ESPN commentator Aaron Myers was conquered by Yang Jian's performance. "Yang scored 8 points in a row on 4-of-4 shooting in the opening game. He looked as brave as he played. He was simply unstoppable and had the most dunks in the league since the start of the game.
players.”
Jack Carter laughed: "If O'Neal plays in the regular season, Young will definitely not be the player with the most dunks. O'Neal will be sidelined for a period of time due to injury. In the preseason, he was slapped by the white center Matt Geiger of the Hornets.
He broke his thumb and the Magic is now led by Penny on his own."
Geiger was suspended for one game and fined $10,000 by the league's disciplinary committee, and was branded a "tough guy." Many media called him "the only person on earth who can make O'Neal change his mind."
In a parallel world, this was a flagrant foul that changed the league's structure. O'Neal missed 28 games due to injury, and he did not recuperate, make movies, and release music albums. This caused dissatisfaction with the Magic management, and set the stage for the Sharks' Journey to the West in the summer of 1996.
Foreshadowing was laid.
Aaron said: "If we keep playing like this, Yang will score a lot of points in this game. If we want to prevent him from scoring, the Lakers' inside players must help defend. He catches the ball and shoots too fast. It's very difficult for Ceballos to bypass the screen and chase after him."
It’s difficult to interfere. Ceballos hasn’t scored yet, and he will be taught a lesson by the rookie today.”
Jack lamented: "I think Yang 80% will be the best rookie this season. The suspense is whether he can be selected for the All-Star Game during the season. After watching his performance, people who like dunks will definitely be willing to vote for him."
NBA games that are broadcast nationally are the most popular. In the 1990s, if the team had few live broadcasts, it would be difficult for the stars to become famous. Fans could only learn about the stars through live TV broadcasts, without the Internet and ubiquitous videos.
Fans can't check the statistics of the stars. They will only remember the data kings and the best players in the national live broadcast. As for the players' shooting percentage and efficiency, not many fans care about it, and the media rarely mention it.
Players like Yang Jian are the easiest to become famous. He knows this very well. He dunked twice and jumped with all his strength to do tricks.
Payton also worked very well with him. Payton didn't have the ability to score in a variety of ways, so he had to rely on wonderful assists to make appearances. If Payton shoots, he will never be able to make the top five goals.
Payton loves Yang Jian so much that he never asks Yang Jian to run errands or show off his power in the team. He believes that the two are destined to succeed each other in the future, just like Malone and Stockton.
After Payton entered the league, he has always been envious of Stockton's partner Malone, who is a big killer. He and Kemp have a good personal relationship, often play beautiful coordination, and the tacit understanding with other teammates is much different. He is an emotional person,
If you feel that your teammates' offensive ability is not as good as yours, you won't want to pass the ball too much.
After Yang Jian joined, Payton saw the opportunity to compete for the assist title and rarely passed the ball to Schrempf. Fortunately, Schrempf had a low profile and good temper. If this happened to another star, there would definitely be conflicts in the locker room.
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There is also an outstanding person on the SuperSonics bench today, and that is Eric Snow.
The cameraman gave Snow two close-ups. After Yang Jian performed a wonderful dunk, Snow had a towel around his neck and danced in ecstasy on the sidelines.
His little eyes blinked and he raised his eyebrows twice. He could already introduce himself like this - "The good man is me, and I am Eric."
Snow was a little embarrassed at the beginning, but soon relaxed completely. He found that doing so really enlivened the atmosphere, and no one felt that it was against the rules. The newly joined players all relaxed.
After the timeout, neither side made any substitutions.
Del Harris called a timeout to adjust his tactics. On the defensive end, the inside players should stand outside to interfere with shooting. When attacking, the inside players should resolutely hit the basket, increase air cuts, and take advantage of their height advantage.
The old coach has seen that the Lakers' outside players have no advantage in one-on-one situations. They need to reduce their shots from outside and try to attack the penalty area.
The Lakers played a planned tactic. Van Exel played a pick-and-roll in the middle and attracted the defense to pass the ball to Campbell. The latter went to the basket to attract double-teams and passed the ball out. Divac caught the ball on the right and made a mid-range shot.
.10 to 4.
During the SuperSonics offense, Yang Jian ran to catch the ball and encountered Divac's interference one step inside the three-point line. The big man was guarding farther outside, and he could not take an easy shot.
Yang Jian can break through with the ball, but he didn't do this. He practiced various routines during team training. If he broke through inside, Schrempf would only have a stable three-point point when the ball was released, and the formation was not very open.
If you want the team's overall offense to play smoothly, Yang Jian had better move in the mid-to-long range, leaving the inside space to Kemp and the breakthrough work to Payton.
He took a step forward and passed it to Payton. Payton did not stick to the ball and hit the ground to Schrempf on the left side. Schrempf took two steps with his back to the baseline and turned around for a jumper. Under the interference of George Lynch, he missed the ball.
out.
Lynch, a dark and muscular man, is not simple at all. His offense is average but he is an excellent role player. In a parallel world, after joining the 76ers, he was able to occupy the main forward position for a long time under defensive coach Larry Brown, which shows his defensive ability.
The Lakers attacked, Van Exel played a pick-and-roll and passed the ball to Divac. Divac singled out Kemp, dribbled slowly with his back, and when he reached his favorite distance, turned around and hit a hook shot. 10 to 6.
His shooting action seemed a little forced, but his touch was very soft, which is a characteristic of many European insiders. When returning to defense, he did not have any celebrations and was very low-key.
It is rare for inside players to challenge Kemp. Kemp would go crazy if he goes crazy, and no one wants to be dunked. Those who can challenge Kemp and suppress him are not ordinary people, such as big-name stars and the just-debuted Mutombo.
Kemp immediately returned the favor. He first provided an off-ball screen for Yang Jian on the right side. Yang Jian ran to get the ball and then took a step to the center to attract Divac to help defend, and then passed the ball to Kemp.
Kemp rushed up from the right and made another one-handed dunk, but Campbell didn't dare to block the basket. 12 to 6.
When returning to defense, Kemp and Yang Jian clapped their hands.
With such an inside teammate, Yang Jian was able to get a lot of assists, and he found Kemp to pass the ball accurately. Everyone played very well, and the offense was so smooth that it seemed impossible to lose.
Jack sighed: "The SuperSonics are so crazy this season. Except for Yang's mid-range shot in the opening game, all the goals scored were dunks."
Aaron laughed and said: "If the Lakers focus on guarding Young's catch and shot, it would not be a good idea to come out from the inside and let Kemp catch the ball easily."
Carter said: "Harris must be aware of this, but he has to make a choice. Last season, the Jazz defended Kemp and Payton was the main player. As a result, Young scored 40 points. This rookie is too strong and can kill people. This was true last season.
Something Dal-Gil couldn’t do.”
Aaron said: "Before the start of the season, the media said that the SuperSonics' No. 2 position was the weakest in the league. I think after this game, more media will report about Yang Jian, and he will become famous."
The Lakers attacked, but Ceballos was a little overwhelmed by the defense.
Every time he catches the ball, Yang Jian can quickly catch up with him, and there is no chance for him to make an easy shot. He can't squeeze away with his body, and if he tries to take a shot, he will be seriously disturbed, so he has to pass the ball again.
Ceballos discovered that Yang Jian and Payton had the same defensive approach. He was much less experienced, but his physical fitness was better than Payton, and he could make up for his shortcomings so that his opponent could not use his skills and could only fight hand-to-hand.
After passing the ball several times, 24 seconds were about to end. Lynch took over and forced a mid-range shot that missed. PJ Brown grabbed the backcourt rebound.
Payton tried to launch a fast break but failed, and passed the ball to Schrempf first. Schrempf knew that it was difficult for him to beat Lynch, so he stabilized himself and passed it back to Payton.
This time Yang Jian ran from the bottom corner to 70 degrees outside the three-point line on the right, and received the ball from Payton from the center. This position was too far, and Campbell hesitated to help defend. Yang Jian was outside the three-point line.
Just throw the ball.
Ceballos did not jump when he bypassed the screen, but just stretched out his hand. He felt that the distance was too far. The ball was slightly deflected and bounced around in the frame.
But the attack was not over yet. P.J. Brown grabbed the offensive rebound. As soon as Yang Jian caught the ball at that position, his teammates knew that he was going to throw it away, and the blocking was particularly active. Moreover, the SuperSonics have improved their control of rebounds this season.
A lot.
After winning the rebound, P.J. Brown passed the outside line to Payton. Payton feinted a shot and pretended to look for Yang Jian, then faced Van Exel and made a three-pointer.
After the three-point line was shortened, George Karl asked Payton to practice three-pointers all day long, encouraging him to shoot more. This time he was not disturbed on the left, the arc was not high but very straight, and he scored! 15 to 6.
Harris almost couldn't hold himself back and wanted to call a timeout. The Lakers couldn't stand it like this, and the opponent blossomed more.