Chapter 88: Basket Collector
Timeout ends, 7:10, Bulls attack.
On the right wing, Jordan received a pass from Pippen and completed a beautiful turnaround jump shot in front of Dan Maalley.
"boom!"
It missed, Wang Tiejun protected the backcourt rebound and the Suns attacked.
"Without Grant's involvement, Michael Jordan's space became smaller. He made 2 of 4 shots. His touch today should not be too hot. But so far, he has not launched an attack on the paint area. We have to be careful."
The on-site commentator shouted.
Coming to the frontcourt, Barkley hit Carter-White and made a turnaround jump shot, but also missed.
Perdo and Wang Tiejun were fighting for position under the basket. The latter brutally occupied the advantageous terrain and, with some luck, grabbed the offensive rebound.
It was his second offensive rebound, the Suns' third offensive rebound, and the third backcourt rebound the Bulls gave up.
"boom!"
After landing, Wang Tiejun adjusted himself, then held Perdo with his left hand, got up for the second time, and dunked the ball with his right hand, and the Bulls' basket was smashed again.
“Beep!”
The referee blew the whistle, pointed at Perdo and made a gesture for a foul.
“…”
Seeing the Bulls losing rebounds one after another and being forced into second attacks by K at the basket, Phil Jackson shook his head helplessly.
He wanted to suggest to Krause that the team should immediately bring in a strong defensive rebounder, otherwise once they met the Suns in the finals, they would suffer a lot in terms of rebounding and inside defense.
It is difficult to introduce a strong center into the interior, but there should still be a certain chance to introduce a defensive rebounder.
"Snapped!"
Comrade Lao Wang and Barkley and others high-fived to celebrate and stood on the free throw line.
"boom!"
The force was too great, the arc was too flat, the ball hit the basket, bounced off the backboard, and with a swish, it unexpectedly fell into the basket.
"Ha, Old K actually scored two plus one, congratulations!" The commentator laughed and now applause broke out.
7:13, Bulls attack.
He made 3 of 3 shots and 1 of 1 free throw, and he has already got 7 points and 3 rebounds. Today's opponent is weak, and he should be able to put up good numbers. Comrade Lao Wang is also very excited.
"Michael, I say we have a better chance of winning."
While returning to defense, an excited Barkley shouted to Jordan who was running up to him.
"Shut up!"
Behind in the score and at a complete disadvantage in the competition in the interior, Jordan, who was extremely competitive, was in a bad mood. Hearing this, he became furious and when he ran past Barkley, he raised his elbow and hit Barkley's left shoulder, causing the latter to stagger to the side .
Barkley smiled and said nothing more.
"Charles, I'll help you fuck him!"
Lao Wang ran up from behind and saw Jordan bullying Barkley, and immediately shouted.
"NONO!" Barkley said repeatedly.
"Damn you redneck!"
Jordan's face turned dark and he glared at Lao Wang fiercely.
"Old man, if you bully my brother again next time, he will recognize you, but I won't." Lao Wang yelled at Jordan.
When he first arrived as a trainer, it was Barkley who helped him gain a foothold in the Suns team. He will always remember this.
When you are living in a place where you are unfamiliar with, and someone is willing to help you unconditionally, it is God blessing you and letting you meet a noble person. If you don’t know how to be grateful, you will be punished by God.
"Thanks, brother!"
Buckley was moved and came over and patted Comrade Lao Wang on the arm.
Kevin Johnson and others also laughed. Old K had said at the beginning that he would be the first to fight, and he kept his word. People like him can only be brothers.
Only Jordan's face became darker. Why didn't he have a brother like this?
The relationship between him and the other two members of the iron triangle is not very good. If a fight really breaks out, who will stand in front of him?
“Swish!”
Next, he used a mid-range shot to relieve the depression in his heart.
With 3 of 5 shots, he has scored 6 points and is 44 points away from 50 points.
In the next few rounds, Wang Tiejun didn't ask for the ball again. He dunked several times, each one of them with all his strength. The instantaneous burst was very tiring, so he had to take a break as he felt a little weak and needed to recover his blood first.
In the 6th minute of the first quarter, at 13:15, the Suns attacked.
Wang Tiejun felt that he had recovered enough and once again aggressively entered the basket to take position.
Perdo tried to pull and tug but couldn't stop him from getting close to the basket.
The Bulls immediately tightened their defense, and Kevin Johnson threw the ball to Wang Tiejun's raised right hand.
His left hand entangled with Perdo and he caught the ball with one hand.
As soon as he caught the ball, Carter-White in the low post on the right wing rushed to his side and double-teamed him.
Seeing the situation, Wang Tiejun immediately leaned forward, and at the same time, his right hand that held the ball drew an arc from the side and then sank, then he held the ball with both hands and fastened it, using his left foot as the axis and moving his right foot to hold up the lower body of Carterwhite who was rushing towards him.
“Bang!”
The next moment, he stopped suddenly, twisted his waist and abdomen, combined the six forces into one, and leaned towards Carterwhite suddenly, with a huge fighting force bursting out instantly.
"Well!"
Cartwright groaned. The sudden force knocked him down like a piece of wood.
After breaking the double-team, Wang Tiejun did not stand up to dunk because he could not get up. Perdo was already entangled on him. He did not have enough explosive power and could not jump up, so he had to continue to sweep away the demons and kill Perdo first.
“Bang!”
Another Iron Mountain hit, and Perdo's arms loosened under the huge force.
The next moment, a giant beast took off into the air.
"Snapped!"
Seeing that he could no longer subdue the giant beast, Perdo had to resort to foul means and slapped Wang Tiejun on the hand.
Unfortunately, Wang Tiejun was holding the ball with both hands. His hands were big and powerful, and he had too much control over the ball. The slap was completely useless, like an ant trying to shake a tree.
“Beep!”
The referee's whistle sounded.
"Explode for me!"
His eyes were as fierce as a tiger and his breath was as strong as a bull. Wang Tiejun roared in his heart, contracted his abdomen and hit his arms, then smashed the ball with both hands.
"boom!"
The huge basketball hoop suddenly sank downward, and the transparent backboard suddenly broke and finally cracked.
"Come down!"
He pulled his hands downwards suddenly, and the basket finally fell into his hands.
"Ha ha!"
After smashing for a long time, he finally got 200 points, and he smiled foolishly with excitement.
“Ouch!”
At this moment, the whole stadium really exploded, countless fans raised their arms and cheered, and the burning hormones completely flooded the America West Arena.
“Asshole!”
Staring at Wang Tiejun fiercely, Jordan's eyes were bloodshot and he wished he could rush up and fight him.
Although he is not a rim protector, this is the Bulls' rim, and it was taken away by others. How can he bear this?
He wished he could turn himself into a rim protector, slap the damn old K to the ground, beat him to death, and finally step on him seventeen or eighteen times.
"Basket Collector, from this moment on, Old K has a new nickname. We can call him the Basket Collector..."
The on-site commentator screamed with excitement.
"This is the fourth time he has torn down the opponent's basket. The NBA needs to urgently improve the quality of its stadium facilities."
In the TNT live broadcast booth, Dortmund was stunned for a long while before speaking.
“Yes, the quality is terrible.”
Lighter immediately nodded in agreement.
After they finished speaking, they both shrugged.
They all know that no matter how poor the quality is, there have been only three people who can bombard the rebounds in the past few decades. If it weren't for the two monsters O'Neal and K this season, only one person could do it before.
From the moment Wang Tiejun blasted the rebound, Jerry Krause stood up, looked at Wang walking towards the bench, and suddenly turned around and said to Colangelo next to him: "Jerry, can I trade him with Pippen?"
Colangelo was stunned. This deal really hit the Suns' fingertips. The Suns' current main lineup has the weakest position at the third position.
However, with Pippen coming in, the third position is stronger, but what about the fifth position?
Moreover, Pippen's technical characteristics are not the most suitable for the Suns.
Pippen is good at organization and needs to control the ball, but the Suns have a top star point guard like Kevin Johnson, and Barkley also has good organizational skills. They don't need Pippen's organizational skills, unless Pippen plays as the sixth man, but that's impossible.
Therefore, although this deal is very tempting, there is no basis for the transaction.
Since this is the era of traditional centers, he would rather trade other main players than trade Old K.
He immediately shook his head and said, "Sorry, Jerry, except for Michael Jordan, no other perimeter player is good enough for me to trade for K. A strong center is the hardest to get. We have been looking for him for many years. He is the most indispensable to us."
Shaking his head in disappointment, Klaus finally gave up.
