NBA backer king

Chapter 434 The Start of the Defensive Explosion
After the timeout, the Jazz re-attacked.

On the right wing, the Mailman got the ball with his back to Rasheed Wallace, when Hornacek cut inside, the former hand-offed the ball, and the latter caught the ball and drove into the paint.

On the left wing, Wang Tiejun dropped Campbell, who was pulled out, and returned to the basket.

He is particular about returning to the defense. Instead of returning to the basket first, he followed Hornacek's rhythm and defended on the flanks. As long as the opponent dared to layup, he would never escape his block.

At the same time, he took advantage of the huge defensive screen formed by his own height and huge size. While returning to the defense, he also cut off the passing route between Hornacek and the left wing to prevent the opponent from passing the ball to Campbell.If you barely pass it, you can only lob the ball.

Sure enough, Hornacek only had time to glance at Wang Tiejun from the corner of his eye, but he couldn't see Campbell at all, so he could only choose to lay up by himself.

"Snapped!"

Lao Wang took off from the wing, slapped the opponent's layup directly on the backboard, the ball bounced up, and then he took off a second time to catch it.

"Ugh!"

The offense failed again, and the home fans couldn't help but sigh.

"It's another big cap. Old K's defense is getting stronger and stronger." Barkley praised.

"The defensive efficiency is second in the league, what do you think?" Bill Walton laughed.

"It seems that the Suns really want to win this away game. Old K is breaking out on both ends of the offense and defense." Bas Felton said.

Barkley said with a smile: "If you win this game, it will be [-]-[-]. If you can't win, it will be [-]-[-]. This game is very critical for both sides. If the Suns win, they can basically reach the finals. If the Jazz win, they will also have a chance to reach the finals."

"brush!"

Lightning ran without the ball on the weak side, and suddenly took the initiative to run to the postman. After using him to get rid of Stockton, he cut back to the basket, received the ball from Lao Wang, and hit a layup.

"Can you still use your opponent as a pick-and-roll?"

Kobe sat on the sidelines and watched the ball, feeling a little itchy.

He plays off the ball, and after one season, he is still not ready for it. He can't use everything on the court to move like the Lightning.

"9:2, the Suns started off really well." Su Qun said excitedly.

Zhang rationally analyzed: "Now the iron army has blocked the Jazz's offense at the basket. The Jazz's offense at the basket has failed many times. It is likely to force them to start shifting their offense to the outside. If this is the case, their efficiency will not be very high. If they continue to play like this, the Suns have a good chance of winning."

The Jazz attacked, Campbell almost pulled to the three-point line, and the postman's side was the same, both Wang Tiejun and Rasheed Wallace were pulled out of the paint, and then the outside line began to break through.

The Jazz's outside breakthrough is not a direct face-to-face breakthrough, but a breakthrough after a pick-and-roll.

Stockton pulled to the left wing and used Russell's pick-and-roll to make a breakthrough. The direction of the breakthrough was the left elbow area. Kidd was blocked and failed to keep up. Horry's switch was also a step slower.

Seeing this, Wang Tiejun, who was outside the left waist, had to retreat to the paint area immediately.

But at this moment, Stockton suddenly split the ball and gave it to Campbell.

"call!"

Wang Tiejun turned around suddenly and rushed towards Campbell.

Like a tiger, he stepped out with a big step, shortening the distance between the two by almost two meters, and then after a step, when Campbell took off to shoot, he also jumped up.

"Snapped!"

Under the volleyball hat, the basketball flew upside down like a shooting star, and went straight into the auditorium, splashing a sound of exclamation.

"yeah!"

The moment the block happened, the Suns players on the court, off-court players off the court, and the coaching staff all cheered at this moment.

After Wang Tiejun landed, he rushed out of the field and directly into the auditorium, scaring the fans there to get up and dodge, and several people in the front row were crushed under him.

Jerry Sloan, who was standing there, was also taken aback. He turned around and looked at Wang Tiejun, marveling in his heart: "The low-post offense is invincible, and the defensive end can defend to the three-point line. The giant beast in Phoenix is ​​not comparable to the fat giant in New York."

He has never seen O'Neal work so hard on the defensive end. The investment of these two behemoths on the court cannot be compared at all, so the current achievements cannot be compared.

"Oh hoo!"

In the TNT live broadcast, Barkley let out a strange cry of excitement, and roared excitedly: "Old K sent a block from five meters away, and his defensive area has completely covered one step inside the three-point line.

This is my brother, he can give everything he can on the court, and that's why he can achieve so much in the league in just five years. "

"Physical fitness, abundant physical fitness allows old K to provide all-round contributions." Bill Wharton nodded.

"If O'Neill also has the physical fitness of the old K, he will be stronger than now, and maybe he can catch up with the old K." Bas Felton said.

In New York, O'Neill muttered: "Old K's medicated bath must be hidden. I use it every day now, and my physical fitness doesn't seem to have improved."

He didn't take into account that he was reluctant to spend money on this before, and didn't take medicine baths at all, and this year he gained weight again, approaching 150 kilograms, which affected his physical fitness.

Delta Center Arena, the Jazz attack again, with 4 seconds left.

On the sidelines, Jerry Sloan's mind was spinning rapidly.

Old K played crazy on the defensive end today. He sent four blocks in a row, almost directly to the three-point line. How does this make the Jazz attack?

If you rush in and get hatted, you will also get hated when you throw outside. Old K will not let them live.

However, he knew that if he only shot from the outside, the Jazz would definitely not be able to beat the Suns. He must strengthen the low-post offense and strengthen the breakthrough from the outside.

This choice is very simple. If you don’t score in, the team can be said to lose, and even if you shoot outside, you are still getting blocked, right?

Then go in, you may encounter a strong defense when you go in, but you also have a chance to win, right?

Another one, he doesn't believe that old K can continue to block shots like this.

Therefore, without stopping, simply attack the paint area and give it a try on the offensive end.

Thinking of this, he gritted his teeth and shouted to the field: "Go in, I want efficiency."

The Jazz served from the sideline, Hornacek received the ball, and the Lightning followed closely, without a shot, he passed it to Stockton who responded.

When Stockton received the ball, Kidd was in front of him. There was no time. He forced a jumper, but Kidd slapped the ball away when he took off.

"Oh, Kidd steals the ball, the lightning is coming!" Barkley shouted.

The Lightning received a pass from Kidd, advanced to the basket, passed back to Kidd, Kidd then passed to Horry who stopped outside the right-wing three-point line, and the latter caught the ball and made a jumper.

"brush!"

Splashes appeared and a three-pointer was hit.

"Beautiful! Now at 12:2, the Jazz called a timeout again. The continuous timeouts show that the Jazz's situation is very bad now. It depends on whether this second timeout can solve the problem." Zhang Lili laughed.

"It's only been a few minutes since there were four big caps at the beginning of the game? How many caps did you get in a game? Today, Old K has exploded on the defensive end. He has exploded. Maybe he can send out ten caps!" Su Qun said very excitedly.

"Go in, get close to the basket, don't hesitate, and resolutely play the low post and attack at the basket." On the Jazz bench, Jerry Sloan looked stern.

No player objected. In this team, his authority is still great, and both black and white also support him.

However, this sentence put a lot of pressure on the Jazz players, because the old K blocked them four times before half of the first quarter, and they haven't rushed in with all their strength. Now they are fully charged into the restricted area.
So, although no one objected, no one nodded, as if they hadn't heard this sentence.

Jerry Sloan went on to say: "On the defensive end, we used the tactics of the first two games to prevent old K from entering the basket and limit his offense.

If he attacks, Carl, Eldon, you two must block him.In addition, when the foul tactics are used, the shot must be decisive, and don't let him play two plus one. "

In the TNT live broadcast seat, Barkley said with a smile: "Old K really broke out on the defensive end today, doing his best, whether it is at the basket, the edge of the penalty area, or on the three-point line, he is everywhere.

Ladies and gentlemen, the personal single-game block record in the playoffs is 10 times by Mammoth Mark Eaton and Dameng. Guess, can Old K break this record tonight? "

"possible."

Bill Wharton and Bas Felton nodded at the same time.

Just kidding, before half a quarter, four blocks were sent out, who dares to shake his head?

Bill Wharton said: "The Jazz are in trouble today. They can't defend against the Suns. They only scored two points after being bloodied by the old K hat. If the game continues like this, the home fans will leave the field early, which will affect the ratings!"

Barkley said worriedly: "No, how can the ratings drop? This is my show. How about I find Old K and ask him to stop playing and let Jazz?"

"Puchi, haha..." The other two laughed instantly, and many fans in front of the TV couldn't help laughing.

The timeout ended at this point, the game resumed, and the Jazz went on the offensive.

"Pull it out, punch it in!"

After a few rounds, Jerry Sloan shouted angrily when he saw that the players flinched and did not dare to go in, and threw it outside.

He didn't understand, what are you afraid of, open the tactics and attack the penalty area, it is impossible for old K to return to the basket so quickly every time, this is our home court.

In the CCTV live broadcast seat, Zhang Lili said: "It is now the 7th minute of the first quarter, 20:7, the Suns lead away by 13 points, the advantage is very large.

Now the Jazz don't have any low-post offense, and they don't have any offense at the basket. They just made a jumper after a pick-and-roll outside, and made three shots. It is very difficult, almost impossible, for such an offense to chase points. "

"Old K has been completely baffled, and he dare not go in, and he is afraid to go near the paint area." Su Qun laughed.

"Just kidding, if there are less than four hats in half a quarter, it's unreasonable for them to dare to rush in. It's purely looking for death, a suicide attack, haha!" Zhang Reasonable laughed.

"give me."

At the critical moment, the postman Karl Malone set an example. He leaned against Rasheed Wallace in the low position on the right wing and began to ask for the ball.

Outside the left waist, Wang Tiejun faced up, glanced at the postman, and then turned to look at the person he was staring at.

Campbell pulled to a position within 45 degrees of the left-wing three-point line. He was three meters away from Campbell and three meters away from the basket. He just stood in the middle. No matter which end, plus the wingspan, the distance was less than two steps.

Stockton was a bit rough today, Kidd stared at him very closely and harassed him constantly, he was at a disadvantage in terms of height and tonnage, Kidd was also very strong, and some small moves seemed to have no effect.

At this time, he glanced at Campbell, the space was three meters wide, but he didn't dare to pass it, because it was such a big space just now, and Campbell was capped.

Campbell is not the kind of outside line who can shoot very fast and can catch and shoot. He is a 211 cm inside line. His shooting rhythm is not fast.

"Whoosh!"

Suddenly made a fake pass to Campbell, shook Kidd, and immediately turned around to avoid Kidd. He passed the ball to the postman, and the old machine friend is more trustworthy.

The old Wang inside was also shaken, his feet moved, and his body swayed towards Campbell, but he didn't see the ball passing by, so he knew he had been fooled.

He immediately turned to the penalty area. When he turned around, his unobstructed vision swept across the top of the arc, and he saw Stockton turning to the right wing. With a quick movement of his feet, he rushed back to the penalty area.

In the second step, he jumped into the air and directly crossed the front of the basket. This step allowed him to cross a two-meter space. At this time, he saw the postman receive the ball, and then rushed out for the third step.

The postman caught the ball, only arched it, gave Rasheed Wallace an elbow, and immediately turned over for a jumper.

He knew that old K was playing crazy on the defensive end today, and he would definitely come to help defend, so the action rhythm after receiving the ball was very fast, without any redundant links.

But just when he turned over and jumped up to shoot, his eyes widened suddenly, because a huge figure suddenly caught his eyes, and then instantly occupied all the space in front of him.

"Snapped!"

Wang Tiejun landed on the third step and had already reached Rashid's side. He immediately jumped up and flew past the troll and the postman. By the way, he grabbed with one hand and confiscated the basketball just thrown by the postman.

"Oh!"

In the Delta Center arena, there was a huge sound of disappointment and surprise.

"ah!"

On the Suns bench, Kobe and other substitute players rushed up from the bench in an instant, raising the white towels in their hands.

"Fifth block! The old K sent the fifth block. This is the big block in the defense. The old K is amazing tonight. He has five blocks in a single quarter. He will make history. As long as he gets another block in this quarter, he will be the first in the history of the league's playoffs in a single quarter." Barkley roared excitedly.

Bill Walton said with a smile: "8 blocks in a single quarter in the regular season, 17 blocks in a single game, 5 blocks in a single quarter in the playoffs, old K has already tied this record, 10 blocks in a single game, old K seems really possible today."

At this time, the Suns advanced to the frontcourt, and Pharaoh was still aggressively demanding the ball.

He made an extreme effort on the defensive end today. Although the investment on the offensive end is not as good as that on the defensive end, he also worked very hard. He played less and mainly passed the ball for his teammates and got a lot of assists.

"Whoosh!"

Kidd carries Stockton on his shoulders for the pass.

"hiss!"

Stockton pinched his skin, the corner of his mouth twitched in pain, and he gasped.

"Snapped!"

Taking this opportunity, Stockton quickly steals the ball and then counterattacks.

"Don't try to run!"

Kidd was furious and gave chase.

After Stockton was caught up, he quickly stabilized. At this time, other players on both sides also ran across the center line, and the offense and defense began to settle down.

"Crack! Crack!"

Old Wang stood outside his left waist, slapped his thick and big palms hard twice, and shouted loudly: "Boys of jazz, come in, my big hat is waiting for you."

"Too crazy!"

The Jazz players were furious.

"Crack clap..."

The reporters behind the bottom line at both ends captured this moment one after another.

"Come on! Haha..."

Kobe and other Suns substitutes cheered for the Jazz one after another.

"Come on!"

Thousands of away fans who came from afar shouted in unison.

"Shh!"

The home fans started booing, booing for a moment.

"boom!"

With no one rushing in, Hornacek made a three-pointer over the Lightning's head and missed.

Lao Wang rushed in to protect the backcourt rebound and passed it to Kidd, who advanced steadily.

On the bench, Kobe muttered: "I should be allowed to go up and play fast breaks. Lightning is old, he can't run anymore, and he can't play fast breaks."

"Rookie, you want to grab Lightning's starter? Don't you want to be crushed in the locker room?" Chapman said in surprise.

"Old K is my master, who dares to beat me in the Suns?" Kobe said disdainfully.

"The person who flatters you is Old K." Chapman laughed.

Kobe froze, as if, is it really possible?

In the next game, Jerry Sloan was somewhat out of control. He asked to play a low-post attack and increase the offense at the basket, but no one dared to rush in. Even the postman and Campbell shot far from the restricted area.

But even so, in the 11th minute, Campbell still couldn't escape Lao Wang's poisonous hands, and was once again one step inside the three-point line, and was rushed by Lao Wang and slapped him.

"yeah!"

When the big cap appeared, there was joy on the Suns side.

"Six blocked shots in the first quarter, old K broke the record of blocked shots in a single quarter in the league playoffs, congratulations old K!" Barkley shouted excitedly.

Bill Walton shook his head and said: "Today, Old K was too crazy on the defensive end, too deterrent, and the game was one-sided. The current score is 31:14. The Jazz's offense is completely unwatchable."

Bass Felton said with a smile: "This is because old K didn't attack much. He invested too much in defense and rebounding. After getting the ball on the offensive end, he usually focuses on scoring. Now he has 3 assists and 3 indirect assists."

At this time, the first quarter of the game ended, 33:14, the Suns led by 19 points in the single quarter of the away game, and the point difference exceeded the points of the Jazz. This score is very different.

In the CCTV live broadcast seat, Zhang Lili smiled and said: "Through a strong defense, the Iron Army drove away the Jazz's offense, which not only reduced the opponent's offensive efficiency, but also completely controlled the rebounds in the backcourt. The Jazz only grabbed one offensive rebound in the first quarter. How can they win?"

Su Qun held the stat sheet and read: "Old K made 5 of 4 shots and 4 of 3 free throws in the first quarter. He scored 11 points. His efficiency was very high, but he took a little less shots. He mainly did defense and rebounding. In addition to scoring, he also had 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, 6 blocks, 0 turnovers and 1 foul."

Zhang Lili shook his head and smiled: "No matter what I think, I didn't expect that today would be like this. I didn't expect Tie Jun to play like this today. It's unreasonable. He is an offensive madman, but today he is crazy on the defensive end."

Su Qun said with a smile: "According to his rules, as long as the game is explosive on the defensive end, he has never lost."

Zhang Lili nodded and said with a smile: "Yes, it has been like this since his rookie season. In the Finals against the Bulls, I forgot the first game. It was because he exploded on the defensive end and finally won. At that time, his defense was actually far worse than it is now, with strong offense and weak defense."

Su Qun said with a smile: "His defense is much stronger now than it was then, and if he defends well now, the effect will be great."

After Zhang Lili calmed down, he analyzed: "If the Jazz can't break through the Tiejun's defense and only shoot jump shots from the outside, the tone of this game may have been set."

"It should be." Su Qun nodded.

(End of this chapter)