What excites players the most?

Bloody hat!

A blast dunk!

With these two things, not only does the one who profits get excited and can't help but speed up, but the one who's humiliated can't help but speed up because of the humiliation.

Although Liu Mang's dunk was not impressive, there was a best defensive player underneath!

The fans at the scene were drowsy because of the Eagles' endless dragging down the tempo in the previous half of the game, and some fans had already begun to leave.

Suddenly someone stood up and made a fast-break dunk! The fans' eyes lit up! This was probably the most enjoyable, direct and passionate attack played by the two teams in almost half the game!

The SuperSonics are really unloving in Seattle. Some fans probably don’t watch much football, but the fans who bought tickets to watch today’s game between two playoff teams from the Eastern and Western Conferences actually felt so excited about it.

Liu Mang from the away team sent out cheers!

The Sonics player was speechless and choked up, how sad and angry he was.

Payton's reading of the defense is very good. After being dunked by Liu Mang, his first reaction was not to be aggressive. He has long passed that age and has fought fiercely with Jordan. Who cares about a rookie's dunk? Since 1996

At the beginning of the year, a group of talented perimeter players entered the NBA, and Payton already felt that he was getting old.

After being dunked, Payton quickly picked up the ball. The opponent's formation was too chaotic. It was hard to know how chaotic it would be to defend against it! How could we not play a fast break at this time?

Payton picked up the ball and passed it to Barry. Even the super giants couldn't control it. These days, there is no concept of dealing with run-and-gun teams. Although the overall rhythm is slow, all championship teams are among the top five in the league.

A strong defensive team, but very conscious in catching counterattacks.

For example, although the current SuperSonics are no longer a championship-level team, the players are just getting older and fatter, and their awareness is still there, and they will counterattack when they get the opportunity.

Barry quickly advanced after receiving the pass, and the SuperSonics fired quickly. The Eagles' fastest lineup was not blocked, and they immediately chased back. However, the formation was quite chaotic. Radmanovic stepped up after some passes.

Hit a three-point shot from the arc.

But the Eagles didn't seem to react. This ending was already prepared when this lineup came up to play cavalry tactics, and it was issued immediately after the opponent made the shot.

Similarly, the Hawks' fast break and defensive formation are poor, and the same goes for the SuperSonics. Although the defensive system, which has become less efficient due to aging players, was originally very sound, it completely collapsed this time.

For example, Vin Baker, who had just reached his own three-point line and then ran back to the frontcourt, just entered the free throw line and then continued to run into the backcourt, was completely unable to reach the defensive position. Although Vin Baker was a poor defensive player, his tonnage and size

The ability to block space under the basket is excellent. Just like the Trail Blazers' Rainman and Dale Davis, he is the weakest but most important part of the team's main force.

Just like Liu Mang's counterattack just now, if there is a huge player like Vin Baker under the basket, Vin Baker doesn't even need to move. He can block most of Liu Mang's space if he blocks there. Others, even Radmanovic,

Neither this 2.08 meter player nor the rare point guard and best defensive player in NBA history can do it.

However, the other nine people on the field completely ignored this big fat man who kept running back and forth as if he was losing weight. Once the rhythm started, he couldn't stop! This was the greatness of the Suns in the early years, seizing the opportunities that everyone saw.

I want to have a counterattack mentality and use stronger counterattacks to deal with my opponents.

If the Eagles had even one more outstanding pitcher, they would be able to take off, but it's a pity that the owner is unwilling to spend more money. Otherwise, why would they choose Liu Mang?

Coach Kruger sighed silently on the sidelines, and the situation on the court went as he imagined.

Moreover, no one thinks that the Hawks have an advantage. Instead, they think that the Sonics have an advantage because their outside shots are more accurate, which makes their space more conducive to counterattacks into the basket, and there are more outside opportunities. Although

Talking about the four-on-five counterattack and the four-on-five defense, the Sonics were unable to open up the score, but the SuperSonics definitely had the upper hand on the scene. The three-pointer in the counterattack was so accurate!

No one noticed that the game was very lively. From the second half of the second quarter to the first few minutes of the second half, both teams were running and playing. It seemed that the SuperSonics relied on three tall pitchers who were the god pitchers of this era.

The Eagles were completely suppressed, but the score difference kept hovering around three or four points. The real effect seemed that the Sonics did not have an advantage! The Eagles kept biting them!

And the most critical point is that the Sonics' inside killer Vin Baker's physical energy consumption is too serious!

I ran for a while at the end of the second quarter and was about to be replaced. At the end of the half, I rested for 20 minutes to recover. I felt that my physical strength was not bad. Coach Nate McMillan saw that Vin Baker seemed to be still there.

Okay, there weren't many singles in the second half of the second quarter, so I continued to send him in to prevent the Eagles from playing at a slow pace. It was really difficult to play without a strong inside player in the position, but it was not possible for the Eagles to have two strong inside players.

, but Rahim at the small forward position is a singles expert with the height of a power forward.

After coming up and continuing to run for half a quarter, Vin Baker really couldn't hold on any longer and simply stood still in the middle line!

At this time, coach Nate McMillan saw that something was wrong, Vin Baker couldn't run anymore!

At the same time, Coach Kruger also discovered this and took the lead in replacing Nubel with Ratliff while the ball was dead, instantly switching from a fast-paced offense to a positional battle style!

Liu Mang saw that Wen Baker finally got a singles opportunity after falling into the position, but he no longer had the energy to squeeze Ratliff, and finally understood the coach's arrangement!

The coach has also gone bad! Our team has become a concentration camp for bad guys?

The Eagles position battle begins to gain the upper hand!

The Eagles' main lineup only has two singles strong points, one is Payton, the other is Vin Baker, and the other three are pitchers. Lewis is not the same person who could get a 100 million yuan contract later, he is still in his infancy, and Barry is old.

, Radmanovic is more suitable for skiing, and for a while the SuperSonics turned into a stage where Payton stuck out his big butt and bumped Liu Mang into a post-up singles stage.

Payton is great in isolation, but he can't sustain the consumption. He has been playing leisurely this year, ranking first in organizing offense and second in individual scoring. Only then can he remain in the top five in the league and even occasionally the top three in playing time at such an old age.

Although Liu Mang was basically completely unable to defend him, he could not withstand Liu Mang's persistent pursuit and defended like a rogue without any effort. Liu Mang's defense was very tiring, but when he was tired, he would use a physical potion, and Payton's

Bian, at the end of the third quarter, began to show his lack of physical fitness. After all, he will be 34 years old in July next year and cannot bear it anymore!

After three quarters, the Eagles took advantage of the two strong points of the SuperSonics inside and outside. The Eagles took the lead in one fell swoop, 71 to 65. The Eagles entered the final quarter with a 6-point lead!

There are only two or three minutes between periods. Payton is old and Vin Baker is fat. It is obviously impossible for the two of them to recover their physical fitness so quickly. Coach Nate McMillan can only replace backup point guard Earl Voight.

Sen and backup center Drobiak. Drobiak is okay. Although his skills are far inferior to Vin Baker, he has a good body and can defend well, but Earl Watson is far behind Payton.

, otherwise Payton wouldn’t be almost 34 years old and still playing more than 40 minutes per game. Payton averaged 22 points, 4.8 rebounds and 9 assists per game, and Earl Watson averaged 14 minutes per game, 3 points and 2 assists, and both of them were on the court.

The Sonics were not the same team at all!

The Eagles' plan was successful! At first, they didn't care whether they could overtake or even fall behind. They just wanted to tire out the two core members of the Sonics. At this time, the Eagles started to attack and defend in a normal positional battle, suppressing the Sonics who had no organizer to support and distribute the ball.

The pitchers widened the point difference at the beginning of the crucial fourth quarter. By the time Payton and Vin Baker had barely recovered enough to play, the score had become 92 to 71, and the Eagles closed the gap.

Open to 20 minutes!

It was so sudden. Payton was still slumped on the bench recovering his strength. When he recovered, he was already 20 points behind!

When Payton and Vin Baker came up, the Eagles worked hard and sent the lineup back to the style of play in the first quarter.

Supersonic speed is powerless.
Chapter completed!