Entering the low post on the left wing, Wang Tiejun took the position with Sean Lukes behind him and started to ask for the ball.
The ball came down quickly, and he saw that the Mavericks did not double-team him here, so he immediately started to hit Lukes with his back.
After two consecutive back-ups, he stood in the paint.
Sean Lukes even pushed with his head, and made many small movements with his hands, which were almost wrapped around his body. Even with almost foul movements, he could not completely stop him, but it also slowed down his advancement to a certain extent.
He wasted his offensive time in the three-second zone.
(Some brothers say that there is no offensive three seconds now. This rule was introduced in 1953 because of McCann George. The defensive three seconds were introduced for O'Neal, because the offensive three seconds cannot limit him.)
At this time, the Mavericks' defense has begun to shrink. As long as he continues to push towards the basket, he will definitely be double-teamed at the basket. Either the offensive three-second rule will be triggered and the ball will be exchanged, or he will be cut to the free throw line. This is also
What happened to him in the first quarter.
In the first quarter, he focused on the basket and wanted to increase his shooting percentage, but now he doesn't think so.
"Bang!"
The third time he hit the ball, at the end of three seconds, when a double team rushed towards him, and when he was still 1.5 meters away from the basket, he jumped sideways and hit a hook.
This is because his turning and movement speed are a bit slow. If O'Neal is in this position, he can turn around and attack the basket directly. At such a close distance, it is too late to double-team. Maybe it can be a two plus one, and it will not be triggered.
Three seconds rule.
"Whoa!"
The distance was too close, it was considered a basket, and the basketball went hollow into the basket.
"Double team earlier, don't wait for him to get close to the basket before passing over." Mavericks head coach Adu immediately shouted.
After a few rounds, Wang Tiejun once again played low on the left wing and singled out Lux.
This time, the double-team came earlier. After he relied on two hits, when he just stepped into the paint, left-wing Mavericks substitute small forward Tracy Moore had already pounced on him from above.
He grabbed the ball from the floor with one hand, raised it with one hand, and threw it to small forward Ceballos on the left three-point line.
"ok."
On the sidelines, Paul Westphal nodded.
From the handling of the ball, he saw Old K's ability to calmly handle the ball when being double-teamed, his broad field of vision, and his good ability to distribute the ball. These are some of the best qualities of an excellent low-post player. To become a team player
The low-level core must possess these abilities.
On the court, Ceballos did not rush to take action when receiving the ball, but took a step forward and then calmly took action.
At this time, Tracy Moore, who went out to double-team, could not get back to his defense yet, so he could only watch helplessly as he took action.
"Whoa!"
The water splashed and he hit two points from far away.
This is why the average player has a high shooting rate from far away two-pointers, even much higher than the shooting rate from near two-pointers, because in this position, they use breakthroughs or other methods to get rid of the defender, and at the same time because of the impact, they still have a high shooting rate.
Without getting up, the shooting stability is high enough.
If they break in again and get closer to the paint area, they will face a stronger defense. They have fast breakthrough speed and poor stability in emergency stop jumpers, so their shooting percentage will naturally drop.
Many outside players only take one step before getting up and shooting jumpers. This is the reason why.
With Wang Tiejun changing his playing style, the Mavericks had no choice. They couldn't guard against such Wang.
If you defend alone, you will be beaten and double-teamed. You can shoot and pass.
They can't make meaningless cuts far away from the basket. That would kill 800 people and cause 1,000 self-losses. There simply aren't that many inside manpower replacements.
Comrade Lao Wang's free throw shooting percentage is still 50% no matter how bad it is, which is higher than most players' shooting percentage near the basket. It only makes sense to cut him at the basket where he is more efficient.
In the next game, Wang Tiejun mainly received and distributed the ball in the low post, but when he had the opportunity, he would also shoot close to the basket or get to the basket for dunks.
In this way, his number of fouls can be controlled and he will not get into the basket and get cut. The Mavericks can deal with him under the basket, but they cannot deal with him like this.
At the same time, he reduced his investment on the offensive end and increased his investment on the defensive end. With his height, he quickly blocked Sean Lukes.
At the end, 109:88, the Suns won by 21 points.
After defeating the Mavericks, the Suns surpassed the Mosaic team by one win. The SuperSonics happened to lose tonight. The two teams' records were tied. The Suns were second in the Western Conference.
Wang Tiejun played 33 minutes, making 5 of 10 shots and 5 of 10 free throws. He scored 15 points, 11 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steal, 3 blocks, 3 turnovers and 5 fouls.
His six assists even surpassed point guard Knight, who only had four, ranking first in the team in assists.
Even though he was cut down and his shots were reduced, Barkley scored 42 points in this game and won the best honor of the game.
An hour after the game ended, the Suns' post-game press conference was held, and Wang Tiejun once again had the opportunity to attend the press conference.
At the meeting, a local reporter said angrily: "Old K, you can't take away our basket, please give it back to us."
"no."
Lao Wang twisted his head, turned around and added: "I will pay."
I can give you everything, except the basket, which is 200 points. If I give it to you, where can I get so many points?
"Ha ha……"
Next to him, Buckley buried his head in laughter and lay on the table, his shoulders shaking non-stop.
A reporter asked again: "Old K, this game did not produce the same statistics as the previous game. You took fewer shots due to the opponent's foul tactics. Does this mean that your offensive ability at the basket is not enough?"
"Yes, you are right, my abilities are still lacking."
Wang Tiejun nodded. He couldn't deny that the reporter's words were right. He still lacks some ability to attack the basket.
Now his absolute strength is not enough to allow him to escape double teams at the basket. Even if he can, he will not be able to play a few times, and his physical energy will be consumed a lot, and he will not be able to last at all.
To put it simply, the dominance at the basket is not enough.
If he has O'Neal's athleticism and his own strength, his dominance at the basket will skyrocket. Opponents will not be able to stop him from scoring at the basket even if they want to foul, and he will become a real monster under the basket.
He has already determined the solution, which is to continue to gain weight and continue to strengthen his absolute strength. This is currently the only way to increase his strength at the basket faster.
Such qualities as flexibility, coordination, etc. are now too poor and growing too slowly to be his first choice.
After the press conference, the Suns left overnight and flew to San Antonio, where the Spurs are located.
Like Houston, and also in Texas, San Antonio's racial discrimination problem is not as serious as that of Dallas.
The two places are only 300 kilometers away. In the past, the team used to take buses to and from the two cities. Nowadays, private flights are more popular and buses have been abandoned.
It was only three o'clock in the morning when we arrived at the hotel.
When Wang Tiejun woke up, it was already ten o'clock in the morning on the 22nd.
I glanced sideways and saw that my roommate, Richard Dumas, was still sleeping.
Because they were in the same room, he now had some idea of what was going on. There was something wrong with Dumas. One time, he found a syringe in the trash can in the bathroom. He often saw this thing on the streets of New York.
It was thrown by those guys who smoked alone.
He thought it would be a good idea to change rooms. What if Dumas gave him a shot in the butt while sleeping? It was too dangerous!