Lakers starters: No. 2 point guard Derrick Fisher, No. 8 point guard Kobe Bryant, No. 17 small forward Rick Fox, No. 52 power forward Samaki Walker, No. 34 center Shaquille O'Neal.

SuperSonics starters: No. 20 point guard Gary Payton, No. 31 point guard Brent Barry, No. 23 small forward Lin Dong, No. 24 forward Desmond, No. 10 center Sakuragi Hanamichi.

The list played on the public screen did not attract too many people's attention until Sakuragi Hanamichi stood on the halfway line and was about to start jumping with O'Neal, players such as O'Neal and Kobe, members of the coaching staff such as Phil Jackson on the sidelines, and even the fans of the entire Staples Center suddenly realized what the SuperSonics were going to do.

I saw the 204 cm and 104 kg Sakuragi Hanamichi standing in front of O'Neill at this time, and his 'thin and short' body instantly set off O'Neill like a mountain.

After about two or three seconds of reaction, the whole arena suddenly erupted into a burst of laughter.

- That skinny monkey plays center? Counterpoint with Shaq? Hahahaha, I'm laughing to death, is that guy preparing to commit suicide?

- I feel like Shaq's ass can pout and fly the kid out!

- Isn't there a 211 cm center for supersound? The center's previous stats don't seem to be bad, why don't you go up?

- I guess I'm going to give up the basket completely, and switch to the fast break that they are good at, and the No. 10 is just here to jump a ball.

- Shhhh Red hair, come on, I bet you can hold on for 30 seconds!

There was laughter, taunts, and whistles.

Sakuragi Hanamichi took a deep breath.

The CD given to him by Brother Gao has been studied many times in the past two days.

After the whole game, the guy with red hair like himself, every defense and every choice he made was almost engraved in Sakuragi Hanamichi's mind at this time.

He knew what he had to do now.

And before doing that, the first thing you need to do is block out those off-site distractions.

Taunt? He didn't care.

O'Neill looked at the 'little guy' in front of him with interest, two days of adjustment, he had fully recovered from Chandler's injury and the previous pile of, after all, Chandler was not his acquaintance.

This guy in front of him is not a stranger, the regular season, including G1 and G2, has already played against each other a few times, and O'Neill still knows a lot about the strength of Sakuragi Hanamichi.

Something, the ability to flank and help defend is first-class, but without Chandler's cooperation, this guy is completely no threat to himself.

At this time, O'Neill rolled his sexy thick lips and teased easily: "Hey! Look at this little body. ”

Sakuragi ignored him.

What should be learned, what should be understood, what should be understood, I have done enough, but in the end, whether I can give Lao Qian to keep the position of the supersonic inner line depends on the actual battle!

Honk!

The referee blew the whistle and threw the ball high into the air.

Sakuragi Hanamichi's tense muscle power was released in an instant, and the whole person soared into the sky like a rocket.

At this moment, O'Neill's body, which originally needed him to look up, quickly 'sank' in his sight, and he jumped faster and higher!

Sakuragi's eyes suddenly burst into flames, and only the flying basketball was left in his eyes.

- That guy jumped so high!

The people in the arena were taken aback, even O'Neal was taken aback.

I saw that at this time, Sakuragi seemed to have a spring on his legs, and he actually crossed O'Neal and shot the basketball in mid-air effortlessly.

And visually judging the height he touched at this time, I am afraid that it has reached 370 cm, and if you want to compare it with the basket, his head will definitely exceed the height of the flat frame of the basket!

The basketball was instantly slapped in Lin Dong's direction.

Of course, the referee was also taken aback......

Syllable!

Honk!

Lin Dong had just received the ball when the referee's whistle had already sounded.

"Supersonic No. 10, jump ball violation, exchange of balls!"

"Huh?"

The ball has not yet reached the highest point, and I jumped early......

Sakuragi, who landed on the ground, was stunned, so depressed that he wanted to grab a handful of his hair, but he didn't catch it.

After watching the Bulls vs. Lakers game that Lin Dong brought the day before yesterday, he went to cut his hair into the same shape as Rodman in the video.

- Hahahahahaha! This redhead contracted my joke for the year!

- I thought I was a winner, but it turned out to be a loser! Hahaha!

There was a burst of laughter at the scene, and it is always the most pleasant thing to see the away team in their own home stadium.

Still too nervous.

"It's fine." Lin Dong smiled and comforted while retreating.

Payton clapped his hands at him: "Come back and defend!" ”

Lakers' ball possession.

To Phil Jackson's surprise on the sidelines, the SuperSonics didn't use the rotational defense they are known for.

Frankly speaking, the SuperSonics' starting five roster was expected by Zen master Phil Jackson, and without Chandler's inside gate, the SuperSonics' backup center is simply not enough to see in front of O'Neal, and their best way to deal with it is to play the small five lineup and use the stronger athleticism to play the rotation defense that they are famous for this season.

The Zen master is not afraid of this, the Lakers' triangle offense has been relatively restrained from their rotation defense, and they have done a lot of targeted homework before the game.

I didn't expect it......

At this time, the supersonic speed on the field actually played a normal regional joint defense, and it was also a man-to-man joint defense.

Payton followed Kobe Bryant closely, continuing the strategy of the previous two games, focusing on a 'it would have to be a little hard for Kobe to connect the ball'.

Desmond is targeting Samaki Walker, although one was originally a small forward and the other is a big forward, but in fact, the difference in height and weight is only three or four centimeters and a few kilograms, but Desmond has to have more agility and skill, and he still has to occupy a little advantage.

Lin Dong stared at small forward Fox, which is basically locked, and the main strategy is easy.

It was still Brent who faced Fisher.

And what surprised Phil Jackson the most was that the supersonic No. 10 actually ran to the basket and got stuck next to O'Neal.

This...... Does he want to defend O'Neill alone?

Zen masters are a little confused, what kind of tactic is this, is it a strategy to send the basket for nothing? What's the difference between you and being unprepared?

There must be a demon when things go wrong, but this demon is too inexplicable.

Phil Jackson frowned and handed a color to Fisher, who was holding the ball firmly past the halfway line.

Fisher understood in seconds.

In the face of Brent's defense, he did not hesitate to hoist the ball directly to O'Neal under the basket.

At this time, O'Neal was at the top of the arc of the paint area, about a big step away from the basket, feeling the constant pressure on himself from the little man behind him......

The opponent's center of gravity is pressed very low, the strength of the lower limbs is sufficient, and the chassis is also very stable, which is more powerful than O'Neal imagined, but it has not reached the level that can make O'Neill feel difficult.

At this time, there was only a slight back pressure at the moment of receiving the ball, and I could immediately feel the feeling of the opponent's body being squeezed into it like a spring, but it was not directly 'compressed'.

The spring is the spring, the elasticity of the defensive space is very sufficient, the opponent knows how to release the force, and also knows how to use the lower limbs as a fulcrum skills, and the hand stuck on his waist is also constantly exerting force, wanting to create difficulties for his own force, small movements.

With these two hands alone, it feels like it's comparable to the pressure Chandler has put on himself.

Frankly speaking, O'Neill is really a little impressed at this moment, with the other party's 204 cm small body to do this, it is really not easy.

It's a pity that that's the end of it.

O'Neill's mouth grinned, and his body twisted slightly to the left.

Feeling the fierceness of the giant man in front of him turning around, Sakuragi Hanamichi had already gritted his teeth.

Want to stop this monster with strength?

Sakuragi Hanamichi knew it was impossible.

But the study of Rodman in the past two days was not in vain, and his innate defensive talent allowed him to understand everything Rodman did in that game for the first time without the guidance of his brother and anyone else.

Not by brute force, nor by fouls, there are almost two specific directions: relying on quick eyes and hands and various small movements.

Even if O'Neill weighed only about 130 kilograms at that time, 15 kilograms lighter than now, the strong Rodman in the video has never overturned this giant beast, and even the side that has always suffered in strength and physical confrontation.

Each of his successful defenses is based on a reading of O'Neal's intentions.

All kinds of steals, all kinds of steals, O'Neal's every action seems to be expected by Rodman, and then through the pre-reading of the action to determine the position of the basketball, and then try his best to accurately interrupt the basketball before it is out of the opponent's hand.

And in order to do this, the assistance of small actions is even more essential, such as the force of the other party, the posture of the other party, make him awkward and make him uncomfortable, otherwise if you let this giant beast turn over in a comfortable position, it will only be a violent buckle to greet you!

At this time, he felt that O'Neill wanted to turn left, and Sakuragi Hanamichi pushed his left leg up as soon as possible, and got stuck in the way that O'Neill had to turn left in advance.

Talent is a thing, sometimes it's really unreasonable, let Sakuragi go to watch Jordan play, and he can't learn Jordan's layup after watching it 10,000 times.

But looking at Rodman's defense, after only watching it for the past two days, all the defensive details that ordinary people can't see have been carved into his mind like instinct.

Using your hands to jam the waist eye is just to block the most basic stage of force, and the footsteps and movements of the opponent are advanced!

Sakuragi Hanamichi is very clear that if this step is stuck, O'Neill will not be able to turn from the left.

It's a pity......

Call!

In the next second, O'Neill suddenly turned right!

The action of twisting the waist to the left is just a feint, and the original intention was probably just to deceive the defender's center of gravity, but I didn't expect that even the defender's feet were tricked......

At this time, Sakuragi's defensive center of gravity was all on the left, and the right side was completely empty, and it was directly invaded by O'Neill's gorgeous turn, and his right leg in turn pinned most of Sakuragi's Hanamichi body.

Sakuragi's pupils contracted suddenly, and in just an instant, his defense was completely useless.

Immediately after, the monster in front of him toe a cushion, and the giant beast soared into the air!

Rumble!

A powerful and heavy two-handed clasp instantly ignited the home stadium.

"Shaq! Sark! Sark! ”

"Hahaha, that kid who can't do anything!"

Sakuragi Hanamichi took a deep breath.

The strength of the big shark is obvious to all, and if you can immediately start sealing the other party after watching the video for two days, it will be a fantasy.

…… The other party's feints can actually be judged, and the force was not penetrated when he turned left just now, and he was still too anxious and nervous just now.

It's okay, the lesson is to learn the lesson, come again!

Sakuragi Hanamichi silently cheered herself up.

Supersonic possession.

After the first two defeats, the Lakers have clearly summed up the offensive characteristics of the supersonics.

The anti-counter efficiency is extremely high, the first in the league, this is not controversial, but the ability to attack the attack is 'insufficient'.

It is enough to rely on Lin Dong's daunting ability to score without solutions, and the disadvantage is that there is only one Lin Dong in supersound.

Phil Jackson's response was to defend normally in positional warfare.

In the first half, the whole supersonic team was blocked, and Lin Dong wanted to play well, that is, Kobe Bryant's single defense, try not to be misplaced, and if it is misplaced, then the main defense is his outside projection, if he can seal it, if he can't seal it, he will pull his hit rate, and at the same time pull his physical strength.

Don't let go!

After all, there is still an O'Neill on the inside, Lin Dong really wants to break through, and if he wants to score, he has to pay more physical strength.

And Lin Dong's physical strength is the 'thing' that the Lakers want.

At this time, Kobe Bryant pressed close to the single defense, Payton found the opportunity to block and dismantle, relying on the accurate control of the position distance, forcibly stopped Kobe Bryant, and misplaced Lin Dong to single Fisher.

Lin Dong pulled up directly.

According to the experience of the previous two games, Fisher does not have much interference ability, not to mention his height, mainly because his reaction speed is still one notch worse than Lin Dong, but this time Fisher is fast enough......

After all, the Zen master had already made it very clear to him, let go of the sudden and not let go.

Fisher had already jumped in advance at the moment of misalignment, and it was not his responsibility to be passed by Lin Dong, but if Lin Dong was allowed to shoot without interference, it was his problem, with the character of a Zen master, he couldn't raise his head for half a month.

At this time, there was the advance of this jump, and at this time, Fisher's big hand completely sealed Lin Dong's eyes, which also surprised Lin Dong a little, surprised by the speed of Fisher's defense.

Although the basketball was thrown steadily, the interference of the sight-sealing line, the psychological accident, and the poor feeling of the opening game just now, the basketball popped up in the frame.

Backboard!

(End of chapter)