The Bulls were attacking, and Jordan was holding the ball on the right three-point line. At this time, Grant ran back and got rid of Barkley, and then quickly cut inside to the basket.
Wang Tiejun noticed it and fixed his eyes on Jordan, the ball carrier.
Jordan swung Dan Marley with one hand, then passed the ball twice, and the ball went straight to Grant who cut inside the paint.
Just when Jordan shook Dan Marley, Wang Tiejun started to turn around with unusual decisiveness.
When Jordan passed the ball for the second time, he had already landed.
When the ball flew into the air, he had already taken his second step.
The speed is not very fast, but he made a defensive response in advance.
"Crack!"
Grant turned around to catch the ball, then turned around and took a step forward, bumping into Wang Tiejun. When he fell to the ground, he also lost the ball in his hand.
Wang Tiejun quickly reached for the ball with both hands on the floor, picked up the ball, then swept his eyes across the court, threw the ball with both hands, and gave the ball to Kevin Johnson, who had already turned around and was about to go down at the top of the key.
"yeah!"
The whole place burst into flames again.
"Oh oh oh, old K, old K again, he actually completed an extremely wonderful weak-side defense?"
"Yes, yes, every time Old K explodes on the defensive end, we will have a victory, and it will be the same tonight."
The two on-site commentators kept shouting excitedly.
"brush!"
As the commentator roared, Lightning Kevin Johnson made a quick layup and hit a goal.
84:78, the Suns were 6 points behind, the Bulls attacked and called a timeout after serving.
Zhang Liangli said excitedly: "The Tiejun made 3 of 3 shots in the final quarter, leading the team to regain 6 points. He also had an offensive rebound, and now he sent a steal and an assist. His performance was great, and the Suns are expected to equalize the score.
, the outcome of this game has not yet been determined, there is still hope for the championship.”
Sun Zhenping looked at the data record and said: "Tiejun has made 11 of 13 shots so far, with a shooting percentage of 84.6%, 3 of 5 free throws, 25 points, 11 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal, 2 blocks, 2 turnovers and 3 fouls.
data.
I did some calculations, and including the first five games, his finals averages were about 23.5 points and 11.3 rebounds. Director Zhang, with this data, can he get FMVP?"
Zhang Lijia smiled and said: "The data is good, but only if we win this victory and win the championship, this data will be meaningful."
At this point, he pondered for a moment and then said: "As for FMVP, if it wins the championship, it might still be Barkley's. After all, Barkley's data is better."
Sun Zhenping nodded and sighed: "It was the last game that dragged down his average data."
"Only 8 points and 5 rebounds in the game, the overall data dropped a lot." Zhang Liyi nodded.
At this time the timeout ends and the Bulls attack.
Or the triangle attack, placed on the right wing.
Jordan is at 45 degrees from the three-point line, Grant is below, and B.J. Armstrong is at the top of the arc, forming a triangle.
At this time, BJ Armstrong passed the ball to Jordan, and then pulled him to the left wing, taking away Kevin Johnson.
At the same time, Grant pulled to the right corner and took Barkley away.
The movement of these two men completely stretched the Suns' defense on the right wing, opening up Jordan's path to the basket.
Thus, the purpose of the triangle tactic was achieved, and Jordan began to play Dan Marley in isolation with the ball.
However, the weaknesses of the Bulls' interior lineup also severely limited Jordan's breakthrough ability.
Perdo had no shooting ability and couldn't get out at all, so Wang Tiejun stayed at the basket and didn't leave for even half a second.
Now there are no defensive three seconds, only offensive three seconds. He can permanently stay under the basket. Instead, Perdo has to move in and out of the paint area from time to time to avoid violating the rules.
So in this way, the space under the basket is occupied, and Jordan's breakthrough is affected.
But the impact is not big, because the most shots he takes are mid-range shots, which also include two-pointers from far away, which are two-pointers one step inside the three-point line.
His far two-point shots accounted for 41.8% of his shots, and almost half of his shots were in this area. This is his most shot position.
Because in this position, he broke through the opponent's defender, and the opponent's defense could not be in place. It was basically a pull-up jumper, so the shooting rate was very high, as high as 41.7%.
"Don't go up, let him vote!"
When Wang Tiejun saw that Barkley was going to help defend, he immediately shouted loudly.
Jordan's eyes flashed sharply, and he suddenly raised his hand. Dan Marley was shaken by him without any surprise, and then he took a short step forward and shot a jumper.
"brush!"
The water splashed and he hit two points from far away.
Barkley glanced at Lao Wang, said nothing, and hurriedly ran to the frontcourt.
From the low post on the left wing, Wang Tiejun gets the ball.
At this time, he noticed that Barkley was cutting into the paint from the right wing. He quickly turned around, handed the ball to his left hand, and with his right elbow, he touched Perdo, and the ball flew towards Barkley.
"brush!"
After receiving the ball, Barkley made a layup and hit the ball.
86:80, Bulls attack.
Under the triangle offense, Jordan once again got a singles opportunity.
Bill Walton analyzed: "The Suns did not double-team Jordan on the three-point line. They let Jordan's outside shots go. Looking back, the Suns themselves played a more efficient inside attack."
John Hanks nodded and said: "If Jordan dares to break through, the Suns will definitely double-team him."
At this time, there was a bang, and Jordan missed a two-pointer. Wang Tiejun, who was under the basket, grabbed the backcourt rebound. Seeing Kevin Johnson, who had already jumped away from his opponent, he quickly threw a one-handed pass and passed it.
Kevin Johnson is indeed a lightning bolt. When he deliberately stepped down quickly, BJ Armstrong tried his best to catch up, but was also thrown away by two steps.
"Brush!" layup and the ball went in.
"Bah bang bang..." The audience applauded like thunder.
"86:82, the Bulls are still 4 points ahead." Sun Zhenping said with a smile.
Zhang Lili smiled and said: "Look, Teacher Sun, I just said that the Bulls fought too hard in the third quarter and their physical fitness could not keep up. The offensive and defensive quality in the final quarter will definitely drop by a notch, especially when the defensive intensity drops.
Yes, that's the Suns' opportunity.
The Suns' current tactics are very clear. They let Jordan shoot from the outside and turn around to attack in the low post and attack the basket.
No matter how good Jordan is at shooting, his efficiency cannot be higher than the Suns' efficiency at the low post, and the score will slowly get closer, or even overtake."
"It makes sense, it makes sense." Sun Zhenping nodded repeatedly.
At this time, the Bulls advanced to the frontcourt. Jordan was as determined as an iron man. He broke through again with the ball. This time he did not shoot a long two-pointer, but took the risk of being double-teamed. He took two steps to the three-point line before making an emergency stop for a jumper.
.
"brush!"
Barkley, who was on defense, blocked a shot in his face, but he still hit a mid-range two-pointer.
88:82, another 6 points.
Looking back, Wang Tiejun attracted Pippen's double-team, assisted Danny Ainge, and hit an open three-pointer, narrowing the point difference to three points.
"brush!"
Pippen retaliated, using his huge mismatch advantage to hit an outside three-pointer over Danny Ainge, and the point difference reached 6 points.
91:85, Suns attack.
Wang Tiejun forced his way into the basket, and the Bulls immediately shrank their defense. At this time, the ball was passed in. As soon as he caught the ball, he immediately fell into a three-man double-team between Grant, Pippen, and Perdo.
"Bang! Bang!"
After a series of blows and decisive battles, compared with Wang Tiejun, Pippen and Grant were as big as frigates and cruisers. They had no power to compete, and they were knocked over one after another under the basket.
"Bang!"
"Beep!"
At the same time as the basket was exploded, the referee's whistle sounded, pointing to Perdo who committed the foul.
Perdo slapped Wang Tiejun on the head and failed to stop him from getting up and dunking, but he also left a bright red mark on Wang Tiejun's forehead, which shows how hard he hit.
Buzzing, the shouts, cheers, and applause from the American West Arena reached beyond the sky and merged with the cheers of countless fans throughout Phoenix.
"Hoo ho ho..."
After Wang Tiejun celebrated with his teammates, he panted and walked to the free throw line.
After receiving the ball thrown by the referee, he began to lean over and dribble.
Beads of sweat dripped down from his chin, almost forming a line, which showed how much physical energy he had consumed.
"Get ready to grab rebounds, I bet he can't make a free throw!" Pippen suddenly said at this time.
Wang Tiejun was startled and couldn't help but pause.
Damn guy, this sentence interrupted his free throw rhythm.
"Bang!"
As expected, the ball failed to make a free throw.
However, Barkley showed strong rebounding ability and pressed Perdo to grab the offensive rebound.
"Damn it!"
At the center line, Jordan, who was always ready to get off quickly, cursed when he saw this.
Wang Tiejun crossed the free throw line in one step, and Barkley passed the ball. After receiving the ball, he took a step forward and flew towards Pippen and Perdo under the basket.
Pippen and Perdo quickly turned around and jumped to block the shot, but they were half a beat too late.
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
"Beep!"
There was a heavy impact and a violent explosion of the basket, and the referee's whistle sounded almost simultaneously. Perdo was knocked back a step, and the thin Pippen was knocked directly to the basket. Wang Tiejun hung his hands on the basket.
, as the basket frame rises and falls.
"boom!"
In an instant, the adrenaline of all the fans exploded, their hormones were burning like crazy, their excitement could not be suppressed, and their cheers and shouts almost broke through the ceiling of the American West Arena.
"Oh ho ho ho..."
"The Low Behemoth, our Low Behemoth, he's destroying the Bulls, he's unstoppable at this moment!"
In the live commentary box, the two live commentators were so excited that they roared repeatedly, and their throats were completely hoarse.
Wang Tiejun crossed his legs and fell down to ride on Pippen.
He looked down at Pippen, and a ferocious smile suddenly appeared at the corner of his mouth.
"Damn it, what do you want to do?" Pippen suddenly panicked.
At this moment, Wang Tiejun held his head high, walked forward calmly, and walked over Pippen's head unhurriedly.
"ah!"
The angry Pippen tried to stop him, but his arms were just like mantises. After enduring the humiliation, he was both sad and angry. He screamed in anger, turned over and got up, and smashed his fists on the floor.
"boom!"
Seeing Old K humiliating Pippen, the shouts at the American West Arena once again reached a new peak.
"Hahaha……"
"Old K, you did a great job!"
Lance Hoxman and Roman Weeks stood on the sidelines laughing, clapping and shouting.
"Old K is preparing to fight Pippen until death!" Bill Walton shook his head and laughed.
"Like trash talk, it's nothing special to demoralize your opponent. Maybe Pippen wants to do the same to Old K." John Hanks said with a smile.
"Haha..." The two laughed.
"..."
When Zhang Lili and Sun Zhenping saw this, they seemed not to see it and said nothing.
"Scotty?"
Jordan ran up and pulled Pippen up and gave him a hug.
Pippen stared at Wang Tiejun with hatred, his eyes were bleeding.
But does Wang Tiejun care?
The enemy is meant to be humiliated. Only in this way can we further destroy their morale and win victory.
After giving Pippen a sidelong glance, he walked away and headed to the free throw line.
There are still free throws next, and the referee just called Pippen for a foul.
But before he made the free throw, the Bulls called a timeout and both sides returned to the bench.
"Beautiful, 91:89, the Suns launched a 19-9 offensive wave in the final quarter and recovered 10 points in one go. Now they are only two points behind and have one more free throw opportunity." Zhang Lili shouted excitedly.
Sun Zhenping said with a smile: "Tiejun scored two plus one twice. His offense under the basket is really powerful."
"That's because the Bulls are too weak inside. They can't make up for the points they lose on the inside. They can only rely on the outside to make up, and the outside is not as efficient as the inside." Zhang Lili said with a smile.
Sun Zhenping said enthusiastically: "There are still five minutes left in the final quarter. Keep up the good work, Suns!"
"With five minutes left and two points behind, do you think we can win in the end?"
"It should be okay, Wang Tiejun plays really hard."
"Senior sister, when he returns to China, why don't you go out and ask him to have a meal together?"
"Why, you poor guys still want to take advantage of other people's food and drink? What are you going to do after the game is over? Let's see what kind of ruin my place has been by you?"
"Senior (Brother Fei)'s words are so hurtful. If we work together, we can still afford a bowl of mixed noodles."
"Ha ha……"
Beiying, Yu Feihong's house, Huang Sanshi, Jiang Wu and others were talking about it.
"Erya, do you think I can win?"
"Yes, it's only two points away."
"But I see that I am very tired and can't even move anymore."
"Well, then, let's attack in the east and west, let the fat man with the dark circles hit them, catch them off guard, and let me take a breath and recover."
In the room of the International Hotel, Da Ya and Er Ya were also discussing whether their younger brother could win the championship today.
In the ABC live broadcast, Bill Walton said: "Old K exploded again in the final quarter. Not only did he make 5 of 5 shots, he also sent 3 assists in a single quarter, two of which were quick starts after grabbing backcourt rebounds.
Offensively, his superb performance not only revived the Suns' hope of winning their first championship, but also fully demonstrated the Bulls' internal weakness and vulnerability."
"Yes, Old K simply does whatever he wants in the penalty area, and the Bulls' double-teaming of him is like a child's game. Grant and Pippen are like weak chicks in front of him, and they will become sharp at the slightest touch.
Yelled." John Hanks joked.
The atmosphere on the Suns bench was great, completely opposite to what it was at the end of the third quarter.
"Brother, if you work harder, we can win." Lao Wang gasped and said to Buckley next to him.
He was actually very tired and his physical energy was being exhausted.
Barkley nodded, patted Pharaoh's shoulder gratefully, and shouted: "Brother, if you win the championship, I will give you a beautiful girl."
"Come on, you haven't given me what you promised last time. Why did you fool me?" Wang Tiejun said angrily.
"Haha..." The Suns bench burst into laughter.
On the Bulls bench, the atmosphere was completely opposite.
"I don't know what you are doing? This is a game that cannot be lost. If we lose, we will be laughed at by everyone. Do you all understand?"
"Let him score two plus one in a row. Don't you know the meaning of fouls? Just let him lie down and knock him over, okay?"
Jordan's roars continued to ring out from the Bulls bench, and the surrounding Suns fans could easily hear his curses.
A little timeout was consumed by his roar. At this time, the referee's whistle sounded and the game restarted.
"brush!"
Wang Tiejun made a free throw, and in a great mood, he hit the extra penalty.
"91:90, come on Suns, come on Tiejun!" Zhang Lili said in high spirits.
Bulls attack.
Pippen hit a three-pointer on the last shot, and this time he tried again and missed. Barkley grabbed the rebound, and when he looked back, he also missed a mid-range shot.
…
"Useless fat man."
In the International Hotel, Erya complained: "That's it? Didn't Brother Zhang say that he is the biggest star of the Suns? I always see if he can't make a shot."
Da Ya said doubtfully: "I saw that he kept chewing back and forth in his mouth, maybe he was chewing betel nut. I saw some college students from Nanhu Province in Beijing Normal University often chewing a kind of betel nut called Fat Brother. I heard that it is very popular.
It’s so intoxicating that you’ll get drunk as soon as you chew it, he might be already drunk.”
"No wonder I can't get in." Erya suddenly realized.