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Chapter 399 Supersonic Crisis

Chapter 399 Supersonic Crisis

Wang Hao doesn't intend to criticize the referee, but this does not mean that the Supersonics really have no opinion and are really satisfied with the referee's penalty.

The microphone returned to Paul Westphal, and he immediately turned on the big troll mode.

For the Spurs' intentional injury and turning a blind eye to the referee, he is absolutely full of firepower.

It is not to say that the previous penalty should be redeemed. For the game that has ended, this is impossible.

It's just that someone must exert pressure and attract everyone's attention, otherwise it will only get worse.

"It's just a normal foul!"

"Bruce is a good man, he would not do such a thing, he did foul, but there is no doubt."

"Bruce is just doing the right thing on the court, he's important to the Spurs, we need him."

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Seeing Popovich say such words, Wang Hao was really speechless, you can really say it.

This scene reminded Wang Hao of the picture in his memory.

Pachulia deliberately tiptoed Leonard, which caused the Spurs' core season to be reimbursed, and also led to the Spurs' exit from the playoffs.

That's not what he said at the time.

Of course, Wang Hao has to say that he hates what Pachulia did.

If someone intends to abolish this bastard directly, Wang Hao can even express his support.

Such a guy can't be scolded too much.

However, there is a premise here, that is, Popovich is not qualified.

Please let him recall how he defended Bruce Bowen when he was spraying people.

This incident has indeed caused a huge discussion in the NBA.

After all, first PJ Brown was injured, and then Wang Hao was stepped on, exactly the same situation.

After all this happened, the Spurs benefited.

Don't think that everyone likes the Spurs. Jordan has black fans, let alone the Spurs.

Numerous media have accused the Spurs of extraordinary behavior, but also expressed concerns about the future of the Sonics.

In today's situation, the supersonic disadvantage is very obvious.

While the Western Conference finals were extremely stalemate, the Eastern Conference finals were exceptionally harmonious.

So harmonious that the Pistons can't wait to raise their hands and surrender.

After losing two games in a row at home, they came to New Jersey, and the Pistons were powerless to fight back.

No way, the Pistons are too restrained by the Nets.

There are two main reasons for the rapid rise of the Pistons in the past two seasons, one is defense and the other is Billups.

The defense of the Pistons can bring the offensive level of most teams in the NBA to the same level as them.

However, reducing the opponent's scoring efficiency does not mean that you can win the game. After all, you still have to score.

Especially when defense is the cornerstone, the ability to decisively fight at critical moments is crucial.

The arrival of Billups solved this problem.

It's just that they unfortunately met the Nets.

The same team is based on defense, and the core of the team is also based on point guards.

Billups and Kidd have many similarities, but in terms of personal ability, they are worse than Kidd in every way.

The final result is that in front of Kidd, Billups was completely defeated, and in front of the Nets, the Pistons were completely defeated.

In the two away games in New Jersey, Billups was completely abused and played so embarrassingly.

In the two games, he averaged 7.5 shots and 2 goals per game. In each game, he was able to get 6.5 points, 1 rebound and 4 assists.

This is a team that entered the Eastern Conference finals, and its core players played data.

In this case, how can you win?

Without any surprises, the Pistons were swept out and the Nets easily advanced to the Finals.

It is said that the fans of the Pistons have sprayed Billups angrily and demanded that the team trade him.

In the original time and space, Billups was almost about to continue wandering.

If this is the case, then the Pistons' only championship in the new century may be gone.

Of course, these are all the situations in the east. The Supersonics have learned about them and didn't pay special attention to them.

Although Wang Hao didn't want to admit it, he had to admit that the current Supersonic situation is not good.

Without PJ Brown, they have a huge problem with interior protection.

Brandon Haywood, Reggie Evans, and even Wang Zhizhi are actually very good players.

If it is against some other teams, there will be no particularly serious problems.

But now, what they are facing is not an ordinary team.

The Spurs can break into the Western Conference finals, the strength is definitely not weak, not to mention, they still have a Tim Duncan in the team.

The current Duncan, of course, cannot be called the number one power forward in history, but his strength is definitely the top in the league.

In two days, Paul Westphal spent a lot of time preparing tactics and arranging the game.

In terms of defense, there are still unlimited defense changes.

Brandon Haywood and Reggie Evans will take on the heavy responsibility of defending Duncan.

Of course, it is definitely not enough to rely on two people closely.

When the official game starts, the Supersonics will let Duncan feel what infinite double-teaming is.

What Brandon Heywood and Reggie Evans need to do is to withstand Duncan and protect the rebound.

And this is exactly what the two of them are good at.

As for offense, the Sonics still need to maintain a fast-paced offense and play the league's first offensive level.

On May 5, local time in Seattle, at seven o'clock in the evening, it happened to be the morning of Huaxia.

It was early in the morning, but there were already countless teams standing in front of the TV, and this crucial game was about to start.

"The battle of Tianwang Mountain is also a battle that determines the life and death of Supersonic.

In this game, because of PJ Brown's injury, the Supersonic's inside problems were all exposed.

Whether they can fully exert their own strength is crucial to the Supersonics.

Especially Wang Hao, he needs to take a lot of responsibility today and get more points. "

Zhang Lili, who always likes to talk nonsense, has become less talkative today and a lot more serious.

Even he helped the Sonics feel the pressure.

Even if it is a home game, facing the imposing Spurs, this game is not destined to be easy.

"Compared to the last time I saw the Spurs at the Key Arena, the Spurs at that time were a different team than they are now."

Even Sun Zhengping couldn't help sighing.

The last time the Spurs appeared in the Key Arena was not far away, it was two games ago.

In just a few days, the situation turned upside down.

At that time, the Spurs suffered a two-game losing streak away from home, and their momentum had fallen to the bottom.

Especially in the face of the Supersonic's targeted tactics, Duncan was forced to be tactically separated from his opponents.

The rest of the Spurs were completely manipulated by the Sonics, and they couldn't perform at all.

No matter how well Duncan plays, it won't help.

But now, the Spurs not only completed two consecutive victories at home and evened the score.

More importantly, the rest of the Spurs quickly returned to form.

This also led to the failure of the supersonic cutting tactic, forcing the supersonic to abandon this tactic.

The momentum of the Spurs is like a rainbow, but the Sonics are a bit sluggish.

Of course, more importantly, today's Sonics lineup is not complete, which is very important.

PJ Brown's work in the Sonics, especially for the role of the inside, is absolutely irreplaceable.

The Sonics are originally an outside team, and the role of the inside is more about defense and pick-and-roll coverage.

And all of this, the one who did the best in the Sonics is undoubtedly PJ Brown.

The final shooting warm-up is over, the referee is communicating with the technical station, and the technical station is also communicating with the TV broadcast.

But don't watch a TV broadcast first, the things involved are absolutely all aspects.

Taking advantage of this time, the two teams are also making final arrangements, especially emphasizing the opening tactics.

After making all the arrangements, Paul Westphal suddenly said to Wang Hao again.

"Wang, this match is up to you!"

When Paul Westphal said this, it was naturally not to put pressure on Wang Hao.

In fact, Wang Hao's pressure was already great enough.

It's just that he can't help it. In this game, Wang Hao's performance is crucial to the Supersonics.

It can even be said that he alone decides the outcome of the game.

The guiding ideology of the Supersonics' game today is two, one for defense and the other for offense.

The defense needs to rotate quickly, and the offense needs to speed up.

But there is a problem here. If you want to keep a close eye on Duncan, you must arrange an insider.

But to ensure the rhythm and speed of the attack, Lewis can only be placed in the fourth position.

In other words, the inside line of the Sonics will become very empty.

But the inside line is absolutely crucial, protecting the basket, and scrambling for rebounds, what should we do?

If there is no way to replace another insider, it can only be discovered internally.

And the one who was excavated was naturally Wang Hao.

In addition to ensuring the offense on the offensive end, Wang Hao is also under a lot of pressure on the defensive end.

He needs to protect the rim, but also to ensure rebounding.

In fact, in previous games, Wang Hao also did this, but at that time, PJ Brown helped.

In other words, these things are mainly the tasks of PJ Brown, while Wang Hao is just checking for gaps and filling in gaps.

But today, it all depends on him alone.

Whether it is Brandon Heywood or Reggie Evans, there is limited help that can be given to him.

"Di!"

With the whistle of the referee, the game officially began.

In today's starting lineup of the Sonics, there are also quite a few changes, mainly in the paint.

Reggie Evans replaced PJ Brown as the starter.

You know, most people predict that the Sonics will play fast, but in order to protect the inside, Brandon Heywood seems to be a better choice.

Whether it's height or weight, Brandon Heywood has enough deterrence in the interior.

However, they still underestimated their determination to speed up the supersonic speed.

"It turned out to be Reggie Evans."

Zhang Lili was a little surprised.

"Reggie Evans' rebounding is not bad, but defensively, he still loves jumping a little too much."

Sun Zhengping also said: "For the Supersonics, Coach Paul should have special arrangements."

Zhang Lili had a flash of inspiration, and quickly said: "I have to take another look at how Wang Hao stands when the Supersonic is defending."

The game officially started, Duncan successfully jumped the ball, and the Spurs had the offensive ball.

At this time, the offensive lineups and defensive lineups of both sides are also fully deployed.

The Supersonic's defense has really changed a lot. It is somewhat similar to a zone defense, but it is not exactly a zone defense.

In fact, this is 1 mark and 4 links, one man marks the ball holder, and the remaining four form a joint defense state.

This tactic became popular in the NBA many years later, and the Warriors are even more loyal fans of similar tactics.

In fact, the main reason is that with the development of basketball games, various techniques and tactics are also developing.

Compared with the star singles tactics of the eight 90s, in the future, there will be a lot of off-ball running and screen pick-and-roll tactics.

Ordinary man-to-man defense, as well as simple two-three defense, are no longer applicable to the game.

Ever since, more defensive lineups have been developed.

And Wang Hao's position is obviously closer to the low position, that is to say, he is the second insider of the Supersonics.

Parker looked at Gary Payton, who was closely marking him, and did not choose to play hard, but gave the ball to Duncan.

Duncan came to the high position to support, Reggie Evans immediately followed, and Gary Payton quickly retracted.

Duncan saw that there was no good chance, so he simply passed the ball to Bruce Bowen.

As for Duncan, he quickly retracted to the inside, began to ask for the ball, and prepared for singles.

Bruce Bowen didn't delay either. Seeing that Duncan started to ask for the ball, he immediately passed the ball.

It's just that Michael Reid has quickly double-teamed.

Duncan had no choice but to pass the ball to Bruce Bowen again, and at this time, Gary Payton's defensive rotation was in place.

Bruce Bowen strictly implements Popovich's tactics, don't rush to attack, let alone make mistakes.

Ever since, the Spurs' outside line began to pass the ball, and it was discovered after a while of passing that there was still no chance.

And this will give the ball to Duncan again, it is already too late.

Stephen Jackson took the responsibility decisively, constantly crossing the dribble to free up the shooting space, and shooting from a long distance.

It's a pity that facing the taller Lewis, his shots naturally came out of the frame.

Duncan and Malik Rose subconsciously squeezed inside.

According to Popovich's tactics, after the Spurs attack, the first thing should be to return to defense.

Because he also thought of it, the supersonic speed will definitely play fast today.

As for offensive rebounds, except for Duncan, Popovich's request is to return to defense as soon as possible.

It's just that, just now, Duncan and Malick Rose simply forgot about retreating.

No way, the offensive rebounds are too fragrant.

The Supersonics have only one Reggie Evans inside, and Reggie Evans is still very undersized.

Reggie Evans is 203 centimeters, this height is not even comparable to Lewis, but Lewis' rebound protection is not enough at all.

To put it bluntly, this is due to the lack of rebound protection of the Sonics, so I want to bully it.

Then, when Duncan squeezed inside, he suddenly found that he was completely blocked by Reggie Evans.

Reggie Evans when rebounding, and Reggie Evans in other states are completely two people.

As for Malik Rose, he was also blocked by a person.

Malik Rose took a closer look, and did not see the expected Lewis, but Wang Hao.

(End of this chapter)