Chapter 212 Fighting the Bull

   This morning, the Pistons announced an important news. The team leader, the league's famous villain Bill Laimbeer, was out of season due to injury, and Laimbeer has simply chosen to retire.

   After so many years, this villain has become a disgusting existence in the league, and his retirement has made the league cheer up.

   In the hospital, Wang Tiejun was on the phone with his agent, Lance Hawksman, telling him the details of the injury and the fight last night.

   He only stayed in the hospital for one day. At noon on the 29th, he and Liu Changfeng left the hospital and ran back to the team headquarters.

  The Suns are preparing to head to the airport, this time with four consecutive away games to play.

   "Old K, didn't I let you rest?" Colangelo was startled when he saw Pharaoh.

"Sir, I'm really fine, it's impossible to play Jordan without me. Jordan and his bulls must be trying to kill us in this game, I can't let my brothers take their anger, I have to stand front." He said.

   Finally, at his insistence, Colangelo agreed that he boarded a plane to Chicago.

   At four o'clock in the afternoon, the special plane of the Suns landed in Chicago, and at five o'clock, it arrived at the hotel.

   Seeing Wang Tiejun getting off the bus, the media who were staying in the hotel were very surprised and surrounded him.

   "Old K, have you recovered from your concussion?"

   "Yes, the doctor told me it's ok, he said my recovery ability is very strong."

   "Old K, the postman is still lying in the hospital in Salt Lake City. It is said that he has just completed the corpus cavernosum repair. So did you win the battle of the bathroom?"

   "Sorry, what a bathroom battle, what a sponge repair, it's all messed up, I don't quite understand."

   After being pestered by reporters for a long time, he answered some questions foolishly, and finally entered the hotel.

   At this time in the Bulls' training hall, the training has ended, but Jordan is still practicing shooting. He does not stop, and the others can only follow the training, otherwise they will definitely be scolded to death. The coaching staff has been with me all the time, and no one dared to leave.

   At this time, a staff member came in, came to Phil Jackson and said, "Mr. Jackson, I just received the news that old K is back."

"what?"

   Phil Jackson was startled.

  The Bulls players who were training separately also heard it, including Jordan, and looked over.

   "Didn't he have a concussion?" Phil Jackson said.

   "He said to the media that his recovery ability is strong and he has recovered." The staff member looked strange and authentic.

   "Damn it! He's a liar. I'm sure the postman idiot didn't hurt him at all." Jordan's voice sounded, his tone very sure.

   "Michael, why did he lie?" Pippen asked in confusion.

   "Who knows? They must have had a fight off the court, the postman was badly injured, maybe evading responsibility?" Jordan guessed.

   "The Jazz didn't admit that they were fighting off the court, so what's the responsibility? The league can't control it." Pippen said.

   How did they know that Wang Tiejun just didn't want to be suspended and fined by Colangelo, so he pretended to be injured.

   And Colangelo didn't want to make things bigger, and he went with the flow and announced that he had been beaten with a concussion.

"Regardless of them, the old K and the postman are scumbags. There is no good thing. Let them eat dogs. Everyone will cheer me up tomorrow. I will completely turn the Suns into scum!" Jordan's face showed ruthlessness color.

   One of the main reasons why he got out of the predicament soon after his father was shot was the Suns who robbed him of his three-peat and Wang Tiejun who slapped him in the face. He would not let it go if he had the chance to get revenge.

  November 30th, the Sun vs. Bulls game day.

   In the evening, the United Center Arena was overcrowded and the atmosphere was extremely hot.

Lost three consecutive championships last season, the dynasty failed to succeed, all the Bulls fans are holding their breath, and the new season has strengthened the No. 5 position, they have great hopes for this season's championship, and even hope that the This begins the establishment of the dynasty again.

   At 8:00, the starting list of both sides will be announced.

  Suns: Wang Tiejun, Ostishorpe, Ceballos, Dan Marley, Kevin Johnson

   Bulls: Clifford Robinson, Grant, Pippen, Jordan, BJ Armstrong

Westphal removed AC Green and Horry from the starting lineup, because Thorpe and Ceballos both need a lot of space in the penalty area, so in this lineup, Wang Tiejun's basket space is seriously weakened, and his offense will It occurs more in the near two-point distance of the left and right wings in the low post, and then greatly increases the function of supporting the ball.

   "Vengeful Bulls, the Suns will be burnt to ashes by Jordan's anger tonight!" John Hanks said excitedly in the ABC commentary booth, looking at the buzzing United Center.

Bill Walton said with a smile: "The Suns were blown up by the Mosaic team. Old K couldn't handle the double-team of the meat shield + superstar, and at the same time, O'Neal also proved that when he faced the double-team of Mourning and others, his performance It's not very good either, which shows that the two behemoths also have weaknesses on the offensive end, and only targeted tactics and lineups can limit them."

  John Hanks said: "Although the Bulls have introduced Clifford Robinson, they are not unprepared for meat shields. With the successful tactics of the Mosaic team ahead, I don't know what kind of defensive tactics Phil Jackson will play tonight."

   CCTV also chose to live broadcast this game, which is counted on the head of the bull.

   Zhang made a reasonable analysis: "I think the Suns have to adjust the starting lineup back, Ceballos and Thorpe can only enter the bench lineup, you have seriously limited Wang Tiejun's space in the penalty area.

   You must know that his mobility is stronger than last season, and he needs more space for movement. You can only liberate him, not restrict him! "

  Suqun said: "Yes, the starting lineup arranged by Westphal is subject to discussion."

   At 8:10, the starters of the two teams came to the player tunnel one after another, waiting to play.

   The rivals of the finals met, and they were very jealous.

   To say who Jordan hated the most in the Suns was not Barkley, but Wang Tiejun.

  Barkley is his friend, the relationship is very good, and he thinks that the biggest reason for losing the third crown is not Barkley.

  If the Suns had only one Barkley and no old K in the low post, he would not lose.

What's more, Old K slapped him in the face in the game. Whether it is public or private, Old K is not only the person he hates the most in the Suns, but also the person he hates the most in his entire career, even more than Isiah Thomas. Those Piston bad boys.

   Seeing Wang Tiejun's moment, he turned into red-eyed Jordan again.

Seeing Jordan's red eyes staring at him, Wang Tiejun said angrily: "What do you think, do you think the Bulls can restrain me like Mosaic? Let's live your Spring and Autumn Dream, you have a fart in your low position, a few pieces of paper. Man, what can limit me?

   This season, you have to pray to your God, don't let our Suns make it to the finals, or you will look good. "

   "Damn boy, shut your stinky mouth!"

   Seeing Wang Tiejun so arrogant, Jordan was also shaking with anger.

   He is not a generous person, anyone who provokes him must be punished.

   "Well, hit the next 50+, and then find a chance to deduct this kid once?"

   Last season, this kid was not punished, but he was punished once, so this season, the punishment will be doubled.

   Seeing Jordan's thoughtful look, Wang Tiejun turned his head and said to Kevin Johnson and the others, "Look at this old boy with a bad stomach. He won't be thinking **** us, right?"

   "Pfft, haha..." Several people laughed immediately.

   "Damn scum, why didn't the postman kill you? Get out of here!" Jordan yelled in anger.

   "Haha, just rely on the postman's trash? Let's go." Lao Wang waved to his teammates with a big smile, and strode out.

   "Boom!"

   He was the first to appear. As soon as he appeared, the oncoming boos gathered into an invisible torrent, pressing down on his nose and mouth like a tangible body, making him feel like he couldn't breathe.

The crazy United Center arena, that **** like a forest, seems to stab him to death, the endless insults, like a tide, flooded him, those hideous faces, as if to devour him .

The more    is pressed, the more ferocious the counterattack, he is such a person.

At this moment, he turned his head suddenly and yelled at the teammates behind him: "Brothers, we are the nemesis of the Bulls, without Barkley, we can still win them. Tonight, let us do them again, Michael Jordan has to fall at our feet too!"

"Oh oh oh…"

   The boos outside were so intense that Kevin Johnson and the other four didn't hear what he was yelling, but their morale suddenly rose for no apparent reason, and under the stimulation of the frenzied adrenaline, they roared together.

"let's go!"

  Wang Tiejun turned around and strode forward, followed by Kevin Johnson and other four people.

   Five people rushed into the crazy United Center Arena, surrounded by nearly 20,000 crazy Bulls fans, and never returned.

  Jordan stared at Wang Tiejun's back, turned his head sharply, and yelled at Pippen and the others: "Listen, I want to win! I must win tonight!"

   Looking at the crazy Jordan, Pippen and others couldn't hear what he was yelling, but they knew very well that if anyone dropped the chain tonight, there would be no good fruit to eat.

In the CCTV live broadcast, Zhang Lili said at this time: "Today, the iron army is against Clifford Robinson. In fact, Kerry is better at the position of power forward, and his tonnage, mobility, and shooting ability are also more suitable for this. Location.

   Like AC Green, he belongs to the iron man attribute, and his athletic qualities are also very strong, able to run and jump.

In terms of technology, his low-post skills are not very good. Most of them are shooting. The long-range shooting ability near the three-point line makes the defender very embarrassed, but he does not shoot three-pointers very much. There should be no three-point training. It's not the current offensive style. In addition, he is very active on the defensive end and has a fast assist defense. "

   "Director Zhang, this Kerry should be around to defend the Iron Army, right?" Su Qun said.

   "That's for sure, he may not even be close to defending, because with the current tonnage and strength of the Iron Army, if he dares to be close, he may be directly knocked off." Zhang Lili laughed.

   "How will the Bulls defend against the Iron Army? Will they learn the Mosaic team's defensive strategy?" Su Qun asked.

Zhang Lili nodded and said: "The Mosaic team was really successful in defense last time, and although the Bulls don't have the big dream and Barkley, the two superstars in the low post, but they have Kerry and Grant who are also good in defense. And the speed of the two inside lines is very fast, and their mobility is not inferior to that of Barkley and Da Meng.

  The difference is that none of them have tonnage. When they want to double-team the Iron Army, their advantage is not as big as that of Big Dream and Barkley.

And they don't have a meat shield. The trio of Kerry + Grant + Pippen is a weaker and lighter team from offense to defense than the trio of Eric Clary + Barkley + Big Dream of the Mosaic team. With the combination of miniaturization, Kerry must not be able to hold back the Iron Army, so I think they can't prevent them with this starting lineup, even if they copy the Mosaic team. Coach Phil Jackson must change his ways. "

   At this time, the jump ball started, and Wang Tiejun and Kerry confronted each other.

  Clifford Robinson wears a red headband with a very bright color.

  Wang Tiejun feels a little dazzling. He rarely sees NBA players wearing headbands. Only some girls wear this thing in China. Who wears this thing for men?

"Snapped!"

  The ball was thrown. Although Kerry can jump very well, his jumping is not bad. In addition, his wingspan is a lot longer, and he is the first to swipe the ball away.

  Sun attack.

   Several people from both the offensive and defensive sides poured into the penalty area, which was suddenly overcrowded.

  Wang Tiejun was also among them. He was sandwiched between Kerry and Grant. Thorpe was in the low position on the right wing, and he went in and out of the paint area from time to time.

  Pippen was also on the left midfielder in the paint area, and put Ceballos, who had poor shooting ability, two meters away.

   "Hurry up and make a change, how did Westphal make this starting lineup? He has no ability to pull off at all, so how can he create low-post singles opportunities for old K? Are you huddled together to join in the fun?" Bill Walton shook his head.

   "Not only did Old K have no singles chance, but he also completely lost his breakthrough space on the outside. If he couldn't catch the ball on the inside, he could only cast waves on the outside." John Hanks laughed.

  Three seconds are approaching, Wang Tiejun can only exit the paint area.

"boom!"

  Dan Marley received a pass from the top of the arc, tried a three-pointer on Jordan's head, almost got a cap, and missed the ball.

   Grant protected the rebound and the Bulls attacked.

  Jordan quickly went down, dropped Dan Marley and then slashed the paint from the left wing, received a pass from BJ Armstrong, and came with his unique oblique fly side dunk, detonating the United Center.

   Wang Tiejun didn't enter the paint area this time, he was in the low post on the left wing.

  Pippen still placed Ceballos two meters, just one step above him, and could come down to double-team him at any time.

   And Grant is at the basket behind him. Thorpe's habitual position is near the paint area. If he can't pull it out, he can force it out. His mid-to-long-range shooting ability is not threatening.

   In other words, if he catches the ball, he will immediately face a three-team double-team.

   As soon as he was in the prime position, Clifford Robinson didn’t give up at all, and went straight to the front to prevent him from catching the ball.

  Wang Tiejun pushed Kerry away with his right elbow. The latter turned around immediately and wanted to hang on him, but his strength and tonnage were seriously insufficient, so he was forcibly pushed away with one hand.

  The ball came down at this time.

   Under the basket, Grant jumped decisively, trying to break the ball before it fell into his hands.

   He immediately took off, grabbed the ball half a shot, and landed with Grant in front of him, Kerry behind him, Pippen on the right, only the left, and no one in the direction of the baseline.

   Six big hands swayed and blocked all his passing lanes.

   But there is a flaw in this lineup of the Bulls, the height is not enough.

   Grant and Kerry are only 208 cm, Pippen is only 203 cm, it is impossible to completely block his passing, let alone block his passing vision.

   He saw that Thorpe was under the basket, his left hand catching the ball suddenly sank, and with a flick of his wrist, he smashed the ball at Grant's feet, hit the ground pass, and passed it from the floor.

"boom!"

   Thorpe's catch was a dunk on the spot.

  2:2, the Bulls attack.

   "Hey, it seems that this starting lineup is not useless. Although it limits the old K's low singles, after the old K attracts double teams, at least Thorpe will get a chance at the basket." Bill Walton said.

John Hanks said with a smile: "First K needs to see Thorpe's position, and then he can pass the ball. Of course, with the height of the Bulls and K's passing skills, he has the opportunity to do both. ."

   On the sidelines, Phil Jackson was sitting on the bench, thinking about the scene just now.

   He also has a meat shield in his hand. Although Jerry Krause's idea of ​​transforming the low position is aimed at the Mosaic team, he also prepared a meat shield. Now he has to consider whether to use this meat shield.

   "Look again."

   But he doesn't want to use the meat shield too much, which will weaken the team's offense and reduce the speed of offense and defense transition.

   (end of this chapter)