"Danny, let Kidd play, let's play double control." Just as Danny Ainge was scratching, old assistant coach Lewis came up with an idea.
Let Kidd replace Kobe and join forces with the Lightning. Not to mention Peyton Hawkins, even Jordan Pippen can't lock them down. At the same time, their defense is stronger, and Kobe's current defensive ability is still very good.
"Ah, that's what I was about to say. I have tried this tactic in the regular season, just to prepare for the playoffs." When Danny Ainge heard this, his eyes lit up and he nodded repeatedly.
Lao Wang's face was filled with contempt. Who are you kidding? Wilkins and Chapman were injured, and Kobe couldn't handle it at all. The shooting guard only had two point guards when there was no rotation of players.
Next, Kidd replaced Kobe and played the one position, while the Lightning played the second position.
In the last minute, Lao Wang made a strong play. Sean Kemp from the SuperSonics missed a jump shot. Lao Wang grabbed a backcourt rebound and missed a lightning jump shot. At halftime, 50:57, the Suns led by 7
point.
During the break, Zhang Lili said: "Kidd and the Lightning joined forces on the back line. Everything else is good. The only thing is that the Lightning shooting guard is too short, only 185 centimeters tall. The opposite Hawkins is 191 centimeters."
Hawkins' defense is very good, and the Lightning's offense will definitely be suppressed. Then the Sonics may not let the Lightning open next. In this way, the scoring ability of the first and second positions is insufficient, and the offense of the third and fourth positions must be strengthened.
.”
At this time, the Sonics returned to the locker room, and George Karl started thinking about the next tactics.
If the Suns play a dual-control tactic, the Sonics will definitely not be able to lock down their perimeter. However, Kidd's offense in the Suns is very small, and Robert Horry is only a fixed-point shooter, not much of a threat. As long as Hawkins is allowed
Guard against lightning, so that you can suppress the Suns' outside offense and focus on defending the Suns' inside line.
After thinking carefully, he arranged weak-side defense tactics.
There are no unexpected tactics, the simplest tactics are the most suitable tactics.
Rasheed Wallace doesn't have any explosive scoring ability, and his average per game for the Suns is very good. As long as he can suppress the efficiency of old K, it is worthwhile to let Wallace go.
"We must speed up the defense change on the outside. We can give Rasheed Wallace a small opening, but we must not give him a large opening."
"The most important thing is, Sean, your weak-side help defense must be fast and fierce. Don't let Old K have a chance to breathe. Your help defense must be in place before the ball reaches his hands."
"We have only one way, to kill the Suns and Old K, then we can advance to the Western Conference Finals and have the hope of hitting the championship. Now it's time for us to fight hard. Everyone, please listen to me and use all your abilities.
Even if I break your legs, I will still keep an eye on your people."
George Karl stared at his players with a fierce look on his face and roared like a lion facing the enemy.
The fierce tone and fierce eyes made even the unruly Rainman Shawn Kemp feel a little nervous.
At the beginning of the third quarter, the Suns attacked.
"Glove, you're done. You pissed off Old K. You actually said our 73 wins were watery. He'll be keeping an eye on you for the rest of his life."
Kidd controlled the ball, talking trash to his old friend Payton while pushing forward.
"Boy, am I wrong? Your record is like the Pacific Ocean, full of water."
Payton can't control that much. As soon as he comes on the field, his foul-mouthed attribute is automatically triggered. If he doesn't talk trash, he will be suffocated to death.
"Old K wants to challenge you to a duel with swordsmanship. You're done." Kidd passed the center line and continued to spray.
"Compared to what?" Payton was stunned.
At this moment, Kidd suddenly pulled to the right, dodged Payton in front, and passed the ball in. By the time Payton reacted, the daylily was cold.
Just before Kidd passed the ball, Wang Tiejun started from the low post on the left wing and suddenly turned around and cut into the paint. Ilwain failed to keep up with his rhythm.
And just when he cut into the paint, Kidd passed the ball in time and accurately seized his opening.
"Bang!"
What happened next was quite simple. Lao Wang jumped up and flew towards the basket. While blasting the Supersonic basket, he also knocked over Rainman Kemp who came to help defend.
Kemp can be considered a very strong person. To a certain extent, his physical fitness can be regarded as the ceiling of NBA forward players, but under the impact of Lao Wang, he still seemed a bit weak.
"oh!"
The moment the basket exploded, the entire audience burst into cheers.
"Beautiful, another alley-oop dunk!" an on-site commentator shouted excitedly.
"Hey, Rainman, aren't you going to kill Lao K? Aren't you a ruler, but what about your dominance? You are now ruled by Lao K. Desperation should be the only feeling you have now, right?" Another commentator said
Xing roared even more excitedly.
On the field, Lao Wang fell to the ground and yelled at Shawn Kemp on the floor: "Rainman, don't pretend to be dead, get up and let's continue."
Shawn Kemp turned over and climbed up from the basket, panting continuously, like a beast, his eyes were red, and his brain was congested and he could not control it.
Looking at Rain Man's red eyes, Lao Wang continued to spray: "Oh, I forgot, you don't even have the courage to confront me."
"oh!"
Yuren was so angry that his head was spinning. He roared in his throat and clenched his fists. No matter who you are, you are going to rush forward and fight.
"Don't be impulsive!"
Payton rushed over, inserted himself between the two of them, pushed Rain Man away with all his strength, and turned around and shouted at Old K: "Old K, if you use provocation to anger Rain Man, it will be disgraceful for us to win."
"Gloves, sooner or later I will tear off your bad mouth." Lao Wang snorted coldly, turned around and ran towards the backcourt.
"Believe it or not, my contract is over and I will join your rival team with a minimum salary, leaving you without a championship?" Payton said angrily.
Kidd next to him said in surprise: "Gary, you are stupid, why don't you join Old K's team with a minimum salary, so that his future championships will not be valuable? In this way, you can not only take revenge on Old K, but also get involved with a few general managers.
champion."
"Go away! You stupid donkey from the mountains, I hope you find a wife and be beaten by her every day." Payton cursed angrily.
"Impossible! My wife must be the gentlest." Kidd immediately shouted.
During the SuperSonics offense, Kidd implemented a full-court pressing defense against Payton, allowing Payton to taste the damage he had just done to the Lightning and Kobe.
In other positions, the Suns also increased their defensive intensity.
"That's right, let's play like this. The SuperSonics are a very athletic team. Let's suppress Payton's rhythm first, so that the Sonics can't play at a fast pace and force them into a positional battle. The Suns have five
The defense at each position is not bad, they are all very strong, especially inside, and positional warfare can definitely limit them." Zhang Li said with a smile.
"not good!"
Payton advanced to the top of the arc, and Kidd was about to get up and engage in close defense. The former suddenly accelerated and changed direction and rushed over. He had to quickly pursue the defense.
But at this moment, Payton, who was one step above the free throw line, suddenly stopped and shot a jumper.
"not good!"
Kidd was so anxious that it was too late to block the shot.
But at this moment, a huge figure rushed over from the basket. After one step, he jumped up and flew two meters in the air. With a snap, he slapped the ball that Payton had just thrown towards him.
The frontcourt.
"yeah!"
The moment the ball was slapped away, the whole place exploded.
"Old K! Old K sent a big shot! Old K sent a volleyball big shot! Old K sent a volleyball big shot from five meters away that was enough to destroy the opponent's will! Old K... Oh, the ball went in! Lightning assist
, Kidd scored a goal." A commentator at the scene roared excitedly.
Kidd and Lightning quickly turned around, and the latter finally got the ball before it left the baseline and sent it to the paint area. Kidd, who crossed the free throw line, received the ball and made a three-step layup, completing a fast break.
"It's so beautiful! Tiejun's defense this time is so beautiful!" Zhang Lili said excitedly.
"The starting position of K is at least three meters away from Payton, right?" Su Qun said excitedly.
"Yes, there must be three meters when Payton takes a step from the free throw line. From the starting position, it should be further, four meters. Such a long distance shows that the Tiejun's starting speed and explosive power have reached a considerable level, otherwise
It can't be done." Zhang Liji nodded.
"This is really a tiger that has wings again." Su Qun said with a smile.
"Ha ha……"
Lao Zhang laughed and finished: "Judging from this supplementary defense, the Tiejun are even capable of defending the three-point line on both wings."
Su Qun nodded excitedly and said: "Judging from the distance, it is indeed possible. From the waist to the three-point line, it is only a little more than three meters. There is a absolute chance.
By the way, Director Zhang, do you think that if you have better mobility, can you move from the basket to the three-point line?"
Zhang Lili said in surprise: "Oh, the distance of seven meters requires super mobility and excellent jumping ability. After running two steps, you can fly into the air to block the shot. You have to fly at least four meters in the air. There seems to be no such inside player yet.
See."
This big block really hit the SuperSonics' morale. In the subsequent games, Payton made consecutive mistakes and was intercepted by Kidd and the Lightning who were assisting on defense. The Suns took the opportunity to open up the score and go to the third.
At the end of the quarter, the point difference returned to 15 points. The Suns relied on the third quarter to establish the victory of this game.
Sitting back on the bench, Lao Wang immediately asked: "Who knows the situation with the Bulls?"
Nelson immediately said: "It just ended. The Bulls defeated the Pacers at home, but the victory was not easy. In the last few seconds, the Bulls lost by two points. Jordan actually killed the game with a three-pointer."
"X, this old guy is still very fierce!" Lao Wang sighed.
"He scored 34 points and Pippen scored 22 points. They both performed well today. But the Pacers also played very well. Ewing scored 27 points and Reggie Miller scored 29 points, but they were a little less lucky." Nelson Jr.
said.
"My fellow countryman doesn't have a chance to play?" Lao Wang asked.
"Hu?"
Nelson looked at the form in his hand, shook his head and said, "He didn't play. The Pacers only had 8 players in rotation today."
"Today the SuperSonics also rotated with 8 people, and we rotated with 9 people," Lewis said.
"That's how it is in the playoffs. Most teams only rely on their main player and sixth man, plus one or two important substitutes," Nelson said with a smile.
…
At the beginning of the final quarter, the Suns attacked.
Wang Tiejun made a strong hit on the first ball. Under the fierce Tieshan backing, he only made one back hit. Ilwain, who was not as big and powerful as him, was knocked into the basket and one of his feet was knocked into the basket.
You have already stood in the reasonable collision zone, and you can get up and dunk in the next moment.
But at this time Shawn Kemp's help arrived, coming close to the baseline, but it couldn't stop him from getting up.
He ignored the defense of the two men, held the ball with both hands, turned sideways and then suddenly burst into the air. The huge force exploded, like a beast, and it was difficult to stop it with manpower.
"Pah! Pah!"
Irvain and Shawn Kemp chose foul tactics at the same time, and their big hands were shot down at the same time.
"Beep!"
"Bang!"
The referee's whistle and the violent slamming of the basket sounded at the same time.
Ilvain was dunked from the front, and his 125 kilogram tonnage could not withstand the huge strength of Old K, so he was knocked over directly.
Shawn Kemp, who was on the side, escaped unhurt, but was knocked back two steps.
"ah!"
Then the whole audience burst into cheers.
All the people in the front row stood up and raised their arms and fists at Lao Wang on the field, very excited.
"21, this is the price of fouling the beast under the basket!" Zhang Lijia shouted in high spirits.
"Shawn Kemp has committed his fourth foul, and Irvain has committed his fifth. They are going to substitute." Su Qun said excitedly.
…
In the cafeteria of the Iron Army Training Center in the capital, as Lao Wang completed a brutal dunk, a burst of warm cheers rang out.
"Brother Fei, look at those Hollywood female stars. You can't just ignore them and let me watch my brother-in-law, right?"
"Teacher Yu, don't worry, I will never guard against others."
"Brother Fei, don't be stingy, learn to share."
The estrogen hormones of all the beauties exploded, and they started making noise again.
Yu Feihong, who was holding Dabao, raised his eyebrows when he heard these words. He turned back to stare at the group of women and asked with an unkind expression: "Who said you wanted to share just now?"
"Pfft! Haha..."
A group of men burst into laughter instantly, unable to control themselves.
"Who said that?"
"It's not what I said anyway."
A group of women began to identify themselves one after another. Everyone had innocent expressions on their faces, and their acting skills all exploded.
Huang Sanshi seized the opportunity and shouted: "Brother Fei, it's better for us men to go. If you let these women go, Lao K may be eaten until there are only a few bones left. Be careful."
"Huang Sanshi, what are you talking about?"
"Huang Sanshi, you are in big trouble!"
A group of women threatened him one after another.
"Shut up, everyone! Don't even want to go." Yu Feihong glanced at the group and said.
Because of a woman's sixth sense, and because she knows the group of women behind her so well, some of them must have the intention of wielding a little hoe, especially a few little girls who have not graduated yet and like to ask her about Lao K.
Although she was generous enough about her husband's affairs, she was not generous enough to give up her husband.
"It's over! It's over, it's over! These girls are so capable of causing trouble!" Jiang Wu and Huang Sanshi's group of men said in frustration.
"Alas!" A group of women also became frustrated.
…
At America West Arena, the game is over. Facing Lao Wang's strong attack in the final quarter and unable to lock down the outside line, the SuperSonics were unable to recover. Although they desperately chased points in the final quarter and recovered some points, they ultimately lost the G1 game.
The score was 100:107, a difference of 7 points.
Lao Wang played 44 minutes in the game, making 11 of 18 shots, a shooting percentage of 61.1%, and 9 of 13 free throws, a shooting percentage of 69.2%. He scored 31 points, 16 rebounds, 11 assists, 1 steal, 6 blocks, 3 turnovers and 4 fouls.
In the post-game comments, Zhang Lili said happily: "This is also the Tiejun's first playoff triple-double. It is very rare and fully reflects his all-around."
"I think Lao K is a big dream." Su Qun said with a smile.
"Well, except for the slightly worse steal ability, everything else is in line. The offensive, rebounding, and assist abilities are even better than Dameng. Dameng is still a bit shorter, which is a bit of a disadvantage. He needs to have the physique of an iron army to not lose weight.
His athleticism is terrifying," Zhang Lili said.
Su Qun analyzed: "Actually, the victory today was not smooth. The score was almost equalized at one point. Finally, we relied on the dual control strategy to stabilize our footing and win the game."
Zhang Lili said: "Kobe is still too good. When the Lightning was entangled by Payton, he did not get rid of Hawkins in time to respond, so he still needs more training.
Once the Suns solve their outside problem and their inside strength, the current league, that is, the Knicks can compete. Except for the Sharks, no one can defend him alone."
At this time, Lao Wang was being interviewed on the sidelines.
"Old K, you split the ball a lot today and had a triple-double. Why do you choose to pass the ball when there are so many opportunities to attack?" a reporter asked.
"Because I know my teammates can hit those shots." Lao Wang said with a smile.
"Will the team continue to play dual-control tactics?" a reporter asked.
"It depends on the situation. If you are really interested, you can ask the coaching staff." He said.
"Is there a chance to sweep the SuperSonics this time?" Another reporter asked.
Lao Wang thought for a while and said: "This time is no better than the 1994/95 season. In fact, in the playoffs of that season, our strength should be stronger than now.
Lightning, Glider, we and other teammates completed four incredible rounds of playoffs. It is too difficult to replicate!
Of course, we will work hard, and as for the result, it depends on God’s will.”
After saying goodbye to the fans and returning to the locker room, Lao Wang took out his mobile phone from the closet and soaked it in the medicine bucket.
There are not many people on the team who can take medicated baths and do medicated oil massage with him every day. Lightning is one, and the other one is Kobe.
Lightning and Lei Gong hold the only black cards in K Martial Arts Hall, which are only 25% of the price.
Lao Wang was afraid that the two would tell them, so he threatened them that if they dared to leak it, all the discounts would be cancelled.
Kobe Bryant is a rich man. He has a 6-year sneaker contract worth 48 million, and he has a lot of spending power. He is a customer.
Others, even Wilkins, who is suffering from injuries, do not have the capital to use it every day. The contracts he received before were not large, and the salary in the Suns was even lower.
"The SuperSonics played no worse than us today." Lightning said suddenly.
Nelson suddenly appeared and said: "They made 9 three-pointers today, with a shooting percentage of 50%. There is a rookie who made his opponent Jose Hawkins make 5 of 8 three-pointers. Guess who he is?"
who?"
"There were also three three-no-stick shots in the game." Lightning added.
"There are still 6 mistakes." Lao Wang added.
Lightning suddenly shouted: "Ah, I guessed it, this rookie is called Kobe Bryant."
"Guessed it right, but there's no reward." Nelson laughed.
Kobe was a little annoyed and immediately said unconvinced: "Why didn't you say I scored 17 points today?"
"I scored 10 points in the first quarter. How many shots did you use in the next 7 points? I made some contribution in the first quarter, but it was a negative contribution in the next three quarters. I couldn't make any shots and couldn't defend myself." Lao Wang said angrily.
"I'm also the main shooting guard after all, so what if I take some shots? Don't treat hamburgers as dry food!"
Kobe stiffened his neck and said: "Anyway, I think I performed well today. I must have contributed a lot to the team's win."
"Ha ha……"
Seeing that Kobe was so stubborn and still fighting for credit, everyone who heard it burst into laughter.