After the timeout, the Jazz resumed their attack.

On the right wing, the Postman got the ball with Rasheed Wallace behind him. At this time, Hornacek cut inside. The former passed the ball hand-to-hand, and the latter received the ball and entered the paint area.

On the left wing, Wang Tiejun dropped Campbell, who was pulled out, and returned to defend the basket.

His return defense was very particular. He did not rush back to the basket first, but followed Hornacek's rhythm and defended on the flanks. As long as the opponent dared to layup, he would never be able to escape his block.

At the same time, he used his height and huge size to form a huge defensive screen. While returning to defense, he also cut off the passing route between Hornacek and the left wing to prevent the opponent from passing the ball to Campbell. If he reluctantly passed it, it would only be

Can drop the ball.

Sure enough, Hornacek only had time to glance at Wang Tiejun with his peripheral vision, unable to see Campbell at all, and had no choice but to lay up by himself.

"Crack!"

Lao Wang took off from the wing and directly hit the opponent's layup on the backboard. The ball bounced upward, and then he took off a second time and caught it.

"well!"

The attack failed again, and the home fans couldn't help but sigh.

"Another big shot. Old K's defense is getting stronger and stronger now." Barkley praised.

"The defensive efficiency is second in the league, what do you think?" Bill Walton laughed.

"It seems that the Suns really want to win this away game. Old K is exploding on both offense and defense." Bus Felton said.

Barkley smiled and said: "If you win this game, it will be 3 to 1. If you fail to win, it will be 2 to 2. This game is very critical for both sides. If the Suns win, they will basically reach the finals, and if the Jazz win,

, and also have a chance to reach the finals.”

"brush!"

The Lightning moved without the ball on the weak side, suddenly ran to the postman, used him to get rid of Stockton, then cut back to the basket, received Lao Wang's pass, and hit a layup.

"Can you still use your opponent to set up a pick-and-roll?"

Kobe was sitting on the sidelines watching the ball and couldn't help but feel a little itchy.

He plays without the ball, but after one season, he still hasn't reached his peak. He can't use all the objects on the court to move like the Lightning.

"9:2, the Suns started really well." Su Qun said excitedly.

Zhang Lili analyzed: "Now the Tiejun has blocked the Jazz's basket attack. The Jazz have failed to attack the basket many times, which may force them to start shifting their offense to the outside. In this case, their efficiency will not be very high. If they continue to play like this

, the Suns have a good chance of winning."

When the Jazz attacked, Campbell was almost pulled to the three-point line, and the same was true for the Postman. Wang Tiejun and Rasheed Wallace were both pulled out of the paint area, and then the outside line began to break through.

The Jazz's outside breakthrough is not a direct breakthrough, but a breakthrough after a pick-and-roll.

Stockton pulled to the left wing and used Russell's pick-and-roll to break through. The direction of the breakthrough was towards the left elbow. Kidd was blocked and could not follow up. Horry's change of defense was also a step slower.

Wang Tiejun, who was outside the left waist, saw this and had to immediately retreat to the paint area.

But at this moment, Stockton suddenly passed the ball to Campbell.

"call!"

Wang Tiejun turned around suddenly and pounced on Campbell.

Like a tiger, he took a long stride, shortening the distance between the two by almost two meters. Then, after taking a step forward, when Campbell took off to shoot, he also jumped up.

"Crack!"

Under the big volleyball hat, the basketball flew upside down like a meteor, straight into the audience, causing a splash of exclamations.

"yeah!"

The moment the block occurred, the Suns players on the court, the bench players off the court, and the coaching staff all cheered at this moment.

After Wang Tiejun landed, he rushed out of the stadium and rushed directly into the auditorium. The fans there were so frightened that they got up to dodge, and several people in the front row were pinned under him.

Jerry Sloan, who was standing there, was also startled. He turned around and looked at Wang Tiejun, marveling in his heart: "Invincible in the low post offense, and can defend to the three-point line on the defensive end. This beast in Phoenix is ​​not the one in New York at all." Comparable to a fat behemoth."

He has never seen O'Neal work so hard on the defensive end. The investment of these two behemoths on the court cannot be compared at all, so their current achievements cannot be compared either.

"Oh ho!"

In the TNT live broadcast booth, Barkley screamed excitedly and roared excitedly: "Old K sent a block five meters away, and his defensive area has completely covered one step inside the three-point line.

This is my brother, he can contribute all his strength on the court, and this is why he has achieved so much in the league in just five years."

"Physical fitness, abundant physical fitness allows Old K to provide all-round contributions." Bill Walton nodded.

"If O'Neal had the physical fitness of Old K, he would be stronger than he is now, and maybe he could catch up with Old K." Bass Felton said.

In New York, O'Neal muttered: "Old K's medicated bath must be secretive. I use it every day now, and my physical fitness doesn't seem to have improved."

He didn't consider that he was reluctant to spend money on this in the past and didn't use medicinal baths at all. Moreover, he gained weight again this year, almost 150 kilograms, which affected his physical fitness.

At the Delta State Center Arena, the Jazz attack again with 4 seconds left.

On the sidelines, Jerry Sloan's mind was spinning rapidly.

Old K was crazy on the defensive end today. He blocked four shots in succession, almost directly to the three-point line. How can the Jazz attack with this?

If you rush in and get hit, you'll get hit if you shoot outside. I won't let them live.

However, he knew that if he only shot from the outside, the Jazz would never be able to beat the Suns. They must strengthen their low-post offense and strengthen their outside breakthroughs. Even if they pay the price, it is necessary.

This choice is very simple. If you don't score, the team will lose, and even if you shoot from the outside, you will still be blocked, right?

Then go in. If you go in, you may encounter a strong defense, but you still have a chance to win, right?

Another thing, he didn't believe that Old K could continue to block shots like this.

Therefore, without giving up, simply attack the paint area and try your best on the offensive end.

Thinking of this, he gritted his teeth and shouted to the court: "Play in, I want efficiency."

The Jazz served the ball from the sideline and Hornacek received the ball. The Lightning followed closely and had no chance to take action. He passed it to Stockton who was receiving the ball.

When Stockton received the ball, Kidd was in front of him. With no time left, he forced a jump shot. When he took off, Kidd slapped the basketball away.

"Oh, Kidd stole the ball, lightning was coming!" Barkley shouted.

The Lightning received Kidd's pass, advanced to the basket, and passed back to Kidd. Kidd then passed the ball to Horry, who was parked outside the three-point line on the right wing, and the latter caught the ball and shot a jumper.

"brush!"

The water splashed and he hit a three-pointer.

"Beautiful! Now at 12:2, the Jazz called a timeout again. Continuous timeouts show that the Jazz's situation is very bad now. It depends on whether this second timeout can solve the problem." Zhang Li said with a smile.

"There were only four blocks in the opening game, how many minutes has it been? How many blocks did you get in one game? Today K was really explosive on the defensive end, really explosive. He might be able to score ten big blocks!" Su Qun was very excited.

typical.

"Go in, get close to the basket, don't hesitate, and resolutely attack in the low post and around the basket." Jerry Sloan said with a serious look on the Jazz bench.

No players objected. He still has great authority in this team, and both black and white also support him.

However, this sentence put great pressure on the Jazz players, because before the first quarter was even halfway through, Old K had blocked them four times. They hadn't even rushed in with all their strength. Now they were going to hit the penalty area with all their strength.

How many hats do you swallow?

Therefore, although no one objected, no one nodded, as if they had not heard this sentence.

Jerry Sloan then said: "On the defensive end, we used the tactics of the first two games to prevent Old K from getting into the basket and limit his offense.

If he makes a strong attack, Karl, Elden, you two must block him. In addition, come up with foul tactics and be decisive in your shots. Don't let him score a two plus one."

In the TNT live broadcast booth, Barkley laughed and said: "Old K really broke out on the defensive end today and tried his best. Whether it was under the basket, on the edge of the penalty area, or on the three-point line, he was everywhere.

Everyone, the record for individual blocks in a single game in the playoffs is 10 times by Mammoth Mark Eaton and Big Dream. Guess, can Old K break this record tonight?"

"It's possible."

Bill Walton and Bas Felton nodded at the same time.

Just kidding, in less than half a quarter, he blocked four shots. Who dares to shake his head?

Bill Walton said: "The Jazz are in great trouble today. They couldn't guard against the Suns. They even got a bloody face from Old K and only scored two points. If the game continues like this, the home fans will leave early, which will affect the ratings."

ah!"

Buckley said with a worried look on his face: "No, how can the ratings drop? This is my program. How about I find Old K and ask him to stop the fight and let Sir Sir?"

"Pfft, haha..." The other two burst out laughing instantly, and many fans in front of the TV couldn't help laughing.

The timeout ended at this time, the game restarted, and the Jazz attacked.

"Pull open and punch in!"

After a few rounds, Jerry Sloan yelled angrily when he saw the players were timid and didn't dare to go in, so they just threw outside with poor touch and the score difference widened to 13 points.

He doesn't understand, what are you afraid of? Using tactics to attack the penalty area, Old K can't return to the basket so quickly every time. This is our home court.

In the CCTV live broadcast, Zhang Liji said: "It is now the 7th minute of the first quarter, 20:7, and the Suns lead away from home by 13 points, which is a huge advantage.

Right now, the Jazz don't have much low-post offense, nor do they have any offense around the basket. They just pick-and-roll jump shots from outside and hit three goals. It's very difficult, almost impossible, to chase points with this kind of offense."

"I'm completely confused by Old K. I don't dare to go in, and I don't even dare to go near the paint area." Su Qun said with a smile.
To be continued...