Chapter 256 The showdown between the two flying men
Jordan grabbed the ball with his right hand and swept it backwards, chewing gum continuously while chewing gum, and then started talking trash: "Clyde, can you beat me?"
"Michael, you are too arrogant...not good!"
Before Drexler could say a word, he saw Jordan suddenly start a breakthrough.
"Bang!"
Jordan first stuck out his tongue, then dribbled the ball once. Taking advantage of Drexler's distraction, he broke through from the right side of Drexler and broke into the three-point line.
Drexler quickly retreated, but at this time Jordan stopped suddenly, pulled the ball up from the floor, stuck out his tongue longer, then jumped up, leaned back, stuck out his tongue completely, and at the same time,
The ball was thrown.
Drexler tried his best to take off and block the shot, but it was no longer enough.
"brush!"
There was a splash, and Jordan hit his best two-pointer in one step from the right wing three-point line.
Dot shouted excitedly: "Beautiful, Jordan broke through and forced the glider back, then he jumped up and stuck out his tongue..."
Letem immediately corrected: "No, his tongue came out early, but the more force he exerted, the longer he stuck it out. In fact, it is very simple to guard against him. As long as you see him sticking out his tongue, he will definitely use force next
action."
"Haha..." The two couldn't help laughing at this point.
"Glider, it's so easy to score on your head." After succeeding, Jordan continued to respond with trash talk as usual, continuing to damage the opponent's psychology.
In this kind of duel, establishing sufficient psychological advantage is the first step to victory. When the opponent's psychology is affected, it will inevitably be accompanied by a decline in state, the irrationality of handling the ball will increase, etc., and a situation will occur.
series of questions.
The Suns were attacking, but Lao Wang didn't get to the basket. He just got hit by a glider, and now he must retaliate. He needs to support his teammates instead of causing trouble.
Outside the three-point line on the left wing, Drexler took the ball and shouted at Jordan on the other side: "Come here, Michael, do you want to hide aside and watch me blow my dick?"
"Damn it!"
It was not Jordan who was angry, but Pippen, who swore directly.
At this moment, Drexler started to break through, just like Jordan had just beaten him, he wanted to beat Pippen.
Pippen immediately turned around to pursue him. He kept an eye on it because if Drexler wanted to return the ball, he would probably take a sudden step and then make a jump shot just like Jordan did. Therefore, he did not pursue the defense with all his strength.
Guard against your opponent's pull-up jump shot.
But, no, Drexler drew Pippen in one step, and then continued to hold the ball toward the paint.
"Damn it!"
Pippen cursed secretly and quickly chased after him, but he was already half a beat behind and half a step behind.
Seeing the glider coming towards him, Lao Wang immediately took a step forward and implemented a pick-and-roll at the waist, blocking Pippen and allowing the glider to come in.
The glider stepped into the paint area and took off directly, really like a gliding top, flying towards the basket.
"Bang!"
With a one-handed chop, the entire audience burst into flames.
"Oh yeah!"
Amid the cheers of the audience, an on-site commentator was shouting excitedly: "Our glider responded to Jordan in a more vigorous way. He was pointing at Jordan and telling His Majesty, Look, this is my response."
"
"Flying Man, come here and defend me yourself. Pi Laoer can't stop me."
On the court, the successful glider was so excited that he spat trash talk at Jordan across half the court.
Jordan, who was returning to defense, snorted coldly, asked for the ball, and started attacking from the left wing.
Drexler was still behind and couldn't switch defenses. Dan Marley was guarding in front of Jordan, but Jordan shook the ball with one hand and shook his center of gravity. Then he changed direction downwards and dribbled toward
Paint area.
In the low post on the left wing, Lao Wang adjusted his position upwards to cover up defense, but Jordan changed his direction downward again, and then rushed past Lao Wang, entering the paint area along the baseline, and then took off and flew towards the basket.
AC Green quickly returned to defend the basket. At this time, Jordan was about to dunk with one hand in the air. Upon seeing this, he immediately collected the ball in his arms and slid past the former's body. At the same time, he also slipped under the basket and slid to the basket.
On the right side of the ball, when the body was falling, he stretched his right hand upwards without looking back. With only his extremely keen sense, he pulled the lever and picked the ball toward the basket with his backhand.
"brush!"
Under the gaze of everyone, the basketball accurately fell into the basket.
Even though this was the home court of the Suns, Jordan blasted through three lines of defense and ended the offense with a backhand layup, which still received cheers and applause from some Suns fans.
"I'm confused. Am I not worthy of your defense?"
After he succeeded, Jordan chewed gum while spewing trash talk, using a group attack to attack the psychology of all Suns players.
The Suns were really psychologically shocked. After all, Jordan alone destroyed all three lines of defense from the outside to the inside.
Lao Wang didn't reply. He didn't have enough confidence. The truly powerful trash talk only happened after he succeeded.
When the Suns attacked, Perry passed the center line and handed the ball to Drexler outside the three-point line on the left wing, and then ran to the right wing.
This time, Lao Wang decided to play one himself, came to the frontcourt, and immediately went straight to the basket.
For a team like the Bulls that doesn't have a physical shield, he doesn't have to go to the wings in the low post at all. He goes directly to the basket, which can force the opponent's defensive formation.
Sure enough, as soon as he went to the basket, Toni Kukoc and Jordan immediately took a step down and made a defensive move.
Only Pippen didn't dare to shrink, and Drexler, who was holding the ball, absolutely didn't dare to let it go, and he didn't dare to give up any small openings.
"Whoosh!"
A fake shot and a real pass, the ball flew to the basket.
The Bulls immediately shrank toward the basket.
"Crack!"
Lao Wang caught Clifford Robinson and just received the ball with his right hand. He immediately threw it to the right wing and the ball flew to AC Green in the right bottom corner.
Green received the ball, took a step forward with the dribble, and made a jump shot before Toni Kukoc could return to defense.
"brush!"
As the water splashed up, a round of applause erupted from the American West Arena.
In the TNT live broadcast booth, Dortmund laughed and said: "A two-pointer from far away fully reflects Old K's ability to distribute the ball and assist, and also fully demonstrates his ability to attract defenses. As long as the outside line is accurate enough, the Bulls will continue to double-team the basket."
The defensive strategy will be greatly affected."
Leitem nodded and said: "This game is different from the previous game. The Suns no longer rely on the No. 1 position. The No. 1 position is only responsible for bringing the ball to the front court. Instead, the glider controls the outside ball. This is to a certain extent.
He avoided being overwhelmed by the Bulls' strong perimeter defense.
Glider's tactical status in the Suns has improved. This is a very good change. He has this strength and status. Even if the Lightning comes back, I think the Suns should set up a second perimeter core, which will make the opponent's perimeter defense easier.
It is more difficult and can reasonably share the pressure of the first position.
Especially when facing the Bulls, having two cores on the outside can prevent Jordan and Pippen from teaming up to suppress the No. 1 position, and the team's offensive organization will be more stable."
Dort disagreed and immediately said: "Nonono, I don't think the Suns will set up a second outside core. Drexler will only become an auxiliary point to control the outside ball. If there is a problem at the No. 1 position,
He just had a chance to take over the ball."
Jordan's desire to attack was very strong, and he once again shot a two-point shot over Drex's head, but failed to hit it. Lao Wang protected the backcourt rebound and the Suns attacked.
"Will the Bulls double-team again?" Dot immediately asked when he saw Wang Tiejun running towards the basket again.
This time the ball was not given to Drexler. Pippen obviously strengthened his defense of the glider and stayed very close. As soon as Perry passed the center line, he saw Dan Marley on the right wing retreating, so he directed the ball to that area.
One side block.
"careful!"
A live commentator suddenly shouted loudly.
"Crack!"
It was too late and one step started. Jordan quickly stepped in, stretched out his big hand, and instantly cut off the basketball that had just been passed. Then he rushed forward and crossed the center line in three steps.
"The intention of passing the ball is too obvious! Perry should be more cautious. You are facing Jordan, Michael Jordan." Another on-site commentator reminded loudly.
Unfortunately, he forgot that Perry was just a role player. Facing a top outside defender like Jordan, just standing in front of him without any movement could make his nerves tense and his behavior bewildered.
"Bang!"
When Jordan reached the free throw line, he took off directly, glided for several meters like a big bird, then smashed the ball into the basket with a tomahawk dunk.
On the tnt commentator, Dort reminded: "As long as the Suns can bring the ball to the frontcourt and then hand it to Old K, Old K can beat the Bulls, and the Bulls can't stop him even if they double-team him.
But if you want to hand the ball to Old K, you have to get past the Bulls' strong perimeter defense. This is a problem that the Suns must face on the perimeter."
Letem laughed: "Actually, it is difficult for the Suns' perimeter players, including Kevin Johnson, who has lost his speed, to really break through Jordan Pippen's perimeter defense. This is indeed a problem."
Dort said: "Now that the Bulls saw that the inside was beaten by Old K, they immediately strengthened their outside defense. Of course, they did not implement a full-court press, but a half-court press that consumed less physical energy. The Suns should immediately respond.
method."
"Old K?"
On the sidelines, head coach Westphal shouted, and then when Lao Wang looked at him, he shouted loudly: "You come out to respond."
Lao Wang nodded. This was a tactic arranged by the coaching staff, and he was responsible for supporting the situation from a high position.
This is just a stop-gap measure. He has no medium and long-range shooting ability. He has no ability to attract defenses in the high position, let alone the ability to attract double-teams. When he is in the high position, he simply uses his height and cannot play pick-and-roll tactics.
A pick-and-roll tactic like the Black and White Shuangsha, the simple strength is to use the postman's mid-range shooting ability, he can't beat it.
Perry advanced to the midline, but before he could pass, he saw Old K standing at the top of the arc and immediately passed the ball over.
Lao Wang caught the ball and Clifford Robinson tentatively grabbed it.
But it was useless. His height was only 208 centimeters, a difference of 8 centimeters. His wingspan was only 215 centimeters, a difference of 16 centimeters. His height difference was more than 20 centimeters behind Lao Wang. With Lao Wang's control over the ball, he could hold it with one hand.
Even if he jumps up to grab the ball, he can't grab it.
So after only one try, he gave up on grabbing the ball and retreated directly to the basket to prevent the Suns from using an air-cutting tactic.
His retreat was timely, and Danmarley cut along the baseline from the right wing. He just cut off Danmarley's receiving line.
But at this time, Lao Wang, who had no one around him, dribbled down directly.
"Damn it!"
Seeing a giant beast rushing over at a speed of twenty yards, although it was not very fast, the impact caused by the huge tonnage still frightened Clifford Robinson, and he quickly ducked to the side.
"Bang!"
Lao Wang dribbled the ball once, took a big step across the free throw line, then took off and flew into the air, like a mammoth with invisible wings.
The right arm raised high while holding the ball was like a flying dragon flag. When he reached the top, the dragon flag instantly crashed down.
"Bang!"
As the violent explosion of the basket sounded, the entire American West Arena was completely detonated. Countless Suns fans stood up, raised their arms, and cheered enthusiastically.
"Oh ho ho ho, heavy tank, this is the heavy tank belonging to the Phoenix Suns. Under his attack, any defender will retreat..."
"That's it! That's it! Old K, defeat the bulls! Defeat them! They are nothing special, nothing remarkable..."
Just on the sidelines, two on-site commentators roared excitedly.
Lao Wang swung at the basket for a few times, waiting for balance before coming down. At this time, his teammates rushed to him and shouted something to him, but he couldn't hear it. The sound was too loud and he could only see those behind the baseline.
The shining lens of the media.
"Go back to defense! We must kill the Bulls today!" He shouted, pointed to the backcourt, and began to lead his teammates back to defense.
"Defend! Defend..."
The Suns fans at the scene cheered one after another, and the momentum at home was already in full swing.
"We scored this goal." Jordan pushed forward with the ball in person. Seeing the Suns' momentum, he shouted loudly.
Drexler defended in front, guarding and retreating at the same time, not daring to be careless.
"Can you stop me?"
There was a look of disdain in Jordan's eyes, and he suddenly turned around and rushed towards the person.
However, Drexler followed closely and stayed close to Jordan's right, forcing Jordan to control the ball with his left hand and move forward.
Jordan carried the defender and rushed to the left elbow area, forcing the Suns' defense to compress in the low post. Then he suddenly stopped and made a fadeaway jumper and hit a goal.
"The two sides were tied at eight, and Jordan made 4 of 5 shots. He felt very good today. He took all the Bulls' shots and points." Dort laughed.
"Which time did he feel bad when he played against old K's Suns? Now that he has another glider, he is even more energetic." Letem laughed.
"Haha..." The two looked at each other and laughed.
Lao Wang stopped in the high post again, one step inside the three-point line at the top of the arc and above the free throw line.
Jordan paid attention. When he did not pass the center line, he stepped up his pressure on Perry to prevent him from passing the ball to Old K.
However, Dan Malli moved out on the right wing to receive the ball. After receiving the ball, he passed it to Lao Wang and then immediately cut inside.
This time, Clifford Robinson did not dare to let go of Old K in the high post. Although Old K did not have the ability to shoot from long distances, he directly attacked the basket. Once he was allowed to rush, who could stop him?
At this time, Dan Malli cut into the paint and stretched out his hands towards the high post.
"Whoosh!"
Lao Wang, who had an unimpeded vision, threw a one-handed throw, and the ball flew straight to Dan Marley, who caught the ball and stepped for a layup, and the ball flew into the basket.
8:10, the Suns take the lead and the Bulls attack.
Phil Jackson, the Zen master, couldn't sit still. He stood up from the bench and made a timeout gesture to the court. After serving on the court, BJ, who was catching the ball, called a timeout.
In the TNT commentary booth, Dort analyzed: "The Suns played two high-post tactics. Old K was in the high post, and then Dan Malley cut to the basket. If Clifford retreated to the basket, Old K directly attacked the basket.
, if you don’t retreat, Dan Malley will have space to cut inside. This tactic works well, but the Bulls failed to defend effectively.”
Letem analyzed: "It is necessary to strengthen the defense on the flanks. Jordan switched to defend Perry. He had no way to defend, so the only one who could defend was Toni Kukoc who was also on the right wing. But just two air cuts, Dan Marley
They all bypassed him, and the supplementary defense had no effect."
Dort said with a smile: "BJ's switch to guard Dan Marley has no effect. He is only 188 centimeters tall. Dan Marley is a swingman at forward and guard. He is 198 centimeters tall and his weight is more than ten kilograms different. During these two cuts, he
They are all started by forcing the bj away.
So Jordan and BJ switching defenses actually have advantages and disadvantages. As long as the tactics are well handled, the Suns can also open up the perimeter."
Letem nodded and said: "In fact, letting Dan Marley play alone on bj will be a mismatch every time. But Dan Marley is not young anymore, and his strength is only at the level of an ordinary main player. In his peak period, he was a second-rate shooting guard.
, if he is not up to the standard of a star, the Suns will not give him too many singles opportunities."
On the Bulls bench, Phil Jackson is rearranging defensive tactics.
In terms of the inside, the Bulls really have no choice, and he has no idea of using a tank. With K's current mobility, the tank will be absolutely destroyed. In addition, everyone else on the Suns team can shoot, and their three-point ability is also limited.
Not bad, so he simply arranged a single defense inside to prevent the Suns from getting open opportunities on the outside.
What he arranged was perimeter defense. In fact, this is the foundation of the Bulls. Through powerful perimeter defense, they force the opponent to make mistakes, and then launch a fierce counterattack to break the opponent's psychology.
"Jordan, you go back and guard Dan Malley..."
As soon as he said this, he was interrupted by Jordan, who said: "No, Phil, I'm going to guard Drexler."
Phil Jackson was startled, then nodded, and said to Pippen: "Okay, then Scotty, you go guard Dan Malley."
"OK." Pippen nodded.
Phil Jackson said to bj again: "Perry's ability is low, just let you defend him. There is no need to double-team him. I only have one request for you. You don't need to care who he passes the ball to on the wings, as long as you block him and
Old K’s passing and receiving route is enough, can it be done?”
bj Armstrong nodded quickly and said: "Of course, leave him to me."
He is still very confident in this task. No matter what, his strength is much stronger than that marginal person named Perry.
Nodding, Phil Jackson continued to answer other questions.
Just now he discovered that he had made a mistake, which was to use Jordan to defend Perry. It was such a waste of Jordan's defense.
Perry was only a little more capable, and Jordan's use of one hand on him was a waste, so he has corrected it now.
He said to Jordan and Pippen: "If they still play high-post tactics, you two must strangle their wing personnel's cuts."
"No problem." Jordan and Pippen nodded.
With their strength, neither Drexler nor Dan Marley can leave them behind to cut inside. They are full of confidence in this.
Any super giant is a person with overwhelming self-confidence, let alone a super giant like them who has a very high status in history?
Phil Jackson continued: "After locking in their wing cuts, Clifford, you must hold your position, don't let Old K squeeze you away, and don't let him directly hit our basket from top to bottom.
Under the impact, can you do it?"
Clifford Robinson's face twitched, I fucking can't do it.
Old K's tonnage and strength are beyond his reach, and he can even stand up to the terrifying beating. He can't even carry a giant beast like O'Neal. Is it crazy to expect him to carry Old K?
After looking at Clifford Robinson's face, Zen Master realized that he had indeed thought wrong. He immediately thought about it and then said to Toni Kukoc: "Tony, you are the second line of defense inside. If Old K squeezes
Once Clifford is fired, you must make up defense in time to block him."
Kukoc's face also twitched. Is this asking him to risk his life to block it?
At this time, Jordan said to Kukoc with a cold face: "Tony, even if Old K squeezes away or bypasses Clifford, he can't rush up. He has no speed at all. As long as you defend in time, you will definitely be able to block him. If
If he dared to act recklessly, it was an offensive foul."
"Okay, leave it to me."
Kukoc nodded, thinking this was the truth.
"When Tony enters the paint area to cover up defense, others must fill in the gaps left by him in time." Phil Jackson finally warned.
