Blazers head coach Dunleavy faces a tough decision.
There is only two points between the two sides. The Blazers seem to have the possibility of winning, but Yang Jian has already scored 64 points. Should they strive for victory or should the team strictly guard against Yang Jian and make it difficult for him to score in the final quarter? If they do both, the Blazers players will definitely
Can't do it.
Dunleavy is most afraid of playing against teams with superstars. He doesn't know whether to work hard to win the game or limit the stars. The ending is often that his team loses the game and allows the opponent's star to play super statistics, while he is in a daze on the sidelines.
Dunleavy's first team as head coach was the Lakers. In the 1990-91 season, the stars led him to the Finals. At that time, he became a major shortcoming of the team and had no idea how to perform in the game.
Adjustment.
How bad is Dunleavy's on-the-spot response? In every game, he mainly rotates 7 people, makes substitutions, controls the main players, lets the players do things they are not good at, etc... He basically makes the mistakes that a bad coach will make.
Pass.
When the Lakers fell behind 1 to 2, the key g4 Sam Perkins at home made 1 of 15 shots from the field. Dunleavy just didn't make any substitutions. He let Perkins play for 43 minutes and let him continue to play no matter how bad he felt. The Bulls
The team easily gained the match point.
This was also the case when the Trail Blazers were eliminated in the first round last season. No matter how poorly the starters performed, Dunleavy mainly relied on 7-man rotation. Most of the players sat on the sidelines and watched the excitement. No matter how good the substitute's touch was, he had to be replaced on time.
Down.
Today, Dunleavy still has this coaching model. After thinking about it, he decided to make some substitutions and not change the formation. What if there are bigger loopholes in the formation change? He is not willing to take risks and experiment.
He knew clearly that Sabonis' appearance would be a defensive vulnerability, but he still sent him on in the final quarter. The only adjustment among the four opening starts was to rest Isaiah Leder, who committed four fouls, and sent Walter Williams to guard Yang Jian.
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This arrangement is not very suitable, but the Blazers can't find a better defender.
Except for point guard Stoudemire, the other four Blazers are over 2 meters tall, and there are three big men over 210cm tall. Fans will find this lineup unreasonable, but Dunleavy can arrange it like this.
SuperSonics Five: Payton, Yang Jian, Bo Outlaw, Schrempf, Ben Wallace.
George Karl sent a fast-break lineup, and the position battle was also able to open up. Mason took a rest off the court with 4 fouls, and Barkley was in poor condition and needed to rest.
When the opponent's defense in the penalty area is solid, it is difficult for Barkley to show his strength. The main offensive area is in the low post. He also suffers on the defensive end because he is too short to interfere with shooting. Schrempf plays a guest role at the 4th position and has the height to face soft players.
Rasheed Wallace doesn't suffer from confrontation.
Bo Outero played a very short time today. He has plenty of energy, mobility and can defend big men. He will definitely perform better against O'Neal than Bruce Bowen. It doesn't matter if he is almost offensive, Bowen is not much better.
The SuperSonics attacked first, and Yang Jian caught the ball as soon as he passed half court. He was immediately double-teamed by Walter Williams and O'Neal Jr., and Bo Outero was released.
The biggest weakness of the two blue-collar insiders is that they cannot shoot. George Karl's arrangement is very reasonable. The Sonics also need to strengthen their defense, and if Yang Jian wants to take more shots, he does not need too many offensive points.
Yang Jian calmly retreated and moved laterally to open up space, and passed the ball to Payton who was receiving the ball. Two players outside the three-point line flanked Yang Jian, and it was 4-on-3 inside.
Payton did not pass the ball to find his teammates. He took one step inside the three-point line on the right and relied on Ben Wallace to cover him. He caught the ball and threw it. Stoudemire was at a disadvantage due to his height. He was blocked and couldn't block the shot.
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Sabonis didn't guard him, Payton took the shot relatively easily and scored .93 to 89.
Zhang Liji said: "This is Yang Jian's third assist of the game. It's not that he can't pass. He attracted double-teams from the outside. His teammates must have an easy chance to shoot."
Sun Zhengping said: "The Trail Blazers will still double-team Yang Jian. If he is not double-teamed, no one will be more efficient in singles. If Payton does not throw a pass to Booutello, who is cutting through the air, there is still a chance. Sabonis inside can defend one against two."
The Trail Blazers attack, Sabonis supports the pass in the high post, and O'Neal catches the ball in the low post and beats Bo Outero. This seems like a good matchup, but Bo Outero is not a vegetarian. He can handle O'Neal and watch the timing.
The machine interfered with the shot and the ball missed.
Ben Wallace grabbed the backcourt rebound and passed it to Yang Jian. Yang Jian quickly advanced and launched a counterattack, leading to the right three-point line in one breath.
Walter Williams, who is 203cm tall, is in front of him. Yang Jian has no chance to shoot a three-pointer. Others have also returned to their positions. Bo Otello ran to the left low post to open up space. If O'Neal forced a double attack, Yang
Jane took advantage of the situation to pass the ball and Bo Outero had an easy shooting opportunity.
Yang Jian slowly took two steps on the right side and suddenly started. He held the ball in his right hand and patted it lightly. He looked over his left shoulder as if to change direction to the left, and then suddenly changed direction to the right to break through. He passed Walter Williams.
, stepped on the penalty area line, jumped past Rasheed Wallace, picked the basket with his right hand to avoid Sabonis's block, and hit a high rebound. 95 to 89.
Zhang Lili said: "Beautiful! Yang Jian broke through the double team again and scored 66 points."
Sun Zhengping smiled and said: "The Blazers players defended desperately, but if they gave Yang Jian space to dribble the ball, he might be able to break through successfully. It's too strong."
The Trail Blazers attacked, O'Neal Jr. passed the ball to Sabonis, who turned around and shot Ben Wallace in the low post on the right side. 95 to 91.
The SuperSonics' defense against Sabonis was also unsuccessful today. His touch is very soft and he is sure of his mid-range shot near the penalty area. The Sonics' inside players are good at pushing the center away from the penalty area, and their height disadvantage is destined to make it difficult to block big men.
Usually when they block shots, they mainly assist in blocking shots from defenders.
In the SuperSonics position battle, Yang Jian received the ball from the outside and was double-teamed, and passed the ball to Payton. Payton made a mistake while dribbling under Stoudemire's crotch in singles, and Stoudemire stabbed the basketball away.
The steal was successful.
Stoudemire made a mistake when launching a fast break pass. He brought it inside the three-point line and tried to cooperate with Walter who was coming down the right side. Yang Jian jumped up high to catch the ball and hit the backboard.
The ball, Payton picked up the ball.
Yang Jian quickly stepped down immediately after landing. The speed of transition between offense and defense was astonishing, and Walter Williams was left behind.
Payton passed the ball to Yang Jian on the right. Yang Jian made a three-pointer from one meter outside the three-point line. Walter failed to catch up, and O'Neal retreated to the three-point line. The distance was too far, but the interference from the side was ineffective.
98 to 91. Yang Jian scored 69 points.
The Trail Blazers attacked, and Sabonis singled out Ben Wallace. He squeezed twice from the left side and turned to the middle for a hook shot. He hit two points without fear of interference. 98 to 93.
During the SuperSonics offense, Yang Jian was double-teamed and had no chance to take action, so he passed the ball to Schrempf. Schrempf missed an open three-pointer and Ben Wallace rushed to grab the offensive rebound.
He didn't try to shoot and immediately sent the ball out to the outside. Payton dribbled the ball and found Yang Jian on the right.
Yang Jian feinted with the ball, and this time Walter moved forward. Yang Jian broke through with the ball, took a step to the right first, then dribbled the ball with his right hand to the center with his left hand and easily entered the penalty area.
He is also a player with a height of 203cm. Pippen has a big head to guard against Yang Jian, not to mention the unknown Walter Williams? Yang Jian pulled the ball and avoided O'Neal's reaching to steal. He jumped up from the center and pulled the lever to the left with his right hand.
Backhand layup, Sabonis failed to block it again.
The ball hit the board and fell into the basket. Yang Jian scored his 71st point, 100 to 93.
After scoring the goal, Yang Jian beat his chest and roared, and the fans in the audience cheered together. His basketball skills have improved significantly, and his dribbling and shooting are particularly smooth. With his super-fast reaction speed, he can hardly get the ball intercepted.
Dunleavy pinched his waist on the sidelines with a serious look on his face, shouting "defend" at the players, but did not make any substitutions. Even the fans could see that Sabonis couldn't jump, but Yang Jian was so good at jumping that he could avoid the defense by pulling the lever.
Zhang Lili shouted: "Yang Jian scored 70 points for the second time in his career. Today he will challenge for 80 points. He is unstoppable on the offensive end, and the Blazers' big man can't prevent him from breaking through."
Sun Zhengping lamented: "His scoring ability is really better than Jordan's. Even at his peak, Jordan never scored 70."
At this time, O'Neal Jr. made a mistake in passing the ball. When he passed the ball from the left to Sabonis, who was cutting in the middle, Ben Wallace directly intercepted it...