Chapter 19 First Victory
Author: Feng Yuanhua
Wang Hao was running actively, and Devin George had to run hard to keep up, for fear of being thrown away.
Jelani also seized the opportunity and ran towards Wang Hao to set him up for a pick-and-roll without the ball.
Defeated by the same trick twice in a row, Devin George and Tyrese Knight were very cautious.
After all, the coach is still watching from the sidelines. If they don't perform well, their future in the team will be worrying.
Devin George noticed Jelani's movement immediately and was prepared in advance.
This time, Devin George chose to squeeze in front of Jelani in order to follow Wang Hao.
However, just when the four people were almost crowded together, Wang Hao, who was running accelerating, suddenly stopped suddenly and then ran in the opposite direction.
Not only that, during the struggle with Devin George, he first pulled Devin George's jersey, and then pushed it.
It is precisely with these small movements that he can get rid of the defense more quickly and run out of open opportunities.
Outside the baseline three-point line, the moment Wang Hao appeared there, Shamond's pass had already caught up.
This time, Jacobson was also prepared and simply gave up on Ruben Patterson and chose to defend Wang Hao.
Wang Hao faked a shot, but with just a slight click, Jacobson was sent flying, and he took a step sideways to shoot a three-pointer.
"Whoa!"
8:0
In the first few rounds, the SuperSonics showed great strength and defeated the Lakers overwhelmingly.
Wang Hao shook his fist with great satisfaction. He was still very satisfied with the performance of these two three-pointers.
These ten days and hard training, working overtime every day, really paid off.
As for the other side, Devin George is still complaining to the referee. Before the ball just now, he thought Wang Hao fouled.
"Mr. Referee, this ball is invalid. This is a foul."
"He just pushed me while running and pulled my jersey. This is a foul!"
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NBA referees are very professional and will not directly warn players because of their complaints.
Even the referee was still explaining: "This is the NBA, this is the standard of the NBA, and such physical confrontation is allowed."
Wang Hao naturally knew very well that he did make some small moves, but don't forget, this was the 1990s. How could this be considered a foul?
Not to mention these small actions, even if it is a more intense confrontation, the referee will not blow the whistle easily.
Otherwise, teams like the Pistons and Trail Blazers would not have to finish the game, and the entire team would probably be sent off.
What's more, if you think Devin George plays very cleanly, this guy also has a lot of little tricks.
All kinds of actions of pulling people and jerseys are commonplace.
After all, there is no No Handcheck rule yet. It is a conventional method for defensive players to put their hands on the offensive player and immediately release the offensive player's actions.
"Beep!"
Devin George served unwillingly, but at this time, the referee's whistle sounded and the Lakers requested a timeout.
"What are you doing? Walking on the court? Run for me, don't give No. 9 a chance to take action."
Player No. 9 was naturally Wang Hao. Since it was the summer season and there was no official player number, he just picked one at random.
"And you, Devin, show me No. 9. Of course, if you don't want to continue to appear on the court, then you can do whatever you want."
"Tailon, bring out the team's offense, we need to score goals, we need to score."
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The Lakers assistant coach was really angry. He couldn't help it. The Lakers played really badly.
Although the outcome of the summer league is not important, it is relative.
For the team's head coach, especially a big-name coach like Phil Jackson, it really doesn't matter at all.
But don't forget, he is an assistant coach after all.
Timeouts in the summer league are still very precious, especially in the normal rhythm of the game, the coach will not call a timeout.
What he needs is to observe the players and give them the opportunity to adjust themselves, rather than formulating so-called tactics.
But once the coach chooses to time out, it only means one problem: he is very dissatisfied with the team's performance.
The effect of the timeout was still very obvious. The Lakers attacked successfully as soon as they started, and Tyronn Lue scored a layup.
However, on the SuperSonics side, Shamond also adjusted his condition and succeeded in a layup.
Not only that, Sharad Lewis also performed well, receiving passes from teammates continuously and hitting mid-range shots.
Moreover, under the leadership of Wang Hao and Reuben Patterson, the Sonics' defensive intensity continues to increase.
Although the Lakers were able to score occasionally, they fell into a state of fighting independently and found it difficult to organize an offense.
Six minutes into the first quarter, the Sonics began to make substitutions and rotate the lineup.
This is the summer league after all, so in addition to the main players, the substitutes can also get enough opportunities.
When Wang Hao came off the court, the SuperSonics still led the Lakers by 23:15, a full 8 points.
With Eddie Gill and others on the court, the Sonics' lead is no longer so stable.
Whether it's the Lakers or the SuperSonics, the substitute lineups are mainly undrafted and Development League players.
For these people, showing strength and getting a contract is the most important thing.
Under such a premise, fully displaying one's combat effectiveness is the final priority. As for tactics, this has to be done at the back.
Fortunately, the Lakers' substitutes are the same.
After a rough fight between players from both sides, the score increased alternately, and no one could pull away.
It was only after 2 minutes of the second quarter that Field arranged for Wang Hao to play again.
After coming on the court, Wang Hao was very active, taking the initiative to ask for the ball and then hitting it inside.
With his good physical confrontation and advantage in height and wingspan, he confused the Lakers' defense.
In addition to inside offense, Wang Hao also performed very well with three-pointers, hitting four three-pointers in the first half.
As a pitcher, his physical talent is really excellent.
He is taller and stronger than him, but not as fast as he is. There is no way he can catch up with him. Those who can catch him will be at a disadvantage in physical confrontation.
Especially Wang Hao's three-point shot, with his high height, there is no way to limit it.
98:82
In the end, the SuperSonics defeated the Lakers by 16 points and got off to a good start in the summer league.
The most outstanding player in this game was naturally Wang Hao, who scored a game-high 26 points.
Wang Hao made 9 of 16 shots, 4 of 7 three-pointers, and 4 of 6 free throws. His efficiency was very good.
Not only that, he also got 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals on the defensive end, and 1 block.
It can be said that Wang Hao showed a very comprehensive personal ability in the summer league.
Whether it is the performance on the offensive end or the defensive end, Field is very satisfied.
Chapter completed!