Chapter 167 The brutality that destroys the opponent's spirit
Coming to the frontcourt, Wang Tiejun took a position in the low post on the left wing. Cartwright wrapped his left arm around him. His position was not very active because he had just played the first ball and he had to rest first to recover his blood before playing again.
It is impossible to attack continuously.
Kevin Johnson held the ball and was forced by Jordan. He could only pass it to Dan Marley, who made a jumper.
"mine!"
When he was blocked, he blocked Cartwright behind him and occupied the most advantageous position under the basket. At this time, the basketball hit the basket and was snatched down by him.
The next moment, Cartwright and Grant rushed to his side at the same time.
"Bang!"
The double team hadn't fully closed him yet, and there was still room to exert force. He immediately hit him with an iron mountain, and the ferocious force was like a frenzied wave crashing on the shore. Cartwright groaned and was knocked over again.
"Bang!"
The next moment, there was a second iron mountain blow, and Grant was knocked over again.
"yeah!"
Before his attack at the basket was completed, the entire American West Arena was already in a state of excitement, with countless home fans cheering and celebrating.
"Bang!"
As the rim trembled violently, the violent sound of hitting the rim resounded throughout the arena.
"Kacha kacha..."
In the media box behind the baseline, dozens of reporters frantically clicked their shutters.
The lenses of more than a dozen cameras were also pointed at Wang Tiejun, recording his every move.
"So fierce!"
"Falled again and again!"
In Yu Feihong's dormitory, Huang Sanshi and others were shouting excitedly.
Wang Tiejun strode to the media box and shouted: "Gentlemen, I don't understand why the Bulls don't assign a defender to me. Why? Why? Why? Can you give me an answer?"
"Ha ha……"
All the reporters in the media box laughed.
As he ran past the Bulls bench, he shouted to Phil Jackson on the sidelines: "Mr. Coach, you forgot to assign a defender to me."
Phil Jackson spread his hands helplessly and ignored it.
"Ha ha……"
Suns fans nearby burst into laughter.
"Hey, the No. 23 jersey you are wearing is so beautiful, but tonight he is destined to be stepped on by me."
When he showed up to those celebrities, he continued to talk trash. He would not give any face to those who supported Jordan.
"It's so arrogant. I really hope Michael can dunk him on the head."
"I'm afraid it's difficult. The last time Pippen tried to dunk him, he pulled him down. It was also that time he slapped Jordan. It was so barbaric!"
Several celebrities started talking dissatisfiedly.
In the next few rounds, Wang Tiejun had no outstanding offense because he needed to recover his health. He mainly focused on defense and rebounding.
In the 4th minute of the first quarter, at 10:10, the two teams were tied.
The Suns were attacking, and he was in the low post on the left wing. He was very aggressive in getting the ball. He pushed Cartwright hard and took a step into the paint, only one step away from the basket.
Jordan's defense was too tight, and Kevin Johnson had already had the ball intercepted once. He wanted to pass it down, but it was almost intercepted again, so he had to pass the ball to Barkley.
The ball couldn't be passed in, so Wang Tiejun quickly retreated. This time he wasted a lot of energy in taking the position.
As soon as he left the paint area, he immediately turned around and slipped into the penalty area again.
His moving speed is not as fast as O'Neal, not as fast as the three super centers, and not as fast as some agile and light centers, but he is faster than Cartwright. The latter turned slowly and failed to keep up, but was stuck by him.
Behind him.
At this time, Barkley on the right wing saw his opportunity and immediately passed in.
He caught the ball and leaned over, without moving his left foot, and stepped back with his right foot, then suddenly hit him with an iron mountain back. After the old Cartwright failed to resist, he instantly fell backwards and hit the floor.
"Bang!"
Looking around, he saw no defender around him, so he took off and dunked.
"yeah!"
The whole audience burst into cheers.
In the ABC live broadcast booth, Bill Walton shook his head and laughed: "Old K is so bad. Does he want to completely break Bill's old bones?"
John Hanks laughed and said: "Yes, he has got Cartwright behind him and can get up and dunk directly.
I guess he was worried that the defender would climb up on his back and prevent him from dunking, so he knocked over before attacking."
Bill Walton laughed and said: "If we play like this, the Bulls' main center won't be able to last long, and if he gets injured and the Bulls lose their main center, the series will be biased towards the Suns, and Jordan will be under greater pressure."
John Hanks said: "The Bulls did not expect that the Suns would find a treasure this year. Otherwise, without Old K, the Suns' inside line would not be so strong."
Bill Walton said seriously: "No matter whether they win or lose in the finals, the Bulls must replace their interior linemen in the offseason and create a younger lineup, otherwise this Bulls team will lose its competitiveness."
On the field, Cartwright struggled to get up with Grant's help, panting and coughing violently.
Wang Tiejun's eyes met Jordan outside, and the corners of his mouth twitched, seemingly smiling, but there was no smile at all.
"Damn it!"
Jordan knew he was in trouble. How long can the inside line last if we continue to play like this? This is a series!
At this time, he saw Phil Jackson make a pause gesture. After serving, he immediately made a pause gesture after receiving the ball.
"Phil, what should I do?" he asked when he returned to the bench before sitting down.
This can only be solved through tactics, there is no other way.
Phil Jackson has a headache because he has no one available inside.
Whether it is the offensive or defensive end, the Bulls are strong in the back line and the third position. Although Grant is one of the iron triangle at the fourth position, he does not have the ability to attack with the ball, let alone the ability to defend against a terrifying penalty area sweep like Old K.
Otherwise, the difference in tonnage and strength was too big, and they were knocked over several times to help defend.
He said calmly: "Don't be anxious, everyone, take a deep breath and meditate for three seconds first."
Jordan and the others were speechless. Are you still meditating at this critical moment? There is no other way. By the time Cartwright is injured by that damn rookie, it will be too late.
After seeing that everyone had calmed down, he said: "Old K's strategy is obvious. He will use his physical strength to defeat Bill. Maybe Grant is also within his planned range, so we don't have to worry at all. After his physical strength is exhausted,
The advantage will naturally be in our favour."
Then he replaced Bill Cartwright and replaced him with 208cm, 105kg substitute big man Mark West.
"Mark, your task is to consume his physical energy. When he attacks the basket, make a timely foul and send him to the free throw line," he warned.
"Understood, coach." Taking a deep breath, Mark West nodded.
"Horace, be careful, be careful not to get hurt when double-teaming." Phil Jackson warned again.
On the bench of the Suns, Westphal said to Wang Tiejun: "Old K, you will focus on attacking with all your strength and hit the basket more."
"Focus on the attack with all your strength and hit the basket more?"
Lao Wang was confused. If he could persist with this style of play for a while in the first quarter, what would he do next? His physical strength could not sustain it for long.
In the ABC live broadcast, Bill Walton analyzed: "The Suns have strengthened the fifth position this season, but there have been considerable weakening in other positions.
Tom Chambers suffered a serious injury. Although he is back now, his strength has declined seriously and he will never be able to perform at his previous level.
Richard Dumars was also given up. This small forward's scoring ability is still good. The small forward position has been severely weakened, and Danny Ainge can only be used as the starter.
Overall, the current scoring ability of the Suns, after firing Dumars, has not been enhanced by the addition of K."
John Hanks laughed: "The main reason is that the scoring ability of the substitute lineup has been weakened, and then the third position in the main lineup has been weakened, and Danny Ainge can only play about 20 minutes, which is only a pseudo starter."
At this time the timeout ends and the Bulls attack.
Pippen held the ball in singles, but Danny Ainge, who was ten centimeters shorter, couldn't guard him. He overpowered his opponent and hit a mid-range shot.
This is Danny Ainge. The dislocation advantage is too great. In fact, Pippen's offensive ability with the ball is not strong.
"Pippen made 2 of 3 shots today, and he feels very hot!" Bill Walton said.
"He didn't have a breakthrough today. It was mainly because of Jordan's breakthrough. His side was all about jump shots," said John Hanks.
"That's for sure. If you hit Danny Ainge out of position, he won't have to jump at all." Bill Walton laughed.
14:14, Suns attack.
"Beep!"
Wang Tiejun picked up the ball under the basket and was hugged directly by Mark West.
The first free throw was made, but the second one was missed. Grant grabbed the backcourt rebound and the Bulls attacked.
"Bang!"
Pippen took another jump shot, but missed this time.
Wang Tiejun protected the backcourt rebound and launched a fast break. Dan Malley came down quickly and was hit by Jordan for a layup.
"What the hell!"
Wang Tiejun, who had just passed the top of the arc, quickly returned to defend the basket.
Jordan counterattacked with the ball, and Kevin Johnson switched defense. The former stopped for a jumper on the right wing and hit a goal.
"Jordan made 3 of 5 shots and Pippen made 2 of 4 shots. Both of them felt very hot!" Bill Walton said.
"The main reason is that the Suns' perimeter defense can't keep up. In fact, Kevin Johnson and Dan Marr's defense is good, but they are facing the best perimeter combination in the league. Pippen and Jordan can even be said to be one of the best in the history of the league.
The outside combination, they are somewhat overshadowed." John Hanks said.
16:15, the Bulls take the lead and the Suns attack.
In the low post on the left wing, Wang Tiejun was in position, and Mark West was entangled in defense, almost hanging half of his body on him.
The moment he caught the ball with his right hand, he hit an iron mountain back that stood still, knocking the defender loose a little, and then suddenly moved his feet inward, and the second iron mountain back exploded.
"Bang!"
Mark West was knocked over directly with a muffled groan.
"squeak!"
Amidst the huge cheers from the home court, Grant, who came from the weak side to help defend, braked and blocked Wang Tiejun.
But Wang Tiejun had already noticed the Bulls' weak-side defense and instantly threw the ball over Grant's head with one hand.
"Barkley?"
Grant knew something was wrong, but it was too late.
"Bang!"
Barkley took off one step away from the right side of the basket, caught the ball in the air with both hands, smashed forward, and completed an alley-oop dunk.
Next, Jordan broke through, but was blocked by Barkley, and missed a pull-up jumper near the basket.
This two-point area will encounter tight inside interception, coupled with outside pursuit, and under attack from inside and outside, even his shooting percentage is almost the lowest among all shooting areas.
His three-point shooting percentage is 32.7%, and his near-two-point shooting percentage is only 32.9%, which is much lower than the mid-two-pointer and far-two-pointer. Therefore, the percentage of shots in this area is also the lowest, only 9.9%.
His offense under the basket, that is, the proportion of breakthrough layups is 13%, the shooting rate is 61.5%, the proportion and shooting rate of two-pointers are 31.4% and 43% respectively, and the distance two-pointers are 41.8% and 41.7%, exceeding
70% of the shots are two-pointers and two-pointers away.
Wang Tiejun protected the rebound and the Suns attacked.
"Slow down, don't be anxious, wait for Old K to get into position." Head coach Westphal shouted loudly on the sidelines.
Kevin Johnson steadily advanced to the frontcourt and made a pull gesture.
In the current Suns team, Wang Tiejun's tactical status has been further enhanced. When he is full of energy, he usually uses this spacing tactic to create opportunities for him to play in low post. It is also because of this that veteran Danny Ainge becomes the starting lineup.
Once again, he took the ball in the low post on the left wing. This time, it was not Grant on the weak side who was double-teamed, but Pippen on top. He once again chose to distribute the ball to Danny Ainge, who was left open.
At the top of the arc, Jordan, who was switching to defend Kevin Johnson, was already moving towards Danny Ainge when Pippen went to double-team him. As soon as Wang Tiejun passed the ball, he quickly accelerated to cover up the defense.
Danny Ainge is very experienced. After receiving the ball, he immediately threw it to the top of the arc and gave it to Kevin Johnson.
At this time, Bulls point guard B.J. Armstrong on the left wing was covering the top of the key. Kevin Johnson just received the ball and immediately pushed it to the left wing. The ball was passed to Dan Marley on the left wing three-point line.
Dan Malley was left open, and after receiving the ball, he took a calm shot, and the ball flew to the basket along a wonderful arc.
"brush!"
As the white water splashed, he hit a three-pointer.
Amid the cheers of the home fans, the Suns quickly began to defend.
"With continuous distribution and passing, the Suns played good offensive tactics and finally tore apart the Bulls' strong perimeter defense. This is a challenge for the Bulls. If the perimeter defense cannot control the Suns' perimeter offense, then the Bulls will
There is almost no chance of winning.”
Bill Walton analyzed.
"The Suns are still good on the outside. They are a top-notch team in the league, but there is still a gap compared to Jordan and Pippen." John Hanks said.
16:20, the Suns take the lead at home and the Bulls attack.
Pippen caught the ball at the left three-point line and hit Danny Ainge in a misplaced shot.
Mark West knew that he could not catch the ball, so he pulled out, trying to catch Wang Tiejun and create space for an outside breakthrough.
But Wang Tiejun didn't come out at all, and stayed in the left waist position of the paint area.
Pippen suffered a lot from Wang Tiejun in the regular season. When he didn't come out, he shot a three-pointer over Danny Ainge.
"Bang!"
The ball was a little short, rebounded, and was won by Wang Tiejun.
Sun attack, or positional warfare.
"Crack!"
Jordan switched to defend Kevin Johnson. When he was about to pass the ball to the low post, he suddenly took a step forward to press, causing him to make a mistake. Then he quickly completed the steal and quickly launched a counterattack, sending a tomahawk in the fast break.
Split button.
18:20, Suns attack.
"Be careful. Jordan just won the third steal title this season. He also won a DPOY, which is the best defender. He was also selected to the defensive team 5 times. His defense is definitely the best in the league. Kevin Johnson is
It was my second mistake, and the first quarter hasn’t even ended yet, so we can’t continue like this.”
In the CCTV live broadcast, Zhang Lili reminded.
"You should be a little nervous, right?" Sun Zhenping said.
"Definitely, Kevin Johnson's strength is already a bit weaker, and Jordan's momentum is very strong, so the psychological pressure must be great."
Zhang Lili then added: "Since the outside line is not good, the inside line has to make up for it. We must control the rebounds well. This is the key to regaining the disadvantage of ball possession."
At this time, Wang Tiejun got the ball in the low post on the left wing. Although the Bulls wanted to cut off the Suns' internal and external passing routes, it was impossible to do so every time.
Pippen came down to double-team again. The moment he caught the ball, he had already jumped one step away, and the double-team was coming in an instant.
"Bang!"
Keeping his feet still, he exerted his strength on the spot, and first struck with a close-fitting iron mountain to knock Mark West loose from his body.
At this time, Pippen arrived, but his second iron blow also broke out. Without moving his left foot, he moved his right foot towards Pippen, and the six forces were instantly integrated.
"Bang!"
The 98-kilogram Pippen groaned in pain and instantly flipped outwards, hitting his back heavily on the floor.
"Damn it!"
Phil Jackson's Zen state was instantly broken, and he immediately cursed.
At this time, Wang Tiejun was restless. Anyway, he was still outside the paint area and did not attack for three seconds. The third shot broke out.
After the collision, Mark West also fell. He turned around and strode into the basket with the ball. He hit Grant with a one-handed dunk. Grant didn't dare to block it, but took a step back.
"Bang!"
When the basket roared, the American West Arena was completely boiling. The buzzing noise made everyone's eardrums almost burst.
"Caesar the Conqueror, this is a crazy conqueror! Old K is not just a sweeper in the penalty area, he is simply a sweeper in the low position. He has entered a state of rage. He is destroying the Bulls in the most thorough way..."
The crazy roars of the on-site commentators flowed over the arena like rolling thunder and lasted for a long time.
"Oh, I'm relying on the iron mountain again. Our family's backing king is not fake."
In the room of the International Hotel, Erya was shouting and screaming, Sister Liu was watching TV with a smile, and Daya was pouring wine for Wang Aiguo.
Wang Aiguo could drink one kilogram without blushing, but two kilograms would make him a little heady. The two sisters specially prepared food and wine for him. He had already drank two kilograms and pointed at the TV and said:
"This iron mountain support has been distorted by you old men. It is not used like this. The movement of the force is wrong. 100% of the strength cannot be used even 50%. Tiejun's reputation as the supporter king will be lost!"
"If you throw it away, just throw it away. You can't eat or drink it." Sister Liu said.
"Yes, yes." Wang Aiguo was startled and nodded.
In Yu Feihong's dormitory, Huang Sanshi and others were stunned again. They even drank the beer in their hands. Only the owner of the dormitory remained calm because she had seen it before.
"Isn't this too, too violent?"
"He is truly a penalty area sweeper. He really knocks out all his opponents before completing the attack."
After reacting, several people started talking excitedly.
At this time, like them, countless basketball fans across the country were shocked.
Although there are far fewer basketball fans in China than there are football fans, the population base is too large and there are real sports fans who are hungry and unscrupulous, so there are also many people watching this game.
Just before this quarter, Wang Tiejun left a deep mark on their hearts.
At this time, Liu Yumin from the Basketball Department of the Sports Committee was also watching the game.
As a senior women's basketball player, she was even more shocked when analyzed from a professional perspective.
She is older than Zhang Lili in the domestic basketball world. From Mu Tiezhu's era to now, among all the centers in China, she can't find anyone similar to Wang Tiejun.
Even in the countries she knows well around the world, she can't find a center with a similar playing style.
But her first impression of Wang Tiejun's style of play was that it was brutal.
Yes, it is very cruel, the kind of cruelty that directly destroys the opponent physically and then destroys the opponent's spirit.
This is completely opposite to the spirit of competition second and friendship first that has been passed down in China. However, as a manager with a professional basketball player background, she does not care about Wang Tiejun’s style. She only cares about whether this style can help the men’s basketball team win.
