In the afternoon, Yang Jian went to the arena to do adaptive training with his temporary teammates and performed well.
In the evening, the All-Star Rookie Challenge started on time.
The two teams were all rookies in 1995. Many years later, the NBA changed to a competition between first-year and second-year rookies. In this way, the competition was more intense and more high-level players participated in the game.
The team is now divided into East and West, with a total of 16 players. The statistics of many rookies are ugly, and fans don't know them.
Eastern Team: Alan Henderson, Eric Williams, Rasheed Wallace, Jerry Stackhouse, Damon Stoudemire, Bob Sura, Ko
Thomas, George Zedek.
West Team: Antonio McDyess, Joe Smith, Arvydas Sabonis, Michael Finley, Tyus Edney, Yang Jian, Kevin Garnett, Brent Barry.
The lineup depth of the Western Conference rookie team is obviously stronger than that of the Eastern Conference. Several ordinary rookies from the Eastern Conference have been selected. Zydek is a high center who averages 4 points and 2.6 rebounds per game. Sura's average of 5.3 points and 3 assists per game is also garbage.
Grizzlies center Bryant Reeves, who averages 13.4 points and 7.4 rebounds per game in the Western Conference, has been excluded from the lineup. The reason is that there are too many outstanding interior rookies in the Western Conference, and Reeves's shooting percentage is only 45%, which is obviously not as good as others.
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CCTV5 broadcast the game live. When the two teams were warming up, the commentator talked about the players.
Zhang Lili joked: "Stackhouse's face is ugly. He doesn't look like he is performing at all. He may not want to start at all because he has to face Yang Jian."
Sun Zhengping said with a smile: "Yang Jian abused him so hard against the 76ers that he suffered a psychological shadow after scoring 61 points. But he can't do it even if he doesn't score, and others can't guard him."
Zhang Liji said: "Yang Jian was talking and laughing with his teammates on the court, probably talking about how to cooperate. He speaks English very well, and there is no obstacle to communicating with Americans and people."
Sun Zhengping said: "Some time ago, the host of ESPN praised him, saying that his American English is better than many Europeans, and he has no local accent. He has only been in the United States for more than a year, and his performance can only be said to be a genius.
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At the beginning of the game, the rookies from the Western Conference quickly stunned the rookies from the Eastern Conference, and the point difference widened to double digits.
The task of the Kings' small point guard Tyus Edney is just to carry the ball across the half court. The person responsible for the organization is Garnett. Yang Jian runs without the ball and throws the ball, or attracts inside help to distribute the ball to the empty space.
Cut Garnett and McDyess.
The three of them practiced together for the first time today, and they showed an amazing tacit understanding.
McDyess is a power forward with a height of 206cm and a weight of 100kg. He moves at an amazing speed. He and Garnett can play together. He has a height advantage and his speed is not inferior to that of a small forward.
Garnett is good at organizing forward play, and can cooperate with Yang Jian without any practice. Because Garnett and Schrempf have similar styles, Yang Jian knows how to cooperate most comfortably with him, and Garnett's physical fitness is still strong.
Give it a try.
Yang Jian's move of running to catch the ball is a big killer in any game. If the opponent's inside line doesn't change defense, he can shoot very accurately.
Joe Smith, who plays the starting center, is also a fast post player who can make mid-range shots. The Western team's formation is completely open. Joe Smith suffered a lot when playing center for the Warriors, but he had no problem facing the two rookie post players in the East.
Not only is the opponent's confrontation average, but his athletic ability is also a bit inferior.
Yang Jian did not finish his shots. He attracted misplaced defenses and passed the ball. His play was reasonable. Western players performed dunks many times, and the three tall and tall inside players played a beautiful triangle offense.
The Western team's coach quickly realized that Tyus Edney was useless on the court and asked him to take a rest. Brent Barry came on to play point guard, and the Western team's offense became even more intense.
Barry is a swingman who is good at catching and shooting. He has no blind spots in the mid-to-long range. His three-point shooting percentage in the regular season is as high as 41.7%, which is a bit higher than Yang Jian's current 40.8%. Barry dribbles the ball past half-court and passes to his teammates to open up the field.
, Yang Jian can also stretch outside the three-point line to create space for his teammates.
In the first half, the Western Conference rookie team, led by No. 21 players Yang Jian and Garnett, tore through their opponents and led by 22 points.
The two most exciting goals were when they passed the ball to the opponent. Garnett scored with a one-handed smash, and Yang Jian made a big windmill dunk, which was very exciting.
During halftime, Garnett chatted with Yang Jian and said that it would be so cool to be his teammate.
It is impossible for Garnett to play so comfortably in the Timberwolves, and his strengths cannot be fully utilized. Guard Isiah Lederer does not have as strong an ability off the ball as Yang Jian, and power forward Gugliotta does not have McDyess.
Joe Smith's cutting speed.
Players who start their NBA career on a bad team can only endure it while waiting for reliable teammates.
In the second half, Finley, Yang Jian, Barry, Garnett, and McDyess played together for a while. The five of them performed various fast-break dunks, almost knocking off the Eastern team's basket.
Zhang Lili sighed: "This game is purely one-sided. There are three rookies in the Western Conference participating in this year's dunk contest. The two inside players are also very good at dunking."
Sun Zhengping said: "It is said that Garnett picked off the coins placed on the top of the backboard 10 times in a row, but he is only tall and has long arms, so he can't do any tricks."
"It is said" is online again. It is really outrageous for Chinese basketball magazines to make up nonsense. But many Chinese fans watching the live broadcast of this game will really believe it when they hear this.
Garnett's maximum jumping ability is only 90cm, how could he touch the top edge of the backboard?
The height of the NBA basket is 305cm, and the height of the top edge of the backboard is 395cm. How difficult is it to touch the top edge of the backboard?
This requires a player with a height of 215cm and a wingspan of 220cm to reach a jumping height of at least 120cm. Is this something a human can do?
In a parallel world, the NBA's highest reach record with clear data records was set by Jazz dunk king Jeremy Evans. In 2014, Evans' reach height reached 389cm, which was very close to the top edge of the backboard, only 6cm away.
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In the second half, the rookies in the Eastern Conference became more aggressive and defensive. The coach replaced Yang Jian, and the rhythm slowed down.
The 31-year-old rookie Arvydas Sabonis can also open up and use a high-post support style of play. The Western team always takes the initiative, with several big men guarding the penalty area, and the Eastern players can only rely on jump shots from outside the penalty area to end the offense.
The final score was 109 to 85, and the Western Conference won by 24 points.
This was the result of being merciless. The Western players did not defend seriously in the second half. When they defended seriously, the Eastern team could hardly score in the penalty area and was beaten.
Sun Zhengping analyzed: "Yang Jian only played 22 minutes and scored 16 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals. This data is still a little worse. I'm afraid he won't win the MVP."
Zhang Liyi said: "He will definitely win the regular season Rookie of the Year. It doesn't matter if he doesn't win the Rookie Challenge. Since the NBA established the Rookie Challenge in 1994, the selection of Rookie Game MVP has never been based on reputation. The winning square ball
The player with the best performance on the team will be elected.”
Sun Zhengping said: "That should be Garnett. He scored 20 points, 12 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks. He almost had a triple-double. And his shooting percentage was very high, 9 of 13 shots and 2 of 2 free throws.
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Zhang Lili said: "Garnett's style of inside line and Yang Jian are a perfect match. Garnett can organize passes, cut quickly after playing pick-and-rolls, and is very accurate in mid-range shots. I found that he is the same as Yang Jian."
, they all like to roar after scoring a goal."
"Maybe they will become the league's famous No. 21 star in the future. Garnett's statistics in the Timberwolves are average, but he has great potential. Yang Jian praised him after the game against the Timberwolves, saying he would become a star."
Zhang Lili said with a smile: "But it is difficult for them to cooperate. If they are both stars, it will be difficult to form a team. The SuperSonics will definitely sign Yang Jian and Payton first. They have no money to sign other big-name players."
On the court, Garnett won the MVP trophy. He smiled happily and especially thanked Yang Jian during the interview. He knew that if Yang Jian played longer, he would not be able to win the award.
Yang Jian was also very happy because Garnett contributed another attribute point. His mental attribute reached 46 points, and Garnett was indeed his lucky star.
In a parallel world, "Little Flying Squirrel" Stoudemire led the Eastern Conference to a 2-point victory over the Western Conference and won the MVP. Without Yang Jian, the rookies of the two teams would be about the same strength.
Coupled with Yang Jian, an outside star who is good at attracting inside players to switch defenses, Garnett's history has been changed.
