NBA backer king

Chapter 213
Bulls attack.

Krilla reached the left-wing three-point line, and Wang Tiejun was forced to follow, but he put it two meters away, one meter away from the waist in the paint.

Similarly, Grant also pulled out, and he didn't have three-pointers. It's not that he can't, but he rarely shoots. Phil Jackson doesn't like them to shoot three-pointers, especially inside.

But his far two-pointers are very accurate, with a shooting percentage of 42.4%, which is a little higher than Jordan's 41.7%, and his shots accounted for as high as 47%, and nearly half of his shots were near the three-point line.

He is the same height and weight as Kerry. He is only 98 kilograms. After gaining weight during the offseason, Kerry is now only 105 kilograms. He has similar styles and has long-range shooting ability.

Of course, Thorpe was also pulled out, also one step away from the right waist of the paint area, and the Suns' penalty area was completely empty.

Then the ball went to Pippen on the left-wing three-point line, and Jordan also activated on the weak side, dumping Dan Marley and cutting inside to the empty basket.

The moment he cut into the paint from the right elbow area, Pippen passed the ball quickly, he stepped up after receiving the ball, and under the flying dunk, the United Center was boiling again.

Wang Tiejun and Thorpe tried their best to return to the basket, but failed to catch up. Their return speed could not catch up with Jordan.

"Oh, that's a beautiful shot!"

As a die-hard Jordan fan, Zhang Lili praised him, and said: "The introduction of Kerry, who has long-range shooting ability, has further increased the Bulls' ability to open the inside. Last season, the veteran Carter White's ability to open is insufficient, but now The Bulls have more space to break through outside, which is extremely beneficial to Jordan and Pippen, a combination that is good at breaking through, and it is easier for them to score, and the overall offensive efficiency will be higher.”

Su Qun frowned and said, "Then how will the Suns defend?"

"There is no way. Tie Jun and Thorpe have already shrunk their defense, but they are still not fast enough. If they shrink their defense further, then Kerry and Grant will get a wide open space, which is not acceptable." Zhang Li shook his head.

"It's hard to fight!" Su Qun said disappointedly.

Zhang Lili smiled and said: "What do you think? The Bulls want to win back the championship with this lineup, is it so easy to win? This lineup is perfect.

The sun defense is impossible to defend. Without Barkley, the biggest impact is actually the defense of the inside, not the offense.

Now the Suns' chance of winning lies in offense. "

On the sidelines, Phil Jackson tried the hooligan whistle, but he didn't blow it. He immediately yelled at the nearest Pippen: "Hey, Scottie..."

The atmosphere at the home court was too warm and the noise was too loud. Pippen only heard it after shouting three times. When he looked over, he quickly made a tactical gesture.

Pippen nodded, and immediately conveyed the tactical guidance off the court to others.

The Suns advanced to the frontcourt, and Wang Tiejun asked for the ball in the low post on the left wing.

When the ball came in, this time the Bulls did not have a three-team, only a double-team, that is, Pippen came down to double-team, Grant guarded the basket, and Thorpe was not allowed to get an open position under the basket.

In this way, the Bulls only let Ceballos, who has poor shooting ability, get an open space on the outside. The quick defense from the outside makes his open space not too big, and if he rushes in, there will be Grant under the basket.

At the same time, Pippen and Kerry's double-teaming of Wang Tiejun is also different from the way the Bulls double-teamed him last season.

Last season, he was a close double-teamer, and he was often knocked away or even knocked over by him. Pippen, who was in charge of the double-team, suffered a lot from him.

But now, neither of them was close to him, they just kept harassing him, preventing him from bumping into them.

This is Phil Jackson's strategy. In the near two-point area, double-teaming you is not to prevent you from death, but to actively give you a certain shot space, and then reduce your hit rate by double-teaming.

This can abolish the most powerful confrontation ability of old K, and make old K's weird relying on fighting useless.

Wang Tiejun finally received the ball under the harassment, and found that the double-teaming was not too tight, and there was room for a shot. Although Ceballos asked for the ball outside, he didn't pass it, but chose to shoot by himself.

In the past, in this position, if it was a single defense, he would use a sideways hook, and it was impossible for the defender to block his ball.

But now with Pippen double-teaming, he definitely can't use a sideways hook, he can only use a frontal hook to shoot on Kerry's head.

At the same time, because the two people gave him room to get up and shoot, he didn't use the iron mountain to hit him, and jumped up directly.

Kerry had been prepared for a long time, and he immediately took off to block the shot with a good bounce.

Facing Kerry's block, he had to temporarily increase the shooting angle before the basketball shot, which affected the shot and made it short.

"boom!"

The ball hit the basket and rebounded, and Kerry, who landed and turned around, got the rebound.

He had a feeling of being fooled. The two double-teamed him, but they were so far away from him. Did they deliberately let him make a move?

If he was double-teaming him, he would definitely use the iron mountain to fight them first, and then make a move.

2:4, when the ball reached the front court, the Bulls began to attack.

The two major inside lines were all opened, and the Suns' restricted area was empty again.

On the left wing, Pippen cut inside without the ball, and Kerry, who was pulled away, made a pick-and-roll to block Ceballos, allowing the former to receive the pass smoothly.

Wang Tiejun quickly changed defense against Pippen, but the latter changed direction and made a breakthrough, sticking to the bottom line and entering the paint.

At this time Thorpe returned to the basket from the right wing, Pippen went to the basket, and suddenly passed the ball behind the former.

"not good!"

Thorpe was startled, it was already too late, someone appeared behind him, only heard a bang, and the basket above his head was exploded.

"yeah!"

The audience was jubilant, and the United Center was detonated again.

But it turned out that Jordan cut in from the weak side, Grant on the right picked and rolled for him, and blocked the chasing Dan Marley, who took the opportunity to catch the ball and dunk Thorpe.

2:6, the Suns attack.

"Jordan made 3 of 3 shots. The Bulls' strategy is too clear. It is to open the breakthrough, cut back from the weak side, use Pippen and Jordan, and add another player as the offensive triangle. Through rapid ball transfers, constant air cuts and off-ball running, they easily break through the weak defense. The Suns don't think about it anymore, they can't play, and the defensive end will be completely blown up." Zhang Lili shouted.

At this time, the Suns advanced to the frontcourt. Dan Marley got the ball and was suddenly intercepted by Jordan. The Bulls took advantage of the situation and counterattacked. Jordan assisted Pippen.

2:8, the Suns attack.

"Didn't the Suns call a timeout?" Bill Walton questioned.

Called, after serving, Kevin Johnson, who received the ball, made a pause gesture.

The morale of the Suns was activated by Wang Tiejun when they started a few games. Now the morale has been smashed by the Bulls.

"Old K, what's your score?"

Kevin Johnson asked after wiping his sweat.

"Better than you, I have an assist." Old Wang said.

"Pfft!"

The laughing Kevin Johnson gave Wang Tiejun an elbow.

"Coach, what should we do?" Wang Tiejun looked up at Westphal and asked after enlivening the atmosphere on the bench.

Westphal swallowed, what should he do?
The Bulls' lineup this season is too strong. They have reinforced a center, and the offensive and defensive aspects of the interior and exterior have been improved to a higher level.

And what about myself?Both offense and defense have dropped a notch.Even, the inside line has not only dropped a notch, the impact of the absence of Barkley is too great.

He can only replace Thorpe and Ceballos first, and replace AC Green and Horry.

In terms of tactics, the Bulls' offense is too strong. He can only strengthen Wang Tiejun's offense and let him hit the basket more to improve offensive efficiency.

He urged: "Others pull away and let old K go in for singles. If they continue to double-team, old K, pay attention to scoring the ball. If three seconds are up, old K will come out from the basket, and be careful to cut in and break through in time from the outside."

When the timeout expires, the game restarts.

"The Suns made a substitution, and now it's wide open, and old K is entering the basket..." Bill Walton shouted.

When Wang Tiejun entered the basket, Clifford Robinson didn't have any top defense at all, just went forward.

But his height is not enough, the wingspan is not enough, he can't block the passing and receiving route, and the tonnage and strength are seriously insufficient. Wang Tiejun pushed him away from the basket. These defects were exposed, and he was immediately caught by Kevin Johnson.

"Drop?" Bill Wharton shouted.

"boom!"

Wang Tiejun took off, caught the ball with one hand in the air, and then took advantage of the situation to complete an alley dunk.

"Beautiful! The Suns replaced AC Green with long-range shooting ability, Grant was pulled out, the Bulls' defense at the basket weakened, and the Suns' offensive situation immediately improved." Bill Walton laughed.

"If Grant and his teammate Thorpe stay at the basket, Old K will have no room to go in, and his offensive ability will be crippled by [-]%." John Hanks said.

4:8, the Bulls attack.

The two wings were still stretched out, the low post was pulled out, the outside line was cut and the breakthrough was made, and the strong and weak sides cooperated. In the end, Pippen broke through and scored the ball, and Jordan caught the ball and shot.

With preparation, Wang Tiejun and Green tried their best to get back to the basket, but they still couldn't stop Jordan from scoring.

Jordan entered from the right elbow area, caught the ball and stopped two meters away from the basket. Under Green's block, he made a fallback jumper and hit a goal.

"Too strong, 4 out of 4 shots, how many points will Jordan score today?" Zhang Reasonable exclaimed.

"It's like nothing about the Suns' defense!" Su Qun sighed.

"Green and Thorpe's defense is still not as good as Barkley. If Barkley was there, Jordan's breakthrough would not be so unscrupulous." Zhang Reasonable said.

"It would be great if old K's defense improved." Su Qun said.

"This is his current shortcoming. There is no way. He has entered the league for too short a time. This is only his second season. Take your time and he will improve."

Zhang Lili said something, but then said: "But his personal talent is different. He is not one of those super centers, and his athleticism is a lot worse. Therefore, he is destined to not become a super center with good offensive and defensive skills like Dameng. He still focuses on offense and strives to become a real giant on the offensive end.

If the Suns want to win the championship, they need to equip him with a defensive power forward who is stronger than Green and Thorpe in defending the inside line, able to defend against low-post attacks inside, and the kind of defensive strongman who can defend against outside breakthroughs. "

"There are very few people like that, right?" Su Qun said.

Zhang Lili smiled and said, "Of course it's hard to find. If it was easy to find, the Bulls, Spurs, and Mosaic would have found it long ago. Which of their teams doesn't lack such people?

That is to say, the Knicks, Ewing + Oakley, one offense and one defense, and Ewing's defense is also top-notch.

To be honest, the Knicks have such a strong lineup and a coach as good as Pat Riley. They haven't achieved results in the past few years. "

"Director Zhang, do you think the Suns have a chance to win tonight?" Su Qun asked.

Zhang rationally thought about it, and said: "The Bulls' offense is too strong, stronger than the previous seasons, and stronger than the two seasons of the two consecutive championships, the Suns have no way to defend.

You can see that the Bulls' offense today is all breakthroughs and scoring. There are almost no jump shots from the outside. The efficiency is too high. Tonight's scoring must be off the charts.

If the Suns want to win, there is only one way. Since they can't defend, they can only improve their offensive efficiency. For one thing, let Wang Tiejun go to the basket and play hard.

He is at the basket, and if the Bulls don't change their meat shields, they will be blown up by him.If the meat shield is replaced, the Bulls' own offense will be weakened, and the inside line can no longer be completely empty.

In the case of offense against offense, the Suns still have a chance to win.But the Bulls are too strong. Even if Tie Jun can play at the basket, his receptor capacity is limited, and he can't hit many balls, so the chance of winning is very small. "

The result was just as Zhang reasonably expected. In the end, the Suns lost the away game, 109:128, and the Bulls won by 19 points.

The Bulls never put on a meat shield, allowing Wang Tiejun to attack at the basket, and then turned around and used a stronger offense to win the game.

王铁军全场打了43分钟，一共24投17中，命中率70.8%，10罚7中，轰下了41分16篮板6助攻5盖帽1失误4犯规的数据。

He hit 40+ for the first time, which is a new high in a single game of his career, and he was rewarded with 500 points in the system.

Although he played a good offense, but the Bulls' offense was too strong, he still couldn't lead the team to victory.

Red-eye Jordan made 44 of 36 shots in 22 minutes, and his shooting percentage was as high as 61%. As an outside line, this is an incredible statistic.

This is the result of reducing his breakthroughs and increasing his jump shots after his physical fitness declined in the second half.

Including free throws, he scored 52 points and once again scored 50+ points on the Suns.

"King Kong Cut, aren't you going to kill us? What you say is like a stinky fart. It will only disgust us, but it will not harm us."

After the game, Jordan, who enjoyed winning the game, spat trash talk at Wang Tiejun.

Wang Tiejun was not to be outdone, and immediately responded: "Idiot, just like the G5 finals, who doesn't eat dumplings during the Chinese New Year? I will reward you for winning this time. But your final result this season is the same as last time, and the final winner must be us."

"Damn kid, it's absolutely impossible this time."

Looking at Wang Tiejun who turned around and left, Jordan clenched his fists.

An hour later, the post-match press conference was held as scheduled.

"Old K, you have been defeated by the two teams with the highest probability of winning the championship, Mosaic and the Bulls, do you still have the confidence to defend the championship?"

an ESPN reporter asked with a smug look.

Old Wang snorted coldly and said, "Of course they do. These two teams are not without weaknesses. As long as we grasp their weaknesses, we still have a chance to win."

"Oh, let me ask, what are their weaknesses?" the reporter asked with a playful look.

"Let's talk about it after you become a member of our coaching staff. Now you, do you think you are qualified to know?" Old Wang said disdainfully.

"Tough mouth!"

At this time, the staff took the microphone away, and the reporter grumbled.

On the Bulls side, Jordan is in a good mood and the atmosphere is hot.

"Coach Jackson, do you think the Bulls' defense against Old K was successful tonight? The Bulls' double-teaming of him doesn't seem to be tight, a little too relaxed."

asked a reporter from SBC television.

Phil Jackson smiled and said: "He scored 40+ for the first time tonight, and his efficiency is also very high. From the data point of view, we did not guard him, even if we double-teamed, we did not guard him.

At the beginning, because of the Suns starting lineup, his position was far away from the basket. Our interference-based double-teaming had an effect, reducing his offensive efficiency.

But when the Suns adjusted the lineup, the space under the basket was widened, and after he entered the basket, he became an unrestricted giant.

I learned the lesson of last season, no longer double-teaming him, it just hurts our guys.

You have seen my method, it actually works well, and if he takes more shots, he only hits more than [-] shots, so what?As long as our own offense is played out, we will be the winner. "

"Michael, do you think today's style of play can continue to win?" The next question was a New York Times reporter.

"Of course, Phil has done a great job. Whether it is offensive tactics or defensive tactics, we have been quite successful." Jordan laughed.

(End of this chapter)