NBA Backer King: Chapter 213 empty cut

   Chapter 213 Empty Slash

   Bulls attack.

   Kerry reached the left-wing three-point line, Wang Tiejun was forced to follow, but he placed two meters, one meter away from the waist of the paint area.

  Similarly, Grant also pulled out, he didn't have threes, it's not that he didn't, he rarely shot, Phil Jackson didn't like them shooting threes, especially inside.

   But his far two points are very accurate, with a hit rate of 42.4%, which is a little higher than Jordan's 41.7%, and his shots account for 47%, and nearly half of his shots are near the three-point line.

   He is the same height and weight as Kerry. He is only 98 kilograms. Kerry has gained weight in the offseason and is now only 105 kilograms. He has a similar style and has the ability to shoot long distances.

   Thorpe was also pulled out of course, and he was also one step away from the right waist of the paint area. The penalty area of ​​the Suns was completely empty.

   At this time, the ball went to Pippen on the left-wing three-point line. Jordan also started on the weak side, dropped Dan Marley, and cut inside the empty basket.

   At the moment he cut into the paint from the right elbow, Pippen passed the ball quickly. After he caught the ball, he stepped up, and under the flying dunk, the United Center was boiling again.

  Wang Tiejun and Thorpe tried their best to get back to the basket, but they couldn't catch up. How could they catch up with Jordan in the speed of returning to defense.

   "Oh, the ball is so beautiful!"

As a big fan of Jordan, Zhang Lili sighed in admiration and added: "The introduction of Kerry, who has the ability to shoot long distances, has further increased the ability of the Bulls to open the inside line. The Bulls have more room to break through the perimeter, which is extremely beneficial for Jordan and Pippen, who are good at breaking through, they can score easier and the overall offensive efficiency will be higher."

  Suqun frowned and said, "Then how are the Suns going to defend?"

   "There is no way. The Iron Army and Thorpe have already shrunk their defenses, but they are still not fast enough. If they shrink their defenses further, then Kerry and Grant will get a big vacancy, which is not acceptable." Zhang Lili shook his head.

   "It's hard to fight!" Su Qun said disappointedly.

   Zhang Lili smiled and said, "What do you think? Is it so easy for the Bulls to win the championship with this lineup? This lineup is perfect.

  The sun defense is unstoppable. Without Barkley, the biggest impact is actually the interior defense, not the offense.

   Now the Suns' chance to win is on offense. "

  On the sidelines, Phil Jackson tried the rogue whistle, but it didn't blow, he immediately shouted at the nearest Pippen: "Hey, Scotty..."

  The atmosphere at home was too warm, and the noise was too loud. Pippen heard it after shouting three times. When he looked over, he quickly made a tactical gesture.

  Pippen nodded and immediately conveyed the off-court tactical guidance to others.

  The Suns advanced to the frontcourt, Wang Tiejun wanted the ball in the low post on the left wing.

When the ball came in, the Bulls did not have a three-team double team this time, only a double team team, that is, Pippen came down to double-team, Grant guarded the basket, and Thorpe was not allowed to get an open spot at the basket.

   In this way, the Bulls only let Ceballos, who has poor shooting ability, get a perimeter space, and the rapid defense from the outside makes his space not much, and if he rushes in, there is also Grant at the basket.

   At the same time, Pippen and Kerry's double-teaming of Wang Tiejun is also different from the way the Bulls doubled him last season.

   Last season, he was a personal double team, and he was often knocked over or even knocked over by him. Pippen, who was in charge of the double team, suffered a lot from him.

   But now, neither of them are close to each other, and they just keep harassing him, preventing him from using the opportunity to bump into them.

   This is Phil Jackson's strategy. In the near two-point area, double-teaming you is not to prevent you, but to actively give you a certain shot space, and then double-team to reduce your hit rate.

   This can abolish the most powerful confrontation ability of the old K, and make the strange relying on the old K no longer useful.

  Wang Tiejun finally caught the ball under the harassment, and found that the double team was not too tight, and there was room to shoot. Although Ceballos asked for the ball outside, he did not pass it, but chose to shoot himself.

   In this position, if it was a one-on-one defense, he would use a side hook, and it was impossible for the defender to seal his ball.

   But now that Pippen is double-teamed, he definitely can't use a sideways hook, he can only use a frontal hook to shoot on Kerry's head.

   At the same time, because the two of them gave him space to get up and shoot, he didn't use Tieshan to hit him, and just jumped up.

  Kerry was well prepared, and he jumped right away to block the shot.

   In the face of Kerry's block, he had to temporarily increase the shot angle before the basketball shot, which affected the shot and was short.

"boom!"

  The ball smashed into the basket and bounced, and Kerry, who turned around on the ground, got the rebound.

   He had a feeling of being fooled. The two double-teamed him, but they were so far away from him. Did they deliberately let him shoot?

   If he was to double-team him personally, he would definitely use the iron mountain to defeat them first, and then shoot.

  2:4, when the ball reaches the frontcourt, the Bulls start to attack.

   The two big inside lines were all opened, and the Suns' penalty area was empty again.

   On the left wing, Pippen cut inside without the ball. Kerry, who pulled away, made a pick-and-roll and blocked Ceballos, allowing the former to receive the pass smoothly.

  Wang Tiejun hurriedly switched to Pippen, but the latter broke through with a change of direction and went into the paint area close to the bottom line.

   At this time, Thorpe defended from the right wing to the basket, Pippen went to the basket, and suddenly passed the ball to the former behind.

"not good!"

   Thorpe was startled, it was too late, someone came up behind him, only to hear a bang, the basket above his head was blown up.

"yeah!"

  The audience cheered, and the United Center was detonated again.

   But it turned out that Jordan cut in from the weak side. Grant on the right flank picked and rolled for him, and blocked the chasing Dan Marley. He took the opportunity to catch the ball and dunk Thorpe.

  2:6, Sun attack.

"Jordan made 3 of 3 shots, the Bulls' tactics are too clear, that is to open the breakthrough, cut back on the weak side, use Pippen, Jordan, and any other player as the offensive triangle, through rapid ball transfer and continuous empty cuts and no-shows. The ball moves and easily breaks the weak defense. If the sun can't do anything about it, there is no way to play, and the defense will be completely blown up." Zhang Lili shouted.

   At this time, the sun advanced to the frontcourt, Dan Marley got the ball, and was suddenly stolen by Jordan. The Bulls counterattacked. Jordan assisted Pippen.

  2:8, Sun attack.

   "Don't the Suns call a timeout?" Bill Walton questioned.

   called, and after serving, Kevin Johnson, who was receiving the ball, made a pause gesture.

  The Suns had their morale activated by Wang Tiejun when they made their first appearances. Now their morale has been shattered by the Bulls. When they returned to the bench, they were all gasping for breath and their morale was low.

   "Old K, what's your score?"

  Kevin Johnson asked after wiping a sweat.

   "Better than you, I have an assist." Lao Wang said.

   "Puff!"

  The grinning Kevin Johnson gave Wang Tiejun an elbow.

   "Coach, what should I do?" After enlivening the atmosphere on the bench, Wang Tiejun looked up at Westphal and asked.

   Westphal swallowed, what does this make him do?

  The Bulls' lineup this season is too strong, a center has been reinforced, and the inside and outside offensive and defense have improved a notch in all aspects.

   And what about yourself? Both offense and defense dropped a notch. Even, the interior has not only dropped a grade, the impact of the lack of Barkley is too great.

   He can only replace Thorpe and Ceballos first, and AC Green and Horry.

   In terms of tactics, the Bulls' offense is too strong, he can only strengthen Wang Tiejun's offense and let him hit the basket more to improve offense efficiency.

   He warned: "Others pull away and let Old K go in for singles. If they continue to double-team, Old K, you should pay attention to scoring the ball. If three seconds are up, Old K will come out of the basket, and be careful to cut and make breakthroughs on the outside."

   Timeout expires and the game resumes.

   "The Suns made a substitution, and now it's opened, and the old K is entering the basket..." Bill Walton shouted.

   When Wang Tiejun entered the basket, Clifford Robinson didn't have any top defense at all, just went around.

   But he was not tall enough, his wingspan was not enough, he could not block the passing and receiving route, and his tonnage and strength were seriously insufficient. He was pushed away from the basket by Wang Tiejun. These flaws were exposed and he was immediately caught by Kevin Johnson.

   "A lob?" Bill Walton shouted.

"boom!"

  Wang Tiejun took off, caught the ball with one hand in the air, and then took advantage of the opportunity to complete an alley-oop dunk.

   "Beautiful! The Suns replaced AC Green with long-range shooting ability, Grant was pulled out, the Bulls' defense at the basket weakened, and the Suns' situation on the offensive end improved immediately." Bill Walton laughed.

   "If Grant and his teammate Thorpe stayed at the basket, the old K had no space to go in at all, and his offensive ability would be abolished by 70%." John Hanks said.

  4:8, Bulls attack.

   The two wings are still pulled apart, the low position is pulled out, the outside line is cut and the breakthrough is made, and the strong and weak sides cooperate. Finally, Pippen breaks the ball and Jordan catches the ball.

   With preparation, Wang Tiejun and Green tried their best to get back to the basket, but they still couldn't stop Jordan from scoring.

  Jordan scored from the right elbow. After catching the ball, he made an emergency stop two meters from the basket. Under Green's block, he made a fallback jumper and hit a ball.

   "Too strong, 4-for-4, how many points will Jordan score today?" Zhang Lili exclaimed.

   "It's almost as if the Suns' defense is nothing!" Su Qun sighed.

   "Green and Thorpe's defense is still not as good as Barkley's. If Barkley is here, Jordan's breakthrough will not be so reckless." Zhang Li said.

   "It would be nice if Old K's defense improved." Su Qun said.

   "This is his shortcoming now. There is no way. He has been in the league for too short a time. This is only his second season. Take your time, it will improve."

Zhang Lili said something, but then added: "But his personal talents are different, he is not one of those super centers, his athleticism is a lot worse, so he is destined to not become a super center with good offense and defense like Da Meng, he still uses Focus on offense and try to be a true rim giant on offense.

If the Suns want to win the championship, they must give him a defensive-oriented power forward who is stronger than Green and Thorpe on the inside, able to defend against low-post attacks on the inside, as well as from outside breakthroughs. Defensive strongman. "

   "There are very few people like that, right?" Su Qun said.

   Zhang Lili smiled and said: "Of course it's hard to find, if it's easy to find, the Bulls, Spurs, and Mosaic have already found them. Which of their teams doesn't lack that kind of person?

   is the Knicks, Ewing + Oakley, one offense and one defense, Ewing's defense is also top.

   To be honest, the Knicks have such a strong lineup and a coach as good as Pat Riley. They haven’t achieved results in recent years, and they are also unlucky. They were crushed by Jordan’s bulls. "

   "Director Zhang, do you think the Suns have a chance to win tonight?" Su Qun asked.

  Zhang thought for a while and said: "The Bulls' offense is too strong, stronger than the previous seasons, and stronger than the two seasons of the two consecutive championships, the Suns can't defend.

  You see that the Bulls' offense today is all about breaking through and scoring, almost no jumpers from the outside, and the efficiency is too high.

  There is only one way for the Suns to win. Since they can't defend, they can only improve their offensive efficiency. One point, let Wang Tiejun go to the basket and play hard.

  He is at the basket, and if the Bulls don't change to the meat shield, he will also be blasted by him. If the meat shield is changed, the Bulls' own offense will be weakened, and the inside line can no longer be completely empty.

   In the case of offense versus offense, the Suns still have a chance to win. But the Bulls are too strong, and the Tiejun can play under the basket again, and the receptors are limited, and they can't play many balls, so the chance of winning is very small. "

  The result was also as Zhang reasonably expected. In the end, the Suns lost this away game, 109:128, and the Bulls won by 19 points.

  The Bulls never put on their meat shields, let Wang Tiejun attack at the basket, and then turned around and used a more powerful attack to win the game.

  Wang Tiejun played 43 minutes in the whole game, a total of 17 of 24 shots, a shooting rate of 70.8%, 7 of 10 penalties, and scored 41 points, 16 rebounds, 6 assists, 5 blocks, 1 turnover and 4 fouls.

   He played 40+ for the first time, which is the highest score in a single game of his career, and was rewarded with 500 points in the system.

   Although he played a good attack, but the Bulls attack was too strong, he still could not lead his team to win.

  Red-Eyed Jordan made 22 of 36 shots in 44 minutes, and the shooting rate was as high as 61%. As a perimeter, this is an incredible statistic, and this statistic also shows that the Suns' defense against him is useless.

   This is still after the physical decline in the second half, he reduced the breakthrough and increased the result after the jump shot.

   With free throws, he scored 52 points in the game, and once again scored 50+ on the Suns.

   "King Kong Xian, don't you want to kill us? What you say is like a stinky fart, it will only disgust us, but it will not hurt us."

   After the game, Jordan, who had a great victory, spat out trash talk at Wang Tiejun.

Wang Tiejun was not willing to be weak, and immediately replied: "Idiot, just like the G5 game in the finals, who doesn't eat dumplings during the New Year? I will reward you for winning this game. But your final result this season is the same as last time. , the final winner must be us."

   "Damn boy, absolutely impossible this time."

   Looking at Wang Tiejun who turned around and left, Jordan clenched his fists.

   An hour later, the post-match press conference was held as scheduled.

   "Old K, the two teams with the highest probability of winning the championship, Mosaic and the Bulls, were beaten by big scores in a row. Do you still have the confidence to defend the championship?"

   asked an ESPN reporter with a smug look.

   Pharaoh snorted coldly: "Of course, these two teams are not without weaknesses. As long as we seize their weaknesses, we have the same chance to win."

   "Oh, then let me ask, what are their weaknesses?" the reporter asked with a playful look.

   "Let's talk about it after you become a member of our coaching staff. Now, do you think you are qualified to know?" Pharaoh said disdainfully.

   "Stubborn!"

   At this time, the staff took away the microphone, and the reporter muttered.

   On the Bulls side, Jordan was in a good mood and the atmosphere was hot.

   "Coach Jackson, do you think the Bulls' defense against Old K was successful tonight? The Bulls don't seem to have double-teamed him tightly, and they are a little too relaxed."

   asked an SBC TV reporter.

  Phil Jackson said with a smile: "He scored 40+ for the first time tonight, and the efficiency is also very high. From the data point of view, we did not guard him, even if we double-teamed, but we did not guard him.

   At the beginning, because of the Suns' starting lineup, his position was far from the basket, and our interference-based double team played a role, reducing his offensive efficiency.

   But when the Suns adjusted their lineup, the space at the basket opened up, and after he entered the basket, he became an unrestricted giant.

  I learned from last season's experience and stopped double-teaming him, which would only hurt our people.

   You have seen my method. In fact, the effect is good. If he added more shots, he would have hit more than 20 balls. So what? As long as our own offense comes out, the winner is still us. "

   "Michael, do you think today's style of play can sustainably win?" The next question was from a New York Times reporter.

   "Of course, Phil did a great job. Whether it was offensive tactics or defensive tactics, we were quite successful." Jordan laughed.

   (end of this chapter)