Chapter 131 Big Hat + Buttons Waiting for the Postman
At the beginning of the game, Wang Tiejun and Mike Brown jumped the ball and easily moved the ball away, and the Suns attacked.
Entering the low position on the left wing, 120kg Mike Brown stood inside and took the top defense. It was obvious that he was confident in his tonnage and strength.
On Barkley's side, he moved to the right wing and moved a little inside the three-point line.
Postman Malone was placed two meters away, with one eye staring at his low left wing. It was obvious that if there was a slight disturbance, he might return to the paint area.
The tactics were opened, and the first ball was given to him. He immediately leaned over to dribble after receiving the ball, and tentatively hit the opponent twice.
Mike Brown resisted with his chest, leaned forward with his whole body, and with his elbows, he really resisted.
But the next moment, the third explosion broke out by beating, and the iron mountain relied on beating!
"Bang!"
The 120-kilogram Mike Brown grunted, and his body that was tilted forward was instantly knocked backwards. Fortunately, his feet were fast. He staggered back two steps, retreated to the basket, and collided with the postman Malone who was returning to defense.
Together.
"Bang!"
Wang Tiejun stepped into the paint area, rose up, and dunked with one hand, dunking Mike Brown and Postman Malone at the same time.
"yeah!"
The heavy dunk, full of violent beauty, immediately made the whole audience burst into enthusiastic cheers.
"Oh ho ho, an absolutely violent one-handed dunk! Look, this is the sweeper of the penalty area. He dunked two of the Jazz's inside players at the same time."
a live commentator shouted loudly.
"I just said, how can a role player guard against Old K? Karl Malone, do it yourself!" Another on-site commentator shouted provocatively.
The postman glanced at Lao Wang coldly, turned around and ran towards the front court.
He is not O'Neal. Shark would rather kill his opponent than let him dunk him. He does not have this obsession. For him, victory is the most important thing, so he is not very angry about being dunked just now.
Jazz offense.
Everyone starts running, picking and rolling each other during the movement, creating open spaces and borrowing opportunities for teammates. This is the Jazz's pick-and-roll tactic.
Lao Wang was also pulled to the left waist position in the paint area. Once he reached this position, he refused to go out for fear of not coming back.
Mike Brown found a two-meter wide open space without a pick-and-roll, and Stockton's ball immediately flew over.
As soon as he saw it, he started the bear step and hurriedly stepped forward, taking a step from his back foot to his front foot.
At this time, Brown caught the ball and stood up. When he saw him rushing towards him, he quickly adjusted his hands before getting up and shooting a jumper.
This is the difference in abilities of role players. They are unable to catch the ball and take action immediately. They have to make various adjustments, and this gives the defender an opportunity.
"Crack!"
Lao Wang flew up and actually grabbed the ball with one slap.
"Oh! Bang bang bang..."
The whole audience exclaimed, which quickly turned into warm applause.
"Oh, the penalty area sweeper made a beautiful shot! Old K's defense is getting better and better..." the on-site commentator roared excitedly.
The three outsiders had already turned around and were about to step down. Lao Wang threw a fierce throw with one hand and passed the ball to Dan Marley, who was in the best position.
On the left wing, Dan Mulley was more than one step ahead of Jeff Malone, receiving the ball in the middle position and quickly advancing into the frontcourt.
At this time, Kevin Johnson stopped at the top of the key, Ceballos also stopped on the right wing, and they dragged John Stockton and Tyrone Corbin with them.
Dan Malley suddenly changed lanes on the left wing and drove toward the basket with the ball. Jeff Malone failed to follow up. John Stockton in the high post had no choice but to drop Kevin Johnson and return to defend the basket.
As soon as Dan Malley reached the left midfielder position in the paint area, he suddenly passed the ball to Kevin Johnson at the top of the arc. The latter took a step forward after receiving the ball, and then made a jump shot.
"Whoa!"
The water splashed and he hit two points from far away.
Kevin Johnson's scoring ability was quite strong during his peak period. His only weakness was that he did not have three-pointers. He only averaged 0.7 three-pointers per game in his career. This season, he averaged 0.2 three-pointers per game. He almost never took any three-pointers.
0:4, Jazz attack.
Mike Brown pulled out again. Lao Wang got a taste of the sweetness last time, and it was the same this time, only following him to the left waist of the paint area.
In the low post on the right wing, the postman took the ball and hit Barkley with his back. He arched twice and Barkley, who was too low, turned around and made a fadeaway jumper.
When the Suns attacked, Barkley responded by playing in the low post on the right wing.
The big butt was arched and arched, and he tried another turn over jumper, and he also hit it.
Looking back, Dan Malley missed a shot and Postman grabbed the rebound.
The Jazz attack and the Postman moves on the right wing.
His technical characteristics are that as the strongest power forward in the league, his post-up skills are actually average. He mainly faces the basket, and most of them are jump shots. He will not attack the basket. The occasional dunk is intentional.
Deter your opponent with dunks.
His offense at the basket accounted for only 28.6%. In most cases, he plays inside without the ball and cannot attack the basket with the ball.
The reason why he moves inside without the ball is because there is Stockton next to him. As long as he has a chance, the ball from this good friend will definitely pass to his hands, so there is no need to work hard to hold the ball and attack.
And he rarely dunks because he wants to protect his knees and not jump so high. In fact, this is very correct. Barkley, who is as powerful as him, is known as the flying pig and flies in the sky to play ball all year round. Compared with
The peak period is too short and there are too many injuries.
Now, he suddenly made a reverse run, dropped Barkley, and cut inside to the basket, and Stockton's ball was passed into his hands the moment he cut into the paint.
Lao Wang paid special attention to the postman. When he saw the latter dumping Barkley, he returned to the basket in two steps. At this time, the postman caught the ball and came over.
"Button this damn rookie!"
In order to intimidate Wang Tiejun, the postman Ma Long, who seldom dunked, shot a fierce light in his eyes, took off, held the ball in one hand, and flew towards Lao Wang.
Little did he know that his bounce was average and his bullet speed was average, not much better than Lao Wang, giving the latter enough time to take off.
With Lao Wang's defensive height, when he jumped up completely, he completely blocked the postman's shooting space.
"Crack!"
The ball hit Wang Tiejun's right wrist and was blocked.
"ah!"
At the beginning, Lao Wang scored his second big shot, which was rare, and the fans cheered enthusiastically.
"Beautiful, so beautiful! Old K had a blast on the defensive end today. He blocked two shots in a row. He was struggling to protect his basket."
The on-site commentator roared excitedly.
Barkley grabbed the ball behind the postman, and the Suns switched from defense to offense.
At this time, they have entered the frontcourt, but Lao Wang is the last one. At this time, he has reached the free throw line and is running towards the basket.
He kept running toward the basket. According to the Suns' tactics, others immediately pulled out to clear the basket and penalty area for him.
Barkley also pulled to the right. The postman had just reached the basket and had just been blocked by the rookie. He was very angry, pointed at the former, and shouted to his teammates: "Switch defense!"
Mike Brown immediately went to follow Barkley, and the postman took a step up from the basket, blocked Lao Wang, raised his left elbow, and directly hit the latter's chest.
Lao Wang turned around and stood one step directly in front of the basket, leaning against the postman and asking for the ball.
At this time, the postman pushed outwards with force, and Lao Wang took half a step forward to meet him. While releasing his force, he caught the incoming ball with one hand.
The next moment, he suddenly turned around, raised the ball high with his right hand, and jumped towards the postman.
When the postman saw it, a sharp light flashed in his eyes, and he jumped up quickly. He raised his right elbow and pushed the tip of his elbow directly outward.
"Bang!"
The two collided in the air, and the postman hit Lao Wang on the left chest with an elbow, but Lao Wang jumped first and had the initiative. He jumped higher and had a larger tonnage. He jumped abruptly.
He pressed the former and smashed the ball into the basket.
"yeah!"
The whole place erupted into flames, and countless home fans stood up from their seats, cheering wildly.
At this time, Wang Tiejun landed, threw his body forward, pushed the postman with both palms, and stabilized himself. The latter was knocked backward by him in the air, and he immediately flipped on his back under the basket.
"What the hell!"
Glancing at the postman on the floor, he rubbed his left chest. This guy had just elbowed him, and his ribs were almost broken by the elbow. When he had the chance to settle the score again, he turned around and ran towards the backcourt.
"Damn boy!"
The postman was pulled up by Mike Brown, gritted his teeth, looked at Lao Wang and cursed.
Two more rounds later, Wang Tiejun once again got a chance under the basket, facing the postman who was switching defense.
He carried the postman and took a position on the front left side of the basket to get the ball. After receiving the ball, he immediately jumped sideways on one foot and hit a hook under the basket without pausing.
"Bang!"
The ball hit the basket and went in.
"Good shot! This is a very beautiful hook under the basket. All K's attacks under the basket were successful tonight. The efficiency is too high."
The on-site commentator immediately shouted excitedly: "The postman tried his best to take off and block the shot, but the difference was too much. His right hand was at least three feet away from Old K's ball.
I can guarantee that no one in this world can block Old K’s side hook. No one! Whether it hits or misses, Old K has the final say. The defender has no say.”
"Not bad, old K."
Barkley rushed over and gave Lao Wang a high-five to celebrate.
“Really good.”
Lao Wang didn't know how to be modest and agreed with Barkley's words with a smile.
Now he still lacks a floater. As a big center, in addition to dunks, hooks and floaters are indispensable offensive methods.
In the 4th minute of the first quarter, at 4:12, the Suns had an extremely high offensive rate and led by 8 points at home, so the Jazz called a timeout.
Wang Tiejun made all 3 shots and scored 6 points, 1 rebound and 2 blocks. His opponent, Mike Brown, had zero data.
"Karl, when attacking under the basket, be careful about that rookie's defensive height. His defense is average, but the height is there. Your height is not enough. Don't overpower him. Use your shooting to solve the problem." Jerry Sloan warned.
"Coach, I understand." Postman Malone muttered.
As soon as the game started, he suffered several losses in a row at the hands of Wang Tiejun. He was dunked twice and pushed to the ground. He felt depressed and angry, and his anger was getting bigger and bigger.
However, he was facing off against Barkley, and there was no good opportunity to deal with Wang Tiejun.
Jerry Sloan added: "Old K took more shots than Barkley in the first quarter, so you have to be careful about helping to defend the weak side.
But the focus of your defense is still Barkley, he is the Suns' top scorer and the first scoring point."
"Understood." Postman Malone nodded.
After the timeout, the game continues and the Jazz attack.
Jeff Malone used the pick-and-roll to find an open space, caught the ball and made a jump shot, hitting one and scoring two points.
Next, Barkley missed a shot, and the Postman grabbed a rebound from the backcourt. The Jazz attacked, Tyrone Corbin shot a three-pointer, but missed, and Lao Wang grabbed the rebound.
Looking back, Ceballos came inside and Kevin Johnson passed a through ball. The former caught the ball and dunked successfully.
After the first quarter, at 20:28, the Suns led by 8 points.
Wang Tiejun played for 8 minutes, but did not attack the basket in the next few minutes. He took two hook shots at the edge of the paint area, one missed and one was fouled. He made 3 of 4 shots and 2 of 2 free throws in a single quarter, scoring 8 points.
Data of 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 blocks and 1 foul.
The Jazz's offensive firepower is actually average. They mainly rely on Mailman to score. The second scoring point is shooting guard Jeff Malone who averages 18 points per game. Stokes who averages 15 points per game and Tyrone Corbin who averages 11.6 points are third and fourth respectively.
In terms of scoring, no matter who is the starting center, their scoring ability can be ignored. Mike Brown and Mark Eaton only average 8 points per game combined.
Most of the Postman's offenses are on the wings. Even if there are 28.6% of the attacks under the basket, most of them are inside tactics. Therefore, the Suns' defensive intensity and confrontation in the penalty area are actually very weak.
Wang Tiejun feels that the physical energy consumption is not bad, and it is less than the consumption of playing against the Knicks, Spurs, Mosaic, and Magic.
At the beginning of the second quarter, Barkley rested, and he came on again and became the main force in the low post offense.
When the Jazz attack, the Postman is not on the court, and there is almost no low-post offensive ability. The offense can only be launched from the outside.
"Bang!"
The jump shot missed and Wang Tiejun protected the rebound.
The Jazz's main center Mark Eaton was injured, and no one could compete with him in terms of height. Five minutes into the second quarter, he grabbed three rebounds, one of which was an offensive rebound, and made 2 of 3 shots.
He scored a two plus one, but missed the free throw, and got 4 points and 3 rebounds.
The Jazz fell behind by double digits and quickly replaced the main force.
The Suns are not playing Barkley for the time being, and Wang is still on the court.
But three minutes later, Lao Wang, who played another 8 minutes, was replaced by Barkley. By this time, he had already got the fourth rebound of the second quarter and made another big block. In 16 minutes of the first half, he made 5 of 7 shots.
, made 2 of 3 free throws, scored 12 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 blocks, 1 turnover and 1 foul.
Sitting on the bench, assistant coach Lewis came over and squatted in front of him and said: "Old K, your statistics today are still beautiful, and your efficiency seems to be very high, but you have been attacked by the Jazz's outside line three times, and you were not guarded once.
Come down, pay attention to this!"
Lao Wang smiled awkwardly and nodded helplessly.
Facing a breakthrough from the outside, he didn't dare to stretch his hand randomly for fear of committing too many fouls and being sent off.
The system integrated Xiong Step. The fusion of this step did improve his turning speed and first step speed, but the overall speed did not increase much, and there was no change in lateral movement.
To cover for those outside breakthroughs, lateral movement is a very important athletic quality. If the opponent changes direction, you can break through him.
"Don't worry, the coaching staff will arrange lateral movement training for you. If you follow it, you will always make some progress." Lewis comforted you.
The second quarter ended quickly, at 45:55, the Suns led by 10 points.
"Lewis, how many points did the postman score?" Lao Wang asked Lewis curiously on the way back to the locker room.
Lewis turned over the data sheet in his hand, looked at it under the dim lights in the corridor, and said: "In 18 minutes, 5 of 8 shots, 3 of 4 free throws, 13 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist."
"Where's Charles?" Lao Wang asked.
"Charles played 12 minutes, made 3 of 5 shots, 2 of 3 free throws, 8 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist." Lewis read.
"Looking at it this way, my performance is not bad." The team scored the highest score, which was not worse than the postman's performance. Lao Wang suddenly became proud.
Barkley was just two steps ahead. He turned around and said, "Old K, that's because your opponent is too weak."
"Ha ha……"
The corridor burst into laughter.
Fifteen minutes later, the second half begins.
In the third quarter, the Jazz, who really wanted to win, directly sent out all their main players, seemingly chasing points.
The first ball was a Jazz attack. Mailman Malone took the ball on the right wing and hit Barkley with his back. He suddenly turned around to face the basket and used the opportunity to sweep Barkley behind with his elbow, scaring Barkley and instinctively leaning back.
And he took the opportunity to get the space to take a shot, and took a mid-range shot.
"Fuck, I've learned a lot again!"
Lao Wang suddenly realized in his heart, why can he do this if he is beaten emotionally?
Integrating the elbow strike into the turn is not only in compliance with the rules, but also creates space for shooting. This is much less laborious than his back strike. No wonder he is a superstar, it is not unreasonable.
"Bang!"
But the opportunity came up, but the ball missed.
Lao Wang protected the backcourt rebound, held the ball high with both hands, observed his teammates who were rushing down the outside, and then passed it to Dan Marley, who was the fastest.
But when Marley was heading towards the basket, he stepped on Jeff Malone's foot, fell to the floor with an ouch, and the attack was interrupted.
The referee's whistle didn't sound, which was Dan Marley's mistake. Jeff Malone took the opportunity to grab the ball, and the Jazz launched a counterattack.
Lao Wang was just about to cross the center line, and when he saw this, he quickly returned to defense.
Jeff Malone moved forward quickly with the ball, drove straight in, and went from the left wing to the basket. When he met Wang Tiejun at the left waist of the paint area, he suddenly slowed down and changed direction, and was about to rush past.
Lao Wang couldn't hold back this time, and instinctively stretched out his hand to pull it. The whistle immediately sounded, and at the same time, Jeff Malone took off and threw.
Barkley ran back to the basket to cover the defense, and the ball flew over his head. It was missed and the throw was too high.
"Horse's!"
Lao Wang looked back and saw that the ball hit the board and went in. He looked back at the referee and saw that he was making a gesture to add a penalty kick.
"Old K, don't reach out!" Buckley shouted.
"You think I'm thinking, don't I have no control over it?" Lao Wang said angrily.
Barkley smiled and said it was okay. It was a common mistake for rookies to reach out randomly.