Chapter 177 Crazy and suffocating perimeter defense

   "Charles, aren't you a flying pig? Go back to his free throw line for a dunk." Pharaoh immediately shouted.

   "Go away! Shut up if you can't speak."

  Buckley said angrily, if I could do it, I would not be a flying pig, but a flying dragon.

   "Kevin, improve your focus on the game, stop unnecessary mistakes." On the sidelines, Paul Westphal shouted loudly.

  Wang Tiejun entered the basket, stood still, and asked for the ball outside.

It's a pity that Kevin Johnson didn't pass the ball in time. Jordan's defense was too strong. He seemed to be crazy today, biting him constantly, especially blocking the passing line between him and the basket, not giving him Any down pass opportunity.

   At this time, Barkley ran out of position on the right flank, and he hurriedly passed it.

  Barkley caught the ball, suddenly found he was double-teamed, and BJ Armstrong on the top pounced, and he hurriedly scored the ball to Dan Marley on the 3-point line.

   But at this moment, Jordan, who was at the top of the arc, had already pounced on Dan Marley, and was almost stealing.

   At this time, BJ Armstrong turned around again, threw himself back, and double-teamed Dan Marley.

  Dan Marley wanted to pass the ball, but all the passing lines were blocked by the two, and he could only dribble back.

   But at this moment, Jordan, who had already predicted his choice, not only kept up with his retreating action, but also reached out and stabbed his ball.

  BJ Armstrong took the opportunity to complete the steal, Jordan immediately turned around and quickly got down, and the Bulls played a fast break after the steal again.

"boom!"

   slashed to the basket from the left wing, another flying dunk, Jordan ignited the United Center again, and the atmosphere at home was boiling.

   Looking back, Wang Tiejun once again spared no effort to get into the basket. This time, Kevin Johnson finally passed the ball in.

"Snapped!"

   Cartwright hit him on the arm for the first time, and the referee's whistle blew.

   But no free throws, because he just got the ball and hasn't made an offensive move yet.

  The Suns re-attack, there are 9 seconds left.

"Tonight, the Bulls' defensive intensity has gone up to a new level. The Iron Army should focus on foul tactics here. Cartwright's foul was very decisive just now. Barkley's double-team tactics, not to mention perimeter defense, Jordan. Today's defense is too hard." Zhang Lili said.

   "Yeah, I'm nervous looking at it, this defense makes me breathless!" Sun Zhenping said.

   At this time, the Suns served from the sideline in front of the court, and Wang Tiejun served. He had the highest and widest field of vision.

   But the Bulls were too defensive, and it was not until the end of five seconds that he reluctantly sent the ball to Barkley, who was running inside the left-wing three-point line.

  Barkley was double-teamed by Pippen and Grant as soon as he received the ball. At this time, Wang Tiejun, who had served, entered the court, and he hurriedly passed it.

"Snapped!"

   Just rely on Pippen below to predict the pass, react in advance, pounce forward, instantly cut into the pass and receive line, and break the ball.

   "It's over!"

   Seeing this, Zhang Lili lost his voice.

   Jordan went down from the right wing, entered the frontcourt, and cut diagonally from the left wing to the basket. At this time, Pippen passed the ball from the right wing.

"boom!"

   Another dunk that completely detonated the United Center.

   "Three mistakes in the opening game and three goals were intercepted, call a timeout!" Zhang Lili was anxious.

   "Are the Bulls' defense crazy today?" Sun Zhenping asked in surprise.

   "This is the finals. It's time to work hard. Come on Suns. If you don't keep up with the rhythm, it will be over." Zhang Lili shouted anxiously.

   Westphal obviously hadn't reacted on the sidelines, and was caught off guard by the bulls, and his mind was a little dazed.

   "Paul, it's time to call a timeout." Teaching assistant Lewis reminded.

   He nodded, and then made a time-out gesture to the players on the court. After serving, Kevin Johnson, who received the ball, called a time-out.

  0:6, the Bulls had three consecutive steals in the opening game, stopping the Suns.

   On the ABC live broadcast, Bill Walton said solemnly: "Obviously, coach Phil Jackson is more targeted when it comes to tactical use.

   First of all, he further strengthened the perimeter defense, especially the tightest control of the No. 1 position, and never let him pass any threatening pass.

   Then implement the single defense + foul tactics at the 5th position to prevent the old K from scoring easily.

   Finally, here at Barkley, concentrate on double-teaming, trying to strangle the Suns' first scoring point, and at the same time cut the Suns' two big inside lines.

   These three defensive tactics have completely cut the Suns from a whole into pieces. Through strong on-court execution, the Bulls have obviously completed their defensive tactics. "

  John Hanks said: "Then it's up to the Suns to deal with it now. If Westphal can't figure out a way, the Suns will be in trouble tonight."

   "One side is a championship-level head coach, and the other is a rookie head coach, the Suns are in trouble!" Bill Walton shook his head.

   On CCTV's side, Zhang Reasonably analyzed: "Today the Suns didn't pay enough attention to the game. Like Barkley just now, the intention of passing the ball was too obvious, and it was predicted by Pippen.

   The same ball he passed to Dan Marley on the right wing just now was almost cut by Jordan.

   This is a very crucial G4 battle. If you win it, you will get match point. You can't play in a dizzy manner. Wake up. "

   "Three steals a minute, how about your concentration on the game?"

On the Suns bench, Westphal was roaring in a deep voice: "After two days of rest, let you play such a garbage performance? Do you still want to win the championship? Tell me, do you still want the championship? Now it’s the finals, it’s the finals, not the regular season, it’s the finals where every game and every point must be fought, and it cheers me up.”

  Barkley, Kevin Johnson and others bowed their heads and wiped sweat, embarrassed to answer.

"Listen now, from the analysis of the Bulls' defensive tactics just now, in addition to strengthening their perimeter defense, for the inside, old K is using foul tactics here, and Barkley is using double-team tactics here. When we choose the starting point of the attack , to avoid the double-teamed point."

   Having said that, Westphal stared at Pharaoh and said: "Old K, I haven't seen the Bulls using double-team tactics against you at present, so you have to stand up and open up the situation for the team."

"I?"

   Old Wang was startled and nodded quickly.

   Westphal again warned: "They use foul tactics on you. When you catch the ball, you should push the defender away first. You can do this."

   "Of course I can." Old Wang patted his chest authentically.

Westphal said to Barkley again: "Charles, they double-teamed you, and you seem to have a problem with your hand today, so from now on, your task is to attract defense for the old K, and the ball transitions from your hands. One more shot, and then to the old K. Remember, the passing has to be sudden, and don't let your defender predict you."

   "OK, I'm fine." Buckley said quickly.

On the Bulls side, Phil Jackson encouraged the players, and then told Cartwright: "Bill, in the timing of the foul on Old K, you have to be careful, foul at the moment he shoots, then we can get The ball, you're a seasoned veteran and I'm sure you can do it."

   "Okay, I promise." Cartwright nodded.

Phil Jackson added: "Old K is just good in strength, but his explosiveness is not enough, and the speed of the bullet is very ordinary, so his getting up speed after getting the ball under the basket is far less than a monster like O'Neal. It was a foul the moment he shot."

   "Understood." Cartwright nodded again.

   "But be careful with his hits, don't let him knock you over before he makes a shot, that's the best way for a restricted area sweeper to play at the basket." Phil Jackson warned again.

   "I'll be careful, coach." Cartwright said solemnly.

Phil Jackson glanced at the other players and said: "We focused on defending and double-teaming Barkley today, the Suns are likely to focus on the old K's offense, but you have to implement the established tactics to the end, as long as we strangle to death. On their perimeter, even if Old K scores a few goals and gets 20+, the winner will be us."

   "Understood." Everyone answered in unison.

Phil Jackson added: "The Suns' perimeter system has been destroyed by us. When the offensive efficiency is reduced, the old K will strengthen the attack at the basket. He is likely to enter the basket every time. We can focus on this and resolutely. To defend against the ground and take the opportunity to consume his physical strength, the final victory must be ours."

   When the time came, Jordan stood up and said to his teammates: "Win this game, and I will give each of you a box of the best cigars."

   "Oh hoo, that's great!"

   The second-in-command of Pi shouted excitedly, and the others were also very happy, after all, cigars are powerful artifacts.

   "Can't take it, you know." Jordan said again.

  "..." Everyone couldn't help but suffocate.

   The timeout ends and the Suns attack.

  Wang Tiejun entered the basket and took the important position. Cartwright followed the order of the head coach and resolutely defended at the top.

   It doesn't matter if you can't defend, Phil Jackson wants to consume the old K's physical strength, so his top defense has done his best.

"ball!"

  Wang Tiejun squeezed into the basket, struggled to block Cartwright at the back, and asked for the ball from the top of the arc.

Unfortunately, Kevin Johnson did not pass the ball in the first time. Jordan, who has the advantage of height and wingspan, blocked the passing and receiving lines from the top of the arc and the basket. He had to leave the basket first. Valuable energy wasted in vain.

  Kevin Johnson pulled to the left wing, when Pippen on the left made a double-team assist, forcing him to pass the ball immediately.

  Wang Tiejun happened to step on the paint area to receive the ball. At this time, the three seconds of the attack started to count, and he quickly started to back play.

   "Boom!"

   With one hit, Cartwright was knocked back half a step, but he still clenched his teeth.

   And at this time, Pippen's double team arrived.

   After playing so many games, Pippen learned to be smart. When he double-teamed, he didn't get close to himself and didn't give Wang Tiejun a chance to hit him. He used his two long arms to grab the ball and prevented Wang Tiejun from getting up and hitting a hook.

  Wang Tiejun suddenly turned and slipped, but was double-teamed by Grant on the weak side, missed the dribble and was snatched by Grant.

"Hey!"

   Zhang Lili let out a long sigh.

  The Bulls played a fast break after stealing again. Jordan, who was at the top of the arc, took the lead to kill the center line, received a long pass from Grant, and sent another dunk.

  0:8, the Suns didn't score a point, and they made four consecutive turnovers at the start.

   "Kevin, old K, play according to tactics, have you forgotten?" Westphal roared angrily at the court.

  Suns offense.

   This time, Wang Tiejun went to the low post on the left wing first, and did not enter the basket for the first time.

   And Barkley moves frequently on the right wing, and the position is low, so that the Bulls have no chance to double-team him easily.

   At this time, Kevin Johnson came to the top of the arc, glanced at Wang Tiejun's side, but suddenly pulled to the right wing, Jordan was half a beat slower.

   took two steps to the right, saw that Barkley ran out of the receiving position, and quickly passed the ball down.

   At this moment, Wang Tiejun saw the opportunity and immediately hit Tieshan, which shook Cartwright's center of gravity, and then took the opportunity to bypass the defender and run towards the basket.

  Barkley caught the ball and suddenly threw it to the basket before the double team came.

"boom!"

   When the basket slid over the basket, Wang Tiejun took off, grabbed the ball with both hands and smashed it forward, and the Bulls' basket was instantly blown up.

   "Follow up, double-team faster, don't let him play the ball easily, I believe you can do it." Jordan, who looked grim, shouted at Grant and the others.

   "Beautiful! The ball was played beautifully!"

   Zhang Lean exclaimed excitedly: "The tactics are very clear, and I have played this way before."

   "The Bulls can only double-team one person. If they double-team Barkley, they can't double-team the Iron Army." Sun Zhenping said with a smile.

   "Yes, that's it." Zhang Lili laughed.

  2:8, Bulls attack.

  Jordan ran from the right wing to the left wing to catch the ball, and then a turn around to break through the switching defense Ceballos, bypassing the defending Dan Marley, from the left elbow into the paint area, straight to the basket.

  Wang Tiejun and Barkley defended to the basket at the same time, the former was on the left and the latter was in front of the basket, sealing the basket.

   At this time, Jordan made an emergency stop jumper, and the two took off at the same time to defend, but the former suddenly recovered the ball in the air.

   The next moment, Wang Tiejun fell down like a weight, followed by Barkley, and Jordan, who took off first, was still in the air.

  The powerful ability to stay in the air and the superb athletic talent are perfectly reflected at this moment.

   At this time, Jordan, even though his ability to stay in the air was not as good as before the weight gain, he was still the best player in the league. After both fell to the ground, he still stayed in the air.

   "Sigh!"

   Tossed with one hand, the basketball fell into the basket accurately.

   "click, click..."

   In the media booth behind the bottom line, dozens of reporters pressed the shutter one after another, and many radio microphones even stretched into the field. They knew that Jordan would definitely spout trash talk, so they wanted to record the next trash talk.

  Jordan did not let them down, and immediately after he succeeded, he spouted trash talk excitedly. Not spouting trash talk at this time was not enough to further attack the opponent's mental will.

   "Hey, No. 33, No. 34, turn into a birdman, so you can guard against me." He spat with disdain.

"Hey!"

  The reporters all sighed, this trash talk is not as lethal as the old K's sentence, Michael, you are a college student, why is the trash talk worse than the old K, a junior high school student?

   "Four clips and one, we can prevent you." Old K sprayed back.

   "Pfft!" Buckley laughed.

  “…”

  Jordan's face instantly turned ashen.

   "Oh! This sentence is more lethal."

   "Ha, I feel like Jordan got hit!"

  The reporters after the bottom line were instantly refreshed.

  2:10, Sun attack.

  Barkley was running and got the ball.

But the Bulls double-teamed too fast. Jordan went down to help defend, and with Grant, he blocked his pass to the basket, and also blocked his pass to the top of the arc. He has only two options. , a hard shot, or to Dan Marley on the outside.

   Wang Tiejun, who entered the basket, could not get the ball, so he had to withdraw first.

At this time, Dan Marley ran from the 45-degree position to the right bottom corner, and at the same time reached out to Barkley for the ball. The latter hurriedly passed it. When he received the ball, BJ Armstrong, who was switching, caught up and quickly took off and shot. , If you don't make a move, Jordan will be double-teamed in place.

"boom!"

  The ball missed, got longer, and bounced to the left side of the basket.

  Wang Tiejun and Cartwright took off at the same time, he was behind, but with better jumping and wingspan, he popped out more than one end, picked up the ball on the latter's head, and then took off a second time to grab the offensive rebound.

   Cartwright quickly got in there, keeping him out of the paint, when Pippen jumped up from behind and double-teamed.

   But just before the double-team was in place, he took a step to the waist with his right foot, dodged Cartwright and Pippen's double-team, took off three times, and hooked the ball to the basket with his right hand.

   "Can you hit?" Zhang Lili asked loudly.

"brush!"

   The refreshing sound of entering the basket answered him.

   "Hit! Wang Tiejun grabbed the offensive rebound and hit a near-basket hook in the double-team." He roared excitedly.

   "It's 4:10 now. Wang Tiejun made 2 of 2 shots and is still 6 points behind. Come on!" Sun Zhenping shouted.

   "It doesn't matter, just let him shoot there." Phil Jackson shouted at the players on the sidelines.

The Bulls attacked. This time, Pippen made a big shot on Ceballos' head. It was a big and small dislocation, but the latter bounced well. Although his defensive skills were average, he was very hardworking. Under the block, the ball failed. hit.

  Barkley protected the backcourt rebounds and the Suns attacked.

   Although Wang Tiejun only played two balls, he has entered the basket several times in a row and asked for a position. His physical energy consumption is not small. This time he is standing low on the left wing, and there is no strong position.

  Kevin Johnson was pressed by Jordan and passed the ball to Barkley.

  Barkley catches the ball, and BJ Armstrong, who is above, immediately pounces, and he rushes to pass the ball to Dan Marley.

   But then Jordan pounced on Dan Marley and blocked the pass to the top of the arc.

Dan Marley can only pass to the top of the arc, which consumes more time, so not only did Pippen successfully complete the defense, but Jordan also threw back to the top of the arc. As soon as the ball reached Kevin Johnson, the Bulls were at the top of the arc. Synthesized pack.

"Snapped!"

  Pippen knocked down the ball, Jordan took the opportunity to grab the ball, and the two immediately fought back. In the end, Jordan made a successful layup.

  4:12, the Suns are 8 points behind.

   (end of this chapter)