NBA backer king

Chapter 152 Two to One
At noon, after lunch, Wang Tiejun drove to the training base with his suitcase.

The Suns' training base and the headquarters are together. After parking the car, I ran into Colangelo. He has always respected the team owner who brought him out of Chinatown. After seeing him, he greeted him quickly:
"Good afternoon, sir."

"good afternoon."

Colangelo nodded with a smile, and asked again: "Old K, how is your physical fatigue?"

"The situation is average."

The smile on his face was reduced because he felt that his physical fitness was not very good. The fatigue after yesterday's game still exists and he has not fully recovered. His muscles are still sore.

Colangelo has also been mentally prepared. A young man who has not engaged in sports training for two years can imagine his physical reserves. Old K has been able to persist until now and still play 20+10 performances. He has worked very hard and is impeccable.

An hour later, the Suns boarded a plane to San Antonio.

This evening, the Suns gathered together to watch the game between the Eastern Knicks and the Hornets, and there was only one game tonight.

Barkley said while looking at the TV: "I don't know how the league arranges it. The Mosaic and Supersonic G2 games will be played on the 12th. The G3 game will not be played tonight, but it will be arranged tomorrow."

"We play one back to back, and they have to play one, that's fair." Kevin Johnson said.

"But not in the East. The Bulls played G15 on the 3th. Why didn't they arrange to play G16 on the 4th? We played back to back and they could take a day off. This is too unfair." Dan Marley said.

"Because there is no absolute fairness in this world." Danny Ainge laughed.

Wang Tiejun is also worried about the next back-to-back. His physical fitness is not as good as that of his teammates, and his playing style consumes physical energy, so he is afraid that he will be hindered.

In the end, 106:110, the game was won by the Hornets, which tied the big score to one to two, without giving the Knicks a chance to sweep.

Super center Ewing didn't play very efficiently. He took a lot of shots, but he only made 31 of 13 shots, and his shooting percentage was 41.9%.

The Knicks team only made 12 free throws in total, while the Hornets got 35 free throw opportunities. Free throws alone are enough to ensure that the Hornets win the home court. Of course, this may be related to home court advantage.

The Hornets played a suffocating defense, stealing as many as 17 times, the Knicks had only 7 times, and the shooting percentage was four percentage points more than the Hornets.

The next day, the 15th, race day.

On this day, the four teams in the West played their G3 battle at the same time.

At the same time, there is also a game in the East, and the G3 battle between the Bulls and the Cavaliers also started tonight.

In the locker room of the home team, Spurs coach John Lucas is arranging tactics.

Two consecutive away games, if they lose another home game, the Spurs will basically be out, so the pressure is huge.

Under the pressure of the outside world and the pressure of two consecutive losses, he and Robinson reached an agreement to abandon each other's prejudices, put aside each other's opinions, and focus on the game.

In the G3 game, he arranged breakthrough tactics, pass and cut tactics, high pick-and-roll tactics, low post support tactics and so on.

David Robinson was not given a lot of low-post singles tactics. This is because Robinson's single-handed defense against Wang Tiejun is really not efficient enough.

Not only Wang Tiejun, but in the first round of the series, when Robinson played against the Trail Blazers, he faced an opponent who was shorter than him, only 206 cm. The strength was also very different, and the efficiency was still very low.

At eight o'clock, the G3 game between the Suns and the Spurs started first, and the other two games were half an hour later.

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

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

Jump ball, Spurs attack.

"Shh!"

Antoine Kyle first threw in a mid-range shot.

Looking back, Barkley wanted to return one, but failed. The rebound was taken by Dale Ellis who rushed in, and the Spurs attacked.

"boom!"

Dale Ellis missed a three-pointer.

The Suns failed to get the backcourt rebound, the ball bounced to the right wing, Antoine Kyle picked off the offensive rebound over the head of Barkley, and then passed it to Dale Ellis, who shook off Dan Marley for a long [-]-pointer.

Looking back, Barkley missed another mid-range shot, and the Spurs protected the backcourt rebound.

David Robinson got the ball one step away from the low post on the left wing, turned around and made a jumper, and was almost blocked by Wang Tiejun, so the ball naturally missed.

Wang Tiejun turned around to grab a rebound, but the backcourt rebound was lost again. Spurs point guard Avery Johnson rushed in, snatched the ball in front of Barkley, made a layup, and played a second offense.

In the opening game, the Spurs made 5 of 3 shots and played a wave of 2-0 attacks. Barkley made [-] of [-] shots and the Suns hadn't scored yet.

However, head coach Paul Westphal did not call a timeout in time and the game continued.

This time Danmar took a shot and threw a three-pointer, but still missed.

"boom!"

The rebound bounced far, out of the paint, and was picked up by the Spurs' Antawn Kyle.

"Shh!"

Sean Canliott made a mid-range shot and hit a goal in the head of Ceballos.

0:8, the Spurs made 6 of 4 shots, the Suns missed 3 shots, and fell behind by 8 points, falling into a scoring drought.

After two more rounds, Kevin Johnson took his first shot and hit a mid-range shot, but looking back, Spurs shooting guard Dale Ellis made a successful layup.

At 2:10, the Suns attacked and finally called a timeout.

"The sun feels cold, and the G3 battle is worrying!" Winston Rollins said in the ESPN live broadcast.

"Let's not talk about fatigue, both sides played the same game. I think the Suns won two games, maybe the players are a little careless." Carter Oldman said.

Rowling analyzed: "Today's Spurs' defense is better than the previous two games, especially Antoine Kyle, who was very close to Barkley. Barkley missed two shots. And the Suns, the quality of offense and defense is far worse than G1G2 games."

"Old K is running around, but he hasn't touched the ball yet." Altman joked.

After playing for 4 minutes, he didn't touch the ball, and all the statistics were duck eggs. Wang Tiejun sat on the bench a little depressed.

He gasped and took a few sips of water. He felt very tired today, and his body was not excited at all. It has been more than 40 hours since the last game, but the fatigue has not recovered.

"Charles, how are you feeling physically?" he asked Barkley.

Barkley nodded and said, "I'm not bad."

The timeout ends, the game begins, and the Suns attack.

Kevin Johnson broke through with the ball, attracted the defense and then passed the ball to Wang Tiejun, who made a hook under the basket.

4:10, the Spurs attack.

David Robinson pulls up from the low post, sets a high pick-and-roll for Avery Johnson, and then stays high to keep Wang Tiejun in the high post as well.

General Johnson broke through the wall and got rid of Kevin Johnson. After hitting the basket, he encountered Barkley's supplementary defense. He immediately passed the ball to Antoine Kyle, who made a jumper near the basket.

4:12, the Suns attack.

Wang Tiejun took the ball again and missed the hook near the basket.

"The Suns are in trouble today." Winston Rollins shook his head.

In the 10th minute of the first quarter, at 18:28, the Spurs had led by 10 points. The Suns called a timeout and replaced them with a substitute lineup.

Carter Oldman said on ESPN: "The Spurs are in full swing, and they're very successful offensively and defensively.

As for the Suns, the tactics were not clear, they played poorly, and they fought on their own. Only Kevin Johnson was in good form and scored 8 points by breaking through. "

Winston Rollins said: "Barkley made 4 of 1 shots. He didn't play at all excited today."

Oldman said: "The old K also made 4 of 1 shots. He didn't attack at the basket once, and he rarely moved very slowly."

Luo Lindao: "If you continue to play, the Suns have no chance of winning this game."

"This one?"

Oldman said with a smile: "Back-to-back tomorrow, in this state, the Spurs are sitting on the home court advantage, and there is a high possibility of a tie."

Two hours later, the game ended, 96:111, and the Suns lost their first away game.

Barkley made 21 of 9 shots, 42.9% from the field, and scored 22 points from free throws. His state improved slightly, but he still couldn't lead the team to victory.

太阳队今晚的得分王是凯文约翰逊，17投9中，10罚8中，轰下了26分6篮板7助攻4失误。

王铁军打了30分钟，9投3中，2罚1中，只拿到7分8篮板1盖帽3失误4犯规，表现远逊前两场。

主力分卫丹马尔利10投仅2中，主要替补汤姆钱伯斯7投1中，重要替补丹尼安吉5投0中。

On the Spurs side, power forward Antoine Kyle made 14 of 10 shots and his shooting percentage was as high as 71.4%. That is to say, he mainly used jump shots and had no lethality. He even scored 21 points with penalties.

Shooting guard Dale Ellis made 16 of 9 shots, and his shooting percentage was as high as 56.3%, which is very efficient for an outside line.

David Robinson, on the other hand, was still not doing very well tonight. He made 16 of 4 shots. Although he didn't play much in the low post, he also made a lot of shots in the high post. Today's free throws were also good.

But he did a good job of supporting the ball and got 6 assists, which shows that the Spurs used him successfully tonight.

Comparing the data between the two teams, the Spurs hit 49.5% from the field, while the Suns only had 40%. The Spurs took 11 more shots, 8 more rebounds, 6 more steals, and 6 fewer turnovers. Judging from these statistics, it is very difficult for the Spurs not to win.

"so tired!"

In the locker room of the visiting team, Wang Tiejun soaked in the ice water, feeling his whole body was tense, even his nerves were the same, his mind was empty.

He is now worried about tomorrow night's game. He is so tired tonight, and not only is he not in good shape, except for Kevin Johnson, all his teammates are in poor state. How will they play back-to-back tomorrow night?
The TV outside was broadcasting the game, and the other two games hadn't finished yet. The channels were switched around, watching this one, watching that one, but no one spoke.

After soaking for 10 minutes, he left the ice bucket. At this time, the other two games were also finished.

Bulls 96:90, won the G3 game in the away game, becoming the first team to get the match point.

The Mosaic team, which lost two games in a row, beat the Sonics by virtue of home court advantage, 79:97.

Kevin Johnson said: "The Rainman is not in good shape tonight. He only made 11 of 4 shots. He scored 12 points, but he is the player with the most points on the team. The Supersonics are playing like this. It's hard not to lose."

Barkley said with a wry smile: "The Sonics, like us, won two home games. They were too excited. Once the excitement period passed, everyone's state dropped, and the next thing is going to be bad."

Everyone couldn't help but nodded.

Dan Marley said: "Dameng made 18 of 11 shots today, and his shooting percentage is as high as 61%. He has exploded!"

Barkley said disdainfully: "I bet that if the three super centers continue to play like this, they will not be able to reach the finals."

After everyone looked over, he continued, "Don't just look at Dameng's shooting percentage. He feels good today, and he can't be that good every game. Look at his free throws. He didn't have a single one. They were all outside jumpers."

Everyone nodded involuntarily.

At this time, the head coach Paul Westphal said: "In this year's playoffs, the three super centers really focused on jump shots. I remember that Dameng only made three free throws in the last game. This should not be a problem with the referee. That is his home court. With so few free throws, he basically drifted outside."

Assistant coach Lewis said: "Dameng had 1 free throws in the second round of G11. I don't know why the two games changed their style of play. This time it was even more outrageous. There was no free throw."

Barkley said: "I remember that in the last game, Ewing didn't even make a free throw. Although the three super centers are strong, their style of play, to be honest, is not dominant enough."

Everyone then talked about the Bulls, which is the team they care about most.

Dan Marley said with some anxiety: "Jordan made 24 of 12 shots, 10% of his field goals, and 8 of [-] free throws. He made a lot of breakthroughs. He was very lethal to the inside and played quite efficiently."

This is the opponent he has to face. Every time he meets, he will be blown up, so he already has a psychological shadow.

Everyone talked for a while before going to take a bath.

"Old K, you have been silent, are you tired?" Barkley asked before entering the bathroom.

"A little bit." Wang Tiejun nodded.

Some shadows flashed in Barkley's mind.

If the old K continues to be weak, tomorrow's game will be very bad. If the big score is equalized, the pressure will be transferred to the Suns, and they will be very passive.

On the 16th, two second-round G4 games in the Western Conference started. On the same day, there will be a G4 game between the Eastern Knicks and the Hornets, three games in one night.

The Suns game starts at 08:30, and the other two games start at [-]:[-].

After the third quarter, 78:88, the Suns trailed away by 10 points.

Following his sluggish performance in the previous game, Barkley continued his downturn in this game. He made 18 of 6 shots in the three quarters, and his shooting percentage was only 33.3%. In addition, he made 4 of 3 free throws and only scored 15 points and 10 rebounds.

Kevin Johnson deserves to be one of the top point guards in the league after the magician retired. He still maintains a high efficiency. He made 10 of 5 shots in the three quarters, and his breakthrough was extremely sharp. He made 10 of 9 free throws in the three quarters. 19 assists.

The state of Dan Marley and Tom Chambers, like Barkley, continues to slump.

Danny Ainge was pretty good, making 8 of 5 shots, 4 of 2 three-pointers, and scored 12 points.

As for Wang Tiejun, he rarely performed in the first three quarters. Although he played for 30 minutes, he only took 5 shots in total, all of which were hooks near the basket.

It's just that his rebounds were good today, grabbing a total of 13 in three quarters, including 10 backcourt rebounds and 3 frontcourt rebounds.

In addition, he also sent 4 big caps and 3 assists, but these data are useless. He played very unexcitedly and had no desire to attack. At the same time, on the defensive end, he was tired and couldn't keep up with David Robinson's movement speed. Robinson was avoiding him, so there was little confrontation.

On the Spurs side, David Robinson had an explosion, repeatedly hitting the basket, 14 of 6 shots, 18 of 14 free throws, unlimited lethality, and 26 points in three quarters.

This is also the evil result of Wang Tiejun, who has physical problems, passively reducing the confrontation. Robinson completely liberated himself through rapid movement and restored his vitality.

If it weren't for the Suns' rebounding tonight, they would have lost more.

At the beginning of the final quarter, the main players of both sides played.

The Spurs must win this game. They won two to two, and everyone returned to the starting line, but lost, one to three, it would be bad.

The Suns, on the other hand, want to win this game even more. Once they lose and are tied with a two-game lead, the pressure will be greater than that of the Spurs.

So even if they are [-] points behind, the Suns are all the main players.

But Ceballos was the only one who didn't play, but Danny Ainge, who is in good shape today.

The main lineup of the Suns has not had enough three-point shooters, and the effect of stretching tactics is not very good. In this last quarter, Paul Westphal will take a gamble.

Danny Ainge is a swingman with a height of 193 centimeters and 80 kilograms. He has a huge physical disadvantage against Sean Elliott, who is 203 centimeters and 93 kilograms.

Paul Westphal is ready for the third position to be blown up on the defensive end. Anyway, Ceballos is also blown up. Let Danny Ainge go up and have a strong ability to pull away.

Angie's three-pointer was very accurate today, and Sean Elliott would never let him go. It would be very troublesome for the Spurs to double-team K.

Of course, Old K is very weak on the offensive end today, and the Spurs don't need to double-team him at all.

But during the timeout just now, he had already ordered old K to strengthen his offense, because Barkley was in poor form, so he could only rely on him to strengthen his low-post offense, so he had to be prepared to be double-teamed.

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(End of this chapter)