The supersonic speed overtook him, and although he was only one point ahead, Zen master Phil Jackson immediately called the first timeout.

Frankly speaking, Phil Jackson feels that the overall problem is not big, the supersonic outside line cannot always be accurate, and the Lakers now control the absolute advantage and initiative of the interior line, whether it is the shooting percentage or the second offense, or the rebounding scramble, as long as the time is slightly longer, the lead must be the Lakers.

But the combination of Lindon and Payton is really ...... It's too TM to bully!

Phil Jackson felt like he couldn't even find a fitting adjective to describe those two.

Treacherous, cunning, and hiding eight hundred hearts in the blink of an eye, one such person is difficult enough to deal with, but there are two supersounds.

What's even worse is that the two people are still extremely compatible, I feel that they don't even need eye contact, just looking at the situation on the court and thinking about how they want to play, the other person already knows how to cooperate with each other, which makes all their cooperation seem to be natural, there is no flaw at all, not only does not even leave room for some details to predict the Lakers, but even combines the cunning of the two of them into one, turning it into an annoying liar combination......

can be selected for the best defensive team twice, Kobe's defensive ability in Phil Jackson's view, is a little less skill and spicy than Payton, but a little more energy and explosiveness, and Lin Dong is between the two of them, the two are extremely similar, but they were completely played by those two as rookies in the previous matchup, because the cooperation between Lin Dong and Payton has completely reached the point where one plus one is greater than two.

On the other hand, Fisher can't keep up with Kobe's thinking rhythm at all, and his cooperation with Kobe Bryant only adds up to 1.5 at most, and it is obviously just a fantasy to block those two.

can't let those two continue to fight like this, otherwise with the other party's opening touch, I'm afraid that they will really be shot to death by supersonic on the outside.

"Fawkes!" Phil Jackson shouted.

…………

After a brief timeout, when they returned to the court, the Lakers were still determined on the offensive end.

For the first time, Bryant had a higher priority than O'Neal, but everyone knew that it was not a change in status, but a tactical need.

First, in order to kill and blow Peyton, use the ultimate explosive consumption to exchange Payton's physical strength and his newly recovered knee, although in the face of Payton's defense, Kobe's shooting rate is bound to be not high, but there is O'Neal to protect the rebound on the inside, and he has an absolutely guaranteed second offensive opportunity, which is basically just a casual Kobe shot.

The whole team opened up space for Kobe Bryant to hold the ball at the top of the three-point arc and began to be single-handedly by Payton, all kinds of sharp breakthrough moves, which were not at all 'sharp' in Payton's quagmire-like defense, stumbling all the way, but it was almost impossible for Payton to completely intercept Kobe.

An extreme change to the back of the board mid-range, the ball scored, the Lakers overtook 15:14.

And when it comes back to the defensive end, the Lakers' defensive strategy has really changed.

Payton had just crossed the halfway line with the ball, and at the same time that Fisher was on top, Fox put Desmond a little distance away and took the initiative to stand at the top of the three-point arc on the right side, clearly planning to cooperate with Fisher to make a pinch shot.

At the same time that Lin Dong stepped forward to block and dismantle, Kobe Bryant followed Payton who rushed out of misposition, and Fox directly let go of Desmond and chose to come up with a pinch, and together with Fisher, Lin Dong was firmly locked.

Three defenses and two!

After all, he is a member of the championship team and a veteran of the Lakers' three-consecutive championship period, although neither of them has the ability to single out Lin Dong, but when he is ready to attack, it is not easy for Lin Dong to eat strongly.

This time the ball was in Lin Dong's hands, a hit pass, and it was quickly distributed to Desmond who was vacated, and Desmond took a step forward with the ball, a mid-range projection that was almost empty.

Syllable!

The basketball smashed into the frame, and Phil Jackson on the sidelines had a smile on his face.

Dare to let Desmond go, the bet is on his inconsistent mid-range.

In fact, Desmond is a good scorer with a strong ability to attack the frame, but O'Neal's basket is not afraid of him cutting into the air, and his mid-to-long-range shooting is extremely inconsistent, which is a hole that the Lakers can exploit.

O'Neal grabbed the rebound, the Lakers defended the fast break, and Fisher and Fox faced Lindong's defense with two hits and one hit, 17:14.

On the defensive end, it was almost the same script, but this time Desmond chose to force the basket, faced O'Neal's jump blockade, switched to passing, and wanted to give Sakuragi Hanamichi under the basket, but O'Neal quickly blocked the passing route, allowing the 216-centimeter big center to complete a steal.

The Lakers stabilized their position and turned to play slowly, Kobe Bryant forced Payton to hit a 2-point mid-range iron, and O'Neal made a successful dunk, 19:14.

The successive scores finally made the Lakers home fans, who had been a little depressed in the past few minutes, have a feeling of raising their eyebrows, and the hustle and bustle and cheers of the home court have pulled up enough momentum, firmly suppressing the supersonic speed that has just started.

McMillan frowned and analyzed the situation, he knew that Lin Dong had the ability to break through Fisher and Fox's sandwich, but the loss of Lin Dong's physical strength was too great.

Lin Dong's physical strength is the trump card of supersonic speed, and it is also the guarantee of the key ball at the last moment.

Supersonic substitutions.

Desmond down, Iguodala on.

Desmond's ability is indeed more comprehensive, but the SuperSonics now need outside shooters to support Lindon and Payton on the offensive end.

The effect was immediate, attracting Fisher and Fox to the pack, Lin Dong passed to Iguodala, who scored 3 points in the open position, and the score quickly closed, 19:17.

On the Lakers' side, Kobe Bryant returned a 2-point salute, and Lin Dong, who turned around, saw the inertia of Fisher and Fox's defensive thinking, shook the two of them with a feint, passed by, and scored a mid-range pull-up jump shot.

21:19！

The offensive and defensive battle between the two teams also kicked off completely.

On the offensive end, each other is in a state where the other is unable to defend against it.

Bryant's shooting rate on Peyton alone remained at around 40%, but O'Neal guaranteed a second offense with a basket, so he barely missed the offensive round.

The SuperSonics, on the other hand, have to eat a shooting percentage blessing as a whole, thanks to the Lakers' three-and-two-and-two defensive strategy, Iguodala often has good open 3-pointers.

For NBA-level players, 3-point shooting is almost always above 90% on the training court, but in actual combat, even if it is a large vacancy, the difficulty and training are completely different.

Psychological pressure, state adjustment when shooting, shooting speed, etc., which makes shooters with a 90% shooting rate during training only play 60%-70% shooting rate when shooting in the open position in actual combat.

Iguodala came up and shot 3 of 5, 60% of the shooting rate, in the absence of a secondary offense, the scoring efficiency can only be regarded as a middle level, Lin Dong has a good opportunity to shoot, not strong, single burst 1, also shot a 3 points, the overall scoring efficiency is comparable to the Lakers.

At the end of the first quarter, the Lakers temporarily led 35-33.

The second quarter basically continued the rhythm of the first quarter, but the physical exertion and the continued heavy defense of each other on the defensive end began to reduce the shooting percentage of both sides.

At the end of the first half, 69:67, they played a complete tie in the single quarter and entered halftime.

This is actually an acceptable outcome for both parties.

For the SuperSonics, the absolute disadvantage of the inside line can rely on the cooperation of Lin Dong and Payton on the outside, without additional consumption of Lin Dong's physical strength, to bite the Lakers in scoring, which is already a victory in itself.

As long as it drags on to the fourth quarter, Lin Dong can take over the game and fight the Lakers with superstars and crazy scores.

As for the Lakers, they are not afraid to fight with the superSonics, and Lindson's scoring ability is terrible, but O'Neal's absolute dominance under the basket is enough to ensure their key shooting percentage.

At the same time, more important is Kobe's consumption of Payton.

"His speed is starting to slow down, and his breath is starting to get out of order." Kobe Bryant was also wheezing, but his mental state was full, and he said with great confidence: "Leave it to me, I'll blow him up in the second half!" ”

“good！” Phil Jackson said with a smile: "As long as Peyton's fangs are removed, that Asian is missing a shield and is no longer invulnerable!" ”

…………

"Keep the rhythm in the second half and drag the game into the fourth quarter!" McMillan was doing the halftime summary and tactical arrangement, and at the same time cheered everyone up: "G3, as long as the Lakers win this victory on their home court, this round of the series will be won!" There has never been a precedent in the history of the NBA that can be turned back after falling behind 0:3 in the playoffs, not to mention that we have two home courts next! ”

"Take G3! Supersonic wins! ”

A group of players are crazy calling, excited, 3:0 once three consecutive championship team, may even sweep the opponent!

What a glory it is to achieve it? I'm afraid that the next game will be even more imposing, and everyone feels that this is no less than SuperSonics winning this year's championship!

Lin Dong noticed Peyton's slightly rapid breathing.

"Hey, Boss?" Lin Dong crutches Payton with his arm: "Do you want Watson to play first for a while in the third quarter?" ”

"Hahaha!" Peyton gasped, but his eyes flashed with incomparably determined and excited: "! He's a bird, and I'm still waiting to teach that guy how to be a man! Fack, I always think about it, do you really think I'm old? These young people are so unlovely! ”

For Payton, Kobe Bryant, who has been in the league for 6 years, can only be called a young man.

It's been 12 years in the league, and apart from the one he reached the Finals in '96, this is the closest Gary Payton feels to a championship.

Physical? That's not a problem at all, okay, those guys don't know their stamina too well......

McMillan smiled and said, "Don't worry about him, I know this guy, even if he is tired of becoming a dog, he can run a marathon just by will and excitement at this time!" ”

"Fake, don't take advantage of it, you're a dog." Peyton laughed and scolded, causing everyone to laugh, but Sakuragi Hanamichi remained silent.

said that it was a good single defense, but in the entire first half, the comparison between him and O'Neal's rebounds was 3:15, and those 3 were all picked up because the basketball bounced far enough.

In the face of O'Neill's 16 shots, he actually only defended once, and just that time, Sakuragi felt that it was not all blocked by himself, but when O'Neill turned around, he deviated his center of gravity and popped up with a wipe board.

Said a good inner line gate, said good to help a good brother occupy the position...... What are you not doing well enough?

The disparity in power? A slow half-beat to predict the action? Harmony of body and mind?

It seems to be a little bit, and it all seems to be just a little bit worse.

But this little bit has become an abyss like a moat, and no matter how much I try, I can't find a chance to cross it.

Sakuragi Hanamichi clenched his fists tightly.

McMillan, Payton, and Lyndon all saw it, but they didn't comfort or blame him.

That's the big shark O'Neal, since his debut, countless insiders in the league have been thinking about how to limit him, but except for the former Rodman, who has really done it?

It's not that easy.

Don't be suspicious, don't be suspicious, McMillan still has this belly.

Since he chose to believe in Lin Dong and chose to give Sakuragi a chance to grow, unless the team is in a desperate situation, he will not make adjustments in a hurry in this matter.

At least you can see the desire to win in this guy's eyes, and you can tell that he is thinking.

Then give him more time, anyway, it looks like the supersonic rhythm and state are not bad at the moment.

Honk!

The referee blows the whistle for the third quarter.

"It's on!" Peyton yelled and got up from the bench: "Kill them in one go!" ”

"Supersonic wins!"

(End of chapter)