Starting from the last bus in the NBA

Chapter 163 The Old Guys' Counterattack

The Spurs finished the interview, and the Supersonics attended the press conference, and Wang Hao was naturally not absent.

At the press conference, Wang Hao naturally received numerous praises.

For a moment, even he himself felt that these reporters were his fans and absolutely supported him.

Of course, the news in his mind clearly reminded him that it was also this group of people who looked down on him before.

Thinking of this, that little bit of happiness instantly disappeared.

He participated in the press conference very calmly, with the demeanor of a general who is not surprised or humiliated.

Of course, the main reason is that the game is not over yet.

The playoffs are a series, not a game to determine the outcome. It is too early to be happy at this time.

Opening champagne at halftime, isn't that courting death?
It's just that the media is not polite, as long as there is news, they are like hunting dogs that smell fishy.

In the early morning of the next day, all kinds of news were clamoring, and most of them were the news that the Supersonics defeated the defending champion.

That's right, the name of the Spurs is not very visible, and almost all of them have been replaced by the defending champions.

To put it bluntly, fans like this, otherwise, why is the Black Eight Miracle so popular!

No, in order to avoid player inflation, Paul Westphal gave a special reminder the next day.

In this regard, Wang Hao and Gary Payton have a deep understanding. As long as they are not blindly arrogant, then there is no problem.

In addition to the normal training sessions, Wang Hao did not practice, but chose to stay in the apartment and watch TV.

There is also a playoff game today.

Although I haven't finished my game yet, there is no need to pay attention to other people's games, but it's good to watch.

Naturally, Wang Hao chose the Lakers game, after all, this is the opponent in the next round.

That's right, for most teams, the Lakers have been promoted by default. After all, the Kings look very ordinary.

I have to say that it's not that the Kings are flawed, but that the Lakers are too perverted, especially O'Neal.

Today's NBA teams will have a big headache when facing O'Neal.

Many coaches have thought of many ways, but it is almost difficult to effectively limit O'Neal.

When Divac faced O'Neal, he was almost beaten to death.

Moreover, Adelman is still a little embarrassed, unwilling to use shark-slashing tactics, and is not too happy to double-team.

This made O'Neill very happy.

As long as teammates can pass the ball in, facing a one-on-one opportunity, isn't it just letting him play.

As for whether teammates will pass the ball?

Today's Kobe still dare not compete with O'Neal for the right to shoot, and still passes the ball honestly.

He passed the ball honestly, and so did everyone else.

In a normal game, O'Neal took more than 30 crazy shots and hit 21 goals, with a hit rate as high as 64%.

Just an exaggeration, is this data that can be typed by humans?
It has to be said that the Kings and Adelman had to cooperate, seeing that Divac was killed, they just didn't double-team.

However, today's Lakers are definitely not a big victory, it can only be said that they have an advantage, but the Kings are also fighting back.

The Kings seem to have grasped the weakness of the Lakers, which is to constantly play fast and look for opportunities in the offense.

Throughout the game, it was difficult for the Lakers to stretch the score to more than 10 points, otherwise O'Neal would not have to play 46 minutes.

奥尼尔出战46分钟，得到了46分17篮板5盖帽，球队却只赢了10分球。

It can be said that Adelman's tactics obviously have some effect.

As an offensive coach, Adelman does have a few brushes on offense, but he is a bit weak on defense.

Therefore, it is not nonsense to say that defense wins the championship.

If Adelman can find a full-time defensive assistant coach, his team may be able to go further.

Of course, the premise is that his tactical system can cover defense.

In two days, 8 games ended, and the results of the first round of the first round of the playoffs were released.

Basically, each of the top four teams has won.

From the ranking point of view, this is as it should be, but there is also a small accident.

That is the Timberwolves lost.

Logically speaking, the Timberwolves are seventh in the West, while their opponents, the Jazz, are second in the West, and the loss is justified.

However, in terms of record, the Timberwolves achieved 50 wins in the regular season, which is not much worse than the Jazz's 55 wins.

There is also a very important reason, that is, at the end of the season, the Timberwolves chose to give up some games in order to find the Jazz.

Otherwise, do you think the Suns and Spurs are unwilling to face the Jazz and let the Timberwolves take advantage of it for nothing?

The record is almost the same, and the lineup is also the same.

What's more, Karl Malone and John Stockton in the Jazz are old, but Garnett is in full swing.

Under such circumstances, the major media are naturally more optimistic about the Timberwolves.

Who would have thought that in the first matchup, Karl Malone and Stockton told Garnett, what is ginger or old spicy.

The old Karl Malone can't guard against Garnett, but in the same way, Garnett can't guard against Karl Malone.

Well, Garnett has no defense at all, and Karl Malone is facing up to Rasunestlovic.

Facing such a bulky European center forward, Karl Malone seemed to be dreaming back to ten years ago, with all kinds of footsteps showing off the audience.

Karl Malone scored 50 points and directly crushed the Timberwolves.

John Stockton and Jeff Hornacek both scored in double figures in assists, sending out 10 and 11 assists respectively.

The three old guys with a combined age of 112 years old scored a total of 73 points, 18 rebounds and 21 assists.

After the game, the media couldn't help shouting that veterans are not dead!

When he saw the result of this competition, Wang Hao smiled knowingly, and wanted to treat him like a persimmon and kick him on the steel plate!
Even he couldn't help sighing, this is the age of the center forward.

This one scored 46 points, 17 rebounds and 5 blocks, and the other scored 50 points.

In addition to the reasons of the times, this era can be called the center era, and it is also related to the emergence of talents.

The four major centers, as well as Alonzo Mourning, Mutombo, and even Big Ben, Yao Ming, and Howard in the future.

However, the same sentence, this is a series, and the outcome of a game does not determine anything.

Fortunately, the competition system of 5 matches and 3 wins is easier to create miracles. When the competition system is changed, it will only be more difficult for the weak to defeat the strong.

You can pay attention to other games, but there is no need to immerse yourself in them, the key is to play your own game well.

It's just that there are some games that you don't want to pay attention to.

For example, the Jazz won again. Even though they had only rested for one day, the old Jazz looked radiant.

Karl Malone and John Stockton again, both in their late 40s, playing like young men.

Those teams and media that regard the Jazz as a soft persimmon are now being severely slapped in the face.

Of course, it also includes Wang Hao and the Supersonics.

(End of this chapter)