NBA backer king

Chapter 453 Mr. Key
In the second quarter, the two sides were half the main force and half the substitute.

But as the team leaders, Wang Tiejun and Jordan, two stamina monsters, remained on the court and never left the court for a second.

Larry Bird sighed: "Physical fitness determines many things."

In this quarter, both of them played consecutively, which consumed a lot of physical energy, so they didn't take as many shots as in the first quarter, but no matter which one hits one, the other must respond.

In this quarter, the efficiency of both players began to decline. One is the decline in physical fitness, and the other is defensive reasons.

The Suns still used Kobe to defend Jordan, a stalking defense, even if Jordan was off the ball, they still confronted. Although they still couldn't defend against Jordan, they still had a visible effect, causing Jordan to miss two shots.

The Bulls defended Wang Tiejun. After Rodman went down, he went to Luke Langley. Langley was the main defense, and Kukoc was in charge of the defense.

Luke Langley has only one task. Like Kobe, even if Wang Tiejun doesn't have the ball in his hands, he must maintain confrontation, use continuous confrontation to consume the opponent's physical energy, and at the same time prevent Wang Tiejun from approaching the basket and reduce his offensive efficiency.

Under the defense of Langley and Kukoc, after the confrontation strengthened, Lao Wang's offense was indeed affected to a certain extent, and his desire to attack was not strong. In order to prepare for the second half, he also reduced some shots.

In this quarter, Jordan scored 8 points, 30 points in the half, Wang Tiejun scored 10 points, and 31 points in the half.

After halftime, the Suns were still one point behind.

Rodman did not have the physical fitness of Jordan and Wang Tiejun. He only played half of the second quarter, and in this half, the Suns grabbed three more rebounds, which provided more shots for the team to chase points.

There was another tie in the third quarter. Jordan and Wang Tiejun still played full games and scored 8 points each. After this quarter, the Suns were still one point behind. The two increased their shots in this quarter, but they seemed to be controlling and preparing for the final quarter.

Then the final quarter began, and the score at this time was 81:82.

At the beginning of the game, Jordan, who had been resting for a period of time, suddenly exerted his strength and continuously broke through the penalty area. Within 2 minutes, he caused two fouls by Rasheed Wallace.

With the troll off the field, the Suns' defensive strength on the inside weakened a lot, especially the veteran Williams who came off the bench couldn't keep up with Kukoc's rhythm at all, so he could only be followed by Lao Wang and Williams sat under the basket.

This time, the Suns' penalty area opened the door for Jordan and Pippen to break through. Once the old Wang was pulled out, the breakthrough of the two was like entering a no-man's land.

Fortunately, Wang Tiejun went all out on the offensive end, scoring 8 points with a penalty shot in half a quarter, and also returned to defense with all his strength on the defensive end. At least he withstood the Bulls' offensive. In the 6th minute of the final quarter, the two teams tied at 92:92.

However, Pharaoh was also very tired, without resting for a second, he had already scored 47 points.

The same is true for Jordan, who was so tired that he stuck out his tongue. He even scored 49 points, two points more than Lao Wang.

Not only did he explode on the offensive end, he also exploded on the defensive end. He led Pippen and Harper to suppress the Suns' outside offense together, preventing Lightning and others from being efficient. Otherwise, with Wang Tiejun's higher offensive efficiency, the Suns should have a chance to take the lead.

After half a quarter, Rasheed Wallace came on the court, Lao Wang returned to the basket, and Jordan and Pippen could no longer break through wantonly.

However, Jordan and Lao Wang continued to attack for half a quarter, and temporarily stopped their firepower.

At the last moment of the final quarter, with only 90 seconds left before the end of the game, the two teams tied at 100.

The Suns called the second timeout of the final quarter.

Magic Johnson said: "Now Jordan has scored 49 points, shooting 65.5% from the field, and his performance is amazing. Old K scored 47 points, and the shooting percentage is as high as 75%.

The shots of the two teams are similar, and the Bulls have one less shot.In terms of overall offensive efficiency, the Bulls are 47.5%, and the Suns are 46.9%, which is about the same.

In other words, except Jordan and old K, the shooting percentage of the rest of the two teams is a little higher for the Bulls. "

Larry Bird said: "That's because the Bulls' perimeter defense is too strong, suppressing the Suns' perimeter offense."

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar said: "According to K's efficiency, the Suns should be stronger, but don't underestimate the Bulls. Apart from Jordan, there are also Pippen and Rick Schmitz in the Bulls' main lineup. Their scoring ability is not weak.

On the other hand, the Suns, after the Lightning entered the finals, their efficiency was very low. Kidd didn't take many shots. It is said that the Suns restricted his shots. Horry only shot open shots and did not attack independently.

With five main players, the offense is heavily focused on Old K alone. In 70% of the offensive rounds, the ball must pass through Old K's hands. The tactical status is indeed too high.

On the contrary, the Bulls' offense was more even. Pippen and Schmitz took a lot of shots, so the final result was a tie between the two teams.

Now I somewhat understand D'Antoni's words. The Suns' offense is indeed too heavy on Old K.But I have a different opinion from him. Old K's performance is too stable, so there is no need to lower the old K's tactical status. "

The magician laughed and said: "There is this phenomenon. The Suns rely too much on the old K, but old K's physical fitness is limited, so once he reduces his offense, other positions will lack offensive energy, and his ability to attack independently is not strong.

You can see that if old K does not attack, the ball must go through his hands, and his position and ball will also consume physical energy, which is also a great consumption of his physical energy.

Especially in the position of the Lightning, his state after entering the finals was indeed greatly reduced, which made the Suns' outside scoring ability a lot less.

However, the Suns have had old K as the core for four seasons, reached the Western Conference Finals four times, and won a championship once. Let’s not talk about the victory or loss of this finals. As far as the first three seasons are concerned, the Suns did nothing wrong. "

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar said: "I think the reason why the Suns still lack an outside core. The Lightning is obviously not good enough. Horry is a role player. Kidd is not good at offense. They can't carry it, so they can only improve the old K's tactical status."

"Okay, let's not talk about this issue."

Larry Bird interrupted the conversation between the two and said: "For the Bulls, Pippen's efficiency is actually mediocre. Today, he only shot 41% from the field. If it weren't for a few breakthroughs in the final quarter, the offensive efficiency would be lower, less than [-]%. It can be said that the Bulls' shooting rate is all due to Jordan alone."

Abdul-Jabbar looked through Pippen's information and said: "His shooting percentage in the regular season this season was 47.4%, and in the playoffs it was 41.7%. Tonight's shooting percentage is also in line with his performance."

Larry Bird continued: "But Rick Schmitz's performance is not bad. His shooting percentage can reach 50.5%. He scored 19 points, which is the third highest score of the two teams. If it weren't for his high efficiency, I am afraid that under the super high efficiency of Old K, even if Jordan played such a performance, he would not be able to withstand it."

Magic Johnson nodded and said, "Yes, old K is more efficient, and the Bulls can withstand the Suns because the Bulls have Schmitz.

It's a pity that the Suns don't have a Schmitz. Rasheed Wallace's shooting rate is only 40% today, and he only scored 8 points. His state is average. "

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar said: "Rodman's performance today is also good. He has grabbed 14 rebounds, and the old K is the same. If it weren't for his rebounds, the Bulls would not be able to withstand it today."

Larry Bird said with a smile: "Today the Suns accidentally used rookie Kobe to defend Jordan. Now it seems that Kobe's defense against Jordan still has some effect."

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar said: "Kobe's defense is really hard, but Jordan is not a rookie who can defend. He has scored 29 points on Kobe. I want to say that Kobe's defense against him is not considered successful, otherwise the Suns would have taken the lead.

As for Jordan's shooting percentage decline, that is a very natural thing, do you really think he will hit a hundred shots?I think Kobe's defensive role is only a small part. "

Larry Bird argued: "But Kareem, you can't win or lose on a rookie."

"I didn't say that, I just said that Kobe's defense didn't hinder Jordan much." Kareem laughed.

Larry Bird said with a smile: "There are still some effects, at least he consumed Jordan's physical energy, making Jordan unable to attack with all his strength in the second and third quarters."

"of course."

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar nodded. It is impossible for him to praise Kobe too much. The Lakers still hope to trade Kobe. If he praises too much, the transaction will be very difficult.

What Old K said just now had the same purpose.

……

On the bench, Kobe couldn't stand up a little bit, and his calf cramped.

After all, he is just a rookie, he is too young, and his physical fitness is limited. He is facing Jordan again. At the most critical moment, his physical fitness can't stand it.

When Danny Ainge decided to switch to the Lightning, Bryant was a little frustrated.

The timeout ends and the game restarts.

For the Bulls, there are three main players on the outside, Rodman and Luke Langley on the inside.

Replacing the second most efficient Rick Schmitz, the last tank-type center, Phil Jackson has his own considerations, because at the last moment, with Jordan's performance today, he must take over the offense.

For the Suns, the five main players played and played double control tactics.

After Zhang Lili saw the players on the field, he immediately analyzed: "At the most critical moment, there is only one possibility. Tie Jun and Jordan will face each other. There is no second possibility."

The Suns attacked and Rasheed Wallace served from the left line of the frontcourt.

Wang Tiejun did not play low, but pulled to the free throw line, other players ran around, Lightning and Kidd both made movements to catch the ball.

But at this moment, Lao Wang suddenly turned around and rushed to the basket.

"Whoosh!"

Rasheed Wallace makes a pass a little in front of the basket.

"boom!"

The next moment, Wang Tiejun's stature exploded, caught the ball with both hands, and smashed forward, and the Bulls' basket slammed.

"yeah!"

The cheers of the Suns fans also erupted.

"Beautiful, this attack only took 0.9 seconds." Su Qun laughed.

"There are still 89.1 seconds left, and we still have to fight." Zhang Lili said.

On the ABC live broadcast, Larry Bird said: "Old K played very smartly. Luke Langley's speed is far inferior to him. He pulls the opponent out of the basket and then cuts in. Langley has no way to defend."

"Don't underestimate Old K's IQ. Although he only has an elementary school degree, he still has a technical secondary school equivalent to high school, but our country does not recognize this kind of education." Magic Johnson laughed.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar laughed and said, "I'm afraid you haven't noticed. There were media reports last year that Old K's two older sisters are studying for graduate studies at Stanford University, and they are both majoring in three majors. They are all human beings with high IQs. Do you think that Old K's IQ is very low?"

At this time, the Bulls had advanced to the frontcourt. Although the game time was running out, the speed of advancement was not fast.

In terms of matchups, Kidd and Jordan, Lightning against Harper.

In the paint area, the four major insiders of the two teams are all inside. Neither the Bulls' Longley nor Rodman has the ability to pull out.

On the right-wing three-point line, Jordan got the ball at this time, and the rest of the Bulls pulled away, including Luke Langley and Rodman, all pulled to the left wing, allowing him to single Kidd.

Grabbing the ball with one hand with his right hand and sweeping it from the flank, Jordan's right foot suddenly protruded forward to the right, and the tentative step started.

The next moment, as Kidd's center of gravity swayed, he withdrew his right foot and stepped forward to the left. At the same time, he dribbled the ball under his crotch.

Rasheed Wallace rushed, Jordan stopped suddenly, and shot a jumper with a backward angle.

"brush!"

Splashes appeared and two points were hit.

"At the critical moment, Jordan's hand is still steady." Su Qun sighed.

"102 levels, next is Tiejun." Zhang Lili said in a deep voice.

"This attack took 20.1 seconds, and there are... 69 seconds left." Su Qun said.

The Suns attack, like the Bulls, advance very slowly, and the Lightning and Kidd are parallel in the backcourt, and the Lightning holds the ball.

Entering the frontcourt, the offense did not start immediately. Lightning controlled the ball to move around, obviously controlling the rhythm.

Larry Bird immediately analyzed: "Now that the score is even, the Suns are not in a hurry. It should be because of the old K. The possibility of the old K's shot is higher than that of Jordan's outside jumper."

At this time, there were only 5 seconds left in the attack time. Lightning suddenly made a tactical gesture, and then in the low position on the left wing, Wang Tiejun suddenly turned around, forcibly got rid of Luke Langley, and cut to the basket.

The audience's attention was attracted by his and Lightning's actions, but at this time, Lightning passed the ball to Robert Horry outside the three-point line on the left wing.

"what?"

Pippen was turning his head to look at the basket, saw the direction of the ball, knew it was broken, and rushed to Horry, but it was too late.

At the critical moment, Horry's big-hearted attributes exploded. Even if he faced Pippen's defense after receiving the ball, he took off calmly, and his shots were more stable than usual.

The ball flew to the basket, and everyone's eyes were on the basketball.

"brush!"

Splashes appeared and a three-pointer was hit.

"Oh ho ho ho ho..."

Countless home fans screamed excitedly.

"Congratulations to the extra training king, you made a crucial shot, and you are our key man." An on-site commentator roared excitedly.

"Mr. Key? I like that nickname." Robert Horry laughed.

"102:105, now it's Jordan's turn to perform." Magic Johnson said with a serious look.

"At the last moment, Horry of the Suns stood up to help Old K, can anyone in the Bulls stand up to help Jordan?" Larry Bird asked loudly.

"It's 47 seconds," Kareem said.

Larry Bird shouted at this time: "The Bulls have accelerated this time, and it should be the pressure caused by Horry's three-pointer."

At this time, the Bulls advanced to the frontcourt, Harper passed Pippen, Pippen forced Horry, and suddenly made a cross pass to Jordan.

Jordan broke through two steps with the ball, was double-teamed by Rasheed Wallace and Kidd, and suddenly split the ball to Toni Kukoc in the right bottom corner.

"Oops!"

Rasheed Wallace quickly returned to defense.

But it was too late, Kukoc caught the ball and took off, and hit a corner three-pointer between the hands and the knife.

"105 draws. It's really amazing today, the role players are so stable at the critical moment?" Zhang Lili said in surprise.

"At a critical moment, these people really dare to make a move!" Su Qun was also surprised.

"Kukoc, a European magician, is not a fake." Zhang Lili said.

"There are still 37 seconds left, let's see how the Suns play. Old K should make a move, right?" Su Qun said.

"In the frontcourt, Lightning is still controlling the ball. Oh, he is still controlling the rhythm, and the Suns are playing fairly steadily." Zhang Lili shouted at this time.

Seconds passed by, and Lightning still had time to spare. Until the 18th second, he suddenly made a tactical gesture.

At this time, Robert Horry on the left-wing three-point line suddenly moved to the top of the arc and reached out to the Lightning, and the Lightning also made a passing action.

However, when everyone's attention was on them, Lightning retracted his hands, and between a turn, the ball flew out of Kidd on the right-wing three-point line.

"not good!"

The bull was startled.

Jordan's defensive attention against Kidd also instantly focused on Kidd.

At this moment, the left wing was low. According to the tactical requirements, Lao Wang suddenly started, bypassed the defender, and cut into the paint.

And Luke Langley's attention was also attracted by the outside action, so he didn't stop him in time.

The next moment, Kidd, who had just touched the ball, didn't stop for a moment. The moment he touched the ball with his left hand, he swung directly in, and the ball flew towards the left front of the basket.

"boom!"

The next moment, Wang Tiejun jumped up, caught the ball with both hands, and smashed forward, and the Bulls' basket was instantly exploded.

On the right wing, Rodman, who was pulled out by Rasheed Wallace, could only sigh. The ball was passed too suddenly, and he was completely unprepared to return to the basket.

"Oh ho ho ho ho..."

An on-site commentator uttered excited screams and shouted sharply: "The Sun King has made a move, we are leading again!"

At this time, there were 15 seconds left in the time, and the Bulls called a timeout.

(End of this chapter)