Chapter 413 [Complete explosion of Jordan, the star superstar]
The Bulls only scored 16 points in the third quarter, scoring less than 20 points for three consecutive quarters.
The SuperSonics led 85 to 46 by 39 points entering the final quarter. At this time, the game completely entered garbage time, and George Karl happily replaced all the main players.
The SuperSonics coaching staff did not expect to defeat the Bulls in the first game, let alone break a point difference record or anything. They are so happy now, and they are smiling all the time on the sidelines.
Keep a line in your life so that we can meet again in the future.
Even if they want to beat their opponents, they still have to wait until the last game to win the championship. With the first game played like this, the smell of gunpowder on the field is already very strong. If they stop at the wrong time, the gap between the two teams will be widened from now on.
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Of course, the feud between the two teams will last for ten years now, and Bulls fans already hate the Sonics. Fans don't know that the team will soon enter a period of comprehensive decline and will not be able to win another championship in more than 20 years.
Jackson didn't dare to replace all the main players. If the substitutes couldn't match the SuperSonics substitutes, it would be great fun to lose by more than 50 points like the Jazz did. So the Bulls deployed an attacking lineup with the goal of narrowing the score.
Jordan and Pippen led the SuperSonics and the substitutes began to play, narrowing the point difference, and only came off the court for a rest in the last five minutes.
The shooting percentage of the two men increased a bit, but there was no smile on their faces when they came off the court. The players' statistics are secondary, winning is the key. The Sonics are so strong, they are not confident about winning the championship.
The Bulls can't win this season, and it will be even harder to win next season. Yang Jian and Payton will definitely be in the lineup.
The Sonics also gained something in the final quarter. Three rookies, Mookie Norris, Ben Wallace, and Osela Harrington, all got playing time and got some practice on the finals stage. The other two were Boao
Tello and Snow are both young.
This can be said to be a purely defensive lineup. The offense relies on Norris's breakthrough, Snow's running and catching and shooting, and Harrington's low-post singles with the ball.
After the Bulls started off the field, the SuperSonics once again had the upper hand. The players' defense was excellent, making it difficult for the Bulls to score on the bench. Ben Wallace and Harrington became the bright spots on the court, not only able to withstand the opponent's big man guarding the penalty area, but also
He also grabbed a lot of rebounds.
At 3 minutes and 21 seconds, Ben Wallace grabbed the offensive rebound and committed a foul in the second attack. In the finals, he used the urine pot free throw that he had practiced hard in the team.
Using this method of free throws, Ben's shooting percentage was still not high, and he made one of two free throws. His second free throw was lucky enough to go in. But Yang Jian took the lead in applauding Ben from the sidelines, and George Karl also gave him
applause.
The important thing is not the score, but the attitude of Ben Wallace. He has a heart to become stronger and does not give up because of his lack of offensive talent. He shot like this in the finals and became an interesting part of the game.
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Although Ben Wallace looked very arrogant on the court, he was actually so moved that he almost cried.
He knew that Yang Jian had not lied to him and would definitely let him stay with the Sonics. Because Yang Jian really thought highly of him, the SuperSonics coach also began to think highly of him and recognized his role in the team.
Since high school, all the hard work Ben has done on the basketball court has been to gain recognition from others.
In the SuperSonics, the team boss believed that he had a great future, and the coach would not let him change to a forward, or even a small forward. He faced off against famous players such as Luke Longley and Bison Dele, and defeated them.
When I hit the outside of the penalty area, I felt filled with a sense of accomplishment.
Yes, at this time, Ben still didn’t have any ambitions. He just wanted to establish himself in the NBA and become a good blue-collar and outstanding role player. In his opinion, people like Longley and Bissendler who had started in the team
Players whose names can be remembered by fans are very successful.
Da Ben's g-spot is the same as Bu Jingyun's. He wants the fans to shout his name every day. He has a tiger in his heart and smells the rose carefully.
At the end of the game, 103 to 71, the SuperSonics won by 32 points at home and got off to a good start.
The players walked onto the court together to celebrate, and the home fans cheered loudly and were unwilling to leave immediately.
Members of the SuperSonics management who watched this game were also very excited. Now the Sonics have the foundation to build a dynasty. The reason why they have developed to this point is only because they signed Yang Jian, an undrafted rookie, with a minimum salary.
They don't feel that renewing Yang Jian's contract is too big at all. On the contrary, the manager feels that Yang Jian's contract can be larger. He is now the strongest player in the league and the most popular star, but he is not the highest-paid player in the league.
The Sonics are obviously making a lot of money.
Alonzo Mourning and Juwan Howard, who have the same contract as Yang Jian, both look like garbage contracts in comparison.
Zhang Lili said excitedly: "Yang Jian's performance today was almost perfect. He played 36 minutes, made 14 of 19 shots, 5 of 8 three-pointers, 6 of 6 free throws, and scored 39 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists and 1 steal."
Sun Zhengping lamented: "He scored 40 just one point away. If he played in the final quarter, it would not be a big problem to get 5010."
Zhang Lijia smiled and said: "He didn't play in the last quarter, and his statistics were better than Jordan's. Jordan played 40 minutes, made 11 of 27 shots, 0 of 4 three-pointers, and scored 22 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists. Jordan did not get a free throw in this game.
He also didn’t make a three-pointer, and 6 of his points came in the final quarter.”
No matter how good Jordan's performance was in the final quarter, it was meaningless because it was garbage time to collect statistics. Moreover, he was facing off against Snow, a second-round pick who was a guest shooting guard. The reputations of the two were very different.
Jordan's field goal percentage was only 40.7%. If it weren't for 3 of 6 in the final quarter, the data would be unreadable.
Pippen's performance was not much better, barely scoring a double-double. He made 7 of 16 shots, 1 of 4 three-pointers, 1 of 2 free throws, and scored 16 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals. His shooting percentage was only
43.8%, scored 7 points in the final quarter.
The one who performed worse than the two of them was Rodman, who only played 25 minutes in the game, making 0 of 4 shots, 0 of 1 three-pointers, 0 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists and 4 fouls.
When Rodman saw Rodman throw a three-pointer from the outside in the third quarter, Jackson replaced him and put him on the bench and never played again.
Longley scored 9 points and 7 rebounds, and made 1 of 4 free throws in the final quarter. He was very embarrassed by Ben Wallace. Bissendler scored 10 points, 0 rebounds and 0 assists, which played a little role.
Other Bulls players performed poorly, and sixth man Kukoc only scored 7 points.
On the SuperSonics side, Payton's shooting percentage was not high. He made 3 of 9 shots and 1 of 2 three-pointers. He only had 7 points, 3 rebounds, 12 assists and 2 steals.
Kemp made 7 of 13 shots and 7 of 8 free throws, scoring 21 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 block.
Schrempf and Snow scored 11 points and 10 points respectively and played a role.
President David Stern watched the live TV broadcast of the game and felt that the strength gap between the Bulls and the SuperSonics was too great. Even with a home whistle and a star whistle, it would be difficult to win. The referee's call today was normal and the Bulls couldn't stand it at all.
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Stern is going to convene a meeting with officials to discuss how to promote this finals and ensure the ratings of the next games. He thinks it is best to help the Bulls win one or two games. It is impossible to win the championship. At least he must save Jordan's face.
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If Jordan is completely defeated this time, it will be difficult to find an outside star in the league next season that can be compared with Yang Jian.
Except for Jordan, none of the outside players are qualified to compete with Yang Jian. Just looking at the data, you can tell that they are incomparable. The only other outside stars in the league who averaged 25 points per game were Glenn Rice and Mitch.
Richmond, these two people can't win at all, and they can't even get past the first round of the playoffs.
Now everyone has a premonition that the SuperSonics will establish a dynasty. Even if Kemp leaves the team, the SuperSonics cannot be defeated by other teams. Moreover, the media also predicts that Barkley may take a salary cut at the end of his career to join the SuperSonics. He went to Seattle to watch
The ball is the evidence. If Barkley joins, how will other teams play?
Stern has a mixture of sadness and joy. The sadness is that there are so many players in the United States, and no one can beat Yang Jian. The happiness is that after Jordan, the league will not have to worry about not having a top star to attract fans in the short term.