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Chapter 289 How about taking it easy?

Chapter 289 How about taking it easy?

290、Would you like to be lighter?

It must be a bit too much to say that the Eastern Conference teams are all fat.

It's just that, if you put it another way, it's true to say that the eastern teams are not as competitive as the western teams.

Except for a few teams, the Eastern Conference is really not doing well.

For example, the next few opponents of the Sonics are the Heat and the Celtics.

Needless to say for the Heat, since Mourning's serious injury last year, his state has deteriorated sharply.

No way, no one can do anything about injuries.

At least from the current state, it is a miracle in itself that Mourning can insist on returning to the game.

As for Eddie Jones, the current star of the Heat, this is indeed a very good player.

It's just that he is a star player, but not a superstar. To put it bluntly, he doesn't have the ability to lead a team.

As for the Celtics, they look pretty good. Compared with Paul Pierce and Antoine Walker, they are also a combination of twin stars.

The Supersonics can rise under the leadership of Wang Hao and Gary Payton, why can't the Celtics?

In fact, in the past two seasons, the Celtics have actually deliberately imitated the success of the Sonics.

From the team's lineup configuration to the tactical play, there are actually some strong traces of imitation.

In the eyes of the Celtics, they are all Gemini combinations, and the Celtics are no worse than the Supersonics.

However, it turns out that there is indeed a lot of difference.

In the East, the Celtics' competitiveness is actually not bad, at least they have a chance to fight for the top four positions.

It's just that, the results of the Eastern Conference teams are just like that.

Basically, as long as there are 50 victories and the top four positions are guaranteed, it is a certainty.

But such a result is the second round of the playoffs in the Western Conference.

As for the reason, it is naturally a problem with the star.

Let's not talk about the gap in personal ability, let's talk about team tactics and personal style of play.

Whether it is Paul Pierce or Antoine Walker, they are actually the kind of players who focus on their own singles.

No matter what tactical preparations, in the end, it is singles.

Paul Pierce finished, Antoine Walker played, Antoine Walker finished, Paul Pierce played again.

In this way, the rest of the team has no sense of participation at all, and naturally, the tactics stagnate.

Antoine Walker is okay. After all, when he is playing singles, once the opponent double-teams, he can still pass the ball.

As for Paul Pierce, this is a black hole of possession.

You know, as of now, Paul Pierce has played the fourth season of his career.

In the first three seasons, he averaged less than 3 assists per game, and this season he only barely surpassed 3 assists.

You know, he is the core of the team's offense, and he has a lot of possessions in his hands.

In this way, he averaged less than 3 assists per game in a season.

Apart from the problem of passing the ball, to put it bluntly, I just don't want to pass the ball.

It is said that Kobe is a black hole in possession of the ball and is unwilling to pass the ball, but in the last three seasons, Kobe has averaged about 5 assists per game.

Taking out the data can explain the problem very well.

No, when facing the Celtics, the Sonics prepared a set of very targeted technologies.

Paul Pierce unwilling to pass the ball?

In that line, when Wang Hao was defending Paul Pierce, he first stood behind and was immediately double-teamed.

Not just one person double-teams, others are blocking his passing lanes.

As a result, after a game, Paul Pierce sent 7 turnovers and made a huge contribution to the Supersonics' victory.

The Celtics lost, and the Heat naturally couldn't win.

The Sonics won 6 consecutive victories in the new season in one fell swoop, and successfully topped the record list.

Of course, in addition to the Sonics, the Lakers also won 6 consecutive victories in the new season and tied for first place.

Next, the Sonics' trip to the East will be tested.

First of all, they will usher in a strong opponent, the New Jersey Nets, which has 4 wins and 1 loss this season.

It's just that the strength of the Nets is only for Wang Hao.

Whether it is the Sonics or the entire league, at this time they don't feel how strong the Nets are.

What do the Nets have?

There is a Jason Kidd.

As for Nicky Van Horn and Kenyon Martin, to be honest, they are really underestimated.

So what if there is Jason Kidd?The Nets last season, and Stephen Marbury.

In any case, Stephen Marbury is also a very good point guard, and his scoring ability is stronger.

A team like the Nets needs a scoring star to lead the team, not an offensive organizer.

No matter how well organized you are, teammates can't do it!

Of course, this is the view of the entire NBA. In their view, the Nets will not improve.

Only Wang Hao knew that this was not the case.

After Kidd's arrival, the Nets not only improved this season, but also reached the Finals for two consecutive seasons.

Of course, the Nets this season are still in their infancy and haven't fully grown up yet.

Needless to say, the current Nets team is actually pretty good.

Under Kidd's offensive organization, their offense is more reasonable, and the players will not feel at a loss when playing.

Kidd has enough prestige to make teammates think of him for the first time when they don't know what to do, and give him the ball

More importantly, Kidd is able to complete the task very well, distributing the ball to the most appropriate position.

Van Horn has the shot and the range, and Kenyon Martin has the physicality and the punch.

Before that, both of them felt that they were unable to use their strength, and they didn't know what to do.

Now, with Kidd, Kidd will tell the two what to do. This is the biggest change for the Nets.

It's just that changes are a good thing, but changes don't necessarily mean winning.

Just like this game, the SuperSonics played a 37:20 offensive frenzy in the first quarter, which directly confused the Nets.

Previously, because of the very good record of winning streak in the new season, this made the Nets a little confident.

But this time, he was directly defeated.

Of course, this has little to do with the players. Whether it is Kidd or others, they are all working hard.

Under such a huge disadvantage, Kidd can still lead his teammates to score 20 points, and under the defense of the Sonics, it is actually not easy.

The most important thing is the question of the head coach.

I don't know what Byron Scott thought, but he even arranged a huge lineup.

The starting small forward is Keith Van Horn, a small forward with a height of 208 cm.

Some people may say that Durant is more than this height.

But the problem is that Durant can handle the ball and play singles with the ball, which is indeed a small forward's style of play.

Not Van Horn.

Faced with such a lineup, the Supersonics directly increased their speed and continued to accelerate.

The entire Nets team is simply exhausted, unable to effectively organize the defense.

Even if the defense is not done well, it is simply impossible to find the field in the offense.

Moreover, the Nets' lineup is too bulky, which also gives the Sonics a chance to target.

Increase confrontation and oppression, and look for opportunities to double-team, which makes the Nets continue to make mistakes.

As a result, there is naturally a huge difference in points.

At this time, Byron Scott also showed his extremely stubborn side, that is, not changing the lineup.

I don't know what to think, maybe in his opinion, it's not that his tactics are useless, but that the players are not effective.

No matter what Byron Scott thinks, the consequence of not changing the lineup is to let the Sonics continue to expand their advantages.

114:87

With a difference of nearly 30 points, the Sonics won another big victory.

Especially in this game, Wang Hao played well, because the Nets couldn't guard him at all.

After clocking out of get off work in three quarters, he still scored 43 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists.

If it hadn't been for not playing in the fourth quarter, it would have been another 50+ game.

But next, is the most important game.

It's not that this opponent is very strong, it is related to the situation of the Sonics throughout the season.

This opponent is very ordinary, but the players in it are not ordinary.

That's right, this team is the Washington Wizards, and this player is Michael Jordan.

Since Jordan's comeback, the attention of the Wizards' games has been greatly improved.

After all, this is Michael Jordan!

As the capital of Ugly Country, the NBA team owned by Washington is not worthy of their position.

If you want grades, you don't get grades, if you want attention, you don't have attention.

Now, with Jordan's second comeback, this focus has suddenly come up.

It's just that, although the attention has been gained, the results are still the same, and they are also sluggish.

After 7 games, 2 wins and 5 losses, this is really not qualified.

As for Jordan's performance, it's actually not bad. He has already scored 30+ in three games.

It's just that the team can't win.

To put it bluntly, because of Jordan's appearance, the rest of the Wizards actually don't know how to play.

As long as Jordan is on the court, everyone will play around him.

No way, Jordan's status is there, and no one can ignore it.

After all, not everyone has the same emotional intelligence as Carter, nor does everyone have the courage of Kobe.

But the problem is that although Jordan is great, he is no longer the omnipotent basketball god.

If the Wizards want to win, besides Jordan, other people must play.

But the problem is that the Wizards' lineup is obviously not running well.

As for the Wizards' tactics, let Jordan play comfortably first, which is the first priority, and then win.

For the next game against the Wizards, the Sonics also have some expectations, after all, they are playing against Jordan!

Of course, they are not worried about winning or losing. After all, the strength of this Wizards team is really not that good.

At the beginning of the game, the Sonics were still the same old starter.

As for the Wizards, in addition to Jordan and Kwame Brown, the starting point guard is Chris Whitney, a player with no more than double digits and no more than 5 assists in a single season of his career.

On the front line, it is a combination of old and new, rookie Bobby Simmons and veteran Kristin Laettner.

Except for Jordan and Laettner, the Wizards' lineup has been changing almost all the time, changing after a few games.

Obviously, Doug Collins was successful as Jordan's friend, and that's what he was as a head coach.

It's the start of a new season, and we haven't found the right lineup yet, let alone a strict tactical style of play.

No, bro, what have you been doing all offseason?Do you want to eat, drink and have fun with the old rascal?

Another Gold Club, another Las Vegas?

However, everyone also understands that the Wizards did not come here for performance.

In the new season's game, although Jordan wants to win, he also knows that it will not be so easy.

Therefore, today's Wizards game is more like Michael Jordan's personal tour.

And every time you meet an opponent, of course, media attention is indispensable, and you have to ask about the opponent's situation.

Especially when there are rookie and talented stars among the opponents.

And at this time, Jordan's emotional intelligence has not completely dissipated, and he knows how to boast to the newcomers.

In fact, the country is also very concerned about this game, not only that, but also sent a team of reporters.

No, in the pre-match interview session, a reporter from China specifically asked Jordan about his evaluation of Wang Hao.

Wang Hao participated in Jordan's training camp during the offseason, and the two played against each other many times, and he even lost a lot to Jordan.

Ever since, Jordan praised Wang Hao severely.

What kind of genius, amazing learning ability, Jordan's successor, the most potential star in the league...

Seeing Jordan praise him like this, Wang Hao was a little embarrassed, so he proposed.

"How about we live a little longer today? Don't be too ugly, after all, this is Michael Jordan!"

Lose?

Wang Hao didn't have this kind of thinking at all. What he thought was, don't win too much, and give some face no matter what.

"no!"

"What face does that bastard have?"

As a result, as soon as Wang Hao opened his mouth, there was a voice of veto, and they sounded in unison.

"Okay, I'm just talking casually, so I'm going to kill him, I can't understand this guy for a long time!"

Without any hesitation, Wang Hao immediately changed his mind.

It's not because of his Congxin, but because those two who just spoke up are the absolute big brothers of the team!

Gary Payton and Patrick Ewing, speaking of these two, have a lot of grievances and grievances with Jordan.

Is not this nonsensical?

In the 90s, this was definitely the era that Jordan ruled. Among the stars who were active in this era, who had no grievances with Jordan?

Because of Jordan's success, he stepped on their corpses.

Patrick Ewing, needless to say, in the same Eastern Division, he faced Jordan the most times.

Just as Jordan in the 80s couldn't break through the blockade of the Bad Boys, Ewing in the 90s also lived in Jordan's shadow.

The only one of the four major centers without a championship is also the one with the least honors. Jordan is half responsible.

The other two of the four major centers took advantage of Jordan's retirement to win the championship.

But Ewing didn't.

As for Gary Payton, the 1996 finals, he can still remember the situation at that time.

Although he lost, Gary Payton was not reconciled at all.

If it hadn't been for his injury, and if the referee hadn't favored Chicago in the last game, the result is not certain.

In Game 1996 of the Finals in [-], when the Supersonics played two games in a row, their momentum was like a rainbow.

But in Game 10, at Chicago's home court, the Sonics allowed just [-] free throws.

The number of free throws Jordan got was 2 more than the Sonics team, which is somewhat unspeakable.

For this round of finals, Gary Payton is also brooding.

(End of this chapter)