Chapter 112 Against the Rain Shaker

Head coach Paul Westphal added: "On the defensive end, the protection of the paint area should be strengthened, be careful of the powerful destructive power of Rain Man, and at the same time strengthen the defense of Payton, try to cut off his and others' passing routes. , while strengthening the defense against Ricky Pierce."

After the    tactical meeting, the team headed to the Sonics' home arena.

  This arena is too old, and the decoration is not very good. The new arena is under construction. I heard that the name has been decided. It is called the Key Arena.

   After moving his muscles and bones, Wang Tiejun began to practice his pace training.

   Chief trainer Aaron Nelson watched for a while and said, "Old K, your low post pace is very characteristic, just like your low post back play technique."

  Barkley also noticed, came over and said: "In these two games, old K, you have increased the turn and bottom, and your turn speed has been faster."

   Lao Wang stopped training and said proudly: "I just practiced this pace, and the turning speed increased."

   Aaron Nelson said: "Your absolute speed is still the same, it has not increased, but the speed of turning and starting is a little faster. This is the same as your back fight, and it is caused by the force technique, right?"

  Pharaoh gave Aaron a thumbs up and said, "Yes, whether it's a low post or a low post, I have my own unique power-generating skills in relying on and turning around and starting."

   "Who taught you? Is that your personal trainer, that old man?" Barkley asked curiously.

   "Absolutely impossible, the time is not right." Aaron Nelson shook his head.

   "Don't think too much, this is my own improvement on the power-generating technique, and it is the most suitable power-generating movement for my body."

  Pharaoh didn’t explain it either, because it was too much trouble to explain, and it was difficult for the system to explain it.

   At seven o'clock, the arena was full.

   The Supersonics' market is still good. The Rain Man has been here for four seasons. His explosive style of play has brought a good market to the team.

   "Sean, will you deduct that old K tonight? I heard he's crazy."

   "Be careful, that guy is a violent man, don't provoke him easily."

   "Better put one on Barkley's head, I think he's shorter than me."

"Ha ha…"

   In the home team locker room, the Supersonic players are chatting.

Rain Man Sean Camp tied his shoelaces awkwardly and stood up straight, but an exaggerated smile appeared on his simple and honest face, and he shouted excitedly: "Guys, I can tell you, tonight I will To play over their heads, I have to look down on them, including the Chinese."

   "Oh hoo!"

   The locker room made a strange scream like a beast.

Payton smiled. After being selected by the SuperSonics in 1990, he and Kemp grew up together. For their combination of inside and outside, he even had the confidence to challenge Jordan. These two seasons are very critical. The championship, I feel excited to think about it, this is his third season.

   However, the Suns are also very strong this season. They picked up a Chinese in the center position and made some reinforcements. They are a very strong opponent for the Supersonics.

   At 7:30, the two sides announced the starting lineup.

  Suns: Wang Tiejun, Barkley, Cedric Ceballos, Dan Marley, Kevin Johnson

  Sonics: Michael Cage, Sean Kemp, Derek McKay, Ricky Pierce, Payton

   This game was broadcast live by ESPN in the United States. The narrators were Winston Rollins and Carter Oldman. At this time, they got the starting list and immediately began to conduct related analysis.

Winston Rollin said: "The Supersonics, the highest height is the Rain Man, 208 cm, not as good as the old K of the Suns, but among their five starters, there are three guys over 206 cm, and the Suns have five starters, There is only one height of more than two meters, which belongs to the bottom of the league, so the average height and supersonic speed are higher.

   Let me talk about No. 5 first. Although Michael Cage is only 31 years old, he no longer has the superstar style of competing with Barkley for the rebounding championship in the 87/88 season. "

Carter Oldman nodded and said: "After the knee injury, he degraded a lot. But he averaged 15.7 rebounds in the second season, 14.5 rebounds in the third season, and caught the last game. 30 rebounds and taking the rebounding champion away from Barkley, he's a real beast of rebounding."

  Winston Rollins said: "The old Michael Cage is not as good as the old K of the Suns in both height and tonnage. He can only compete with the young old K with his rich experience in leading and relying on his strong defensive ability.

   At No. 4, the Rain and Barkley will have a contest, but I am sure that the old K, who has average mobility and defensive ability, will suffer from the Rain Man's attacking basket tonight. "

   Carter Oldman said with a smile: "Old K can't deal with opponents with excellent mobility, and the threat of Rain Man to the penalty area is fatal, he can't guard against Rain Man, that's for sure."

Winston Rollins continued: "McKay at No. 3 is taller than Cage at No. 5. He is 208 cm and weighs only 95 kg. It's hard to guard against him."

   Carter Oldman smiled and said: "Ricky Pierce and Dan Marley can explode at the second position, and Payton's defense at the first position will give Kevin Johnson a headache."

  Winston Rollins said: "I think the number 1 position is very important. If Kevin Johnson is restricted by Payton, then the organization of the Suns will be played by Barkley. He has this ability. The Sonics should be careful."

   Carter Oldman said with a smile: "On the whole, the strength of the two teams is similar. They are also the first and second in the West. There should be a fight tonight."

   At 7:40, the starters of the two teams came to the player tunnel, waiting to play.

  Familiar players from the two teams greeted each other with a friendly expression.

  Pharaoh observed Rain Man Camp, the opponent's terrifying talent, whether it was bouncing or explosive power, he envied and hated.

  Kemp grinned at Pharaoh, that face looked very simple and honest, but the smile showed a hideous beast.

"be careful!"

  Pharaoh reminded himself that he must keep an eye on this guy tonight, and don't be detained by him.

   At eight o'clock, the game starts.

  Pharaoh and Rain Man stand opposite each other, ready to jump the ball.

   To be honest, he was a little nervous, because jumping the ball could see how terrible Rain Man's bounce was.

   "Horse, are you a rocket?"

   The next moment, he couldn't help but scolded when he saw the Rain Man, who rushed to his head, slapped the ball away.

   Supersonic attack.

  Rain Man fell to the ground, rushed forward immediately, and went straight to the basket.

  Barkley hurried back to the defense and let him face Rainman Kemp.

   At this time, SuperSonics center Michael Cage suddenly went over and blocked Barkley.

   "Pick-and-roll?" Barkley was surprised.

   He was trying to get around Cage, but it was too late.

  Sean Kemp threw Barkley off the wall and moved to the basket while looking out. The next moment, he saw the expected picture, Payton's ball came over, and he flew.

"boom!"

   An extremely wild and wild dunk, which instantly blew the Suns' basket over.

"yeah!"

  The fans at the home of the Sonics raised their arms and roared in excitement.

   "Look, I said that Old K can't guard against the Rain Man, he just can't guard against the rhythm." Vinceston Rollins laughed at the ESPN live broadcast booth.

   "He went with Michael Cage and didn't switch defenses in time. This is because he didn't understand pick-and-roll tactics well enough." Carter Oldman laughed.

  “…”

   To be honest, Pharaoh did not respond to the dunks after the pick-and-roll by the Supersonics. He has only played for more than a month, and his understanding of the use of various tactics is very limited.

  If his tactical ability is stronger, he will immediately change to the rain guard and return to the basket when Michael Cage is doing the pick-and-roll.

   But fortunately, he went after Michael Cage and was not under the basket, otherwise he might have been dunked.

   And this dunk also raised his vigilance against Rain Man by another level, even to the highest level.

   "Rookie, why aren't you in the basket? Haha..."

After he succeeded, the adrenaline in Yuren's body was like a broken water pipe, and he shot wildly. His emotions also climbed to a very strong peak. He turned his head and gave Old Wang a strange smile. smile.

   A cold glow appeared in Wang Tiejun's eyes, this guy, he wanted to block him?

  The Suns attacked, came to the frontcourt, and he moved directly to the basket.

   As for who defends Wang Tiejun, Supersonic coach George Karl has his own helplessness.

He is a former NBA player, a shooting guard, and a future coach of Qiansheng. The concept of coaching is that there are no superstars, everything depends on the team to play, so the SuperSonics are in his hands, and the scoring is very average. This season, no player has averaged Score over 20.

He knew that it was difficult for Michael Cage to defend against Old K, and it was also difficult for McKay at No. 3. Although he was a little taller, the tonnage was too light. If Old K touched any one, he would be knocked off. Only 105 kilograms, but Barkley is the first scoring point of the Suns, so in the end, Michael Cage can only be used to defend the old K.

   When Wang Tiejun moved to the basket, the rest of the Suns pulled away. Michael Cage adopted an interference defense, and he was around the former anyway.

  Although he is a center, but next to Yuren, the two people's functions have changed. He helps Yuren to do the dirty work and looks like a power forward.

  Wang Tiejun easily approached the basket even with a Michael Cage wrapped around him.

At this time, Kevin Johnson was still some distance away from the top of the arc. Payton took a step to defend. He saw Pharaoh approaching the basket. Suddenly flew over.

   No matter how good Peyton's defense was, he only had time to stretch out his hand.

   Seeing the ball flying over, Wang Tiejun's feet suddenly slumped, his waist and abdomen twisted, and his left shoulder and chest suddenly leaned against Michael Cage, who was leaning against him.

With the strength of his upper body, Cage's whole body was shaken, his upper body was slightly tilted back, and his body could not help stiffening, while Wang Tiejun took the opportunity to take off, grabbed the ball, and then adjusted his feet slightly, forcibly squeezed Cage away, and then took off a second time. , one-armed attacking the basket.

"boom!"

  The basket roared violently, and Wang Tiejun also made a dunk.

On the ESPN live broadcast, Winston Rollin said: "The SuperSonic's weakness in the center position is one of the biggest flaws. Even if Michael Cage is at his peak, with his height and tonnage, I'm afraid it will be difficult to guard against Old K. After all, even Da Meng and Robinson would have a hard time preventing old K."

   Carter Oldman nodded and said: "This season, the SuperSonics, like the Suns, have to challenge the championship, but I also think that at the 5th position, they still lack a piece of the puzzle."

   "If old K goes to the SuperSonics, I think the combination of him and the Rain Man will make the SuperSonics more competitive for the championship." Winston Rollins laughed.

Carter Oldman said with a smile: "Actually, the Suns this season, the league's first record, is very strong. The Spurs and Mosaic, where Da Meng and Robinson are located, are slightly inferior to the Suns. The Suns are expected to reach the championship. finals.

In the East, if the Knicks, where Ewing is located, can't make it to the finals, then I think that once the Suns reach the finals, the most likely matchup will be Jordan's Bulls. It's the bull's biggest headache. "

   At this time, the Supersonics attacked, and Payton singled Kevin Johnson.

This is his specialty, but in fact, his tonnage is not as good as that of Kevin Johnson, but his strength is very good, and his strength is not weaker than the latter. Moreover, through the constant rotation of his body, Johnson behind him cannot fully defend against him. , so he was still running over the latter, pushing backwards like a bulldozer, and then suddenly turned around and stepped back and hit a ball.

  Wang Tiejun saw Peyton's back-hitting action, and felt that he had learned another trick. It was really good to release the force through the rotation of the back, so that the defenders in the back could not fully defend.

In the ESPN live broadcast, Winston Rollin laughed: "Payton's physical condition is quite good, not only is he strong in strength, but also has a height of 193 cm, 8 cm higher than Kevin Johnson, and has a wingspan of 203 cm. Centimeters, his shot height, Kevin Johnson's defense is very difficult to achieve."

  2:4, the sun attacked.

Barkley fart beats the rain man, arch ah arch, as strong as the rain man, although the explosive force is terrifying, but the tonnage is not enough, the absolute strength is far less than that of Barkley, and he is also losing ground, and then the flying pig comes with a turnaround jumper, equalizing for the team score.

   Pharaoh on the weak side was in a cold sweat. The monster of Rain Man jumped high and fast, as if a spring was installed under his feet, and his wingspan was also good, and he was only close to hitting Barkley's ball.

  Siping, supersonic attack.

  Michael Cage's offensive ability is limited, Wang Tiejun was very close to the basket, because the Rain Man pulled to the right wing, backed Barkley to ask for the ball, and after catching the ball, he played singles.

  Although Yuren's athletic qualities can shock people's attention, he is not a rude brother who only knows how to eat with his qualities, and he has comprehensive skills.

His post-up skills are not top-notch, and his usage rate is not high. After taking the ball basket, he crossed his steps to excel, turned around and dunked near the bottom line, and forced the defender's attack basket with his big three steps. Having a solid mid-range shot, these are his usual offenses with the ball on the flanks.

   This time, after he got the ball, he chose to face the basket.

   There is a big center standing inside. In this era, if you can dunk on the head of a big center, it will stimulate the outside world, so he wants to go in and dunk the old king.

   "Boom..."

   leaned over, and between dribbles, the Rain Man made a cross step, then changed direction substantially, bypassing Barkley and starting to break through with the ball.

  Buckley retreated quickly, but he couldn't block the front in time. He could only follow one side closely, using his own strength and tonnage advantages to push the rainy man out as much as possible.

   At this time, Rain Man completed the cross-step change direction and broke through. He was half a step ahead, and immediately turned into a big three step to force the defender away and start to attack the basket.

   He stopped dribbling. Under Barkley's pressure, he forced the ball into the paint, threw Barkley away, and rushed to the basket.

  Wang Tiejun never stood under the basket. His position was on the left flank. Seeing that the Rain Man had forcibly punched Barkley, he forced his way in and quickly made up for it.

  Rain Man became violent after two steps, and wanted to forcibly detain Wang Tiejun.

   His rushing and jumping, like a beast rushing towards food, is full of explosive power and bloodthirsty momentum.

   "Don't think about it!"

  Wang Tiejun's eyes were cold, he jumped with all his strength, and blocked the cover with both hands.

Although his bounce height is much worse, his height and wingspan are more advantageous, but even so, his defensive height is not as high as Yuren's attacking height, just because Yuren is a rush jump and jumps too high. His hands were still almost a foot below the ball.

   However, he still has the advantage of tonnage and strength. If the Rain Man wants to force him, in his current position, he must be pressed on his head.

   "Boom!"

   collided in the air, Mars collided with the earth, the two of them groaned at the same time, and each flipped back, but fell to the floor without stopping.

"Oh!"

  The fans exclaimed in the arena.

Rain Man failed to knock over Wang Tiejun in the air, failed to complete the strong dunk, and the ball fell to the floor. Barkley quickly grabbed the ball, but the referee's whistle didn't think about it. Neither offensive nor defensive fouls were called. So he immediately switched from defense to offense and played a fast break.

   By the time Rain and Pharaoh got up from the floor, the Suns' fast break had been completed, and Dan Marley made a layup.

   The two stood under the supersonic basket and looked at each other with ruthlessness in their eyes.

  Wang Tiejun knew that Rain Man wanted to detain him, which was considered his inverse scale.

   And Rain Man's dunk was unsuccessful, and he fell hard. He also wanted to teach Wang Tiejun a lesson. What is the status of the league star, of course, he stepped on other people's bodies.

   "The air confrontation just now was fierce, and the Rain Man was terrifyingly explosive, but Old K's tonnage and strength were also strong enough, so no one took advantage."

   On the ESPN live booth, Carter Oldman said.

  Winston Rollins said with a smile: "In this confrontation, the referee's whistle did not sound. Old K's defensive position was quite timely. He had already stood firm before the Rain Man took off, or it was a defensive foul."

   Carter Oldman shook his head and smiled: "The offense and defense in the penalty area, the collision is too fierce, but this is the characteristic of our era now, the whistle will not sound."

   In the next few rounds, Wang Tiejun and Yuren were both quiet and did not ask for the ball to attack, because they fell and needed time to take a breath.

   (end of this chapter)