NBA backer king

Chapter 281 Illegal Defense
On the morning of the 13th, when Wang Tiejun woke up, it was already past ten o'clock in the morning.

Those extreme Jazz fans didn't bother them last night and let them sleep well.

"Comfortable!"

After sleeping until I woke up naturally, after getting up, I opened the curtains and stretched out in front of the rising sun, feeling boundless in energy.

He slept in a single room, which was specially arranged by the Suns management during the playoffs, for fear that one more person in the room would affect his rest.

While exercising, there was a knock on the door. I went to open it and saw that it was Cousin Changfeng, bringing him breakfast.

After breakfast, there was nowhere to go, Lao Wang took Liu Changfeng to find the hotel's gym, where he was going to spend the rest of the morning.

"Robert? Exactly, let's go to the gym together."

Just as he was entering the elevator, he met Robert Horry who was about to come out, so he pushed him in again.

"Ok."

Horry, who wanted to find two teammates to have a drink, said helplessly.

"Robert, are you having a bad time in the Suns?" He asked casually after walking into the elevator.

Horry shrugged his shoulders and said with a wry smile: "Old K, I will practice more during the offseason."

Lao Wang rolled his eyes. Hearing you say that every year, your shooting percentage has not improved. This season has dropped by another percentage point compared to last season. Who the hell still believes you?

He thought for a while and said, "You also know that Glider will leave next season, we can't keep him, you should think about it yourself."

Robert Horry was also very distressed. He was driving high and low. He started the Mosaic team in his rookie season, but he didn't expect that he could only play as a substitute for the Suns.

"By the way, how many years do you have on your rookie contract?" Old Wang asked.

"Two years," Horry said.

"You signed for five years?" Old Wang said.

"Yes, 4+1, the last year is a team option." Horry said.

Old Wang nodded, and finally said: "The main position only depends on your performance, you can figure it out yourself."

Huo Li nodded, feeling a lot of pressure in his heart.

Starting from next season, after the old K renewed his contract, Danny Ainge and Glider left and retired, and the team officially entered the reconstruction. There will be rookies coming in. Will he still have a chance to compete for the main position?
I'm afraid that if his performance does not satisfy the team, he will not be given another chance. Most of the young people are waiting for the opportunity, and the team will also choose to train new players with more potential.

That night, the Bulls defeated the Pacers and won the second round match point with a big score of [-] to [-].

At the same time, the Magic defeated the Knicks and also won the second round match point with a big score of [-] to [-].

After watching the game, all the Suns assembled and quietly moved to another hotel, which was arranged by Colangelo to avoid being disturbed by some Jazz fans.

He really did the right thing. In order to prevent the team from being swept away, some extreme Jazz fans started to harass again.

On the 14th, the second round of the Western Conference G4 match day.

At eight o'clock, the Suns played away against the Jazz.

Suns: Wang Tiejun, AC Green, Drexler, Dan Marley, Kevin Johnson

Jazz: Karl Malone, Tom Chambers, David Benoit, Jeff Hornacek, John Stockton

"Shh!"

When the Suns started the game, the Delta Center was booed horribly.

"Sweep! Sweep! Sweep..."

But amidst the boos, there were more than a thousand Suns fans shouting. They were scattered throughout the audience, not in a large scale.

As far away as Phoenix, Arizona, countless people are also shouting.

After the jump ball, the Suns attack.

In the low position on the left wing, Wang Tiejun began to settle down, demanding positions and balls.

On the sideline of the paint area, the postman began to block the defense, his right arm intentionally clamped Lao Wang's left arm, entangled with each other, his chest stuck to it, and his left hand interfered with the opponent's catch.

From the very beginning, he took the toughest confrontation.

After three games, with his strongest physique in the league, he also suffered a lot in the strong confrontation with Wang Tiejun. His chest and back were covered with layers of bruises from bruises and elbow injuries. However, in the G4 game, he still carried out active strong confrontation, just not wanting to be swept away.

"The Jazz all shrink their defense." Zhang Lili shouted.

"Old K, be careful." Su Qun also shouted.

John Stockton's defense is tight and Kevin Johnson lobs the ball down.

At this time, before the ball was actually out of his hands, David Benoit on the left wing three-point line and Tom Chambers on the right wing who was pulled out by AC Green, had already started to pounce on Wang Tiejun.

"Illegal defense, this is a violation!" Zhang Lili immediately shouted.

But there was no whistle on the court, and the game continued.

"Snapped!"

Under the full entanglement of the postman, Wang Tiejun was unable to take off in time to catch the ball, and Benoit, who jumped in front of him, threw the ball away.

"yeah!"

Jazz fans immediately cheered.

"Special!"

Lao Wang was so angry that he cursed, is it allowed to double-team people without the ball now, why don't I know?

"Illegal defense! Didn't you all see it? This is illegal defense, illegal defense..."

On the sidelines, Westphal was furious and yelled at the field. Several referees ignored him, and he yelled at the official technical stage again.

At this time, the Jazz counterattacked and Jeff Hornacek made a two-pointer.

"Mr. Coach, if you don't calm down again, I don't mind asking you to leave the field." At this time, the referee ran over and said to Westphal with a cold face.

"That's good, you can end the game now and declare the Jazz the winner." Westphal said angrily.

"Humph!"

The referee snorted coldly.

"Okay, Paul, calm down." Assistant coach Lewis came over to persuade Westphal to leave.

Westphal also made a proper gesture to prevent the referee from being too partial to the opponent. The rule of double-teaming people without the ball is actually very operable, including the Suns themselves doing this to Jordan.

Generally, it is a rule-based sideball. For example, a strong-side double-teamer stands outside the double-teamer's arm. This is in line with the rules that do not allow double-teaming without the ball, but the effect is the same as double-teaming without the ball. The double-team has been completed before the ball arrives.

Just like Benoit's double-teaming, it is better than the kind of off-ball double-teaming that hits the side ball. At least his initial position is at least two meters away from Wang Tiejun.

The game continues and the Suns attack.

Wang Tiejun is still in the low position on the left wing, and the postman is top defense.

David Benoit above puts Drexler two meters away just like he did just now, two meters away from the low post on the left wing.

Although Tom Chambers on the right was pulled out, Green didn't have a three-pointer, and he also put more than two meters away. He stood a little outside the paint area, ready to return to the basket and implement weak-side help defense at any time.

At the top of the arc, John Stockton kept harassing Kevin Johnson's dribble with his left hand, and raised his right hand high, trying to block the passing line between the top of the arc and the low post on the left wing.

Just because of his blockade, Kevin Johnson was forced to lob the ball, which allowed David Benoit to complete the off-ball double-team in time.

It's just that this time Kevin Johnson didn't pass the ball directly to the low post, but gave the ball to Drexler and ran to the right wing himself.

At this time, Tom Chambers on the weak side reacted quickly and immediately started running to the paint.

The glider received the ball, forcing David Benoit to return to defense immediately, losing the opportunity to double-team Wang Tiejun.

And just as he was back on defense, Drexler passed the ball. He missed Green's opening in the right corner and passed it to the left low post.

"Snapped!"

Wang Tiejun received the ball and immediately began to rely on the postman.

"careful!"

In the CCTV commentary seat, Zhang Lili shouted sharply.

The next moment, Tom Chambers suddenly appeared from the right side of the baseline, snapped the ball away.

"yeah!"

The Delta Center cheered again.

"I X!"

Pharaoh jumped up and threw himself at the basketball.

When rushing forward, he collided with Chambers, who was also grabbing the ball. The latter was knocked away by him, and he regained control of the basketball in his hands.

"Oh!" the Jazz fans sighed.

But at this time Wang Tiejun also fell to the floor, and the postman rushed up.

"Old K!"

At this time, Drexler rushed past Wang Tiejun and made a quick air cut to the paint area. Lao Wang, who was lying on the floor, quickly passed the ball. The former took off directly after taking the ball into the paint area.

"boom!"

Under the tomahawk-style dunk, the basket roared instantly.

"It's dangerous! After Tiejun made a mistake, he was still very active in fighting, but be careful not to get hurt." Zhang Reasonable reminded.

Su Qun nodded and said, "That's right, such a big man is easy to get injured when he grabs the floor ball."

2:2, Jazz attack.

On the left wing, the postman pulled up two steps from the low post and played a pick-and-roll with Benoit.

Wang Tiejun adopted the most brutal way of breaking the pick-and-roll, breaking the enemy with his strength, directly squeezed Benoit away with his body, and chased after the postman.

The postman got rid of Wang Tiejun and received a pass from John Stockton when he cut into the paint. At this time, AC Green was returning to the basket. He didn't pass the ball, nor did he dunk, but a small throw.

Didn't you know that Wang Tiejun had already caught up at this time, suddenly appeared from behind, and with a slap, he slapped the ball cap to the frontcourt of the Suns.

Kevin Johnson and John Stockton quickly turned around. Although the former's speed dropped, the latter's speed itself was not very fast, and he was four years older. In the end, Lightning got the ball first.

"boom!"

After receiving the ball from the right wing, Drexler took the ball from the right waist, took a step forward, and made another gliding dunk, which slammed into the Jazz's basket.

"The Jazz double-teams Old K. There are many opportunities for gliding, and two dunks have already been made." Oldman said with a smile in the ESPN commentary booth.

Luo Lin analyzed: "The postman shouldn't have gone in at all. He shot immediately after getting the ball. At this time, the old K has not caught up. It is more stable to play this way."

Oldman nodded and said: "Yes, the postman is very stable in the mid-range shot, and the mid-range shot is more stable when there is no defender. His moving speed is slower than the old K. He really shouldn't rush in. Instead, he gave the old K a chance to catch up with him."

4:2, Jazz attack.

Through consecutive pick-and-rolls, Jeff Hornacek got open one step inside the right-wing three-point line and received a pass, but the shot missed.

"It's a pity that the vacancy was missed." Zhang Lili laughed.

"Two shots and one hit." Su Qun followed up.

When Hornacek shot, Wang Tiejun had quickly returned to the basket, protected the rebound from the backcourt, and the Suns attacked.

It was still in the low position on the left wing, or through the transfer of the glider, which attracted David Benoit behind the three-point line before passing it to him.

This time, when the ball came in, he paid special attention to the weak side, and found that Tom Chambers once again implemented a weak side defense and rushed over close to the baseline.

When Tom Chambers could no longer turn back, he suddenly jumped on one foot, and from the postman's head, he slammed the ball with his right hand to AC Green who was emptied on the weak side.

"The ball is divided!" Zhang Lili shouted immediately.

"Snapped!"

In the bottom right corner, Green received the ball, dribbled the ball forward two steps, and then took off and shot.

When Tom Chambers slammed on the brakes and turned back to defend, it was already too late, and he could only watch Green make a calm shot a few meters away.

"brush!"

Splashes appeared and two points were hit.

"Teaming the old K will definitely pay the price." In the ESPN commentary, Luo Lin said with a smile.

"Old K is very calm, and the timing of passing the ball is very good, so that Chambers has no chance to return to Green." Oldman nodded.

"Green made the shot, and then Chambers can no longer let him go unscrupulously. Old K should be able to get a chance to single out the postman." Rollin said.

6:2, Jazz attack.

"brush!"

The postman used the pick-and-roll to get rid of Pharaoh, and after pushing Drexler away with an elbow, he hit a mid-range shot.

6:4, the Suns attack.

Lao Wang was actively asking for a seat and a ball, but the postman made a fuss, and he hasn't made a fuss today.

The ball came in through the glider, and his peripheral vision was also observing the weak side. This time Tom Chambers actually implemented the weak side help defense without hesitation.

"Snapped!"

Under the full push of the postman, he grabbed the ball with his right hand, then took the left foot as the axis, carried the postman with his left elbow, turned up suddenly, and forcibly stepped into the paint area with his right foot.

At this time, the Jazz did not shrink the defense, but began to quickly make up the defense.

Jeff Hornacek, inside the right-wing three-point line, lost Dan Marley and jumped to AC Green below.

High Stockton pounced on Dan Marley.

Benoit, who was inside the left-wing three-point line, all jumped down.

Drexler was vacant, but Wang Tiejun was turning around at this time, and he couldn't see his vacant seat. He moved down to distance himself from Benoit, and shouted loudly, "Here."

"Whoosh!"

Looking back, Wang Tiejun quickly threw out with one hand, and the ball flew towards Drexler.

The latter received the ball at [-] degrees from the left-wing three-point line, and there were no defenders within five meters of him. He took off calmly and made a three-point shot.

"brush!"

Splashes appeared and a three-pointer was hit.

"Beautiful! Beautiful pass and beautiful shot." Zhang Lili shouted happily.

"Three of three shots, this is the first jump shot of the glider, and the first two were dunks." Su Qun laughed.

9:4, Jazz attack.

The postman made another shot through the pick-and-roll. This time Wang Tiejun pushed aside Benoit and chased after him, almost capping the ball again.

However, the ball missed and was picked up by Iron Man Green who returned to the basket, and the Suns attacked.

In the ESPN commentary booth, Luo Lin smiled and said, "Are the Jazz determined not to let old K take a shot tonight? Now old K's statistics are 1 rebound, 3 assists, 1 block, and 1 turnover. Not a single shot."

Oldman said with a smile: "The Suns scored four times, Old K sent three assists, and one counterattack was directly initiated by his block. All four offenses were related to him. His tactical status in the Suns has completely surpassed Kevin Johnson."

"Yes, his ability to attract double-teams in the low post is too strong. If the ball does not pass through his hands, it is the biggest waste of resources." Luo Lin laughed.

On the left wing, the ball passed through the hands of the glider and passed to Wang Tiejun in the low position on the left wing.

This time, the Jazz's weak-side help defense was still the same as before, and Chambers rushed over again.

However, this time David Benoit was hesitant to defend against Kevin Johnson at the top of the arc. The glider had already scored 7 points. He dared not let go of such a super scorer.

So, Kevin Johnson came in from the top of the arc, received a pass from Lao Wang at the free throw line, made an open jumper, and hit a goal.

"Beautiful! 11:4, the Suns feel great outside today!" Su Qun said excitedly.

"It's all empty. If you want to double-team the Iron Army, this is the price you have to pay. As long as there is a basket on the outside, the Jazz will definitely relax the double-teaming of the Iron Army." Zhang Reasonable said with a smile.

At this time, the Jazz attacked and called a timeout, and Jerry Sloan wanted to rearrange his defensive tactics.

On the ESPN commentary table, Rollin analyzed: "The Jazz caught the Suns by surprise with two weak-side help defenses at the beginning, but Old K didn't lose his footing, and then used three assists to resolve the Jazz's double-team tactics. Now the tactical initiative has been in the hands of the Suns."

Oldman said with a smile: "Although the Jazz can actively adjust their tactics, but with the old K in the low post, they can actually adjust their tactics very limited. As long as the postman can't defend the old K alone, this point must be double-teamed, or just sit and watch the postman get blown up."

Luo Lin said again: "The Jazz's defensive tactics failed, and the offense did not play well. The postman made [-] of [-] shots and got a cap from the old K. His efficiency is not very good.

The timeout ends and the game restarts.

Jazz attack.

(End of this chapter)