Chapter 290 [Peter Zhu has conquered the sports world]
In the second half, the Sonics continued to have the upper hand, and the Jazz were unable to counterattack.
The Sonics focus on positional warfare, and the ball has to pass through Yang Jian's hands every round, which is a major feature.
Brian Russell did not defend well and soon received four fouls. Sloan sent in substitute swingman Chris Morris and his performance was even worse. Yang Jian scored 7 points in a row from inside and outside.
Chris had already left a psychological shadow when he faced Yang Jian last season, and he was very hesitant on the court.
On the offensive end, he hesitated whether to cut through the air or stand still on the outside. On defense, he hesitated whether to keep a distance to interfere with shooting or try to get closer. How could he be Yang Jian's opponent with this kind of mentality? Yang Jian can always create mobile opportunities.
Halfway through the third quarter, the SuperSonics led by 30 points.
The Jazz players were unable to defend and the offense was not going smoothly. Stockton and Malone mainly relied on Stockton and Malone to score.
Hornacek was completely lost. As long as he was on the court, Yang Jian would play pick-and-roll with Schrempf and chase him. In the second half, Yang Jian missed a three-pointer and used a huge jump shot to beat Hornacek and score another 8 points.
The opponent did not double-team, so he chose to play singles. When he encountered a double-team, he passed the ball. The Jazz could only let the swingman double-team Yang Jian. If the inside player saved it, Kemp could easily score.
Yang simply scored another 15 points in the quarter, and at the end of the three quarters he scored 39 points, 3 rebounds, 14 assists and 1 steal.
The Sonics scored over 100 points in three quarters, leading 105 to 70.
What was unexpected was that, with such a big lead, Yang Jian actually came on the court again in the final quarter. He soon faced Shanton Anderson's defense and broke through the right wing with a lowhand throw to score.
His throwing distance is a bit far, and his movements are very beautiful. He is a high rebounder, avoiding the defense of inside players. If you have read the "Slam Dunk" comic, you will think that his movements are very similar to Eiji Sawabita.
This is Payton's favorite layup technique. Yang Jian has also practiced it in the team but does not use it often. His shooting percentage has improved without much practice because he has the talent of "court artist" and can slightly improve his shooting with non-standard movements.
Hit rate.
In the last quarter, Stockton and Malone also continued to play, trying to recover some points. Yang Jian continued to play as if to compete with them. He would not rest until the opponent's star came off the field.
What he did was very disrespectful to the visiting team, but it was also reasonable. Because the SuperSonics home crowd wanted him to play a little longer? How could he let down the fans?
After the Jazz cooperated with the pick-and-roll, Malone took the ball to the basket and beat Harrington but missed the throw. Yang Jian grabbed the rebound and advanced quickly. He changed directions in the midfield and easily passed Shanton Anderson, who was dumbfounded.
There was no timely foul.
Shanton Anderson is 198cm tall and weighs 95 kilograms. He is a very powerful black player. He wears Akira Sendō's hair upwards and looks like he is the one who is better than me...but he is actually the 54th overall pick in the second round of 1996.
Rookie, almost undrafted.
His athletic ability is average, he is not fast and cannot jump high, and his basketball skills are also very average. This is the first game of his career, and he has a serious lack of game experience. He doesn't know whether he should foul or is afraid of sending Yang Jian to the free throw line. He hesitates.
When he was there, the other party gave him a clean life.
At this time, the Jazz's insiders on the court were Ostertag and Malone, neither of whom could run back. Yang Jian rushed into the penalty area and attracted Chris Morris to defend and threw the ball up. Bo Outero dunked the basketball with both hands and scored.
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Yang Jian was replaced after this attack, and the Jazz players were already dissatisfied.
When Yang Jian came off the field, he put his hands to his ears and listened to the fans shouting "mvp"!
Zhang Lijia sighed: "Yang Jian only played 32 minutes in this game. He made 15 of 24 shots, 4 of 9 three-pointers, 7 of 7 free throws, and scored 41 points, 4 rebounds and 15 assists. This turned out to be the first two games in the Western Conference Finals last season.
A battle between teams.”
Sun Zhengping said: "The SuperSonics gave the Jazz a heavy blow in the opening game. The media analyzed before the game that the top four in the Western Conference are the Sonics, Jazz, Spurs, and Lakers. Yang Jian is now telling everyone that the SuperSonics are invincible in the Western Conference. Stop talking about the top four.
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In fact, Yang Jian wanted to tell everyone that Ma Long was not qualified to compare with him. If he was not too far ahead, he would have wanted to continue playing and get 50 points before resting.
How could the league give Malone the MVP this season after the Jazz lost the first game with this behavior? Unless Malone didn't have a relationship with an underage girl, and the illegitimate child was David Stern's. Malone has been blamed for the president for many years.
The president must provide compensation.
The Jazz also made substitutions, and the two stars rested together. If they continued to play, they would be suspected of brushing up the statistics, and they would have to endure the boos from the home fans.
Malone played 34 minutes, making 10 of 18 shots, 4 of 6 free throws, and scored 24 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists.
Stockton had 14 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 steals, which was the Jazz's second-best performance. However, he did not coordinate the team's offense very well, and it was difficult to be defended by Payton.
Hornacek was even more uncomfortable being guarded by Yang Jian. He made 1 of 6 shots from the field, 2 of 2 free throws, and scored 4 points and 5 assists.
Five SuperSonics players scored in double figures, and Schrempf performed second best, scoring 24 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists, while shooting 70% from the field.
Just the performance of two stars, the scoring data is almost the same as that of the entire Jazz team, so the victory is reasonable.
The Sonics' newcomers got a chance to practice and played a two-back tactic. The small forward was Bo Outero, a blue-collar defensive player, and he still played against the Jazz.
The Jazz no longer have a backbone on the court. The SuperSonics attack with Snow and Cummings as the core inside and outside, and they play very methodically.
At the end of the game, Snow scored 11 points and 5 assists, becoming the sixth player on the team to score in double figures. 129 to 87, the SuperSonics beat the Jazz by 42 points and got off to a good start.
Some passers-by who followed the NBA because of the "Friends" TV series watched the game and were shocked. They knew that Yang Jian defeated Jordan, but had no idea how strong he was, but they saw it today.
"Peter Zhu" is not going to conquer the sports world, but has already conquered the sports world.
After the game, Yang Jian and several star teammates attended the press conference.
He talked about his feelings and said: "We must get off to a good start in the opening game and strive for a big win to get off to a good start, so we will go all out and will not be polite to the Jazz."
"Is this the reason why you played two more minutes in the final quarter?" the reporter asked.
"Yes, I don't think it's too much, because my playing time was too short and I was replaced before I could enjoy the game. My condition in this game was very good. If I play 40 minutes, I believe I can score 5,010."
A female reporter asked: "You said that, aren't you afraid that others will think you care about data and swipe data?"
Yang Jian smiled and said: "I brushed up the data and then beat the selfless opponents by 40 points. Is this like this? I usually train for two hours and play games for half an hour before getting off work. It is true that I have no place to use my strength."
Players with strength and record are not afraid of being questioned, and the haters can't do anything to hack Yang Jian even if they want to. At most, they say that the Sonics' lineup is too strong, and it is not Yang Jian's fault alone that crushed the Jazz.
Yang Jian also knows that the SuperSonics' strong lineup is not due to him alone. He often praises his teammates like this.
The winner does not play to give face to the opponent. There is no clear rule that if the team is too far ahead, the star must take a rest. The team is behind by a big score, and the star who is still playing on the court is the real loser.
The team can't win the game, and some people spend their garbage time in the half to collect statistics. Otherwise? He works hard to score when he is 30 points behind. Is this the spirit of never giving up? King Kong masturbating to a beautiful woman on the Empire State Building is more touching than this.
The reporter asked: "You didn't have many assists before, but your assists increased explosively in the Olympics. How did you make progress?"
"I played in the SuperSonics for one season and accumulated a lot of game experience. The more I played, the more I naturally became familiar with it and knew how to handle the ball in various situations. My memory is very good, and I know the running routes that my teammates are used to.
I remember everything very clearly."
The reporter asked: "If you keep playing like this, you might get the assist title. Do you want to give it a try?"
"I won't play like this every game. It's Gary's job to organize offense. My main job is to score. If the opponent double-teams me, I will pass the ball more, because the easiest way to break the double-team is to pass the ball, not to meet the opponent.
I twist my body into a twist while defending. The number of assists I have is actually determined by my opponent. If there is a one-on-one opportunity, I will probably make it myself."