Chapter 546 Will the Supersonics Win the Finals?

At this time, the Cavaliers were still retreating.

Luke Ridnour's ball had just come out from the baseline, and Payton passed it directly to Lin Dong without hesitation.

Mike Brown, the head coach of the Cavaliers, was slightly stunned.

Aren't they two point guards? How could Lin Dong hold the ball directly in the backcourt?

Wade rushed up at the first time, without relaxing his defense on Lin Dong.

Facing Wade's single defense, Lin Dong had too many options to choose from, so many that even the audience could count them for a while.

But surprisingly, facing Wade's single defense at this time, Lin Dong actually chose to pass the ball again.

The ball flew to Rukawa Kaede in the midfield, and at the same time Lin Dong ran to the frontcourt without stopping around Wade.

Not only Lin Dong!

At this time, people realized that almost everyone in the Supersonics was sprinting towards the frontcourt at a speed of a 100-meter sprint.

Speed!

This is an offensive speed that is almost unimaginable. It is too fast, much faster than the Cavaliers' retreat speed!

Start rushing from the very beginning of the baseline ball.

After all, if the ball is not dead, you don't need to wait for the referee to blow the whistle to throw the baseline ball.

When Luke threw the baseline ball, Wade and Kidd, who were closest to the backcourt of the Cavaliers, were only at the midline. When the baseline ball was sent out, Wade naturally went up, and Kidd also went to Payton at the first time.

LeBron and O'Neal were just near the baseline, and they had just retreated to the 3-point line at this time. They had no time to keep up with the crazy advancement speed of the Supersonics' frontcourt. Instead, Larry Hughes, who had just come on the court, was closest to the frontcourt.

But... there was only one Larry Hughes, and the Supersonics relied on full-speed advancement. At this time, there were already two people in the frontcourt: Rukawa Kaede and Iguodala!

Two on one!

Larry Hughes rushed to Rukawa Kaede who received the ball at the first time, but Rukawa Kaede did not hesitate to pass the ball again.

When Iguodala received the ball, he was already outside the three-point line. He adjusted his position and immediately jumped up.

What is the characteristic of the new lineup of the Supersonics?

That is the real extreme of running and gunning - speed!

Opportunities come from running. As long as you are fast enough, your opponents can only watch you practice shooting forever!

But... is it really just based on speed?

Counterattack? Sneak attack? This is just the beginning!

Iguodala's mind is as clear as a mirror at this time. The opportunity has come, but it depends on the end.

Eliminate all distractions in your mind, bend your knees, lower your shoulders, support the ball, and push!

A super wide open 3-pointer is no different from a shooting practice on your own court.

Steady!

The basketball draws an extremely beautiful arc in the air, followed by...

Swish!

The empty net, 3 points scored!

20:36, the score difference is back to 16 points.

The reduction in the score difference did not extinguish the enthusiasm of the fans at the win arena.

In most people's eyes, the ball just now was nothing more than a sneak attack. It might be an exaggeration to say that it was an unfair victory, but it didn't seem to cause any fatal damage to the Cavaliers.

You can sneak attack this time, but can you sneak attack successfully every time? The Cavaliers players will learn from their lessons and won't give them such opportunities easily again.

The Cavaliers' ball possession.

All the Cavaliers knew what to do at this time, that is, to play the hit rate, not to compete with the Supersonics in speed, and not to let the Supersonics lead the speed rhythm of the whole court.

In terms of the height difference between the two sides on the court and the advantages and disadvantages of the inside line, playing a positional battle is the most suitable approach for the Cavaliers at this time, so they have to control the rhythm and let everyone get into position.

It's a pity... This Supersonics obviously doesn't intend to give the Cavaliers such an opportunity.

An alternative version of the Supersonics' rotation defense!

Except for Larry Hughes who was serving at the baseline at this time, no one cared, Lin Dong defended Wade alone, but let Payton and Luke double-team Kidd, and let Rukawa Kaede and Iguodala double-team LeBron!

The sudden extreme double-team, and the movements of each member of the Supersonics were as fast as monkeys, and they seemed to be "jumping up and down", almost blocking all the routes for Larry Hughes to pass the ball to the three people.

Two two-on-one, Kidd and LeBron are not as agile as Lin Dong, and they can hardly catch the ball. The only point left to pass the ball is Shaquille O'Neal, who has already run to the midline!

Larry Hughes made a long pass without hesitation, directly to O'Neal who had just retreated to the midline. There was no one within a one-two-meter range around the big guy.

O'Neal held the ball, facing the empty frontcourt and basket in front, and a sense of pride surged.

Back then, such a situation would be a gift to him.

He is not a bamboo pole like Yao Ming. Once he lets this super tank rush from the midfield, let alone no one in front, even if there is someone, he can't stop it!

It's a pity...

That was back then.

O'Neal rushed out with the ball. It can be seen that the basic level of ball control is still there, but it is also quite obvious that his speed is no longer as fast as before.

Compared with those players on the court who can sprint 3/4 of the court in about 3 seconds, his 150 kg body is really a drag on his speed. His current 3/4 sprint result is at least about 5 seconds, and his start is extremely slow.

At the same time, his ball control is no longer as flexible as before. Although it seems that the basics are still there, the overly bloated body will eventually affect the dribbling route and feel.

Although Lin Dong and Rukawa Kaede, who were closest to him at this time, were still one step away when he received the ball, when O'Neal took the ball and ran only two steps, Rukawa Kaede had already given up LeBron and came up.

"Shaq!" Kidd realized the danger immediately and shouted in advance to remind him, which also allowed O'Neal to see Rukawa Kaede cutting over to steal the ball.

It was a close call!

O'Neal subconsciously held the ball in his hand and broke out in a cold sweat.

MD just saw that he was still one step away... Did his speed drop so much?

O'Neal held the ball and ran forward one step.

At this time, he was just at the three-point line. Looking at this distance, even if he rushed forward one step, he would not be able to reach his attack range under the basket.

His reaction was also slower, and his awareness was not as good as before... Otherwise, he shouldn't have passed the ball too early. O'Neal knew very well that this was because he was subconsciously not confident in his ball control, and he was also a little frightened by the Sonics' stealing of the ball. He had obviously overreacted just now.

He didn't have the ability to shoot from a mid-range distance, so he could only choose to pass the ball at this time.

Realizing that Rukawa Kaede, who had just double-teamed LeBron, had come up to fill in the position, O'Neal turned around and threw the ball directly in the direction of LeBron behind him, but as soon as the ball left his hand, O'Neal's pupils shrank suddenly, and he saw another green figure rushing over from the side, just cutting off the passing route between him and LeBron.

Snap!

The basketball was stolen by that person, and O'Neal only saw the person's jersey clearly at this time.

No. 23, Lin Dong!

Wade cursed while rushing up, but who can compare with the Sonics in terms of offense and defense transition?

Lin Dong dribbled the ball behind his back, and at this moment, he seemed to be one with the ball, easily passing Wade's defense line, but he saw that Larry Hughes had already taken up his position in front of him.

Lin Dong did not delay and threw the ball forward.

Luke Ridnour, who had just been shaken off by Kidd, had already rushed into the empty basket and received a pass from Lin Dong for a light layup.

Swish!

The ball went in, 20:38, and the score difference was pulled back to 18 points!

This...

The Win Arena, which was just noisy, suddenly became a little quiet, obviously a little confused by the sudden attack of the Supersonics.

What kind of play is this? It obviously looks full of loopholes, and it obviously looks like their defense is full of open space, and it obviously...

"Because they are fast enough and strong enough!" Kobe Bryant, who was sitting in the audience on the sidelines, had a faint smile on his face. He went to the Supersonics to help with special training a few days ago, and it was not in vain. He had already seen the new lineup and new tactics of the Supersonics.

The first thing to play is the word "fast"!

The fast offensive end makes it impossible for opponents who are good at positional warfare to defend and get into position. At that time, when he and Yao Ming, Battier and other All-Star teams played against the Supersonics, Yao Ming was pulled by their extreme offensive and defensive conversions. Not to mention entering the basket to play his power, he even ran out of energy early in his exhaustion.

As for the defensive end, the Supersonics are different from the tough defense of other teams. Their "fast" defense is not aimed at successfully intercepting you, but by blocking your key players, forcing you to speed up the rhythm and make you make mistakes in the "fast" that you are not used to! Make mistakes yourself!

Of course, you can choose not to follow, and of course you can choose to hold the ball first for every ball, and then force it into a positional battle.

But does something that is theoretically feasible really work in fact?

Kobe thinks it can't!

One or two balls are fine, but if you hold the ball and don't move every time the ball is served, dragging the whole team to their positions.

What a shameful way to play that is to not even dare to dribble?

Perhaps those European players can do it. For victory and for the team, they have a will and spirit of sacrifice that NBA players can't match.

But this is the NBA after all. Any player who can enter the NBA is an individual with a desire to perform and his own personality. If they are asked to play like this and do this for every ball, it will make them feel more uncomfortable than losing.

Just like Artest provoked Sakuragi Hanamichi just now.

When encountering such things in international competitions, many players will choose to endure, or even pretend not to understand, but in the NBA there is only one culture, that is, equal counterattack!

Otherwise, you will be looked down upon by everyone, your teammates will abandon you, your opponents will bully you more and more arrogantly, and you will not even be worthy of playing in the NBA in the future!

Driven by the rhythm of the Supersonics, it is difficult for you to stay calm.

So for NBA players, the Sonics' move is almost unsolvable. The only solution is that you can really adapt to their super-fast rhythm, but that is for the Cavaliers...

This Sonics has long become a whole. The most terrifying Cavaliers are no longer Lin Dong, but their overall rhythm!

And for this tactic, Lin Dong gave it a very appropriate name: Death Five!

Try your best to play fast and create rhythm, and when the rhythm is brought up, the conditions of both sides are equal, either the enemy dies or I die!

The Cavaliers have the ball.

The Sonics used the same trick again, and O'Neal was blocked again after receiving the ball. The Big Shark did not dare to be reckless this time. As Kobe thought, he paused for a while and held the ball tightly waiting for his teammates to respond.

But in this way, the Cavaliers' offensive rhythm was completely messed up. Although they finally scored a mid-range shot with LeBron's strong defense against Rukawa Kaede and recovered 2 points, they were almost defended by the Supersonics for 24 seconds.

The score came to 22:38, but the rhythm that was finally slowed down was pulled back by the fast break of the Supersonics.

The ball was passed throughout the game, and the basketball hardly stayed in the hands of any Supersonics for more than 1 second, even if it was a ball control as strong as Lin Dong!

The Supersonics wanted more than just goals and points, but rhythm, to drag down the rhythm of the Cavaliers!

The last fast break was regarded as a sneak attack by the fans, but this time, the Cavaliers were actually desperately trying to return to defense, but O'Neal's speed was a lot slower than everyone else, and among the other Cavaliers, Larry Hughes' speed was also a little slower.

And just now, everyone was playing a slow positional battle, and they hadn't recovered from the slow rhythm.

Coupled with the speed of the Sonics' ball transmission, the baseline ball was sent out for about two seconds before the frontcourt formed a 3-on-2 situation again. Rukawa Kaede missed the 3-pointer from the outside, but was caught up by Lin Dong's tip-in.

22:40, there were still 2 minutes left in the first quarter, but the Sonics' score had already exceeded the 40 mark!

The fans in the Win Arena had begun to realize the crisis at this time and began to cheer for the Cavaliers desperately.

The Cavaliers' ball possession.

The Sonics' unchanging defensive tactics, O'Neal had realized the Sonics' tactical intention after receiving the ball this time, which was to make the Cavaliers unable to find a balance between fast and slow rhythms.

Can't be led by them.

O'Neal chose to pass the ball as soon as Rukawa Kaede came up to make up for the defense, and at the same time he passed it to LeBron, he rushed to the basket, but the Sonics' man-to-man version had been upgraded to rotation defense!

The dazzling running position, LeBron was blocked by Iguodala and Luke as soon as he received the ball.

He chose to pass the ball to Wade. When Wade received the ball, Lin Dong almost stole it. He chose to pass it to Kidd again.

At this time, the Cavaliers' ball passing speed on the court was also very fast. Under the silent influence of the supersonics, they had unknowingly pulled up the overall rhythm.

Everyone is a top player. How can you be a turtle with peace of mind when the opponent turns into a rabbit?

But the rhythm is fast, and it is so fast that it is obviously very uncomfortable for the Cavaliers. All the players' reactions seem to be half a beat slower, but the supersonics are extremely adapted to such a fast rhythm, just like returning home!

Payton saw the opportunity and stole the pass from Wade to Kidd, and the supersonics' counterattack wave started instantly.

O'Neal, who had just rushed to the basket, had to run back to defense with his two thick legs. The Cavaliers' overall defense also tried hard to retreat, but compared with the supersonics' overall advancement speed, it was still a bit slower.

Payton and Luke Ridnour rushed to the basket and attracted the defense of Wade and Kidd, and passed the ball to Lin Dong who came from behind for a 3-point jump shot.

Goal!

22:43!

The Win Arena, which was originally noisy and noisy, suddenly became quiet. LeBron was panting with a complicated expression, O'Neal was panting and looked ugly, Kidd and Wade were a little uncomfortable at this time, let alone the new Larry Hughes, who already had a dejected expression.

In fact, it was not just them, Mike Brown on the sidelines also turned pale at this moment.

21 points difference...

After the two generals Sakuragi Hanamichi and Chandler of the Supersonics were sent off, the Cavaliers not only failed to close the gap that had been narrowed to 13 points, but were actually led by another wave of rhythm from the Supersonics, and the gap was widened to 21 points again!

This, this, this, this...

I don't understand! Mike Brown felt that he didn't understand it at all!

What I don't understand is not the tactics and rhythm guidance of the Supersonics, but the seemingly bottomless strength of the Supersonics!

I thought that after tearing the Supersonics' lineup apart, I only needed to deal with Lin Dong, but the Supersonics didn't play by the rules at all. The tactic of letting O'Neal assist in double-teaming Lin Dong under the basket was never used!

What kind of team is this? What kind of curse is this?

Just like Michael Jordan back then, will the Supersonics win in the finals? !

It's really, really weird!