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In the evening, there were still 10 to [-] minutes before the start of the game. The fans who came one after another had already filled the key center arena. According to security regulations, after the tickets with seats were sold out, the staff put them in again. After less than [-] spectators, they began to announce that no entry was allowed.

Although this is a life-and-death battle for the Sonics, fans are still willing to come to the scene to cheer for the team when the chances of winning are not high. This is already a gratifying change. In the past, this would never happen. kind of situation.

If a team does not have a group of loyal fans who will never leave, then no matter how good the team is, it is not a successful team. Some teams even have a good market. Fans are not necessarily loyal, and although some teams do not perform well, the fan base is relatively stable, and the revenue of the football market is also relatively stable.

The Spurs arrived at the arena one step earlier than the Sonics, and started warm-up training early. For this game, although **Vich has always emphasized not to hold the idea of ​​​​one battle, the Sonics are not so easy Taken, but the players don't see it that way.

Players with rich experience in the game also have a shortcoming, that is, they all have their own opinions and are not easily influenced by the head coach. Under the great pressure of being eliminated, one may not be able to maintain resilience.

Even if this game is won, so what, there are still two games to come, as long as they lose one game, they will be eliminated, and the Spurs can lead [-] to [-], which shows that their strength is better than that of the Spurs. The Sonics, this kind of thinking is definitely not the only one who thinks this way.

Indeed, it has already been led [-]-[-]. Under such circumstances, it is not so easy to make a comeback. Therefore, the Spurs players are not only prepared to return to their home court to fight again, but also hold out against the odds. The idea of ​​being able to get rid of the Sonics here.

After all, the Los Angeles Lakers are already [-]-[-] to the New Orleans Hornets. If the Supersonics can't win this game, the Lakers will take the lead in eliminating the Hornets. Not even good news.

If they can win the game, even if the Lakers also eliminate the Hornets, the team can rest for three days. If they lose the game and the game drags to the sixth game, but the Lakers eliminate the Hornets, then It is equivalent to letting the opponent rest for a few days, which is not worthwhile.

In addition, **Vich just emphasized not to underestimate the enemy, not to say that he wants to drag the game to the sixth game, so most of the players are ready to work harder to eliminate the Sonics here.

**Vich doesn’t want the team to end the series early, but he feels that the Sonics won’t be defeated so easily. After being led by [-] to [-], the Sonics will definitely have a rebound, as an opponent , He also did a lot of homework on the Sonics, and at the same time, with his understanding of Carlesimo and Stephen, he will never make the mistake of underestimating his opponent.

Although the young team lacks toughness, it also has the characteristics of strong impact. Once they break out under pressure, it is definitely not something that the Spurs can easily handle. Six times, the Spurs only have a 40.00% chance of winning.

The game started soon, and there was no change in the starting lineups of both sides. At this time, simple small changes have no effect. For both sides, they know each other well, who has what strengths, who has what The weaknesses are also clearly understood, and there is no need to cover them up.

In this game, the Spurs chose a game strategy of both offense and defense, and strengthened their offense while insisting on defense. Returning to the home court of the Sonics, the Spurs must give full play to their own offensive strengths. Sonics.

And against the Sonics like in the first game, Vicky didn't think it would be an advantage. The reason why they won the first game was that it was unexpected. The Sonics really had no idea. Game preparation is all about dealing with the Spurs' defense.

It is obviously not easy to use this move now. The playoff matchup is a bit like a setting in an anime. Don’t use the same move a second time. Of course, this does not mean that the head coach will There is no need to make changes, because the game is not a simple one-on-one duel, but a complicated systematic project.

It's not that pulling five people onto the field and fighting randomly can determine the outcome. Strength is very important, as is mental will, and game strategy, tactical command and other technical duels are also very important, not to say It is enough for you to have the advantage of strength, as long as I push it openly and squarely, I will be able to win.

In the case of basically similar strengths, this style of play is undoubtedly seeking defeat. Like last season, the Spurs easily defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Finals. It is very rare for teams with such a big gap in strength entering the finals.

Stephen is still the focus of the Spurs' defense. Bruce Bowen defends against shooting and Duncan defends against breakthroughs. The Spurs have thoroughly studied Stephen's offensive methods and the tactical coordination of the Sonics. It is not easy to get rid of them with general coordination. defense.

However, Stephen did not rush to attack, but put the focus of the offense on the inside line. When Duncan needs to keep vigilance against himself from time to time, the Sonics' inside line can play a certain role, especially Stephen always broke through to the basket, and then distributed the ball to Coupard and Wilcox, which caused a lot of trouble for the Spurs for a while.

Both Coupard and Wilcox have physical advantages when facing Oberto. Although Oberto is very good at defense, there is still no good way to face the two people's attacks in turn. If It wasn't for Duncan's timely return to aid several times, the Sonics would have already taken the lead.

Stephen's first attack started from Duncan. After he used a one-block screen to get rid of Bruce Bowen's follow-up defense, Ginobili was unable to prevent Stephen's forced drive, and Duncan had to come from the left to help defend. , while preparing to turn around.

Because in the front, Stephen has passed the ball to Coupard or Wilcox on the inside several times in this way, and they will score. But at the same time, they cannot relax their defense against Stephen, because Stephen is the biggest threat.

But this time, Stephen didn't plan to hand it over to others. Although the inside line performed well just now, if this continues, the Spurs will shrink their defense, and the offense of Coupard and Wilcox just now did not Inflicting damage to the Spurs also made him a little dissatisfied, so he decided to play the ball by himself.

Seeing Duncan rushing over, Stephen dodged to the left, but Duncan was unmoved, and Stephen moved back. There is too little room for maneuvering there. If Stephen really went that way, it would be called self-inflicted trap Woolen cloth.

Although Stephen didn't observe back and forth, he had a clear view of the entire stadium, especially the situation in the half court. His peripheral vision was always observing everything he could see. At the same time, his brain was recording and predicting. Judgment.

Many times, when describing the passing of some point guards, they will use him as if he has eyes on the back of his head or a certain part, to describe his unexpected passing, especially "Magic" Johnson, who uses Don't watch people pass the ball to become famous.

But in essence, there is a prerequisite for passing the ball without looking at people. He has already confirmed that his teammates are in that position. Otherwise, how dare he pass the ball rashly? The position of the teammates, as well as the position, angle and strength of the pass have been determined, and then there will be such an unpredictable pass.

This is the combination of on-site observation and prediction, as well as tactics and understanding of teammates' running habits, so this kind of pass is easy to say, but there are not many reasons why it can often be staged in games.

Stephen also has this ability, but in most cases he does not use this ability to pass the ball, but to observe the opponent's defense, and then determine how to attack and how to break the opponent's defense. Pass the ball.

Because his offensive threat is always greater than that of his teammates, coupled with his meticulous observation and timing of passing the ball is also very good, so he can get so many assists, in fact, the number of times he passed the ball is not too much, Most of them are used in their own shots.

This time is also the same, although he did not observe the four directions, but he has determined that the current position is his best shot position, and no matter where he moves, he may fall into the opponent's pincer attack, and at this point However, he only needs to deal with Duncan's defense alone.

Stephen knows Duncan very well, but Duncan doesn't know so much about him. This is because Duncan's development has reached its peak, while Stephen's progress is constantly improving. In this contest of offense and defense, who can win? To win, the teammates of the past and the enemy today, neither of them showed mercy, and they gave full play to themselves.

Duncan's feet kept moving in small steps, and Stephen's steps seemed to be attacking or retreating, making him unable to figure out Stephen's next move, but from the challenging eyes in Stephen's eyes, Duncan could be sure Well, Stephen won't pass the ball again this time, which also made his fighting spirit soar, and a surge of pride surged in his chest, to see how Stephen, who was his younger brother, would use to defeat himself.

Duncan is good at all inside offensive skills, including mid-range shooting, but what he is better at is his defense. His defensive range is not as large as Spiderman's Garnett, but he is better than Garnett in terms of awareness and skills. Garnett is better. Whether he is facing an inside offense or an outside offense, he can always appear in front of the attacker at the right time and make the best response.

But today, he was wrong. Stephen first took a step back and jumped into the air. It seemed that he was about to make a fadeaway jumper. He jumped up, waved his right arm, and was about to block Stephen's shot, but Stephen's body suddenly leaned forward at this time, and the original shooting action became a pick.

At the same time as the ball was shot, the arms of the two people touched together, and the referee's whistle sounded at the same time.