Eagles coach Wilkens didn't call a timeout and just watched on the sidelines.
Even if he called a timeout, he didn't know how to guard Yang Jian. He had never seen a player play like this before. It was so unreasonable. Moreover, the cards in his hand had been exhausted. The Eagles' best defensive players were all there.
On the court.
Strictly prevent Yang Jian from scoring? Even if he doesn't score a single point in the next game, he may have a historic performance just by assisting his teammates. In the history of the NBA, there are only a handful of players who can score 30 points and 20 assists in a single game.
At this time, the Eagles players completed an attack. Mookie Blaylock passed the ball to Steve Smith, who relied on the cover of his teammates inside to catch the ball and hit a jumper, returning a three-pointer. 82 to 68.
Yang Jian did not pursue the defense in time, and veteran Buck Williams did not help defend. Smith's shot was very easy.
The point difference has narrowed, but no one in the Eagles is happy about it. They must defend to win.
How rich is Wilkens' coaching experience? He can tell that Yang Jian is suspected of letting go on the defensive end and not fully defending. Last season, Yang Jian would do this kind of thing. When he scored 60 against the 76ers, he
Let Stackhouse vote as he pleases.
He made it clear that he did not want the game to enter garbage time as soon as possible. It is an unspoken rule of the NBA that the main players will be replaced if they lead too much.
What the hell, didn’t you say that you are a “selfless team player”? Why do you like to collect statistics so much?
When his hand feels bad or average, Yang Jian is indeed a selfless team player. With his hands so hot like today, he would be a fool not to shoot more.
Coach George Karl also encouraged Yang Jian to shoot more. He would not be like the future coach of the Warriors, Ke Er, who saw Curry's hot touch and quickly replaced him to calm down, and then replaced him on the court when his hands were cold.
In fact, smart big-name players all know how to brush up statistics. Kobe, James and others have all had games where they threw wildly when their hands were convulsed. Having super statistics can prove that they are big-name stars. People like Payton are very good at it.
It's not convincing. The highest score in a single game is less than 40 points. How strong can it be?
Duncan is the most striking example. In the parallel world, Duncan won five championship rings, but when ranked in history, he was only a top 10 goalkeeper. The reason is very simple. His statistics are average and he plays team basketball.
SuperSonics attack, Yang Jian wants the ball as soon as the half is passed.
In this game, he no longer considered helping Payton to get assist data. The key was to play good data himself. Payton also knew that Yang Jian's hands were hot today, so he passed the ball.
In this kind of game, Payton can't pass the ball, which will offend the fans. Everyone at the scene is waiting to see Yang Jian go crazy, and more people are watching live TV expecting him to go crazy. No one expects Payton to play luxurious statistics. Everyone has expected it,
It was later determined that Payton did not have that ability.
Kan also screened Yang Jian in front of the three-point line and blocked Smith. It only took half a second for Yang Jian to quickly get rid of the ball with the ball. Leitner was forced to step out of the three-point line to help defend, fearing that Yang Jian would steal it again.
Shoot a three-pointer.
Yang Jian made a change of direction and passed Laettner from the right. He made a sudden stop inside the three-point line and shot a jump shot. His jump shot from this position would not give Mutombo and the small forward a chance to cover up. They are both a little far apart.
Far away, Smith was also slow to pursue the defense.
Yang Jian made an iron-blooded jump shot and scored another one without interference! 84 to 68.
Yang Jian roared as soon as a goal was scored, no matter what scoring method was used. The home fans also cheered and cheered, and the morale of the home team was boosted by him.
Wilkens still didn't call a timeout. He said what needed to be said at halftime. He could imagine the consequences if the high center was replaced and a small forward was substituted as a power forward. The newcomer would definitely not be able to defend him.
Not only can't he guard against Yang Jian, but he can't guard against Kemp either.
The Hawks attacked, Blaylock played a pick-and-roll again, moved sideways to the left and then directly hit a three-pointer. His play was very simple, and his touch was very good today. Payton was too slow to catch up and couldn't cover him, and the ball went in. 84 to 71
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Payton is seriously lacking today. His speed and agility are average. He doesn't have enough ball rights, and his statistics are definitely not comparable to Blaylock.
Seeing that the score difference could not be widened, Yang Jian was not depressed at all and wanted to thank Blaylock. If the score was lost in the third quarter, he would not be able to stay on the court and continue to play in the final quarter.
In a positional battle, Yang Jian caught the ball and feinted outside the three-point line. Smith tried his best to defend and was not knocked away this time. The SuperSonics teammates pulled away, creating a chance for Yang Jian to shoot outside the three-point line.
Yang Jian continuously dribbled the ball under his hips to test. After Smith's center of gravity shifted, he stepped back and shot a jump shot. Smith's defense was already in place, but he was still a little short of blocking the shot. Yang Jian took the shot against the opponent based on his feeling. This time the ball bounced out of the frame.
out.
Although he didn't score, the opportunity has come out. Yang Jian knows that as long as the three-point shooting rate is 40%, the scoring efficiency is not low. His shooting rate today is very high, and it doesn't matter if he misses occasionally.
The Sonics' offense was not over yet. The three-point shot bounced far away. Kemp rushed to grab the offensive rebound. He immediately hit hard under the basket. After taking off, the ball did not go in, but his attempt to dunk caused the opponent's defense.
Foul, Mutombo committed four.
Mutombo was a little excited today and failed to control the number of fouls he committed.
Kemp made two free throws, 86 to 71.
Wilkens was forced to replace Mutombo to rest and replaced him with forward Willie Burton. This is a role player. He is 203cm tall and weighs 95kg. He mainly plays small forward and occasionally can play at power forward.
on the position.
At this time, the Hawks could only use Burton, who has good mobility. And Burton is good at shooting. He played 53 games for the 76ers in the 1994-95 season, averaging 15.3 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 29.5 minutes.
Made 2 three-pointers and hit 38.5%.
However, it was also during that season that Burton suffered a serious injury and was reimbursed. After that, he was absent for an entire season and no one wanted him. This year, he earned a basic salary with the Hawks through his performance in the summer league and preseason.
This year, the Hawks also used their first-round pick to sign an inside player, high center Prest Lauderdale, who is 224cm tall and weighs 147kg. In the summer, Wilkens knew that this pick was useless.
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The team selected a meat shield center to counter O'Neal, but O'Neal went to the West and joined the Lakers. It doesn't mean that a player can be as good as O'Neal if he has height and weight. A strong black man with explosive power like O'Neal, Earth
There's probably only one of them.
Priest is a fat black guy with no explosive power. He moves very slowly and can only defend the penalty area. His control of rebounds is not very good. If the coach sends Priest to play now, it will be almost the same as giving away points.
, Yang Jian can laugh to death.
Burton is of little use if he plays in the SuperSonics. If he plays in the SuperSonics, he will be a marginal player at most. If he is unlucky, he will be waived. But if he comes on the court now, the effect of guarding Yang Jian in the pick-and-roll will definitely be better than that of a heavy inside man.
.He can also participate in the offense, and his shooting and skills are better than those of pure blue-collar power forward Ivano Nubel.
When the ball was dead, George Karl also made a substitution. Buck Williams rested and was replaced by Sam Perkins. Now the Sonics don't seem to need to strengthen their defense. What the players have to do is to open up and help Yang Jian create shots.
Chance.
The game continued, and the Eagles' offense was still impressive. After the pick-and-roll, Laettner caught the ball and hit a high mid-range shot. 86 to 73.
When the SuperSonics attacked, Yang Jian ran up the right baseline again and received Payton's pass.
Smith kept running after him. His speed was originally at a disadvantage, but now his physical strength was declining and he could no longer keep up. He could only hold back his breath and force himself to follow. Yang Jian caught the ball and shot, but Smith jumped a little slower after catching up.
Close your eyes to defend.
Yang Jian felt hot today. The opponent's eye seal was ineffective and the ball hit the net! 89 to 73.
Zhang Lijia shouted: "Yang continued to tremble and hit four three-pointers and a mid-range shot. He scored a total of 35 points."
Sun Zhengping said: "He had such a terrifying performance in the Olympics. Once he found the feeling, one person beat the other team. A miracle is likely to happen today. I don't know why, the Eagles coach never called a timeout."
Zhang Lijia said: "I guess there is no suitable person to replace, so we can only attack. The Eagles lack talented players on the outside and it is difficult to guard Yang Jian."