On the 17th, the SuperSonics defeated the Lakers again 103-81 in an away game.
Payton was in great form, playing 43 minutes, making 14 of 27 shots, 5 of 10 three-pointers, 3 of 5 free throws, and scored 36 points, 3 rebounds, and 7 assists.
Kobe tried his best to defend Yang Jian, but Yang Jian took fewer shots and assisted his teammates to score again and again.
Kobe was like a punch on cotton, and he was angrily spewing trash talk. "Come on, don't you dare to challenge me one on one? Defeat me openly!" "Do you only know how to pass the ball?"
In a parallel world, many players described Kobe as a master of trash talk. When he first entered the league, he dared to directly criticize Jordan. Later, he would not kneel down when facing the emperor James, and he would continue to criticize him! Even during training, Kobe would even criticize his teammates.
Clarkson, Nick Young, Jordan Hill, Jeremy Lin and others all have a deep understanding of this.
Mavericks Jets Jason Terry said he was the only one in the league who dared not criticize Kobe Bryant. Warriors Vampire Chaser Green said he was the only two people in the league who dared not criticize him. One is Duncan, who doesn't react no matter how much you spray him, and the other
It's Kobe, he talks trash better than you!
Yang Jian didn't feel that Kobe's trash talk was bad, so he ignored him and followed his own rhythm. He was upright and upright? Maybe Kobe felt that if he didn't challenge one-on-one, it wouldn't count? Then it would be difficult for him to beat Yang Jian in the future.
Kobe actually wanted to use provocation to attract Yang Jian to play, because he didn't know how to restrict Yang Jian's passing. If he blocked the passing route, Yang Jian would fake a sudden pass.
Yang Jian took fewer shots to organize the offense and had a high shooting percentage. He played 42 minutes and made 8 of 11 shots, 3 of 5 three-pointers, 4 of 4 free throws, and scored 23 points, 7 rebounds, 17 assists and 3 steals.
The embarrassing thing is that even though Yang Jian only took 11 shots, he still scored more points than Kobe. Kobe played 42 minutes and made 6 of 18 shots, 0 of 5 three-pointers, 3 of 4 free throws, and scored 15 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists, and 2 steals.
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Rashard Lewis was out due to a shoulder injury, and Bruce Bowen became the starting small forward. Bowen also limited Glenn Rice, who played 38 minutes, 4 of 13 shots, 2 of 6 three-pointers, and free throws.
3 of 4, 13 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists.
O'Neal was the Lakers' only star who performed normally. He made 13 of 21 shots, 4 of 10 free throws, and scored 30 points, 10 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 blocks. The SuperSonics' shark-cutting tactics still worked. O'Neal missed consecutive free throws in the final quarter, which was very hurt.
morale.
After this game, Yang Jian's average assists per game has reached 12, and he is recognized as a double-double machine.
Basketball experts believe that the reason why the SuperSonics are strong every season is because Yang Jian leads the team. No matter what the SuperSonics lineup is, role players can perform as long as they defend seriously and are willing to run, catch and shoot.
The Sonics' role players are just not famous, but they have characteristics and potential. But people are accustomed to judging a player's strength by his draft pick, so most of the credit naturally goes to Yang Jian.
On the 18th, the SuperSonics returned to their home court and easily defeated the Cavaliers 109-88.
In this game, Yang Jian took more shots. He made 14 of 22 shots, 6 of 11 three-pointers, and 9 of 9 free throws in 38 minutes. He scored 43 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists.
The Cavaliers' starting shooting guard Bob Sura was exposed. He made 3 of 12 shots, 2 of 7 three-pointers, and 2 of 4 free throws in 33 minutes. He scored 10 points, 2 rebounds, and 3 assists.
Scottie Pippen, who joined the Cavaliers, was the best performer on the team. He made 7 of 16 shots, 1 of 4 three-pointers, 5 of 6 free throws, and scored 20 points, 7 rebounds, and 4 assists.
A 43.8% field goal percentage is considered a good performance for the current Pippen. His reputation has repeatedly declined and he is unable to lead the Cavaliers into the playoffs. This is of course not the career Pippen wants.
Want to escape Cleveland, but don't know where to go next.
A strong team will not give Pippen the ball. On a weak team, if he has the ball and is not efficient enough, his weaknesses will be exposed. He has completely lost his roots and can only be a mercenary until he retires.
Shawn Kemp, the Cavaliers' highest-paid star power forward, has become the league's representative of high salary and low performance.
Kemp had lunch and chatted with Yang Jian and Payton. Both of them were surprised at his current body shape. This guy said in an interview in the summer that he would lose weight. As a result, he lost more and more weight and already weighed 130 kilograms.
Kemp has become a "long-term friend", one of those lazy friends around him who seem to have worked hard to lose weight for a long time, but are still covered in fat.
In this game, Kemp made 4 of 13 shots, 5 of 6 free throws, 13 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist, and 5 turnovers. He was so fat that he could only jump 30cm, and he could hardly even reach the basket.
At that time, the Cavaliers management dug Kemp and thought he was the hope of the team. As a result, Kemp was useless after only two years. The most terrifying thing is that after the end of this season, Kemp's contract will not expire in four years, and his annual salary
As tall as Yang Jian.
Kemp's performance in this game was not as good as that of SuperSonics center Brad Miller. He couldn't beat Miller in a one-on-one game and was a black hole on the defensive end.
Miller made 6 of 8 shots, 2 of 2 free throws, and scored 14 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, and 2 blocks. Yang Jian and Miller were very powerful in the pick-and-roll, and it was easy to pass Kemp out of position or make jump shots.
The Cavaliers are not the strongest lineup. "Big Z" Ilgauskas was reimbursed for two consecutive seasons due to stress fracture. But even if Big Z can play, he cannot defend well. The Cavaliers' lineup is unreasonable and there is no hope of returning in the short term.
It's the playoffs.
On the 21st, the SuperSonics defeated the underdog Celtics in an away game. The players had no effort but the score difference was not big, 123 to 111.
Yang Jian kept letting off steam on the defensive end to help the Celtics hold on to the score. He played 42 minutes and made 15 of 24 shots, 7 of 12 three-pointers, 6 of 6 free throws, and scored 43 points, 10 rebounds, 13 assists and 2 steals.
The Celtics had serious problems with their lineup due to injuries, so they started three inside players. "Fat Touto" Antoine Walker played as a small forward, and Paul Pierce was a shooting guard.
Yang Jian played a pick-and-roll, and he faced the white center Vitali Potapenko who was 208cm tall and weighed 127 kilograms. He could easily pass people. He relied on covering and running to catch and shoot, and Potapenko couldn't guard him.
, Pierce's pursuit speed was not fast enough.
Pierce will be a star small forward in the future. He has powerful offensive skills and is called the "offensive kaleidoscope." However, he is not very fast and has poor defensive effect on defenders. Pierce could not guard Yang Jian, but he scored 40 points under Yang Jian's 8
3 rebounds and 3 assists, very impressive.
On the 22nd, the SuperSonics lost back-to-back away games to the Raptors 94-97, ending their winning streak.
The winter in Toronto in 2000 was surprisingly cold. Yang Jian had never seen such heavy snow in his lifetime. The Sonics players stayed in the hotel and were unwilling to go out. They had no energy to play the game and their momentum was low.
However, Eric Snow told Yang Jian that the snow in Toronto last month was much heavier than this, and the cars outside were buried. People who live in single-family villas must dig a tunnel with a shovel first if they want to go out, because the front entrance
Already blocked by snow.
Yang Jian was a little embarrassed after hearing this. He was the one who asked Snow to come to this hellish place to play. Fortunately, Snow didn't mind. Maybe it was because his last name was "Xue". He liked this city and the fans also liked him.
In this game, the SuperSonics team was in a sluggish state. Yang Jian scored 30 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists, shooting 50% from the field, but he only made 2 of 7 three-pointers.
Mason made 4 of 12 shots, 3 of 4 free throws, and scored 11 points, 6 rebounds, and 2 assists, which was the team's second scoring point. Payton made 3 of 10 shots, 2 of 4 three-pointers, and 2 of 2 free throws, scoring only 10 points and 1
Rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals.
No one on the Raptors scored 20 points, but 6 players on the team scored in double figures. Snow played 33 minutes and scored 11 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists, and his performance was better than Payton.
McGrady made 8 of 18 shots, 1 of 2 free throws, and scored 17 points, 11 rebounds, and 5 assists. Mobley, who he guarded, made 3 of 8 shots, 2 of 2 free throws, and only had 8 points and 1 rebound.
Lewis, who returned from injury, was also beaten by Vince Carter. Lewis only played 17 minutes, making 1 of 3 shots, 0 of 2 three-pointers, and scored 2 points and 1 rebound. Although Carter's shooting percentage is not high, but
Scored 15 points.
Chapter completed!