At almost the 9th minute of the first quarter, the referee blew the whistle.
"What the hell!"
Once again, he was knocked to the ground by two people wrestling under the basket. The three of them fell into a ball. He depressedly pushed away Sean Lukes above him and got up. In anger, he directly tried to jump from Lukes.
Step over it.
In anger, Lukes raised his leg, tripping him to the ground again. When he fell, he pinned Doug Smith down again, who was about to get up, and the three of them fell into a ball again.
"Calm down, old K, they are killing you."
Buckley ran over, pushed Lukes away, and pulled him up.
"What?"
He was shocked. He was playing basketball. He still had a knife on him. Didn't he notice it?
But he immediately realized that Barkley was probably talking about foul tactics, and he asked: "Cut my foul tactics?"
"Yes, your success rate at the basket is too high. As soon as you enter the basket, you will be sent to the free throw line immediately. If your shooting percentage is not high, they will definitely make money." Barkley explained.
"What should we do?"
He asked and then walked to the free throw line.
The whistle sounded twice in front. He had already made four free throws and only hit one. Today he dunked twice and pulled another basket. His hand felt worse than usual.
He dunked twice in the opening game, and then he focused on the basket. He was fouled frequently and had very few chances to get up, so he didn't score a goal. With free throws included, he only scored 5 points.
Because of his inefficiency, he is now tied with the Mavericks at 16:16. This is already a loss for the Suns, which is two levels stronger.
However, his lethality at the basket has come out. The two Mavericks inside players have already committed two fouls each. This is because the whistle is a bit off, otherwise it would be more.
However, the referee was watching him very closely, and he also received two fouls, including an offensive foul.
"Bang!"
After missing the fifth free throw again, he threw his hands away angrily.
"Calm down, old K."
Kevin Johnson was present and reminded loudly.
Before the sixth free throw, he looked at the basket and suddenly murmured something: "Basket God, Basket God, I pulled off your predecessor, so you have a chance to rise to the top. You have to protect me! Don't refuse me,
Otherwise I will tear you off again."
After saying that, he actually clasped his hands together and bowed toward the basket.
"What is he doing? Is he worshiping God?" Buckley's eyes widened.
Like him, countless people were confused and didn't understand its meaning.
At this time, the referee threw the ball over, and Wang Tiejun caught the ball. He had worshiped the basket god just now. Now his confidence had skyrocketed, and he was unlucky when catching the ball. He just took a look and threw it out.
"Bang!"
The ball hit the basket and came up short.
"The God of Baskets That Dogs Enter!"
Comrade Lao Wang felt cheated and cursed loudly.
Fortunately, the ball was grabbed by Barkley, and the guy actually flew over the head of Sean Lukes. The nickname "Flying Pig in the Air" was indeed correct.
"here."
Lao Wang strode from the free throw line into the paint and shouted loudly.
Barkley had a conditioned reflex. He had just landed after grabbing the rebound. When he heard the loud shouts from behind, he immediately threw the ball over his head and then dodged to the side.
"call!"
A strong wind blew in front of him, and the figure flew into the air. There was a bang, and at the same time as the basket exploded, Sean Lukes fell down under the basket and kept sliding.
"yeah!"
Both the Suns players on the court and the Suns bench cheered instantly.
"Too bad, too bad..."
In the dead silence of the American Airlines Center Arena, the commentator lost his voice.
tnt In the live broadcast booth, Dolem and Dot also looked at each other.
Dort said disappointedly: "The Mavericks are so bad inside. I have to say that fellow rookie Shaun Lukes' performance was not as good as that of Old K. He was crushed by Old K at the basket."
Letem shook his head and smiled bitterly: "He is far inferior to Old K in terms of height, strength, and tonnage. How can he compete with him? You must know that Old K destroyed 2010 on Dameng's head. With Dameng's top defensive ability,
Unable to restrain Old K from the basket, Old K made 4 of 5 shots from the basket.
I have to admit that this is a monster under the basket, and only a more powerful low-post monster like O'Neal can limit him under the basket."
The two commentators who discriminated against Wang Tiejun now have to admit that they can't continue to be black. Because Wang Tiejun's strength is there, they can continue to be black without brains, but their professional commentary level has been questioned. No one
If you are willing to listen to the nonsense explanations of two idiots, this is related to their job prospects and they cannot be allowed to act recklessly.
"Mr. Referee, he committed a foul. He hit my hand just now. Why didn't you call him?" After the dunk was successful, Wang Tiejun refused to give up and shouted to the referee.
"Don't do this." Buckley quickly pulled him away.
But it was too late. The referee bulged his mouth, and at the same time as the whistle sounded, he made a technical offender gesture towards Wang Tiejun.
"Pa bang bang..."
The scene immediately burst into cheers and applause from Mavericks fans.
"ah?"
Lao Wang was stunned for a moment, why is this?
"You are not the captain on the field. You are still a rookie. You are not qualified to negotiate with the referee. I have to do this." Barkley said with a wry smile.
"This is discrimination against rookies and contempt for human rights."
Lao Wang is too depressed. This is his third offense. This is only the first quarter. He probably won't be able to play much time today.
Sure enough, he was replaced next, before the Mavericks took a free throw.
When Oliver Miller came on the court, the Mavericks immediately canceled the slashing tactic, but the double-teaming tactic was still there. They instead began to double-team Barkley, using weak-side help defense, which meant leaving Oliver Miller open.
Miller's mobility is not as good as that of Old K. Although he is not tall, he is heavier and cannot keep up with Sean Lukes. His appearance on the court caused Barkley some difficulties.
But at this time, Barkley showed his superstar style, scoring consecutive goals from double teams, stabilizing the Suns' scoring ability.
In the 8th minute of the second quarter, at 44:38, the Suns relied on 6 points and Wang Tiejun regained the opportunity to play.
"Don't go to the basket, they will chop you again. Just use the hook shot from outside. Pay attention to the openings of your teammates and distribute the ball in time."
Before going on the field, assistant coach Lewis warned.
"clear."
Lao Wang nodded.
He is on the edge of the paint, so it is difficult to double-team him because it is difficult to double-team him on the low-post wings. That position is close to the baseline. If he is double-teamed, open opportunities will easily appear in other positions.
So in this era, not to mention the inside, many outside players sometimes, with the help of tactics, enter the low post for singles because it is not easy to be double-teamed there.
Jordan, for example, is particularly good at singles on both wings in the low post.
In the 1986 playoffs, when the Bulls played against the Celtics, Jordan scored 63 points in a single game, setting the NBA's latest playoff single-game scoring record.
Larry Bird famously said after the game: "God is playing tonight wearing No. 23."
In the following season, Jordan averaged 37.1 points per game.
The reason why Jordan scored so powerfully and couldn't be defended at all was because he used isolation tactics. The others were separated and he beat the opponent alone.
And his singles are often played on the wings in the low post, because when others are far away, it is difficult to be double-teamed there, and it is not far from the basket.
Subsequently, for the sake of balance, the league introduced anti-isolation singles rules in 1988, which is also known as the legendary Jordan Rules.
In the past, Wang Tiejun was useless on the wings in the low post because his scoring ability there was too poor and he could only be threatening by hitting the basket. If he was on the weak side, the defender could let him go for a step or two and go back to defend.
Basket and help defense on the strong side.
But now that he has the ability to score near the basket, he is a threat there. Even if the ball is not in his hands, not only can the defender not let him go, but other defenders must pay attention to him.