Chapter 281 Illegal Defense

   On the morning of the 13th, Wang Tiejun woke up, it was already more than ten o'clock in the morning.

   Those extreme Jazz fans last night stopped harassing them and gave them a good night's sleep.

"Comfortable!"

   I slept until I woke up naturally. After getting up, I opened the curtains and stretched out in front of the rising sun, feeling boundless energy.

   He slept in a single room, which was specially arranged by the Suns management during the playoffs, for fear that one more person in the room would affect his rest.

   was moving his muscles and bones when there was a knock on the door. He opened it and saw that it was Cousin Changfeng who brought him breakfast.

   After breakfast, there was nowhere to go. Lao Wang took Liu Changfeng to the hotel gym, where he was going to spend the rest of the morning.

   "Robert? Just in time, let's go to the gym together."

   Just as he was entering the elevator, he encountered Robert Horry about to come out, and pushed him in again.

"All right."

   Horry, who wanted to find two teammates for a drink, said helplessly.

   "Robert, are you having a bad time with the Suns?" he asked casually after walking into the elevator.

   Horry shrugged and smiled bitterly: "Old K, I will practice more in the offseason."

  Pharaoh rolled his eyes. Hearing you say this every year, your shooting percentage has not improved. This season has dropped by one percentage point compared to last season. Who still believes in you?

   He thought for a while and said, "You also know that the glider should leave next season. We can't keep him, so think about it yourself."

  Robert Horry is also very distressed. He is considered to be high and low. He started the Mosaic team in his rookie season, but he did not expect to be a substitute in the Suns.

   "By the way, how many years do you still have a rookie contract?" Pharaoh asked.

   "Two years," Horry said.

   "You signed for five years?" Lao Wang said.

   "Yes, 4+1, the final year is a team option," Horry said.

   Old Wang nodded, and finally warned: "The main position only depends on your performance, you can do it yourself."

  Hori nodded, feeling a lot of pressure.

  Starting from next season, after the old K renews his contract, Danny Ainge and Glider will leave, retire and retire, the team will officially enter the reconstruction, there will be rookies coming in, will he still have a chance to compete for the main position?

   I am afraid that if his performance does not satisfy the team, he will not be given another chance. Many young people are waiting for the opportunity, and the team will also choose to cultivate more potential newcomers.

   That night, the Bulls defeated the Pacers and won the second round with a big score of three to one.

   At the same time, the Magic defeated the Knicks and also won the second round with a big score of three to one.

   After watching the game, the Suns gathered and quietly moved to another hotel, which was arranged by Colangelo to avoid being disturbed by some Jazz fans.

   He really did the right thing. In order to avoid the team being swept away, some extreme Jazz fans started harassing actions again.

   No. 14, the second round of the Western Conference G4 match day.

   At 8:00, the Suns play against the Jazz.

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

  Sir: Karl Malone, Tom Chambers, David Bennott, Jeff Hornacek, John Stockton

   "Shhh!"

  When the Suns started the game, there was a shocking boo in the center of the Delta.

   "Sweep! Sweep! Sweep..."

   But amidst the boos, there were more than a thousand Suns fans shouting. They were scattered throughout the stadium, and they were not scaled. Although they were suppressed to the point where they could not emerge, they continued to keep on shouting until they were exhausted.

   As far away as Phoenix, Arizona, countless people are also shouting.

   After the jump ball, the Suns attack.

  The left wing is low, Wang Tiejun begins to take the position, and he needs the ball.

   Inside the paint area, the postman started to defend, his right arm deliberately clamped Pharaoh's left arm, tangled together, his chest was attached, and his left hand interfered with the opponent's catching the ball.

   From the beginning, he took the toughest confrontation.

After three games, he is the strongest physique in the entire league. In the strong confrontation with Wang Tiejun, he also suffered a lot. The chest and back are covered with layers of blood bruises from bruised elbows. But in the G4 battle, he still carried out active strong confrontation, just didn't want to be swept away.

   "The Jazz all shrink their defense." Zhang Lili shouted.

   "Old K be careful." Su Qun also shouted.

  John Stockton's defense was tight, and Kevin Johnson hung the ball down.

At this time, before the ball was actually released, David Bennott on the left-wing three-point line and Tom Chambers, who was pulled out by AC Green on the right-wing, had already started to pounce on Wang Tiejun, before the ball reached him. At the time, Benoit had completed the double-teaming, and Chambers had also arrived behind the postman, about to complete the three-team double-teaming.

   "Illegal defense, this is a violation!" Zhang Lili immediately shouted.

   But there was no whistle on the field and the game continued.

"Snapped!"

  Wang Tiejun was unable to take off in time to catch the ball under the full entanglement of the postman. Benoit jumped in front of him and broke the ball.

"yeah!"

   Jazz fans immediately cheered.

   "What's so special!"

  Pharaoh is so angry that he swears, is it allowed to double-team players without the ball now, why don't I know?

   "Illegal defense! Don't you see it? This is illegal defense, illegal defense..."

   On the sidelines, Westphal was furious and roared at the court. Several referees ignored him, and he roared at the official technical desk.

   At this time, the Jazz counterattacked, and Jeff Hornacek hit a two-pointer.

   "Mr. Coach, if you don't calm down again, I don't mind asking you to leave the field." At this time, the referee ran over and said to Westphal with a cold face.

   "Well, you can end the game now and declare the Jazz the winner." Westphal angrily said.

"Humph!"

   The referee snorted coldly.

   "Okay, Paul, calm down." Assistant coach Lewis came over to persuade Westphal.

  Westphal also made a proper gesture to prevent the referee from being too partial to his opponent. The rule of double-teaming off-ball players is actually very operational, including the Suns themselves doing the same to Jordan.

Generally, it is a rule-based edge ball. For example, the strong-side double-teamed player stands outside the arm of the double-teamed person. This is in line with the rule that double-teaming without the ball is not allowed, but the effect is the same as that of double-teaming without the ball. It hasn't arrived yet, the double-team has been completed, and it's up to the referee to blow or not.

   Like Benoit’s double-team just now, it’s not bad than the no-ball double-team that hits the edge ball. At least his starting position is at least two meters away from Wang Tiejun.

  The game continues, the Suns attack.

  Wang Tiejun was still in a low position on the left wing, and the postman was the top defense.

   David Benoit above puts Drexler two meters away, two meters away from the low left wing.

  Although Tom Chambers on the right wing was pulled out, Green didn't make a three-pointer and put more than two meters away. He stood a little outside the paint area and could go back to the basket and implement weak-side help at any time.

   At the top of the arc, John Stockton constantly harassed Kevin Johnson's dribble with his left hand, and raised his right hand high, trying to block the pass line at the top of the arc and the low left wing.

   Just because of his blockade, he forced Kevin Johnson to lob the ball, which allowed David Benoit to complete the double-team without the ball in time.

   However, this time Kevin Johnson did not pass the ball directly to the low post, but gave the ball to Drexler and ran to the right wing himself.

   At this time, Tom Chambers on the weak side reacted quickly and immediately started running towards the paint.

  The glider caught the ball, forcing David Benoit to return to the defense immediately, losing the opportunity to double-team Wang Tiejun.

   And just when he returned to defense, Drexler passed the ball, he did not see the space of Green in the right bottom corner, and passed to the left wing low.

"Snapped!"

  Wang Tiejun caught the ball and immediately began to rely on the postman.

"Be careful!"

   On the CCTV commentary booth, Zhang Lili shouted sharply.

   The next moment, Tom Chambers suddenly appeared from the bottom line on the right side, and with a snap, knocked the ball off.

"yeah!"

  The Delta Center cheers again.

   "I X!"

  Pharaoh jumped up and threw himself at the basketball.

When    rushed up, he collided with Chambers, who also grabbed the ball. The latter was knocked away by him, and the basketball was controlled by him again.

   "Alas!" The Jazz fan sighed.

   But at this time Wang Tiejun also fell to the floor, and the postman rushed up.

   "Old K!"

   At this time, Drexler rushed past Wang Tiejun and made a quick air cut to the paint area. Lao Wang, who was lying on the floor, hurriedly passed the ball.

"boom!"

   Under the tomahawk-style dunk, the basket roared instantly.

   "It's very dangerous! After Tie Jun made a mistake, the fight was still very active, but be careful not to get injured." Zhang Lili reminded.

  Suqun nodded and said, "Yeah, such a big guy can easily get injured when he grabs the floor ball."

  2:2, Jazz attacked.

   On the left wing, the Postman took two steps from the low post and played a pick-and-roll with Benoit.

  Wang Tiejun took the most arrogant way of breaking the pick-and-roll to break through the enemy. He directly pushed Benoit away with his body and chased after the postman.

The Postman got rid of Wang Tiejun and received a pass from John Stockton when he cut into the paint area. At this time, AC Green was returning to the basket. He didn't pass the ball, and he didn't dunk. Instead, he made a small throw. .

   Didn't know that Wang Tiejun had already caught up at this time, suddenly appeared from behind, slapped the ball cap to the frontcourt of the Suns with a slap.

Kevin Johnson and John Stockton turned around quickly. Although the speed of the former dropped, the speed of the latter was not very fast, and he was four years older. In the end, the Lightning got the ball first and rushed into the paint with the ball. Suddenly a back pass came and the ball flew to the right flank.

"boom!"

   Drexler, who was going down from the right flank, caught the ball from the right waist and smashed in from the right waist. He stepped up and made another gliding dunk that smashed the Jazz's basket.

   "The Jazz double-teamed Old K. There are a lot of opportunities for gliding, and I have already deducted two." On the ESPN commentary stand, Oldman said with a smile.

   Luo Lin analyzed: "The postman shouldn't go in at all. After getting the ball, he immediately shot. At this time, the old K has not caught up, so it is more stable to play."

Oldman nodded and said: "Yes, the postman is very stable in mid-range shots, and the mid-range shots without defenders are more stable. His movement speed is slower than that of old K. He really shouldn't rush in, and rushing in instead gives old man. K's chance to catch up with him."

  4:2, Jazz attacked.

   Through consecutive pick-and-rolls, Jeff Hornacek got an open spot on the right-wing 3-point line and received a pass, but the shot was missed.

   "It's a pity that the vacancy was missed." Zhang Lili laughed.

   "Two shots and one hit." Su Qun followed.

   When Hornacek made his shot, Wang Tiejun had already quickly returned to the basket, protected the backcourt rebounds, and the Suns attacked.

   Still on the left wing low, or through the transfer of the glider, to attract David Benoit behind the three-point line, and then pass to him.

   This time, when the ball came in, he paid special attention to the weak side, and found that Tom Chambers once again implemented the weak side assist defense and rushed towards the bottom line.

   When Tom Chambers could no longer look back, he suddenly took off with one foot, threw the ball from the postman's head with his right hand to AC Green, who was emptied on the weak side.

   "The ball is scored!" Zhang Lili immediately shouted.

"Snapped!"

   In the bottom right corner, Green caught the ball, dribbled the ball forward two steps, and then jumped out.

  Tom Chambers slammed into the brakes and turned around to defend, it was too late, he could only watch Green shoot calmly from a few meters away.

"brush!"

  The water splashed and two points hit.

   "Double-teaming Old K will definitely pay the price." On the ESPN commentary booth, Rollin said with a smile.

   "Old K is very calm, and the timing of passing the ball is very good, giving Chambers no chance to return to defend Green." Oldman nodded.

   "Green made this shot, and then Chambers can no longer let him be unscrupulous. Old K should have a chance to play against the postman." Rollin said.

  6:2, Jazz attacked.

"brush!"

  The Postman threw off Pharaoh with the pick-and-roll, elbowed Drexler away, and hit a mid-range shot.

  6:4, the sun attacked.

  Pharaoh is actively asking for the ball, but the postman has started his beating. He hasn't started his beating yet today.

  The ball came in through the glider, and he was also looking at the weak side. This time Tom Chambers did not hesitate to implement the weak side help defense.

"Snapped!"

   Under the full push of the postman, he grabbed the ball with his right hand, then used his left foot as the pivot, carrying the postman with his left elbow, suddenly turned up, and forcibly stepped into the paint area with his right foot.

   At this time, the Jazz did not shrink the defense, but began to quickly supplement the defense.

   Jeff Hornacek on the right-wing three-point line lost Dan Marley and pounced on AC Green below.

  The high-ranking Stockton pounced on Dan Marley.

   Bennott, who was inside the left-wing three-point line, all pounced.

  Drexler came out empty, but at this time Wang Tiejun was turning around, and he couldn't see his vacant seat. As he moved down and opened the distance from Benoit, he shouted: "Here."

   "Whoosh!"

  Wang Tiejun looked back and hurriedly threw the ball out with one hand, and the ball flew towards Drexler.

   The latter caught the ball at 50 degrees on the left-wing three-point line, and there was no defender within five meters. He took off calmly and shot a three-pointer.

"brush!"

  The water splashed and the three-pointer hit.

   "Pretty! Passed it beautifully and voted beautifully." Zhang Lili shouted happily.

   "Three of three shots, this is the first jump shot of the glider, the first two are dunks." Su Qun laughed.

  8:4, Jazz attacked.

  The postman used the pick-and-roll to take another shot. This time, Wang Tiejun squeezed Benoit to catch up and almost took the ball cap off again.

   But the ball didn't hit, it was taken by the iron man Green who was back to the basket, and the Suns attacked.

   On the ESPN commentary booth, Rollin laughed: "Is the Jazz determined not to let Old K take a shot tonight? Now Old K's stats are 1 rebound, 3 assists, 1 block and 1 turnover, not even a single shot."

Oldman smiled and said: "The Suns scored four times, the old K sent three assists, and the other was a counterattack directly initiated by his blocked shots. All four offenses were related to him. His tactical position in the Suns has been completely more than Kevin Johnson."

   "Yes, his ability to attract double teams in the low post is too strong. If the ball is not in his hands, it is the biggest waste of resources." Rollin laughed.

   Left wing, the ball passed the glider's hand to Wang Tiejun who was low on the left wing.

   This time, the Jazz's weak-side help was the same as before, and Chambers came over again.

  It's just that this time David Benoit was a little hesitant about Kevin Johnson's defense at the top of the arc. Glider had already scored 6 points. He didn't dare to let go of such a super scorer.

  So, Kevin Johnson came in from the top of the arc, received a pass from Pharaoh at the free throw line, made an open jumper, and hit a ball.

   "Beautiful! 10:4, the Suns feel so good on the outside today!" Su Qun said excitedly.

   "It's all vacant. If you want to double-team the Iron Army, this is the price you must pay. As long as there is a basket on the outside, the Jazz will definitely relax the double-teaming of the Iron Army." Zhang Lili laughed.

   At this time, the Jazz attacked and called a timeout, and Jerry Sloan wanted to rearrange defensive tactics.

On the ESPN commentary booth, Rollin analyzed: "The Jazz used two weak-side help defenses to catch the Suns by surprise at the beginning, but Old K didn't mess up, and then used three assists to defuse the Jazz's double-team tactics. Now The tactical initiative is in the hands of the Suns."

Oldman said with a smile: "Although the Jazz can actively adjust their tactics, but with the old K in the low post, the tactics they can adjust are actually very limited. As long as the postman can't defend against the old K alone, this point must be double-teamed, or sit back and forth. Watch the postman blow up."

  Rollin added: "The Jazz's defensive tactics failed, and the offense failed. The Postman made 1 of 3 shots and ate a cap from the old K, and the efficiency was not very good.

   The timeout ends and the game resumes.

  Jazz attack.

   (end of this chapter)