do you think the Suns need to make?"

   He thought for a while and said, "I don't know about this. I just execute tactics, how to play and what tactics to play. It's not our players' problem, and I don't understand either."

   "Do you think the Suns can finally win the series?" the reporter finally asked.

"Why not? The Bulls are too weak on the inside, this is a hard injury, they may be able to grab enough rebounds on the Knicks to win them, but not on us, we will not let them steal it. More rebounding, rebounding is the guarantee of our victory." He laughed.

   On the other hand, Barkley also accepted live interviews with several reporters.

   "Charles, you only shot 18 times tonight, which is far less than the number of times Old K got the ball, and your hit rate is not low. Why is this?"

   asked a Chicago reporter.

   "If I made more shots today than Old King, the victory wouldn't be ours."

   Barkley was sober and only won by 8 points. The win was considered a fluke. His hit rate was only 50%, and the old king was more than 60%, so it should be the old king who shot more.

   For him, the championship is everything and the most important thing.

   The current team's tactics, as Old K's offense gets better and better, will also be more and more inclined to the traditional center tactics. Old K is also the future core of the Suns. He can't change this, and he has no power to change it.

  If you try to change it forcibly, it will be traded one day, and the Suns management will definitely do that, just like the Philadelphia management traded him.

   (end of this chapter)

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