Chapter 173 Jordan, you are unlucky when you meet me

   The next day, the 13th, the game day of the G3 finals.

  In order to prevent accidents, at eleven o'clock, the team arranged lunch in the hotel in advance.

  At twelve o'clock, the Suns boarded the bus and arrived at the United Center Arena half an hour later. As expected, they were blocked by countless Bulls fans and could not enter the stadium smoothly.

   "Boom hee bang..."

  The bus was slapped by fans outside, and the body was shaking.

   "Ignore them and don't stand up. We've contacted arena security and they'll be there soon."

  Experienced Colangelo stood at the front, reminding everyone.

   However, although the security was contacted, it took nearly an hour for the Suns bus to enter the stadium. It was already 1:30 when it entered the locker room, and it was already 2:00 pm when it was time to change clothes and start training.

  The game started at 8:30. At 6:00, the audience began to enter the stadium, and the United Center was filled with countless fans within an hour.

   In the home team's locker room, Jordan was chewing on an unlit cigar and was about to consider a question, should he go to the visiting team's locker room.

  G1 was kicked by that **** K, he had to return it, he couldn't bear it!

   But when he thought about the violence of old K, he couldn't beat him. He was afraid that he would be beaten when he sent it to the door, and he didn't want to stand up.

   After thinking about it, let’s forget it. Lord Laozi has a lot, and he still doesn’t have the same knowledge as that bastard, old K. It’s better to teach him a lesson on the field.

   At eight o'clock, the two teams announced their starting rosters.

  Sun: Wang Tiejun, Barkley, Ceballos, Dan Marley, Kevin Johnson

   Bulls: Bill Cartwright, Grant, Pippen, Jordan, BJ Armstrong

  In the ABC live booth, Bill Walton analyzed after receiving the roster: "The Suns changed the starting roster, and Ceballos returned to the starting position.

  He is 198 cm tall and weighs 86 kg. He is taller, heavier and younger than Danny Ainge. The Suns should not want Pippen to have such a big dislocation advantage in this position.

   However, Pippen is 203 cm and 95 kg. No matter from physical condition or strength, he still has the advantage of crushing at the 3rd position. Ceballos is not enough to deal with him. "

John Hanks analyzed: "The Suns arranged for Danny Ainge to start, just to open up space for the old K and create opportunities for low singles, so now replace Ceballos, a role player without three points, the Suns are Did you give up the old K's low post attack?"

The two analyzed and analyzed. In fact, the reason why the Suns changed the starting lineup is very simple. The first is that Danny Ainge's physical fitness can't make the starting lineup. He is old and can only change back to Ceballos. The second is that old K is in the first half. On the field, or even if the situation is good, the first three quarters will not be strong, so there is no need to arrange for Danny Ainge to start.

   On the CCTV live broadcast booth, Zhang Lili analyzed: "Today, if the Suns want to win the game, the key is to rebound and attack in the low position.

   One of the most important points is that Wang Tiejun must be efficient. Only if he is efficient, so as to improve the efficiency of the entire team, can he offset Jordan's performance and give the team a chance to win. "

   "The key is that the Bulls are fighting against him. How can the Suns solve this problem?" Sun Zhenping asked anxiously.

  Zhang nodded rationally and said, "I've been thinking about this problem for the past two days. It's really difficult to solve the problem. Let's see how the coaching staff arranges it."

   At 8:15, the starting lineup.

   "Charles, my friend, you're sure to lose. If you meet me in your life, you're unlucky." In the player tunnel, when the two teams met, Jordan said to Barkley with a smile on his face.

   "Michael, that's not necessarily true." Buckley said reluctantly.

   "Old man, if you meet me, you are considered unlucky." Wang Tiejun said at this time.

"you?"

  Jordan squinted at Wang Tiejun and sneered: "Boy, why did you make me unlucky?"

   "However you make Charles unlucky, I will make you unlucky." Wang Tiejun said solemnly.

   "Just you?" Jordan's face was full of disdain and indifference.

"After you debuted for 9 seasons, you only have two championships. You don't even have a dynasty. Does that make you arrogant? Have you forgotten the taste of being beaten by the bad boys and the black and white duo?" Wang Tiejun said coldly. .

   "You?" Jordan gasped.

   "Old K, let's go."

   At this time, the visiting team played, Barkley glanced at Jordan blankly, and pulled Wang Tiejun into the field.

   "Two championships?"

  Jordan stared at Wang Tiejun who appeared on the stage, his two fists clenched tightly, and a sentence came out between his teeth: "There will be three soon, this dynasty, I'm going to make it!"

   "Michael?" Pippen said.

   "All work hard, we try to win two home games, then go to Phoenix and kill them at their home."

  Jordan said coldly: "I said that I would crush that rookie for the rest of my life. This finals, I must not lose."

   "Understood." Pippen and the others nodded.

After Wang Tiejun came out, he looked at the stadium. There were more stars from all walks of life on the sidelines, some were old faces from G1 and G2, and some were new faces. Most of these stars were wearing Jordan's home court 23. The No. jersey, which a few did not wear, also wore the finals jersey presented by the Bulls at home.

   "Man, one day, I'm going to have these guys in my jersey." He twisted to Barkley.

   "You're not an outsider, we insiders are not born to attract fans or sell shoes." Barkley said helplessly.

   Old Wang scratched his head and said unconvincingly, "That's not necessarily true. My shoes are selling well now."

   At half past eight, the game officially started.

   After the jump ball, the Suns take the lead.

  Wang Tiejun ran forward, and Cartwright immediately entangled him. This is the same as playing. When he was off the ball, he began to entangle him and began to consume his physical energy.

   A cold light flashed in his eyes, suddenly stopped, and then took a step forward, but there was a small change in direction.

   Cartwright quickly moved sideways, trying to stick again. But just as he moved, Wang Tiejun's Tieshanli erupted.

   "Boom!"

   He groaned and was knocked straight, his back hit the floor, and he slipped two meters before stopping.

   "Shhh!"

   Huge boos resounded throughout the United Center.

   The referee moved his mouth, he was right next to him, and he could see clearly that both of them were moving, so the whistle could not be blown.

   He immediately pointed forward to signal the game to continue.

   "Shhh!"

   Seeing that the referee did not call a foul, the home fans were dissatisfied and sent huge boos.

   "Clap clap clap..."

   Only 2,000 away fans applauded the referee.

  Wang Tiejun had no defender beside him, he immediately rushed to the basket, the Bulls had to shrink to the basket immediately, and there was a lot of space on the outside.

  Kevin Johnson quickly passed the ball, Dan Marley received the ball on the right-wing three-point line, and Jordan immediately returned to the defense two steps away, but he was unable to stop his shot.

   "Can you hit a three-pointer in the open space?" Zhang Lili shouted.

"brush!"

   Before he finished speaking, he saw splashes of water and hit the three-pointer.

   "Beautiful! Wang Tiejun entered the basket, compressed the Bulls' defense, and created space for the outside line. He has at least half of the credit for this goal." Zhang Lili shouted happily.

  The Bulls attack, send fast passes, and advance very fast.

  Wang Tiejun didn't keep up with the rhythm and fell behind with Cartwright, but he was still faster, and Cartwright was the slowest.

   Jordan drove the ball from the right wing, made a sudden stop, then started again, got rid of Dan Marley, rushed into the paint from the flank, held the ball high with one hand, and jumped towards the basket.

   At this time, Barkley went back to the basket and took off to block the shot, but Jordan suddenly received the ball with one hand, flew past the block and flew under the basket, and scored a goal under the backhand.

"yeah!"

The moment of   's wonderful birth made the United Center Arena boil, and even the stars from all walks of life in the front row applauded and cheered for this goal.

"Friends from the audience, the Bulls' home is the most terrifying home in the NBA from the late 1980s to the present. There are the most determined fans here. Every goal of Jordan can get their cheers and screams here. Here , Jordan is God..."

  As a big fan of Jordan, Zhang Lili introduced excitedly.

   But after taking a breath, he immediately said: "But I believe that Wang Tiejun will play his wonderful performance here.

Because he did it, he confiscated the Bulls' rim here, he ripped Jordan's rim off, he once silenced the hottest arena, and made everyone's eyes focus on him on a person.

  I believe that as long as he plays well, he has a chance to beat Michael Jordan. "

  Suns offense.

  Wang Tiejun stood firmly on the low position on the left wing, facing up, with his left foot outside the left line of the paint area, pushing Bill Cartwright away with the force of his left elbow, and raising his right hand for the ball.

  The Bulls shrank their defense a little, but didn't give the Suns much space on the perimeter to ensure they could return to defense in time.

  Jordan still switched to guard Kevin Johnson, and he was in charge of both. While consuming his old physical strength, he had to strangle the passing lines inside and out.

   But Kevin Johnson still passed the ball, and as soon as his ball was released, the Bulls double-teamed the low post.

   Above the right flank, Pippen quickly turned around and pounced.

  Wang Tiejun had just received the ball when Pippen reached a step beside him and grabbed the ball in his hand with both hands.

  Pippen's consideration is to use steals to delay Wang Tiejun's counter-attack, and then he can take the opportunity to complete the close-fitting and let the double-team take shape.

But beyond his expectations, Wang Tiejun did not hit Cartwright for the first time, but when he was not close to him, he suddenly took a step upward and stepped on the left waist of the paint area with his right foot. Jumped up and hit a frontal hook.

   At this time, Cartwright failed to complete the move in time, there was no defense in front, and he was too late in the back, so he could only watch Wang Tiejun make his move.

   "Hook?"

Staring at the screen, Zhang Lili let out a loud roar, and then roared excitedly in an instant: "Hit! Wang Tiejun hits a nearly two-point hook, three meters away, this is the junction between the mid-two points and the near-two points. Very stable cast..."

After    hit a ball, Wang Tiejun immediately ran to the backcourt and started to defend.

  Although the Bulls accelerated the offensive and defensive rhythm, Wang Tiejun returned to the basket in time, and Cartwright slowed him by at least two or three steps.

   At this time, Pippen held the ball on the left wing. With the breakthrough of height and tonnage, he crushed Ceballos to advance to the middle distance, and then turned and made a jumper.

   He deliberately kept a certain distance from the low post and did not get close to the paint area to avoid being double-teamed by Wang Tiejun. This was a loss he suffered before, but now he is very careful.

   But the ball was missed, it was a little shorter, the rebound rebounded, and it was won by Wang Tiejun.

  When the Suns moved forward, Jordan stepped back and defended, making pressing moves from time to time, forcing Kevin Johnson to move to the left flank in a wide range, and Ceballos came out to get rid of him.

  Kevin Johnson broke through with the ball from the left wing, Jordan caught up again, Wang Tiejun immediately stepped up to make a pick-and-roll, the former took the opportunity to break into the paint area and hit a layup.

   In the next few rounds, Jordan hit a mid-range shot, Dan Marley missed a mid-range shot, Grant grabbed a backcourt rebound, and then Pippen once again singled Ceballos on the left wing with the ball.

   Missed the last ball, this time he was going to break through.

   He still bullied Ceballos with his physical advantage, and after rolling into the flank, he turned and broke into the paint from the left elbow.

   This position is also a specially chosen breakthrough position, which can keep him away from the low position and avoid being double-teamed by Wang Tiejun.

  Wang Tiejun had already moved up to the left waist position. Seeing this, he hurriedly took a step laterally and blocked in front of Pippen. At this time, Ceballos caught up with Pippen.

   At this time, Cartwright, who was released, immediately moved to the basket and asked for the ball from Pippen, who hurriedly hit the ground to pass the ball.

But Wang Tiejun also turned around. He didn't want to actually switch to Pippen. The purpose of the defense was to block Pippen and get a chance for Ceballos to return to the defense, so after achieving his goal, he immediately chose to return to the defense. Down.

   Cartwright caught the ball for a layup. He was just one step away, flew under his body, grabbed it with a big hand, and with a bang, pressed the ball directly on the backboard.

   "Beautiful! Wang Tiejun sent a big pegboard cap, and he made a beautiful defense!" Zhang Lili shouted excitedly.

  In the ABC live booth, Bill Walton laughed: "This defense is really beautiful, first to cover Pippen, then back to Cartwright, I think old K's defensive potential still has, but the athletic ability has not kept up."

  The Suns attacked, and the head coach Westphal shouted from the sidelines: "Be careful with the second and third positions, and play steadily."

  Dan Marley and Ceballos responded on the left and right flanks, and after a pass, the ball advanced into the frontcourt and returned to Kevin Johnson.

   While watching Jordan, he held the ball and made tactical gestures.

  Three seconds later, Ceballos suddenly started, cutting into the paint from the left wing.

  Pippen chased, Wang Tiejun made a pick-and-roll outside the left waist of the paint area, Ceballos took the opportunity to cut into the paint area, then Kevin Johnson passed the ball.

   This is a scalpel pass that needs to penetrate the Bulls' perimeter defense directly from the top of the arc and pass directly into the paint.

   As long as the ball is passed into the paint and caught by him, the ball is set.

However, Jordan's defense was too strong. At the moment when Kevin Johnson passed the ball, he instinctively reached out and blocked the ball. His fingertips touched the basketball, and the direction of the ball changed suddenly and flew to the left wing. The angle was exactly the one behind Wang Tiejun. beyond meters.

"Snapped!"

  Wang Tiejun's reaction was very fast, his arms were long enough, he moved his right foot outwards and grabbed the ball with his right hand, just in time to catch the ball.

   At this time, Ceballos, who did not catch the ball, had already reached the basket, but Grant on the right wing had already returned to the basket, and he had no chance.

   At the same time, Pippen entangled Wang Tiejun, and Cartwright also made it in one step, forming a double-team on the left waist of the paint area.

   "Whoosh!"

   However, Wang Tiejun's vision was not affected. He saw Barkley's open space, and he threw his right hand and made a cross, giving the ball to Barkley who was low on the right wing.

  Barkley catches the ball, takes a step forward, throws his hand and hits a shot before Grant returns.

  9:4, the Suns lead, the Bulls attack.

  Phil Jackson frowned a little. He had a feeling that there seemed to be some changes in the old K tonight.

   What specific changes, he just had some feelings, and he didn't find any specific findings.

   In the 7th minute of the first quarter, the score was 20:15, the Bulls were 5 points behind, and the difference was not too big.

  Phil Jackson held the data of the first seven minutes of the old K in his hand. He made 1 of 2 shots, 2 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 1 block.

   Got two assists and three rebounds in most of the quarter. He thinks that Old K's energy today is not on the offensive end, but on defense and assisting assists.

   In addition to these data, there are some other data.

   For example, two shots are all hooks.

   For another example, he never entered the basket once, did not have a strong confrontation, and even deliberately reduced the confrontation.

This is the most important, because there has never been a strong confrontation, and he has never replaced Cartwright. This is completely different from the G2 game. Old K played half a quarter and consumed very little physical energy. It should be intentionally saving physical energy. .

   During the G2 battle, as long as the Bulls players go up to seek confrontation, Old K will definitely take the move, but not today, he is hiding.

   The key point is that although Old K's offense is not much, other contributions are great, and the Suns have always been ahead, and he has maintained his physical fitness.

  Phil Jackson always felt that there was no problem with the tactics, so he never called a timeout, but now he felt that there was a problem, so he decisively called a timeout.

  The Suns have never called a timeout before because they have been leading.

   This timeout in the 7th minute was also the first timeout for the two teams in the first quarter.

   "To change that."

   After the player came down, he explained the situation first, and then said: "I took the initiative to strengthen the confrontation with him. His character is impulsive and irritable. I irritated him with trash talk. We must not let his physical fitness be retained until the second half."

Then he replaced Cartwright, replaced Mark West, and explained to him: "Mark, use all means to provoke him, I want to see the confrontation between you, I want to see him gasping violently, Saw him sweating constantly."

   "Understood, coach."

  Mark West nodded heavily.

   The timeout ends and the game begins.

   Bulls attack.

  Jordan broke through with the ball on the right wing, and Barkley made up the defense.

   At this time, Grant suddenly cut inside the basket, and while running to the basket, he turned his head and reached for the ball to Jordan.

  Jordan swiftly passed the ball over.

"what?"

   Grant received the ball, turned around, and took a step forward for a layup. Unknowingly, in the dark, a big hand pressed on the ball.

"Snapped!"

  When Wang Tiejun saw the Cobra cut inward, he immediately chose to go back to the basket, just sent a big cap, and pinched it with five fingers, grabbing the ball directly from Grant's hand.

   "Kevin!"

When    landed, he raised his right hand high, and with a glance from above, he saw that Kevin Johnson at the top of the arc was going down frantically. BJ Armstrong fell two steps behind, shouted, and threw the ball with one hand.

   "Sigh!"

  Kevin Johnson quickly got to the basket after receiving the ball and made a successful layup.

  22:15, the Bulls attacked.

   "Beautiful, with three assists in a single quarter, Wang Tiejun turned into a top point guard, his ability to launch fast breaks in the backcourt is really good."

   Zhang Lean shouted.

  Sun Zhenping said with a smile: "The same is true for Big Brother Mu Tiezhu back then. He has a great vision. He has the ability to get the ball in the backcourt and launch a fast break directly."

   "Kevin Johnson's speed is very fast, his quotation marks are lightning, and he is very capable of fast breaks. Moreover, in such an attack, the Iron Army does not need to run at all, and it can save physical strength, killing two birds with one stone." Zhang Lili laughed.

  In the ABC live broadcast booth, Bill Walton laughed: "Old K's help defense speed has always been slow, and he is often smashed into a sieve by the outside line, but he has a defensive height. As long as the supplementary defense is in place, it is a huge defensive barrier."

   "The problem is that he often doesn't make up the defense, so Grant is careless." John Hanks laughed.

   (end of this chapter)