Chapter 160 Crazy Carl

   At this time, the ABC live commentary got the starting list, and the national live broadcast officially started.

   "Welcome to the G1 of the Western Conference Finals, I'm Bill Walton, this is my partner John Hanks."

   "Hey Bill, don't take away my chance to introduce myself, okay?"

   "Haha, okay, you come."

"Then let's take a look at the starting lineups of the two teams first. It is certain that in the average high sea, the Supersonics have an absolute advantage, with an average height of 201 cm. The Suns are only 197.8 cm. Of course, Sir Barkley's height we take is The official figure is 198 cm." John Hanks said.

   "Puchi, haha..." Bill Walton laughed.

   At the same time, countless fans in front of the TV laughed after hearing John Hanks' joke.

   "Brother, what does he mean?" Comrade Pharaoh asked suspiciously in the home team's locker room.

   What he asked was Barkley, who glared at him and said with a dark face: "What do you mean, he is not a good person. After I retire, I will go to ABC and take his job."

   "Haha..." The dressing room burst into laughter.

  Analysis continues on the ABC live booth.

   Bill Walton said after laughing: "It's a lot shorter overall, but in individual heights, the Suns still have a height advantage.

  Old K is 215 cm tall, and the highest supersonic speed is Rain Man, only 208 cm. In addition, Old K's wingspan is better than Rain Man, but Barkley is much shorter. In terms of interior height, the two teams are in balance.

  The inside controls the rebounding. Barkley is a top rebounder. Old K is a little weaker, but he also averaged 11.8 rebounds per game in the second round. The Suns are better than the Sonics. "

  John Hanks nodded and said, "Rebounding decides whether to win or lose. In the first game of the Eastern Conference Finals yesterday, the Bulls lost in rebounding, a full 20 points away."

   Bill Walton said: "The two teams also have a lot of grievances. In the previous two decades of history, they have eliminated each other in the playoffs many times, and even met in the Western Conference finals.

   In this year's Western Conference finals, I think who will win depends on each other's on-the-spot performance, home field advantage, the tactical arrangement of the coaching staff, and the execution and state of the players on the court. "

John Hanks continued: "Okay, now the bench is out. The Suns have Danny Ainge in the starting lineup again, and his job is to pull away, pull the defense for the old K, in case the Sonics Quickly flank old K."

  Bill Walton nodded and said: "Comparing the coaching ability of the two coaches, George Karl is undoubtedly better.

Coach Karl has built a mature tactical system in the Supersonics, and Westphal has just become the head coach of a team. He is just a rookie, and he is a lot weaker in terms of experience and ability. cut.

   In the crucial Western Finals, whether Westphal can play his ability and level his level is also an important factor. "

John Hanks said: "From a lineup point of view, the Suns are undoubtedly more luxurious. At No. 1, Kevin Johnson's state has declined slightly this year, but both offensive and organizational skills are still first-class, while Payton has not yet Really mature, there is a big gap with Johnson."

Bill Walton went on to say: "The second and third positions are equal. In the interior, the Suns should have an advantage. The Supersonic's chances in the interior mainly depend on how destructive Kemp can be to the penalty area. On the whole, the strength of the Suns Stronger, with home-court advantage, I'm more optimistic about the Suns."

John Hanks said with a smile: "As for the Suns, it must be the old K rain guard, Barkley and Perkins. The rain man is called the first-generation Brutalist, and the old K is known as the penalty area sweeper, known for his violence in the league. Violence crushes the flow of play, the alliance is unstoppable, and the beast meets violence tonight, who will rule who, there will be a good show to watch."

   After a while, the starters came out, and then the MVP trophy was awarded.

  David Stern has come here, and after giving a speech, handed the trophy to Barkley.

   "Congratulations, Charles."

  “…”

  Buckley was speechless with excitement, and the tears came all at once.

   "This is the NBA's overbearing president Stern?" Pharaoh looked at the little old man on the court curiously.

   After the awards, Stern, accompanied by Colangelo, sat on the sidelines and watched the G1 game of the Western Conference Finals.

   He also observed Wang Tiejun, a Chinese player named for violence in the league. As far as he knows, he is not well known in China at present, which confuses him.

   But things are on the bright side. He just received news from CCTV that if the Suns can reach the finals, they will buy the copyright of the finals.

   This is undoubtedly aimed at the old K, which also means that CCTV's attention has been placed on the old K. As long as the old K is famous in the league, everything will be possible.

   At eight o'clock, the game starts.

  In the middle circle, Wang Tiejun and Rainman Camp prepare to jump the ball.

   "This guy must have a spring installed under his feet to jump so fast?"

The reaction was quite similar. He took off almost at the same time as Rain Man, but in an instant he saw that the opponent took him on his head and took the lead to swipe the ball away. Even if he was taller and had longer arms, he also dipped a gap, which immediately made him feel the talent. of rolling.

   Supersonic attack, players move continuously.

   "Old K really defended the Rain Man." Bill Walton said in the ABC live booth.

Wang Tiejun kept up with Camp the Rain Man, but some couldn't keep up. The opponent's movement was not only faster than him, but also frequently. The position was not fixed in a certain position, not even in a certain wing, but in and out of the paint area, even Pulled to the two wings, he could only be forced to follow.

   At this time, Kemp, who had just pulled to the right wing, suddenly turned around and ran back to the basket. When he turned around to chase, he was already a step behind.

  Kevin Johnson's task on the defensive end is very heavy, because the speed of old K can't keep up with the Rainman, so he must try to cut off Payton and the Rainman's passing route here.

   In the Supersonic game, Rain and Payton often play alleys. As long as he is not careful, his basket may be blown up.

   At this time, Payton saw that the Rain Man got a short-term open space through the back run. As long as he could pass in, it would be an empty pull.

   He was about to pass the ball, but unexpectedly, Kevin Johnson suddenly pushed up and took the ball to him with one hand. He had to protect the ball first. When he found another opportunity to pass the ball, there was no room for the Rain Man.

   So he passed the ball to small forward Derek McKay on the left-wing three-point line. This point is the key offensive position of the Sonics today, even prior to the position of Rain Man Kemp.

   "McKay made a three-pointer." Bill Walton shouted in the ABC live booth.

"boom!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the ball bounced off the basket, and Wang Tiejun got the backcourt rebound, and immediately continued: "McKay and Danny Ainge, one is 206 cm, the other is 193 cm, plus the difference in wingspan, the difference in height between them. At least 20 centimeters, the Supersonics have an absolute dislocation advantage at the 3rd position."

"So although this ball was missed, the Suns should be careful. Your height disadvantage is most obvious at the 3rd position. Danny Ainge is likely to be blown up on both ends of offense and defense." John Hanks said.

  Suns offense.

  Barkley is undoubtedly the candidate for the first attack. Although the opponent Perkins has a height advantage, his tonnage is nearly ten kilograms smaller than him, and he can't stand his fart magic.

   Sure enough, he arched to the right line of the paint area. When the Rain Man came to double-team, he turned a jumper and hit the first ball.

   "Double-team faster, faster! Don't let them have a single chance." Crazy Karl roared with his fist raised on the sidelines.

   He is 42 years old this year, and his temper is not as brutal and crazy as before. His brutal madness has been transformed into crazy tactics, but he is still a passionate personality in terms of personality. His roar is a storm line in the supersonic competition.

   Speaking of his brutality, when he was in the Warriors, the superstar Chris Mullin was made to rely on alcoholism to vent his depression.

  0:2, Supersonic attack.

   This time, Payton found a pass for Rainman Kemp.

  Rainman still pulled out first, Liyou had better maneuverability and got rid of Comrade Lao Wang, and then quickly ran back and cut to the basket.

   At this time, Barkley was pulled by Perkins to the three-point line on the right wing and was unable to return to defense.

   As for the other three outside lines, even if they go back to the basket, they have no capital to stop the beast of the Rain Man.

"boom!"

  Under the alley, a flat basket hit the basket, and the Rain Man blasted the Suns' basket.

   "Hoohohoho..."

After    succeeded, the excited Rain Man made a series of very exaggerated strange noises to Wang Tiejun.

   After scoring on the opponent, provocation in this way is his favorite thing to do, trash talking is not the way he is good and like.

   2 draws, Sun attacked.

   "If today at the 3, at the 5, the Suns can't make an effective defense, the game will be difficult to play." John Hanks said.

  Bill Wharton said: "Old K can put the Rain Man properly. Although the Rain Man has a shot, his hit rate is average."

   The second ball was given to Pharaoh.

  He is in the low post on the left wing. The 105kg Rain Man Kemp knows that he suffers seriously in terms of strength and tonnage, so relying on his excellent athletic talent, he implemented a forward defense that cut off the passing route.

   He turned around immediately, stuck his feet and stretched his arms. Instead, he stuck Rain Man outside and faced the basket.

  Rainman Camp knew it was bad, and he was stuck outside as a defender. What should I do?

   At this time, Wang Tiejun's tonnage, strength, and height advantages showed, and the Rain Man Camp, who was stuck outside, couldn't get through at all.

  Kevin Johnson puts the ball in.

  Pharaoh takes off with one step, catches the ball with one hand in the air, and smashes it forward.

"boom!"

  When the basket trembled violently, the audience burst into cheers.

   "Oh hoo hoo, old K returned the all-time dunk to Rain Man."

   "Peton is still a little too tender, he can't guard against our lightning. Rain Man is like a bean sprout in front of Old K. When Old K takes his place, it means everything will end."

   You say, I say, the two live commentators roared excitedly.

"Rain Man is 18 kg lighter than Old K, and his physique is a lot smaller. The difference is a bit big. He has the advantage of mobility, but in confrontation, he will be at an absolute disadvantage. The duel between the two depends on who Whoever plays better, gets more tactical support.”

  On the ABC live booth, Bill Walton said.

John Hanks said: "When it comes to tactical support, the Supersonics are a team play style, and the old K should have an advantage. Danny Ainge is the starter, risking the 3rd position to be blown up, which is his tactical support. "

  2:4, supersonic attack.

   McKay went to the left wing, got the ball near the paint, and hit a mid-range shot over Danny Ainge.

  4 tied, the Suns attacked.

  Wang Tiejun was in a low position on the left wing, and Camp the Rain Man did not dare to go around this time, for fear of being stuck outside again, he took the top defense.

  Dan Marley runs on the right wing, catches the ball and makes a jump shot.

  Pharaoh followed the Rain Man into the basket. At this time, the basketball hit the basket and grew a little longer. After hitting the backboard, it bounced back and landed right under the basket.

   He suddenly hit a close-fitting iron mountain behind him and hit the rainman in front of him with his chest. The center of gravity of the rainman who was about to take off was destroyed and he did not jump up.

   He jumped with all his strength, pressed Rainman's shoulder with his left hand, grabbed the falling basketball with his right hand, and smashed it forward.

"boom!"

When   Rain Man was hit by a big horse, the supersonic basket was blown up.

"yeah!"

   The audience immediately cheered.

   "Beautiful! On the second attack, Old K dunked Camp the Rain Man."

   "Beautiful dunk, Old K showed a strong confrontation ability, he knocked over the Rain Man."

   The two on-site commentators roared with excitement.

   "He pushed me, he pushed me!"

  Rain Man Kemp got up and shouted at the referee.

   The referee gave Yuren a cold look and ignored him.

   "You pushed me, you know it yourself." Rain Man roared at Pharaoh again.

   "Idiot, which eye did you see that I pushed you? Let your teammates tell you whether I pushed you or not." Pharaoh scolded.

   At this time, Peyton came over and persuaded: "Okay, Sean, don't be impulsive, he didn't do it just now, I'm watching."

   "What?" Yuren was startled.

   "Rain Man is complaining to the referee, but Old K didn't foul just now." Bill Walton laughed.

"This is Old K's unique way of exerting power. He can use the way of hitting to carry out a strong confrontation without any extra actions, but this is not a foul, this is the most normal confrontation." John Hanke S said.

  4:6, Supersonic attack.

   Payton held the ball close to the top of the arc. He was 8 centimeters taller than Kevin Johnson. He believed that he had a height advantage, and he used a back-hitting method to crush the latter and continue to push down.

   But at this time, Kevin Johnson suddenly stabbed his ball in front of him, then took advantage of the situation to steal the ball, launched a fast break, and made a successful layup.

  4:8, Supersonic attack.

   Bill Walton laughed: "Payton is still in poor heat. He is not as flexible as Lightning, and his speed is not as good as Lightning. Although the Supersonics are good at playing counterattacks, the Suns are also very fast on the outside."

   "The Lightning defense is not bad, averaging 1.7 steals per game this year. Payton averaged 2.2 steals per game this year, but his experience is far less than the Lightning, and the road game is more difficult." John Hanks said.

   Payton made a tactical gesture, and he decided that this attack should be handed over to the most dislocation advantage of the three.

   On the left wing, McKay was close to the paint again, putting Danny Anjika behind to catch the ball.

   At the same time, the Rain Man tried to cut to the basket, attracting Pharaoh to prevent him from going up to double-team McKay.

   But it was impossible for him to forcefully enter, so he could only bypass Lao Wang.

   Just as he was going around, Peyton's ball passed to McKay, and at this time Wang Tiejun also started to move, not following him, but pounced towards McKay.

"here!"

   As he continued to move towards the basket, he waved and shouted to McKay, signaling his teammates to pass the ball.

But McKay has no chance to pass the ball. His position is too close to the low post. Wang Tiejun takes a big step and a small step to reach his left side, forming a double-team for him. He can only choose to pass the ball to the basket. rain man.

"Snapped!"

   When McKay's ball was raised, Pharaoh slapped it away, and Danny Ainge quickly grabbed the ball and completed the steal.

   "Return to defense! Hurry back to defense!"

   An angry George Karl roared loudly from the sidelines.

   He was too dissatisfied. The Supersonics’ defensive tactics were fierce flanking attacks, but the Suns had a good double-teaming effect in the opening game, but he didn’t make them, which made him angry.

  The Suns failed to play a fast break and steadily advanced to the frontcourt.

   Open the tactics, two people on the left and right, one at the top of the arc, and let Barkley play Perkins in the low position on the right wing.

   This time, the supersonic carried out a fast and ferocious pincer attack.

   It wasn't Ricky Pierce who was above. Pierce didn't dare to empty Dan Marley, who had a three-point range. It was Rainman on the weak side who went up to attack. Comrade Pharaoh was temporarily released.

  Barkley had long expected that in the afternoon tactical drill, he also simulated the supersonic flanking tactics. At this time, he immediately crossed the ball and hoisted it from the sky to the back of the Rain Man.

  Wang Tiejun followed the Rain Man, but stopped at the basket. At this time, the SuperSonics small forward McKay quickly and infinitely switched defenses and pounced on him.

   But can the 93kg McKay stop him at the rim? The conclusion is no.

"boom!"

   With the strong sound of frying baskets, the Westside Arena was boiling again.

  Mackay shook his head helplessly, there is absolutely no possibility of counterpoint for the strength, tonnage and height, and he can't help Old K at all. Small movements are useless, the real clams are shaking the tree, he can only watch the opponent get up to catch the ball and attack the basket.

   "Beautiful! Another all-around dunk, this time with the cooperation of Old K and Flying Pig." A live commentator roared excitedly.

   On the ABC live broadcast, Bill Walton said: "4:10, the Suns lead by 6 points, and now the SuperSonics called a timeout."

John Hanks said: "The Suns played quite well both defensively and offensively in the opening game. Especially the old K, who made three dunks, including one in the second offense, all of them were successful, and also sent out a steal, steal Got an offensive rebound and he's the best guy on the Suns right now."

   Bill Walton reminded: "For the SuperSonics, small forward McKay should not be too close to the paint area. Although it is closer to the basket, it is also closer to the interior defensive area. A little further, you are not without range."

  John Hanks laughed: "Yes, let the old K steal the ball, this is news, the worst thing he is not good at is stealing."

  Bill Walton reminded: "The SuperSonics are known for their infinite switching defenses, but also pay attention that once the old K cuts to the basket, no matter who switches to the basket, he will be blown up by the old K, and the same is true for the Rain Man.

   In this league, there is no one who can guard a paint sweeper at the rim unless you have a 150kg tank. "

   "Can't the Rain Man be able to guard the old K at the basket? His bounce can completely block the old K." John Hanks said.

  Bill Wharton shook his head and said, "Rain Man is really good at jumping, jumping high and fast, but why is old K called a restricted area sweeper?

That's because his way of playing at the basket is to sweep all the defenders first, and then attack the basket, so it's useless for Rain Man to jump again. Before Lao K got up, he was already lying at the feet of Lao K. . "

  John Hanks nodded.

"Damn, get your nerves and focus your attention. Sean Kemp, your double team is too slow, go faster, don't let Barkley pass the ball over your head. Perkins, you How did you defend against Barkley, did you use your weakness? You have to create opportunities for your teammates to flank. Payton, where is your defense? Where is your guard? McKay, you are so disappointing to me A stake breaks the ball? Can't you stay away from him? You're on the 3-point line, and he can't fly to you with his wings on."

   At this time, on the Supersonics' bench, Crazy Carl's roar continued to sound, and every player was sprayed with a dog's blood, and no one dared to resist him.

   The timeout was over, and the Supersonic player, whose face was washed with saliva, went on the field in disgrace.

   On the other side, the five Suns were in high spirits and strode onto the court.

   (end of this chapter)