Chapter 273 If he stayed in the sun, now the sun is preparing to establish a dynasty

   At this time, the Suns came up from the underground parking lot and went to the locker room. A group of reporters followed and took the opportunity to ask some questions.

   "Glider, I heard you're leaving the Suns next season?" a white reporter asked.

   "Salt Lake Sports?"

Drexler glanced at the interview certificate on the reporter's chest, and immediately understood the other party's intention to ask this question. It was to interfere with his attention to the upcoming game. He pretended not to hear clearly and asked, "What? , you said the Postman is leaving the Jazz next season?"

   The reporter opened his mouth and scolded you are you deaf? Then he asked: "No, I asked if you left the Suns, can you answer my question directly?"

   Drexler laughed: "No, I refuse to answer your question."

   "Why avoid this question? Are you really going to leave the Suns?" was rejected, but the reporter was excited instead.

  Pharaoh was in front, when he turned around and said to the reporter: "Listen, even if Clyde leaves the Suns, we can kill the Jazz, and you have no chance of winning against us."

   "That's not possible, there's a kind of you who won't let him try it out?" the reporter was unconvinced.

   "Your words will only irritate me, and I will respond to you in a way that completely destroys Sir. Are you happy with my answer?" Old Wang said without looking back.

"you?"

   The reporter's words couldn't help but suffocate.

   "Brothers, let's have a big fight tonight and start our second-round series by blowing up the Jazz." At this time, Pharaoh raised his fist and shouted.

   "Blast Jazz!"

Everyone in the Suns shouted at the same time. There were 40 players, including the coaching staff, trainers, management and other staff. Their voices swept through the corridors, showing the confidence of the Suns to win. .

   "Shet!"

   Looking at the Suns with high morale, a reporter from the Salt Lake City Sports News cursed angrily.

   He originally wanted to disrupt the morale and attention of the Suns, but he did not expect to activate the Suns' morale now. Old K's leadership shocked him.

   But he also believes that Jazz is not so easy to bully. With the strength of black and white, it will definitely give old K a headache.

   At eight o'clock, the two sides announced the starting list.

  Sir: James Donaldson, Karl Malone, David Bennott, Jeff Hornacek, John Stockton

  Suns: Wang Tiejun, AC Green, Drexler, Dan Marley, Kevin Johnson

   In addition to CCTV, there are hundreds of TV stations around the world that purchased the live broadcast satellite signals of the game, and there were nearly 200 media reporters on the scene. The bottom lines at both ends were densely packed with cameras and lenses, lined up on several floors.

  The broadcast rights of this series belong to ESPN, and the commentators are Winston Rollins and Carter Oldman, who are also ESPN's commentators specializing in broadcasting the games of some teams such as the Suns.

  Rollin said at this time: "In the regular season game against the Suns, the Jazz lost their main center Felton Spencer. He was knocked over by K and caused a knee injury and was out of season.

  Donaldson was also injured by the old K, but he was lucky, recovered from the injury, and played the main center in the playoffs. "

   Oldman went on to introduce: "Donaldson is 218 cm tall, 2 cm taller than Old K, and has a tonnage of 135 cm, 6 kg heavier than Old K. He is 35 years old and is approaching retirement.

The   Jazz are also unusable at the 5th position. It is difficult to find an excellent center in the league. He can only use a veteran who is about to retire to match the old K. "

Rollin laughed: "Here I suggest Coach Jerry Sloan to be mentally prepared, because you may need to change a center at any time, Donaldson will definitely not last long in the hands of old K, unless the old K does not have tonight. Interested in attacking the basket."

   "Winston, what do you think of what Old K said about the super center era that didn't exist?" Oldman talked about another topic.

   This topic is also a very hot topic today, and Luo Lin was also very interested in taking a peek at the heat, and immediately said: "Of course, I have my own opinion..."

   At this time, in the player tunnel, the starters of the two teams are waiting to play.

   In the middle of the two teams, a team of security separated them, and at the same time, the management of both sides were on one side, for fear of problems.

  Across the security guard in the middle, Old Wang looked down at the postman, staring at each other with sharp eyes without blinking.

   The postman did the same, looking up at Old K and glared back with more fierce eyes.

   The two of them are like a pair of cockfighting males, with a kind of immortal aura.

   Absolute mortal enemy, no one spoke after meeting, the atmosphere was very frozen, even Jeff Hornacek was not good at speaking, only nodded to two old teammates, Kevin Johnson and Dan Marley.

   "Audience friends, now the Jazz are invited to start the game..." At this time, the host outside the field began to call the visiting team.

  Jazz began to play, Baisha was the finale, and Heisha was the first to play.

   Watching the postman run out, Old Wang said regretfully, "Damn it, why didn't he do it?"

The people on Sir    couldn't help rubbing the cold sweat on their foreheads, and they all cursed in their hearts, this **** violent old K, I was afraid that he was planning to turn over the postman off the court. Fortunately, the postman was calm and not impulsive.

   "Shhh!"

   At this time, the postman ran out of the passage, and a huge boo sounded immediately outside the stadium. Like a steep hurricane, it swept through the Westside Arena, forming a huge invisible pressure, pressing on the hearts of the postman and other jazz players.

   "Ow!"

   Amid the shocking boos, the postman shouted angrily to the sky and waved his fists to boost his morale to the extreme.

   In today's game, he must win and must not lose to old K.

   "Boom!"

  It was the home team's turn to play, and the audience ignited. The atmosphere at home was like an erupting volcano, and the cheers and shouts of the fans were like a tsunami.

  Pharaoh was the first to rush out of the player tunnel to the cheers of 18,000 home fans and the boos of the remaining 1,000 away fans.

   In previous years, there were 2,000 tickets. This year, the management of the Suns was not very generous. They only gave the Jazz 1,000 tickets, which made the Jazz have a thick nose.

   And the location is scattered, here and there, some jazz fans sparsely formed, and they are completely suppressed by the home fans.

   He ran around the field and gave the crowd a high five.

   Many people on the sidelines know each other, except for Yu Feihong and others, some of them are also VIP customers of K Martial Arts Hall.

   "Old K, this time I'm optimistic that you will win the championship." Magic Johnson shouted loudly when he gave a high five.

   "Old K, come to the Lakers, I'll teach you how to shoot a hook from the three-point line." Kareem jogged to keep up with the old K who ran by and whispered.

   "What are these two guys trying to do? Has the Lakers started?" Colangelo stared at Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Magic Johnson, wanting to ask security to get them away.

   Although he is a little worried, he is not too worried. As long as his contract is sufficient, he believes that with the loyalty of old K, he will not leave the Suns.

   At half past eight, the game officially started.

  Wang Tiejun and veteran Donaldson jumped the ball and the Suns attacked.

   When he crossed the center line, the postman came to block him, and then hurried back to AC Green.

  Donaldson used the time the postman bought him to get back to the basket, and when Pharaoh ran to the basket, he blocked the front like a mountain.

   "Is there any contraction?" Zhang Lili asked loudly.

   "Yes." Su Qun replied loudly.

   Sure enough, when Pharaoh was blocked at 2.5 meters away from the basket and leaned back against Donaldson to ask for the ball, the Jazz's front immediately shrank a step inward.

  The Suns had five starters, one inside and four outside, all pulled apart.

AC Green on the right wing and Kevin Johnson on the top of the arc didn't have a three-pointer, so the Postman almost shrunk to the right waist in the paint area, and he could complete the double-team with just one turn. John Stockton on the top also put a lightning step, As long as the ball is passed, he can quickly complete the double-team.

  Only David Bennott and Jeff Hornacek, who were against Drexler and Dan Marley, didn't put much effort and were still very tight.

  Kevin Johnson was close to the top of the arc. Seeing John Stockton let him take a step, he wanted to shoot a three-pointer, but he suppressed his thoughts, jumped up, and smashed the ball in with both hands.

The reason why    chooses the jump pass is to minimize the time for passing and receiving the ball, so as not to be double-teamed when the ball is passed to the hand.

  John Stockton didn't jump, just turned around and started to double-team Pharaoh.

   But at this moment, Lightning, who had just passed the ball, started to cut inside, cut straight to the basket from the top of the arc, ran down from John Stockton's side, and stabbed the opponent's heart like a sharp knife.

His left elbow was stuck, and he was holding Donaldson below. Pharaoh faced the right wing, and when he saw the movement of lightning, he reacted very quickly. The right hand holding the ball suddenly threw the ball behind his head, and it fell into the running behind him. Lightning hands.

"brush!"

  As the ball entered the basket, the Suns fans sent extremely warm cheers and applause for Kevin Johnson, the old leader.

"pretty!"

   Zhang Lili praised and shouted happily: "Lightning made a two-step layup and hit a goal."

  Suqun said excitedly: "Old K sent a wonderful pass from the back of his head. He and Lightning cooperated really well."

   Lao Zhang said with a smile: "After all, we have cooperated for three years, and we have a very tacit understanding."

Having said this, he sighed again: "Lightning was also a strong player in his prime, the originator of the offensive point guard. After a brutal offseason training last season, it was his last peak. This season's speed and physical condition are all It's a notch down a notch, but if he's in the form he was last season, the Suns have a fantastic prospect this season."

   At this time, the Jazz advanced to the frontcourt, the Postman suddenly pulled to a high position to do a pick-and-roll, John Stockton broke through with the ball, but suddenly turned around and passed the ball to the Postman, while blocking AC Green who was catching up with his body.

  The postman got the ball and was temporarily in an open position. Kevin Johnson was almost useless to his defense, but he still habitually swinged his elbows to deter the opponent from approaching, and only after gaining more space did he take off calmly.

"brush!"

   High mid-range shot and hit a ball.

  2: 2, Sun attack.

   "The Jazz is the best at pick-and-rolls, AC Green must follow the postman closely." ESPN commentator, Rollin reminded.

His partner Oldman said: "Glider Drexler just switched to Jeff Hornacek. As long as he targets this point, AC Green will follow the tight postman, don't let him get too many open positions, the Suns defense will be counted. is successful.

  John Stockton is not aggressive, and David Benoit is a blue-collar player with average talent and strength. "

   At this time, the lightning advanced to the top of the arc and made a tactical gesture.

   But at this moment, John Stockton suddenly stepped up and pressed for it. At the same time, he also used small movements, and deliberately stepped on a lightning foot when he went up to grab.

   Lightning's foot stagnates, and the ball in his hand is a little out of control. At this time, Stockton fiercely snatches into his arms, scrambles, steals the ball, and then starts quickly, trying to get rid of Lightning and play a fast break.

   "Shet!"

   Kevin John was also a veteran. He suffered a secret loss, cursed in anger, and chased after him.

  The two came to the frontcourt of the Jazz entangled, and the others on both sides also ran over. Naturally, there was no chance for the fast break, and they turned to the positional battle.

   "Be careful with Lightning, John Stockton is the four villains, fans are not blind..." Lao Zhang reminded at the commentary.

  Su Qun secretly poked Lao Zhang, and Lao Zhang immediately reacted and stopped mentioning the four villains, so as not to bring in the moral model Lao Wang.

  It was a pick-and-roll again, and the Postman got an open spot on the right wing.

   This time it was Jeff Hornacek who got the ball and did a pick-and-roll with him. Drexler was switching to him. He still used his elbow to get space for the shot, and then took off and shot.

"Snapped!"

   But at this moment, a giant quickly pounced from the paint and slapped the ball he had just thrown into the sky.

"yeah!"

   The audience burst into flames, with endless cheers.

   "Beautiful! Old K sent a big hat, AC Green grabbed the ball, and the lightning is fast down..." Su Qun roared excitedly.

After Green got the ball, he shoved it into Pharaoh's hand. The latter raised the ball with his right hand and turned to the front court to check the position of his teammates. With a bang, the postman who wanted to grab the ball slammed his left elbow out. Open the elbow.

   "Whoosh!"

  The big hand threw it sharply, and the ball flew straight to Kevin Johnson like a shooting star.

  Lightning went down quickly and turned his head to look behind him from time to time. At this time, he pushed the ball with both hands, quickly pushed through the center line, and entered the frontcourt.

  John Stockton chased after half a step, pulled and pulled to slow down the lightning speed, and then interfered with its dribble by stealing.

When the lightning advanced to the top of the arc, Jeff Hornacek had already caught up with him. In order to avoid being double-teamed, he pulled to the right wing, then suddenly turned around, quickly shoved the pulled ball in, and pushed the ball away from the arc. John Stockton's side passed into the paint.

   In the left elbow area, Drexler rushed into the paint and took off immediately after catching the ball.

  Jeff Hornacek was half a beat because he was trying to double-team the lightning. He had no chance to return to the anti-skid glider, and could only watch the glider take off calmly.

"boom!"

   Drexler slid three meters in the air, then smashed the ball into the basket with a tomahawk dunk.

"yeah!"

  The moment the ball was scored, the audience erupted into extremely enthusiastic cheers.

   "Lightning is really a sword that is not old, the through ball is really good!" Lao Zhang praised.

   "The glider is also immature and can really fly! His current strength is still a superstar, and his state is better than lightning." Su Qun praised.

   Lao Zhang said excitedly: "This time the offense and defense were very relieved. Just now, Lightning was stolen, but the Iron Army immediately blocked the postman's attack with a big cap, and then took advantage of the momentum to counterattack successfully, suppressing Jazz's momentum again."

On the ESPN commentary booth, Winston Rollins said: "The Lightning played very calmly and deserves to be a top point guard. Although his body has come down from the peak, he is very experienced. His existence is very important to the Suns. "

   Oldman nodded and said, "Old K was also on a fast break just now. His speed was not slow, he even ran faster than the postman. He was one step ahead of him, but he was only one step behind the glider."

  Rollin said: "Old K has often made fast breaks this season. How did Lightning give Old K just now, and Old K can also complete a dunk."

  2:4, Jazz attacked.

Jeff Hornacek ran to the top of the arc to do a pick-and-roll, but after the block, he did not take it apart. Right at the top of the arc, John Stockton passed the ball to the former, and the former took advantage of the small space with no defenders around him. A quick three-pointer.

"brush!"

  Splash appeared, and the top of the arc hit a three-pointer.

   "Very accurate!"

  Old Zhang sighed and sighed again: "In the offseason of 1992, Colangelo gritted his teeth and replaced half of the main lineup with Barkley. The courage at that time was really great!"

  Suqun laughed: "If Jeff Hornacek can stay in the Suns..."

   Lao Zhang laughed and said: "The Suns lacked a sharpshooter like him last season. If he was in the Suns, the Suns should now be fighting for three consecutive championships and preparing to build a dynasty."

   "What a pity!" Su Qun sighed.

   (end of this chapter)