Chapter 269: Seattle's Little Blacksmith
After a three-day break, November 9.
The Bobcats, who have won five in a row, travel to Seattle to take on the SuperSonics on the road.
The SuperSonics are also currently leading the West with five straight wins, and in the first five games, the supersonic shooting team led by Ray Allen and Lewis averaged 110.8 points per game, ranking first in the league.
The Bobcats are third in the league with an average of 108 points per game, and the second place is the Suns led by Nash, but the Suns encountered some small troubles at the beginning of the season, and after three consecutive losses, they won three in a row, and are currently only in the middle of the West with 3 wins and 3 losses.
Facing a team with a poor offense, Hu Qingniu will let the team relax the defense and focus on attack, but this time facing a team with strong attacking power, Hu Qingniu asked the Bobcats to try to slow down and try to play position. If the pace is too fast, the supersonic three-point shot is estimated to be difficult to resist as soon as it opens.
The rhythm control of rookie players is definitely not strong, but Hu Qingniu is reluctant to go to Sabonis, but in the regular season, he still focuses on training newcomers.
As a result, the Bobcats almost overturned.
In the first quarter, relying on two big shots from Ray Allen and Lewis, the SuperSonics once led 39-16. It was the first time this season that the Bobcats had trailed by so many points in a game.
Comparing the two teams, there is no doubt that the Bobcats have better athleticism and a stronger lineup, but the SuperSonics wiped it out with nine three-pointers in a single quarter.
There's nothing that can't be solved by a three-point split, and if there is, then come two. Due to their strong output ability, the shooter has a gravitational pull that attracts the defense. When two famous shooters are present, their gravitational tear can make the space very large.
Fortunately, shooters also have their own shortcomings, and they are extremely unstable.
In the second quarter, Lewis's fiery hand disappeared with the interval, replaced by a heart of steel. The little blacksmith in Seattle also produces more iron than others.
In just one quarter, Lewis alone missed six three-pointers. Although there was still Ray Allen struggling to support, the score gap was narrowed to 50:62 in the second quarter.
The SuperSonics dropped from 39 points in the first quarter to 23 points in the second quarter and finally returned to an average offensive level.
In addition to explosive seeds, another way for the shooter team to maintain its own level is to have a corresponding good system and tactics. But the superSonics don't have a good system, and in general, the superSonics are playing superstar basketball in the hands of head coach Nate McMillan. The life and death of the team is in the hands of star players Ray Allen and Lewis.
Fortunately, the current Ray Allen is not the well-known pure shooter in the late stage of his career, the current Ray Allen has an offensive with the ball, a breakthrough, an organization, and a dunk, and is a standard swingman at the front. As the boss of the team, he also switches between various modes with ease.
In the third quarter, the Bobcats played a wave of small ** under the leadership of Wade. But the supersonic also stepped up, and the team's big forward, the pure scorer of Bosnia-black Radmanovic forced a wave of Europeans in front of Dazhi. Three-point shooting on 5-of-6 shooting was also convincing.
At the end of the first three quarters, the SuperSonics still held a five-point advantage.
In the fourth quarter that decided the outcome of the game, Hu Qingniu finally made a killer move and sent Sabonis. As soon as this sleeping ancient beast came onto the field, he played his part, he was like a needle of the sea, no one could invade his territory, and no one could bring the speed of the court again.
Sabonis's familiar and accurate positioning, and the old spicy defensive experience have given the Bobcats a new look on the court, showing a different momentum from when Howard was on the court.
Except for Dazhi, there is no player over 25 years old on the field, and it is indeed a youth army, but an experienced old center with an excellent sense of position has come up. Overwhelmed Josh and Ariza were able to find their rightful place, and the whole defensive system echoed again.
Hu Qingniu pulled Howard and pressed him to sit on the bench.
"Look hard, study hard, and see how Lao Sa does it. You've just been so aggressive on the pitch that sometimes you've messed up your teammates' positions. Looking at Lao Sa, when to pounce out, when to stand and where, these are all the things you have to learn at the moment. For the center, defense is not just a single defense, and the natural geographical location makes the center forward destined to be the commander of the defensive end. Only by scheduling in the center and not chaotic can the defensive intensity of the whole team be maintained. ”
Howard nodded, staring intently at the field. Although this kid is not very toned and his hands are very stiff, at least he still has a studious heart. Sometimes, you can't chew too much, and even defense has a lot of knowledge. Trained to be a defensive center, he can still dominate the court. You don't see, 11 championship rings, the Lord of the Rings Russell, who can't be worn with ten fingers, started on defense, relying on the strongest defense in history and a pass from a teammate when he was about to go down, the Big Big Dipper Chamberlain was pressed under his feet.
Hu Qingniu knew that the moment he got on Sabonis, the game was over. Sabonis is a natural enemy of a team like the SuperSonics, who have a lot of three-point shooters, but because they don't have a good system or someone who is self-contained, once their three-point tide is slowed down, the lethality caused will be limited.
In the end, the Bobcats won the game 102-98, although the score was close, but the process was far from the excitement of the score, and the two teams in the fourth quarter were actually boring battles. No one was able to play a good offense, and when it was necessary to break the deadlock, Wade stepped up and put the final word.
With the win over the SuperSonics, the Bobcats have won six in a row. There is no team in the league that can match it. The Heat are currently 5-1 with their only loss to the Pistons and second in the East. The Pistons, on the other hand, are 4-2 and tied for third in the East, losing to the Bobcats and losing to the Suns last time out.
In addition to the 5-1 SuperSonics in the West, there is also a Spurs team that went 5-1 before tonight and is 6-1 after beating the Clippers after tonight. The Spurs' defeat was the most regrettable of all, they lost to the Lakers, who were considered the underdogs.
** Vicky's nightmare is coming, Kobe Bryant, who leads the team alone, inevitably becomes the nemesis of the Spurs, and the essence of blind JB play is to restrain a team with a good system like the Spurs. Kobe Bryant scored 49 points in a single game, winning the Lakers' first victory and giving the Spurs their first defeat of the season. The Lakers are currently 1-6 and are in second to last place in the West.
At the bottom of the list is the Utah Jazz, who are in desperate need of a talented player. Perhaps this time, they can also pick the destined Deron Williams.