Zhang Lili said: "The SuperSonics will definitely advance by sweeping today. The Lakers played well in the first half. In the third quarter, the team only scored 19 points. Yang Jian took the opportunity to lead the team to widen the score."
Sun Zhengping said: "O'Neal did not perform well today. He has taken less than 10 shots so far, and his free throws are the most accurate in the series. If Marshall hadn't made three three-pointers in the first half, the Lakers wouldn't have been able to take advantage of it.
Live the score.”
Zhang Lijia smiled and said: "Unless a miracle happens, it is impossible for the Lakers to come back today. The Lakers only scored 31 points in the second quarter, and the scores in the other two quarters were not high."
Of course, no miracle will happen in the final quarter. The Sonics began to guard against the Lakers' outside shots. It was not easy to chase points by just hitting two-pointers.
Kobe tried his best and consumed a lot of energy on both offense and defense. As a result, he couldn't even make free throws in the final quarter.
Zhang Lili joked: "Today, O'Neal's free throw shooting percentage was higher than Kobe's, which is the biggest highlight of this game."
This bright spot couldn't help the Lakers win. The final score was 120 to 93, and the SuperSonics swept the game 4-0 to advance.
Yang Jian played 45 minutes, making 14 of 26 shots, 7 of 12 three-pointers, 5 of 5 free throws, and scored 40 points, 6 rebounds, 11 assists and 2 steals.
In the key battle, Yang Jian was not lenient at all, and his big double-double made his opponents feel helpless. He attracted double teams and distributed the ball, and his teammates' shooting was not bad. The Sonics made 17 three-pointers in the game, with a shooting percentage of 53.3%.
The SuperSonics had relatively concentrated possession of the ball. Only four players scored in double figures, but it was enough to win the game.
The Lakers had 5 players score in double figures, but their role players did not score many.
O'Neal made 7 of 12 shots, 8 of 12 free throws, 22 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists, as well as 4 turnovers and 4 fouls.
Kobe made 9 of 19 shots, 1 of 4 three-pointers, 6 of 12 free throws, 25 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 blocks, and 4 fouls. In the final quarter, Kobe made 2 of 6 free throws and dropped the ball in anger.
This was the game in which Kobe Bryant scored the most points in the series. Compared with Yang Jian, he was completely defeated.
Yang Jian's three-point shot during the counterattack is difficult to guard against and cannot be double-teamed. Moreover, Yang Jian will also defend the point guard at certain times. Kobe has no choice but to panic when encountering this situation.
There is a big gap between the defensive ability of the Lakers point guard and Kobe. Fisher is a short and heavy point guard of 185cm, and his ability to interfere with shooting is average. Harper can't keep up with Yang Jian's speed. He couldn't guard him in the 1996 Finals. Now he
Even more so when he is 4 years older.
As a point guard, Payton has the ability to engage in physical confrontation with Kobe and interfere with shooting. It can be said that the Sonics have no defensive weaknesses on the perimeter, which is why they are strong.
The Lakers players were all lifeless when they left the court. Lakers fans were also disappointed and didn't understand why the Lakers couldn't do it.
Obviously the Lakers' lineup looks better than the SuperSonics, and the substitutes are all players who have played well in other teams. Why have they become ordinary after joining the Lakers?
The key is that O'Neal is not as able to run as he was with the Magic. A team with O'Neal must focus on positional warfare, and the ball rights are relatively concentrated, so it is impossible for all players to produce good statistics.
The Sonics have Yang Jian as the core and mainly play fast breaks. Once the players rush up, role players can easily score. They catch the ball and make layups or jump shots, which are difficult for opponents to guard. There is no defensive system bonus, so they can only rely on
Personal defense.
The triangle offense is a star tactic. Stars will be very comfortable in this system and have unlimited shooting rights. Phil Jackson became the head coach of the Lakers, and both O'Neal and Kobe have reached the peak of their careers. Role players are unlucky, they are all defensive.
The main style of play is to throw one occasionally.
Even if the Lakers want to play fast break, they don't have the conditions. Only Kobe is fast. Among the substitutes, Fisher is the only one with decent speed. As a heavy point guard, he has no advantage at the 1st position and is not good at speed.
Advance.
The Lakers' point guard also has Tyronn Lue, who is 183cm tall, and did not even make the playoff roster. Tyronn Lue was the 23rd pick in the first round of 1998. He had no chance to play in the Lakers. He played a total of 16 games in two seasons.
23 games played.
What makes Tyronn Lue depressed is that the Lakers are still unwilling to trade him, so they let him work as a water cooler keeper and train with him. Not only does he have no chance to play in the playoffs, but he rarely makes the 12-man roster in the regular season.
After the game, Yang Jian was interviewed as the focus of the game.
He talked about his feelings and said: "I am very happy to return to the finals. I was not used to being eliminated last season. We are the strongest team in the league, and we have proved it again."
The reporter asked: "Which team in the Eastern Conference do you think will reach the finals?"
"I didn't watch the Eastern Conference Finals. It doesn't matter who makes it to the Finals, the result is the same anyway." Yang Jian was the only one in the league who dared to say this, but the reporters didn't find it strange.
The Sonics are indeed too strong, and Yang Jian has never lost in the finals. In the NBA, there is no star who can compare with Yang Jian. O'Neal, who just won the MVP, was also beaten.
No one thinks that the Eastern Conference champions can beat the SuperSonics to win the championship. Just look at the best lineup selected in the regular season. The five players on the best team are all Western Conference stars. There are a total of five Eastern Conference stars in the three lineups. Eddie Jones is still
Passed from the west.
Yang Jian was in a good mood and praised his coach and teammates. After the Lakers were eliminated, the four stars lost one championship due to the changed history, so they provided him with attribute points. He has saved 30 attribute points and can update them.
Learn other skills quickly.
George Karl talked about his feelings and said with a smile: "I am the luckiest head coach. I only need to lead the team in daily training. During the games, I always drink drinks and eat popcorn on the sidelines and watch Yang Jian lead the team."
The reporter asked: "Is this why you don't like calling timeouts?"
"Anyone who has watched the game knows that usually we call a timeout for the opponent. When I call a timeout, I change one or two people and let the players get off the field to replenish some water." George Karl said with a smile.
George Karl is no longer a lunatic who often yells and scolds players on the sidelines, but has become a coach who loves to laugh. To put it bluntly, he has a strong desire to win and will get angry when he cannot win the game. The SuperSonics have become super since Yang Jian joined.
Strong, even if he was eliminated last season and reached the Western Conference Finals, George Karl would not be angry.
Lakers players and coaches were interviewed but were unwilling to speak.
Jackson Jackson has just joined and has a lot of time to prove himself. O'Neal has been with the Lakers for four seasons, and the situation is somewhat unfavorable to him. He has three years left on his contract. If he can't help the team win the championship, he won't necessarily sign with which team again.
The team.
Kobe was also very depressed. He was just an ordinary star, not as popular as Allen Iverson and Vince Carter in the East, and even less popular than Yang Jian. His goal was to become the first player in history, but he was too far away from his dream.
Kobe was preparing to practice shooting hard during the holidays. He knew that he had to become stronger, otherwise it would be impossible to defeat Yang Jian. He was completely unaware that there was a problem with his shooting action, and the shooting arc was too low. If he did not change, he would not be able to defeat Yang Jian from mid-to-long range.
No matter how hard you practice, you can't be as accurate as Yang Jian.
As soon as the news came out, fans discussed the game, and they were all optimistic that the Sonics would win the championship.
President David Stern didn't know how to comment after reading the news. This season, he did not arrange for referees to blow biased whistles to suppress the Sonics, only the normal star whistle and home whistle.
As a result, the Lakers lost without any temper, and the SuperSonics looked like they were going to win the playoffs and win the championship again. Yang Jian won 4 championships in 5 years of his career, which is really too strong.
At this time, Stern realized that unless there were big-name stars teaming up, at least three superstars on one team would be able to beat Yang Jian. Moreover, the SuperSonics could not cultivate any more stars, and Lewis was already on the verge of becoming a star.
Already.
If the SuperSonics had three All-Stars, the game would be basically unplayable. Just like the 1997-98 season when Barkley joined, the SuperSonics dominated the league.
The SuperSonics were not only superior in strength but also in physical fitness in the finals. The Eastern Conference finals ended in a 2-2 tie, and the Sonics players had a long time to rest and study their opponents.
Yang Jian seemed to have no intention of studying the opponent. After the team announced a holiday, he did not return to Seattle with the team and stayed directly in Los Angeles.
Facing the upcoming NBA Finals, Yang Jian, as a screenwriter and producer, went with the crew of "Rich Second Generation" to promote the movie. This move made basketball fans all over the world know about the movie and saw Yang Jian's confidence.