Starting from the last bus in the NBA

Chapter 92 The Unstoppable Big Shark
Without a chance for a fast break, Gary Payton still did not pass the halftime leisurely, but continued to speed up.

Almost at the same time he came outside the three-point line, O'Neal returned to the three-second zone.

At this time, Brent Barry has followed Wang Hao's pick-and-roll and cut to the inside.

Gary Payton passed the ball immediately, and O'Neal, who hadn't run to the basket, had to hurry up to keep up with the help defense.

The Lakers' defensive position is still not stable, and it has been disrupted again.

Wen Baker also stepped into the three-second zone at this time, Brent Barry returned the ball to Gary Payton, and Gary Payton passed it to Wen Baker.

Because O'Neal was attracted away, the Lakers had only one AC Green under the basket, and Wen Baker made an easy layup.

Phil Jackson on the bench frowned, he naturally saw the tactics of the Sonics.

It's just that it's one thing to see through it, but it's another thing to be able to limit it.

There is no tactic that is rubbish, but the question is whether it can be executed perfectly by the players on the field.

Why is the triangle offense so powerful?
Because when the Bulls had Jordan and Pippen, when the Lakers had O'Neal and Kobe.

Today, the players of the Sonics have also executed the bombardment tactics perfectly.

The Lakers' offense is still looking for O'Neal, but this time Hores continues to let go.

When the Lakers wanted to transfer the ball, they were also interfered by the Sonics, and they couldn't pass it to O'Neal at all.

If Kobe is on the court, it is natural for Kobe to play singles at this time, or O'Neal will come out to pick and roll.

Kobe was not there, and Fisher didn't dare to let O'Neal give him a pick-and-roll, so he could only pass the ball to Glen Rice.

At his peak, Glen Rice was also an All-Star player with an average of 26+ per game.

When receiving the ball at this time, facing Wang Hao's defense, he is naturally not in a hurry.

It's just that Glen Rice is 33 years old now, and his speed is not as good as before. He didn't beat Wang Hao at all when he tried to break through.

There is no way, I can only try to take a long two-point shot, and the basketball bounces out of the frame.

In fact, Glen Rice's identity is a pitcher, a pitcher not inferior to Ray Allen.

It's just that, except for him, no one can use the outside line of the Lakers today, so he is pointing at him to break through.

Horace protected the rebound, Gary Payton continued to speed up, and Wang Hao also crossed the half court in the first time.

Seeing Wen Baker and Brent Barry rush to the inside again, the Lakers' defense is obviously a little messed up.

And at this time, Gary Payton seized the opportunity and threw the ball to Wang Hao on the sideline.

Wang Hao didn't hesitate, and directly hit a three-pointer.

7:4
Looking at this goal, Glenn Rice looked helpless. If it were him, he would still be able to score.

But the problem is, no one is double-teaming O'Neal. Who can pass the ball to him for the Lakers at this time?

Pointing at an old man of his age, it is a bit embarrassing to hold the ball to break through and create opportunities!
The Lakers' offense is still the same old tactics, wait for O'Neal to drop low, and then find O'Neal.

Horace was blocked behind, Fisher did not dare to delay after seeing it, and immediately chose to pass the ball.

As a result, who knew that the Sonics, which had never double-teamed O'Neal, suddenly changed their tactics.

Wang Hao broke out from the oblique stab and directly played it as a steal, and Gary Payton had already crossed the half at this time.

After receiving a pass from Wang Hao, he made an empty basket.

9:4
Phil Jackson, who has always been as stable as a mountain, couldn't sit still anymore and asked for a timeout.

In terms of the opening tactics, he was completely suppressed by the Sonics, and he had to make adjustments.

"AC, and Ron, you must pay attention to retreating, and don't let the opponent play a fast break easily!
And Derek, you've got Gary Payton on your back, from the front, don't let him speed up. "

Phil Jackson's mind is very clear. Regardless of the point difference now, the Lakers don't score much, but their offensive tactics are fine.

It's just that every counterattack of the Sonics has a score, which makes the Lakers score relatively low.

For O'Neal, he is full of trust, he believes that O'Neal can wreak havoc on the opponent's basket.

Choose not to double-team O'Neal, no matter which team makes such a decision, it will pay the price.

Sure enough, back in the game, O'Neal dunked again and easily scored two points.

No way, it is indeed difficult to defend O'Neal without double-teaming and allowing O'Neal to catch the ball easily.

Wang Hao did not delay, but chose to serve from the bottom line at the first time, and Gary Payton also accelerated the speed at the first time.

However, at this time, Fisher had already blocked him.

With just such a delay, the Lakers have completed their defense, and even O'Neal returned to the three-second zone.

What's more, after the timeout, the Lakers' team already knew what to do when it stepped back without looking messy.

If you fail to play fast break, you can only fall into positional warfare.

But the question is, how high is the success rate of the Sonics' positional warfare? A 50% hit rate is not too low.

But the question is, what kind of hit rate can O'Neal hit one-on-one? 60%, or 70%?

Sure enough, they failed to play a fast break, and the efficiency of positional warfare decreased, and the Lakers immediately recovered the score.

Eight minutes into the first quarter of the game, when the two sides started to make substitutions, the Lakers had already overtaken the score.

18:20
In the substitute stage, this is the time for the Sonics to grab points, and they may still have an advantage.

Because they have Vernon Maxwell on the bench, they have Ruben Patterson, they have Rashard Lewis.

The three work together to average 26 points per game on the bench, which is already very good.

The Sonics' ability to achieve such results this season has a lot to do with the performance of the bench.

However, what everyone didn't expect was that the Sonics' bench played abysmal today.

Vernon Maxwell's three-pointer is gone, and Ruben Patterson's air-cut layups are also missing one after another.

On the bench, instead of suppressing the Lakers, they were scored consecutively by Robert Hawley and Devin George.

For this reason, Paul Westphal had to return Gary Payton to the field ahead of schedule.

By the end of the first quarter, the Sonics were 25 points behind the Lakers at 32:7.

Not only Gary Payton, but even Wang Hao was sent to play when the second quarter started.

Facing German George, Wang Hao was not polite, and scored 5 points in a row from inside and outside shots, stabilizing the situation.

But as the game time passed, the big shark was coming back!
Facing O'Neal who was back on the court, Paul Westphal had to rework his tactics, which was double-teaming.

In this regard, I am quite helpless. After all, Paul Westphal dare not gamble and can only readjust.

In this way, while constantly double-teaming O'Neal, the rest of the Lakers got a chance.

Both Glen Rice and Ron Harper played brilliantly.

As for double-teaming O'Neal, it may not have a particularly good result, because double-teaming may not be able to stop the big shark.

At the end of the halftime game, O'Neal has scored 16 points and 6 rebounds, which is simply unstoppable!

(End of this chapter)