The cake emperor, plus an infinite defender who can run the whole court and defend from the No. 1 position to the No. 5 position, is the positioning given by Lin Dong and Coach Anzai to Sakuragi Hanamichi.

I will definitely try to give him tactical support on the court, but whether or not I can rely on Coach Anzai's simple explanations to play the effect depends on Sakuragi's own ......

The next two games are still a welcome trip to beat the weak team.

First, they challenged the New Orleans Hornets who had just relocated to the West.

Although this Hornet inherited all the previous Charlotte Hornets, after moving to New Orleans, it seems to be a bit uncomfortable.

In recent years, the East as a whole has been relatively weak, and the West is relatively strong, so that the team that was able to reach the playoffs in the East last season is now the bottom of the West, currently 4-10, ranking third from the bottom in the West.

The newly relocated stadium has not yet developed a fan base, so that its home advantage is not as obvious as that of other teams.

In the face of several supersonic games that became more and more comfortable after adapting, the Hornets obviously couldn't parry, 121:105, and the supersonic added 1 victory.

Except for Wenbeck, who knew he was going to be traded, and recently started to lose his temper and simply missed this game, everyone on the team played as usual.

Lin Dong scored 32 points and 8 assists, which is already the 15th consecutive game of 30+ since entering the NBA, ranking first in the league's scoring list, and occupying the first gear with an average of 42.4 points per game, throwing the second place Magic Maddy's 33.6 points to the point that the taillights are completely out of sight.

Payton, Brent, and a number of role rotation players also performed remarkably.

If it weren't for the miserable loss at the start of the new season, if it weren't for the fact that it was Lindon who proposed it, then McMillan and the team's management would not have considered this tactic at all.

But now a few consecutive wins and adaptation to running and bombing have made the team now have its own unique style, and once this style is formed, it will lead the players to merge into a virtuous circle, so that everyone will slowly find their place and play better and better.

After all, compared to complex tactics, running and bombing is more about simple rhythms.

Only Sakuragi Hanamichi is still hard to describe......

His improved offensive end, clear goal in the frame during the fast break, and his unmatched athleticism on display allowed him to score an unprecedented six points and achieve the extreme speed that McMillan has repeatedly emphasized in all three defensive offensive rounds.

From the success of the defense to the counterattack goal, the average is about 4 seconds, this is the concept that McMillan wants to achieve the most after he began to study the run-and-bomb tactics according to Lin Dong's ideas, and has been repeatedly implemented in the team: the anti-counterattack fast attack shall not exceed 4 seconds, and the normal attack shall not exceed 8 seconds!

It's a pity that Sakuragi Hanamichi on the defensive end made McMillan want to go crazy.

The frequent leakage of people, the confusion of thinking when misplaced, makes people feel that he is simply running blindly on the court, so that McMillan and others from the perspective of onlookers can't understand what kind of thinking he is thinking at all, if it is not for the big lead, if it is not for this guy wearing his No. 10 jersey, or his own disciple......

It wasn't until he collided with the misplaced Chandler during a change of defense and almost didn't reimburse Chandler for the day's game, that McMillan, who couldn't bear it, finally replaced him.

Played 9 minutes, 6 points, 2 rebounds, 5 turnovers and 2 fouls, the score is a new high, but so are the turnovers!

The plus/minus of this battle is simply unsightly.

This was followed two days later at the Keyhouse in Seattle against the Charlotte Bobcats, who the Hornets could call their 'brother team'.

As a new team that just joined the league this year, although he just won the center Nick Krisson, who is known as second only to Chris Bosh this year, in the draft, he didn't expect this guy to suffer a strain in the team during summer training, so that his old shoulder injuries recurred, and he has not played a game until now.

And the Charlotte Bobcats, who lack a core center and other players are all hastily patchwork, the results of the new season are really indescribable.

With 0 wins and 15 losses, it is not only the bottom of the East, but also the bottom of the league.

Although we all know that it is not easy for a new team, this winless game, dismal results and dismal ball market, coupled with those picky fans in Charlotte, made Robert Johnson, the black owner who had just taken over the team, couldn't help but start pouring bitter water in the interview.

In the face of the supersonic speed, which is now a little renewed, and it is the home of the supersonic, the Bobcats obviously do not have any ability and confidence to struggle and resist.

From the first quarter in the face of the supersonic fast attack, it began to lag behind, and in the face of the supersonic powerful firepower, by the third quarter, it had completely given up resistance.

The final score was 122:91, setting the largest margin for SuperSonics to win this year.

Lin Dong only played 25 minutes, and when the Bobcats replaced the main force to give up resistance, he had already followed, scoring 19 points, 3 rebounds, and 5 assists, and dragged the 'hind legs' of the average points per game, reducing the average points per game from 42.4 to 40.9.

I went down early because I wanted to give other people more playing time, especially Sakuragi......

The team had a full six players score in double figures, with Payton 25 points, Brent 17 points, Chandler 15 points, Desmond 12 points, and Earl Watson 13 points.

In addition, Iguodala, veteran Livingston, Vladimir and Pedrager also scored between 4 and 6 points each.

Only Sakuragi Flower Road.

Because it was a chance to play in garbage time in the fourth quarter, Lin Dong was not on the court, no one specially fed him, and he played 8 minutes with 0 shots and 0 rebounds, and his performance seemed to be worse than the previous game.

Many of the team's people who were on the verge of a trade finally put their minds at ease at this time.

The so-called 'three-game pact' between Lin Dong and Bob seems to have spread on the team for a long time, and everyone knows that Sakuragi Hanamichi can't fit in in three games, so it will become a trade item and be sent to the Memphis Grizzlies along with Moonbeck.

Frankly speaking, Sakuragi's popularity in the team is good, and he is really heartfelt, very good, and everyone must have sympathy and emotion for him, but if you think of sending Sakuragi away, you can stay, and it is inevitable that the idea of 'this is good' will inevitably arise in your heart.

By the end of the game, Sakuragi, who had always been grinning, finally put away his smiling face that should have belonged to him forever for the first time, and became a little silent.

Peyton frowned secretly when he saw it, he wanted to drag Sakuragi out to have a good talk, but he was dragged by Lin Dong.

Lin Dong smiled and said, "Didn't you find out? ”

"Found what?"

"That guy played a full 8 minutes and didn't make a single turnover."

Peyton was stunned for a moment, recalled carefully, and suddenly opened his mouth.

It seems like......

He couldn't help but look at Lin Dong in surprise, but heard Lin Dong say with a smile: "The score is just because no one feeds him the ball, in fact, he has already run several good opportunities, people...... In the face of life and death, it is inevitable that there will be selfishness. ”

"You mean......" Payton couldn't help but look at Watson and Vladmir on the other side, who were packing up their things and chatting with their teammates, he really didn't think about it, after all, as the boss of the team, there were some rumors he couldn't hear.

"It's just human nature to protect yourself, and you don't have to be harsh." Lin Dong smiled and hooked his shoulder: "Let's go, boss!" He is not perfect enough, encouragement will only make him relax and put down his brain, his hurdles, he can only walk through by himself, and I believe that he will be able to get by! ”

"As for us, it's going to be a tough battle, and it's not just that guy who needs to prove himself...... We need it too! ”

Peyton looked stunned.

The opponent of the day after tomorrow is the knights of the east...... As the bottom team in the East last season, the Cavaliers burst into unparalleled potential at the start of this season.

The two-guard combination of Ricky Davis and Wade, who can shoot and shoot suddenly, is very strong in scoring, coupled with the Cavaliers' veteran center Zashinas, and Carlos Boozer, a super cost-effective baby picked up in the second round of this year's draft.

The Twin Towers interior combination has become a dark horse in the East this year, and even a few days ago against the Wizards, who are favorites to win the championship this year, not only allowed Jordan to score 45 points, but also Zashinas and Boozer formed an interior lineup, and Nick Wizards only had Yao Ming, who had averaged 25 points and 15 rebounds per game, to 16 points and 11 boards.

In the end, he narrowly defeated the Wizards, with a wave of 16 consecutive wins that shocked the jaw of the East, and firmly ranked first in the Eastern record list, and he has not tasted defeat since the start of the game!

The strong strength, coupled with the old grudges between the Cavaliers substitute LeBron Jr. and Supersonic Lindon, as well as the rumors that the media and fans can only beat the weak team and cannot defeat the strong team for the supersonic running and bombing tactics these days, make almost all fans in the United States pay attention to this regular season game that has not yet started.

Payton knows very well that if the SuperSonics win, then no matter the outside public opinion or the team's own morale, I am afraid that it will soar, and there will hardly be too many twists and turns in the regular season journey in the future.

And if you lose......

Now I really don't have time to care about the apprentice who is still struggling with himself.

"Huh......" He let out a long breath, turned his head to look at Sakuragi and said, "The knights are also a group of newcomers...... Well? ”

He saw someone walking towards Sakuragi Hanamichi, but instead of a supersonic person, he was wearing a Bobcat's jersey.

…………

I messed up again......

Sakuragi Hanamichi's expression was a little stiff, but he actually wanted to cry.

In his life, he only felt like crying 4 times.

The first time was when my father died, the second time was when I was hit on the head by Mori Shigekan in the Hidaka Winter League, and the third time was when my mother was critically ill and in urgent need of surgery, and this fourth time was ......

The 3 opportunities that Brother Gao asked for in front of Bob, Sakuragi knew from the beginning, because Bob had told him clearly.

Naturally, he also knew that the opportunities left for him were getting fewer and fewer.

He wanted to stay in the SuperSonics, he wanted to stay in Seattle, not because he had just bought a house here, and he didn't want to stay in other cities or other teams.

It's because there are so many firsts, too many memories, and so many friends.

Can ...... now No one can help him, and the battle with the knight the day after tomorrow is the last chance, but these two consecutive defeats made him tremble a little when he thought of the game and the consequences of losing again.

Sakuragi remained silent as he cleaned up, his eyes wide open, trying not to let the tears fall, until a voice suddenly sounded in front of him.

"Hey!"

A guy in the Bobcat No. 17 jersey walked up to him, smiled and said, "It's not like you, brother!" ”

(End of chapter)