In the 12th minute of the second quarter, he got the ball again in the low post on the left wing and started to play against Dream from behind.
"Bang!"
When the body is completely close to the body, the feet are stopped, the waist is twisted, and the six forces are integrated into one. The iron mountain is activated, and the sudden force of the attack makes Dameng's upper body tremble and his center of gravity tilt backward.
The next moment, he took advantage of the reaction force of the hit, jumped sideways on one foot, raised his right arm, hooked his right hand, and the ball flew towards the basket.
This borrowing action is a technical link after system optimization, similar to the borrowing action of an outside player when turning around and shooting a fadeaway jumper in a back-up shot.
It allows him to have an outward range when he takes off, which allows him to distance himself from the defender to a certain extent, further disrupting the opponent's defense, thereby improving his shooting rate.
"Oops!"
Dameng only had time to stretch out his hand, but did not touch Wang Tiejun, who had already used the force to pull away a little. Moreover, his center of gravity was shaken, and he had no time to jump to defend.
"Bang!"
The ball hit the basket.
At 54:51, the Suns led by 3 points.
Mosaic served, and two seconds later, halftime was over.
Wang Tiejun played the entire second quarter and 21 minutes in the half, making 6 of 11 shots, 1 of 2 free throws, and scored 13 points and 5 rebounds.
There were a lot of shots tonight, and a few hook shots were missed. Under Dameng's defense, the shooting rate near the basket was not too high.
However, he believed that there were several fouls committed by Da Meng, but the referee did not blow the whistle. Perhaps that kind of confrontation should be within the allowable range of the rules. He has not been in the league for too long, and his grasp of confrontation is not very accurate.
, which is also the reason why he commits more fouls.
Dameng made 8 of 13 shots, 2 of 3 free throws, and scored 18 points and 6 rebounds.
Barkley made 7 of 12 shots in the half, 3 of 3 free throws, and scored 17 points and 5 rebounds. His performance was not inferior to that of Dream.
Back in the locker room, Paul Westphal summarized the situation in the first half and said: "The situation is still good. We did not suffer in the interior offense. You must know that we are facing a super center Dream, Charles
The performance with Lao K is good.
In the second half and third quarter, Old K, I want you to continue to consume Dameng’s physical energy. After his efficiency drops, we will completely eliminate the Mosaic team in the final quarter.”
"clear."
Lao Wang nodded happily.
Today's game against Dameng was much better than last time against O'Neal. At least he scored 13 points in the first half.
Facing O'Neal, he was beaten on both offense and defense. He had no ability to fight back. Apart from using confrontation to consume the opponent, he made no contribution. His statistics were pitifully poor. But against Dream, he had a certain ability to fight back.
And the most important thing is that his physical condition has improved a lot. Several of his attacks today were hook shots from the edge of the paint area.
He took out a beef burger from the closet and started to add calories.
"Old K, how much do you weigh now?" Aaron Nelson, the chief trainer and one of the core members of the medical team, asked.
"It's just a little short of 123 kilograms." Lao Wang, who was chewing, said vaguely.
"You have lost fat and gained muscle. Your body fat rate should have dropped. No wonder your strength is getting stronger, but your mobility does not seem to have decreased," Barkley said.
"Well, my body fat has dropped a little, but I probably won't be able to drop it anymore in the future. I'm very competitive, and I can't do it without fat. My mobility can't be reduced either. If it drops any further, I'll really be like a wooden pile." Lao Wang smiled.
typical.
"Ha ha……"
Seeing what he said was funny, the locker room burst into laughter.
Colangelo stood at the door, looking at the locker room with a smile, thinking about the future of the Suns.
Barkley is 30 years old this year. Although he is still at his peak, he will inevitably decline later, and the Suns are not his home team, so he will not be the future of the Suns, but can only be a trading chip for the Suns in the future.
Kevin Johnson, the leader and core of the Suns, although he is only 27 years old this year, his condition has obviously declined this season and is not as good as in previous seasons. Therefore, he will not be the future of the Suns and can only become
The leader of the locker room, assisting the next core to take over.
And Dan Marley is just a shooter with no strength or leadership ability. He cannot become the future of the Suns.
Others do not have the qualifications and strength.
So in the absence of a better choice, there is only one person who is suitable and has the potential and qualifications to become the future of the Suns.
Old K, the Suns are his home team. This young Chinese guy he picked up from Chinatown has a fondness for him and the Suns. At the same time, he has potential and good fighting ability. The key is today's match against Big Dream.
In the middle, he performed well and had certain leadership skills, which allowed him to see the future of the Suns.
However, the only two things that puzzle him now are, first, whether Old K can grow up, and second, Old K's identity as a Chinese.
Whether it can grow up, let’s not talk about this question for now. Can the league, the media, and Suns fans accept a Chinese to become the core and boss of the Suns?
"It would be better if Lao K immigrated." The idea of talking to Wang Tiejun arose in his mind.
However, he didn't hold out much hope because he had never heard Lao K talk about the immigration issue during this period of time, which showed that he had never thought about immigration at all.
In the home team's locker room, head coach Rudy Tomjanovich stood in front of Dameng and asked in a low voice: "Hakim, is your physical condition okay?"
Dameng was still panting slightly, and said: "That boy's confrontational ability is really strong. Today's half game is equivalent to playing an average team for the whole game. And..."
He rolled up his jersey and saw a large bruise on his chest, especially his left chest, which was the result of a large area of capillaries being broken during a strong confrontation.
"I tried to avoid strong confrontations with him, but sometimes I couldn't avoid it. His low post shots were really strong! Now I know why O'Neal had to have a truce after fighting him. He is really an animal.
I'm afraid I will have to have a truce in the next game." Dameng said.
Tomjanovich was so horrified. Dameng was among the three super centers, but he was famous for his confrontation ability. Because of this ability, he was able to dominate the other two, and his achievements in hard honors exceeded them.
I didn't expect to suffer a loss from a rookie tonight.
He shook his head and added: "In the third quarter, you play half of the quarter first, rest in the second half, and it's up to you to take the lead in the last quarter."
Dameng nodded, stopped talking, took a banana from the closet and started to replenish calories.
At the beginning of the second half and in the third quarter, the two sides continued to fight.
The two teams were in a stalemate in the first half of the quarter. After the dream subsided in the second half, Mosaic immediately began to send people to double-team Wang Tiejun to prevent him from entering the basket.
This affected his performance. Now he is still a little less capable when facing double teams. He made a mistake, had the ball stolen, and missed two hook shots.
But in this way, Barkley let go and scored frequently. There was no way, Mosaic was concerned about one thing and not the other, and did not dare to let Wang Tiejun into the basket. That would cause more damage, so they could only continue to double-team Wang Tiejun.
After the third quarter, 81:73, the Suns led by 8 points.
Wang Tiejun played 33 minutes, making 7 of 14 shots, 2 of 4 free throws, and scored 16 points and 8 rebounds.
Under Dameng's strong defense, he began to take a lot of shots from close range, so his efficiency was far less than before.
Dameng played 27 minutes, making 3 of 5 shots in the first half of the third quarter, a total of 11 of 16 shots, 4 of 6 free throws, and scored 26 points and 9 rebounds.