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Chapter 183 Barkley's thoughts on FMVP

The Suns attacked, and Barkley asked for the ball on the right wing with his back against Grant. BJ Armstrong, who switched to defend Dan Marley, immediately moved down a step and prepared to double-team.

"The Bulls still use the old tactics tonight, double-teaming Barkley and defending the old K alone?" Bill Walton yelled.

Kevin Johnson moved to the right wing, Dan Marley came over for the pick-and-roll, Jordan was blocked, he immediately veered down, and went from the right elbow to the paint.

This breakthrough immediately allowed Perdo to return to the basket.

Not only him, but Grant on the right also immediately shrank to the paint.

"boom!"

Before Kevin Johnson reached Perdo, he slammed the ball to the left.

"boom!"

On the left, Wang Tiejun, who followed Perdo into the paint, jumped up after receiving the ball and sent a brutal dunk.

"Yo hoo!"

The on-site commentator was responsible for creating the atmosphere, and his strange roar sounded again, rolling endlessly over the arena.

The other commentator had a clear division of labor and shouted with all his might: "Here it goes again, old K humiliated the bull with a brutal buckle."

Phil Jackson didn't see much on the outside, but his heart was tense.

His defensive tactics today are to shrink the defense and try to prevent the Suns from playing high-quality low-post offense and basket offense.

Peripheral offense, he believes that Jordan and Pippen's perimeter strength can make up for it.

That's what he did last time, and the effect was good. He won a game, and he thinks he can also win this time.

But now he was beaten twice by old K, which made him a little dissatisfied and called a timeout.

After the Bulls serve, a timeout is entered, and the players of both sides leave the field.

"2:4, the Suns lead at home, and the Bulls have the ball."

At this point, Sun Zhenping turned around and asked, "Director Zhang, why did the Bulls call a timeout just after the game started?"

"The Bulls have a problem with their defense, and the speed of shrinking the defense is not fast enough. I am very familiar with Phil Jackson's coaching style. He will only call a timeout if there is a problem with the tactics. If there is a problem with the player's execution, he will not call a timeout. He will only let the players adjust themselves on the court."

Speaking of this, Zhang Lili said in doubt: "But there should be a problem with the execution just now, and there is no problem with the tactics. He directly called a timeout, which means..."

"What do you mean?" Sun Zhenping asked.

"The sudden change of habits can only show that he is nervous."

When Zhang Lili said this, he nodded, as if affirming his own words, he analyzed: "For the Bulls, from the start of the G5 game to the current game, it is a battle of life and death. If they lose, it is over. The Bulls may collapse and rebuild.

Therefore, the pressure on Phil Jackson must be very high. He didn't want to make a mistake, so he changed his habits and called a timeout in advance. "

"Scotty, you have to move ahead. Ceballos doesn't have much shot power at all, let alone three-pointers, and he can't make mid-range shots. His main points come from breakthrough layups."

On the Bulls bench, Phil Jackson stared at Pippen and said in a deep voice.

"clear."

Pippen nodded slightly.

He has a problem with Jackson now. Last time he arranged for Jordan to attract the defense, he would rather let Grant play the last attack than arrange for him to play. As a result, the ball was capped by the old K and the game was lost. He was very upset with this head coach.

"Grant, if Barkley pulls close to the three-point line, you don't have to follow so close. As long as their ball goes to the basket, you immediately return to the basket, and Barkley will hand over to others to defend."

Phil Jackson said again.

"Okay, sir." Grant nodded quickly.

Phil Jackson said to BJ Armstrong again: "BJ, if Grant releases Barkley, you have to go down to defend Barkley immediately, understand?"

"Understood." BJ Armstrong nodded.

"Michael, you make up for Dan Marley. Kevin Johnson doesn't have a three-pointer, and his shooting is average. We blocked the penalty area, and he didn't have room to break through. It's okay to let him go." Phil Jackson said.

"OK." Jordan nodded.

On the Suns bench, Barkley was a little uneasy.

The Bulls still double-teamed him tonight, so that he didn't take a single shot, and the old K scored two goals. If the game continues like this, his FMVP will definitely be gone.

If the FMVP is snatched away by the little bastard old K, what face does he have in the Suns?
The timeout ends and the Bulls attack.

Jordan broke through with the ball on the right wing and made an emergency stop for a jump shot. Under Barkley's supplementary defense, he missed the mid-range shot. Wang Tiejun grabbed the rebound and the Suns attacked.

Kevin Johnson began to break through under Jordan's high-pressure defense, which is also what he is best at.

But at this moment, Pippen on the left dropped Ceballos, double-teamed the left elbow where he broke through, and he passed the ball to Ceballos in a small open in a hurry.

Ceballos took the ball, Pippen turned back and rushed over again, he got up and forced a mid-range shot.

"boom!"

The ball bounced off the basket and was caught by Jordan.

"The Suns still lack outside shooting ability. Kevin Johnson and Ceballos' shooting ability is not very good." Bill Walton laughed.

"squeak!"

Jordan personally held the ball and advanced to the right wing, and suddenly made an emergency stop outside the three-point line.

Dan Marley didn't expect that Jordan, who didn't shoot three-pointers very much, stopped outside and rushed over. When he braked and turned around, he only saw Jordan jumping in mid-air.

"brush!"

The basketball drew a wonderful arc, and then splashed a pure white water.

"5:4, the Bulls overtook the score. Jordan made a three-pointer in his first try, which shows that he feels very hot today." Bill Walton laughed.

"Michael made 3 of 2 shots and took all the shots and points in the opening game. His desire to attack is very strong tonight." John Hanks said.

The Suns attacked and Wang Tiejun moved to the basket.

Perdo hit the top with all his strength, raised his elbows and knees, and kept making small moves, which finally worked, slowing down Wang Tiejun's speed of entering the basket, and he had to withdraw first when the time was up.

Barkley got the ball on the right wing with his back to Grant, and BJ Armstrong immediately came down to double-team. At the same time, Jordan quickly defended Dan Marley on the right from the top of the arc, and Pippen defended Kevin Johnson on the top of the arc, and Ceballos on the left was emptied.

"boom!"

But Barkley did not pass the ball to the open, but forced a turnaround jumper in the double-team, and failed to hit the ball.

Perdo protected the rebound and the Bulls attacked.

"Perdo, like old K, lacks the ability to make up for it. This is a loophole in the Bulls' defensive system. Other positions can switch defenses in time to make up defenses, but Perdo can't do it here. The Suns can actually play more Ceballos's vacancy." John Hanks said.

"Ceballos' shooting ability is average. With a defender in front of him, his mid-range shooting percentage is very low and he rarely takes shots, but it's hard to say if he has an open spot. He can indeed play a dozen shots." Bill Walton nodded.

"boom!"

This time Pippen took the ball from the three-point line, made a fake shot, and shot a three-pointer over Ceballos' head, but missed.

It wasn't that Ceballos blocked the shot. He didn't have a chance to take off and block the shot. He just stretched out his hand, so the opportunity came out, and there was a problem with the feel.

"Ceballos' defense is really bad. The only way to attack is to break through. It depends on whether his open mid-range shot can be used today." Zhang Li shook his head.

Wang Tiejun protected the backcourt rebound and the Suns attacked.

"brush!"

Barkley got the ball on the right wing, turned around and hit a jumper before the double-team.

As soon as Wang Tiejun ran to the low position, he ran back quickly.

"brush!"

The Bulls played a fast break, and Jordan stopped for a jumper and scored a nearly two-pointer on Barkley's head.

"Fuck X!"

When Wang Tiejun, who ran to the free throw line, saw it, he quickly ran forward again.

"boom!"

Barkley once again forced a shot in the double-team, but failed to hit, and the rebound was rushed in by Jordan to grab it.

"Horse's!"

Before Wang Tiejun got to the basket, he saw Barkley make a shot. He was so angry that he wanted to rush over and kill this dead pig. You don't want a championship?

"brush!"

The Bulls played a fast break, Pippen went down quickly, and after receiving the ball, he made another three-pointer, and this time he made a hit.

10:6, the Suns fell behind by 4 points.

"Barkley's desire to take a shot is very strong today. He took three shots in a row and made one goal." Bill Walton said in surprise.

"Yes, three shots, three double-teams, the one shot is the double-team has not yet fully formed. What I want to say is that the position where the Suns are the strongest and the Bulls are the weakest is not the fourth position, but the fifth position." John Hanks said.

"Snapped!"

Barkley once again forced a jumper in the double-team, but was slapped by Grant.

"boom!"

BJ Armstrong snatched the ball and passed it to Jordan, who slammed down and completed a slam dunk from the free throw line that ignited [-] away fans.

12:6, the Bulls lead.

"It should be called a timeout. Barkley's wild shots must be stopped. He made 4 of 1 shots, and all of them were double-team shots. The Bulls have already marked him to death, and he cannot be allowed to continue doing this."

Bill Walton finally couldn't bear it anymore, and directly sprayed: "I know what Barkley wants to do, but without a championship, there can be no FMVP. You are not Jerry West, that is the only exception."

John Hanks then sprayed: "Even if you are given MFVP, you will lose the championship you want most.

So wake up, Barkley, you are only suitable for positional warfare, don't let old K run around, he is a big center, not a long-distance runner. "

"Kevin, hold down the tempo and fight again when old K is in position." Westphal was furious on the sidelines.

But he can't help it, Barkley is too big, and his qualifications in the position of head coach are too shallow.

Kevin Johnson, who was pushing forward in the backcourt, nodded. At this moment, Jordan suddenly stepped forward to press, almost breaking his ball, but it also forced him to join the ball in the backcourt and stop in place.

As a last resort, he passed the ball to Dan Marlier, who then passed to Barkley in the frontcourt.

At this time, Wang Tiejun had already entered the basket, stuck Perdo to one side, and occupied the most favorable position under the basket.

It's just that at this time Barkley hit Grant with his back, then turned over and made a jumper and hit a goal.

12:8, the Bulls attack.

Looking back, Jordan made an emergency stop jumper during the fast break and hit a long two-pointer.

After succeeding, the Bulls immediately returned to defense with all their strength.

The offensive and defensive rhythm on the field increased, and Kevin Johnson unconsciously accelerated the speed of advancement. He broke through from the top of the arc to the left wing, but changed his direction and went to the basket.

"boom!"

Under Jordan's supplementary defense block, Barkley's jumper failed to hit.

Jordan snatched the ball, hit another fast break, and assisted BJ Armstrong for a layup.

16:8, the Suns attack.

"Barkley made 6 of 2 shots. The Suns finally called a timeout. If they don't call it, they will be played to death by themselves." Bill Walton complained.

"After the old K hit two balls in the opening game, he never participated in the offense. No, he didn't even participate in the defense. He ran between the frontcourt and the backcourt throughout the whole process. What are the Suns doing? Why are you following the rhythm of the Bulls? Otherwise, you can replace the old K and play a small lineup." John Hanks said.

On the Suns bench, Westphal couldn't bear it anymore.

Although he is a rookie, he is also a player. He won the championship with the Celtics in the 70s.

"Charles, calm down on the bench first." As soon as he took the shot, he was serious, and he directly pressed Barkley on the bench.

"..."

Barkley was stunned, a little anxious, and wanted to say something, Wang Tiejun next to him patted him on the shoulder and said, "Brother, I will accompany you."

"NONONO, old K, stop playing, this is not the time to play."

Barkley is in a hurry now, I won't fight, and you won't fight anymore, don't you want the championship?
"I'm tired from running, and I can't touch the ball, so I don't want to play anymore." Old Wang said angrily.

Buckley blushed and faltered.

Westphal stopped staring at Barkley, and turned to Kevin Johnson: "Kevin, you are also a veteran, don't let us down, you have to control the rhythm, don't follow them.

You have to wait for old K, you want him to run away and die?Or do you want to exclude him from the team's offensive and defensive lineup and prepare for four-on-five? "

"He may think so. As Lightning, he is confident that he can smash the bull into a sieve." Old Wang said.

"Pfft!"

The other players burst into laughter.

"Old K, you talk too much, shut up!"

Kevin Johnson also blushed and shouted at Wang Tiejun in embarrassment.

"From now on, we must prevent the Bulls from making fast passes when transitioning from offense to defense, and strengthen defense against the ball holder. We must not let him easily complete the ball."

At this time Westphal exhorted solemnly.

The timeout ended, Tom Chambers was replaced at the fourth position, and the Suns attacked.

Kevin Johnson advanced with the ball, and the rhythm was very stable. The left and right wings were supported by Dan Marley and Ceballos.

Bill Walton stared at the screen and analyzed: "Jordan tried to press, and the Bulls used this high-pressure defense to force the Suns to speed up their offensive and defensive rhythms, resulting in more turnovers, and let old K out of the Suns' offensive tactics. The effect is very good."

On the field, under Jordan's pressure, Kevin Johnson calmly passed a pass to Dan Marley, then ran to the frontcourt, received it back, and began to wander outside the three-point line, being suppressed by the rhythm brought by the Bulls.

At this time, Wang Tiejun entered the low position on the left wing and asked for the ball with his back against Perdo. Kevin Johnson quickly passed it.

When the ball was still flying in the sky, the Bulls' defense immediately began to shrink, mainly Pippen and Grant, pounced on the paint.

"Snapped!"

As soon as the ball started, Pippen jumped one step away, and Grant on the weak side was also blocked below, cutting off the way to the bottom.

"Triple team, old K...passed!" Bill Wharton shouted excitedly.

Before the three of them were completely close together, Wang Tiejun threw the ball with one hand and passed the ball from Perdo.

Tom Chambers, who entered the paint from the low post on the right wing, received the ball and made a layup with ease.

"Look, this is the role of Tie Jun in the low post. His vision is unobstructed, and his passing ability can directly break through double-teams. If the Suns want to win the championship, they must pay attention to his role in the low post. Since the Bulls double-team Barkley, they can only look for him first. It makes sense to play like this." Zhang Lili shouted happily.

16:10, the Bulls attack.

It was Perdo who served the ball. His speed was no faster than Wang Tiejun's. He would be behind in the fast break anyway, so he served the ball.

According to the tactical requirements, Wang Tiejun ran to the backcourt, and Tom Chambers blocked behind the baseline to prevent Perdo from making a quick move.

In this way, the Bulls failed to play the fast break.

"boom!"

Jordan finally missed a shot, and Wang Tiejun protected the backcourt rebound.

Kevin Johnson advanced to the frontcourt, did not go to the top of the arc, and came to the left wing, leaving Tom Chambers and Dan Marley on the right wing.

Because the left wing was surrounded by Kevin Johnson and Ceballos, they had no three-point ability and average long-range shooting. They were good at breakthroughs, so the Bulls immediately retracted their defense in advance. Pippen was only two steps away from Wang Tiejun, who was in the low post on the left wing.

"Bang bang bang..."

Kevin Johnson took a step back off the ball, away from the [-]-point line, then snapped the ball together and sent the ball low down the left wing. .

"Snapped!"

When Wang Tiejun grabbed the ball with his right hand, Pippen was already in front, and he rushed forward with both hands, trying to grab his ball.

And behind him, on the weak side, Grant also rushed over, on the lower side, near the baseline.

But at this moment, his right foot took a step towards the waist as he turned upwards, and escaped from the double-team. The next moment after completing the face basket, he took off and hit a frontal hook.

"Bang! Bang!"

The opportunity came out completely, but the probability problem, the ball missed, jumped on the basket twice, and fell out again.

Chambers, who followed Grant into the paint, got right to the basket, got the offensive rebound, and jumped a second time.

"Snapped!"

Grant looked back, just in time to send a big hat.

Wang Tiejun, Perdo, and Pippen rushed into the basket. The former stretched out his arms, firmly blocked the latter two, and then grabbed the ball.

"Di!"

When he took off and shot, Perdo behind him directly hugged him.

Bill Walton shook his head and sighed: "After Chambers suffered a serious knee injury this year, although he came back in the playoffs, his strength has dropped too much. His speed of getting up and shooting is far worse than before, otherwise he won't be able to withstand this cap."

John Hanks said with a smile: "If he is not injured and Richard Dumars is fine, the Suns are stronger than the Bulls."

Bill Walton smiled strangely, and said, "If there are no problems with these two, the Suns might have already swept the Bulls with a score of [-] to [-]."

"Sweeping Jordan?" John Hanks couldn't help being stunned.

(End of this chapter)