Chapter 420 Old K, are you a Kassa rocket launcher?
0:4, Supersonics offense.
"Jason, don't let him rush up, start suppressing him from the backcourt." Danny Ainge stood on the sidelines and yelled. As soon as the game started, he was already sweating profusely.
To be honest, he is under a lot of pressure. This year's lineup is good and he has won 73 games. If he doesn't do well in the playoffs, his career as a head coach may be over.
According to the head coach's request, Kidd strictly guarded Payton from the backcourt, thereby suppressing the Sonics' fast pace.
Payton transferred the ball to Hawkins, but the Lightning did the same, sparing no effort to defend it.
The two back lines showed real playoff defensive intensity, forcing the Sonics into a positional battle.
"Pull him out, pull him out. Execute tactic No. 3 and give me some of your attention." Crazy Karl stood on the sidelines and yelled at the court.
Perkins didn't enter the paint area at all and fell directly to the left bottom corner.
Wang Tiejun immediately pulled out of the paint area and defended to the left elbow area, one step away from the left line of the paint area. He left Perkins two meters away, a small open space, which should be very safe for long-distance passes.
As soon as Perkins saw it, he immediately moved up along the three-point line.
Above, at 45 degrees from the left wing three-point line is Schrempf, and he didn't stop there. When Perkins moved up, he immediately moved down, and the two created a pick-and-roll.
Horry quickly pursued the defense, but Wang Tiejun always stayed two meters away and moved two meters inside. He would rather leave a little space than let the two attackers have any chance to cut into the paint area.
On the right wing, shooting guard Hawkins and Rainman Kemp are constantly moving, looking for openings and dislocation opportunities.
The entire Sonics were in motion, running endlessly and changing defenses endlessly.
"That's great! This is how basketball is played. Players are not wooden stakes. Everyone should move and exert their energy."
On the sidelines, in front of the Suns' bench, D'Antoni squinted his eyes in comfort when he saw this.
At this moment, Schrempf and Perkins, who were in the pick-and-roll, found that Old K was standing too far away and immediately separated. The former ran to the left corner and reached for the ball in the direction of Payton, and then
The person immediately changed direction, cut inward, and avoided the position of the old K inside.
At this moment, Horry's defense reacted quickly and continued to keep up with his own man and ran towards the bottom corner.
At the same time, Wang Tiejun, who was two meters inside, reacted quickly, moved sideways, and blocked Perkins in time.
"Good job guarding against pick-and-rolls!" Bill Walton couldn't help but admired when he saw this.
Payton glanced to the left, saw that the pick-and-roll strategy failed, and quickly passed the ball to the right wing.
Hawkins took advantage of Rain Man's pick-and-roll to get rid of the Lightning, and then immediately cut outside the three-point line. After receiving the ball, he jumped up. The Lightning was half a beat too slow to catch up and couldn't block the shot.
"brush!"
The water splashed and he hit a three-pointer.
"Continue! Don't stop!"
Crazy Carl nodded on the sidelines, clapped his hands, and shouted harshly.
The No. 3 tactic he just called is the three-point shot tactic. Since the opponent's interior defense is too strong, use three-pointers to drown them.
He hit the first three-pointer. He felt that the players' touch was not bad today, so he asked the three-pointer tactics not to stop.
"Be careful with three-pointers. Of the five SuperSonics starters, only Rainman doesn't have three-pointers. The other four are very accurate." Zhang Lijia immediately reminded.
Su Qun quickly said: "The SuperSonics averaged 19.3 three-pointers per game this season, accounting for 24.68% of all shots. They are one of the teams that shoot the most three-pointers in the league, better than the Suns and Bulls.
There are too many, averaging 6.8 hits per game and a hit rate of 35.3%, so you really have to be careful."
Next, the SuperSonics really focused on three-point tactics. Even Rain Man ran to the three-point line and threw one, but he missed.
A 40% hit rate on three-pointers is equivalent to a 60% hit rate on two-pointers. When the touch comes, even God can't stop it.
Therefore, perimeter defense is very important.
Moreover, four members of the Sonics can shoot three-pointers. It not only affects the outside defense, but also the inside line. Otherwise, any position is missed. With these people who are good at three-pointers open, any high shooting rate is possible.
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After one quarter, the Sonics shot like crazy. Out of 20 shots taken in a single quarter, they made 11 three-pointers, accounting for 55%. They hit 5 of them, with a hit rate of 45.4%, which is equivalent to 68.2% of two-pointers.
Rate.
"Hit again?"
"Come again?"
Wang Tiejun was frightened when he saw his opponent constantly shooting three-pointers through his basket, and his heart became numb as he kept shooting.
Fortunately, when he saw something was wrong, he not only immediately strengthened his low-post offense, but also played more efficient attacks at the basket. In addition, he had a good rebounding advantage, and he was not killed by a wave of three-pointers from the SuperSonics.
The Suns took 25 shots in the quarter, and he took 10 of them. He made 7 of 10 shots and a shooting percentage of 70%. In addition, he made 1 of 4 free throws and scored 15 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block, and 1 foul.
But even if he played extremely efficiently, the Suns still didn't take the lead and fell behind by two points.
The Sonics not only played crazy three-point tactics, but also played with suffocating intensity on the defensive end. If they couldn't guard him, they guarded others. The rest of the Suns took 15 shots in total and only hit 5 goals.
The shooting rate was only 33.3%, including 1 of 8 three-pointers.
At 32:30, the SuperSonics ended the first quarter with a two-point lead.
Wang Tiejun played the entire first quarter, and when he sat back on the bench, he was very tired even with his current level of 101 physical fitness.
Not to mention the physical exertion on the offensive end, the defensive end is in and out. He has to defend first and then rush in to protect the backcourt rebounds, which consumes a lot of physical energy. Moreover, the Sonics' offensive and defensive rhythm is very fast, which requires higher physical fitness from him.
Zhang Lijia sighed: "This tactic is too difficult to defend. It requires very high defensive requirements on the players. Their mobility, defense speed, and assisting defense capabilities are all extremely high requirements."
Su Qun said: "The SuperSonics played really well in the first quarter. The Suns' defense wasn't bad, but they still missed a lot of opportunities."
Zhang Lili analyzed: "With a 45% shooting rate in the first quarter, if the Sonics increase their three-point shooting rate to 50%, it will be really over!"
Su Qun said in surprise: "You shouldn't be able to hit such a high hit rate, right?"
Zhang Lili shook his head and said: "It's hard to say. Besides, with this shooting percentage, as long as we keep it up, the Suns will be in trouble."
On the bench of the Suns, Danny Ainge was wiping sweat. His mind was a little confused and he couldn't think of any good way to solve the problem of lagging behind.
Fortunately, they are not far behind, and it's not that the Suns played poorly, but that the SuperSonics played better, so the problem is not serious for the time being.
He only deployed defensive tactics, strengthened the speed of defense, and did not let the opponent get more openings on the outside.
On the SuperSonics bench, George Karl was very excited because the three-point shooting tactic was successful. He shouted in a low voice: "Listen to me. I will continue to strengthen the three-point shooting tactics. Don't have any scruples. If you have the ball, just do it."
Shoot, today we are going to kill the Suns with three-pointers.
In addition, we allowed Old K to steal too many rebounds, and we had too few rebounds. Others stepped up their efforts in rebounding and never gave up any rebounds.
Also, the perimeter defense must continue to be strengthened, and their jump shots must be restricted while blocking their breakthroughs..."
In the first quarter, even though Old K scored 15 points, the team was still leading. Payton was very excited. He seemed to have seen the dawn of victory.
Rainman was a little depressed, as he didn't have many opportunities to perform in the first quarter.
At this time, George Karl continued: "While we are playing three-point shooting tactics, we must strengthen the transfer of the ball on the offensive end, use passes to tear apart the opponent's defense, and at the same time increase inside tactics to make the opponent more exhausted."
Having said this, he stared at Rain Man and said: "Sean, when your teammates are shooting three-pointers, you have to cut to the basket in time and use your cuts to compress their defense for your teammates and create greater open opportunities.
At the same time, if you get a chance, Gary will pass the ball to you."
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The second quarter started quickly, the situation was tense, the score was close, and both sides began to play the main force.
For the Suns, Danny Ainge didn't dare to replace Wang Tiejun. He and Rasheed Wallace continued to play. In other positions, they only replaced the Lightning, who also played the entire first quarter. Wilkins was replaced, leaving the Lightning
catch my breath.
He considered Kobe, whose pull-up jump shot was better than Wilkins, but in such an important game, he still chose to trust Wilkins, a veteran.
On the SuperSonics side, seeing that the Suns didn't make many substitutions, they didn't dare to make any substitutions, so they replaced forward Terry Cummings as a substitute.
Perkins faced off against Wang Tiejun. His physical exertion was too great and he insisted on playing the full first quarter. Now he is slumped on the bench and can only come on as a substitute.
Cummings is a 36-year-old veteran. He was the second overall pick in 1982. He is 206 centimeters tall and 110 kilograms. He was a two-time All-Star in his peak period. He was at his peak when he debuted. In his rookie season, he had an All-Star data of 23.7106. In the first nine seasons, he had
He averaged 20 points per game in eight seasons and only had 19.8 points in one season. Now that he is old, he is averaging 18 minutes per game this season and can still get 84 points.
But he has one weakness, he doesn't have three points.
In this way, the SuperSonics will not be able to pull Wang out of the paint area. He can just stay at the edge of the paint area, which will provide better protection for the penalty area and rebounding.
At the same time, Cummings's physical strength was not enough. He could neither run nor hold up Lao Wang. In this position, he was at a serious disadvantage from the beginning of the second quarter.
After two minutes of play, Wang Tiejun blasted Cummings on both ends of the offense and defense. While not blocking his opponent, he hit the basket three times and dunked, leading the team to overtake the score, 35:36, by one point.
But in fact, the SuperSonics played well and made a three-pointer and a mid-range shot. They just suffered a loss in rebounding and did not grab a rebound in two minutes.
The SuperSonics called a timeout in advance and then made substitutions.
Perkins was still unable to play, so George Karl replaced him with a swingman, letting Rainman guard Wang Tiejun and Schrempf guarding Raheem Wallace.
After the timeout, the Suns attacked. In the third minute of the second quarter, Wang Tiejun faced Rainman Sean Kemp on the offensive end.
Because of the existence of the K Law, Lao Wang lost his huge lethality to his opponents, which made Shawn Camp's fear of him disappear for the most part. When he walked around, his whole body was almost hanging on his body.
Guard very hard.
Wang Tiejun almost carried Rain Man as he moved toward the basket. He had to focus on the basket, otherwise even if his shooting percentage in the past two points exceeded 50%, he would not be able to cope with today's SuperSonics' three-point shooting tactics.
Kidd saw Old K entering the paint from the low post on the left wing, and quickly avoided Payton's entanglement and called the ball to the basket.
At this time, Yuren leaned against Wang Tiejun, grabbed his jersey with his left hand, blocked it with his right hand, and almost sat on Lao Wang's knees with his buttocks, staring closely at the basketball. As soon as the ball arrived, he would steal it first.
With his jumping ability, he can definitely complete the steal.
But at this moment, huge force was born from behind, and the powerful force pushed him forward continuously. Just when he was about to take off to steal the ball, his center of gravity was gone and he was even pushed away from the basket.
When Kidd passed the ball, Wang Tiejun immediately used his powerful tonnage and strength to squeeze the Rainman, directly squeezed the opponent out of the reasonable collision area, completely occupied the basket, and then prepared to take off.
But at this time German Schrempf's help arrived and he jumped up to grab the ball at the same time.
The two collided in the air, resulting in a physical aerial confrontation, and the winner was immediately determined. The 110-kg Schrempf was directly bounced away from Old K's body.
The next moment...
"Bang!"
"yeah!"
As the basket trembled, the audience roared with cheers.
"Big Mac under the basket! This is the Big Mac under the basket! The SuperSonics can't limit Old K's offense under the basket, they can't limit it! All defenses are destroyed..." the on-site commentator roared excitedly.
In the following time, Wang Tiejun spared no effort to hit the basket every time he attacked, striving to achieve the highest efficiency to cope with the SuperSonics' high three-point shooting rate.
The SuperSonics had no height inside, so they immediately changed players and took on the starting center of the G1 game, the tank Ilvain, and then used foul tactics.
Playing as a human shield increased Lao Wang's physical energy consumption, and frequent fouls also prevented him from playing a consistent offensive rhythm.
Rainman tried his best to help defend, and was knocked over twice by Lao Wang's powerful attack in 4 minutes, but he still continued to defend very fiercely. He and Ilvain teamed up to overturn Wang Tiejun once.
If you can't guard it, just foul it.
After the second quarter, Wang Tiejun made 5 of 8 shots, with a shooting percentage still above 60%. He made 4 of 8 free throws in a single quarter, scoring 14 points in a single quarter, and 29 points in the half.
This efficiency is not low, even if the free throws were a little bit worse today, they were very lethal. Several of the Sonics' main players and important substitutes were fouled several times.
In addition, he defended the penalty area very well, preventing Rainman and Hawkins from cutting in and missing several shots.
It's just that the SuperSonics felt really good today. They made 4 of 7 three-pointers in the second quarter, and their shooting percentage was over 50%, which was even higher than their two-pointers. The shots made Jason Kidd and others on the Suns look pale.
, when I see my opponent throwing a three-pointer, I get flustered.
After halftime, 59:64, the Suns only led by 5 points.
"Tiejun played so well, with 29 points and 10 rebounds in the half. If it weren't for the advantage in rebounding, today would have been difficult." Zhang Liji shook his head.
Su Qun took the statistics table and read: "Old K made 12 of 18 shots in the first half, a shooting percentage of 66.6%, and 5 of 12 free throws. He scored 29 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, 2 blocks, 1 turnover and 2 fouls in the half.
The statistics and efficiency are really high, but it’s a pity that the opponent’s three-point shooting was amazing today.”
Zhang Lili analyzed: "I don't know what happened today. There were many open opportunities, but the rest of the Suns didn't feel good and wasted a lot of opportunities. Maybe they were too excited?"
Su Qun nodded and said: "The Suns' defense was not bad today, but the SuperSonics really shot well today. Some of the balls hit their faces, but even if they could go in, the basket was like a sea!"
"That is, comparing the openings on both sides, the Irons attracted double teams in the low post. The Suns had many more than the Sonics, but they just couldn't make the shot."
Zhang Lili said this, but then said: "But the feel is good and bad. Let's wait and see in the second half, maybe there will be a reversal."
In the TNT live broadcast booth, Bill Walton looked at a statistics table and said in an amazed tone: "George Karl is so crazy. He actually shot so many three-pointers. It's incredible!"
Bass Felton nodded and said with the same shock: "He has tasted the benefits. The super high three-point shooting rate will definitely make him even crazier. I bet that he will continue to shoot three-pointers in the second half."
Bill Walton shook his head with a sigh and said: "Both sides are obsessed with the main players, and the substitute players can only let the main players take a breather, or the main players really can't withstand it.
Kobe Bryant of the Suns did not get a minute in the first half. Wilkins played 3 minutes and Chapman 3 minutes. The Suns rotated seven players in the first half. Neither Old K nor Rasheed Wallace had any time.
Rest time.
The situation on the SuperSonics side is even more serious. They all rely on the support of the main force, that is, the players who play against the old K are rotated.
Judging from this situation, today’s game is really fierce!”
Bass Felton nodded and said: "SuperSonics had better keep their hand. Today K scored 29 points in the half. 50 is a sure thing. He has not scored 60 points yet, not even in the regular season. Maybe it will happen today."
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When the Suns returned to the locker room, Wang took a few breaths, took off his wet jersey, wiped the sweat, and put on a clean jersey.
"Old K, how is your physical condition?" Chief trainer and team doctor Aaron Nelson came over and asked.
"No problem, it's not too strong against the Supersonics." He shook his head.
At this time Danny Ainge said: "Old K, you should rest for two or three minutes in the third quarter."
He only dared to give this little time, and he didn't dare to give more time. The score was too close and he was afraid of losing.
Losing at home is a very bad thing in the playoffs. It hurts morale very much. If you can avoid it, try to avoid it.
Unexpectedly, Lao Wang shook his head and said: "Fifteen minutes are enough now. We will see the situation in the final quarter."
"That's okay." Danny Ainge nodded quickly.
At this time, Gao Bin began to pinch Lao Wang's legs, relax the calf muscles, including the heels, and also used some medicated oil.
Nelson Jr. said: "If their efficiency drops, it will be easier for us and Old K can rotate in the final quarter.
If their three-pointers continue to hit around 50%, I might have to play the whole game, so I have to be mentally prepared."
"no problem."
Lao Wang nodded, then raised his voice and said: "There is no problem at all. My physical fitness can handle ten girls in one night, and a supersonic speed is absolutely no problem."
Horry said in surprise: "If you want to deal with a girl, you need at least five rounds. Old K, at least fifty rounds a night. Are you a Katyusha rocket launcher?"
"Haha..." The locker room burst into laughter.
After being teased for bragging, Lao Wang also started laughing.
