On the 27th, Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals begins.
In this game, Mosaic still did not change his tactics and continued to open up his tactics, letting Dameng pull him out in an attempt to consume Wang Tiejun's physical energy.
But Wang Tiejun persevered and led the team to win the crucial G3 game and get the match point in the Western Conference Finals.
After the game, the atmosphere in the visiting team's locker room was depressing.
Due to the limited strength of the lineup, although Dameng was prepared to fail to beat the Suns, the outcome of being swept was something he could not accept calmly.
Even Barkley couldn't accept being swept by the Suns. This was definitely a humiliating ending for a superstar.
Head coach Tomjanovich is under the greatest pressure. He has implemented the established tactics, but now the tactics are facing a complete failure. Once he is swept, the management may fire him.
He actually wanted to test Wang Tiejun's physical limit, and wanted to continue the original tactics in the G4 game, but the pressure was too much. Last season, he eliminated the Suns in the Western Conference Finals, but this season they were swept. Houston alone
The fans will spray him to death.
The Suns led by a big score of 3 to 0 and were about to sweep Mosaic. The Bulls lost to the Magic and did not get the match point, so the next day media like ESPN adjusted the winning chances of the four teams.
The Bulls dropped from 65% to 53%, and the Suns improved to 47%.
This is nothing, but as soon as the winning chances of the other two teams were announced, ESPN's hotline was flooded with calls from fans of these two teams.
The Magic's chance of winning is 10%. Not to mention, there is still a 10% chance of winning, which is somewhat of a consolation.
But Mosaic's chance of winning the championship is actually 0, which makes Houston fans intolerable. It doesn't matter if you give 1%, but give a duck egg. It's too shameful and disrespectful, right?
Dameng was also very angry, but he had no face to stand up and say anything, because he was behind by a score of zero to three. This shows that the current Mosaic team and the current Suns team are two teams of different levels, and they have almost no chance of comeback.
The chances and the morale of the team have dropped to the lowest point, and even he himself has no confidence that he can avoid being swept.
ESPN also gave its own explanation. They believe that in the history of the NBA playoffs, there has never been a comeback from zero to three. Since the Mosaic team cannot comeback, the probability of reaching the finals is
Zero, then of course the chance of winning is also zero, so there is no problem with the chance of winning they gave.
At noon on the 28th, Wang Tiejun invited Buckley and Dameng to come to the martial arts studio for dinner.
After Dameng and Barkley sat down at the table, they found a large bowl of fragrant braised eggs brought to them and specially placed in front of them.
"Come on, come on, have a try, it's specially prepared for you." Lao Wang said enthusiastically.
Dameng and Buckley were so angry that they wanted to hit someone, but they glared at Lao Wang fiercely.
Lao Wang said doubtfully: "Don't you like it? I thought you liked it."
He also said somewhat thankfully: "Fortunately, what ESPN gave you is an egg. If the score was negative, I don't know what to prepare for you."
"Old K, I'm going to kill you!"
Buckley stood up and rushed over, as did Dameng next to him.
"Haha..." Lao Wang burst out laughing.
That night, the Bulls defeated the Magic and won the Eastern Conference Finals with a score of three to one.
On the 29th, the G4 game of the Western Conference Finals begins.
Mosaic: Olajuwon, Barkley, Chucky Brown, Mario Eli, Kenny Smith
Suns: Wang Tiejun, AC Green, Drexler, Dan Marley, Kevin Johnson
"Today Mosaic should fight tooth and nail to avoid the most humiliating defeat." Bill Walton said in the ABC commentary box.
"But it's very difficult. All three positions on the outside will be blown away." John Hanks said.
"I don't know if Dameng will always play outside today. In this series, he has not shown the style of a super center at all." Bill Walton said with some regret.
In the CCTV commentary box, Zhang Lili analyzed: "Tonight the Suns will definitely pursue the victory and strive to complete the sweep. They will not show mercy."
Nodding, Su Qun smiled and said: "We are brothers when we are off the court, and we are opponents when we are on the court."
"Hey, you two old braised eggs, are you ready to be swept away?" In the player tunnel, Lao Wang shouted to Dameng and Barkley who were walking over.
Dameng and Barkley clenched their fists at the same time, feeling itchy.
"Charles, join forces and kill this bastard!"
"Yes, let's join forces."
They couldn't beat each other, so the two of them bit their ears and started muttering.
At half past eight, the game officially started. After the jump ball, there was a mosaic attack.
"See how Dameng plays? Oh, he didn't pull out, he settled in the low post. Mosaic changed his offensive tactics today." Bill Walton shouted in surprise.
"But there is a high probability that it cannot be defeated. If the outside line is suppressed, the inside line will not get enough support." John Hanks immediately poured cold water on it.
"At least it will look better," Bill Walton said with a smile.
On the low left wing, Dameng tentatively moved in, but was blocked by Lao Wang. He suddenly lifted up, attracting the latter to move upwards and laterally, then immediately turned around and quickly cut into the paint area.
Through a quick counter run, he got rid of Wang Tiejun and got a short opening.
At this time, if there is a point guard with top-notch vision and passing ability outside, as long as he sees Dameng's open space and passes in, it will basically be a sure goal.
Unfortunately, the outside line is indeed weaker. Kevin Johnson cut off the connection between Kenny Smith and the low post. This direction is his main defensive direction. Moreover, Kenny Smith did not find the open space of Da Meng in time, and the ball was not passed in time. Da Meng failed to pass the ball in time.
Meng had no choice but to withdraw first and then look for opportunities.
There was no chance here, but Barkley came out. His strength and tonnage were sure to defeat AC Green, and he got the defender in position and started to ask for the ball.
However, he did not dare to go deep, because today Dameng was in the low post, and Old K was also there, and the help defense would be very fast, so he could only get the ball in the low post on the right wing.
This time Kenny Smith passed the ball in. Barkley took the ball and just arched his big butt. After getting a little space to shoot, he immediately turned over and shot a jumper.
The attack rhythm is very fast, in order to avoid Wang Tiejun's weak side defense, this is his intention.
Sure enough, when he took action, Wang Tiejun had already pounced under the basket. If he shot a little later, he would have been double-teamed.
However, as the offensive pace quickened, the hit rate decreased. He didn't intend to shoot the ball himself, but faked the ball and passed it to Dameng.
"not good!"
As soon as Wang Tiejun saw Barkley's shot, he knew something was wrong and turned around quickly, but it was already too late.
Dameng followed Lao Wang into the basket. At this time, his body suddenly rose, he caught Barkley's pass in the air with one hand, and smashed it.
"Bang!"
As the basket roared, America West Arena suddenly fell silent.
"What the hell!"
Lao Wang found that it was better to be lazy. If he didn't help defend this ball, Barkley might not be able to make the shot. Green's defense was still good. Barkley's shooting percentage in the past two points was only just 40%. He was
He has a better position under the basket, and this backcourt rebounding dream will definitely not be able to steal him.
"Lu Dan, I will give you a good treatment today." Dameng said proudly.
Lao Wang touched his crew cut and said with a smile: "I never shave my head, so no one can defeat me. You should enjoy the nickname Lu Dan by yourself."
"snort!"
Being stabbed in the heart with another knife, Da Meng snorted and left.
"Dameng and Barkley are very powerful together. Tie Jun still needs to be careful." Zhang Lili reminded.
"AC Green has a height advantage, but he is not heavy enough and is not very effective in guarding against Barkley," Su Qun analyzed.
At this time, the Suns advanced to the frontcourt, and everyone else pulled away. Lao Wang went straight to the basket, and Da Meng went around.
"Old K."
Kevin Johnson shouted and threw the ball directly towards the basket.
At this moment, Barkley, who was outside the paint area, quickly rushed to the basket, and so did everyone else. All five Mosaic starters rushed to the basket.
"..."
In the ABC commentary box, Bill Walton was stunned.
"Jordan Rules!" John Hanks shouted.
"Be careful!" Zhang Lili warned loudly.
"Ultimate defense?" Su Qun shouted in shock.
"Old K, be careful!"
"Team Mosaic is desperate!"
The two on-site commentators also shouted in shock.
From the moment the ball came in, Dameng immediately changed his defensive strategy.
With a flexible turn, he stuck directly to Wang Tiejun's body. One arm directly crossed his throat and pressed on the opponent's other shoulder. The other hand was pulling the opponent's jersey underneath, and one knee was raised to press against the opponent.
His knees and defensive intensity went up several levels, reaching the intensity of the finals.
"Nima's!"
Lao Wang held his breath and struggled for a moment, which was almost a chokehold. Dameng's defense was too dirty.
"Bang!"
He wasn't easy to deal with either, so he elbowed me from below, causing Dameng to grunt, and he took the opportunity to get some space.
At this time, the ball reached the top of the head, and Barkley and the others were one step away. He quickly jumped up and prepared to get the ball.
But he didn't jump up completely. Dameng's chokehold and shoulder press had a good defensive effect. At this time, Barkley arrived, rushed in from the right wing, took off and intercepted the ball.
Lao Wang glanced at the referee, "Is this still our home court? You don't even use a chokehold? Well, I'm too pretentious. Boxing is a foul, and a chokehold is too childish."
But he also knows that the league really doesn't like sweeps. The Suns have already swept two rounds, causing the league to lose a lot of money. Now the whistle is a bit biased, which is also foreseeable. Whoever makes the league less money will lose money.
He is the public enemy of the Alliance.
"There will be a lot of defensive action tonight, be careful of injuries!" Zhang Lili reminded.
"Mosaic must have struggled a lot in order not to be swept away, and the whistle should be biased towards them," Su Qun said.
Mosaic advanced to the frontcourt, and Barkley began to take position in the low post on the right wing, very actively.
"The advantage of the fourth position can be said to be the only position where the Mosaics have an advantage when facing the Suns." Bill Walton said.
Sure enough, the ball was passed to Barkley, who hit Green alone.
Green adopts a defensive strategy of preventing shots but not sudden breakthroughs. Anyway, if he breaks through, there is Old K under the basket. He only needs to reduce Barkley's shooting percentage from the outside, so there is no dead top, and his tonnage and strength are much worse.
, can’t stand it either.
If he doesn't push forward, Barkley will have some trouble. There is no place where his magic skills can't be used. If he turns over and shoots a jumper here, Green, whose center of gravity is not moved by him, can defend him faster. He rushes in and is afraid of being hit by Old K.
Big hat.
However, he turned around nimbly, got past Green, and drove into the paint with the ball.
Anyway, there is still a big dream over there. Two against one, he doesn't believe that he can't beat the old K who has average defense.
But as soon as he entered the paint area, he discovered that it was not two-on-one, but three-on-two.
Old K has returned to the basket. He is one meter in front of the basket. He not only blocks him, but also raises his hands, blocking the passing and receiving line between him and Dameng. If he hangs over, Old K will
k definitely has time to defend against Dameng.
The glider directly let go of Chucky Brown and found a way to Dameng's side, completely extinguishing his idea of passing the ball to Dameng.
At the same time, Green was behind him, grabbing his jersey with one hand. If he dared to jump up and take action, he would definitely be hit from behind.
But at this time, he had no choice but to force the shot, stop for a jumper, and make a small floater.
"Crack!"
Lao Wang reacted quickly, jumped up, and grabbed the ball directly from the air with one hand.
"yeah!"
A rare hat-trick caused the American West Arena to burst into flames.
"..."
Barkley's eyes were also filled with tears. Old K, you bastard, you just have to be a hater, and why are you scratching your ass?
"Haha, poor Charles, you are no longer a flying pig in the sky, you can't fly that high!" the on-site commentator laughed.
Another on-site commentator laughed: "No one can easily break through the huge barrier of Old K head-on."
The Suns attack and spread everything.
Kevin Johnson controlled the ball outside and moved to the left wing. The glider made a pick-and-roll at the three-point line. He took the opportunity to change direction downward and burst in.
Dameng had no choice but to take a step up and block the lightning at the waist.
At this time, Old K moved towards the basket and extended his hand to Kevin Johnson.
On the weak side, Barkley is quickly returning to defend the basket.
A lightning pull-up jump shot, no, a pull-up jump pass, and the ball flew in front of Lao Wang.
Wang Tiejun soared into the air, grabbed the ball in the air with one hand, and then smashed it directly into the basket with his backhand.
At the same time, Barkley also returned to the basket and took off to block the shot.
Unfortunately, his jumping is not as good as before, his height and wingspan are even worse, and his shot-blocking height is much lower than that of Lao Wang.
"Crack!"
"Bang!"
"Beep!"
"yeah!"
The sounds of thugs, basket smashing, and whistles sounded almost simultaneously, followed by roaring cheers from the entire audience.
"Charles, you still stretched out your hand even though you knew you couldn't kill me. Do you want to get punished early? You have such a shabby attitude." Lao Wang said with a smile.
"..."
Barkley was furious. Damn it, this is called an instinctive defensive reaction. Who broke the pot?
"The Suns did a good job defensively this time, especially the Glider's timely defense of the low post, which didn't leave Dameng open," Su Qun said with a smile.
Zhang Lili said: "That's because Chucky Brown's strength is too poor and he doesn't have three-pointers. He originally let Brown two meters away, which is very close to Dameng's position, so he can make up for it in time."
On the court, after Wang Tiejun made an extra free throw, the Suns took the lead at home, 2:3, with a mosaic attack.
This time Dameng actively sought position, but after entering the paint area to no avail, he got the ball one meter away from the left waist and started to hit Wang Tiejun with his back.
After a series of shaking, his butt had lost touch with Wang Tiejun. Knowing that Lao K had retreated, he immediately turned around and jumped to take action.
"careful!"
Barkley, who was on the weak side, shouted.
"What?"
Da Meng's heart skipped a beat.
"Crack!"
At this moment, a person appeared behind him. It was Drexler who pounced on the glider from above and blocked the ball with a slap.
"Damn it!"
In anger, when he was about to jump to grab the ball, the old K in front had already jumped up half a beat and grabbed the ball.
"Beautiful! Glider was very active on the defensive end today and sent a back shot." Zhang Lili said happily.
"One shot to grab a shot, and then another to back the shot. The Suns clearly strengthened their defense of the low post today." Su Qun said excitedly.
Zhang Lijia said with a smile: "The Mosaic team is not good on the outside, and the Suns will have enough power on the outside to help defend the low post. Therefore, the lineup configuration must be reasonable, and it is not enough to just pile up superstars. If the Mosaic team replaces Barkley with an outside superstar, the four
With Thorpe back at the No. 1 position, the lineup will be more reasonable."
Sun attack.
This time Kevin Johnson advanced very quickly, circling around inside and outside the paint area, further disrupting the Mosaic team's defense that had not had time to form.
Dameng rushed to the basket and drove away Kevin Johnson, but the latter suddenly turned around and passed the ball in the direction of the left elbow area, where Wang slanted his head into the paint area and took off directly after receiving the ball.
"not good!"
As soon as Dameng turned around, he saw Lao K already flying in the air. Knowing that it was too late, he could only dodge to the side.
"call!"
Wang Tiejun's huge body carried the wind and flew past Dameng's eyes. The next moment, bang, a violent explosion of the basket sounded, and the entire basket rack sank a foot in an instant.
"yeah!"
The atmosphere in the whole place exploded, and countless people stood up and cheered.
"Oh yeah! Old K flew at least three meters in the air. He just turned into a trapeze and completed an extremely wonderful aerial operation!"
"A giant beast with wings, even big dreams shun it."
The two on-site commentators roared with excitement, bringing the atmosphere to a peak.
"A nearly 130-kilogram monster is irresistible when it comes to attacking the basket." Bill Walton said excitedly.
"But Lao K must be careful. If Dameng had just taken a flagrant foul and directly pulled him down from the sky, it would probably have caused him serious injury." John Hanks reminded.
Bill Walton thought for a while, nodded, and said: "This situation should not happen, because according to my information, the client, Buckley will not say anything, the relationship between Dameng and Lao K is not bad now, it should be
I won't be so cruel.
And who is Lao K? His character is very aggressive. No matter who dares to deal such cruel blows to him, unless they directly crush him, they must be prepared to meet his anger.
Have you seen his appearance in the last All-Star show? Oh my god, one stick fell down and the entire show stage was destroyed. Such a thick stick was also discounted. This guy is not only a giant beast, but also a real one.
You can defeat him head-on, but if you want to use dirty methods to deal with him, you will definitely bear his wrath."
John Hanks also nodded and said with a smile: "Speaking of K martial arts gym, I heard that it is doing well. Members and customers, Lao K must have made a lot of money."
Bill Walton smiled and said: "I know a little about this. In addition to martial arts classes, the K-Martial Arts School also provides acupuncture, medicinal baths, and services. It is said that the results are good."
"Bill, did the service have any effect?" John Hanks asked.
"Acupuncture can treat injuries, and massage can also be used. Anyway, it is very good for athletes. I don't know much about other things." Bill Walton said.
"Then when are we going to experience it?" John Hanks suggested.
"Customers are eligible to purchase services only. The membership fee is US$30,000 for one year and US$100,000 for three years," said Bill Walton.
"Oh, it's a bit expensive. If it were me, I would choose $100,000 for three years, there will definitely be a discount." John Hanks laughed.
"That's for sure." Bill Walton nodded.
After the conversation between the two, others didn't know it. Anyway, many Chinese Americans watching the game were confused. They were all people who had memorized the multiplication formula.