Starting from the last bus in the NBA

Chapter 254 1:1
"What do you want to say about today's game?"

Wang Hao thought for a while and said, "It's not easy, the Lakers were the championship team last year, and they are very strong.

It is very difficult to win a victory from them, especially in the playoffs.

Fortunately, we won today. Facts have proved that although the Lakers are strong, they are not invincible. "

"So what do you think is the key to winning today?"

"Actually, the characteristics of the Lakers' games are obvious, and the OK combination is the key to their victory.

So for these two points, it is also the most effective to pinch O'Neill and Kobe and cut off their connection. "

……

After all, it's a post-match interview, so I can only ask a few simple questions, and it's impossible to ask too many questions.

However, this is enough for domestic fans.

After all, the Sonics won today, as long as they win, everything is fine.

Back in the locker room, the atmosphere of the team is pretty good, after all, we won the game.

Of course, I didn't get carried away with excitement, because everyone knew that this was just the beginning.

There are seven games in the series, and they must win at least four games. There is not much difference between not winning one game and winning three games.

However, this is the Western Conference Finals after all, especially the most exciting playoffs of the year in the league's upsurge.

Even the chance to belong to the championship.

There are not a few media who come to the scene, and there are also many who want to compete for interviews.

Although he did not participate in the post-match press conference, Wang Hao also accepted interviews from several media.

No way, this is the official requirement of the NBA.

Wang Hao also said that next year, media interviews are the main way for players to expand their popularity, so naturally they will not refuse.

The game ended late, plus the interview, when he returned home, it was almost early morning.

After sleeping until the next morning, Wang Hao came to the team's training hall slowly.

Under normal circumstances, there is a game yesterday, and if the game is played relatively late, there will be no training session the next morning.

Today is the same, the training session will start at noon.

Of course, the content of the training will not be too much, mainly restorative training and some tactical arrangements.

After all, there is only one day before the next game.

In the evening, the Sonics also watched the seventh game between the Raptors and the Digital Team.

Although there is no need to consider the issue of the finals, after all, it is not easy to get past the Lakers.

However, it is also necessary to know the opponent in advance.

"Oh, what's up with the media? Why are you criticizing Vince so much? I think he's doing all right.

He was just trying to fulfill his mother's wish, he was just attending the graduation ceremony, and he didn't commit a crime.

Moreover, he didn't delay the game. As for training, get rid of it, there won't be much training during the game. "

……

The game is about to start, and some people seem bored, so they just take a newspaper and read it.

As soon as I saw the result, Gerani complained a little, or he was fighting for Carter.

The media was too harsh on him!

Sitting next to Gerani, Wang Hao naturally saw the newspaper, smiled and said.

"It's no big deal, the media is just preparing in advance!"

"prepare for?"

"If the Raptors win, then everything is fine. If the Raptors lose, Vince will probably be scolded badly."

"Why? Just because he attended the graduation ceremony?"

"maybe!"

Participating in a graduation ceremony does not result in a loss of the game.

It's just that once the game is lost, a reason must be found, and this is the reason.

To put it bluntly, in sports competition, food is the original sin.

If you can't win, then whatever you do is wrong, even if you do it right, it's wrong.

Just imagine, if the Raptors win?

In order to fulfill his mother's wish and to attend the graduation ceremony, Vince Carter traveled thousands of miles, but he still won.

What's this?
This is a miracle!

If this is the case, Carter will immediately be touted by the media, saying that it is only common for Jordan to be second.

In the final analysis, the result of the game is the key.

The game begins, the most crucial game in the Eastern Conference semifinals.

It's just that, at the very beginning of the competition, there were scenes of eye-catching shots for everyone.

Carter missed a single, and Iverson made a shot...

Carter was blocked for a layup, and Iverson also made a pass error...

As far as the state is concerned, Carter's state is indeed not good, and it seems that this confirms the previous news.

Because I rushed to the University of North Carolina to attend the graduation ceremony overnight, the rest time was not enough, which led to my bad state.

But the problem is that Iverson is also in a bad state!

Although Carter and Iverson are in average condition, it's just that the threat of the two is still very sufficient.

As super scorers on the back line, defensive players basically dare not relax for a moment when facing them.

Moreover, the two are not the kind of people who don't know how to adapt, and decisively changed their style of play.

In the case of a bad three-pointer, he chose to break through more and shorten the shooting distance.

No matter how bad it is, there is still a chance to fight a foul.

As for Iverson, he used the characteristics of being double-teamed when he broke through and chose to pass more.

I have to say that the dribble was good, and the pass was passed, and the teammate actually made it.

With Carter's lore shot missing at the last moment, the digital team finally won the victory.

And the competition between the two shooting guards has also come to fruition. Iverson seems to be better?
In fact, it's okay, Carter's performance is also not bad.

It can only be said that the overall strength of the digital team is stronger. In the end, when Carter and Iverson were both in average condition, the digital team won.

Speaking of time, if it weren't for the strong teammates, the digital team might not be able to win.

Statistics can speak for themselves. In the whole game, Iverson's outstanding feature was his assists, with 16 assists.

This is a new high for his assists in a single game in the playoffs. Before that, when he faced the Pacers last year, he sent 10 assists.

As Iverson's strong point, in terms of scoring, his performance today is very average.

27 shots, less than 30% shooting, only 21 points.

The rest of the digital team used 48 shots and hit 24 of them.

These 24 shots were made in exchange for 67 points.

As for the whole game, the digital team scored 32 free throws, twice as many as the Raptors.

Is there any particularity in this? The benevolent sees benevolence and the wise sees wisdom.

In another game, the Bucks finally defeated the Hornets and successfully advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals.

For a civilian Hornets start, that's pretty good.

To be honest, at the beginning, Wang Hao was not optimistic about the Hornets, thinking that they would be easily handled by the Bucks.

After all, PJ Brown, the important defensive core of the former team in time and space, was intercepted by the Sonics.

Without this kind of defensive gate, the Bucks should be able to play more easily by checking for gaps in the interior.

Unexpectedly, Baron Davis ushered in a big explosion.

The second-year Baron Davis even played better than the regular season.

The average performance of 20+7 per game even surpassed that of Sam Cassell, who was facing him, and he already has a bit of an All-Star appearance.

However, today's Western All-Star competition is still quite fierce, especially in the back line.

Baron Davis still has to work hard if he wants to be an All-Star.

For the two semifinals in the Eastern Conference, the Sonics just care a little bit, and there is no need to care.

If you can't overcome the opponent of the Lakers, then everything is in vain and a waste of time.

In the training session the next morning, as long as the Sonics made some tactical arrangements.

It is still on offense, how to play fast, how to increase the speed, and play a more efficient offense.

After all, in terms of defense, there is really not much to do.

Whether it is O'Neal or Kobe, neither is the kind of casual target that can have an effect.

There is no solution to the OK combination, which has been proved by history.

Whether it is the Timberwolves, the Spurs, or even the Pistons, it has proved a problem that defense cannot be prevented.

If you want to beat the Lakers, you have to wait for them to mess up and wait for their own infighting.

In addition, it is to fight against each other and use offense to stalemate the situation.

After all, no matter how powerful O'Neal is, with his weight, he can't really run for 10 minutes.

After all, this is not O'Neal five years ago. If it was O'Neal five years ago, then the Lakers really have no solution.

Well, if only five years ago, Kobe was still a high school student.

On May 5, the Western Conference Finals continued for the second time.

After all, they just won the first game, and the Supersonics can be regarded as imposing, and they want to continue to win the second game.

If they can win two home games in a row, they will have a certain advantage.

In the next two away games, as long as one win is stolen, the advantage is obvious.

Unfortunately, imagination is always beautiful.

The Sonics want to win, but the Lakers, who are now at a disadvantage, also want to win.

However, what is a little surprising is that instead of seeing the imagined offensive battle, we saw a defensive battle.

Still, it's not that they want to defend, but that they can't attack. It seems that the baskets on both sides are covered.

Can you imagine?

Wang Hao's wide-open three-pointer missed, and O'Neal's dunk also missed.

With the obvious decline in offensive efficiency, the eyes of the two teams can only focus on defense.

After all, if one's own scoring efficiency is low, then making the opponent's efficiency even lower is not leading.

Moreover, the referee of this game also had some problems with whistleblowing.

The referee's whistle is very strict. It doesn't mean that he is very strict in calling fouls, but that he is very strict in giving free throws.

As for the reason, it is naturally the last game.

As a game of great concern, the game between the Raptors and the Digital Team is naturally not less discussed.

In addition to Carter's criticism, there is another matter that has received a lot of media attention.

That is, the numbers team made twice as many free throws as the Raptors.

Many media are saying that the referee favors the home team, and the home whistle has affected the game.

For these issues, the Sonics did not pay much attention to them, after all, they have nothing to do with them.

But I never expected that I would lie down with a gun while sitting!

Because of the large-scale discussion, the referee was much more cautious in giving free throws in today's game.

Of course, it's not just the Sonics who don't have free throws, the Lakers are the same, giving as few free throws as possible.

Seems fair!
But the problem is, this is the home court of the Supersonics. Isn't it natural that they have home court advantage in home games?
Looks fair, in fact, at the expense of the Sonics' home court advantage.

If it is placed in previous games, this is actually nothing. After all, the Sonics are not a team that relies on fighting fouls to make a living.

But the problem is, in today's game, everyone is not in good shape, and they always miss shots.

They have all changed their style of play to break through and fight fouls as much as possible.

As a result, there were no free throws in today's game!
In this way, the Lakers began to open the score a little bit.

Others have poor shooting touch, but this has absolutely the least impact on O'Neal.

After all, his shot is the closest to the basket, and more often than not, he will choose to dunk to end the offense.

In any case, O'Neal's offensive efficiency is still guaranteed.

In this way, relying on O'Neal to grind a little bit inside, it really gave the Lakers some advantages.

At this time, the supersonic speed does not matter.

With a big wave of Paul Westphal's hand, he directly arranged the hacking shark tactics and sent O'Neal directly to the free throw line.

And today's O'Neal is also very face-saving, and the free throws that were originally not high in the hit rate are also contagious.

Only about 40% of the free throws, which gave the Sonics the opportunity to use the shark-slashing tactics.

In the third quarter, the Sonics once narrowed the point difference to less than 2 points.

But when it came to the final battle, O'Neal once again killed the Quartet, and the Supersonics were powerless.

The defense can't defend, and the offense can't score.

81:86
In the end, the Supersonics fell into the sand at home.

The overall score of 81 is more than [-]% lower than the average score of the Sonics in the regular season.

Even Wang Hao only made 25 of 10 shots today and 7 of 2 three-pointers, scoring 26 points.

26 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists. Looking at the technical statistics, it is quite good, but the problem is that the team lost.

"Losing at home is a bit difficult to accept, but it's a foregone conclusion.

What we need to do is look forward, Staples Center, we know it well, we've won there more than once.

This time too, we'll bring the victory back at the Staples Center! "

……

Although they lost and lost their home court advantage, it's just that there is nothing they can do about it.

Rather than feeling sorry for yourself here, it is better to look forward.

Still the same sentence, the NBA playoffs are a round of series, not a game to determine the outcome.

The loss of a game does not determine everything.

The score of 1:1, from a certain point of view, is just that the two sides stand on the same starting line.

The home field advantage is actually quite empty to say, it seems to have an advantage, but if you want to say where it is, you can't see it.

Moreover, their opponent is the Lakers.

As early as when facing the Lakers, the Sonics had many ideas, and this game will definitely not be too easy.

(End of this chapter)