NBA backer king

Chapter 310

4:6, the Bulls attack.

"Jordan broke through the penalty area twice, one success and one error, but now the old K hits the basket three times, and the efficiency is poor." Zhang Lili yelled.

"Director Zhang, old K's defense was really good just now, and he has completely caught up with Jordan's rhythm." Su Qun laughed.

Zhang Lili nodded and said: "If you rush in with the ball from the outside line, you will definitely encounter double-teams, and it is impossible to succeed every time.

Isn't the alliance now clamoring to play zone defense?This is actually a great suppression of outsiders. "

The Bulls attacked and advanced to the frontcourt. Jordan took over all the offenses in front of him, and this time he didn't ask for the ball.

Pippen attacked with the ball, and Dan Marley switched to defend him. His ability to attack with the ball is average, but he is still no problem with Thunder. He has advantages in height, tonnage, and strength.

"Buzzing..."

Every time the Bulls attack, there will be violent noises in the American West Arena, especially at the moment of the shot, the boos will reach the highest point, which will affect the opponent's performance.

"boom!"

Under such strong psychological pressure, Pippen missed the ball.

Wang Tiejun controlled the backcourt rebound and the Suns attacked.

The outside line quickly went down and advanced to the front court first, but instead of rushing to attack, he stabilized and waited for the inside line to settle. When Green pulled to the right block and Wang Tiejun entered the paint area, Kevin Johnson, who was holding the ball, made an offensive gesture.

"Whoosh!"

When seeing old K approaching the basket, Lightning threw the ball directly, regardless of whether the former could get the position.

His sudden passing also prevented Jordan from making effective predictions and timely interceptions.

As soon as he got close to the basket, Wang Tiejun saw the ball being thrown in. He turned around and blocked Perdo at the first time. He blocked the man with his left elbow and caught the ball with his right hand.

In the next moment, he stepped back with his left foot, and hit the iron mountain backwards. After hitting the defender, he turned around on the spot and stood up to force a dunk.

Whether it was the speed of getting up or the height of the jump, Perdo could not keep up with the rhythm. At the moment of getting up, he formed an up-to-down diving posture for Perdo.

"boom!"

During the clamor of the basket, Perdo, who was trying to take off to block the shot, was directly hit and sunk in the air. After landing, he staggered back and forth, took two steps back and failed to stand still, and finally sat down on the floor.

"yeah!"

The whole audience burst into loud cheers again, and the explosive momentum went up to a higher level.

On the sidelines, Phil Jackson finally couldn't sit still anymore, stood up and made a timeout gesture towards the field. After the kickoff, BJ, who received the ball, called for a timeout.

Kevin Harlan said: "It should have been called a timeout just now. The morale of the Suns is too high. We must use the timeout to suppress it and let it cool down."

Albert said: "Now it's 4:8, and the Bulls are 4 points behind. The Suns have old K attacking the basket in a row, and all four offenses have been scored. This is why the Suns can win two consecutive away games. His advantage in the low position is too great, and no one in the Bulls can compete with him."

Kevin Harlan nodded and said, "I said it a long time ago, this Bulls can beat anyone, but they can't touch this Suns team."

"Shrink! Shrink your defense from now on!"

In front of the Bulls bench, Phil Jackson shouted in a deep voice.

He couldn't hold on any longer, so he could only play contraction tactics. If Old K continued to fight, the Bulls would be defeated in the first quarter. Now it's time to spare no effort to encircle and suppress Old K.

In the past three seasons, he has also used double-team tactics to deal with the giant beast many times. Sometimes he was successful, but more often he was broken and double-teamed.

But now, he couldn't find any other way.

As soon as this sentence was said, even Jordan's face turned pale.

"Hey, the four of you almost stopped me!"

Old K said this trash talk in front of him several times, and every time it was like cutting him with a knife, he remembered the feeling of being chopped clearly, and he would never forget it for a while.

Of course it's good to prevent it, but can't it?I'm afraid that bastard will not waste the opportunity to mock him and attack him, and he will be hacked again then.

"Or, put AC Green?" At this time, Phil Jackson's assistant coach Tex Winter said.

Winter is a 73-year-old veteran coach who came into contact with the triangle offense when he was at the University of Southern California. It can be said that he is the founder of the triangle offense.

He coached the Mosaic team in the 70s, and came to the Bulls as an assistant coach in 85, and has been to this day.It was also under the indoctrination of him and Phil Jackson that Jordan accepted the triangle tactics.

He's highly regarded in USA Basketball, a future Hall of Famer, and well respected on the Bulls.

"Tex, what's your opinion?" Phil Jackson asked seriously.

Winter said unhurriedly: "Old K's pass is very powerful, we should not shrink our defense as a last resort.

We played the edge ball with the ball and the off-ball, and let Green. His offensive ability is limited, especially when the old K is under the basket, plus our two insiders, there are three people. He has no chance to get in. He can only shoot from the outside.

Now some people want to promote the zone defense. When we can double-team people without the ball, we also need to defend against monsters like Old K in the same way. We always have to put one person. Why don't we try now. "

Time was running out, and Phil Jackson agreed to the proposal after only thinking about it for three seconds.

At this time, the timeout was also over, and he hurriedly gave a few words, meaning to let Jordan and others speed up the outside defense, pay attention to filling up, the players started to play, and the game restarted.

"brush!"

The Bulls attacked, BJ pulled outside the left-wing three-point line, borrowed Pippen's pick-and-roll three-point shot, and hit the first goal today.

7:8, the Suns attack.

"Pass it in and fight."

On the sidelines, Westphal almost walked to the Bulls' bench, loudly pointing at the front basket and roaring firmly.

Although the tactics have been determined long ago, he is still worried about the outside line throwing around, so he keeps a close eye on it.

"Damn you, you're too deceitful! Come here again and I'll kick you."

Phil Jackson looked at Westphal, who had invaded his territory two meters away, and the veins on his forehead twitched.

The two are familiar with each other, both were players. They were rivals throughout the 70s and played many games.

"Hey, did Kerry let Green go?" Zhang Lili shouted in surprise.

The Suns frontcourt, the right wing is low, Clifford put Green three meters away, stepped on the right line of the paint area, can return to the basket at any time, and even directly double-team the left wing low.

At this time, the ball was passed to Dan Marley on the right wing, and BJ switched to defend him. Seeing Green's wide open, he did not hesitate and passed the ball.

Following his pass, BJ quickly turned and pounced on Green in the right block.

Green received the ball, glanced at the basket, and Kerry, who let him go, didn't return to the defense, but went directly to the basket. Is this for him to shoot?
He didn't hesitate either. He took a step forward with the dribble and took a step closer to the basket before taking off calmly.

As for BJ's supplementary defense, he didn't notice it at all. How can a point guard who is nearly [-] centimeters behind him in height and wingspan add up to him?

"brush!"

Splashes appeared and two points were hit.

7:10, the Bulls attack.

Zhang Lili immediately analyzed: "Now the Bulls are playing the ruled edge ball, and they are actually double-teaming the Tiejun in advance. This requires the person who is vacated to be able to throw the ball in, otherwise the Bulls' early double-teaming strategy will become more and more determined."

Su Qun said: "BJ is too short, even if the supplementary defense is in place, it may be difficult for him to defend against Green's shot."

On the sidelines, Phil Jackson immediately made some adjustments based on this defense, and adjusted Pippen to the side with Green. If the ball was given to Green again, Pippen would go down to defend.

The Bulls attacked, and Clifford Robinson and Jordan were pulled out to make a pick-and-roll. After cutting outside, they shot a three-pointer from the 45-degree three-point line on the right wing, but missed. The rebound was still protected by Wang Tiejun, and the Suns attacked.

This time, the Bulls still resolutely double-teamed Wang Tiejun ahead of time. Kerry emptied AC Green and stood under the basket, keeping a very close distance with Wang Tiejun in the low post on the left wing, ready to complete the double-team early at any time.

On the right wing is Pippen, who didn't let Dan Marley short, and defended very tightly, even trying to cut off his passing line with the top of the arc.

Beyond the top of the arc, Jordan no longer used the previous frontal defense against Kevin Johnson who was holding the ball. Now he is standing on the right side, mainly blocking the passing line between the ball holding man and Green and Dan Marley, but letting go of the passing and receiving line with Old K.

In particular, the direct pass line between the Lightning and the Iron Man is blocked, so that if the Lightning wants to pass to Green's wide open, it must first pass through Dan Marley's transition.

But in this way, he must first pass his block, then pass Pippen's block on Dan Marley, and finally he can form a double-team with Pippen against Dan Marley who receives the ball.

Kevin Johnson has rich experience and saw the Bulls' defensive trap. He didn't fall for it, but retreated first, opened the distance with Jordan, and at the same time signaled Dan Marley to come over for the pick-and-roll.

As Thunder approached the top of the arc, the distance between Pippen and Green was widening. At this time, Lightning suddenly passed the ball to Green when Jordan was pressing up.

His calm handling of the ball made Westphal on the sidelines keep nodding.

"Good pass!"

Some commentators, such as Albert, also praised the pass.

"boom!"

It's a pity that Green, who caught the ball, missed a jumper in this wide open space.

It turned out to be due to Pippen. Although he was pulled towards the top of the arc, Lightning passed the ball with a higher arc and looked like a lob in order to avoid him and Jordan.

One meter directly in front of the basket, Wang Tiejun rested his left elbow on Perdo and his right elbow on Clifford Robinson. He squatted down slightly and looked up at the basketball flying towards the basket.

"short!"

At this moment, he made a prediction.

The next moment, he took a step out with his right foot, and immediately moved a small step to the right of the basket, squeezing Kerry away. At this time, the basketball hit the basket and rebounded, and while his body was violently raised, he held down the bounced basketball with one hand with his right hand.

"boom!"

The next moment, he completed a supplementary deduction.

"yeah!"

The moment the goal was scored, the audience burst into cheers.

"It's beautiful, the Bulls are two-on-one at the basket, but they still can't beat Old K." Su Qun shouted excitedly.

Zhang Lili smiled and said, "Just now Kerry and Tie Jun were squeezed out of their positions as soon as they came into contact. They don't have any capital to fight hard. The Bulls are at an absolute disadvantage at the basket."

"Now at 7:12, the Bulls are 5 points behind. Old K made [-] of [-] shots in the opening game. His efficiency is too high!" Su Qun said excitedly.

Zhang Lili said: "The Bulls missed two shots outside, made one turnover, and wasted three possessions. The Suns also made one turnover and missed one goal.

In contrast, the current advantage is not that big, the game has just started, the Bulls are only 5 points behind, and they still have the ball in their hands.

But on the whole, the advantage of the Suns is very stable, and the stability lies in the strong and efficient low-post offensive ability.

In contrast to the Bulls, the two major insiders basically have no independent offense, let alone low-post offense. This disadvantage cannot be made up anyway.

Therefore, as long as the Suns base themselves on the low-post offense and strengthen rebound protection, they will be able to push the Bulls steadily. "

Next, the Bulls still implemented the established tactics and played sidelines.

Its tactical purpose was indeed achieved. When Perdo closely followed Wang Tiejun and Clifford Robinson watched from the near side, he received fewer balls and passed many balls to open positions.

Kevin Johnson once passed the ball to him. As soon as the ball was shot, Kerry completed the circle forward. Under the pull of Perdo, he failed to complete the catch and the ball was intercepted by Kerry.

The rule of prohibiting double-teaming of players without the ball, the judgment of this foul standard is actually very subjective, and it all depends on how the referee judges.

Generally speaking, when the position of the assisting defender is one arm away, it is generally not blown.

This is the case with the edge ball of this rule, but the actual double-team effect is similar to that of double-teaming someone without the ball in advance. The double-team is formed before the ball is passed.

The Bulls' assistant coach Winter is very clear about the thoughts of the league and does not want the Bulls to be swept away. President Stern even hopes that the Bulls can complete the defense, so even if this is the Suns' home court, I am afraid that the Suns will not be able to get a clear home whistle like the Bulls.

In such a situation, it is very suitable to play the rule of the sidelines.

The fact is the same, the first quarter was played until the 10th minute, and the three referees did not blow a violation of illegal defense.

At 24:26, the Bulls were still two points behind. The Suns had the ball and called a timeout after serving.

Albert analyzed: "Old K made 6 of 6 shots in the first few minutes, and only passed 13 balls to him in the next few minutes. He made two mistakes in passing and catching the ball. He received a strong hit and hit a two-plus-one. He made [-] of [-] shots in total, one free throw, and scored [-] points.

AC Green made 4 of 2 shots and a [-]% hit rate, which is not bad, but he is open, which is not very high.

In addition, the Bulls strengthened the perimeter defense. In the past few minutes, the Suns made two turnovers on the perimeter, and the Bulls only made one. This is one of the important reasons why the point difference has not widened. "

Kevin Harlan said: "It can be said that the Bulls' tactical goal has been achieved. Judging from the shots taken in the first two games, Old K's shots have decreased a little, and the Suns' overall shooting percentage has dropped. And the Bulls have bitten the score and narrowed the point difference."

"Now it's up to the Suns to deal with it. If Old K's offense decreases, there will be a little trouble." Albert said.

But at this point, he changed the subject and analyzed: "However, with the strength of the old K and the Suns, they must be able to solve this problem. The situation between the two teams should not change much. The Bulls may be able to take advantage of it for a while, but they cannot change the general trend."

At the commentary table of CCTV, Zhang Reasonable analyzed: "The situation in the first quarter was not too bad. The Tiejun played well in front. Fortunately, this is the case. Otherwise, the Bulls might have fallen behind if they defended like this from the beginning.

Now, the Suns should give the ball to the glider and let him play.When the Bulls switch defenses, let Pippen defend Dan Marley and BJ defend the glider. This is a complete misplacement!
Of course, if the glider is played, Jordan will definitely come to change defenses, so let the Lightning play, he also has an advantage in playing BJ.

Green's vacancy, I think, should serve the Iron Army, go in and do the pick-and-roll, entangle Kerry or Perdo, so that the Iron Army can get the chance to catch the ball.

If you keep playing Green's open space, once Pippen plays high-quality defensive effects, the gain will not be worth the loss, and the two superstar-level attack points of the Iron Army and Glider here are all wasted, which is definitely not acceptable. "

"Yes, yes, it should be like this." Su Qun said repeatedly.

On the Suns bench, Westphal was arranging offensive tactics.

"The ball must be passed in. Even if the old K is double-teamed in advance, it must be passed in. Don't pass it if you see one or two mistakes in passing and catching the ball. Do you hear me? I will not change the tactics. Our ball must first pass through the old K's hands."

After repeatedly emphasizing this point on several outside lines, he said to Green: "AC, Pippen's defense is very fast. You have to run up and make a pick-and-roll for the breaking outside teammate, or the position of the shot is closer to the basket. When Kerry returns to the defense, then give the ball to Old K."

After explaining to the others, he said to Old Wang: "Old K, you did a good job just now. Use your running to get rid of Perdo. He is not as fast as you, and Kerry can't stop you. Just do it."

"Okay, I'll keep doing it."

Old Wang nodded again and again. The ball he received later was moved like this, and then he played two plus one.

(End of this chapter)