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Chapter 146 The Second Round against the Spurs

The next morning, the Suns boarded the plane.

"By the way, Cedric, who won the other two games yesterday?"

When we got on the plane, Lao Wang's seat was in the middle, with Ceballos next to him, he asked.

"The Supersonics won the Jazz, and the two teams tied. The Knicks won the Pacers and entered the second round." Ceballos said.

"The Spurs play the Trail Blazers tonight, and we'll probably hit the Spurs for the second time," Ceballos said.

"Just touch it, what are you afraid of? I still want to meet that soft guy David Robin. I heard that he is the softest of the three super centers. I think it is true." He said.

Regarding the elimination of the Lakers by the Suns, the media and fans did not have too much discussion, because the strength and lineup of the two sides are very different.

Today's sports news mainly focuses on the Sonics and Jazz, as well as the Spurs and Trail Blazers, guess who will reach the second round.

Back in Phoenix, after returning home in the afternoon, Wang Tiejun fell asleep again. When he woke up, it was getting dark, and Zhang Lili had already prepared dinner.

"Tie Jun, are you tired?" Old Zhang asked.

"It's okay, it's better than when I hit the rookie wall in March, and I'm not so tired." He said.

"You still haven't played for two months, but it's because you haven't trained systematically for a long time, and your physical reserves are not enough." Old Zhang said.

"Brother Zhang, I shot 52% in this series, what do you think?" he asked.

"Not bad. Compared with the first round series of the three super centers, your efficiency is not worse than them, or even a little higher." Old Zhang said.

Nodding his head, he said thoughtfully: "I can actually add a few more strong shots at the basket, but I'm just worried that my physical fitness can't keep up. That Jordan can score [-] to [-] points in a game, and my points are too little."

"Don't worry, Tie Jun, it's pretty good now."

Lao Zhang hurriedly stopped him and said, "When I watched TNT's live broadcast, the two commentators analyzed it, and they also believed that you must control the number of attacks at the basket, and control it from the regular season, so as to control your physical fitness and perform well throughout the season.

If you want to improve efficiency, it is also based on physical control.You don’t need to compete with Jordan in scoring at all. He is a shooting guard and is responsible for scoring. You are a center with different responsibilities.

Your offensive efficiency is already good. What needs to be improved now is your ability to protect the rim, assist defense, and further strengthen your rebounding ability. On the offensive side, you can improve your throwing and shooting. You also need to strengthen your pace at the basket, which will make you play more effortlessly. "

In the evening, the two watched the Spurs game.

97:100, the Spurs eliminated the Blazers [-]-[-] and advanced to the second round.

As soon as the game was over, Barkley called and yelled, "Old K, did you watch the Spurs game? We will play against the Spurs in the second round, and David Robinson will rely on you. Don't worry, I'll make it up for you if you get bumped. Just don't stretch out your hand indiscriminately."

"No problem, leave it to me, I'll kill him." He immediately patted his chest and promised.

"Let go and fuck him, this is the playoffs, and you should elbow it." Barkley urged.

"I know, don't worry." He said.

In the next two days, the Suns will have a holiday, and all the first round games will be played.

Second round in the Western Conference: Suns vs. Spurs, SuperSonics vs. Mosaic.

Second round in the Eastern Conference: Bulls vs. Cavaliers, Knicks vs. Hornets.

On May 5, the second round will start, with the Knicks vs. Hornets in the East and the SuperSonics vs. Mosaic in the West.

As a result, the Knicks defeated the Hornets. Super center Ewing scored 33 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 blocks. He made 28 of 14 shots and a 50% shooting rate.

If there is a flaw, it is only that there are too few offensive rebounds, only one.

The Hornets rookie Mourning performed equally well, making 21 of 10 shots and shooting 47.6%. He scored 27 points, 13 rebounds and 4 blocks, with 5 offensive rebounds, but 7 turnovers, which was the only flaw.

Mourning's superhuman performance in the first round of the series also overshadowed Wang Tiejun's performance in the playoffs.

He scored 30+11 in the first game, 18+14 in the second game, 14+8 in the third game, and 33+7 in the fourth game. He averaged 38 minutes per game, 13.75 of 7.25 shots, 52.7% shooting, 23.7 points and 10 rebounds.

In the west, the Sonics defeated the Mosaic.

超级中锋大梦奥拉朱旺拿下了26分16篮板4助攻5盖帽6失误，除了失误很多之外，22投仅8中，命中率只有36.4%，但他的进攻篮板球却多达8个，达到了恐怖的50%。

The biggest reason why the Sonics can win Mosaic lies in the bench lineup.

The backup swingman Nate McMillan played only 16 minutes and scored two points with free throws. He didn't make a single shot, but contributed 10 assists, an average of one assist per 1.6 minutes.

Most of his assists went to Eddie Johnson, another backup swingman. This guy only played 23 minutes and felt hot. He made 16 of 9 shots and scored 20 points.

The main point guard, Payton, did not perform very well, only sending 4 assists.

Overall, the Sonics sent 29 assists, while Mosaic only had 13, which is the main reason for the Sonics' win.

11th, game day.

In addition to the Suns and Spurs, there are also the Bulls and Cavaliers in the East.

The Spurs arrived in Phoenix yesterday, very low-key, and did not hold a press conference. At [-] o'clock in the afternoon, they came to the American West Arena for pre-match training.Before the training, he was interviewed by the media.

"David, the Spurs were swept by the Suns in the first round last year. Are you ready for this year?" Phoenix Sports News reporter asked.

"What to prepare?"

Robinson's face collapsed, no matter how good his mental quality was, he couldn't maintain it anymore.

"Prepare to be swept away again." The reporter said innocently.

He snorted angrily, "Don't even think about it."

After finishing speaking, he went to warm up and stopped accepting interviews. The reporter couldn't even call back.

At 06:30, the Suns arrived at the arena.

At this time, the American West Arena was released, and fans began to enter.

Starting from the second round, the NBA is now implementing a seven-game four-win system, a two-two one-one home and away game system, which is different from the five-game three-win system in the first round.

The copyright of the national live broadcast of the second round series between the Suns and the Spurs belongs to ESPN, and the commentators are Winston Rollins and Carter Oldman.

At 07:30, the arena was almost full, the home atmosphere was very good, the buzzing noise was endless, and the mascot of the Suns, the gorilla, was also very excited and kept interacting with the fans.

At this time, the starters of the two teams were also announced.

Spurs: David Robinson, Antawn Kyle, Sean Elliott, Dale Ellis, Avery Johnson

Suns: Wang Tiejun, Barkley, Ceballos, Dan Marley, Kevin Johnson

Winston Rollins analyzed: "The young general Avery Johnson served as the starting point guard in the first round of the Spurs. He sent 22 assists in four games, averaging 5.5 per game. There is a certain gap between him and Kevin Johnson in strength.

But this guy's ability is more reflected in his ability to lead the team. He dares to fight and fight hard. Although he is an undrafted pick, in the Spurs' locker room, his status is not lower than David Robinson, and even stronger. He is the real locker room leader of the Spurs. "

Carter Oldman said with a smile: "Dream's character is the strongest, Ewing's character is too dull, and Robinson's character is too modest."

"Damn meek, I can't see where he is being meek." In the locker room of the home team, Wang Tiejun yelled while watching the TV.

"Fuck him, old K, this is our home field."

Kevin Johnson raised his fist and shouted: "We swept them last year, don't let them have a good time this year."

"Get rid of the spurs!"

Lao Wang roared immediately.

"Get rid of the spurs!"

The locker room roared immediately, and morale rose even higher.

At eight o'clock, the game begins.

David Robinson jumps the ball better and the Spurs attack.

On the left wing, Robinson took the initiative to withdraw and receive the ball.

In the regular season, he suffered a lot in the strong confrontation with Wang Tiejun, so now try to avoid confrontation with him.

And he's better at facing the basket than posting up.

Wang Tiejun also had self-knowledge that he couldn't defend against the Admiral, so he adopted the strategy of defending the penalty area first, and appropriately released Robinson's outside jumper.

To put it simply, it is to try to let Robinson make jump shots outside, and don't let him go in easily, which will reduce his overall efficiency and don't care about the gain or loss of a ball.

With a tentative step, Robinson took a step forward, Wang Tiejun retreated quickly, the former withdrew his tentative step, and shot a jumper before the latter pounced on him.

"Shh!"

Splashes appeared and two points were hit.

"One step away from the paint area, this is a two-pointer. Robinson's near-two-point shooting rate is only 30.8%, which is the lowest among the three super centers, but his two-point shooting rate can reach 39.1%, which is lower than Dameng's 45%, but higher than Ewing's 34.8%."

In the ESPN live broadcast, Winston Rollins said a few statistics very familiarly.

Back on the offensive end, Wang Tiejun settled low on the left wing.

Robinson did not adopt the top defense, the tonnage difference was 16 kg. He knew that he could not withstand it, and that defense was too energy-consuming and cost nothing, so he adopted a winding defense.

This kind of defense was the first he used on Wang Tiejun, and he had the most experience.

It is to use continuous winding + small movements to interrupt the opponent's rhythm, and even irritate the opponent's emotions, so as to control the opponent.

His left arm was entangled by the opponent, his lower back was elbowed from time to time, and a leg was inserted between his legs, and he secretly pressed against his knee from time to time. Wang Tiejun felt very uncomfortable.

But he still stood firm, with his right hand outstretched for the ball.

Kevin Johnson made a gesture to open, and then looked for an opportunity to pass the ball down.

After receiving the ball, Wang Tiejun found that the Spurs did not double-team.

This shows that the Spurs' defensive focus is on Barkley's side, or at the basket, as long as he shoots in the low position on the left wing, he will not be double-teamed.

"Boom! Boom!"

Two consecutive iron mountain hits completely knocked Robinson away, stepped on the left waist in the paint area, then jumped sideways with one foot, and threw a sideways hook.

Robinson reacted quickly, jumping up again to block the block. He did jump faster, but he still couldn't block the sideways hook. After all, his arms are not that long, and Wang Tiejun's body is separated.

"Shh!"

Splashes appeared, and nearly two points were hit with a hook.

The two scored a goal each, and after two rounds, they played against each other again.

The Spurs attacked, Robinson took the ball basket on the left wing, used a tentative step to shake back Wang Tiejun again, and then shot a jumper.

The difference from the last time is that this time he didn't take back the tentative step, but took one step forward, and when he saw the opponent retreating, he jumped up and shot.

In this way, his shot position is closer to the basket, and he takes off against Wang Tiejun's body.

Wang Tiejun, who retreated from defense, kept his bear posture all the time. He stepped back half a step and found that his opponent was jumping next to him.

In fact, his bullet speed has not increased, only the rhythm of take-off has been accelerated, and the bear step can make his body respond faster.

Robinson was about to make a shot in the air, when suddenly a big hand sealed his front, he couldn't help but adjust the angle of the shot, the ball slipped from Wang Tiejun's fingertips, and flew to the basket.

"Backboard!"

As soon as the ball was shot, he felt something was wrong and shouted loudly.

But it was too late, the ball was a little short, hit the basket and rebounded, and was caught by Wang Tiejun.

"Beautiful defense! Old K defended the general's near-basket jumper..." the on-site commentator shouted excitedly.

The Suns did not arrange fast break tactics, because David Robinson's speed is the fastest among the three super centers, comparable to top guards, but he suffers from fast break.

This time Wang Tiejun got the ball.

There was no dribbling, no merging the ball, and the feet stayed put. The first time Tieshan relied on hitting, it only loosened the opponent's entanglement a little.

At this time, his left foot did not move, and his right foot made a trip into the paint area, making an upward breakthrough.

Robinson moved up immediately and reacted quickly.

But at this moment, he withdrew his right foot, made a gesture of getting up and hooking his hands, and raised his right hand.

When Robinson saw it, he quickly withdrew his left foot, which was moving upwards, and rushed forward.

The next moment, his right foot moved in again, and Tieshan exploded from the blow.

"Oh!"

The left shoulders of the two collided.

"Oops!"

Robinson was knocked to one side, nearly fell over, and almost sprained his supporting left foot, which means that his flexibility was good enough to avoid injury.

But Wang Tiejun was only slightly stagnant. The huge tonnage difference and strong hitting power allowed him to maintain his acceleration. He passed Robinson in one step, and faced Antoine Kyle, who was back to the basket, with a dunk.

"boom!"

With the violent sound of smashing the basket, the Meixi Arena was full of cheers.

"Di!"

The referee's whistle blew and pointed at Antoine Kyle, the thug fouled and an extra free throw was given.

"Old K, you did a good job!" Buckley shouted excitedly.

"Yes."

He nodded, feeling that this attack was indeed a good one.

This is an attack that uses the characteristics of the bear step, that is, the characteristic of switching between hitting and moving at any time, using repeated moving fakes to keep Robinson in the middle of the move, so as to knock the opponent away with a small hitting force, which saves energy and does not foul.

Next, he made an extra penalty and the Spurs attacked.

15 seconds later, Robinson made another shot.

It was still a jump shot with a tentative step. This time, he retracted the tentative step and shot again, but it seemed that Old K expected him to make such a shot, and he returned to the defense quickly. His shot was affected again, and he was far away from the basket, so he missed the two points.

At this time, he realized that he still had to be close to the basket and always shoot from the outside, so Old K's defensive prediction would be very simple.

One minute later, he used a tentative step again. This time, even though he saw old K retreating, he firmly killed him with one step.

"This guy is so fast!"

Wang Tiejun turned around quickly, still half a step behind Robinson.

Fortunately, Barkley implemented a weak-side defense and blocked Robinson half a step ahead. The latter forced a throw and failed to hit.

Wang Tiejun grabbed the basket and protected the backcourt rebound.

"David Robinson made 4 of 1 shots. With the combination of Old K and Barkley, his shooting percentage was low. But it's not surprising. His performance in the playoffs is like this, not tough enough. Let's see his performance in the first round of the series."

In the ESPN live broadcast, Winston Rollins' outspokenness did not save Robinson any face.

Carter Oldman said with a smile: "The Suns obviously worked harder on the defensive end today. Old K defended Robinson very successfully."

In the 7th minute of the first quarter, at 12:18, the Suns led by 6 points at home, and the Spurs called a timeout for the second time.

The core of the Spurs, David Robinson, was in a sluggish state. After making 4 of 1 shots, he made two more shots, hit one, made 6 of 2 shots, scored 4 points and 2 rebounds, and was replaced after a timeout.

Wang Tiejun then went off, mainly to preserve his physical fitness.

He also shot a hook from behind, missed it, and didn't make any more shots. In total, he made 3 of 2 shots, 1 of 1 free throw, and scored 5 points and 3 rebounds.

At the end of the first quarter, at 20:27, the Suns led by 7 points.

(End of this chapter)