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Chapter 170 Finals 30+15 (Subscribe for more updates)

66:60, the Suns trailed by 6 points, and the Bulls attacked.

The Bulls' offense can only rely on Jordan and Pippen. This time Pippen missed a jumper, Wang Tiejun protected the backcourt rebound, and the Suns attacked.

Barkley singled Grant, turned over a jumper, and hit a mid-range shot.

Bulls attack.

"Huh!"

Phil Jackson inserted two little fingers into his mouth, blew his whistle, and after attracting the attention of the players on the field, he made a gesture.

This is telling the field to speed up.

Soon, the Bulls quickly advanced to the frontcourt. When they started to attack, Wang Tiejun slowed down a bit and couldn't keep up with the rhythm. In the end, Jordan broke through for a layup and pulled back a goal.

68:62, the Suns attack.

"Don't worry, don't play with their rhythm, we suppress the fight."

Seeing that Kevin Johnson was advancing very fast, he knew that the players on the field were getting impatient. Except for Danny Ainge, no one on the Suns had ever played in the finals, and they had too little experience. Westphal quickly reminded him loudly.

After being reminded, Kevin Johnson stabilized his rhythm, came to the front court, shifted in a wide range, pulled from the top of the arc to the right wing, and then pulled back, patiently waiting for Wang Tiejun to settle down.

Comrade Wang is not in a hurry, he really can't keep up on the defensive end, but on the offensive end he can control the Bulls' inside line, which is a stable one, so he also intentionally controls his speed and tries not to waste precious physical energy.

In the 17th second of the offensive time, he set up a low position on the left wing, passed the ball in, and grabbed it with one hand with his right hand.

At this time, he was facing upwards and saw that Grant had come from the weak side to help defend, Barkley was empty, and above, Pippen was also coming down to double-team, and the Bulls actually implemented a three-man double-team on him, which really respected him.

With a sudden hook with his right hand, he hooked the ball to the position in front of the basket. Barkley happened to cut Grant behind his back, and caught the ball in the air to complete a dunk.

At 68:64, the Suns trailed by 4 points.

The Bulls attack, and the transition between offense and defense is still fast-paced, deliberately catching Wang Tiejun's weakness that he can't keep up with the rhythm.

But this attack was unsuccessful. Jordan broke through with the ball and went to the basket. Barkley blocked the block from behind.

"The Bulls are speeding up, but there is also a weakness. Whether it is the main center Cartwhite or the backup Mark West, they are all veterans in the 30s. The former is not as fast as the old K, and the latter will not be faster than the old K. So although the Bulls have speeded up, they have not actually formed an advantage in the frontcourt." Bill Walton said at this time.

John Hanks nodded and said, "Old K's speed is indeed not fast, but the Bulls themselves don't have a fast center either.

And you can't just consider the offense. On the defensive end, the tonnage of the center is too small, and it is not enough for Old K to play. I guess Mark West can't last long. "

Wang Tiejun once again got the ball in the low post on the left wing, but he found that Mark West had relaxed his defense. This is, are you afraid?

He immediately dribbled and relied on hitting. Mark West didn't make a strong top, defending and retreating, and the confrontation intensity was gone.

At this time, the Bulls' defensive formation quickly shrank to the basket, including Jordan and Pippen, who rushed into the paint area, leaving only one point guard BJ Armstrong outside.

"Four in one?!" Zhang Lili shouted in surprise.

Of course, Wang Tiejun saw that the Bulls wanted to encircle him under the basket, how could he make the opponent happy?
After taking a big step into the paint, he was only 1.5 meters away from the basket. He turned around, held the ball in both hands, and jumped up against Mark West.

Mark West wanted to jump to block, but Wang Tiejun slammed into him with overwhelming momentum, and under the huge force of the impact, he was directly knocked to the ground without a chance to take off.

"boom!"

When Jordan and the other three rushed to the basket, Wang Tiejun just completed a heavy dunk with both hands. When his huge body swung forward, several people jumped in fright.

"Mr. Qiaodan, the king of the sky, are you here to collect his body?"

Pointing to Mark West under his feet, he said grimly.

"Go away!"

Under Jordan's anger, he suddenly pushed Wang Tiejun.

But he didn't push Lao Wang, instead Lao Wang grabbed his right wrist and couldn't struggle anymore.

Under Lao Wang's backhand pull, Jordan's arm joints were restrained, and he had no strength to resist. He suddenly swayed and spun around the former, very embarrassed.

"Let me go." Jordan yelled angrily.

"Sir, this bastard tried to attack me. Now that I have caught him, you can punish him." Old Wang complained to the referee.

"Pfft!"

Barkley and the others laughed.

The referee twitched his face and signaled him to let go, but he didn't call a technical offender.

Mark West was pulled up but couldn't hit, an old back injury kicking in as he hit the floor.

Phil Jackson had a big head and injured two centers in a row. He didn't have many insides available, but the game was not over yet, and there was still a whole series to come. Trouble!
He put on Spencer King again, 211 centimeters, and only 105 kilograms in tonnage.

In the Bulls' 12-man roster for the playoffs, including the main center Carter White and the main power forward Grant, he selected a total of six insiders, and even compressed the back line for this. He has made the best preparations, but it is still not enough.

Now two are injured, and there are four insiders left. Who knows how long these four can last?Now he can only hope that Cartwhite and Mark West will return soon.

The game starts and the Bulls attack.

Under Dan Marley's desperate defense, Jordan failed to successfully complete the breakthrough with the ball, so he tested the water for a three-pointer and failed to hit.

Wang Tiejun occupied the basket, stuck Spencer King tightly behind him, and protected the rebound.

As usual, he just dunked and won't play this time, but he was strong in the low post on the left wing and asked for the ball.

This is because Mark West didn't work hard on defense just now, and his physical energy consumption was very little in that attack, so he didn't need to recover blood.

Spencer King didn't want to be injured, and also gave up strong confrontation and adopted a defense around the front.

Wang Tiejun hit an iron mountain from behind, easily shaking the opponent's center of gravity, and then took the opportunity to turn around and cut to the basket.

"boom!"

At this time, the ball was in the hands of Barkley on the right wing. He threw a pass with one hand and played an alley-oop dunk performance with Wang Tiejun.

68:68, the two teams tied.

Next, Jordan hit a mid-range shot. Looking back, Wang Tiejun went directly to the basket. Under the double-teaming of Spencer King and Grant, he successfully dunked and caused Spencer King's thug foul.

Phil Jackson discovered a serious problem. Whether it was Spencer King or Grant, it was obvious that the defensive strength against the old K was weakened. Even the double-teaming at the basket was just a move, and they didn't dare to get close to the body at all. There was no confrontation strength at all. What's the use of such double-teaming?

This time the old K didn't run into the defender again, he just got up in the double-team and completed the dunk. While hitting two plus one, he didn't need to consume any physical energy.

If you play like this, old K can't take [-] or [-] shots at the basket?

He called a timeout again.

Not only he discovered this problem, but also many professionals have discovered this problem.

Bill Walton said in surprise: "Obviously, Old K's deterrent power has begun to show, and his strong confrontation has made the Bulls' insiders start to be intimidated, and they dare not confront him.

If he is allowed to attack the basket like this, then the Bulls will lose, even if Jordan and Pippen jointly score 100 points, it will be useless, because the old K will get more points at the basket. "

During the CCTV live broadcast, Zhang Lili also said: "Wang Tiejun's style of play limits his number of offenses, but if the Bulls do not have a strong confrontation with him, then this limit will be greatly weakened, and his scoring ability will explode."

Although Phil Jackson called a timeout in time, he found himself unable to solve the problem because it was not a tactical problem.

Tactics can solve many problems on the basketball court, but there are always some superstar abilities that cannot be suppressed by tactics, such as Jordan's offense, such as the postman's elbow, and old K's strong confrontation is also not a problem that tactics can solve.

This problem can only be solved with type players, there is no other way.

And now, where can he find a meat shield that can fight against old K?
If the inside players are forced to fight against Old K, there will be two consequences. One is that the players will not obey, and they fall out directly, or they will obey, and the other is that the players obey, but none of them are meat shields, so there may be injuries again.

Of course, he is also very clear that as long as he can carry the old K for a period of time with sufficient physical strength, the Bulls will win the chance to counterattack, but he also knows that old K can recover quickly after his physical energy is exhausted, but there is no guarantee for the damage he caused and whether the injured players can recover in time.

He could take a gamble and force the players to consume K's physical energy at the cost of injuries, but in the end he couldn't afford it because this is a series.

"Kill him!"

In the end, he can only choose the method that is not the solution.

"boom!"

Disappointed and angry, Jordan kicked the chair.

He is extremely disappointed with his teammates, especially the inside teammates. The inside has lost the ability to fight. Doesn't the Bulls' penalty area allow opponents to do whatever they want?

Therefore, in the next game, Wang Tiejun frequently went to the free throw line.

With the whistle blowing, the final G1 game ended, 108:116, the Suns trailed by 6 points from halftime, now won by 8 points, and overtook by 14 points at halftime.

"Clap clap clap..."

At the end, more than 1 home fans burst into warm cheers and applause.

"Haha, we won! We won!" Barkley was so excited that he actually defeated Jordan, who had crushed him all his life, in the finals.

"Brother, don't get too excited, this is the first match." Lao Wang went over and poured cold water on it.

"Yes, yes, I know this, but this is a good start, and we will continue to win." Barkley shouted excitedly.

Looking at the Suns and the home fans celebrating wildly, the exhausted Jordan was extremely unwilling.

What makes him even more dissatisfied is that in the next series, the Bulls will continue to face some of today's problems, and there is no good solution, which makes him very disappointed and angry.

Before that, he hated Jerry Krause trading those old teammates who competed for the championship with him, but now, he is full of disappointment in them.

"It's not easy, the Suns won the G1 game."

After admiring Zhang Lili, he concluded: "Because the Bulls stopped fighting, Wang Tiejun didn't consume too much energy, and he played a full 24 minutes in the second half.

全场36分钟，13投10中，命中率66.9%，23罚14中，命中率60.8%，轰下34分15篮板4助攻2盖帽3失误4犯规的数据。

His 34 points are his new high in the playoffs, and this is the finals, so this score is more valuable. "

孙真平说道：“巴克利18投9中，5罚4中，拿到了22分21篮板2助攻的大两双数据。张指导，他们两人的表现确实不凡。”

Zhang Lili said with a smile: "The two teamed up to score 56 points and 36 rebounds. In terms of scoring, they completely exploded the Bulls' inside line. At the same time, they also controlled the rebounds. When there were too many mistakes on the outside line, they used rebounds to ensure that the team did not lag behind the Bulls in the number of shots. This is the most important guarantee for the Suns to win. If you win rebounds, you can win."

At this time, in the ABC live broadcast, Bill Walton said: "Old K got a lot of free throw opportunities in the second half, but his free throw percentage reached [-]%. I don't think the hacking tactic is a good tactic to deal with him.

Don’t fight against the old K, let him complete the offense without consuming a lot of physical energy, the old K’s physical energy is preserved, so he gets a lot of offensive opportunities, and he scored 34 points in the finals. This is a real suicide tactic for the Bulls. I don’t agree with Phil Jackson’s tactical choice. "

John Hanks said: "When old K meets those first-class light offensive centers, three super centers, O'Neal and Mourning, even if he can score 20+10, he will be blown by these opponents, and even higher scores will be cut off by his opponents.

When facing a strong opponent, he loses more points than he scores. This is why the league and the media do not recognize his strength to reach a first-class level, because defense is his shortcoming.

But the Bulls do not have such a center, so the Bulls are a pure loser at his position. Tonight, the Bulls lost at least 20 points at the fifth position. Otherwise, Jordan and Pippen scored 67 points together, how could they still lose the game? "

Bill Walton shook his head and said, "The Bulls paid a huge price for their slashing tactics. Two insiders were sent off for six fouls, and the remaining two were sent off for four and five fouls respectively. But even so, they still lost the game.

Jordan shot desperately, 34 of 17 shots, 50% shooting, 3 of 0 three-pointers, 11 of 11 free throws, 45 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 steals, 2 blocks, 3 turnovers and 4 fouls. "

约翰汉克斯接着说道：“皮蓬20投10中，命中率和乔丹一样，2罚2中，拿到了22分5篮板4助攻3抢断1盖帽2失误5犯规。

The two took 63% of the team's shots, and they scored 67 points and 12 rebounds together, which is better than Wang Tiejun and Barkley's data, but they are outside players after all, and their efficiency is not as good as the Suns. "

Bill Walton said: "The Suns won the game, except for the Bulls who can compete with the old K. There is another important reason. They grabbed 50 rebounds, while the Bulls only had 32, a difference of 18. rebounds.

It was these 18 rebounds that helped the Suns get enough shots, otherwise it would be difficult to win with their outside performance.

It can be said that if it weren't for rebounds, no matter how strong the Suns are inside, they would not be able to win against the Bulls. After all, they only won by 8 points.

In the Eastern Conference finals, the Bulls did not do well in rebounding in the first few games. The biggest gap was 20 rebounds in a single game.

Now it's the same situation. If the Bulls do a good job in rebounding, they also have a chance to turn defeat into victory. "

John Hanks said: "In terms of steals, the Suns only had 5 times, while the Bulls had 11 times. The Suns made 18 turnovers, and the Bulls only had 10 times. In terms of blocks, the Bulls only had 6 times, while the Suns had 8 times.

In short, on the perimeter, both offensive and defensive ends, the Bulls have a complete advantage. If it weren't for the poor rebounding, it would be difficult to lose the G1 game. "

"Inside, if the Bulls lose this series, it must be inside. But the problem inside is not a problem of scoring less, but not being able to control rebounds. This is the most fatal problem." Bill Walton said.

John Hanks smiled at this time: "Old K grabbed 15 rebounds tonight. If you knew the current situation, would Mr. Jerry Krause be willing to offer Old K a big contract that he couldn't refuse, and the Suns couldn't keep up?"

"Haha..." Bill Walton laughed.

"I should really offer him a No. [-] pick contract comparable to O'Neal. Colangelo probably wouldn't follow him at that time."

At this time, Jerry Krause on the sidelines murmured.

O'Neal's athletic talent is of course incomparable to the old K, but now the old K is a little stronger than O'Neal, but it is not his low post play, but his strong confrontation ability.

That kind of strong confrontation is really enough to make any inside player who is not enough tonnage shy away and fear him like a tiger.

This ability is something that O'Neal, who weighed 125 kilograms in his rookie season, did not possess.

On the sidelines, Wang Tiejun was doing a post-match interview on ABC TV station.

"Old K, the Suns won the G1 game. You scored 34 points and 15 rebounds in the first finals. What do you think of the strength of the Bulls?" ABC reporter asked.

When it came to this question, he immediately became serious and said seriously: "We didn't win tonight on offense, let alone on defense, we won on rebounds.

Judging from the final outcome of the Eastern Conference Finals, if we cannot maintain this advantage, we may follow in the footsteps of the Knicks. "

He didn't talk about the Bulls, but the answer satisfies the ABC reporter.

The reporter asked again: "For the next series, what changes do you think the Suns need to make?"

He thought for a while and said, "I don't know about this. I just execute tactics, how to play, and what tactics to play. It's not about our players. I don't understand either."

"Do you think the Suns can finally win the series?" The reporter finally asked.

"Why not? The Bulls are too weak inside. This is a flaw. They may be able to grab enough rebounds from the Knicks to win them, but not from us. We will not let them steal more rebounds. Rebounds are the guarantee of our victory." He laughed.

On the other side, Barkley also accepted live interviews with several reporters.

"Charles, you only took 18 shots tonight, which is far less than the number of times old K took the ball. Your shooting percentage is not low. Why?"

asked a Chicago reporter.

"If I took more shots today than K, the victory wouldn't belong to us."

Barkley was very sober and only won by 8 points. It was a fluke to win. His shooting percentage was only [-]%, while the old K was over [-]%, so it should be reasonable for the old K to take more shots.

For him, the championship is everything and the most important thing.

The current team's tactics, as the old K's offense gets better and better, will also be more and more inclined to the traditional center tactics. The old K is also the future core of the Suns. He can't change this, and he can't change it.

If you forcefully try to change, you may be traded one day. The Suns management will definitely do that, just like the Philadelphia management traded him.

(End of this chapter)