Chapter 461 [Refuse to lose the losing streak and win the vote again]
The media reported the end of the SuperSonics' winning streak, and fans were not surprised. This day will come sooner or later. It is impossible for any team to win the regular season. The SuperSonics' performance has been extraordinary.
Fans think Yang Jian's answer is cool and reflects his arrogant style.
His teammates wasted many open shooting opportunities. Yang Jian is really not angry because there is nothing to be angry about. Everyone will have inaccurate shots sometimes, and he is no exception.
The reason why Yang Jian doesn't care about losing is not because he doesn't have a strong desire to win, but because he has won too many games. Which star player from other teams can reach this point? Only the Sonics have experienced what it is like to win 40 consecutive games, and they understand it.
twice.
On the 28th, the SuperSonics defeated their old rival Jazz 117-93 on the road, rejecting a losing streak.
The SuperSonics players' touch was back, and the Jazz's three veterans were beaten at home again, with nothing to do.
Yang Jian made 15 of 24 shots, 5 of 10 three-pointers, 7 of 7 free throws, and scored 42 points, 10 rebounds, 8 assists, and 4 steals. As long as the Jazz dare to send Ostertag, he and Ostertag will be responsible.
The defender plays pick-and-roll and exploits the opponent's weaknesses.
This trick has been tried and tested repeatedly, and the big white bear was so tortured that he looked gloomy on the field, and he felt very depressed at first glance.
He is a blue-collar player whose weaknesses are as obvious as his strengths. When Yang Jian sees him, it is impossible to hit others out of position. Yang Jian feels that if he does not hit others out of position, it will appear that his golf IQ is too low.
Is there a defender who is stupid enough to play Ostertag out of position, but then isolates a swingman who has stronger defensive ability in a duel?
Well, there really is.
In the parallel world, every time the Bulls vs. the Jazz, Jordan is the one-on-one swingman. The two point guards Cole and Harper rarely play pick-and-rolls, and they don't regard the Great White Bear as a weakness at all. It's like Jackson Jackson doesn't like letting players play pick-and-rolls.
Yes, no arrangement.
What’s even more amazing is that the Jazz are famous for their “unsolvable” pick-and-roll offense. Stockton rarely plays the pick-and-roll to break out of the opponent’s high center. I don’t know if it’s because the coach didn’t arrange it, or if Stockton controls the ball too steadily.
Reluctant to try to break through.
Stockton's ball control was very stable in this game. He always fought in positions and opened up opportunities for passing and other passes after the half. When the team needed him to step up and score, he was the most traditional point guard responsible only for passing the ball.
The Jazz will definitely be swept by the SuperSonics in the regular season. All the players have psychological shadows. When they encounter the SuperSonics, no matter whether they are home or away, they all perform very poorly.
The next day, the SuperSonics defeated the shabby Warriors back-to-back at home, easily winning two games in a row.
In order to play for a while, Yang Jian was more aggressive on the defensive end, and finally scored a triple-double of 351,011 in 38 minutes.
The SuperSonics lost only one game in January, and Yang Jian once again won the Player of the Month award with the best record and stable data.
O'Neal averaged 29 points, 12.8 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 2.2 blocks per game, and his shooting percentage was close to 60%. He failed to compete with Yang Jian in the Player of the Month selection. Yang Jian had a better record, more assists, and a better true shooting percentage.
Pass O'Neal.
Yang Jian did not gain attribute points from O'Neal. The Player of the Month award is not a rare honor for O'Neal, and it is not important to change history.
After defeating the Nets and Pacers, the SuperSonics won another four games in a row. There will be no games before the Star Weekend.
It is worth mentioning that the Pacers' record is not bad, currently ranking first in the Eastern Conference with 33 wins and 13 losses at the halfway point. Larry Bird has already locked up the best coach award, and his coaching performance is surprising.
Larry Brown led the team to only 10th place in the Eastern Conference last season, with a winning rate of less than half. With the same lineup, Bird turned the Pacers into a completely different team.
The Pacers' failure to defeat the Sonics was mainly due to their inability to guard Yang Jian, and center Rick Schmitz would be named by Yang Jian. In turn, Yang Jian's main defense against Reggie Miller reduced Miller's scoring efficiency.
Many people have discovered that Miller and Yang Jian can't even talk trash when they play against each other. As soon as Miller opens his mouth, Yang Jian will move. If Miller doesn't hold his breath and go all out, he won't be able to keep up with his speed, and he will be dumped.
open.
After this game, the media exclaimed that it was incredible that the SuperSonics had only lost one game in the first half of the season. The Lakers, who ranked second in the Western Conference with a record of 34 wins and 11 losses, were completely incomparable to the SuperSonics.
Yang Jian became the All-Star vote leader without any suspense. His popularity crushed the others and he was the only star with more than one million votes. Due to the upcoming labor negotiations in the NBA, the media predicted that the league would be suspended for a period of time. Those who participated in the voting this year
There are half as many fans as last year.
Yang Jian once again changed Jordan's history and gained an attribute point. Jordan has lost two All-Star voting champions, and his historical status has declined. Jordan only received 854,000 votes, and was slightly more popular than Grant Hill and was the Eastern Conference voting champion.
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The starting five in the Western Conference: Payton, Yang Jian, Barkley, Karl Malone, O'Neal.
Seven substitutes for the Western Conference: Tim Duncan, Kevin Garnett, Eddie Jones, Van Exel, Vin Baker, David Robinson, Mitch Richmond.
Kobe Bryant and Jason Kidd also provided attribute points to Yang Jian. Their failure to be selected as an All-Star was directly related to Yang Jian, and important history was changed.
The condition for Kobe to be selected for the All-Stars is that he must be voted into the starting lineup by the fans, otherwise he will definitely not be selected despite averaging 15 points per game.
With Yang Jian and Payton on top, Kobe's position as the two starting guards is certainly not Kobe's. In the Lakers, Kobe's status is not as good as that of Van Exel. The Western Conference team needs a backup point guard, and Van Exel was selected.
Kidd was not selected because there was one less spot for Barkley to be selected. In a parallel world, Barkley was not selected for this All-Star and had a poor record. The SuperSonics had the best record in the league, and the team's third-in-command was also more popular.
Garnett.
Among all the substitutes, Kidd had the worst statistics, with 11.6 points, 6.2 rebounds, 9 assists and 2 steals at halftime. It is normal for him to be excluded, and he could not play for a few minutes if he was selected.
In a parallel world, Kidd started the All-Star Game in the second season of his career and should have been selected to the All-Star Game for the second time this year. As a result, both of his All-Star appearances were missed by Butterfly.
After Kidd's history was changed, Kidd's popularity dropped sharply and was greatly affected. In other words, Kidd's popularity never increased. If he hadn't left the Suns, he would have been suppressed by Payton for many years.
Stockton was not selected as an All-Star this year, and his average of 12 points and 8.4 assists per game was too poor.
The starting five in the Eastern Conference: Anfernee Hardaway, Jordan, Hill, Kemp, Mutombo.
Kemp was selected as the starter because he had two championships and even though he played poorly, this shows the importance of championships and style of play.
Seven substitutes in the Eastern Conference: Glenn Rice, Reggie Miller, Rick Schmitz, Steve Smith, Tim Hardaway, Jason Williams, Antoine Walker.
There are many injured stars in the Eastern Conference. Patrick Ewing and Alonzo Mourning were not selected for the All-Stars due to injuries. Otherwise, the Pacers' white center Schmitz would not be selected.
Jason Williams is the power forward of the Nets. He is unpopular in the star voting and is ranked outside the top ten positions of the forward.
He was selected purely because the Eastern Conference couldn't select good inside players. His statistics are not bad, averaging 13 points, 13.6 rebounds and 1 assist per game, but he is just a blue-collar player with no shooting range.
The Magic's "Penny" Hardaway only played 18 games in the regular season due to injury, but was still voted into the starting lineup by the fans. Regardless of the risk of getting injured again, Hardaway decided to participate in the All-Star Game, not for the fans but for his vanity.
powerful.
He will probably regret this decision, because in the parallel world, he was seriously injured and reimbursed immediately after the All-Star Game. This happened, most likely because he was too tired.
The coach of the East team is Larry Bird, and the coach of the West team is George Karl.
Because the SuperSonics coach also participated in the All-Star Weekend, and the Eastern Conference's lineup still had obvious flaws, Yang Jian had a hunch that he would have a chance to win the All-Star MVP for the third time in a row.
The player with the best statistics on the winning team will win the MVP. Yang Jian firmly believes that the Western team has a higher chance of winning and its lineup is much stronger than the Eastern team.
In a parallel world, the Western Conference loses largely because someone plays like crazy and doesn't want to cooperate with his teammates and wants to challenge Jordan. Now that this person has not been selected, the Western Conference will definitely be able to cooperate.
