NBA backer king

Chapter 377 The Lakers' Plan

On the scene, the game continues.

In the absence of the postman, Hornacek became the first point of attack. He encountered the most stringent defense and double-teaming. He was not the kind of person who was super offensive with the ball, and his talent was not outstanding. He missed a shot in the double-team.

After all, the Jazz are not the Bulls and do not have such a strong perimeter defense. Although the Suns do not have lightning, Perry, a new force, is still quite fast. After running in a wide range to get rid of Stockton, he quickly advances after receiving the ball.

If there is no problem with the outside line, for the Suns, there will be no more problems.

"boom!"

Wang Tiejun scored another goal, and this time Spencer fell at his feet, scoring two plus one.

"Beautiful! We're still two points behind, and we're one point behind on free throws. There's still 51 seconds left, and there's still a chance." Su Qun roared excitedly.

Lao Wang stood at the free throw line, but unfortunately, he was too physically exhausted and failed to make an extra penalty. 104:102, the Suns trailed by two points, and the Jazz attacked.

Stockton and Hornacek play high pick-and-roll tactics. After the split, the former breaks into the paint with the ball, and the latter is outside the arc.

Perry immediately switches defenses with Person.

"It's still Hornacek!"

Seeing Stockton's back pass, Zhang Lili reminded loudly.

"brush!"

The basketball slid over Perry's palm, fell from the peak, and went straight through the net.

"Ugh!"

The American West Arena sighed for a while, and countless fans looked at the death ray gun Hornacek with mixed feelings.

"Oh, three points, really accurate! Hornacek is merciless against his home team!" Su Qun sighed.

"Perry is not tall enough. He switched defenses very quickly after the pick-and-roll just now. He is a little short." Zhang Lili shook his head.

"107:102, 5 points behind again, 33 seconds left." Su Qun said.

The Suns attacked, Perry quickly advanced to the frontcourt, Wang Tiejun immediately entered the basket, and the Jazz immediately retracted their defense. Power forward Kyle and small forward David Benoit all rushed to the basket.

At the last moment, the Jazz's outside line finally participated in the defense of the low post. Because of the loss of the postman, the old K cannot be defended by double-teaming with two inside lines.

The moment Lao Wang caught the ball, he threw it directly, and the ball flew towards Horry.

It's not that he doesn't want to fight, it's because he has fought hard, and his physical fitness is long gone. If he still chooses to fight hard at this time, the opponent will probably choose foul tactics.

Moreover, Horry's performance this year is indeed very stable, especially at critical moments, when he shoots the ball more accurately than usual, he can only choose to trust Horry.

One step inside the left-wing three-point line, at a 45-degree position, Horry received the ball, wide open, he took a step back calmly, retreated beyond the three-point line, and then jumped up and threw the ball to the basket.

"brush!"

Splashes appeared, and the three-pointer was hit.

"Pretty!"

Su Qun roared excitedly.

"what!"

The Meixi Arena also burst into cheers.

107:105, with 13 seconds left in the game, with the Jazz leading by two points, the last timeout was called after serving.

"To the last second, I want three points."

Jeris Long said the first sentence in a deep voice, and then added: "If they implement foul tactics and deal with them calmly, if they can score two free throws, we will definitely win. If we only make one free throw, we also have a chance, but we must guard against their three-pointers. Neither Horry nor Person can let them go."

On the Suns side, surrounded by all the players, Westphal said: "Foul tactics, try to find the one with the lowest free throw percentage among them.

If they make both free throws, we will rush to shoot a three-pointer, and then repeat the foul tactics. If only one is scored, we will also have a three-pointer and strive to enter overtime. "

Then the timeout ends and the game begins.

The Jazz replaced Spencer and added an extra forward, the main small forward Chris Morris at the third position and the backup small forward David Benoit. Both of them made more than [-]% of their free throws.

"Di!"

The referee's whistle sounded, and Big Ben fouled Chris.

"call!"

Chris Morris took a deep breath and dribbled the ball several times before throwing the ball.

"boom!"

Mentality is very important at critical moments. Morris's mental quality is average and he failed to make a free throw.

Several Jazz players came up to give him high fives, and then he was about to make a second free throw.

"The postman is resting, you better surrender." This was Lao Wang's trash talk.

When Morris heard this, his hands trembled.

"boom!"

Under the influence of Lao Wang's trash talk, the second penalty was confiscated.

Lao Wang grabbed the backcourt rebound, and at this time Person and Perry were desperately going down. a young man.

Especially Stockton, Perry just came on, ran fast, and lost a lot of him.

"Whoosh!"

Lao Wang made a long pass and sent the ball out.

Perry received the ball, went to the basket in three steps, and made a layup.

"Beautiful, 107 levels!"

Su Qun shouted excitedly, but then said again: "It would be great if Perry could shoot a three-pointer just now, and go ahead directly."

"With 5 seconds left, how will the Suns defend?" Zhang Lili asked curiously.

The Suns have no timeout, only the players on the field decide how to play, and at this time, the role of the core on the field is reflected.

"Don't foul easily, we will go to overtime, and we have an advantage in overtime." Lao Wang made a decision.

The game continued. The Jazz attacked and served from the backcourt. After several passes, the ball reached Benoit's hands. Benoit defended. He made a three-pointer and missed. The ball hit the backboard and the game time ended.

Then, after a short break, the two sides will play overtime.

As Lao Wang said, in overtime, the advantage went to the Suns. Wilkins and Perry partnered at the back line.

Wilkins is the main attacker, and Wang Tiejun is responsible for rebounding and defense, and cooperates internally and externally.

As for the Jazz, Stockton and Hornacek's physical fitness is not good, but no one can replace them, they must continue to play.

After 5 minutes, the Suns played a wave of 10:4 attacks. Wilkins grabbed 4 points, Wang Tiejun grabbed 2 points, 2 backcourt rebounds and an offensive rebound. Horry made a mid-point shot. After the shot, Perry made a fast break, everyone cooperated together, and with a score of 111:117, they defeated the Jazz in one fell swoop and won the G2 game.

"The competition process was very hard, but the result was good." Zhang Lili sighed.

"It depends on how the lightning is injured. If you don't come back for the next round, you will be in trouble." Su Qun said worriedly.

"It also depends on the postman's injury. If he can't come back, the Suns can still win." Zhang Lili laughed.

粟群拿着数据表念道：“连加时赛，老K打了50分钟，只休息了3分钟，一共22投14中，命中率63.6%，19罚12中，命中率63.1%，拿到40分24篮板7助攻1抢断5盖帽3失误4犯规的数据。”

Zhang Lili said: "Today Wilkins scored 22 points and Horry scored 19 points. Both performed well. Without everyone's efforts, this game cannot be won."

On the sidelines, Wang Tiejun was anxious about Lightning's injury, hastily ended the on-site interview, and left the stadium with his teammates.

Finley can no longer play in the playoffs. If even the Lightning can't play, then this second-round series might be overturned by the Jazz.

No matter who he loses to, he doesn't want to lose to Black and White Shuangsha.

As soon as he entered the locker room, he saw the team doctor Andrew John who had nothing to do. He quickly asked, "Andrew, where is Lightning? How is his knee?"

Andrew said: "Aaron has already sent him to Dr. Carter. He thought it was a minor injury, but there was redness and swelling on the back. Although it was only a little bit, it might be troublesome. Anyway, he can't fight in the end."

"Ma's!"

Old Wang cursed.

"Tie Jun, take a medicinal bath first." Gao Bin said at this moment.

He nodded and asked again: "Do you know the situation of the postman?"

Andrew John said: "The media followed him to the hospital, but there is no news yet. Calculating the time, he should have just arrived at the hospital."

Just after soaking in the medicine bath and preparing to attend the press conference, the news of Lightning came back. There was no major problem. After the treatment, the redness and swelling had begun to subside, but it was best to take a rest after the game.

Lao Wang and the others breathed a sigh of relief. It doesn't matter if they take a break. Now they lead by two games. At most, they will lose one game away, which will not affect the overall situation.

At this time, the message from the postman also came, and there was no major problem.

"It's a loss."

Pharaoh said unhappily.

On the field just now, he took advantage of the trend to knock over the postman, and he didn't pull back, but it's a pity that he didn't hurt the postman.

Now he is not what he used to be. Whether it is the endorsements on his body or the status of the national team, he must pay attention to his personal image. He will still be the spokesperson for the capital's Olympic bid in the future, let alone act recklessly.

He looked at the others, and none of them had a dirty style. Ben Wallace looked fierce, but in fact he was kind and honest. It was okay to do coolies, but he couldn't do that kind of dirty work, and he wouldn't force Big Ben to do those things. These were his teammates, not his thugs.

Forget it, let's find a chance to teach the postman a lesson.

He made a phone call to Lightning and went to the press conference.

On the 10th, the Suns flew to Salt Lake City.

In Los Angeles, the Lakers headquarters, there are no players left, and they have all gone fishing, but the management is still busy.

Bass was sitting in West's office, and the two were discussing some things.

He has decided to rebuild the team, and what is most needed for reconstruction is the cornerstone of the team, so he and West went to Stern the day before yesterday.

Duncan was mentioned in the conversation. He believed that only a big ball market like Los Angeles was worthy of Duncan, which was recognized by Stern.

He vaguely mentioned that he hoped to get a good lottery in 97, and he would use that lottery to choose Duncan. Then Stern told him solemnly that the lottery is a matter for God to decide, and human factors cannot intervene.

Hehe, on the day of the lottery, I hope God dresses up as David Stern, that's all he can look forward to.

But Duncan is next year's thing, and this year's draft is also very important. Now the Lakers are preparing for trial training. He and West are now working together to make an invitation list.

If Duncan can be selected next year, there is no doubt that Duncan will be the inside core, so the team also needs an outside core.

This outside core, it is best to be selected this year.

The inside core Duncan can compare the role of old K, so on the outside, he and West both think that it is necessary to find a "Jordan".

According to the Lakers scouting system, Jerry West is very interested in a young man, but that young man is too young, just a high school student, which requires a risk.

But he is very optimistic about Kobe Bryant's talent and future, so this time he is going to invite him to participate in the Lakers' trial training.

"Are you really optimistic about this high school student?" Bass asked suspiciously.

If he misunderstood it and failed to succeed after several years of training, it would be bad. The rebuilding of the team would be delayed for several years, which would have a great impact, so he was very cautious.

West said seriously: "I have studied Kobe's information, and I am optimistic about him in terms of his character, competitiveness, physical talent, and skills. As for his lack of NCAA qualifications, I think that may delay his growth for one to two years, but he is still young and has enough room for growth.

Moreover, according to my information, someone inside the Suns team revealed that Kobe had learned his technique of relying on force from old K. This news came from the Suns locker room. "

"Really?"

Jeribus was so surprised that he stood up directly from the sofa.

"But old K's force-exerting technique is said to be very difficult to practice. I don't know if Kobe has learned it. According to his game data, I have never seen him use it." West said.

"Jerry, invite that young man." Jerribas sat back on the sofa.

"Ok."

West nodded, and said: "Our pick this year is No. 24. I'm afraid we won't be able to pick Kobe. His predicted draft positions are basically in the lottery, so we need to trade."

"Let's take a look at the trial training first."

Bass said something, and finally added: "If you really think it's okay, you can make a decision."

"Okay, Jerry."

West was very excited, but also very apprehensive.

In the past two years, repeated operations have failed, and the boss Bass is still willing to believe him. If the reconstruction fails this time, he can only resign.

Old Buzz said again at this time: "Also, Jerry, what if we find a way to get Jordan?"

"what?"

Jerry West was surprised, the boss's ideas were more radical than his!

Buss was very excited and said: "I still need to contact Stern, hoping that he can acquiesce in us recruiting Jordan through other methods."

West kept nodding, feeling very excited.

If it really succeeds, the lineup of Duncan + Jordan, based on Duncan's performance in the NCAA, should not be bad after his debut, and he will be very competitive. Then find a way to get Kobe, who is promising, and let Kobe serve as Jordan's substitute for a few years. After a few years, he grows up and can take over Jordan's class, then the team will be perfect.

……

This evening, the second round continued.

The Knicks lost in the away game, and O'Neal couldn't beat the combination of Ewing and Hardaway, falling behind by a big score of one to two.

In the other game, Mosaic, who had won two consecutive away games, returned to the home court, and was about to win the G3 game in one go, in order to obtain the match point, and the momentum was very strong.

Unfortunately, Drexler was seriously injured during the season, and his condition was not as good as before. The game was not good. He made 17 of 6 shots, only 35% from the field, and only scored 15 points.

With one against three, David Robinson broke out in this game, scoring 38 points and 15 rebounds, shooting 62.5% from the field, 100:91, leading the team to win a game.

Sean Elliott also played very well, scoring 23 points, comparable to the second giant of the Spurs.

After the game, Larry Bird, who was watching the game from the sidelines, accepted an interview with the media and said: "Although Mosaic's Big Three lineup is strong, I think it is in name only.

They completely sacrificed other positions and the quality of the bench lineup in order to make up the big three lineup. No one can stand up to help them. "

"So do you think the Spurs have hope of winning this series?" The reporter asked.

"I think the Spurs have a chance."

Larry Bird first gave a conclusion, and then explained: "As I said just now, Mosaic is too focused on the Big Three, and the Big Three are a hundred years old. Their playing time must be limited, and the weak bench will hold them back. As the series progresses, the Big Three will have less and less physical reserves, and their lineup problems will become more and more serious.

In fact, this game has exposed this problem. Drexler only played 31 minutes and Barkley 32 minutes. Their state is average. When they are on the court, they can hold a stalemate with the Spurs. When they leave the field, the bench lineup is immediately defeated by the Spurs. The Spurs' bench players scored a total of 26 points in this game, and how much is Mosaic?No more than 15 points, that's the proof. "

On the sidelines, David Robinson accepted an interview and said excitedly: "We won, which shows that our persistence is right. Our lineup configuration is more reasonable. The giant lineup is not competitive at all, and the Big Three are nothing special. We can get back. Defeating the big dream is not a dream. He is a group of cowards. We must be the ones who make it to the Western Conference finals."

Whether it's body, technique, or game experience, they are at their peak at this time, and he is 30 months younger than Dameng, just over 30 years old. After winning this game, his confidence immediately increased.

Dameng and the Big Three were walking by. Hearing these words, Barkley and Drexler didn't respond, but Dameng gritted his teeth angrily.

Walking into the player tunnel, he said to the two of Barkley: "Brothers, give us some strength. The three of us can't beat him alone. Where will we fall in the top [-] next year? It's possible to be at the bottom."

Barkley and Drexler nodded at the same time. They don't care about the championship. They will definitely fight for the position of the top [-] superstars.

When Dameng saw the reaction of these two old things, he was so aggrieved that he wanted to scold people, what the hell, I’ll treat you guys well, the medicinal food is already fed to the dogs, you all have championships, I haven’t yet!

(End of this chapter)