In the second quarter, Yang Jian did not rest, and played together with Ginobili and Payton, taking up the position of small forward. On the inside was a combination of Boozer and Dalembert. This lineup can play both fast breaks and positions.

war.

Yang Jian has always been able to play small forward, but his height is a bit disadvantageous and he has an advantage in confrontation.

Today, the Sonics don't need Bruce Bowen to play for a long time. Bowen's offensive power is too weak, and George Karl prefers to send out offensive lineups. Ginobili and Yang Jian are on the court together, and their breakthroughs are particularly sharp.

The SuperSonics' inside line maintains the routine of one person pulling out to catch and shoot, and one person covering the screen and cutting to hit the basket. The Spurs use a similar tactic, but the effect is less effective because the outside players can never open up the situation.

Yang Jian guarded Murray and Jim Jackson in the first quarter, and Mason in the second quarter.

Mason was about to collapse from being abused. Although he weighed 12 kilograms more than Yang Jian, his strength did not have the slightest advantage. With the ball, he could not face the frame and break through, nor could he get close to the basket and beat Yang Jian with his back.

Payton also performed with ease when facing Spurs backup point guard Charlie Ward. His condition has declined, and Ward has declined even more. Even Ward is not better, averaging 7.8 points and 5.7 assists per game at his peak.

Not only are the Spurs missing Ginobili, but they are also missing an experienced power forward, Robert Horry, who can stretch the space and defend. In the last round of the series, if Mason hadn't stepped on the ball and Stojakovic was injured, the Spurs would have passed.

Can't pass the level of king.

Horry, who will be an important rotation substitute in the Spurs, can only be a marginal player in the SuperSonics. With such a huge gap in lineup depth, how can the Spurs eliminate the SuperSonics? This season, even if the referee is the grandson of the Spurs and blows the whistle every time, they

He must die too.

Yang Jian hit consecutive big jump shots in the mid-range and assisted his teammates to score, leading the SuperSonics to a 74-35 halftime lead of 39 points.

Yang Jian scored 38 points, 3 rebounds, 10 assists, 1 steal and 1 block. He scored more points than the entire Spurs team.

During the final break, netizens commented in support of the Sonics, believing that they had given the Kings a bad breath. Against a dirty team like the Spurs, they would have to fight to the death.

What should we do if we still want to win when the strength gap is too big? The Spurs gave the answer in the second half, they played a dirty trick!

If you take out the stars you can't guard, the Spurs will have a chance to win the series.

Mason was furious after being exposed and decided to play dirty.

He knew clearly that there was a huge difference in status between him and Yang Jian, but Yang Jian still dared to stretch out his foot to take a jump shot while on defense. Yang Jian was very bold. Even with Reuben Patterson's experience, he was malicious towards Yang Jian.

Violations will be blacklisted by the entire network.

Mason is a black man who doesn't think about the consequences, has no brains in his head, and is all muscles. He comes from the slums, has a very low IQ and a low emotional intelligence... You should know this man's background.

With this kind of personality and excellent physical fitness, it makes sense that Mason was not a lottery pick.

The 2000 draft was often criticized, and people didn't do them wrong when they said this draft class was bad. Mason was a member of the 2000 draft, and was selected with the 17th pick.

He has dunks with both strength and flexibility, and his super physical fitness can often ignite the emotions of the audience and improve the morale of the team. But at the same time, his struggling shooting, especially the long-range shot that is better than nothing, also makes people unable to

Bear.

In a parallel world, Mason only played 9 seasons before retiring. He only relied on his body to play and never got rid of his reputation as a dunker. Once his physical fitness declined, he would be useless.

Yang Jian discovered Mason's little moves but was not affected at all, and even scored more easily. Seeing Mason keeping a distance to interfere, he would directly pull up a jumper from the mid-to-long distance. He has confidence in his body of steel and will not let his feet slip.

injured.

If a player wants to step on his opponent, he cannot jump very high to block shots or eyes. He must reach out to interfere slightly, and then stretch his feet to where the opponent fell to catch him.

This kind of behavior is not clever, everyone can do it, the key depends on whether you are bad enough. Yang Jian never does this, and feels low. He always defends normally, blocks shots, and leans forward when interfering.

Since the defender didn't jump, his pull-up was an opportunity. Yang Jian scored consecutively. When his jump shot fell in the third quarter, he stepped on Mason's foot three times and fell to the ground twice.

The fans in the audience were all yelling, and the referee finally awarded Mason a first-level flagrant foul for the third time. Yang Jian scored 31, and the SuperSonics still had the ball.

After Yang Jian made the free throw, he limped directly back to the locker room, and Ginobili came on as a substitute.

It seemed that the Spurs' "tactic" was successful. The Key Arena suddenly exploded, and many fans were so excited that they wanted to rush into the court and beat up Mason.

In fact, the Sonics were too far ahead. With only one and a half minutes left in the third quarter, Yang Jian no longer needed to continue playing. He was pretending to be injured and wanted to use this method to motivate his teammates and let them play against the Spurs in garbage time.

The team makes a killing move.

Since the Spurs players have no moral integrity, what reason does the SuperSonics have to save face for them?

Yang Jian also hopes that the media can publicize his feat of "playing through injuries." He has never been injured after playing for 9 seasons, which is a bit too unbelievable. He is even more iron-clad than Payton.

In a parallel world, the NBA has many tough guys who play through injuries, which is particularly attractive to fans.

For example, Allen Iverson, the lone hero who played with 19 injuries all over his body. For example, he played with injuries in the playoffs. The arrogant point guard Isiah Thomas, who rejected the 70 million contract of the Green Army. There are also the injuries that missed the strong team and the weak team.

Who was the one who dunked Tian Ji's horse racing with a flat frame...

Yang Jian occasionally wants to try a smart ankle and play through injuries to impress the fans.

In the garbage time at the end of the quarter, the SuperSonics' lineup consisted of Payton, Ginobili, Bowen, Boozer, and Dalembert. The Spurs continued to field starters in order not to lose badly, but they still couldn't take advantage.

Players on both sides were angry, and the smell of gunpowder became stronger and stronger. Finally, a big problem occurred.

The Spurs made a mid-range cut, and Dalembert made up the defense under the basket, pulling Mason, who was about to dunk, from the air with the ball.

After getting up from the ground, Mason got hot-headed and wanted to show off his toughness, so he rushed forward and challenged Dalembert.

As it turned out, Mason had chosen the wrong opponent. As soon as he hit the Haitian center's chin, Dalembert responded with two left and right punches, which made his head buzz.

The scene became very chaotic, and many players gathered around. At this time, Kemp asked the SuperSonics substitute players on the sidelines not to enter the field, playing the role of a veteran. This is what Yang Jian said in the locker room. He remembered

In my heart.

Spurs backup guard Devin Brown and power forward Reggie Evans left the bench and ran onto the court to help. Their actions may result in suspensions for the next game.

The referee stepped forward to separate Mason and Dalembert who made the move and sent them both off the field.

Mason was the one who got beaten, but if he didn't hit Dalembert first, the fight wouldn't have started, and he was the culprit. Moreover, Mason also punched after being beaten, and did not hit Dalembert.

Especially, when someone pulls me back, I still want to chase my opponent.

This guy is definitely going to be suspended, and it should be more than one game. When he left the field, he was booed by the fans in the audience.

TNT radio broadcast the game live, and commentator Kenny Smith sighed: "Mason has become completely famous this season. In two series, he stepped on two All-Star players and caused a fight. The Spurs just played tricks and lost if they couldn't beat them.

The ball is lost again.”

Barkley said: "The last one who played like this, Ruben Patterson, was given up by the Spurs and went to the Trail Blazers. Now the Spurs have trained Mason who is good at stepping on the ground. I don't know if they will give up on him again. I think the league should treat the Spurs

Fines, this team is disgusting."

Although the ESPN commentator did not say that the Spurs were disgusting as Barkley did, he also strongly condemned Mason's stepping behavior. Commentators from various TV stations believed that Mason did it on purpose. He obviously has good jumping ability and can play defense well.

But he didn't jump. It was too obvious to chase Yang Jian and step on his feet.

Yang Jian played 34 minutes, making 21 of 25 shots, 8 of 10 three-pointers, 6 of 6 free throws, scoring 56 points, 4 rebounds, 14 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks.
Chapter completed!