NBA backer king

Chapter 408 Double Kill
On the [-]nd, the Suns defeated the Cavaliers at home, and then turned overnight. On the [-]rd night, they played back-to-back away games against the Pacers.

The last time the Suns lost to the Pacers, it was because of back-to-backs, and this time they played the Pacers back-to-back, and it was an away game, so luck was a bit bad.

Before the start of the game, Lao Wang went to the Pacers' bench and chatted with Hu Weidong.

Hu Weidong has been with the Pacers for less than a month, and he hasn't had much chance to play before. Fortunately, he has become Reggie Miller's second substitute, but there are still not many opportunities.

"Take your time, you see that Kobe is the seventh pick in the first round, so he also has to be a substitute."

"I know, I'm not in a hurry."

Hu Weidong said he was not in a hurry, but in fact he was a little anxious.

He is the absolute core in the Jiangsu men's basketball team and the main force in the national team. His status has changed too much, and he has to have a process of adaptation.

In the third quarter, the Suns lost by 8 points. At this time, Ewing made a rabbit jump, followed by a false shot, and after shaking the old king, he made a breakthrough with a big stride, missed the old king, and went straight to the basket.

"Snapped!"

Rasheed Wallace returned to the basket from the weak side, sent a key block at the critical moment, and fanned the ball directly out of the court.

"what!"

But when he landed, his left foot stepped on Ewing's foot, causing him to jump up on one foot in pain, and then sat down on the floor.

"Sprayer?"

Old Wang hurried over and asked, "Are you all right?"

"Boss, I sprained my ankle!" Rasheed Wallace said with a bitter face.

"I didn't step on my feet. I just landed, and he stepped on it by himself, and there was no time to shrink his feet." Ewing next to him said immediately.

Lao Wang and Rasheed Wallace looked at each other helplessly. It is really no one's fault.

Soon, Rasheed Wallace was taken down, and a big ice pack was put on his feet immediately to reduce swelling.

"It's going to be difficult if you hurt the troll." Su Qun sighed at the CCTV live broadcast.

"It doesn't matter if you are slightly injured, but if you are seriously injured, if the time is prolonged, the record will be affected." Zhang Reasonable said.

Su Qun Diandian, the decline in the record will definitely affect the old K's competition for MVP, which is troublesome, but he said: "Fortunately, the playoffs are still far away. If he gets injured in the playoffs, it will be really troublesome."

"Yes, the greatest fortune in misfortune." Zhang Lili said.

In this game, the Suns still lost to the Pacers due to poor back-to-back conditions and another general was injured. The Suns had double-killed the Bulls in the past, and now they are double-killed by another strong team in the East.

With 27 wins and 4 losses, the Suns are still No. [-] in the Western Conference and tied for No. [-] in the league with the Bulls.

Next, in order to prevent the losing streak, Wang Tiejun broke out with all his strength. First, he scored 54 points at the Celtics' home court and defeated the Green team. Then he scored 50+ points in consecutive back-to-back games on the 50th and [-]th. He defeated the Eagles and the Bullets successively. With three consecutive [-]+ crazy firepower, he won three consecutive away games.

On January 1, the Suns returned to Phoenix and received two good news. Both Wilkins and Horry can return.

In addition, Rasheed Wallace's injury has been confirmed, at least a one-month truce is required, and he should be able to return during the All-Star season.

On the 10th, the Suns played against the Hornets at home, and the injury reappeared. The Lightning injured his wrist and had a truce for two weeks. He should be back before the end of the month.

This is also the second time Lightning has been injured this season. The last time he was sidelined for only a week, this time the injury was more serious.Fortunately, Kidd can completely top it, and the impact is not too great.

After winning the Hornets, the coaching staff and management held a meeting overnight.

Veteran Wilkins' body is no longer able to take on the responsibilities of the main force, and at the same time he has to serve as a substitute for Horry, so the pseudo-starter at the second position can no longer play, and Chapman's physique is too fragile and impatient, otherwise he would not be signed by the Suns with a basic salary for two years, so he decided to formally put Kobe in the starting lineup.

This decision is not hasty, it was decided long ago, it not only meets the needs of the current lineup, but also meets the goal of cultivating rookies, and it is also a helpless move, because there is no fourth shooting guard.

The next day, Kobe received the notice and excitedly called Lao Wang: "Old K, I'm going to officially start."

"It's over, it seems that I have to score 50+ per game in order not to lose." Old Wang joked.

"Old K, you underestimate me!" Kobe said angrily.

"You little blacksmith only has a hit rate of 42%, which is [-]% worse than mine. Do you have the right to let me look at you high?" Old Wang said disdainfully.

"Two... twenty percent?"

Kobe was critically hit in an instant, but he was revived with full blood three seconds later, shouting: "You are so unfair, you are an inside line, I am an outside line..."

Old Wang interrupted Kobe's words: "Boy, the game is only divided into winners and losers. It doesn't matter how many points you get inside and how many points you get outside?"

"Then Jordan is not as efficient as you." Kobe said indignantly.

"So he lost to me in the finals twice." Old Wang laughed.

Then he warned again: "Let me tell you, Kobe, you can't take more than ten shots per game. If you exceed ten shots, let me go."

"What if I feel good?" Bryant fought unwillingly.

"Starting from 42%, every percentage point increase in the hit rate allows you to take one more shot, and the upper limit is 15 shots at most." Old Wang said.

"OK, it's a deal." Kobe immediately hung up the phone.

He was afraid that there would be half a sentence behind Old K. Every time the hit rate dropped by one percentage point, one shot would be reduced, and the lower limit was zero.

Next, the Suns played another back-to-back home away game on the 13th and 14th. Lao Wang scored 38 points in the away game and won the Mavericks. He scored 44 points at home and won the Nuggets. With 33 wins and 4 losses, he still tied for the first place in the league with the Bulls.

In these two games, Kobe, who officially entered the starting lineup, performed averagely on the offensive end, averaging 9 points per game. His main task was to defend, lock the opponent's No. [-] offensive point outside, and at the same time assist Kidd and Horry to lock down the opponent's No. [-] outside offensive point.

Defensively, he sent 2 steals against the Mavericks in the first game, and one steal and one block against the Nuggets in the second game. In fact, the defensive effect is better than the statistics, which limits the efficiency of the opposing players to a certain extent.

On the 15th, the Suns came to Salt Lake City.

The Jazz has been evaluated by the media this season as one of the top two teams in the Western Conference. So far, they are indeed ranked second in the Western Conference, with a good record of 30 wins and 6 losses.

This is also the second time the two teams have played against each other. The Suns lost the first time they played against each other, and there are two regular season games to follow.

In the last match, Horry was injured. This time Lightning and Rasheed Wallace were injured. There are more main players missing, so it is hard to say whether they will win or lose.

During dinner, the league announced the All-Star voting through ESPN.

In half a month, Wang Tiejun has received 142 million votes, temporarily ranking first in the league, and Jordan is still 5 votes higher.

We must know that last year he was the top voter, but only had 159 million votes. This year, he got so many votes in the middle of the process, which shows that his popularity is far higher than before.

But in fact, his personal performance this year is not as crazy as last year's regular season. Last year, he averaged 40 points per game. This year, there are not so many. Why are there so many votes?

From the analysis of the voting area, 65% of the votes came from Arizona, which can only be attributed to the fact that the Suns really became the climate in Arizona and won the support of the whole state.

Since the 92/93 season, the Suns have always been the most powerful contender for the championship. They won two championships in four years and won the support of countless fans. More and more people in Arizona have become fans of the Suns and Wang Tiejun. The prospect of winning the championship this year is very good, so his votes have skyrocketed compared to last year.

But it wasn't his family that skyrocketed. Like him, Jordan's votes also skyrocketed, while other stars were about the same as in previous years.

At eight o'clock, the two sides announced the starting lineup.

Suns: Wang Tiejun, Williams, Robert Horry, Kobe, Kidd,

Jazz: Campbell, Karl Malone, Brian Russell, Jeff Hornacek, John Stockton
The game was broadcast live across the United States by ESPN TV station. The commentator Winston Rollins said: "Now the Suns are suffering from serious injuries, and it is thanks to the strong support of the old K that the record has not declined.

Now his average playing time has increased from 12 minutes per game at the end of December to 41 minutes in half a month, his average shots per game has increased from 43 to 23.2, and his average scoring has increased from 25 points to 35.5 points. "

Partner Carter Oldman said: "But from the performance of the past few seasons, the old K is very physically fit, and I don't think he has any problems."

Nodding his head, Luo Lin smiled and said, "His efficiency is the proof. It is still stable at around 62%, which fully shows that he has abundant physical reserves."

Oldman said: "The Jazz performed well this season, and the media's evaluation is not exaggerated. They even won the Suns last time, and the Suns' lineup is even more uneven tonight. I think the Jazz may have a greater chance of winning."

Rowling sang a different tune, shaking his head and laughing: "No, I think the main reason for the Suns' loss to the Jazz was their state, not their injuries.

So tonight, the Suns will definitely not want to lose to the Jazz in a row. The two teams are enemies and mortal enemies. "

Oldman smiled and nodded, "Yes, old K will definitely attack with all his strength, and we may see another 50+ scoring feast."

Rowling analyzed: "The Jazz picked up Eldon Campbell from the free market. This season, he scored 15+8. He has [-]% of his offense at the basket. His presence has added a very important low-post offense to the basket for the Jazz. At the same time, he also has a good performance on rebounds. This is what the Jazz needs.

But facing the old K, I believe anyone can draw a normal conclusion, he will be blown by the old K on both offense and defense. "

Oldman went on to analyze: "But like the postman, he also has a good mid-range shot. If the two of them can spread their wings, then Stockton and Hornacek can rush in and play. Therefore, the Suns, which are short of major generals tonight, want to win, even if the old K hits 50+, it is not easy."

"That's true." Luo Lin nodded.

At 08:30, the game begins.

Lao Wang and Campbell jump the ball, and then the Suns attack.

"Hey, it's the postman's anti-Old K." Luo Lin yelled.

"That's right. With the restriction of the K law, the postman doesn't have to worry about being broken. He's safe." Oldman joked.

"Puchi!" Luo Lin laughed.

"Why did ESPN hire a jerk as a commentator?"

"There is no K law, and the postman has never been afraid of old K."

"I'm going to complain about the damn narrator."

Oldman's ridicule angered many Jazz fans in Salt Lake City, and ESPN immediately received a lot of complaint calls from Salt Lake City.

At this time, Lao Wang hit a sideways hook near the basket in the postman's head, and it was the Jazz's turn to attack.

Campbell and the postman pulled away at the same time, Lao Wang and Williams could only follow them out, and the restricted area became empty.

Wang Tiejun followed the postman, because the postman was more powerful, so Campbell asked the veteran Williams to follow him.

The postman is one step inside the left-wing three-point line, three meters away from the left waist in the paint. He has a [-]% shooting rate here. If he is left open, even if the Suns have a supplementary defense from the outside, the shooting rate will be higher.

Lao Wang followed one meter away from the left waist of the paint area, his left foot was on the left line of the paint area, his right foot was outside, and there was a distance of two meters from the postman. After a big stride, he was within reach, giving his opponent a small space.

At this moment, Jazz small forward Brian Russell on the left-wing three-point line suddenly ran to the top of the arc and made a pick-and-roll for Stockton.

Wang Tiejun could only choose to defend, but at this time Stockton passed the ball to the postman outside, and Robert Horry hurried over to defend, but it was too late.

"brush!"

The postman made an open jumper and hit a long two-pointer.

When no one is defending, a super scorer like him can hit as high as he wants.

"Carter, you idiot, be careful when joking. Some fans have complained to you. This time you will be fined three thousand dollars, which will be deducted from your salary."

During the ESPN live broadcast, Carter Oldman suddenly heard the director's roar in his headset. He couldn't help but stunned, and shouted aggrievedly: "What did I say? Damn glass heart!"

"Pfft!"

Luo Lin next to him laughed so hard that his shoulders shook.

Oldman shook his head helplessly and said: "The Suns must be careful of the Jazz's continuous pick-and-roll. They don't know anything else, just play this kind of tactic, pick, roll, block again, roll again, block again, block again, block again, roll again, just like Gary Payton's trash talk, endless, without any artistry!"

"Haha..." Luo Lin continued to laugh.

The Suns are moving forward.

Jerry Sloan yelled at the field while repeating a tactical gesture: "Go faster."

This is to tell the field that the flanking speed must be faster, and it must be more determined and decisive.

At this time, the Suns advanced to the frontcourt, and the positional battle fell.

In the low position on the left wing, Wang Tiejun carried the postman to ask for the ball.

The right wing is low, Williams pulled to the right bottom corner, but Campbell didn't follow it completely, and kept outside the right line of the paint area, with a space of two meters.

"Whoosh!"

Kidd didn't even look at Williams, but the ball flew by.

When Campbell saw it, he rushed over.

At this time, Wang Tiejun suddenly turned around and cut in, bypassing the postman and rushing to the basket.

"Whoosh!"

Williams received the ball and saw Campbell pounced in front of him, his big hand was already covering him, he quickly pushed up with both hands, and hoisted the ball to the paint area.

"The pass is slow!" Oldman yelled anxiously.

Wang Tiejun cuts to the basket, and the ball doesn't slide down the air until the postman catches up to him, and there is no room for him.

But it didn't matter, he pushed the outside of his right elbow against the postman above him, jumped up at the right time, and grabbed the basketball with his left hand.

The postman's hands were a little itchy, and he really wanted to elbow old K to death, but he held back. Unless he killed old K with one elbow, with old K's character and the current power of K's martial arts school, he would really be in trouble in the future.

But he still made the defensive action immediately. The moment after Old K took off, he also jumped, and his 130 kg body rubbed against Old K.

The two are crowded together, and under a strong confrontation, even if there are some rules for a reasonable collision zone, such as vertical take-off, the referee will not be able to judge his collision behavior. The range is small and difficult to define, and this is his home field.

The same was true in the second round of the playoffs last time. The old K dunked, and he directly hit it and injured the old K's finger. Although the Jazz were eliminated in the end, the Suns were almost swept by Mosaic in the Western Conference Finals.

As soon as Lao Wang jumped up, he was touched, and his body lost his balance immediately, but when the ball fell, he still caught it.

He didn't dunk directly, fearing that the dunk would fly, he was staggered by the postman as soon as he landed, almost walked, and barely resisted.

But at this time, Campbell on the right had already jumped to the basket, and at the same time, Jazz small forward Brian Russell on the left also jumped to the basket, implementing a three-person double-team.

"Fuck him!"

"Down with Old K!"

At this moment, seeing the Jazz's biggest enemy, Old K, being double-teamed by the postman and other three people under the basket, countless Jazz fans were excited and shouted angrily.

On the Suns bench, the bench players were also nervous, their buttocks were still on the seats, their upper body had already been stretched out, and they were staring at the basket.

On the field, Kobe Bryant and others on the outside were unable to help the old K, and could only stare at the basket. They hoped to see the old K sweeping the restricted area as before.

In the past, even in the face of this kind of three-person double-teaming, Wang Tiejun could forcefully break through with a chain attack sideways, and even won the title of sweeper of the restricted area, but now because of the K-law, he has lost this dreadfully powerful ability.

However, he is not the same now as before. In the past, the tonnage was not large enough, and the explosive power was not enough. Without the iron mountain, he could not crush everything as terrifyingly as O'Neal at the basket.

But now, with a tonnage of 135 kilograms, he must have more muscle and strength than O'Neill. The explosive power of level 86 is enough to compare with O'Neill, even if it is slightly worse, it must not be much worse.

He is now at the basket, even if he doesn't rely on Tieshan to fight, his dominance is confident that he will not lose to O'Neal.

The next moment, when the six thick arms were suppressing him, and the three incomparably tyrannical bodies rushed and squeezed him recklessly, there were even small movements, and when he secretly elbowed him, he exploded with all his strength.

(End of this chapter)