Chapter 421 Old K, are you a Kassa rocket launcher?

  0:4, Supersonic attack.

   "Jason, don't let him rush up, start suppressing from the backcourt." Danny Ainge shouted from the sidelines, and he was already sweating profusely at the beginning of the game.

   To be honest, he is under a lot of pressure. This year’s lineup is good, and he has 73 wins. If he doesn’t do well in the playoffs, his future as a head coach may be over.

  According to the request of the head coach, Kidd guarded Payton from the backcourt, thus suppressing the supersonic's fast pace.

   Payton diverted the ball to Hawkins, but so did the Lightning, sparing no effort to defend.

   The two major back lines played a real playoff defense intensity, forcing the Sonics into a positional battle.

   "Pull away, pull him out. Execute Tactic No. 3, give me a little focus." Crazy Karl stood on the sidelines and yelled at the court.

  Perkins did not enter the paint area at all, and fell directly into the bottom left corner.

  Wang Tiejun immediately pulled out of the paint area, defended to the left elbow area, one step away from the left line of the paint area, put Perkins two meters, a small space, under long-distance passing, it should be very safe.

  Perkins took a look and immediately moved up along the three-point line.

   Above, at forty-five degrees of the left-wing three-point line is Schramf, and he didn't stop there. When Perkins moved up, he immediately moved down, and the two made a pick-and-roll.

  Horry hurriedly pursued the defense, while Wang Tiejun kept two meters away and moved within two meters. He would rather give a little space than let the two attackers have any chance to cut into the paint area.

   On the right wing, shooting guard Hawkins and Rainman Kemp are constantly moving, looking for opportunities for gaps and dislocations.

   The entire Supersonic moved, running infinitely, and switching defenses infinitely.

   "Fantastic! That's how basketball is played, players are not stakes, everyone should move and use their energy."

   Courtside, in front of the Suns' bench, D'Antoni squinted his eyes in comfort when he saw this.

At this moment, Schramf and Perkins, who were in the pick-and-roll, found that the old K's position was too far, and immediately disassembled, the former ran to the bottom left corner and reached for the ball in the direction of Payton, and then The player immediately changed direction, cut inward, and avoided the position of the old K inside.

   At this moment, Horry's defensive response was quick, and he continued to keep up with his own men and ran to the bottom corner.

   At the same time, Wang Tiejun, who was two meters away, reacted very quickly, moving sideways in one step, blocking Perkins in time.

   "Good job of preventing pick-and-rolls!" Bill Walton couldn't help but admire when he saw this.

   Payton glanced to the left, saw the failure of the pick-and-roll strategy, and hurriedly passed the ball to the right wing.

  Hawkins used the Rain Man's pick-and-roll to get rid of the Lightning, then immediately cut out the three-point line, and jumped up when he caught the ball.

"brush!"

  The water splashed and the three-pointer hit.

   "Go on! Don't stop!"

  Crazy Carl nodded on the sidelines, slapped and shouted sharply.

   The No. 3 tactic he just shouted was the 3-pointer tactic. Since the opponent's interior defense is too strong, then drown them with 3-pointers.

   The first three-pointer was hit. He felt that the players would not feel bad today, so he asked the three-pointer tactics not to stop.

   "You must be careful with three points. The Supersonics have five starters. Only Yuren has no three points. The other four are very accurate." Zhang Lili immediately reminded.

Su Qun quickly said: "The SuperSonics have averaged 19.3 three-pointers per game this season, accounting for 24.68% of all shots. They are one of the teams with the most three-pointers in the league, more than the Suns and Bulls. There are a lot of them, averaging 6.8 hits per game, 35.3% shooting, so be careful."

   Next, the Supersonics really focused on three-point tactics, and even the Rain Man ran to the three-point line and threw one, but missed.

  Three-point shooting, 40% shooting rate, is equivalent to 60% shooting rate on two-point shooting, the feeling comes, God can't stop it.

   So perimeter defense is very important.

Moreover, the Supersonics have four players who can shoot three-pointers, which is not only related to the outside defense, but also the inside line. .

After a quarter, the Supersonics shot crazy. With 20 shots in a single quarter, they made 11 three-pointers, accounting for as high as 55%, and hit 5 of them, with a hit rate of 45.4%, which is equivalent to 68.2% of two-pointers. Rate.

   "Have you hit again?"

"Again?"

  Wang Tiejun was frightened when he saw his opponent shoot through his basket with three-pointers, and his heart was a little numb when he shot.

   Fortunately, he saw something wrong. Not only did he immediately strengthen his low-post offense, but he also played more of the basket, and he also played an efficient offense. In addition, he had a good advantage in rebounding, so he was not shot to death by the Supersonics.

   The Suns made 25 shots in the whole quarter, and he accounted for 10 of them. He made 7 of 10 shots, and the shooting rate was as high as 70%. With 1 of 4 free throws, he got 15 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block and 1 foul.

   But even with his high efficiency, the Suns didn't lead and trailed by two points.

Not only did the Sonics play a crazy three-pointer, but they also played suffocating intensity on the defensive end. If they couldn't guard him, they went to guard others. The rest of the Suns made 15 shots in total, and only hit 5 goals. The rate is only 33.3%, including 1 of 8 three-pointers.

  32:30, the Sonics ended the first quarter with a two-point lead.

  Wang Tiejun played the first quarter, and when he sat back on the bench, with his current level of 101 physical fitness, he was exhausted.

   Not to mention the physical consumption of the offensive end, the defensive end is in and out, you have to defend first, and you have to rush in to protect the backcourt rebounds, and the physical consumption is also very large. And the supersonic attack and defense rhythm is very fast, and his physical requirements are higher.

   Zhang Lili said with a sigh: "This tactic is too difficult to defend. It has very high requirements for players' defense, mobility, speed of defense, and ability to assist in defense, all of which are extremely demanding."

  Suqun said: "The SuperSonics played really well in the first quarter. The Suns' defense is not bad, but they still missed a lot of opportunities."

   Zhang made a reasonable analysis: "The shooting rate of 45% in the first quarter, if the Supersonics increase the three-point shooting rate to 50%, it will be over!"

  Su Qun said in surprise: "Isn't it possible to hit such a high hit rate?"

   Zhang Lili shook his head and said, "It's hard to tell. Besides, as long as this hit rate is maintained, the Suns will be tough."

   On the Suns bench, Danny Ainge was sweating, his mind was a little confused, and he couldn't come up with a good solution to the problem of backwardness.

   Fortunately, there is not much behind, and it is not that the Suns played badly, but the Supersonics played better, so the problem is not serious for the time being.

   He only deployed defensive tactics, strengthened the speed of supplementary defense, and did not let the opponent get more open positions on the perimeter.

On the bench for the Supersonics, because the three-point shot was successful, George Karl was very excited, and he whispered: "Listen to me, I will continue to strengthen the three-point shot, don't have any scruples, just have the ball. Shoot, today we're going to kill the Suns with a three.

   In addition, we let old K steal too many rebounds, and we have too few rebounds. Others strengthen their rebounds and never give up any rebounds.

   Also, the perimeter defense must continue to strengthen, and they must limit their jump shots and block their breakthroughs at the same time…”

  In the first quarter, when Old K scored 15 points, the team could still take the lead. Payton was very excited, and he seemed to see the dawn of victory.

  Rain Man was a little depressed, and he didn't have many opportunities to perform in the first quarter.

   At this time, George Karl continued: "While we are playing three-pointers, we must strengthen the transfer of the ball on the offensive end, use the pass to tear through the opponent's defense, and at the same time increase the inside cut tactics to make the opponent more exhausted."

Having said this, he stared at the Rain Man and said: "Shaun, when your teammates shoot three-pointers, you have to cut to the basket in time, and use your cutting to compress their defenses for your teammates and create more open opportunities. At the same time, if you have the opportunity, Gary will pass the ball to you."

  …

  The second quarter started soon, the situation was tense, the score was close, and the two sides began to fight the main force.

On the Suns side, Danny Ainge didn't dare to replace Wang Tiejun at all. He and Rasheed Wallace continued to play. In other positions, only the Lightning, who also played the first quarter, was replaced by Wilkins. catch my breath.

   He considered Kobe, Kobe's pull-up jumper was better than Wilkins, but in such an important game, he still chose to trust Wilkins as a veteran.

   On the SuperSonics side, seeing that the Suns didn't make many substitutions, they didn't dare to make any substitutions, so they hired a backup striker, Terry Cummings.

  Perkins played against Wang Tiejun, his physical energy was too high, he insisted on playing the full first quarter, and now he is paralyzed on the bench, and he can only go on the bench.

Cummings is a 36-year-old veteran, the No. 2 pick in 1982, 206 cm and 110 kg. He was a two-time All-Star in his peak period, and his debut was the peak. His rookie season was 23.7+106 All-star data, the first nine seasons. In eight seasons, he averaged 20+ points per game, and only one season was 19.8 points. Now that he is old, he averaged 18 minutes per game this season and can still get 8+4 data.

   But he has a weakness, no three points.

   In this way, the SuperSonics can’t pull Pharaoh out of the paint area, he can just stay on the edge of the paint area, and the protection of the penalty area and rebounds is stronger.

   At the same time, Cummings' physical strength is not enough. He can neither run nor hold Pharaoh. In this position, from the beginning of the second quarter, he is at a serious disadvantage.

   After two minutes of play, Wang Tiejun blasted Cummings on both ends of offense and defense. In addition to keeping a clean sheet, he made three dunks to the basket, leading the team to overtake the score, 35:36, one point over.

   But in fact, the Sonics played well, hit a 3-pointer and a mid-range shot, but suffered a loss in rebounding and did not grab a rebound for two minutes.

  The Sonics called a timeout in advance and made a substitution.

  Perkins couldn't fight yet, George Karl replaced a swingman with a front and guard, let Rain Man go to guard Wang Tiejun, and let Schramf go to guard Raheem Wallace.

   After the timeout, the Suns attacked, and in the third minute of the second quarter, Wang Tiejun faced the Rainman Sean Camp on the offensive end.

Because of the existence of K-law, Pharaoh lost his huge lethality to his opponents, which made Sean Camp's fear of him disappear. Very hard to defend.

  Wang Tiejun almost carried the Rain Man to the basket. He had to focus on the basket. Otherwise, even if his nearly two-point shooting rate exceeded 50%, he would not be able to cope with the Supersonics' three-pointer tactics today.

   Kidd saw Old K enter the paint area from the low left wing, and quickly avoided Payton's entanglement and called the ball to the basket.

At this time, Rain Man leaned on Wang Tiejun's back, grabbed his jersey with his left hand, stuck his right hand, his **** was almost sitting on Pharaoh's knee, and stared at the basketball. As soon as the ball arrived, he would steal the ball first. With his jumping ability, he can definitely complete the steal.

   But at this moment, Juli was born from behind, and the powerful force pushed him to move forward continuously. Just when he was about to take off and steal the ball, his center of gravity was lost, and he was even pushed away from the basket.

   When Kidd passed the ball, Wang Tiejun immediately used his powerful tonnage and strength to move Yuren, directly pushing the opponent out of the reasonable collision zone, completely occupying the basket, and then ready to take off.

   But at this time, the help of the German Schramf arrived, and he took off at the same time to grab the ball.

   The two collided in the air, resulting in a physical aerial confrontation, and the winner was immediately decided. The 110-kilogram Schramf was directly bounced off by Old K's body.

  The next moment…

"boom!"

"yeah!"

  As the basket trembled, cheers from the audience roared.

   "Big Mac at the basket! This is the Big Mac at the basket! The Supersonics can't limit Old K's basket attack, they can't limit it! All defenses have been destroyed..." The on-site commentator roared excitedly.

   In the next time, Wang Tiejun spared no effort to get to the basket every time he attacked, striving to play with the highest efficiency to cope with the supersonic three-point shooting rate.

  The Supersonics have no height in the interior line, so they changed their positions immediately, went to the starting center of the G1 battle, shielded Ilwain, and then used foul tactics.

  The meat shield played, which increased the physical consumption of Pharaoh, and the frequent fouls also prevented him from playing a coherent offensive rhythm.

Rain Man tried desperately to assist in defense, and was knocked over twice by Pharaoh's powerful attacking basket within 4 minutes, but he still carried out a very vicious assist defense. He and Ilwain teamed up to overturn Wang Tiejun once. If you can't prevent it, you will directly foul.

   After the second quarter, Wang Tiejun made 5 of 8 shots, and his hit rate was still higher than 60%. He made 4 of 8 free throws in a single quarter, scored 14 points in a single quarter, and scored 29 points in the half.

   This efficiency is not low, that is, the free throw is a little worse today, but it is full of lethality. The SuperSonics have fouled several main players and important substitutes several times.

   In addition, his defense of the restricted area is in place, and he can prevent the Rain and Hawkins from cutting in and miss several shots.

It's just that the SuperSonics felt really good today. They made 4 of 7 three-pointers in the second quarter, and the hit rate exceeded 50%, which was even higher than their two-point shot. , I was flustered when I saw the opponent throw a three-pointer.

   After halftime, 59:64, the Suns were only 5 points ahead.

   "Tie Jun played so well, with 29 points and 10 rebounds in the half, if it weren't for the advantage in rebounding, it would be enough today." Zhang Lili shook his head.

Su Qun took the statistics table and said: "Old K made 12 of 18 shots in the first half, with a shooting rate of 66.6%, 5 of 12 free throws, and scored 29 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, 2 blocks, 1 turnover and 2 fouls in the first half. The data, the efficiency is really high, but it is a pity that the opponent's three-point shot is amazing today."

   Zhang rationally analyzed: "I don't know how to do it today, and there are a lot of vacant opportunities, but the rest of the Suns don't feel good, and they waste a lot of opportunities. They must be too excited, right?"

  Suqun nodded and said: "The Suns' defense today is not bad, but the Supersonics really shot well today. Some of the **** are sealed in the face, but if they can go in, the basket is like a sea!"

   "That is, comparing the vacancies of the two sides, the Iron Army attracts double teams in the low post, and the Suns are much more than the Supersonics, but they can't make shots."

   Zhang Lili said here, but said: "But the feel is good and bad. Let's see in the second half, maybe there will be a reversal."

   In the TNT live broadcast booth, Bill Walton looked at a statistics table and said in a surprised tone: "George Karl is so crazy to shoot so many three-pointers, it's unbelievable!"

  Bus Felton nodded, also shocked and said: "He has tasted the sweetness. The super high three-point shooting rate will definitely make him even more crazy. I bet he will continue to shoot three-pointers in the second half."

   Bill Walton shook his head with a sigh and said: "Both sides are fighting the main force, and the substitute players are at most just to let the main force take a breath, or the main force can't stand it anymore.

The Suns' Kobe Bryant didn't get a minute in the first half, Wilkins played 3 minutes, Chapman 3 minutes, the Suns had a seven-man rotation in the first half, and neither Old K nor Rasheed Wallace had any. Break time.

   The situation on the Supersonic side is even more serious, and it is all supported by the main force, that is, the players who are opposite to the old K have a rotation.

   Judging from this situation, today's game is really too intense! "

Buss Felton nodded and said: "Supersonics better keep the touch, today Lao K has 29 points in the half, 50+ is ironclad, he has not played 60+ stats, nor in the regular season, maybe today Will appear."

  The Suns returned to the locker room, Pharaoh took a few breaths, took off the wet jersey, wiped the sweat, and put on a clean jersey.

   "Old K, how's your fitness?" Chief trainer and team doctor Aaron Nelson came over and asked.

   "No problem, against Supersonic, the confrontation is not too strong." He shook his head.

   At this time, Danny Angie said: "Old K, you rest for two or three minutes in the third quarter."

   He only dared to give this amount of time, no matter how much he dared to give, the score was too close, and he was afraid of losing.

   Losing at home is a very bad thing in the playoffs. It is very demoralizing, and it is necessary to avoid it as much as possible.

   Unexpectedly, Old Wang shook his head and said, "It's enough for 15 minutes now, let's see the situation at the end."

   "That's fine too." Danny Angie nodded quickly.

   At this time, Gao Bin started pinching Pharaoh's legs to relax his calf muscles. He also used some medicated oil, including the heels.

   Nelson Jr. said: "If their efficiency drops, we will be a little easier, and the old K can be rotated at the end.

  If their three-pointers continue to hit 50% or so, Old K might have to play the whole court, so be mentally prepared. "

"no problem."

   Old Wang nodded, raised his voice again and said, "There is no problem at all, my physical strength can settle ten girls in one night, and one supersonic is absolutely no problem."

   Horry said in surprise: "You have to deal with a girl at least five rounds, old K, at least fifty rounds a night, are you a Katyusha rocket launcher?"

   "Haha..." The locker room burst into laughter.

   was ridiculed for blowing a cow, and Lao Wang laughed along with him.

   (end of this chapter)