Regardless of whether they are starting or coming off the bench, the Sonics players have always maintained a super high shooting percentage, and the Raptors players don't know who to guard.
At halftime, four SuperSonics players scored in double figures, leading 75-44.
The most eye-catching performance was Yang Jian. He only played 16 and a half minutes, making 8 of 11 shots, 2 of 3 three-pointers, 5 of 5 free throws, 23 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal.
No matter how stupid Damon Stoudemire is, he can still see the gap between the two. Yang Jian's scoring efficiency is beyond his reach. He is somewhat glad that Yang Jian will not play next, otherwise God knows how many points he would have scored.
He didn't want to be the backdrop for Stackhouse's record-breaking performance. His teammates couldn't guard against Yang Jian, so he could only act anxiously on the side and had no other options.
He will not volunteer to defend Yang Jian, and the Raptors coach will not arrange a defensive black hole to find abuse. If the two of them face off, Yang Jian will not even need to cover, and he can play as he wants, and he will not get 60 points in a single game.
I am too embarrassed to say hello to others.
At halftime, Stoudemire was doubting life in the locker room.
He deliberately practiced shooting more and imagined a lot about this game in advance. As a result, things turned out completely different from what he imagined, and the winner was already decided at halftime.
Yang Jian paid no attention to him from beginning to end. He neither said a word to him nor helped defend when he attacked. They were like people from two worlds, with no intersection at all.
In the second half, the three stars Yang Jian, Kemp, and Schrempf took a rest, and Payton led the team to play for a while alone.
Payton's state has been too bad recently, and he only scored 3 points in the last game. If he only scores 6 points in this game and takes a rest, George Karl is worried that his mentality will be affected.
How can a big-name star fail to score in double figures in a row? Especially when there are people like Yang Jian on the team who often score in double figures in a single quarter. George Karl feels that it is better to let Payton play more to build up his statistics than to let him rest more.
His teammates worked tacitly to create breakthroughs and singles opportunities for Payton. He played more than 4 minutes in the third quarter and clocked out after scoring a double-double of 10 points and 11 assists.
Stoudemire did not rest and led the Raptors to continue playing.
The management asked the coaching staff to help Stoudemire improve his statistics, hoping to develop a star as soon as possible.
"Assassin" Isiah Thomas became a co-owner of the Raptors after retiring. As the team's executive vice president of basketball, Thomas is responsible for making this new team form its own characteristics, and one of his actions is to
Stoudemire was selected in the draft. At this time, Thomas wanted to appoint the little flying squirrel as his successor.
This gimmick is good. Stoudemire can attract fans to the stadium to watch the game if he plays well. Even if he is suspected of cheating on statistics, it is better than the Raptors not having a good offensive core and losing wildly at home by 4 or 50 points.
Without Stoudemire, the Raptors will most likely end up in a disastrous defeat. Other players will not have sharp breakthroughs and their shots will not be accurate enough.
There was no pressure on the SuperSonics bench players and they performed well.
Earvin Johnson and Sam Perkins have rich experience in the game. Vincent Askew and Kevin Edwards were also important role players last season. The least promising player is Snow, who relies on being on the court
While shaking the towel, he has become somewhat famous.
Snow faced off against Stoudemire, and no one could guard the other.
Snow was afraid of small, fast defenders, but he learned a few practical skills in the team and was able to hold the ball and attack defenders who were thinner than him in isolation.
After playing 6 minutes in the final quarter, Stoudemire was taken off to rest.
At first glance, the performance of the little flying squirrel is astonishing. With a height of 178cm, he scored the first triple-double of his career, with 22 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists. In fact, he scored in vain and racked up a lot of data in garbage time.
Stoudemire's aggressive behavior in grabbing backcourt rebounds also left his inside teammates speechless. He felt that he was using this brave method to inspire the team's fighting spirit, but his teammates only wanted data and more balls.
right.
There is no pressure on the Raptors players. The team's task this season is to perform poorly, and the management has no requirements for the record. Next year, the Raptors will select a high-ranking inside rookie to train, and then they can consider their rise.
At the end of the game, 124 to 90, the SuperSonics defeated the Raptors in an away game and won 11 consecutive games.
The home fans were obviously disappointed, and many chose to leave the game early. What they were disappointed with was not that the home team lost by a huge score, but that Yang Jian and Kemp played for too short a time, and there were no more exciting dunks between the two teams in the entire second half.
Isn't it wonderful that the little flying squirrel recorded a triple-double? This guy can't dunk, his breakthrough is ugly, and his short legs...
Stoudemire's legs are really short, and his body proportions make people wonder whether he is really 178cm.
At the end of the game, Yang Jian unexpectedly heard the system prompt.
"The host changed history. SuperSonics star player Gary Payton was beaten in his first game against Damon Stoudemire, and his defensive ability was questioned. The host led the team to a victory over the Raptors and helped Payton
Saved face and gained 1 attribute point."
In a parallel world, the SuperSonics lost to the Raptors in an upset away game, and Stoudemire also got his first career triple-double.
Not only that, without Yang Jian, the SuperSonics have already lost several games this season. They only found the feeling of winning in the middle of the season, winning a 14-game winning streak, and finally won the best record in the Western Conference.
It took Hersey Hawkins half a season to integrate into the team. His physical fitness was average, and he was often beaten by his opponents. Against the Pistons and Pacers, Hawkins was defended like a blacksmith, leading to the ball.
The team loses.
Payton did not lose face today, because the team won easily. He didn't play long and took a rest early, so it's understandable that his data is not as good as the Flying Squirrel.
Stoudemire should be questioned more in this game, because he is adding statistics in garbage time. The good news is that probably no media will question him. Because not many fans will care about a short rookie, and this team is not here
Native American.
Back in the locker room, Yang Jian added points to the mental attributes, reaching a total of 30.
Seeing that the system's evaluation of him changed to "excellent", Yang Jian felt particularly happy. One more point was a qualitative leap, and he believed that he had become stronger again.
Changing Payton's history today did not trigger the extraction of skills, so Yang Jian is not in a hurry. He will definitely have a chance later. As long as the Sonics defeat the Bulls in the finals and win the championship, the history of the star players of both teams will be changed.
He is very much looking forward to that day. If it succeeds, it will be a great harvest.
Yang Jian had just come out of the bathroom after taking a shower. A middle-aged white man with a crew cut came to his locker, handed him an empty cup and asked him to test his urine.
"Please cooperate. The league will not only inspect players before the start of the season, but also conduct random inspections from time to time during the season. This time it is your turn, and I have no intention of targeting you," the staff explained.
"I know, but you won't watch me pee, right?" Yang Jian took the cup and asked with a smile.
Snow interjected: "Don't look at him, you'll hurt your pride... I mean, hell... don't ask me why I know this."
"..." The staff didn't know what to say. He wouldn't watch Yang Jian urinate. It would obviously look better if the SuperSonics players were beating up Snow.
NBA conducts random inspections frequently, and players will be inspected when they have explosive performances. Some people's performances are so eye-catching that people suspect that when the urine test results come out, they are all stimulants and there is not a drop of urine.
In fact, this is more of an examination to check whether the players have taken drugs or not.
There is no need for NBA players to use banned substances for a regular season game. Even if they win, it doesn't mean much. Once something is found out, they will have to be suspended, and the gain outweighs the loss.
Moreover, basketball is a highly technical event, unlike track and field competitions which mainly require explosive power and endurance. Even if the players use stimulants, they will not have much effect, and their shooting will not be accurate.
Yang Jian was not offended. The NBA only conducts urine tests a few times a season. Athletes in other fields are much worse off than this. For example, the future world sprint champion Usain Bolt is tested for drugs once a day and a half. He dares not take medicine when he is sick and is pursued by others.
Urine. He was not driven crazy by those anti-doping organization people. He has a really good temper.
The staff also believed that Yang Jian did not use stimulants. If he was the "Captain of China" who had received injections in China, he should not have played basketball and become a star in the United States...
