2-8 in the West: Spurs, Jazz, Lakers, Rockets, Trail Blazers, Suns, Kings.

9-14: Warriors, Nuggets, Clippers, Timberwolves, Mavericks, Grizzlies.

2-8 in the Eastern Conference: Magic, Pacers, Cavaliers, Knicks, Pistons, Hawks, Heat.

9-15: Hornets, Bullets, Celtics, Nets, Bucks, Raptors, 76ers.

As expected, the record of the two new Canadian teams, the Grizzlies and Raptors, is a mess.

It is worth mentioning that the 76ers' record is worse than that of the parallel world, with only 15 wins, the last in the league, and one less win than the Grizzlies. Yang Jian scored 61 points in the away game, allowing the 76ers to

The players were greatly stimulated and their morale was completely lost.

Unfortunately, there is no reward for Yang Jian's change in history.

Before the playoffs begin, experts predict the first-round matchups.

There is no suspense between the SuperSonics vs. the Kings and the Bulls vs. the Heat. The suspense depends on whether the two eighth-place teams can win a game.

The home and away sequence of the 5-match 3-win system is 2-2-1. Since you can advance if you win an odd number of games, once you sweep your opponent 3-0, it means that the number of home and away games cannot be balanced. Therefore, the first round system

3 wins from 5 games is actually very unfair to those weaker teams.

It was not until the 2003 playoffs that the first round was changed to a best-of-seven system, giving weak teams a better chance to create a black eight miracle.

It is naturally even more embarrassing for a strong team in the current competition system to be defeated by the Nuggets. The SuperSonics were defeated by the Nuggets in 1994 and some people brought it up again. The SuperSonics were eliminated in the first round for two consecutive years, and fans all hope that Yang Jian

Lead the team so this doesn't happen again.

The focus of the first round of the Western Conference is the Lakers vs. Rockets. The Lakers have home court advantage, and the Rockets are the defending champions last season. The Rockets players have to fight hard to reach the second round, otherwise it will be too embarrassing. The Lakers have a magician

Johnson definitely doesn’t want to be eliminated in the first round.

The focus of the first round in the Eastern Conference is the Magic vs. the Pistons.

Anfernee Hardaway and Grant Hill are the outside stars that the league strongly promotes, and they promote them very hard, trying to create an atmosphere of "Mars colliding with the Earth".

These two must be praised hard. When O'Neal was away, Hardaway's free throws were ridiculously high, which made many people dissatisfied before he lowered the number. Hill made more free throws than Hardaway in the regular season, averaging 8.1 per game.

However, Hill and Hardaway are not the key to winning the series at all. If the Pistons want to advance to the second round, the inside must find a way to limit O'Neal, otherwise Hill will not win even if he averages 30 points per game. O'Neal averages 30 points per game 80% of the time and makes field goals.

The rate is even higher than Hill's.

When the league promotes players, there are traces to follow. Just look at the April regular season player of the month, Juwan Howard of the Washington Bullets. The Bullets did not make the playoffs, and Howard averaged a double-double per game.

Just won the award.

This is a compliment. Howard is a power forward who relies on shooting, and his other abilities are average. If a team offers him a super high salary, he will definitely regret it in the future. The league doesn't care about this, it will praise him first.

The teams in the playoffs have been recuperating for three days before the first round begins, and the players on the bad teams are on vacation.

NBA players who play on bad teams also have benefits. They take half a year off every year...

Yang Jian's mentality was very relaxed and he did not go to the gym for extra practice. He took two days off to practice piano at home, and also studied performances with Naomi Watts, and had a lot of fun.

Naomi is also very happy. She can't improve her acting skills by thinking alone. It's much more interesting for the two of them to act at home. They will choose clips from classic movies to act, such as "Basic Instinct", "Peach Deal", "

"Fire Lover" and so on... If it were filmed, the scene would be more eye-opening to the audience than "Eyes Wide Shut".

The fact that Yang Jian has two girlfriends has not been exposed by the media, and the two girls do not know about it. The filming of "Scream" has already started, with Drew Barrymore playing the female lead, and there is no willful change to a supporting actress.

In the parallel world, she suffered a big loss. She didn't have many roles and had to promote the movie, and she didn't get much pay. She made Harvey Weinstein's movie a gimmick, but she didn't get much benefit.

On April 24, the SuperSonics played their first game against the Kings at home.

Tickets for the game have long been sold out, and the local popularity of the SuperSonics has completely surpassed that of the Seattle Seahawks, an NFL team in the same city. Football is more popular in the United States, provided that the team can perform well. The Seahawks' performance cannot match the SuperSonics' performance.

Compared to the speed of sound.

TV5 broadcasts live games and all playoff games of the SuperSonics, which has become the home team of China. Without Yang Jian, Jordan and the Bulls would be the teams that Chinese fans pay most attention to.

Two CCTV commentators believed that the Sonics had advantages in all positions and that the Kings had no chance of survival.

After the game started, the SuperSonics easily suppressed their opponents, played a beautiful combination of inside and outside, and made more achievements.

The King's point guard Tejus Edney, who is 178cm tall, has become the target because his defense is so bad. Payton and Kemp play pick-and-rolls, and Tejus can break through and shoot after getting rid of Teyus, attracting inside help to defend and passing.

The ball goes to Kemp on the cut.

Tyus was unable to interfere with Payton's shooting, let alone stop Kemp from making air cuts. Yang Jian and Schrempf opened up outside the three-point line to attract defenses, and an occasional air cut was enough for the Kings.

George Karl did not arrange Yang Jian to attack in the first quarter, not because he was worried that he would not be able to play well due to his lack of playoff experience, but because the Kings point guard's weaknesses were too obvious, and not targeting him would be a waste of opportunities.

Yang Jian was not weak in closing the game. He made 2 of 3 shots in the first quarter and scored 7 points on 2 of 2 free throws. He counterattacked sharply.

In the second quarter, center Alden Polynice attacked the basket and scored consecutive points, helping the Kings recover a few points. Alden is a blue-collar player, but the Kings need him to hold the ball and attack hard, otherwise they will lack scoring points in the second quarter.

Tyus also shot a lot, but his hit rate was not high. They couldn't do it without shooting, and they had to step up and score to help star player Mickey Richmond share the offensive pressure.

Richmond couldn't score when faced with Yang Jian's defense. He was always pressed against him. If he wanted to take a shot, he had to force his shot against Yang Jian. His mid-to-long-range shooting percentage was not high.

In the first half, Richmond only succeeded in breaking through once, and missed a layup due to interference from PJ Brown. He scored 8 points, all of which were obtained by jump shots, and his efficiency was lower than in the regular season.

In the second half, the Kings coach made a serious mistake. He asked sixth man guard Sarunas Mathiulionis to face off against Yang Jian, and asked Richmond to play small forward in order to strengthen the offensive power.

Sarunas changed the image of European players as passive and weak, pioneered European players to play in the NBA, and brought the "European Step" to the NBA.

But Sarunas was getting slower and slower due to several injuries. He couldn't break through Yang Jian with the European step. Instead, Yang Jian used the European step to pass him over and over again. Even if he judged the direction correctly, he couldn't guard against Yang Jian.

The impact is so strong that you can force a layup by pushing against him.

One is a top-notch white player who is on the verge of retiring at the age of 33. The other is the fastest superman in the league, who can jump with his head flat against the frame. How could Sarunas be able to defend him? His offensive end was also completely restricted by Yang Jian.

Already.

In this quarter, Yang Jian scored 17 points on sudden inside and outside shots, leading the SuperSonics to a 23-point lead entering the final quarter, basically sealing the victory.

At the end of the quarter, Yang Jian played another 5 minutes. He faced off against Richmond, and it was difficult for "The Rock" to score. Schrempf and Sam Perkins opened up on the outside, and the defender attracted help to defend and score points.

They catch the ball and throw it to score consecutively.

After the point difference widened to 31 points, the SuperSonics replaced all the main players and the game entered garbage time.

The SuperSonics' substitutes also played well. Snow and Nate McMillan partnered on the outside. They had two organizational points and the ball moved very well. Veteran Frank Brickkowski is also a space-type inside player who can pull the ball.

To open up space, Earvin Johnson defended the penalty area to protect the rebound.

Vincent Askew still can't play a big role as a substitute, and he is not good at any technique. If the Sonics have a substitute who is good at breakthroughs, they can beat the Kings to tears.

In the final score of 117 to 82, the SuperSonics beat the Kings and got off to a good start.

Yang Jian played 35 minutes and scored 33 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals and 1 block. Mickey Richmond also played 35 minutes and only scored 18 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists.
Chapter completed!