Chapter 258 Terrifying Low Dominance

   The timeout ends, the game resumes, and the Bulls attack.

  Jordan played five balls. This time Pippen shot, Drexler went to guard Jordan, and Dan Marley guarded Pippen.

"boom!"

  The ball missed, Pharaoh grabbed a backcourt rebound and the Suns attacked.

  He still fell high, with Clifford Robinson below, Dan Marley on the right 3-point line, Drexler on the left 3-point line, and AC Green on the right.

   Seeing BJ guarding him, Perry breathed a sigh of relief. Facing Jordan, the overwhelming pressure could suffocate him. Facing BJ, he could at least play normally.

"boom!"

   pushed through the center line, a bad luck, a false pass, he swayed back BJ, and then gave the ball to Pharaoh.

After receiving the ball, Pharaoh raised his hands high, his left foot did not move, his right foot moved twice, facing the bottom line, he saw that Dan Marley was being followed by Pippen, ran over the basket and pulled to the left wing, and there was no Get rid of the defender, and the left wing glide can not get rid of Jordan.

"do it yourself."

   Immediately he leaned over to dribble, turned a turn, and started hitting Clifford Robinson.

   At this time, Tony Kukoc, who was low on the right wing, quickly pounced into the paint area, and Lao Wang hit the right wing with his back, and he saw his movement out of the corner of his eyes.

   "Boom!"

  Between the dribble, Pharaoh was about to hit the defender, but found that the guy Clifford Robinson actually took half a step back, making him unable to start by hitting.

   He hurriedly took a bear step, put his left foot on the free throw line, then turned around and dribbled the ball again, going straight in from the right side.

   At this time, Tony Kukoc rushed to the front, forming a double-ghost closing with Clifford Robinson, to block him who had not rushed out.

   "Don't think about it!"

With a roar in his throat, he grabbed the basketball that bounced off the floor with his right hand, then took a big step forward with his right foot, forcibly inserted between the two of them, and when they collided, he jumped on one foot. Get up and throw the ball to the basket with your right hand.

  The basketball flew towards the basket, the arc was flat, slammed on the front edge with a bang, bounced forward slightly, and then fell into the basket.

   "Beautiful! Old K made a strong shot in the double team! Now at 8:12, the Suns lead by 4 points."

   "Yeah! The old K-faced basket shot and hit a nearly two-point shot from three meters away."

   On the sidelines, the two live commentators roared excitedly.

   "Face-to-the-basket throw? Old K doesn't seem to have used it much in the team's training games?" The head coach Westphal, who was standing there on the sidelines, muttered.

   He wants to see if Old K will have a face-to-the-basket attack in the future. If he has more good face-to-the-basket skills, coupled with Old K's powerful low post, then Old K's threat will increase again.

   Next, Toni Kukoc hit a shot to make it 10-12 and the Suns attacked.

   This time, Pharaoh did not fall in the high position, and went to the basket again.

  Because he felt Jordan was no longer switching to Perry, Perry should have no problem passing the ball in.

   But he guessed wrong, because BJ tried his best to block Perry and his pass-and-receive line, and it was not easy for Perry to pass the ball in.

   In the first three seconds, the ball didn't come in, so he had to leave the paint and go to the low post on the left wing.

   12 seconds have passed since the attack time. He entered the basket for the second time. This time, when the three seconds were about to expire, Perry's ball finally came in.

He received the ball under the basket, the Bulls were obviously desperate, and he didn't let the Bulls despair in vain. Before turning around, he carried Clifford Robinson to force a dunk, which not only scored, but also caused a defense of the opponent. foul.

   "As long as it can pass in, the bull's inside line is too light to defend against." Dort shook his head in the TNT commentary booth.

   "A good passer can make old K beat the Bulls." Latham laughed.

"so…"

  Dort said solemnly: "Jordan still has to guard Perry, BJ can't guard Perry."

   "Haha..." Lightham laughed.

On the sidelines, Phil Jackson stood up, inserted a pair of tail fingers into his mouth, and blew hard, but the hooligan whistle did not sound, he quickly folded his hands in front of his mouth, and shouted loudly: "BJ, keep an eye on him, don't let him easily Find opportunities to get the ball down the post."

But Perry is not bad. He has been in the NBA for three or four seasons. If he can survive here, the level of role players is still there. BJ's own strength is also average. It is really difficult to prevent him. , In the absence of double-teaming, it is difficult for BJ to really cut off his and Pharaoh's passing and receiving lines.

   After the first quarter, at 24:30, the Suns led by 6 points at home, but the crazy Bulls trailed by 6 points.

Pharaoh played for 11 minutes in the first quarter, because the Bulls are too weak inside, there is no big tonnage player, the confrontation is not high, and his current speed is not slow compared to other inside players, the Bulls are the two main insiders. The speed is even a little slower than his, so the physical energy consumed is not huge, only a minute of rest,

   With his level 99 physical fitness, he can bear such playing time when the confrontation is not very strong.

   And now, compared with the last two seasons, his style of play has changed to a certain extent. With the improvement of his athletic quality, the type of horizontal pushing and violent rolling has been reduced a lot, and his physical energy consumption has also been relatively reduced.

It's just that with his huge tonnage, even if he only runs on the field, it will consume a lot of energy, not to mention that he must make contributions in all aspects such as offense, defense, and organizational support, so on the whole, his physical energy consumption is also very large. , no less than last season.

   Speaking of confrontation, many inside players with insufficient tonnage and insufficient confrontation ability are now avoiding strong confrontation with him. The Bulls' Clifford Robinson and Tony Kukoc are also such insiders.

He made 8 of 10 shots in the first quarter, which was his most shots in three seasons, including 5 dunks, all scored, two close-range hooks, one scored, two close-range throws, scored one , a throw from the basket scored one.

   With 2 of 5 free throws, he scored 18 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 blocks, 1 turnover and 1 foul in the first quarter.

   Under his efficient main attack, the Suns had to lead the Bulls.

On the TNT commentary stand, Dortmund analyzed: "Old K played too well today. He scored all 6 shots at the basket, made 2 of 4 shots from close range, and scored 18 points in a single quarter. This is the performance of a superstar. "

Latham continued: "His high efficiency is based on the fact that the Bulls' defense and confrontation in the interior are not strong enough. Regardless of height, tonnage, strength, wingspan, and confrontation ability, he has great advantages, especially his confrontation. The ability to keep opponents back, as long as the ball gets into his hands, he can do whatever he wants in the paint."

Duotuo headed: "The Bulls are behind because BJ can't completely cut off the passing and receiving lines of Perry and K, which is beyond his ability. Of course, he has also made efforts, and every time Perry will The ball was passed in carefully, and there were two mistakes.

   Coach Phil Jackson didn't make more changes. It seems that he didn't want to waste Jordan's ability, and he never switched defenses. "

Laetham shook his head and said: "I don't think he is afraid of waste, but just wants to use these few minutes to see if BJ can do what he wants him to do. The regular season is not an opportunity to test opponents and test himself. ?"

   "Yes, but will he make a change next?" Dott asked.

Latham nodded and said: "Of course, he should change his defensive tactics. In addition, on the offensive end, Pippen went in and got a big cap from K, and the two inside players also got a big cap, which made the Bulls less breakthroughs. , he should make changes on offense as well.

  The Bulls only scored 24 points in the first quarter, which is lower than normal. This season, the Bulls averaged 112 points per game and 30.2 points per game in the first quarter. "

Dort smiled: "We have always said that old K's defense is not good, but tonight his defense is not bad, especially his weakest help defense, two of the three big caps are big shots sent by help defense. The cap, and it was the big cap that was sent when the defense was back after being pulled out, it was very precious, and it was a big blow to the Bulls.”

  Laitham suddenly thought of one thing and said, "Do you know, Dortmund, Old K's rookie contract with the Suns is 3+1, and the last year is a player option. He may jump out of the last year's contract."

Duoting headed: "The Suns have not completed an early contract renewal with K, but I suggest that they make a choice in advance. K is currently the only new-generation giant center that can be compared with O'Neal, except for the three super centers. Besides, it's just the two of them."

   Latham laughed: "He signed with CAA, do you know CAA?"

  Dott glared at his partner and smiled: "Do you think of me as a hillbilly? Of course I know CAA."

   Latham laughed: "Then you should know the style of CAA, they always sign the best contracts for their stars.

Fortunately, they haven't officially developed in the NBA yet, and they only have one NBA star under their banner. Otherwise, they might bring in the package packaged by Hollywood in the future. If they want to sign the old K, they have to sign another piece of junk, and then have a coach. Group. "

"Ha ha…"

Dortmund laughed a few times, and suddenly said seriously: "It's impossible for the Suns not to want to renew the old K. You know that the Hornets completed the early signing after Larry Johnson only played for a year. That is the history of the league so far. The only one billion-dollar contract is simply incredible."

   Latham nodded and said, "Yes, the 12-year 110 million contract is enough for Auntie to eat this contract. This is much stronger than Pippen's 7-year 20 million contract. They renewed the contract in the same year."

  Although it has been several years since Larry Johnson got the contract of 100 million yuan, the two still have envious expressions on their faces when they mention that contract.

Dort said with a smile: "Speaking of Pippen, in fact, the contract is not too bad. You have to know that his salary was similar to Jordan's at the time. Jordan was 23 million for 7 years. Last season, his annual salary was 3.08 million, and Jordan was 4 million. , it's just that Larry Johnson's contract is too big."

Laetham nodded and said: "Let's talk about it, Old K has played for three seasons and has not yet suffered an injury. He has made obvious progress every year. He is still strong and deserves a big contract. Now it's up to the Suns owner to be bold."

   nodded, and Latham said: "I think the reason why the early renewal of the contract has not been completed should be the reason of CAA. The contract has not been completed in agreement."

   "That is to say, the team that wants to get the old K, such as the Bulls, you have a chance now." Dort laughed badly.

   "No, old K is ours."

  Los Angeles, inside Jerry Buss's luxury villa, the old Buss looked at the TV and said firmly: "The Hornets can give Larry Johnson a billion-dollar contract, and the Lakers can afford it."

   "Jerry, O'Neal's contract expires after next season," Lakers general manager Jerry West reminded.

"Jerry, do you think the Magic are crazy, they will trade Shaquille O'Neal? That's a beast that's more terrifying than the old K. No matter offense or defense, his potential is higher than the old K. The Magic can't trade him." Old Bass turned to look at West and said.

  Jerry West couldn't help but nodded and asked, "Then we're going to chase old K with all our strength?"

   nodded, and Old Buss said: "You can contact CAA. Our Lakers have natural advantages. I believe CAA is also willing to come to the Lakers. Only here can he get the greatest commercial benefits."

  Jerry West laughed: "From a personal point of view, old K's middle-G girlfriend is also studying here, and I think he probably wants to come here too."

  Old Bass was startled, smiled, and nodded.

   "I'm going to contact CAA first and have a talk with K's agent," West said.

   "Don't let the media find out, so as not to be attacked by Colangelo first." Jerry Bass reminded.

  …

  Phoenix, in the next game, Phil Jackson did not use Jordan or Pippen to guard Perry, and insisted on using BJ to match Perry.

   He considered it for two reasons.

First, he has to consider the possibility that Kevin Johnson will come back in the playoffs, so once he encounters the Suns with the Lightning in the finals, even if the Lightning is far worse than last season, whether it is Jordan or Pippen, it will be very good. It's really difficult to completely cut off Kevin Johnson's pass to Old K. No matter how old and injured Lightning is, it is not comparable to Perry. The experience alone is beyond comprehension.

   Second, the Suns still have Drexler and Dan Marley's support, so it's even more impossible.

   Therefore, in this game, he will try to simulate the situation after Kevin Johnson's comeback, that is, how the Bulls can defend the old K when the Suns' No. 1 and No. 5 cannot be completely cut off.

   There is still only one way, try to cut off the connection between its internal and external lines.

   This has turned around again. When the inside line cannot fight against the old K, it is mainly a problem of outside defense.

  Insist on using BJ for the No. 1 position. Jordan and Pippen mainly strengthen the outside help defense, participate in the inside help defense as little as possible, and put most of the defensive energy on the outside.

   One of the advantages of this is that it reduces injuries, because if Jordan and Pippen participate too much in the inner defense, they are likely to have a strong confrontation with the old K, and they will be finished if they are injured.

In this way, with the Bulls' outside defense, it can only limit the Suns' internal and external connections to a certain extent, and the inside will definitely be blasted by the old K, but this is enough, as long as part of the Suns' organizational function is reduced, and the Bulls themselves Strong offensive ability is enough to beat the Suns.

   So in the next game, he insisted on using BJ to defend Perry, and did not change the defensive strategy.

   At the same time, he did not let Jordan and Pippen participate in the help defense of the Suns' No. 1 position, and let BJ single against Perry.

   This is because Perry is not Kevin Johnson, the Suns lineup is not complete, the Bulls do not need to play with all their strength, and there is no need to expose all their cards in the eyes of the Suns. The outcome of this regular season is not in his eyes.

  When the Bulls kept their hands, Pharaoh frequently got the ball in the low post, completely blowing up Clifford Robinson.

   However, although Jordan and Pippen made water on defense, they did not on offense. The two attacked with all their strength and wanted to win the game.

   It’s just that Pharaoh played an efficient offensive performance in the interior, and at the same time contributed a lot on the defensive end, and dominated the paint area of ​​both sides in terms of rebounding, so by the third quarter, the Suns had a big lead over the Bulls.

After three quarters, 81:94, the Suns led by 13 points.

Pharaoh has played for 33 minutes and only rested for three minutes in three quarters. He made 16 of 21 shots, 76% from the field, and 6 of 12 free throws. He has scored 38 points, 18 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, 6 blocks, 2 turnovers and 3 fouls. data.

   Jordan and Pippen teamed up to make 17 of 37 shots, 46% from the field, 2 of 6 three-pointers, 10 of 11 free throws, and jointly contributed 46 points.

   Dortmund analyzed: "Up until now, Old K has completely dominated the Bulls' inside line in terms of both offense and defense, rebounding, etc., there is no doubt.

Even though Clifford Robinson pulled out every time, Old K showed a strong ability to return to defense today. He has sent six big caps in a single game, four of which were after being pulled out. The big cap he sent when returning to defense, he performed very well in assisting defense and returning to defense tonight. "

"Yes…"

Nodding his head, Latham agreed: "Old K's speed is really not slow now, I observed it, and under the three super centers, O'Neal has now gained 140 kilograms, or even more, his speed Not much faster than the old K, I even think he is about the same as the old K."

  Dott also nodded and said, "Old K couldn't make fast breaks at all before, but now he can keep up with the rhythm. This is an obvious change and a manifestation of speed."

   Latham said: "That is to say, the bulls' pull-out tactics are less restrictive for Old K."

Duotuo headed: "In this game, the Bulls did not play any eye-catching offensive tactics on the offensive end. Phil Jackson's on-the-spot tactical ability can be said to be not that good. If Jordan can't solve the problem, then we can only expect later."

Latham nodded and said: "The Bulls still rely on Jordan + Pippen on offense, but today the defense doesn't seem to be working hard enough, especially the Suns' weakest No. 1 position, which is completely defended by BJ alone, and Jordan and Pippen rarely cooperate. Defense, I think the Bulls are here to stay."

   Duotuo nodded: "I also found this problem. I think it is understandable for the Bulls to reduce the intensity of perimeter defense, because this is not a tidy Suns team, and the Bulls do not need to do their best.

  Let's put it this way, with the Bulls' perimeter defense weakened, the team's threat should be reduced by at least 30%.

  If the Bulls really play the defensive intensity of the playoffs, and the Suns’ pass from the No. 1 position to the No. 5 is exponentially more difficult, then the score on the court today is likely to be changed. "

"Yes…"

  Letham also nodded in agreement with Dortmund's statement.

   (end of this chapter)