Chapter 217 Injuring Barkley, the first triple-double of his career
On the court, there was a mosaic attack, Dameng missed a shot, Wang Tiejun grabbed the rebound, and the Suns attacked.
This time, Dan Malley took the ball one step beyond the left wing three-point line, drew Barkley near the three-point line, and then quickly passed the ball down.
‘Bang!’
Wang Tiejun received the ball and immediately began to hit. The first hit knocked Riley back a step.
At this time, Barkley on the three-point line did not dare to come down because the distance was too far. He was almost four meters away from the low post, and it was useless to come down.
At the same time, AC Green on the right wing did not approach the paint area, but ran towards the bottom corner, ready to receive the ball.
His running was to contain Da Meng.
But Dameng had no choice. He knew that Riley couldn't stop Old K, so he could only choose to continue to defend the basket and let Green go.
‘Whoosh!’
Wang Tiejun saw Green's vacancy, and immediately threw with one hand, a scalpel-like straight cross, which penetrated all the Mosaic team's defense and passed to Green in the right block.
Dameng, who returned to defend the basket, could only turn around and defend Green, but it was too late.
Green took the shot calmly and the ball flew toward the basket.
At this time, Wang Tiejun, who passed the ball, immediately entered the paint area and prepared to grab the offensive rebound.
"Bang!"
The ball missed, Wang Tiejun stuck the meat shield Riley behind him, and then tipped the ball into the basket.
‘Shet!’
Da Meng, who was running between Green and the basket, turned pale with anger. In the end, he didn't even have a chance to grab a rebound.
"Beautiful!'
Zhang Lili praised and analyzed: "The Mosaic team played really well in the last game, but this time the Suns have calmed down. They have experience and have found a way to deal with it.
Although Dameng is strong, he is only one person after all. He has to defend Green who is pulled out, and then return to the basket, and finally return to defend Green. This is impossible. The end result is that he rebounds consecutively.
The chance is gone.
Su Qun said with a smile: "Dameng can either focus on returning to the basket and protect the backcourt rebounds, or he can't return to the basket, but then K can beat the opponent."
Zhang Lili said with a smile: "The role of a human shield is there, but after all, it is just a human shield. Eric Riley is a rookie himself, and he has no strength. He has gained 130 kilograms in weight, which seriously affects his ability to move and jump.
It doesn't work anymore, he is even less powerful.
As long as the tactics are against each other, the Suns can limit the role of this human shield to the greatest extent. After all, as long as Barkley's assisting defense is restricted, it is very easy for the Tiejun to destroy a human shield.
Su Qun smiled and said: "It should be difficult to find someone with the tonnage and strength like Lao K and O'Neal.
Zhang Lili laughed and said with a smile: "It's not very difficult, it's very, very difficult, and there won't even be one for decades.
Look at O'Neal, with his size and absolute athletic talent, he was the only player in the NBA for decades, and Chamberlain was the only player before that.'
After the first quarter, at 22:26, the Suns led by 4 points at home.
This is quite not easy. Mosaic's lineup is obviously one level better. The Suns' performance tonight made the atmosphere at home very good, with cheers and applause constantly ringing out.
Dan Marley felt good tonight and got several open shots. He played 11 minutes in the first quarter and made 4 of 6 shots, including 2 of 4 three-pointers, and scored 10 points.
AC Green also took 4 shots, three of which came from Wang Tiejun's points, and he also hit two of them.
Wang Tiejun himself didn't play much. He played 12 minutes in the first quarter. He only took 2 shots and hit one goal. However, Riley suffered two fouls and made 2 of 4 free throws. In the first quarter, he had 4 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 turnover.
data.
Zhang Lili smiled excitedly and said: "The Tiejun have been playing for a season and haven't had a triple-double yet. We have a chance today!"
"Four assists in a single quarter should really be possible." Su Qun said equally excitedly.
Not only them, Wang Tiejun himself is also thinking about this issue.
Sitting on the bench, after learning about his data from assistant coach Lewis, he began to think about playing a triple-double today.
It definitely feels good to be able to win, get a triple-double, and receive a points reward.
But just think about it, if you want to get ten assists, it depends on luck and the opponent's tactics.
In the first quarter, Barkley insisted on double-teaming him. After he sent 4 assists in a single quarter, whether he will double-team him again in the future may require careful consideration by the opponent's head coach.
Barkley played 10 minutes in the first quarter and came on in the 3rd minute of the second quarter.
In the first quarter of Dameng, Wang Tiejun played a full game because he was always on the court.
Wang Tiejun came on the field in the 5th minute of the second quarter, and Dameng also came on the field.
At this time, the two sides were tied at 34, and the Suns attacked and all opened up.
Richard Petruska, another substitute meat shield of the Mosaic team, remained on the court, measuring 208 centimeters and 125 kilograms, against Wang Tiejun. Danny Ainge was still on the court, using his three-pointer to defeat
Barkley pulled near the three-point line.
The Suns' tactics were still the same. The ball was handed to Dan Marley, and after attracting Barkley, it was passed down to the left wing. "Are you going to double-team?" Zhang Lili asked loudly.
"No." Su Qun shouted.
‘Bang!’
The moment after catching the ball, Wang Tiejun started to hit. The 125-kg Petruska weighed almost the same as him, but his absolute strength and quality were not as good as him. In addition, his hitting skills were directly knocked away half a step.
The next moment, the second blow broke out instantly
"Well!'
Petruska groaned, turned over backwards, and hit the floor with a bang like a mountain of meat, causing the floor to jump.
Wang Tiejun took advantage of the situation and took a step forward. He stepped into the paint area, took a step forward, grabbed the ball with both hands and raised it above his head, flying towards the basket.
Dameng, who was pulled out, had completely lost Green and rushed into the paint area. However, seeing Old K attacking the basket so violently, he felt uneasy. Although he jumped up to block the shot, he deliberately avoided the possibility of
A mid-air collision occurred.
‘Crack!’
His defense was indeed very strong. He stretched out his right hand and accurately hit the basketball in Wang Tiejun's hands.
But the difference in strength was fully reflected at this moment. With two hands versus one hand, Wang Tiejun exerted his strength and had a huge impact from his body. In an instant, he forcibly broke through the opponent's block, pressed his opponent's hand, and smashed the ball.
Go down.
"Bang!
When the basket roared violently, the entire basket was hit and sank suddenly, almost sinking to the bottom.
“Beep!’
The referee's whistle sounded.
"yeah!'
The whole place suddenly burst into joy, and countless fans raised their arms in excitement and cheered wildly.
“Ouch!’
There was a strange cry, and an on-site commentator yelled wildly: "Old K has a big dream of dunking, and even the super center can't stop him.'
"Two plus one, two fouls by Olajuwon, old K, you are the strongest tonight, you are unstoppable tonight." Another commentator roared equally excitedly.
"This ball will boost morale." Zhang Lili said excitedly.
"It also hurt the opponent's morale. The opponent's human shield was directly knocked over, and Dameng who was defending was beaten two plus one." Su Qun said with an excited smile.
In the ABC live broadcast, Bill Walton laughed and said: "In response to Mosaic's double-teaming tactics, the Suns found a very simple way to deal with it. They assigned Old K a teammate who can shoot three-pointers. As long as Barkley is contained, this ball
It's easy to fight
Although he still has to face Dameng's defense, he has more options. He has the physical ability to attack on his own, and if he wants to take a rest, he can pass it to Green.
John Hanks said: "Now the problem comes to Mosaic. How to solve the problem of Old K? Do we need to fully shrink the defense?
On the court, Wang Tiejun and his teammates were also celebrating, and then stood on the free throw line.
"brush!'
The extra free throw was made, 34:37, and the Suns led by 3 points.
Looking back, Dameng singled out Green and missed a jump shot. Wang Tiejun blocked the human shield and grabbed the rebound, and the Suns attacked.
‘Crack!’
In the low post on the left wing, he caught the basketball passed by Danny Ainge with one hand, suddenly turned down, directly broke through the human shield, dribbled once and entered the paint area in one step.
Dameng returned to defend the basket again. He reacted and returned to defense very quickly, but no matter how fast he was, he was still separated by a basket. He was afraid of a shot and failed to defend the basket.
"Bang!
Flying into the basket, Wang Tiejun dunked another ball.
"Yeah yeah yeah
Continuous dunks brought the home atmosphere to its peak, in full swing.
‘Crack!’
Three minutes later, after climbing up the mountain, he finally encountered a tiger. When Comrade Lao Wang once again broke the human shield and attacked the basket, he finally took a big hit from the assisting defense.
Later, he assisted Green, forcing Dameng to dare not return to defense with all his strength, weakening the opponent's weak-side defense quality.
But in general, after Barkley has no way to double-team him on the strong side, it is difficult for the weak side to be pulled out by Green, and it is difficult to provide high-quality help defense. An occasional successful help defense is irrelevant.
After halftime, 50:57, the Suns led by 7 points.
Zhang Liyi sighed: "The Mosaic team is indeed strong. The Suns are so high-spirited now, but they can still hold on. Dameng and Barkley teamed up to score 24 points in the half. If it weren't for the average outside, this team would be almost
The championship can be booked.'
Su Qun smiled and said: "After this half, the Suns still have a chance to win.
Zhang Lijia said with a smile: "Although the Suns' lineup is worse, it is not so bad that they have no chance of winning. As long as they perform well and match their tactics, there will definitely be a chance.
The Tiejun made 4 of 6 shots in the half and 5 of 8 free throws. They scored 13 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 block, 1 turnover and 1 foul. With such an all-round performance, tonight was an opportunity.
Su Qun asked with a smile: "Director Zhang, Mosaic's lineup is obviously stronger, why are they still lagging behind?'
"State is a very important reason, the lineup is just a foundation, so it is very common for teams with stronger lineups to lose games.
After explaining, Zhang Lili added: "In this half of the game, there was something wrong with the Mosaic team's tactics. They were obviously the strongest in the paint, but they were defeated in the paint tonight, allowing the Tiejun to do whatever they wanted in the paint, scoring and assisting.
omnipotent.
If the coaching staff doesn't solve the tactical problem, tonight's win or loss will basically be a foregone conclusion.
But this is just a regular season game, and everyone is just testing tactics and preparing for the playoffs, so even if the Suns win tonight, it doesn't mean much.
In the ABC live broadcast, Bill Walton analyzed: "The Mosaic team arranged a human shield and placed Barkley at the third position. It did catch the Suns off guard in the first regular season game between the two sides. The effect was very good and they achieved success.
A big victory.
But every tactic has advantages and disadvantages, and this tactic is the same. It has several big weaknesses.
"Bill, what is it?" John Hanks asked immediately and cooperatively
Bill Walton laughed: "First, it reduces the Mosaic team's most powerful low-post ability. I mean not only the offensive end, but also the defensive end. It reduces the offensive and defensive quality of the low-post by one level, or even more than one."
grade.
Because the meat shield takes the place of Barkley, and he has no offensive ability, the defense is only the role of the meat shield. As long as Barkley is restrained and unable to double-team Old K, it will be difficult for the weak side Dream to truly defend him.
Old K's attack.
John Hanks nodded and said: "Old K made 3 of 4 shots in the second quarter, all attacks at the basket. Except for the one who was blocked, all other three attacks were made. Plus 3 of 4 free throws, 9 points and 3 points in a single quarter.
With 1 rebound, 1 assist and 1 block, Dameng's help and defense did not pose many obstacles to him.'
Bill Walton said: "The defensive end is like this. On the offensive end, there is no attack on the human shield. AC Green guarded him to death.
Dameng's side can indeed beat Old K, but Old K adopts a strategy of preventing breakthroughs and not shooting. It is also difficult for him to get to the basket. He mostly shoots jumpers from outside, and even takes a big block from Old K.
It's not very efficient.'
John Hanks immediately said: "Dream made 6 of 13 shots in the half, a shooting percentage of 46.1%, 4 of 4 free throws, and scored 16 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks.'
Bill Walton added: "Second, Barkley plays small forward, which makes his offense mainly outside the paint area, and the offensive efficiency also drops significantly.
John Hanks read: "Barkley made 5 of 11 shots in the half, a 45.5% shooting rate, 1 of 2 free throws, and only scored 9 points.
Bill Walton laughed and said: "With the two low-post superstars, 80% of their offense was outside the paint area, which caused the team's overall offensive quality to drop a lot. Coupled with the reduced offensive and defensive quality in the low post, Mosaic team's half-time
Being seven points behind is not surprising."
"The third thing I know is that Barkley plays the third position and his rebounding ability is wasted. The Suns' rebounding tonight actually exceeded Mosaic." John Hanks said with a smile.
"Bingo." Bill Walton nodded and smiled.
In the visiting team's locker room, Tomjanovich was using his halftime to think of how to deal with the situation.
From the perspective of the lineup, it is clear that the inside line is super strong, but the Suns' low-post offensive and defensive quality is better, and the team loses at its strongest point, which makes him very uncomfortable.
He knew that there was a problem with his thinking, which caused his tactics to be restrained by his opponent. Now he needed to solve the tactical problems, but what needed to be adjusted most was his own thinking. Solve the strategic problems first, and then the tactical problems.
At the beginning of the second half, the Mosaic team did not play any new tactics, and Tomjanovich did not have a good solution yet. On the offensive end, let Barkley and Dameng strengthen their impact on the paint area.
This did improve some of the offensive quality, but it also increased the physical exertion of the two.
At the same time, Wang Tiejun and AC Green's defense is not so weak that it can be broken with one blow. When the opponents strengthen their offense at the basket, they all adopt the strategy of preventing penetration but not shooting. The defense shrinks in the paint area and strengthens the paint area.
The defensive intensity did not allow them to take advantage too much.
On the defensive end, the Mosaic team asked Barkley to double-team Wang Tiejun in an attempt to reduce the quality of the Suns' low-post offense.
This gave the Suns a lot of open opportunities from the outside. Dan Marley's open jump shot was great tonight. He made 3 of 5 shots in the third quarter, including 2 of 4 three-pointers, and scored 8 points in a single quarter.
Wang Tiejun's third quarter was the same as the first quarter. He didn't take many shots. When he was double-teamed, he scored a lot of balls.
He received two assists in a single quarter from Dan Marley and one from Green, increasing his assists to 8
After three quarters, the Suns led by 11 points.
Bill Walton said: "In the third quarter, the two sides fought fiercely, and the paint area entered a stage of physical combat. AC Green and Old K both committed two fouls in a single quarter, and now they both have four fouls. We should pay attention to the same in the second quarter, and don't go too early.
Five sins, otherwise you will be a little passive.
John Hanks nodded and said: "Dameng was knocked down in the paint three times in the third quarter, and Barkley once. Given their age, it's hard to say whether they will be able to attack with such intensity in the final quarter. Injuries in the regular season are not cost-effective.
At the beginning of the final quarter, the Mosaic team attacked, and Barkley held the ball in the left three-point line and beat Horry alone.
From the moment they played until today, the Suns have not double-teamed him or Dameng unless they entered the paint. But the fierce fighting in the third quarter made him feel a little uncomfortable. He is not as young as he was when he was young.
Injuries are bad. So this time, he arched a few times. When he was still two meters away from the paint area, he turned over and made a jump shot. He turned around and opened the tactic. Wang Tiejun was in the low post on the left wing.
Get the ball and immediately start relying on Eric Riley as a meat shield.
Barkley had already played 28 minutes tonight. He was a little tired and did not come down to double-team.
In his entire career, he only averaged 40 minutes per game in the third season. In other seasons, he averaged more than 30 minutes. Last season, in order to win the championship, it increased to 41 minutes, so his physical exertion last season was very large.
, the time this season has dropped to 33 minutes, and tonight’s time will definitely exceed it, which consumes a lot of physical energy.
"Bang!
"Bang!,
After two hits, Eric Riley collapsed.
Dameng is indeed incredibly strong, not in terms of his skills, but in terms of physical talent.
So far, throughout his career, his average time per game has been controlled below 40 minutes, but this season he has increased it to 41 minutes in order to win the championship. Just like Barkley last season, he is working hard for the championship.
The two are the same age. Judging from the current state, Dameng is obviously in better shape than Barkley and has fewer injuries. Tonight, he played more time than Barkley and consumed more physical energy, but he is still vigorous and vigorous.
.
This time, his weak-side defense was very fast. When Wang Tiejun completed his second pass, he had already jumped behind Riley and double-teamed him from above, blocking Wang Tiejun who stepped into the paint area.
Got one right.
"What the hell!'
The ball heading towards the floor was knocked away by Dameng. Wang Tiejun quickly turned around, first stuck Dameng behind him, and then regained control of the ball.
But at this time, Barkley had already rushed to his side. He picked up some of the ball in his hand and knocked it away. He quickly smashed the ball with both hands and hid it between his chest and abdomen.
However, he was double-teamed by two superstars in the left waist position of the paint area. Riley, the human shield, was getting up, and a three-man double-team was about to form.
"Get away!'
With an angry roar in his throat, the Iron Mountain Back Strike exploded instantly. Without moving his left foot, he moved his right foot outwards, approaching Barkley, and hit him with the flow. This Iron Mountain Back Strike has plenty of space to exert force, and luck is also there.
Not bad, I hit a good one.
"Bang!
Because Barkley wanted to grab the ball, he didn't control the distance well. He was too close, and he groaned when he was hit. He flew backwards, his feet were knocked off the ground, and his whole figure seemed to be hit directly by a big hand.
Like pulling him up from the floor.
"Old K?
Buckley, who was flying in the air, was filled with grief and anger. We are all good brothers. Do we need to be so cruel?
Before Barkley hit the floor, when the exclamations and cheers of countless home fans had just rushed out of their throats, when Riley, the human shield, was kneeling on the floor and preparing to stand up, Wang Tiejun's second
It breaks out again by beating.
Still using the left foot as the axis, he turned downwards, forming a tendency to hit Da Meng from behind. At the same time, his right foot that was outstretched suddenly moved backward and inserted between Da Meng's legs behind him.
The blow broke out instantly, and his back was like a huge hammer, slamming into Dameng fiercely.
This one relies on punching, and it also has plenty of room to exert force.
‘Bang!’
Amidst the extremely heavy impact, Da Meng, who had the same tonnage as Buckley but had a higher center of gravity, was unable to block the impact. His entire chest was compressed instantly, as if he had been run over by a heavy truck. His throat
They were almost torn apart by the high-pressure airflow formed in the lung cavity,
"Damn it!'
Da Meng flew backwards with shock on his face. He felt as if he was hit by a truck traveling at a speed of 120 kilometers while walking on the road.
"oh!'
At this moment, when the two super insiders were knocked away, a tsunami of cheers finally sounded in the American West Arena, and it was out of control.
Amidst the boiling shouts, when Barkley and Dameng hit the floor one after another, and when Riley, the human shield, finally stood up, Wang Tiejun turned around, jumped up, and hit a frontal hook.
There was no attack time. His left foot was always in the paint. If he didn't take a shot, he would have committed a three-second violation.
"Bang!"
The ball hit the basket and the attack was completed, and the cheers from the audience went up to the next level.
"Oh oh oh
The excited roars of the two on-site commentators continued. At this moment, there seemed to be no other words to express the excitement in their hearts.
"This, this, this, this is invincible!" At the CCTV live broadcast, Su Qun's scalp was numb with excitement and his words were incoherent.
Zhang Lili laughed loudly and said: "The Tiejun didn't attack much in the first and third quarters, and their physical strength was saved for the last quarter.
He did it, settling two superstars at once. In this league, when it comes to low-post play, he said that no one is qualified to be first, no one.
On the court, Lao Wang walked up to Barkley, leaned over and said: "Brother, ask your teammates to pull you up. It's almost January now and the floor is too cold, so it's easy to get intimidated.'
Buckley's face twitched again and again, and he couldn't bear to kick him. He cursed: "Damn it, pull me up!"
"Ha ha!
Lao Wang laughed and stretched out his hand to pull Buckley up.
"hiss!'
Buckley's waist twitched, the pain made his teeth snap, and he gasped.
"Injured?" Lao Wang was startled.
"You idiot, why are you playing so hard in the regular season?" Barkley complained a little while making a substitution gesture to the court.
"Who asked you to go on the field and beat us?" Lao Wang said with a smile.
Barkley was injured and came off the field, and the Suns successfully won the game, 101:111, winning by 10 points.
Wang Tiejun played 39 minutes, making 9 of 14 shots, a shooting percentage of 64%, and 9 of 16 free throws. He had a triple-double of 27 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists.
This was his first regular season triple-double in his career, and he received a 500-point reward from the system. He now has 600 points in his hand.