Chapter 112 [Come here, there are only two of them]
The SuperSonics took the lead and shocked everyone in the first round of the positional battle.
The 76ers players double-teamed Yang Jian without the ball and left Kevin Edwards, who came on the bench, empty.
Sheldon Lowry sighed: "Besides Jordan, I have never seen anyone encounter this kind of defensive treatment before. The 76ers have already used Jordan's rules on Yang Jian. No matter how many points he scores in the end, he has proven himself.
strength."
Plummer Lott said: "The intensity of the double-teams that Young encountered even exceeded Jordan's, because he was double-teamed without the ball from beyond the three-point line. This is unprecedented."
The Pistons' "Jordan Rule" is called the "Jordan Rules", but they will not double Jordan outside the three-point line because Jordan rarely shoots three-pointers. Doing so is simply taking too much.
Yang Jian often shoots three-pointers, and the 76ers players must follow suit.
Yang Jian actively moved around to look for opportunities on the outside, and Payton also protected the basketball to observe his movement. After all, the pass was not passed. Yang Jian's expression seemed to say, "Pass the ball quickly, there are only two of them." Payton felt that it was
Damn outrageous.
Payton passed the ball to Edwards, who made an easy mid-range shot. 97 to 79.
When the 76ers attacked, except for Payton and Bo Outero, the other three Sonics players tacitly relaxed their defense and played as a team. At this time, serious defense defeated the 76ers and entered garbage time, and the stars had to take a rest.
Moreover, the SuperSonics also switched defenses, with Yang Jian responsible for defending substitute Jeff Malone, and Edwards guarding Stackhouse. This is convenient for Yang Jian to counterattack, as Malone is the slowest perimeter on the 76ers.
Facing Edwards, Stackhouse was in a dilemma and felt uncomfortable whether to attack or not.
It is difficult for him to lead the team to reverse the attack. It's okay if he scores a goal. If he doesn't come in, he won't have time to chase Yang Jian. If he doesn't attack, it will be embarrassing. He is facing a substitute. Doesn't he dare to attack and deliberately run to Yang Jian?
How can there be such a thing for an offensive player not to fight when faced with a simple one-on-one opportunity, but to deliberately look for defense? If Stackhouse does this, his evaluation in the league will be ruined in the future. How can he become a superstar?
After a brief thought, Stackhouse decided to attack with the ball and try to score more points.
Stackhouse has a strong desire to score and is often hot-headed. He cannot withstand the temptation of luxurious statistics. He also wants to average 30 points per game. The better the statistics, the better, so that he can get a big contract in the future.
It's a pity that all the team managers know clearly what kind of person he is.
In a parallel world, after Stackhouse's rookie contract expired, he asked for an annual salary of 20 million from the Pistons. The reason was, "It's very reasonable for Jordan to get 30 million for 30 points a game. It's very reasonable for me to get 20 million for 20 points a game."
Stackhouse was traded to the Pistons and played for more than half a season, averaging 32.2 minutes per game, scoring 15.7 points, 3.3 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1 steal, and shooting 42.8% from the field. With this data, he dared to ask for an annual salary of 20 million.
, the Pistons manager certainly wouldn’t give it. Stackhouse, who was confident in his personal ability, turned around and signed a seven-year, 35 million long-term contract.
It can be seen from this that this guy's brain is not very normal and he easily goes from one extreme to another.
Stackhouse couldn't get any advantage against Yang Jian, but it was very easy against Edwards. The explosive power and speed of the two were not at the same level. Stackhouse changed the direction of the frame to create a little space, and then moved forward
He easily squeezed out Edwards with one step forward, broke through the middle and scored a one-handed dunk. 97 to 81.
Unknowingly, Stackhouse also scored 27 points.
In the SuperSonics position battle, Yang Jian was without the ball and attracted double teams. Jeff Malone and Stackhouse kept running after him. He couldn't catch the ball, so he had to wait for opportunities to grab rebounds.
Once faced with this kind of defensive intensity, it is really difficult for players to score. Jordan, Malone and others all grabbed a lot of offensive rebounds in 60 games, which is indeed a way to break double teams.
Payton passed the ball to the open Edwards, who was in good condition and made another mid-range shot. 99 to 81.
This kind of easy shooting opportunity is usually rare to come across. Payton's assists are flying. This is his 15th assist today, and it is about to set a new high in personal career assists.
When the 76ers attacked, Stackhouse caught the ball and hit Edwards with his back. He arched his right side twice and turned to the baseline and hit the basketball. Edwards' defensive ability was average, and others had no idea of helping to defend. 99 to 83.
During the SuperSonics offense, Yang Jian continued to be double-teamed and led two people to run. After Edwards received the ball, someone took turns to defend. He passed the ball to Booutello, who easily hit the board and shot from the basket. 101
Than 83.
As long as the players are willing to share the ball, it will be too difficult to defend against 3 and 4.
Stackhouse felt that he was good again, so he challenged Edwards for the third time and broke through with the ball for a layup.
Booutello joined the SuperSonics to strengthen the defense. He mainly played on the defensive end. Stackhouse only noticed that Kemp was pulled out and felt that there was no risk. As a result, Booutello made up for the defense from the side.
Give him a big hat.
Kemp picked up the basketball and passed it to Payton. Payton took a step on the left and passed the ball to Yang Jian, who was running on the right. At this time, it was useless for the 76ers players to double-team because Yang Jian was running in.
From the front, Maxwell couldn't even let Payton go to help. The opponent was running in a straight line, while he was running diagonally and couldn't catch up.
Jeff Malone could only chase back with all his strength, unable to stop Yang Jian from catching the ball, and he did not commit a foul. There was no one in front of him. At this time, the player fouled or pulled someone from behind, and the opponent had to throw two free throws and two free throws.
Then the ball still goes to the attacking team!
Yang simply dunked the basketball and scored, 103 to 83, his 53rd point.
When the 76ers attacked, Maxwell broke through on a pick-and-roll, causing Bo Outero to foul and made two free throws. 103 to 85.
Booutero tried to block the shot but was deceived into fouling. Compared with experience, the non-draft player is still much inferior to the veteran.
In the next round, Yang Jian was not able to catch the ball again. Payton passed the ball to Booutello who was left open. Booutello showed poor offensive skills. He stepped on the penalty area line without taking a shot and took a step forward before shooting. He was defeated by Sri Lanka.
Gert Williams missed the target due to interference.
Stackhouse was blocked and Yang Jian couldn't rush forward. Richard Dumas grabbed the backcourt rebound.
Dumas made a mistake in passing the ball. He passed it to Maxwell without much observation, but Payton reached out and broke it off. Payton picked up the ball and immediately passed it to Yang Jian who ran out of the three-point line.
This time, Yang Jian was not double-teamed. He faced Jeff Malone from outside the three-point line in the middle and hit a three-point jumper. The ball did not go in. Kemp grabbed the offensive rebound and passed it to the outside for Payton to organize.
The situation of the 76ers is too embarrassing. Without the two starting big men, their inside offense is not good and they can't protect rebounds. This is Kemp's 6th offensive rebound in this game, which is very exciting.
Payton passed the ball to Yang Jian who was running. Yang Jian caught the ball and feinted one meter away from the 60-degree three-point line on the right side. Jeff Malone is a veteran and has poor jumping ability. He was afraid that he would not be able to cover him and raised his arms to interfere.
The shot faltered.
Yang Jian took the ball and turned to the middle, stopped suddenly, raised the ball with both hands, and Stackhouse rushed out to block the shot. In the end, Yang Jian was still a fake move, and after the opponent jumped up, he jumped towards Stackhouse.
After passing by, the two collided, and he pushed the ball towards the basket with one hand.
It is impossible for ordinary people to commit fouls like this. Yang Jian has a pair of spring legs. He jumped forward with all his strength on the spot, jumping high and far. There was physical contact between the two of them. He leaned back and threw the ball with a normal but straight arc.
Board hit.
The referee's whistle also sounded, 31. The whole audience was in an uproar, and then many home fans gave Yang Jian applause.
Plummer Lott shouted: "Young made another three-pointer and caused a foul on Stackhouse, scoring 56 points. If the opponent relaxes his defense a little, he can score. He is too strong.
Already."
Sheldon Lowry lamented: "This is a horror performance that Jordan has never had before, because Jordan does not have Young's strong long-range shooting ability. He can put huge pressure on his opponents from outside the three-point line."
Yang Jian stood on the free throw line and clapped with his teammates one by one. I don’t know who took the lead in the audience, and many people shouted "mvp!" in a rhythmic manner.
Plummer said: "Young has set another record. He is the youngest star to conquer the away fans. In his rookie season, he heard the MVP call in the away game. This must be the first time in history. This is also the case with Jordan.
Excellent treatment.”
Shelton said: "The league has been selecting Jordan's successor, but Young is not included. I think he has the strength to challenge Jordan this season."
Yang Jian made an additional free throw and scored his 57th point, 107 to 85.
When returning to defense, Yang Jian put his hands to his ears and once again made a classic celebration move...