The SuperSonics sent out a combination of Cassell, James Posey, Zhang Hao, Jason Williams, and Ben Wallace.
Ben Wallace and Ratliff are both players with stronger assist defense. Of course, they can also defend alone. It is better to keep only one person if they play together, and replace them with Jason Williams to ensure rebounds. Ratliff is worse than Ben Wallace's overall defense is better, but most of the time Doug Collins is more willing to give Ben Wallace playing time.
The Bulls sent out a combination of John Starks, Kobe Bryant, Tracy McGrady, Kukoc, and Jelani McCoy to strengthen their frame protection capabilities and outside scoring capabilities.
After the timeout, players from both teams came on the court. While waiting to serve, Kobe approached Zhang Hao and said, "Do you really think you can score more than Tracy and I combined? Are you kidding? It's just that we weren't ready!"
"The ball is too hard, the floor is too slippery, the lights are too bright, the shoes don't fit, the fans are too noisy Kobe, are the reasons enough? If not, I can help you think of more reasons."
Kobe Bryant retreated came to the offensive zone, he was so angry!
He always thought that his trash talk was very powerful, his mouth was broken, and his sarcasm was powerful.
The main reason is that he often uses his grades and performance to ridicule his opponents. No matter in junior high school, high school, or college, he is always the best, and he always succeeds.
¡° But when I met Zhang Hao, I couldn¡¯t fight for honor¡ fight for performance¡ fight for language and organizational skills¡ I couldn¡¯t win!
"It must be because he studied for one more year than me. When I start graduate school, he will no longer be my opponent!"
The game continues, the Bulls attack.
McGrady sent the ball to John Starks, entered the court, received a return pass from John Starks at a 45-degree angle on the right, and made a breakthrough move. Zhang Hao defended carefully. Suddenly, McGrady took off directly ¡
Zhang Hao reacted immediately, but before he could, McGrady hit a three-pointer!
After looking at the ball falling from the basket, Zhang Hao silently ran towards the frontcourt.
It¡¯s not that I don¡¯t know that McGrady¡¯s sudden three-point shot is very powerful, but what¡¯s the use of knowing it? The first three steps to get close to someone were ridiculously fast, and he was able to get close to him at the beginning of the third quarter. However, after a few more rounds, McGrady began to adjust his physical input on both offense and defense, and it became difficult to defend.
The Bulls also adjusted their defensive strategy. It was just a matter of discussion among the players themselves. Tim Floyd used the coaching information of Phil Jackson, the Zen master retained by the Bulls, and the basic structure of the triangle offense was ready. In fact, It can be considered to have a certain ability, but that's it. The rest has to depend on the players themselves.
Kobe and Tracy McGrady are preparing to attack Zhang Hao directly.
However, after Cassell advanced to the frontcourt, he came on his own, broke through to close range, faked a move to fly past Jelani McCoy, leaned forward and hit a layup!
? 67 to 70, the SuperSonics clenched the score.
When the Bulls attacked, McGrady received a pass from John Starks and continued to beat Zhang Hao one-on-one.
Zhang Hao did not press forward just because the opponent scored on a pull-up in the previous round. Only by keeping a certain distance could he prevent McGrady from breaking through. Otherwise, even relying on the "isolated and helpless" lateral movement bonus would be too much.
McGrady¡¯s performance on the defensive end is basically slightly below average, and he devotes all his energy to the offense. This is caused by fighting too hard in the first half.
But McGrady is very smart. He reduces the physical investment on the defensive end so that the offensive end can perform better.
McGrady didn¡¯t hesitate. If the opponent didn¡¯t defend, he continued to attack. There was no hesitation at this time!
The dry pull is a technique that relies purely on hand feel. There is no dribbling or movement, so it is difficult to find a rhythm. The takeoff and release speed must be fast.
Obviously, McGrady is no longer in a hot state now. Zhang Hao pressed on him when he took off. He had to take a quick shot. This time he missed a three-pointer!
Ben Wallace blocked the rushing Kobe, and Jason Williams protected the defensive rebound!
Kobe¡¯s rush was not completely ineffective. Ben Wallace did not get off the ball quickly. Jason Williams grabbed the ball and was afraid of being intercepted by the defender. He made protective moves and did not release the ball immediately.
This is the embodiment of defensive awareness.
The Sonics fell into a positional battle. This time, the defensive strategy discussed by the Bulls players during the official timeout failed again. Zhang Hao continued to run, and Cassel continued to break through John Starks!
In terms of speed and explosive power, John Starks is better than Cassel, and his defense of John Starks is also top-notch, but Cassel has a great sense of rhythm and still finds gaps to break through and rush forward decisively.
Kukoc could only extend his defense, and Zhang Hao and Jason Williams cooperated with Cassel's breakthrough.The frontcourt ran out.
Cassel directly picked up the ball and sent a long pass. McGrady was already trying his best to catch up, but failed to catch up. At 10 minutes and 41 seconds, Zhang Hao made a fast break catch and throw.
74 points!
At 10 minutes and 57 seconds, McGrady made a three-pointer without touching the ball. James Posey took it back to grab the ball and passed it to Zhang Hao. Zhang Hao made a fast break and entered the basket. This time, both Kobe and Kukoc took it back. Zhang Haoqiang The sudden inside line caused Kukoc to foul and go to the free throw line. The time stopped at 11 minutes and 02 seconds.
As Zhang Hao made two free throws, the Bulls called a timeout and replaced the main force!
There are 58 seconds left, 107 is 10 points behind 117, what a fart! Tim Floyd didn't want to see the guy on the opposite side add another ten-digit value by 1 for 58 seconds. It was completely hopeless.
The lineup of Rusty LaRue, BJ Armstrong, Ron Harper, Michael Ruffin, and Dick Simpkins was replaced.
Both Kobe and McGrady still want to give it a try, what if?
But Bulls coach Tim Floyd doesn¡¯t believe there is still a chance. Even if the opponent doesn¡¯t score a point in the next 58 seconds, can they still score 11 points in 58 seconds?
"As long as the guy opposite who scored 76 points is still on the court, you must form a circle around him! Don't give him any chance to cause a foul or shoot!"
The Bulls players have no emotion now. Tim Floyd's statement is a bit exaggerated, which means that Zhang Hao is not given any chance. This is considered a goal, and the Bulls players can only still be motivated towards this goal.
However, when the timeout ended, the Sonics took the court with Travis Best, Ruben Patterson, Artest, Ben Wallace, and Ratliff.
There are still 4 points away from 80 points, Zhang Hao failed!
After the players from the two teams took the field, Zhang Hao stood up and walked to the player tunnel.
Feeling the attention of the audience, Zhang Hao turned his back to the court and raised his left hand. When it reached the highest point, he held the four fingers of his open palm, leaving his index finger.
The players on the field, the fans at the scene, the shots on the big screen, the shots on the live TV screen, what impressed me most about this game was this back view.
Zhang Hao¡¯s back disappeared from the player tunnel. The referee was a professional. He was the first to break away from this shocking scene and urged the players to continue the game, waiting to get off work.
In the last 58 seconds, there were no surprisesneither team scored.
In the end, Zhang Hao made 28 of 41 shots, including 5 of 9 three-pointers, and 15 of 17 free throws to score 76 points, leading the SuperSonics to reverse the Bulls 117-107 at halftime and win their 20th victory of the season!
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