NBA backer king

Chapter 227 Crazy Sweeping
At this time, in the headquarters of the Houston Mosaic team, in a large conference room, all the players and coaching staff of the Mosaic team were there, and they organized together to watch the game.

"what do y'all think?"

Head coach Tomjanovich heard this, turned around and asked others.

"Old K is very cunning, I think it is possible. He does seem to be a little faster. But he is still slower than me." Dameng said.

Others also agreed one after another, but Barkley remained silent.

"Charles, you know old K the most, what do you think?" Tomjanovich asked.

Barkley said solemnly: "Compared to last season, his athleticism has improved significantly. He can jump higher and faster, run faster, and his physical flexibility has improved. The most incredible thing is that this was done while he was gaining weight. Do you think it's amazing?"

Dameng frowned and said: "This should be his own potential. I heard that he didn't get the most professional strength training before. Now that he makes up this link, he should be able to achieve such an effect.

But regardless of his potential, these athletic qualities should be reaching their limit as he continues to gain weight. "

Barkley nodded and said, "I think so too. But I'm not very familiar with the old K. In the four regular season games this season, he didn't show such athleticism, and he didn't show a stronger defensive ability than last season. We will face a stronger old K in the Western Conference Finals."

A ruthless look appeared in Dameng's eyes, and he said firmly: "No matter how much he has improved, he can at most be regarded as a level up in his defense assistance, but that level of defense assistance ability is not enough to resist my and your low-post offense. We must win the Western Conference finals, and we will win."

Barkley also nodded, for the Western Conference finals, he is confident, defeating the Suns, even if the old K has made some progress and has some difficulties, they will still be the winners in the end.

But no one thought that the Suns could not beat the Nuggets, even ESPN, which looked down on the Suns, was the same.

In fact, the current media basically booked two teams for the Western Conference Finals, the Suns and the Mosaics.

At the American West Arena, the game continues.

In the 4th minute of the second quarter, at 30:33, the Nuggets got back 3 points and were still 3 points behind. Wang Tiejun played again.

Sun attack.

He asked for the ball in the low position on the left wing. Mutombo didn't dare to go forward any more. He still defended and gave him a little space, but the space was not as large as in the first quarter.

At the same time, the Nuggets' defense immediately began to shrink a little to the paint area. There is no doubt that Mutombo cannot defend him alone. This is a posture to double-team the basket.

When the ball was passed and flew in the air, the Nuggets' defense instantly accelerated and contracted.

On the left wing, small forward Reggie Williams turned around and took a step. When he stretched out his arm, his hand almost touched Wang Tiejun.

"Snapped!"

Grabbing with his right hand, the moment he got the ball, he threw it out, and the ball flew straight to Robert Horry on the three-point line.

"Split the ball, so fast!"

In the ESPN live broadcast, Rowling shouted.

Horry received the ball, and there was no defender within three steps around him. He dribbled the ball and took a step in, jumped up, and shot two points from far.

"brush!"

Splashes appeared and two points were hit.

"call!"

Horry breathed a sigh of relief amid cheers from the fans.

There is a lot of pressure. He feels that the pressure is greater in the Suns than in the Mosaic team. Dameng sometimes scolds him, but Old K will not scold him, but after Dameng scolds him, he will pass the ball to him, but Old K will not, just ignore him.

If it weren't for his shooting better than Ceballos, this main position would not be given to him.

This season he has practiced shooting more, but what made him cry is that not only has his shooting percentage not improved, but it has also dropped by two percentage points from 47.4% last season. Is he a person who is at the peak when he debuts?
The three-point shooting percentage has improved a lot, but it is only 33%, which does not meet the team's requirements, which makes him a little frustrated.

Fortunately, his mental quality is good, and he hit the ball. I hope old K will give him the ball tonight.

Next, Wang Tiejun took on the responsibility of the low-post pillar. The ball was given to him first, and he attracted double-teams, and then distributed it to teammates who appeared open.

"Nine points and three assists in a single quarter, the Nuggets' low-post double-teaming tactics failed." Zhang Reasonable said excitedly.

"The Suns led by 11 points at halftime, so this game should be fine." Su Qun laughed.

At this time, the capital, the men's basketball training base, is organizing to watch the game.

Liu Yumin, the director of the basketball department, is also here. She is a senior and is very familiar with the members of the national team. She has a high prestige in the national team and is also very capable personally.

For example, Hu Weidong and Liu Yudong were brought into the national team last year by her. Many young members, including Hu Weidong, call her Mother Liu.

She also has a headache about Wang Tiejun's question.

It's not that I don't want to call Wang Tiejun in, but that there are too many constraints from the ball department to the local sports bureau.

The Capital Sports Bureau alone clearly opposed it. The ostensible reason was that it opposed calling a person who had been in prison, but the real reason was simple. With Wang Tiejun coming in, Shan Tao’s main position would definitely be gone. This involved the interests of the local Sports Bureau.

There are many other reasons. For example, the strength of the men's basketball team is very strong now. It can be called the golden generation and has no opponents in Asia.

Even the River B Sports Bureau, out of some considerations, did not support her idea.

So during this period of time, she tried to solve the problem of Wang Tiejun's case through the upper management, but was dragged down indefinitely.

One thing is certain, this year's World Championships, Wang Tiejun definitely has no chance.

Through Zhang Lili, she also learned about Wang Tiejun's current attitude towards joining the national team. Before the case was overturned, she would not join the national team. Moreover, Wang Tiejun had never contacted her actively, nor asked Zhang Lili to contact her. This is enough to explain the problem.

Now it is no longer a question of whether the national team wants others, but that they are not willing at all.

The last time Zheng Haixia wanted to go to the United States for surgery, she reported it, but the Secretary did not approve it. The US dollars that the Secretary received from the Sports Commission were not enough, and she only approved the operation in China. Originally, she wanted to ask Zhang to be reasonable and exchange some US dollars from Wang Tiejun to help Zheng Haixia go to the US for surgery.

Because of the delay in allowing Wang Tiejun to enter the national team, now the men's and women's basketball players are embarrassed to go to other people's training halls.

Originally, she had an idea, to find a way to get a sum of money from above, and then ask Wang Tiejun to exchange some dollars, and also set up a set of training equipment he used, but unfortunately, this idea came to nothing.

American West Arena, the finale, 96:108, the Suns won the home game by 12 points and won the G1 game.

The Black Seven's Nuggets fell behind and did not take the lead once. It can be said that they lost clearly and had no chance of winning.

The key point is that Wang Tiejun cannot guard against it.

Mutombo's single defense cannot prevent his offense.

Double-teamed, but couldn't prevent his ball.

In addition, tonight the Suns' outside touch is not bad. Horry made 4 of 2 three-pointers and played at a super level. Wang Tiejun sent out 9 assists.

全场40分钟，13投8中，命中率61.5%，9罚5中，轰下了21分12篮板9助攻1抢断3盖帽2失误4犯规，打出了一个准三双的数据。

The Suns had six players in double figures. Kevin Johnson scored 18 points, 11 assists and 3 steals. His performance was equally impressive.

Mutombo's defense is really good. He sent 4 big caps in the audience, and finally capped Wang Tiejun once, but he was capped twice by the old Wang. His shots were too slow, and his weaknesses on the offensive end were undoubtedly exposed.

After the game, Wang Tiejun was interviewed by ESPN reporters on the sidelines.

"Old K, just now the Bulls also finished the game, beating the Pacers by 27 points, Jordan scored 33 points, what do you think about this?" the reporter asked.

"I'm very surprised. Why do you ask me this question? This is not the Bulls' press conference, nor the Finals." Old Wang asked suspiciously.

The reporter smiled awkwardly, and asked again: "So for the Suns' second-round series, how many games do you aim to play?"

Lao Wang replied: "Seven sets and four wins, I think at least four games must be played."

"Pfft!"

Some spectators nearby laughed.

The ESPN reporter who was interviewing rolled his eyes and thought to himself, Old K, can't you be more careful?
"Old K, congratulations on winning the G1 battle." He said with a smile on his face.

"Thank you. Goodbye." Pharaoh smiled.

After asking the three questions and the interview ended, he didn't like ESPN, the TV station that licked Jordan, so he turned around and left.

Seeing Lao Wang's back leaving without hesitation, the reporter wished he could throw the mic in his hand, and cursed in his heart, am I interviewing a lonely person?

Back in the locker room, the atmosphere was good. He chatted with his teammates happily, and then soaked in the medicine barrel. When he came out of the barrel, the post-match press conference was almost time.

"Old K, from the regular season to the current first round of this season, you have a big change from last season, that is, you spend a lot of time supporting the ball and the number of assists has increased significantly. Does this mean that you are developing in the direction of omnipotence?" At the press conference, a reporter asked.

He didn't think much about it, and immediately said: "Compared to last season, my first change is my tactical position. More often than not, the ball will come to me first, so when someone double-teams me, splitting the ball is a natural change. It is also a necessary choice. After all, I can't force a shot every time I am double-teamed. That is the most stupid way."

"Old K, how sure are you of making it to the Western Conference Finals?" the next reporter asked.

"Thanks to the Sonics, they picked us a good opponent. We are not the Sonics, and the Nuggets can't hack us." He said with a smile.

"Ha ha……"

There was a lot of knowing laughter at the scene.

"Old K, for the opponents in the Western Conference finals, do you think the Mosaic team is the most likely?" The next reporter asked.

"Of course, other than them, I don't think the Spurs can beat them," he said.

"So if you and the Mosaic team meet in the Western Conference Finals, what do you think are the chances of reaching the finals?" The reporter asked.

He said without hesitation: "We are one to three behind in the regular season, but in the playoffs, I think there is a [-]% chance."

"Fifty percent?" There was a burst of discussion at the scene, and it seemed that most of the reporters did not agree with his probability prediction.

"Do you really think there is a [-]% chance of defeating the Mosaic team?" The reporter asked again.

"Of course," he said.

"Is there any reason to support your result? Everyone knows that the playoffs pay more attention to defense, and your defense is exactly your weakness. I think the Suns will be at a disadvantage when they meet in the Western Conference Finals." The reporter asked again.

"It's even more disadvantaged? One to three in the regular season, do you think Mosaic has the ability to sweep us in the Western Conference Finals? This is really unbelievable to me, you are too crazy!" Lao Wang said in a mocking tone.

The reporter quickly explained: "I'm not talking about a sweep, but that the Mosaic team will have a greater advantage than the regular season."

"The mouth is just rhetoric, let's let the facts speak for themselves." Lao Wang ended the question.

9, no game.

In the morning, Mutombo accepted an interview with reporters and expressed his anger: "Everyone thinks we are eliminated. You are even discussing the Western Conference Finals between the Suns and the Mosaics, but we don't think that is the result..."

It's just that his words didn't trigger any public opinion. There aren't many media who think that the Nuggets will continue to black seven, and the Suns are indeed not the Supersonics. Wang Tiejun's low-post offense is an ability that the Supersonics don't have.

The Suns' second round of G2 is on May 5. The schedule is not as intensive as last season, and there is plenty of rest time.

On the 10th, the Suns arranged training in the afternoon.

That night, the remaining two groups of second-round teams started their G1 battle. In the end, the Knicks defeated the Eagles and Mosaic defeated the Spurs.

On the 11th, the game day, the two G2 games between the east and the west started at the same time.

"Snapped!"

The ball went up into the sky with another block from Mutombo, and then the whistle blew to end the first half.

This is his 5th big cap, Lao Wang took one, Kevin Johnson took two, AC Green took one, and the last one in the first half was given to Ceballos who went in for a dunk.

At halftime, 44:41, the Suns trailed by 3 points at home, and the players went back to the locker room to rest.

Zhang Lili sighed at this moment: "Ceballos is also considered brave, and he dared to go in, and no one else dared to go in."

"Mutombo is playing again today. This is a crazy rhythm. Yesterday he complained to the media, but today he exploded. It seems that he is really angry." Su Qun said.

Zhang Lili said with a smile: "He and Tie Jun are two types of centers, weak in offense and strong in defense. If he and Tie Jun are on the same team, their combination will be stronger than that of Dameng and Barkley."

Su Qun smacked his lips, shook his head and said with a smile: "I think it's best for old K to cooperate with a power forward like Barkley who can stretch apart. One inside and one outside, Barkley can attack and defend well, so he is the best match for old K."

"That's true." Zhang Li said with a smile.

In the ESPN live broadcast, the commentator Winston Rollins said: "In the first half, Old K didn't take many shots. He mainly scored the ball in double-teams, but his outside teammates didn't feel very good. Horry made 4 of 1 shots and Dan Marley made 6 of 2 shots. A lot of opportunities were wasted.

So the Suns strengthened their breakthroughs, but unfortunately Mutombo's defense was too strong, which completely bankrupted the Suns' breakthrough tactics. "

Oldman said: "Old K made 6 of 4 shots in the first half, ate a block from Mutombo, made 3 of 1 free throws, and scored 9 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 turnovers, 1 block and 1 foul. The offensive efficiency is still good, but the ball distribution effect is not good. He only got one assist in 10 points and two turnovers."

……

"Old K, you will attack in the second half. I will arrange for Dan Marley and Danny Ainge to open up the defenders for you." Once back in the locker room, the serious-looking head coach Westphal said.

Although the Nuggets' record in the regular season is not very good, but this is a strong team that has hacked the Sonics, and he dare not be careless.

The Nuggets were able to complete the feat of the black seven, relying on the inside defense. Mutombo sent 8 big caps in the last two games of the first round, and 16 big caps in the two games. People with supersonic caps dare not go in Yes, and the same is true for the Suns tonight, they were too scared to go in.

But he didn't panic too much. Regarding today's tactical arrangement, in the first half, he deliberately asked old K to strengthen the support of the ball distribution, so that the outside line could play well.

Only playing on the perimeter, old K can save his stamina, explode in the second half, and even finish the opponent in three quarters.

I didn't expect that the outside line couldn't be played today, so I can only let old K come to attack hard, trying to use his strong attack to blow up the opponent's inside defense.

After 15 minutes, the third quarter started, and the first goal was the Nuggets offense.

Small forward Reggie Williams ran without the ball on the left wing, played big with small, quickly cut inside after dropping Horry, received the ball in the left elbow area, entered the paint area, and went straight to the basket.

Pharaoh returned to the basket, deliberately slowing down the rhythm. After Williams took off, he jumped up from the left side.

Although the bullet speed is not as fast as the opponent's, he has an absolute height advantage and completely keeps up with Williams' rhythm.

"Snapped!"

With a side block, he sent out the second big cap of the day.

"Beautiful! Old K's defense is outstanding, and the Nuggets are settled." Su Qun shouted happily.

Zhang Lili laughed and said, "Every time his defense explodes, the Suns will definitely win."

AC Green, who returned to defense, got the ball and passed it to Lao Wang, and the Suns counterattacked.

Kevin Johnson went down desperately, received a direct pass from Lao Wang, and made a successful layup.

44:43, the Nuggets attack.

On the left wing, Williams played big again with the small one, holding the ball past Horry, and making an emergency stop for a jumper.

"boom!"

The Suns didn't feel good today, but the Nuggets didn't feel very good. The ball was missed, and Wang Tiejun protected the rebound.

"Old K's 9th rebound." Su Qun laughed.

"If it weren't for his decent rebounding today, the Suns would have lost even more." Zhang Lili laughed.

The Nuggets quickly returned to defense, but the fast break failed. The Suns advanced steadily and started a positional battle.

The left wing is low, outside the left line of the paint area, Lao Wang wants the ball.

Mutombo defended at the top and left a little space, that is, a small half-step distance, in case Old K made an easy shot and nearly two points. This is how he blocked Old K's frontal hook in the second quarter.But the overall defensive strategy is to defend against breakthroughs and shots, and mainly defend against Old K's offense at the basket.

The Nuggets' outside line and weak side have begun to shrink, and the double-team tactic is ready to go.

"Snapped!"

After catching the ball with his right hand, Pharaoh turned around in an instant.

Mutombo reacted quickly and immediately took a step back.

But at this moment, Pharaoh turned from an upward turn to a downward turn and slipped to the bottom.

Now Mutombo couldn't react, his mobility was not as good as that of Lao Wang, he didn't keep up with the rhythm, and was shaken.

To say that his strongest defensive area is not the edge of the paint area, but the basket.

Because the weakness of his lack of mobility can be weakened as much as possible at the basket, and the offensive man's mobility advantage has no room to play at the basket unless he has the dreamy footsteps of Dameng.

On the weak side, Nuggets power forward Rafonso Ellis quickly returned to the basket.

As Lao Wang's pick of the same year, No. 5 in the first round, his status and limelight in the league were far inferior to Lao Wang's. At this moment, under the stimulation of adrenaline, he wanted to prove his existence, so he jumped up and wanted to take a shot.

But he is still sensible, instead of blocking the shot from the front, he blocked the shot from the flank.

"Oh!"

Pharaoh turned around, dribbled the ball at the same time, grabbed the ball and exploded, flying to the basket.

"boom!"

The sound of frying baskets sounded, and so did the referee's whistle.

Raffonso Ellis fouled by a thug and received an additional penalty.

"brush!"

Wang Tiejun made an extra penalty.

44:46, the Suns overtook the score.

But then the Nuggets shooting guard Stic made a two-pointer to tie the score.

The left wing is low, and Lao Wang once again asked for the ball.

On the right wing, AC Green and Danny Ainge both pulled to the three-point line, the former was in the right bottom corner, and the latter was at 45 degrees from the right wing three-point line.

The left-wing three-point line is 45 degrees. It is Dan Marley. He got a pass from Kevin Johnson.

Fake throwing a real pass, the ball passed down, Lao Wang caught the ball, and immediately started singles against Mutombo.

"Do the Nuggets want to double-team?" Rowling asked loudly in the ESPN live broadcast.

"Double-team!" His partner Oldman shouted back.

When the ball was passed to Lao Wang, the Nuggets immediately started double-teaming, and the action was very fast.

Obviously, Nuggets coach Dan Isel knew that Mutombo could not defend the old K alone, and had to double-team.Moreover, the Suns' outside touch was very poor in the first half. When would it be better not to double-team at this time?
But it wasn't the left wing that was double-teaming, but the right wing. Power forward Rafonso Ellis quickly implemented the weak side defense, while small forward Reggie Williams did the same.

"Three people double-team, be careful!" Zhang Lili shouted loudly.

"Oh!"

Swinging up and down, Pharaoh began to slip while dribbling.

Mutubom was a bit slower, but his position was more inward. He turned around and stuck to Lao Wang's upper side, entangled the defense in a death style, and pushed down at the same time.

"boom!"

But at this moment, Lao Wang stuck to the baseline and made a ground pass, and the basketball flew to AC Green in the right bottom corner.

Lafonso Ellis hurriedly turned around and returned to the defense. It was already too late. Green caught the ball and made a shot. When he rushed back, he was a step behind.

"boom!"

The basketball hit the hoop and bounced high.

"Oh, why didn't you hit it?"

Zhang Lili, who was staring at the screen, suddenly sighed loudly.

"Refund?"

At this moment, Su Qun shouted loudly, and the next moment, Zhang Lili said excitedly: "Yes, Wang Tiejun completed a supplementary dunk, and he completed a supplementary dunk on Mutombo's head."

The Nuggets attack, Mutombo asks for the ball in the low post on the left wing, catches the ball and turns to hook.

"Snapped!"

Lao Wang saw the opportunity and completed the grab at the moment when the opponent turned around and took off. Then he jumped up and caught up with the opponent with a faster bullet speed, and slapped the ball to the cap.

"Beautiful! Grab it again? Got it!" Zhang Lili shouted continuously.

Coming to the frontcourt and settling down low, Wang Tiejun suddenly turned around and cut into the paint.

It's just that Kevin Johnson's pass was half a beat slow. When the ball came down, the Nuggets' defense had shrunk rapidly, and Mutombo also followed up with the basket.

"Unfortunately, the pass is a bit slow." Zhang Li sighed.

"Snapped!"

Lao Wang received the ball and was surrounded by three people at the basket.

His passing vision is still there, but with six arms around him, there are no passing lanes.

"Boom! Boom!"

After a series of beatings from left to right, Lafonso Ellis and Reggie Williams were knocked over almost at the same time, and there was no contest at all.

The next moment, Tieshan broke out again by attacking.

"Oh!"

Mutombo snorted and also fell to the basket.

"boom!"

The entire American West Arena exploded in an instant, turning into an erupting volcano.

"boom!"

With three quick hits in a row, Wang Tiejun emptied all the defensive forces under the basket, and ended the attack under the basket with a one-handed dunk.

"Hoho..."

The continuous bursts of instants also made him gasp.

The on-site commentator yelled frantically, "The restricted area sweeper, he is here, and he is sweeping our opponents..."

Two minutes later, almost the same situation happened again. Wang Tiejun once again attacked the opponent's basket with a tyrannical basket.

This time, Nuggets power forward Rafonso Ellis couldn't stand up. He sprained his ankle after being knocked into the air.

Ellis' injury was a big loss for the Nuggets, and the Nuggets were forced to put on a prepared meat shield Lasle.

The Nuggets managed to snatch this meat shield from a minor league. Lasle, who had no chance to play in the league, got a two-year annual salary of 250 million in the Nuggets by virtue of his tonnage, which is higher than some lottery picks.

Dan Isel adopted a mosaic defensive strategy, using a meat shield to hold back Wang Tiejun and let Mutombo act as a weak side defense.

But Wang Tiejun immediately used his performance to prove that this was a stupid decision.

"Cutting in, dunking? Beautiful! The tonnage of the meat shield Rasel is as high as 135 kilograms, but his mobility is so poor that he can't keep up with the iron army's movement at all, and Dikembe Mutombo's mobility can't keep up either. Under the Suns' pull-out tactics, his weak-side defense is simply too late." Zhang Reasonable roared excitedly.

"It's beautifully passed on!" Su Qun said excitedly.

Just now, Wang Tiejun turned around and slid in the low position on the left wing, and made an inward cut. The meat shield Rasel couldn't keep up with the rhythm at all, and Mutombo, who was on the weak side, was not moving fast enough to return to the defense when he was pulled out.

After playing a few balls like this, the Nuggets called a timeout.

During the ESPN live broadcast, Rowling shook his head and said, "Because of the appearance of O'Neal and Old K, the price of meat in the league has skyrocketed.

This Rasel, who came from the CBA, has no strength to play in the NBA. He is not even qualified for a basic salary contract, but he got a big contract in the Nuggets.

What I want to say is that defending heavy behemoths like Old K and O'Neill is not just a meat shield, nor is it enough tonnage. "

Oldman nodded and said: "I can understand their choice, because a tank with both tonnage, movement speed and sensitivity is not a tank, but a lottery pick. If it is better, then they are the next O'Neill and old K."

"Haha..." Luo Lin laughed.

Oldman said with a smile: "So, if you want to limit monsters like O'Neill and Old K, maybe there is no way to really prevent them. Are meat shields really useful? Can they really be guarded by a meat shield?

So I think the only way to deal with them is to strengthen our offense and offset their scoring.

O'Neal and old K are both offensively strong and defensively weak types. On the offensive end, they find two space-type insiders, pull them out, and rush in from the outside to play. "

"Like a bull?" Luo Lin said suddenly.

Oldman was stunned, and nodded quickly: "The Bulls' Clifford Robinson is indeed in line with my opinion. I think he can really deal with giants like Old K and O'Neill. Moreover, he has beaten Old K more than once in the regular season, and O'Neal can't guard against him."

At the end of the timeout, Dan Isel broke the jar, removed the expensive meat shield, let Mutombo re-match Wang Tiejun, and replaced power forward Bisendler at the fourth position.

This is a role player, and there is a gap in strength with AC Green, which cannot help the Nuggets.

However, the Nuggets are a defensive-based team and did not relax their defense. They still tightly double-teamed the basket.

It's a pity that after Wang Tiejun's athletic quality improved, his ability to attack under the basket was further enhanced, and various rough fouls could not stop him from scoring.

In the end, the Suns won the G2 game, 88:98, winning by 10 points.

(End of this chapter)