Chapter 308 G3 Battle

   No. 10, the game day of the G3 game of the finals.

  Wang Tiejun got up from the bed in the morning. Yu Feihong brought him a large stack of newspapers and flipped through them briefly. Each newspaper had news about him and the three-second defense rule, which made him a little confused.

   "Feihong, these guys all want to establish new rules to restrict me, am I so powerful now? Why don't I know?" He said proudly.

   "If you lost the night before yesterday, I don't think the reaction would be so great."

   Yu Feihong analyzed: "You think, Jordan is too powerful, the NBA has to build rules for him to restrict him, let alone you?"

   "What's more, what's more?" Lao Wang said unhappily.

"Of course, although I don't understand basketball very well, there are at least two things that irritate them. First, you are closer to the basket than Jordan and are more threatening. Second, you are not American, you are an outsider here, they Of course, they have to restrict you, why are they restricting Jordan, but not you? Jordan is their son, right?" Yu Feihong said.

   Old Wang was startled and nodded, this makes sense.

   "Old K, if these rules are introduced, will they have a big impact on you?" Yu Feihong asked with concern.

  Pharaoh thought while saying: "Canceling illegal defense means allowing zone defense and allowing double-teaming of off-ball players, which really has a big impact on me.

   Use a meat shield center to top the defense, and use a power forward with good athletic qualities to go around the front, which can cut off the passing and receiving lines. "

   "What should we do then?" Yu Feihong asked hurriedly.

   He said: "My pace is average now. To cope with this situation, I must strengthen my pace, as well as tonnage and strength, so that they can't stick to my body or squeeze me, so that I have room to move."

   "Do you want to gain weight?" Yu Feihong's face became bitter.

   Old Wang was a little embarrassed, and occasionally he would crush this girl accidentally, and said hurriedly: "Don't worry, I will gain up to 135 kilograms at most, and there will be no more."

   Yu Feihong gave him a white look and asked, "What about the other rules?"

   He thought again and said: "Defending for three seconds will of course have a great impact. It will be easier for the opponent to break through, the quality of the low-post attack will improve, and my defensive statistics and rebounding statistics will decline a bit.

   Reasonable collision zone, this seems to have no bad effect on me and O'Neal. We attack with the ball in this zone. As long as there are no extra moves, there is almost no possibility of fouling. "

   "This rule was proposed by Mr. Colangelo." Yu Feihong reminded.

   He nodded and said, "That's definitely better for me."

   After breakfast, he rested for a while. At about ten o'clock, he drove to the team headquarters. There was a tactical meeting in the morning and a training session in the afternoon.

Although Kukoc is injured, the probability of the Bulls defeating the Suns is very low, but after all, it is Jordan's team. A few starters add up, and the basic scoring ability can reach about 90 points. Which substitute breaks out, or Jordan has a big breakout, and there is also the possibility of a comeback, so don't be careless. The preparations that should be done before the game are the same and absolutely indispensable.

   However, there was a two-day break between the G3 and G2 games, which is a good thing for the Suns, which can allow the players to recover better.

   Outside the headquarters, there were thousands of people, most of whom were fans, and there were hundreds of reporters at the front.

   "Old K, do you think canceling the illegal defense is against you?"

   "Old K, do you think the zone defense rules can limit you? Do you think zone defense should be allowed now?"

   "Old K, what do you think of your suggestion for a reasonable collision zone?"

  “Old K…”

   He opened the car window, and immediately several microphones slammed in, and all kinds of questions were thrown in at the same time.

   "The suggestion of a reasonable collision zone I think is right. We should allow confrontation to happen, especially in the most competitive basket area."

   "As for zone defense, I used to play this kind of rule in China before, I think I can adapt."

   "Cancel the illegal defense, whether this is against me, I personally do not express my opinion, it is up to you to judge."

   His ears are a bit messy, there are too many questions, he can only pick up a few to answer.

   Entered the headquarters, met with the coaching staff and teammates, and everyone also began to discuss the pros and cons of these rules.

   As a result of the discussion, in general, canceling illegal defense, allowing zone defense, and defending for three seconds is very harmful to Wang Tiejun.

   However, if a reasonable collision zone is implemented at the same time, as well as the foul penalty on the off-ball player in the last two minutes of the distal quarter, it will reduce some disadvantages relatively.

Colangelo finally said: "Whether these rules are implemented or not depends on Mr. Stern's intention in the end, others can't make the decision, so let's not talk about it now, and focus all our attention on the finals. to avoid distraction."

  Mexican Arena, from the morning, more and more fans began to gather, and by the evening, it was already crowded.

  A large number of fans set off early from all over Arizona and drove to Phoenix, and some of them even arrived at the American West Arena yesterday.

   Countless fans wore white No. 33 jerseys and Mammoth K-series sneakers at their feet, and many held a large photo of Wang Tiejun in their hands.

   "Sweep the bull! Sweep the bull..."

   "Championship! Championship..."

   "Old K! Old K! Old K..."

   "Sun King! Sun King! Sun King..."

   From time to time, there will be shouts in the sea of ​​people, and then a huge sound wave will form, sweeping the surrounding area.

  Mike Robert and Chenglong, Zhou Wensi and Tang Jili came here. They also wore No. 33 jerseys and K series sneakers.

   They came here with Yu Feihong and a group of people from the K martial arts hall. They took the VIP channel, but a few cars were still blocked for a long time before entering the underground parking lot.

   Not only their cars, but many cars passing through the VIP channel were blocked for a long time. When they came in, a lot of cars came in one after another, and they met many Hollywood stars and some NBA stars.

   Yu Feihong greeted some celebrities from all walks of life that he knew. After those people greeted her, they greeted Wang Tieshu and a group of people from the K martial arts hall.

   Entering the court, the heat is blowing on the face, and the excitement comes up immediately, and there is a feeling of being on the top.

  Mexican Arena, a steady stream of fans are pouring in, and the arena that can accommodate more than 18,000 people is quickly filling up.

  Each seat has a Finals spree prepared by the Suns, including a Finals jersey and a souvenir.

The Bulls only gave the Suns 500 tickets for away fans. Of course, the Suns only gave the Bulls 500 tickets. The locations were also scattered, so looking around, the auditorium was full of home fans and a sea of ​​white. Not a single spray from the bull.

  Ma Jian was in the crowd in the K martial arts hall. The Suns gave Old K a total of two tickets in the front row. Yu Feihong arranged for him to sit in the front row, sitting next to Chenglong, and she sat in the back.

   As Wang Tiejun's girlfriend, reporters keep coming to interview her. They all know that these two positions belong to Old K. The reporter will also ask why she gave up her position, and she will also introduce Chenglong and Ma Jian.

   The Bulls were entering the locker room, and a group of reporters followed.

   "Michael, what can you do to avoid being swept?" a Phoenix Sports reporter asked loudly.

The blue veins on Jordan's head burst, and he turned his head sharply, staring at the reporter fiercely. After the man was startled, he spat out a sentence between his teeth: "I'll let that fool of old K know to offend me. What's going to happen."

   The reporter swallowed dryly and asked, "I heard that you joined the K martial arts hall yesterday?"

   Jordan said angrily: "I know what you want to say? But the old K is the old K, and the K martial arts hall is the K martial arts hall, so don't mix them up.

  K Wuguan is a business, I am a VIP customer of K Wuguan, and there is no other meaning beyond that. "

After   , he walked into the locker room and slammed the door shut.

   "Far K, Phoenix, these **** reporters, they are looking forward to the Suns sweeping us and making their big dreams!" Pippen said unhappily.

   "We have a big dream, why is this?" Phil Jackson sighed in his heart upon hearing this.

   Jordan sat down and leaned quietly against the closet when a trainer came over and began to bandage his feet.

   Bandages, socks, sneakers, this is the equipment to protect your feet, it is very important, every detail should not be careless, otherwise you may get injured.

   "Michael?" Phil Jackson shouted when Jordan didn't speak.

   glanced at Jackson, Jordan said: "Old K's **** must want to sweep us. They have completed three rounds of sweeps in the West. If they sweep us again, they will be the real No. 1 team in history."

   "What do you think?" Phil Jackson asked in a deep voice.

   "Sweep?"

  Jordan snorted angrily. He glared at everyone and said angrily, "Are you really thinking about how to avoid being swept away?"

  Pippen and others were startled, not understanding what Jordan meant.

Jordan groaned again, and suddenly roared loudly: "Is the point of our reaching the finals how to avoid being swept? NO! Bastards, we are here to win the championship, we are here to defend the title, not to avoid being swept away. ."

   His roar resounded through the locker room, and Pippen and the others understood why Jordan was angry.

  Just, with their current lineup, is it possible to come back and win the championship? The probability is too small, how can the old K pass?

  Pippen has long been accustomed to being by Jordan's side and has no opinion of his own, so he couldn't help muttering: "Michael, you can do whatever you want, we'll go with you."

  Jordan couldn't help being silent for a while. How could he answer these words? He has a fart way. Just like Phil Jackson said to the media after the G2 game, old K really can't defend.

  Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel agitated and had a tendency to vent violently.

   In the home team's locker room at this time, the atmosphere is much more relaxed.

   Westphal was arranging tactics and said: "When the old K wants the ball, the task of the perimeter is very simple, find a way to pass the ball in and let him solve the problem.

  Tonight we are going to establish a score advantage in the first quarter, we will fight in the second quarter and defeat them in the second half. "

   This is to directly grant unlimited firing power, but no one has an opinion, even a veteran superstar like Drexler who is still powerful.

   In the finals, he scored 50+ points in two consecutive games, with a 78% hit rate in G1 and 81% in G2. No one dared to question the coach's decision for such a terrifying performance.

   After arranging the tactics, the coaching staff went out, leaving the locker room to the players.

  Pharaoh suddenly remembered something, got up and took out his mobile phone from the closet, and called Hoxman.

   "Hey, old K?"

   "Lance, please do me a favor with something."

   "You speak."

   "I promised these guys in the team that after winning the championship, I would send three girls to each of them, all of them need models, you can help arrange it."

   "This is simple. After the finals, I will definitely arrange it in place. It's a phone call, don't worry."

   "Oh hoo!"

   Before Pharaoh hung up the phone, there was a strange cry of ghosts and wolves in the locker room.

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

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

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

   On the TNT commentary booth, Albert did not analyze what lineup or what tactics the two sides would play.

Because until now, both sides have no trump cards, and what should be highlighted is the contest of hard power. The test is the coach's on-the-spot command ability, the player's on-field execution, and the player's state, so there is nothing to say. of.

He smiled and said: "There has been a lot of discussion around some rules in the past two days, zone defense rules, three seconds of defense, reasonable collision zone and two minutes in the final quarter. Fouls on off-ball players, two free throws, etc. Kevin, do you think these rules What are the chances of getting through?"

Kevin Harlan said with a smile: "Groom, the zone defense rules restrict offense, and the main limitation is perimeter breakthrough offense, which is contrary to the current league's general principle of encouraging offense and encouraging breakthroughs, so I don't think it's likely at present. passed."

  Albert nodded with a smile and said: "To pass these important rules, the league must hold a board of directors, all team owners sit together to discuss, and finally vote to decide.

  Once passed, the perimeter breakthrough will be reduced, which will affect the viewing of the game. Those bosses should take this into account. "

   Kevin Harlan analyzed again: "And the reasonable collision zone, I think the probability of passing is higher."

   "Why?" Albert asked cooperatively.

Kevin Harlan laughed: "Because it's a rule that favors the offense, this rule puts those centers who are sitting at the basket in a situation where they will be bumped, they won't have the protection of the whistle, and the perimeter players can rush as much as they want. to beat them."

  Albert laughed: "Kevin, when you say that, I seem to see the scene of the old K Six committing a crime."

Kevin Harlan laughed a few times and said: "Yes, old K has a defensive habit under the basket. When facing a breakthrough from the outside, he can defend as much as he can. If he can't defend, he will stand in front and use his The body forms a huge barrier, and sometimes it can get the opponent's offensive foul. But once the reasonable collision zone is passed, it will not work, because it is called a reasonable collision."

   nodded, and Albert continued: "The three-second defense rule is also beneficial to offense, so I also think it has a higher chance of passing than zone defense."

   "Yes." Kevin Harlan laughed.

  Albert added: "As for the penalty rule for fouls on off-ball players in the last two minutes, this was proposed by the Magic head coach. He should be protecting O'Neal. Of course, Old K can also benefit from it.

   I think this is unlikely to pass. The destructive power of the two behemoths O'Neal and Old K is already large enough. It is difficult to have such a weakness that can be exploited, and the team owners will not agree. "

   At this time, Kevin Harlan changed the subject and asked: "Groom, if the Suns really swept the Bulls, would they be the most powerful team in league history?"

   "The strength of this Bull has surpassed that of the Bulls during the two consecutive championships. If the Suns can really sweep them, I think they are qualified to be called the best team in history. But..."

  Albert said excitedly, but when it came to this, he changed the subject and said thoughtfully: "But if the Bulls overturn the game, then the Suns will also become a joke."

  Kevin Harlan nodded and smiled: "So the focus now is whether the Suns can complete the sweep of the finals, or whether the Bulls can complete the comeback."

   The two of them were talking, and the starter was ready to play.

"you…"

  Wang Tiejun led his team to the player tunnel, and the Bulls on the opposite side also came over. He stared at Jordan with fierce eyes, and suddenly asked, "Are you ready to be swept?"

"asshole!"

   Jordan was instantly furious.

  Pharaoh ignored Jordan, looked back at Kevin Johnson and the others, turned around and said to Jordan: "We are ready, we are ready to be the first team in the league to win the championship."

   After he said these words, the eyes of Kevin Johnson and other four people lit up.

  Who doesn't want to make a big mark in history, not to mention Jordan and his Bulls in the background?

   Especially Drexler, who swept Jordan to win the championship in the finals, the temptation was too great for him, like a tube of chicken blood in an instant, it made his blood boil, adrenaline surged, and even his breathing became heavy.

   "Old K, provoke me, you will regret it." Jordan's eyes were already red, blood oozing red, and he spat out these words between his teeth.

   "I'm afraid you won't see my regret." Old Wang said indifferently.

"Humph!"

   His fist was about to bleed, and Jordan groaned angrily.

   "Now there's Scottie...Pippen from Arkansas!"

   At this time, the lights outside dimmed, two spotlights came on, the host's voice sounded, and the visiting team began to play.

   "Last place, Michael, Airman Michael Jordan!"

  Jordan made his final appearance and received a lot of cheers on the road. All the stars at the scene gave a standing ovation.

   "Old K, do you really want to sweep Jordan?" In the player tunnel, Kevin Johnson, who was standing at the front, couldn't help but asked back.

  Because before this, the old K rarely talked about the topic of sweeping the Bulls in the locker room, so he was actually a little surprised just now.

   Lao Wang smiled, but said: "Win the championship first, sweep the second."

   The reason why he doesn't sweep the Bulls in front of his teammates is that he doesn't want to increase their psychological pressure, but when he saw Jordan just now, he couldn't hold back. In fact, he really wanted to sweep Jordan.

  Kevin Johnson said helplessly: "Then why are you messing with him? That old hooligan is really not easy to mess with."

"It's okay, Kevin. With the remaining inside lineup of the Bulls, they can't turn the sky. Even if Jordan and the others all break out, they can pull back a game or two, which requires us to feel completely blind." Wang smiled indifferently.

  Kevin Johnson was right when he thought about it, and he didn't say anything else.

   "Ladies and gentlemen, now let's welcome Lightning...Kevin Johnson from Sacramento, California."

  When it was the home team's turn to play, with the excited voice of the host at the scene, the entire American West Arena suddenly boiled.

   "...Lord Dan Marley."

   "…Glider Clyde Drexler."

   "…Iron Man AC Green."

   With the appearance of the first four, waves of cheers surged to one peak after another, and finally it was Wang Tiejun's turn, who also stood at the exit of the player tunnel.

   In front of him, there are light spots formed by two bright beams of light, like a door of light, welcoming his appearance.

   "Now, I have the leader of the Phoenix Suns, the king of backers from China, old KKKKKKKKK! Wang Tiejun!"

   With the very enthusiastic voice of the host at the scene, he stepped out and appeared in the sight of countless Suns fans.

   "Boom!"

  The entire American West Arena was like an erupting volcano, and the cheers swept up like a tsunami.

   "Old K! Old K! Old K..."

  The cheers in the arena gradually formed a neat shout, which was earth-shattering.

   50+ consecutive performances in G1G2 battles not only made his reputation in the United States skyrocket, but also made his reputation in the city reach a peak, and he was sought after by countless Phoenixes and Arizonans.

   On the sidelines, the governor of Arizona and many congressmen, the mayor of Phoenix and many city councillors, all stood up and applauded for him.

   (end of this chapter)