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Chapter 177 Crazy and Suffocating Perimeter Defense
"Charles, aren't you a flying pig? Give him a dunk at the free throw line." Pharaoh shouted immediately.

"Go away! Shut up if you can't speak."

Barkley said angrily, if I can do it, I am no longer a flying pig, but a dragon in the air.

"Kevin, improve your concentration on the game and stop unnecessary mistakes." Paul Westphal shouted from the sidelines.

Wang Tiejun entered the basket, stood still, and asked for the ball outside.

It's a pity that Kevin Johnson failed to pass the ball in time. Jordan's defense is too strong. He seemed to go crazy today and kept biting him. In particular, he completely blocked the passing line between him and the basket and did not give him any chance to pass the ball down.

At this time, Barkley ran out of position on the right wing, and he quickly passed it.

Barkley received the ball and suddenly found that he was double-teamed. BJ Armstrong above jumped down, and he quickly passed the ball to Dan Marley on the three-point line.

But at this moment, Jordan at the top of the arc had already pounced on Dan Marley, and was almost robbed by the danger.

At this time, BJ Armstrong turned around again, rushed back, and double-teamed Dan Marley.

Dan Marley wanted to pass the ball, but all the passing lines were locked by the two, so he could only dribble and retreat.

But at this moment, Jordan, who had predicted his choice, not only kept up with his retreat, but also reached out and poked his ball away.

BJ Armstrong took the opportunity to complete the steal, Jordan immediately turned around and went down quickly, and the Bulls once again played a fast break after the steal.

"boom!"

Slashing to the rim from the left wing, another flying dunk, Jordan once again ignited the United Center arena, making the atmosphere at home like a fire.

Looking back, Wang Tiejun once again spared no effort to get into the basket, and this time Kevin Johnson finally passed the ball in.

"Snapped!"

Carterwhite hit him on the arm immediately, and the referee's whistle blew.

But there are no free throws because he has just received the ball and has not yet made an offensive move.

The Suns re-attacked with 9 seconds left.

"Tonight, the Bulls' defensive strength has gone up to a higher level. The Iron Army should be mainly based on foul tactics. Cartwhite's foul was very decisive just now. Barkley's is double-team tactics, not to mention outside defense. Jordan's defense is too hard today." Zhang Reasonable said.

"Yeah, I'm nervous looking at it, this defense makes people breathless!" Sun Zhenping said.

At this time, the Suns serve from the sideline of the front court, and Wang Tiejun serves. His vision is the highest and the widest.

But the Bulls defended too hard, until the end of five seconds, he barely sent the ball to Barkley, who was running inside the left-wing three-point line.

As soon as Barkley received the ball, he was double-teamed by Pippen and Grant. At this time, Wang Tiejun entered the court after serving, and he quickly passed it.

"Snapped!"

It's just that Pippen below predicted the pass, reacted in advance, pounced forward, cut into the passing line in an instant, and broke the ball.

"It's over!"

Seeing this, Zhang Lili lost his voice.

Jordan sprints down from the right wing, enters the frontcourt, and cuts diagonally from the left wing to the basket, when Pippen passes the ball from the right wing.

"boom!"

It was another dunk that completely detonated the United Center.

"Three turnovers in the opening game and three goals blocked, call a timeout!" Zhang Lili was in a hurry.

"Is the Bulls' defense crazy today?" Sun Zhenping asked in surprise.

"This is the finals. It's time to go all out. Come on, the Suns. If you don't keep up with the rhythm, it will be over." Zhang Lili shouted anxiously.

Westphal obviously hadn't reacted on the sidelines, and was caught off guard by the Bulls, and his mind was a little dazed.

"Paul, it's time to call a timeout." Assistant coach Lewis reminded.

He nodded, and then made a timeout gesture to the players on the field. After serving the ball, Kevin Johnson, who received the ball, called a timeout.

0:6, the Bulls started with three consecutive steals and stopped the Suns.

In the ABC live broadcast, Bill Walton said seriously: "Obviously, in terms of tactics, Coach Phil Jackson is more targeted.

First of all, the perimeter defense was further strengthened, especially the strictest control was implemented on the No. [-] position, and he was never allowed to pass any threatening pass.

Then implement single defense + foul tactics in the fifth position to prevent old K from scoring easily.

In the end, Barkley concentrated his strength on double-teaming, trying to strangle the Suns' first scoring point, and cut the Suns' two major insiders at the same time.

These three defensive tactics have completely cut the Suns into pieces from a whole. Through strong execution on the field, the Bulls have obviously completed their defensive tactics. "

John Hanks said: "Then it depends on how the Suns deal with it now. If Westphal can't come up with a solution, the Suns will be in trouble tonight."

"There is a championship-level head coach on one side and a rookie head coach on the other. The Suns are in trouble!" Bill Walton shook his head.

On the CCTV side, Zhang Reasonable analyzed: "The Suns didn't pay enough attention to the game today, like Barkley's pass just now, the intention of passing the ball was too obvious, and it was predicted by Pippen.

The same goes for the ball he passed to Dan Marley on the right wing just now, and it was almost cut off by Jordan.

This is a very crucial G4 game. If you win, you can get the match point. Don't fight dizzily. Wake up. "

"Three steals in one minute, how about your concentration on the game?"

On the Suns bench, Westphal was yelling in a low voice: "After two days of rest, you are allowed to play such rubbish performance? Do you still want to win the championship? Tell me, do you still want to win the championship? Now is the finals, it is the finals, not the regular season, it is the finals where every game and every point must be contested, cheer me up."

Barkley, Kevin Johnson and others wiped their sweat with their heads down, embarrassed to answer.

"Listen now. From the analysis of the Bulls' defensive tactics just now, in addition to strengthening the perimeter defense, they are using foul tactics on the inside for Old K, and Barkley is using double-team tactics here. When we choose the starting point of the attack, we must avoid the double-team point."

Speaking of this, Westphal stared at Lao Wang and said: "Old K, I haven't seen the Bulls using double-team tactics against you so far, so you have to stand up and open the situation for the team."

"I?"

Old Wang was taken aback, and nodded quickly.

Westphal warned again: "They use foul tactics against you. When you catch the ball, you should push the defender away first. You can do this."

"Of course I can." Lao Wang patted his chest and said.

Westphal said to Barkley again: "Charles, they double-teamed you, and you seem to have some problems with your hand feeling today, so from now on, your task is to attract the defense for the old K, pass the ball from your hand, and then give it to the old K. Remember, the pass must be sudden, and don't let your defender predict you."

"OK, I'm fine." Barkley said quickly.

On the side of the Bulls, Phil Jackson encouraged the players, and then told Cartwhite: "Bill, you have to pay attention to the timing of the foul on Old K, and foul at the moment he shoots, so that we can get the ball. You are an experienced veteran. I believe you can do it."

"Okay, I promise." Carter White nodded.

Phil Jackson added: "Old K is just good in strength, but his explosive power is not enough, and his bullet speed is also very ordinary, so his speed of getting up after getting the ball at the basket is far less than that of a monster like O'Neal. You have a chance to foul the moment he makes a shot."

"Understood." Cartwhite nodded again.

"But be careful with his hits, don't let him knock you over before he makes a shot, that's the best way for a penalty area sweeper to play at the basket." Phil Jackson reminded again.

"I'll be careful, coach." Cartwhite said with a serious face.

Phil Jackson glanced at the other players and said, "Today we concentrated on defending and double-teaming Barkley. The Suns will probably focus on K's offense, but you must carry out the established tactics to the end. As long as we kill their perimeter, even if K scores a few goals and gets 20+, we will be the winner."

"Understood." Everyone replied in unison.

Phil Jackson added: "When the Suns' perimeter system is destroyed by us, and the offensive efficiency is reduced, Old K will strengthen the offense at the basket. He is likely to enter the basket every time. We can resolutely carry out top defense against this, and take the opportunity to consume his physical energy. The final victory must be ours."

When the time came, Jordan stood up and said to his teammates: "Win this game, I will give you a box of the best cigars each."

"Oh hoo, that would be great!"

The leader of Pi Erdao shouted excitedly, and the others were also very happy, after all, cigars are a magic weapon.

"I can't take it, you know it." Jordan said again.

"..." Everyone couldn't help but choked.

The timeout ends and the Suns attack.

Wang Tiejun went to the basket to get a position, and Carterwhite followed the order of the head coach and resolutely defended at the expense of physical strength.

It doesn't matter whether it can be defended or not. What Phil Jackson wants is to consume old K's physical energy, so his top defense has done his best.

"ball!"

Wang Tiejun squeezed into the basket, struggled to catch Carterwhite behind him, and opened his hand to the top of the arc to ask for the ball.

It's a pity that Kevin Johnson didn't pass the ball in immediately. Jordan, who has the advantage of height and wingspan, blocked the passing line between the top of the arc and the basket, so he had to leave the basket first.

Kevin Johnson pulled to the left wing. At this time, Pippen on the left wing made a defensive double-team posture, forcing him to pass the ball immediately.

Wang Tiejun just stepped on the inside of the paint and received the ball. At this time, the offensive three-second timer started, and he quickly started back hitting.

"Oh!"

With a hit, Cartwhite was knocked back half a step, but still gritted his teeth and stuck up.

At this time, Pippen's double team arrived.

After playing so many games, Pippen learned to be smart. When double-teaming, he didn't fit close to the body. He didn't give Wang Tiejun a chance to hit him, so he used his two long arms to grab the ball and prevented Wang Tiejun from getting up and hitting a hook.

Wang Tiejun suddenly turned around and slipped to the bottom, but was double-teamed by the weak side Grant, missed the dribble and was snatched by Grant.

"Hey!"

Zhang Lili let out a long sigh.

The Bulls once again played a fast break after stealing, and Jordan at the top of the arc took the lead to kill the center line, received a long pass from Grant, and sent another dunk.

0:8, the Suns didn't score a point, and sent four consecutive turnovers at the beginning.

"Kevin, old K, play according to tactics, have you forgotten?" Westphal shouted angrily at the field.

The Suns attack.

This time Wang Tiejun went to the low position on the left wing first, and did not enter the basket immediately.

Barkley frequently runs on the right wing, and his position is low, preventing the Bulls from easily double-teaming him.

At this time, Kevin Johnson came to the top of the arc, glanced at Wang Tiejun's side, but suddenly pulled to the right wing, and Jordan was half a beat behind.

Pulling two steps to the right, seeing Barkley running out of the receiving position, he quickly passed the ball.

At this time, Wang Tiejun saw the opportunity, and immediately hit with an iron mountain, shaking the center of gravity of Carterwhite who was attached to his body, and then took the opportunity to bypass the defender and ran to the basket.

Barkley received the ball, and when the double-team did not come, he suddenly threw the ball to the basket.

"boom!"

When the basket slid over the basket, Wang Tiejun took off, grabbed the ball with both hands and smashed it forward, and the Bulls' basket was instantly blown up.

"Follow tighter, double-team faster, don't let him get the ball easily, I believe you can do it." The stern-looking Jordan yelled at Grant and others.

"Beautiful! It's a beautiful shot!"

Zhang Lili shouted excitedly: "The tactics are very clear, and we have fought like this before."

"The Bulls can only double-team one person. If they double-team Barkley, they can't double-team Tie Jun." Sun Zhenping laughed.

"Yes, that's it." Zhang Lili smiled.

2:8, the Bulls attack.

Jordan ran from the right wing to the left wing to catch the ball, then turned around and broke through Ceballos, who was changing defenses, bypassed Dan Marley who was defending, entered the paint from the left elbow, and went straight to the basket.

Wang Tiejun and Barkley returned to the basket at the same time. The former was on the left, and the latter was in front of the basket, sealing the basket.

At this time, Jordan made a sudden stop for a jumper, and the two jumped up to defend at the same time, but the former suddenly recovered the ball in the air.

The next moment, Wang Tiejun fell down like a weight, followed by Barkley, and Jordan, who jumped first, was still in the air.

The powerful ability to stay in the air and the superb athletic talent are perfectly reflected at this moment.

At this time, even though Jordan's ability to stay in the air is not as good as before he gained weight, he is still the best one in the league. After both of them fell to the ground, he still stayed in the air.

"Shh!"

With a single-handed throw, the basketball fell into the basket accurately.

"Crack clap..."

In the media seats behind the baseline, dozens of reporters pressed the shutters one after another, and many microphones even protruded into the field. They knew that Jordan would talk trash, so they wanted to record the next trash talk.

Jordan did not let them down, and immediately spat out trash talk excitedly after he succeeded. Not spamming some trash talk at this time is not enough to further damage the opponent's psychological will.

"Hey, No. 33 and No. 34, quickly turn into a birdman, so that you can guard against me." He sprayed with disdain.

"Hey!"

The reporters all sighed, this trash talk is not as lethal as old K's, Michael, you are a college student, why is your trash talk not as good as old K, a junior high school student?

"Four to one, we can guard you." Old K sprayed back.

"Puchi!" Buckley laughed.

"..."

Jordan's face turned pale instantly.

"Oh! This sentence is more lethal."

"Ha, I feel like Jordan was hit hard!"

The reporters behind the bottom line were instantly refreshed.

2:10, the Suns attack.

Barkley was running and got the ball.

But the Bulls' double-teaming was too fast. Jordan went down to help defend, and together with Grant blocked his passing line to the basket and also blocked his passing line to the top of the arc.

Wang Tiejun, who entered the basket, couldn't get the ball and had to withdraw first.

At this time, Dan Marley ran from the 45-degree position to the right bottom corner, and at the same time reached out to Barkley for the ball. The latter quickly passed it.

"boom!"

The ball missed, went long, and bounced to the left side of the basket.

Wang Tiejun and Carterwhite took off at the same time. He was behind, but with better bounce and wingspan, he popped up more than one head, picked the ball over the latter's head, and then took off for the second time to grab the offensive rebound.

Cartwright stepped inside to keep him out of the paint when Pippen came up from behind and double-teamed.

But just before the double-team was in place, he stepped his right foot to the waist, dodged the double-teams of Cartwhite and Pippen, took off three times, and hooked the ball with his right hand to the basket.

"Can you hit it?" Zhang Lili asked loudly.

"brush!"

The refreshing sound of entering the basket answered him.

"It's hit! Wang Tiejun grabbed the offensive rebound and hit a close hook in the double-team." He roared excitedly.

"It's 4:10 now. Wang Tiejun made 2 of 2 shots and is still 6 points behind. Come on!" Sun Zhenping shouted.

"It doesn't matter, let him shoot there." Phil Jackson shouted at the players on the sidelines.

The Bulls attacked. This time, Pippen made a mid-range shot over Ceballos' head. It was a misplacement, but the latter bounced well. Although his defensive skills were average, he worked hard. Under the block, the ball missed.

Barkley protected the backcourt rebound and the Suns attacked.

Although Wang Tiejun only played two shots, he has entered the basket several times in a row to ask for positions. The physical consumption is not small. This time he stood in the low position on the left wing and did not have a strong position.

Kevin Johnson passed the ball to Barkley under Jordan's pressure.

Barkley received the ball, and BJ Armstrong above immediately rushed over, and he quickly passed the ball to Dan Marley.

But at this moment Jordan pounced on Dan Marley and blocked the passing line to the top of the arc.

Dan Marley could only pass a lob pass to the top of the arc, which took more time, so not only Pippen successfully completed the defense, but Jordan also threw himself back to the top of the arc. As soon as the ball reached Kevin Johnson's hands, the Bulls formed a double-team at the top of the arc.

"Snapped!"

Pippen fumbled the ball, Jordan took the opportunity to grab the ball, the two immediately counterattacked, and Jordan finally made a successful layup.

At 4:12, the Suns trailed by 8 points.

(End of this chapter)