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Chapter 264 Am I Not Qualified To Provoke You?

Sun attack.

"Oh!"

Danny Manning took the ball on the right wing and made a false shot. At this time, Barkley came up to defend, and he bumped into it unexpectedly.

"Ouch!"

Then, he fell to the floor holding his left knee and cried out in pain.

"Oops!"

The Suns are all in the heart.

"I didn't mean it!" Barkley quickly explained.

"Shh!"

But the audience still sounded a lot of boos.

"traitor!"

"Get out of Phoenix!"

Some radical fans even began to abuse Barkley.

John Hanks said with a smile: "Barkley ran away immediately after winning the championship here. He is actually not very popular here, and this shows it."

Bill Walton nodded and said: "Kevin Johnson was in really good shape last season, even better than the previous two seasons. If Barkley stayed here last season, the Suns would definitely reach the finals, and maybe achieve consecutive championships. It's really a pity."

"But some things are just unexpected. No one thought that Lightning would be in such a good state." John Hanks laughed.

Nodding, Bill Walton analyzed: "Danny Manning's left knee cruciate ligament ruptured once, and this time he injured his left knee again. It's really troublesome. I hope he can come back."

John Sinks shook his head and said, "If it is a serious injury this time, then his career is very likely to be reimbursed. No one's knee can come back after two serious injuries, never."

Danny Manning was stretchered to the sidelines, ending the medical examination.

Team doctor Andrew John made a judgment that the cruciate ligament that had been ruptured had a big problem again, which made Danny Manning fall directly into despair.

There were some problems with this ligament some time ago. He did not agree with Dr. Carter's operation plan and took defensive treatment. Now he regrets it.

Colangelo comforted: "It's okay, Danny, our Suns have the best knee injury specialist in the United States, Dr. Thomas Carter, he will do the best knee surgery for you, and you will recover."

Then Danny Manning was taken away and sent directly to Dr. Carter's clinic for a careful examination. If surgery is required, the surgery should be carried out in a few days.

Before the first quarter was finished, the Suns lost a general. Although Danny Manning did not play the main force, he was the absolute sixth man, and the loss was huge.

Fortunately, Mosaic's bench lineup is also average. Although Manning was lost, the Suns still played impressively.

Under Drexler's pull, Pharaoh frequently singled Dameng, and Dameng's face turned pale.Although Dameng's confrontation ability is strong, it can't stop him.

In the end, the game was won by the Suns.

Under the boos of the Sun fans, Barkley showed no performance. He made 18 of 4 shots from the field, only in the early 12s, and only scored [-] points on free throws. He was booed until his face turned pale.His inefficient performance is the main reason why the Mosaic team lost the game.

After the game, he said to Pharaoh aggrievedly: "Brother, you find an opportunity to tell the fans that I really didn't mean it."

"Don't worry, it's fine." Old Wang comforted.

"Brother, you said that if I retire, will the Suns retire my jersey?" Barkley suddenly asked in a low voice.

Old Wang was startled, and said angrily: "What are you thinking? You have only played here for one season, can you retire your jersey?"

"Ugh!"

Buckley groaned.

He really wants to retire his Suns jersey in the future, because he won the championship here, but unfortunately, this wish may not be fulfilled.

After defeating the Mosaic team, the Suns' record surpassed the Mosaic team, only half a game.

Since the Spurs also won, the Suns tied for first place in the Western Conference with the Spurs, Mosaic third, and Jazz fourth.

The winning and losing field of the four teams is very small, and it is possible for anyone to surpass anyone in the next schedule.

On the 6th, the Suns leave Phoenix and fly to Dallas. They will challenge the Mavericks away on the 7th, and then challenge the Jazz away on the 8th.

On the 7th, the Suns killed the Mavericks three times and achieved a regular season record of 34 wins and 13 losses.

On the same day, the Spurs lost to Mosaic at home, so the Suns ranked first in the Western Conference alone. Mosaic overtook the Spurs and ranked second, and the Spurs were third. The difference is half a game.

Also on this day, Danny Manning underwent surgery, the recovery period was as long as eight months, and the reimbursement for the season was officially determined.

He only has a one-year contract with the Suns, which means that if he returns, he will already be a free agent.Fortunately, he also joined the Suns as a free agent, so the Suns have no loss.

After playing the Mavericks, the Suns arrived in Salt Lake City overnight.

8th, game day.

The Jazz are fourth in the Western Conference and dominate the Northwest Division. This is the best year they have played in the past few seasons.

Moreover, Mosaic and the Spurs are competing against each other in the Southwest. It doesn't matter even if the Jazz can't make it to the top three in the Western Conference in the regular season, and they will eventually enter the top three in the Western Conference in the playoffs.

Although they can enter the top three as long as they keep it up, the Jazz really want to win this game.

First, the second team is the sworn enemy.

Second, the record of the Suns is not much better than that of the Jazz. If they can defeat the Suns in a direct duel and pull the Suns down, the Jazz will have a chance to hit the No.

As for the Suns, this is a back-to-back game. Although Pharaoh doesn't want to lose, the coaching staff and management don't require them to win.

The game was broadcast live by TNT across the United States. The commentator Dott said at this time: "This is the second regular season between the Suns and the Jazz. The first Suns beat the Jazz by 23 points on the road.

And in this game, if the Jazz want to get back, the old K must be limited.It’s just that the old K beat the postman in the last game, and the postman with a tonnage of 127 kg couldn’t handle the old K’s relying on it. It’s really shocking! "

Laitem said with a smile: "It's not surprising, because O'Neal with 140 kilograms can't stop the old K from hitting. His thick layer of fat has a certain defensive effect, but it can't really prevent him from the old K."

Dot nodded and said: "O'Neill and old K can be regarded as mutually explosive, the efficiency of the low post is also similar, and the defensive efficiency is also similar.

Old K's current athletic quality is also a lot worse than that of the Sharks, but it is really surprising that he can play like this with O'Neal. "

Latham said with a smile: "I have analyzed old K. He has three strong points, two of which are invincible in the league."

Dot said excitedly: "Oh, I would like to hear more about it."

At this time, fans watching the game in front of countless televisions across the United States also focused their attention, wanting to hear what Dortmund had to say.

"First……"

Laitem raised his right index finger and said: "Confrontation ability." After he finished speaking, he added: "Strong confrontation ability.

"Yes, Not Bad."

Dort and countless people in front of the TV nodded at the same time.

Latham explained: "The strong confrontation ability allows him to gain a great advantage in the low post. When the athletic quality is far inferior to that of the Sharks, it can make him closer to the basket, allow him to get more stable shots, and allow him to get a more stable shooting percentage.

Through strong confrontation, he can effectively and extremely harshly attack the players facing him.

Even tough opponents like Shaquille O'Neill and the postman suffered a lot under his reliance. Even the three super centers had to seek double-teams and evade strong confrontation under his reliance.

Then the second strong point is the low-post play that is integrated with confrontation. "

Dot nodded and said: "Actually, his strong confrontation is achieved by relying on fighting, and his fighting skills can be said to be unique in the world, the only one in the world.

That kind of weird power-generating technique can allow him to burst out enough strength in a narrow space and in a completely close-fitting state.This kind of force technique largely makes up for his weakness of lack of explosive power. "

"Of all the low post players in this league, it's hard to find a low post player who doesn't fall at his feet," Laitem laughed.

The first two strengths are invincible, so the third strength is his hook. Although it is good, it is not as unique as the first two strengths. "

Dot nodded and said: "His hook is also unique, coupled with his extremely high shot height, he is rarely blocked by others."

Latham laughed and said: "So far, his hooks have never been blocked more than ten times, and all of them are frontal hooks, and his sideways hooks have never been blocked.

In the past three seasons, the average shooting percentage of nearly two points per game has reached 42%, and this season has reached 44%. This is a pretty good shooting percentage and very stable.

I once said that his hook will never reach the level of the sky hook, of course I still think so now..."

"Haha..." Dot laughed.

Latham also smiled and said, "But what I mean is that in terms of the hook hand, he is only under the sky hook."

……

It was eight o'clock at this time, and the two sides announced the starting lineup.

Suns: Wang Tiejun, AC Green, Drexler, Dan Marley, Elliott Perry
Jazz: James Donaldson, Karl Malone, David Benoit, Jeff Hornacek, John Stockton
In the TNT commentary seat, Laitem said at this time: "The last time I played against the Suns, Jazz center Felton Spencer was injured by the old K and was immediately reimbursed for the season. Now it is the backup center Donaldson who stepped up.

Donaldson was the 79th pick in the fourth round in 7. He is 38 years old this year. He is a true veteran. The Jazz can't help it. Is it really good to play Donaldson against the old K?I bet he'll be at Old K's feet soon. "

Dott said with a smile: "He is 218 cm tall and 135 kg. He has a larger tonnage and is taller, but his wingspan is not as good as that of the old K, and his mobility is also far inferior to the old K. He must be unstoppable. The Jazz should still let the postman come to match the old K."

Latem smiled strangely, and said, "Dot, do you think Sir is protecting the postman by doing this?"

"Protect the postman?"

Dort was taken aback, and suddenly burst out laughing.

At this time, the game started, Wang Tiejun won the jump ball, and the Suns attacked.

Wang Tiejun quickly bypassed Donaldson and ran towards the top of the arc, trying to get straight into the paint from the free throw line. The postman came over and blocked it first, buying time for the slow-moving center Donaldson.

However, AC Green immediately took the opportunity to rush to the basket and got the space under the basket.

It's just that Perry failed to pass the ball in. Under John Stockton's tight defense with a lot of small moves, it was difficult for him to protect the ball.

Stockton is almost 33 years old. He is not only the 7th assists leader, but also his defense is very good. He has won the steals twice and was selected to the best defensive second team three times before. This season, he averaged 2.4 steals per game.

Green missed the ball at the rim and had to walk away, as Donaldson moved into the paint and got in front of Wang, and the postman returned to Green.

At the beginning of the game, the Jazz completed a successful make-up and switch defense, showing its strong defensive system.

At this time, Perry's ball finally dropped in, Lao Wang leaned against Donaldson and received the ball two meters in front of the basket.

The next moment, he couldn't help but startled.

Because, Donaldson, who was pushing against him from behind, actually retreated a little, and did not push against him deadly, and there was a little space between the two.

"Retreat?"

This thought flashed in his mind, and at the same time he turned left, dribbled once, and wanted to rush in for a dunk.

But at this time, Donaldson, who had retreated half a step, bent his elbow and pushed him. He was in the middle of a turn, and his center of gravity was pushed.

At this time, the postman on the right had already rushed to his side and took the opportunity to snatch the ball away.

"Haha, a beautiful defense! Donaldson has rich experience, and he made old K suffer." Laitem laughed.

Dort laughed: "Now I understand why the Jazz chose Donaldson. They used Donaldson's tonnage and height to delay K's attacking speed and buy time for the postman's defense."

"Yes, that's right. Donaldson's tonnage, height, and size are huge. Standing still can block a lot of space. It will take more time and slower for old K to go around him and get into the basket. But what if old K chooses to play hard? I think the Jazz will still have a headache." Laitem laughed.

At this time, the Jazz advanced to the frontcourt, and the postman pulled to the high position to do a pick-and-roll for John Stockton.

The Jazz's pick-and-roll tactics were too skilled, Perry was blocked by the postman, the Suns had to switch defenses, and Green chased Stockton.

Wang Tiejun ignored Donaldson and stood directly one step in front of the basket. This place can defend against dunks. If the opponent implements a flank-in-cut tactic, he can block the shot by turning around. This is his favorite defensive position around the basket.

Stockton has no offensive ability with the ball. This is the biggest weakness of him and the Jazz. When the postman is restricted, he has no ability to end the offense.

Old K sits under the basket, he has no idea of ​​attacking at all, he pulls to the left, and then makes a sudden pass, and the ball flies to the high postman.

Old Donaldson was right below, but he didn't dare to give it away. With the current veteran's shooting speed, it was enough for old K to return to defense.

But he was wrong. At this time, Pharaoh did not return to defend Donaldson, and he missed an opportunity.

Isn't it a joke that Lao Wang saw Perry change defense postman?
So he moved up immediately when Stockton veered to the left wing, and when the Postman caught the ball, he was right there and out of the way.

Green also switched defenses and ran to Donaldson's side to replace Wang's defensive position, while Perry ran to Stockton on the left.

"The pick-and-roll tactic failed." Seeing this, Dort shouted.

"Oh!"

The postman dunked the ball with both hands, turned around, and gave Old Wang an elbow.

However, Pharaoh still stuck to it stubbornly, not giving him a chance to get up or room to shoot. In desperation, he had to pass the ball back to Stockton, who had withdrawn from the three-point line, and the Jazz began to reorganize their offense.

The Suns also switched defenses again, and Green ran up to face the postman again.

"Oh!"

There were comings and goings, and before leaving, Lao Wang took advantage of his turning around and quietly gave the postman an elbow.

"asshole!"

the postman cursed angrily.

"boom!"

Outside the three-point line on the right wing, Jeff Hornacek got the ball, Drexler matched him, forced a three-point jumper, and missed.

Lao Wang got a backcourt rebound on Donaldson's head, and the Suns attacked.

He ran forward quickly and dropped Donaldson. After entering the frontcourt, the postman could only make up for it, and AC Green was empty again.

Green cut the basket from the right wing and got the gap.

"Hurry up!"

The Suns bench, coach Westphal shouted.

"Whoosh!"

But at this moment, the weakness of the point guard's lack of strength broke out. Stockton forced Perry to make a pass error through a fierce steal. The ball flew out of the baseline and Green missed it.

Shaking his head helplessly, Westphal felt that the team could only look forward to the return of Lightning.

As a substitute, Perry can barely play against a team that doesn't play well at the back line, but against a team with such a strong back line, the weakness of lack of ability will be infinitely magnified.

The strongest competitors in the West, the three teams of Mosaic, Spurs, and Jazz, if the Lightning returns, the Suns will not be worse than them on the outside, but if they cannot return, it will be a little troublesome.

And once he reaches the finals, if there is no lightning, he can't imagine the scene when the current back line faces Jordan + Pippen.

Even if the Lightning is there, under the cooperation of Jordan and Pippen, he and the glider are struggling, and they are at a clear disadvantage, not to mention the absence of the Lightning.

Jazz attack.

Drexler is still the Jazz's strongest offensive point on the perimeter, Jeff Hornacek, and Dan Marley is facing small forward David Banteno.

Through consecutive pick-and-rolls, the postman received the ball one step outside the left-wing paint area, AC Green was blocked by small forward David Benteno, and Dan Marley switched to guard the postman.

Huhu, after the postman received the ball, he smashed the ball with both hands on his chest, and with the momentum of turning around, swept his elbows to force Dan Marley back, and then jumped up and shot.

"Snapped!"

It's just that he was too close to the paint area. Pharaoh rushed over in two steps and slapped him. Under the bloody hat, the ball flew upside down like a shooting star and went straight into the audience.

"Hey, you'll be safer if you stay farther away from the paint." After slapping the postman, Lao Wang's trash talk attack also started.

"Are you provoking me?" The postman's face flashed with anger, and he pushed forward with his chest out.

With a bang, the two chests collided.

"Am I not qualified to provoke you?"

Lao Wang was 10 centimeters taller than the postman, and he bumped his head downward, hitting the postman's forehead with a head hammer.

"Boom!"

The two of them were in pain at the same time and their teeth were cracked.

"Special!"

"Shet!"

The two reached out and pushed each other away at the same time.

"Hey, everyone calm down."

Peacemaker Jeff Hornacek quickly intervened between the two, and by the way called Dan Marley over to help him turn off the ignition.

On the bench, Tom Chambers also stood up, looking worriedly at the field. If there was a fight, would he go up, or sit down and watch the fun?
No loss, a little verbal skirmish quickly passed, the Jazz began to attack again.

(End of this chapter)