Chapter 412 [The first battle of the finals collapsed]
Yang Jian's big jump shot has become a magic skill. He can hit the ball in front of the defense and his shooting rate is frighteningly high.
He knows that after adding the buff, his shooting accuracy is as high as 100, which gives him a huge psychological advantage. Every time he takes a shot, he is convinced that he can make a shot.
Moreover, Yang Jian knew before the game started that he would definitely win this year's finals. In a parallel world, the Bulls vs. Jazz were inextricably linked. In the last two games, the Bulls won by 2 points and 4 points, with a difficult 4-2 win.
The total score was victorious.
The SuperSonics beat the Jazz and directly created the largest point difference in NBA playoff history. How could the Bulls, who lost twice to the Jazz in the regular season, lose? Unless Bulls fans shoot Yang Jian in Chicago, the Sonics cannot lose.
Poisoning Yang Jian like the legendary Jazz fans did to Jordan is doomed to failure, because he is immune to all poisons!
His strong self-confidence made Yang Jian stand out in the finals, and he felt as relaxed as in normal games. On this earth, perhaps only his mental quality can be as strong as this. Others cannot see their own ability values.
It is impossible to have such confidence.
The Bulls attacked, and Jordan got the ball in the low post and was double-teamed. He took a step behind his back and passed the ball to Kukoc, who ran back from the baseline.
Kukoc got an open shooting opportunity, but the position of the shot was awkward. He was slightly to the right of the center and stepped on the three-point line to shoot. As long as he went a little further, it would be a three-pointer. He is now shooting two
The difficulty of shooting a ball is almost the same as that of a three-pointer.
Kukoc also failed to make a shot without interference, and the rebound was grabbed by Bo Outero. In the SuperSonics position battle, Yang Jian was strictly guarded and had no chance to make a shot. Payton passed the ball to Kemp, who made a mistake.
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Kemp made an air cut to catch the ball and knocked down Rodman with one step. He was called for an offensive foul and hit someone with the ball. This is a skill Rodman is good at. He stands in a dangerous zone and waits for someone to hit him without fear of injury.
When the Bulls attacked, Kukoc took the ball outside the right three-point line and waited for Jordan to move. Jordan ran to the corner of the right penalty area to catch the ball, leaned on Payton and turned around to shoot a fadeaway jumper. This time he finally made it under interference.
62 to 32.
Payton dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, but Yang Jian didn't run out of position. Payton passed the ball to Kemp. After Kemp feinted the ball in the right corner of the penalty area, he faced Rodman and made a pull-up jumper, and he also scored! 64 ratio
32.
Kemp smiled happily when he returned to defense. The more relaxed he was, the more accurate his shots became, and he also found his sights in the mid-range.
The Bulls attacked, and Jordan was heavily guarded and could not catch the ball. The Bulls played a bit more complicated this round, as all players touched the ball once. Jordan received the ball and broke through from the left to attract double teams, and passed the ball to Pippen outside the three-point line in the middle.
, Pippen attracted Yang Jian to rotate the defense to Harper on the right.
Harper's three-point jumper from a 60-degree open space missed again, and Kemp grabbed the rebound.
Harper, who averaged less than one three-pointer per game throughout the season, couldn't make a few three-pointers when given the chance in the playoffs. This is because he usually doesn't mainly shoot three-pointers, which is not what he is familiar with.
The pace of the game.
During the SuperSonics fast break, Payton dribbled the ball across half court and suddenly hit Jordan and hit a pull-up jumper. Payton made a hollow shot, but the referee called an offensive foul, indicating that Payton had pushed someone with his hand.
Payton did use his elbow to clear the way when he broke through, but his elbow turn to push Jordan back several meters was obviously too exaggerated. On the sidelines, coach George Karl even laughed and muttered, "It's really good."
When the Bulls attacked, Jordan was double-teamed and passed the ball to Pippen in the middle. Pippen feinted a shot, forced a breakthrough with the ball, and made an emergency stop jumper at the free throw line without completely getting rid of Bo Otello. His body leaned forward.
His movements were not very standardized and he wanted to cause a foul. Booutero was very smart and did not jump. He only raised his arm to the side to interfere.
In terms of defense, Booutero not only has excellent physical conditions, but also has good defensive awareness. If the SuperSonics let him start, partnering with Yang Jian and Payton, the SuperSonics can prevent their opponents from crying with their defensive efforts.
Pippen's shooting rhythm was not good and the shot was short. He stepped forward and grabbed the offensive rebound. As soon as it landed, Yang Jian stabbed the basketball away with his hands as fast as lightning.
Pippen and Yang Jian went to fight for the basketball together. Pippen fell to the ground to save the ball and touched it first but failed to catch it. In the middle, Booutero also fell to the ground to save the ball and successfully hugged the basketball. He lay on the ground and half-turned to throw the ball.
Passed to Yang Jian on the left.
Yang Jian took the ball and rushed across half court without waiting for his teammates. He shot a three-pointer from one meter outside the three-point line. Harper stepped too far back and took a step forward to take off, which was a slight interference. Yang Jian also added a small back shot.
The angle of tilt is very high, and the ball hits the net hollowly!
67 to 32, Yang Jian scored his 33rd point.
Jackson Jackson reluctantly requested a timeout again, wanting to interrupt the Sonics' scoring momentum.
If this fight continues, the two teams may set a historical point difference record in the NBA Finals. If this happens, the Bulls will be nailed to the pillar of shame forever.
The Bulls will definitely not be able to beat the Sonics today. Jackson just wants to lose less, and many players think the same way.
Zhang Lili lamented: "After the second half started, the Sonics went 12-2. The Bulls' shooting percentage was too low and they were unable to score points."
Sun Zhengping said: "Yang Jian, just like in the last round of the series, scored like a bag. The Bulls collapsed in the tiebreaker last time in the finals, and this time they collapsed in the first game of the finals."
Zhang Lili said: "The core players of the Bulls had rich experience in playing in the finals last season, and the SuperSonics players all entered the finals for the first time. It can be said that the SuperSonics are at a disadvantage in many aspects, and the players won with their hard work. This year, it turned out that
Coming over, the Bulls are completely at a disadvantage."
Sun Zhengping nodded. "In the past, when people talked about the Bulls, they thought they were invincible. Now no one in the SuperSonics is afraid of Jordan. Yang Jian is a better star."
The game continued, and the Bulls still used the triangle offensive tactic of two stars playing behind each other, with others catching the ball and shooting. Jackson Jackson only knew this, and later when he coached the Lakers, he also focused on star singles. This is the essence of the triangle offense, simple and effective.
Of course, the premise is that there are stars of outstanding strength in the team. Without superstars, there is no triangle offense, only one-on-one fighting.
The common feature of the teams coached by Jackson is that the star statistics are very good, and it is difficult for the role players to average double figures. After a season, the whole team usually only has three players scoring in double figures, and one of them is still over 10 points.
The current defensive strategy of the SuperSonics is to prevent the star from playing in the low post, and let two people shoot in the mid-to-long range. In the mid-to-long range, it is a one-on-one defense. If the star can make the shot, then accept it.
The Sonics' interior players will always help double-team Jordan, no matter which side Jordan receives the ball.
The Sonics' defense against Jordan in the last Finals was very successful, turning Jordan and Pippen into blacksmiths. In this season's Eastern Conference Finals, the Heat imitated the Sonics' defensive strategy, using Alonzo Mourning and P.J. Brown.
Helping defend at any time also made Jordan frustrated.
In fact, what Jordan faced was not a man-to-man defense at all, but a 122 zone defense. However, before he received the ball, the position of the Sonics players seemed to be man-to-man, and the formation would shrink into the penalty area at any time.
Facing this kind of pseudo-zone defense, players can easily encounter double-teams when playing in the low post. Jordan also knows this, so he takes more mid- to long-range shots, but they are not accurate.
Just like in the Eastern Conference finals, Jordan can only rely on the number of shots to change the data. He has to do this because he is a superstar. How can he not stand up and score at critical moments? He believes that if he does not shoot, his teammates will not be able to score.
, no need to try.
When people look at the problem from Jordan's perspective, they can have a slight understanding of his current mentality. He is the person with the greatest pressure in the finals and cannot afford to lose. He has already been questioned a lot in the Eastern Conference Finals. As long as he loses in the finals
Ball, his statistics are not as good as Yang Jian, and all the media will not say good things about him.
Under heavy pressure, Jordan could not remain calm. He came back to lead the Bulls to win the championship and build a dynasty again, but the current situation completely disrupted his plan.
He felt like he was back when he was suppressed by the Pistons, which made him feel painful and depressed.
His response is to take more shots, just like he did against the Pistons.