Chapter 401 [Those who are close to Zhu are red and those who are close to ink are black]
At the post-match press conference, Yang Jian expressed his thoughts: "I'm glad we advanced. The Lakers are a very promising team and will definitely become our enemy in the future, but now we are stronger."
The reporter asked: "What do you think is the key to the Sonics defeating the Lakers?"
"Is it because I performed at a normal level? I think so." Yang Jian said with a smile. It is easy to defeat the Lakers. It is enough for him to perform normally. O'Neal is not as efficient as him in scoring. What kind of disturbance can the Lakers make?
The reporter in Los Angeles was a little unhappy and asked: "What do you think of the shark-cutting tactic? The SuperSonics foul O'Neal a lot in every game."
"I think my teammates did a good job. O'Neal squeezed to the basket and scored easily without fouling. Sending O'Neal to the free throw line is also a key factor in our win, which can reduce his scoring efficiency to a certain extent."
The SuperSonics interior players couldn't guard O'Neal one-on-one, and double-teaming and fouling really made O'Neal uncomfortable. Ben Wallace came into play in this series, and he was the best in the team against O'Neal. He
For one more second, your teammates will have a better chance of double-teaming you.
As strong as O'Neal, it is impossible to maintain a super high shooting rate in the face of double teams. It is even less possible for him to smoothly distribute the ball to open teammates every time. A player's field of vision in the low post is not as wide as in the high post.
If anyone says that defending against O'Neal like this is not possible, then he must have never defended himself. If humans are defending black bears and they are not allowed to foul, then just stop playing.
The reporter asked: "Which team do you predict will reach the Western Conference Finals in another series?"
"I am optimistic that the Jazz will advance. The Rockets are stronger inside, but their shortcoming of not having a point guard is too big. I think Stockton will definitely explode. And the Jazz have home court advantage, and their home winning rate is very high."
A reporter asked about Yang Jian's defense. "Your defense was very strong in the playoffs and completely defeated Richmond and Eddie Jones. Did you not defend seriously in the regular season?"
Yang Jian smiled and said: "If anyone thinks that my defense in the regular season is not good enough, please understand that I want to save face for my opponents. It is not a problem with my professional attitude."
He simply admitted that he did not defend seriously during the regular season, and reporters thought it was big news.
Yang Jian dares to admit this. As long as the audience is not blind, they can see the difference between his defensive end in the regular season and the playoffs. If he does not admit it, it will only appear very hypocritical.
Other members of the SuperSonics were interviewed, and they were all confident in defending their title this year.
Payton said that it doesn't matter who the opponent is in the next round. Anyway, the SuperSonics will definitely advance to the finals.
George Karl also expressed great confidence in the players. "The regular season record proves that we are not afraid of any team, and the pressure will only be on the opponent's side."
Others answered questions, but they were far less gimmick than Yang Jian. The only interesting thing was when the reporter asked Payton about the decrease in trash talk this season.
Payton said: "After getting to know Yang, I began to feel that trash talking on the court is not necessary. If the opponent talks trash first, I will definitely fight back. I can play quietly without the opponent talking."
Those who are close to vermillion are red, those who are close to ink are black. People will always be influenced by the people around them, and the weak are more likely to be influenced by the strong.
Yang Jian did not become more fond of trash-talking because of Payton. Payton felt that his trash-talking behavior was not cool and did not help the game much, so he stopped talking much.
Yang Jian never quarrels with people constantly on the court, but he can beat many people to tears. He has proved with his actions that winning by strength is the way to go, and trash-talking is just a trick.
A person with strength will not be affected by trash talk at all. If you don't talk trash to a person without strength, you can deal with him. If you goad him a little more, you will just offend him.
In a parallel world, Payton only figured this out in the late SuperSonics. At that time, he could not lead the team to win games, his good statistics were just empty hits, and his constant trolling on the court would only make himself more angry. Many media felt that
He is like a clown, incompetent and angry, and he is depressed.
Larry Bird's trash talk is classic because he won, not because the words themselves are classic.
During the timeout of the Celtics' last shot, Bird pointed to the 45-degree position of the three-point line and said to his opponent: "I'm going to kill you there." As a result, Bird actually made a winning three-pointer facing the defender at that position.
points, it became a classic.
Imagine the result after Bird said this and his three-point shot was blocked.
The opponent probably laughed his head off, and said after the game: "I was waiting for him in that position, because he said he was going to kill me here, but I really waited until he blocked the shot. Hahaha, this sb."
Now Payton feels that Yang Jian's approach is really irritating. If he doesn't defend well, it will irritate people. When others talk rubbish to Yang Jian, Yang Jian usually doesn't talk back, and he doesn't even give his opponent a special look.
As a bystander, Payton understands Yang Jian's psychology. Only those who have absolute confidence in themselves can ignore their opponents to the extent of Yang Jian. He doesn't even bother to ridicule his opponents. He is the mvp and the youngest top 50 superstar in history.
First, who is the opponent?
After the game, the media reported the results of the game and Yang Jian's latest remarks.
Among the Lakers players, only O'Neal has been highlighted by the media. He averaged 26.6 points, 10.3 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 3.3 blocks per game in the series, but his free throw percentage was only 56.5%.
O'Neal and Yang Jian are inferior in scoring efficiency and data. Yang Jian's style of play can drive his teammates better. O'Neal's style of play will make the game intermittent. He mainly attacks in the low post and will not pull out to help cover teammates on the outside.
Experts changed their tune and believed that the Lakers did not restrain the SuperSonics because of O'Neal, but were completely defeated by the SuperSonics.
The effect of the Lakers inside players pulling out to play pick-and-rolls is not good, because the two heavy inside players lack shooting range. In order to strengthen the defense of pick-and-rolls, Del Harris was forced to reduce Eldon Campbell's playing time and reuse Donyell.
-Marshall, the same effect is not good.
Marshall is a tall and lanky forward with a eclectic style. His body is not good for blocking teammates.
In the next day's game, just as Yang Jian predicted, the Jazz defeated the Rockets 96-91 at home to gain match point.
Wen Baker was guarded by Karl Malone in this game. He shot 40% from the field and only scored 12 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists. The Rockets' weakness of not having an organizer on the outside began to show. They had too few tactics and basically just spread the stars.
Singles.
Drexler is really old, and it is difficult to score against Brian Russell's defense. Mario Elie is at a disadvantage against Hornacek every game, and his shooting percentage in the series is less than 40%.
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The offensive efficiency of Malone and Ostertag's inside combination is not as good as that of Olajuwon and Vin Baker, which is the Rockets' only advantage.
The key to the Jazz's victory was Stockton's complete victory over undrafted player Matt Maloney. The gap at the No. 1 position was too big. Stockton is an experienced star, and Maloney dribbled the ball for more than half of his opponent.
It's difficult every game, he's just an ordinary defender who unexpectedly rose to the top.
If he plays in the SuperSonics, Maloney can only be a marginal player. Only in the Rockets can he become a starter.
What Yang Jian didn't expect was that in Game 6, the Rockets fought back tenaciously at home, dragging the series into a tiebreaker.
It was Drexler who showed off his power this time, dreaming back to his peak. He made 10 of 15 shots, 5 of 7 three-pointers, 8 of 8 free throws, scored 33 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists, and beat Brian Russell.
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Olajuwon and Vin Baker also performed well. Malone alone could not withstand the impact of the two of them. Ostertag defended the penalty area well, but it was not easy to help defend outside players from running, catching and shooting. The Rockets only won by 7 points.
, the score remained tense until the end.
In the tiebreaker, Drexler was lost again. He made 6 of 18 shots, 3 of 8 three-pointers, 15 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists, and his shooting percentage was only 33.3%.
The worse performance was from point guard Maloney. He made 0 of 6 shots, 0 of 3 three-pointers, and did not score a single point. He played 36 minutes, had only 3 assists, and made three turnovers.
Stockton made 7 of 14 shots, 2 of 3 three-pointers, 12 of 12 free throws, and scored 28 points, 4 rebounds, and 13 assists.
92 to 106, the Rockets, which relied too much on the performance of their two inside stars, were eliminated in the away game.