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Chapter 258 Terrifying low dominance

The timeout ends, the game restarts, and the Bulls attack.

Jordan hit five balls, this time Pippen made a shot, Drexler went to defend Jordan, and Dan Marley defended Pippen.

"boom!"

The ball missed, Lao Wang grabbed the backcourt rebound, and the Suns attacked.

He still falls in the high position, with Clifford Robinson below, Dan Marley on the right-wing three-point line, Drexler on the left-wing three-point line, and AC Green on the right wing.

Seeing BJ defend him, Perry breathed a sigh of relief. Facing Jordan, the overwhelming pressure could suffocate him. Facing BJ, he can at least perform normally.

"boom!"

Pushed across the center line, a bad luck, a false pass, he shook BJ back, and then gave the ball to Lao Wang.

After catching the ball, Pharaoh raised his hands high, his left foot didn't move, he moved his right foot twice, and faced the baseline, he saw Dan Marley being closely followed by Pippen, ran over the basket and pulled him to the left wing, but he didn't get rid of the defender, and the gliding of the left wing couldn't get rid of Jordan either.

"do it yourself."

He immediately leaned over the dribble, turned around, and started hitting Clifford Robinson.

At this time, Toni Kukoc, who was in the low position on the right wing, quickly rushed into the paint area. Lao Wang faced the back of the right wing and saw his action out of the corner of his eye.

"Oh!"

While dribbling, Old Wang was about to rely on hitting the defender, but found that Clifford Robinson actually took half a step back, making it impossible for him to rely on hitting.

He hurriedly took a bear step, stepped on the free throw line with his left foot, then turned around, dribbled the ball again, and wanted to go directly from the right side.

At this time, Toni Kukoc rushed forward, and Clifford Robinson formed a pair of ghosts to close the door, trying to block him who had not yet rushed out.

"Don't think about it!"

With a roar in his throat, he grabbed the basketball bouncing off the floor with his right hand, then took a big step forward with his right foot, and forcibly inserted it between the two. When they bumped into each other, he jumped up on one foot and threw the ball towards the basket with his right hand.

The basketball flew to the basket with a flat arc, hit the front edge with a bang, bounced forward slightly, and then fell into the basket.

"Beautiful! Old K made a strong shot in the double-team! Now 8:12, the Suns lead by 4 points."

"Yeah! Old K made a basket throw and hit a nearly two-point throw from three meters away."

On the sidelines, two on-site commentators shouted excitedly.

"Face-to-basket throwing? Old K doesn't seem to have used it much in the team's training game?" The head coach Westphal standing there on the sidelines murmured.

He wants to see if old K will attack the basket next time. If he has a good face-to-basket technique and old K's powerful low post, then old K's threat will increase again.

Next, Toni Kukoc hit a field goal to make it 10-12 and the Suns attacked.

This time, Lao Wang did not fall in the high position, and went to the basket again.

Because he feels that Jordan no longer switches defenses against Perry, and Perry should have no problem passing the ball in.

But he guessed wrong, because BJ tried his best to block Perry and his passing line, and it was not easy for Perry to pass the ball in.

In the first three seconds, the ball didn't come in, so he had to leave the paint and go to the low post on the left wing.

With 12 seconds to go on the shot clock, he went to the basket for the second time, this time with three seconds to go when Perry's pass finally came in.

He received the ball at the basket, and the Bulls were obviously desperate, and he didn't let the Bulls despair in vain. When he turned around, he carried Clifford Robinson and forcibly got up and dunked.

"As long as it can pass in, the Bull's inside tonnage is too light to prevent at all." Dort shook his head in the TNT commentary seat.

"A good passer can make old K blow up the Bulls." Laitem laughed.

"so……"

Dortmund said solemnly: "Jordan still needs to guard Perry, BJ can't guard Perry."

"Haha..." Letem laughed.

On the sidelines, Phil Jackson stood up, inserted a pair of tail fingers into his mouth, and blew hard. The hooligan whistle didn't sound, and he put his hands together in front of his mouth, and shouted loudly: "BJ, keep an eye on him, don't let him easily find the opportunity to hit the ball in the low post."

But Perry is not so bad. He has been in the NBA for three or four seasons. To be able to survive here, the level of role players is still there.

After the first quarter, at 24:30, the Suns led by 6 points at home, but the Crazy Bulls fell behind by 6 points.

Pharaoh played 11 minutes in the first quarter, because the Bulls were too weak inside and didn’t have a large tonnage player, so the confrontation was not high, and his current speed was not slower than other inside players.

With his level 99 stamina, he can afford this kind of playing time when he is not very confrontational.

And now his style of play has changed to a certain extent compared to the last two seasons. With the improvement of his athletic quality, the kind of horizontal pushing and violent hitting has been reduced a lot, and his physical energy consumption has also been relatively reduced.

It’s just that with his huge tonnage, even if he only runs on the field, he will consume a lot of energy. What’s more, he must contribute in all aspects such as offense, defense, and organization support, so overall, his physical energy consumption is also very large, not less than last season.

Speaking of confrontation, many inside players who are not strong enough in tonnage and confrontation ability are avoiding strong confrontations with him. The Bulls' Clifford Robinson and Toni Kukoc are also such insiders.

He made 10 of 8 shots in the first quarter. This is the quarter he has shot the most in three seasons. Among them, he made 5 dunks and scored all of them. He made two short-range hooks and scored one.

加上5罚2中，首节轰下了18分5篮板2助攻3盖帽1失误1犯规的数据。

Under his efficient main attack, the Suns had to lead the Bulls.

In the TNT commentary seat, Dott analyzed: "Old K played really well today. He scored all 6 basket attacks, made 4 of 2 shots from close range, and scored 18 points in a single quarter. This is the performance of a superstar."

Laitem went on to say: "His high efficiency is based on the fact that the Bulls' interior defense and confrontation are not strong enough. Regardless of height, tonnage, strength, wingspan, and confrontation ability, he has great advantages. Especially his confrontation ability makes opponents shy away. As long as the ball can be passed to him, he can do whatever he wants in the opponent's paint area."

Dot nodded and said: "The Bulls fell behind because BJ couldn't completely cut off the passing line between Perry and old K, which was beyond his ability. Of course, he also made efforts. Every time Perry passed the ball, he had to be careful and made two mistakes.

Coach Phil Jackson didn't make any more changes. It seems that he didn't want to waste Jordan's ability, and he hasn't changed defenses since then. "

Latham shook his head and said, "I don't think he's afraid of wasting money. He just wants to use these few minutes to see if BJ can do what he wants him to do. Isn't the regular season an opportunity to test opponents and test himself?"

"Yes, but will he make changes next?" Dortmund asked.

Laitem nodded and said: "Of course, he should change his defensive tactics. In addition, on the offensive end, Pippen went in and got a big hat from K, and the two players in the interior also got a big hat. This reduced the Bulls' breakthroughs. He should also make changes on the offensive end.

The Bulls only scored 24 points in the first quarter, which is below the normal level. This season, the Bulls averaged 112 points per game and 30.2 points per game in the first quarter. "

Dott said with a smile: "We have always said that old K's defense is not good, but tonight his defense is not bad, especially his weakest help defense. Among the three big caps, two are big caps sent out in the assist defense, and they are big caps sent when he returns to defense after being pulled out. They are very precious and have a great blow to the Bulls."

Latem suddenly thought of something and said, "Do you know, Dortmund, Old K's rookie contract with the Suns is 3+1, and the last year is a player option. He may opt out of the last year of his contract."

Dot nodded and said: "The Suns have not completed an early contract extension with the old K, but I suggest that they make a choice in advance. The old K is currently the only new-generation behemoth center who can be compared with O'Neal. Except for the three super centers, they are the two of them."

Laitem laughed: "He signed CAA, do you know CAA?"

Dot glared at his partner and said with a smile, "Do you think I'm a bumpkin? Of course I know CAA."

Laitem laughed: "Then you should know the style of CAA, they always sign the best contracts to their stars.

Fortunately, they haven't formally developed in the NBA, and the old K is an NBA star under their banner. Otherwise, they might bring in the Hollywood package in the future. "

"Ha ha……"

Dortmund laughed a few times, and suddenly said seriously: "It is impossible for the Suns not to want to renew K's contract in advance. You know that the Hornets completed the early signing after only one year of playing with Larry Johnson. It is the only contract worth [-] million yuan in the history of the league so far. It is simply unbelievable."

Latham nodded and said: "Yes, the 12-year 1.1 million contract, aunt is enough to eat this contract, which is much better than Pippen's 7-year 2000 million, and they renewed the contract in the same year."

Although it has been several years since Larry Johnson got the [-] million yuan contract, but now that the contract is mentioned, the two people still have a look of envy and jealousy on their faces.

Dott said with a smile: "Speaking of Pippen, in fact, the contract is not too bad. You have to know that his salary and Jordan's salary were similar at the time. Jordan's salary was 7 million for 2300 years. Last season, his annual salary was 308 million, and Jordan's 400 million. It's just that Larry Johnson's contract is too big."

Latham nodded and said, "Let's talk about it. Old K has played for three seasons and hasn't suffered any injuries. He has made significant progress every year. He is still going strong and deserves a big contract. Now it depends on how bold the owner of the Suns is."

Nodding, Laitem said: "I think the reason why the early contract renewal was not completed should be the reason of CAA, and the contract was not completed consistently."

"That is to say, teams that want to get old K, such as the Bulls, you have a chance now." Dortmund said with a smirk.

"No, old K is ours."

In Los Angeles, in Jerry Buss's luxurious villa, the old Buss looked at the TV and said firmly: "The Hornets can give Larry Johnson a contract of [-] million yuan, and the Lakers can also afford it."

"Jerry, after next season, O'Neal's contract will expire." Lakers general manager Jerry West reminded.

"Jerry, do you think the Magic are crazy, they will trade O'Neal? That is a monster more terrifying than the old K, whether offensive or defensive, his potential is higher than the old K, the Magic can't trade him." Old Buss turned to look at West and said.

Jerry West nodded involuntarily, and asked, "Then we're going to go after Old K with all our strength?"

Nodding, Old Buss said, "You can contact CAA now. Our Lakers have a natural advantage. I believe that CAA would also like Old K to come to the Lakers. Only here can he obtain the greatest commercial benefits."

Jerry West laughed and said: "From a personal point of view, Old K's Chinese G girlfriend is also studying here. I think he probably wants to come here too."

Old Bus was taken aback, smiled, and nodded.

"I'm going to contact CAA first, and talk to old K's agent." West said.

"Don't let the media find out, so as not to be preempted by Colangelo." Jerribas reminded.

……

In Phoenix, in the next game, Phil Jackson did not use Jordan or Pippen to defend Perry, and insisted on using BJ and Perry to match up.

There are two reasons for his consideration.

First, he has to consider the possibility that Kevin Johnson will come back in the playoffs. Once he meets the Suns with the Lightning in the finals, even if the Lightning is far worse than last season, whether it is Jordan or Pippen, it will be difficult to completely cut off Kevin Johnson's pass to the old K. No matter how old and injured the Lightning is, it is not comparable to Perry. The experience alone is beyond the ordinary.

Second, the Suns still have the support of Drexler and Dan Marley, so it is even more impossible to do it.

Therefore, in this game, he wants to simulate as much as possible the game situation after Kevin Johnson's comeback, that is, how the Bulls defend the old K when the connection between the Suns' No. [-] and No. [-] positions cannot be completely cut off.

There is still only one way to cut off the connection between the internal and external lines as much as possible.

This has turned back again. When the inside can't fight against the old K, it is mainly a problem of outside defense.

Insisting on using BJ for the first position, Jordan and Pippen mainly strengthen the defense of the outside line, participate in the defense of the inside line as little as possible, and put most of the defensive energy on the outside line.

One of the benefits of this is to reduce injuries, because if Jordan and Pippen participate too much in the interior defense, they are likely to have a strong confrontation with the old K, and it will be over if they are injured.

In this way, the Bulls' outside defense can only limit the Suns' internal and external connections to a certain extent. The inside will definitely be blown up by Old K, but this is enough. As long as part of the Suns' organizational function is reduced, the Bulls' strong offensive ability is enough to defeat the Suns.

So in the next game, he insisted on using BJ to defend Perry and did not change his defensive strategy.

At the same time, he didn't let Jordan and Pippen participate in the defense of the Suns' No. [-] position, and let BJ single Perry.

This is because Perry is not Kevin Johnson, the Suns lineup is not complete, the Bulls don't need to give full play, and there is no need to expose all the cards in the eyes of the Suns. The outcome of this regular season is not in his eyes.

With the Bulls keeping their hands, Lao Wang frequently got the ball in the low post, completely blowing Clifford Robinson.

However, although Jordan and Pippen let water on the defensive end, they did not on the offensive end. The two attacked with all their strength and wanted to win the game.

It's just that Lao Wang played an efficient offensive performance in the paint, contributed a lot on the defensive end, and dominated the paint area of ​​both sides in terms of rebounding. So by the third quarter, the Suns had already led the Bulls by a large score.

After three quarters, 81:94, the Suns led by 13 points.

老王打了33分钟，三节只休息了3分钟，一共21投16中，命中率高达76%，12罚6中，已经轰下了38分18篮板3助攻1抢断6盖帽2失误3犯规的数据。

乔丹和皮蓬联手37投17中，命中率46%，三分球6投2中，11罚10中，联手贡献了46分。

Dortmund analyzed: "Until now, Old K has completely dominated the Bulls' inside line in terms of offensive and defensive ends, rebounding, etc. There is no doubt about it.

Even though Clifford Robinson pulled out every time, old K showed a strong ability to return to defense today. He has sent six big blocks in a single game, four of which were sent back to the defense after being pulled out. His performance in assisting the defense tonight was very good. "

"Yes……"

Nodding, Latham agreed: "Old K's speed is really not slow now. I observed it, and it is just under the three super centers. O'Neal has now gained 140 kilograms or more. His speed is not much faster than Old K. I even think he is similar to Old K."

Dott also nodded and said: "Old K couldn't play fast break at all before, but now he can keep up with the rhythm. This is an obvious change and a manifestation of speed."

Laitem said: "That is to say, the Bulls' stretching tactics are less restrictive for the old K."

Dot nodded and said: "In this game, the Bulls did not play an impressive offensive strategy on the offensive end. It can be said that Phil Jackson's tactical ability on the spot is not that good. If Jordan can't solve the problem, we can only look forward to the future."

Laitem nodded and said: "The Bulls still rely on Jordan + Pippen on the offensive end, but they don't seem to work hard enough on the defensive end today, especially the relatively weakest No. [-] position of the Suns, which is completely defended by BJ alone. Jordan Pippen rarely assists in defense. I think the Bulls are staying strong."

Dot nodded and said: "I also found this problem, I think it is understandable why the Bulls reduced the perimeter defensive strength, because this is not a well-made Suns team, the Bulls don't need to do their best.

Let's put it this way, when the Bulls' perimeter defense is weakened, the threat of this team must be reduced by at least 30%.

If the Bulls really play the defensive strength of the playoffs, the difficulty of the Suns passing from the first position to the fifth position will increase exponentially, then the score on the court today is likely to change. "

"Yes……"

Letem also nodded in recognition of Dott's statement.

(End of this chapter)