Chapter 176 Crazy and suffocating perimeter defense
"Charles, aren't you a flying pig in the air? Give him a dunk from the free throw line." Lao Wang immediately shouted.
"Go away! If you can't speak, shut up."
Buckley said angrily, if I could do it, I wouldn't be a flying pig, but a flying dragon in the sky.
"Kevin, improve your concentration on the game and stop making unnecessary mistakes." Paul Westphal shouted loudly from the sidelines.
Wang Tiejun entered the basket, stood still, and asked for the ball from outside.
It's a pity that Kevin Johnson failed to pass the ball in time. Jordan's defense was too good. He seemed to be going crazy today, constantly biting him, especially completely blocking the passing line between him and the basket, not giving it to him.
Any chance of a downward pass.
At this time, Barkley ran out of position on the right wing, and he quickly passed the ball over.
Barkley caught the ball and suddenly found that he was double-teamed. BJ Armstrong jumped down and quickly passed the ball to Dan Marley on the three-point line.
But at this moment, Jordan at the top of the arc had already pounced on Dan Malley, narrowly missing out and almost being intercepted.
At this time, BJ Armstrong turned around again, pounced back, and double-teamed Dan Malley.
Dan Malley wanted to pass the ball, but all passing routes were blocked by the two of them, so he could only dribble and retreat.
But at this moment, Jordan, who had anticipated his choice, not only followed his retreat, but also reached out and stabbed his ball away.
BJ Armstrong took the opportunity to steal the ball, Jordan immediately turned around and stepped down, and the Bulls once again made a fast break after the steal.
"Bang!"
With a diagonal cut to the basket from the left wing and another flying dunk, Jordan once again ignited the United Center and made the atmosphere at home boil.
Looking back, Wang Tiejun once again spared no effort to enter the basket and this time Kevin Johnson finally passed the ball in.
"Crack!"
Cartwright hit him on the arm immediately, and the referee's whistle sounded.
But there was no free throw because he had just received the ball and had not yet made an offensive move.
The Suns attack again with 9 seconds left.
"Tonight the Bulls' defensive intensity has gone up to another level. The Tiejun should be mainly based on foul tactics. Cartwright's foul just now was very decisive. Barkley's double-team tactics are not to mention the perimeter defense. Jordan
My defense worked too hard today," Zhang Liji said.
"Yes, I feel nervous when I look at it. This defense makes people breathless!" Sun Zhenping said.
At this time, the Suns were serving the ball from the frontcourt sideline to Wang Tiejun, who had the highest and widest field of vision.
But the Bulls were so defensive that when five seconds were almost up, he reluctantly released the ball to Barkley, who was running inside the three-point line on the left wing.
As soon as Barkley caught the ball, he was double-teamed by Pippen and Grant. At this time, Wang Tiejun entered the court after serving, and he quickly passed the ball.
"Crack!"
It was just that Pippen, who was below, anticipated the pass, reacted in advance, pounced forward, cut into the passing and receiving line in an instant, and intercepted the ball.
"It's over!"
Seeing this, Zhang Lili lost his voice.
Jordan quickly came down from the right wing, entered the frontcourt, and cut diagonally toward the basket from the left wing. At this time, Pippen passed the ball from the right wing.
"Bang!"
Another dunk, completely detonating the United Center.
"Three mistakes were made in the opening game, and three goals were intercepted. Call a timeout!" Zhang Lili became anxious.
"Are the Bulls' defense crazy today?" Sun Zhenping said in surprise.
"This is the finals. It's time to work hard. Come on, Suns. If you don't keep up, it will be over." Zhang Lili shouted urgently.
On the sidelines, Westphal obviously hadn't reacted yet. He was caught off guard by the Bulls and was a little confused.
"Paul, it's time to call a timeout," assistant coach Lewis reminded.
He nodded, and then made a timeout gesture to the players on the court. After serving, Kevin Johnson, who was receiving the ball, called a timeout.
At 0:6, the Bulls made three consecutive steals in the opening game and stopped the Suns.
In the ABC live broadcast booth, Bill Walton looked serious and said: "Obviously, coach Phil Jackson is more targeted in the use of tactics.
First of all, they further strengthened their perimeter defense, especially the tightest control over the No. 1 position, never allowing him to pass any threatening passes.
Then implement single-defense foul tactics at the fifth position to prevent Old K from scoring easily.
Finally, Barkley concentrated his efforts on double-teaming, trying to strangle the Suns' first scoring point and cut the Suns' two major inside players at the same time.
These three major defensive tactics have completely cut the Suns into pieces as a whole. Through strong on-court execution, the Bulls have obviously completed their defensive tactics."
John Hanks said: "Now it depends on how the Suns deal with it. If Westphal can't come up with a solution, the Suns will be in trouble tonight."
"With a championship-level head coach on one side and a rookie head coach on the other, the Suns are in trouble!" Bill Walton shook his head.
On CCTV, Zhang Lili analyzed: "The Suns didn't focus enough on the game today. Like Barkley's pass just now, the intention of passing the ball was too obvious, and Pippen predicted it.
The same thing happened with the ball he passed to Dan Malley on the right wing just now. It was almost intercepted by Jordan.
This is a very critical G4 game. If you win, you will get the match point. You can’t play in a daze. Please wake up."
"You were intercepted three times in one minute. How focused are you on the game?"
On the bench of the Suns, Westphal was roaring in a low voice: "After two days of rest, you are allowed to perform such rubbish? Do you still want to win the championship? Tell me, do you still want to win the championship?
Now it’s the finals, not the regular season, it’s the finals where every game and every point must be fought for, so it cheers me up.”
Barkley, Kevin Johnson and others lowered their heads and wiped sweat, embarrassed to answer.
"Now listen carefully. From the analysis of the Bulls' defensive tactics just now, in addition to strengthening the outside defense, as for the inside, Old K is using foul tactics, and Barkley is using double-team tactics. When we choose the starting point of the attack,
, we must avoid being outflanked.”
At this point, Westphal stared at Lao Wang and said: "Old K, I haven't seen the Bulls using double-teaming tactics against you so far, so you have to stand up and open up the situation for the team."
"I?"
Lao Wang was startled and nodded quickly.
Westphal added: "They use foul tactics against you. When you catch the ball, you should first push the defender away. You can do this."
"Of course I can." Lao Wang said, patting his chest.
Westphal said to Barkley again: "Charles, they are double-teaming you, and you seem to have a problem with your touch today, so from now on, your task is to attract defense for Old K, and the ball transitions from your hands.
Once, then pass it to Old K. Remember, the pass must be sudden and don't let your defender predict you."
"Okay, I'm fine." Buckley said quickly.
On the Bulls side, Phil Jackson encouraged the players, and then told Cartwright: "Bill, you have to pay attention to the timing of fouling Old K. Foul again at the moment he takes action, so that we can get it."
Ball rights, you are an experienced veteran, I believe you can do it."
"Okay, I promise." Cartwright nodded.
Phil Jackson added: "Old K just has good strength, but his explosive power is not enough and his bounce speed is very average, so his speed of getting up after getting the ball under the basket is far inferior to that of a monster like O'Neal. You have a chance to
It was a foul the moment he took the shot."
"Understood." Cartwright nodded again.
"But be careful with his back-up play. Don't let him knock you over before he takes the shot. That is the best way for sweepers in the penalty area to play under the basket." Phil Jackson warned again.
"I'll be careful, coach." Cartwright said with a serious face.
Phil Jackson glanced at the other players and said: "We will focus on defending and double-teaming Barkley today. The Suns will probably focus their offense on Old K's side, but you must implement the established tactics to the end. As long as we kill him,
Even if Lao K, their perimeter player, scores a few goals and gets 20, we will be the winner."
"Understood." Everyone replied in unison.
Phil Jackson added: "The Suns' perimeter system has been destroyed by us and the offensive efficiency is reduced. Old K will strengthen the offense at the basket. He is likely to enter the basket every time. We can target this and resolutely
We must defend him and consume his physical energy. The final victory must be ours."
When the time came, Jordan stood up and said to his teammates: "If you win this game, I will give each of you a box of the best cigars."
"Oh ho, that's great!"
Pi Er, the leader of the family, shouted excitedly, and the others were also very happy. After all, cigars are a magical tool for showing off.
"You can't take it, you know it." Jordan said again.
"..." Everyone couldn't help but choked.
The timeout ends and the Suns attack.
Wang Tiejun advanced to the basket and Cartwright followed the coach's orders and defended resolutely, regardless of physical strength.
It doesn't matter whether he can defend or not. What Phil Jackson wants is to consume K's physical energy, so he has tried his best to defend.
"ball!"
Wang Tiejun squeezed into the basket, struggled to block Cartwright behind him, and reached for the ball from the top of the arc.
Unfortunately, Kevin Johnson did not pass the ball in immediately. Jordan, who has the advantage of height and wingspan, blocked the passing and receiving line between the top of the key and the basket. He had to leave the basket first. This time, the position under the basket was regarded as
It's a waste of precious physical energy.
Kevin Johnson pulled to the left. At this time, Pippen on the left made a defensive double-teaming posture, forcing him to pass the ball immediately.
Wang Tiejun happened to step on the paint area and caught the ball. At this time, the three-second attack timer started, and he quickly started to play with his back.
"Bang!"
Once, Cartwright was knocked back half a step by a blow, but he still gritted his teeth and pressed forward.
At this moment, Pippen's double team arrived.
After playing so many games, Pippen learned to be smart. When double-teamed, he didn't stick close to Wang Tiejun and didn't give Wang Tiejun a chance to hit him. Instead, he used his two long arms to grab the ball and prevent Wang Tiejun from getting up to hit the hook.
Wang Tiejun suddenly turned around and slipped to the bottom, but was double-teamed by Grant on the weak side. He made a mistake in dribbling and was snatched away by Grant.
"Why!"
Zhang Lili let out a long sigh.
The Bulls once again played a fast break after the steal. Jordan, who was at the top of the arc, took the lead and crossed the center line. He received a long pass from Grant and once again sent out a dunk.
At 0:8, the Suns didn't score a point and committed four consecutive turnovers at the start.
"Kevin, old K, play according to tactics, have you forgotten?" Westphal shouted angrily at the court.
Suns offense.
This time Wang Tiejun went to the low post on the left wing first and did not get to the basket immediately.
Barkley, on the other hand, moved frequently on the right wing and positioned himself lower, preventing the Bulls from easily double-teaming him on the outside.
At this time, Kevin Johnson came to the top of the key, glanced at Wang Tiejun, but suddenly pulled to the right wing, Jordan was half a beat slow.
He took two steps to the right, saw Barkley running out of the receiving position, and quickly passed the ball down.
At this time, Wang Tiejun saw the opportunity and immediately hit an iron-mountain body hit, which shook Cartwright's center of gravity, and then took the opportunity to bypass the defender and run towards the basket.
Barkley received the ball and suddenly threw the ball towards the basket before the double team came.
"Bang!"
When the basket slid over the basket, Wang Tiejun jumped up, grabbed the ball with both hands and smashed it forward, causing the Bulls' basket to explode instantly.
"Follow tighter, double-team faster, and don't let him get the ball out easily. I believe you can do it." Jordan, with a stern look on his face, yelled at Grant and others.
"Beautiful! What a beautiful shot!"
Zhang Lili shouted excitedly: "The tactics are very clear. We have fought like this before."
"The Bulls can only double-team one person. If they double-team Barkley, they won't be able to double-team the Tiejun." Sun Zhenping said with a smile.
"Yes, that's it." Zhang Li said with a smile.
2:8, Bulls attack.
Jordan ran from the right wing to the left wing to catch the ball, then turned around and broke through Ceballos who was changing defense, bypassed Dan Marley who was covering the defense, and drove into the paint from the left elbow area and went straight to the basket.
Wang Tiejun and Barkley returned to the basket at the same time, with the former on the left and the latter in front of the basket, blocking the basket.
At this time, Jordan suddenly stopped for a jump shot, and the two jumped to defend at the same time, but the former suddenly recovered the ball in the air.
The next moment, Wang Tiejun fell down like a weight, followed by Barkley, while Jordan, who took off first, was still in the air.
The powerful ability to stay in the air and the extremely outstanding athletic talent are most perfectly reflected in this moment.
At this time, Jordan, even though his ability to stay in the air was not as good as before he gained weight, he was still the best in the league. After both of them fell to the ground, he still stayed in the air.
"Whoa!"
With one hand, the basketball landed accurately in the basket.
"Kacha kacha..."
In the media box behind the baseline, dozens of reporters clicked the shutter one after another, and many microphones even reached into the field. They knew that Jordan would definitely talk trash, so they wanted to record the next trash talk.
Jordan did not disappoint them. He immediately started talking trash in excitement after winning the game. If he didn't talk some trash at this time, it would not be enough to further damage the opponent's psychological will.
"Hey, No. 33, No. 34, quickly transform into a birdman so that you can guard against me." He spat with disdain.
"Why!"
The reporters all sighed, this trash talk is not as lethal as Old K's. Michael, you are a college student, why can't your trash talk be worse than that of Old K, a junior high school student?
"Four and one, we can guard you." Old K spat back.
"Pfft!" Barkley laughed.
"..."
Jordan's face instantly turned pale.
"Oh! This sentence is more lethal."
"Ha, I feel like Jordan was hit hard!"
The reporters behind the bottom line instantly became energetic.
2:10, Suns attack.
Barkley was running and received the ball.
But the Bulls double-teamed too quickly. Jordan went down to help defend, and together with Grant, they blocked his passing route to the basket, and also blocked his passing and receiving route to the top of the key. He only had two options.
, a hard throw, or to Dan Mulley on the outside.
Wang Tiejun, who entered the basket, couldn't get the ball and had to withdraw first.
At this time, Dan Malley ran from the 45-degree position to the right corner, and at the same time reached out to Barkley for the ball. The latter quickly passed the ball. When he caught the ball, B.J. Armstrong, who was changing defense, caught up with him and quickly took off to take the ball.
, if he doesn't take action, Jordan will be double-teamed.
"Bang!"
The ball missed, went long, and bounced to the left side of the basket.
Wang Tiejun and Cartwright took off at the same time. He was behind, but with his better bounce and wingspan, he popped up and lifted the ball over the latter's head. Then he took off a second time and grabbed the offensive rebound.
Cartwright quickly blocked him inside to prevent him from entering the paint area, but at this time Pippen rushed up from behind and double-teamed him.
But just before the double-team was in place, he stepped towards his waist with his right foot, dodged the double-team of Cartwright and Pippen, took off three times, and hooked the ball to the basket with his right hand.
"Can you hit it?" Zhang Lili asked loudly.
"brush!"
The refreshing sound of entering the basket answered him.
"Hit! Wang Tiejun grabbed the offensive rebound and hit a near-basket hook from the double team." He roared excitedly.
"It's 4:10 now. Wang Tiejun made 2 of 2 shots and is still 6 points behind. Come on!" Sun Zhenping shouted.
"It doesn't matter, just let him shoot there." Phil Jackson shouted to the players on the sidelines.
The Bulls were attacking. This time, Pippen took a mid-range shot over Ceballos. It was a big mismatch, but the latter bounced well. Although his defensive skills were average, he worked hard. After the block was blocked, the ball failed.
hit.
Barkley protected the backcourt rebound and the Suns attacked.
Although Wang Tiejun only played two goals, he had already entered the basket several times to ask for positions. The physical exertion was not small. This time he stood in the low post on the left wing without any strong position.
Kevin Johnson passed the ball to Barkley under Jordan's pressure.
Barkley caught the ball, and BJ Armstrong immediately rushed over and passed the ball to Dan Mulley.
But at this time Jordan pounced on Dan Malley and blocked the passing line to the top of the key.
Dan Malley could only pass the ball to the top of the key, which consumed more time. Not only did Pippen successfully complete the defense, Jordan also jumped back to the top of the key. As soon as the ball reached the hands of Kevin Johnson, the Bulls were at the top of the key.
Synthesized double team.
"Crack!"
Pippen knocked the ball away, and Jordan took the opportunity to grab the ball. The two immediately counterattacked, and Jordan successfully made a layup.