Starting from the last bus in the NBA

Chapter 307

Chapter 307

"Paul, the Sonics have lost three games in a row, do you miss Gary?"

As the head coach of the Supersonics and a former All-Star player, Paul Westphal is still somewhat popular.

No, he just appeared at the Target Center, and there were quite a few media reporters around him.

It's just that the reporter was obviously uneasy and kind.

How could you do this? The reporter obviously cared about the question, so how could you speculate maliciously?

Well, with reporters, especially NBA reporters, you can't think too badly about it.

As long as Paul Westphal expresses his miss for Gary Payton, it will be a piece of news immediately.

"The head coach no longer trusts Wang Hao, and Gary Payton can win."

We all know that such news is grandstanding, but, after a long time and frequent occurrences, there will definitely be problems.

It can be said that every time a team in the NBA falls apart, in addition to the internal problems of the players, the media is absolutely indispensable.

It's just that, as a veteran Jianghu, he knows how to do it.

"Of course, I miss Gary a lot, I miss his trash talk on the court.

Oh my goodness, I think I must be out of my mind to miss his trash talk. "

The reporter's question obviously didn't mean that. Seeing Paul Westphal's wrong question, he said hastily.

"Paul, I mean, do the Sonics need Gary?"

"Of course, Gary can make it easier for us to win, but Wang can also solve the problem."

"So, do you think you guys can win today?"

"Of course!"

Not only the head coach, but other people including Wang Hao were also questioned and interviewed.

Among them, the one who was questioned was naturally the three-game losing streak they had just suffered.

Especially on Wang Hao's side, these reporters were provoking Wang Hao openly and secretly, hoping that Wang Hao could say something.

Thanks to Wang Hao being careful enough, he didn't fall into the pit.

"Wang, I allow you to play freely in this game, and play in the way you are most comfortable with.

As for our tactics in this game, it is to speed up as much as possible and then give the ball to Wang. "

For this game, Paul Westphal actually didn't have too many arrangements, just play normally, and I have the advantage.

For Wang Hao, he is full of confidence.

The three-game losing streak is just an accident, and he believes that his head star can lead the team to solve the problem.

And what he needs to do is to create the most comfortable offensive environment for Wang Hao.

In this game, the Sonics made adjustments to the starting lineup, and Earl Watson replaced Gary Payton in the starting lineup.

As for another starting position, Paul Westphal was initially prepared to start Quentin Richardson.

It's just that, considering that he has to face Garnett in this position, he has to make another choice.

No way, with Garnett's height and wingspan, it's really not something a small man can defend.

You can do this against Nowitzki, but against Garnett, Garnett can bully people to death.

In the end, he chose Geralney McCoy.

Today's Gerani McCoy is almost the fifth insider of the Sonics, behind Ewing and Haywood.

However, Gerani enjoyed serving tea and water.

According to him, he doesn't have to play games bitterly, and he won't be stared at by the head coach during training.

But he didn't take a penny less, where can he find such a good thing?

With Gerani's more chubby figure, he can even resist O'Neill, so he has a bite to eat.

What's more, as Wang Hao's first friend after entering the NBA, the Sonics are quite willing to keep him.

Unexpectedly, Paul Westphal actually chose to let him start.

Well, even Gerani didn't think of it himself, after all, he waved the towel well.

However, he would naturally not refuse. As a professional player, of course he must be ready to play at any time.

However, using Gerani McCoy to defend Garnett is actually still a very good choice.

Gerani McCoy is a bit like the later big baby Davis in terms of size and technical style of play.

The height is a little short, but the body is strong enough to fight against, and the movement speed is not slow.

Unless Garnett kills Gerani with a high jumper, Gerani can torture Garnett.

What's more, the team just needs Gerani's top for a while.

Minnesota's big center Nesterovic is also a fake starter, and Gerani will only be a fake starter.

At the beginning of the game, it was good for a while, and in the next game, PJ Brown naturally defended Garnett.

At the beginning of the game, the Timberwolves took the lead in attacking.

He's obviously a power forward, but when it comes to his ability to jump the ball, Garnett is definitely in the top gear.

I also want to talk about the starting lineup of the Timberwolves. Needless to say, Garnett and Nesterovic start together.

As for the front line, it is Sczerbiak, who is a rookie in the same year as Wang Hao, and Gary Trent.

This season, Szczerbiak averaged more than 18 points per game, making him the team's second-leading scorer after Garnett.

Moreover, this is only a third-year player, and his future definitely has great prospects.

Unfortunately, what I thought was the beginning turned out to be the end.

Szczerbiak is another genius ruined by injuries, otherwise his grades would definitely be higher.

In the first three seasons, after maintaining a super high appearance rate, Szczerbiak was completely troubled by injuries.

Sinking due to injuries, rising again, and then injured again, Szczerbiak's career is really bumpy.

However, today's Szczerbiak is really high-spirited.

Gary Trent, the Minnesota's perimeter defensive leader, I don't know if it's Gary's, but he is better at defending.

Then there is the Timberwolves point guard, this is a very famous star, Chauncey Billups.

It's just that Billups is far from being a star today, and some people even hate ghosts.

Billups at the beginning of his career was by no means a good man.

This is the fifth season of Billups' career, but the Timberwolves are already his fourth team.

As a prospect, to be honest, this is a bit unbelievable.

It can be said that the current Billups has not been recognized, neither by the team nor by the fans.

Don't look at Billups is now the Timberwolves starter, in fact, this is just luck.

The Timberwolves' starter is actually Trier Brandon, who averaged 19.5 points and 6.5 rebounds per game at his career peak.

He has been selected to the All-Star team twice, and he is the second star of the Timberwolves after Garnett.

It's a pity that this is another genius ruined by injuries.

However, Trier Brandon's injury is actually conceivable, and sooner or later it cannot be avoided.

A small man with a height of less than 180 centimeters, time and time again broke into the inside line lined with big men, he couldn't hold on!

As a small player, his style of play is somewhat similar to Iverson's, both of which focus on breakthroughs.

Perhaps, even Trier Brandon didn't expect that the game he was injured before would be his farewell game.

Trier Brandon actually still had a contract on his back, but he still failed to come back in the end.

The Timberwolves' offense is still the old style of play. Garnett mentioned the high position and handed the ball to Garnett.

To be honest, if Garnett can practice the three-pointer 20 years later, he can dominate the game.

It's a pity that this is not the era of small balls.

Garnett is in a high-level organization, and what he needs is the running position of his teammates. Unfortunately, the Timberwolves can't run today.

Szczerbiak's running position contributed a lot of assists to Garnett this year, but not today.

Michael Reed is also good at attacking off the ball, and he didn't give Szczerbiak too easy a chance.

At this time, Billups quickly stepped up, and while receiving the ball, he played a pick-and-roll with Garnett.

After the pick-and-roll ended, Garnett quickly went down, and Billups gave the ball to Garnett again.

If this was replaced by a bulkier inside line, this set of tactics would not be able to keep up at all.

Originally, he planned to abuse the basket, but Garnett never thought that the chubby guy in front of him seemed to be running very fast.

Suddenly breaking through with force, he only felt that his waist was pushed, and he couldn't break through at all.

Moreover, Gerani McCoy is not a good person. Seeing Garnett break through, he directly elbowed.

There is no need to sweep the four sides with big elbows, just stand up and push against the ribs you are dealing with.

If this move was against O'Neill, it would have no effect at all. After all, O'Neill was covered in flesh.

But if you face a thin dog like Garnett, oh no, it should be a thin wolf, it would be very hurtful.

As for Gerani doing this, isn't it too dirty?

What are you thinking?This guy is a meat shield center. When he needs him, he goes to the court to play hugs and wrestling with O'Neal.

It is impossible for such a person to let him play in a civilized manner.

Garnett's eyes were full of anger, when had he suffered such a loss, especially in front of such a short man.

Looking down, there is a round head first, followed by a face full of flesh, which is not easy to mess with at first glance.

Ever since, Garnett chose the iron-blooded jumper!

It's just that, it is estimated that this mentality is a bit broken, and by the way, the shooting is also a bit outrageous.

Wang Hao reacted immediately, quickly grabbed the rebound, and immediately set off a counterattack.

With the permission of the head coach, he can play as he wants, and he will naturally not be polite.

While he was advancing rapidly, Gary Trent was also retreating rapidly, and he was not in a hurry to intercept.

It wasn't until he stepped on the three-point line that he stood firm and didn't continue to retreat.

Wang Hao dribbled forward while observing the situation on the court. I have to say that the Timberwolves' defense is not bad.

It's not that their defense is particularly methodical, but that they simply retreat quickly.

It can be said that the Timberwolves must be one of the teams that are best at defending against fast breaks in the NBA.

After all, with Garnett, his movement speed can quickly return to his own half, and a large area of ​​defense can limit the opponent's fast break.

To be honest, the chances are not good, what should I do?

In the past, he would hand over the ball at this time and let Gary Payton organize the offense.

But now, isn't Gary Payton here?

It took just a split second, so Wang Hao didn't think about it anymore. The head coach said that he can play as he wants.

Seeing that he was about to approach the three-point line, Gary Trent lowered his center of gravity and looked at Wang Hao intently.

Then he saw that Wang Hao stopped suddenly, and then shot.

But it was precisely because Gary Trent was too focused and his center of gravity was too low that there was no time to defend at this time.

No, what about playing?Just throw it away?

Well, it wasn't just Gary Trent who was frightened, but also Supersonics head coach Paul Westphal.

"I let you fight however you want, not randomly!"

Well, it's not just them, in fact, most of them think about the same thing.

Zhang Lili: "Oh, Wang Hao is about to vote? This is not a good opportunity, it's unreasonable to shoot."

Barkley: "Oh, is Wang out of his mind?"

……

next moment.

Barkley: "The brain is broken? Of course it is impossible. Wang's goal is too wonderful. He controls everything."

Zhang Lili: "Hey, if this ball is handled by Wang Hao, then there is no problem."

Because in everyone's surprised eyes, the basketball has already got into the net impatiently.

3:0

Well, whoever scores is right, this is the unchanging truth of the NBA.

"King, omnipotent king!"

When all the commentators were exclaiming, Wang Hao looked at his palm in surprise.

"Does it feel so good today?"

That's right, even after taking the shot, he actually felt pretty good, and he didn't know if he could really get in.

It's just that the head coach said that he can play as he wants.

When he saw Gary Trent's defense, he felt that the opportunity was not bad, so of course he would try it.

The Timberwolves players were also dumbfounded, how could they still do this?

Even, no one blamed Gary Trent, and no one thought it was a problem with his defense.

It's just that they also know that today's game is not easy to play.

The Timberwolves attacked, and it was still Garnett who came to the high flank. This time, Szczerbiak finally ran out and sent it back.

Nesterovic's thick body blocked Michael Reed tightly.

It's just that Wang Hao is not far away, and his decisive defense made Szczerbiak miss the shot.

Returning to the Supersonic offense, after Wang Hao broke through Gary Trent, he hit a mid-range shot.

5:0

Seeing Wang Hao's hand feel so good, as the head coach, Philip Saunders did not dare to delay, and quickly arranged the Timberwolves' defense.

Sure enough, in the next round of defense, the Timberwolves decisively started double-teaming.

Especially Jagged's big jumper, his ability to assist in defense is definitely the top in the NBA.

It's just that Wang Hao has never been the kind of player who only concentrates on attacking.

Just as Garnett was about to double-team, Wang Hao took control of the ball first, and the most important thing was not to make mistakes.

At the same time, his eyes are also quickly scanning the audience, looking for the best route to the ball.

Sure enough, a figure suddenly rushed up, and Wang Hao casually threw the basketball to the basket with his back on his back.

(End of this chapter)