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Chapter 169 Jordan's Worries

American West Arena, 18:22, the Bulls trailed by 4 points. After serving, Phil Jackson called the second timeout of this section.

The pale Mark West sat on the bench, he felt that he had just suffered a car accident and his chest was about to be smashed.

But in fact, he is not the only one who feels like a car accident, but Pippen.

"Hoho...cough cough...whoooo..."

Pippen's tonnage is smaller and his resistance is worse. He urgently needs more oxygen, but he dare not take a deep breath at all, because he is afraid of causing a more severe cough, so he can only take short breaths like an asthmatic.

At this time, he thought of Kemp the Rain Man who had several ribs broken by old K, and a chill rose in his heart.

The team doctor came to check and uncovered his jersey. There was an obvious bruise on his right chest, which was the mark after the impact.

"Be careful, ahem, Michael, ahem, that lunatic is crazier than the regular season, he, ahem, he was just now, ahem, he wants to kill me!"

Pippen reminded Jordan, and the sentence was interrupted several times.

Jordan took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down.

He looked at Phil Jackson, hoping that the most trusted head coach would come up with a way to deal with it.

"Oh, we don't have meat shields." Phil Jackson sighed.

"Monsters like O'Neill and Old K appear in the league. We have to collect meat shields."

"Is there a meat shield center among the rookies this year? Get me all the rookie materials immediately."

"It is said that old K is still gaining weight, this damn guy, is he trying to kill all his opponents? Let our centers also gain weight, we need to build one or two human shields."

"The price of meat will be inflated in the future!"

At this time, all the NBA management and head coaches who watched the finals had the same idea, especially the strong teams with aspirations for the championship.

It is conceivable that in the upcoming offseason, there will be a round of looting for meat shields, and the price of meat will be greatly pushed up.

The timeout ends and the Bulls attack.

Phil Jackson replaced Pippen to let him return to blood. In addition, Mark West, who had just played, was also replaced with a 211 cm, 105 kg substitute center Spencer King.

He has only one requirement for the inside line, cut.

There is no more double-teaming tactics, and Pippen was knocked down in the double-teaming, so what's the use of going up one more?

That's it for the time being, he is not good at adjusting tactics on the spot, so he needs more time to adjust tactics.

Next, at the request of Westphal, Wang Tiejun strengthened his personal offense and scored a lot of points despite consuming a lot of physical energy, but he was also sent to the free throw line several times

After the first quarter, at 26:34, the Suns were very efficient and won by 8 points in a single quarter.

But the Bulls' efficiency was not bad either. Jordan made 7 of 4 shots and 2 of 2 free throws, scoring 10 points.

Before Pippen left the field, he made 6 of 3 shots and scored 6 points.

The number of shots taken by the two reached [-]% of the team's total shots.

Wang Tiejun played the entire first quarter, attacking the basket with all his strength, made 7 of 6 shots and 6 of 3 free throws, causing 4 fouls inside the Bulls. In a single quarter, he scored 15 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block and 1 turnover.

He shot as many shots as in a previous game, so after this quarter, his physical fitness has also lost a lot. In the second quarter, he can only sit on the bench, and even if he goes up, he can only fish for fish.

But his achievements are also huge, not just reflected in the statistics, because several insiders of the Bulls, from the main force to the backup, including small forward Pippen, were all ravaged by him.

During the intersection break, on the ABC live broadcast, Bill Walton analyzed: "The Bulls performed very well on both offense and defense outside, with an overall shooting rate of 51%. They also caused 5 turnovers for the Suns, and only 2 of their own.

Pippen didn't make a breakthrough, Jordan made 4 breakthroughs and succeeded 3 times, but the damage was not high, because the old K didn't have a dead defense there, obviously he didn't want to foul.

Grant's cut-in also hit twice, and he and Jordan's breakthroughs, the old K couldn't make a successful defense.

From an offensive point of view, the Bulls' offensive tactics were successful. The reason behind the score was Old K's offense. The Bulls couldn't defend them, it was too efficient! "

John Hanks said: "Not counting the old K's offense, the Suns' overall shooting percentage is 41.5%, which is actually very low. But counting the old K, it is 53%. His offense alone has increased by 11 percentage points.

In addition, in terms of rebounds, the Suns scored 13 in a single quarter, including 5 offensive rebounds, while the Bulls only had 8, including 1 offensive rebound.

The Suns only had 1 steal in the first quarter, and the Bulls had 3. However, with turnovers and rebounds, the Bulls were 1 behind the Suns in the number of shots. So rebounds are also one of the important reasons why the Bulls are behind. "

Bill Wharton said with a smile: "Now that the Bulls are behind, the most important thing is that they can't limit Old K's offense, but Old K's play style is limited by his receptors, and the first quarter consumes too much, so the Bulls should launch a fierce attack in the next time. When Old K is sitting on the bench, they will fight back."

John Hanks said with a smile: "Old K's physical fitness is actually not bad, but his style of play is too fierce, the confrontation is too strong, and his physical strength is not his shortcoming.

His real shortcoming, if he wants to become a real super center, he must strengthen his defense. If he can't make up for this shortcoming, his ceiling can only be a first-class center. "

John Hanks said at this time: "I noticed a problem. The Suns allowed Old K to play a full quarter when the situation was dominant, and all of them were aggressive. This is problematic. Head coach Westphal should adjust the lineup to control Old K's physical fitness."

Nodding his head, Bill Wharton said, "Obviously, Westphal probably wants to take advantage of Old K's strength. He's just a rookie. When Old K plays well, he won't let him go."

At this time, Zhang Lili was also analyzing the game situation of the two teams in the live broadcast of CCTV. Of course, the focus of the analysis was on Wang Tiejun.

The CCTV sports department attaches great importance to the real-time broadcast of the finals. If the response is good and the ratings are good, next year it may even consider buying the broadcast rights of the regular season.

So this live broadcast has a key point, which is to promote Wang Tiejun, who is a breakthrough point for expanding the influence of domestic basketball.

Therefore, Zhang Lili's current explanation is inseparable from Wang Tiejun.

In the second quarter, Wang Tiejun sat on the bench and Oliver Miller played.

As the largest tonnage in the league, Oliver Miller attracted the attention of many professionals as soon as he played.

The first thing to pay attention to is the Bulls' general manager Jerry Krause and Phil Jackson. The Bulls want to find a meat shield. Isn't this ready-made?Still the league's number one meat shield.

For the Suns, Barkley is still on the court. He wants to win the championship and be the core and superstar of the team. Now is the time for him to work hard. Even if his leg is broken, he wants to stay on the court.

The third position is Ceballos, the back line is Dan Marley, and the backup guard Frank Johnson.

On the Bulls side, Jordan and Pippen are on the court.

After one quarter, Jordan scored 13 points in a single quarter, grabbed 4 rebounds in a single quarter, and sent out two steals, forcing Dan Marley to make 3 turnovers in a single quarter.

And Pippen also scored 6 points in the half quarter and scored 12 points in the half. He also forced Ceballos to make two turnovers and sent two steals.

The two teamed up and led the Bulls to score 34 points in a single quarter, which was also the score of the Suns in the first quarter, overtaking the score in one fell swoop.

Under the Bulls' strong offense and perimeter defense, the Suns failed to withstand the Bulls and only scored 20 points in a single quarter.

Barkley was not bad, scoring 6 points in the first quarter and 8 points in the second quarter, but under Jordan's defense, Dan Marley made 6 of 1 shots in the second quarter and only scored two points.

After halftime, 60:54, the Suns lost by 6 points.

Westphal looked back at Wang Tiejun from time to time in the second quarter, wanting to replace him, but held back.

He knew that if he replaced Old K now, it would be a waste of money. In the first quarter, Old K shouldn't be allowed to play to the full, just like before.

Bill Walton shook his head and said, "Westphal shouldn't let old K play one quarter and rest one quarter at all, let alone let old K mainly attack the basket, and he has to hit a hook for nearly two points. This is like overeating, and it is easy to cause problems."

John Hanks said: "From the perspective of the lineup, both sides have advantages and disadvantages, and their strength on paper should be about five or five.

What decides whether to win or lose?One is the commanding ability of the head coach, and the other is the execution ability of the players on the field. Judging from the first half of the game, Phil Jackson beat Westphal completely. "

The two teams returned to the locker room, and the coaching staff summed up the first half of the game.

In the locker room of the visiting team, Jordan looked very relaxed. Judging from the situation in the first half, the Bulls had caught the weakness of the Suns, because the opposing head coach overused Old K in the first quarter, causing Old K to be unable to play in the second quarter. As long as they seize these opportunities, they can completely beat the Suns.

In the locker room of the home team, the atmosphere is more dignified.

No matter how inexperienced Westphal was, he knew something was wrong. He should have kept K on the court in the second quarter.

"Old K, in the next game, you will still play according to the previous offensive rhythm. You can still attack at the basket with a hook for nearly two points, understand?" He exhorted.

"Okay, I see." Old Wang nodded.

After the intermission, the third quarter began, both sides were basically the main force, and the Bulls attacked.

Pippen feinted with the ball on the left wing, and Grant ran back from the weak side to get rid of Barkley, cut inside, and received a pass from the former for a layup.

"Snapped!"

Wang Tiejun returned to defense in time this time, pressed the ball on the backboard, and directly sent a pegboard cap.

Amid the cheers of the audience, the Suns attacked and advanced to the frontcourt, waiting for Wang Tiejun to take his position. The rhythm was deliberately slow.

But Jordan would not let the Suns wish, he pressed with all his strength, forcing Kevin Johnson to choose to play the ball, and passed it to Dan Marley, who withdrew from the three-point line on the right wing.

After taking the ball, Lei Gongdan broke through with the ball and was double-teamed by Jordan and BJ Armstrong. He chose to pass back to Kevin Johnson.

"Snapped!"

At this time, Pippen on the left quickly defended the top of the arc and directly cut off the pass.

The Bulls quickly counterattacked, and under the fast break, Jordan scored another goal.

62:54, the Suns led by 8 points in the first quarter, but fell behind by 8 points at the beginning of the third quarter.

"The Bulls' perimeter defense is really strong! The combination of Jordan and Pippen is too oppressive for the Suns' perimeter."

At the CCTV live broadcast, Zhang Lili praised.

At the beginning of the second half, a dense layer of sweat broke out on Westphal's head, obviously he was already very nervous.

"Steady down, pay attention to the response, be careful of their double-teams, don't make mistakes, and give the ball in!" He shouted towards the court.

The sun attacked, and Wang Tiejun carried Carter White into the basket. The latter wanted to go around, but his movement speed was not as fast as him, so he got stuck in the basket.

Kevin Johnson used Dan Marley's pick-and-roll to throw off Jordan. When he pulled to the right wing, he saw an opportunity under the basket and immediately passed it in.

"Snapped!"

Wang Tiejun grabbed the ball with one hand, kept his left foot still, stepped back with his right foot, and took advantage of the momentum to hit an iron mountain back. When Carterwhite fell down in response, he immediately turned right to face the basket.

At this time, Grant's help defense from the right wing arrived, but he had already finished facing the basket, the ball was handed over to his left hand, and when his body exploded, he smashed the ball to the basket.

"boom!"

With the strong sound of exploding baskets, the audience erupted in jubilation instantly.

"Uh! Ahem..."

Cartwhite on the floor had a pained expression on his face, breathing with his mouth wide open, coughing violently from time to time, obviously being knocked out of breath.

"Bill, are you okay?"

Cobra Grant felt like a rabbit died and a fox was sad. He was knocked down three times in the first quarter, and his chest still hurts now.

"I have no strength, my body is weak..."

Carterwhite shook his head, but he didn't mean that it was okay, but that he couldn't fight anymore, he barely explained, and gestured to Grant for a substitution.

"What's the matter?" Jordan and others surrounded him.

The referee also came over, took a look, and immediately signaled to the Bulls bench to deal with it as soon as possible, so as not to delay the game time.

The team doctor ran up to check and determined that Carterwhite was unable to fight because of the violent impact, which caused his lung function to suffer from respiratory impairment.

Phil Jackson calmly replaced Mark West and the game resumed.

Bulls attack.

Jordan broke through on the right wing with the ball, and Barkley made up the defense and was attacked again.

Looking at Jordan who came in, Wang Tiejun did not enter the basket, but went up to the front of the basket. First, he could avoid being dunked, and when Jordan made a layup, he could block the shot from the flank.

However, he still seriously underestimated Jordan's bullet speed. When Jordan jumped up, he took off again, and it was already completely slow.

"Shh!"

The ball fell into the basket.

"Mr. Stake, this is the most suitable nickname for you, I hope you like it." After succeeding, Jordan spat out trash talk coldly.

"Wait to collect the body of your inside teammate." Old Wang immediately replied.

Jordan's face twitched, and his soaring aura was suppressed by this trash talk.

He knew that Old K's words were not a joke, his old teammate Carter White was injured, Pippen, Grant, Mark West, Spencer King, these people all suffered tonight, and this damn old K only played for one quarter.

In the next few rounds, Wang Tiejun did not attack. He was recovering blood and returned to his most accustomed rhythm of playing a ball and resting for 2 minutes.

In the 3rd minute, he asked for the ball in a low position on the left wing.

"Oh!"

The first iron mountain loosened Mark West's entanglement by hitting it.

"Oh!"

Under the second iron mountain hit, Mark West was directly knocked into the air amidst the sound of pain.

He took advantage of the situation and turned around with the ball and rushed to the basket. After the former hit the floor, he flew up and smashed the basket with one arm.

"boom!"

At the same time as the ball was smashed in, he let go and dropped, rushed forward, knocked down Grant on the right side of the basket, and then returned to the defense without changing his expression.

"Yeah yeah..."

The cheers from the American West Arena were deafening.

"That damn bastard!"

Another attack knocked down two teammates. If this fight continues, how many teammates can persevere?This is a whole series, Jordan's face turned black with anger, and he began to worry in his heart.

(End of this chapter)