At 8 p.m. Seattle time, or 10 p.m. in New York, the league leader SuperSonics vs. the Knicks, who have been in the limelight lately, begin their 13-game winning streak.

The SuperSonics have retired only four jerseys, three of which were the coach, center, and guard jerseys that led the team to the championship in '79, and one for the team's veteran commentator, Bob Blackburn.

Bob Blackburn was the host of the SuperSonics from 1967 when the team was founded, and he did not retire until '92. In his nearly 60-year broadcast career, he has watched more than 7,000 sporting events and 2,359 NBA games, with the SuperSonics accounting for the vast majority.

Today's game was broadcast live on Como TV, a very influential station in the Seattle-Tacoma area, and it also has a large number of subscribers in Vancouver and Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.

Blackburn's old sidekick, Kevin Calabro, is today's host, and another role as an expert is Jim Marsh.

Jim Marsh, a 2.01-meter-tall graduate of the University of Southern California, was drafted by the SuperSonics in the 1968 draft, but his career was extremely short. Later, he worked as an assistant coach at the University of Utah for a while before coming to the SuperSonics as a commentator.

"Jim, the Knicks have won 13 in a row recently, and the limelight is in full swing, do you think our SuperSonics can win?" Kevin Calabro asked.

Jim Marsh said, "That's for sure. The Knicks are in good shape, but we're a top team with the SuperSonics and we just made it to the Finals last season......"

Kevin Calabro said: "We made the Finals last season, the Jazz made it to the Finals last season, we fought seven games in the semifinals and then we were eliminated. ”

Jim Marsh said, "Oh, I remember that we're still the same supersonic that made it to the Finals. Our beloved Sean Kemp may have left the team, but Vin Baker has filled his void perfectly, he is taller and more versatile than Kemp, and Coach George Carr has the ability to take the team to the next level, such as reaching the Finals, beating the Bulls and winning the championship! ”

Kevin Calabro said: "You're aiming for a big one. ”

Jim Marsh said: "We're number one in the league right now, and I think the finals are already beckoning. Meet the Knicks, we have to win! ”

Kevin Calabro said: "But the Knicks are not weak, they just beat the Bulls!" ”

"Hahaha, a bull without Pippen and Kukochi? To be honest, this kind of bull can be defeated by our supersonic team! ”

Players from both teams enter.

The starting five Tigers on the Knicks' side are still Ward, Houston, Garnett, Oakley, and Big Z.

The SuperSonics' starting five are Gary Payton, Jose Hawkins, Detreve Schramf, Vin Baker and Jim McIlvain.

When it comes to point guards in the 90s, everyone's first reaction is probably Stockton. Stockton is the all-time record holder for total assists, and the assist leader for 9 consecutive years, which is indeed great, but the popularity has not been too high.

The most popular point guard in the league at the moment should be Jordan's successor, Penny Hardaway, and the second is Gary Payton. He has won the Defensive Player of the Year and has been named to the No. 1 Defensive Team for nine consecutive years, and is known as the "Gauntlet".

Offensively, Payton averaged 21.8 points per game and dished out 7.1 assists last season, making him a second-team All-NBA selection. This is the fourth year in a row that he has been named to the All-Star Team and the third year in a row that he has been named to the Second Team.

To describe Payton in one word, it's strong, very strong. Now that Kidd has not fully grown up, Payton is the most terrifying existence in the point guard position!

As soon as the game started, the SuperSonics played the Knicks very hard. Li Wei adjusted it once, but the effect was not obvious, so he simply changed to a substitute and fought with the opponent.

Bowen defends Payton, and Bowen is in particularly good shape today, preventing Payton from hitting iron again and again, and he is more like a glove than a glove.

However, the rest of the SuperSonics played well, especially the German Schramf.

This 2.06-meter-tall striker has a very comprehensive technique, which can be big or small, and now he is playing as a small forward. When Garnett was on the floor, he played well, and when he switched to the short Stephen Jackson defense, he was even more like a fish in water.

At the end of the first quarter, the score was 22:28, and the Knicks trailed by six points.

George Karl, the leading coach of the generation, frowned, and seemed very unhappy that his team was only six points ahead. Because the Knicks played off the bench throughout the second half of the quarter.

Carl graduated from the University of North Carolina and is definitely the best in the league in terms of tactical ability, but he is not very good at getting along with players. It is said that when he coached the Golden State Warriors, Chris Mullin was an alcoholic, and later it was the old Nelson who took over the team, and this drunk man became a top superstar in the league.

Li Wei's impression of George Karl mainly stays in the era when he coached the Nuggets, and he always feels that he is a bit heavy on offense and light on defense. But now the supersonic defense feels quite tough, and they are also among the top in the league.

In the second quarter, Li Wei successively replaced the main force, and the scene was deadlocked. The final score in the subquarter was 23:23, plus the score in the first quarter, it was 45:51, and the Knicks continued to trail by six points.

In the second half, the two sides exchanged venues, and the game was still deadlocked.

Both Charlie Ward and Nash were badly defended by Gary Payton. Garnett, another point of organization for the Knicks, is in a very average state, and it is okay to maintain the situation on the court, but he is not able to fight back at all.

Fortunately, at the end of the third quarter, Hornacek hit two three-pointers in a row to make the score 23:20 in the single quarter, and the overall score was 68:71, and the Knicks trailed by three points!

Kevin Calabro said: "The Knicks really deserve to be a team with a 13-game winning streak, and we still can't pull the score away. ”

"Yes, they're tougher than we thought, but I believe today is the end of their winning streak!" ”

The most crucial fourth quarter began.

Li Wei sent a combination of Nash, Houston, Garnett, Big Ben, and Big Z, and turned his head to see that the supersonic was actually playing small ball.

Yes, Coach Karl didn't put their big center, 2.16m McIlvain, on the court, but instead Big Forward Baker as the center and Small Forward Schramf as the big forward, and at the same time sent the three-point swingman Darle Ellis.

Since Coach Carl gave in, Li Wei did not hesitate and made a gesture: No. 65 tactics!

The starting gesture of the Knicks' No. 65 tactic is to tear open the space, and the center is single!