NBA backer king

Chapter 234 The end of the season
On the 25th, the Western Conference Finals G2 match day.

The Suns arranged for a tactical meeting in the morning and recovery adaptive training and tactical drills in the afternoon.

At eight o'clock, the G2 battle started.

In this game, the Mosaic team learned the reasons for the defeat in the G1 game and made some changes.

The biggest change is that Barkley returned to the third position, which is the position he played for the Suns in the regular season.

In his position, the Mosaics have won three of their four regular-season games.

The reason why Tomjanovich did this was because he believed that the two cores in the low post were too crowded. He placed Barkley in the third position and used his ability to control the ball from the inside and outside, so as to connect the entire team and integrate the inside and outside to achieve a balance.

At the same time, Barkley can also make a great contribution to the defense of the old K in the low post.

In other words, the Mosaic team resumed their regular season style of play and took out the meat shield of Eric Leary again.

Riley single-handedly defended the old king, Dameng strengthened the weak side defense, and Barkley frequently double-teamed the strong side. Through such a low defense, the old king's performance was limited to a certain extent.

老王全场46分钟，24投11中，命中率45.8%，14罚8中，拿到了30分15篮板3助攻2盖帽3失误3犯规的数据。

Under the influence of Mosaic's home atmosphere today, the Suns' outside touch was not as good as in the previous game. His distribution effect was not good, and he only got two assists. This is also an important reason for the Suns' loss.

Kevin Johnson also scored 28 points and 11 assists, but the two teamed up and failed to lead the team to victory.

At the end, 95:101, the Mosaic team equalized, and the two sides tied.

On the 26th, the Suns returned to Phoenix. The format of the conference finals is [-], and they will have two home games.

That night, the Bulls won consecutive victories at home, leading the Knicks by a big score of [-]-[-].

The Bulls have not been defeated in the playoffs, and their nine-game winning streak has made their calls for the championship reach the peak. The whole Chicago is in a state of excitement, and Nike's stock price is rising steadily.

Even the media shouted the voice of winning the championship undefeated, which shows that the strength of the Bulls in the playoffs has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

This put great pressure on the Suns and the Mosaic team. No matter who wins, they will touch the terrifying Bulls in the finals.

May 5th, the Western Conference Finals G27 game day.

Both sides continued the tactical play of the G2 battle, without major changes.

The Mosaic team has tasted the benefits, and there is no problem in sticking to their style of play.

As for the Suns, after losing the G2 game, they still insist on the tactics of the G2 game, which is very strange.

In fact, head coach Westphal's idea is very simple, and the reasons are very good. The Suns' lineup and tactics are like this. With the old K as the core of the inside line, he is opened up to let him play in the low post, or let Kevin Johnson play a breakthrough tactic. These two basic tactics require outside shooters to be able to hit open balls.

What he hopes is that the outside line can be more accurate. As long as the outside touch can be restored, it can limit Barkley's double-teaming of the low post on the strong side, and also allow Kevin Johnson's breakthrough tactics to play efficiently.

The loss in the G2 game was not due to a problem with the tactics, but because the players were not in good condition and could not hit the open ball from the outside line, which caused the old K to be double-teamed frequently. Therefore, he did not change his tactics in this game, but just competed with his opponent.

His idea has been realized. In this game, the Suns' outside touch is better than in the G2 game. Dan Marley made three three-pointers, Horry made two, and Danny Ainge also made one. After three quarters, the team made 15 of 6 three-pointers, and the shooting rate was as high as 40%, which was equivalent to 60% of the two-pointers.

However, the Mosaic team also played quite well. Barkley served as the core of the outside line, one inside and one outside with Dameng, integrating the energy of the whole team and biting the score.

After three quarters, 84:84, the two teams actually tied.

Zhang Lili analyzed anxiously: "The Suns have such a good outside touch, but they didn't get a score advantage. In this case, once the physical fitness drops in the final quarter, the outside touch will definitely decline, which is very troublesome."

粟群也是担心地道：“今天老K的出手不多，12投7中，命中率58.3%，6罚3中，拿到了17分10篮板6助攻1抢断2盖帽4失误3犯规的数据，失误有点多啊，防守端的贡献不如前两场。”

Zhang rationally analyzed: "It doesn't matter if you take fewer shots, he has a lot of points and good assists, and he has no problem on the offensive end.

The main problem is that there are many mistakes. Several times when the ball was double-teamed, there was a problem with passing and receiving the ball, and there was a problem with the cooperation of his teammates. Most of these mistakes were counted on his head.

Then the defensive end was not good. He did a good job defending Dameng. Although Dameng scored 20 points, his shooting percentage was only 48%. It was just that his help defense had problems.

Tonight, the Mosaic team's offense is very average, everyone shoots, it is difficult for him to make high-quality help defense.In fact, he can't blame him for this. The Suns' luck is good tonight, but they are also good, and they can make shots against defenders. "

At the start of the final quarter, the problem that Zhang Lili was worried about appeared. The Suns felt hot from the outside line in the first three quarters.

In the first 5 minutes, 5 of 1 shots from the outside line, the Suns' score was immediately opened, 91:96, and the Mosaic team led by 5 points.

Of course, this is also related to the fact that Mosaic reduced the tactics of double-teaming Wang Tiejun in the first 5 minutes and strengthened the defense of the Suns outside.

The Suns called a timeout and changed their offensive tactics. Since the Mosaic team reduced the low-post double-teaming tactics, Wang Tiejun took over the offense in the low post, and Kevin Johnson broke through and scored the ball. He played a wave first, strengthened the low-post attack, and tried to equalize the point difference.

It's a pity that the Mosaic team is really good tonight, continuing the feel of the G2 game. The Suns' own offense played well, but there were problems with the defense and they couldn't stop the opponent from scoring. In the end, they still failed to pull back and lost the G3 game.

With a big score of one to two, the Suns' Western Conference Finals situation became somewhat passive.

这场比赛，王铁军拿到了24分13篮板6助攻1抢断2盖帽5失误3犯规的数据。

The hit rate reached 52%, only 8 free throws, not enough damage to the inside, and the state is obviously not as good as the previous two games.

西决三场比赛下来，他场均29分14篮板6助攻0.7抢断3盖帽4失误3.3失误。

This performance is undoubtedly the performance of a superstar, but the team lost two games in a row after winning one game first. As the core of the team, he was also questioned by some media.

Especially the defensive performance in the G3 game caused these media to repeatedly criticize him, thinking that his defense made the Mosaic team's offense too easy.

However, there are not many such media. After all, his performance is also very strong, and the strength of the Mosaic team is indeed stronger than that of the Suns.

At around 28 o'clock in the morning on the 9th, Wang Tiejun was sitting at the dining table at home, flipping through the newspaper while eating breakfast, and reading the articles that accused him.

These articles are actually correct, and he himself does not deny that his current defensive ability is indeed not enough.

However, the series has only reached G3, and the result is still undecided, and the Suns may not necessarily lose.

That night, the Bulls defeated the Knicks again at Madison Square Garden and won the Eastern Conference Finals with a score of [-]-[-].

乔丹在三场东决系列赛中，场均轰下37分8篮板7助攻3.3抢断0.7盖帽，命中率高达56.5%，表现太耀眼了。

This hit rate is much higher than his previous playoff data, and the tactics of opening the inside line have greatly improved his offensive efficiency.

In the 87/88 season, his shooting percentage in the playoffs was as high as 53.1%. At that time, he was at the peak of his body. He hadn't gained weight yet, and his speed was very fast.

And now, the Bulls' new inside tactics have allowed him to create a miracle.

It is conceivable that whether it is the Suns or the Mosaic team, whether it is the Suns or the Mosaics meeting the Bulls in the finals, whether it is Dameng, Barkley, or Wang Tiejun, they will be pulled out by Clifford Robinson and Cobra Grant, and then they will face the pervasive breakthroughs of Jordan and Pippen.

ESPN announced the latest predictions for the probability of winning the championship. The Bulls are as high as 90%, the Mosaic is 25%, the Suns are symbolic 8%, and the Knicks are the same 8%.

The dazzling Bulls and Jordan continued to exert increasing pressure on the remaining three teams.

On the 29th, the Western Conference Finals G4 match day.

In the locker room of the visiting team, Dameng and Barkley were chatting, but the content was not the game, nor the Eastern Conference Finals, but the Bulls. It could be seen that their attention was completely attracted by the Bulls. The pressure the Bulls put on them even surpassed their current Western Conference Finals opponent, the Suns.

"Charles, how do you think we should deal with the Bulls' inside stretch tactics?" Dameng said worriedly.

Barkley lowered his head and thought for a while, "Let the coach use his brain. To be honest, my mind is a bit messed up."

Under this kind of pressure, in the G4 game, Dameng and Barkley both missed their hands. The former only scored 16 points, 18 of 6 shots, and a shooting percentage of only 33.3%. The latter only scored 23 points, and his shooting percentage was only in the early [-]s.

The performance of the Suns is also mediocre, and they are also under the pressure of the Bulls. In addition, they are behind by a large score, and their state is not good.

不过好在老王这场给力，20投11中，命中率55%，17罚11中，命中率64.7%，轰下了33分16篮板5助攻1抢断4盖帽1失误4犯规的数据。

He spared no effort tonight, and insisted on attacking the basket all the time, which caused a lot of damage to Dameng who assisted in defense. Dameng, who was a little distracted, made two fouls in the first quarter and four fouls in the first half, and his offensive and defensive status dropped sharply.

Kevin Johnson was also very powerful, scoring 25 points, 13 assists and 4 steals.

The two teamed up and scored 58 points, 105:115, leading the team to pull back a game.

With a big score of two to two, the two teams returned to the starting line.

On May 5, the Suns and Mosaics arrived in Houston one after another.

That night, the Bulls swept the Knicks and entered the finals with an undefeated record of 11 consecutive victories.

Under the strong pressure of the Bulls, the Suns and the Mosaic team performed mediocre in the G31 game on the 5st. In the end, the Mosaic team won the game by virtue of their home court advantage and won the Western Conference Finals point.

The Suns were not in good shape on the perimeter and missed shots repeatedly. As expected, the Mosaic team double-teamed Wang Tiejun crazily, causing his efficiency to drop drastically.

He played both offensive and defensive ends of the game, and his physical energy was too high. He played for another 47 minutes and only rested for 1 minute. In the case of insufficient physical fitness, he was not capable of attacking the basket. Most of the offenses were hooks and throws outside.

On June 6, the two teams returned to Phoenix.

On June 6, the G2 game of the Western Conference finals was played in Phoenix.

Relying on the advantage of the home court, Kevin Johnson broke out completely, scoring 39 points and 14 assists, and Wang Tiejun scored 24 points, 18 rebounds, 8 assists and 3 blocks.

Dameng and Barkley, who lost the match point, were very disappointed. Although they had the home court advantage in the tiebreaker, their physical energy was almost exhausted so far in the Western Conference finals. Even if they finally won the Suns, how would they face the even crazier Bulls in the finals?

On June 6, the two teams returned to Houston again.

On June 6, the Western Conference Finals tiebreaker began.

"Beep, beep!"

At [-]:[-] p.m., with the whistle of the referee, the tie-break ended.

109:115, the Suns lost the tiebreaker and were eliminated by a score of three to four.

"Special!"

At the moment the whistle sounded, Wang Tiejun collapsed on the floor, not wanting to move his fingers.

After all, he still failed to lead the team to the finals with Kevin Johnson, and fell in the tiebreaker.

This time he scored 29 points and 17 rebounds. Kevin Johnson scored 21 points and 11 assists.

But Dream is even crazier, scoring 38 points, 20 rebounds, 11 assists, 3 steals and 9 blocks.

At the beginning of the season, he wanted to reach the finals, but unfortunately he failed to fulfill his wish. He worked hard for a season and finally fell to the Western Conference finals. He was very disappointed in his heart, but fortunately, he was always mentally prepared, so he did not lose confidence in himself and the Suns. Next season, he and the team will make a comeback.

Lying next to him was Kevin Johnson, and Lightning was even more disappointed than him.

The 28-year-old Lightning, the extra training last offseason, and this season has exhausted his body a lot. He himself feels that the state of the next season should really decline.

At least this offseason, he won't practice anymore. He really doesn't have that determination anymore, and his body can no longer bear that kind of consumption. His physical talent is not comparable to that of Jordan, and this offseason will be mainly about recuperation.

"Kevin, old K?" Barkley appeared on top of the two and stretched out his hands to pull them up.

"Congratulations, Charles." Kevin Johnson sent a hug and blessing.

"Congratulations, brother, try to kill the Bulls and get your second championship." Old Wang said sincerely.

Barkley shook his head and smiled wryly, "If you let us go, we can still fight the Bulls in the Western Conference Finals. How can we fight them now?"

"You don't have to do this. The finals start on the 8th, and you have four days to rest. If you lose, don't blame us for the reason of the loss. It's because you can't beat the Bulls and Jordan." Old Wang laughed.

Barkley smiled bitterly and said to Lao Wang: "You don't even look at Dameng's state. He has fought you seven games, and he is already fighting desperately. His body is full of injuries from fighting you. If it were the regular season, he would have stopped fighting early."

At this time, Dameng also came over, although he was tired all over, but he was smiling all over his face.

"Congratulations, Hakim."

"Congratulations, soft dream."

Wang Tiejun and Kevin Johnson sent their blessings, which is a respect for an opponent.

"Thank you, Kevin. Thank you, softie K." Dameng accepted it all, and added his own counterattack against Lao Wang.

Lao Wang's face turned black, it seems that he can no longer be called Ruan Danmeng in the future, otherwise the three of them will become tigers, and it will be troublesome if the nickname Ruan Dan K is implemented on him.

Moreover, Dameng's performance in this series can be called extraordinary, and it has nothing to do with Ruandan. It is because of his courage to confront him that he has achieved such a performance. Otherwise, it is not certain who will be eliminated.

In the commentary booth of CCTV, Zhang Lili and Su Qun were also very sorry to see the Suns lost the tiebreaker. The former sighed: "Dameng's performance is too strong, and the Suns are not wronged."

Su Qun sighed: "The Suns lost 10 rebounds. If they grab a few more rebounds, they won't lose this game."

Zhang Lili nodded and said: "Dream has 20 rebounds, Barkley has 12, and the Suns have only 39 rebounds.

Dameng has 9 big caps, and the performance of the basket protection is amazing. Tie Jun has 4 big caps alone. After hitting the back, the Suns can no longer attack.

In fact, this game was not because the Suns didn't play well, but because Dameng performed superbly, which was not a crime of war. "

Su Qun calculated the data in his hand and read: "After seven games in the Western Conference Finals series, Old K averaged 29 points, 14.2 rebounds, 5.8 assists, 0.6 steals, 2.8 blocks, 3.2 turnovers, and 3.8 fouls. His shooting percentage was 53.4%. His performance has surpassed the regular season. This is the performance of a real superstar."

Zhang Lili said: "The playoffs are the stage to test the quality of superstars. Wang Tiejun's performance is still very good. You must know that this is his second season and the first time he has become the core of the team. It is really good to be able to play this performance."

"Tie Jun, come and sit down."

"Old K, please sit down please sit down."

"Brother Zhang, Su Qun, hello. Fans and friends in front of the TV, hello too."

At this time, Lao Wang came to their commentary booth. Everyone was very familiar, and he was not polite. After sitting down, he immediately started asking questions.

Zhang Lili asked: "Tie Jun, are you sorry?"

"Oh, okay, we tried our best, but the opponent played too well." He said.

"Old K, when will you return to China?" Su Qun asked.

"There are still some commercial activities here, take a break by the way, at the end of this month." He said.

"Tie Jun, will you practice more during the offseason? I want to help you speak!" Zhang Lili asked.

"The trainer has made arrangements, but when the time comes, Brother Zhang, if you are free to help, I will greet you." He said with a smile.

"Row."

Zhang Lili nodded, and sighed again: "You look very open, but I feel more regretful than you in my heart. After all, I am only one step away from entering the finals."

"Ha ha……"

Lao Wang laughed twice and said: "It's nothing, there will be opportunities in the future."

Nodding, Zhang Lili still had a regretful expression on his face, and said: "It's really difficult to reach the finals. The three super centers have been here for so many years. This is the first time for Dameng. Neither David Robinson nor Ewing has touched the floor of the finals. This is the era of so-called centers, but what happened to them shows how difficult it is to reach the finals. And Jordan, such a powerful person, this is also his era, but this is only the third time to reach the finals."

Lao Wang nodded. Although he has his own confidence, he also knows that he will enter the finals next time, and he doesn't know which year it will be.

If the lineup does not match, the coaching team does not match, and if you encounter too strong opponents in the same period, if you are unlucky, or the team suffers too many injuries, problems in the locker room, etc., maybe it will be the same as these super centers. It will be difficult to reach the finals once in your career.

But it is more exciting because it is full of uncertainty.

Last year, his feelings about the championship were average, and he didn't even understand Barkley's extreme enthusiasm and pursuit of the championship, and his pursuit of hard honors was not strong.

But after one season, as his strength has risen and he has become the new core of the team, his feelings and views on professional honors are very different.

Of course, this is also related to his financial situation. When making money is easy, his focus is naturally transferred to the pursuit of professional honor.

This is also a pursuit of higher professional status and social status, and everything is a natural result.

(End of this chapter)