Starting from the last bus in the NBA

Chapter 252 The Western Finals 4
Supersonic fans never expected that Wang Hao and Gary Payton would respond in such a way.

No way, although Wang Hao occasionally dunks, but such wonderful dunks are still quite rare.

Needless to say, just like that, everyone's status has been brought up again.

Although I didn't prevent it just now, it doesn't matter, let's continue to defend.

More than that, in the next round of offense, Michael Reid received a breakthrough from Gary Payton and hit another three-pointer.

Although on the Lakers side, O'Neal squeezed the defender away again and successfully put the ball into the basket.

But it doesn't matter, we will guard against it next time.

Facts have proved that no one can consistently throw the ball in, let alone an entire team.

PJ Brown decisively began to defend the front, and with Wang Hao's assistance, O'Neal couldn't get the ball again for a while.

The outside line of the Lakers can only be done by themselves.First, Kobe Bryant missed a mid-range shot, followed by Fisher's three-pointer.

Of course, it's not just the Lakers. The efficiency of the Supersonics is also declining, and everyone is focusing on defense.

The Supersonic's good defense lies not only in personal ability, but also in overall coordination.

And the Lakers, in fact, the defense is not bad.

In any case, Kobe and O'Neal were also selected to the All-Defensive Second Team together.

The defensive ability of the two is still recognized, plus a Horace, in fact, the Lakers' defense is not bad.

At least, there are all the points that are needed in defense, that is, the defense of other people is quite satisfactory.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the Supersonics regained their advantage little by little, and once again made a point difference.

The score is about the same, that is, 4 points
84:80
With such a score, the two sides entered the fourth quarter of the game.

As soon as the fourth quarter came up, it was natural for the substitute players to play first for a while, and Gary Payton led the first play for the Supersonics.

After playing for about three or four minutes, Wang Hao came on and led the game, and then gradually changed to the main force.

Of course, due to his age, Ewing did not play for the time being.

The worst thing was Kobe. After the whole game, there was no easy time.

Either Wang Hao was guarding him, or Gary Payton was guarding him.

At this time, he also took a rest. On the Lakers side, O'Neal led the game.

As a result, the Lakers lacked changes.

After all, O'Neal is an inside player and needs to rely on his teammates to pass the ball to him, and this gives the Sonics a chance.

Geranie McCoy, who is physically strong enough, went directly in front of O'Neal. On the other side, Wang Hao and PJ Brown also showed a state of preparing to double-team.

No way, even Ron Harper didn't dare to pass the ball into the inside line casually, and it was very likely to be cut off.

There is no way, he can only break through with common sense.

Halfway through the breakthrough, he passed the ball to Brian Shaw near the baseline, but unfortunately, it wasn't Bryant.

The basketball bounced out of the frame and was rebounded by Gerani.

Among other things, being able to withstand O'Neal at critical moments and pick off rebounds is enough for Gerani to find a job in the NBA.

And it's a job with a decent salary. After all, there are quite a few teams in the league that stack up human shields to target O'Neal.

For the first time, Wang Hao found out that he loves sweets and doesn't like training, so there are such benefits.

I have to say that if you want to carry O'Neill without such a fat body, it's really impossible.

O'Neal didn't get the ball in the consecutive offensives, and he had to grab the offensive rebound by himself before scoring the ball.

It's just that Wang Hao also hit a ball from the middle distance first, and then made a foul by Ron Harper.

The point difference widened to 6 points again.

A score difference of 6 points is not safe, but at least it gives the Supersonics a little more confidence.

3 minutes and 46 seconds, this is the time from the end of the game.

103:97, this is the score of both sides.

The Lakers attacked, and after halftime, Fisher handed the ball directly to Kobe, and then took the defender away.

Facing Kobe's possession of the ball, Wang Hao took half a step back.

That's right, at this time, the Supersonics have changed their defense, and Wang Hao will mark Kobe.

Anyway, it's a wheel battle to beat the opponent.

"Facing Kobe, Wang Hao stepped back a little bit. It can be seen that his defense is targeted."

Zhang Weiping's voice sounded again, and Sun Zhengping, as a character who made a joke, also joined in at the right time.

"Oh, why do you say that?"

"Many people commented on Wang Hao's defense, saying that his physical condition is excellent, for example, he has confrontation, he has height and wingspan, and his speed is not slow.

However, I personally feel that excellent physical condition is only the basis for a good defense, not the key.

In the NBA, there are many people with excellent physical condition, but there are not many people who can really make good fouls.

It's not that they don't work hard, but that they haven't found a way.

If you carefully observe Wang Hao's defense, you can actually find that he is very smart in defense.

Facing different types of players, he actually adopts different strategies, which are very targeted.

For example, now, when defending Kobe, his position will be slightly behind, just to prevent Kobe's breakthrough.

Once Kobe really breaks through, Wang Hao will immediately confront Kobe when he catches up with Kobe. "

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When Zhang Weiping was talking, as expected, Kobe still chose to break through, and his three-pointers were still unstable.

And Wang Hao also blocked him immediately, and immediately increased the confrontation, just to disrupt his rhythm.

Sure enough, without a good chance to make a move, Kobe simply chose to lob the ball and lob it directly to O'Neal.

However, standing next to O'Neal is Ewing. Ewing has so much experience that he immediately noticed Kobe's intentions.

He first stopped O'Neal, and then took advantage of his position to directly interrupt the ball from the air.

After getting the ball, he quickly found Gary Payton. Gary Payton wanted to start a fast break, but the Lakers had already retreated back.

At this point in the game, the Lakers have long been wary of the Supersonic's fast break, and naturally they will not let them achieve it easily.

However, it doesn't matter, it's okay to fight on the ground.

Facing Fisher, Gary Payton did not choose to play in the low post, although that was his signature.

After all, Fisher's body is no worse than Gary Payton.

In addition, everyone can see that O'Neal's physical fitness has basically reached its limit.

At this time, of course, you can't be polite and aim at death.

There is no way, with such a big body and weight, he has played for over 40 minutes before the game is over, no one can stand it!
As for Ewing, he ran out very actively.

At this point in the game, Ewing's playing time was barely more than 20 minutes.

Even if the whole game is over, it is estimated that it will not exceed 25 minutes.

No matter how old you are, as a professional player, your physical fitness is still enough to play a half court.

Sure enough, O'Neal was too lazy to move on the defensive end, and he didn't even want to come out with his leg in the three-second zone.

Gary Payton was also welcome, and made a long-range two-pointer, but unfortunately, the basketball bounced out of the frame.

Fortunately, this attack, he was playing against the clock, and now the remaining time of the game is close to 3 minutes.

There are less than 3 minutes left in the game, and the difference is still 6 points. The decisive battle officially begins.

It's just that at this time, everyone is holding back their energy and fighting desperately.

Kobe flew directly out of the sideline in order to save a ball, and PJ Brown was thrown out of the baseline in order to prevent O'Neal from getting stuck.

The game was very lively, but no one could score.

For nearly 2 minutes, the basket seemed to be covered, and even Wang Hao missed one after another.

Finally, the game time entered within 2 minutes, and the pressure completely fell on the Lakers.

For the Sonics, anyway, they are leading, as long as the opponent does not score, it is fine.

At 1 minute and 44 seconds, the Lakers attacked.

Just after returning from the timeout, the Lakers players looked dignified, after all, there was not much time left for them.

O'Neal was panting heavily, with a hideous look on his face, and Kobe even picked up his jersey, feeling like a black mamba possessed him.

It is said that this is Kobe's passivity. Licking his own sweat can restore his physical strength. I don't know if it is true?
However, on the next attack, not just Bryant, it seemed O'Neal regained his strength.

The two also played a pick-and-roll coordination. After the pick-and-roll, Kobe was directly double-teamed. This is actually a change for the Sonics.

To tell the truth, this move actually succeeded.

Kobe was caught off guard at all, didn't react at all, and was directly forced to stop the ball.

Seeing that Gary Payton was about to snatch the ball back, no matter how bad it was, it was at least the result of a scrimmage.

Bryant jumped to his feet and threw the ball.

At this time, O'Neal snatched it in a daze, squeezed PJ Brown away, and grabbed the ball.

And O'Neill, who has come under the blue, is unstoppable.

Thanks to Wang Hao's quick eyesight and quick hands, he was slapped very directly. For a moment, Wang Hao only felt pain in his hand.

It's not over yet, after the shot, he directly grabbed O'Neal's arm, which destroyed the attack.

That's right, it hurt O'Neill himself when he hit O'Neill's arm.

As for O'Neill, his swarthy arms were now a little red.

This attack is too ruthless, but there is no other way if you are not ruthless, if you are not ruthless, you will not be able to let go.

For O'Neal, two people can score the ball, let alone just a slap.

In this game, Wang Hao had fouled for the fourth time, but this foul was worth it.

After all, O'Neal knows everything about free throws.

This time, O'Neal's luck was not bad, and he made 2 of 1 free throws, reaching the average shooting percentage.

Some people may realize that in this game, the Supersonics don't seem to use the shark-killing tactic.

That's right, it's useless.

It's not that I disdain, as long as you can win, no matter what tactics you use, there is no problem at all.

However, the shark-cutting tactics cannot decide the outcome.

Popovich is the best at hacking shark tactics, but facing the Lakers, the Spurs were also swept.

Moreover, the Supersonics also want to give it a try, whether they can win in a real fight.

Facts have proved that even if there is no shark-killing tactic, the Sonics may not lose to the Lakers.

103:98, and at this time, the game time is only 1 minute and 28 seconds, and the advantage is still in the supersonic speed.

Of course, this advantage is not secure, so what they need to do is to score another goal.

Falling into positional warfare, Gary Payton first controlled the rhythm, and did not rush to attack immediately.

Again, time is on the supersonic side.

Seeing that there were only 15 seconds left in the attack time, Gary Payton reached out his hand to signal, and Wang Hao also ran over immediately.

It is still the pick-and-roll cooperation between the two, which already feels a bit like the Sonics' killer feature.

In fact it is.

For Wang Hao and Gary Payton, even if they defend alone, it is a bit difficult, let alone the cooperation between the two.

Moreover, both of them are outsiders and both have the ability to attack independently with the ball, so there are more choices.

As for both of them being outsiders, will it make it easier for the opponent to switch defenses?

In fact, it's okay. After all, Wang Hao's height is here. It is actually very difficult to switch to a point guard to defend him.

If it is not enough, it may be that Wang Hao does not have the ability to play back singles, otherwise this move will be even more unsolvable.

What people didn't expect was that at this moment, the Lakers also immediately made a change.

Instead of switching defenses directly, they chose to double-team the first time. Kobe and Fisher directly double-teamed Gary Payton.

The two moved very quickly, and they didn't give him the first chance to pass the ball.

Moreover, in the direction of Wang Hao, it is also where they focus on defense, and there is no way to pass the ball.

In the next moment, Reagan Fox also quickly switched defenses.

As a last resort, Gary Payton had to hand the ball to PJ Brown first, and then PJ Brown transferred the ball.

In fact, at this time, Lewis is the point guard.

It's a pity that PJ Brown is not a player who is good at handling the ball after all, and there is also a lack of vision.

He failed to see Lewis who was open, but chose to give Gary Payton a pick-and-roll, and gave the ball hand-to-hand.

But this time, time was running out.

"Bang!"

Almost facing the defender's shot, without too many surprises, the basketball bounced out of the frame.

To be honest, at this time, it is the turn of the Sonics to be nervous.

There is only 1 minute left in the game. Although the point difference is five points, the ball is in the hands of the Lakers.

Fisher gave the ball to Bryant, pulling Gary Payton away again.

After Kobe held the ball, he didn't choose to attack, but asked O'Neal to give him a pick-and-roll.

For an unexpected reverse breakthrough, Wang Hao responded in a timely manner and did not completely lose his position.

However, Kobe still chose to play strong.

And PJ Brown, who was under the basket, rushed over immediately and formed a siege with Wang Hao.

Wang Hao looked at the timing and slapped the ball away, a very clean block.

"Di!"

However, at this time, the piercing whistle sounded at the same time, which directly made Wang Hao dumbfounded.

In this case, when the referee blows his whistle, it is most likely a foul. It is impossible or Kobe walks?
"No, I didn't foul, Mr. Referee, did you see clearly? I didn't even touch his hand.

I can swear it's definitely not a foul! "

(End of this chapter)