Starting from the last bus in the NBA

Chapter 222 Doing the opposite

Pause back, Lakers offense.

O'Neal mentioned that the high position was a pick-and-roll for Kobe. Wang Hao finally bypassed O'Neal and caught up with Kobe.

Kobe has already passed the ball easily and freely, and the pass is naturally O'Neal.

O'Neal received the ball one step in from the free throw line and took three steps directly.

PJ Brown saw through O'Neal's plan, but he had no choice but to watch O'Neal fly overhead.

"basket!"

The basketball was smashed into the hoop, and before landing, O'Neal pulled the hoop hard.

Looking at the trembling appearance of the basket, is this O'Neal really not a thing, and wants to smash the rebound?

Fortunately, today's NBA has regulations that do not allow this to happen.

This dunk was also O'Neill's venting his dissatisfaction, and he was really aggrieved today.

18:12
For such a result, the Supersonics also had expectations, since they couldn't prevent it, they would fight against each other.

Moreover, through the confrontation just now, they finally understood that O'Neill is not really impossible to guard.

As long as someone can withstand his first wave of impact, and someone double-teams, there is still a chance to defend him.

It is unrealistic to be able to prevent it every time, but it is useful if there is an effect.

At the critical moment of the game, as long as the defense is defended once, the significance is very significant.

After O'Neill dunked the blue, he vented a bit, and stared at everyone with a vicious look before preparing to return to defense.

However, the supersonic speed will not wait for him.

The moment O'Neal dunked the ball into the basket, PJ Brown grabbed the basketball like a rebound and immediately served the ball from the backcourt.

The basketball fell into the hands of Gary Payton, and Kobe reacted fast enough to subconsciously want to press up.

It's just that Gary Payton reacted faster and he chose to pass the ball.

The basketball was passed to Wang Hao, and Wang Hao immediately dribbled the ball across the half court and immediately chose to break through.

Reagan Fox kept staring at Wang Hao, and immediately wanted to follow, but bumped into a figure.

Michael Reid had already stood in his position ahead of time and completed a pick-and-roll for Wang Hao.

Wang Hao's speed is very fast, before Reagan Fox can react, he is ready to enter the inside line.

Robert Hawley had no choice but to follow up first.

At the same time, Michael Redd has rolled down the pick-and-roll, first a run fake, and then cut.

Wang Hao observed Robert Hawley's position, looking like he was about to attack, and then he chose to pass the ball.

Although Michael Reid is a pitcher, he will naturally not be polite in the face of this unmarked situation.

"basket!"

Another dunk, seemingly in response to O'Neal's goal.

At this time, O'Neal returned to the three-point line, and seeing his temper being smashed into the basket, he suddenly became more and more unhappy.

So this time, in the offensive round of the Lakers, he did not play the pick-and-roll, but chose the inside to ask for the ball.

This time, PJ Brown had already prepared, he didn't care so much, and directly chose to go around and defend.

Seeing that O'Neal wanted the ball so resolutely, Kobe had no choice but to choose an overhead lob.

PJ Brown wanted to intercept the ball, but suddenly felt a huge force coming from behind, and he couldn't help but took a small step forward.

He quickly turned around and complained, and the referee accused O'Neal of fouling.

It's a pity that he forgot that this is the No. 1 O'Neal in the league today, and this is the home court of the Lakers.

The referee said nothing about it.

After O'Neal received the ball, there was a big open space directly under the basket, so he naturally wouldn't restrain himself.

"Clang!"

Looking at the wobbling rim, Wang Hao was a little suspicious of the Lakers. The Lakers gave up O'Neal in order to choose Kobe.

Is there a reason for this? This guy is too much of a waste of basketball hoops. The basketball hoops at home for the Lakers are definitely more severely worn than other teams.

PJ Brown was a step slower, not to say that he couldn't guard O'Neal, in fact, even if he was a step faster, he still couldn't guard.

This is about fast-paced offense.

Lewis had already received the ball first, and then quickly served the ball in the backcourt. Before O'Neal could vent, he had already run to the frontcourt.

This time, Kobe did not stop Gary Payton for the first time, and directly let Gary Payton advance beyond the three-point line.

Wang Hao hurriedly helped Gary Payton block Kobe, taking advantage of the failure of the Lakers' defensive system to adjust, he went straight to the inside.

Horace knows the supersonic's fast-paced offensive and defensive transitions, and this time he is prepared to stop Gary Payton.

But Gary Payton is more experienced. Seeing Horace moving over, he directly caused Horace's foul.

O'Neill hurried and rushed, and finally ran back, but the game was over.

Watching Gary Payton make two free throws and make two free throws, the point difference between the two sides is still 8 points, which feels like a waste of time.

Of course, the Sonics can't switch offense and defense every time, and it's impossible for the Lakers not to adjust.

When the Lakers have significantly accelerated their defense efficiency, fast breaks are not so easy to complete.

If you can't play fast break, you will fall into positional warfare, and the supersonic speed is not impossible.

Both Wang Hao and Gary Payton can play singles. As for the pick-and-roll between the two, it made Kobe's scalp tingle.

Because he really doesn't know who to guard against?
The game fell into a stalemate. The Sonics maintained the lead, but they failed to open the score.

Whenever they tried their best to open the score, someone from O'Neal and Kobe would always stand up.

Of course, the Lakers are not so easy to catch up with the score, because the Sonics have Wang Hao and Gary Payton.

At the most dangerous time, the Lakers had chased the score to only 2 points, and Wang Hao directly took the lead and hit a rain of three-pointers.

The score was at a stalemate. Before the two teams could solve the defensive or offensive problems, no one could win the game in one fell swoop.

In fact, this is normal.

After all, as one of the strongest teams in the West, the game between the two teams is definitely not so easy to decide the winner.

Only at the last moment to see who makes fewer mistakes will have a better chance of winning the game.

At the end of the halftime game, the score was temporarily 53:47, and the Sonics entered the second half with a 6-point lead.

During the halftime break, Paul Westphal made detailed arrangements in an attempt to open the score in one fell swoop in the third quarter.

"Patrick, we need your help, I need you to guard Shaq for at least 5 minutes.

In these 5 minutes, we need all the firepower to expand the point difference to more than 15 points. "

……

I have to say that Paul Westphal's idea is very good, but the reality is not that simple.

Ewing can indeed restrict O'Neal, but it is impossible to completely prevent him.

In the 5 minutes of the third quarter, O'Neal scored only 4 points, but also caused two fouls by Ewing.

Before halfway through the third quarter, Ewing had committed 4 fouls, and Ewing could only play again in the fourth quarter.

Originally thought that they could open the score in one fell swoop, but who would have imagined, at this time Kobe stood up again.

Two consecutive unreasonable three-pointers directly made the Supersonic's efforts fall short.

Not only Paul Westphal, but Phil Jackson is also trying to find a way.

However, the effect is average.

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In the fourth quarter, there were only 2 minutes and 28 seconds left in the game, and the score of the two sides was 85:80.

With a 5-point difference, the Lakers still have a chance.

It was the Lakers' turn to attack, and they had just sent the bottom line, and the cheers on the scene were already boiling.

"Lakers, Lakers..."

After all, it is a team that has just won the championship, and today's Lakers fans are still quite high-spirited.

The sound of cheering continued to echo above the arena. If it had no effect on the Supersonics, it would be a lie.

Ron Harper pushed forward with the ball, yes, at the critical moment of the game, Phil Jackson still chose to believe him.

Especially in offense, he can help the OK combination.

O'Neal asked for the ball in the low post, and Ewing immediately posted it to fight. Not only that, but PJ Brown next to him was also eager to try.

As soon as Ron Harper passed the ball, PJ Brown immediately double-teamed.

No way, Ron Harper had to give the ball to Kobe on the other side, and O'Neal immediately moved to the other side to ask for the ball.

Of course Kobe wanted to play by himself, but he still remembered the head coach's tactical arrangements in his mind, so he had to play honestly.

Seeing that Kobe was about to pass the ball, Wang Hao hurriedly interfered, and at this moment, Kobe did indeed pass the ball.

"Big pass?"

This was Wang Hao's first thought, but he soon realized that it wasn't the passing on, but the cooperation between the two.

At the moment when Kobe was trying to pass the ball, the chubby O'Neal suddenly turned around flexibly.

Ewing, who was originally only concerned about confrontation, jumped into the air, but at this time, O'Neal had already jumped high, received Kobe's pass and slammed it into the basket.

"Nice job, my brother!"

O'Neill was very excited, and Kobe directly cheered loudly.

Wang Hao is a little disdainful, now he can't wait to be called Kobe Bryant, and in two years, he can't wait to fight.

"Patrick, don't worry, we're ahead."

Perhaps because he didn't guard O'Neal, Ewing impatiently served the baseline ball, and then ran immediately.

After Wang Hao received the ball, he handed the ball to Gary Payton first, and then ran halfway through.

At this point in the game, the Lakers will certainly not easily give the Sonics a chance to switch offense and defense.

Therefore, the Supersonic is not in a hurry. If you can't play fast, then play slowly, play steadily, and don't make mistakes.

In such anxious moments, controlling mistakes is the most important thing.

Mistakes will not only lose the ball, but may also be counterattacked, and more importantly, it will be a blow to confidence.

Since Ron Harper was on the court, there was nothing to say, so naturally he continued to stare at him.

Seeing Wang Hao holding the ball and calling Lewis for a pick-and-roll, Ron Harper's face turned black.

Why don't you talk about martial arts, so that you target the elderly like this?
However, this time the Lakers' defense changed. Ron Harper and Reagan Fox directly double-teamed Wang Hao.

And Lewis obviously didn't think of this when he blocked the people to take it apart, and he was a step slower in responding.

Fortunately, Wang Hao discovered it early, and instead of rushing into the inner line all at once, he left room for it.

He quickly controlled the basketball and distanced himself from the two of them. Ron Harper didn't dare to delay, and hurriedly chased after Lewis.

Although he protected the basketball well, the tactic this time actually failed, and he did not support another tactic for the rest of the time.

Wang Hao didn't delay either. As for passing the ball, he didn't bother to do such things as throwing the pot away.

He chose to break through directly and go to the left. When Reagan Fox was standing, he was a little too forward.

When Wang Hao broke into the three-point line, O'Neal and Robert Hawley on the inside were already subconsciously moving.

He didn't even think about breaking into the inside line, came to the middle distance position, and turned his back directly.

The line that breaks through from the left, turns around and faces the basket directly.

Without any hesitation, seeing that the attack time was running out, Wang Hao simply stepped back and shot a jumper.

I have to say that the difficulty of this ball is not low.

At this point in the game, apart from a flash of inspiration, they can only rely on hard power.

After all, neither of the two sides is willing to lose, and will not easily reveal their flaws, so of course they can only fight hard.

"Shh!"

Today, Wang Hao's luck seems to be pretty good!
87:82
After one attack and one defense, the game time has entered the last 2 minutes, with only 1 minute and 50 seconds left.

There is still a 5-point difference, and the Supersonics have an obvious advantage.

The Lakers were obviously in a hurry and wanted to force the ball to O'Neal, but under the Sonics' defense, they almost lost the ball.

Although O'Neill saved the ball, he failed to pass it to Wang Hao, but to Ron Harper.

Kobe wanted to respond, but Wang Hao's defense suddenly became stronger, and he didn't give him a chance to respond.

More than that, Gary Payton was faintly preparing to double-team.

There is no way, Ron Harper can only come by himself, face Gary Payton with his back, and then turn over and shoot a jumper.

"Bang!"

The offense failed, and in the following defense, the Sonics' offense also ended in failure.

Although he failed to score a goal, it consumed a lot of time, which is definitely beneficial to the Sonics.

The Lakers naturally know, no, they have invested more power in the offense, and they are bound to score the ball.

O'Neal was also very straightforward, no longer obsessed with getting the ball inside, but took the initiative to come out to pick and roll for Kobe.

Taking advantage of O'Neal's pick-and-roll, Kobe went straight into the paint and hit a layup with a double-team.

It has to be said that Peter Pan is Peter Pan. This kind of choice of throwing himself out and then deciding how to make a move is not something everyone can do.

87:84
With only 42 seconds left before the end of the game, Paul Westphal quickly called a timeout.

Both sides have an offensive opportunity, and only by scoring the ball can the Supersonics ensure the victory of the game.

"Don't worry, the advantage lies with us, and the final victory of this game also belongs to us.

The opponent must think that we will play steadily, but we just can't do that.

Don't look at the time on the timer, we have to play this attack as if it was the last second. "

……

Not just Wang Hao, everyone should think so, at such a time point and score, playing steadily is the best choice.

However, Paul Westphal did the opposite, and I have to say, this idea is really good.

Taking advantage of the Lakers' unpreparedness, quickly attack one, even if they can't score, the Sonics still have another chance to attack.

It is indeed risky to do so, but at the same time, once the ball is scored, it is basically a victory.

(End of this chapter)