The NBA Finals ended amidst a chorus of curses, with the Spurs easily defeating the Knicks 4-1 to win the championship.
Neither team scored more than 100 points in any game. The game with the most points was when the G4 Spurs defeated the Knicks 96-89. The two teams scored more than 180 points in total, which is amazing.
SuperSonics games often break 100 points in three quarters, and this year's Finals G5 score was 78 to 77. Avery Johnson's jump shot in the last 47 seconds helped the Spurs win. Although there was still plenty of time, the Knicks continued to hit the ground running.
Some media said that watching Yang Jian lead the Sonics to play is a perfect combination of technology and art. Watching the Spurs and Knicks play is a deep hatred between technology and art.
The Knicks' tactics are one-on-one. No matter how poorly they play, head coach Van Gundy insists on not making adjustments and concentrates the ball on the two guards. The others do not average double figures per game and stand aside to watch the excitement, including their salary.
Super tall Larry Johnson.
Sprewell averaged 44.2 minutes per game, shot 41% from the field, and scored 26 points, 6.6 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.4 steals on 23.4 shots. His only bright spot was his breakthrough and damage, averaging 7.6 free throws per game.
Alan Houston averaged 44.4 minutes per game, shot 42.7% from the field, and scored 21.6 points, 3.2 rebounds and 3.4 assists on 19.2 shots. He is a player who mainly attacks without the ball, averaging 5.2 free throws per game.
Two ordinary All-Stars who were always beaten by Yang Jian, but their ability to draw fouls against the Spurs was better than that of Yang Jian, which attracted countless people to complain.
The Spurs' offense is also lackluster. Positional battles focus on one-on-ones, with more pick-and-roll and air-cut routines than the Knicks.
Duncan is worthy of the nickname "Big Basic Skills". He scores all by turning around and hitting the board and hook shots. He occasionally catches the ball and makes jump shots or cuts to hit the basket. It is impossible to watch Duncan perform. He can't even "windmill in place" now.
He can't do either, and his dunks are mediocre.
Duncan has a huge advantage in the paint, and his statistics are very good. He averaged 27.4 points, 14 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 1 steal, and 2.2 blocks in 45.8 minutes per game, shooting 53.7% from the field and 79.5% from the free throw line.
Duncan won the FMVP strongly and became a recognized insider superstar. In only the second season of his career, his performance surpassed that of David Robinson, one of the four major centers.
Robinson's performance in the finals was too low. He averaged 37 minutes per game and could only score 16.6 points, 11.8 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 1 steal and 3 blocks. His shooting percentage was 42.4%. The center's shooting percentage was obviously not up to standard, and his shooting percentage was higher in the finals.
The only low-level star center was Ewing in 1994.
On the night the Spurs won the championship, fans were discussing Yang Jian, believing that there was something shady about this finals and that the league had designed a script.
The reason is that in the romantic comedy "The 10-Day Dating Guide" which was released during Valentine's Day this year, the hero and heroine went to watch an NBA finals match between the Spurs and the Knicks.
At that time, Yang Jian said that because it was not convenient to make a guest appearance, he had to randomly choose a regular season game from the 1997-98 season to shoot the material. It happened to be such a coincidence that he successfully predicted the matchup in the finals.
Why can Yang Jian predict the matchup in this year's finals? Some fans think it's because he knows that these two teams are highly favored by the league and have a greater chance of reaching the finals.
In an interview, Yang Jian also made it clear that his favorite opponent was the Spurs. He knew what he would face, so he could stay calm after being eliminated.
President Stern read the news and felt that this was a bit evil and a coincidence. But he couldn't blame Yang Jian for showing such a plot in the movie. It was to promote the NBA, and the intention was good.
The day after the NBA Finals, the league held the 1999 draft at the MCI Center in Washington.
TV5 will broadcast live. Because Wang Zhizhi participated in the draft this year and is likely to be selected at a higher position.
Yang Jian led the Chinese men's basketball team to an unexpected world championship in 1998, which caused a huge butterfly effect - the value of Chinese national team players generally increased!
Wang Zhizhi's fate has been changed, and the draft market is much better than in the parallel world, because he has proven himself in the international arena.
The outside core of the Chinese men's basketball team is Yang Jian, and the inside core is Wang Zhizhi. He averages 13.5 points and 5 rebounds per game, shooting 49.7% from the field and 40% from the three-point range.
His strength is certainly not comparable to that of Yang Jian, his defensive ability is average, and his weakness in controlling rebounds is also obvious. But on the offensive end, he can shoot suddenly, and his excellent footwork and shooting range have left a deep impression on the scouts.
impression.
In a parallel world, Wang Zhizhi performed poorly in the 1997 Asian Championships, and the Chinese men's basketball team even missed the 1998 World Championships. Even so, the Mavericks still selected Wang Zhizhi with the 36th overall pick in the second round.
It is impossible for the Mavericks to select Wang Zhizhi at this position. He will definitely enter the first round. Wang Zhizhi has a bronze medal in the 1996 Olympics and a championship in the 1998 World Championships. No one among the international players participating in the selection has more honors than him.
He is favored not only because of the World Championship championship bonus, but also because of the popular inside players in the NBA. Wang Zhizhi's shooting range reaches beyond the three-point line. He is 213cm tall and weighs 116 kilograms. He has a good build and looks like he will be an excellent inside player.
If Wang Zhizhi comes to play in the NBA immediately after being drafted, he is likely to be reused. He has an obvious tactical role. Even if he is not good at supporting, he can help the team by just playing pick-and-roll and standing in the corner to catch and shoot.
In addition, the media believes that there are other Chinese players who are capable of playing in the NBA. They are the real golden generation.
Commissioner David Stern gets booed every year at the draft for various issues, but this year was the most exaggerated.
Amidst the boos, Stern completed his opening as usual. When he said, "Congratulations to the Spurs for winning the championship," the boos reached their peak. Stern did not continue speaking. He faced the camera with a smile.
And made a very "humorous" move - put his hands to his ears.
This action was just like Yang Jian's celebration action of listening to the cheers. The difference was that Stern was listening to the boos directed at him. His action also caused the boos at the scene to stop, and then he announced the draft.
Officially begins.
Smiling has always been Stern's way of life. His signature smile seems to say: "Even if you boo me, I still love you, just go ahead and boo me."
People with long-term ideas are often like this. They must not only know how to be patient, but also how to treat others. This is exactly what Stern is like.
The rebuilt Bulls won the No. 1 pick and selected short power forward Elton Brand, who is 203cm tall.
The Clippers, the team with the worst record, won the second pick. There was a big butterfly effect here. The Clippers selected Steve Francis, a 191cm point guard with excellent physical fitness.
In a parallel world, the Grizzlies won the second pick, and Francis, who was high-spirited after the draft, refused to report to Vancouver. The Grizzlies management maintained a very low attitude but was still ruthlessly rejected by Francis, and finally had no choice but to trade him to the Rockets. This is
A big trade involving 11 people, but the Grizzlies didn't get any good players and lost the second place in the rankings.
As for why he was unwilling to play for the Grizzlies, Francis later explained: "When the Grizzlies selected me with the second pick, I almost cried. I didn't want to go to Canada in the ice and snow, which meant I had to be far away from my family. Going to Canada to play ball
, it’s impossible for me.”
Later, there was no other way, so the Grizzlies moved their home court from Vancouver to Memphis in 2001. Despite the move, the stars still naturally resisted the Grizzlies.
Now the Clippers have selected Francis. Although they are a bad team, they are located in Los Angeles. It is perfect to match Francis, who has only played in the playoffs once in his career.
Yang Jian believes that the butterfly effect will also affect Yao Ming and change his destiny. The Rockets' two guns in the backcourt are gone, and there is an alcoholic Vin Baker. God knows what the Rockets will be like in 2002.
Moreover, Yang Jian's performance has led to the collective devaluation of high center forwards in the league, including O'Neal, who has been questioned a lot because of his unwillingness to defend pick-and-rolls. Yao Ming will probably not be the number one pick in the future...