Chapter 368 Enlightenment!

——OH! Well done!

——It’s okay today on the 10th!

——Haha, No. 10 took all the points today!

"Hahaha, Hanamichi is so fierce today! Is it because of Haruko?"

"Keep it up, Hanamichi!"

"Sakura!"

The cheers from the home team, especially those from friends and Haruko.

Snapped!

Lin Dong and Sakuragi gave each other a hard slap.

"Brother Gao Ren!"

"That guy isn't that scary, is he?" Lin Dong smiled and looked at O'Neal, who was looking unhappy, and said to Sakuragi: "Excitement is also a kind of power. Hold your breath and don't get lost in the cheers. Get discouraged and think about that guy’s weakness, that’s your main course today!”

main course……

Sakuragi Hanamichi choked and suppressed the emotions that were about to burst out.

In order to defeat the Lakers, O'Neal must pass this level, especially on the defensive end. He must break O'Neal's absolute dominance under the basket and his absolute control of rebounds. Otherwise, no matter how hard he picks up the master, he must The score cannot change the direction of the game at all.

As for O'Neal's weaknesses?

The true story of Old Earl - the opponent's habits are his weakness! Not to mention catching his habits and attacking them, even if you just destroy his habits, it is still a success!

O'Neal's habitual attack position in the paint area, his habitual search for confrontation before taking action... When the idea becomes clear, when the goal becomes single and clear...

Sakuragi Hanamichi took a deep breath and walked to the free throw line.

Relying on the breath he was holding in, Sakuragi steadily hit the free throws that he only had an 80% shooting rate in training. The score came to 5:2, and the SuperSonics took the lead!

The Lakers have the ball.

Although the game has just begun, the Sonics' two consecutive offensives were completed by No. 10 Red Hair. The Lakers obviously still felt a slight threat. This is different from the previous game, where Lin Dong alone dominated the rhythm of the game. completely different.

Without Payton, the best way to win the Sonics is to not let Lin Dong find support from anyone else on this team.

O'Neal and Kobe just exchanged glances, and they had already read each other's common meaning: to seize the momentum of No. 10 first!

Kobe holds the ball from behind, and O'Neal has gone straight to the paint area.

Everyone knows that O'Neal's attack range is concentrated in the paint area. Let him get the ball in this position, which is almost equivalent to giving away points. Therefore, the most ideal situation to defend O'Neal is to prevent him from coming in.

Therefore, in the previous games, as soon as O'Neal came over, Sakuragi would desperately go up to the top, but the tonnage difference, no matter how Sakuragi lowered his weight, he would be plowed by the opponent, at most two seconds He forcefully broke through Sakuragi's defense and squeezed into the paint area.

O'Neal had the same plan this time. When he walked into the paint area, he subconsciously turned his back, preparing to squeeze the guy out with his shoulders and his thick buttocks.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he exerted his strength, the kid actually stepped back, allowing O'Neal to stand directly in the most comfortable position in the paint area.

Is it so easy this time?

O'Neal felt a little unbelievable, and even if he was beaten, he would be beaten, but he still admired the strength of this 204 cm little guy. At least he could force himself to be serious, and he could often maintain a stalemate with himself for a second or two during a confrontation. Comparable to most 215 cm centers in the league.

The opponent's position under the basket can still cause some trouble for you, or at least it can consume your own energy.

But what the hell is this about giving up defense now?

Just as he was thinking this, he saw Sakuragi suddenly make a big turn from his side, trying to avoid the most important situation and try to get in front of him to prevent him from catching the ball.

What a beautiful thought!

O'Neal sneered and immediately instinctively moved sideways. At the same time, he opened his left arm to intercept, still keeping Sakuragi pinned behind him.

But he moved to the left, Sakuragi continued to move to the left, and O'Neal continued to block instinctively.

With such moves and blocks, Sakuragi moved along the baseline to the left area, and actually 'led' O'Neal out of the paint area without any effort.

At this time, Kobe, who came with the ball, was at the top of the three-point arc, and he was slightly shocked when he saw this scene.

Before that, it was Sakuragi who pushed hard under the basket, and then was beaten by O'Neal. It was O'Neal who was attacking and Sakuragi Hanamichi was receiving.

But now, just a change of thinking, it turned out that O'Neal was chasing and Sakuragi Hanamichi was circling.

This...who is guarding whom?

Kobe is also convinced. Is this giving the initiative to his opponent?

"Shaq!" Kobe had to remind him, and O'Neal suddenly realized that he had unknowingly left the most comfortable paint area.

Farke!

He cursed secretly in his heart, simply ignored Sakuragi Hanamichi, and instead rushed towards the basket.

At the same time, Kobe's high pass went straight to the basket.

Alley-oop!

O'Neal looked at the starting position and stood still, but the next second...

call!

A dark green figure suddenly jumped out from the side and jumped up crazily in front of him.

No. 10!

O'Neal was taken aback by this sudden move. Just now, he was led by Sakuragi and almost ran out of the penalty area. When he came back, he had completely lost Sakuragi as a defender. He felt that there was no one within one meter of him. People, how could they expect to suddenly jump out.

According to the tacit understanding between him and Kobe, the ball had to be jumped a little later, but when the dark green figure of No. 10 suddenly jumped in front of his eyes, O'Neal's mind couldn't help but think of the previous scene when he jumped the ball in the opening game. .

So my whole body trembled, and my body jumped up almost instinctively, but then I realized that the ball was passed very high by Kobe, and it was still at least one meter away from the basket. What a stupid jump. …

Don't say you can't reach it, that guy can't reach it either...

Before this thought could finish running through O'Neill's mind, his pupils suddenly tightened.

Sakuragi fell one step ahead of him. After all, that guy jumped first and didn't seem to have fully exerted his strength, so he naturally landed faster than him.

When O'Neal fell down and his toes touched the ground, he desperately heard the sound of a ball hitting the backboard above his head, and then the dark green figure of No. 10 jumped up again.

call!

This time he didn't just jump around casually. Sakuragi Hanamichi worked hard, all the explosions in his body were concentrated into one point, and his body shot up like a rocket.

Extremely fast second takeoff!

In O'Neal's desperate and angry eyes, he only had time to jump a little distance after landing, and saw that No. 10 had already stolen the alley-oop that should have belonged to him!

"Fake!" O'Neal yelled angrily.

Wow!

There was an uproar of excitement around the arena.

McMillan, the substitutes and even Haruko and others on the sidelines jumped with excitement.

This doesn't just mean a steal, but a significant first blockade of the Lakers' inside line!

Thinking about the past few games, when the Lakers were in trouble, they only needed to sling the ball inside, and they could immediately break the deadlock and score stably. Such steals seemed too precious.

On the contrary, Sakuragi Hanamichi, who should be excited the most, is actually extremely calm at this time.

——Hold your breath! Hold your breath! Don't get lost in the cheers.

——This is just a ball, maybe it's luck, it's not enough to show that you can deal with O'Neal, don't be excited, don't be too excited!

Taking advantage of the moment of falling, Sakuragi looked straight ahead. He had already seen Lin Dong rushing towards the frontcourt at the lead. Although Kobe was following closely, but with the speed of the master brother...

call!

The moment he landed, Sakuragi swung his arm and threw him directly towards the front position.

After all, Lin Dong started in front of Kobe. The sheer speed of the two was also won by Lin Dong. Coupled with the direction in which Sakuragi threw the ball, when Lin Dong rushed into the frontcourt with a few strides, the basketball happened to bounce not far in front of him. rise.

During the sprint, Wei leaned over to steal the ball without even taking a shot. He took a long stride and scored an easy layup.

The Sonics scored another victory, and the numbers on the electronic scoreboard jumped, 7:2!

Amid continued cheers from the entire audience, the ball returned to the Lakers.

O'Neal was really angry now.

This guy caused trouble for the opening jump ball, Lin Dong was flanked by this guy and was exploited by this guy, and when he turned around and wanted to hit an alley-oop, he was actually destroyed by this guy...

O'Neal was really angry now. When he turned around and entered the paint area, he saw the red-haired kid repeating his old tricks and trying to get around the blocker again.

He was angry, but he had just suffered a loss. O'Neal could clearly see the key point of this defense.

The kid gave up competing with his own strength and instead chose to intercept the passing route passed to him by others.

Although the opponent's strength is not as good as his own, his reaction, speed, bounce, etc., seem to be better than his own, and he also has Peyton's unique skill of 'thousand-handed iron wall'. He must let such a guy stand in his way at any time. In the middle of the passing route, it is absolutely difficult for you to catch the ball comfortably.

It is obviously not advisable to follow the opponent and intercept, so the only option left is to go to the free throw line to catch the ball.

This position is only two steps away from the 3-point line, and the passing line is straight and short. If the ball can still be intercepted even if it is almost handed from hand to hand, then he and Kobe will retire where they are!

O'Neal took a big step forward and stood directly on the free throw line, but when Sakuragi saw this scene, he felt that his mind was smart, as if he was enlightened at this moment, and suddenly felt a sense of understanding.

In the first two games, I tried my best to fight against O'Neal, but I couldn't even squeeze the opponent out of the paint.

But now... without spending any effort, it was just a change of thinking that forced the guy to the free throw line?

Sakuragi Hanamichi couldn't help but froze in place for half a second.

Come on, what on earth was I working so hard on in the first two games?

I, I...I'm such a fucking genius!