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Chapter 92 Fierce Battle Supersonic

On April 1997, 4, the Lakers defeated the Portland Trail Blazers in an away game and completed a sweep of the opponent. The total score is 30 to 1, and the Suns still lead by one game, which allows the Lakers to get at least 2 days of rest.

On May 5st, there was a game between the East and the West. The Miami Heat and the Orlando Magic fought 1-2. The Heat led by one game. Today’s game is still Orlando’s home game. Hardaway played bravely and scored 1 points, tying the score of the two teams to 42-2. If the Magic can still win today, the two teams will play the fifth game.

The magic team standing on the edge of the cliff is united, and Anfernee Hardaway once again became the savior. He scored 41 points again in this game and led the Magic to tie the score to 2 to 2. The Heat's two home victories are now complete. In vain, the two teams stood on the starting line again.

西部这边同样也是站上了悬崖边缘的超音速在菲尼克斯完成救赎，他们以122比115战胜太阳队，将比分扳成2比2，加里佩顿拿下28分14次助攻。

In this case, the Lakers have another two days of rest.

On May 5, the Eagles defeated the Detroit Pistons away, and the score of the two teams became 2-2.

On May 5, after the Supersonics returned home, they did not give the Suns any more chances. They beat the Phoenix Suns 3-116. With a near triple-double in rebounds, the Sonics eliminated the Phoenix Suns 92-24 with a total score. They will play the first game of the second round with the Lakers who are waiting for work on May 9.

On May 5th, the second round of the Western Conference playoffs started first. The game between the Jazz and the Rockets was also hailed as the most intense match in the Western Conference playoffs this year. , and the outside Jazz had the upper hand.The first game of the two teams will be played at Utah's home court. The second round of the playoffs this year will adopt a seven-game four-win system. The team has home field advantage.

The Jazz played even better in the first game. Their role players stood up. After the two core players Karl Malone and Stockton were guarded to death, the Jazz's substitutes scored a total of 32 points. Got 6 points.In the end, the Jazz defeated the Rockets 101 to 94 and won their first victory.

The first round of the Eastern Conference finally came to an end today. The two teams returning home did not give their opponents another chance. The Eagles eliminated the Pistons 84 to 79, and the Heat eliminated the Magic 91 to 83.

On May 5, the Lakers finally ushered in their opponents in the second round at home after a five-day break.

The 5-day rest period seemed to make the Lakers players forget about the state of the playoffs. After the start of the game, O'Neal failed to make three consecutive strong attacks on the inside and only scored two free throws in the third attack. The petrified guy missed both free throws, and the Sonics took an 3-8 lead in the opening three minutes.

The Sonics' tactics today are very reasonable. They used Sean Campla to open O'Neal in the interior, Schramf stormed Elden Campbell and made consecutive hits. In defense, Kemp and Schramff kept double-teaming O'Neal. Let the other players of the Lakers team defend Liu Han, and the dull tactics of the Lakers coach Harris were seen through by the Supersonics.

The game continued, and the Lakers no longer used O'Neal to attack the Sonics inside. Liu Han took the initiative to catch the ball from outside the three-point line. O'Neal gave Liu Han a single block to cover. Liu Han opened up the space.

Liu Han relied on O'Neal to cover and get rid of Gary Payton's stalking, and then suddenly accelerated into the Supersonic inside line. Sean Kemp let go of O'Neal to defend Liu Han. The ball was passed from the back of the head, and O'Neal, who followed up behind, caught the ball and flew up for a dunk. O'Neal, who had already started up, was unstoppable.

Next, the Lakers stopped sticking to man-to-man defense. Sean Kemp didn't do well in mid-range shooting, and O'Neal began to pay more attention to supplementary defense on the inside.

Liu Han entangled Gary Payton tightly on the outside. The opponent was the starting point of the Supersonic attack. Van Exel couldn't defend, so Liu Han could only defend.

After the Lakers strengthened their defense, the Supersonics’ shooting percentage began to decline. Although Schrempf has a good mid-range shot, he is still a little afraid of O’Neal’s supplementary defense, and his passing awareness is not like other players from Europe. The players are so good.

The Lakers put down the Supersonic offense and continued their successful tactic just now. Liu Han came out to hold the ball and cooperate with O'Neal. Both strong points have the ability to attack aggressively, and Liu Han's three-pointer made the Supersonic fear even more. The other Lakers players can just wait for the opportunity on the outside.

Liu Han has a lot of options after passing O'Neal's screen. He can shoot himself or drive to the basket, and O'Neal's speed is also very good now. After the pick-and-roll, few people can stop O'Neal who has already started.

Through several cooperations between Liu Han and O'Neal, the Lakers gradually caught up with the score.

At the end of the first quarter, the Lakers trailed by only two points 23-25.

In the second quarter, Liu Han did not rest, but continued to play and lead the Lakers' substitute players. The Lakers now have only two point guards. Van Exel and Liu Han must have a substitute in the second quarter. Otherwise, the Lakers will struggle in the second quarter.

After the Supersonics replaced the substitutes, Liu Han began to play hard. Now he can ignore the double-teaming of these substitute players, whether it is a back jumper behind the back, or a sudden shot after catching the ball outside the three-point line, It is difficult for Supersonic players to limit Liu Han's performance.

Liu Han took a break after playing 7 minutes in the second quarter. He scored 7 points in 19 minutes, leading the Lakers' substitutes to overtake the score in one fell swoop, and extended the lead to 8 points.

After Liu Han left the field, the Lakers entered O'Neal's aggressive mode again. Van Exel and Eddie Jones were cruising outside and waiting for an opportunity. Kobe was also replaced on the field to replace Liu Han.

The two teams played inextricably in the remaining 5 minutes of the second quarter.At halftime, the Lakers led by 8 points and entered the second half.

After the start of the second half, Liu Han rested enough time to continue playing. The Lakers still used the tactic of allowing Liu Han and O'Neal to cooperate with each other in the first half.Although this tactic is simple, it is very effective. Both O'Neal and Liu Han have super personal abilities and can easily tear through the Supersonic's single defense. If the opponent double-teams, then the other Lakers players Definitely get a chance.

The Supersonics will not give up the game easily. The head coach George Karl is not a coach who can't defend. Facing the Lakers' tactic of relying on star singles, George Karl is determined to give it a go. He asked the players to give up on the Lakers. The defense of the other players on the team is to defend Liu Han to death. If O'Neal does not have Liu Han's pass in the paint, it will be difficult for him to play a role.George Karl felt that he would rather be shot to death by other Lakers players than be defeated by Liu Han alone. This tactic is very similar to that of Pistons head coach Chuck Daly in the mid-to-late 80s when he faced Jordan. Such a tactic was eliminated by the Pistons in the playoffs for three consecutive years, which can be said to have suffered a lot.

However, although the other Lakers players were a little too relaxed at the beginning of the game today, after half the game, the feeling of the game came back. Embarrassed.

At the end of the third quarter, the Lakers led by 16 points.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Liu Han took a break, and O'Neal also had to take a break. The intensity of the playoffs made the players feel very tired. Harris didn't want to lose his core at the critical moment.

The Supersonics played an offensive climax at the beginning of the fourth quarter while the core of the Lakers rested. They once narrowed the gap to 5 points, but Liu Han and O'Neal returned to the court after a 5-minute rest. The Supersonics It was no longer possible to close the score.

The Lakers ended the first round of the playoffs in three games, while the opponent, the Sonics, played five games and then continued to the second round after only one day of rest. The physical strength gradually couldn't keep up. After all, the intensity of the playoffs was much higher than that of the regular season.

In the end, the Lakers defeated the Sonics 117 to 102 and won their first victory in the second round of the playoffs.O'Neal played 38 minutes and scored 24 points and 14 rebounds. Liu Han played 37 minutes and scored 28 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists.

Starting from May 5th, the second round of the Eastern and Western playoffs will gradually start. Since both teams in the Eastern Conference have played five games in the first round, their second round of the playoffs will be on the 5th. just started.

In the game on the 6th, the Eagles challenged the Bulls away. Jordan scored 34 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists. Although the Eagles had been leading in the first half of the game, they still failed to win. With 16 points, he almost defeated the Eagles on his own.

In the West, the Jazz and the Rockets fought again. The Rockets failed to stage a comeback in the away game. They were shot by Jazz shooter Hornacek with a three-point lore at the last moment. Karl Malone scored 34 points and 11 points. In terms of rebounds, Olajuwon only scored 17 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists. The nearly 35-year-old Olajuwon failed to limit the Jazz's core Karl Malone in any way.In this way, the Jazz lead the Rockets 2-0 for most of the time.

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