Starting from the last bus in the NBA

Chapter 262 Confidence and Status

263. Confidence and Status

"This may be the last game of the season, I have nothing to say about mentality and tactics.

There is only one thing I want to say, play this game as if it were your last.

I'm not sure, we will definitely win this game, I don't have that strong confidence.

However, I hope that there will be no regrets, and I hope that everyone can do their best.

The skills are not as good as others, and there is no way to lose. The big deal is to wait until next year, let us start from scratch. "

……

Paul Westphal's words have one meaning, let everyone play to their heart's content and show their best state.

He can accept losing, but he can't accept the way he lost in the last game.

To ruin the game by oneself is undoubtedly the most desperate.

There were not many technical and tactical arrangements, so Paul Westphal just said a few words, and then let everyone rest.

It was almost time before starting from the locker room.

Paul Westphal stood at the door of the locker room, high-fived the players one by one, and said something.

"come on!"

Until Wang Hao finally came and clapped his hands, Paul Westphal asked.

"Wang, can we bring the game back to Seattle?"

"I'll try my best!"

That's right, Paul Westphal hasn't despaired yet. As for the reason, it's naturally because of Wang Hao.

In the NBA, what is the most immediate way to change a team that has always been weak?
Naturally, the introduction of superstars!
Because sometimes, the performance of a star can often determine the outcome of a game.

Why is the NBA so obsessed with scoring records?

The record of 60 points in a single game and the record of 50 points in a single game can be said to be clearly remembered.

Because the results of these games are determined by these exaggerated scores.

Most of the time, if a star gets [-] or [-] points, at most it will increase the team's chances of winning.

But when he scores 60 points, or even 70 points, it means that he determines the team's final victory or defeat.

Therefore, it is often difficult to lose in such a super high-scoring game. Compared with their own stars, they have played like this.

Of course, if it was intentionally screened, that's another story.

Paul Westphal is very clear that there is a final gap between the two teams.

If you want others to perform better, you might as well expect Wang Hao, Wang Hao has such strength.

May 5, Los Angeles, Staples Center.

With the whistle of the referee, the game officially began.

Although Paul Westphal doesn't have too many expectations for his players, but they don't plan to lie flat.

If you can fight, you still have to fight.

Ewing once again grabbed the ball. Obviously, the old guy did not intend to miss this possible chance to win the championship.

In the supersonic attack, Wang Hao responded to Gary Payton, and then returned the ball again.

He reached out and signaled for Gary Payton to take the initiative to attack.

As for Wang Hao, he started running around, frantically running around, trying to find a little chance.

Last night, at the end of the last game, Wang Hao was actually a little angry.

Why don't you get angry the next day?
Because Wang Hao thought about one thing clearly, that is, the core players are the key to the outcome of a game.

The core who wins the ball and receives the most praise should be the same when losing.

Of course, Wang Hao's performance is not bad, and he is not to blame for the loss.

But from another perspective, why can't he play better? If he plays better, can he win?

Since 40 points can't win, then 50 points, or even 60 points, can you win the game?

It is not a problem to want to score, but it is not so easy to get a high score.

Why does Wang Hao rarely take 40 shots?
It's not that I don't want to, but I can't.

It doesn't matter if you shoot regardless, of course it's okay, anyway, it's just a quick shot, it doesn't matter if you get in or not.

Wang Hao is not like this, he only chooses to make a move when he is sure.

That's right, in fact, sometimes, he consciously controls his shots to see if the opportunity is good.

This is the reason for Wang Hao's high efficiency.

On the other hand, this also means that Wang Hao actually lacks the ability to create opportunities.

Of course, this is compared to players at the level of Iverson and Kobe.

The ability to create shots is limited, and one of the many problems is that there is no way to get high scores.

It's a bit like an inside player, who has a higher shooting percentage, but takes a lot fewer shots.

The reason is that the shots are limited, and the ability to create shots is not as good as outside players.

However, Wang Hao also has high scores. After all, he has scored 50+ twice.

These two times have a common feature, and that is the three-pointer.

In these two games, Wang Hao directly made three-pointers, at least 10 of them.

You know, 10 three-pointers are 30 points, and if you add some points elsewhere, 50 points is not too difficult.

Therefore, if he wants to win today, Wang Hao must score high, and if he wants to score high, he must rely on three-pointers.

At the beginning of the game, Wang Hao did not intend to lead the offense, but hoped to find opportunities for three-pointers through running positions.

With Gary Payton holding the ball, let's see if Wang Hao can get a chance. If there is no chance, he will play by himself.

This scene feels a bit like going back to last year.

It has to be said that Kobe is also able to run like this, but he didn't find a good opportunity for Wang Hao.

Perhaps, this is what Kobe and Richard Hamilton practiced.

Gary Payton beckoned, asked PJ Brown to pick and roll him, and then chose to break through directly.

After attracting double-teams, he distributed the ball to Ewing, but unfortunately, Ewing missed a mid-range shot.

Missing the first attack did not make the Sonics appear very discouraged, after all, it was just an attack.

However, in defense, they did their best.

The Lakers passed the ball continuously and finally handed the ball to O'Neal, even when the SuperSonics had no chance to double-team.

O'Neal chose to make a strong attack, obviously squeezing Ewing to the basket, and then he made a forced shot.

The opportunity is actually very good, but there is no small hook.

What followed was another stalemate attack. Gary Payton missed a turnaround jumper, and Kobe didn't make a strong three-pointer.

It seems that the shooting state of both sides is not very good.

I don't know if Kobe was a little uncomfortable because he didn't score with the ball just now, and his defense was negligent.

Naturally, Wang Hao would not let go of such an opportunity. He suddenly changed direction and ran back, throwing Kobe away.

Gary Payton also noticed this change for the first time. When Wang Hao was about to step out of the three-point line, his pass had already been shot.

And when Wang Hao stood firm outside the three-point line, the basketball was already in his hands and he could shoot directly.

The two of them are already familiar with this kind of cooperation, and there is no waste at all.

This gave Wang Hao a better shot space.

Whenever Gary Payton hesitated a little when passing the ball, or Wang Hao was not stable enough to catch the ball, Kobe could catch up.

Unfortunately, none of this happened.

When Kobe appeared in front of Wang Hao, Wang Hao had already jumped high and completed the shot.

The beautiful arc, the precise movement, the basketball is even in the air, everyone knows: there is it!

"Shh!"

3:0
Without any accident, the basketball went into the net hollowly, and Wang Hao opened the scoring for the first time in this game, and it was a three-pointer.

Wang Hao opened the scoring first, and the Lakers also responded. O'Neal squeezed the defender away very forcefully and completed a dunk.

3:2
No way, Ewing, who is no longer in his peak form, still has some difficulty in resisting O'Neal.

Moreover, it can be clearly seen that he is a little physically weak.

At the beginning of this round of the series, Ewing was actually able to limit O'Neal in a limited time.

However, as the series progressed, his physical fitness has become increasingly insufficient.

In fact, Paul Westphal was prepared to strictly limit Ewing's playing time.

So far, Ewing's average playing time is actually less than 24 minutes.

It's a pity that his physical fitness is still in crisis.

There is no way, Ewing is 39 years old after all, at this age, he is already considered an old guy.

Of course, Ewing needs to face O'Neal almost every time he plays, which is not easy.

It was the Supersonic's turn to attack. This time, Wang Hao didn't easily run out of space.

When he caught the ball, Bryant was already standing in front of him.

The fact that there is no opportunity for an open seat does not mean that Wang Hao is really helpless, even if he is facing Kobe.

Taking advantage of Kobe's unstable foothold, he directly broke through and took one step forward, and the opportunity was about to pass Kobe.

Kobe abruptly withdrew his center of gravity and hurried to catch up, but suddenly found that the advancing Wang Hao pulled the ball back again.

At this time, Wang Hao already had a chance to make a move.

It's just that he has a strong sense of position, and he also knows that his current position is only one step inside the three-point line.

The fact is also the same, he doesn't like to shoot in this position, so he simply took a step back.

It was this adjustment that gave Kobe a chance to breathe.

Wang Hao's reaction was also quick, and he completed his shot before Kobe pounced on him again.

Although his shooting method is learned from Brent Barry, he has also adjusted.

Especially as a latecomer, how could he not know that Curry's shooting is the future trend.

Facts have also proved that this high-arc, high-speed shooting method is more scientific.

Of course, Wang Hao's shooting is not as exaggerated as Curry.

It can't be compared with Curry, but compared with players of this era, it is very special.

In fact, as early as last season, many people discussed Wang Hao's three-point shooting.

By this season, many people are already studying it.

The high-arc and high-speed shots make it very difficult for defenders to block. More importantly, this shot method does not reduce the hit rate.

Sure enough, Kobe's blocking didn't cause too much interference to Wang Hao.

"Shh!"

"Sure enough, he scored again. It is worthy of Wang Hao's three-pointer."

Seeing Wang Hao hit a three-pointer again, the commentators of the major TV stations were also amazed.

Take the initiative to withdraw from the three-point line and shoot. Not many in the entire NBA dare to do this and can still make the ball.

Hearing Sun Zhengping's words, Zhang Lili also said: "That's right, it depends on Wang Hao's three-pointer.

Moreover, when he made a move, he could feel that it was very resolute, as if the move was ready.

To be honest, from this point of view, it is very worthwhile for our domestic players to learn from.

To play basketball, the most important thing is to have confidence. If you don’t believe that the ball can be scored, then you really can’t score.

Of course, self-confidence and blind self-confidence are two different things! "

"Well, in the future, our domestic players can also learn more from Wang Hao in this regard."

……

Suddenly hearing the topic of Wang Hao and the national team, the fans in front of the TV immediately pricked up their ears.

"Is there any eyebrows?"

You know, for Wang Hao to enter the national team, Huaxia fans have looked forward to it countless times.

The news about this aspect has already been fired countless times by various media.

It even made some fans desperate, and even criticized the national team's practices.

Now it seems that there seems to be a situation!

If only Zhang Lili said so, the fans would not care, after all Zhang Lili's words may not be reasonable.

But if Sun Zhengping said so, then...

There is not much reason, just because Sun Zhengping is a reporter of CCTV, most of them will not just talk about it.

Naturally, Wang Hao knew nothing about domestic news.

During this period of time, he was busy playing basketball, except for NBA-related news, he even paid little attention to it.

The game was in full swing, and Wang Hao hit a three-pointer again, and the score instantly became 6:2.

Wang Hao's state also reminded the Lakers.

Not to be outdone, Kobe turned around and made a breakthrough immediately. Not only that, but he also caused a foul and received an additional penalty.

Unexpectedly, in the first few rounds of the first quarter, no one could score a goal, and they thought it was a bad state.

What I didn't expect was that there would be a battle of soaring points, Wang Hao's battle with the OK combination, and the two sides would come and go.

Here Wang Hao succeeded with a three-pointer, and O'Neal immediately responded with a dunk; here Kobe broke through and scored a layup, and Wang Hao also made a mid-range hit.

O'Neal missed the hook, grabbed the rebound abruptly, and dunked the ball directly to tie the score again.

At this time, there were only 4.7 seconds left before the end of the first quarter.

Ruben Patterson quickly served and gave the ball to Wang Hao. After Wang Hao got the ball, he immediately charged wildly.

It's just that Kobe was also prepared, and tried to stop Wang Hao immediately, so as not to let him speed up.

Wang Hao tried to change direction, but unfortunately, he still couldn't avoid Kobe.

3, 2, 1...

Seeing the passage of time, Wang Hao barely crossed the center line, so he shot directly.

Wang Hao didn't throw the basketball with his eyes closed, but threw the basketball with a relatively standard action.

The basketball flew across the half court, as if it had been installed with precision guidance, and headed straight for the net.

"Shh!"

To be honest, this scene stunned the fans.

Isn't it possible to enter here?

At the end of the first quarter, the combination of Wang Hao and OK played for 24 minutes at the same time, and the score between the two sides was 31:28.

Because Wang Hao hit a super-long three-pointer at the halftime buzzer, the Sonics ended the first quarter with a three-point lead.

(End of this chapter)