The Road to Stardom: Start as a Slam Dunk Master

Two consecutive defeats were a wake-up call for the Sonics.

There are certainly many problems.

Yao Ming's inability to solve the problem in the paint with Artest's cover is only one reason. His lack of understanding of the triangle offense after changing formations is the second reason. His outside touch is not good and he is too slow to enter the game. The third reason is that.

But are these really the only three points?

Frankly speaking, this Sonics team is still too young, so young that even head coach McMillan is actually a novice coach.

To sum it up now, the relaxed attitude towards G2 is the key reason why the Sonics have lost two games in a row.

‘That’s the home court of the Wizards, and the next game is victory.’ This kind of strategy that is formulated before the game is fundamentally wrong, and it is completely wrong.

How can a team that wants to win the championship think that it doesn't matter if G2 loses? How can you think that one of the two will satisfy you?

The real championship, the real invincibility, is to be invincible from the mentality. From the beginning of G1, you should go with the thought that I can't lose a game!

The reason why G1 is exciting and winning is because the whole team goes with the attitude that they must win and never lose. The game is your home court!

Therefore, whether it is the rhythm and speed of the team entering the state, the restrictions on Yao Ming, or even tactical choices, etc., they all showed excellent results in G1.

But when it comes to G2, due to the so-called pre-game task of ‘just win a home court’, the whole team will naturally start to have a mentality of ‘I have completed the set task, just try my best this time’.

This caused the outside players to be too relaxed when they first came on the field, so that they felt poor and entered the state too slowly. When the game entered an unfavorable stage, the attitude of fighting from the bottom of the heart in G1 was naturally no longer there, which led to G2 Losing was too casual.

And immediately after returning to the home court for G3, the whole team had an attitude of "I can win at home, how can I lose at home". When they entered adversity, they started to panic, started to want to win but were afraid of losing, and started to hesitate. .

On the contrary, it was the Wizards' momentum after winning G2, the anger of Jordan who wanted to wash away his shame, and the Wizards' determination after finding themselves.

Whether it was Yao Ming's performance or Artest's calmness in the face of provocation from SuperSonics home fans, the Wizards have always maintained an extremely strong momentum.

Each other's aura is really indistinguishable.

Techniques and tactics? Individual ability?

It has a certain impact on the outcome, but to be honest, when it comes to this, everyone is a top-notch team. It really depends on the outcome, but it all depends on each other's performance.

"Without the third defeat, we can't and won't lose any more games!" McMillan finally woke up in time and put a big brake on the team's decline: "Don't let that old guy get the third win. , you have to understand that when Jordan got his third win, he never let the fourth win slip away from him."

"This is a championship, and you all know what that means, not only to the team, but to you as well."

"Ending the game in G6 and winning three games in a row is our only way out!"

"As for tactics..."

And just as McMillan was motivating the team and talking about tactics, external public opinion began to gradually change with the Wizards' two wins.

It’s not like changing one’s tune to suit the situation, but when the Sonics take off, the media will naturally publish more voices speaking out for the Sonics. When the Wizards take off, Wizards fans and commentators will naturally do the same. I regained the confidence to speak.

——The Wizards' hard power is still higher than that of the SuperSonics. The SuperSonics' new small lineup is not enough to challenge the traditional style of play with a super center.

——NBA history has gone through countless innovations, but no matter how ever-changing the tactics are, the one who wins the center wins the world!

——When Jordan and Lin Dong are tied, Yao Ming is the winner! The Wizards will win!

——The basketball god’s seventh crown!

——His name is Michael Jordan!

Waves of calls for the Wizards came one after another, sending Sonics supporters on the Internet into panic.

The entire city of Seattle is unprecedentedly tense, not to mention the team. Even the out-of-town fans who paid several times the price for tickets are already at war with the local Seattle fans.

Then G4...

A crucial game that is no less important than G1 and will determine the trend of the entire series.

Although it is the home court of the SuperSonics, most outsiders are still more optimistic about the Wizards. After all, the Wizards' desire for this victory is unimaginable. Winning is equivalent to a 3:1 lead, and then entering the NBA history has never been 1:1. 3. In the curse of the team being able to make a desperate comeback, Zhengruo has already locked in the championship in advance.

The previous two consecutive victories also allowed the Wizards to accumulate considerable confidence in the SuperSonics.

Yao Ming's invincibility in the paint has long been recognized as a point that cannot be solved.

It's just that... as soon as the game started, the Sonics caught the Wizards off guard with the same formation changes and the determination to die.

On the offensive end, the Sonics have a firm run-and-gun strategy. Regardless of whether MD has rebounds or not, the main focus is a dare to shoot, and the main focus is a desperate gamble.

The pressure that was already standing on the edge of the cliff made the SuperSonics' outside line begin to bear fruit early today.

Lin Dong made 3 shots against Artest as soon as he came up, and made 3 of 3 shots, forcing the Wizards to let Jordan switch defenses in advance and take out Artest's attack.

Then Lin Dong began to choose various outside firepower after distributing the ball.

Brent and Iguodala made 4 of 5 shots from the outside, and even Payton made a 3-pointer. It can be said that the outside firepower was full. With more than four minutes left in the first quarter, the SuperSonics were already With a total of 8 3-pointers, the score was 32:16, and the lead was 16 points, the sound of the Key Arena reached its peak, and the Wizards were suspended for life.

And such a score is obviously not only because of the Sonics' three-point accuracy, but also because of the changes on the defensive end.

Payton no longer guards Jordan, but instead guards Artest!

Want to help Yao Ming cover? Want to help Yao Ming get rid of Sakuragi Hanamichi?

dream!

Payton clings to Artest without the ball. His main focus is physical confrontation and positioning without the ball. Artest wants to take Hanamichi Sakuragi away from Yao Ming, so Payton will be separated from the Wizards. Just peel Artest off and tell him to get out!

Isn't it just an off-ball screen? No one will be the same!

The Sonics hit the Wizards seven inches in the face.

Without Artest, the triangle offensive system of changing formations no longer exists. After all, Yao Ming can only stick to the basket under Sakuragi Hanamichi's strength, and his range of movement is too small to flexibly change formations.

At the same time, without Artest's cover, Sakuragi Hanamichi, who was so entangled in G1, was revived, which made Dayao miserable again.

After three games, Sakuragi Hanamichi's off-ball entanglement has obviously improved a lot, and he has become more familiar with Dayao's movement habits.

You don't need to be able to restrain the opponent at the basket. After all, the height and wingspan skill gap is there. As long as he gets to the basket, Sakuragi Hanamichi will basically suffer.

But the problem is, when switching between offense and defense, you have to run... you have more time to run the whole court, and that is Sakuragi Hanamichi's battlefield!

Exchange physical strength for physical strength.

In G1, Sakuragi Hanamichi was not yet proficient in wrapping around without the ball in the first half of the quarter, which consumed more physical strength. But now that he has become more skilled and accustomed to the rhythm, the overall physical consumption is comparable to that of Yao Yao. It's in a flat state.

Dayao scored 17 points and 9 rebounds in the first half. His performance was acceptable. He used his stability and rebounds in the paint to help the Wizards hold on to the deficit in the first quarter. The SuperSonics were too accurate on the outside today, but in the third quarter, Yao He was already running very hard, and it was no longer possible to escape Sakuragi. He could only push forward with difficulty against this difficult guy.

Coupled with the Sonics' ever-increasing offensive rhythm, Yao Ming's speed was slowed down too much during the transition between offense and defense, and he was always out of touch with the team.

Doug Collins was afraid that he would not be able to run at all in the fourth quarter, so he replaced Yao Ming to rest for one quarter. Sakuragi Hanamichi also came off and replaced him with Pedrague. He used Pedrague's solid skills at the basket to counterattack. Come over and seize the inside advantage under the basket.

As for Yao Ming, the Wizards' longboards are no longer there, their rebounding advantage is no longer there, and their stable inside offense is no longer there. The substitute rookie center is no match for Pedrague. The previous advantage suddenly turned into a disadvantage, and the point difference was lost again. Pull away.

Jordan kept trying to turn the tide, but to no avail.

Without Yao Ming present, the Wizards' offensive points are actually relatively simple, mainly Jordan's internal and external skills, and Tyronn Lue and Harrington's perimeter.

The SuperSonics' defensive strategy is for Lin Dong and Payton to flank Jordan at any time, while Iguodala and Brent each defend Tyronn Lue and Harrington on the outside.

In addition, Harrington is also good at post-up play, and Artest can also attack the inside. But the SuperSonics still have Pedrague after all. Although he is not a top center, he is of normal blue-collar level. Those two If people choose to play hard inside, the success rate is not high, and the rebounding advantage is also controlled by Pedrague...

A team with one of the strongest centers in the league, and an inside lineman who can defend the strongest centers, is dominated by Pedrague at the basket. It feels a bit like there is no tiger in the mountain and the monkey is the king.

The Wizards are in trouble again.

11 points, 13 points, 17 points...

Doug Collins had to substitute Yao Ming again late in the third quarter.

Although after the break, Yao Ming has the capital to compete with Sakuragi Hanamichi, but unfortunately, the Wizards are gone.

The Sonics, already gaining momentum, used their outside touch to maintain their advantage until the end of the game.

118:105, a big score of 2:2. The two sides shook hands and settled in a draw in the first four games.

The whole Seattle cheered, the SuperSonics also vented their anger, and the new name has also been announced...

——This is the real god combination!

In the past, the God combination mainly referred to the pick-and-roll between Lin Dong and Payton, and occasionally Sakuragi Hanamichi was added as a screen. But to be honest, in the so-called God combination at that time, Sakuragi Hanamichi still seemed to be more or less effective. It feels so forced.

But now, the God combination has two changes.

The first is of course the previous pick-and-roll coverage cooperation between the three on the offensive end, and the second is Sakuragi and Payton, who are now called god defense by fans!

The second change of the god combination, god defense!

The two are both mentors and apprentices, and they complement the Sonics on the defensive end.

Payton is better at defending flexible small men, while Sakuragi is better at defending powerful big men.

Once Sakuragi uses his off-ball defense to entangle the opponent's main big center, the opponent's best response is to ask his teammates to cover the big man, but this screen is now directly handled by Payton.

This not only allows the pairing of the two to cope with the offensive core of any team, but also can achieve an effect similar to 'you defend my defense, then I will defend your defense of my defense'... …

Becoming famous in one battle, the God combination became a complete entity, which not only excited Seattle fans, but also shocked the United States and the league.

This Supersonic... is so powerful!

As a result, the pressure immediately began to come to the Wizards.

If Yao Ming was consumed in G1 because of the Wizards' lack of preparation and Artest's early departure, then when both conditions do not exist now, Yao Ming's performance is still restricted by the SuperSonics, and the Wizards are still Is there a way out of this mess?

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