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Chapter 325 The first battle, victory

Chapter 325 First Battle, Victory

The moment Wang Hao held the ball, almost all attention was focused on him.

Compared with Gary Payton's low-post singles, Wang Hao's singles has an advantage, that is, a wider passing vision.

Also, he can pass the ball.

The Kings naturally knew Wang Hao's deterrence in the low post, so they immediately adopted a double-team defense.

It's just that the double-teamer was replaced by Divac.

To put it bluntly, bullying PJ Brown has no range and can't be pulled to the outside.

When Lewis played Wang Hao's singles, he had already pulled away to the other side, and Chris Webber couldn't help defend at all.

Divac is very experienced. While assisting in the defense, he raised his arms high and consciously cut off the connection between Wang Hao and PJ Brown.

If it was Gary Payton, maybe he could only be forced to act, take the ball out, or be forced to transfer the ball.

In this way, the battle is also resolved during low-post singles.

But Wang Hao has a way. He leaped high, his height has surpassed Divac, and he easily passed the ball to PJ Brown.

PJ Brown in the three-second zone adjusted a step and dunked directly.

60:53

Paul Westphal, who was standing on the bench, applauded and shouted loudly.

"Great job, that's what it is, and the defense, play the intensity of the defense."

Peja scored consecutive goals, which made Michael Reid blame himself. This time, he simply entangled wildly.

In order to defend, he no longer cared about his physical strength.

Peja received the ball again, but before he had time to adjust, Michael Reed had already followed.

Peja was forced to pass the ball, the Kings' offense stagnated, and Mike Bibby simply broke through himself.

His speed is not fast, but in the same way, Gary Payton's speed is not fast either.

For Mike Bibby's breakthrough, he is better at using pick-and-rolls and changes in rhythm to create opportunities for breakthroughs.

Needless to say, I really gave him a chance.

Wang Hao quickly shrank, of course, it was a bit of a fake move, after all, he still had defenders.

Sure enough, Mike Bibby really passed the ball, which happened to be to Christie in the bottom corner.

This is what Christie excels at.

It's just that Wang Hao had been prepared for a long time, his deception tactics succeeded, and he quickly got out.

Christie has a three-pointer, but like many 3D players, he defends well and has a problem with three-pointers.

They got threes, relied heavily on passes from their teammates, and were wide-open threes.

This is the case with Christie. He took a little longer to prepare for his three-pointer.

This is to say that it is replaced by an autonomous offensive three-pointer. With such a forward shot, there is no chance to make a shot.

This gave Wang Hao a chance to return to defense.

Sure enough, when Christie was about to make a shot, Wang Hao also returned to the defense in time.

Although he failed to block the shot, the appearance of Wang Hao obviously disturbed Christie.

He seems to have adjusted his shooting rhythm, and the final result is naturally that the basketball bounces out of the frame.

This time the shot was short, it just hit the front of the basket, and the rebound just fell into Wang Hao's hands.

Wang Hao quickly advanced with the ball, but under Christie's entanglement, he failed to counterattack.

It was still Wang Hao attacking with the ball, but this time he didn't enter the low post, but asked for a pick-and-roll.

Lewis quickly opened the pick-and-roll before it was over. This sudden change made the Kings a little unexpected.

Both Christie and Chris Webber were somewhat distracted, and this gave Wang Hao a chance.

Wang Hao would not waste such an opportunity, and directly shot a three-pointer.

His shooting action does not require much preparation, a little shot space is enough.

By the time Chris Webber reached out to interfere, he had already completed the shot.

"Shh!"

63:53

The Supersonics responded, and the point difference was once again stretched to double digits, which made the Kings' preparations for the halftime break in vain.

The Sonics will make a mistake once, but not a second time.

The Kings failed to seize that opportunity, and then, there may not be another opportunity.

Sure enough, in the next game, the Kings tried every means to chase points.

It's a pity that the Supersonics didn't give a chance at all.

The point difference was around 10 points, fluctuating back and forth constantly, but the Kings firmly held the lead.

More than that, in the last 2 minutes of the third quarter, both sides were a mix of main lineups and substitutes.

Christie went off, and Turkoglu replaced Wang Hao's defense, and Wang Hao turned on the random killing mode again.

Originally, Adelman replaced Turkoglu and replaced Christie in order to chase points.

In comparison, although Christie was able to defend, his ability to attack independently was poorer.

It's a pity that chasing points failed to catch up, but the point difference was widening.

In the last ten seconds, it was originally the Kings' offensive round, and they needed to score another player.

The 14-point difference, if brought to the fourth quarter, maybe the Kings can only raise the white flag to surrender.

Mike Bibby gave the ball to Turkoglu, giving up the right to attack the organization, which is actually Adelman's intentional arrangement.

Wang Hao's defensive ability is very strong, one Wang Hao, one PJ Brown, this is the key to protecting the Sonics basket.

For this problem, Adelman has considered how to do.

In fact, it is also very simple, take Wang Hao away from the inside, as if now, Wang Hao is defending Turkoglu at the top of the arc.

At this time, unless Wang Hao can teleport, otherwise, he can't get back to the inside line at all.

Turkoglu is naturally aware of his role, and he is already thinking about how to get the ball inside this time.

It is best to have a teammate make a successful air cut. He makes a wonderful pass and directly sends his teammate to dunk.

It's beautiful to think about.

Turkoglu only looked at the running positions of his teammates, but watched Wang Hao in front of him from the corner of his eye, and kept dribbling at the same rhythm.

At this moment, Wang Hao moved suddenly. After a short observation, he had already seen through Turkoglu's rhythm.

At the moment when he gave the ball to the left and right, Wang Hao also reacted and stretched out his hand in advance.

At this time, Turkoglu had already finished shooting the ball and couldn't adjust his rhythm at all.

It has to be said that Wang Hao's reaction is also extremely fast. With just such a little opportunity and a little bit of anticipation, he successfully captured the basketball.

The basketball went straight out of Turkoglu's control and flew toward the Kings' half court.

Caught off guard, Turkoglu snatched the ball back in a hurry, and then fought against Wang Hao, but staggered and almost fell.

As for Wang Hao, he had already pushed him away, grabbed the basketball by himself, and headed towards the opponent's half court to kill.

Looking back, Turkoglu had just gotten up, and the defense of the others was also long overdue.

Faced with such an opportunity, Wang Hao naturally would not miss it, he stopped directly outside the three-point line.

Outside the three-point line, he aimed for more than 2 seconds before making a steady shot.

"Shh!"

Without any surprises, the three-pointer was hit again.

With the hit of this three-pointer, the point difference widened again. The 17-point gap is really a bit desperate.

In the fourth quarter, the Kings also resisted and once narrowed the point difference to 11 points.

It's a pity that the problem is still there, and the defense cannot be solved.

108:96

The 12-point difference can be regarded as a portrayal of this game, the gap shown in this game.

With home court advantage and better preparation, the Sonics won the game.

After playing the Mavericks, the Kings only rested for one day, which is also a physical problem.

No matter so much, for the Sonics, being able to defend the first home court is a good start.

本场比赛，王昊依旧发挥出色，27分9篮板5助攻3抢断2盖帽。

On the offensive end, he has to take on the tough task.

On the defensive end, he also needs to guard the rim together.

It can be said that he dominated the game on both ends of the offense and defense, and the key to the Sonics' victory.

Of course, the score of 27 points is not high, because today's Supersonics can be regarded as a multi-point meeting.

Gary Payton also had 18 points and 10 assists, Rashard Lewis had 14 points and Michael Reed had 12 points.

In addition, Quentin Richardson, who came off the bench, played well, with 13 points and 5 rebounds, and he performed very well.

There are many players in the Kings, and there are actually quite a few players who can score for the Sonics.

On the Kings side, Chris Webber scored the highest with 21 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists.

In addition to him, the best performer should be Mike Bibby, with 17 points and 7 assists.

As for the others, their performance was not satisfactory.

维拉蒂迪瓦茨9分10篮板2助攻，佩贾更是只有13分入账，三分球7投2中。

If it weren't for the best sixth man in the new division, Bobby Jackson contributed 17 points, and the Kings would only lose worse.

After the game, wait until tomorrow, and the Kings will surely take a closer look at Game [-].

At that time, they will naturally find that the reason for the Supersonics' victory is precisely to limit two points.

First of all, it is naturally a tactical target. The high-ranking organization of the Kings actually didn't play much of this tactic today.

This can be seen from the performance of Verati Divac.

As for Chris Webber's 21 points, in fact, he scored more in singles inside.

In addition, it is the defense of Peja.

Michael Reid and Quentin Richardson, the most important task today is to follow Peja at all costs.

Restricting Peja is the first task, and then integrating into the offense.

To be honest, before the game, Paul Westphal had already made the idea of ​​replacing Peja with Michael Reed and Quentin Richardson.

Unexpectedly, these two guys not only completed the defensive task, but also performed well in offense.

This is the key to the Sonics winning.

At the end of the game, Wang Hao naturally failed to leave immediately, but arranged for a post-match interview.

The post-match interview is different from the post-match press conference. It is just a simple interview, one or two questions, and a few minutes.

That's right, it was the CCTV interview.

Seeing Wang Hao, Zhang Lili said hello first, and then started the formal interview.

"Today's game, Wang Hao performed very well and won the best player of the game. Wang Hao, let me say hello to everyone first."

"Friends of the audience, friends of fans all over the country, hello everyone, I am Wang Hao!"

"Wang Hao, first of all congratulations. You won the first game. This series has a good start. How do you evaluate this game?"

"Well, this Kings team is a very good opponent, and it's the first time we've played against each other in the playoffs.

However, in the past few seasons, everyone is very familiar with it, and we also know how to play.

In this game, we prepared more fully and won the game, which can be regarded as a good start. "

"So what about the next game?"

"The next game? As the winner, we shouldn't have too many changes. We still have confidence in winning."

"Well, congratulations to Wang Hao, who won the MVP of this season's regular season and won glory for us Chinese."

"Thank you, and thanks to fans all over the country for their support!"

……

The interview ended quickly, and CCTV was not in a hurry.

As their own family, in fact, they have already made an appointment for an interview, mainly to see Wang Hao's schedule.

Wang Hao didn't delay, and hurried back to the locker room. Later, he will attend the press conference.

No way, he just won the MVP of the regular season, and countless reporters are waiting to interview him.

The NBA officially named him to attend the press conference, but he just couldn't think about it, and that wouldn't work either.

With the appearance of Wang Hao, there was a round of applause in the press conference. This is the applause for the MVP.

"Wang, as the first foreign MVP, how do you feel?"

"The first foreign MVP? Really? I'm really not sure, if it's true, that's great.

Moreover, I am also very lucky, because we all know that there are still many excellent international players in the NBA.

It is indeed a very lucky thing to be able to win this award before them. "

All the reporters thought Wang Hao was joking, after all, today's NBA international players haven't fully played yet.

Whether it is Dirk Nowitzki or Nash, they are still just All-Stars, not superstars.

Of course, only Wang Hao knows that these two guys will quickly become superstars in the next few years.

"Then how do you evaluate this game?"

"We all know that the Kings are an extremely good team, but we're clearly the better side.

This game belongs to us, and what we need to consider is to continue to win. "

For the same question, you can be a little more modest when interviewing people in China.

But in the face of interviews with the American media, you must be more confident. This is all a matter of habit.

As long as you are a little humble, others will think you are cowardly.

……

Next, more questions still focus on Wang Hao, especially the regular season MVP.

In this regard, Paul Westphal and Gary Payton have long been familiar with it, and it is fine not to answer questions.

Wang Hao had to cheer up, for fear of falling into the trap designed by the reporter.

As for his answer, it should be as official as possible, with as few loopholes as possible.

It took another half an hour before the press conference ended. By the time Wang Hao returned home, it was already early morning.

He suddenly felt that maybe he should find a driver, because it was too tiring to drive even after finishing the race.

Not only drivers, but also bodyguards, and chefs, these should probably be on the agenda.

To be honest, Wang Hao still regretted his life. He didn't want to go to nightclubs with his teammates, largely because of safety issues.

After all, this is a free America where guns are shot every day.

(End of this chapter)