Chapter 183 Barkley Thoughts on FMVP

  The Suns attacked, Barkley asked for the ball on the right wing with his back to Grant, and BJ Armstrong, who switched to Dan Marley, immediately moved down a step and was ready to double-team.

   "The Bulls are still the old tactics tonight, double-teaming Barkley and defending the old K alone?" Bill Walton shouted.

  Kevin Johnson moved to the right wing, Dan Marley came over to do the pick-and-roll, Jordan was blocked, and he immediately changed direction down, from the right elbow to the paint.

   This breakthrough immediately allowed Perdo to return to the basket.

   Not only him, but Grant on the right wing immediately shrank to the paint.

"boom!"

  Kevin Johnson shoved the ball to the left before he could reach Perdue.

"boom!"

   On the left, Wang Tiejun, who followed Perdo into the paint area, got up after catching the ball and sent a brutal dunk.

   "Yo hoo!"

   The on-site commentator was responsible for creating the atmosphere, and his strange roar sounded again, billowing endlessly over the arena.

  The other commentator had a clear division of labor and tried his best to roar: "Here again, Old K is humiliating the bull with a brutal dunk."

  Phil Jackson didn't see anything on the outside, but his heart was tight.

   His defensive tactic today is to shrink the defense and try to prevent the Suns from playing high-quality low-post offense and basket offense.

   Outside attack, he believes that the outside strength of Jordan and Pippen can make up for it.

   That's what he did last time, and it worked well. He pulled back a game, and this time he thinks it can be pulled back as well.

   But now he was hit two times in a row by old K, which made him a little dissatisfied and called a timeout.

   After the Bulls serve, the time-out time is entered, and the players from both sides are off the court.

   "2:4, the Suns lead at home, the Bulls have the ball."

   Sun Zhenping said this, turned around and asked, "Director Zhang, why did the Bulls call a timeout just after the game started?"

"There is a problem with the Bulls' defense, and the speed of shrinking the defense is not fast enough. I am very familiar with Phil Jackson's coaching style. Only when there is a problem with the tactics, he will call a timeout. If there is only a problem with the player's execution, he will Not calling a timeout, just letting the players make adjustments on the field."

   Having said that, Zhang Lili said doubtfully: "But just now there should be a problem with the execution, and there is no problem with the tactics. He directly called a timeout to explain..."

   "What do you mean?" Sun Zhenping asked.

   "The sudden change of habit can only mean that he is nervous."

When Zhang Lili said this, he nodded, as if affirming his own words, and analyzed: "For the Bulls, starting from the G5 battle, the current game is a battle of life and death. If you lose, it will be over. Teams may collapse and rebuild.

   So the pressure on Phil Jackson must be very high, he didn't want to make a mistake, so he changed his habit and called a timeout in advance. "

   "Scotty, you have to move ahead of time. Ceballos doesn't have many shots at all, let alone three-pointers, and he can't make mid-range shots. His main points come from driving layups."

   On the Bulls bench, Phil Jackson stared at Pippen and said solemnly.

"clear."

  Pippen nodded lightly.

He has a problem with Jackson now. Last time he arranged for Jordan to attract defense, and would rather let Grant play the last shot than arrange for him to play. As a result, the ball was blocked by the old K and the game was lost. He was very unhappy with this head coach. .

   "Grant, if Barkley gets close to the three-point line, you don't have to get that close. As long as their ball goes to the basket, you immediately go back to the basket and Barkley gives it to someone else to make up the defense."

   Phil Jackson said again.

   "Okay, sir." Grant nodded quickly.

  Phil Jackson said to BJ Armstrong again: "BJ, if Grant releases Barkley, you're going to go down and cover Barkley right away, understand?"

   "Understood." BJ Armstrong nodded.

   "Michael, you make up for Dan Marley. Kevin Johnson doesn't have a three-pointer, and his shot is average. We blocked the penalty area, and he didn't break through the space. He's fine." Phil Jackson said.

   "OK." Jordan nodded.

   On the Suns bench, Barkley was a little uneasy.

  Tonight, the Bulls still double-teamed him, so that he didn't make a single shot, and Old K scored two goals. If this continues, his FMVP will definitely be gone.

  If the FMVP is taken away by the little **** K, what face will he have in the Suns?

   The timeout ends and the Bulls attack.

   Jordan made a breakthrough with the ball on the right wing, made a pull-up jumper, missed a mid-range shot under Barkley's supplementary defense, Wang Tiejun grabbed the rebound, and the Suns attacked.

  Kevin Johnson starts to break under Jordan's high-pressure defense, which is what he does best.

   But at this moment, Pippen on the left wing dropped Ceballos and double-teamed his left elbow, and he hurriedly passed the ball to Ceballos in the small space.

  Ceballos got the ball, Pippen jumped back, and he got up and forced a mid-range shot.

"boom!"

  The ball bounced off the basket and was picked up by Jordan.

   "The Suns still lack the ability to shoot from the outside. The shooting ability of Kevin Johnson and Ceballos is not very good." Bill Walton laughed.

   "Squeak!"

   Jordan personally took the ball to the right wing and made a sudden stop outside the three-point line.

  Dan Marley didn't expect that Jordan, who didn't shoot three-pointers much, stopped outside and rushed over. When he braked and turned around, he only saw that Jordan had already jumped in the air.

"brush!"

  The basketball crossed a wonderful arc, and then splashed with white water.

   "5:4, the Bulls overtook the score. Jordan hit a three-pointer on his first try, which shows that he felt very hot today." Bill Walton laughed.

   "2 for 3 shots, Michael took all the shots and points in the opening game, and his offensive desire is very strong tonight." John Hanks said.

  The sun attacked and Wang Tiejun moved to the basket.

  Perdo hit the top with all his strength, his elbows and knees were all raised, and the small movements continued, which finally had an effect, delaying Wang Tiejun's entry into the basket. When the time came, he could only withdraw first.

Barkley got the ball on the right wing with his back against Grant, and BJ Armstrong on the top immediately came down to double-team. At the same time, Jordan quickly defended Dan Marley on the right wing from the top of the arc, Pippen covered Kevin Johnson on the top of the arc, and Jordan on the left wing. Ceballos was emptied.

"boom!"

   But Barkley did not pass the ball to the open space, but forced a rollover jumper in the double team and failed to hit the ball.

  Perdo protects the rebound and the Bulls attack.

"Peldo, like Old K, has insufficient ability to make up for it. This is a loophole in the Bulls' defensive system. Other positions can be replaced in time to make up for defense, but Perdo can't do it here. The Suns can actually play a dozen more jams. Barros' vacancy," John Hanks said.

   "Cerballos' shooting ability is average, with defenders in front of him, his mid-range shooting rate is very low, and he rarely makes shots, but it's hard to say if there is an open space, and he can really hit a dozen." Bill Walton nodded.

"boom!"

   This time, Pippen took the ball at the three-point line, faked a real shot, and shot a three-pointer on Ceballos' head, but missed.

   It wasn't that Ceballos blocked the ball. He didn't have a chance to take off and block the ball, and he only stretched out his hand, so the opportunity came out, and the touch was a problem.

   "Cerballos' defense is really poor. The only way to attack is to make breakthroughs. It depends on whether his open mid-range shot can be used today." Zhang Lili shook his head.

  Wang Tiejun protected the backcourt rebounds and the Suns attacked.

"brush!"

  Barkley got the ball on the right wing, turned over and hit a jumper just before the double-team.

  Wang Tiejun just ran to the low position, and quickly ran back.

"brush!"

  The Bulls played a fast break, Jordan made a pull-up jumper, and made a nearly two-pointer on Barkley's head.

   "Lying X!"

   Seeing Wang Tiejun running to the free throw line, he hurriedly ran to the front court.

"boom!"

  Barkley again forcibly shot in the double-team, failed to hit, and Jordan rushed in and grabbed the rebound.

"Horse's!"

  Wang Tiejun saw Barkley's shot before he got to the basket. He was so angry that he wanted to rush over and kill the dead pig. You don't want the championship?

"brush!"

  The Bulls played a fast break, Pippen quickly went down, and after catching the ball, he made another three-pointer, this time hitting.

  10:6, the Suns trailed by 4 points.

   "Barkley's desire to shoot today is very strong. He made three consecutive shots and hit a ball." Bill Walton said in surprise.

"Yes, three shots, three double-teams, and the one that made the double-team wasn't fully formed. What I'm trying to say is that the strongest position for the Suns and the weakest for the Bulls is not the four, but the five. bit," said John Hanks.

"Snapped!"

  Barkley again forced a jumper in the double team and was slapped by Grant.

"boom!"

  BJ Armstrong grabbed the basketball and passed it to Jordan, who quickly got down and completed a big loop dunk from the free throw line, igniting 2,000 away fans.

  12:6, the Bulls lead.

   "Timeout should be called. Barkley's wave shot must be stopped. He has made 1 of 4 shots, all of them are double-team shots. The Bulls have already targeted him, and he cannot be allowed to do this anymore."

  Bill Walton finally couldn't bear it anymore, and directly sprayed: "I know what Barkley wants to do, but without a championship, there can be no FMVP. You are not Jerry West, that is the only exception."

  John Hanks continued: "Even if you are given MFVP, you will lose the championship you most want.

   So wake up, Barkley, you are only suitable for positional warfare, don't let old K run around, he is a big center, not a long-distance runner. "

   "Kevin, press down the rhythm, and wait until the old K is in position before playing." On the sidelines, Westphal was only about to jump into a rage.

   But he can't help it, Barkley is too big, and he's too young in the head coach position.

Kevin Johnson, who was advancing in the backcourt, nodded. At this moment, Jordan suddenly stepped forward and pressed for it and almost broke his ball, but he also forced him to join the ball in the backcourt and stopped in place. .

   As a last resort, he passed the ball to Dan Marlier, who then passed to Barkley in the frontcourt.

   At this time, Wang Tiejun had already entered the basket and stuck Perdo to one side, occupying the most favorable position under the basket.

  It's just that Barkley hit Grant with his back, then rolled over and made a jumper.

  12:8, the Bulls attack.

   Looking back, Jordan made a pull-up jumper in the fast break and hit a two-pointer.

After    succeeded, the Bulls immediately returned to the defense with all their strength.

The offensive and defensive rhythm on the court improved. Kevin Johnson involuntarily accelerated his advance, breaking through from the top of the arc to the left flank, but changed his direction to the basket, met Pippen's supplementary defense, and then scored the ball. Barkley on the right.

"boom!"

   Barkley missed a jumper under Jordan's defensive block.

   Jordan grabbed the ball, played a fast break again, and assisted BJ Armstrong to make a layup.

  16:8, Sun attack.

   "Barkley made 2 of 6 shots, and the Suns finally called a timeout. If they don't, they will be killed by themselves." Bill Walton complained.

"After K played two **** in the opening game, he never participated in the offense. No, he didn't even participate in the defense. He ran between the frontcourt and the backcourt the whole time. What are the Suns doing? You? What are you doing with the bulls? Otherwise, you can replace the old K and play all small lineups." John Hanks said.

   On the Suns bench, Westphal couldn't bear it anymore.

Although he is a rookie, he is also a player. He won the championship with the Celtics in the 1970s. He also made a four-time All-Star starter, three best first team, one second team, many hard honors, he also has Qualifications are solid.

   "Charles, calm down on the bench first." As soon as he shot, it was real, and he directly pressed Barkley on the bench.

  “…”

  Buckley was stunned and a little anxious. He wanted to say something, and Wang Tiejun next to him patted him on the shoulder and said, "Brother, I'll accompany you."

   "NONONO, old K, stop playing, this is not the time to play."

  Barkley is really in a hurry now, I won't play, you won't play, don't you want the championship?

   "I'm tired of running, and I can't touch the ball. I don't want to play anymore." Old Wang said angrily.

  Buckley blushed and fell silent.

  Westphal stopped staring at Barkley, and turned to Kevin Johnson: "Kevin, you are also a veteran, don't let us down, you have to control the rhythm, don't follow them.

  You have to wait for old K, do you want him to run away? Or do you want to exclude him from the team's offensive and defensive lineup and prepare for four-on-five? "

   "He probably thinks so. As Lightning, he is confident that he can smash the bull into a sieve." Lao Wang said.

   "Puff!"

   The other players laughed.

   "Old K, you talk too much, shut up!"

  Kevin Johnson also blushed and shouted embarrassingly to Wang Tiejun.

   "From now on, we must stop the Bulls from making quick passes when the offense and defense are transitioning, strengthen the defense of the ball carrier, and never let him finish the ball easily."

   Westphal exhorted solemnly at this time.

   The timeout ended, and Tom Chambers was replaced at No. 4, and the Suns attacked.

  Kevin Johnson advanced with the ball and the rhythm was steady, with Dan Marly and Ceballos cooperating on the left and right flanks.

Bill Walton stared at the screen and analyzed: "Jordan tried to press, and the Bulls used this high-pressure defense to force the Suns to speed up their offensive and defensive rhythm, resulting in more mistakes and keeping Old K out of the Suns' offensive and defensive tactics. It works very well.”

On the court, under the pressure of Jordan, Kevin Johnson calmly passed to Daniel Marley, then ran to the frontcourt, picked it up again, and began to wander beyond the three-point line, being overwhelmed by the rhythm brought by the Bulls. .

   At this time, Wang Tiejun entered the low position on the left wing and asked for the ball with his back to Peldo. Kevin Johnson hurriedly passed it.

  When the ball was still in the sky, the Bulls' defense immediately began to shrink, mainly Pippen and Grant, rushed to the paint.

"Snapped!"

  As soon as the ball is in, Pippen threw a step away, and Grant on the weak side also blocked the bottom, cutting off the way to the bottom.

   "Three double teams, old K... pass!" Bill Walton roared excitedly.

   Before the three were completely close to each other, Wang Tiejun threw the ball with one hand with his right hand and passed the ball from Perdo's side.

  Tom Chambers, who entered the paint from a low post on the right wing, caught the ball and made a layup, making a shot easily.

"Look, this is the role of Tiejun in the low post, his vision is unobstructed, and his passing ability can directly break the double team. If the Suns want to win the championship, they must pay attention to his role in the low post. Since the Bulls are double-teaming Barkley , then the first person to look for can only be him, so it is reasonable to fight." Zhang Lili shouted happily.

  16:10, the Bulls attacked.

   It was Perdo who served the ball. His speed was no faster than Wang Tiejun. He had to be dragged behind in the fast break anyway, so he served the ball.

  According to the tactical requirements, Wang Tiejun ran to the backcourt, Tom Chambers blocked the bottom line and prevented Perdo from making a quick release.

   In this way, the Bulls' fast break failed to come out.

"boom!"

   Jordan finally missed a shot, and Wang Tiejun protected the backcourt rebound.

  Kevin Johnson advanced to the frontcourt, did not go to the top of the arc, came to the left flank, left Tom Chambers and Dan Marley on the right flank.

Because there are Kevin Johnson and Ceballos on the left wing, they don't have the ability to make three-pointers, and their long shots are average. They are good at breakthroughs, so the Bulls immediately shrink their defense in advance. Pippen is only two steps away from Wang Tiejun, who is low on the left wing, and turns a step. It can help in place.

   "Bang bang bang..."

   Kevin Johnson took the ball and stepped back, away from the 3-point line, then abruptly combined and passed the ball down the left wing. .

"Snapped!"

   When Wang Tiejun grabbed the ball with his right hand, Pippen was already in front and threw his hands up to grab his ball.

   And behind him, on the weak side, Grant also pounced on the lower side, on the bottom line.

   But at this moment, his right foot turned up and took a diagonal step towards the waist, freed from the double-team, and the next moment after finishing the face basket, he took off and hit a frontal hook.

   "Bang! Bang!"

  The chance is completely out, but the probability is the problem, the ball missed, jumped twice on the basket, and fell out again.

   Following Grant into the paint, Chambers just got to the basket, got this offensive rebound, and took off a second time.

"Snapped!"

   Grant turned his head, just in time to give a big cap.

  Wang Tiejun, Perdo and Pippen rushed to the basket, the former spread his arms, firmly blocked the latter two, and then grabbed the ball.

   "Di!"

   When he took off and shot, Perdo behind him directly grabbed him.

  Bill Walton shook his head and sighed: "Chambers made a comeback in the playoffs after a serious knee injury this year, but his strength has declined too much. His speed of getting up and shooting is much lower than before, otherwise he won't be able to endure this cap."

  John Hanks laughed: "If he's not injured, Richard Dumars is fine, the Suns are better than the Bulls."

   Bill Walton smiled eccentrically and said: "If there is really no problem with these two, the Suns, who are now three to one, might have swept the Bulls."

   "Sweeping Jordan?" John Hanks couldn't help but stay.

   (end of this chapter)