He picked up the ball in the low post on the left wing, suddenly turned around very quickly and slid into the paint area. After taking the first step, he suddenly surged to attack the basket.
Buckley pulled hard, but couldn't catch the beast-like Rain Man. When Rain Man was in motion, with his beast-level athletic talent, he was almost uncontrollable.
Wang Tiejun returned to defense and was not under the basket. He stood higher and blocked the shot with his left hand. He jumped from the side of Rain Man to block the shot.
"Bang!"
"Beep!"
The sound of bombing baskets and whistles sounded at the same time.
"yeah!"
The home fans cheered loudly.
"Oh ho ho..."
Habitually, the excited Yuren let out a series of strange screams at Wang Tiejun, and the expression on his face was so exaggerated that Lao Wang wanted to punch him.
"What the hell!"
Wang Tiejun groaned in anger, but fortunately he was not dunked. Once this beast gets to the basket, it is almost unstoppable.
He compared Rainman and O'Neal's destructive power at the basket. One is pure explosive speed, and the other is power and explosive speed. It seems that O'Neal is more terrifying.
"The only way is to get rid of Michael Cage first, and then force this beast to come and defend me, so that he can suffer from me."
The next Rainman missed the extra free throw and Wang Tiejun grabbed the rebound.
At this time, the two teams were tied, and at 13:13, the Suns began to attack.
"Kevin, ball."
Wang Tiejun came to the low post on the left wing, stood on the edge of the paint area, and opened his hand for the ball.
No matter what method Michael Cage uses, he can't stop him. He can't push, he can't go forward high enough, and he can't defend from the side. Even if he sticks to his body like brown candy, he can't stop him from hitting the ball.
Kevin Johnson was dribbling the ball at the top of the arc, glanced at Wang Tiejun, made a gesture with his left hand, and two seconds later dropped the ball.
"Crack!"
Wang Tiejun grabbed the ball with his right hand and pushed it outward with his left arm, using his absolute strength to forcefully push Michael Cage away.
"Coming!"
When Michael Cage was pushed away, he knew that Wang Tiejun was going to start a back attack. He could only switch to top defense, put one hand on the latter's lower back, take a step to defend, and be ready to retreat at any time.
Wang Tiejun was facing upwards. After taking a look at the defender's position, he suddenly turned downwards. Michael Cage's left hand slipped behind him as he pushed against him.
The next moment, his body returned to its original state. While dribbling, he started the bear step, moved his left foot towards Michael Cage, followed with his right foot, and then stepped forward with both feet. The six forces merged into one, and the iron mountain broke out.
"Bang!"
With ample space for exerting force, even though he did not have full strength, the huge force of the blow still made Michael Cage, who was not tonnage enough, fly directly.
"oh!"
Seeing Wang Tiejun knocking Cage away, all the fans in the audience screamed, and the loud sound was like a sudden tsunami.
"Bang!"
Michael Cage flew one meter in the air before falling heavily to the floor.
The next moment, Wang Tiejun burst from his side and flew towards the basket.
When Wang Tiejun started to play from behind, Yuren, who was pulled to the right wing, had quickly returned to defense. At this time, he had already rushed to the right side of the basket and jumped up to face the former.
"The ruler, hat on him!"
The on-site commentator roared fiercely.
Rain Man, there are two things that are most adrenaline-filled in the SuperSonics, one is violent dunks, and the other is violent blocks.
When it comes to blocking shots, in addition to experience and defensive skills, physical fitness is very important.
The first is higher bounce, and the second is higher bounce speed, and bullet speed is even more important, because for most shots, the attacker cannot take off with all his strength, so the defender does not need such an excellent bounce height.
Wang Tiejun's shot-blocking ability is average, and bounce height is not the most critical reason. He has the advantages of height and wingspan, and his standing height is very good, which can make up for the disadvantage of bounce height. As long as he does not encounter a jumping maniac like Rain Man, the shot-blocking height
There is no problem.
The most important thing is that his bullet speed is also average. This is the main reason for his average shot blocking ability. He cannot keep up with others' rhythm. By the time he jumps up, others have already completed the shot in the air.
There is another reason. His movement speed is average. When blocking shots, he often needs to take a step forward and take off. His speed in that step is a bit ordinary.
When he synthesized his steps last time, his shot-blocking skills were improved by two levels because he used the rhythm control of martial arts steps during the synthesis, which increased his starting speed a little bit.
As for Rainman, whether it is bounce height, bounce speed, or stepping speed, he is all top-notch, so his shot-blocking ability is also very good. He averaged 1.9 per game this season. If it weren't for his height difference and his skills,
And for reasons of experience, given his quality, this data will be better.
Seeing Rain Man jump up, Wang Tiejun chose to dunk with one hand in order to complete the dunk faster.
"What?"
However, Rainman jumped too high and too fast. Before he could jump to the highest peak to complete the dunk, the former was already waiting for him in the air, and then pressed down on his ball with one hand.
"Bang!"
No matter how much control his hands had over the ball, he lost control of it this time. When it hit the rim, it bounced up and he dunked it away.
"yeah!"
In an instant, the whole place burst into flames.
"The black ruler has completed the block, he is dominating the old K!" the on-site commentator roared at the top of his lungs.
While his roar was still ringing, the changes on the field continued.
Being blocked for a dunk was certainly a blow to Wang Tiejun, but this was not the first time he had been blocked. He jumped up when he saw the ball. As soon as he landed, he immediately turned around and blocked Rainman behind the basket.
When the ball dropped, he jumped up and caught it.
At this time, Michael Cage, who had just been knocked away by him, hadn't gotten up yet and seemed to be injured, but the Sonics' small forward had already pounced in.
"Depend on!"
With an angry shout, he leaned over to join the ball while facing the left side of the basket, and immediately hit the upper (left) side fiercely.
"Well!"
The Sonics small forward Derek McKay, who had just jumped in front of him, let out a groan. The tonnage of less than 100 kilograms had no resistance at all, and he fell down.
Later, Rainman tried his best to resist, preventing him from turning around and attacking the basket, and his second attack started immediately.
Bang, he dribbled the ball once, stepped back with his feet, and leaned back fiercely. In comparison, Rainman, who was severely lacking in tonnage and absolute strength, also groaned and sat down under the basket.
After repeated efforts, Wang Tiejun could hold his breath to the end and his face was completely red, but he finally completely cleared all the defensive forces around him.
At this moment, he didn't get up immediately and dunk. Instead, he took a short breath and glanced at the court.
"..."
This glance after stopping the attack meant nothing to him. He was just taking a breath, fearing that he would be suffocated to death, but in the eyes of others, it was filled with incredible domineering power.
"Bang!"
The next moment, he soared into the air like a giant beast, and with his arms dunked heavily, he was hanging on the fluctuating rim, looking down at the audience with ferocious beast-like eyes. The SuperSonics Arena was already silent, so
All eyes were fixed on him.
Rainman's flat-basket dunks made their blood boil, but from Wang Tiejun's attack, they saw a tyranny that was different from Rainman's.
It was a truly tyrannical attack at the basket, ferocious, violent, and barbaric. The way that cleared all defenders, made all opponents fall at their feet, and finally completed the attack calmly, shocked them even more.
Especially the look before getting up made them feel conquered.
"yeah!"
Everyone on the Suns bench started shouting wildly, including the head coach.
"Brother, you have to do this to them!"
"Old K, you blocked Rain Man!"
Buckley and others rushed towards Wang Tiejun while shouting.
"..."
In the live commentary box, the commentator who was excited about Rain Man's block just now was stunned. In one offensive round, he defeated three defenders of his own team, including Rain Man. What else could he do?
Commentary?
"If Rain Man is the ruler, then Old K, he is...the conqueror." Winston Rollin praised in the ESPN live broadcast.
"Yes, conqueror, the greatest conqueror Caesar, he turned all his opponents into corpses before he calmly ascended the throne, so from now on, I will call old K Caesar." Carter Oldman shook his head.
exclaimed.
"Caesar? Haha, yes, the conqueror who made all his opponents fall at his feet." Winston Rollin laughed.
"Caesar the Conqueror?"
Wang Tiejun's new nickname has reached the ears of countless American fans with ESPN's national live broadcast.
Bang, Wang Tiejun jumped down, took a few breaths, looked down at Rainman who was getting up, and said in a fierce voice: "Rainman, you give me a slap, and I will give you a buckle to make things even."
"you?"
Can blocking shots be compared with dunks? Rainman's brain is instantly congested, and he will have an attack half a step before he pounces.
"Get away!"
At this time, Wang Tiejun snorted coldly and took a half-step forward. He straightened his chest and knocked Rainman back a step.
While the two were still facing each other, Buckley and others rushed forward and separated them.
As for the SuperSonics, two are still on the floor, and the two guards are outside and dare not come up, for fear of being accidentally injured by a violent guy like Old K.
The game entered a timeout because neither Michael Cage nor Derek McKay had gotten up yet. McKay was a little better and sat up. It seemed that there was no big problem, while Cage was holding his chest with a look of pain on his face.
look.
Colangelo did not play away games with the team this time. He is not only the general manager, but also the president. The team has other matters to deal with.
But he was watching the game, and when he saw Wang Tiejun's attack at the basket, he couldn't help but think of the scene in Chinatown, New York.
It was Wang Tiejun who was dueling with Mark West on a street court. After receiving the ball under the basket, he did not get up and dunk directly. Instead, he knocked West over with his back and then got up to complete the dunk.
He is a professional. He was not only the owner and general manager of the Suns, but also the head coach for several years. At that time, he thought that Old K's post-up under the basket was a redundant link and he could just stand up and dunk.
But now it seems that it is not bad. This method of completely knocking down the defender and then completing the attack is even more shocking.
"Perhaps, this method is the most suitable for Lao K."
"Caesar, Caesar the Sun King, haha...Old K, I hope you can really grow to that height, I'm really looking forward to it!"
…
At the scene, the SuperSonics replaced an inside man as a substitute, and the game continued.
Next, Lao Wang started fishing. The consumption just now was too great, so he had to slow down.
In other words, although the attack just now was shocking, the physical price he paid was too great, and it was not worthwhile at all.
His one such attack consumes so much physical energy that both Rainey and O'Neal can complete five attacks.
In the 8th minute of the first quarter, he came off the field to rest.
He took 4 shots in total and missed one of the last two hook shots. He made 3 of 4 shots and 1 of 2 free throws. He scored 7 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block and 1 foul.
At the end of the first quarter, at 24:24, the two teams were tied.
The Rainmen had a strong desire to attack tonight. They took more shots than before and dunked more. They made 4 of 6 shots in 9 minutes. They were also very efficient. In addition, they made 2 of 3 free throws. They scored 10 points, 3 rebounds, 1 block, and 1 foul.
In the second quarter, Rainman came on the field from the beginning, wreaking havoc in the Suns' penalty area, sending out a big block and completing a dunk. At 24:28, he led the team to overtake the score. Wang Tiejun was sent on in the third minute.
Ended the scene.
After resting, Lao Wang's blood was temporarily full.
Michael Cage, who was knocked out by him in the first quarter, did not come up and was sitting on the bench. The exact extent of his injury is not yet known.
In the substitute lineup, he faced off against Rain Man. Because Barkley was not on the court, the Suns' current backup power forward was Jarrod Mustaf, so Rain Man did not need to defend him.
As soon as he came on the field and came to the low post on the left wing, he was very active in claiming position.
Rain Man took advantage of his ability to jump and adopted a defensive approach.
Backup point guard Knight dropped his hand. Rainman checked the height and was about to take off, but at this time Comrade Lao Wang hit him with a moderate hit at the right time. His center of gravity was easily shaken and he failed to jump up.
.
"This damn old K!"
He was so angry that he cursed secretly, turned around quickly, and stood behind Wang Tiejun.
He didn't deadhead, but put one hand on the attacker's lower back. If the attacker pushed hard, he could retreat to the basket, and if he made a jump shot, he could block the shot.
In this kind of defense, Wang Tiejun couldn't use Tieshan to rely on him, so after he caught the ball, he immediately turned his head back, followed his head, and made a turning and sliding movement.
"Slide to the bottom?"
Rain Man's feet moved.
The next moment, Wang Tiejun reversed his body, then jumped sideways on one foot, and hooked the ball toward the basket with his right hand.
"Side hook?"
When Yu Ren saw this, he jumped with all his strength, but no matter how much he could jump with this kind of hook, Wang Tiejun's body would only make him sigh in despair.
"Bang!"
The ball hit the basket, bounced, and then rolled into the basket.
"You almost hit me, remember to jump higher next time." After he succeeded, he started talking trash in excitement.
"I've already criticized you once." Rain Man spat back angrily.
"I've already dunked you once." Wang Tiejun spat again.
The two squirted at each other like cockfighting cocks and arrived in the Suns' backcourt.
Back on the offensive end, Rainman returned the favor.
He ran to the right to catch the ball, used a cross step to change direction, and completely beat Wang Tiejun, and then completed the offense with a flat dunk.
Lao Wang turned around and strode after him, but he was still half a beat too late and was too late to block the shot.
"Wood pile, crossing you is as easy as crossing the street in the early morning." Rain Man roared.
Lao Wang had a dark face. It was his fault that he couldn't defend against fast opponents. However, if he loses, he will not lose. He replied: "It's as easy to dunk on you as it is on Barkley's 80-year-old grandma."
"..."
Rainman blinked, feeling a little confused. Have you ever played ball with Barkley's eighty-year-old grandma?
"Ha ha……"
The two people's trash talk made all the media reporters behind the scenes laugh.
Returning to the offensive end, the others pulled away. Lao Wang once again asked for the ball in the low post on the left wing, but Rainman still moved forward.
Rainman's bounce was too terrifying. He was the same as last time. Although he was on the offensive side, he actively pushed Rainman and prevented him from jumping easily. He waited for the ball to hang with his backhand and he successfully caught it.
Rainman quickly switched to top defense, still the same as last time.
Lao Wang blocked the rainman with his left hand, grabbed the ball with one hand and raised it high without dribbling. He paused for a moment, looked at the basket, suddenly stood up, and hooked the ball toward the basket with his right hand.
This time, Rainman immediately had an instinctive reaction. He took a step forward and jumped to block the shot.
But at this moment, Lao Wang not only did not take action, but suddenly stopped his feet, combined his six forces into one, and suddenly leaned towards the rushing Rain Man.
"Bang!"
Amidst the impact of muscles, Yuren groaned and turned over in response. He landed unsteadily and fell backwards.
In fact, they don't have much power by hitting, because Yuren and Wang Tiejun have a certain space, and even if they rush towards him, they can only barely make contact.
"Bang!"
As for Lao Wang, he took the opportunity and strode into the paint area with the ball. After taking the first step, he stood up and smashed the ball into the basket with one hand.
"Old K played the ball very smartly!"
Barkley shouted excitedly from the bench.
Kevin Johnson smiled and said: "Use a fake move to attract Rain Man, then use his most powerful hit to knock over Rain Man, clear the defender, and finally complete the dunk. This is the style of Old K."
The SuperSonics called a timeout because there was something wrong with Rainman's butt. He fell a little when he landed and needed to get off the field to deal with it.
But judging from the way he walked on by himself, it shouldn't be a big problem.
Next, Rain Man sat on the bench, and the Suns also sat Wang on the bench and let Oliver Miller play.
After Lao Wang sat down, he looked at the head coach and didn't understand why he was replaced. He was not injured. It was simply a mysterious operation.
Once he sat down, he sat until the next quarter was over.
At halftime, at 46:46, the two teams were tied again.
Wang Tiejun made 5 of 6 shots and 1 of 2 free throws. Wang Tiejun was very efficient tonight. His hook shots near the basket were 2 of 3, and the rest were dunks. He scored 11 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block, and 1 foul.
He played for 10 minutes, and I don't know what the coach thought about it.
Back in the locker room, the players were resting and organizing their equipment. Head coach Paul Westphal summarized the situation in the first half and then said: "We strive to win tonight's game, so in the second half we went all out.
for.
Old K, if the SuperSonics let Rain Man face you again, I think it will be difficult for him to guard your singles. The team will create one-on-one opportunities for you, and you have to seize the opportunity."
"Understood." Lao Wang replied loudly.
"But you can't guard against him. I hope you can interact with him so that our scoring and losing points are more balanced." Paul Westphal added.
Lao Wang nodded awkwardly without saying a word.
He is so big, but he can only defend those sitting centers, and those guys who are light and quick cannot keep up with their rhythm.