Starting from the last bus in the NBA

Chapter 166 All-round counterattack
By the time Gary Payton pushed Johnson away and crossed the half court, the Spurs had already returned to defense with three players.

The chance of offensive and defensive conversion is completely gone.

Wang Hao ran all the way to the bottom line, without a moment's delay, quickly raised the high position again, and asked Gary Payton for the ball.

Gary Payton didn't delay either, but passed the ball immediately.

Although he failed to achieve a counterattack, the quick serve just now was not completely useless.

Just like now, Elliott is standing in front of Wang Hao.

The Spurs have no way of returning the man, they can only defend like this first, and Wang Hao will naturally not miss the opportunity.

There is nothing to say, just break out.

As a standard third position, Elliott's defense is not bad, but it is also obvious that he is too slow.

Otherwise, why would Popovich not let the two switch defenses when Mario was forced by Wang Hao?

Because it can't be changed!
If it was Wang Hao at the beginning of the season, perhaps Elliott's speed could still keep up, but now, there is no chance!
Sure enough, without any fake moves, Wang Hao just stood up.

It has to be said that at the moment of rushing past Elliott, Wang Hao felt inexplicably proud.

What the hell, I didn't expect that one day, he would be able to surpass others in one step. It's unbelievable.

Seeing that Elliott was broken through, David Robinson didn't dare to be careless, and immediately assisted in the defense.

Instead of waiting for Wang Hao to enter the inside line, he helped defend in advance.

No way, I was scared by Wang Hao's mid-range hit yesterday. Without a three-pointer, Wang Hao's two-pointer can kill people.

Wang Hao's shooting has never been bad, but it is more difficult to create shooting opportunities.

Seeing that he was about to be double-teamed, Wang Hao jumped up high and threw the ball towards the basket.

This is not a shot, but a hand slip?

Of course it's impossible, I saw Mario was suddenly squeezed away, a figure leaped high, caught the ball with both hands and smashed it towards the basket.

Air Relay!

83:87
Although the quick offensive and defensive transition just now did not score directly, it created a very good opportunity.

Elliott had to dislocate Wang Hao, not only him, but also everyone else.

In the confusion, Duncan had to stare at Ruben Patterson, while Horace stood in front of Mario.

Moreover, Wang Hao didn't give them a chance at all, he didn't give them a chance to change players, and launched an attack quickly.

"Alley oop, perfect coordination, great dunk!"

In the cheers of the DJ on the scene, the emotions of the fans on the scene were mobilized again, and the cheers were endless.

Not only that, even Paul Westphal and all the substitutes stood up excitedly, rejoicing.

Horace also ran towards Wang Hao excitedly, clapped his hands to celebrate, and said.

"Nice job, king!"

This is already the second assist that Wang Hao gave Horace today. Although there are not many assists, don't forget that there are also fouls and indirect assists.

Today, Horace played quite comfortably, with 18 points and 9 rebounds, and it was like a dream to return to the top.

why?Naturally because of tactical changes.

The Spurs double-teamed Wang Hao early, which made his score much less than the previous game.

But don't forget, he can still pass the ball.

Moreover, Horace, who was marked by David Robinson, was obviously the beneficiary of this game.

With 4 minutes left before the end of the fourth quarter, Wang Hao has already scored 6 assists.

It doesn't look like a lot, but don't forget that the entire Sonics only scored 83 points.

Today, when the Sonics played extremely well in the Spurs, why were they able to bite the score?
In addition to Gary Payton's performance, Wang Hao's passing and assists are also extremely critical.

After finally opening the point difference a little bit, and being scored by the opponent in a blink of an eye, it must be a lie to say that there is no emotion.

It's just that the Spurs deserve to be the defending champions, especially Tim Duncan, who is as immobile as a mountain.

Serving the ball with no expression on his face, and running to the frontcourt in a leisurely manner, Duncan already had the taste of a stone Buddha.

It was the same offensive routine again, and Duncan wanted the ball in the middle distance again, but Gary Payton was already prepared.

He and Horace double-teamed early and didn't give the ball a chance at all.

The mid-range position is two steps away from the three-point line, which ensures that he can quickly return to defense.

Of course, if it were Wang Hao standing in front of him, he would definitely not dare.

Although Avery Johnson is a point guard, it's just that his career three-point shooting percentage does not exceed 20%.

As a guard, as a perimeter player, that's bad enough.

There may be reasons for the background of the times, but Gary Payton is not worried about shorting Johnson at all.

Sure enough, unable to pass the ball to Duncan, Johnson could only implement another tactic.

He first passed the ball to David Robinson who was raised to the high position, and wanted to pass the ball to Duncan through David Robinson.

It's a pity that it still failed to spread the word, Horace did a good job.

No way, David Robinson had to hand the ball to Johnson again, and the two hit a pick-and-roll.

Gary Payton quickly covered Johnson, not giving him a chance to make a shot, so he had to pass back.

It's a pity that today David Robinson's touch in the middle distance is mediocre, and the basketball bounces out of the frame.

Gary Payton protected the rebound and started immediately, trying to switch offense and defense again.

However, the Spurs are the Spurs. After suffering a loss once, they will not fall into a pit for the second time.

Johnson had been prepared for a long time, and he didn't give Gary Payton a chance to speed up, and the others quickly returned to defense.

Gary Payton didn't blindly dribble the ball by himself, after all, no matter how fast a person runs, he can't run a basketball.

He quickly passed the ball to Wang Hao, and when Wang Hao crossed the half court, the Spurs were already back in place.

Failed to make a conversion attack, Wang Hao was not in a hurry, returned the ball to Gary Payton, and reorganized the offense.

Gary Payton made good tactical arrangements and handed the ball to Wang Hao. As for him, he was naturally on the bottom line.

The Spurs can play singles, and so can the Sonics.

Even, every time Gary Payton faced Johnson, it was like a misplaced singles.

This time, before being double-teamed, Gary Payton quickly took advantage of the ball and left.

Instead of continuing to play back with the ball, he faced the basket head-on, which made Duncan, who was about to double-team, feel a little bit embarrassed.

Gary Payton can pass the ball, so Duncan had to quickly return to the defense, not giving Vin Baker a chance to open.

At this time, Gary Payton suddenly shot back and squeezed directly under the basket.

Johnson was powerless at all, and he had no choice but to take unconventional defensive actions.

After all, this is the home court of the Supersonics, so the referee naturally couldn't turn a blind eye and immediately gave a foul.

Gary Payton made two free throws, and the point difference was approaching again.

85:87
The situation on the court has changed again, the difference is only 2 points, that is, 1 goal, and it may overtake at any time.

(End of this chapter)