NBA backer king

Chapter 216 Defeating No. [-] in the West
Sitting on the bench, Wang Tiejun was thinking about O'Neal's going forward.

I played twice last season, forget about the first game, I really only played one game, and that time O'Neal rarely came forward.

Being defended by a giant who crushed him in all directions, now he is like facing Eric Reilly's meat shield, and he has no experience to solve this problem.

"Old K, be more flexible. You have to move actively and suddenly. You can even use the bodies of your teammates and opponents to make pick-and-rolls. You can get rid of him."

Assistant coach Lewis came over to give a gift and said: "In the narrow paint area, even if his mobile ability is better than yours, there is not enough space for him to use.

So the gap between you and his athletic quality is actually not as big as it seems on paper. You have to be clear about this.

Within limits, use your imagination, and by making the opponent move unpredictably, you can create opportunities to catch the ball, and I believe you can.If it doesn’t work, give him a few elbows, and he will settle down a bit and won’t cling to you so tightly. "

"Limited space, imaginative movement?" He nodded thoughtfully.

In the 4th minute of the second quarter, he went into battle again, and O'Neal was also replaced.

Go to the low position on the left wing first, O'Neill circled forward, he immediately ran in, the latter followed up again, and continued to circle forward.

But this time, he swayed to the left wing first, and then suddenly ran to the low post on the right wing. O'Neal was half a beat slow after being swayed.

Running out of the paint, stopping low on the right wing and clearing the offense for three seconds, O'Neal followed up and suddenly moved again.

This time, he moved up and O'Neal fell behind him, making it impossible to go around.

"Snapped!"

Kevin Johnson's pass came in and was caught one-handed with his left hand.

At this time, his position is at the next step of the free throw line, two meters away from the basket, and slightly close to the right elbow.

Can't stop for half a second, the position is too high, other Magic players have rushed over, and O'Neal has also arrived behind.

At the moment of catching the ball, he turned right and dribbled the ball with his right foot down. Tieshan broke out suddenly.

"Oh!"

O'Neill was still on the move and didn't stay in the defensive position. Under the huge force and reaction, he groaned, and his huge body fell on his back in the paint area, and the floor was smashed and jumped.

The next moment, he grabbed the pulled up basketball with his left hand, stepped on O'Neal's side, and while his body was violent, he smashed the ball into the basket with his left hand.

"boom!"

"yeah!"

With the sound of violent explosions, the entire venue of the Meixi Arena exploded.

"ah!"

He also roared excitedly when he succeeded, and shouted at the angry O'Neill on the floor: "Boy, it's too early for you to become the fourth super center."

"Bastard, get out of here!"

O'Neill turned over and got up, stepped forward unsteadily and pushed Lao Wang.

"Yo ho!"

Lao Wang was surprised for a while, and dared to get rough with him. It seems that the postman's injury is still minor, and he should hit him harder, so let's talk about it next time we meet.

"Ah!"

In a certain ward in Salt Lake City, the postman suddenly sneezed, and then there was a sinking pain in his chest, and his scalp also hurt. He hurriedly shouted: "Nurse, doctor..."

"Snapped!"

Lao Wang raised his hand and slapped O'Neill's big bald head, causing O'Neill to cry out in pain and cover his head with his hands.

He didn't have any ill feeling towards this fat man, otherwise he would have slapped him across the face instead of hitting the top of his head, but the necessary warning was still needed, otherwise this damn fat man would shit and piss on his head.

No matter who it is, don't let your opponent get used to this kind of thing, otherwise the opponent will think that bullying you is a matter of course, and the habit will become natural, and then others will learn from it.

After the fight, he pushed O'Neill away violently, and cursed casually: "Fatty man, do you want to have a fight with me? Well, it's now, let's do it, I promise I won't kill you."

"Ouch, I got angry!" Laitem shouted excitedly in the TNT live broadcast.

"Will O'Neill fight back?" Dott also asked excitedly.

On the court, O'Neill quickly calmed down when he heard what Lao Wang said.

The bastard Old K even slapped Jordan, not to mention the postman. Every time he met Old K, he would be forced to rest for a few months. He just got angry and couldn't calm down.Fortunately, he was not slapped, otherwise his face would be lost.

"There was no response, the shark ran away, this fat man is very calm! He is a giant in the paint area and a gentleman on the court." Laitem sighed.

"Pfft!"

Dort laughed, and then said with a grin: "That's right. Old K replaced the postman and became the strongest villain in the league. O'Neal is still too young in fighting and has never shown much. In terms of violence, he is a baby in front of Old K."

In the end, the Suns won the game, and the Magic's lineup is still worse.

O'Neal was teased once by Lao Wang, but he still performed ferociously afterwards. He played 41 minutes, made 23 of 12 shots, and hit 52.2%, which was lower than usual efficiency. He made 12 of 7 free throws and scored 31 points, 15 rebounds, 4 assists, 5 blocks, 3 turnovers and 4 fouls.

He was more efficient in the first half. After the fierce confrontation with Wang Tiejun, his physical energy was exhausted, and his physical energy declined in the second half, so his efficiency also declined.

Wang Tiejun made fewer shots, made 16 of 9 shots, and took two blocks from O'Neal. His 56.2% shooting rate was only average, but he also had a lot of free throws.

The two are one-on-one, and the offensive end is a mutual explosion. Wang Tiejun is slightly inferior, but it is not that O'Neill can defend him, but his own style of play and physical limitations.

As far as offense is concerned, an O'Neal really can't guard him, even if O'Neal gains weight.

Unless, like Mosaic, arrange a tonnage and defense like Barkley, who is also very fast and experienced to double-team him.

However, he is still a big loophole on the defensive end, and O'Neal's 5 big caps have played an outstanding performance in protecting the basket. The defensive strength of the two is not small.

TNT commentator Latham finally commented: "In terms of overall performance, of course O'Neal is better, and the performance of the superstar is not controversial.

And Old K's offense is at the level of an All-Star center, and his defensive performance has dragged down his overall evaluation. In the case of singles with O'Neal, he lost more points than he scored.

But in any case, his defense is now a little stronger than last season, which is worthy of the evaluation of a first-class center. "

"A first-class center? There is still a distance from a superstar."

Dot nodded and said: "When he first entered the league last season, his ceiling was evaluated as a quasi-first-class center. After one season, he has improved his offensive strength. Not only has he exchanged his potential, but he has exceeded his ceiling. Will he improve next?"

Laitem said: "In fact, in the finals, he has already exceeded the ceiling evaluation of a quasi-first-class center, and even played the performance of a superstar.

Especially in the last quarter of the G6 game that won the championship, he exploded on the defensive end and was invincible on the offensive end. That is the performance of a super center.

This shows that his ceiling is not a quasi-first-class center at all, and he has the potential to perform better on the defensive end. "

"So Letem, where do you think his real ceiling is?" Dort asked.

Laitem said while thinking: "One performance in the finals is not enough to determine the overall situation, but no matter what, his athletic quality has improved this season. We can all see that he is tapping his potential and improving his offensive performance at the same time.

On the whole, as long as his defense is improved and stabilized, he can transform from a first-class center to a top center, which is what we call a superstar.And this is his ceiling. "

"Yes, a first-class center can attack strong and defend weakly, but a top center must have both offense and defense, otherwise he will not be worthy of the title of superstar. As for the strongest super center, he needs to be able to perform as a top center for at least several seasons, and he needs to have a huge influence in the league. That is a comprehensive evaluation of a center's career." Dortmund laughed.

Laitem nodded and said: "So it is too early for us to evaluate O'Neal as a super center. Yes, his dual talents are indeed overwhelming, and he absolutely has the potential to become a super center. However, this is his second season, and he needs to provide more performance."

On the second day after playing the Magic, the Suns ushered in a challenge from the Clippers at home.

This is a back-to-back, and physical reasons caused the Suns to feel poor, in a sluggish state, and eventually lost the game.

On the 20th, the Suns defeated the bad team Pacers at home and achieved a record of 15 wins and 6 losses, still third in the West.

After this game, the Suns went to the away game overnight and will play back-to-back against the Nuggets on the 21st.

The Nuggets' previous record was 9 wins and 13 losses, a standard bad team in the West.

After six o'clock, the Suns had dinner and went back to the locker room to prepare for the game. Just as the Nuggets arrived, players they knew greeted them one after another.

"Old K."

"Dikembe, the shot block leader this season, it looks like you've made up your mind."

Wang Tiejun and Mutombo also greeted them.

Dikembe Mutombo entered the league a year earlier than him, but this African is already 27 years old. It is said that he is 66 years old, and he is seven years older than him. In fact, the specific birthday is ominous, because this information is not registered in his country.

But this guy was lucky. He was selected as an All-Star substitute in his rookie season, and finally got a little bit of star qualifications.

Mutombo smiled honestly and said: "It's hard to say, Dameng now averages 3.7 blocks per game."

"You have 4.1 caps, you have a great advantage, and you specialize in defense, he can't keep up." He asked.

"I hope." Mutombo smiled.

In this game, the back-to-back Suns were obviously lacking in physical fitness, and their touch generally declined, and they were defeated by the Nuggets.

On the second day, the Suns rushed to Seattle with a record of 15 wins and 7 losses. They will challenge the No. 23 Western Conference No. [-] on the [-]rd, who was also last season's opponent in the Western Conference finals, the Supersonics who were eliminated by them.

The Sonics are strong in scoring average. This season, there is no player with 20+ points, but six players scored in double figures.

Even if one of the main players is injured, there are enough people on the bench to step up and it will not affect the combat power.

Prior to this, the Sonics had 20 wins and 2 losses, and only lost two games this season.

In this game, in order to avenge their elimination in the Western Conference Finals, the Sonics really wanted to win and sent a strong starting lineup.

Rainman Kemp, power forward Sam Perkins, small forward Schramf, shooting guard Kendall Gill, and point guard Payton.

The Suns are Wang Tiejun, AC Green, Horry, Dan Marley, Kevin Johnson.

"boom!"

With a violent basket explosion, Wang Tiejun hung on the basket.

He knocked over Kemp, dunked Perkins, and knocked down two in one attack.

Jordan Carr is different. In order to maintain the team's sharp offense, he insists on not using a meat shield and using a light interior.

Facing such an inside line, Wang Tiejun is a real giant, unstoppable in the paint.

Last season, Rainman Kemp was able to handle a little bit on the defensive end, but now his tonnage has reached 126 kilograms, his strength is 97, and his explosive power has also increased. In addition, Tieshan relies on the highest [-]% strength bonus of hitting, Kemp has completely lost his resistance. Even double-teaming can't stop him.

However, back on the defensive end, he was a little powerless against Kemp's brutal dunk.

Kemp's cutting ability is very strong. Even if his speed is increased to level 69, he is still far behind his opponent. Rainman is a guy who can play fast breaks. After being thrown off, he will never try to catch up with Rainman.

After AC Green was pulled out, it was difficult to defend him. He did whatever he wanted in the Supersonic paint area, but the same was true for Rainman Kemp, frequently blowing up his basket.

That is to say, the Supersonic's offense was very average, and the Rain Man didn't make many shots, otherwise the destructive power would be even greater.

The game entered the second half. In the 5th minute of the third quarter, the two teams tied at 60 and the Suns attacked.

When the others pulled away, Wang Tiejun got the ball in the low position on the left wing, turned around and slid down the bottom, forcing Yuren Kemp to retreat, and then under the bear step, his movement turned into a hit in an instant. With enough room to exert force, this Tieshan hit was extremely violent.

"Oh!"

Amidst the sound of heavy muscle impacts, Yuren let out a cry of pain, and flew straight backwards.

His weight has risen a bit this season, and he hasn't controlled it well, but it's only about 106 kilograms. How can he stop such crazy relying on hitting?
"Oh!"

Mishu flew in the air, then hit the floor heavily, slipping backwards, and with the severe pain in his back, his eyes narrowed in pain.

"boom!"

At this moment, an extremely violent basket explosion sounded above his head.

Opening his eyes, he happened to see a pair of ferocious eyes looking down from the basket. The domineering and indifferent eyes made him feel extraordinarily dazzling and made him feel ashamed. He gritted his teeth and closed his eyes, but moaned again in pain.

"Oh, Rain Man can't get up anymore, he was injured by old K." Luo Lin exclaimed in ESPN's live broadcast.

"I'm not surprised. Their weight gap is too big, at least 20 kilograms. The difference in strength and confrontation ability is too far. The Supersonics played the fast-paced offense and defense that Crazy Karl wanted, but the lineup lacked a real center forward. In a positional battle, such a lineup will definitely not be able to withstand the violent beating of Old K." Oldman said calmly.

Subsequently, the Rainman was replaced, and the Supersonics replaced the sixth man Ricky Pierce. His scoring ability was still intact, but he lost the impact of the Rainman on the Suns basket, and the destructive power and impact of the entire lineup plummeted.

In the end, 111:101, the Suns won the game.

王铁军18投13中，命中率高达72%，11罚7中，轰下了33分15篮板的数据。

16 wins and 7 losses, still third in the West.

(End of this chapter)