Chapter 31 15 points in the first quarter
The game continued, and Wang Tiejun continued to crush Luke Longley.
On offense, Longley couldn't get into the paint area, and on defense, he couldn't defend against Wang Tiejun's low-post back-to-the-basket shots, and was beaten on both offense and defense.
In the 7th minute of the first quarter, he was substituted off the court after being dunked by Wang Tiejun again.
“Wow…”
Sitting on the bench, he breathed cautiously, and with every breath, his chest was pulled from the inside out and hurt, as if his chest cavity was collapsed and glued together.
When he lifted up his jersey, he saw that his fair chest skin had turned red, which was a sign of ruptured capillaries.
"monster!"
He looked at Wang Tiejun, who was still full of energy on the court, and felt powerless.
During these 7 minutes, he and Wang Tiejun had more than ten fierce confrontations. His opponent made 5 of 5 shots against him, was dunked over 3 times, and grabbed 3 rebounds, while he didn't score a single point and only grabbed 1 rebound. He was truly defeated.
The center who replaced Longley was Felton Spencer, who was 213 cm tall and 122 kg. He was a blue-collar player, but big men all had good draft picks. He was the No. 6 pick in the first round selected by the Timberwolves in 1990, and also had an annual salary of over one million.
But his appearance did not solve the problem of the center position, because he and Longley are of the same type, a meat shield type, and lack offensive power. Wang Tiejun is naturally able to restrain this type of center.
Timberwolves head coach Sidney Lowe had no choice but to continue making substitutions when he saw that the game was not going well. He replaced Spencer a minute later.
Watching the opponents constantly changing players to deal with Wang Tiejun, Colangelo felt happy. With the same annual salary of over one million, the old K he picked up from the street was so great and cost-effective. Others could only sign a blue-collar worker for over one million, but the old K he signed for over one million could beat the opponent.
The Timberwolves replaced veteran Thule Bailey, who can play the four or five positions. He is 211 cm tall and weighs only 101 kg. He moves faster than Longley and Spencer, has a larger range of movement, and can leave the penalty area.
He is 32 years old now. He was the 7th pick in the first round of the 1983 draft. When he was young, he had a strong body and good strength. He averaged 12+5 in his career and had star data of 19.5+5 for two consecutive years during his peak period. But now he is old and has entered the end of his career. His athletic ability has declined and his offensive ability is limited.
"Chinese coolie, your good days are here." Pele came up to Wang Tiejun and started talking trash.
He was also very capable when he was young. Although he is old now, he still looks down on guys like Wang Tiejun who are full of brute force, and feels that he can beat Old Wang now.
"Old man, my good days have just begun, but your good days are over because you are so old that your teeth are almost falling out." Lao Wang retorted.
“…”
Bailey was scolded by a rookie and his face turned black with anger.
At this time, the Timberwolves attacked, Bailey pulled out of the penalty area, and Wang Tiejun followed him to defend, but he didn't follow him far, just at the edge of the paint area, keeping the possibility of returning to defense at any time.
This kind of defense does allow him to return to the basket in time, but it will leave a lot of space for the opponent. If he meets an opponent with good mid-range shooting, he will suffer.
When Bailey was young, he relied on his physical fitness to play basketball. Now that he is old and can no longer run, he has added some jump shots and has a certain mid-range shooting ability.
"boom!"
He caught the ball and shot it, the ball hit the ground and then fell into the basket, and Bailey made a mid-range shot.
Wang Tiejun returned to block the shot, but was a little slow, and the ball slipped past his fingertips.
"Coolie, coolie, coolie, Chinese coolie, you are like a wooden stake..."
After succeeding, Bailey became excited, his mouth kept shaking like a machine gun, and he started rapping in front of Wang Tiejun with a good sense of rhythm.
"Coolie is your father. If you miss your father so much, be careful or your father will beat you to death." Lao Wang cursed angrily.
"Damn kid, do you want to cause trouble?" Bailey said angrily with a changed face.
"Old Bean Sprout, are you strong enough for me to beat you?" Lao Wang raised his fist and said disdainfully.
Bailey looked at Wang Tiejun's physique, snorted coldly, turned around and ran away.
"Brother, I want to beat that old guy. Pass the ball to me and I will teach you how to throw the Turtle Fist later." Wang Tiejun whispered as he passed by Kevin Johnson.
He took too many shots today, 5 before the end of the first quarter, all of which were dunks. Although his success rate was 100%, he was afraid that Kevin Johnson would not pass the ball to him.
"Damn turtle punch, do I need you to teach me? Get in there and take position." Johnson's face trembled and he cursed with a smile.
Having known Wang Tiejun for such a long time, he and Barkley had already figured out that the so- Turtle Fist was just a random punch and that this rookie was fooling them.
However, he and Barkley share the same idea, which is to win the championship, so they can only hope that the rookie Wang Tiejun will grow up as soon as possible, so they are not reluctant to give him a shot.
"okay!"
Comrade Lao Wang cheered and ran to the basket.
With a cold face, Bailey immediately took the initiative to defend in front of him to prevent him from catching the ball.
But does it work? No.
After he entered the basket, he stretched his arms and pushed outwards, pushing Bailey away. A large space under the basket was occupied by him, and at this time the ball was also hung in.
"boom!"
After jumping up, he grabbed the ball with one hand, slammed it down, and completed an alley-oop slam dunk.
"Old bean sprout, old bean sprout, old bean sprout, old bean sprout, you are just a wimp..."
In his excitement , he started to rap at Bailey, making Bailey so angry that his face was shaking.
Back on the defensive end, he stuck behind Bailey, using his chest to push the opponent outward while spewing trash talk:
"Old Bean Sprout, get out of here. The paint area is not a place for a wimp like you."
"boom!"
In anger, Bailey hit Wang Tiejun in the chest with his elbow.
"Are you tickling me?"
His chest suddenly leaned forward, and with the combined power of six forces, Bailey was too small, and he staggered and fell directly to the ground.
The referee glanced at the referee, who shook his head, indicating that Wang Tiejun did not make any unnecessary movements, so he did not make any comment either.
“Damn the Chinese!”
Bailey climbed up, cursed angrily, and suddenly cut inward, asking for the ball at the top of the arc.
This was the style of play he usually used when he was young, pulling out and then quickly cutting inside, specifically targeting slow-moving opponents.
But he forgot at this moment that he was no longer young.
The ball from the top of the arc really came in and was caught by him. Just as he was about to make a layup, Barkley, who was defending the basket on the right wing, did not make any move and just watched him make the layup.
"Snapped!"
At this moment, a strong wind blew behind him, and a big hand came from behind and slapped the ball into the sky before he could even shoot it.
“Pah…”
There was immediate applause from the home fans.
"Yeah, Old K blocked a shot..." The commentator's shout immediately rang out.
The ball did not go out of bounds, Wang Tiejun blocked Bailey, and Barkley grabbed the falling ball.
"Old Bean Sprout, are you quiet? Why can't you speak?" Lao Wang started trash-talking at Bailey while running forward.
“…”
Bailey, who was feeling depressed, didn't understand what he said, but Timberwolves power forward Laettner, who was running in front, did. He reminded him unhappily, "Searle, he's scolding you."
"What do you mean?" Bailey was confused.
"He said you sprayed excitement with your mouth, but actually you used your fists," said Lightner.
"damn it!"
Bailey was so angry that he almost had a stroke. He stared at Wang Tiejun who ran in front of him and his teeth were almost broken.
"Brother, I was bullied by this old guy. I want to give him back. If you are a brother, give me the ball."
Coming to the low post on the left wing, Wang Tiejun did not go to the basket, but stayed there and shouted to Kevin Johnson.
Johnson rolled his eyes and said, "Old K, do you think I'm deaf and blind? Who is bullying who?"
When Bailey saw this, he could only take side defense and stand above Wang Tiejun to block the passing route.
But Kevin Johnson pushed the ball to Wang Tiejun's back hand.
"Snapped!"
Comrade Lao Wang held Bailey with his left hand and grabbed the ball with his right hand. The advantage of his big hands was reflected. He steadily received the pass from his brother, then turned around and rushed into the paint area.
Bailey was defending from the side, not from the front, and he was old, not faster than Wang Tiejun, so he couldn't catch up even if he wanted to.
"boom!"
One step into the paint area, Wang Tiejun jumped up with the ball and slammed the Timberwolves' basket with a one-arm dunk, causing countless fans to cheer.
“Ohh…”
The commentator on the scene made a series of excited screams and roared loudly: "Old K, our behemoth, he made 7 of 7 shots and 1 of 3 free throws. He has already scored 15 points and 4 rebounds in the first quarter. He exploded today!"
