NBA backer king

Chapter 371 Sweeping the King
At this time, Wang Tiejun was at Fengshen Street's home, and Nuo Da's living room was full of people, all of whom were folks working in Fengshen Street from their hometown.

At the nearby basketball training base, a large group of Nortel people were gathering in the dormitory building to watch the game. They had already signed with Feige Company, and Yu Feihong arranged a group of people without accommodation conditions here.

Outside, Fengshen Street has entered the busiest stage of the year again. Countless basketball fans from the capital poured into this area, completely flooding this area. It is more lively than last year's playoffs. There are more people, many more people, and the surrounding blocks are full of people.

Under the guidance of Wang Tiejun's violent performance this season, the domestic basketball atmosphere is getting stronger and stronger. Sports schools in various places have also increased their investment in basketball. The physical education classes of countless schools have also increased basketball activities. The increase in basketball fans is rapidly expanding.

Especially in the capital, in Cangzhou, the atmosphere of basketball has completely surpassed that of football. There are far more children playing basketball in schools than football.

Fengshen Street was already overcrowded. Although it affected the business, hundreds of bosses were very happy. They even prepared the largest TV set for the fans.

On the Bar Street of South Street, many basketball bars have appeared, which is the bar trend rising this year.

The popularity of this street is no less than that of Houhai and the nearby Sanlitun. When it comes to the playoffs, the popularity of this street is far more than those two areas.

It's daytime, but all the bars are open and full of fans.

The Chaoyang District organized a large number of manpower to maintain order. Several leaders in the district were both happy and miserable, for fear of causing a stampede.

Several market research workers from the United States crowded around Fengshen Street, sweating profusely, and it was impossible to get through. They squeezed for a long time, but they didn't go far.

They were entrusted by the NBA officials to investigate the NBA and basketball in the Chinese market so that the officials can formulate a plan to develop the market.

"They were wrong. They thought that Phoenix was the old K's home base, but no, this is it."

"I bet there are at least 10 people gathered here, as well as those basketball courts just now."

"Then how many basketball fans are there in the whole of China*? Ten million, thirty million, fifty million, or more?"

"You should ask how many fans old K has in China, it's more direct."

"However, the Suns haven't released a jersey of Old K in China. Do they know how much money they have lost?"

"There is also Mammoth, the K series of the old K is also not sold here."

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The core of the Kings is the four-time All-Star guard Mitch Richmond, who was selected to the best second team twice. He was the No. 88 pick in the first round of 20. In the eight seasons since entering the league, he has all performed at 30+.

Unfortunately, the Kings lineup is too poor. The last time they made the playoffs was the 85/96 season. They have not made the playoffs for 9 consecutive seasons. This year is also the first time in Richmond's career that he has made the playoffs.

He was very excited, very happy, but also very frustrated, because the opponent in the first round was the league's No. [-] Suns led by Old K, and the odds of winning were too small.

The Kings are similar to the Bulls in that they are both perimeter-centric teams. When the perimeter cannot lock the Suns' perimeter, the interior will be directly destroyed by Old K.

"Mitch, help me after finishing this contract, and I'll take you to win the championship." In the player tunnel, Lao Wang patted Richmond on the shoulder with a smile, and reminded: "By the way, you must be mentally prepared to be swept away by us."

"Old K, you may not have the strength to sweep us this year, right?"

Richmond was so angry that he smiled dryly, but he did not refuse Old K's solicitation. The Kings were not his home team, and if he wanted to leave the Kings, he would not have any psychological burden.

A star like him is different from ordinary players. He pursues honor. He hopes to have a more fulfilling career, and a championship is an indispensable hard honor.

Lao Wang didn't refute Richmond's words, he just talked rubbish, to hit the morale of the opponent, to be honest, he was not sure, the lineup was not strong enough, and once the outside line played abnormally, it was possible to lose.

"Sun King! Sun King! Sun King..."

When Wang Tiejun walked out of the player tunnel, nearly [-] fans in the audience began to shout crazily, and the sound swept the audience instantly.

When Wang Tiejun raised his hands to them, the sound wave instantly rose up and reached a peak.

Taking over the host's microphone with his left hand, Pharaoh pressed his surroundings with his right hand, and the shouts on the scene were quickly extinguished, and within a few seconds, the American West Arena fell silent.

"What a great appeal!"

"Unbelievable!"

The celebrities who came from Xiangcheng felt unbelievable, even Long Wu and Zhou Wenhuai were the same.

Where is the United States, the most powerful country in the world, the real global hegemony, wherever you want to fight, everyone responds, and this is the era when the United States is the most powerful since the founding of the United States. From their point of view, it is unbelievable that a Chinese can have such a great reputation here.

"It's time for the playoffs again, and I saw countless fans supporting us. This is a very good thing. You make us full of motivation. You make us full of endless pursuit of honor. This time, we will fight for the championship again..."

Following Wang Tiejun's voice, fans' shouts erupted from time to time. The fans seemed very excited and couldn't suppress it at all, interrupting his speech several times.

In this game, the Suns lined up the starting lineup of Wang Tiejun, Ben Wallace, Robert Horry, Wes Liperson, and Kevin Johnson.

The main attack point is the fifth position, the second attack point is the second position, the third attack point is the third position, and the fourth position is responsible for doing the dirty work as a coolie.

In position [-], Lightning has played for the whole season. He is worried that he will not be able to survive in the playoffs. He is mainly responsible for organization and defense. There are not many offensive tasks, and he has not arranged his breakthrough tactics to save his energy as much as possible.

Wang Tiejun's task is relatively heavy, assuming part of the organizational functions, that is to say, the four major sections of organization and offense, defense, and rebounding are handled by one hand.

In addition, Horry in the third position mainly plays off the ball, responsible for open shots, plus outside defense, the offensive end supports the first position, establishes another support point, is responsible for the transition of the ball, and passes the ball in the low position.

The second position, Posen, has a certain right to attack independently and can attack with the ball, but he does not give much possession of the ball. He focuses on the offense with the ball in the fast break, and the low position in the positional offense.

Needless to say, the boss at the fourth position is a coolie.

CCTV has already started to switch to the live broadcast signal. It just switched to Fengshen Street, and now it has switched back to the live broadcast seats.

Zhang Lili said: "Although the Suns are much stronger than the Kings, they can't be careless. Neither Person nor Horry are talented stars. They can only be regarded as role players.

Although Lightning is in good shape now, it is still old after all, and the state of the playoffs cannot be guaranteed.Not to mention Ben Wallace, from being undrafted to becoming the main force of the Suns, and now entering the starting lineup in the playoffs, who can guarantee what kind of performance he can perform? "

"Does that mean there is a possibility of capsizing?" Su Qun asked.

Zhang Lili nodded and said: "Although the Suns have the best record in the league, the situation this season is actually a bit special. Half of the teams are probably suspected of being bad. That... ahem, just don't be careless."

When he said this, he saw Su Qun winking at him with his head tilted and his face covered, and he immediately realized that if he continued, he was just saying that the Suns' record this season was worthless, so he stopped talking immediately.

Su Qun quickly changed the subject and said, "Director Zhang, just now Fengshen Street seems to be more lively than last year!"

"Hey, that's right, right now, Fengshen Street should be regarded as the busiest street in the capital city. It's very popular. During the playoffs, it's even more lively than Wangfujing. It has become the capital's basketball base, and it's also the most yearned-for place for basketball fans across the country."

Speaking of this, Zhang Lili became interested. After all, he and Yu Feihong encouraged Wang Tiejun to buy Fengshen Street. He said excitedly, "Last month, the K Times Sports Center has completed the bidding. After a few months, the design drawings will be released, and construction can begin."

At this time, the game officially started. After the jump ball, the Suns attacked.

"boom!"

Wang Tiejun squeezed into the basket forcibly, and after receiving the ball with his back against the defender, he turned around and dunked, directly dunking Kings center Alden Polynis.

Polynis is 211 centimeters long and weighs 110 kilograms. He is 32 years old and he is not a star player.

Looking back, Richmond broke through with the ball. After breaking through Person, he encountered Daben's supplementary defense when he entered the flank.

Daben lacked experience after all, and Richmond made a breakthrough in a change of direction.

Polynice has no mid-range offense, only the offensive ability of the paint area, and can't pull it out at all. Wang Tiejun entered the basket and blocked Richmond in front.

Richmond is very aware of Old K's defensive ability at the basket, so he didn't rush in any more, and chose to stop and shoot a jumper.

Lao Wang took off to block the block, but he didn't jump too high. With his defensive height, he could have a great deterrent effect on attackers just by showing off.

Richmond adjusted his shot angle in the air, the ball passed over his palm, and he turned immediately after landing.

"boom!"

The angle of the shot was a bit high, the ball was short, it bounced off the basket, and he took off and caught it.

"Now old K's defense is getting stronger and stronger. It is very difficult to rush in and play. He stands still, and you have to take two steps around, and then he can keep up with your rhythm with one turn." Bill Wharton said.

This round of the series was broadcast live across the United States by ABC TV. He and John Hanks commented on the Suns game.

"Old K's block data has reached a new level. In addition, this season's help defense has reached a level. The speed and coverage of help defense have increased a lot." John Hanks nodded.

After playing for 5 minutes in the first quarter, the Kings adopted the tactic of the Bulls playing the Suns. The outside line kept trying to lock the Suns' outside line, but unfortunately they were unable to do so and failed. As a result, their low position was blown up by Wang Tiejun.

When the low post is exploded, it is necessary to concentrate defensive forces to help defend the low post and double-team the old K. As a result, the defense on the outside becomes weaker, which allows the Suns to get a lot of open space on the outside.

"brush!"

After receiving Wang Tiejun's point, Horry made an open three-pointer.

He raised his fist excitedly, this is his first three-pointer.

After starting from the top, his performance did not disappoint the team. His performance was very stable.

Back on the defensive end, he started to defend desperately, taking out all the close-fitting and entanglement defenses he is best at, without daring to be careless.

On the offensive end, he doesn't need to consume a lot of physical energy. After the old K attracts double-teams, he only needs to hit the open ball. There are few breakthroughs and little confrontation. So in fact, part of his offensive performance is due to the old K's bonus.

Because of this, he must show his value on the defensive end, otherwise an outside line that only shoots open balls will easily be replaced by others once there is no defense.

The same is true for Daben. From being undrafted to not being wanted by the team, to when the Suns gave him a chance to play as a substitute, and even to start as a starter, he was always worried and trembling, fearing that he would not work hard enough and be given up by the team.

In the Suns, whether it is training or competition, he has contributed 120 points every second. In this team, he can be said to be the hardest working person, even surpassing Old K.

Now that he has entered the playoffs, he is still the starter. Although his confidence is much stronger than before, his shortcomings are too obvious. Although his defense and rebounding have improved, he dare not be careless. As before, he still puts in 120% of his efforts every second.

Desperately defending, desperately grabbing rebounds, desperately returning to defense, even if the fast break has nothing to do with him, he desperately keeps up.

The effect of his efforts may not be visible in many cases, and the data cannot be reflected, but his efforts can be seen by everyone.

According to relevant statistics, his running distance in each game even exceeds the outside line, ranking first in the team.

Wes Ripperson replaced Wilkins in the starting lineup. For him, this is a great turning point in his career, and he has more opportunities to perform.

He is very clear that his talent is not good enough, so he works very hard. He knows that if the team has a better choice, his position will be lost, and even the team is in the process of rebuilding. One day he may be traded, but in any case, he must be in the main position and play hard enough, which will make his future career better.

Although Kevin Johnson is not a rookie of the Suns, this is his home team. He is also the person who supports the old K the most. From the position of the core and leader of the previous team to the support after one season, this change is very big.

But he is not Barkley, Barkley has no feelings for the Suns, he is full of feelings here, so this transition process is not difficult for him, just because he wants the Suns to become better.

In fact, he doesn't have much expectation for the championship anymore. He has two championships in hand, and both are the main point guards. Even the first championship is the core of the perimeter. This is enough, and his career is perfect enough.

Now for the next few seasons, that is, during his last contract period, his expectation is to stay in the team, get a good big contract, and stand on the last post to be a witness for the old K era.

Wilkins, although reduced to the position of the sixth man with a basic salary, played very hard for the championship. In the bench lineup, he will always be at the forefront and always full of vitality.

With the efforts of this group of people, the Suns defeated the Kings and successfully won the G1 game in the first round of the series.

老王打了44分钟，因为各方面一把抓，拿到了42分18篮板7助攻1抢断5盖帽2失误3犯规数据。

Five of the team scored in double figures, except for the four in the main lineup, Wilkins scored 15 points.

Wilkins' efficiency is obviously not as good as in the regular season, he faces greater defensive pressure, and his shooting percentage is nearly five percentage points lower.

The rookie Finley only scored 2 points and made 7 of 1 shots. He did not adapt to the intensity of the playoffs. In addition, his physical problems have not been resolved, and since he was given the main position, he has also experienced some psychological problems.

That night, the Jazz defeated the Lakers, the Bulls defeated the Heat, and the Pacers defeated the Cavaliers.

The next day, Lao Wang sent Cheng Long and the others away.

That night, Mosaic defeated the Spurs, the Supersonics defeated the Trail Blazers, the Knicks defeated the Eagles, and the Magic defeated the Pistons without any upset.

On the 27th, the Suns made persistent efforts and won the Kings twice at home, winning the match point in the first round.

In this game, Finley sprained his left ankle, which led to his end. According to the post-match inspection, the ligament was strained and he was reimbursed for the playoffs.

On the same night, the Jazz lost to the Lakers, the Pacers lost to the Cavaliers, and the two sides tied one to one.

The Bulls beat the Heat and also got the match point.

On the evening of the 28th, the Big Three of Mosaic made efforts and jointly contributed 88 points, winning the second victory and winning the match point.

The Sonics stumbled and drew with the Trail Blazers.

The Knicks and Magic beat the Eagles and Pistons again, and got match points one after another.

On the 29th, the Suns came to the away game and played three games against the Kings.

In this game, under the home atmosphere, the Kings broke out, and Richmond scored 42 points efficiently.

This is his highest single-game score in the playoffs, completely blowing up Wes Rippersen, even if Lightning and Big Ben frequently double-team it, it is useless.

The Suns were in a somewhat unstable state, with poor outside touch and many turnovers. The Kings once led by double digits.

But unfortunately, no matter how good Richmond's offensive performance was on the perimeter, the defensive end couldn't lock the Suns' perimeter, so Wang Tiejun still exploded the King's interior, blocked the penalty area with his strong defense, and completely controlled the rebounds.

In the end, the Suns overtook the score in the final quarter. Wang Tiejun scored 44 points, 21 rebounds, 5 assists and 7 blocks. With his top offensive and defensive performance, he led the team to sweep the Kings.

(End of this chapter)