roccoschili Chapter 389 Advancing to the Western Conference Finals (2 days before the make-up)
Chapter 389 Advancing to the Western Conference Finals (2 days before the make-up)
Chapter 389 Advancing to the Western Conference Finals (Two days before)
It is not Wang Hao's character to expect fouls from the referee.
Just as his body inevitably lost its center of gravity and was pushed forward, he still reacted.
When your fingertip touches the basketball, give it a light poke.
After Wang Hao landed on the ground, he took two steps forward suddenly, and finally stood still.
He hurriedly looked back, the basketball tapped twice on the rim, and finally fell into the rim.
"Come in!"
Seeing that the goal was scored, even Wang Hao was a little excited, and directly uttered a sentence in Chinese.
"Oh my God!"
"It's the king, he overwhelmed Ravlenz and scored the ball."
"It's unbelievable, against a big man, Wang grabbed the rebound instead."
"Maybe Dirk needs to watch Wang's game, the shooting is really a great skill.
But basketball is not just about shooting. Sometimes, you need to be tougher.
Just like now, Wang is not just a pitcher, he can also be a center if necessary. "
……
Nowitzki naturally didn't know, he did nothing well and became the background board again.
Naturally, Wang Hao didn't know, this goal made him very excited.
"Wang, hurry up and make a free throw!"
It wasn't until the referee's voice sounded that Wang Hao reacted, did he call a foul just now?
Well, he didn't notice.
Without any preparation in advance, after walking to the free throw line, Wang Hao still made a steady hit.
96:90
With a 6-point difference, Old Nelson could no longer sit on the bench and asked for a timeout immediately.
"Cheer up, we haven't lost yet!"
Old Nelson's voice, even on the supersonic side, was heard by everyone.
Obviously, the momentum of the Mavericks has a problem.
This is also to be expected. Before Nowitzki grew up, the Mavericks were not a team that could fight tough games.
Nowitzki's playing style is too soft, and Michael Finley is not the kind who can play tough battles.
In fact, among the Mavericks, there is one who can fight tough battles.
Steve Nash, although his playing style is softer than Dirk Nowitzki, but at the critical moment, his shots are not soft.
It's a pity that Nash's position in the Mavericks today is just a passer, a passer who organizes offense.
At this critical moment in the game, he is only the team's third or even fourth choice.
After a brief pause, the game continued.
Old Nelson still chose to believe in Nowitzki, and even gave him a chance to shoot a three-pointer.
However, under tremendous pressure, the three-pointer was missed.
After all, Nowitzki is not an old driver, and he is not yet ready to make a final decision at a critical moment.
In fact, Nowitzki's growth has come at a huge cost.
Failed again and again, and even got hacked; woken up again and again by the media and fans.
Countless failures have trained his unswerving heart, and only then has he become the final old driver.
The future belongs to old drivers, but now is the era of Wang Hao!
Lewis returned to the court again, and this came up very usefully, grabbing a rebound.
In order to protect the rebound, Paul Westphal directly sent PJ Brown, Reggie Evans and Lewis to the lineup.
Sure enough, the Mavericks didn't delay any longer, and Michael Finley rushed to hug Lewis out.
Yes, the Mavericks are not willing to give up, foul tactics is their last struggle.
It's a pity that they forgot that the Supersonics are the championship team, how could they make such a low-level mistake?
97:92
At the end of the game, the whistle sounded, and the score was completely fixed at this number.
3:1
With three match points in hand, the Supersonics have advanced to the finals in the eyes of the major media.
In this game, Wang Hao, who made the final decision at the critical moment, is naturally the biggest contributor to the victory.
In fact, he didn't just play at the last moment.
From the beginning of the game, Wang Hao played well.
If it weren't for him, the Sonics might have collapsed long ago under the continuous attack of the Mavericks.
The offense of the Mavericks is not just about you simply lowering the offensive rhythm of the game.
In this game, the Mavericks still scored 92 points, which is not a low score in the playoffs.
What's more, the Mavericks also lost.
Taking off the rhythm of the game is naturally a wonderful move, but the premise is that it can withstand the offense of the Mavericks.
全场比赛，王昊26投14中，三分球10中5，罚球6中5。
38 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists. In addition, there were 2 steals and 1 block. It was another super performance.
If the 3:1 advantage is not a must, then Wang Hao's super state further extinguished the Mavericks' hope of winning.
No, at the press conference, some media asked: "Which opponent does Wang Hao hope to face in the next round?"
You don't need to look to know that this reporter is making trouble again.
After all, not long ago, McGrady was also considering his opponent in the next round at 3:1.
As a result, a 3:0 came in the blink of an eye.
Maybe that's not what McGrady wanted to express, but under the guidance of the reporter, he did say such words.
It can only be said that he is still too young!
Wang Hao understood very well, smiled, and said, "The next opponent? Of course the Mavericks!
To be honest, for the next game, I think it will be very difficult and require all of us to give our best.
The 3:1 advantage is indeed not small, but we must not be immersed in such a situation.
We need to forget about the previous games and treat the next three games as a new series.
Even, every next game is a decisive battle, that's the only way, and it must be like this. "
The reporters were dumbfounded. They thought it was the Mavericks who were being interviewed.
As long as you win one more game, you will be able to advance to the finals. Do you want to be so cautious?
"Going back to the next game, do you expect to win at home?"
"Of course, the home game is the most important game in the series. Every home game, we need to go all out."
……
There are still many reporters who want to make trouble, but those tricky questions are all resolved by Wang Hao.
With these methods, it is not enough to tease him.
After accepting the reporter's interview, the Sonics team happily returned to Seattle.
The 3:1 advantage does give them reason to be happy.
The Sonics are very happy, but not everyone in other teams can be happy.
Especially between the Spurs and the Lakers, it was really a difficult game.
The Spurs relied on home court advantage and won two consecutive victories.
For a while, the Lakers were about to be out, and even the news that the entire team would suffer a sale was rampant.
Even the media in Los Angeles threatened that the Lakers are already considering chasing Wang Hao.
This is no nonsense.
Wang Hao's contract will expire in 2004, which means that next year, he will be a restricted free agent.
The Sonics have the priority to renew the contract.
But the problem is that in the NBA, let alone the priority to renew the contract, even if it has already been signed, it can be pried away by you.
The media in Los Angeles is not aimless, but has gone through some detailed demonstrations.
In addition to Wang Hao and Gary Payton, the Supersonics won the championship, and there is also a group of outstanding young people.
It can be said that the current lineup of the Sonics is largely due to the rookie bonus.
But the more rookie bonuses he gets now, the more things he needs to exchange for in the future.
In the next few years, the Sonics will have a large number of expiring contracts that need to be renewed.
The contract renewal this time will cost real money to renew the contract, so don't think about the chance of whoring for nothing.
Nowadays, it is common for Supersonic players to have high energy and low salary, and they must be compensated next.
If it's one person or two people, it's definitely no problem.
But the Supersonic situation is common, which is a big problem for the team.
Especially now, most teams in the NBA do not make money, and the NBA has introduced a luxury tax instead.
It can be said that, except for a few NBA owners, they will be troubled by the luxury tax.
If it is those bosses who are not short of money, as long as the team can achieve results, then of course he doesn't care.
But the problem is, the boss of the Sonics is called Howard Schultz.
It is also for this reason that a large number of media feel that the Sonics will disband in the next few seasons.
Not to mention other media, in fact, the supersonic media also have such concerns.
Some Seattle media even approached Howard Schultz, hoping to get his promise.
Unfortunately, Howard Schultz did not respond positively.
No response, which is the most worrying thing, after all, it means that anything is possible.
Well, let’s get to the point, let’s get down to business.
It is precisely because of this discussion and questioning that after returning to the home court, the Lakers quickly recovered their status.
Faced with such doubts, Kobe and O'Neal naturally need to respond, especially Kobe.
He has been regarded by some media as knowingly getting Wang Hao's trade goods, which is unacceptable to him.
After returning to the home court, Kobe and O'Neal's performance became normal. For example, in two games, the two scored a total of 62 free throws.
62 free throws, that's bullshit.
Of course, it wasn't Kobe who got pulled over, but Duncan.
In the two away games at Staples, Duncan has tried to exert all his strength.
32 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists, such a performance is not bad, but unfortunately, they still lost.
For a while, the Lakers were once again heatedly discussed by the media.
In the last round of the game, the Lakers defeated the Kings, and there was already huge controversy.
Now it's the referee's penalty and free throws, which naturally allows more fans and the media to participate in the discussion.
The Los Angeles team has always had a fan market, but similarly, there are not a few people who don't like them.
The two games in the Eastern Conference are very interesting.
Obviously last year they were able to play back and forth with the Nets, but the Celtics this season are no good.
So far, they are 3:0 behind the Nets.
Don't talk about the topic of reversing and winning. It is not that simple to keep your face from being swept away.
As for the reason, it is naturally because of the Celtics' double guns.
Paul Pierce and Antoine Walker are not just watching too many Wang Hao games.
The two guys shot 10-pointers like crazy. They combined for more than [-] three-pointers per game.
As a result, the hit rate was only 20%.
In this case, losing is normal, but winning becomes abnormal.
On the contrary, the game between the Pistons and the Digital team was very interesting. The sharpest spear pierced the shield.
After losing two games in a row on the road, Iverson decisively changed his style of play.
He is no longer blindly breaking through, because he knows that breaking through is useless.
Break through a defender, there will be another behind, and finally, there is another guy guarding the inside.
In this case, Iverson's game was even more difficult.
After returning to the home court, he finally made a change. It was still a breakthrough, but after the breakthrough, it was no longer just shooting, but also passing.
With double figures in assists in two consecutive games, Iverson won the game with an unconventional way of playing.
Sitting on a 3:1 advantage, the Sonics have maintained a very good mentality and state.
It's just that there must be no slack in the training that should be done.
Sitting at home, they just wait for work, waiting for the arrival of the Mavericks.
The fifth battle is imminent.
I don't know if it's not adapting to the weather in Seattle, or if the Mavericks' mentality has collapsed.
Back in Seattle, the Mavericks didn't show the kind of will to win.
This can be seen from their game state, rigidly executing tactics.
Offensively, they still maintained their firepower.
With the organization of Nash and Nick Van Exel, and with the scoring of Nowitzki and Michael Finley, they still maintain efficient scoring.
But now there is a problem, that is, they are 3:1 behind.
It can be seen from the previous three games that it is impossible to win by relying on offense.
If you want to win, you have to defend.
If you want to adjust your defense in a short period of time, it will definitely not work, but you must at least show an attitude.
Fight more actively and fight harder!
Unfortunately, from the current Mavericks, there is no such bottleneck at all.
It can only be said that when the old Nelson built this team, there was actually a problem.
Extreme offense, of course, no problem, just like the current Mavericks, they played the most exciting performance.
But with such a team, they want to seek opportunities in the playoffs and even the finals.
That is obviously impossible.
Unless, this team can keep singing and marching forward, relying on momentum to move forward.
But once there is a little problem in the middle, the final result will be a broken halberd.
A team with a strong defense is often full of resilience.
Teams that are good at offense sometimes cannot stand setbacks.
96:86
In the end, the Mavericks scored less than 90 points for the first time in this round of the series and swallowed another defeat.
The Supersonics, by virtue of their huge 4:1 advantage, were the first to advance to the Western Conference Finals.
What they need to do now is to wait patiently, waiting for their opponents to appear.
In fact, Wang Hao could already imagine that the dull bald head might stand in front of him.
This is actually good news, at least Wang Hao thinks so.
Compared with Duncan, this guy O'Neal is really difficult to deal with, making it difficult to deal with.
(End of this chapter)