The god who strikes iron is here

Chapter 288: Playing so hard that even the top [-] superstars want to retire
"Charles, are your balls okay? If it doesn't work, I'm afraid your girlfriend is going to find a new home." Shuang Wallace and Barkley were almost at the level of a fight in this round of competition.In addition, Barkley's trash talk in the game is also very ugly, so these two villains will not show any mercy.

Especially "Roaring Heavenly Venerate".

His roar made Barkley, who had always thought he had a very loud voice, now... resigned himself to being inferior.

Barkley even wondered if this guy's voice had more muscle density than his own, otherwise...

How could it be so loud?

Can it not hurt your throat?
Barkley also watched the video of the injury many times after the game.

After repeated playback.

Indeed, I didn't find any intention of people taking the initiative to "explode eggs".

Thinking about it, I also feel that this is unlikely.

How can it be possible to accurately hit the enemy's vitals with blocking shots in high confrontation?

It's so steady and fast.

But for some reason, Barkley just used his "flying pig instinct" to feel——

This guy is not "unintentional".

Especially when I saw that the entire Clippers team looked at him, a 19-year-old Oriental, with a "coy" look, I felt...

There must be something tricky.

In the United States in the 90s, if you weren't a little bit naughty, how could you have such an attitude towards an Oriental?

He is not the illegitimate son of Bill Gates, nor is he a diamond king or something.

But there is no evidence, isn't it?

Ok.

This……

Barkley, you are totally wrong.

Because Zheng Tie is now richer than most NBA bosses.

And before long, he will become one of the richest people in the world.

Although the fans in the Compaq Arena were very enthusiastic, the Mosaic team themselves...

No energy.

After 2 duels, the difference in strength was put on the table.

It's not something the fans can offset with a few words.

Especially in the last game, in which Steve Jarvie was the referee, the confrontation was already brutal to the limit of the playoffs, but...

Everyone has seen the result.

Not only did they not overwhelm the Los Angeles small team, but the small team, led by No. 7, counterattacked hard and beat the Mosaic team to the point where they almost fell apart.

Then, tell me, how do you fight?
The team is not as good as it is.

The opponent did not hesitate at all for the key ball in the playoffs.

In addition, you are not as brutal as your opponent in hand-to-hand combat.

The Mosaic team has reached the brink of collapse.

The key is……

The Big Three, including Barkley, all recognized a problem.

That is……

Their decline this season has reached an almost cliff-edge level.

This is also a year that countless giants must face when they grow old.

Who knows, just this season, and with such unlucky luck, they still came together.

As strong as Olajuwon, he would have thought before that he couldn't touch the inside shooting rate of 4%?
Anyone who dared to say that would probably have to punch him directly.

“滑翔机”德雷克斯勒，职业生涯命中率超过了4成7。本赛季常规赛也依然可以输出差不多18+5+5+2的全能数据，命中率下滑了可也保持在了4成3附近。

This gave him, and also created a...

Well, I still have the illusion that the sword never grows old.

It can't compare to Red Bull's No. 23 monster, but it can still fight for a few more years without any problem.

Until this season's playoffs.

He finally felt the difference.

He was actually blocked by a second-year guard and couldn't even make a move?
And even after trying my best, it still remains the same.

Sixteen shots in one game and two goals scored?2% ​​shooting from the field?

Before this change, he would never have dreamed of it.

Before the game, NBC emphasized that the three giants of the Mosaic team are all advantageous and can use superstar balls to destroy small teams with little experience.

The results of it.

Makes people laugh.

None of the so-called Big Three has become an advantage in this round of the series.

Then how can we fight?
At this time, I am afraid that the Big Three of the Mosaic team have thought of this problem in advance.

Maybe--

Only won 41 games this season, barely squeezed into the eighth place in the Western Conference, not by chance, but... inevitable.

They only have so much strength left.

This is the main reason.

It's just that they didn't want to admit it before.

……

opening.

"Tianzun" successfully competed for the ball, and with the momentum of fighting hard to win the ball on the court, the entire team of Little Broken Boats received a boost of self-confidence.

I think the so-called Mosaic team and the so-called elderly Big Three are...

But so.

Facing Barkley's defense, Wallace turned halfway away with a beautiful turn.

Then shoot with a straight arm.

Barkley is getting older and has suffered a serious injury this season, and his athletic ability has long been inferior to before. When he adjusts and wants to jump over.

brush--

The ball has been thrown in.

The referee for this game is not Steve Jarvie, so the scale of the game is not as scary as the previous game.Although it is higher than the regular season, it is no longer possible to rely on rough actions to defend against interference.

Barkley, who has lost his rough defensive moves, is now absolutely impossible to stop the rising "Roaring God" Rasheed Wallace.

His height and current bounce can no longer give Wallace more interference.

2-0.

Barkley wanted to hit one in, but as soon as it passed, his various skills and downgrade side effects came.

Except for "Flying Pig Backboard", there is no 3S skill left.

Coupled with the decline in basic attributes, it is really not easy for you to attack Rasheed Wallace.

But such giants do not have a system panel of their own, so they cannot accurately view changes in ability values.

Especially this kind of sharp decline.

Barkley turned his back, trying to squeeze in and hit one with his body.

This trick has been successful too many times in his career, and too many defensive champions have become "ass ghosts".

But tonight—

Snapped--

Rasheed Wallace is tall and has long arms, and he blocked Barkley's shot with one slap.

In the playoffs this season, Charles Barkley has not fully recovered his explosive power due to injuries. He made a forced comeback for the championship.The result is……

With his height, he has lost his explosive power and strength, and if he kills the inside line hard, he will be covered by a big gibbon.

This year's playoffs scored in single digits.It was Barkley's performance in the first round of the 98 series.

After the block was blocked, Nash Jr. immediately organized a counterattack after getting the ball.

After not being as rough as the previous game, Nash Jr.'s ball quickly popped up.After deceiving the Mosaic team Mario Elli came over to defend, he quickly made a long pass with one hand, like a basketball and a cannonball, across the entire half.

Rodney Rogers ran the ball ahead, but Nash Jr. was just a deceptive pass.

Because in the opposite half, only one Drexler went back.

He just wanted Drexler to move over to defend Rodney Rogers, and then Rodney Rogers threw a high throw, and then passed the second pass to Zheng Tie who rushed in behind.

Rodney Rogers made a high toss, and the basketball passed over the top of Drexler's head. From the number 7, he flew high and smashed the ball into the basket with both hands.

bang-

4-0.

This round of the series also gave Nash Jr. some growth.

Let him know that in the regular season, you can swipe the data at will, but in the playoffs...

Everything still has to focus on winning.

He is the point guard, the brains of the team, and should be more calm.

The Mosaics want to play tactical.

But all the useful role players have been replaced, just Mario Elie who scored 6+ points in the playoffs this season, Matt Maloney who scored 6+ points in the playoffs this season, and Eddie Johnson who has completely aged 39 .In the playoffs, there are no superstars connected in series, so they can't work hard.

This ball attacks the ball and strikes the iron.

In order to avoid the block shot by the afro, the old-fashioned Eddie Johnson was no longer as brave as before.He was a high-quality role player before, but in this season's playoffs, he only has 5+ points left, and his shooting percentage has dropped to 3%.

How to fight this?
It means that not only the Big Three are aging, but the other main role players are also aging significantly.

The Mosaic team is really tough.

Johnson hit the iron, and Rasheed Wallace relied on his wingspan to protect the rebound.

Barkley's injuries have had a huge impact this season.

In fact, when he retired, he averaged double figures in rebounds per game.

But this season is an exception.

The forced comeback made his legs unable to work hard, and his average rebounding ability plummeted by half.The data has also changed from 12+ rebounds in last year's playoffs to the current 5+ rebounds.

Otherwise, Rasheed Wallace would not have grabbed rebounds so easily.

Fortunately, the Clippers did not score in this wave. Olajuwon wanted to use his strong inside support ability to help his teammates attack.What a pity, "Brother Dameng", you so-called strong coordination ability...

That was before, not now.

The free throw line response failed, resulting in the Mosaic team not having enough time to take action.

Helpless, Johnson could only throw a bomb ball.

when--

Blacksmith +1.

Someone from the Clippers team had already rushed out at this time.

Zheng Tie never cared about rebounds, and he didn't need to do them. He only cared about how to eat his own cake in the team.

"Junior Nash's characteristic one-handed long pass, beautiful, directly passed it to Xiao Zheng, how will it end? Hey, I still chose to chase the body with a small iron knife, three-pointer, shot, and went in!" Director Zhang said in the live broadcast room He said happily: "It seems that this little Nash can actually pass the ball. It is right to give the ball to Xiao Zheng."

"That's how the ball should be played."

7-0.

At this time, if you are led by ten points, it is very dangerous.

As one of the teams with the slowest pace in the league, the Mosaic team currently lacks effective means of quickly chasing points if they are stretched so far.

and so……

Tomjanovich has no choice but to go to the giant planet.

This group of role players is also a little inexplicably soft when it comes to life and death battles, it is really unreliable.

I really miss my former bench substitute.

A group of big hearts, a group of microwave ovens, what Horry, Kenny Smith, Maxwell, Cassel...

Why should these people fight so hard now that they have one?

Forget it, say more than tears.

Except for Willis, the current Mosaic team has reached the point where they are no longer useful this season.

And Willis is inside, which overlaps with Olajuwon and Barkley's positions.If there is a ball to be dealt with, the two players at the back must be approached first.

And Willis couldn't shoot a three-pointer either.

Tomjanovich suddenly thought of something.

Wasn't the Mosaic team the best three-point shooting team in the NBA before?
What now?
Not a single one can hit.

On the other side.

It's really turning around.

Come on.

Zheng Tie and Rodney Rogers both scored 3-pointers, and the score difference reached 13 points in the blink of an eye.

At this moment, the score of the Mosaic team is still a big 0 eggs.

"Stop passing the ball, Clyde. We need to open up the outside now. The opponent is shrinking too much. Come and fight." Is there something wrong with Tomjanovich's words?
No.

The Clippers have indeed adopted a contraction, just because you can't open the outside line, and mainly give the ball to the inside to attack.

Therefore, in order to open up the situation and reduce the defensive pressure on the inside players, it is a good tactical choice to fire from the outside.

But right now, Clyde Drexler.

But he didn't have the confidence to agree at all.

Maybe the local media in Houston and his die-hard fans think that G2 just didn't perform well in one game, but "Glider" knows it himself——

Not at all.

He had already tried his best when he played the ball, and used all the means, but the result...

Still suppressed by that No. 7.

That's why Drexler has never taken the initiative to take over the banner of offense.

He was actually a little speechless as to why he did this.

Is it really old?
Even if I couldn't do it before, I wouldn't be so negative.

In the anticipation of nearly [-] fans at the Tomjanovich and Compaq Center, the "Old Glider" could only nod passively and forcibly put on his clothes.

"Glide breakthrough"?
As for the "Glide Breakthrough", which is now difficult to protect in 2S, Zheng Tie easily pressed it down, and he didn't even get an inch to pass.

And the more Zheng Tie defended him, the more experienced he became.

As if knowing that he was going to take a "gliding turn", the ball took a quick step, and he pressed it firmly with his right hand.

This wave of operations made "Glide Turn" just get up when he was pushed directly by the Eastern body behind him and almost staggered.

With a strength of 92 points, Zheng Tie has an absolute strength advantage against the 36-year-old "Old Glider".

90 points of power is already in the field of entering the inside line.

Ordinary outsiders need extremely talented talents to break through.

Generally, players with good strength are in the 80+ range.

Seeing that the time was about to run out, Drexler could only grit his teeth and forcefully break through to the left.

It's a pity that Zheng Tie is not only strong in strength.

His lateral movement is also as high as 90 points.

So this wave of Drexler’s breakthroughs became——

Didn't go near the basket.

On the contrary, it was because Zheng Tie's "steel body", like a wall, made Drexler farther away from the basket the more he broke through.

The closer to the direction of Rodney Rogers.

Zheng Tie wanted to drive him over and let Rodney Rogers form a double-team with him.

The IQ and maturity of this defense are also getting a bigger picture.

This is something Pitino appreciates.

In fact, except for Zheng Tie who likes to be a "dunk general", he said that he is very "porridge" in the rest.

He didn't push Zheng Tie away at all.

Can't get in.

Continuing to attack, we are almost at the side of Rodney Rogers, and we must take the initiative to fall into the attack of the auxiliary defense.

Drexler really had no choice but to force it.

But this kind of shot, which didn't have the space to push the body and the shot, just raised his hand when No. 7's big hand pressed it on the basketball.

Snapped--

cap.

The Clippers quickly pushed, and Zheng Tie made an aerial dunk in the past, and the dunk succeeded.

15-0.

The mosaic team has already played for the second timeout after the opening.

But what can you say after a pause?

In this situation, the tactics cannot be opened up, and the role bench lacks a "microwave oven", then you can only count on the giants in the team to step up and turn the tide.

At this time, even Tomjanovich said "never underestimate a Wolverine's heart" is useless.

Because after going up, Pitino made the defensive circle of the small broken ship smaller and smaller, just to see when you can break the situation.

If the outside line is not broken, then never let the inside line reduce the number of heads.

Then...

The "Old Glider" has to come.

Tomjanovich was even more worried when the rest entered.

Of course, that's also the reason why the outside line that this team can trust him has been traded away.As far as the current crooked melons and jujubes are concerned, if the head coach of the high school is replaced, I am afraid that they will not be stupid to let them come.

Can……

Drexler was bitter.

Because he was already very sure, sure, sure——

Right now, I can't kill this Eastern second-year guard at all.

Especially when it comes to attacking with the ball?

Seriously, you might as well change to No. 23 of the Bulls and forget it.

Although I know it in my heart.

But it wouldn't work without a fight, Drexler could only fight hard.

strong sudden.

I didn't bother to use the tricks this time, so I just forced it, but it could save energy.

Anyway, if you play tricks, you can't make it through.

In the era of manual testing, for the strong defenders, it is really... too happy.

Zheng Tie used his chest and arms together, and with his overwhelming strength, Drexler was once again defended into a corner by Zheng Tie.

He was quickly flanked by Nash Jr. of the Clippers.

"Glider" was forced to pass the ball, but Ah Tie reached out and touched it.

Barkley twisted his big butt and came over to squeeze away Rodney Rogers who was about to get the ball, and he was about to turn around and make a low shot.But his low impact, but due to injuries, the impact power dropped sharply, and was firmly blocked by Da Ben's big cap, making him dizzy.

The Clippers fought back again.

Nash Jr. gave Zheng Tie, and Zheng Tie finished with a windmill dunk.

17-0.

Seeing this, the fans of the Mosaic team have begun to pray for a miracle.

Otherwise, this would have been wasted in the regular season.

That is, the knockout round of the playoffs, in order to continue to hold on and watch the home team continue to be ravaged.

"Glider" again.

Because there is no way not to come.

The Clippers are now... almost in the paint.

With such a small defensive circle, your pass will probably be cut off.

It won't work unless the outside line is turned on.

"Come on, Clyde, it's up to you!"

"Show off your glider skills, we know you still have gas!"

The Mosaic team's on-site commentator shouted excitedly, but at this time, his voice could not change the situation.

Drexler has already used his maximum energy to attack the No. 7 defense with all his strength.

After all, even fools can see it now.

The small broken fleet is Zheng Tie guarding the front as a defensive vanguard, and the rest of the team adopts a zone-shrinking defense.

If you don't break this point, you don't want to untie the inside.

After Drexler's three-pointers were lengthened this season, his shooting percentage was not as good as when the three-point line was shortened. So far, he has made 13 of 1 three-pointers and scored 1 in the series.The shooting percentage is rounded to 7.7%.

When you don't have a long-range three-point shot, and you can't make a breakthrough and get in, what else can you choose to do?
Drexler's back-up technique is basically absent.

Then there is only...

The impact made an emergency stop and shot in the basket.

And this happens to be his weakness.

That's why the old hooligans felt that the second pick in the 90s was never Drexler, but Richmond of the Kings.Richmond's entire three-point line to the basket is an effective attack range, and he is also good at posting.

dang dang-

Zheng Tie defended Drexler throughout the first quarter and once again hit three irons in a row.

Not a single ball went in.

Didn't score a single point.

He wanted to break through, create a kill, and go to the free throw line to score points, but Zheng Tie stopped him and blocked Jiao Zuoren's shot with one palm.

Of course, it was this ball that made Drexler most desperate.

About the last 3 minutes and 15 seconds of the first quarter, the Mosaic team, which was already 21 points behind, still failed to score a point. However, the ball was rebounded by Barkley because the Clippers made a huge shot. Then, he quickly threw it forward.

Drexler is now standing in a high position, with no one in front of him, which is an excellent opportunity to attack.

In his peak period, this kind of ball was no problem, let alone [-] out of [-], even if it was [-] out of [-].

When he wanted to end it with a dunk, he suddenly realized...

My goal was actually due to too many singles in the first quarter and too much confrontation, and...

He couldn't jump to the dunk height that he could have easily jumped to.

Fortunately, at the critical moment, Drexler, with his superstar background, made a quick lob.

I thought that at least the embarrassment was resolved, and I could break the 0 egg score.

result……

Because he turned the ball for a layup, giving Zheng Tie a chance to catch up behind him.

Relying on his jumping ability of 93 points, Zheng Tie jumped high, and then the 3S "Octopus Block" was activated.

Under Drexler's disbelieving eyes, he came from behind and blocked the former's layup on the backboard with one palm.

Snapped--

After the rebound, Zheng Tie, who had just landed, immediately accelerated and took the ball into his hands.

Rushing over is a three-point chase.

brush--

When this series of offensive and defensive transitions was completed, Drexler was still under the basket of the small ship, just adjusting his unstable body shape.

See the 24-0 score.

看到那个7号年轻而又强大的背影，本赛季常规赛依然可以砍下18+5+5+2上下准全明星数据的“老滑翔机”突然觉得——

himself seems.

It's time to leave the court completely.

should.

retired.

PS: Double update, there is another one coming soon~~~
(End of this chapter)