Starting from the last bus in the NBA

Chapter 72 Reversal
On the Mavericks side, Bradley was replaced, and Steve Nash was also replaced. Except for Cedric, they are basically the main players.

Obviously, they intend to thoroughly lay the foundation for victory before entering the fourth quarter.

The Sonics took the lead in attacking, Wang Hao interspersed in the interior to stretch space, and Wen Baker actively sought positions.

At this moment, Gary Payton, who was at the top of the three-point arc, suddenly broke through. Halfway through the breakthrough, he hit the ground and passed the ball without looking at people.

It turned out to be Ruben Patterson, who made an air cut into the paint without anyone noticing.

Facing the unguarded basket, Ruben Patterson jumped high and staged a two-handed dunk to explode the basket.

"boom!"

The wonderful dunk instantly ignited the atmosphere of the stadium, and the fans who were already a little lost regained their confidence again.

"Supersonic, come on!"

"Everyone pay attention and keep an eye on the good people!"

Gary Payton also loudly commanded his teammates, arranged defensive positions, and marked people.

As for him, he took the initiative to stand in front of Cedric.

As the team's defensive core, he is also the best defensive player in the NBA. Facing such a fiery player, he is a natural choice.

As for Wang Hao, he switched to Robert Parker, the least threatening player on the Mavericks.

In addition to being responsible for the team's tactical organization and ball transfer work, his threat is actually not that big.

Because this guy is not good at three-pointers as a guard.

Therefore, in addition to the pick-and-roll cooperation, he will stay on the bottom line more often, looking for opportunities for air cuts.

No, when Wang Hao defended him, he simply took two big strides, not afraid of him shooting a three-pointer at all.

Seeing that Wang Hao didn't continue to defend himself, Michael Finley was a little surprised, and even slightly underestimated.

Indeed, his bad touch today, coupled with the fact that the rookie's defense is not bad, caused him a lot of trouble.

But now, what do you mean, you don't even bother to defend him?

Being underestimated by others, even a rookie who underestimated him, my uncle can bear this matter, but my aunt can't bear it!
"Hey Dirk, here!"

Michael Finley was also polite, blocked Ruben Patterson with his body, and asked Nowitzki for the ball directly.

The boss of the team wanted the ball, and Nowitzki naturally couldn't turn a blind eye, so he quickly passed the ball.

Michael Finley faced Ruben Patterson with the ball head-on, and broke through without saying much.

Sure enough, there was no physical confrontation like before, and Ruben Patterson tried to keep up with him with speed.

This was not exactly what Michael Finley wanted.

I saw Ruben Patterson getting rid of it easily, throwing away Ruben Patterson directly, and facing Wen Baker directly.

Wen Baker on the other side reacted a bit slower, and then went to block Michael Finley, obviously it was too late.

The Mavericks have long studied the weakness of the Sonics, that is, Wen Baker's poor defensive ability.

This speed of reaction, coupled with the lack of active defense, in Michael Finley's view, these two points are already in the bag.

Sure enough, Wen Baker only had time to run over, but had no time to take off, and Michael Finley had already thrown the ball.

The distance from the basket is less than two meters, which is equivalent to a shot under the basket. Can this kind of shot not be scored?
Wen Baker raised his hands high, and the basketball flew out of his head, but the next moment, Michael Finley's smile froze directly.

Behind Wen Baker, a figure appeared at an unknown time, with an arm sticking out from his head.

Without any doubt, a hot pot meal made Michael Finley full.

Michael Finley is stupid, where did this guy come from, is he a flying fairy?
"boom!"

The excited atmosphere of the fans at the scene was ignited again in an instant, and everyone shouted wildly.

"king!"

"Supersonic!"

……

Ignoring Michael Finley, Wang Hao went straight to the fast break, because Horace grabbed the ball and immediately passed it to Gary Payton.

The Sonics are not obsessed with fast breaks, but if they have the opportunity, they will naturally not let it go.

Gary Payton quickly made his way through half court, and with only two guards retreating, he simply went inside.

Sure enough, Robert Parker and Cedric immediately retracted their defense and cut off his offensive line.

What the two of them didn't expect was that Gary Payton suddenly threw the ball out, and the basketball just fell into the hands of Wang Hao who rushed over.

The 45-degree three-pointer on the right side fell steadily into the basket.

Going back and forth, with a gap of 5 points, Wang Hao really performed well on both offense and defense.

The Mavericks' offense is still a familiar routine, with Nowitzki cruising on the outside and others going inside.

Cedric used the pick-and-roll to break into the inside line again, and it was Wang Hao who blocked him at a critical moment.

Facing Wang Hao, who is tall and has long arms and jumps high, Cedric missed a layup.

It's a pity that Gary Payton missed the mid-range shot. His touch today is really a bit worse.

Cedric went inside again, but was defended by Wang Hao again. His help defense was too timely.

"Pretty!"

Paul Westphal clenched his fist and looked extremely excited, which really gave him a chance to turn around in menopause.

Even he didn't expect that Wang Hao's inside defense is so good?

You know, Wang Hao is not an inside player after all, his height is limited, and his jumping is not that exaggerated. Why is he doing so well?

In fact, assisting defense and supplementary defense, more important is the analysis of the situation on the field, as well as the grasp of timing.

A very simple example, Ben Wallace.

In terms of height, Ben Wallace is not as tall as Wang Hao, and in terms of jumping, it is estimated that the two are about the same.

But with his super defense, he won the best defensive player four times, the second after Mutombo.

Because of his height, Ben Wallace's one-on-one defense is actually not that exaggerated.

What he is even better at is assisted defense and supplementary defense.

No way, the height is there, which is a natural disadvantage when defending one-on-one.

From the fact that Yao Ming can easily blow up Ben Wallace, it can be seen that as long as the opponent holds high, there are not many options for him.

Ben Wallace's height and jumping are not necessarily better than Wang Hao, but he can make a wonderful defense, relying on his analysis of the situation on the field and his grasp of timing.

Ben Wallace averaged 2 blocks per game in his career, and he blocked 3.5 shots in a single season.

In addition to the lack of confrontation, Wang Hao can obviously do better in this regard.

The established tactics failed, which made the Mavericks blind. They didn't know how to play for a while.

Thanks to Nowitzki's performance, he made two consecutive mid-range hits and temporarily stabilized the score.

I have to say that Nowitzki is still very good. Although he was heavily marked by Horace, he came here from time to time and scored a lot of points today.

After solving the defensive problem, Baker once again showed his strength on offense, and the point difference was quickly smoothed out.

Now, it's up to the Mavericks to deal with it. If they can't deal with it, they can only watch the Supersonics overtake the score.

(End of this chapter)