Chapter 163 Tap!

The referee stood in the middle circle holding a ball, and said to the players on both sides with a blank face: "Gentlemen, who dares to mess up today, there is no second chance, I will let him go directly, can you hear clearly? ?"

   His eyes were mainly on Rain Man and Comrade Pharaoh.

  Rain Man glared at Old Wang with fear and hatred, and nodded.

Pharaoh said indifferently: "Sir, then you have to pay attention. If someone dares to play black hands behind my back and wants to destroy me, unless I can't get up, I will destroy him on the spot. Also, my teammates Also, whoever dares to be presumptuous, I will make him regret it."

   The referee slapped his face and couldn't stop. He had never encountered such an arrogant player before.

  Rain Man also had a heartbeat, not daring to look Pharaoh's eyes.

   The other Supersonic players also looked at each other in dismay. Isn’t this guy K too bold to threaten them in front of the referee?

   Only the four of Barkley laughed, old K, this is the one standing in front of them.

   Center circle, jump ball.

"Snapped!"

  Wang Tiejun jumped up, collided with Rain Man in the air, bounced off the opponent, and took the ball away.

"ball!"

   Entering the paint area, he pressed a fierce iron mountain against his elbow, and he pushed back the rainman who wanted to entangle him, and he immediately began to ask for the ball.

   He didn't need to shout, Kevin Johnson, who was not close to the top of the arc, had already passed the ball in. He caught the ball and was double-teamed by Rain and Sam Perkins at the basket.

"open!"

   The ball is combined with both hands, and the left and right are linked in series. The tonnage of the 105 kg Rainer and the 107 kg Perkins is too small to withstand such a fierce relying on him. The two were even knocked over.

"boom!"

"yeah!"

   With the loud explosion of baskets, the audience burst into cheers, and countless fists were waving.

   "Yeah! Our behemoth, he is the behemoth from ZG, a crazy restricted area sweeper, he is invincible under the basket!"

   "Let's revel, he deserves your loudest and craziest shouts!"

   Excited, the two on-site commentators shouted with all their might.

   "Bean sprouts, don't try to stop me, you are too immature, I'm afraid of breaking your bones."

  Wang Tiejun stood under the basket, looking down at Rain and Perkins under his feet, with a cruel smile on his face, threw a trash talk, and then went to celebrate with his teammates who rushed over.

   "This bastard!"

  Perkins and Rainer deeply hate each other, but they feel powerless.

   Looking back, Ricky Pierce missed a mid-range shot, Barkley protected the backcourt rebound, and the Suns attacked.

   "Old K, hit him again." Seeing that Wang Tiejun was in a low position on the left wing, Kevin Johnson immediately passed the ball down.

   "Flanking!"

  George Karl's voice sounded from the sidelines, very sharp and crazy.

   "Boom!"

   In the next instant, Wang Tiejun caught the ball and started a ferocious back fight. The first hit by Tieshan knocked Rain Man back two small steps.

   "Old K, knock him over!"

   Countless home fans roared excitedly.

   "It's too light, it's impossible to carry, and O'Neal can't carry old K with full force." Bill Walton shook his head.

   "Boom!"

   Before the Rain Man could stand up, and before the double team arrived, the second Tieshan came.

"Uh!"

  Rain Man groaned in pain, turned his back, and hit the floor with his back.

"yeah!"

   Countless fans shouted, got up from their seats, and shouted frantically.

  Wang Tiejun turned around and stepped forward, flying directly over Yuren's head.

   Perkins, who was defending the basket on the opposite side, didn't dare to come over to block, and could only look up at the behemoth on the right side of the basket to attack the basket.

"boom!"

  As the basket was blown, the West American Arena was again boiling.

   "Cough cough..."

   Amidst the humming cries, Rain Man's coughing was completely drowned out.

   Finally got his breath, he couldn't wait to take a deep breath, as if he was about to die.

   In the 10th minute of the first quarter, the Sonics called a timeout.

  Wang Tiejun has made 4 of 6 shots, all 3 dunks, and only 1 of 3 close-range hooks, plus 1 of 2 free throws, he has scored 9 points.

  15:30, the Sun has 15 points ahead in ten minutes, just double.

   But he was too tired. He relied on hitting many times, especially the strong attack in the double team. The physical energy was too much. He couldn't beat him in the next three attacks, and he couldn't get in, so he used a hook outside.

This is his biggest limitation at the moment. The style of play is too tyrannical, but it also consumes too much energy, which limits the number of his offenses. Just like Barkley laughed at him, he has to rest for two minutes after hitting a ball, and one rest after a quarter. Festival.

   "Today's Rain Man has completely lost his spirit. We can't see the ferocity of the originator of the Fauvism, let alone brutality. He was completely suppressed by the violent old K."

  Bill Wharton on the ABC live booth.

  John Hanks said: "If you keep going like this, even if the old K doesn't have such a crazy offense behind him, the SuperSonics can't win this game.

   At this time, Bill Wharton pointed to the screen and said, "John, have you noticed that Rain Man has been rubbing his chest, and it is estimated that he was hit hard by old K."

John Hanks glanced at it, nodded and said, "Whether it's Big Dream, Admiral, or Ewing, double-teaming O'Neal and Mourning, after a match against Old K, they will choose a truce. Although Rain Man is strong, his tonnage is only 105 kilograms after all, and his confrontation ability is far less than the five I just mentioned, so I am not surprised that he will truce in the next game, or even in the second half."

   Bill Walton laughed: "So in the second round of the Western Conference in the past, David Robinson has always been on the offensive end without confrontation with the old K, because it is impossible for him to play a game in the series."

   "Sean, how are you?"

   asked George Carr before the Sonics bench.

  Rainman's jersey was rolled up. Looking closely, there were large bruises on the dark chest, which was the phenomenon of a large number of capillaries being broken.

   With a look of pain, he gasped and said, "Damn, it hurts! Quick, give me some painkillers, my chest is about to be smashed by him.

   Oh God, I don't want to fight him anymore, he's a beast, he's a real beast! "

  George Karl sighed up to the sky, took a step back, waved his hand, and motioned for the team doctor to go and deal with it.

When dealing with Rain Man's injury, he arranged tactics and said: "From now on, as long as K is on the court, we will play fast breaks and use our speed to overwhelm them. On the defensive end, we need to carry out pinch attacks with a high speed. quick."

   The timeout ended, and Wang Tiejun did not play.

   But on the Supersonic side, Rain Man also sat on the bench and did not go up.

   After the first quarter, at 21:35, the Suns led by 14 points at home.

   In the second quarter, the Supersonics played half the main team and half the bench. The Suns had three main players, Barkley played 10 minutes, and Wang Tiejun only played 6 minutes in the second half.

  When he was on the court, the Supersonics really improved the rhythm of offense and defense. He was a little bit unable to keep up with the rhythm, and was the worst at dealing with this kind of fast break tactics.

On the offensive end, when Barkley was not on the court, he was tightly and fiercely attacked. Within 6 minutes, he made only 1 of 3 hooks, 2 of 4 free throws, and only scored 3 points. The efficiency is not high. , far worse than the performance of the first section.

   Overall, the Suns were not as good as the Sonics in this quarter because the Sonics had a much stronger bench than the Suns.

   At halftime, at 52:60, the Suns were still ahead by 8 points and pulled back by 6 points in the first quarter.

   "Old K, how's your fitness?" Barkley asked on the way back to the locker room.

   "No problem, I only played 16 minutes in two quarters. After a 15-minute break, I can play in the third quarter. I only played for a few minutes." Wang Tiejun laughed.

   "Old K, you play a little less in the third quarter, and then play in the last quarter." At this time, the head coach Westphal said behind.

   Now the team's most efficient offense is Wang Tiejun's basket attack, and Barkley can't match it, but because Wang Tiejun's physical fitness is limited, he has to save this opportunity to the most critical final quarter.

   If you don't need Wang Tiejun at that time, that's even better. Save him some physical energy now. Once you enter the finals, that's when you need him the most.

   "Okay, coach." Wang Tiejun turned back.

   In the third quarter, he only played half of the quarter and fished on the field.

  The Supersonics counterattacked with full force. At the end of the third quarter, at 80:85, the Suns were only 5 points ahead.

   "The Suns should have won this game," Bill Walton said.

   "Old K only grabbed rebounds in the third quarter and did not participate in the offense. He must be preparing for the final quarter." John Hanks said.

   Bill Walton said: "The SuperSonics are still not easy to play. From the main force to the bench, everyone can score, and everyone can't let go. If the Suns want to win, they have to work hard and must not be careless."

   At the end, both sides sent all the main forces.

  Westphal arranged for Wang Tiejun to launch a strong attack in the second half, and he was also ready.

   However, he has no chance.

In the first half of the quarter, Barkley made a strong attack. He scored 10 points in the first half, blew Perkins, and led the team to lead by as many as 14 points. The Supersonics were beaten by Wang Tiejun before the game. It's not high, and it collapsed before he could exert his strength.

   In the end, 100:112, the sun won by 12 points.

  Wang Tiejun scored 18 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 blocks, 1 turnover and 2 fouls in 34 minutes of the game.

  Today, his nearly two-point hook was not very good, and his touch was not good. It was probably because of the three dunks in the opening game and his touch was gone.

  Bill Walton said in his post-game summary: "The Suns have won two straight at home, and the Western Finals have the same situation as the Eastern Finals.

   The Rain Man was in average form today. He played 42 minutes, made 4 of 10 shots, and only made two deductions. He made as many as 8 jumpers on the outside and only hit two.

  Old K made more shots in the first quarter, and rarely played in the last three quarters. Because of his style of play, his physical fitness has always been a big problem. When the team has the upper hand, he really does not need to make strong attacks. "

John Hanks said with a smile: "Rain Man suffered a big loss in the first quarter of today's confrontation with Old King, and he has been deliberately avoiding Old King since then, that is, Old King rarely shoots in the last three quarters, otherwise he will suffer even more. Big, that's why he rarely makes dunks today."

"Old K's low post attack is a must, and the basket attack is even more powerful, but to really choose one of his strongest abilities, I would say that it is neither a low post attack nor a basket attack, but his strong confrontation." Bill Walton laughed.

   "Yes." John Hanks nodded without hesitation.

   In the visiting team's locker room, the SuperSonics' management was discussing whether to complain to the league that Old K beat the Rain Man off the court, but was stopped by George Karl.

What George Carr means is that even if he complains, the league probably won’t have much punishment. The penalty is useless. If he angers old K, it will be even worse. Now, don't do it any more.

   In the end management adopted the coach's advice.

  The home team's locker room has a great atmosphere.

   After a lively chat, Kevin Johnson suddenly said indignantly: "The league has taken too much care of the Bulls. Last time, we arranged back-to-back arrangements for us. This time, the East will start first, but now we will play G3 first."

   Everyone was startled and nodded again and again.

  It turned out that the G3 game of the Western Finals was played on the 28th, but the G3 game of the Eastern Finals was scheduled to be played on the 29th, and the G2 game was played on the 25th, leaving several days of rest in between, so Kevin Johnson and the others felt it was unfair.

"I think this time the Knicks may have a problem. The Bulls will get a few days of rest at home. Whether it is physical reserve or psychological adjustment, there will be a strengthening. Once the Bulls tie the big score, the pressure will come to the Knicks. on," Dan Marley said.

Danny Ainge said thoughtfully: "In the past few seasons, the Knicks have been eliminated by the Bulls many times. Ewing's performance at critical moments is not strong. With his psychological quality, if the Bulls really tie the big score, Nick S may really be eliminated."

   After chatting for a while, and venting the unhappiness in my heart, this matter is over. After all, the Bulls are the heart of the league, and it is natural to have a preference. Who let there be Jordan there.

On the 27th, the Suns flew to Seattle.

  The Western Finals are the same as the second round, 22111, and then there will be two away games.

   No. 28, the game day of the Western Finals G3 match.

  This game is very important to the Supersonics. They can't lose. If they lose a big three, they will become zero to three, and the series will be lost.

  In the end, at 101:120, the Supersonics really pulled back a game.

  The Supersonics felt hot in the audience. They made 7 of 14 three-pointers, and the team's shooting rate was as high as 57%. The three scored 20+.

   Not only did the Suns have a big problem with their defense, but under the supersonic’s ferocious pinch and infinite switching, their offense didn’t come out.

   Kevin Johnson, who has always played very stable, only made 2 of 11 shots in this game, and Barkley made 7 of 20 shots, and the efficiency was not high.

Wang Tiejun played for 38 minutes and encountered a fierce double-team. He made 6 of 13 shots, with a shooting rate of only 46%, 9 of 16 penalties, and scored 21 points, 13 rebounds, 3 assists, 5 blocks, 2 turnovers and 6 fouls. commit the field.

   Among his six fouls, there were two offensive fouls, all of which were called when attacking the basket, and one was called when rebounding, and there were only three defensive fouls.

   Judging from these few blows, the SuperSonics’ home field advantage is obvious.

   However, for the supersonic home field advantage, the Suns have already prepared psychologically, so a loss did not make the team lose confidence.

  On the 29th, the G3 battle of the Eastern Finals begins.

  In the end, 83:103, the Bulls won by 20 points.

Based on defense and rebounding, the Bulls forced the Knicks to make up to 20 turnovers. They had only 12 turnovers, and only 5 fewer rebounds. Two more steals ensured that their shots were not too high. disadvantage.

   Then went 5-of-8 from three-point range, shooting 62.5%, 4 percentage points higher than the Knicks overall, and 10 percentage points higher than the Knicks true shooting percentage.

  In terms of individuals, only Ewing played well for the Knicks, making 7 of 13 shots, 7 of 8 free throws, and scored 21 points and 9 rebounds. Others were not very good.

On the Bulls side, Jordan made continuous breakthroughs throughout the game and was madly double-teamed by the Knicks. He made only 3 of 18 shots, and the shooting rate was only 16.7%, but he caused huge damage, 16 of 17 free throws, and 22 shots. 8 rebounds and 11 assists.

  Pippen made 10 of 12 shots, 1 of 1 from 3-pointers, and 8 of 10 free throws. He also made a lot of breakthroughs, and his lethality was higher than that of Ewing. He scored a team-high 29 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists.

The Suns watched the game in the hotel, and after the game, head coach Westphal said very seriously: "Have you seen it, this is lethality, if we meet the Bulls in the finals, this is one of our problems that must be faced.

   It should be said that the Knicks' inside defense is stronger than ours. Old K's defense, especially the help defense ability, is seriously insufficient. Our inside line may, with a high probability, be smashed by the Bulls. "

Assistant coach Lewis nodded and said: "The Bulls beat us. One is to break through and cause damage. If they can beat the old K, their tactics will be half successful. The second is to defend from the outside, forcing us to make mistakes and cut off the connection between the outside and the inside. "

   Westphal nodded and said: "Okay, let the Bulls put it down in advance, let's deal with the Supersonics first. We must win the game tomorrow night, and we must not let the Supersonics tie the big score.

   So for tomorrow night's game, all the main players must be mentally prepared, and you will have a lot of playing time. "

  May 30th, the game day of the Western Conference Finals G4.

   "Ah! Tap it! Hiss! Ahhh..."

  In the locker room of the home team, the masseuse was massaging Rain Man. Rain Man made exaggerated screams or screams from time to time. Every movement of the masseuse made him feel incomparable pain.

   It is not the lower back, but the front chest, mainly on the left chest.

   There is a large swelling in the left chest. This is a blunt injury to the muscle after many strong blows. The ice bath can't solve the problem and can't stop the muscle swelling.

   Even the row of ribs on the left chest was aching.

   This is the result after he tried his best to avoid confrontation with the old K. After three consecutive games, he was still injured, and the injuries accumulated like this.

  Especially in the last game, the Suns didn't play well enough. Old K, who wanted to win, was just aiming for him. Both offense and defense sought a strong confrontation with him, which made him suffer a lot.

   Even, he could smell the smell of blood in the breath he exhaled, which made him feel a wave of fear.

   Seeing the appearance of Rain Man and listening to his cry of pain, the shadow in the heart of coach George Karl couldn't go away.

   He was sure that in this game, Old K would definitely hold on to Rain Man, and would definitely fight against him until he completely destroyed Rain Man's will and body.

   (end of this chapter)