Starting from the last bus in the NBA

Chapter 250 The Western Finals 2
251 Western Conference Finals 2
Since it is necessary to play fast, it is naturally the fastest way.

No matter how fast a person runs, it is impossible to run faster than a basketball. Therefore, this is the fastest defense.

And the moment Wang Hao took the ball, Kobe had already pressed up, but Wang Hao had already passed the ball.

It wasn't until they looked in the direction of Wang Hao's pass that everyone suddenly saw a figure.

The figure was tall and mighty, and more importantly, the speed was not slow at all.

That's right, it is Patrick Ewing, who is 213 cm tall, weighs more than 120 kg, and is nearly 39 years old.

Just such a person ran to the front.

Wang Hao's pass was just right, and the moment Ewing stepped into the three-second zone, the basketball was in his hands.

Without any hesitation, he started directly after getting the ball, and then slammed his hands on the basket hard.

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"boom!"

At the same time, it was the cheers of mountains and tsunami, and the atmosphere of Supersonic fans was completely ignited.

"Roar!"

The gorilla Ewing even made his signature move, beating his chest and roaring at the same time, worthy of being a gorilla.

Everyone was dumbfounded, especially O'Neill, who was even more dumbfounded, this man can run so fast.

Before everyone was shocked, Ewing ran back immediately, as if chasing and defending.

After returning to his own basket, Ewing turned around suddenly, and his determined eyes shocked the audience.

When everyone is paying attention to O'Neal, Kobe, Gary Payton and Wang Hao, Ewing seems to be forgotten.

However, Ewing did not forget himself.

He still remembers that since he stepped into the NBA, what he desires most is a championship.

He had dreamed of the trophy countless times when he dreamed back at midnight, but it was still only in a dream.

After more than ten years of professional career, he never expected that at the end of his career, he was the closest to the championship.

As for the time in 1998, although the Knicks reached the finals, it actually had little to do with Ewing.

Because as early as in the Eastern Conference Finals, Ewing was injured after playing two games.

This time it was different, he felt that his body was very good.

I have to say, it's a little frustrating.

But anyway, this is the closest he is to the championship, and he definitely doesn't want to give up.

Therefore, the head coach's tactics require playing fast, so he tries to increase the speed as much as possible.

As for physical fitness, he doesn't have to worry about it at all.

With the Sonics needing to speed up, his playing time is destined not to be too much.

What he needs to do is to consume O'Neal's physical energy as much as possible in the limited playing time.

No, when the Lakers dribbled over, Ewing had already confronted O'Neal for the first time.

Even if O'Neal wanted to get inside, he couldn't easily let him in.

As for wanting a position, it is even more necessary to fight hard.

Even from beyond the three-point line, Wang Hao could hear the sound of the two fighting close to each other.

It is not too much to say that it is down to the meat.

When Fisher dribbled the ball across the half, it was not Gary Payton who stepped forward to force Fisher, but Wang Hao.

As for Gary Payton, he naturally stood in front of Kobe.

As for why he did this, of course there is a reason. Wang Hao needs to contribute more on the defensive end.

When Gary Payton defended Fisher alone, Wang Hao needed to sweep the perimeter.

That is to say, at all times, we need to make assistance defenses, assisting Kobe on the outside and O'Neal on the inside.

To be honest, Wang Hao was somewhat excited about being able to enter the Western Conference Finals.

After all, this is the floor of the Western Conference Finals that 58 Paoge has struggled for a lifetime and finally touched.

Now that he's in the Western Conference Finals, he naturally wants to win.

In fact, everyone in the Sonics wants to win, especially Paul Westphal as the head coach.

In five days, in addition to the daily training content, he also studied the Lakers as much as possible.

And, a package plan for the Lakers was formulated.

And letting Wang Hao and Gary Payton swap defenders is the first step in this package.

It's not that Wang Hao can't defend Kobe, in fact, he can defend, and he still has advantages in height and confrontation.

If it were Gary Payton, Kobe could hold high and play high.

It's just that, although Kobe's technology is comprehensive today, it's more about breakthrough technology.

If you really want to talk about playing back, he still can't play it now.

In this way, Gary Payton is indeed more suitable for defending Kobe, after all, Wang Hao's speed is a little bit worse.

Of course, there is a more important reason why Paul Westphal arranged this way, and that is to make use of Wang Hao's ability to assist in defense.

Wang Hao's reading of the game and his judgment on defense are among the top in the NBA.

From the games of these two seasons, the head coach has fully discovered this.

Choose the right time to double-team Kobe, and this will make it more likely to limit Kobe.

Not only Kobe, Wang Hao can also help defend the inside.

Not only that, in addition to Wang Hao, there is also a PJ Brown.

Wang Hao and PJ Brown form a sweeping front with one inside and one outside, and they can help defend in place at any time.

Sure enough, seeing Wang Hao suddenly pressing up, Fisher was startled.

Fisher didn't dare to be careless, and quickly turned his back.

As a player who is not particularly fast but has weight, his reasons for his body are very good.

Just when Fisher was going to use his body to push forward as usual, suddenly...he couldn't push.

Not only that, Wang Hao's arm stretched out from behind him, and he slapped the ball away.

This kid frightened Fisher.

After all, this season, he has just replaced Ron Harper as the Lakers' starting point guard.

Moreover, the very important reason is not because of his ability, but because of Ron Harper's age.

Ron Harper is 37 years old, and neither his body nor his strength support his continued starting.

The injury in the middle of the season was caused by age, and it was because of this start that Fisher succeeded in picking up the leak.

If you make a mistake in such a key game, Fisher can imagine how disappointed the coach will be.

Not to mention losing the starting position, but, the impression points must be lost a lot.

As for the anger of Los Angeles fans, it can overwhelm him.

Fortunately, the direction of the basketball flying out is not very good. In this position, there are no Supersonic players.

Kobe's reaction was fast enough, picking up the ball immediately.

It's just that Kobe, who picked up the ball, didn't attack immediately, but first glanced at Fisher with sharp eyes.

Speaking of Kobe, there is one more thing I have to say.

Just this year, one day after the end of the regular season, Kobe completed his life event, he got married.

Of course, what Wang Hao wanted to talk about was not this matter.

But when Kobe held his wedding, he was not invited.

It's not that Wang Hao wants to go so much, but it seems interesting to witness the marriage of the black mamba.

More importantly, Wang Hao felt that the two were quite familiar.

In the end, this guy didn't invite Wang Hao at all.

I have to say that there is no one with this EQ, even if Wang Hao is his teammate, it is estimated that there will be trouble.

Fortunately, not only Wang Hao was not invited, in fact, everyone was not invited.

It is conceivable how embarrassing the Lakers players are.

For example, when you see Kobe, do you want to congratulate him on a happy wedding?
But the problem is, they didn't invite you to their wedding at all!

In addition, since this season, Kobe and O'Neal have had disputes because of ball possession and team status.

That is, after the playoffs, successive victories overshadowed everything. In fact, the differences of the Lakers have begun to emerge.

If the Sonics can win consecutive games, maybe they don't need to make a move, and the Lakers have already broken out of civil strife.

Well, I'm overthinking it a bit.

Closer to home, continue to return to the game, Kobe's cold eyes directly made Fisher shudder.

Fisher was very honest, and ran to the corner with his head down.

Wang Hao followed to the right side of the arena, while on the other side, PJ Brown was standing on the edge of the three-second zone.

One on each side, no matter which way the Lakers' offensive direction is, there will be someone who can double-team and help defend.

After Kobe took the ball, he didn't give the ball to O'Neal immediately, mainly because O'Neal didn't get a good position.

In fact, Kobe didn't intend to pass the ball either.

I saw that when he faced Gary Payton, he still chose to break through, breaking through from his more accustomed right hand.

However, just halfway through the breakthrough, it was suddenly discovered that Wang Hao in the bottom corner had double-teamed in place.

Not only that, Gary Payton obviously had expected it long ago, and directly pushed him to death behind him, not giving him a chance to turn around easily.

It's not just Gary Payton who is exerting confrontation, Wang Hao is also the same. The referee will not blow the whistle for this level of physical confrontation.

Seeing that Wang Hao and Gary Payton were constantly looking for opportunities to cut the ball, Kobe didn't dare to be careless and jumped up directly.

That's right, jump up first, and then think about how to do it.

It is impossible to shoot a shot. After all, without any preparation, such a shot will most likely not be scored.

Can only pass the ball.

It has to be said that Kobe is Kobe. He jumped up first, only to see Fisher's open space, and passed the ball in a daze.

Fisher in the bottom corner stood on the bottom line as always, waiting for the two big men in the team to score the ball.

What he needs to do is very simple, just throw the ball in.

However, the moment Kobe passed the ball, Wang Hao had already moved ahead of time, returning to defense very quickly.

When Fisher jumped up and was about to make a shot, he saw a black shadow rushing towards him.

To be honest, it really scared Fisher a little bit, because the speed was too fast.

It's a pity that Fisher is not Kobe after all, so it is impossible to jump into the air and make a choice.

He can only bite the bullet and shoot.

There was still a distance of two meters, and Wang Hao had already leaped high, his arms completely spread out.

Seeing that the basketball was about to leap over, Wang Hao's palm seemed to extend two centimeters suddenly.

"Snapped!"

The fingertips barely touched the basketball, the trajectory of the basketball was changed, and it flew into the air.

This is the advantage of being tall and long.

If it is replaced by that kind of open space that is fast and good at breaking through, Wang Hao will actually suffer a bit in defense.

It's a pity that Fisher is not such a player. He has a certain pass organization ability, and more relies on catching three-pointers.

Faced with this style of play, Wang Hao has a great advantage.

In the first round of defense, Wang Hao directly sent a big cap. I have to say that the start was very good.

This is what Wang Hao needs to do today.

Be ready to double-team and assist defense at any time. While doing a good job of double-teaming and assisting defense, you can also return to defense in time.

To be honest, it is not easy to do this and do this job well.

Fisher immediately noticed something was wrong and wanted to fight for the rebound, but when he looked up, he only saw Wang Hao's outstretched arm.

Without jumping too high, he easily grabbed the rebound and then passed the ball immediately.

Because at this time, Gary Payton was already running forward.

Before the game, the arrangement of the Lakers was actually like this. When defending, Kobe needs to watch Wang Hao.

No way, the three outside players, neither Fisher nor Rick Fox, can guard Wang Hao.

One is too short, the other is too slow and has poor defense.

But now, seeing Gary Payton charge forward with the ball, it is naturally impossible for Kobe to watch him play fast break, and he has to go to Wang Hao.

As for Wang Hao, it can only be said that Fisher followed him.

I have to say that Kobe's speed is very fast. Although he was a step slower, he stopped Gary Payton in a daze.

That being the case, Gary Payton was not in a hurry, he simply stopped the ball at the three-point line and waited for his teammates to be in place.

At this time, Wang Hao suddenly accelerated from outside the three-point line and rushed directly to the inside.

Fisher's speed is not slow, he didn't let Wang Hao snatch it, and his physical confrontation is not bad.

It's just that Gary Payton still passed the ball.

Wang Hao raised the ball high with both hands, barely taking off, which was equivalent to a free throw on the spot.

"Shh!"

There is no accident, and even the shots that are still close to the free throw line after all, naturally there is no reason not to score.

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"Very good. Such a score is really too easy for Wang Hao."

On CCTV, Sun Zhengping's voice sounded at the right time, explaining the match on the spot.

Zhang Weiping also said: "It can be seen that the Sonics played very reasonably today, giving the ball to whoever has the opportunity.

Although it was only two rounds of offense, we can already see some clues.

The Supersonic's tactic is to play fast, do everything possible to speed up, and keep the Lakers from falling behind.

Two offenses, we can see that O'Neill and Horace can't come back, the speed of the two is too slow.

On the Supersonic side, not only other people, but even big center Ewing is trying to speed up as much as possible.

This is the tactics of the Sonics on the offensive end, and on the defensive end, it can be seen that the Sonics also have special arrangements.

Gary Payton defended Kobe Bryant, and Ewing faced Shaquille O'Neal.

Then there are Wang Hao and PJ Brown, one on the left and one on the right, ready to double-team and assist defense at any time. "

Sun Zhengliang also said: "It can be seen that during the rest period of the previous few days, the Supersonics made a lot of preparations.

And next, it depends on how the Lakers respond, what kind of preparations does he have? "

(End of this chapter)