Starting from the last bus in the NBA

Chapter 193
"Running, in the second half, I need to see everybody running, not standing still.

We need to increase the speed, the speed of the offense, the speed of the offensive and defensive transition, and the speed of the offensive shot. "

……

In the end, Paul Westphal followed Wang Hao's suggestion, mainly because he really had no choice.

On the basis of the current lineup, he has tried everything, but there is still nothing he can do.

Wang Hao and Gary Payton are very powerful, but after all, they are outsiders and cannot deter insiders.

What's more, the Lakers' outside line is not bad, and Kobe and Glen Rice can completely match up.

Of course, it's not that there is no chance to win, for example, waiting for the Lakers to make mistakes.

But the problem is, it's not the regular season, but the playoffs.

Opponents make mistakes, you can win a game, or even two games, but you can't win a series.

Since there is no hope of winning, take a gamble.

Everyone was surprised to hear Paul Westphal's arrangement. After all, it was the exact opposite of the pre-match arrangement.

It's just that this is the head coach's decision. As players, they only need to obey the arrangement.

Of course, some people guessed that this should be Wang Hao's suggestion.

In this regard, although everyone did not open their mouths to comment, they still had different thoughts, or some could not understand it.

I'm just a rookie, what can I do?
It's not that the rookie is not good, in fact, everyone is still convinced by Wang Hao's strength.

It's just that playing the game is one thing, but reading the game, or even controlling the game, is another.

"The Kings game, the way they beat the Lakers defense, I think everybody remembers that.

That's right, it is to speed up, increase the speed of offensive and defensive transitions, and increase the rhythm of the game.

The Kings gave up defense in the game, so they lost, and we can't give up defense. "

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In the end, Paul Westphal still used the Kings as an example, after all, it is clearer this way.

Before the game, the Sonics hadn't made any adjustments in this area after all, and the sudden change of tactics was actually not a small problem.

If he hadn't seen the hope of winning, he wouldn't have done it.

"Gary, I know you can see what I'm thinking, in this style of play, your choices matter.

There are other people who immediately go to Gary and Wang after getting the ball in the backcourt, and they will solve the problem.

And what you need to do is to run non-stop, then find an open space, and finally shoot. "

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"Nice goal!"

During the Lakers' offense, O'Neal was double-teamed in singles inside and gave the ball to Kobe in advance.

Kobe stared at Wang Hao's defense and broke into the inside line, and once again distributed the ball, Fisher on the weak side got a chance.

A three-pointer from the corner misses, and the basketball bounces out of the hoop, and it bounces far.

The moment Wang Hao protected the rebound, he directly launched a fast break without giving the Lakers a chance to react.

In order to speed up, he didn't even dribble too much, and immediately passed to Gary Payton who rushed across the half court near the sideline.

After Gary Payton received the ball, he entered the three-point line in two steps. At this time, the Lakers' defensive attention was all shifted to Gary Payton.

At this time, Gary Payton had given the ball to Wang Hao again, and Wang Hao was about to enter the three-second zone.

A standard two-line fast break, but because the speed is too fast, there is no chance for the Lakers to react.

"Glenn, keep an eye on Gary, leave this to me!"

I have to say that some people's defensive talent is really engraved in their bones, such as Kobe.

At such a critical moment, Kobe's mind is still very clear, and he still has time to arrange defense.

Facing Kobe's defense, Wang Hao took his time and threw the ball casually into the air.

Just as Kobe turned his head, he saw a figure roaring towards him.

"Bang!"

A powerful tomahawk dunk, or an alley-oop, and Kobe Bryant was the one behind the dunk.

It was really this dunk that made the DJ at the Staples Center couldn't help admiring.

"I seem to have gone back many years and saw Show TIme."

To compare the Sonics' offense to a ShowTime moment is certainly a bit of an exaggeration.

However, this also shows that since the defensive battles of the 90s, the game has indeed been a bit ugly.

"Nice job, Lazar."

The player who completed the dunk is called Lazar Borrell, a player who is very unfamiliar even to Supersonic fans.

This is an undrafted pick who has been in various teams in the NBA Development League all year round.

This year is the first time to enter the NBA roster.

It's just that Lazar has played no more than 20 games this season, averaging less than 10 minutes per game.

As for the reason, it is also very simple, the ability is not enough.

Lazar is a standard black player with explosive physical fitness, but poor technique.

With a height of 203 cm, he can't hold the ball, has insufficient confrontation, can't defend well, and the offense is even more unreliable.

The only thing he can do is his physical fitness.

In college basketball and the developmental league, Lazar can play very well with his physical fitness.

But in the NBA, this will not work.

However, one thing is undeniable, that is, Lazar's physical fitness is definitely the best among the supersonic inside players.

This refers to athletic ability.

In order to continue to speed up, Paul Westphal was also ruthless enough and directly replaced Lazar Borrell.

Not to mention O'Neal, even AC Green and Robert Hawley can't keep up with Lazar.

"what!"

After Lazar completed a dunk, he couldn't help roaring to the sky, expressing his depression.

The season is coming to an end, he thought he would not have playing time, the season has ended early.

By next season, maybe he will return to the Development League again, which is definitely something he doesn't want to see.

He never expected that in such a crucial game today, he would get playing time.

Wang Hao also patted Lazar on the shoulder and encouraged him: "Lazar, you did a good job. There must be someone in the top five goals tomorrow."

Perhaps, even he himself didn't know how wonderful the buttonhole he just completed was.

This is an absolute classic scene for Hall of Fame-level, even historical-level stars.

Even if Lazar leaves the NBA in the future, Kobe's black fans will continue to revisit this scene.

Kobe didn't speak with a dark face, but chose to turn around and serve.

Wang Hao and others quickly returned to defense, but unfortunately, O'Neal already had a good position in his heart.

Lazar's help defense was obviously slow, which made Hores unable to deal with it alone.

O'Neal squeezed Horace away strongly, and made a powerful dunk, which made the rim crumbling.

Is this avenging the little brother?
The Lakers fans at the scene continued to cheer. Looking at that posture, they were so excited that it was indescribable. The fundamental reason was that.

78:86
That's right, even though they played very well, the Sonics were still behind, and the inside line was almost broken by O'Neal.

(End of this chapter)