NBA Backer King

  Chapter 655 The 7th MVP

   Rest on the 21st. On the 22nd, the Suns held a tactical meeting in the morning and resumed training in the afternoon.

Assistant coach Scott Skiles first said after the start of the meeting: "The opponent in the first round is the Kings. The Kings have a record of 50 games and 32 losses this season, seventh in the West, and we were defeated by the Kings away in the last regular season. Defeat, they even scored 124 points in that game, so we can't be careless."

  Another assistant coach, Frank Johnson, continued: "But there is no need to look up to them. In the four regular season games, we won three and lost one. We didn't play seriously in the last game. We had a great advantage over the Kings.

  And the Kings traded Chris Webber during the season. They should be planning to rebuild. Now they are going downhill and can barely make it to the playoffs. They don't pose too much threat to us. As long as we improve our focus, the chances of winning are still great. "

  Old Wang said with a smile: "The two strongest years of the Kings were the last two years of my three consecutive championships with the Lakers. They made it to the second round, but they were eliminated by the Lakers in the second round both times."

White Chocolate Jason Williams, as one of the king's troika at the time, couldn't help but smiled wryly: "At that time, Kobe kept finding me deliberately through pick-and-rolls, and I was blown away by him, and you, old K, have too much advantage inside. We got swept twice and then they traded me because I was so bad defensively."

  Xiao Fan nodded and said: "The key is to do a good job of defense. The Princeton system is good at backdoor tactics, so we must be careful about their off-the-ball, cutting and back-running tactics.

  Old K, you are our rim protector, the defensive end position should not be too far outside, be careful of your back, just guard the penalty area. "

   "Watch out for your back!"

   This sentence is a motto in the Princeton system, or "don't turn your head, or you will open the back door."

   "Jeff, what defense do we play?" Lao Wang nodded and asked again.

   "Man to man." Xiao Fan said.

Then he explained: "The Kings had six players who scored in double figures in the regular season, and the rest averaged more than 5 points per game. They have very strong scoring ability and are also very average. man to man.

  And one of the most important points of the Princeton system is the fifth position, old K, you have to keep an eye on Brad Miller. Not only to prevent his offense, but also to destroy his passing and organizational functions. "

   "OK."

  Old Wang nodded and said: "Brad Miller is not as good as Webber, and there is no problem in preventing him from dying."

In the afternoon, the Suns held a team training game, simulating the Princeton system of the Kings, but the effect was not very good, because this kind of system cannot be simulated just by trying to simulate it. Adelman also spent seven seasons in the Kings. It took several years to build this system and lineup.

   At noon that day, the Kings arrived in Phoenix.

  "Old K, lost to the King by a big score in the last game. Do you think the King may be upset in the first round of the series?" A reporter interviewed Lao Wang by phone.

"Upset? Why did the Kings have an upset? Just rely on them to win a regular season? Sir, are you kidding me? I have proved it in eleven playoff games. The team was upset."

  Although Lao Wang doesn’t think that the king has the strength to be upset, the media still hype the news that the king is likely to be upset the next day for reasons of hype.

  As a professional commentator, Barkley couldn't bear the hype. He stood up and said: "The King wants to upset Black Seven, and there is only one chance to get rid of Old K like the Lakers did in 2003."

  In the evening, the first round of the playoffs started.

  At eight o'clock, the American West Arena is overcrowded.

  Kings: Brad Miller, Peja, Kenny Thomas, Cuttino Mobley, Mike Bibby

  Suns: Wang Tiejun, Kenyon Martin, Zhu Fangyu, Josh Howard, Jason Williams

In the commentary of CCTV, Zhang Lili said: "It's time for the playoffs again. This is the 12th time for Tiejun to participate in the playoffs. After he entered the league in 1992, except for 2002 when he retired, he never missed the playoffs for a year. At the same time, none of the first 11 playoffs missed the Western Conference finals, and 7 championships in 11 years, one of the dynasties, can be called a great career."

  Su Qun smiled and said, "I hope I can successfully defend my title this time."

  Zhang rationally said with a smile: "Yes, I played aggressively in the first round and made a good start."

   At 8:30, jump ball, the Suns attack.

  Zhang Reasonable reminded: "The King's Princeton system is not only powerful in offense, but also in defense. The Suns should not be careless."

   At this time, Lao Wang entered the paint area from the free throw line. Brad Miller is a bamboo pole, 211 centimeters, and only 118 kilograms.

  The reason why he failed in the 1998 draft was because of his weight, lack of confrontation, and soft style of play.

   It is absolutely impossible to defend against the top, so he takes the forward approach.

   Outside, White Chocolate took the ball to the left wing, and Zhu Fangyu immediately made a pick-and-roll. The former took the opportunity to get rid of Mike Bibby and pass the ball.

  In fact, the passing of white chocolate is not as gorgeous as it was back then, or so fancy. After being traded by the king, he began to change his style of play. In the Suns, he was scolded by Lao Wang from time to time, and the style of play became more and more down-to-earth.

   This time, he dropped the ball in very seriously.

  Pharaoh pushed Miller away with his left elbow. Miller wanted to get close, but was still blocked by his arm. At this time, the ball arrived and he jumped.

"boom!"

  In the next moment, the king caught the ball with one hand and dunked alley, and the king's basket was exploded.

   "Easy! It's really easy for old K to beat Miller!" Su Qun laughed.

"Brad Miller was also selected as an All-Star in 2002, the year when the Iron Army retired. The coach selected him as a substitute. Although he is also an All-Star, it's not my nonsense. He and the Iron Army are at least two or three behind. Grade." Zhang Lili laughed.

  The Kings attack, and Mike Bibby advances to the front left wing with the ball.

   At this time, Miller raised to the left elbow area, ready to receive the ball, and at the same time, he used his lift to empty the basket of the Suns and create opportunities for his teammates to cut.

  This is the first time he played against old K in the playoffs. The first time he played against him, he realized what it was like to play against the first player in the history of the league in the playoffs.

   Lao Wang was no longer as polite as in the regular season, and went directly to the confrontation. When Miller was about to catch the ball, his body squeezed, and Miller was pushed aside, unable to stand up.

   Mike Bibby, who was about to pass the ball, let out a secret cry, and his ball almost went out.

  The King's Princeton system is that the five, the one and the three are on the strong side. Now Bibby, Miller, and small forward Thomas are on the left wing, and Peja and Mobley are on the weak right wing.

  The most commonly used tactics in the Princeton system are counter-running and cutting.

  At this time, Mobley got rid of Josh Howard through continuous counterruns, and then cut to the basket.

   Bibby passed the ball quickly, almost reaching the level required by the Princeton system.

  Mobley catches the ball when he cuts to the right waist, does not dribble, takes off after one step, and prepares for a layup.

   But at this moment, Pharaoh had already jumped down from above.

"Snapped!"

   With a big hand, he pressed the ball directly on the backboard.

   Zhang Reasonable said: "Princeton's system is very particular about passing. Five players are required to pass the ball. Just now, the Iron Army defended the basket, and Miller was empty. If Mobley passed the ball, Miller would have a chance."

  Su Qun looked at Mobley's data and said: "He is the fourth player in assists among the five main players of the Kings. He is only a little better than Peja, and his passing awareness is not very good."

   Suns offense.

  Old Wang entered the basket again, and this time Brad Miller did not go around the front, but defended from the side, performing a close-to-wrap defense.

   But in the low position, strength and tonnage are fundamental, and Pharaoh still relies on one arm to block Miller out.

  White Chocolate passed the ball, Lao Wang caught the ball under the basket, and suddenly turned sideways. Under the burst of powerful force, Miller, who was wrapped around his body, was directly thrown to the ground.

   "Beep!"

  The referee blows the whistle and calls for a foul.

  Pharaoh did not dunk again. If he dunked again when the whistle had already been blown, he might be called a technical offender.

  Miller lay on the floor for a few seconds before getting up panting.

  Zhang rationally said with a smile: "I guess from now on, Miller may not be so defensive anymore. With his little confrontation ability, he might end up injured."

   Next, Pharaoh made two free throws, 0:4, and the Suns took the lead.

   King attack.

"brush!"

  Peja ran back to shake off Kenyon Martin, ran to the right corner with all his strength, and after receiving the ball, he made a three-pointer and made a hit.

  Looking back, Pharaoh assisted Kenyon Martin who was cutting from the weak side and dunked successfully.

   "3:6, now the king is attacking." Su Qun said.

"boom!"

  Small forward Thomas borrowed a block to get a small opening, but Zhu Fangyu returned to the defense quickly, and blocked the former's shot and missed.

   Zhang Reasonable said: "The King made 1 of 3 shots, the Suns made 2 of 2 shots and 2 of 2 free throws. It is obvious that the Kings are not as efficient as the Suns. As long as they continue to play like this, the Suns will beat the Kings."

  Su Qun said with a smile: "Director Zhang, I saw the king's three attacks. When they shot, they were all open. Their Princeton system is indeed very strong!"

Zhang Lili nodded and said: "Yes, the King's offense, if you look carefully, you can find that they hardly have the kind of time when they hold the ball to face the defender's strong attack. Pass the ball to find an open spot.

  Princeton's biggest feature is to use the strong to fight the weak, and to find asymmetric offensive opportunities through pick-and-roll moves and other means. "

   In the first quarter, Pharaoh played for ten minutes, and he shot with all his strength. He made 7 of 7 shots and 5 of 6 free throws. He scored 19 points, 5 rebounds and 3 blocks in a single quarter. The Kings had no way to defend him.

  Under his leadership, at 21:31, the Suns led by 10 points and ended the first quarter.

Zhang Lili said: "The Suns played man-to-man defense today. Zhu Fangyu and Josh Howard defended well, but Williams is a loophole. Bibby made two shots in the first quarter and two of four shots on his head. It was also the reason why he was traded by the King that year, and his defense was a little worse.

In addition, the Kings couldn't defend the Iron Army's low attack. At the same time, the Iron Army controlled the rebounds and blocked the penalty area with a strong defense. offensive efficiency. "

  Su Qun said: "When we see the truth in the playoffs, the king's strength is still not enough."

  Zhang Reasonable nodded and said: "It is a team that is going downhill. The chance of upset is almost non-existent. The media is purely hype."

  In the end, 91:112, the Suns beat the Kings by 21 points and won the G1 game.

   Lao Wang clocked in three quarters, 30 minutes in three quarters, and scored 34 points, 12 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals, 7 blocks, 1 turnover and 2 fouls.

   He came off the field with 30 seconds left in the third quarter, when the Suns were leading by as many as 27 points.

"The King's offense at the basket today was only 7 times, which is pitifully small. 3 of them were fast-break layups, and only 4 times in positional battles. It shows how strong the old K is in guarding the penalty area." Afterwards, Su Qun said.

  Zhang rationally said with a smile: "The Kings all shot from the outside, even though they used tactical moves to get a lot of small open spaces, but today they didn't have a burst of touch, and it wasn't surprising to lose the game.

  However, the Suns defended very hard today. Zhu Fangyu and Josh Howard are worthy of praise. They each sent two steals, and Zhu Fangyu also blocked a block. They destroyed a lot of the King's outside offense. "

   This game is also the template for this series. On May 1st, the Suns completed a sweep of the Kings and became the first team to advance to the second round.

  …

   "Zhou Zhou, let Mom and Dad watch the news for a while."

  The next day, Sunday, after breakfast, Zhou Zhou was watching a cartoon of Café Cat, and Fei Ge switched the channel to TNT.

   "I know, the MVP will be announced today. Dad, can you get it?" Zhou Zhou shouted.

  Brother Fei also joked: "Husband, do you want the seventh MVP? I don't think you seem to care too much. If you don't want it, just say it publicly, so as not to embarrass others."

Old Wang is reading novels. In the past two years, online literature has emerged in China. He is also addicted to it. He is currently reading a novel called Sou Shen Ji. Last time he brought over a dozen sets of such online novels from China, it has almost finish watching.

   He used to read martial arts novels. When he first started reading this kind of online novels, he still thought it was not good, but he soon became fascinated.

  Hearing Brother Fei's words, he said without raising his head: "Whatever, give it to whoever you like, and don't disturb my study, okay?"

Brother Fei gave Lao Wang a blank look when he heard the words, and said angrily: "Don't spoil Zhou Zhou, who is in his thirties and still reads such idle books? When you are bored, hug Erbao to increase the relationship between father and son. "

   "Mom, I know these words, Sou Shen Ji. Dad, what is Sou Shen Ji?" Zhou Zhou's curiosity arose immediately.

  Old Wang had no choice but to put away the novel, stuff it under his buttocks, and said casually: "Zhou Zhou, go, bring your brother here, and let Dad hug him."

   "Are you crazy? Last time you let her hold her, she was going to carry Er Bao upside down. Fortunately, I saw it. Have you forgotten?"

  Brother Fei was taken aback. Seeing Zhou Zhou's eyes lit up, he quickly grabbed the little girl.

  Zhou Zhou glanced at Old Wang with grievances, and then said to Brother Fei with disdain: "Hold whoever you love, anyway, I don't hug."

   "It's okay to hold it upside down. After the baby is born, the nurse will still hold it upside down to spank the buttocks and spit out the amniotic fluid. Don't you also stand on your head when you practice your body?" Lao Wang said awkwardly.

   "Huh! You can quibble?"

   "Let's go, Zhou Zhou, Dad will take you to play in the back, don't bother your mother. Remember, you can't talk about your younger brother in the future." Old Wang hurriedly dragged Zhou Zhou to the backyard.

   "I didn't lift it upside down. I was going to hug him. I grabbed his leg first, so my mother thought I would lift it upside down." Zhou Zhou denied.

   "Honey, don't you want to see the result?"

   "Don't read it, call me when the result comes out."

   "Husband, yours, the 7th."

   Two minutes later, with Brother Fei shouting, he won the seventh regular season MVP in his career.

  The system rewarded the MVP with 200 points, which is better than nothing.

   After playing with Zhou Zhou for a while, Brother Fei also came to the backyard holding Er Bao who had woken up, and said, "Husband, the Lawrence Sports Awards will be in a few days, any news?"

  Old Wang shook his head and said: "Hoxman contacted Mercedes-Benz, and they said that there is not much hope for this year."

   Brother Fei said unhappily: "Last year's championship, this year's 101 points in a single game, there is no way to win?"

"Tennis and football are the most popular mainstream sports in Europe. Several top athletes are not inferior to me, and their influence and popularity in Europe are far beyond mine. Basketball cannot be compared with them in Europe. The gap is too big. "Old Wang shook his head and said.

   "They didn't invite you to the awards?"

   "Yes, at Hawksman's. Are you going, 7?"

   "Where am I free?"

   "Knowing that you won't be going, I have asked Hawksman to attend on my behalf."

   This night, the Blazers completed a sweep of the Nuggets.

  The Suns and Trail Blazers were the only two teams to complete the sweep in the first round, and none of the other teams completed the sweep.

  The first round of the series did not end until May 7th. The third-ranked Spurs in the West played against the No.

  In the West, except for the Suns, Trail Blazers, and Spurs, the Supersonics defeated the Mavericks and advanced to the second round.

  The second round matchup in the West is the Trail Blazers against the Sonics, and the Suns against the Spurs.

  In the East, the Knicks eliminated the Pacers with a big score of 4 to 2, and the Nets also eliminated the Bulls 4 to 2. The two teams played against each other in the second round.

  In addition, the Heat and the Pistons eliminated their opponents in the second round.

   In addition, there is another thing. On the 7th, the 2005 Lawrence Awards were held. Liu Xiang won the Best Newcomer Award, and the Best Male Athlete Award that Lao Wang wanted was taken away by the tennis king Federer.

He was somewhat disappointed, but he was mentally prepared. After all, tennis and football are the mainstream sports in Europe, especially tennis is the son of Lawrence. Basketball is too small in Europe. He won the NBA championship, FMVP and MVP last year. , the Olympic champion, and the super data of 101 points in a single game are useless.

  (end of this chapter)