LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 377 Super BOSS appears
Experts predict that the Spurs will win G3!
In the end, they really hit the mark... on the first half of the script.
The Spurs' firm inside strategy and the existence of the twin-tower combination indeed put the Sonics at a disadvantage for a time.
The veteran Admiral Robinson cooperated with Duncan in the interior to bring Sakuragi Hanamichi back to his 'prototype' in the first half. He only scored 4 points and 3 rebounds in the first 20 minutes, and this led to a super The staccato bursts of sonic outside fire.
This allowed the Spurs to end the first half with a 16-point advantage, which was even greater than the advantage in G1. This made all the ball commentators feel comfortable. After all, their predictions were finally right.
But then came a scene that made the Spurs and the ball commentators despair - Lin Dong was on full fire!
In the first half, he focused on organizational work. His 18 points and 9 assists were almost invisible to Lin Dong.
But at the beginning of the third quarter of the second half, there were consecutive difficult 3-pointers from the outside. In a single quarter, he made 11 of 14 shots and scored 7 3-pointers, including 3 3+1s. He also scored four offensive points in the paint, and Two fouls caused damage to Duncan, one foul by the Admiral, and one foul each by Parker and Ginobili.
What's even more frightening is that under such firepower, Lin Dong actually completed 3 blocks and 3 steals on defense...
He single-handedly beat the Spurs from the outside to the inside and won completely!
He scored 36 points in a single quarter in the third quarter, which not only ignited the once silent Key Arena, but also completed the lead and turned the entire Spurs team into a dull background.
At this moment, people suddenly remembered that this guy won the scoring title in his rookie season and was the best scorer in history with a score of 37.8...
After taking a short break, the Spurs quickly adjusted their tactics against Lin Dong and adopted the ultimate double-teaming tactic in the fourth quarter.
As long as Lin Dong passes the midfielder with the ball, he will immediately follow and mark him. The one he is following is directly defending, and the one he is marking is no more than two steps away, ready to double-team at any time.
And when Lin Dong holds the ball near the three-point line, it will definitely be a standard two-person attack. If Lin Dong wants to break through to the inside, it will take three or even four people!
The ultimate double attack finally curbed Lin Dong's terrible scoring ability, but the problem was that the outside line was also completely released.
The Spurs were betting that the Sonics were inaccurate on the outside today, but with wide open space every time, even the most inaccurate outside line had regained its touch.
In the fourth quarter, the SuperSonics came out with full firepower, turning the Spurs' defense into a hornet's nest. 117:102, the SuperSonics went from being 16 points behind in the first half to beating the Spurs by 15 points in just half a half. time.
After this battle, the Spurs' fatigue was truly revealed.
After defeating the Mavericks, their physical fatigue has actually reached an extreme level. The reason why it could not be seen in the first two games against the Sonics is because they have two days of rest time after all. Secondly, G1 played well and their confidence improved, but their tone of voice was still hanging on.
But losing in G2, losing again in G3, and losing two games in a row would be a bit overwhelming for the Spurs.
Physical fatigue and mental fatigue were accumulated together. By the time the SuperSonics played G4 at home, the overwhelmed Spurs were already defeated.
At 122:95, the Spurs lost a big game and fell behind 1:3, just like when the Sonics led 3:0 against the Lakers.
In the history of the NBA, there has never been a precedent of being recovered from a 1:3 deficit in a playoff series. Coupled with the Spurs' visible fatigue in G4 and the SuperSonics' momentum, all In fact, people already understand that the overall situation has been decided.
The tired Spurs do not have the ability to stop this Sonics.
This is an invincible rookie team... Every victory seems to be a slap in the face of the veterans of the league, and it also shocks the entire league.
Newcomers, and the two core members are Asian.
Frankly speaking, Lin Dong now has quite a lot of teenage fans in the United States, and with the universal support in Seattle, the support rate is not low, but this does not mean that the league is happy to see all this.
In other words, the alliance is very entangled... Stern is also very entangled.
Before the start of this season, Stern's only idea was to vigorously promote Lin Dong and mold him and Yao Ming into the NBA's business card to enter the Dragon Country market.
But in Stern's mind, the height of this business card is probably only the All-Star level, even if it reaches the historical level, it does not mean that he hopes that this business card can be raised to the level of overwhelming the NBA.
Although the Dragon Country market is important and has great prospects, after all, the United States is the main market right now. If an Asian wins the championship, how will the local American fans think? Except for most young people and Seattleites who don't have much spending power at all, the league's truly huge consumer group will not be happy to see this Asian on the altar.
Now it's obvious that he has been praised...or in other words, do people like MD still need to be praised? We should have suppressed his arrogance from the beginning and let him use less energy.
Not only Stern, but now the entire league has begun to feel this way. Not wanting to watch the Sonics win the championship has become the common aspiration of most participants in the league.
Now it seems that the Spurs can't count on it, but fortunately, there is still a truly strongest sniper team in the league.
Eastern Division…
Just when the Spurs and SuperSonics completed G4, the G4 between the Eastern Wizards and the Cavaliers had just ended.
101:92, the Wizards won. Although the point difference was not very big, the suppression from beginning to end prevented the Cavaliers from seeing any glimmer of real victory. The Wizards swept the game cleanly and directly with a 4:0 victory. .
Is it because the knight is weak? Not weak, this season not only ranked first in the Eastern Conference in the regular season, but also maintained almost smooth sailing after the playoffs, sweeping the first round and 4:2 in the second round, winning easily.
Dwyane Wade averaged 28.6 points, 8 assists, 2 steals and 1 block in the first two rounds of the series, demonstrating his absolute strength as this year's second pick.
LeBron James averaged 22.5 points, 11 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 blocks in the two-round series. He was responsible for both offense and defense.
This pairing is not weaker than the combination of Lin Dong and Sakuragi Hanamichi in the reviews of all football commentators.
But unfortunately, the Wizards are too strong.
In G1 and G2, the Cavaliers learned the Sonics' forward defense. Unfortunately, the slow-moving Zasunas could not cooperate with LeBron's defense. In addition, the Wizards sent away Stackhouse in exchange for Harry Linton and Yao Ming formed a new inside twin tower... Facts have proved that the inside twin tower is the best way to break the forward defense.
This made the Cavaliers' forward defense and double attack not only ineffective, but also became a fatal loophole for the Cavaliers, allowing Yao Ming to score 32 points and 35 points respectively in the first two games, and averaged 3.5 blocks per game. , 16 rebounds.
On the defensive end, not only did Yao Ming dominate the basket, but Artest, who had recently joined the Wizards, had a tough defensive style that made LeBron, the Cavaliers forward who had been invincible when facing other teams, suffer a lot. It was already difficult enough to play, but when he finally got into the paint, he had to face the invincible Yao Ming. As a result, he only averaged an embarrassing 11 points and 5 rebounds per game in two games.
And even more terrifying is Jordan.
The basketball god who won the DPOY not only averaged 28 points per game on the offensive end, but also almost locked down the so-called genius Wade on the defensive end, firmly controlling his shooting rate below 35%. He took the most shots in the game, but only averaged 16 points and 5 assists per game, and almost completely cut off the connection between the Cavaliers team.
The old hooligan's defense feels like it has gone up to a higher level than before. It is not just about individual defense, but more often it feels like his defense is already against the opponent's entire team.
At this point, we can still feel Jordan's ease, which is very different from his previous efforts in the Dragon Kingdom exhibition game. The most obvious problem is the old injury of knee hydration, which seems to have been resolved after a season of recovery. Complete relief, and physical reserves, as well as the once criticized three-point shot, seem to have been greatly improved.
This seems to be an upgraded version of the Basketball God... obviously it's not all fired up yet.
For this playoffs and for the seventh championship trophy, the God of Basketball has been preparing for a whole year!
When it came to G3 and G4, the Cavaliers changed their original zone defense tactics and wanted to contain the Wizards by strengthening the inside attack.
But in the face of the Wizards' absolute strength, it's obviously just a useless effort.
After leading the team to the finals last season with a single core, and receiving the core treatment of the team this season, Dayao is much more mature than at this time in history, and has gained weight. A body of 135 kilograms and a height of 226 centimeters are enough to make him an invincible killer inside.
It was fine if the Cavaliers didn't double attack, but when they did, not only did the inside line have no effect on Yao Ming, but the outside line was even freed up for the Wizards, so the loss was even more natural.
The invincible inside line seems to be ready to replace O'Neal and Duncan. At least in the eyes of the ball commentators, it is not inferior to the dominance of those two inside lines, coupled with a basketball god who seems to have returned to the top.
The two not only work well together this season without any barriers, but also have an excellent personal relationship.
What's even more terrible is that both Yao Ming, who led the team all the way to the finals last season, and Jordan, who was once a myth, have already proven their will and their desire to win.
It can be said that this pairing is definitely better than the peak OK pairing in terms of ability or will, let alone the stumbling and contradictory OK pairing this season.
Coupled with a series of operations by the Wizards' management this season, Harrington and Artest were exchanged for Stackhouse, two defensive heroes, and the attribute of not competing for the ball at all, making the Wizards' overall lineup The combination is quite perfect.
Easily sweeping the Cavaliers, who are also regarded as a super rookie group, is ironclad proof.
There is no doubt that the Wizards are the league's last hope if they want to stop the Sonics!