Arriving in the frontcourt, Wang Tiejun came to the low post on the left wing. As soon as he arrived, the ball was passed in. As soon as he caught the ball, Mutombo stepped inside.
"Still shrinking the team!" Zhang Lili shouted loudly.
"Bang!"
Immediately after Lao Wang received the ball, he hit a subway back-up shot, which shook Mutombo's center of gravity. At this time, small forward Glenn Rose rushed to his side, but he suddenly turned around and avoided Glenn Rose.
made a steal and completed the technical action of slipping to the bottom.
"Bang!"
While dribbling, he drove into the paint.
"Old K attacks the basket!" Su Qun shouted excitedly.
Mutombo turned around and retreated quickly, sticking to Lao Wang's body in time, but his strength and confrontation were not as good as the latter's, and he was unable to stop Wang Tiejun's aggressive attack.
"Bang!"
On the second dribble, he carried his opponent and took a small step forward, stuck his right elbow against Mutombo on the right, then jumped up and hit the basket with the ball in his left hand.
"Beep!"
Mutombo tried his best to take off and block the shot, but he was pushed away in the air. At the same time, the shot was not blocked. At the same time, he grabbed Lao Wang when he came down from the air. The referee saw it and the whistle sounded.
"Bang!"
The ball was scored, and the whole audience burst into cheers.
"Yeah! Old K once again attacked Mutombo. This season's dpoy winner has no resistance at all under his hands..."
A live commentator shouted excitedly.
At the tnt commentary table, Dortmund shook his head and said: "Mutombo can't hold Old K. Old K is bigger and stronger than him, and he has powerful fighting skills. He is still injured and his ability to fight is not as good."
Normal level.”
Letem analyzed: "Lao K didn't choose to pass the ball to the glider just now, but attacked by himself, probably hoping to knock Mutombo down as soon as possible.
With such a strong attack, Mutombo will have a high chance of being injured. Once he does fall, the Nuggets will have no choice but to surrender."
"Lao Mu, are you ready? The activity time is over." Lao Wang said to Mutombo as he walked to the free throw line on the court.
"Just let it go."
The depressed Mutombo said in an angry voice.
Lao Wang stood on the free throw line, and the other four Suns players came over to high-five him.
"brush!"
Six dribbles, one deep breath, the ball comes out and goes into the basket.
Nuggets offense.
Defender Bryant Stich advanced with the ball.
He is a combo guard, not a point guard. He has a big advantage over Kevin Johnson in terms of height and weight. He is 196 centimeters and 95 kilograms. However, the Suns did not switch defenses because he does not have three-pointers and his strength is not very good.
Generally, if you rush in, the AC Green inside will help defend and attack, and there is no need to switch defenses.
"Bang bang..."
On the right wing, near the top of the arc, Stich used his body advantage to crush Kevin Johnson and advance toward the right elbow.
At this time, Dan Mulley from the right wing's three-point line suddenly pounced to attack. He quickly passed the ball to Reggie Williams, who was left open.
It's just that Dan Marley was mentally prepared. After taking a step forward, he saw him passing the ball and immediately returned to defense.
When Williams saw that his space was gone, he saw Jaylen Rose on the left wing cutting towards the paint, and quickly threw his hands and passed the ball.
After receiving the ball, Jaylen Rose rushed into the paint from the left waist, took one step and flew up, holding the ball in his right hand and smashing towards the basket.
Lao Wang, who was on the left side of the basket, immediately took a step inward, and after approaching the basket, his figure suddenly rose. His long left arm crossed Jaylen Rose's body and pressed the ball on his right hand.
"Crack!"
A crisp sound sounded and the ball flew into the sky.
"ah!"
Jalen Rose, on the other hand, screamed and fell directly from the air, hitting his butt hard and causing his canthus and teeth to crack in pain.
"Beautiful! Old K sent a big shot. He was telling the Nuggets rookie: Get out, this is a no-fly zone." An on-site commentator roared excitedly.
The ball flew to Kevin Johnson's position, he turned around, grabbed the basketball, and immediately launched a fast break.
However, just a few days after his comeback, his physical fitness was not at its best. He was blocked by Bryant Stitch and his speed slowed down, so he had to switch to a positional battle.
In the low post on the left wing, Lao Wang stuck his left elbow and pushed Mutombo away, preventing him from getting close to him. He held the ball in his right hand and raised it high, preparing for a singles.
This time, Glen Ross didn't come down to double-team him. He must have just fallen and still hadn't recovered his breath.
Lao Wang's left elbow first pushed outward to block the position. The moment Mutombo strengthened his defensive strength, he suddenly let go, then moved his left foot inward. At the moment when the bear step started, he controlled the ball with his right hand.
The iron mountain breaks out simultaneously by beating.
"Bang!"
"Well!"
Mutombo groaned, unable to resist, and took a big step back.
The next moment, Lao Wang made another bold move. The moment he approached the defender, he paused his feet, his six forces instantly merged into one, and the second iron mountain hit exploded.
"Bang!"
With the sound of a heavy body impact, the 121-kg Mutombo suddenly realized that he had been knocked over.
"Ouch!"
Seeing Lao Wang knocking over his opponent, even if the attack was not completed, huge cheers erupted, as if a hurricane had suddenly appeared.
"Bang!"
With the wailing sound of the basket, Wang hung on the basket and kept dangling. At his feet was Mutombo, who was pale and coughing.
"Kacha kacha..."
In the media box behind the baseline, a dense crowd of media reporters were waving their shutters.
An on-site commentator's voice immediately sounded: "Oh ho ho ho, this is what Old K relies on to fight, and his strong offensive ability is unmatched in the world. Mutombo, surrender early, don't let Old K break your bones..."
"Old Mu, stop struggling. It's your destiny to be swept away. All you can do is don't break your bones by me."
Under the basket, Lao Wang dropped a trash talk and ran towards the backcourt.
"This bastard doesn't hold back at all!"
Muttobom touched his left chest and felt a dull pain in that rib through the thick pectoral muscles.
Far away in Chicago, Jordan looked at the TV with a very serious expression.
He was not at home, but at team headquarters, where the Bulls gathered to watch the game.
There are a total of four games tonight. In the East, there are extremely powerful teams like the Magic and Knicks. In the West, there are also the Jazz, who are both black and white. But the Bulls only watch the Suns game. It can be seen that among these teams, the Bulls are the most powerful.
The focus is on the Suns.
Jordan said at this time: "As long as Old K gets the ball in the low post, we can't block his strong attack, and the double-teaming effect is not good, so there is only..."
Phil Jackson took over the conversation and said with a serious look: "Only by strengthening the perimeter defense, we must build an iron line of defense on the perimeter to destroy the Suns' organizational functions and try our best to cut off its internal and external connections so that the Suns cannot organize offense and let
Old K couldn't catch the ball inside, leaving him with nowhere to use his strength."
Jordan couldn't help but nod, but he didn't speak any more, and instead stared at the TV screen.
He knew what Phil Jackson said was right. The Bulls' opportunity lies on the outside, and only on the outside. But if they want to beat the Suns, they can't just do it on the outside.
This season, Old K's ability to protect the rim has improved a lot, which gives the Bulls fewer opportunities to rush in from the outside. With more jump shots, rebounds will increase, and the Suns are better than the Bulls in rebounding. If the rebounds are out of control, the Bulls will have the ball.
It will decrease, and it’s hard to say who will win in the end.
And no matter how strong the outside defense is, it is impossible to completely cut off the Suns' internal and external connections. After all, Lightning Kevin Johnson was a top point guard comparable to Magic Johnson in his peak period, and he is not that easy to deal with, let alone the ones next to him.
There is a Drexler glider.
Since last season, the Bulls have strengthened a lot by strengthening the fifth position, and have also regained the championship. However, they have only faced the Suns in the regular season and have no chance to face the Suns in the playoffs. This regular season is also a challenge.
One win and one loss, so in fact, he didn't know how the Bulls would perform once they met the Suns in the finals, and he was not completely sure of the outcome.
These thoughts flashed through my heart, and a huge pressure also emerged from the bottom of my heart, permeating my heart.
Like the Bulls, the Spurs and Marseille, the two Western super teams, are also collectively watching the Suns game at this time.
Houston and Dameng's eyes shrank when they saw Lao Wang's attack.
"Mutombo, you idiot, are you looking for death by holding on to Old K?" he cursed.
He had gone through the league several times and found out that the fat man O'Neal could carry Old K with his fatness and tonnage, but he could still be knocked over. There was no way that anyone else could withstand Old K's beating.
In this playoffs, Mosaic will either play the Spurs or the SuperSonics in the second round. If they advance to the Western Conference Finals, they will have to face off against the Suns again. However, the strength of the two teams this season is exactly the opposite from last season. The Suns will be better and advance to the playoffs.
The probability of the finals, when he thought about it, he couldn't reconcile himself to it.
"The glider's contract has expired. We must bring him over no matter what, and we must tie him up." He made up his mind.
San Antonio, David Robinson and a bunch of other Spurs players are all here, except Rodman.
Rodman usually arrives late and leaves early for team training. It is impossible for him to show up for this kind of group activity at night. At this time, he is having fun in a nightclub, drunk and dreaming with several women in his arms.
The relationship between David Robinson and Rodman has always been very bad. As an elegant gentleman, he has no way to deal with that big bug with weird behavior.
Seeing Old K's tyrannical attack, Robinson stared at the screen but said nothing.
The first time he faced off against Old K, he adopted a stalker-style defense, which showed that he valued Old K more than Dameng.
In this playoffs, if the Spurs eliminate the SuperSonics in the first round, they will have a mosaic in the second round. If they advance to the Western Conference Finals and face the Suns, he is not sure.
That damn guy, Da Chong, didn't listen to him at all, and he didn't participate in assisting the defense against Old K. He actually let him defend against Old K alone. It was simply too hateful.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but begin to hate Rodman and wished he could trade him and leave the team immediately.
…
American West Arena, Nuggets offense.
Jalen Rose singled out Drexler on the left three-point line. At this time, Mutombo suddenly ran up and started a pick-and-roll. The former took the opportunity to glide around and break through inside.
But he didn't dare to rush in, fearing that he would be punished by Old K again, so he only took one step forward and stopped next to Mutombo to shoot a long two-pointer.
"What?"
But at this moment, a huge white figure appeared in his eyes, suddenly filling his entire field of vision.
"Crack!"
Seeing Jalen Rose break through and following Mutombo out of the paint, Wang jumped forward, then flew up and slapped away the basketball that the former had just shot.
An on-site commentator roared excitedly: "Oh, bloody big block! A volleyball big block! Old K sent a big block again. This is his third big block tonight! He broke out on the defensive end!"
"marvelous!"
Another on-site commentator then roared: "This time it is a one-step defensive block from the three-point line. Old K's defensive area has almost covered the three-point line..."
Zhang acted rationally and shouted: "Beautiful! This kind of defense speed is something Tiejun has never shown before. His defense line has advanced to a position close to the three-point line. It is too strong and his mobility is no longer his.
Weakness..."
Su Qun said excitedly: "I made three of three shots and one free throw. Old K has already scored 7 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist and 3 blocks."
…
Chicago, Jordan's face turned even uglier.
Old K's movement speed has increased to this level, which has completely surpassed most centers, and is at most a little slower than the three super centers and O'Neal's monsters. For the Bulls, this is definitely not good news.
The increased speed means improved defense capabilities, faster return to defense, stronger rebound control, and stronger ability to protect the basket. This should be considered bad news for the Bulls, who focus on the outside.
In fact, it's not that Wang Tiejun's speed has accelerated again. His speed has only improved by two levels compared to last season's playoffs, reaching the ceiling of level 77. It's just that he hasn't been at full strength in the regular season, and now in the playoffs,
Only then does it really show up.
Although it is only two levels higher than last season's playoffs, sometimes the difference is only half a beat. If you are faster than half a beat, you will catch up. If you are slower than half a beat, you will not be able to catch up. So sometimes if you are half a beat faster, the result will be
It's completely different.
In Houston, Dameng is the one who has the deepest experience among the three super centers regarding the improvement of old K's speed.
Although he is the most agile and coordinated among the three super centers, he has the largest tonnage, so Robinson is the fastest and he is the slowest. Now I am shocked when I see Old K's supplementary defense.
"Shet, are you almost catching up with me?"
He estimated that it was at most a little slower than him, and his speed was limited.
…
At American West Arena, the Nuggets called a timeout.
In the TNT commentary box, Dort analyzed: "The Nuggets failed to attack the penalty area several times. Old K sent two consecutive big shots in the paint area, and then rushed to the three-point line and sent a big shot, which not only stopped the Nuggets.
Jin's outside breakthrough also severely damaged the Nuggets' outside jumpers. Now the Nuggets are in a dilemma, and they haven't scored yet."
Letem said: "The Nuggets are in urgent need of solving the problem of scoring shortage, but K's defensive performance tonight is too strong. He has set up a no-fly zone in the paint area, and it is difficult for the Nuggets to break in..."
At this time, Carter interrupted his partner and said: "Okay, brother, no matter how hard the Nuggets fight, they will never win.
Even if Old K doesn't work hard on the defensive end tonight, his strong offense in the low post will still blow up the Nuggets. As long as the Nuggets can't guard against his low post offense, there is no chance of winning.
And what I want to say now is that Old K has become the starting center of the Western Conference All-Stars consecutively. Can he be said to be a real superstar now?"
Letem was startled, shrugged and said: "Of course, don't you think he is not a superstar?"
Dort laughed: "I didn't think he was a superstar last season because his defense didn't keep up, but this season, I think he has become a real superstar."
"It seems that you are very strict about the positioning of superstars. I thought he was a superstar last season." Letem said with a smile.
Dortmund laughed and said with a smile: "Yes, my positioning of a superstar must be both offense and defense. Only by integrating offense and defense can one become a true superstar."
The game continued, and the situation of the two teams was just as Carter said. The Nuggets solved some offensive problems through timeouts, but on the defensive end, they were still unable to solve Lao Wang's low-post offense, which left the Nuggets helpless.
Low post defense is actually the Nuggets' strongest point because they have the most powerful defensive center, Mutombo.
It's a pity that Mutombo can't guard against Lao Wang, and he has not recovered from his injury. After experiencing several strong attacks by Lao Wang, his defensive intensity has dropped a notch, and he no longer dares to take it hard, so he will be even less able to guard against Lao Wang.
.
Mutombo was indeed still injured. Under Old K's strong attack, he only lasted 21 minutes before he couldn't bear it anymore and sat back on the bench.
In this way, 75:121, the Suns defeated by 46 points and successfully won the G1 game of the first round series.
Lao Wang made 10 of 14 shots in 31 minutes, with a shooting percentage of 71.4%, which shows that the Nuggets' defense against him has completely failed.
Including 6 of 10 free throws, he scored 26 points, 12 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steal, 6 blocks, 2 turnovers and 3 fouls.
Drexler cooperated well with him, scoring 24 points in the game, and 4 of his 6 assists came from the glider.
Lightning Kevin Johnson scored 13 points and 7 assists, second in statistics. His passing and organization are the biggest support for Lao Wang and the Suns.
Danmar's performance was average, only scoring 9 points and making four turnovers. With the arrival of Drexler, his shots were affected to a certain extent, and his scoring average dropped somewhat.
Iron man AC Green performed well, scoring 12 points and 10 rebounds. His rebounding data increased compared to the regular season.
The Suns' five main players combined to score 84 points, surpassing all the Nuggets' scores.