Chapter 538 The Worst Hit Rate in History

Kidd and LeBron on the court obviously saw this, and nodded to Mike Brown to show that they understood.

The Cavaliers have the ball.

This time the serve was received very quickly, and the Sonics did not form a perfect tight defense.

Kidd received the ball and moved forward quickly. Although Payton blocked him, the offensive and defensive battle between the two had always been evenly matched. Although Payton had won a lot by taking advantage of Kidd's lack of preparation, when Kidd stabilized his position and re-recognized Payton, it was still impossible for Payton to completely pin Kidd down in a one-on-one duel.

The Cavaliers pushed through the midfield, and the Sonics' man-to-man defense had already formed a formation at this time.

Kidd knew very well what the Cavaliers' problem was now, and he also knew very well that once the Sonics' inside line was opened, the overall situation would be very passive against the Cavaliers. While controlling the ball and pulling, he did not even look at Wade who was blocked by Lin Dong, but directly aimed at the inside line.

LeBron used the same trick to pull Sakuragi Hanamichi to the right three-point baseline, allowing O'Neal to force Chandler under the basket.

Opportunity!

Kidd's eyes flashed with a sharp light, and a strong breakthrough pulled Payton's center of gravity, then retreated to distance, and then slung the ball high to the basket.

Aerial relay!

Chandler under the basket, no matter how strong his will is, will cannot make up for the gap in strength. Kidd has every reason to believe that O'Neal can eat him alive.

But he didn't know that Chandler had already lost himself under Lin Dong's flattery of "tough guy"...

O'Neal wanted to jump up to catch the ball and ignore the defense of this tough guy, how could that be possible!

As a tough guy, how can he be ignored? How can he be manipulated like a little chicken?

Chandler had completely forgotten how terrible the meat mountain in front of him was, and jumped up with all his strength.

Bang!

O'Neal grabbed Kidd's high pass while rising, and the anger he was holding back made him jump very high at this moment.

It was a simple thing for him to catch the ball and dunk at such a height, but the "lifeless" guy in front of him actually jumped as high as him, and completely blocked O'Neal with his raised hands in front of him, using his "thin" body to completely block O'Neal's dunk route.

Frankly speaking, O'Neal can dunk.

With the power of his whole body, he can indeed destroy the boxing champion in front of him who is ignorant of life and death and extremely bold.

But a few years ago, because of fighting for the ball with Chandler, the scene of pressing Chandler's leg bone after landing flashed through O'Neal's mind at this moment.

If Chandler was a normal person, he should be afraid of him, and he shouldn't jump up to block him, but once this guy is not normal, he is afraid of O'Neal.

He is afraid of breaking the poor man's legs again, and he is afraid that his heart, which is too gentle compared to black people, will suffer for several years again.

He didn't dare to use his full strength!

Just this hesitation, just a slight retraction of strength, the ball could no longer be dunked, and O'Neal had to grab the ball and land.

Defended!

McMillan on the sidelines clenched his fist fiercely.

The second big problem of the Cavaliers is that their seemingly extremely strong and most relied-upon inside line is not a match for the Supersonics!

Sakuragi Hanamichi's defense is not something LeBron can easily get rid of, and although Chandler is not as good as O'Neal, after occupying the psychological advantage, he can create endless troubles for the Sharks, and then with Sakuragi's assistance...

After all, the basket is O'Neal's territory. He was also full of grievances for the failed dunk just now. The moment he landed, he turned sideways and gently pushed Chandler, immediately squeezing Chandler away with an unstable center of gravity, and staggering backwards.

Let's see how you can stop me now!

O'Neal's eyes seemed to be filled with blood at this moment, and then he jumped up with all his strength.

Dunk in!

But the next second...

"Shaq!" A loud roar came from the left baseline.

At the same time, a flash of red appeared in the corner of O'Neal's eyes, and then he saw a big hand stretched out from the side.

No. 10! Sakuragi Hanamichi!

O'Neal was shocked. Wasn't this kid pulled to the outside by LeBron? How come he came to help defend so quickly? !

But in fact... Sakuragi Hanamichi had already cut back to the inside when Kidd opened up to pass the ball to O'Neal.

The timing was too good. After Kidd just passed the ball, LeBron's wide open position did not appear before Kidd passed the ball.

When O'Neal received the ball in the inside, LeBron had two choices, either to return to the inside to assist O'Neal in attacking, but since he was one step slower than Sakuragi Hanamichi, he had already lost the opportunity to chase the ball, and instead left himself with a 3-point opportunity from the outside.

It was normal to pass the ball to the outside when the inside was double-teamed. LeBron even reminded O'Neal in advance to pass the ball, but it turned out that the Shark's passing awareness was not as good as he thought... The guy had already competed with Chandler and didn't even notice Sakuragi Hanamichi's sneak attack, let alone see his open position on the outside.

Snap!

Boom!

The basketball was snatched away by Sakuragi who sneaked over, and O'Neal dunked on the basket with both hands.

This time, the basket didn't break, but the Cavaliers' overall defense line was broken!

When Sakuragi Hanamichi sneaked, Lin Dong had already started to run back. Even if he reacted as quickly as Wade, he was distracted by the subtle situation on O'Neal and LeBron's side and didn't catch up.

Sakuragi Hanamichi landed on the ground and let out a loud roar. He rounded his arms and made a long pass. Lin Dong caught the ball!

The early movement and invincible awareness led to the completely empty half. The Cavaliers gave up the defense in despair and did not even chase. After all, the distance was too far, even if it was just a distance. The nearest Wade is already at least three or four steps behind Lin Dong. What is the point of chasing after him?

But the result of not chasing was that Lin Dong stopped directly at the three-point line.

A three-pointer that took off lightly and had no fireworks. The shot was extremely easy and the shot was extremely clean!

Uh-huh!

The basketball hits the net, 2:12!

The entire Win Arena suddenly became quiet.

Although the Cavaliers have been led by the SuperSonics since the start of the game and have been in a state of being beaten, the points behind at that time were still single digits. Now, suddenly, they see that the point difference between the two teams has reached 10. Points, this...

Where is the promised best team in the universe?

Are you saying that every position is better than the Sonics?

It was promised that the Cavaliers would defeat the team led by God in this finals!

The fans at Win Arena felt a little suffocated at this moment, and even the countless fans across the United States who were watching the live broadcast felt a little breathless at this moment.

Is this, is this being beaten by the Supersonics?

Only two or three minutes into the game, the difference was 10 points!

When the score difference is single digits, even if it is 9 points, it feels good. But once it rises to double digits, even if it is exactly 10 points, it will feel like a natural chasm that is difficult to cross.

The originally high morale of the Cavaliers on the court fell at a speed visible to the naked eye in an instant. Even Mike Brown on the sidelines was confused at this moment.

He knew it was time to call a timeout for the Cavaliers, but... the Sonics' rhythm was too fast and too fierce. Even if he called a timeout at this time, what could he say?

At most, we can make some arrangements on the defensive end, such as giving up the two-and-one against Lin Dong, first holding down the Sonics' inside line, and holding down the guy with red hair and a broken leg.

But after all, this is the Cavaliers' offensive round, and there's nothing to say about the offense, it just means resolutely playing inside.

Although the Cavaliers are in danger at this time and although their morale has dropped, it is also the time when Shark O'Neal is most aggrieved. Being aggrieved can allow him to unleash his stronger potential and watch another attack.

"Shaq! Pay attention to your opponent's double-teaming and pass the ball!" Mike Brown quickly cleared his mind and shouted to O'Neal from the sidelines.

Knight's ball.

Kidd has no problem controlling the ball. Wade drives to the left outside line and uses the outside threat to move Lin Dong away from the core area of ​​defense. Artest is worried about Iguodala. The winner will eventually be decided on the inside. One high and down.

LeBron opened his position early this time and set up an outside formation at the top of the right three-point arc.

The bottom line was not good, that position was still too close to the basket. He was afraid that O'Neal would be double-teamed when his temper got angry, so he had to create enough safe space for that guy.

Moreover, the two had just exchanged a few words. LeBron's tone was obviously easier for Anil to accept than Mike Brown. If Sakuragi Hanamichi dared to double-team again this time, O'Neal would pass the ball to him.

Everyone can clearly see the Cavaliers' tactics at this time, which is to open up enough space for O'Neal and Chandler to duel under the basket. No matter who in the Sonics dares to double attack and help defend, the Cavaliers' perimeter Everyone will get a chance.

The Sonics can use Sakuragi and Chandler to break up O'Neal's defense on the offensive end. Can't the Cavaliers break up your inside combination?

In a one-on-one challenge, O'Neal wins!

Snapped!

Under Kidd's control, the ball finally reached O'Neal safely.

Both of them were in the paint area at this time. In fact, before the war started, Chandler had already asked Hanamichi Sakuragi for advice on many tips on defending O'Neal. After all, the player in this league who is best at limiting O'Neal is probably Sakuragi. Flower arrangement.

He understands and has practiced all methods such as kicking, blocking, passing forward to defend, squeezing the opponent out of the paint, etc. In the past ten days, he has even followed Sakuragi Hanamichi to adapt to Yao Ming's weight. What a wait. When I got to the court, I found that these things I practiced in advance were not very useful.

At this time, O'Neal was standing in front of him like a big mountain. Although the two were the same height, their strength felt directly different by two levels.

O'Neal just bumped his shoulder, which immediately completely knocked Chandler's center of gravity away. The legs that were originally responsible for the "separate legs" and supported the weight of the whole body suddenly became unstable, and he involuntarily stepped back to support him. The stuck position was suddenly lost, and Chandler immediately changed his approach and lowered his center of gravity to resist O'Neal.

But firstly, Chandler's strength is not as good as Sakuragi, and secondly, Chandler himself is relatively tall. No matter how much his center of gravity sinks, he cannot reach the level of stability as Sakuragi Hanamichi, so even if he tries his best, He went through every detail of Sakuragi Hanatao's teachings to him, but he still couldn't stop this behemoth.

Involuntarily taking another step back, O'Neal has already entered his most comfortable attacking area under the basket!

A tough guy has his limits, and a tough guy is not omnipotent.

But... a tough guy can also be wise!

O'Neal could feel that there was a shadow of the most annoying Japanese boy in Chandler, but it was just a little shadow, lacking in all aspects, and the combined result was not worth mentioning.

At this time, he also paid special attention to the fact that no one from the Supersonics came to help defend. O'Neal leaned back and knocked Chandler's center of gravity again. While he was standing unsteadily, he suddenly turned around and jumped.

No matter what skills you have, I can defeat ten with one force!

O'Neal's eyes were bloodshot.

This ball, I'm sure to score!

But the next second...

Two big hands grabbed his thick arms directly. Chandler, who was already unstable, stretched out his extraordinary arms like a koala and hung his body, which had lost its center of gravity, directly on O'Neal's arm holding the ball.

Not everyone can use Sakuragi's moves, but this does not mean that there are no moves to use.

And the most primitive and effective trick in this world to deal with O'Neal is to foul!

Even if it's six fouls? Even if you are sent off the court? Even if people call you a rogue?

So what, I just want to stop you!

After all, he was a 200-pound strong man. Even if Chandler's strength was vulnerable in front of O'Neal, he pulled his arm with all his strength, which was clearly aimed at him. Not to mention O'Neal, even if the world's strongest man came, he couldn't lift his arm.

Boom!

O'Neal, who had just jumped, was directly pulled down by Chandler. He was not as flexible as Lin Dong to temporarily change hands. He could only barely hook up the arm that was pulled and barely throw the ball towards the basket.

Terrible arm strength, he could still throw it in this situation.

Seeing the basketball go straight to the basket, everyone's heart was in their throat at this time, and many fans around the stands stood up involuntarily.

But...

Bang!

The basketball hit the outer edge of the basket and was then knocked away, accompanied by the referee's whistle.

"Supersonic No. 7 defensive foul, 2 free throws!"

Fuck!

O'Neal was still regretting that the ball didn't turn out to be a 2+1, but then the referee's voice stunned him again.

Free throws...

Not only O'Neal was upset, Mike Brown on the sidelines almost cursed.

What you fear is bound to happen.

O'Neal vs. Chandler, this is indeed the best point for the Cavaliers to play against the Supersonics, but if the Hack-a-Shaq tactic is taken into account...

After O'Neal gained weight without limit this season, although he has enhanced his dominance under the basket, it has also made his already poor shooting feel worse.

Especially free throws, this guy's free throw percentage this season is only 39.7%!

Can you believe it? Can you believe this is the free throw percentage of an NBA player?

This guy still had a 48% free throw rate when he encountered the Hack-a-Shaq tactic, but this season his free throw rate is simply a disaster. He is also the only player in NBA history whose free throw rate is lower than 40%. Even the Big Ben Wallace, who once replaced him as the object of ridicule by the whole league, still has a 41% free throw rate!

O'Neal stood on the free throw line, took the basketball thrown by the referee and shot it twice.

Calm, calm...

He tried his best to adjust his mentality, but it didn't seem to work.

Swish!

The ball felt a little heavy as soon as it was shot. The consequence of being too fat is that the wrist is not as flexible as when it was young.

Sure enough, the angle of the basketball was still good, but it hit the inner edge of the basket, then bounced high, and finally bounced back to the hands of O'Neal, who was looking depressed.

Looking at the basketball in his hand, O'Neal was also confused.

I shot the ball, but the basket gave me the ball back. Is that what it means?

Fuck...Fuck!

Although this is the Cavaliers' home court, and all the fans are in dire straits, seeing O'Neal's posture and confused expression at this time, the stands around the scene couldn't help but burst into a slight laugh.

O'Neal's old face flushed instantly, and he coughed dryly and threw the ball to the referee.

Deliberately, the boxing champion must have done it on purpose, so guilty, I have treated him to a big meal every time I went to Seattle in the past few years, how could he do this to me!

LeBron, Wade and Kidd all came forward and clapped hands with O'Neal to comfort him, but Artest stood in the free throw area with his legs propped up and remained unmoved, obviously not forgetting the incident that O'Neal blamed him for before.

O'Neal is a careless person, and he doesn't care, but this time when he looks at the basket again, there is a little different color in his eyes.

Aren't you going to give the ball back to me? Didn't you stop me from making a shot?

I simply didn't make a shot.

I believe your lies!

O'Neal's eyes were fixed on the front of the basket.

Hit it, then grab the rebound! Tip-in!