NBA Backer King Chapter 231

   Chapter 231 The strongest inside defense that has never been experienced

   On the left wing, Da Meng pulled out and pulled it to a position within the three-point line, about six meters away from the basket, and about three meters away from the left waist of the paint area.

   His purpose is to pull Pharaoh out of the paint, empty the Suns' basket, and let Barkley attack.

However, Lao Wang was not fooled. He let him take two steps, about two meters and five meters away, and stayed a little outside the left waist of the paint area, which was less than three meters away from the basket. He was guarding the big dream. And in the middle of the basket, it can quickly get back to the basket.

   This is considered a big vacancy. He needs two steps to return to defending the big dream.

   Therefore, Kenny Smith didn't hesitate, seeing Wang Tiejun letting go of his big dream, making a fake pass, and after shaking Kevin Johnson, he passed the ball to the big dream.

   "Squeak!"

At the moment when    passed the ball, the old queen kicked hard with her back foot, and her front foot stepped forward, pounced on the big dream.

   He landed in the first step, the ball fell into the hands of Da Meng, and stepped out in the second step, Da Meng bent his knees and raised the ball above his head with both hands.

   In the next instant, Da Meng jumped, shot, and the ball flew to the basket.

   At the moment when Da Meng's feet were off the ground, Wang Tiejun landed in the second step, jumped up, his right arm relaxed, and his big hand grabbed the basketball in the air.

"predict!"

  The moment the ball was started, he pinched with five fingers, and the basketball was instantly deformed seriously, and he was caught by one hand to death.

"Oh!"

  Compaq Center, and even all over the world, countless fans exclaimed.

"what?"

  Dameng's eyes widened instantly.

   "Whoosh!"

  Pharaoh threw the ball with one hand, and the ball flew to the top of the arc. Lightning Kevin Johnson, who turned around and quickly went down, caught the ball and crossed the center line and entered the frontcourt.

   "Beautiful! It's so beautiful! Old K caught Da Meng's shot, and he directly blocked the super center Da Meng! This is incredible!"

   In the CCTV live broadcast, this cover made Su Qun instantly high.

   "Sigh!"

While Su Qun was talking, Kevin Johnson made a layup and hit a goal.

  9:4, the Suns lead by 5 points.

   Zhang Lili took over what Su Qun had just said, and shouted with a very excited smile: "With the height of Da Meng's shot, he was actually caught, it can be seen that Tie Jun's wingspan talent is indeed very good.

   His wingspan has reached 231 cm, which is the latest test data, an increase of one cm from two years ago.

  Without such a great wingspan, decent bounce, and movement speed, he couldn't possibly hit the ball, which showed his defensive talent, when he wanted to guard you, he could guard you. "

On the ABC live broadcast, Bill Walton shook his head excitedly and praised: "Unbelievable back defense and blocked shots, Old K showed his movement speed in this back defense, he put a big dream two steps away, but still in time Back to the big dream, his defensive ability is underestimated."

   "The energy is limited. It should be that he is unwilling to provide more defensive energy in the regular season. He is originally a type of center with strong offense and weak defense." John Tanks said.

Bill Walton laughed: "Remember the last Finals? It was he who exploded on the defensive end in the last quarter of G6, so the Suns could successfully win the championship, which shows that once he is committed, he is also on the defensive end. More can be done.”

   "Offensive depends on talent, defense depends on attitude." John Hanks laughed.

This blockade hit the morale of the Mosaic team, and even the momentum at home was hit. Although Da Meng and Barkley tried their best to attack, in the next first quarter, the Suns had high morale and made efforts on both ends of offense and defense. With a stronger lineup, the Mosaic team has always been at a disadvantage.

   After the first quarter, at 28:20, the Suns led by 8 points away from home, ending the first quarter of the game.

   However, in the second and third quarters, thanks to the efforts of the two superstars, the Mosaic team managed to pull the score back by virtue of their superior offensive and defensive strength.

   At the end of the third quarter, at 75:75, the two teams tied.

Su Qun took a statistic and read: "Old K played 31 minutes in three quarters and rested for a total of 5 minutes, made 8 of 15 shots, a shooting rate of 53.3%, 6 of 11 free throws, and already scored 22 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists. 1 steals, 4 blocks, 3 turnovers and 3 fouls.

  Old K broke out on both ends of the offense and defense. While storming the basket, he also sent five assists. It was through his strong attack at the basket that he compressed the Mosaic team's defense line and won the opportunity for outside teammates. "

Zhang Reasonably analyzed: "He mainly played at the basket today, he made 15 shots, 2 of 5 shots in the past two points, and the remaining 10 were under the basket, and he succeeded 6 times. The 60% shooting rate at the basket is not too high. And Barkley's defense is still limited to his play.

   But he also caused a lot of lethality at the basket. Da Meng has fouled four times, Barkley has fouled three times, and with others, he has caused a total of 10 fouls and 11 free throws. "

   "Guide Zhang, Old K averaged 17.5 shots per game in the regular season. Now he has made 15 shots, and there are too many shots at the basket. What do you think about his physical fitness?" Su Qun asked worriedly.

Zhang Lili hesitated and said: "His physical reserve this season is definitely better than last season, the team has control over his playing time in the regular season, and the opponents in the first two series are of average strength, I don't think there is a problem in the final quarter. ."

He said so, but these are words to boost morale. In his heart, he has no idea, because Wang Tiejun's attack at the basket tonight is indeed too much. Facing the double-team of the two superstars, it is a real battle of flesh and blood, and his physical energy is exhausted. Must be very large.

   And although there are only ten shots at the basket, this is the number of shots that are counted, and there are many more shots at the basket that are not counted. Those who are at the basket also consume a lot of physical energy, and they are also hand-to-hand combat.

   And on the defensive end, Wang Tiejun worked harder than before tonight, and the big dream was repeatedly pulled out, so he had to keep returning to the defense, and the physical energy consumption on the defensive end would not be less than that on the offensive end.

   On the Suns bench, Pharaoh drank two bottles of water in a row, sweat dripping down in a line, and his breathing could be heard clearly even in the audience behind him.

   On his arms, face and neck, there are many red and purple marks and bloodstains, and there are more under the jersey. These are all traces of confrontation left over from the three quarters of the game.

  After replenishing water and adding two cups of energy drinks, the feeling of emptiness in the body is a little better.

The physical consumption of    three quarters far exceeds the consumption of one game in the regular season, and even reached two games, just like playing a back-to-back.

   Level 96 physical fitness made him feel very tired.

   He originally thought that he had already played in the finals, and he should have seen the intensity of the playoffs, but the three quarters of tonight's game made him feel that he had little experience.

The combination of   Dream and Barkley is the strongest interior defense he has ever experienced, far exceeding the Bulls in the finals last season.

   is also right, last season's Bulls, the weak inside line, can't compare with the current Mosaic team at all, of course he can't understand the current defensive intensity.

   "Old K, how's it going?" Assistant Coach Lewis squatted in front of him and asked.

   "No problem." He nodded.

   After fighting for a season, now is the time to fight hard. He admitted that the Mosaic team is stronger than the Suns, but it is only half a grade. It is not without a chance to fight.

   Even, if this is not a series, but a single-game knockout, or a best-of-five set, the Suns have a better chance of being upset.

Next to   , on the bench of the Mosaic team, Barkley was better. He was in charge of the weak-side help defense and the big dream of playing against Pharaoh. After sitting down for 20 seconds, he was still breathing.

   In three quarters, he was knocked over by Pharaoh four times under the basket, averaging more than one quarter.

   Under Pharaoh's crazy basket attack, his chest was already aching, every breath seemed to smell of blood, and both rows of ribs seemed to be smashed.

   Mosaic's strategy tonight is to let him defend against old K, and Barkley to take charge of the main attack.

After three quarters, Barkley has scored 32 points, and he has only 17 points, but his data is not bad. He has 17 points, 12 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals and 6 blocks. It is possible for him to play a quadruple-double tonight.

   But with such a good all-around performance as he and Barkley, he still only played a tie, which allowed him to see the strength of the old K in the paint area.

Now his physical fitness is okay, because he plays less offense, at least he is stronger than the old K, which is also one of their strengths, two superstars, one attacking and one defending, and the old K has to attack and defend at both ends at the same time. force to maintain the situation.

   He believes that entering the final quarter, with the physical problems of old K, the Suns will definitely collapse.

   And this is not the regular season, this is the playoffs, the whole series is a best-of-seven set, and he and Barkley are going to grind to death K. The more games they go to, the more physical advantages they have.

   At this time, the whistle sounded, and the referee called the hand and signaled the players to play.

   "Now the last quarter has begun, and the Mosaic team will attack." Zhang Lili said.

   bang bang bang…

  The backup point guard, the No. 24 pick in the first round in 1993, is the future Alien, one of the five ugliest of the league, Sam Cassell dribbled the ball in the backcourt and advanced to the frontcourt.

  Kevin Johnson stepped back and defended, and Cassell's advance was also very stable. In such an important Western Conference final, the panic and timidity of the rookie could not be seen.

  He went to the frontcourt, did not go to the top of the arc, but came to the left flank.

  The left wing, two meters from the paint area, is the Mosaic team's backup striker, 206 cm Carl Herrera, who wants to come out to do the pick-and-roll.

   Cassell raised his hand to stop his teammates' pick-and-roll, then turned around, leaned back on Kevin Johnson, and started a back play from the outside.

   He is 191 cm and Kevin Johnson is 185 cm. He has the advantage of height and vision, and he is heavier. He crushes the opponent and pushes to the flank, very calm.

On the sidelines, Tomjanovich kept nodding. This rookie was the one he wanted. With this rookie as Kenny Smith's backup, Mosaic's No. 1 position would not be weaker than a first-class point guard. Suns.

   At this time, Cassell was rolling down while paying attention to the movement of his teammates on the weak side. He is particularly good at and likes to pass the ball to the weak side.

   Because when he holds the ball on the strong side, the defense on the weak side is weak, and it is easy to open opportunities.

   At this moment, Mosaic shooting guard Vernon Maxwell suddenly got rid of defender Dan Marley and made a quick cut from the right elbow to the paint.

  Cassel's eyes lit up, and with a pull of his right hand, he pulled the ball off the floor, pushed it with one hand, and the ball passed through the paint, from below the free throw line, and into Vernon Maxwell's hands.

  Wang Tiejun, who was in the low post on the left wing, quickly returned to defense, and Vernon Maxwell made a pull-up throw and hit the ball.

  75:77, at the beginning of the distal quarter, the Mosaic team overtook the score.

  The Suns attack, and Thorpe is the power forward.

  Westphal was also very bold, withdrawing AC Green and arranging Thorpe's partner who was better at attacking the paint zone. Pharaoh attracted the defense of Dameng on one side, which could give him the opportunity to recover his physical fitness.

   Thorpe is low on the right wing against Barkley.

   His height is 206 cm, he has a height advantage, but the tonnage is somewhat insufficient, only 111 kg, which is five kg smaller than Barkley.

   He is not a star who is good at holding the ball and attacking. He is a classic blue-collar and an inside gate. When he was with Da Meng, he was such a role, and now it is the same with Pharaoh.

   So the ball still has to be given to Wang Tiejun, who will hold the ball to attract double teams, and then Thorpe looks for opportunities to attack on the weak side, and the two play together in the low post.

  Compared with inside and outside line coordination, once there is an opportunity for low post coordination, the success rate will of course be higher.

   At this time, Wang Tiejun got the ball, not at the basket, but in the low position on the left flank, so that he could open space for Sopra on the weak side.

  Barkley was at the basket and immediately implemented a weak-side double-team. Thorpe's mid-to-long-range shooting ability was not as good as AC Green's, and he had no scruples at all.

  Wang Tiejun was carrying the big dream in his left hand and was about to play. After Barkley double-teamed, he suddenly got up, hooked his right hand to the weak side, and the ball flew to Thorpe.

  Da Meng's reaction was half a beat, and the ball flew over his head.

   Barkley, who came along the bottom line to double-team, was far worse. He could only hurry back to defend Thorpe, but it was too late.

   The right wing was low. After receiving the ball, Thorpe stepped into the paint area, took off, slammed, and dunked with one arm, scoring two points for the Suns.

  77 level, Mosaic attack.

   Bill Walton laughed: "Da Meng's performance is very versatile, but Old K is not bad. This is his 6th assist."

John Hanks said with a smile: "Old K's vision is the highest in the game, and his wingspan is also the best. He also plays the ball very fast in double teams. It is destined to pay a lot to double teams. At the price, the Mosaic team is also gambling."

Bill Walton said: "Without double-teaming, no one in this league can really guard against Old K. Don't look at the big dream's single defense in the first quarter, which caused Old K's mistake, but after Old K strengthened his basket attack , Da Meng can't defend alone at all, and being knocked over several times is the proof and result. So the Mosaic team has no choice but to choose double teams and bet on the assist ability of old K. "

  John Hanks said: "But I think the outcome of the bet tonight is not very good, the Suns' perimeter feel is not too bad.

   Now the Suns have replaced AC Green, reducing the outside firepower and the ability to open the lineup, and changing from inside and outside to low-post coordination, which is also an intention to strengthen the low-post offense. "

  Bill Wharton nodded and said, "Another intention is to get old K back to blood, his physical energy consumption is very high today.

  What I want to say is that, taking this opportunity, the Mosaic team should strengthen their offense, strive for an advantage in the score in the first half, and prepare for the second half. "

  On the field, Mosaic attacked.

  Dameng pulled the ball out of the paint area to catch the ball, Barkley took the opportunity to cut to the basket from the weak side, and the former hoisted the ball from Wang Tiejun's head.

  Wang Tiejun hurriedly went back to defending the basket with all his strength. The lob gave him a chance. Barkley caught the ball and made a layup.

"Snapped!"

   With a big **** cap, the ball flew directly out of the court.

   "Old K, great job!"

  Kevin Johnson and others rushed over excitedly.

   "Beautiful! That's it, now is the need for this kind of **** hat that boosts the morale of one's own team and suppresses the morale of the opponent." Bill Walton said excitedly.

  Half-quarter passed, the 7th minute of the last quarter, with 5 minutes left, the score was 87:91. The Suns were 4 points behind in the away game, but they had the ball in their hands and called a timeout after serving.

  Su Qun read: "Old K is now 9 of 17 shots, 7 of 13 free throws, and has 25 points, 12 rebounds, 8 assists, 1 steal, 5 blocks, 4 turnovers and 4 fouls."

   Zhang Lili said with a smile: "The Tiejun didn't have a strong attack in these seven minutes. He and Thorpe's low-post cooperation was good. The Suns' internal tactical cooperation is more abundant than before."

In the ABC live broadcast, Bill Walton analyzed: "In the first seven minutes, Old K didn't have a strong attack, and he made very few shots. He mainly responded to points and assists. On the Mosaic team, Barkley, who played three quarters, reduced his offense. The big dream, who was the main defense in the three quarters, took over the main attack."

John Hanks said: "Mosaic had some advantages in the first half, but it was not big. This was achieved when Old K did not have a strong attack and made few shots. His performance of three assists in the half quarter was very surprising. The Mosaic team paid a great price for his double-teaming."

   Bill Walton said in a questioning tone: "Then we have to ask, the Mosaic team has two superstars in the low post, and they are both superstars with excellent offense and defense. Why have they played so far, but they have not gained a clear advantage?"

John Hanks laughed: "Kevin Johnson had a 20+9 performance in the regular season. So far, his playoff performance is 25+9, which is even better than the regular season. The playoff data is even better than that of the regular season. Barkley is better, the Lightning this season is beyond everyone's expectations, he played a real superstar level.

   In contrast, none of the Mosaic teams can reach this level on the outside. Kenny Smith only has 11+4 data in the regular season, and the same is true in the playoffs, and even the score has dropped.

   It can be said that the strength of the Suns on the outside should be stably surpassed by the Mosaic team, which may be the reason why the Mosaic team did not gain a clear advantage. "

Bill Walton nodded and said: "It makes sense, Lightning has scored 19 points, 7 assists and 2 steals in this game. His excellent performance has prevented the Mosaic team's defense from all pressing on the head of the low old K, for the old K Share a lot of defensive pressure. It is precisely because of his performance that the Suns can still maintain a balanced trend and have not been defeated by the opponent.

   In fact, both teams have two superstars, but the efficiency of Big Dream and Barkley in the low post will be a little higher, but combined, the advantage is not big. "

  John Hanks nodded and said: "There is one more, the Mosaic team has a certain advantage in rebounding."

   Bill Walton nodded: "Yes, Thorpe and Green's rebounding ability is good, but they can't compare with Barkley."

   (end of this chapter)

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