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Losing the game does not mean the end of the world, nor does it mean that the Supersonics are eliminated. The total score of [-] to [-] is enough to be regarded as the lead, but the dream of the Supersonics sweeping the opponent is broken. The Sonics are still ahead of their opponents. Looking at the overall situation, getting back a game does not improve them. The Nuggets are still on the verge of being eliminated.

And more importantly, they just defended their own home court, and they will come to the Sonics' home court next. It is almost impossible to get the same care as they did in the last game.

However, the media still criticized the performance of the Sonics. With Yao Ming suffering from fouls and Stephen struggling alone, Kevin Durant was the team's No. [-] man and Coupard was the The team's original inside core has been criticized, and Russell Westbrook, Jarrett Jack and others have not been let go. They are all accused of not using the energy of the whole body. Erji Ibaka, he scored [-] points, [-] rebounds and [-] blocks in yesterday's game. Although he did not support the team's inside line, he was not taken advantage of by the Nuggets .

The media criticism in Seattle is relatively tactful, but the media criticism in Los Angeles, Philadelphia, New York, Houston and other places is more serious, and they not only criticize the players, but also criticize the Sonics, thinking that the strength of the Sonics is far greater than that of the Sonics. They are far from as strong as they have shown in the past. Just a Nuggets team with strong offense and weak defense can beat them like this. After the team, how should they defeat each other.

Stephen really wants to tell them, you worry too much, how to defeat the opponent, you don't need to worry about it, besides, if the Nuggets didn't have the referee's secret help yesterday, it would be really hard to say who won and who would win, although they Yao Ming's attack is really good, but the Sonics are not without a chance to fight back. What happened to Yao Ming didn't just affect him, or the team's tactics. It had an all-round impact on the Sonics. [

Many players will think in their hearts that since the referees don’t want us to win, then what’s the use of our hard work? When facing the irresistible power of the referee.

Therefore, Stephen was not particularly convinced of the loss in this game. He always felt that the Nuggets did not beat him upright, so he was a bit unacceptable to these criticisms of his own players. However, it is meaningless for you to argue with the media, because you Even if you say you win, you will still be criticized if you lose in the game. If you say you lose, but when you win the game, the media will naturally change their stance, from criticism to praise.

So Stephen didn't consider the opinions of the media at all, but followed the coaching staff and players to prepare for the next game. In fact, there was nothing to prepare for. It can be proved from the previous few games that it is not the best to play against the Nuggets. In this way, it is tantamount to giving up one's own strengths and fighting against the opponent's strengths. Therefore, in this kind of series, tricks such as surprise soldiers may be able to gain an advantage in the short term, but in the long run, it is still necessary to return to both sides. of real strength.

Of course, when the strengths of the two sides are relatively close, winning one more game may determine the direction of the entire series, but the further you fight, the more you fight with your true strength, there is no surprise The trick worked.

So the coaching staff has been adjusting and improving their own offense. At the same time, they are studying the opponent's offense and how to defend the most effectively. They don't pay attention to the players' psychological activities, and they don't do a good job of coping. As a result, the fifth game started A few days ago, Stephen and Robert Horry realized that something was wrong. There are actually many players who still hold the idea that they can easily beat the Nuggets at home.

This is a very bad sign, but it is too late to do ideological work on the players at this time. What Stephen and the others can do is to gather the main players as much as possible, hold a small meeting, unify their thinking, and then Warm up started.

It’s too hasty, and Stephen himself is not satisfied with the effect of this ideological work. The players are basically adults and have their own opinions. What you said is very serious, and they think it is true. They all have their own ability to judge, so Stephen doesn't feel very good. Today's game must not be so easy to win.

Sure enough, after the game started, the Nuggets launched a fierce attack on the Sonics just like the previous two games. Although the Sonics had made a lot of preparations before the game, they were still caught off guard. You can watch it at this time Come out, some players are indeed unprepared in their hearts.

More importantly, the Nuggets changed their offensive style in this game. Unlike the comprehensive offense advocated by George Karl in the past, the Nuggets used to have a very balanced offensive distribution, that is, there are outside shots and baskets. There are also breakthroughs and mid-range shots, but in today's game, the Nuggets are very persistent in making breakthroughs towards the basket. If the breakthrough is blocked, they will pass the ball to the outside to shoot, and most of their shots are outside the three-point line.

But in this game, the referee's whistle-blowing standards are very loose, and fouls are rarely called. Although this makes it difficult for the Nuggets to draw fouls, the Supersonics can't take advantage of it. The opponent's shot is either at the basket or Outside the three-point line, he almost gave up his mid-range shots.

In this way, Stephen's defensive effect is greatly reduced. Stephen can only focus on defending one player, instead of defending an area like before. I believe this is also an adjustment made by George Karl based on the previous games. This style of play made the Sonics' defense untargeted, so that the Nuggets' offense became sharper.

The Sonics' offense is not bad, but they can barely keep the score from being pulled away. Even Stephen can't score with all his strength. The Nuggets have been leading until the first half relying on this style of play. In the end, although only leading by six points.

Although it is only a six-point difference, you must know that this is the home court of the Sonics, and judging from the situation of the game, the Nuggets have always held the initiative, and the Sonics have been struggling to catch up. People are optimistic.

Although this made many players put away their contempt, it did not change the game. During the intermission, Carlesimo proposed to strengthen the defense of the inside basket first, and then solve the outside defense strategy. .