The moment Gary Payton held up the certificate of honor, the fans cheered more intensely, giving people the feeling that they were about to lift the ceiling.

"I feel like I deserve a beating!"

Looking at Gary Payton's appearance, Van Exel couldn't help but pursed his lips, saying that he didn't envy it was fake.

Although Van Exel is an All-Star player, he has never won this award.

"Nick, what do you think Payton would have if we won this game?"

At this time, Chi Liang hit the snake stick and began to provoke Van Exel.

This season, Chi Liang hopes that the team can make the playoffs, and the declining Supersonics are one of the goals to score points.

Due to the back-to-back relationship, the players' physical fitness and condition are difficult to guarantee, so he can only hope that his teammates will be more powerful and it is best to last the last quarter.

In the last game, Chi Liang only played for more than 20 minutes and had not opened his dynamic vision. After a night of rest, the physical energy consumed was basically restored.

However, it is hard to say about his teammates, and they have been affected to a greater or lesser extent. The schedule of the shrinking season is too intensive. Even the energetic players rarely get over it.

"It must be ugly!"

Van Exel automatically thought about it, and then showed an inexplicable smile, and his spirit was obviously much more excited.

Soon, both sides started to play.

The Nuggets' starting lineup: center Mike Dyce, power forward Fordson, small forward Williams, point guard Billups, and point guard Van Exel.

Perhaps Clark's performance was too bad, or he wanted to play in a small lineup, in short, D'Anthony chose to change the lineup and replaced Williams to the starting lineup.

During this period, Williams worked hard to lose weight, and his training attitude was seen by D'Antoni, so he decided to give him another chance.

Supersonics starters: center Alden Polynis, power forward Vin Baker, small forward Detrev Schramf, point guard Billy Owens and point guard Gary Payton.

In addition, there were two bench gangsters sitting on the bench of the Supersonics, namely Jose Hawkins and Dale Ellis.

In the game against the Supersonics, D'Antoni's strategy is very simple. He runs when he has the chance and uses his speed to tear open the Supersonics' defense line.

If it is a positional battle, then open up the space and create a chance for low-level singles for McDace.

Soon, under the referee's organization, the jumping ball began to enter the jumping ball. McDace and Polynis looked at each other and were ready to jump the ball.

In the 1987 draft, the Bulls selected Alden Polynis with the No. 8 draft pick, and then traded Polynis and a draft pick from the Seattle Supersonics for Scott Pippen.

It has to be said that this deal laid the foundation for the Bulls' dynasty and is undoubtedly a deal worthy of great writing.

After both sides were ready, the referee threw the basketball vertically into the sky. When the basketball began to fall, the two jumped one after another.

Although Polynis has 211 cm, the healthy McDace bounces very well and gives the basketball racquet to Van Exel first.

At the first moment, Van Exel wanted to accelerate the breakthrough, but was obstructed by Payton and almost got the steal by the opponent.

Under Payton's harassment, the Supersonics quickly returned to defense, and the Nuggets lost the opportunity to get a fast break.

Without any hesitation, Van Exel hangs the ball to Mike Dess.

Polynis' defense is pretty good, but it is still difficult to limit it against Mike Des' low singles.

McDace shook left and right, and after successfully shaking Polynice's center of gravity, he immediately turned over and jumped, pressing Polynice to shoot the basketball in his hand.

Swish~

The first goal was easily shot by Mike Dyce.

If it were the supersonics last season, it would naturally be impossible to be so easy. At that time, Wen Baker was not obese and relied on his excellent defense ability to become the inner gate of the supersonics.

At that time, the key to winning was successful defense. With Wen Baker and Gary Payton as the core, they created a precisely operated defensive system. They were accustomed to introducing the ball holder into an ambush place at their own pace and then activate the trap.

After they formed the defensive core, the Supersonics became the league's top defensive team.

Unfortunately, now Wen Baker is abolished and Payton is unable to support him. The Supersonics' defensive system can be described in name only.

The Supersonics' ball rights, Payton broke through with the ball, but Van Exel could not stop it, but he did not completely lose his position, constantly harassed Payton and waited for an opportunity to steal.

Before breaking into the penalty area, Payton used the ball to hit the ground and passed the ball to Wen Baker.

Although he became much obese, Wen Baker's offense was not affected much. Instead, due to the significant increase in weight, he easily stuck his position.

After receiving the basketball, Wen Baker leaned with it. Even though Fordson tried his best, he was still unable to stop and retreat.

Swish~

After knocking Fordson back, Vin Baker completed the turn, raised his right hand and easily hooked the basketball into the basket.

At this moment, Fordson began to serve quickly and passed the ball to Van Exel.

Payton reacted quickly and immediately rushed towards Van Exel, trying to hinder Van Exel and give his teammates time to return to defense.

When Payton rushed over, Van Exel did not stick the ball, so he hung the ball to Billups and started running without the ball.

At this time, the Nuggets players advanced quickly, and the Supersonics players hurried back to defense, but Wen Baker was too slow and dragged to the end.

In this case, a five-on-four opportunity was formed on the court. In the continuous transmission, Fordson finally appeared the point guard and scored a slam dunk when receiving the basketball.

In the next time, as long as there is a chance to get a fast break, the Nuggets can always maintain high efficiency. Wen Baker is too fat. Although his offensive end is still very strong, his speed has been significantly affected and he has become a burden to the Supersonics.

Since George Carl left, the Supersonics have been led by assistant coach McMillan.

Now McMillan has just retired and started coaching the SuperSonics team, which has been reduced in the season. It can be described as "Hurrying Ducks" on the shelves.

But he is not without advantages. McMillan is a former supersonic player. He knows the supersonics very well and has learned a lot from George Carl.

In this shrinking season, the Supersonics finished four consecutive victories at the start of the game, but McMillan knew in his heart that this was actually related to Payton's outbreak.

Due to the relationship between Wen Baker, it is difficult for the Supersonics to reappear the style of a strong team. Although the team's offense is still smooth, the quality of the defense has dropped significantly. It is difficult for such Supersonics to gain a foothold in the league.

McMillan has realized this. Whether as a player or a coach, he has always regarded defense as the foundation of the team. After seeing Vin Baker's poor performance, he immediately chose to pause.
Chapter completed!