Starting from the last bus in the NBA

Chapter 76 Defensive Battle
Most people are still satisfied with the arrangement of the head coach.

Even if you are not satisfied, you have to hold back. No one dares to challenge the authority of the coach under such circumstances.

For example, Vernon Maxwell, he is indeed a little upset, he feels that he is more suitable for Gary Payton.

Although he was upset, he didn't show it.

The reason is very simple, with his current performance, Wang Hao has been recognized by everyone.

Does he have a fart for being upset?
As a veteran, who knows when he will leave the league, who do you think the Sonics will pick?

The game started and the two sides returned to the court.

For the Sonics, Vernon Maxwell replaced Brent Barry as the starter at critical times.

On the Jazz side, there have also been adjustments. At critical times, Brian Russell is obviously more trustworthy.

That's right, the one who was knocked down and killed by Jordan.

At the start of the game, Wang Hao quickly came to the frontcourt after taking a free throw, and Gary Payton held the ball for halftime.

Everyone pulled away, and Gary Payton hit back from just after halftime, pushing Jeff Hornacek inside.

That's right, at such a critical moment, Jerry Sloan decisively chose to switch defenses.

With Jeff Hornacek defending Gary Payton, such a matchup will not suffer in terms of height or weight.

What about John Stockton?
Brian Russell defended Vernon Maxwell, and John Stockton naturally followed Wang Hao.

Seeing that the defensive player was obviously shorter, Wang Hao was suddenly upset. Who is he looking down on?
Just like in future Warriors games, let the head star Curry guard you, do you still think it is important to you?

Jerry Sloan is right to choose so.

Gary Payton must be the center of defense, so when choosing between Wang Hao and Vernon Maxwell, he would naturally choose Vernon Maxwell.

After all, no matter how well Wang Hao played, he still couldn't get rid of his status as a rookie, and rookies were always a bit unreliable.

Yet that's exactly what the Sonics did.

Paul Westphal smiled faintly, and said something to Jerry Sloan, who is not an old fox?
Everyone pulled away, and Gary Payton sat down and pushed Jeff Hornacek to the three-second zone.

Around the three-second zone on the other side, Karl Malone stared at him, as if he was ready to defend at any time.

At this moment, Wang Hao, who was waiting quietly on the bottom line, suddenly got rid of John Stockton who was marking him.

John Stockton naturally followed up immediately, but he had just run two steps, as if he had hit a wall.

It was Vin Baker's pick-and-roll that stopped him.

Seeing that Wang Hao was about to run to the top of the arc, and he was still unmarked, Auer Ben had no choice but to follow.

According to the original tactics, if Gary Payton's chances are not great, it is natural to pass the ball to Wang Hao at this time.

However, the situation on the court is ever-changing, and there is nothing certain, no one can predict it.

Seeing Alton following, Wang Hao made a random change and rushed directly towards the inside.

A beautiful air cut, Gary Payton naturally would not miss such an opportunity and passed the ball immediately.

Karl Malone reacted very promptly and quickly blocked him.

It can be said that Wang Hao's two moves directly completely disrupted the Jazz's defense.

After getting the ball, he went straight to the inside, looking like he was about to fight Karl Malone with a bayonet.

However, just as he jumped high and seemed to be about to come up, he gently sent the ball to the side.

But Wen Baker has already reached the inside, and who is defending him is John Stockton.

Facing Wen Baker who rushed to the basket, John Stockton couldn't foul even if he wanted to.

"boom!"

A powerful dunk instantly ignited the key arena, and the fans shouted frantically.

Wen Baker tensed his arms and roared to the sky, as if venting his depression.

Wang Hao guessed that this guy was probably addicted to alcohol.

"Wang, I'll buy you a drink tonight!"

Excited Wen Baker pointed at Wang Hao and shouted loudly, this is his most common way of thanking.

However, this scene made Wang Hao stupid.

He could imagine that maybe after the game, the police station would come to him.

One underage drinking, one abetting underage drinking, nothing to say, fine + community service!

92:90
Jerry Sloan hurriedly called a timeout, his eyes slightly annoyed, he had miscalculated!

However, he is not in a hurry, there are still more than two minutes before the end of the game, and there is enough time.

Paul Westphal is also making the final defensive arrangements: "Good job, now I have the advantage!

Listen well, for the next defense, we will focus on marking Carl, and the Jazz will definitely let Carl attack.

Wen, you need to pay attention, when necessary, double-team directly, and others protect the rebound. "

……

Back from the timeout, Stockton dribbled the ball across half court, even facing Gary Payton's defense, he was able to handle it with ease.

Sure enough, with the exception of Stockton and Karl Malone, everyone else pulled to another time.

Horace Grant tried every means to compete with Malone, but was still blocked by his strong arm.

Seeing the posture of the two scrambling for the seat, Wang Hao couldn't help feeling a little frightened, fighting nakedly.

Fortunately, both of them are professional athletes, if it were an ordinary person...

There is no need for ordinary people, those NBA insiders of later generations, if they are replaced, they will not be beaten to death!
Grabbing the position is exciting enough, and after Karl Malone holds the ball, a more tragic collision comes.

Compared to Karl Malone, Horace is still a little bit worse.

No, Karl Malone was directly squeezed into the inside line. As a last resort, Gary Payton had to double-team in advance.

It's just that he was worried that Karl Malone would pass the ball. Although he double-teamed in advance, he didn't rush forward after all.

This gave Karl Malone a chance, and he suddenly exerted his strength, and then turned his back and turned back to make a jumper.

"Shh!"

This is Karl Malone's 13th goal in this game and his 31st point in this game.

It can be said that in this game, the inside of the Supersonics was destroyed by Karl Malone alone.

There were 1 minute and 51 seconds left in the game. Although the Sonics still had two timeouts, they did not call.

In such a stalemate game, there must be a timeout at the last moment, otherwise it will definitely suffer.

There is a more important point, this time is called a timeout, isn't it a chance for the Jazz to replace Stockton.

Although there was no substitution, the Jazz immediately changed their tactics and let Stockton guard Vernon Maxwell.

It was still the same tactic, but Wang Hao couldn't run out of a particularly good position, so Gary Payton decided to do it himself.

It's a pity that Jeff Hornacek was defended.

The Sonics missed a shot, and looking back, the Jazz failed to seize the opportunity.

The defense on both sides is already extremely fierce. If I can't score a goal, I will also defend you to death.

Even Wang Hao and Brian Russell had various collisions. This is the NBA in the 90s.

(End of this chapter)