Chapter 179 Big Heart

   Jordan missed a mid-range shot, Wang Tiejun protected the backcourt rebound, and the Suns attacked.

   "Bounce!"

   On the sidelines, with a finger low on the left wing, Phil Jackson made a strangle action with both hands.

   Wang Tiejun's hook just now made him realize that this rookie who brought the Bulls a lot of trouble, even though he has no physical strength, he can still play Williams in singles.

  The Suns attacked, still looking for Wang Tiejun first. As soon as the ball came out, Pippen immediately turned around and rushed towards the low post on the left wing.

   The left-wing three-point line is forty-five degrees, and Danny Ainge immediately moved down the three-point line, pulling the distance from the top of the arc and getting ready to catch the ball.

   Sure enough, when he reached the 60-degree position on the left wing, Wang Tiejun's ball came over, and there was no defender within three steps. He took the ball and aimed at the basket and shot calmly.

"brush!"

  The water splashed and the three-pointer hit.

   "Beautiful! Old K's pass is fast and accurate." John Hanks laughed at the ABC live booth.

   Bill Walton laughed and shook his head, and said, "Coach Phil Jackson may have some headaches, because the tactics the Suns played just now were his triangle tactics."

   At this time, Zhang Lili said with a smile: "This is a left-wing low-post tactic in the triangle tactics. The ball is given to the low-post first. If the low-post is not double-teamed, the low-post can be singled.

   This tactic requires a strong low-post player, as well as a pitcher with a good open space, which is just right for both Wang Tiejun and Danny Ainge. Danny Ainge is old and doesn't play much tonight. It should be reserved for him to play in the last quarter. "

  Sun Zhenping said with a smile: "It's 73:76 now, the Suns are still 3 points behind, I hope to tie the score."

   "Sigh!"

   As soon as he finished speaking, Jordan threw in a mid-range shot, pulling the difference to five points again.

  The sun attacked and the ball was given to Barkley who ran out of space, but the Grantra fouled, and the Bulls took the opportunity to replace Williams and replaced another backup center Viperdo.

   This is the bull with the largest tonnage inside, 213 cm and 110 kg, and still adopts the top defense that consumes the most physical energy.

  The sun attacked again, opened the tactics, and Wang Tiejun received the ball again.

   To double-team, or not to double-team, Pippen is in a dilemma.

   After hesitating a little, he gave Wang Tiejun a chance to take action.

  As soon as the ball arrived, his left foot didn't move, he swayed up, and after shaking Perdo's center of gravity, he suddenly turned down and slipped, dribbled the ball once, and entered the paint area.

   Grant, who was low on the right wing, hurried back to the defense, where did he have time?

"boom!"

  Wang Tiejun shoved the ball into the basket with one hand. In order to save physical strength, the movement range was very small.

  75:78, Bulls attack.

   "Um!"

  Phil Jackson blew his rogue whistle again, then made a five-fingered grab on Jordan.

   This is to let him strengthen his defense on the 1st position, and don’t let the Suns’ ball easily pass into the low post. Jordan took a deep breath and nodded.

   There is no doubt that his physical fitness can no longer support his super-intensive defense in the first three quarters, but the Suns began to chase points, and they had to persevere if they could not persist.

   "Vill, work harder, don't let him leave your side, he's out of energy, you can do it." Phil Jackson shouted again to Perdo, who ran past him.

  Perdo nodded quickly.

   On the left wing, Pippen dislocated Danny Ainge and missed the mid-range shot. Wang Tiejun scored the rebound and the Suns attacked.

   "If the Suns are overturned today, the biggest reason for the Bulls' loss must be rebounding." Bill Walton laughed.

   "Yes, the Suns played poorly today, but they did a good job rebounding." John Hanks nodded.

   In the next few rounds, Wang Tiejun didn't have much chance. Perdo passed the winding defense and almost hung on him. The Bulls were rotated by many people, and their physical fitness was far better than him.

   Even, his chances of receiving the ball are very few, because Jordan once again strengthened his defense of the 1 position, and the ball could not be passed easily.

   And Danny Ainge has a lot of height difference, whether it is the transition of the ball from him or letting him single against Pippen, it will not work, it will be blocked by Pippen.

  At this point, Kevin Johnson's physical fitness is no better than Jordan's. Since it is difficult to pass the ball from the left wing and the low post, he can only turn to the right wing and pass the ball for Barkley and Dan Marley.

   In the fourth minute of the last quarter, Wang Tiejun was replaced by Oliver Miller.

   "Old K, hurry up to recover your fitness, you have to go up at the last time, let's gamble again." Paul Westphal said.

His idea is that the Bulls continue to defend the whole court with high intensity, but their physical fitness is limited. At the end of the game, their physical fitness is at its limit, and what he wants to bet is to let the old K recover a little physical fitness, and finally rush, See if you can catch the bull by surprise.

   But when Wang Tiejun came down, Jordan's defense against the No. 1 position, who was not physically fit, immediately dropped.

  Kevin Johnson threw the ball down. Miller turned around and made a jumper. He was not tall enough. He was only 206 centimeters. Because of the tonnage, he used to bounce well.

  The ball naturally missed and was taken by the Bulls.

   Looking back, Jordan missed a mid-range shot and Barkley grabbed the rebound.

   "The physical fitness of both sides has declined seriously, and the feel has begun to decline." Bill Walton said.

   "Rebounding is especially important right now," John Hanks said.

   In the 10th minute of the last quarter, with less than three minutes left, the Bulls called a timeout. After the timeout, Wang Tiejun went into battle again.

  Although the game is only 12 minutes long, it actually takes about half an hour. He has been sitting on the bench for about 15 or 6 minutes, and some of his physical fitness has recovered.

   The score at this time was 85:90, the Suns were 5 points behind, and the Bulls attacked.

"brush!"

  Jordan hits a mid-range shot.

"85:92, the point difference is 7 points again. Now time is running out, the Suns can't score this goal, and if the Bulls score another goal, it will be difficult to hit. So the Suns' offense is very difficult. It's important, you must score, and there is hope if you score." Zhang Lili analyzed nervously.

   At this time, the Suns advanced to the frontcourt. At the last minute, Jordan took the initiative to strengthen the defense of the No. 1 position, forcing Kevin Johnson to move in a wide range.

   He still wanted to find Wang Tiejun, so he pulled to the left flank, and the Bulls' defensive power immediately shifted to the left flank, and the entire paint area was full of people.

  Danny Ainge made a pick-and-roll, he took the opportunity to break through, took the ball to the left wing, attracted Pippen's defense, and passed the ball to Wang Tiejun.

  The left wing is low, Pharaoh is pressing Perdo with his left elbow and grabbing the ball with one hand with his right hand. Grant, who is a step away, has jumped under him, making him lose the possibility of slipping.

   At the same time, Jordan on the top also jumped down, and it was in place in one step, and the three-person team was formed.

   With his current physical condition, it is absolutely impossible to break the three-man team. Tieshan can't even start it by hitting him. If he starts it forcibly, he might get cramps.

   But at this moment, just in time for the three-team team to finally get close, he suddenly took off, and without looking at the basket, he casually hooked the ball to the basket.

  No, near the rim, because he believed that when Grant double-teamed himself, there must be his teammate Barkley there.

  The three of Jordan hurriedly took off and blocked the shot, but they didn't have time. They didn't expect Wang Tiejun to shoot suddenly. When they jumped up, the ball had already passed over their heads.

"brush!"

   Under the basket, Barkley caught the ball and made a layup with ease.

   "Old K, the pass is great!" After he succeeded, he shouted excitedly at Pharaoh.

   "This is called passing the ball without looking at people." Pharaoh smiled smugly.

   "The ball was passed beautifully and the timing was good. The ball was only passed when the three were double-teamed. Barkley was completely empty at the basket." Zhang Lili laughed.

  Sun Zhenping said with a smile: "That is, Tie Jun has long arms, big hands, and a strong ability to pass the ball with one hand."

"Yep."

   Zhang Lili nodded and smiled: "His hands are completely open, like a fan, this is talent."

  The Bulls are attacking, BJ Armstrong is on the ball at the top of the arc, he is pressing the rhythm, and it takes some time.

   When there were 7 seconds left in the attacking time, he was about to pass the ball to Jordan. Seeing that Dan Marley was too close to Jordan, he hesitated, and finally passed.

   But at this moment, Kevin Johnson suddenly cut into the passing line, completed the steal, and then hit the fast break and scored another goal.

  89:92, the Suns were only 3 points behind with 110 seconds left.

   "Beautiful, this is the most crucial steal, BJ's pass is a bit muddled." Bill Walton laughed.

   "At the last minute, the defense must keep up. Now that both sides have little energy left, it's time to compete for will." John Hanks said.

   "BJ, your pass to the Suns is really good, you can keep doing it, you know? You can compete for the Suns' sixth man, are you helping the Suns win the championship?"

   On the court, Jordan was furious and spewed trash talk at BJ Armstrong, which was also one of his best ways to boost the morale of his teammates.

  BJ Armstrong was sprayed pale, but he had nothing to refute.

   Bulls attack.

Jordan ran from the left wing to the right wing to get the ball. At this time, Dan Marley had been thrown away, and Barkley made it up again. He immediately made a turn and back play. Just when Barkley was preparing to defend, he turned around. Fallback jumper.

"brush!"

  The water splashed, and the two-point shot was in.

   "Charles, your defense is as **** as your offense."

After    succeeded, his trash talk was sprayed at Barkley without any mercy.

   "I really can't guard against you by myself, so you guys are better than me. The three of you almost guarded old K again just now."

  Barkley is not willing to be weak, he can get match point by winning this game, and he can't take care of his old friend's face, so he immediately retorted.

   These words are too sharp and lethal. A sword pierced into Jordan's heart, his face turned blue, and he snorted angrily, speeding up his defense.

  Wang Tiejun entered the frontcourt and ran from the left elbow to the low position. When he stepped on the waist, he suddenly accelerated and hit Perdo, then took the opportunity to get rid of the opponent and rushed into the paint area.

  Kevin Johnson saw an opportunity at the basket, but Jordan tightly sealed the pass space in front of him, and he had no chance to pass in.

   This made him anxious, and immediately took a step back from the dribble. When Jordan came up, he quickly closed the ball, and then jumped up and passed the ball.

   Afraid of being blocked by Jordan, he used a hanging pass.

  Jordan did jump and almost capped the ball.

   By the time Wang Tiejun received the ball, Perdeau was already behind him, and Grant on the right wing was already a step away.

   The first time he caught the ball, he jumped sideways and hit a hook under the basket.

   "Bang! Brush!"

  Peldo took off and blocked the shot. The speed of the ball was not enough, it was not enough, the ball slipped past his fingertips, hit the basket and bounced, and then fell into the basket.

"Hook? Okay, hit! Tie Jun hit a hook to the basket, 91:94, the Suns still have a chance. Now we have to defend well, try to prevent the Bulls one ball, and score another." Zhang Li said.

   "There are 68 seconds left. Come on Suns." Sun Zhenping shouted.

  The Bulls attacked, Jordan shot again, but this time, under the double team of Dan Marr and Barkley, he failed to hit. Wang Tiejun protected the rebound in the backcourt and the Suns attacked.

   "Chance, this goal must be scored." Zhang Lili shouted.

  Under Jordan's pressing, Kevin Johnson gave the ball to Dan Marley in the backcourt.

  Malley took the ball into the frontcourt, and when the Bulls' defensive formation had not yet fully settled, he suddenly accelerated, got rid of BJ Armstrong, and launched an attack from the right wing to the paint area.

   After the perimeter is broken, the Bulls' inside players can only make up for the defense immediately.

   Grant took two steps up and established the first supplementary defense line in the right elbow area. This is Dan Marley's breakthrough direction.

  Perdo hurried to the basket, he was the second line of defense.

   At this time, Wang Tiejun hadn't even settled down, he only ran to the left elbow, and hurriedly moved to the basket when he saw this.

   At this time, Dan Marley made a great change, shot Grant, hit the basket, and after attracting Perdo's defense, he suddenly threw the ball in the direction of Wang Tiejun.

"boom!"

  Wang Tiejun took off, grabbed the ball with both hands in the air, and smashed it forward. While smashing the ball into the basket, he knocked over Perdo who was under the basket.

"yeah!"

  The players on the court and the 2,000 fans of the Suns and the bench immediately cheered.

   "Okay! 93:94, we're only one point behind, here's the chance, let's defend one more goal!" Zhang Lili exclaimed excitedly.

   "56 seconds, this attack only took 12 seconds." Sun Zhenping laughed.

   Zhang Lili shouted: "Although the Tiejun didn't play much time in the final quarter, he has made 4 of 4 shots, sent two assists, and grabbed two rebounds. The efficiency is very high."

   "Congratulations, BJ, you are now the sixth man for the Suns."

  On the court, the angry Jordan roared again, targeting point guard BJ, and was sprayed with no color.

   Bulls attack.

  Jordan once again hit the ball, two points away, bringing the difference to three points.

  93:96, Sun attack.

   "Dan Marley still can't guard Jordan!" Sun Zhenping sighed.

   "Jordan is so easy to defend, he is not Jordan anymore." Zhang Lili laughed.

  Sun attack, 38 seconds left.

  The Bulls did not call a timeout, but Westphal defied the pressure and called a final timeout.

   He set up a three-pointer, trying to tie the game in one fell swoop, and then play overtime.

  The chance to shoot was given to Dan Marley, and Barkley would do the pick-and-roll. If there was no chance, it would be given to Danny Ainge. The team only had these two who could shoot three-pointers, and everyone else did the screen work.

   "Promote faster and try to get the last chance to attack." He finally warned.

   The timeout ends and the game resumes.

   "Bang bang bang..."

  Kevin Johnson gasped as he moved quickly with the ball.

  Jordan stepped back and defended, preventing his opponent from rushing. When he was about to reach the center line, he suddenly took a step forward and pressed, forcing Kevin Johnson to turn around to protect the ball and stop in the backcourt.

Dan Marley on the right wing immediately went back to the backcourt to meet up, but this time BJ Armstrong was chasing him very tightly. He ran counter-runs in a row before he had the chance to catch the ball. When he advanced to the frontcourt, he almost violated the law by eight seconds. .

  At the same time, what is more serious is that Jordan got the opportunity to double-team under BJ Armstrong's pressing, but he didn't find the opportunity to pass the ball, and he was double-teamed outside the right-wing three-point line.

"here!"

  Barkley ran to the right wing close to the touchline, and Dan Marley hurriedly passed it.

   At this time, 19 seconds have passed since the attack time.

Barkley received the ball, but he didn't have the ability to shoot outside the three-point line, but at this time he saw that Wang Tiejun was entering the basket, and Grant and Jordan had already rushed over. basket.

   Seeing Barkley receiving the ball, Wang Tiejun immediately entered the basket from a low position on the left flank.

   At the most critical moment, he no longer retains his physical strength.

"Snapped!"

  The ball was a little far from the basket, he caught the ball and landed, moved a step toward the basket, and recovered a second time, holding Perdo with his left hand, and hitting the basket with one hand with his right hand.

  Perdo didn't block the block. He didn't have such a long arm, so he blocked Wang Tiejun's right hand from the left side. Instead, he grabbed the latter's left arm and pulled it down sharply.

"boom!"

   The basket was smashed, but the ball jumped and dunked.

   "Di!"

   The referee's whistle sounded, pointing to Perdo.

   "Oh, I didn't get in! Otherwise, it's two plus one." Zhang Lili sighed.

"damn it!"

   At this moment, Wang Tiejun is too sorry, the bullet speed and explosiveness are not enough, otherwise the opponent may not have the opportunity to hold him.

"With 17 seconds left, the Suns are still three points behind, and the Bulls shouldn't give the Suns any more time to attack, so these two free throws are likely to be the Suns' last chance to score, and they're all one point behind. "John Hanks said.

   "Look at the defense. If you make a free throw, you can defend the next goal, score a goal, and you may enter overtime." Bill Walton laughed.

   "Now the Bulls have another timeout, the sun is gone." John Hanks said.

  Bill Walton was startled, nodded and said, "Well, the Suns have basically no chance to come back."

   At this time, Wang Tiejun stood at the free throw line, dribbled the ball six times, took a deep breath and threw the ball.

"brush!"

   First free throw.

   The second penalty, his pressure is coming, because according to the probability of the hit rate, the possibility of the second penalty is even smaller.

  “Charles…”

  94:96, with two points left, he thought for a moment and called out to Barkley. After the latter looked over, he looked at the basket, who nodded slightly.

   The next moment, he suddenly threw the ball in his hand to the basket.

   was very sudden, because he didn't do anything, there was no fixed six dribbles, which made both sides unresponsive, including Barkley.

"boom!"

  The basketball bounced off the hoop, bounced high, and left the hoop a few feet away.

"mine."

After the ball hit the basket, he quickly moved toward the landing spot, picked up the rebound on Pippen's head, and then jumped a second time to hook the ball to the basket five feet away.

"brush!"

  The ball went down through the basket and made a two-pointer.

   "Di!"

   The referee blows his whistle again.

   "Shet!"

   Pippen, who fouled, and Jordan, who watched all this happen from behind, burst into foul language in anger.

"Oh!"

"yeah!"

   United Center, the exclamation of the home fans and the cheers of the away fans.

"ah!"

After    succeeded, Wang Tiejun also roared with excitement when he saw the referee pointing at Pippen, making a thugs foul and adding a free throw.

   "Beautiful! So beautiful! Wang Tiejun grabbed the rebound and hit a hook. He equalized the score. Now it's 96." Zhang Lili roared with excitement.

  Sun Zhenping smiled and said, "Wang Tiejun did it on purpose just now?"

   Zhang Lili said with a smile: "It should be, it was a bit sudden, everyone didn't react, and it took a beat to grab a rebound."

   Next, another free throw.

   Phil Jackson called a timeout to the recorder in advance.

   "Be careful, don't let that kid play again." Jordan shouted loudly.

   This time, both the Bulls and the Suns were nervous. When Wang Tiejun was dribbling the ball, he was ready to grab a rebound.

   But this time, Wang Tiejun did not repeat his old tricks, but An An spared the ball.

"brush!"

   With the refreshing sound of water splashes, the ball went down through the basket.

   "At the critical moment, Old K's free throws are really stable, and his heart is quite big." Bill Walton praised.

   "As a rookie, with a 20+10 performance in the finals, of course his heart is huge." John Hanks laughed.

  97:96, trailing a whole game, in the last ten seconds, the Suns overtook the score.

  The time-out is entered after the free throw, which is the last time-out for both teams.

   (end of this chapter)