Chapter 537 The Three Major Crises of the Knights

Mike Brown on the sidelines frowned and shook his legs.

O'Neal has the ability to take down the two players at the basket, and he also has the ability to defend two players at the basket.

However, when the Sonics use the overall lineup to open up space for the two players, and when Sakuragi Hanamichi and Chandler choose to open up the distance between each other, O'Neal's weaknesses will be exposed.

He is indeed not as flexible and agile as he used to be!

How fast and flexible can you expect a 150-kilogram strong man to be? Sakuragi Hanamichi's mid-range hit rate is amazing, and Chandler under the basket just dunks and doesn't bury when he is open. These are all sure goals. Once the two open up the distance to play two-on-one, O'Neal is not only difficult to defend, but there is no possibility of defense at all!

The Sonics have opened up. Even if they still have an outside shooter who has not played, the offensive end is still unstoppable, just because of the cooperation between Sakuragi Hanamichi and Chandler, just because of the overall deployment of the Sonics!

What else can be done? Which point of the Supersonics would the Cavaliers dare to let go?

Or... stop double-teaming Lin Dong?

Mike Brown felt his heart beating fast when he thought about letting LeBron or Wade defend Lin Dong alone. Since that Asian entered the league, all the superstars, including Jordan, Iverson, Garnett, Kobe, Duncan, etc., have tried to defend him alone, but no one has ever succeeded... Damn, how could it be completely different from expectations?

Mike Brown was in a state of confusion, and the ball had already been exchanged.

As the saying goes, one wave has not settled before another wave rises. When Artest picked up the baseline ball at the baseline, the action of the Supersonics stunned the Win Arena and even Mike Brown, who was thinking about countermeasures.

The ball had not been sent out yet, and even the Cavaliers had not started to retreat to their own half, Lin Dong had already entangled Wade and followed closely;

Sakuragi Hanamichi entangled LeBron near the midline, Payton watched Kidd, and Iguodala went directly to the baseline and raised his hands high, interfering with Artest's sight and serve.

Man-to-man defense throughout the court! And they stared at him very closely!

Perhaps receiving the ball is a little easier than ‘preventing the ball from being received’, but firstly, the individual defensive abilities of the Sonics players are already top-notch. Whether it is Wade trying to get rid of Lin Dong, LeBron trying to get rid of Sakuragi Hanamichi, or Kidd trying to get rid of Payton, it is actually very difficult to do so. And if Iguodala interferes with Artest’s serve, it will be even more difficult to serve.

Among the several points, the only pair with a clear advantage may be O’Neal and Chandler, but because of his own body shape, O’Neal’s current position is mostly the iron gate under the basket. At this time, he has already ‘peacefully’ gone to the front court basket with Chandler, and there is no time to come back to receive the ball.

The sudden pressing made the Cavaliers unable to serve the ball for a while.

4, 3, 2…

Mike Brown on the sidelines felt nervous and was about to call a timeout, but he saw O’Neal in front of him holding Chandler firmly and stretched out his hand to ask Artest: “Throw it over!”

He shouted loudly.

Yes, this is the only advantage of the Cavaliers in receiving the ball.

Although the distance is a bit far, seeing that Chandler is stuck behind O'Neal and can't move, it is expected that he can't cause any trouble to O'Neal.

Artest swung his big arm forward without hesitation.

The basketball flew high over Iguodala's defense and across the court...

Everyone on the court started running to the front court, and Chandler under the basket seemed to be no match for O'Neal at all, and was stuck.

Huh!

The basketball seemed to be slightly tilted. It was a pass of more than 20 meters, and it was good enough to throw it nearby.

O'Neal estimated the landing point of the basketball and wanted to move over there, but Chandler, who was stuck behind him at this time, grabbed him tightly, so that O'Neal couldn't get away for a while.

Chandler's eyes were bloodshot at this moment. His legs, which had been broken once, seemed to become as hard as steel at this moment, supporting his body that was trying his best.

——Tough guy! I am a tough guy! How can a tough guy be thrown around like a rag? Hold him!

"Roar! Roar, roar, roar!" Chandler roared and stuck O'Neal tightly. Although he still failed to completely restrict O'Neal's movements, he slowed him down after all. The basketball brushed past O'Neal's outstretched hand and finally fell into the hands of the cameraman who was sitting on the ground in the front court with a snap.

The cameraman protected his camera with one hand and caught the ball with the other hand. He looked at the stunned players in front of him blankly, and was also confused.

How did this pass to me...

Wow...

The win arena was in an uproar.

Beep!

The referee had to blow the whistle again.

"Out of bounds!"

--It's so funny, Shaq was grabbed by a 115kg guy...

--Chandler is quite strong...

The gym was buzzing with discussion.

O'Neal's face was red with anger, staring at Artest who was coming back to defend: "What are you passing? Who can catch it?!"

Artest was still feeling frustrated and depressed because he was blocked just now. If he had a bad temper back then, he would have even confronted Jordan. Now he would have confronted O'Neal, the idiot.

But after all, the lesson of the Wizards is still vivid in my mind. I did not pass the ball well. If I choose to confront O'Neal at this time, it will only affect the team as a whole, and even let all the teams and players and colleagues further deepen the impression that I am difficult to get along with, which will inevitably have a huge impact on my future value.

He is just a fool, don't pay attention to him.

Artest kept his head down and didn't say anything, but anyone could see that his face was full of anger. O'Neal kept chattering, and the atmosphere of the Cavaliers suddenly became subtle.

Lin Dong took in everything and couldn't help but smile.

This Cavaliers, in terms of each position alone, is indeed a strong team that can be ranked in the top three in NBA history. They are stronger than the Lakers. In terms of paper strength, they have even surpassed the Supersonics, but...

They have three major crises, and they are crises that cannot be solved at all!

The first crisis has now appeared, that is, the team lacks cohesion, and they are not really of one mind.

Although the media has been praising the Cavaliers, saying that the team has high compatibility and cohesion, and that the team is completely united, it is because each of them has an extremely strong desire to defeat the Supersonics and Lin Dong.

But in fact, defeating Lin Dong is just a goal, not their original intention.

Each of them has different purposes for defeating Lin Dong. LeBron may want to get back what he lost, Artest wants to increase his own value, Wade may want to help LeBron, O'Neal wants to prove himself and to avenge the suppression in the past, and Kidd wants the championship.

But no one is for the Cavaliers, for this city, for this team, and for the dream of basketball.

Is this also called unity? Then all mankind can be said to be united, because everyone wants to satisfy their own desires and want to live a better life.

Artest may learn from his past lessons and not fight with O'Neal at this time, but it may be difficult for Artest to pass the ball to O'Neal willingly, which will trigger a series of chain reactions until all the Cavaliers fall into a vicious circle of being unable to unite and unable to find the reason.

... This crisis alone is enough to kill the Cavaliers, not to mention that they have two other such troubles!

This battle, the Supersonics will win, and it will not be delayed for too long!

Feeling the tension in the atmosphere of the Cavaliers, LeBron stood up to adjust the atmosphere.

"Hey, brother, this is none of your business." LeBron patted Artest on the shoulder and said with a smile: "I should have answered you earlier just now."

Then he reached out to O'Neal again: "Shaq, don't care about this little thing, don't forget our goal, brother!"

The two sentences finally made O'Neal shut up, and Artest's face was slightly "thawed", but Lin Dong knew that a band-aid could not heal a long knife wound.

It's our turn!

The Sonics have the ball, the ball from the front court baseline.

Chandler serves the ball, and the Cavaliers' tight defense at this moment has the taste of the Sonics blocking their serve just now.

O'Neal, who has been defeated repeatedly, holds Sakuragi Hanamichi tightly under the basket. The absolute advantage in strength really makes Sakuragi Hanamichi suffer a lot. The strength of the Shark in front of him is much stronger than Yao Ming.

Kidd relies on his youth and speed to block Payton's receiving route. Artest's angry defense also makes Iguodala unable to get rid of it for a while, and LeBron and Wade, the twin stars, block Lin Dong with all their strengths. The Sonics can't find anyone who can catch the ball for a while.

But... a gleam of light flashed in Sakuragi Hanamichi's eyes.

Make good use of your own advantages and strengths, and never fight hard in the field where the opponent is good at. The occasional "fight to the death" is just to give the opponent a false impression and let the opponent think "my advantage is still there" to relax the opponent's vigilance.

Old Earl had told Sakuragi Hanamichi these truths as early as when he was in Lloyd.

It seems to be a very simple truth, but with Sakuragi Hanamichi's comprehension, he has understood it for five years!

Over the years, every time he made technical progress, he would have some new understanding of the words in the fan. Every time he felt that he had understood the words, he would see room for further understanding when he made progress next time.

It was not until the pressure from the Cavaliers and the entire league, and the ten-day confrontation with Yao Ming, that he finally understood the words thoroughly.

Until now, this sentence is no longer just a theory or a truth for Sakuragi Hanamichi, but more like an instinct that has been integrated into his bones.

No need to think or analyze anymore, he has even forgotten the sentence itself.

Because he is this sentence, and this sentence is him, this is the best interpretation of this sentence!

Swish!

Sakuragi, who was stuck behind O'Neal, suddenly pulled out a stool and ran to the left while O'Neal was stabilizing his center of gravity, pulling away from O'Neal.

Although he was not as strong as O'Neal, he was already better in speed and flexibility, and facing the weight-enhanced O'Neal, he was already crushed!

The physical confrontation and entanglement just now were just to make O'Neal adapt to the rhythm, and removing the stool was a change of rhythm.

If you control the rhythm, you control your opponent!

Bang!

Chandler was quick and threw the ball to Sakuragi Hanamichi.

Sakuragi Hanamichi in the left penalty area, according to Mike Brown's theory, does not need to defend, but O'Neal lost his mind at this moment.

This guy actually removed his stool... He was completely fooled by him!

If he watches Sakuragi Hanamichi throw one in front of him again, then regardless of whether he gets in or not, his old face will be gone!

O'Neal immediately rushed towards Sakuragi Hanamichi fiercely, but the next second...

Snapped!

Sakuragi, who had just received the ball, didn't even take a move. He directly hit the ground and passed the ball to the right three-point baseline.

At this time, both Iguodala and Lin Dong stayed in the right area with their respective "defenders". The only one who had just stepped forward to try to catch the ball, Payton, had already consciously pulled towards the top of the 3-point arc. Come up.

There is only one person in the right corner, and that is Chandler who just served the baseline ball!

The moment he caught the ball, there was no one within at least three meters in front of him. The open space was already too big. The Cavaliers were also stunned. They could only give up the defense and everyone stood still. Look at Tyson Chandler.

Without anyone's interference, this is almost the same as shooting empty baskets during training. The only difference is the psychological pressure.

——This guy’s three-point shot is inaccurate!

——Last time he played the Lakers, didn't he miss a key 3-pointer at a critical moment?

——What if you let him vote!

——Wow! Can't make a shot! Can't make a shot! Can't make a shot!

The fans immediately started making noises to comfort themselves, trying to create more psychological pressure on Chandler, but...

An evil spirit rose from Chandler's eyes.

Can noise affect you? Can the curses and curses of home fans deter me? Can your shooting percentage not be high enough this season to scare yourself?

He is a tough guy who can stand on the stage of the finals again after breaking his leg!

Be yourself, fearless!

Chandler shot the jump shot without hesitation. After all, he had practiced hard for 3-pointers. His posture was extremely standard, and the basketball drew a breathtaking high arc in the air...

Uh-huh!

The basketball went hollow into the net, 2:9!

There were boos at the scene. The 7-point gap may not be such a scary number for the fans. At most, it feels like the Cavaliers started a little unsoundly, and the SuperSonics started with luck.

But Mike Brown on the sidelines had already clenched his fists, and big beads of sweat began to fall from his forehead.

Which is the strongest point between the Cavaliers and the Sonics?

Countless people will come up with the same answer, which is the Cavaliers' insider, but now...

This is not just a 7-point loss, but it feels like the inside can't stand up to the Sonics. Once the inside is lost, all other Cavaliers tactics will be out of the question.

Now it is no longer a question of whether to chase points or not. We have to open up the inside line at all costs. In any case, we must first completely suppress the seemingly inconspicuous combination and put O'Neal and LeBron inside. The threat was built up, so that the Sonics did not dare to take advantage of it.

Otherwise, this game for the Cavaliers will be very dangerous!

"Kidd!" Mike Brown yelled from the sidelines.

But in fact, there was no need for him to shout. Mike Brown was obviously not the only one who could feel this keenly on the court at this time.