Chapter 453 Mr. Key

   In the second quarter, both sides are half main and half substitute.

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

   Larry Bird sighed: “Physical fitness determines a lot of things.”

   In this quarter, both players played consecutively, and the continuous physical consumption was very large, so the shots were not as many as in the first quarter, but no matter which player hit one, the other must respond.

   In this section, the efficiency of both of them began to decline. First, physical fitness led to a decline in hand feel, and second, defense.

The Suns still used Kobe to defend Jordan, a stalking defense. Even if Jordan was off the ball, they still fought against him. Although they still couldn’t defend Jordan, they still had a visible effect, causing Jordan to miss two shots. , At the same time, Jordan’s physical energy was greatly consumed in the continuous confrontation, which was one of the reasons why Jordan did not make many shots in the second quarter.

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

  Luke Longley has only one task. Like Kobe, even if Wang Tiejun has no ball in his hand, he must maintain confrontation, use continuous confrontation to consume the opponent’s physical strength, and at the same time prevent Wang Tiejun from getting close to the basket and reduce his offensive efficiency.

  Under the defense of Longley and Kukoc, after the confrontation was strengthened, Pharaoh’s offense was indeed affected to a certain extent, and his offensive desire 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. In fact, the two of them made a lot of shots. They are still the team’s first shot, and they are in control of each other. The offensive power of their respective teams.

   After halftime, the Suns were one point behind.

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

In the third quarter, there was another tie. Jordan and Wang Tiejun were still full, scoring 8 points each. After this quarter, the Suns were still one point behind. The two made some more shots in this quarter, but they seemed to be in control. prepare.

   Then the last quarter started, and the score was 81:82.

At the beginning of the game, Jordan, who had not exerted his strength after a period of rest, suddenly exerted his strength and continuously made breakthroughs in the penalty area. Within two minutes, he caused two consecutive fouls by Rasheed Wallace. Wallace had already committed three fouls before. This time, the five fouls were replaced by Danny Ainge.

With the end of the troll, the Suns’ interior defense has weakened a lot, especially the veteran Williams, who came off the bench, can’t keep up with Kukoc’s rhythm. Sitting in the basket.

   The Suns’ penalty area opened the door for Jordan and Pippen’s breakthrough. Once Pharaoh was pulled out, the two’s breakthrough would be like a no-man’s land.

Fortunately, Wang Tiejun was fully committed to the offensive end, scoring 8 points in a row with a penalty in half a quarter, and the defensive end also returned to the defense with all his strength. Anyway, he withstood the Bulls’ offensive and hit the sixth minute of the final quarter, 92:92, the two teams played. flat.

   But Pharaoh was so tired that he didn’t rest for a second and scored 47 points.

  Jordan was the same. He was so tired that he stuck his tongue out. He even scored 49 points, two points more than Pharaoh.

He not only broke out on the offensive end, but also broke out on the defensive end. He led Pippen and Harper to suppress the Suns’ offense on the outside together, preventing Lightning and others from being ineffective. Otherwise, Wang Tiejun’s higher offensive efficiency , the Suns should have a chance to lead, and now it is a tie.

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

   However, Jordan and Pharaoh attacked for another half a quarter, and temporarily stopped their firepower.

  The game went to the last moment of the last quarter, and when there were only 90 seconds left before the end of the game, the two teams tied at 100.

  The Suns called the second timeout in the final quarter.

   Magic Johnson said: “Now Jordan has scored 49 points and shot 65.5%, which is amazing. Old K scored 47 points and shot 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 similar.

   In other words, excluding Jordan and Old K, the shooting percentage of the rest of the two teams is higher for the Bulls. ”

  Larry Bird said: “That’s because the Bulls’ perimeter defense was too strong, suppressing the Suns’ perimeter offense.”

Abdul-Jabbar said: “According to the efficiency of the old K, the strength of the Suns should be stronger, but don’t underestimate the Bulls. In addition to Jordan, Pippen and Rick Schmitz are all in the Bulls’ main lineup. Not weak.

On the other hand, the Suns, after the Lightning entered the finals, the efficiency was very low, and Kidd did not make many shots. It is said that the Suns limited his shots. Horry only cast open positions and did not attack on his own. Rasheed Wallace’s shot Not much offense.

   There are five main players, and the offense is heavily focused on the old K alone. In 70% of the offensive rounds, the ball must pass through the hands of the old K. The tactical status is indeed too high.

   On the contrary, the Bulls’ offense was a little more average. Pippen and Schmitz made a lot of shots, so in the end, the two teams were tied.

   Now I understand D’Antoni a little bit, the Suns’ offense is really too focused on the 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. ”

Magician smiled and said: “There is this phenomenon, the Suns rely too much on the old K, but no matter how good the old K’s physical fitness is, there are limits, so once he reduces his offense, other positions will lack offensive energy, and the ability to attack independently is not strong. .

  You can see that Old K does not attack, the ball has to pass through his hands, and his energy is also consumed when he wants the ball.

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

However, it has been four seasons for the Suns to take the old K as the core. They have reached the Western Conference finals four times, and won one championship. We won’t say whether the finals won or lost. As far as the first three seasons are concerned, the Suns did nothing wrong. , even if the old K occupies too important a tactical position in the Suns, it is worth it. ”

  Jabbar said: “I think the reason why the Suns still lack a perimeter core. The Lightning is obviously not good. Horry is a role player. Kidd can’t attack and can’t carry it, so he can only improve the tactical status of old K.”

   “Okay, we won’t talk about this issue.”

Larry Bird interrupted the conversation between the two and said: “In terms of the Bulls, Pippen’s efficiency is actually average, only 41% hit rate today, if it weren’t for a few breakthroughs in the final quarter, the offensive efficiency would be lower, lower than four. It can be said that the Bulls’ shooting percentage is entirely driven by Jordan alone.”

  Jabbar flipped through Pippen’s information and said: “He’s shooting 47.4% in the regular season this season and 41.7% in the playoffs, and tonight’s shooting rate is in line with his performance.”

Larry Bird continued: “But Rick Schmitz was doing well, hitting 50.5 percent from the field, and he had 19 points, the third-highest of both teams, if it weren’t for his efficiency. , I am afraid that under the super-efficiency of the old K, even if Jordan plays such a performance, he will not be able to stand it.”

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

  Unfortunately, the Suns don’t have a Schmitz. Rasheed Wallace’s shooting rate was only 40% today, and he only got 8 points. He was in average condition. ”

  Jabbar said: “Rodman’s performance today is also good. He has grabbed 14 rebounds. The same is true for Old K. If it weren’t for his rebounds, the Bulls would not be able to stand it today.”

   Larry Bird said with a smile: “Today the Suns accidentally used the rookie Kobe Bryant to defend against Jordan. Now it seems that Kobe has some effect on Jordan’s defense.”

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar said: “Kobe’s defense is really hard, but Jordan is not a rookie can guard, he has scored 29 points on Kobe’s head. I have to say, Kobe’s defense against him is not successful, otherwise the sun The team was already ahead.

  As for Jordan’s shooting percentage dropping, that’s a natural thing, do you really think he’ll hit 100 from 100? I think Kobe’s defensive role is only a small part. ”

  Larry Bird argues: “But Kareem, you can’t put the game on a rookie.”

   “I didn’t say that, I just said Kobe’s defense didn’t create much of an obstacle for Jordan.” Kareem laughed.

  Larry Bird said with a smile: “There is still some effect, at least he consumed Jordan’s physical strength, making Jordan unable to attack with full force in the second and third quarters.”

“certainly.”

   This Kareem nodded. He couldn’t praise Kobe too much. The Lakers also wanted to trade Kobe. Too much praise would make it difficult to trade.

   The words old K just said were for the same purpose.

  …

   On the bench, Kobe couldn’t stand up a little, and his calf got cramps.

   After all, he is just a rookie, too young, his physical strength is limited, and his opponent is Jordan. At the most critical moment, his physical strength cannot stand.

   Kobe was a little frustrated when Danny Ainge decided to switch to the Lightning.

   The timeout ends and the game resumes.

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

Replacing the second most efficient Rick Schmitz, the last meat shield center, Phil Jackson had his own considerations, because at the last minute, with Jordan’s performance today, he must have taken over the offense. There is no chance for Schmitz to shoot, so I have to put on a meat shield and continue to prevent the old K from attacking the basket.

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

   Zhang Lili immediately analyzed the players after seeing the players on the court: “At the most critical moment, there is only one possibility. The Tiejun and Jordan showdown, and there is no second possibility.”

  Suns attack,Rashid Wallace serves from the left line of the frontcourt.

  Wang Tiejun did not go down, but pulled to the free throw line. Other players ran around, and both Lightning and Kidd made catching moves.

   But at this moment, Pharaoh suddenly turned around and rushed towards the basket.

   “Whoosh!”

  Rashid Wallace passes to a point in front of the basket.

“boom!”

   The next moment, Wang Tiejun’s physique burst out, he caught the ball with both hands, and smashed it forward. The Bulls’ basket roared.

“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, and there is still a fight.” Zhang Lili said.

  In the ABC live booth, Larry Bird said: “Old K played very smart. Luke Longley’s speed is far less than him. He pulls the opponent out of the basket and then cuts back in. Longley has no way to defend.”

   “Don’t underestimate the IQ of Old K. Although he only has a primary school education, he has read a technical secondary school equivalent to a high school, but our country does not recognize this kind of education.” Magic Johnson laughed.

Abdul-Jabbar smiled and said: “I’m afraid you haven’t noticed. Last year, there were media reports that Old K’s two sisters were studying at Stanford University for graduate studies, and they were both majoring in three majors. They were all high-IQ humans. Is your IQ low?”

   At this time, the Bulls have advanced to the frontcourt. Although the game time is running out, the advancing speed is not fast.

   In terms of matchup, Kidd and Jordan, lightning guard Harper.

   In the paint area, the four major inside lines of the two teams are all inside. Neither Longley nor Rodman of the Bulls have the ability to pull out. The four people squeezed the paint area into a tight place, leaving little room for outside breakthroughs.

  The right-wing three-point line, when Jordan got the ball, the rest of the Bulls pulled away, including Luke Longley and Rodman, both pulled to the left, letting him single against Kidd.

   The right hand grabbed the ball with one hand and swept up the flank. Jordan’s right foot suddenly protruded to the right, and the tentative step started.

   In the next moment, as Kidd’s center of gravity swayed, he retracted his right foot, stepped forward to the left, and dribbled the ball under his crotch.

  Rasheed Wallace pounced, Jordan made a sudden stop, and shot a jumper with a fallback angle.

“brush!”

  The water splashed and two points hit.

   “At the critical moment, Jordan’s hand was still stable.” Su Qun sighed.

   “It’s 102 levels, we’ll see Tiejun next.” Zhang Lili said solemnly.

   “This attack took 20.1 seconds, and… 69 seconds.” Su Qun said.

  The Suns attacked, like the Bulls, the advancing speed was very slow, the Lightning and Kidd were parallel in the backcourt, and the Lightning held the ball.

   Entering the frontcourt, the attack 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 there is Old K, and the probability of Old K’s shot is higher than Jordan’s jumper outside.”

   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 Longley, and cut to the basket.

   The attention of the audience was attracted by his actions with the Lightning, but at this time, the Lightning passed the ball to Robert Horry from the left-wing three-point line.

“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 heart attribute exploded. After catching the ball, even in the face of Pippen’s return defense, he took off calmly, and his shot was more stable than usual.

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

“brush!”

  The water splashed and the three-pointer hit.

   “Oh **** ho ho…”

   Countless home fans screamed in excitement.

   “Congratulations to the king of training, you made a crucial shot, you are our key man.” A live commentator roared excitedly.

   “Mr. Key? I like the nickname.” Robert Horry laughed.

   “102:105, now it’s Jordan’s turn to perform.” Magic Johnson said solemnly.

   “At the end of the day, the Suns had Horry to stand up to help Old K. Can anyone in the Bulls stand up to help Jordan?” Larry Bird asked loudly.

  Jabbar said: “There are 47 seconds left.”

   Larry Bird shouted at this time: “The Bulls have accelerated this time. It should be the pressure caused by Horry’s three-pointer.”

   At this time, the Bulls advanced to the frontcourt, Harper passed Pippen, Pippen punched Horry, and suddenly a cross was given to Jordan.

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

“Oops!”

  Rasheed Wallace hurried back to the defense.

   But it was too late, Kukoc caught the ball and jumped, and between the knife and the fall, he hit a three-pointer from the bottom corner.

   “105 draws. It’s 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 take action!” Su Qun was also surprised.

   “Kukoqi, the European magician, is not 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, the Suns are playing quite steadily.” Zhang Lili shouted at this time.

  The time passed by one second, and the lightning still had time until the 18th second, when 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 pass.

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

“not good!”

  The bull was surprised.

   The defensive attention of Jordan, who was on Kidd, was also instantly focused on Kidd.

   At this moment, the left wing was low, and according to the tactical requirements, Pharaoh suddenly started, bypassed the defender, and cut into the paint area.

   And Luke Langley’s attention was also drawn to the action from the outside, and he didn’t stop him in time.

   The next moment, Kidd, who had just touched the ball, stopped for a while. The moment his left hand touched the ball, he swung inward and the ball flew to the front left of the basket.

“boom!”

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

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

   “Oh **** ho ho…”

   A live commentator let out a series of excited screams and screamed: “The Sun King shot, we are ahead again!”

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