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After defeating the Orlando Magic, the Sonics rested for a day and continued to prepare for the home game against the Indiana Pacers. They finally won nine consecutive victories. Although the media mainly praised Stephen, after touting Stephen, Most will mention two sentences later, thinking that the team's nine-game winning streak also has their contribution in it.

Among them, Durant, Coupard, Watson and Robert Swift were also named and praised, which made these young people feel complacent. You must know that these are all national media. , is not comparable to the local media in Seattle.

Unknowingly, an atmosphere of underestimating the enemy began to grow in the Supersonics team. The Spurs, the champions of last season, could beat them. What else could the team not beat? Sure, but Stephen didn't pay much attention to it, instead thinking it was a sign of confidence.

Carlesimo felt a little insensitive in this regard, and he didn't feel that there was anything unusual. The nine-game winning streak also made him feel a little light, especially after defeating the Spurs. Aftertaste.

Although his age and qualifications are older than **, ** in his mind, ** is like a mountain. He never thought that leading such a supersonic team would be able to Victory over the Spurs, but once this happened, Carlesimo suddenly felt as sweet as a hungry bear eating honey.

Even in a dream, this feeling is extremely clear, more real than any other dream. It turns out that I can defeat **Vitch, so who else is invincible? Although Carlesimo knows that he is Occupy Without Stephen's advantage, it is impossible to beat the Spurs without his good form, but his own tactics should have played a little role.

The whole team has this kind of mentality. In fact, even Stephen himself has a little self-confidence, but he is not aware of it. Instead, he feels that he is the only one in the team sober. He also thinks that in the game, after being taught a lesson, he will naturally Just wake up, and then lead them to victory by themselves.

Under this kind of thinking that the whole team underestimated the enemy, the Sonics ushered in the challenge of the Pacers. In this season's Pacers, Granger has basically officially taken over. Although Jermaine O'Neal is still the leader of the team, But in the eyes of the management and the coaching staff, he is already a figure of yesterday.

The Pacers didn't know that Stephen almost went to their team, and if they chose to trade at that time, Granger was likely to be one of the candidates for the trade. Facing the Supersonics, they placed center Jeff Ford Ster, power forward Jermaine O'Neal, small forward Granger, shooting guard Mike Dunleavy, and point guard Jamal Tinsley.

This is also a fairly young lineup. The average age of the starting lineup is only two and a half years older than the Sonics. The Sonics are still center Coupard, power forward Wilcox, small forward Durant, and shooting guard. Stephen, point guard Watson.

At the beginning of the game, the Sonics launched a fierce attack on the Pacers as before. Although they entered a backward state at the beginning, the Pacers did not panic because of this. And the quality of defense has not declined because of falling behind.

So even though the Supersonics' offense was booming and they have always been in the lead, the lead was not that great. It remained between five and ten points. The lead expanded and was caught up, and then continued to lead. Expansion, just like this over and over again, the vigor of the Sonics was worn away little by little.

Stephen focused on the distribution of the ball and creating opportunities for his teammates. He was not in a hurry to score. He was not aware of the changes and progress of the game situation, and the Supersonic coaching staff headed by Carlesimo also did not. I found that, as for the fans, the team has won nine consecutive victories and is still in the lead. Who would think about failure?

No one can be so wise, not even experts, not to mention ordinary fans, the fans are very excited, no one thought that the team will complete the revival so soon, more and more fans are paying attention Throwing to Stephen, who is wearing the "99" jersey on the field, every time Stephen touches the ball, there will be bursts of cheers.

At the end of the first quarter, the Sonics still held a seven-point advantage, but Jamal Tinsley hit a three-pointer to close the score to just four points at the beginning of the second quarter. , Stephen didn't let the ball stay in his hands for too long. After coming over, seeing Granger relax a little, he passed the ball to Durant's hands.

Both Durant and Granger are small forwards who have a height advantage. The difference is that Durant is taller and thinner. After receiving the ball, Durant made a fake move to see if Granger was caught. Then, he took a step to the left, as if he was about to break through from Granger's right side. Granger hurriedly moved to the right, but Durant quickly retracted his foot and started to move to the right.

However, Granger has more experience than Durant after all. Although he moved to the right, he retained some of his strength. After seeing this, he quickly moved back. Although he did not completely block Durant, he forced Durant stopped.

His body could no longer adjust, but Durant still had enough strength left. After seeing this, he immediately pulled back. Granger could no longer chase after him. Durant jumped up and raised his hand to shoot, but the ball Sliding through the frame, did not fall into the basket.

Jermaine O'Neal grabbed the rebound, evaded Wilcox's sneak attack sideways, and gave the ball to Jamal Tinsley. Jamal Tinsley was born in the street, which determines that his ball-handling skills are better. For many people, Watson also has a great advantage in terms of height and strength. Although Watson tries to interfere with him, it seems that he is doing nothing. Jamal Tinsley is not even slow. Don't slow down.

After two consecutive changes of direction, Watson, who was pressed by his height and strength, deflected to one side. At this time, Jamal Tinsley suddenly accelerated to one side, briefly breaking away from Watson's defense, and Watson reacted as well. It was very fast, and hurriedly turned back to get closer, but it was too late. Facing the defense that had lost its position, Watson reached out and pulled Jamartinsley's arm very covertly.

But Jamal Tinsley's excellent sense of the ball and super judgment were discovered before Watson could hold him, and then he threw the basket with one hand, and at the same time, he turned his body sideways, and Watson's small movement was just right It was clearly seen by the referee next to him.

An offensive player with the ball who touches the position below the forearm in any way will be called an illegal defense. This is the development trend of the league in recent years. This is to make the game more beautiful. Watson is no exception and was blown by the referee A foul, gave the opponent a free throw.

With Jamal Tinsley making 37% of his shots, it was very easy to hit the free throw. After two plus one, the Sonics' seven-point lead suddenly became only one point, and the second quarter had just passed [-] Seconds, although Stephen made a breakthrough layup and scored two points, expanding the score advantage again, but Granger also made a mid-range shot.

After two or three rounds between you and me, Carlesimo did not have a clear understanding of the current situation, and still replaced Stephen as usual. Stephen felt that this was not the time to replace himself, but the coach Since a substitution was proposed, he couldn't insist on staying on the field, and at the same time, he didn't feel how serious the situation was, so he left the field as promised.

As soon as Stephen stepped off the field, the Sonics' offense began to stagnate. No one on the team could score. For more than 3 minutes, the Sonics did not score a point, but the Pacers played. With sound and emotion, they played a climax of [-] to [-], overtaking the score by [-] points in one fell swoop.

Stephen immediately set his eyes on Carlesimo for the challenge. He couldn't allow the gap in the score to continue to widen like this. Seeing Stephen's eyes, Carlesimo was a little tempted, but Durant made a three-pointer on the field. After two points, Damien Wilkins completed another steal from McDunleavy, scored two fast break points, and pulled the score within ten.

Carlesimo rejected Stephen's request, thinking that the difference of a few points, with Stephen's ability, can be reversed on the court, not to mention there is still a whole second half, seeing the coach rejecting his request, Stephen can only Sit down and watch the game with peace of mind.

The Pacers' offense is mainly from the perimeter. Their four perimeter players and three starters, including Sean Williams who played later, all have a certain ability to shoot from the outside. Can't defend, can only attack against attack.

However, the Supersonic team's offense improved slightly just now, and then disappeared without a trace like a flash in the pan. In one minute and 47 seconds, the Pacers scored another eleven to zero, widening the gap to two. More than ten.

Stephen stood up and came to Carlesimo to challenge again, but Carlesimo looked at the time of the game and rejected Stephen's request, telling him to wait for the second half to play. Stephen had no choice but to sit down .

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