Chapter 151 Competition Top Ten Trash Talk Scenes

  69:77, Spurs attack.

   Sean Elliott singled out Ceballos on the left-wing 3-point line and hit a two-pointer.

   turned his head and the others pulled away. Barkley and Wang Tiejun stood low on the left and right flanks. They were very active in their positions. The Spurs' defense was in trouble. Who would they want to double-team?

   Obviously, Barkley, who has scored 25 points today, Antoine Kyle can't be defended.

   On Wang Tiejun's side, David Robinson's single defense effect is not very good, and he can't prevent it.

   "Sean?"

   On the sidelines, the rookie head coach John Lucas shouted and pointed below.

   This means to tell Sean Elliott, let Ceballos go, you go to double-team K.

  If it's Barkley's side, you can make up for the old K, so that Robinson can get back to the basket in time, or implement weakside help.

  In the end, the ball was given to Wang Tiejun, who would play the offense.

  Sean Elliott rushed over immediately.

   But his man, Ceballos, also cuts inside immediately.

As soon as Wang Tiejun received the ball, the double team arrived. He directly hit Tieshan who was standing still. He knocked Robinson away a little, and then smashed the ball to the floor. The ball bounced and was cut inward. Ceballos got it.

  Robinson responded quickly, took two steps back quickly, and retreated to the basket.

  Cerballos had no confidence to shoot on Robinson's head, and hurriedly passed the ball back to Wang Tiejun.

   At this time, Sean Elliott made a contribution, cut in half a shot, and broke the ball.

The Spurs then played a fast break and Dale Ellis made a layup.

"Snapped!"

  Dan Marley caught up, and it was a chasing cap that made the audience boil.

"boom!"

However, David Robinson, who strode into the paint area, flew up, grabbed the ball in the air with both hands, and threw the basket, and made a direct dunk. down.

   "Running faster than a dog, the speed is really comparable to that of Bang Ye!"

  Wang Tiejun only caught up to the top of the arc, and the distance between the front and rear fields of more than 20 meters was several steps slower.

However, this ball can't change the general trend between the two teams. The Suns' main team has been rested in the third quarter, and their physical fitness in the last quarter is OK. In the next few minutes, they still control the situation on the field and do not let the Spurs chase. come up.

   At the end of the game, 93:103, the Suns won the G2 battle and achieved a winning streak at home, occupying a large score advantage.

  Wang Tiejun made two hits in the second half of the final quarter, missed a hook shot, was fouled on a basket attack, made 1 of 2 free throws, and scored 1 point.

In the whole game, played a total of 36 minutes, 7 of 13 shots, 53.8% shooting, 6 of 10 free throws, 60% shooting rate, got 20 points, 12 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steal, 2 blocks, 2 turnovers and 3 fouls. not bad.

  David Robinson played 40 minutes in the game, made 9 of 26 shots, 34.6% from the field, 2 of 3 free throws, and scored 20 points, 14 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, 2 blocks, 3 turnovers and 4 fouls.

In the ESPN live broadcast booth, after getting this data and comparing it, Winston Rollins shook his head and said, "It's not that Old K's efficiency is too high, and he only has a 53.8% hit rate. Yes, this is also very good. But in fact, rookie Mourning was more efficient than him in the playoffs many times, but David Robinson's efficiency was too low.

  He is continuing his low efficiency in the first round. He is shooting jumpers outside and can't make it. As a center, his hit rate is less than 40%, and he only gets three free throws. How can the Spurs win? "

   Carter Oldman continued: "Yes, we know that David Robinson was in the 30s in the first two games of the first round, but the Spurs still won...

   Well, the opponent in the second round was the Suns who swept the Spurs last season, not the Trail Blazers in the first round. His performance really made the Spurs unable to win. His performance must be tougher and hit the basket more. "

Rollin took over the topic again and continued: "We analyzed the lineups of the two teams when we played. Although the lineups are both strong and weak, it can be said that they are comparable, but don't forget, the Spurs are strong at the 3 position, which is the outside line. , there is no high efficiency inside, and today Sean Elliott did not have the good performance of the day before yesterday. He made 2 of 10 shots. He couldn't help the team. At this time, as the core, someone should stand up and not wave outside. cast."

Oldman said: "Paper analysis can't decide anything, the game depends on the live performance. Today, the two big insiders of the Suns teamed up to score 51 points, Barkley scored 31 points, Old K scored 20 points, and the Spurs scored 20 points. All the insiders add up to this score, but their shots are far more than the two major insiders of the Suns, which is why the Spurs lost, inefficient."

   David Robinson was also blocked by reporters in the tunnel when the two commentators accused him.

   "David, talk about the reason for the loss, we can't lose again, and we have to be swept by the sun again." A Phoenix Sports reporter asked solemnly.

  David Robinson glanced at the microphone sign in the reporter's hand and wished he could punch him. Do you think I'm blind or an idiot?

   "Sorry, I'm tired."

   pushed the microphone away from his mouth, turned his head and walked into the player tunnel.

"hey-hey…"

  The reporter looked at Robinson's back and smiled happily.

  Barkley is being interviewed on the spot. He scored 31 points, 16 rebounds, 2 assists, 7 steals, 3 blocks, 2 turnovers and 4 fouls tonight. He exploded on the defensive end, and his performance is worthy of being a superstar.

   "Charles, what made you make 7 steals in a single game?" the reporter asked.

  Barkley's face is about to laugh. Of course, it is not for 7 steals, but for two consecutive victories. He smiled: "This is because we put more energy on the defensive end, and we are more focused on defense."

   "What do you think about this series now?" the reporter asked again.

   "We have to go to the Western Conference Finals, otherwise all this is meaningless." Barkley put away the smile on his face and said seriously.

   Five minutes later, a cold war broke out in the visiting team's locker room.

  The head coach John Lucas was preparing to give a post-match summary, but David Robinson ignored no one and went straight into the bathroom. He didn't come out until the post-match summary was finished, which made the locker room atmosphere quite embarrassing.

  The owner McComb regretted firing Larry Brown. After all, he was still an old coach, and Lucas, a rookie, had no control at all in the locker room, and his coaching ability was average.

  The home team locker room, the atmosphere is quite good, the active players are walking around, noisy and happy.

   "Old K, you go first."

   In the bathroom, head trainer Aaron Nelson has prepared a large bucket of running water.

   "OK."

  Wang Tiejun nodded, entered the bucket and sat down.

   After two minutes, after his body got used to the water temperature, Nelson picked up a large bucket of ice cubes that he had prepared, and poured it into the bucket with a clatter.

  The temperature of the water dropped slowly, which also lowered Wang Tiejun's body temperature.

The    ice bath is okay, not too uncomfortable. He turned on the system, and the expected one-stop defense level has increased by one level. Now it is level 85. What Barkley taught him really works.

   However, level 85 is still a little worse, and he is not even top-notch, so he has to keep working hard.

   "Lewis, is it over for the Bulls?" Barkley's voice sounded outside.

"just ended."

  Assistant coach Lewis nodded and said: "The Bulls have won two consecutive games and won by 19 points."

   "What's Michael doing?" Barkley asked with concern.

   "He was average today, only scored 18 points and hit only 44.4%." Lewis said solemnly.

   "He played like this and the Bulls were winning too?"

   "Don't rely on Jordan to win, such a bull is more terrible."

   The other players also quieted down and started talking.

  Lewis went on to say: "The Bulls still rely on defense to build perimeter advantage, forcing opponents to make more catch turnovers, then grab more rebounds, and play a more reasonable offense.

  The Bulls have 12 more assists than their opponents, 9 more rebounds, 5 more steals, and 4 fewer turnovers. These are details.

   In addition, although Jordan's state is average, others are good. The Bulls' overall shooting rate is as high as 50.6%, while the Cavaliers are only 44.4%.

  The Cavaliers have no temper in losing. They have 13 fewer shots than the Bulls, and the hit rate is even lower. "

   "So you have to rely on defense. The Bulls' perimeter defense is indeed one of the best in the entire league, stronger than us."

   That's when head coach Paul Westphal said.

  Everyone nodded their heads. They were able to win the game tonight, and they were the first in defense.

   Just when the Suns are talking about the Bulls, the Bulls in Chicago are also talking about the Suns.

   The Bulls were not too excited to win the G2 game by a large score, because the strength of the Cavaliers and the Bulls was too different, and it was not worth the excitement.

   In the locker room, head coach Phil Jackson just finished his post-game summary, and then said: "The Suns' game ended before us, and they also won a winning streak."

   "Phil, how's that rookie doing?" Jordan asked coldly.

  Phil Jackson glanced at Jordan, the latter looked serious, he said: "20 points and 13 rebounds, averaged 20 points and 12 rebounds in the second round, he actually played a superstar performance, stronger than the first round."

   Jordan's eyes narrowed, and as his expression became serious, the other Bulls players also became serious immediately.

  Phil Jackson knew exactly why Jordan was so serious and why he took a rookie seriously.

   One win and one loss with the Suns in the regular season, the Bulls do not have the strength to win the Suns, which is why Jordan is serious.

   And the reason why Jordan asked about the performance of Old K was because the Bulls' inside strength was simply not enough in front of the Suns.

  The Bulls are strong on the outside, and the Suns are strong on the inside.

At this time, he said: "Old K's performance in the playoffs is really eye-catching, and he does not lose his performance in the regular season. He can be said to be one of the best rookies in 1992. Under Ning, Laettner can only be on par with him."

   "Old K really performed well. He played Robinson in the second round, and his performance was actually better than that of Divac in the first round. The stronger he is, the stronger he is!"

   It was General Manager Jerry Krause who spoke. After saying this, he couldn't help but sigh deeply, his face full of regret.

  Phil Jackson and Jordan both glanced at Krause and knew why the general manager sighed and regretted.

  Jordan snorted coldly: "We can suppress them on the perimeter, cut off the connection between the Suns' perimeter and the inside, so as to control the game, and our perimeter defense can do this."

   After he finished speaking, he glanced at Pippen, who nodded quickly.

  Phil Jackson also nodded, this is the most correct tactical idea.

  Phoenix Macy's Arena, the post-game press conference begins.

   "Coach Lucas, lost two away games, what do you think about the prospects of this series? Can you predict it?"

On the Spurs side, the San Antonio Sports News reporter asked.

  John Lucas said with an ugly face: "Of course we will solve some problems, and then try to win two away games to achieve a balance on the big score. With home advantage, we are sure we can do it, and we are still full of hope."

   "In the game just now, where do you think the Spurs lost?" the next reporter asked.

Lucas shook his head in disappointment and said: "Tonight the Suns played a suffocating defense, our offense was greatly limited, resulting in low offensive efficiency, the overall shooting rate was only 40.3%, while the Suns hit rate It's 46.5 percent and having 17 turnovers compared to the Suns' 8, those are the key reasons why we lost."

   "How are you going to solve these problems?" the reporter asked.

   "We will develop more targeted tactics, we will play more aggressively on both ends of the offense and defense." John Lucas responded briefly.

   "David, do you have an explanation for tonight's loss?" The next reporter was an ABC sports reporter.

   "It's very disappointing, the opponent's defensive tactics are quite successful, we have not found an efficient offensive tactics, this is where we need to improve." Robinson said.

   "Tonight your efficiency is not as good as your opponent's old K, and you are mostly one-on-one. Do you have any explanation for this?" The reporter asked again.

David Robinson clenched his fist, and it felt wrong again, and immediately released it, exhaled, and said calmly: "As an athlete, we can't be in the best shape in all games, I hope next game. I can return to my original state.”

   "What's your opinion on Old K?" The reporter asked again.

   However, the host of the Spurs did not give a chance, and asked the staff to go up to collect the microphone and hand it to the next reporter who was flopped.

   "David, how do you think old K's low post attack can be limited? Single defense or double defense?" The reporter who took over the microphone was a reporter from the Los Angeles Daily, and still asked a question that made Robinson uncomfortable.

  Robinson said with a dark face: "This is the matter of the coaching staff, not my job. I am only responsible for implementing the tactics formulated by the coaching staff."

   "So do you think your defense against Old K is a success or a failure?" The reporter immediately asked.

   This is what made Robinson unable to answer. He was slammed against the wall and froze there, which was very embarrassing.

   Fortunately, the host responded quickly and immediately took back the microphone.

  …

   "Old K, you said a piece of trash to David Robinson in the game just now. He looks angry, can you let us know what it is?" A reporter asked with great interest.

"Ha ha…"

   Old Wang smiled proudly: "I told him, Admiral, you almost stopped me!"

   "Oh hoo!"

   "No wonder Robinson almost died of anger."

   "This trash talk is definitely enough for a famous scene."

   "I think it's time to compete for the top ten trash talk scenes."

  The reporters screamed strangely and talked a lot.

  …

  On the 14th, the Suns did not practice in the morning, resting at home, and going to the away game at noon.

   In this playoff, the league has a visible "bias" to the Western teams.

Because in the second-round series in the Western Conference, there were actually back-to-back games. The Suns and Spurs' G3 and G4 battles will start on the 15th and 16th in a row, and Mosaic and the Sonics are the same, but this is not the case in the East. .

   After a long regular season, back-to-back games actually appeared in the series, which is probably the first time in history. No wonder some media said that Stern was planning to support the Bulls for three consecutive championships this time.

  Wang Tiejun got up at about 9 o'clock, Zhang Lili had already prepared breakfast, and put a large stack of newspapers on the dining table.

   "Brother Zhang, thank you!"

  After washing up, he sat down at the dining table, picked up the newspaper, and said with a smile, "Let me see if there is any media complimenting me."

"Yes, I've seen it. You averaged 20+10 per game in the second round. The media doesn't praise you for who you are? Even the sports section of the New York Times gave you a few words. This treatment belongs to the real star level." Zhang Lili laughed.

   At this time, his cell phone rang, and he took a look at it. The number was unknown, but it was a cell phone number.

   "Hello?"

   "Old K, I'm Shaq O'Neal."

   "The big sewer?"

   He said in surprise: "How do you have my number?"

   "I got it from Sir Barkley, he's my fan." O'Neal said proudly.

   "Just blow it, big hair dryer." He said angrily.

   "Hey, the big hair dryer is a good nickname, I want it." O'Neal said happily.

   "Tell me, Sewer, you're calling me to brag to me about how good your fishing skills are?" he asked.

   "Damn old K, please call me Big Sewer, I'm Big Sewer. Also, I don't like fishing." O'Neal said angrily.

   "OK, don't be rambling, I'm having breakfast, tell me, what's the matter with you?" he asked.

   "It's okay, I just want to invite you for breakfast. Do you want to come over? I have a good fish here and a big hamburger. If you come over, I will prepare one for you." O'Neal said.

"boom!"

   He cut off the phone ruthlessly, then threw the phone on the table and said, "This **** sewer, let me fly thousands of kilometers to have breakfast, is he sick?"

"Ha ha…"

On the other end, O'Neal's house, he laughed smugly.

Mourning and Lao K both made it to the playoffs and even made it to the second round, and they both performed very well and had a lot of glory. Only he, the best rookie, was fishing. He was a little depressed and had to make fun of it this way. The two of them not only called Old K just now, but also called Mo Ning to make an appointment for breakfast. It was a prank.

   (end of this chapter)