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Chapter 249 Jordan, I want to step on you!
At this time, the Suns advanced to the frontcourt. As soon as they crossed the center line, Kevin Johnson immediately felt that the defensive pressure had increased by two levels.

"A halftime press."

He took a deep breath, put his left elbow in front of him, and moved forward cautiously, while observing the positions of his teammates.

At this time, Lao Wang came to the basket, looked at Kevin Johnson who was approaching the top of the arc, and suddenly ran to the low post on the left wing.

"squeak!"

At this time, Kevin Johnson suddenly made a breakthrough with the ball to the right. After forcing Jordan back half a step, he immediately turned around and passed the ball to the low post on the left wing.

"Pretty!"

Seeing this fake-out-of-truth action, Zhang Lili praised it.

"Snapped!"

Lao Wang received the ball with his right hand, and Clifford Robinson inside followed him.

"boom!"

He dribbled the ball with his right hand once, and his left foot suddenly went inward at the same time. When the defender came up, Tieshan exploded instantly.

"Oh!"

Clifford Robinson let out a muffled grunt. His 111-kilogram body actually flew backwards, and hit the floor with a bang.

"Oh!"

There was a loud exclamation from the United Center.

"boom!"

The next moment, Lao Wang, who stepped into the paint, smashed the Bulls' basket with a flying dunk.

"Beautiful! As long as the ball can pass in, the Bulls can't stop Tiejun even if they double-team." Zhang Lili shouted excitedly.

"Cough cough..."

Clifford Robinson was coughing non-stop. He was obviously knocked out of his chest. It was as if he had been hit by a car in the chest. The numbness made him startled.

Just now, old K's attack was too fast, so that he didn't react. At that time, he was still moving forward, and his reaction force was not small.

"Kerry, are you okay?"

Jordan ran over and didn't pull his teammates up immediately.

"Fortunately, it should be fine."

Clifford Robinson's cough got better, his face was flushed, and he stood up with Jordan's help.

On the ABC live broadcast, Bill Walton said: "If Kevin Johnson can still have the 92/93 season, or even the state of last season, this Suns team is likely to reach the finals and destroy the Bulls.

It's a pity that Kevin Johnson is not Jordan, and the months of offseason have caused him to slip too much.Although he just completed a very good pass, Jordan and Pippen's defense can't make him pass such a good ball every time. "

"His age is actually not very old. He has lost so much in an offseason and has no major injuries. This means that his psychology has changed and he has lost his pursuit of the championship."

After analyzing it, John Hanks said again: "The Bulls played a half-court pressing defense at the beginning of the game, not only to suppress the No. [-] position, but also to cut off the internal and external connections of the Suns.

Old K's ability to support the ball and assist in the low post is very good. Once he gets the ball, whether he plays by himself or assists his teammates, he is very threatening. Simply suppressing the No. [-] position cannot completely destroy the Suns. The team's organizational ability, so the Bulls adopted this half-court pressing method to prevent the ball from passing to the old K's hands. This not only suppressed the No. [-] position, but also prevented the old K's organizational ability from playing. "

"It depends on how long Jordan and Pippen, especially Jordan's physical stamina last. Although Kevin Johnson is three years younger, his physical stamina is not as good as Jordan's. Under this kind of oppressive defense, his physical stamina may collapse." Bill Walton laughed.

"A top player pays more attention to overall quality, among which physical fitness is an indispensable talent. Jordan's physical talent is obviously stronger than Kevin Johnson." John Hanks laughed.

At this time, the Bulls advanced to the frontcourt.

Clifford Robinson pulled beyond the left-wing three-point line, Wang Tiejun followed, and released the opponent two meters, almost two meters away from the left waist of the paint area.

Tony Kukoc pulled to the right-wing three-point line, and AC Green also put two meters.

Pippen also moves from the left-wing [-]-point line, Jordan moves from the right-wing [-]-point line, and point guard BJ Armstrong handles the ball at the top of the key.

Zhang Lili said in an anxious tone: "All five Bulls can shoot three-pointers, and their ability to stretch is the best in the league. The Suns' penalty area has been completely emptied.

At the same time, these five players can not only pass the ball, but also have strong organizational skills. They can also break through and cut in. The speed is very fast, and no one can play. This lineup is really strong, not weaker than last season's Bulls. "

"Able to pass, shoot, and shoot, how do you play?" Su Qun said anxiously.

At this time, Pippen and Clifford Robinson made a pick-and-roll at [-] degrees from the three-point line, suddenly made a cut, received a pass from the top of the arc, and then slammed the ball towards Lao Wang.

Although Pharaoh vacated two meters and had plenty of space to retreat, Pippen suddenly changed direction and jumped him cleanly, straight into the paint.

He quickly turned around and chased after him, but with his speed of 77, he couldn't keep up with a top small forward like Pippen. Pippen's speed had reached at least 90, or even faster.

"boom!"

Under the dunk, huge cheers and applause erupted in the United Center.

Su Qun sighed: "Inside pull tactics + outside pick-and-roll tactics + burst tactics, has Zen master completely abandoned the triangle offense?"

Zhang Lili shook his head and said, "Xiao Su, you're mistaken. The basic offensive structure of the Bulls is the triangle offense. For example, in this offense, Pippen and Clifford Robinson immediately cut inside after the pick-and-roll, and the two of them formed a triangle with BJ at the top of the arc.

Think about it, the three corners, any point can shoot and pass, how terrible is it?You literally have no chance of double-teaming them.

This kind of flanking triangle offense does not have that kind of large-scale lateral transfer, so the turnover rate is also very low. "

Su Qun praised: "The Bulls' lineup is really too strong!"

"How should I put it? Jerry Krause's team building ability is really strong."

Zhang Li thought about it for a while, and then said: "The Bulls lineup is stronger than the previous two consecutive championship lineups. This time there is a good chance to complete the three consecutive championships."

"Three consecutive championships? What about the Suns?" Su Qun exclaimed.

Zhang Lili smiled wryly and said: "The Suns lineup is also very strong. The inside combination of Wang Tiejun + Danny Manning is stronger than Toni Kukoc + Clifford Robinson.

Although the third position Drexler is old, but his current offensive ability is really going to let go, not weaker than Pippen, but his defensive and organizational ability is not as good as Pippen.Needless to say on the back line, Jordan can now beat Kevin Johnson.

Where did the Suns lose? In the perimeter defense mentioned earlier, the Bulls can suppress the Suns' No. [-] position, but the Suns cannot suppress the Bulls.The Suns' engine has been strangled, how can they still fight?
As for the ability of the Bulls to open up the two major insiders, I would say that it is not the most important, because even if the Bulls blow up the Suns, but looking back, the Suns can also blow up the Bulls inside.The question is, can the Suns pass the ball under the defense of Jordan and Pippen? "

Su Qun nodded, and continued, "It's really about perimeter defense. This is the key to victory. The Suns need to find a top-notch point guard."

Zhang Li shook his head and said, "How can it be so easy to find first-class stars? And a team cannot accommodate so many stars.

Now the Suns are about to pay the luxury tax, and this is because Wang Tiejun is on a rookie contract.After he finishes this season, if he jumps out of the last year of his contract and signs a maximum salary, the Suns' salary will definitely explode. He must trade away some stars with big contracts and replace them with some role players, otherwise he will not be able to bear it.

Generally speaking, for the first-tier team, it is good to have two stars, and the others have to be matched with ordinary main players, role players, marginal players, etc. "

Su Qun nodded, smiled wryly and said, "That's true."

Zhang rationally analyzed: "If the Suns fail to win the championship this season, Kevin Johnson's strength will definitely continue to decline next season, and the strength of several starting veterans may decline. At the same time, Wang Tiejun signed a new contract and the team traded away one or two stars. This will lead to a further decline in the team's strength, and the possibility of winning the championship will be even smaller.

If you want to win the championship again, you can only wait for a real reconstruction, and even if good young people are selected, it will take at least several years to complete when they grow up.

Therefore, it is really difficult to build a championship team, not to say that it can be built.

Think about the Bulls, Jordan is so strong, hasn't he experienced so many years of construction?Take Pippen as an example, he was developed by Jordan bit by bit, what if he doesn't have time? "

After the first quarter, at 27:31, the Suns trailed by 4 points away.

This was the case when Jordan didn't make an offensive effort. He only made 2 of 2 shots, 2 of 2 free throws, and scored 6 points.

The Bulls shot very evenly, and all five starters made shots.

On the Suns side, under the Bulls' half-court pressure, there were 6 turnovers in a single quarter, and the Bulls only had 3 turnovers.

王铁军首节打满，4投4中，2罚2中，拿到了10分6篮板1助攻2盖帽1失误1犯规的数据。

If it weren't for his strong blue cricket, he would have lost more.

Under the cooperation of Jordan and Pippen, the Lightning did not perform well and failed to organize the offense well. The old knee injury has recurred in the past few days, and there are some problems in the state.

Bill Walton analyzed at this time: "Old K only got 6 balls in the first quarter, seriously less than before, and the Bulls' strategic goal of cutting off the internal and external connections of the Suns has been achieved.

Of his 6 catches, one of which was a wrong catch, he played 4 times, and he scored 1 goal and got 1 assist.

But in addition to these 6 passes, there were actually three outside passes that were not received, and the mistakes were counted to the outside. "

John Hanks went on to say: "The outside line of the Bulls mainly blocks the passing and receiving routes of the Suns' outside line and the old K. It is possible to pass to others, but they cannot pass in. In this way, the offensive efficiency of other people getting the ball is not as good as that of the old K. The overall offensive efficiency of the Suns has therefore declined.

On the offensive end, the Bulls used stretching tactics to empty the penalty area, and then burst out endlessly, with a very high offensive efficiency. "

Bill Walton said: "In the first quarter, the Bulls implemented a half-court pressing strategy, which consumes much less energy than playing a full-court press. But no matter what, this high-intensity defensive tactic, at Jordan's age, can last for two quarters. So the Suns still have a chance. Once the Bulls' outside defense weakens, the offense can be strengthened. With the strength of the old K, it is no problem to blow up the Bulls inside."

John Hanks said with a smile: "It depends on how much advantage the Bulls can get first under the high-intensity perimeter defense. And this is the regular season. It is impossible for the Bulls to really play the defensive intensity of the finals. The Suns do have a chance.

In addition, Bill, you overlooked one person, and Ron Harper was still sitting on the Bulls bench. "

"..." Bill Wharton was stunned.

In the second quarter, the Bulls continued to maintain a high pressure in the half. After halftime, 48:58, the Suns were already behind by 10 points.

Zhang Lili sighed: "The Suns made 11 halftime turnovers, the Bulls only had 6, the Suns only had 7 steals, and the Bulls had [-]. How many possessions did they lose from outside today?"

"Old K grabbed 14 rebounds in the halftime, and he was even more aggressive in the second quarter, otherwise he would have been blown up in the halftime." Su Qun said.

Zhang Lili went on to say: "Tiejun played 8 minutes in the second quarter and 20 minutes in the first half. In total, he made 9 of 8 shots and 7 of 4 free throws. He scored 20 points, 14 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal, 3 blocks, 3 turnovers and 2 fouls. The efficiency is very high, but he didn't take many shots and still couldn't catch the ball. Several shots were second offenses after grabbing the offensive rebound."

Su Qun said: "The Bulls' shots are still very average. Pippen played 21 minutes in the halftime, and Jordan played 22 minutes. Obviously they wanted to kill the Suns in the first half. But judging from the halftime situation, I'm afraid it's impossible."

Zhang Lili smiled and said: "Today the Suns lost two main players and lacked a rotation lineup, but the Bulls are also the main players. It seems that they really want to win this game.

The defense was too strong in the first half and the physical consumption was too high. It was impossible to maintain such a high defensive intensity in the second half. "

"It should be preparing for the possible finals, right? But they didn't pay attention to the issue of cricket," Su Qun said.

"That's for sure. There are only two regular season games. If you don't prepare at this time, once they all make it to the finals, there will be no chance to prepare. The issue of cricket is not neglected, but the inside line is too weak in front of the Tiejun. They have no ability to fight at all." Zhang Reasonable laughed.

At this time, the home team's locker room, although leading, has a mediocre atmosphere.

Jordan was talking with the Zen master, with a serious expression on his face.

"Michael, how's your fitness?" Phil Jackson asked.

"Alright." Jordan said.

"If you keep the half-court press in the first half, can you last a quarter?" Phil Jackson asked.

Jordan thought for a while, shook his head and said, "If that's the case, it will be difficult for me to invest in the offensive end. Once the defense drops in the final quarter, they will exert force inside, and we may be in trouble."

Phil Jackson nodded and said: "Today is just an attempt, next time we may try to let the main lineup play the defensive end in the first and third quarters, and let the substitutes play the defensive end in the second quarter, trying to win the Suns in three quarters.

But today we can still deal with them. In the third quarter, you help defend, recover your physical fitness, and let Ron Harper defend the Suns at the No. [-] position. "

Jordan nodded. He didn't expect that the Suns' lineup was not complete today, and the game was still so difficult. He said, "Phil, if they have all the main players, how should we play?"

Phil Jackson thought about it and said: "Actually, the gap in strength between AC Green and Danny Manning is not as big as you think. You must know that the Suns controlled Manning's shots, and his contribution was similar to that of AC Green. And Dan Marley, an ordinary main player, without him, the Suns did not have much loss.

If we can beat the Suns tonight, we can also beat the Suns with a complete lineup. The difficulty may be greater, but they are all within the range we can handle. "

Jordan thought for a while, and it made sense, but he knew that there was something wrong with Jackson's statement.

Sun injured two generals, how could he not lose his strength?
However, he didn't continue to ask this question. Today, he has some reservations about his own offense. Even if the Suns have a neat lineup, he can offset this with his own offense.

He was most concerned about cricket, which was a fatal problem, and asked, "So Phil, how to solve the problem of cricket?"

This remark embarrassed Master Zen a bit. Before the game, he said that the cricket ball was fine. Unexpectedly, old K’s cricket ball exploded today.

He said: "This can only be strengthened through trading. The Spurs' big bug and David Robinson have always had a bad relationship, and maybe they can get it."

Jordan nodded and said, "I'll go and tell Klaus that it's time for him to do something."

The visiting team's locker room has an average atmosphere.

Kevin Johnson was a little frustrated. Under the defense of Jordan and Pippen, he made 6 turnovers in the half. As a top point guard, he felt ashamed.

Lao Wang was also very confused. Although the lineup tonight was uneven, it was actually not weak anymore. Unexpectedly, they lost by 10 points at halftime.

He knew in his heart that if he hadn't controlled the cricket, he would have been blown up at halftime today.

In addition to his efficiency, others are not efficient enough offensively under the Bulls' perimeter defense.

When the Bulls cut off the inside and outside of the Suns, Drexler got a lot of opportunities, but under Pippen's defense, he only made 10 of 3 shots and failed to perform like a superstar.

Head coach Westphal was leaning against the wall behind the door, thinking hard about how to solve these problems that had arisen.

How to help Kevin Johnson get rid of the Bulls' perimeter pressing defense, how to pass the ball in, etc., without solving these problems, it is hard for him to imagine winning the Bulls.

Of course, he didn't think about winning this game. He was thinking about how the team could win the Bulls when the lineup was complete, so as to prepare for the next regular season game against the Bulls and the possible Finals.

Assistant coach Lewis and two other members of the coaching staff were also thinking hard and putting forward some ideas of their own.

After 15 minutes, the third quarter started.

The Bulls didn't have all the main players on the court. Jordan deserves to be a physical monster. After Pippen went down, he was still on the court. He was two and a half years older than Pippen, but his physical fitness was even better than Pippen.

Does Pippen's end mean that the Bulls' perimeter defense has weakened?No, because Jerry Krause got Ron Harper from the Clippers this season.

Ron Harper, a guard, can play from the No. 20 guard to the No. 5 position. He can also be regarded as a forward and guard swingman. He has averaged 4+[-]+[-] per game in five seasons in his career, and has a strong defense. He averaged more than two steals per game in seven seasons.

But even if he is so tough, he doesn't even have a chance to be an All-Star substitute in the East.

The All-Star positions of No. [-], [-], and [-] in the East, from the main force to the substitute, have been occupied by Jordan, Isiah Thomas, Larry Bird, Pippen, Wilkins, and Joe Dumars all year round.

He was actually the Clippers' first scoring point last season, with 20.1 points, 6.1 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 1.9 steals. Although Wilkins and Danny Manning scored more than him, they didn't play many games.

However, the Clippers have fallen into reconstruction. At the same time, his knee was seriously injured, his state fell off a cliff, and then he was dug over by the Bulls.

The Bulls need his perimeter defense to make up for the inadequacy of the bench lineup's perimeter defense, but they don't need his offense. In fact, his current offense is not good either, at the level of an ordinary role player.

He replaced Pippen's position, but Drexler did not play, he was facing the Suns backup small forward veteran Danny Ainge.

But Danny Ainge has no strength, that is, he shoots open positions, does not run very aggressively, and is not threatening. He switches defenses with BJ on the defensive end. He will defend Kevin Johnson mainly, and Jordan will help defend on the side.

Two guards of the Suns were ill. Tonight, Kevin Johnson didn't have much chance to rest. He continued to play in the third quarter, but under the double-teaming of Jordan and Harper, he was already tired and continued his performance in the first half.

Under such a strong perimeter defense by the Bulls, the Suns with a disorganized lineup lost the game and their winning streak was suspended.

With 13 wins and 1 loss, they failed to tie the record of 14 consecutive victories in the history of the Suns, but they still rank first in the league.

The Bulls have 12 wins and 1 loss, second in the league and first in the Eastern Conference.

"Empty cut king, we beat you by 13 points, and you failed to rebuild." After the game, a happy Jordan walked up to Lao Wang and teased him with trash talk.

Lao Wang made 18 of 14 shots and 14 of 9 free throws. He scored 37 points and 25 rebounds. He performed well, but unfortunately he became the king of empty shots.

After losing the game, he was a little upset, and said firmly, "Why are you in a hurry? This time we didn't all come together, so you won. I'll teach you a lesson next time."

Jordan sneered and said, "You let me win. Your face is really big."

"Anyway, I want to grab your championship, so that you can't complete the three consecutive championships. Hey, I'm young, you're old, I'm going to step on you, let's wait and see." Old Wang said.

Looking at the back of Lao Wang's departure, Jordan gritted his teeth with hatred.

He won the game, but he felt a strong sense of crisis in his heart.

Although he didn't attack with all his strength today, the Suns also lacked several players, and the Bulls only won by [-] points. If they meet in the finals, can they win?
Thinking of this, he immediately turned and walked towards General Manager Jerry Krauss, the fat man he hated so much.

(End of this chapter)