NBA Backer King

   Chapter 111 Rain Man

   The Warriors attacked. Under the fast pace, Pharaoh really couldn't keep up. The Warriors got a short opportunity to play more and less in the frontcourt.

   Returning to the offensive end, Danny Angie made a three-pointer but missed. Pharaoh grabbed the rebound. After being double-teamed, he gave the ball to Danny Angie. Old Angie made another 3-pointer and hit it this time.

  30:26, the Suns lead by 4 points.

   Warriors are still fast-paced offense and defense transitions, and Lao Wang has not kept up.

  Just like that, the Suns were overwhelmed by the Warriors' fast-break wave on the defensive end.

   On the offensive end, the Warriors slashed Pharaoh twice and made 1 of 4 free throws, forcing him to dare not ask for the ball.

   He just wanted to grab rebounds today, so in the next time, he didn't want the ball, he just grabbed rebounds and participated in the defense in the positional battle.

   After the second quarter, at 47:42, the Suns were still ahead by 5 points.

   In terms of rebounding, the Suns grabbed 25, the Warriors only had 16, and the Suns had 9 more at halftime, a huge gap.

Wang Tiejun played a full second quarter, grabbed 7 rebounds in a single quarter, and grabbed 13 rebounds in 20 minutes at halftime. In addition, he made 5 of 5 shots, 3 of 8 free throws, and scored a double-double of 13 points and 13 rebounds. , the rebounding data accounted for the team's early 50%.

   "Half-court rebounding in double figures, there should be some reward, right?"

   As soon as he got off the field, he couldn't wait to turn on the system.

   "Congratulations to the host, half-court rebounding in double figures, reward 50 points." Sure enough, he was right, the system has a new prompt.

   "50 is not bad, now I have 550 points. If I can get 20 rebounds today, there should be a reward."

   On the way back to the locker room with his teammates, Barkley came to him and said, "Old K, I grabbed good rebounds today, I only grabbed 5."

   "Hey, today your goddess of luck has taken a fancy to me." Old Wang smiled.

   "Oh, do you mean Big Mouth?" Buckley grinned.

"Ha ha…"

   A group of people laughed.

   In the third quarter, Comrade Pharaoh was only sent on the field in the fifth minute, but as soon as he got the ball, he was fouled.

When    walked to the free throw line, he felt no different from walking to the dock.

He looked back at the old Nelson on the sidelines, the latter smiled at him, he didn't know him, and shouted: "Mr. Coach, I only scored 13 points, don't you need to cut me like this? I'm still a rookie. ."

   "100% shooting percentage, old K, who do you cut if you don't?" Old Nelson said with a smile.

This season, there have been two big centers in the league, which are completely different from the three super centers. His small lineup is completely unable to defend, and the double-team tactics are not very effective when the opponent opens up the tactics. He can only try it. Killing tactics.

   Fortunately, these two big centers have a weakness. Like Chamberlain at the beginning, that is, the free throw is not good, which gives room for the attacking tactics.

   In fact, he is more afraid of O'Neal, because O'Neal's athleticism is too strong, and his dominance and destructive power in the paint area are even more terrifying. He just tried the old K first.

In this era, the league has not yet issued a rule to limit the attacking tactics, that is, the entire game, including the most critical last two minutes of the last quarter, can use the attacking tactics. Now the effect against the old K is OK, he thinks this tactic It can be carried forward.

   Next, Pharaoh hit one of two free throws and scored his 14th point.

   Then, he rarely asks for the ball and goes all out for rebounds.

   At the end of the third quarter, 76:66, the Suns led by 10 points.

  Wang Tiejun grabbed 3 rebounds in 7 minutes, and two of them were offensive rebounds. Because the Warriors' offensive pace was too fast, he couldn't keep up, and he couldn't grab many backcourt rebounds.

   At the end of the third quarter, in 27 minutes, his data was 14 points, 16 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block and 1 foul.

   "Coach, let me play at the beginning of the final quarter, let me play two." After the game, he ran to the head coach and demanded.

  Paul Westphal thought about it, nodded, and agreed.

   "Great! Thank you coach."

   Old Wang shouted at the others excitedly: "Brothers, it's up to you, give me a few shots before they commit five fouls."

"just wait."

  Old K only got one point from the free throw in the third quarter, and Kevin Johnson agreed.

   In the last quarter, Pharaoh came on the court from the very beginning, the Sun attacked, and after everything was pulled away, he wanted the ball in the low post on the left wing and played against the opponent one-on-one.

   With the strength of the Warriors inside, he couldn't stop it at all. In the opening 5 minutes of the final quarter, he made 3 of 4 shots, 1 of 2 free throws, scored 7 points and grabbed 1 rebound.

   Even if the Warriors wanted to double-team him, as soon as Barkley pulled away on the weak side, with the strength of his powerful superstar, the Warriors' double-team plan was defeated, and it was too late.

"Cool!"

   After playing for 32 minutes, he has already scored 21 points and 17 rebounds. He also made 8 of 9 shots and 5 of 12 free throws. The offensive efficiency is very high, which makes him happy.

   "Rebound Rebound Rebound..."

  The next energy, he mainly devoted himself to rebounding.

   Finally, 10 seconds before the end of the game, he grabbed the 20th rebound from Barkley's head and played the first 20+20 double-double of his career.

   "Congratulations to the host, for getting the first 20+20 points in his career and getting 200 points reward, getting the first rebounding 20+, getting 100 points reward."

   "Cool, 350 per game."

  Pharaoh was secretly happy when Barkley came to the door.

   "Old K, how dare you brush a rebound on my head?"

   was robbed of a backcourt rebound by Pharaoh's head, and Barkley could not laugh or cry.

   "Brother, you must have the heart of adult beauty." Old Wang laughed.

   "Isn't it possible to complete your first big double-double, I can let you take it?" Barkley smiled helplessly.

  The game was over. The Suns were inaccurate on the outside today, inefficient, and their hit rate was less than 40%. However, they won the Warriors by relying on explosive rebounds, and the advantage was not small, 106:91, winning by 15 points.

  Barkley only scored 6 points in the first half, but took over the team's offense in the second half, scored 23 points in the half, and got a game-high 29 points and 11 rebounds.

   However, the best of the game was not given to him, but to Wang Tiejun, who played a great rebounding game tonight.

   "Haha, I'm the best in the game for the first time, let's see if there is any reward." Pharaoh immediately turned on the system.

   "Congratulations to the host, you won the first player of the game in your career and received a reward of 50 points." Sure enough, there was a new prompt.

   "Only 50 points? Well, it's better than nothing." Lao Wang laughed.

   Now he has another 900 points in his hand, but he hasn't planned how to redeem it yet.

   He came to Roberts, who smiled and said, "Old K, congratulations, your performance tonight is of a superstar level."

   "Thank you! Good luck tonight, I'm always looking for rebounds." He laughed.

   At this time, two reporters came over and wanted to conduct a live post-match interview with him. This was the first time in his life.

"Old K, tonight your shooting percentage is super high, you only missed one near-the-basket hook, and your seven offenses belong to dunks at the basket, but your free throws are too bad, have you considered adding some free throw training? "The interview was with an ESPN reporter.

   "I've been practicing, but after a period of heavy physical work, my wrists have become thicker than before. I lost my previous shooting feel, and I can't improve it at the moment." Pharaoh said helplessly.

   "So what kind of heavy manual work have you ever done?" the reporter asked with interest.

Even if Roberts is by his side, Pharaoh does not shy away from this. Although he works as a black worker, he earns hard-earned money, not dirty money, so he said: "Loading and unloading, as well as being a stone thrower on a ship, give There are many pipeline projects in the Manhattan district office that have carried cement pipes."

   "Oh, the district government will also use you?" The reporter asked in surprise.

   "Why not? Our labor costs are very low, and black workers only get one-half or even one-third of their wages. In order to save costs, they have no scruples." Lao Wang said.

   "Are they still contacting you now?" the reporter joked.

   "No, they shouldn't have my contact information." Pharaoh laughed.

   Then, after answering one more question, the interview ended.

   "Julia, wait for me, please? Let me take you back to the hotel, I can't let you go back alone, it's too dangerous."

   After the reporter left, Pharaoh smiled and said to Roberts.

   "It seems to make it more dangerous for you to send it?"

  Roberts smiled and nodded slightly.

"awesome!"

   Lao Wang cheered, and then immediately asked: "This time you won't be driving a Ferrari again?"

   "Hurry up, I'll be waiting for you in the second parking lot."

  Roberts stroked his forehead and smiled, gave Pharaoh a white look, then waved his hand and left.

   "Old K, you're lucky, don't hurry up and wash yourself, and then send yourself to her bed."

  Kevin Johnson walked over with an envious look, stared at Roberts' back and smiled.

"Bye-Bye!"

  Pharaoh hurried to the player tunnel.

   ran all the way, ran back to the locker room, he immediately rushed into the bathroom.

   "Deodorant, shampoo..."

   Ten minutes later, after washing, he rushed out of the bathroom, opened Barkley's closet, and rummaged through his men's perfume.

   "Old K, you use mine every time?" Barkley said angrily.

   "Brother, I forgot to buy it, I'll give you a bottle next time." Old Wang said with a smile.

   "Sheet, you forgot to buy it on purpose, you miser! Do you want me to give you another dozen TTs?" Buckley scolded with a laugh.

   "NO, I'm ready." Pharaoh immediately refused.

   After a few minutes, he rushed out of the locker room in a suit.

   "This guy didn't even attend the press conference." Coach Paul Westphal shook his head helplessly and smiled.

   "A guy who has been holding back for almost 20 years, nothing can stop him tonight." Barkley joked.

   "Yes, so I can't bear to stop him, and neither can God." Paul Westphal laughed.

   "Haha..." The dressing room burst into laughter.

   "Will this woman not let me dove?"

   Lao Wang trotted all the way to the No. 2 underground parking lot. When he saw Roberts, he breathed a sigh of relief, and then saw the SUV next to her, and was relieved again.

   "Okay, ma'am, let me **** you back to the hotel now." He smiled and opened the co-pilot's door for Roberts.

   "Old K, I hope your speed can exceed 20 miles per hour." Roberts complained, and then sat in.

  …

  On the 12th, Pharaoh slept until 10 am.

  Dazui has a job today and has already left first, and the Suns are going to the next away game. He also left the hotel after taking a shower.

   The two lived in a high-end private hotel with high privacy, so they didn't worry about being disturbed by the media, and there was no paparazzi stalking when they left.

   Back at the hotel where the team stayed, the team was packing up and preparing to go to the next away game, which is the home of the SuperSonics, Seattle.

   "Oh, look, who's back? Old K, can you still walk?"

   When Buckley, who was standing in the corridor dragging his suitcase, saw Pharaoh, he immediately screamed.

   "Hey, old K, how does it feel to date a big star?"

   "Old K, you are the first guy on our team to date a big Hollywood star, tell me, how do you feel?"

   After the others heard it, they ran out of the room one after another and started to tease Pharaoh.

  Pharaoh stood proudly in the middle and shouted, "It feels great, she's very gentle."

   "Oh ho, ha ha..." Buckley laughed.

   "Damn, lucky rookie!" Dan Marley scolded with a jealous smile.

   "Old K, which one of you won?" Kevin Johnson asked.

   "Of course it was Old K who lost, so why not ask?" Danny Angie laughed.

   "Haha..." The corridor burst into laughter.

  After packing up, a group of people poured out of the hotel and took the bus to the airport.

   As soon as he got on the plane, Pharaoh put on his earphones and fell asleep to the singing of Princess Xian.

  It was close to five in the afternoon on the 12th, and the Suns checked into a hotel in Seattle, Washington.

  After having dinner and resting for an hour, around 7:30, Pharaoh found the hotel gym and started today's training.

  Including the rest time in the middle, the four system training took a total of four hours, and it was almost late at night to complete all the content of today.

  The next day, on the morning of the 13th, he had two hours of strength and flexibility training in the hotel, and put the pace and coordination training in the afternoon team training, so that the physical distribution would be more balanced.

  At noon, after lunch, the team held a tactical meeting to digest food.

The SuperSonics, with top point guard Payton, are top-notch in organization and defense, and also have Shaun Kemp, the founder of the Brutalism, the Rain Man, plus the former two-time Super Sixth Man, who is now promoted to the starting lineup. The first scoring point of this game, Ricky Pierce, in the past two seasons, the SuperSonics have played a tyrannical combat force and have a strong scoring ability.

   Reached the first round of the Western Conference last season, reached the second round last season and lost to the Jazz. This season, he was once in the top position in the Western Conference, and now he is only two games behind the Suns, ranking second in the Western Conference.

  The Supersonics are very powerful, and they are a strong enemy in the West. The stakes are very important, so the Suns will carefully hold a tactical meeting.

"Old K, you must be careful in this game. Sean Kemp's physical fitness is too great, and he is good at high-altitude operations. Like Barkley, he is a person who flies on the heads of the three super centers. His dunk is a headache for all insiders, you must be careful about his impact on you."

   Buckley sat next to Pharaoh and whispered.

   "How high can he jump?" Pharaoh asked curiously.

   "100 cm? Or 110 cm? I don't know, anyway, his flat baskets are often staged." Barkley shrugged.

"so tall?"

  Pharaoh almost bit his tongue, he was only sixty centimeters, more than a foot away, the difference was a bit big.

   "Also, he not only jumps high, but also has an incredible speed. If he jumps, he will go to the sky, and you won't have a chance to pull him down." Buckley added.

  Pharaoh felt uneasy, what he was most afraid of was being detained, 1 deducted, 200 points fined, 5 points, and the system would commit suicide.

Assistant coach Lewis said to Pharaoh at this time: "Old K, his height is 208 cm and his weight is 104 kg. It should still be this tonnage now, at most 105 kg. Apart from his terrifying explosiveness, his speed is comparable to that of a defender. He's extremely agile, can make a big change of direction, and can even do all kinds of fake moves if he wants to..."

   "What the hell, another pervert." Old Wang muttered.

  Lewis said with a smile: "So, old K, when you deal with him, you must use your characteristics."

   "My characteristics?" Old Wang responded.

   "Yeah, your tonnage, your strength, don't let him get near the rim," Lewis said.

   Old Wang nodded thoughtfully, then suddenly stunned, does this mean that I should face him? This is not right, he is a power forward, I am a center, he is Barkley's job, he quickly asked: "Coach, can't you introduce the information of my opponent Michael Cage?"

  Lewis laughed, nodded and said: "Don't worry, old K, it's not that you and Sean Camp are facing each other, you can't keep up with his speed."

   Buckley joked: "Old K, are you afraid of being detained by the rain man?"

"Ha ha…"

  The crowd laughed.

   Old Wang said angrily: "If he dares to block me, I won't be polite to him."

   "Okay, let me talk about it."

Head coach Paul Westphal said at this time: "The SuperSonics' main lineup is a two-guard + three-forward model, which is extremely aggressive to the paint area and the basket. Kemp is their highest on the court, they don’t actually have a fixed center, the players in positions 3, 4, and 5 are about the same height, and the positions are a bit blurry, so switching is regular…”

   Lao Wang scratched his head. He was most afraid of switching defenses, because his ability to switch defenses was poor. If he ran into a fast guy or a small one, he could just throw him off.

   Next, Paul Westphal explained the tactics of the game.

   On the offensive end, add some of Pharaoh's low-post tactics and make full use of his height and low-post ability.

   The current Suns plan to gradually increase the tactical status of Pharaoh.

Among the Suns' five starting lineups, only Pharaoh is over two meters tall, and the other four are under two meters. Therefore, the Suns' starting lineup is actually one of the shortest starting lineups in the league. This lineup , it is suitable for the tactics of one big and four small, so the tactical status of Pharaoh has risen, which is a matter of course.

   It's just that his ability is not enough now, especially his rebounding and defense have not improved, and he is still far from becoming the backbone of the Suns.

   (end of this chapter)