Starting from the last bus in the NBA

Chapter 431 2:0
The basketball flew out from Wang Hao's fingertips. Hamilton tried his best to interfere, but the effect was not obvious.

The basketball flew over Hamilton's head, but at this time, Ben Wallace was late to make up the defense.

"Shh!"

The basketball fell firmly into the basket, adding two more points to the Sonics.

10:0
After 3 minutes and 36 seconds of the game, the SuperSonics successfully hit a climax and took the lead to double digits.

Larry Brown couldn't sit still anymore and quickly called a timeout.

He knew he had to call for a timeout and the Pistons had to make a change or the game was over.

It can only be said that Paul Westphal was even more skilled when preparing before the game.

It can also be said that the strength of the Pistons is fundamentally incomparable to the SuperSonics.

The Pistons may be pretty good, after all, they made it all the way out of the Eastern Conference and into the Finals.

But they still have obvious flaws, relying too much on defense and not having enough offensive firepower.

Not to mention anything else, just saying that the two attacks just now were almost mirror copies can already explain the problem.

When it comes to defense, it's actually not bad. Both Hamilton and Wang Hao can do very well.

Not just two people, but even two teams.

But the result was completely different, because the Sonics had the means to break down the defense, but the Pistons did not.

This is the Sonics' strategy in this series, which is based on defense and then relies on Wang Hao's offensive ability to break the defense.

"Guys, good job, you did it, restrained the opponent, just do it!"

"But, that's not enough. Let us see how aggressive you are and be tougher on defense!"

"Everyone, get moving and don't give up your physical strength. This is the finals. After the game, you have plenty of time to rest."

……

On the bench, Paul Westphal shouted loudly, but he did not make specific tactical arrangements.

He has only one request, and that is to continue to strengthen the defense and prevent the Pistons from having easy scoring opportunities.

When the game came back, it wasn't just how the Pistons arranged it. Billups took the initiative to change his tactics.

Rasheed Wallace asked for the ball in the low post, and Billups immediately passed the ball inside.

I have to say, this is very Larry Brown.

Regarding offense, Larry Brown can do very little, and it is nothing more than giving the ball to the inside and trying to get shots closer to the basket.

Believing in inside players and taking shots closer to the basket is the concept of veteran coaches.

Rasheed Wallace held the ball inside and beat Kirilenko in singles.

To be honest, the advantage is not small. After all, Kirilenko is not an orthodox inside player.

It's just that the Sonics naturally won't watch Michael Reid and Gary Payton consciously double-team.

Just when Rasheed Wallace decided to attack, Michael Reid immediately followed up to help defend.

Rasheed Wallace took a fadeaway shot, but the basketball still didn't go in. After all, this was no longer the Roaring God in his prime.

Moreover, although Rasheed Wallace is an inside player, he actually prefers outside players in terms of play style and efficiency.

He looks tough, but in fact he rarely hits hard, and more often he avoids the defender's shots.

Wang Hao protected the rebound and wanted to continue to speed up, but Prince delayed it immediately, forcing him to slow down.

Falling into a positional battle, Wang Hao just got down low and wanted to play in singles, but Ben Wallace's double team immediately followed.

The Pistons' defense has changed, especially when facing Wang Hao, double-teaming came earlier.

Wang Hao didn't waste any time and quickly passed the ball out, but the Pistons' defense also quickly rotated.

The Sonics' ball transfer was not slow, but even so, the Pistons did not lose position.

In the end, Kirilenko failed to completely break through Rasheed Wallace and failed to score the ball even though he forced a shot.

The Pistons improved their defense, and so did Seattle.

For a time, both teams were playing extremely hard, and it seemed that the offense was stagnant.

There is no way, when ten people on the field are defending, it is really a complete run and a complete defense.

It seems to be a competition to see who has the stronger defense.

This situation lasted for more than 2 minutes before Wang Hao forced a breakthrough and drew a foul to break the situation.

With Wang Hao's two free throws, the point difference widened to 12 points.

Billups also knows that if he continues to play like this, he won't be able to score in half a quarter, and the Pistons will really have nothing to play.

He forced Gary Payton to break through, and made an extremely tough choice to take action, which also caused a foul on Gary Payton.

Not only that, but with a casual throw after the foul, he actually sent the basketball into the basket with his good touch.

2+1, this is the performance of the Pistons' star player.

However, looking back, Wang Hao was double-teamed again and he continued to pass the ball out.

And this time, Michael Reid lived up to his trust, shooting from outside the three-point line.

3:15
The tone of desperate defense relaxed slightly, and the two teams found scoring opportunities one after another.

However, despite the back-and-forth situation, the SuperSonics still firmly hold the advantage.

A double-digit advantage is already extremely difficult for a team like the Pistons that is not good at scoring.

This is also true. On several occasions, the Pistons have used their defense to drag the Sonics into trouble.

But looking back, they were also misfired on offense.

A hammer to the east and a hammer to the west did have a little effect, but they couldn't catch up with the score.

After all, the SuperSonics are not idlers. They will also fight back, and even fight back extremely violently.

Especially in the third quarter, Wang Hao made a burst of three-pointers, and the score difference went directly to 20 points.

The Pistons even had to use timeouts and fouls to barely suppress Wang Hao's momentum.

But even so, this game is coming to an end little by little.

91:76
On the stage of the finals, a 15-point victory gave the Sonics a good start.

A 1:0 lead is nothing. After all, this is a series and we have to continue playing.

However, this game can also illustrate a problem. The Pistons' strength is still a bit lacking.

If there are no obvious changes, the Pistons will be at a disadvantage every time they face the Sonics.

As the game ended, the best player of the game was also announced, and it was naturally Wang Hao.

In this game, he scored 27 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists, and 2 steals. His performance was quite impressive.

Not only on the offensive end, but also on the defensive end, Wang Hao also effectively contained Hamilton.

Although he did not target Hamilton in a normal game, he did so at the beginning of the first and second half.

That is often when a pitcher is looking for opportunities and feeling. This period of time is very important to the pitcher.

Only by finding the feel and opening up the situation can normal games be played smoothly.And Wang Hao strangled Hamilton to death during these two periods, making him play very poorly.

And this kind of unsmoothness spread directly to the entire game.

In this game, Hamilton only scored 14 goals in 5 shots and scored 13 points and 4 rebounds.

And it was precisely because Hamilton was unable to score that the entire Pistons' offense fell into chaos.

It's not that the Pistons can't score at all, but the way they attack is not what they're used to.

Piecemeal scoring didn't last long, at least not to even out the double-digit deficit.

As for adjusting the offense, not to mention that the Pistons can't adjust, Larry Brown doesn't have the ability either.

Faced with this situation, the Pistons have only one move, and that is to continue to strengthen their defense.

If not, the Sonics would not have continued to maintain such a big lead when they secured the victory early.

It's not that the Sonics didn't give them a chance, it was simply that they couldn't score points themselves.

"The most disparate finals in history!"

"What's the point of the Eastern and Western Conference Finals? Picking the two strongest teams?"

""Can the Pistons pull off a win? "

……

As soon as the game ended, various media outlets were already unable to sit still, and all kinds of exaggerated news had been released first.

Especially the huge strength gap between the two teams in the finals made many media and reporters angry.

After all, what they want to see is a fierce collision in the finals, not a one-sided situation.

The game hasn't even started yet, and there's no suspense. How can they sell news?

The media, which was originally very unfavorable to the Pistons, is now even more sarcastic and criticizing.

This is sports competition, and sports competition food is the original sin. Don’t imagine that the weak will get sympathy.

Wang Hao naturally also saw these news. To be honest, it made him not very reassured.

Others don't know, but he also knows that this Pistons team may have shortcomings, but it is also extraordinary.

A civilian championship team that can be remembered by history, such a mark says it all.

In terms of team strength, the Pistons do have shortcomings, especially on offense, where the shortcomings are obvious.

However, the tenacity of this team is amazing, otherwise it would not be possible to defeat the Lakers so easily.

At present, what the Pistons lack, in addition to offensive means, is actually more lacking in confidence.

Nowadays, the media's criticism will naturally not bring them confidence, but they still remember the old saying.

The mourners will win!
Today's Pistons are like a spring, constantly being compressed and forced, and will inevitably rebound.

Wang Hao doesn't want to be the background of famous historical scenes, and he doesn't want to be nailed to the pillar of shame.

On the stage of the finals, there would be no rest time. Early the next morning, Wang Hao came to the arena.

I saw that there were already several people in the locker room, holding newspapers, reading and laughing at the same time.

Looking at it like this, it's quite easy. No wonder, the advantage over supersonic speed is still obvious.

Wang Hao smiled and greeted everyone, then put on his jersey, clapped his hands and said.

"Everyone, the finals are not over yet, it's not time for us to celebrate, so keep working hard!"

A very simple sentence, without too much nonsense. After saying it, he left the locker room and headed to the court.

Even though it was just such a sentence, everyone present could understand it. Stop bragging and go train quickly.

More importantly, Wang Hao didn't just talk with his mouth, he led by example and went to the arena first.

Everyone present saw that there was no intention of joking, so they quickly changed their jerseys and went to training.

The team boss has already spoken out, but he is still pretending to be dumbfounded. Does he not want to hang out here anymore?

Today's Wang Hao already has this prestige.

Not only does he always have the attitude of leading by example, but his words are so reasonable that you can’t even refute them!

Just like Jordan, there is nothing to say about Jordan's strength and attitude, but not everyone is convinced by him?
Why, isn't it because sometimes he doesn't make sense? Naturally, some people will disagree with such a request.

Wang Hao started to warm up in the gym, and many teammates also came to the court one after another and started their own training.

When Paul Westphal came to the arena and saw this scene, he nodded with satisfaction.

Until the dust settles, anything is possible!
Under such high standards, Supersonic maintained an extremely high state both physically and mentally.

By the time Game [-] of the Finals began, they were as firmly in control as ever.

From the beginning of the game, the Sonics took the lead.

Just like the tactics in the previous game, use defense to compete with the Pistons, and then use Wang Hao to break the opponent's defense.

As for the Pistons, they still appear weak offensively, with Billups and Hamilton having a hard time.

Larry Brown did think of some ways, such as arranging others to increase offense. Even Ben Wallace added breakthroughs.

In the original time and space, when facing the Lakers, Ben Wallace was really able to make a breakthrough.

After all, O'Neal's defense is really not very defensive.

His scoring average in a single season of his career has not exceeded double digits, but he averaged 10.8 points per game in the finals.

This already speaks volumes about the Lakers' defensive problems.

However, when facing the Sonics, Ben Wallace was not so relaxed.

After several breakthroughs, not only failed to achieve very good results, but were blocked by PJ Brown and Kirilenko one after another.

There was nothing they could do offensively, but defensively, the Pistons further strengthened and were unbelievably tough.

Basically, they adhered to a method throughout the game, never giving easy scoring opportunities if they could foul.

The whole game was played intermittently, the referee's whistle kept ringing, and there were even two minor conflicts.

However, this kind of defense is not enough to completely defeat the Sonics, especially the Sonics with Wang Hao.

Whenever the Pistons are even the slightest bit slack on defense, he can put the ball into the basket.

As for fouls, fouls can't stop Wang Hao.

Of course, the Sonics' defense was not ineffective. In the second quarter, the Sonics only scored 17 points in a single quarter.

But the problem is that while playing such successful defense, the Pistons only scored 15 points.

Finally, in the third quarter, the Pistons' defense slackened slightly.

In less than 2 minutes, Wang Hao scored 10 points in a row, directly defeating the Pistons.

88:74
The SuperSonics once again won a huge victory, with a huge advantage of 13 points, which was almost a complete crushing situation.

With a 2:0 advantage, the SuperSonics temporarily took the lead in this year's finals.

(End of this chapter)