NBA backer king

Chapter 296

After Kevin Johnson crossed the center line, Jordan immediately posted up. Through continuous pressing, he was forced to wander around the outside line, unable to easily approach the top of the arc.

However, because the glider and Thunder were widely spread out on the two wings, Pippen and BJ were not given the opportunity to double-team, so Jordan could not get the support of his teammates. With the strength of Kevin Johnson, he could not completely lock him up. He could only try to block his passing direction with the low post.

Under this kind of defense, Wang Tiejun didn't get the ball for the first time at the basket, so he could only leave first, turn around outside, turn around and enter the basket for the second time.

At this time the ball was passed to Drexler, and Pippen immediately posted it, preferring to let the opponent rush in instead of giving him a chance to shoot or pass to the low post.

The glider turned around and broke through, and it did break through Pippen, but after taking a step in, it was stuck by Pippen again.

Pippen sticks to the right side of the glider, which is the upper side, and then interferes with its breakthrough while squeezing the opponent with his body and pushing towards the baseline.

"Snapped!"

The glider's breakthrough with the ball was not good, and a ground pass came. He wanted to pass it to Wang Tiejun below, but he was intercepted by Pippen, who reacted quickly.

"The Bulls' perimeter defense has gone up to a new level. Now it is at full strength. The glider failed to break through with the ball." Kevin Harlan shouted.

"boom!"

Jordan quickly went down, received a pass from Pippen, and sent a tomahawk-style dunk, which detonated the audience.

10:8, the Suns attack.

"The Bulls don't have a better defensive tactic, so they can only continue to strengthen the perimeter defense, and the Suns are very capable of stretching. The Bulls don't have the opportunity to double-team the perimeter, so they can only rely on single defense. This consumes a lot of defenders. How long can it last? I can see half the court at most." Albert analyzed.

Kevin Harlan nodded and said: "Yes, the Suns' Glider and Thunder both have three-pointers, and Green also has a long-range shot. They are enough to separate Pippen and BJ. Although they defended this time, this defensive strength cannot last. At the same time, it is impossible to defend every time."

Albert said: "That is to say, a chance success does not determine the overall situation."

The Suns attacked, Wang Tiejun entered the basket and did not receive the ball. When he pulled to the low post on the left wing, he received a pass from the glider.

At this time, the glider that had just passed the ball suddenly started, threw off Pippen, and began to cut in. The angle of the cut was the left waist, above Wang Tiejun and Kerry.

Wang Tiejun passed the ball from hand to hand, and after receiving the ball, the glider rushed into the paint area and took off.

Kukoc on the weak side quickly returned to the basket, the glider changed from a dunk to a throw, and the ball flew past Kukoc's palm and slid towards the basket.

"boom!"

Unfortunately, it was a little bit off, and the basketball hit the basket.

In the next moment, Kukoc and Kerry, who was back to defend the basket, jumped up to grab the defensive rebound at the same time. Outside of them, a behemoth jumped up to grab the offensive rebound at the same time.

"mine!"

Relying on his body height and good bounce, Wang Tiejun came out one foot from the two of them and knocked the ball off their heads.

The moment he landed, he grabbed the basketball with his left hand and took off for the second time. When he was 1.5 meters away from the basket and there were still two defensive insiders in front of him, he brazenly launched a strong attack under the basket.

With his right arm outstretched, he blocked Kukoc from the outside. At the same time, his body also dived forward and directly hit Clifford Robinson. While knocking him over, when he was close to the basket, he smashed the ball with his left hand.

"boom!"

Clifford Robinson fell down with a loud basket blast, and Kukoc also staggered back when he landed.

"yeah!"

On the Suns bench, hundreds of away players, the entire Phoenix and Arizona, the other side of the Pacific Ocean, and Fengshen Street, countless cheers erupted in an instant.

"Yeeeeeeees!"

Groom Albert roared with excitement: "This is the most powerful attack at the basket. Old K simply ignores the defenders. He is showing his powerful dominance to the world!"

"I have to say that Old K is the greatest ruler of the basket in active service! What's your opinion on all the most powerful centers in the active league, Big Dream, Admiral, King Kong, and Shark?" Kevin Harlan asked excitedly.

Fortunately, he was not the on-site commentator, and his voice could not reach Dameng's ears, otherwise they would definitely be panting with anger.

On the sidelines, Wilt Chamberlain said to Abdul-Jabbar on the right: "Kareem, his static talent is superb, but his athletic talent can only be said to be average. This storm did not show any quality."

"NONONO, Wilt, just now he showed a strong ability to fight in the air. He blocked a defender with one hand in the air, and then used his body to sink another defender. Except for O'Neal's monster, you and I don't have this ability." Kareem Abdul-Jabbar laughed.

Shrugging, Chamberlain laughed: "I don't even need to. I want to score and no one can stop me."

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar smiled and didn't answer any more, but he didn't take it seriously in his heart.

Because in terms of the dominance of the playoffs, the old K has proved in just three seasons that he is stronger than Chamberlain in the playoffs. If Chamberlain has the dominance of the old K in the playoffs, he will definitely not only win two championships.

Not to mention old K's low-post skills, which are unique to the league. As far as his physical advantage is concerned, it is not so common.

Old K's physical advantage lies in the powerful combination of strength, tonnage and athletic ability. Through this advantage, coupled with his unique low post technique, he can almost dominate any opponent in the low post.

With this advantage, Old K can sweep a large number of superstar centers. Throughout the nearly 50-year history of the league, there is only another behemoth O'Neal who can compete with Old K in the low post.

Of course, he only thinks that he is only in the low position. If he leaves the low position, the old K and O'Neal, the two low-position behemoths, will lose their dominance.

For example, he himself can solve the battle with a hook on the three-point line, but they don't have this ability to kill old K and O'Neill.

In the first quarter, there was not much time for each to defend their opponents. After the Bulls opened up the inside line, it was difficult for the Suns to really prevent Jordan's weak-side breakthrough. It was also difficult for the Bulls to block the Suns' internal and external connections. The low post was blasted to pieces by Wang Tiejun.

The defense of both sides is not good, but the offensive end is very efficient, just like a confrontational battle.

Because the game was very anxious, both sides did not dare to withdraw the main force easily, and a bad score would be pulled away, so both sides seldom changed players in the first quarter.

After the first quarter, 39:32, the Suns led away by 7 points.

Jordan played the whole quarter, 8 of 6 shots, 4 of 4 free throws, and scored 16 points.

Of the 8 offenses, 4 scored breakthroughs, and the remaining 4 mid-range shots hit two goals, which is very efficient.

Wang Tiejun played the whole quarter, mainly attacked the whole quarter, stormed the basket, 7 dunks, 1 hook at the basket, and 7 throws at the basket. His efficiency was unparalleled. He made all ten shots and made 5 of 25 free throws.

His super dominance at the basket exposed the weakness of the Bulls' weak defense inside.

Relying on his extremely strong and efficient attack at the basket, with Jordan's high efficiency, the Suns were able to take the lead, but they only led by 7 points, and the point difference advantage is not too big.

After the first quarter, even if the Bulls' inside defense is weak, his physical energy will be consumed a lot.

In the TNT live broadcast seat, Kevin Harlan smiled and said: "Congratulations old K, 25 points in a single quarter, you tied the historical record of 1988 points in a single quarter by the smiling assassin Isiah Thomas in the 25 Finals."

Albert said in admiration: "The Bulls surrounded Old K at the basket throughout the quarter. He once double-teamed four times, double-teamed twice, double-teamed four times, and double-teamed seven times. He scored all of them and didn't make a single mistake. His strong offensive ability can only be compared with another behemoth."

Kevin Harlan immediately said: "But now I am worried about his physical fitness, whether he can persist until the end of the game. According to this style of play, even a physical monster like Chamberlain will not be able to persist, let alone this is a series."

Albert nodded and said: "In the next game, he should reduce the attack at the basket. But we also need to see that the Bulls' defense cannot always maintain such strength, and their encirclement and suppression of Old K at the basket will definitely be reduced."

Kevin Harlan quickly said: "Yes, I agree with that. Firstly, the Bulls' double-teaming is useless, and secondly, Old K's strong play also caused great damage to them. If they continue to defend like this, they will not be able to stand it."

Albert suddenly laughed and said: "Old K's killing of the Bulls is not only a foul, but also a direct blow from the body. Kerry and Kukoc have been knocked over many times, and they may be injured and unable to get up at any time. Later, they did not dare to get close to the old K.

In addition to this, Old K's psychological blow to the Bulls is also huge.

Kevin, didn't you see that the morale of the Bulls players was not high, and the home atmosphere of the United Center was not too intense. "

Kevin Harlan laughed and said, "Indeed, today's United Center is not worthy of the title of the scariest home stadium in the 90s league."

On the Suns bench, after repeated consideration, Westphal replaced the backup guard, last year's rookie Westerperson.

Person's three-pointers are very good, reaching 43.6% in the regular season and 37.8% in the playoffs. His performance is no worse than that of Dan Marley. Although the pressure in the finals is high, he thinks it can be used.

In the first position, he is not going to make a substitution.

This position is too critical. The backup point guard Perry is not capable enough, so he can only let the Lightning continue to play, and let him rest for a few minutes in the third quarter.

Fortunately, Kevin Johnson didn't do much offense or breakthrough in the first quarter. He was responsible for passing the ball to Old K and playing defensive counterattacks. There was no major problem in terms of physical fitness.

In the third position, the glider is also old, and he must rest for the second quarter. He replaced Robert Horry.

Inside, AC Green and Wayman Tisdale partnered, and let Old K rest for two to three minutes.

After Danny Manning was reimbursed, in addition to Tisdale as a substitute inside, Robert Horry also often substitutes for the fourth position, barely able to rotate.

Five starters, three replaced, and two left on top for the time being, after the old K went up, Green was replaced to rest.

For the Bulls, a large number of substitutions were also carried out.

The center is Luke Langley, the power forward is Corey Blunt, the small forward is Ro Haper, and the back line is Jordan and Steve Kerr.

Five starters, four replaced, leaving only one Jordan to support the scene.

Phil Jackson didn't expect anything from the bench lineup, he just hoped that the bench lineup would complete the task without widening the gap.

He is still confident about this, because the Suns' bench lineup is also average.

The two sides played with substitute lineups for two or three minutes, the point difference was still four points, and then the two sides began to make substitutions.

Jordan also had a sharp break in the first quarter. Coupled with the exhaustion on the defensive end, he didn't play much at the beginning of the second quarter. After Pippen came on the court, he took a rest.

It seems that there is a tacit understanding. Even though the main players of the two sides were on the court in the second quarter, they did not try their best, so this quarter ended flatly. At halftime, 62:57, the Suns still led by 5 points away.

"The second half should be more lively. I guess both sides want to widen the point difference in the third quarter and lay a foundation for the final quarter." Zhang rationally analyzed.

Su Qun said: "Old K took a 2-minute break in the first half, and he played the most time. Lightning also took a 4-minute break after that, and the others had more rest time. The Suns' physical fitness should be fine in the second half. Only Old K, I don't know if I can stick to it."

Zhang Lili said: "Although he played 10 minutes in the second quarter, he didn't attack much. He played two second offenses, grabbed rebounds, defended and responded to the ball. It should be no problem. The Bulls are not a team with a strong interior like Mosaic, and his physical consumption should not be comparable to the Western Conference Finals."

After 15 minutes, the third quarter began.

In this quarter, Westphal's idea is still to fight a stalemate, saving the outcome until the fourth quarter.

He let Wang Tiejun divide the ball when he has the opportunity, don't attack too much under the basket, save some energy, and focus on attacking in the final quarter.

The reason for this decision is that he believes that the Bulls are weak inside, and the old K can gather his strength in the last quarter and directly defeat the Bulls.

If he starts to exert strength in the third quarter, the old K may not have enough physical fitness in the final quarter, and he may be succeeded by the Bulls.

Of course, the stalemate of the main lineup is different from that of the substitutes. They also need to play high-quality offense and defense with all their strength, but the old K's personal shots should be reduced.

Coincidentally, Phil Jackson had the same idea. Jordan only rested for 3 minutes in the first half, and had already scored 27 points in the first half. He didn't plan to let Jordan play more in the third quarter.

Coincidentally, the decisive battles were all placed in the fourth quarter, and the third quarter continued to rotate with a half-main and half-substitute lineup.

After the third quarter, 84:80, the Bulls were still 4 points behind.

Wang Tiejun scored 25 points in the first quarter, scored 6 points with penalties in the final quarter, and scored another 6 points in the third quarter. He scored 37 points in the three quarters.

This score has already set a new record for his playoffs and finals in a single game, and he still has a quarter to continue to create new highs.

On the opposite side, Jordan scored 27 points in the half, scored another 7 points in the third quarter, and scored 34 points.

"The Bulls played very hard today. From the beginning to now, they haven't taken the lead once. The leaders of both sides, Old K and Jordan, are accumulating energy in the second and third quarters. There should be a fight in the final quarter." Albert said seriously in the TNT commentary booth.

Kevin Harlan shouted excitedly at this time: "It's great! I just received the ratings report. This game has set a new high in ratings. Up to 3400 million people in the United States watched this game."

Albert said with a smile: "This shows that the duel between the flying man Jordan and the penalty zone sweeper Old K is so attractive! But I believe that the ratings in the final quarter will reach a new high."

Kevin Harlan said with a smile: "It's a pity that they are not in the same position, otherwise it would be more attractive."

Albert joked: "You can let Jordan play the old K in the low post. That's the position he used to go to. I don't think the old K will be double-teamed."

"Haha..." Kevin Harlan laughed.

On the Bulls' bench, Kerry was pale, dripping with sweat, in a very bad state, and looked a little dazed.

In the three quarters, even though he didn't defend on the defensive end, he was tortured enough by the monster of old K. He was almost torn apart, his chest was almost crushed, his back was strained, and his right ankle was sprained. He couldn't play anymore.

Phil Jackson stood in front of Robinson with a heavy heart.

Without Kerry, it would be impossible to play with open tactics. Old K sits at the basket on the defensive end. Not to mention the strengthening of defense, the Suns will strengthen their rebound control in the backcourt.

After a short break, the final quarter opened, and both sides dispatched almost all the main players.

For the Suns, Dan Marley did not play, and substitute shooting guard Wes Ripersen played.

For the Bulls, Clifford Robinson didn't play, but Luke Langley.

This season, the Bulls hoarded a few centers for the two behemoths of old K and O'Neal. In addition to Kerry, there are Wilperdo, Bill Wennington, and Luke Langley.

At the end of the quarter, Phil Jackson didn't care about the unsightly meat shield tactics. Kerry was knocked over by Old K no less than five times in the third quarter.

The Suns attack.

Wang Tiejun rested for 3 minutes in the third quarter and 5 minutes in the third quarter. He didn't attack much in the first two quarters. Now he has no physical problems and is alive and well. As soon as he entered the frontcourt, he went straight to the basket.

Luke Langley took the top defense. He turned around and rushed in, but the outside ball didn't come in in time, so he had to leave the paint first.

As long as he made a turn outside, after Luke Langley followed, Old Wang turned around again and rushed into the basket again.

This time, the ball passed through the hands of the glider.

Kukoc double-teamed the basket from the right wing, and Wang Tiejun took off to catch the ball. The former pushed him secretly, so that he had no chance to play an alley-oop. After landing, Luke Langley chased to the basket and formed a double-team.

But can this stop him?cannot.

"Boom! Boom!"

In less than a second, Luke Langley was knocked away and Kukoc was knocked directly to the basket under two fierce consecutive hits.

"boom!"

The next moment, the basket roared.

"yeees!"

Albert shouted excitedly: "At the beginning of the final quarter, Old K reproduced his strongest attack at the basket. This is the fifth time that Kukoc was knocked over by double-teaming at the basket. I dare to speculate that if this situation continues, he can imagine the end of the postman."

Kevin Harlan pointed at the screen and shouted anxiously: "Look, he really has a problem."

On and off the court, Kukoc clutched his chest and couldn't get up. He coughed and gasped, but he didn't dare to gasp presumptuously because his chest felt sharp pain.

He knew it was over, the ribs should have been broken, and the bull was going to be in big trouble.

"damn it!"

Glancing at Kukoc and then at Wang Tiejun, Jordan cursed fiercely.

Off the court, there was a dense layer of sweat on Phil Jackson's forehead. After asking the team doctor to go up, he turned and looked at the bench. After thinking about it for three seconds, he called Wilperdo.

One meat shield is not enough, then use two, and you will be squeezed to death, leaving you with no space under the basket.

"Listen, if old K makes a shot, foul him immediately and send him to the free throw. Tell Luke Langley what I mean, you two do this together."

When Perdo came on, he exhorted.

Kukoc was off the field. After a preliminary physical examination by the team doctor, it was judged that the third rib in the left chest was fractured, and he was reimbursed for the season.

This is a big blow to the Bulls. The main power forward was injured in the first game of the finals. Both tactics and lineup of the Bulls will be greatly affected.

In the TNT commentary seat, Albert read: "Luke Langley, 218 cm tall, 26 years old this year, young and strong, now weighs 132 kg, has enough tonnage, but the absolute strength quality is not as good as old K, and the athletic ability is even worse.

Wilperdo, 30 years old, 213 centimeters, the current tonnage is 120 kilograms, an increase of 10 kilograms.He wasn't a meat shield before, but now he looks a bit like that.However, with his strength and tonnage, he couldn't stop Old K.

Coach Phil Jackson put them on the field with two meat shields, playing a twin-tower tactic?I think they can't stop Old K either, right? "

Kevin Harlan said: "There is no good way for him. Any head coach has no way to deal with the low-post horror monster K. He has to try everything. What if it works? If it doesn't work, cut it. Anyway, the Bulls have such a weak defense inside, and K's efficiency at the basket is so high. It is beneficial to kill him."

Albert nodded quickly and said, "That makes sense. Old K shot 100% at the basket in the first quarter, but his free throws were only in the early [-]s. It's profitable to cut him at the basket. Now it's the fourth quarter, and Phil Jackson has someone in his hands, so he's not afraid of fouls."

(End of this chapter)