Chapter 408 Double Kill

   On the 2nd, the Suns defeated the Cavaliers at home, then turned overnight, and on the 3rd night, they played the Pacers back-to-back on the road.

   The last time the Suns lost to the Pacers was because of back-to-back, this time they played the Pacers back-to-back again, and it was on the road, so luck was a little bit bad.

   Before the start of the game, Pharaoh had a chat with Hu Weidong on the Pacers' bench.

  Hu Weidong has been with the Pacers for less than a month, and he didn't have much chance to play in front of him. It's okay now, and he has become Reggie Miller's second backup, but there are still not many opportunities.

   "Take your time, you see that Kobe is the No. 7 pick in the first round, and he also has to be a substitute."

   "I know, I'm not in a hurry."

  Hu Weidong said that he was not in a hurry, but in fact he was still in a hurry.

   He is the absolute core of the Jiangsu men's basketball team and the main force in the national team. The status has changed too much, and there must be a process of adaptation.

In the third quarter, the Suns lost by 8 points. At this time, Ewing jumped with a rabbit, and then took a fake shot. After shaking Lao Wang, he made a big breakthrough. Throwing under the basket.

"Snapped!"

  Rasheed Wallace returned to the basket from the weak side and sent a key big cap at the critical moment, which directly fanned the ball out of the court.

"what!"

When   Ke landed, his left foot stepped on Ewing's foot, and the pain caused him to jump up on one foot immediately, and then sat on the floor.

   "Spider?"

   Old Wang hurried over and asked, "Are you alright?"

   "Boss, your foot is sprained!" Rasheed Wallace said with a bitter face.

   "I didn't step on my feet, I just landed, and he stepped on it himself, and he didn't have time to shrink his feet." Ewing next to him said immediately.

  Pharaoh and Rasheed Wallace looked at each other helplessly, this is really no one's fault.

   Soon, Rasheed Wallace was taken down, and he immediately got a large ice pack to apply to his feet to reduce swelling.

   "It hurts the trolls, it's going to be difficult." Su Qun sighed in the CCTV live broadcast booth.

   "It doesn't matter if the injury is minor, I'm afraid that the injury will be severe. If the time is prolonged, the record will be affected." Zhang Lili said.

  Suqun is a little bit, and the record decline will definitely affect the old K's competition for MVP. This is a trouble, but he added: "Fortunately, it is still far from the playoffs. If the playoffs are injured, it will be really troublesome."

   "Yes, great luck in misfortune." Zhang Lili said.

In this game, because the back-to-back state was not very good, another general was injured. In the end, the Suns still lost to the Pacers. They double-killed the Bulls in the front, and now they are double-killed by another strong team of the same level in the East, which is also due to luck. .

  27 wins and 4 losses, the Suns are still in the first place in the Western Conference, tied with the Bulls for the first place in the league.

Next, in order to prevent the losing streak, Wang Tiejun broke out with all his might. First he scored 54 points at the Celtics' home court, beating the Green Team, and then he scored 50+ points in consecutive back-to-back games on the 7th and 8th, defeating them successively. With the Eagles and the Bullets, with three consecutive 50+ crazy firepower, they won the three-game winning streak on the road.

   On January 9th, the Suns returned to Phoenix with two good news, both Wilkins and Horry could return.

   In addition, Rasheed Wallace's injury has been determined, and he needs to be out for at least a month, and he should be able to return when he is an All-Star.

  On the 10th, the Suns played against the Hornets at home. The injury reappeared, the Lightning injured his wrist, and he was sidelined for two weeks. He should be back before the end of the month.

   This is also the second time Lightning has been injured this season. The last time he was only out for a week, the injury was more serious this time. Fortunately, Kidd can top it, and the impact is not very big.

After   's win over the Hornets, the coaching staff and front office held an overnight meeting.

Veteran Wilkins' body can no longer take on the main responsibilities, and at the same time he has to substitute for Horry, so the pseudo-starter at No. 2 can no longer play, and Chapman's physique is too fragile and impatient, Otherwise, it would not have been signed by the Suns with a minimum salary for two years, so it was decided to officially put Kobe in the starting lineup.

   This decision is not a hasty decision, it was made long ago. It not only meets the needs of the current lineup, but also meets the goal of cultivating rookies. At the same time, it is also a helpless move, because there is no fourth shooting guard.

   The next day, Kobe received a notice and excitedly called Pharaoh: "Old K, I'm going to officially start the game."

   "It's over, it seems that I have to score 50+ per game in order not to lose." Pharaoh joked.

   "Old K, you underestimate me!" Kobe said angrily.

   "Your little blacksmith now only has a 42% hit rate, which is 20 percentage points worse than mine. Do you have the qualifications to let me look at you highly?" Old Wang said contemptuously.

   "Two... Twenty percent?"

   Kobe was instantly critically hit, but three seconds later, he was revived with full health and shouted: "You're so unfair, you're an insider, I'm an outsider..."

  Pharaoh interrupted Kobe's words: "Boy, the game is only divided into wins and losses, how many points do you get inside and how many points you get outside?"

   "Then Jordan is not as efficient as you." Kobe said indignantly.

   "So he lost to me twice in the finals." Pharaoh laughed.

   Then he warned: "I tell you, Kobe, you can't average more than ten shots per game. If you shoot more than ten times, let me go."

   "What if I had a good feel?" Kobe asked reluctantly.

   "Starting from 42%, every one percentage point increase in hit rate allows you to make one more shot, up to a maximum of 15 shots." Pharaoh said.

   "OK, it's a deal." Kobe immediately hung up the phone.

   He was afraid that there would be half a sentence behind the old K. Every time the hit rate decreased by one percentage point, one shot was reduced, and the lower limit was zero.

Next, the Suns played a back-to-back home and away game on the 13th and 14th. Pharaoh scored 38 points on the road, won the Mavericks, scored 44 points at home, won the Nuggets, 33 wins 4 Negative, still tied for the first place in the league with the Bulls.

In these two games, Kobe, who has officially entered the starting lineup, performed averagely on the offensive end, averaging 9 points per game. His main task was to defend, lock the opponent's No. 2 offensive point on the outside, and assist Kidd and Horry to lock up. The opponent's perimeter offensive point.

  The defensive end is very hard. In the first game, he sent 2 steals against the Mavericks, and in the second game against the Nuggets, he had a steal and a block. In fact, the defensive effect was better than the data, which limited the efficiency of the opposing players to a certain extent.

On the 15th, the Suns came to Salt Lake City.

The   Jazz have been evaluated by the media as one of the top two players in the Western Conference this season. So far, they have indeed ranked second in the Western Conference with a good record, 30 wins and 6 losses.

   This is also the second time the two teams have played against each other. The Suns lost the first match, and there are two regular season games to follow.

   In the last match, Horry was injured, this time Lightning and Rasheed Wallace were injured, and more main players were absent, so it’s hard to say who won or lost.

   During dinner, the league announced the status of the All-Star voting through ESPN.

   In half a month, Wang Tiejun has won 1.42 million votes, temporarily ranking first in the league, and Jordan has 50,000 more votes.

   You must know that he was the vote king last year, but he only had 1.59 million votes. This year, he got so many votes in the middle of the journey, which shows that his popularity is far more than before.

   But in fact, his personal performance this year is not as crazy as last year's regular season. Last year, he averaged 40 points per game. This year, there are not so many. Why are there so many votes?

  From the analysis of the voting area, 65% of the votes came from Arizona, which can only be attributed to the fact that the Suns have really become a climate in Arizona and won the support of the whole state.

Since the 1992/93 season, the Suns have always been the most competitive team for the championship. They have won the championship twice in four years and have won the support of countless fans. More and more people in Arizona have become fans of the Suns and become Wang Tiejun's fans, and the prospect of winning the championship this year is very good, so his vote has only exploded compared to last year.

   But it wasn't his family that exploded. Jordan's votes also had an explosion like him, while other stars were similar to previous years.

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

  Suns: Wang Tiejun, Williams, Robert Horry, Kobe, Kidd,

  Sir: Campbell, Karl Malone, Brian Russell, Jeff Hornacek, John Stockton

  The game was broadcast live by ESPN in the United States, and commentator Winston Rollins said: "Now the Suns have some serious injuries, thanks to the strong support of old K, the record has not declined.

   Now his average playing time has increased from 41 minutes at the end of December, half a month, to 43 minutes, his average shot has increased from 23.2 to 25, and his average scoring has increased from 35.5 points to 37.7 points. "

   partner Carter Oldman said: "But from the performance of the past few seasons, the old K's physical fitness is very abundant, I don't think there is any problem with him."

   nodded, and Luo Lin smiled: "His efficiency is the proof, it is still stable at around 62%, which fully shows that his physical energy reserves are very abundant."

   Oldman said: "The Jazz have performed well this season, and the media's evaluation has not been exaggerated. They even won the Suns last time, and the Suns lineup is more uneven tonight. I think the Jazz may have a bigger chance of winning."

  Rollin sang the opposite tune, shook his head and smiled: "No, I think the main reason for the Suns' loss to the Jazz is due to state, not injury.

  So tonight, the Suns will definitely not want to lose to the Jazz in a row. The two teams are enemies and mortal enemies. "

   Oldman smiled and nodded: "Yes, Old K will definitely attack with all his strength, and we may see another 50+ scoring feast."

Rollins analyzed: "The Jazz picked up Eldon Campbell from the free market. This season, he played 15+8 data. 30% of his offense occurred at the basket. His presence has added a very important low post for the Jazz. Offense, but also a good rebounding performance, that's what the Jazz need.

   But facing old K, I believe anyone can draw a normal conclusion that he will be blown up by old K on both ends of offense and defense. "

Oldman went on to analyze: "But like the Postman, he also has a good mid-range shot. The two can spread the wings, so Stockton and Hornacek can rush in and play, so tonight's lack of major generals. The Suns, if you want to win, even if the old K hits 50+, it is not easy."

   "That's true." Rollin nodded.

   At half past eight, the game started.

  Pharaoh and Campbell jump the ball, then the Suns attack.

   "Hey, it's the postman Anti-Old K." Rollin shouted.

   "That's right, with the restrictions of K-law, the postman doesn't have to worry about being broken bones, he's safe." Oldman joked.

   "Pfft!" Rollin laughed.

   "Why did ESPN hire a **** to be a commentator?"

   "Without the K-law, the postman has never been afraid of the old K."

   "I'm going to file a complaint against the **** narrator."

  Oldman's ridicule angered many Salt Lake City Jazz fans, and ESPN immediately received a lot of complaints from Salt Lake City.

   At this time, Pharaoh hit a side hook near the basket in the postman's head, and it was the Jazz's turn to attack.

  Campbell and the postman pulled away at the same time, Pharaoh and Williams had to follow them all, leaving the restricted area empty.

  Wang Tiejun followed the postman, because the postman was stronger. Campbell asked veteran Williams to follow him.

  The Postman pulled to the left-wing three-point line, three meters away from the left waist of the paint area. He has a 40% hit rate here. If he is released, even if the Suns have supplementary defense on the outside, the hit rate will be higher.

Lao Wang followed to one meter away from the left waist of the paint area, his left foot was on the left line of the paint area, his right foot was outside, and there was a distance of two meters from the postman. After a big step, he could reach it, and it was given. The opponent has a small vacancy.

At this moment, the Jazz small forward Brian Russell on the left three-point line suddenly ran to the top of the arc and made a pick-and-roll for Stockton, who took the opportunity to get rid of Kidd's defense and bypassed the switch. Horry, smashed into the paint from the left elbow.

  Wang Tiejun could only choose to make up defense, but at this time Stockton passed the ball and gave it to the postman outside, Robert Horry hurried over to make up the defense, it was too late.

"brush!"

  The Postman made an open jumper and hit a two-pointer.

  With no defense, a super scorer like him can shoot as high as he wants.

   "Carter, you idiot, be careful when you're joking. Some fans have complained about you. This time, a fine of three thousand dollars will be deducted from your salary."

   In the ESPN live booth, Carter Oldman's headset suddenly sounded the director's roar, he couldn't help but be stunned and shouted aggrievedly: "What did I say? Damn glass heart!"

   "Puff!"

   next to Luo Lin laughed and his shoulders were shaking.

Oldman shook his head helplessly and said: "The Suns have to be careful with the Jazz's continuous pick-and-roll, they don't know anything else, just play this tactic, pick, roll, block, pick, pick, block, block, block , and dismantling, like Gary Payton's trash talk, endless, without any artistry!"

   "Haha..." Rollin continued to laugh.

  The Suns are moving forward.

  Jerry Sloan repeated a tactical gesture and shouted loudly on the field: "Quicker."

   This is telling the court that the flanking speed should be faster, more resolute and decisive.

   At this time, the Suns advanced to the frontcourt and settled down in a positional battle.

  The left wing is low, Wang Tiejun is carrying the postman to get the ball.

   The right wing was low, Williams pulled to the right bottom corner, but Campbell did not follow it completely, and stayed outside the right line of the paint area, with a two-meter gap.

   "Whoosh!"

   Kidd didn't even look at Williams' side, but the ball flew past.

  Campbell hurried over when he saw it.

   At this moment, Wang Tiejun suddenly turned around and cut in, bypassed the postman, and threw himself to the basket.

   "Whoosh!"

  Williams caught the ball and saw Campbell jumped in front of him, his big hands had been covered, and he quickly pushed up with both hands and hoisted the ball to the paint area.

   "Passing is slow!" Oldman yelled anxiously.

  Wang Tiejun cut to the basket, and the ball slid from the air until the postman caught up to him, and he had no space left.

   But it doesn't matter, he stuck his right elbow to the outside of the postman, and jumped up at the right moment, grabbing the basketball with his left hand.

The postman's hands are a little itchy, and he really wanted to go up and **** Old K with one elbow, but he held back. Unless he killed Old K with one elbow, with Old K's character and the power of K's martial arts hall, he will be really troublesome in the future. .

   But he still made the defensive action right away. The next moment Old K took off, he also jumped, and his 130kg body rubbed against Old K.

   The two are huddled together, and under a strong confrontation, even if there are some rules for a reasonable collision zone, such as vertical take-off, the referee is not easy to judge his collision behavior, the magnitude is small, it is difficult to define, and this is his home court.

   The same was true in the second round of the last playoffs. Old K dunked. He directly hit it and injured Old K's finger. Although the Jazz were eliminated in the end, the Suns were almost swept by Mosaic in the Western Finals.

   As soon as Pharaoh jumped up, he was touched, and his body immediately lost his balance, but when the ball fell, he was still caught.

   He didn't dunk directly. He was afraid that the dunk would fly. He was staggered by the postman as soon as he landed, and he almost walked, barely holding back.

   But at this time, Campbell on the right wing has already thrown to the basket, and at the same time, the Jazz small forward Brian Russell on the left wing also threw himself to the basket, implementing a three-team double-team.

   "Fuck him!"

   "Down with K!"

   At this moment, seeing the Jazz's biggest sworn enemy, Old K, being double-teamed by the postman and other three people under the basket, countless Jazz fans were so excited that they burst into anger.

   On the Suns bench, the bench players were also nervous, their butts were still on their seats, their upper bodies had been stretched out, and they were staring at the basket.

  On the court, Kobe and others on the outside were unable to help Old K, so they could only stare at the basket. They hoped to see Old K sweep the penalty area as before.

In the past, even in the face of this kind of three-person double-team, Wang Tiejun used a series of sideways beatings, and he could forcibly break through, and even won the title of a sweeper in the restricted area, but now because of the K-law, he has lost this kind of powerful and dreadful Ability.

   However, he is not the same now as before. In the past, the tonnage was not large enough, and the explosive power was not enough. Without the iron mountain, he could not crush everything terribly like O'Neal at the basket.

   Now, with a tonnage of 135 kilograms, he must have more muscle content and greater strength than O'Neal. The explosive power of 86 is enough to compare to O'Neal.

   He is at the basket now, and even if he does not rely on Iron Mountain to play, he is confident that he will not lose to Shaquille O'Neal.

   The next moment, when six sturdy arms suppressed him, and three incomparably tyrannical bodies rushed and squeezed him desperately, even with small movements, when secretly elbowing him, he exploded with all his strength.

   (end of this chapter)