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Chapter 149 Admiral, You Almost Guarded Me
The next day, the media evaluated the game based on the performance of last night's game.

Jordan, who played extraordinary performance, is the biggest target of media praise, but some media also revealed that Jordan did not forget to gamble with his teammates on the plane, which caused him to be criticized.

In addition, Wang Tiejun, who efficiently scored 20+10 on David Robinson, was also praised by some media.

In particular, the local media has publicly positioned him as the core of the Suns' future insiders.

This is of great significance. The core of the inside line is the superstar Barkley. The positioning of the media shows that Barkley is not the future of the Suns inside line.

In the evening, two second-round matches started.

As a result, the Mosaic team led by Dameng lost another away game to the Sonics with a score of 100:111, losing 11 points.

Super center Olajuwon reversed the low efficiency of the G1 game and shot 24 of 13 shots with a high efficiency of 54.2%.

On the contrary, the Sonics played lethality, the team added up to 36 free throws, while the Spurs only had 17 times.

Comparing the data of the two teams, the shooting percentage is similar, both are 46.5%. The Mosaic team has 8 more rebounds, but the Sonics have played a strong defense. There are 10 steals in the game.

To sum up, it was still a problem of defense. The Supersonics restricted Dameng outside the paint area, only allowed him to jump outside, and forced the Mosaic team to make too many mistakes, and finally won the game.

In addition, the Sonics made 12 of 9 three-pointers in this game, and their shooting percentage was as high as 75%, while the Mosaic team made 15 of 6 shots, and their [-]% three-point shooting percentage was very high in a normal game, but it was too far away tonight.

In contrast, the Knicks led by Ewing won again, leading the Hornets by a score of [-]-[-].

The super center performed well. In the G1 game, he hit 50% of the field goals and scored 33 points. In the G2 game, he scored 34 points and made 28 of 16 shots. The shooting rate was as high as 57.1%.

The Knicks only won by 4 points in this game, 101:105, which was quite difficult.

The Hornets' overall shooting percentage is 6 percentage points higher, but they lag behind the Knicks in all aspects of rebounds, steals, and assists, and they have three more turnovers.

However, rookie Mourning’s performance is still good. After scoring 1 points and 27 rebounds in the second round of G13, he scored 2 points, 24 rebounds and 6 blocks in G3.

On the 13th, game day, Bulls vs. Cavaliers, Suns vs. Spurs in the second round of G2.

In the afternoon, the team conducted recovery training.

After half an hour of activity, Barkley approached Wang Tiejun with the ball, and wanted to teach him how to use his body to defend, saying:

"Old K, you have a large tonnage and sufficient strength, but in the low-post defense, you have not fully utilized these advantages of yours."

He asked, "How to use it?"

Barkley said: "When defending against fast-moving opponents like David Robinson, you have to make full use of your advantages."

He asked again: "I said, how to use it?"

Barkley yelled: "I'll say right away, why are you in a hurry? Well, for example, his face-to-basket tentative step breakthrough, this is his signature technique, it is very difficult to guard against, if your movement can't keep up with him, he will attack you like a fool."

He said angrily, "brother, I feel humiliated by you."

Barkley smiled and said: "No, haha, well, I was just joking. Come on, let's try, I will teach you how to prevent his face basket from breaking through, so that you don't have to be rushed by him like a fool.

Remember, when he breaks through, you have to use your body to squeeze his center of gravity reasonably, which will reduce his speed.

I'm sure once you learn this trick, you won't look like a fool watching him jump at you, and you'll keep him out of the paint. "

After practicing defense with Barkley, the chief trainer Aaron Nelson came to him and said, "Old K, I have a suggestion for you, about free throws."

"Talk." he asked.

After he improved his shooting grade late in the regular season, he shot 63 percent from the free-throw line in April, but then dropped to just over [-] percent in the playoffs, which is really bad, even if he has a thick skin and is a little ashamed.

Nelson said: "You can try it out and form your own free throw habits and rhythm."

"Be more specific." He asked quickly.

Nelson continued: "Including several times of dribbling and a certain habit before shooting, you need to be fixed, so that you can form your own rhythm and habits."

Then he suggested that Lao Wang dribble the ball six times before the free throw, no more and no less, and then stop when the ball is combined, take a breath, and then hold the breath before throwing the ball.

"Can you do it?"

He said doubtfully.

"Try it. Shooting requires the formation of muscle memory, and free throws also require a fixed rhythm." Nelson laughed.

"Okay, just try it."

Next, Wang Tiejun began to make free throws according to Nelson's approach.

At first, it seemed useless, less than [-]% hit rate.

But after more than 100 free throws, his habit began to develop, and his shooting percentage began to increase.

A total of 65 free throws were made, and in the last [-] shots, his shooting percentage reached [-]%, which surpassed his April data.

As for the reason for the improvement, whether it is because of the formation of your own rhythm and habits, or psychological effects, this is not important, as long as you can improve.

"That's right, Aaron, it worked," he exclaimed happily.

"I hope it works for you." Aaron Nelson smiled.

After training, the Suns held another tactical meeting, emphasizing the importance of defense.

In terms of offensive tactics, Barkley is still the team's first offensive point, but the other three main offensive tasks are also heavy.

Head coach Paul Westphal finally said: "We have already won a home game. As long as we win this home game again, we will have an advantage. If we win another one of the next two away games, we will have a match point. Basically, it can be said that the Western Conference finals are in sight, so we must win the G2 game."

Around the same time, the Spurs also held a tactical meeting.

"Old K's efficiency is very high, we can't let him go, we must restrict him enough."

Head coach John Lucas consulted the coaching staff and decided to double-team Wang Tiejun. He said to Robinson, "David, what do you think?"

Robinson's face is not very good-looking. As a super center, he can't defend a rookie by himself and needs the team to double-team. This is a disguised humiliation to him, which means that the team does not trust his defense.

At the same time, it also makes it clear that the team attributed the loss in the G1 game to his unfavorable defense against Old K, which he cannot bear.

"If you do that, you have to pay the consequences," he said, staring at Lucas.

The newly appointed head coach is a rookie. He is the head coach of an NBA team for the first time. He has no status in the Spurs. He doesn't recognize the opponent's coaching ability, so he doesn't have much respect.

"You mean?" Lucas asked, frowning.

"Double-teaming that rookie means relaxing control over Barkley and relaxing the suppression of the Suns' perimeter. What consequences do you think there will be?" David Robinson said coldly.

"But if old K is left alone, we can't win the game." John Lucas said.

"But I don't see it that way." Robinson said blankly.

There was a dispute between the head coach and the signature core of the team, which immediately made the atmosphere dignified.

The Spurs players looked at each other, but they knew who they should support. Of course, it was David Robinson, not a rookie head coach. You must know that Larry Brown was fired by the boss.

At six o'clock, the team entered the American West Arena.

After Wang Tiejun entered the locker room, he lay on the massage table and asked the masseuse to massage his back and leg muscles.

The chief trainer, Aaron Nelson, came over to take a look, pinched his calf muscles and lower back muscles, and said:
"Old K, your physical condition is still good, and your muscles are not too tight. From now on, I will arrange ice baths for you twice a day, which will be more beneficial to your recovery."

"Ice bath?"

Old Wang had a headache, and what he hated most were ice baths and ice compresses.

From childhood to adulthood, whether it is practicing martial arts or playing basketball, the way to deal with injuries after being injured is hot compresses in China, but here it is all ice, and even the water you drink has to be mixed with ice.

However, the ice bath is said to be very good for the recovery of the body. It can quickly reduce the core temperature of the body and relieve the pain.

Cardiovascular pressure, faster removal of decomposition products after muscle exercise, he can not refuse.

At 07:30, the two teams announced their first starts.

Spurs: David Robinson, Antawn Kyle, Sean Elliott, Dale Ellis, Avery Johnson

Suns: Wang Tiejun, Barkley, Ceballos, Dan Marley, Kevin Johnson

"The Big Dog is back and the Spurs have regained their strength. This game should be more difficult for the Suns." In the ESPN live broadcast, Winston Rollins laughed.

Carter Oldman said: "If the Spurs want to win, Robinson must play with high efficiency. Old K played very efficiently. If Robinson only has inefficient performance, then the Spurs have no hope of winning."

Luo Lin said: "Carter, regarding the lineups of both sides, I still think that the Suns are more dominant in the interior, and the strength comparison on paper is not comprehensive."

Oldman nodded and said: "The result of the G1 battle shows that you are the opponent, and the combination of Barkley and old K is more efficient."

Luo Lindao: "Actually, we can look at the recent games of the three super centers. Under the strong defense in the playoffs, they are losing their lethality more and more, and their shots are more and more concentrated on mid-range shots.

For example, in the last game between Ewing and Dameng, they only got three free throw opportunities, which is too little for a super center. "

"Yes, I also think they should play more offense at the basket, instead of just jumping outside. Of course, this is their style. Jump shots make them play easier and have a larger attack range, but in terms of efficiency, they should also be considered. "Oldman said.

At eight o'clock, the game begins.

Jump ball, Spurs attack.

"Snapped!"

General Johnson broke through with the ball, and Barkley made up the defense. Suddenly, he made a close call and cut off Johnson's ball. The Suns immediately played a defensive counterattack.

"Shh!"

Dan Marley made a layup and scored a goal.

"Be careful! Concentrate your energy and don't make unnecessary mistakes again." Spurs coach John Lucas roared.

The Spurs attacked, and the first goal was David Robinson.

Wang Tiejun was very active in defense, pushing up and pushing up. From time to time, he would hit Robinson two steps away from the paint and continue to exert pressure for a while.

Robinson received the ball, but Wang Tiejun always defended him close to him. He couldn't stand up and couldn't turn around to face the basket. He could only pass the ball back first.

The teenager Johnson received the ball and passed it to Antoine Kyle on the right wing.

The pass was too obvious, and Barkley reacted quickly, quickly took a step, and with a snap, the second steal in the opening game happened.

"Clap clap clap..."

The home fans gave Barkley a round of applause.

The Spurs quickly returned to defense, and the Suns failed to make a fast break, so they switched to positional warfare.

Barkley took the ball in the low post on the right wing and made the main attack.

Wang Tiejun didn't get into the basket in the low post on the left wing. His hook shooting rate here is very good, even ten percentage points higher than that of David Robinson, so Robinson didn't dare to let him go, and was held back here, afraid to implement weak side defense.

At this time, Barkley easily arched and arched into the paint area. After not far from the basket, he turned over and made a jumper and hit a ball.

0:4, Barkley sent two steals in a row to help the team lead the Spurs.

"David, go in."

On the sidelines, Spurs coach John Lucas yelled at David Robinson.

In the tactical meeting in the afternoon, David Robinson finally won and he lost. The defense against Old K in this game was still a single defense.

But he also won a point. David Robinson will strengthen the offense at the basket, increase lethality and improve offensive efficiency.

In the low position on the left wing, Wang Tiejun pushes Robinson away from the paint. The latter can only take a step outside to catch the ball. The position is nearly four meters away from the basket, which belongs to the two-point position.

It is impossible for him to get the ball here, and it is impossible to play back. He can only use his best face-to-basket test step jumper.

When the opponent took a step forward, Wang Tiejun immediately retreated half a step.

In this position, even if Robinson is allowed to make a shot, the hit rate will not be too high, so he mainly defends against Robinson's breakthrough, not the breakthrough but not the shot.

He was right, Robinson's task today is to go in and attack the basket more.

Robinson took a step forward and broke through the bottom line. At this time, he retreated and immediately turned around to follow up, and began to squeeze the former with his body on the upper side, squeezing towards the bottom line.

His tonnage is at least 15 kilograms larger than Robinson's, and his strength is also greater. With this squeeze, the latter's center of gravity was immediately destroyed, and he could only force a jump shot.

Under Wang Tiejun's block, Robinson intentionally shifted his shot angle outwards. The position was already close to the bottom line. This shot was shot at a negative angle. After the ball avoided the former's hand, it directly hit the edge of the backboard. After rebounding, Wang Tiejun took the ball.

"Beautiful! Old K made a wonderful defense." ESPN live seat, Winston Rollins laughed.

"The Spurs did not succeed in three offenses, and there was a problem with their offensive tactics. They should call a timeout and make adjustments in time," said Carter Oldman.

At this time, the Suns advanced to the frontcourt and gave it to Wang Tiejun.

Robinson is still a winding defense.

First use a close-fitting iron mountain to loosen the opponent's entanglement, then start the bear step, and make a trip inward from the upper side to force the opponent back.

His movement is not fast, and the opponent's retreat is easy.

But at this moment, he suddenly withdrew his right foot, took off from the front, and threw a front hook.

His bounce speed is not fast, but the rhythm of getting up is very fast, and the high-frequency vibration of the bear step guarantees this. As soon as he retracts his right foot, he jumps up instantly.

Robinson quickly stepped up and took off to block the block. Even though the bounce speed was much faster, it was still half-slow, and the ball slipped past his fingertips.

"brush!"

Seeing the ball go into the net hollowly, Comrade Wang smiled, and the 95-level hook is not bad.

"Mr. General, you almost blocked me just now." He spat trash talk at Robinson.

"..."

David Robinson paled with anger.

He immediately ran frantically and rushed to the frontcourt.

"It's going to be bad!"

When Lao Wang saw it, he quickly chased after him, but fell further and further away.

Fortunately, Barkley reacted quickly, lost his man, and followed Robinson. After changing defenses, the Spurs avoided a fast break.

Avery Johnson broke through with the ball at a very fast speed. With his breakthrough, the Suns immediately shrunk their defense. At this time, he hit the paint area, turned around suddenly, blocked Wang Tiejun, and passed the ball to David Robinson.

"boom!"

After receiving the ball two meters away from the basket, Robinson took a step forward and smashed the Suns' basket with a one-handed dunk.

2:6, the Suns attack.

Kevin Johnson missed a jumper, Robinson protected the backcourt rebound, and the Spurs attacked.

It was Avery Johnson who broke through with the ball. After compressing the opponent's defense, he gave the ball to Dale Ellis on the outside, but the latter failed to hit the ball under Dan Marley's defense.

Wang Tiejun protected the backcourt rebound and the Suns attacked.

The two sides came and went, and in the 5th minute, Robinson took the ball to attack.

He still insisted on going in, but this time Wang Tiejun retreated and caught up with his breakthrough in time, using his body to squeeze his center of gravity, forcing him to make a strong shot.

"boom!"

The ball bounced off the basket and was caught by Wang Tiejun.

"K's defense is good today. This is the second Robinson's ball he defended alone." Carter Oldman laughed at the ESPN live broadcast.

"David Robinson is obsessed with breaking through with the ball and wants to increase his offense at the basket. This gives old K a chance. If old K defends against penetration and shoots, he will have an opportunity to defend. I think Robinson can properly make some jump shots. He must diversify his offense, which will make it more difficult for old K to choose defense." Winston Rollins laughed.

The Suns finally played a fast break, and Wang Tiejun assisted Dan Marley with a long pass.

At 6:13, less than half a quarter later, the Suns led by 7 points, and the Spurs finally called a timeout.

Wang Tiejun only attacked once and scored 2 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist.

David Robinson, who was facing him, made 3 of 1 shots and only scored 2 points and 2 rebounds.

(End of this chapter)