"Detreve, can you believe that in our playing time, there will be 70 wins in three consecutive years?"

"Do you believe a rookie won a team? Oh, we have it in our last era."

"Can you believe a 20-year-old boy won the FMVP? It seems that there were also those in the previous era."

"But this rookie was actually together with the 20-year-old FMVP in the first round! This guy also won the scoring champion!"

"Damn it, there may be another rookie this year!"

"By the way, we also saw the rookie win the All-Star vote king for two consecutive years..."

"Do you think we are lucky or bad? We are actually in such a crazy era, with the bad boys' army, the Bull Dynasty, and the big dream winning two consecutive championships, and now we are in power... I feel that I am really honored to be able to play in such an era..."

The game against the Lakers is about to begin, and the visiting players are playing. Schramf listened to the trash talk king Payton's nagging, without any response.

The discussion was very lively when I answered the first time, and the second time was fine, and the third time I was willing to accept the conversation... Schramf heard Payton say this many times.

In just two or three days, his ears were about to hear calluses.

As a German, Schramf is not as lonely and cold as the future representative of German basketball, King Silver Horn.

Schramf is a gentle, generous and cheerful leader, takes good care of young players, is very popular with his teammates, and has excellent support ratings in Seattle.

But no matter how good this person is, he has always been regarded as a trash can for venting his depression and complaining about the injustice of the world. And he is the same person and the same thing happens repeatedly... he will also feel irritable.

Fortunately, Payton has always liked to complain, and Schramf got used to it.

When the Lakers player appeared, the booed the scene exploded. Who made a No. 8 player who was unwilling to be named last year say that he didn't want to come to this city to play again last year...

After entering the stadium, there was a chattering person next to Zhang Hao.

"Aix, do you think I can deal with Payton? The last game was so miserable..."

"able."

"It's also difficult for you to defend Baker or Schramf."

"It's okay, we have Shaq."

"Oh, yes, but Shaq is under too much pressure!"

“…”

Zhang Hao was silent. Every time he played against the Supersonics, Kenny Anderson was very nervous.

But there was no way, Peyton Tyco Kenny Anderson.

Fortunately, although Kenny Anderson was nervous, he was not afraid, but he would play more cautiously and conservatively.

Although it is difficult to achieve success, mistakes are rarely made.

This is enough. There are only a few people in the league who can face Payton without making mistakes.

At 6 pm, the Lakers' away game against the Supersonics started.

The Lakers sent a combination of Kenny Anderson, Doug Christie, Zhang Hao, Ben Wallace and O'Neal.

The Supersonics sent a combination of Payton, José Hawkins, Schramf, Vin Baker and Ratliff.

O'Neal won the jump ball, and then fed Ben Wallace an all-match buckle, and the Lakers' defensive battle plan began!

After more than two minutes at the beginning, Ben Wallace made a fouling to defend Schramf who rushed into the basket and sent Schramf to the free throw line. The Silver Fox immediately adjusted the personnel and replaced Kenny Anderson with Fisher and continued to strengthen the defense.

Now the Lakers' tactical strategy has begun to adjust towards the playoffs.

The beginning stage of the match against the Supersonics tonight is testing, with Zhang Hao's fierce single defense, backup defense, and assisted defense leading the entire team to strengthen the confrontation and test the referee's dictation standards.

After determining the harsh standards, continue to strengthen the confrontation decisively.

If you really want to play with the Supersonics in the usual way, once the Supersonics perform well in the shooting like they did last time, then their Lakers will be very passive.

Silver Fox regards the Supersonics as the playoffs, and the imaginary enemy of the Western Conference Finals, so naturally they have to think about it.

There was no need to be so anxious. After this game, the Lakers had to play with the Supersonics. In this game, you can still try to play with the Supersonics with a balanced offense and defense, which would make it easier. The last time the Supersonics killed 12 three-pointers was also related to the poor mid-range and long-distance pitching feel of the Lakers at that stage.

But who told the dead child to think that the team has been doing too well recently and usually has to go out and cause trouble, and it is clear that they want to break the 70-win record.

The weak teams are fine, they don’t have the strength to fight back, but the strong teams definitely don’t want them to get what they want.

And the target has been yelled out, so I can only bite the bullet and go.

If it doesn't happen, that's so embarrassing!

Since that's the case, then just start the last method that was originally scheduled to be in the playoffs if you encounter the Supersonics and rely on balance of offense and defense and are not easy to play!

The team with George Carl is unwilling to play defense for many teams.

But the Lakers have this ability. Although George Lynch is missing, Zhang Hao pushed up. His defense has grown a lot compared to last year. Ben Wallace and Fisher's rough defense is very effective in confrontation. Rick Fox, Brian Shaw, and Brent Barry are also not bad in defense. O'Neal and Doug Christie are the defensive vanguards... With familiarity with the Supersonics' style of playing, the Lakers' iron-blooded style of playing started and performed very well!

It seems that the Supersonics have changed a lot compared to last season with a core player, but in fact, their playing style has almost not changed.

Kamp and Wen Baker have different styles of playing, but their scoring distribution is very similar. They are both good at chiseling at the basket, have mid-range shots, can break through, pick-and-roll, and counterattack... In the hands of George Carl, Wen Baker plays according to Kamp's style of play this year.

In this way, Wen Baker can adapt quickly, and George Carl can also help the team complete seamless switching of the core inside line without any effort.

The two teams played 17-18 in the first quarter, and the Lakers were 1 point behind the Supersonics, but the situation was moving in the direction the Lakers wanted.

However, Payton is not a little lamb at the slaughter of others. He is already mentally prepared. He may encounter this situation. The anxious situation hits the second half of the second quarter. Payton made two consecutive high-level back-shot jump shots, making a 2+1 shot at the basket, hitting the Lakers 7-2, and the score was 40-32. The Supersonics expanded the lead to 8 points!

At this stage, O'Neal was replaced and rested. Zhang Hao, Kenny Anderson, and Rick Fox really couldn't make an effective counterattack.

Sometimes accepting the current situation is also a good choice. Just when the Lakers were ready to fall behind by about 10 points and enter the second half to seek changes, Jason Williams and Ben Wallace stood up.

Zhang Hao was strictly guarded, Kenny Anderson and Rick Fox missed consecutive long shots, but Jason Williams and Ben Wallace scored consecutive offensive rebounds and tip-offs.

After three consecutive rounds, Payton needed to slow down, but was forced to force a single player to continue offensive firepower. But he is not the kind of high-scoring player. He can perform efficiently at a certain stage, but overall he is a team-based style of play. At this time, the offensive firepower cannot be maintained. Others of the Supersonics are also consumed by mutually consumed styles like the Lakers' periphery pitchers.

Except for McIlvay who completed a 2+1 tip-off with a height of 6 cm, the Supersonics did not score any other points at the end of the second quarter.

The Lakers relied on Ben Wallace and Jason Williams to win 6 points, and Zhang Hao made two free throws from close range and caused a foul. At the end of the first half, the Lakers scored an 8-3 climax, making up for the 5-point difference that was widened in the first two minutes.

After halftime, the Lakers were 40-43 behind the Supersonics 3 points and entered the midfield break!

O'Neal is not here, and the Supersonics sent McIlvay, a large-tonnage center forward, to defend the frame and break through, and can try their best to defend the Lakers' mid-range and long shots. This strategy is very good. George Carl has a rare very good on-the-spot response.

But by chance, the Lakers' shooting in the last two minutes of the second quarter was very strong, and they bounced to the outside, not like bounced into the air, which was conducive to judging the direction of the ball popping out.

This is just an opportunity, and people need to seize the opportunity. Jason Williams and Ben Wallace seized their opportunity and helped the team narrow the score gap. It can also be regarded as helping the core scorers reduce the scoring pressure in the third quarter. That is, Jason Williams and Ben Wallace rely on their efforts to create opportunities for the core scorers!

In the third quarter, O'Neal seized the opportunity created by Jason Williams and Ben Wallace. At the beginning of the third quarter, O'Neal made a dunk and made a layup with a single shot. He even made a free throw, scoring 5 points in a row, helping the Lakers tie the score 5-2 at the start.

At this point, the situation on the Lakers has stabilized, and at this time it finally transformed the effect of their iron-blooded playing style into an advantage!

At 11 minutes and 44 seconds in the third quarter, Zhang Hao cut into the receiving ball and jumped towards Ratliff, twisted the rod in the air, and threw the ball out before being overturned and landed...

Accompanied by the referee's whistle, Zhang Hao fell to the floor, the ball hit the basket's neck and rolled into the basket.

Zhang Hao's goal is valid, and he will have to be punished!

Zhang Hao held up the floor and roared at Ratliff.

Ratliff was about to get angry...Peton came up to help Ratliff find the scene first.

This scared Ratliff quickly grabbed Payton...

Zhang Hao looked at the system prompting that Ratliff was already angry after being beaten 2+1, but when Payton stepped forward, Ratliff was scared... Payton actually helped Ratliff calm down his anger after being beaten 2+1.

This is a hell...

The referee separated the two teams together in pain, warned Zhang Hao not to yell and continue to execute the free throw.

With Zhang Hao making extra free throws, the Supersonics team made a last attack, Payton missed a three-pointer in the top arc with luck. The Lakers scored 12 in the third quarter!

After the third quarter, the Lakers overtook the Supersonics 61-55 and entered the final quarter by 5 points.

Opportunity, this time it was created by Ben Wallace and Jason Williams. O'Neal and Zhang Hao both seized the opportunity. The two scored 18 points in the third quarter, accounting for 6/7 of the team's single-quarter score!

After the Lakers played an advantage in the third quarter, they did not give the Supersonics a chance to turn the tables in the final quarter.

In the final quarter, the Lakers and the Supersonics scored 19-18.

In the end, with O'Neal's 25 points, 14 rebounds and 4 blocks, Zhang Hao scored 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals and 1 block. The Lakers narrowly defeated the Supersonics 80-73, improving their record to 56 wins and 8 losses!

After this game, the Timberwolves, which is ranked seventh in the West, currently 38 wins and 27 losses, lost the opportunity to surpass the Lakers to rush to the West in theory. In the match against the West, another team was eliminated.

After the game, Ben Wallace, who had 4 points and 8 rebounds in a single game, and Jason Williams, who had 11 points and 15 rebounds, received a post-match interview.

Barkley made his debut after the game interview and gave two old teammates shots, which was so unique.

Ben Wallace is fine, he doesn't play much, and he averages 9.8 minutes of playing time so far in the season, but Jason Williams has attracted a lot of attention this season and is loved by the Lakers fan group.

So Barkley is a popular commentator who can get started. His occasional inspiration is really special and it is really liked by Lakers fans.

The title of the T.N.T Sports News Post-match news report has nothing to do with O'Neal and Zhang Hao, but "Work hard for role players, you also have a shining moment."

As a pure role player, Jason Williams was selected as an All-Star and often played a role at critical moments. Barkley took a different approach and hyped this line, which really seemed particularly brilliant at the end of the season.

Other TV stations, newspapers and weekly, are all speculating on this star and that topical figure at the end of the season. Although it is also very attractive, when Barkley's operation comes out, other media seem vulgar and too old-fashioned...

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After playing against the Supersonics, the next morning, the Lakers rushed back to Los Angeles without stopping.
To be continued...