NBA backer king

Chapter 285 You Win the MVP, I Win the Championship

At 06:30 p.m., the Suns had dinner and entered the visiting team's locker room.

The game officially starts at eight o'clock, and there is still an hour and a half to prepare. Some players are listening to music, some are arranging their closets, and some are discussing where to go on vacation after the playoffs.

"Old K, Dameng said that he will drag us down." Dan Marley said.

"The postman also said that he would drag us down. I think Dameng is the same as him. They are just a pair of talkers. We are different from them. We will do what we say." Old Wang said casually.

"Puchi! Haha..."

Kevin Johnson next to him laughed first, and then everyone else laughed too.

At 07:30, the two sides announced the starting list.

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

Mosaic: Olajuwon, Barkley, Chucky Brown, Mario Elli, Kenny Smith

The series is broadcast live across the United States by ABC television, with Bill Wharton and John Hanks as the narrators.

At this time, Bill Walton said: "It should be difficult for the Mosaic team to beat the Suns with the current lineup. In the first series, the main shooting guard Vernon Maxwell was injured, and it was a serious injury. He was directly reimbursed for the season and lost a lot of strength.

Now Mario Elli plays shooting guard, he is a swingman and can play.

Chucky Brown at small forward is the same as Mario Eli.They are all just role players, even worse, and he is playing against a glider, so he will be blown to pieces.

If Mosaic wants to win, there is only one way to beat Old K on both offense and defense, and this difficulty is very high. "

John Hanks said: "The Mosaic team can eliminate the Spurs. The performance of Dameng and Barkley is very important, but a good newcomer emerged from their bench and made a good contribution."

Nodding, Bill Wharton smiled and said, "This is a sophomore with an alien face, and his nickname is also Alien.

He played as a backup point guard in the series against the Spurs, averaging 25 points and 14 assists in 4 minutes per game.

In the G7 game, he even grabbed 26 points and made four three-pointers. He has already shown the potential of a first-class point guard. "

John Hanks suddenly pointed to the screen and said, "Look, Bill, our President Stern has appeared on the scene."

"Yes, poor Hakeem is about to get his first career MVP." Bill Walton laughed.

"You have that too." John Hanks said enviously.

"Of course." Bill Wharton said proudly.

However, he said with some regret: "It's a pity that I failed to win the MVP of the season after winning the championship twice. I'm afraid this time the big dream... Barkley is lucky, alas!"

John Hanks said with a smile: "It's a pity for Jordan and the old K this time. Especially the old K, with the best personal data, but the team's record is a bit worse."

Bill Walton nodded and said, "It's a pity. If the Suns' reconstruction is not good in the future, it will be even more difficult for him to win the MVP. Strength, opportunity, and media impressions are all indispensable. In the words of the Chinese, it is the right time, place, and harmony. Both are indispensable."

At this time, the starter is preparing to play.

"Dameng, you are pitiful, this time the MVP is given to you." After saying hello to Barkley, Lao Wang yelled.

"what?"

Dameng was looking forward to going out early and receiving the MVP trophy from David Stern. Hearing this sentence, his neck became thick with anger, and he barked his teeth and roared: "What is concession? Do I need concession? 117 people voted, I got 52 No.1, Jordan 38, you only have 27, my score is several hundred points higher than yours."

"Hmph! You get the MVP, I get the championship."

Lao Wang has nothing to say, who made the old bastard a native of the United States?
He glanced at the opponent's starting lineup, and said with a look of disgust: "That's it, do you still want to not be swept away? Do you think it is possible?"

"Don't even think about sweeping us!" Dameng snorted.

"The postman said the same thing. He's lying in the hospital now." Old Wang laughed.

"you?"

Dameng is angry, what does this bastard want to do?When I was the postman that idiot?

"Okay, stop arguing. Old K, I'm calling you outside." Barkley urged.

Five minutes later, amidst the cheers of the Houston fans, Dameng won the first MVP trophy in his life, with tears in his eyes.

Old Wang stood on the sidelines, looking at the trophy in Dameng's hands, not knowing what he was thinking.

"Old K, you will get it sooner or later." Yu Feihong said.

"That is, until I don't care about it." Old Wang nodded.

At eight o'clock, the much-anticipated Western Conference Finals officially began.

"Snapped!"

Dameng jumped a little faster, pushed the ball away, and the Mosaic team attacked.

Entering the frontcourt, Dameng advanced into the paint area. After being bumped by Lao Wang, he immediately pulled two steps outside the left-wing paint area, where he began to ask for positions and balls.

Wang Tiejun followed out.

He knew that Dameng had a good two-point shot in one hand, and his shooting percentage was higher than that of the postman, and even higher than that of Jordan. Jordan only had 43% of the two-pointers in the field, while he was 44.9%, so he couldn't let go.

At this time, the offense was initiated from the right wing. Barkley played AC Green in the low post, easily arched to the right waist position in the paint area, then turned over and made a jumper and hit a ball.

Wang Tiejun implemented weak side defense, a step slower.

"Old K, I knew you would come, but I didn't give you a chance to help defend." Barkley shouted excitedly after he succeeded.

"Charles, don't be complacent, sooner or later you will be hated." Old Wang shouted.

Coming to the frontcourt, he went straight to the basket.

Dameng obviously learned from the postman's experience, never defending against the top, and defending around the front.

Just as Wang Tiejun wanted to push him away from behind, he immediately turned around nimbly and wrapped himself around the former's body like a piece of dog skin plaster.

At this time, Kevin Johnson passed the ball.

Lightning didn't think too much about it. It's impossible to pass the ball after Lao Wang is fully in position for this kind of position at the basket. At that time, the three-second violation may be violated, so it can only depend on Lao Wang's ability. As long as he can receive the ball, with Lao Wang's shooting rate at the basket, the ball is basically stable.

In the midst of entanglement with his opponent, Lao Wang saw the ball flying towards him, saw the timing, and suddenly hit with a close-fitting iron mountain, which knocked Dameng away a little, and then his figure exploded.

"boom!"

With an empty dunk, Wang Tiejun scored the first goal.

"Dameng, why didn't you defend me?" After succeeding, Pharaoh asked curiously.

"roll!"

Dameng said.

2:2, the Mosaic team attacked.

"boom!"

This time, it was Dameng who pulled Lao Wang out, and the others pulled away, and then Barkley singled Green in the low post on the right wing. Fortunately, Green's defense was good, preventing Barkley from missing the shot.

Lao Wang, who returned to defense, stuck Dameng behind, protected the backcourt rebound, and the Suns attacked.

Kevin Johnson advanced to the top of the arc with the ball and made a tactical gesture. Then Wang Tiejun, who entered the basket, suddenly pulled out and made a movement of catching the ball. At the same time, the former made preparations for passing the ball and moved a step to the left wing.

This immediately attracted Mosaic's defense, the left wing was low, Dameng followed and got behind Lao Wang, at the top of the arc, Kenny Smith also quickly followed Kevin Johnson to prevent other low passes.

But at this moment, Kevin Johnson changed direction again, and under bad luck, he rushed to the right, directly slammed into Kenny Smith, and went straight into the no-man's penalty area from the top of the arc.

Dameng returned to the basket in an emergency, but it was already too late. After Lightning entered the paint area, he succeeded in a three-step layup.

4:2, the Suns lead away, Mosaic attack.

The big dream entered the basket, and Wang Tiejun was under the top. The former turned around flexibly to stick to the baseline and cut inside. The latter retreated quickly and cut off the passing line in time. In desperation, he had to withdraw from the paint and received the ball outside the low paint on the left.

Up and down, then up and down, Dameng kept shaking, trying to control the center of gravity of the defender behind him with fake moves.

"Is it over?"

Lao Wang's experience in defending Dameng is already very good now, you just need to shake it, I don't follow, you can also shoot outside, if you want to go in, that's not okay.

When the big dream was shaking non-stop, not only did he not move, but he also took a small half step back, making preparations to retreat.

As soon as he retreated, Dameng's butt immediately couldn't feel the defender's body, and immediately turned around and slid to the bottom, entering the paint.

It's a pity that Lao Wang quickly turned around, followed the rhythm of the dream, and stuck it in time. With a squeeze of his chest, he resisted Lisheng, and immediately squeezed the center of gravity of the dream.

But Dameng's coordination is really good. When he found something wrong, he immediately turned around, dribbled the ball, turned out of the paint, and then shot a jumper.

"Don't think about it!"

Lao Wang hurriedly followed up, jumped up, blocked the block with one palm, and the ball slid over his fingertips.

"No hit!"

He knew it well, his block forced Dameng, who hastily made a jump shot, to adjust the height of his shot, and the ball probably couldn't go in. After landing, he quickly turned around and stuck Dameng outside.

"boom!"

Sure enough, the ball was short, hit the basket and rebounded, and he got it.

"Whoosh!"

The right elbow is stuck, resisting the big dream, and the left hand throws the ball to the lightning that is about to fall.

Kevin Johnson catches the ball and crosses the center line in one step. Dan Marley is on the left wing and Drexler is on the right wing. The three go head to head.

The Mosaic team's pursuit is also very fast, but Mario Eli and Chucky Brown's strength is too ordinary, and the speed is not fast enough. They started half a beat slower and ran half a beat slower on the way. They were all left behind. In the fast break, the Suns had the advantage.

Kevin Johnson dashed to the basket, didn't come by himself, but passed the ball to the right wing.

"boom!"

On the right wing, Drexler took off immediately after receiving the ball, and smashed the ball into the basket with one arm.

"6:2, the Suns lead by four points." John Hanks said in the ABC commentary.

"The time is still short. Although Barkley and Dameng each missed a goal, it doesn't mean anything. It's just that Mosaic's three offenses were jump shots, and he didn't attack at the basket. Just now Dameng reached the basket and was blocked by old K. This should arouse Mosaic's vigilance." Bill Wharton reminded.

John Hanks nodded and said: "Yes, in comparison, the Suns' three offenses were all at the basket, and they made three of three shots, while Mosaic made one of three shots. That's how the point difference came about."

The game continued on the court, the Mosaic team attacked, the wings were stretched, the inside was pulled out, and shooting guard Chucky Brown broke through with the ball.

But he is only a backup shooting guard, and the role players are not strong. Dan Marley failed to complete the breakthrough under single defense, and the ball was broken. The Suns played a fast break again, and Kevin Johnson quickly went down and scored a goal.

At the CCTV commentary booth, Su Qun said happily: "8:2, the Mosaic team was suspended."

Zhang Lili smiled and said: "There is nothing to say about the overall strength, the Suns are stronger. Outside, whether it is the first position, the second position or the third position, the Suns have an advantage, and the advantage of the third position Drexler is very large.

Inside, the Mosaic team does have an advantage, but according to the two seasons of fighting, Dameng and Barkley teamed up to defend against the Iron Army. With AC Green, Mosaic's inside advantage can't make up for the outside disadvantage. "

"So old K shouted the slogan of sweeping again." Su Qun said excitedly.

"Ha ha……"

Lao Zhang laughed and said, "If the three rounds of sweeps are really completed, then the momentum of the Suns will be really unstoppable, which will be very beneficial to the finals."

At this time, Su Qun suddenly asked: "Director Zhang, is there any team in the NBA that has swept three rounds in a row?"

Lao Zhang immediately said: "When the Philadelphia Digital team won the championship in 83, they really swept the first three rounds and lost one game in the finals.

But the competition system at that time was the first-round bye of the division champion, which meant that the digital team did not play the first round, and won the championship with a total of 12 wins and 1 loss. You can say that it can sweep three consecutive rounds. "

"In other words, if the Suns really sweep Mosaic this time, it will be the first team to sweep three consecutive rounds after the change of the competition system?" Su Qun said.

"Well, yes." Lao Zhang nodded with a smile.

On the Mosaic team's bench, coach Tomjanovich has rearranged his offensive and defensive tactics, but he has little confidence.

The team's lineup is not as good as the Suns, and the main shooting guard is discounted, and they have just finished the tiebreaker with the Spurs. No matter the lineup or physical condition, they are not as good as their opponents. In this series, he has prepared for the worst result.

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

The outside lines of the two wings were pulled apart, and Dameng did not enter the paint area. He pulled to a position one step inside the left-wing three-point line and pulled Wang Tiejun out.

Only Barkley didn't pull away, the fat man turned around flexibly, bypassed Green and entered the paint area.

This is Mosaic's offense, just play inside, and the two super insiders will take turns attacking the Suns' penalty area, one pulls, the other hits, and they must score into the basket to improve offensive efficiency.

"brush!"

Kenny Smith passed the ball in time, and Barkley, who cut to the basket, caught the ball and made a layup.

"Kevin, suppress your opponent, don't let him play the ball easily." Westphal shouted from the sidelines.

Kevin Johnson glanced to the sidelines and nodded.

8:4, the Suns attack.

The ball was given to Drexler on the left-wing three-point line, and he singled Mario Eli.

Small forward Chucky Brown couldn't do both offensively and defensively, so he switched defenses, and Ellie, who was better defensively, guarded against the glider.

"Bang bang..."

The glider was dribbling and spamming trash talk: "Old man, do you know how I'm going to blow you up?"

Although Mario Elli's strength is not very good, he is also a veteran, only one year younger than the glider, not to be outdone, and immediately responded: "Come on, you old guy who has been beaten by Jordan for ten years, now you only hug the old K's thigh?"

"Ten years of hard work?"

Drexler's eyes bulged, and he was almost pissed off. He wished he had lost the ball and rushed to fight first.

Mario Elli has rich experience and took the opportunity to make a personal steal.

Fortunately, the glider reacted quickly, turned around to protect the ball immediately, and took the opportunity to complete a turn around, bypass the opponent, and make a jump shot after two steps into the three-point line.

"brush!"

Splashes appeared, and two points were scored and one goal was hit.

10:4, Mosaic attack.

This time it was Dameng's turn to attack.

He didn't have the strength to carry Wang Tiejun into the paint area, so he ran back and forth, throwing off the defender and rushing into the paint area.

It's a pity that although Kevin Johnson's state is not as good as last season, it is also better than Kenny Smith. Under his defense, the ball was not passed in time.

The chance to pass the ball was only for a split second, and when Wang Tiejun caught up with Dameng, the chance to open the ball was gone.

However, Kenny Smith passed the ball in, hanging straight to the basket, and wanted Dameng to use his better bounce to make an alley-oop.

Seeing the ball fly in, Wang Tiejun and Dameng squeezed the opponent at the same time. At this time, the importance of tonnage was reflected.

The tonnage of Dameng was more than ten kilograms smaller. Under Wang Tiejun's strength, he was immediately pushed aside, watching the latter take off and break the ball, so anxious that he went up to grab it.

When Lao Wang was still in the air, he crossed his elbow with the ball and made a movement to protect the ball. Dameng sent his right face to the tip of the former's left elbow, bumped into him, cried out in pain, covered his face and retreated.

"Whoosh!"

Lao Wang made a quick pass, and the Suns played a fast break again, and the three outsiders went head-to-head.

Kevin Johnson hit the top of the arc and stopped, and Dan Marley slanted into the basket from the left wing in time, caught the ball for a layup, and hit a goal.

12:4, the Suns lead away by 8 points.

Bill Walton sighed: "Although the Suns' perimeter defense is not as terrifying as the Bulls, who made the Mosaic team's perimeter defense too bad? Now that the perimeter defense has been improved, the interior cannot be supported.

"There's no suspense in this fight!" John Hanks said.

"Last year in the Western Conference Finals, Old K led the team to drag down Mosaic. This time, Dameng said that he would drag down the Suns, but looking at it like this, he may not be able to do it. If he is swept away, he will lose face." Bill Walton laughed.

The Mosaic team attacked, Dameng pulled Wang Tiejun away, and Barkley took the shot.

The fat man used Green to get into the paint and asked for a deep position. This time Kenny Smith passed the ball in time.

"boom!"

Barkley only dribbled the ball, arched it, and then immediately turned around, leaning on Green and hitting a layup.

Wang Tiejun was pulled two steps outside the paint and had no chance to return to defense.

(End of this chapter)