To put it bluntly, the former focuses on tactics, while the latter focuses on personal strength.

Wang Hao and Gary Payton are exactly the kind of players who can handle the ball in various situations.

As long as there is a slight chance of mismatch, they can convert this opportunity into scoring.

As for the problem of internal line congestion, the SuperSonics have already had a solution.

That is to reduce the number of inside players, push Rashard Lewis to the fourth position, and let him stretch out from the three-point line during the game.

Of course, in this way, the Sonics' rebounding will have some minor problems, which can be considered a gain and a loss.

However, it is not impossible to solve the problem. We need to mobilize the whole team to protect rebounds more actively.

Seeing this posture, the Trail Blazers players instantly felt a headache, especially Stoudemire and Michael Dixon.

The two of them had felt the power of this tactic more than once in this game, and they were really helpless.

Whether it is Gary Payton or Wang Hao, they are both top scorers, let alone the two of them working together.

Logically speaking, when faced with this tactic, the best way is to switch defenses infinitely without giving the opponent any openings.

But the question is, if Stoudemire is asked to defend against Wang Hao, how can he defend against him?

The Blazers still adopted a tactic of bypassing the defense, and Dixon did not dare to delay.

Once he is farther away from Wang Hao, Wang Hao can quickly pull away. At that time, the Blazers will either force a switch of defense or leave Wang Hao open.

As for letting others make up the defense.

Are you looking down on Wang Hao's defense?

Occasionally, once or twice, it may be successful, but more often, Wang Hao is asked to pass the ball out to help his teammates score.

Sure enough, after the pick-and-roll, Stoudemire tried to bypass Wang Hao, which really gave Gary Payton a chance to break through.

How can Gary Payton be polite to his opponent? He breaks through quickly and easily passes Stoudemire.

However, this time, the little flying squirrel was not in a hurry, but followed Gary Payton closely.

At the same time, Dale Davis inside had already taken immediate measures and chose to double-team.

Gary Payton's first thought was naturally to pass the ball to P.J. Brown, after all, he was open.

However, when he looked up, he saw that PJ Brown did not move immediately. His offensive position was so poor that he could not pass the ball at all.

To be honest, this is very frustrating.

PJ Brown's defense is very good and his attitude is very positive, but this offense is very frustrating.

But this is also a time when there is no other way. If PJ Brown is really good offensively and defensively, it is impossible for him to earn that salary.

Of course, now is not the time to think about these things. When he is double-teamed and forced to stop the ball, he has to pass the ball out immediately.

Under the double-team of the two, Gary Payton still protected the ball and threw the ball to Wang Hao from the outside.

Now, there are only 9 seconds left in the attack time, which is enough to complete an attack. If you want to use tactics, you can't do it.

It's time to test Wang Hao's singles ability.

Wang Hao didn't waste any time. Facing Dixon's defense, he tried dribbling and adjusted his rhythm.

Suddenly, he began to accelerate and broke through to Dixon's left side. The speed was not slow.

Dixon is indeed not slow. At this point in the game, every ball must be fought for.

However, just after Wang Hao took a step towards the three-point line, he suddenly changed direction and pulled the ball back.

Caught off guard, Dixon almost failed to stop.

Dixon tried his best to regain his focus and wanted to continue to follow Wang Hao and prevent him from taking action easily.

However, what he didn't expect was that after changing direction, Wang Hao did not continue to break through.

Instead, he put the ball together with both hands, and then took a step toward the side and back, a very standard step-back shot.

In the NBA, there are many players who are good at using step-back shots, but there are really few who are good at using step-back shots from beyond the three-point line.

Wang Hao's movements were very coherent and could be said to be done in one go, without giving Dixon any chance to react.

By the time he took action to block the ball, Wang Hao had already completed the shot.

"Whoosh!"

Without any surprise, a crisp sound of the net swiping sounded, and the basketball hit the net.

"boom!"

…

The already lively Key Arena was now becoming more and more lively, with fans cheering continuously.

90:82

Wang Hao's goal completely broke the stalemate, and the balance of victory once again favored the Sonics.

Next we have to see whether the Trail Blazers have such tenacity and can still turn the situation around in such a situation.

The score difference that had been closed was now widened again. The 8-point score difference seemed to be back to the starting point.

I have to say that this is definitely a blow to the morale of the Trail Blazers.

It took a lot of effort to see some hope, but no matter what, a basin of cold water would immediately pour on you.

What's more, they don't know what to do.

Especially Michael Dixon, he felt that he had done enough, but still failed to prevent it.

This is the personal strength that makes people feel helpless.

The two attacks back and forth consume a lot of time, and it will soon be within 4 minutes.

Stoudemire was also a little anxious. Seeing that his teammates had no chance, he simply chose to rush Gary Payton.

After all, he is shorter and faster, which really allows him to get inside.

Seeing the opportunity to take action, Little Flying Squirrel was not polite and directly chose to take action.

However, at this time, PJ Brown was already in place to defend, and with his height and long arms, he completely blocked the flying squirrel's shooting route.

A big block fanned the ball out of the baseline. Although he did not seize the ball, it also destroyed an offense of the Blazers.

This is PJ Brown. His offense does have problems, but his defense is still very trustworthy.
Chapter completed!