The Supersonics defeated the Lakers in the first game of the series, and many people's viewing felt thrilling!

Judging from the Lakers' tactical style, if the Supersonics had not changed very radically, they would have lost the defense that was almost completely different from the first round and the first three regular season matches with the Lakers, and they would have really been able to lose!

In these two seasons, the Lakers and the Supersonics have played 15 times in the regular season + playoffs, the Lakers have won 5 times, and the Supersonics have won 10 times, and they have lost so many times, and there are times when they win. As a team at a disadvantage, the Lakers actually have more room for adjustment, and the Supersonics have to defend their advantages relatively more.

The Lakers' first game this time is more effective than the adjustments to the Western Conference Finals last season!

Is it possible for a top coach to make obvious progress? Some people see it in Carlisle.

But at the same time, I also saw the adjustment ability of the NBA's most bizarre coaching team, the Supersonics coaching team.

I didn't feel much about the game. When I looked back after the game, those experts and the football masters praised the Supersonics coaching team's defensive adjustments.

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"Actually, our adjustments are not very special. We played against the Lakers before, and the Lakers played in the first round. We can clearly see that the Lakers' offense is very strong, driven by O'Neal and Pierce. If it becomes driven by Payton or other Lakers, it will weaken a lot..."

The next morning, the Supersonics team was reviewed the game the next day after the game as usual.

This is more effective than training with your head on your back during the day.

After Zhang Hao led the team to complete the game review, Silver Fox went up to further analyze the defensive adjustments of last night's game.

I didn't say much about the actual effect of the defensive adjustment. In that aspect, Zhang Hao analyzed it more in detail than what the defensive adjustment promoter, the old fox, thought.

Silver Fox is analyzing from a strategic perspective.

Zhang Hao listened and felt that the Silver Fox was showing off.

A coach like Silver Fox always follows his instincts and formulates adjustment strategies. There are highlights and stupid moments.

This time I was just a bet.

However, since you have all the bets right, of course you have to show off afterwards.

Of course, Silver Fox's "instinctive choice" is based on his many years of coaching experience, excellent overall view, and effective analysis ability...

Since the direction is correct, the Supersonics must of course expand in depth based on successful defense.

The Lakers should have a headache at this time.

Although "losers have more room for adjustment", it seems that this statement is saying that winners are more "passive", but if you win, you win, and if you lose, you lose.

It is true that the loser will have more room for adjustment, but the adjustments may not be correct. It may be worse than before after adjustments. After all, the adjustments after losing are forced...

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The first game of each group of series has been completed, and the second round of the playoffs has completely begun.

It was May 7th. After a day off, the Supersonics ushered in the second game of the series against the Lakers.

The game starts at 7 pm.

As the Supersonics thought, the Lakers made very radical adjustments.

In the first game, the Lakers chose to keep up with the Supersonics' defense and fight with the Supersonics, largely because although the Supersonics have good defense, their overall defense of the substitute lineup is not as good as last season, and they are far behind.

But after playing the game, I saw Artest who played 30 minutes, Zhang Hao who played 40 minutes, Ben Wallace who played 42 minutes... The Lakers only woke up after discussion after the game. The Supersonics' substitute lineup was poor overall, but they could play more time.

So this time, the Lakers chose to play offense!

The Lakers scored 26-27 in the first quarter, only one point behind. In the second quarter, the Lakers scored 24-22 in a single quarter, and overtook the Supersonics by 1 point in the first quarter.

In the third quarter, the Lakers even scored 28-15, and then went wild in the third quarter, widening the gap to 14 points!

However, in the final quarter, the Supersonics began to take the initiative. Zhang Hao scored 10 points in a single quarter, and Parker, who came on as a substitute, relied on his speed to 8 points in a single quarter. The two teamed up to lead the Supersonics to 35 points in the final quarter, scoring a 35-21 score.

Relying on Jordan's open mid-range shot from Zhang Hao's pass at the critical moment, the Supersonics tied the score. After the regular time, the score was 99 to 99, entering overtime!

In overtime, the Supersonics continued to have the upper hand, with 4 players scoring and 13 points, only Fisher scored 2 points on the Lakers and Pierce scored 2 points. The Supersonics scored 13-4 in overtime!

With Zhang Hao's 33 points in a single game, Parker scored 20 points in a double-game for the first time in the playoffs, and the outstanding performance of others, after 2 hours and 43 minutes of game, the Supersonics narrowly defeated the Lakers 112-103 through overtime! The big score was 2-0!

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The G2 of the Supersonics and the Lakers was the last game of the four-group series.

Before this game, the Kings defeated the Mavericks 114-101.

The Mavericks played much better in this game, but they lost three or four points to the Kings in each quarter, and in the end they accumulated more than ten points difference.

The Kings performed too steadily this year, too steadily!

Although Nowitzki scored 26 points, Finley scored 23 points, Jason Williams scored 12 points and 9 assists, Divac scored 11 points, 14 rebounds and 6 assists, it still could not stop Webber with 23 points and 5 assists, Peja with 23 points, Wang Zhizhi with 17 points and 4 assists, Bibi with 12 points and 8 assists, Doug Christie with 13 points, 4 assists and 4 steals...

The Bulls and Cavaliers' G2 also played very well, much better than the first game.

Kobe of the Bulls scored 23 points, Eric Williams scored 16 points, Malone scored 18 points, Desmond Mason scored 14 points, McGrady scored 11 points and 13 assists, Brad Miller scored 11 points and 5 assists, and 6 players scored in double digits.

The Cavaliers even scored 7 players in double digits, Mike Miller scored 13 points, Marion scored 13 points, Kukoc scored 11 points and 5 assists, Andre Miller scored 10 points and 8 assists, Ramond Murray scored 14 points, Big Z scored 14 points, and Wesley Person scored 11 points.

The Cavaliers kept the score tight throughout the whole process. Every time the Bulls opened a little point difference, the Cavaliers quickly caught up.

In the last moment, Kobe and McGrady each scored a three-pointer and scored a 6-2 wave before securing the victory. The Bulls narrowly defeated the Cavaliers 105-100.

In the second round, the overall ornamentality is much higher than the first round.

Without pressure, there is no motivation. The Mavericks played much better than the first game and made obvious progress. Although the score was 2-0 for the Kings, the play styles of both teams were extremely high.

The Bulls and the Cavaliers also played beautiful team offensive and defensive battles. Both teams are soldiers, and G2 is very exciting.

The series between the Supersonics and the Lakers is the closest series. As of now, the strength shown by the Kings can beat the two teams a little bit. Sometimes the game is very ugly, but the highlights suddenly pop up with the highest ratings.

But there is a series...

In the first round, the Nets were responsible for the ratings!

There is no suspense in other series in the first round. The series between the Nets and Pacers is the most suspense. The further you go to the back, the higher the ratings of the Nets and Pacers.

However, in the second round, the first match is now pretty good.

In the second game, the 76ers massacred the Nets 78-56...

Iverson scored 14 points, 11 assists and 10 steals in a single game, winning his first triple-double in his career playoffs. At the same time, he set a new record for single-game steals in the NBA history!

The Nets made 19 mistakes in the whole game, with Iverson stealing more than half!

Iverson's performance became the focus of hot discussion after the game.

10 steals, which are so shocking in any game.

But the game itself is not very interesting. The 76ers also made 16 mistakes, but Iverson made a direct steal, which is more direct than the Nets' impact of the 76ers' mistakes.

10 steals, 7 of them converted into scores, Iverson's 11 assists, 5 of them were steals and counterattacks.

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Due to the Nets and the Sixers' game, the game started on the same day as the Supersonics and Lakers, Zhang Hao only saw Iverson stealing a triple-double performance after the game.

Iverson, who is 27 years old, has a strong offensive and defensive strength... really strong! When there is a reliable man behind him, he wants to vent his impact, speed, mid-range shots, and passes, which is very powerful.

Offense is absolutely top-notch, defense can also reach first-class level with the help of the system and the double towers.

After looking at the performance of each team so far in the second round, Zhang Hao showed a hint of sympathy...

‘All the stars are showing off, Kidd is being beaten alone?’

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On May 8, the Supersonics came to Los Angeles. After two days of rest, they held a team meeting to discuss the game in the afternoon.

After dinner, Zhang Hao, Ben Wallace, Cassel, Jason Williams and others gathered to watch a basketball show.

In the past, although the media had a prediction link in the discussion of awards, there were basically more discussions after the awards were announced.

It’s different now. The cost of information dissemination is getting lower and lower, and more information is being sent to people. Now there are a lot of news before and after the vote.

The intensity of hyping a topic is also increasing.

For example, in this best team voting, many voters expressed a higher tendency to vote for McGrady. In the end, the direction of public opinion became that Kobe could only be selected from the rookie season with McGrady, and McGrady's role was seriously underestimated.

This statement has aroused heated discussions among many fans. Many people interviewed on the Internet and many others expressed their support for the interviews on TV.

Jason Williams complained: "McGray must have been underrated before. I also think he can get the scoring champion if he wants to score. If he has good teammates, he can get the assist king, but he has already got the assist king. Now some people say he is underrated... I think he has been overrated now."

Teammates agree with Jason Williams' statement.

This season, people have been saying that McGrady is underestimated, they have been saying that after getting the assist king, they are still saying that.

The current "underestimation theory" seems to be like McGrath who can really win both the scoring and assisting kings, but as a player, everyone knows that McGrath cannot do it.

Zhang Hao also recognized Billups, just like he knew in time and space. Some people have always said that Billups was underestimated, and even "underestimated" to the point where he seemed to be able to step on Paul and slap Kidd.

The same is true for McGrady.

Zhang Hao took over the conversation: "McGraydy is very strong. He is in the best situation now. There is Kobe on the outside, so he doesn't have to worry about the critical moments. There is Malone in the inside, and he doesn't need to be responsible for the main points on the inside and outside. Moreover, he does have top-level scoring skills, his shooting percentage is OK, and his shooting percentage is 45%.

Kobe has teammates like McGrady, which is also very good. He doesn't have to worry about organizing offense at all. He can focus all his attention on finding good opportunities to score and one-on-one defense.

In terms of assisting defense, McGrady also did a good job. With Kobe, he doesn't have to defend the opponent's outside arrows alone, reduces physical energy consumption, does not need to force attacks, and also reduces physical energy consumption. He can do better in organizing offenses and breakout scores.
To be continued...