It's just that this is all a cover-up. The Kings' main player at the beginning of the game was actually Peja.

As long as Peja opens up the situation first and he can help the Kings open up a lot of space, Princeton can fully operate.

It's a pity that Peja was helpless in the face of Wang Hao's defense.

His running position is indeed excellent, but as a player who is also good at running position, Wang Hao is even better.

Often, as soon as Peja made a move, Wang Hao had already predicted his movement.

Just now, Divac saw Peja running out and almost passed the ball.

Just at that time, Wang Hao suddenly appeared.

That is to say, Divac has a steady hand. The head coach has reminded him to avoid mistakes as much as possible and not to be beaten by the Sonics on fast breaks.

Otherwise, this will lead to mistakes.

With no choice, Divac could only return the ball to Mike Bibby and help him complete the pick-and-roll.

P.J. Brown's massive disgust gave Gary Payton time to catch up, and then he quickly returned to defense.

This is the advantage of fast movement and large defensive area.

It can be said that many of the Kings' offensive tactics are actually restrained by the SuperSonics.

Mike Bibby had no choice but to give the ball to Chris Webber and let him play singles.

In this series, Lewis's tactical status has been greatly compromised.

There is no way, his own situation is too restrained by Chris Webber, both offensively and defensively.

There's no way around it, there are some players like this in the NBA.

For example, Deron Williams eats, sleeps, and beats Paul.

There is also Yao Ming who eats, sleeps and plays World of Warcraft.

However, Lewis knows better that he is not irreplaceable.

Michael Reed and Quentin Richardson, as well as the growing Brandon Haywood, are all threats to him.

In this case, Lewis was full of vigilance.

In fact, it was precisely because this game was so crucial that Paul Westphal even thought about changing his formation.

Take Lewis off and replace him with Ewing and Brandon Haywood to form a double inside line against the Kings.

But, he doesn't want the team to lose speed.

Paul Westphal took the initiative to ask Lewis about the situation, and Lewis's answer at the time was that he must guard Chris Webber.

Sure enough, facing Chris Webber's singles, he was full of fighting spirit.

Chris Webber chose to face the breakthrough. He suddenly accelerated and suddenly collided with Lewis.

According to the past, at this time, Lewis should have been pushed away, and he broke through directly to the inside.

However, this time, Chris Webber never expected that instead of being able to push away Lewis, he was actually resisted.

At the same time, Gary Payton's double-team is also ready to try.

Chris Webber can be sure that if he dares to win here, the former Defensive Player of the Year will definitely make him regret it.

He didn't dare to delay, he simply took three steps with the ball, then jumped high and threw the ball directly.

This is a throw, but unfortunately, the distance is obviously a bit far.

Not everyone is called Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who can maintain a very good hook touch at this position.

"Bang!"

Sure enough, the basketball bounced out of the frame, and Wang Hao stuck Peja tightly and easily protected the rebound.

The scene of grabbing a rebound just now made people dumbfounded.

Peja, who was obviously taller and in a better position, was squeezed away by Wang Hao and was robbed of the rebound.

Fortunately, the Kings were well prepared.

Except for Chris Webber, who was shooting, and Peja, who was just inside, everyone else had retreated.

That's right, even Divac didn't force himself to the inside.

As for Peja, after he was sure that he couldn't get a rebound, he immediately chose to retreat.

Wang Hao gave the ball to Gary Payton, and he immediately ran to the frontcourt. He didn't even meet Gary Payton, but went directly to the baseline.

Christie stayed close to Wang Hao and even grabbed Wang Hao's jersey as if nothing happened.

Yes, this is all done under today's NBA rules.

Gary Payton calmly came to the top of the three-point arc. At this moment, Wang Hao suddenly moved.

He slapped away Christie's hand that grabbed his jersey and ran quickly to the left.

Christie didn't dare to be careless and hurriedly followed, but before taking this step, Wang Hao had already changed direction.

Yes, this is actually just a fake move.

It was a simple fake move, but Wang Hao used his speed and explosive power to find a chance.

He quickly appeared outside the three-point line in the corner, and Gary Payton, who had an extremely tacit understanding, had already passed the ball.

It has to be said that Christie is indeed one of the best physical defenders in the NBA, and Christie's reactions are also not slow.

Seeing that Wang Hao was about to take action, it might just be a fake move, but Christie had to jump up to interfere.

Sure enough, Christie, who was leaping high, flew past Wang Hao and missed the opportunity to defend.

Of course, this is for the average player.

For defensive experts, Christie actually already has this awareness, and he actually leaves room for it.

After landing, he decisively returned to defense.

In fact, the moment he landed, he had already seen Wang Hao's movement and breakthrough from the right.

Christie didn't dare to be careless, so he turned around and headed straight for the basket.

He knew that it might be impossible to stop Wang Hao, but he had to interfere as much as possible from behind.

However, Christie, who turned around and was about to rush over, was dumbfounded. How could there be Wang Hao?

At this moment, Wang Hao is still outside the three-point line.

Just now, it was just a feint as he took a tentative step to the right. However, the movement was relatively large, and it looked like a breakthrough.

Christie, who was running around, was knocked unconscious. At this time, Wang Hao also got an opportunity to take action easily.

"Whoa!"

Christie didn't even have time to defend and could only watch as the basketball thrown by Wang Hao fell steadily into the basket.

3:0

Looking back, it was the Kings' offense again.

Divac is still providing support from the high position, while Peja uses running positions and screens to find opportunities to take action.

At this moment, everyone suddenly discovered that the SuperSonics and Kings actually chose the same tactic in the opening game.

They all play around the outside pitchers first, and the outside pitchers open up and create space to better execute other tactics.
Chapter completed!