The Wizards, who had been pinned on so many high hopes before the game, suffered a fiasco for Washington fans.

Payton's stats have slipped so badly in this game that he was able to win comfortably, and it's clear that the chemistry between O'Neal and Maddie hasn't been as good as people were expecting.

To put it bluntly, I just think that the genius is too vegetable.

But then, the Wizards vs. Bobcats also involved the grievances of the bosses on both sides, and the Wizards blocked many people's mouths with a super-large score of 139:82.

O'Neal 30+20, Maddie 50 points in a single game, sweeping away the haze of the previous fiasco defeat to the supersonics.

Then it was 109:107 to beat the Nets in the second round of last year's playoffs, and then 121:101 to beat the Raptors who had just been transferred to Bosh's team.

O'Neal is still holding an unstoppable killer on the inside, and Maddie is still the machine gun killer, although the cooperation between the two feels less than the OK combination, but one inside and one outside complement each other, and it also shows a strong competitiveness.

The strength of the Wizards is obviously there, so ...... It's just that the supersonic speed is too strong!

When fans across the United States turned their attention to the supersonics, they found that the defending champion team had quietly won a wave of five consecutive victories.

The difference of 10-20 points is the same for both strong and weak teams.

Sakuragi Hanamichi and Chandler's inner twin towers may not have any dominance on the inside, in the face of a center of O'Neal's level, it is difficult to directly prevent the opponent from scoring, but it is quite a set when competing for rebounds, whether it is in the face of strength, height, linkage or technical flow, there is no problem, even if it can't occupy the upper hand, it will definitely not fall behind, which is quite a bit of a strong meaning.

Sakuragi Hanamichi even grabbed 85 rebounds in only 5 games, and this guy seems to have finally understood his uncle's phrase 'control the rebounds and control the court', and has a soft spot for rebounds, even more active than letting him score.

At present, he is the first rebounding champion with an average of 17 rebounds per game, and O'Neal, who is ranked second, has more rebounds than he averaged by 2 per game, making the SuperSonics almost no loss to any team in the league on the inside.

This largely protects the supersonic outside line, allowing them to let go and dare to throw.

Iguodala averaged four or five 3-pointers per game, last year's newly cultivated Korver also averaged two or three 3-pointers per game, Payton averaged 1.2 per game, and even Chandler actually averaged 0.8 3-pointers per game, coupled with Lindon's current terrifying record of averaging 6 3-pointers per game, the supersonic outside line has become a must in the league.

And even if you occasionally encounter a bad hand, there is also Lin Dong, an unstoppable ace killer who can shoot inside and out, tearing the opponent's defense line to pieces.

In addition, in addition to the offensive end, Payton's supersonic defensive system is still the foundation of this team to dominate the NBA.

Payton is old, his personal ability is not so strong, and his data has declined significantly, but as the saying goes, there is an old man like a treasure, this guy, as a 'defensive coach' on the court, can always lead the whole team to block the opponent's offense at the most critical moment, and can always heat the little spare oil in the fuel tank at the most critical moment, and bring up the rhythm and momentum of supersonic rotation defense.

To put it bluntly, the overall defense of the SuperSonics may not be the best in the league, but it must be the most practical, and it belongs to the type that does not show the data but works, and if you count the pressure that the SuperSonics create on the offensive end, then this level of defense is enough.

It seems to be a one-man team with only Lin Dong being the top one, but in fact, there are no loopholes as a whole, and there are no other particularly strong points, but there are no shortcomings at all.

When the offensive firepower is easy, it is enough to take away the game in waves, and if it is not smooth, you can also rely on Lin Dong to play the stalemate, and the super stability makes Lin Dong never lose in this kind of stalemate, and the overall defensive end is enough to make any team feel a headache.

The supersonic speed is still the same supersonic, and it has not weakened because of the decline in Payton's data, but it has made people feel more unfathomable.

The entire alliance now has a faint understanding.

Although the Wizards formed the 'Oh Maiga' combination, the 76ers formed the Webb and Iverson combination, and the Lakers also formed the Kobe Bryant + Yao Ming combination, they each have run-in problems, overall team strength problems, balance problems, etc., and they still do not pose a threat to this superSonic.

What's even more terrifying is that this supersonic team is still young enough, hard enough, and potential enough, and it seems that it never stops and gets tired on the field......

Five in a row, eight in a row, thirteen in a row, seventeen in a row......

- Chris Webber was restricted by Sakuragi Hanamichi, Iverson lost to Lin Huang, and the supersonic beat the 76ers 111:98!

- The GAD combination is still strong, and the supersonic speed is unstoppable!

- Kobe Bryant + Yao Ming's remote combination scored 68 points, and the Lakers lost to the SuperSonics at home 105:113! SuperSonics win their 17th straight win of the season!

- Three consecutive championships are scheduled, and no one can curb the momentum of the supersonic winning streak.

- Can the SuperSonics break last season's 34-game winning streak?

- A new dynasty is coming! Aiming for the overall championship!

Under the reports of all parties, the popularity of hypersound has not decreased, and it has repeatedly rushed to new highs, but it is just ......

Squeak, squeak, ......squeak,

The day's training was long over, and only two people were facing each other in the empty arena.

Sakuragi Hanamichi holds the ball, and Rukawa Kaede defends.

Looking at the tall and strong guy in front of him, I felt the unstoppable, crushing impact when he came up on his back......

Rukawa Kaede resisted as hard as he could, using all his strength to push Sakuragi Hanamichi's waist and abdomen.

"The center of gravity is too high!" Sakuragi kept squeezing back, while instructing, "The center of gravity of the hand and the body are out of touch." ”

"You can't just feel your opponent's center of gravity by pressing your hands on your opponent, your hands must be in harmony with your body!"

"Putting your hand on your opponent's waist is not just to stop or sense, you have to think of it as a 'vanguard' that is linked to your body, and your body has to move with your hands! Otherwise, you'll never be able to catch up with your opponent's changing center of gravity! ”

While speaking, Sakuragi Hanamichi turned to the left, and the palm that Rukawa Kaede put on his waist slipped, and his body subconsciously blocked to the left, but what was ushered in was a rapid right turn of Sakuragi Hanamichi, followed by a step into the basket and jumped into the basket and buckled.

Rumble!

The basket trembled, and Sakuragi Hanamichi didn't look like he was sweating much, but Rukawa Kaede was already sweating and began to gasp for air.

"Take a break?" Sakuragi Hanamichi picks up the ball.

Rukawa Kaede looked at the guy in front of him who was already 8 centimeters taller than himself.

Thinking involuntarily in a trance for a while, from the beginning when I could abuse the other party at will, to now the other party can abuse me at will, it only took a few years.

I never thought that one day the gap between the two would be so big.

The guy in front of him is already an NBA All-Star player, known as the Oriental Big Bug by foreign media, and the red-haired tiger by the Japanese media, and is one of the absolute cores of the supersonic championship dynasty.

And he is still in obscurity......

Last year, after mastering a 3-point rapid shooting with a calibrator in one hand, he played smoothly in the NBDL, and also accumulated enough confidence for Rukawa Kaede to get back on his feet.

Promoted to the home team this year, playing with the supersonic, he wants to have a performance and deeds, not to mention reaching the height of Sakuragi Hanamichi, at least he must first sit on the main rotation of the supersonic, but the reality is ......

McMillan only gave him an average of about 5 minutes per game, and even if he played, it was almost already garbage time when Lin Dong and other main players were not there, and the substitute players were all desperately trying to show themselves, and when they got the opportunity, when they had already won, they chose to attack independently rather than pass the ball to him.

After all, he was a pitcher when he first entered the NBA, and he has been training himself as a pitcher for more than a year.

This left Rukawa Kaede from playing as well as he wanted in his limited playing time.

It's been nearly 20 games now, but he only averages 1.6 3-pointers per game, and there is no other data, which makes the outside world's evaluation of him mediocre, and he has not achieved the effect of returning to the NBA as he imagined, and it seems that he is far from entering the main rotation.

Suppress? Push out?

does not exist, it can even be said, thanks to the relationship between Lin Dong and Sakuragi, and also thanks to having a good boss, everyone in the SuperSonics team is quite good to him, and McMillan attaches great importance to him.

But attaching importance also means demanding more from him.

"Just 3 points, it is impossible for Ling to be the main force of this team, and the main rotation is not good." McMillan talked to Rukawa Kaede twice, and also gave him a clear direction: "Lin Dong created a good word, 3D, in addition to 3 points, you also have to learn to defend, learn to fight with sufficient intensity, supersonic speed is not short of scorers, I can't let you go to the court at a critical moment because of your accurate 3 points to become a hole in the team's defense." ”

"So...... Practice your defense desperately, I don't care how many 3-pointers you shoot in garbage time, I know that's your strength, your skill, you can't lose it, but when you can average one or two steals or blocks per game in your limited playing time, or you can block the NBA's main players, that's when you transition from the bench to the main rotation!"

"Remember, if you want to survive in the NBA, especially in the supersonics, it is not the height of your longboard, but the lower limit of your short board!"

Yes, the SuperSonics have no shortage of scorers or means to score, and a single 3-point ability is never enough to make themselves the main force in this championship team.

He can no longer be positioned as a pitcher, but as a 3-and-D player.

When it comes to practicing defense, Payton may be the best teacher, but he is not patient enough and has little friendship with Rukawa Kaede.

Lin Dong is too busy, in addition to his own training and competitions recently, he has been busy with Mitsui Shou to form that European team, I heard that things are not going well with the team over there, Lin Dong is now eager to fly to Spain overnight whenever there is a gap between two days of competition, and even Nike has urged Lin Dong to shoot commercials several times There is no time, push and push, how can there be any time to teach him?

In addition to these two, Sakuragi Hanamichi, who was selected as the league's best defensive second team last year, is obviously the person who knows how to defend the SuperSonics the most.

He may be stupid and teaches many things that only he understands, but this guy is patient enough with him, willing enough to spend time, and has enough physical strength to accompany him to train late in the stadium every day after competitions and training.

Rukawa Kaede wiped his sweat and looked at the time on the wall, it was already past 9 o'clock in the evening, although there was no game tomorrow, but Sakuragi still had Haruko, who had just been married, at home.

said that it would end in case of the next one, but you can't drag Sakuragi too late.

Although he felt very tired, Rukawa Kaede still wiped his sweat with a smile and straightened his waist again: "What to rest, I still have strength, come again!" ”

(End of chapter)