November 11, 1994, the Suns played away game against the SuperSonics.
The Sonics were eliminated by the Suns in the 1993 Western Conference Finals and were defeated by the Nuggets in last year's first round. This year's championship situation is not favored by the media. From players to fans, everyone is holding a fire in their hearts.
When I meet my old enemy, the Suns, I really want to kill him.
At 7:30, the two teams announced their starting lineups.
Suns: Wang Tiejun, Danny Manning, Robert Horry, Dan Marley, Kevin Johnson
SuperSonics: Shawn Kemp, Detlef Schrempf, Sam Perkins, Kendall Gill, Payton
The game is not broadcast live across the United States. CCTV usually broadcasts a live broadcast on Saturday or Sunday morning, that is, the game on Friday or Saturday in the United States. This game is not broadcast live either, only the regional broadcaster in Seattle.
"Comparing the lineups, the main lineups of both sides have changed. The Suns added Danny Manning to improve their strength. The SuperSonics sold the original main shooting guard Ricky Pierce to the Warriors and replaced the backup shooting guard Kendall Gilty.
In the first starting lineup, the main lineup should have declined a bit, and the overall strength of the Suns should be greater than that of the SuperSonics."
"Man, that's not necessarily true. Ricky Pierce is no longer very good. Kendall Gill is no worse than him."
"But Ricky Pierce just scored 27 points in the Warriors' opening game against the Spurs."
"That doesn't mean anything. It's just a game. Everyone has their highlight moments. We have to look at the overall performance."
"Okay, the game is about to start, let's take a look at the performance of both sides."
While the two on-site commentators were analyzing, the starting lineup was ready to go out.
In the players tunnel, Lao Wang looked at Rainman Sean Camby. This guy was getting bigger and bigger, and he had gained weight just like him.
"Hey Kemp, how much do you weigh?" he asked.
"265 pounds." Kemp said coldly.
In order to increase his ability to compete with giants like Old K and O'Neal, he has been continuously gaining weight according to the team's requirements since last season, which has lowered his athletic ability by a notch, and he is most proud of his explosive power.
It has also weakened a bit.
"120 kilograms?"
Lao Wang did the math and found that Kemp gained weight last season. He was about 110 kilograms in the playoffs. Did he gain 10 kilograms in the offseason?
This range is much larger than his. He only gained 9 kilograms in two seasons, so the quality of his weight gain is definitely not as good as his.
"Old K, what do you want to do?"
Because the two teams were rival teams and Rainman and Old K had conflicts, Payton was afraid that Old K would cause trouble, so he stared at the latter and asked.
Lao Wang glanced at Payton and said with a smile: "Don't be nervous, Gloves. I won't offend anyone unless they offend me. If someone offends me, I will offend them. Do you understand what I mean?"
Payton's face twitched and he quickly said: "No one of us messes with you."
"So you don't have to worry about anything, you're just playing ball." Lao Wang said with a smile.
Fifteen minutes later, the game started.
"Crack!"
Rainman Kemp moved the ball away and the Sonics attacked.
Lao Wang is a little depressed. His jumping quality has been raised to the ceiling of level 74, but it still pales in comparison to beasts like Rain Man Kemp. This is his innate talent! He has gained weight to 120 kilograms.
Still keeping his head steady.
The SuperSonics players entered the frontcourt and ran continuously. The scene looked a bit chaotic, but it was actually very organized.
Wang Tiejun faced Kemp, who pulled to the right wing, and he followed him to the right line of the paint area.
Danny Manning faced Schrempf and was also pulled out.
At this time shooting guard Kendall Gill ran over and set a pick-and-roll for Kemp. Payton saw the opportunity and the ball flew towards Kemp.
Kemp caught the ball and could have hit Dan Marley in a misplaced position. Some of his skills were good, including a mid-range shot. However, when he saw that K was blocked by teammate Kendall Gill, he did not shoot, but dribbled the ball directly around
He caught Gill and Lao K in front, and headed towards the penalty area along the baseline, hoping to dunk.
When Lao Wang saw it, he quickly turned around and moved sideways towards the basket, reaching the front of the basket in two steps.
At this time, Kemp rushed into the paint area, stood up, held the ball with one hand and smashed it towards the basket.
He was absolutely confident that he could complete a dunk on this ball. If Old K dared to get into the basket to block the shot, with his jumping height, Old K would not be able to block him. He could just complete a flat-the-basket dunk.
Thinking of having the opportunity to dunk on Lao K, who had never been able to dunk on him before, his adrenaline instantly surged.
"How brave!"
Lao Wang turned around and took a step forward, leaping towards Kemp who was flying into the air.
He can't jump as high as Kemp, but he has the advantage of weight and strength. If he can't cover you, he will knock you down.
Starting from this season, with the support of 99-level physical fitness, I will not spare any effort on the defensive end. My basket cannot be dunked by anyone who wants to.
Now his injury resistance has reached level 93. This body is enough for him to endure, and he should not be injured easily.
"asshole!"
Rain Man Kemp, who was about to hit a flat-basket dunk, panicked when he saw Old K bumping into him from above.
But it was too late for him to have more ideas. The next moment, Mars hit the earth.
"Bang!"
The two collided under the basket, making a heavy physical collision sound, which made countless fans at the scene scream.
Rainman was knocked down directly, and the landing tilted towards the baseline, and he fell directly to the ground. He rolled out of the baseline, and the ball also rolled out of the baseline.
Lao Wang didn't stand firm when he landed on the ground. He took two steps back but did not fall to the ground.
The referee did not call a foul. There are no rules in the reasonable collision zone that are conducive to offense. This was a normal aerial confrontation. Old K did not make any unnecessary movements on his hands. Rainman Kemp counted it as a walking error, and the offense and defense
Convert.
Kemp was pulled up by his teammate Schrempf, staring at Old K and panting.
"I heard that you were very impressive when you played against the national team in the World Championships. I will give you a chance today. Can you try to show your dignity in front of me?"
When running towards the frontcourt, Lao Wang threw out a trash talk.
Kemp gritted his teeth, followed, and replied: "Old K, you can't even make it to the national team, it means you are rubbish."
Lao Wang rolled his eyes and was too lazy to pay attention to this idiot.
At this time, the Suns positioned themselves in the frontcourt and opened up their tactics. Danny Manning also opened up, creating a low-post opportunity for Wang Tiejun.
Danny Manning's offensive area can cover all positions within the three-point line. 30% of the offense occurs in the far two-point area, and his shooting rate from the far two-point range can reach 39.6%.
Coming to the frontcourt, Wang Tiejun went straight to the basket.
Rainman Kemp did not defend from the top, but instead defended in a winding and forward defense.
He entered the basket, suddenly pulled to the left, and when Kemp was dropped, Kevin Johnson passed the ball in.
"Crack!"
He grabbed the ball with his right hand. At this time, Camp was behind him and he immediately started to hit the ball.
Under the iron mountain's support, the strength of level 98 combined with the tonnage of 129 kilograms, coupled with the explosive power of level 80, the huge power exploded like a torrential downpour.
"Bang!"
The 120-kilogram Yuman groaned, leaned his upper body back, and hit the floor cleanly with a bang.
The next moment, a giant beast soared into the sky under the basket.
"Bang!"
Amidst the heavy sound of the basket being smashed, the noisy arena fell silent for an instant.
"Oh ho!"
While screaming strangely, Kevin Johnson and others rushed over excitedly.
"Oh my god, Rainman has gained 120 kilograms, but why does he seem to have no power to compete with Old K?"
A live commentator asked in an incredible tone.
His partner also had an expression of surprise on his face, and said in a mixture of wonder and wonder: "Maybe, maybe, yes, the quality of absolute power cannot be compared simply by tonnage.
Rainman's strength lies in his explosiveness and absolute strength. He should be far inferior to Old K. Moreover, Old K's fighting skills are absolutely unparalleled in the league. His force is so powerful that O'Neal can even knock over Rainman.
Being knocked over is actually acceptable."
After the analysis of the two people, the SuperSonics fans at the scene gradually accepted this statement and believed that it was not such a shameful thing for Rain Man to be knocked over by Old K.
"Whoa!"
Payton hit a field goal.
This is Payton's fifth season. He has become more mature and his scoring ability is also developing. In the first few games, he averaged 20 points, 3.5 rebounds, 7 assists and 2.5 steals per game. In terms of scoring, he is the SuperSonics leader.
first scoring point.
The Suns' offense is still a simple spread tactic, allowing Lao Wang to play singles in the low post.
If it was last season, usually after he played once, Kevin Johnson would take over and play a breakout tactic, with the two of them alternately controlling the ball inside and outside.
But this season, Kevin Johnson's condition is obviously not as good as last season, and he has to control more of the ball.
So this second attack will be fought by him.
If the Suns had a young point guard that needed training, they could use the regular season to train them, but there is no such thing. Wesriperson, who was selected in the last draft, is a shooting guard with insufficient assist ability, so the ball will definitely not be given to him.
"Old K, be careful of double-teams and pay attention to the ball!"
On the sidelines, from the Suns bench, Danny Ainge shouted.
He is very active in the affairs of the coaching staff and has become an assistant coach of the team.
At this time, he saw that when the team was stretching, the Sonics obviously adopted a defensive contraction strategy, as if they were preparing to double-team the low post, so he immediately reminded him.
Lao Wang stood under the basket for a moment, but the ball didn't come in, so he went to his accustomed left-wing low post.
The ball was passed to Horry from the top of the arc. Sam Perkins, who was moving low to double-team, could only return to defense, and then passed the ball.
After Horry passed the ball, he immediately moved to the left corner and took Perkins away.
At this time, Wang Tiejun, who caught the ball, had already started to hit Kemp from behind.
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
Collision after collision, Kemp was knocked back and staggered.
On the weak side, when Wang Tiejun started to rely on Kemp, the German Schrempf no longer cared about Danny Manning and implemented weak side assist defense.
"here!"
Danny Manning, who was left empty, looked at Lao Wang and stretched out his hands for the ball.
But how could Lao Wang pass the ball? The second time, he knocked Kemp back. When the opponent was not retreating steadily, he jumped up directly, pressing the opponent and flying towards the basket.
As for the German's help defense, he doesn't notice it at all. As long as he takes a step into the paint area and is only one meter away from the basket, with his current speed and explosiveness, with his current strength and tonnage,
With his wingspan and jumping ability, O'Neal can't stop him.
"Bang!"
The next moment, he once again used a one-handed dunk, dunking Kemp and the German at the same time, and once again plunged the SuperSonics' home court into deathly silence.
"Beep!"
The referee blew his whistle, pointed at the German, and made a gesture to indicate a foul.
"Oh, old K, you blocked the ruler, and he was ruled by you!" Kevin Johnson, Dan Marley and others rushed over excitedly.
The Suns' bench was also cheering and a large number of white towels were waving.
"Ho ho ho..."
Lao Wang was so excited that he imitated the way Rain Man provoked his opponent after he succeeded, and screamed strangely at him.
"snort!"
Rainman Camp was so angry that his neck was thickened. If it were anyone else, he would have rushed forward and started to fight. But although he had a bad temper, he also knew who he could and could not provoke, so he just glared at Lao Wang fiercely.
At one glance, he walked aside.
The referee glanced at Lao Wang and said nothing.
"brush!"
Extra penalty hit.
5:2, the Suns take the lead and the SuperSonics attack.
The advance was very fast. Kendall Gill broke through Dan Marley and then made a jump stop, but missed. It was a little short and the basketball rebounded.
Lao Wang's current speed is 77, which has reached his ceiling. He has kept up with the SuperSonics' fast pace, rushed to the basket, and controlled the backcourt rebound.
During the transition between offense and defense, the Suns did not play a fast break because Kevin Johnson's speed was obviously not as fast as last season. Against a fast-paced team like the SuperSonics, fast break tactics are not advantageous.
Steadily advancing to the frontcourt, Kevin Johnson is in no rush to attack. His physical fitness is declining, but he has gained more experience.
When playing against a team like the SuperSonics, you must be stable and play your own rhythm.
After pressing outside for a few seconds, he made a tactical gesture.
He controls the ball with his right hand and pulls on both sides of his left hand. This means: Pull away from me, I want to play Payton alone.
"Lightning, you're already lame. Don't bother, just give me the ball."
When Payton saw it, he immediately leaned down and prepared to defend with all his strength, and started talking trash.
But at this moment, Kevin Johnson, who was about to break through, suddenly stood up from the ball and threw his hands violently inward. The ball flew straight over Payton's head.
"Shet!"
Payton was so angry that he cursed secretly. Just as he was about to turn around to check, he heard a violent sound of a basket exploding from behind. When he took a closer look, he saw a giant beast hanging on his own basket.
But it turned out that Kevin Johnson and Wang Tiejun played an alley-oop. The former faked a breakaway to attract the defensive attention, and the latter cut inside to the basket.
Wang Tiejun used the punch to shift Kemp's center of gravity, and then took the opportunity to cut inside. The latter did not keep up with the rhythm, and the opponent's help defense on the weak side did not have time to react. The game went very smoothly.
"You foul-mouthed boy, I can beat you to pieces with just one leg."
Kevin Johnson stood in front of Payton, preventing his opponent from playing a fast break while using trash talk in response to Payton's trash talk just now.
Without saying a word, Payton turned sideways and began to use his height and weight advantages to bully Kevin Johnson, using a back-up to advance upfield.
In the frontcourt, Rainman Kemp wants to get into the basket, but it's not that easy.
His speed is faster than Lao Wang, and he has gained weight faster, but that is absolute speed, and movement in the paint area is more about sensitivity and speed, and his sensitivity is not as good as his absolute speed.
He tried again and again, but was blocked by Lao Wang. He was outmatched and pushed out of the paint area many times.
To put it simply, you can't get in.
He can only come to the left waist position and get in position to get the ball.
There, Lao Wang didn't support him anymore, so he let him settle down there.
Payton saw that there were no good opportunities in other positions, so he passed the ball to Kemp.
Kemp took the ball, turned around and stepped back, turning his back to facing the basket.
Because of his speed advantage, his low-post offensive skills and basket-facing skills are better, but his back-up skills are average.
With his back up, he can turn around and shoot jumpers, and when facing the basket, he can hit dunks with his speed. He is better at and prefers to face the basket.
This time, he chose the basket.
He retreated and turned to face the basket, did his best left and right swing, and then immediately broke through with the ball in his hand.
This is his most classic attack facing the basket, a swinging jump shot, a breakthrough with the ball, or a three-step layup against the defender with the ball.
Wang Tiejun saw it shaking and immediately prepared to retreat.
He doesn't care who his opponent is. Even if Jordan is in this position, he will only choose a defensive strategy of preventing penetrations and not shots.
The next moment, Rainman made a strong breakthrough with the ball.
Lao Wang immediately moved up half a step, got close to Rain Man, and started a physical confrontation.
Rainman's breakthrough with the ball suddenly changed direction and forced him to lean on the defender for a layup.
This is also what he is best at, but this method is only suitable for defenders who are not as powerful as him. He can crush the defender and rush in. When facing a defender like Lao Wang whose tonnage and strength exceed him, this method
That won’t work.
He leaned on Lao Wang and rushed in, but as soon as he took one step, he could no longer take the second step. He could only forcefully take off and throw the ball to the basket with one hand.
If you forcefully take off, you can only jump one foot high. How can you shoot on top of Lao Wang's head at this height?
Lao Wang also only jumped one foot high, but he was taller and had a longer wingspan. With a snap, he waved his hand and slapped the ball away with a big hat that covered his face.
The ball flew towards the Suns' frontcourt, and the outside perimeters of both teams rushed over. In the end, Kevin Johnson, who started faster, grabbed the ball half a step ahead, and then quickly went down. With Payton chasing after him,
He stunned Payton with a fake layup, then got up a second time and made a successful layup.
"You good-for-nothing boy, even a cripple can run faster than you." After succeeding, Lightning immediately spat out trash talk at Payton.
Payton was so angry that his nose was crooked, but he had nothing to say. He just didn't take precautions this time.