Chapter 16, When the Red Light Comes on (Part I)
The fourth quarter of the game officially began.
The twins have basically taken the attitude of a big playoff game to this game.
AC Green fought desperately to get stuck with Olajuwon.
Dan Marley and Horry were on a long-distance run, non-stop.
Drexler and Michael Finley are entwined with each other like two blue-collar insiders.
Mark Jackson and Kevin Johnson are also red-eyed like two bulls.
And Barkley, the biggest strong point on the Suns' inside, is holding the ball and playing Garnett alone.
After the big hat in the third quarter, Barkley has become more and more careful, and has put Garnett on top of an opponent who deserves to be treated with all his might.
No, Garnett's talent is just too good.
His height, spring-like bouncing, and his excellent physicality all prove that he has the potential to become a player.
And more importantly, Garnett has a heart to be strong.
"Boy, you've really impressed me, and I have to say that in the next five years, if you can keep up this kind of progress, you will definitely be one of the best guys in the league. You're still too young now, so let me teach you a good lesson, rookie. "It's rare that Barkley doesn't trash-talk.
"Thanks, old fellow, I said you could up today. But. Victory will surely make ours. Garnett said firmly.
"Ha, boy, I've scored 35 points on you today, do you think I'm going to lose my touch suddenly in the fourth quarter." Barkley shook his head.
"Then come on, old fellow." Garnett said.
"Then I'm here." After speaking, I still squeezed back vigorously as before, one step, two steps, and three steps.
Then, turn around and shoot with the frame, shoot, and the ball goes in.
"Boy, that's already 37 points." Barkley turned away.
Garnett didn't say a word and went to serve the baseline ball.
Soon to the frontcourt, Kevin Johnson stepped forward and pestered Mark Jackson.
"Kevin, I'm not a, why are you so tight." Looking at the guy who was haunting himself like an octopus, Mark Jackson couldn't help but sneer.
"Mark, if you could dig a few more hits on me while you're defending, I'd think you're in love." Kevin Jackson countered.
"Alright then, Kevin, I'm going to get started." After saying that, he pouted his big ass and slapped it back little by little.
Then, an ugly little hook, the ball went in, and it was a draw again.
Continuing the attack, Barkley held the ball in the second single, this time Horry stepped forward to help defend, Marley was empty, Barkley passed, and Drexler had already made up for the defense when Marley received the ball.
And Michael Finley saw that there was no one to defend him, and you took a stride into the paint area, and Marley's pass was very comfortable.
Finley was about to dunk with a step, and Olajuwon, who was guarding the paint area, would not let him dunk in so easily, even if he fouled, he had to be blocked.
In this way, the two had a clear physical contact in the air, and Finley did not dunk the ball, but it also caused a foul on Olajuwon.
Off the field, Lao Tang frowned.
There are a lot of fouls on the court now, but the Suns are similar to the Rockets.
Olajuwon 4 fouls.
Garnett had 4 fouls.
Horry had 3 fouls.
Drexler 3 times
Mark Jackson 2 times.
There are too many fouls on the inside of his main team.
Because, the Suns' Barkley can't be prevented by Garnett alone, and there are a lot of fouls when defending, and Olajuwon has to help defend without Olajuwon, which also causes Olajuwon's fouls to be too many.
Now, the fourth quarter is only two minutes long, and if it goes on like this, it will be full in a while.
Now we have to put Brown up and bring Olajuwon off.
"Hakim, you rest for five minutes, and in the last five minutes you have to go on the court and fight the Suns." Lao Tang said to Olajuwon, who was replaced.
"I understand, coach, I have a lot of fouls today, but Kevin's kid also has a lot of fouls, why don't he replace him too." Olajuwon said to Lao Tang with a sweaty head.
"Hehe, Hakim, do you care a lot about that kid, in fact, being sent off is also a kind of growth, you know, this is that kid's second NBA game, what can we expect him to do, you care too much." Old Tang said with a smile when he heard this.
Hearing this, Olajuwon couldn't help but be stunned, and then reacted and shook his head and smiled.
"Hehe, I forgot, that kid is only in the second NBA."
On the field, Barkley continued to torment Garnett.
"Boy, I've got 37 points, what about you, I'll do the math, is there 10? Hey, you're reachable awesome. Barkley continued to tease Garnett.
"I told you, old guy, I'm going to be beaten by you today, but we can win in the end." Garnett still stuck to his original words.
"Boy, I don't know where your confidence came from, but what I'm doing now is to keep beating you up and get you back to Houston in the dust." Barkley said viciously.
It's another old-fashioned back-to-back single, but it works, and Garnett is knocked out of the way again.
In the face of Brown's defense, Barkley made a ground-hitting pass, and AC Green received the ball with a violent dunk, although he was a little older. But when you're unguarded, it's still okay to show off a dunk.
At this time, since Olajuwon was replaced, the Rockets' firing rights were given to Drexler.
In the face of Finley, who was defending himself, Drexler pulled the ball very delicately, dodged Finley's defense and accelerated into the paint area, while Barkley and AC Green on the inside immediately pounced and surrounded Drexler with Finley.
Actually, Drexler is a very interesting player, he always keeps his head down when he dribbles the ball, but the position of his teammates is in his heart.
At the moment when the trio's bag was finished, the ball was passed out, and the receiver was Garnett.
The unguarded Garnett dunked violently, and Barkley, who turned back to make up for the defense, could only watch Garnett take off and dunk the ball into the basket with great energy.
After completing the dunk, Garnett returned to his half court with a blank face.
"Well done, Kevin." Drexler stepped forward and high-fived Garnett.
"No, it's you, Clyde." Garnett said modestly.
"Hey, Clyde, isn't it just a dunk, can you guys stop pretending." Barkley walked over and said.
"Charles, we're enemies now, you know, I'm not talking to enemies." Drexler glanced at Barkley and turned to leave.
"That, well, the old guy doesn't know that your popularity is so bad, Clyde is a well-known good person, you can hate such a person, it's really not to say." Garnett shrugged and left.
"You, you, you bastards." Barkley really couldn't say anything. (Obviously angry.) )
Barkley, who was holding his breath, found Garnett again and leaned on violently, Garnett obviously did not guard against the strength of Barkley's attack, and staggered back two steps.
Honk.
The whistle sounded.
The referee gestures, and Barkley fouls the offense.
Barkley looked stunned and stepped forward to defend himself.
"Sir, this is just a normal physical contact, you have to know that I have already fought like this, don't you have eyes."
"Charles, let me tell you, you absolutely fouled just now, that action just now is beyond the normal range of physical contact, and you have been destroying that kid like this all night, to be honest, if I wasn't the referee, I would have booed you all over the court." The referee looked at Barkley, who was a little embarrassed, and said.
"Okay, okay, you're the referee, you have the final say." Barkley muttered and walked away.
Brown stepped forward and pulled Garnett up and said: "Boy, you have to know that sometimes proper acting can have different effects, just like just now, if you can fall to the ground like this a few more times in the first three quarters of the game, it is estimated that Barkley has already left, and we don't have to play so tired." ”
Listening to what the old demon who had been in the alliance for n years said to him, Garnett nodded silently.
"Go up, go up, guys, follow the tactics as requested." Mark Jackson gestured.
Garnett, who was on the inside, looked at it and pulled the inside line up sharply, and Barkley immediately followed.
Drexler stepped forward to block Barkley, and when he did, Mark Jackson's ball passed to Garnett.
In this way, Garnett's face became Finley, and Barkley, who was blocked by Drexler, immediately bypassed.
to make up for your goals.
And Drexler, who vacated the position, went directly into the paint area.
The ball in Garnett's hand passed between Barkley and Finley and into Drexler's hand.
"Glider" made a light layup, while AC Green under the basket was blocked tightly by Brown and was unable to block Drexler's layup.
The Rockets scored again.
Four minutes have passed.
"Work hard, brothers, we can't lose to the Rockets in front of the Phoenix's fathers and elders again, then we will be engraved in the history of the Rockets, they beat the Suns in a certain year and month, they become the nemesis of the Rockets, do you think, I don't want to, do it, guys." Barkley showed the demeanor of a team leader at this time, tough, unyielding and tenacious.
"The next goal, continue to play for me, I obviously have an advantage in this point, we can't lose, we can't lose, we can't lose." Barkley continued.
Back in the Rockets' half, the Suns continued to attack Garnett.
Barkley continued to bully Garnett, adding two points to a layup after knocking Garnett away.
When it was the Rockets' turn to attack, Mark Jackson assisted Horry, who scored a three-pointer under Marley's guard.
Rockets, again in the lead.
Coming back, Kevin Johnson shook off Jackson and hit a three-pointer to tie the hand again.
5 minutes have passed.
Mark Jackson singled Kevin Johnson again, well, still so ugly little hook hand.
However, the score is good.
AC' Green assists Dan Marley, who scored on a mid-range shot to tie the shot.
The atmosphere in the center of the American Air Corridor has reached its peak.
Players from both sides have also become the focus of attention, and every attack from both sides is decisive.
The mental concentration of both sides has reached its peak.
Both sides are beginning to pour their last bit of strength into the final victory.
This is no ordinary regular season.
Terrible sun, terrible Buckley.
Today, Barkley has a monster record of 42 points and 15 rebounds.
But today they still haven't defeated the rocket, the rocket team is like a little strong, no matter how you can't beat it, it's like a human swatting a cockroach with a slipper, but when the shoes are picked up, Xiaoqiang still walks away without anything at all.
Terrible rockets, terrible championships.
And now there are only 5 minutes left.
The final decisive moment has come.;