In the final quarter, the substitutes competed between the two sides, and the SuperSonics still had the upper hand.
The SuperSonics' offensive formation can still be stretched, with Mobley and Blount taking the lead in positional battles, and the players will grab rebounds and immediately launch a fast break.
The Spurs' bench lacked offensive points and usually relied on small forward Kersey to attack, but Bowen was entangled.
In order to add a stable outside shooting point, Steve Kerr was also sent on the court to play for a while, but did not score a point.
Cole joined the Spurs freely, and his status in the parallel world is completely different. He is now just an ordinary role player, a fringe player who can only play in garbage time. Last season, he did not join the Spurs and win the championship.
I didn't win a championship when I was with the Bulls, and I have nothing now.
Cole played 5 minutes and was replaced by Daniels. It was impossible not to replace him. He was beaten by Mobley.
Popovich had a lot of problems with his employment today. When Cole was sent on, the difference between the two sides widened by 10 points, and the defense at position 2 was ineffective.
Samaki Walker, a pretty good power forward, was on the bench and only played 1 minute in the final quarter. Felton Spencer, who was seriously declining, played for a long time.
Spencer, who is 213cm tall and weighs 120kg, has no role at both ends of the offense and defense. He is basically a slow-moving useless person. He will be targeted by opponents on the court. Mobley can rely on screens to run without the ball like Yang Jian.
The ball was released and Spencer couldn't defend it.
Since the Sonics' interior players lack the ability to attack with the ball, the 206cm-tall Samakie Walker and the 201cm-tall strong man Malik Rose will not become a defensive loophole in the interior, and the effect of preventing pick-and-rolls is even better.
In this quarter, the Spurs' offense was weak and they only scored 13 points. Daniels hit a three-pointer and his performance was acceptable, while everyone else went crazy.
In the end, the SuperSonics defeated the Spurs by 52 points 134 to 82. The reporters who came to Seattle to interview were very excited. There was big news today. The two teams in the Western Conference Finals last season had this kind of point difference, and the one who lost was still the defending champion. Some
Incredible.
Five members of the Sonics team scored in double figures, and the second most eye-catching performer was Rashard Lewis. He made 7 of 11 shots, 3 of 6 three-pointers, and 4 of 4 free throws. He scored 21 points, 5 rebounds, and 2 assists.
Being teammates with Yang Jian, Lewis gained confidence earlier than in the parallel world. Because the overall strength of the team is super strong, he is almost always playing with the wind and there is no psychological pressure. Even better is that there are two outstanding players in the team.
The defender passed the ball to him.
After the game, Yang Jian was the only protagonist. This is the biggest news of the NBA season. Yang Jian scored 60 triple-doubles for the second time in his career and scored 60 points in a single game for the 9th time.
Duncan scored 24 points and 12 rebounds, and Robinson scored 18 points and 11 rebounds. Their combined statistics cannot be compared with Yang Jian.
Yang Jian's single-game statistics are also far ahead of Michael Jordan. As long as he does not retire prematurely due to serious injuries, there will be no difficulty in surpassing Jordan in total points. The only suspense is whether he can surpass Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and become the top scorer in NBA history.
People, and this is Yang Jian's long-term goal.
No one thinks that Yang Jian will be seriously injured in the future. He is one of the most durable players in the league. The only two games he has missed since joining the league were due to a conflict with Sprewell, and he was suspended for two games for KOing his opponent.
Several members of the Spurs team attended the press conference first. They didn't say much and were very depressed.
Popovich said: "We won the NBA championship last season, and there are some problems with the lineup this season. The past is not important. What is important is that you focus on what you should do now. If you lose, look forward. Being immersed in the past cannot help.
you."
It is obvious that Popovich's words are more insistent. With the current strength of the Spurs, it is difficult to make a difference in the Western Conference. They want to look forward, but the future is bleak.
Reporters wanted to know whether Popovich still felt he deserved last season's championship? Popovich refused to answer such questions, knowing that anything he said was wrong.
Duncan and David Robinson were interviewed casually and perfunctorily. They admitted that there was nothing they could do against Yang Jian today, but they were unwilling to praise Yang Jian.
They don't dare to speak harshly against the Sonics. The Spurs currently don't have a super outside scorer and they obviously can't beat the Sonics. The result of provoking Yang Jian will definitely be bad luck for the Spurs. It's better for the star to talk less.
What everyone in the Spurs has to consider now is not revenge, but how to avoid losing badly against the SuperSonics next time. Yang Jian will probably not be polite to them in the next game. There is no reason to be polite.
Yang Jian first talked about his feelings in the interview. "I felt that my hands were hot today, so I shot a lot of balls. Unfortunately, my condition came a little late. If I had such a good touch in the tiebreaker of last year's playoffs
, we’re in the finals.”
Yang Jian didn't even give reporters the opportunity to play in garbage time to improve statistics, and brought the topic directly to the grudge between the two teams. The Spurs should have fun if they can win the championship, and today's 60 triple-double is the best evidence.
The Spurs are just losing in the regular season, which is not a big deal.
Yang Jian continued: "We had some problems last season and were eliminated by the Spurs. The past is not important, what is important is the present. If we lose, we will look forward. We must win this season."
He didn't know what Popovich said in the interview, but the two people's feelings happened to be similar. This coincidence made reporters more excited and made the news interesting.
No one asked about Yang Jian playing in garbage time to score 60 points. There was nothing to say about it. Yang Jian didn't play for long in total. Strictly speaking, the entire second half was garbage time. But he had no reason to spare the Spurs. Everyone
Know why.
He didn't play the entire final quarter to try to get an 80 triple-double, but he was already saving face for the Spurs.
The focus of today's news is not Yang Jian's statistics at all, but the Spurs' ability to win the championship last season. The reason why they won the championship is that the league did not want the SuperSonics to win four consecutive championships.
Yang Jian did not directly say that the Spurs did not deserve the championship, but put the facts before everyone's eyes. The Spurs' championship will be impressive in the future. He often mentioned it, and felt that the league owed the SuperSonics a championship.
The reporter asked: "Which team do you think is the SuperSonics' biggest competitor this season?"
Yang Jian shook his head and smiled: "I don't predict this. I'm afraid that I will be a crow's mouth and say a few words to make this team's strength in the playoffs soar to the point where we can't beat it."
It's so heart-wrenching, it's unlikely that the league will ever support the Spurs again in the future.
It was a helpless move last season. If you don't support the Spurs, the SuperSonics will win four consecutive championships, and no other team will want to play. If other teams can just muddle along, it won't make much sense for the NBA to introduce a luxury tax clause. Why are there so many leagues?
make money?
Yang Jian has already dismantled the Spurs' GDP combination, and it will be difficult for the Spurs to rise in the future. He doesn't mind saying anything more to make the Spurs' future road more difficult.
In the past 10 years, the only team that Yang Jian has difficulty in splitting the lineup is the Lakers. Because the Lakers generally do not develop their own stars. They always trade directly and poach ready-made talents from other teams. Only Kobe Bryant is a big-name star who was drafted and cultivated by the Lakers.
Bynum was barely a star when he was at his peak, but Yang Jian was given that stuff for free and he wasn't even interested in it.
The reporter asked: "This is the second 60 triple-double in your career, and it only took 32 minutes. How do you feel about this?"
"I don't have any special feelings. It's just my strength. It's normal for me to hit super numbers when I feel good. Today I missed 9 shots. I feel like it's not when I feel the best."
Once a convulsive player becomes unbelievable, Yang Jian once scored 30 points in a single quarter. Today he was not very satisfied with his scoring efficiency in the second half, only scoring 19 points.
The reporter asked: "Some people say that you have affected the balance of the NBA and made the game lack competition. What do you think?"
"It depends on whether the fans like me or the competition. If the fans hate me, I can retire at any time to sing, make movies, or do other things. On the contrary, as long as the fans like me, I will keep playing.
, I will not leave just because there is no more challenge. I will always be willing to win for the fans who support me."