Chapter 628 [Underestimate the enemy, go to war! 】
Because of the influence of the movie "Rich Second Generation", not many people discussed the Eastern Conference Finals G6, which started on the evening of the 2nd. The fans were all talking about Yang Jian and did not care about the stars of the two Eastern Conference teams.
The Pacers and Knicks do not score more than 100 points in each game, which cannot attract the attention of fans. In fact, they also want to play well and score more points, but without this ability, there are no super scorers in the team.
The Pacers won 93-80 on the road, defeating the Knicks 4-2 with a total score of 4-2 and advancing to the Finals.
Reggie Miller was the biggest contributor to the Pacers' advancement. He played 45 minutes and made 10 of 19 shots, 5 of 7 three-pointers, 9 of 9 free throws, and scored 34 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist, and 4 steals.
For Miller, this was an extraordinary performance, strong enough to perform a slit-throat on Spike Lee, a die-hard Knicks fan on the sidelines.
Fans don't think Miller is that strong. Because for Yang Jian, this kind of data is just normal performance. Even because he only had 1 assist, it can be said that Yang Jian performed poorly.
The media predicted the outcome of the finals and was overwhelmingly optimistic that the Sonics would win the championship.
President David Stern was quite helpless and could not publicize that there would be a fierce battle in the finals. The Pacers were at a disadvantage against the top four teams in the Western Conference during the regular season, so how could there be a battle?
The Pacers win by relying on the whole team, and the depth of the lineup is outstanding in the Eastern Conference. There are many players in the team, and all of them had one finals experience in 1998. The substitute Sam Perkins also completed three seasons with the SuperSonics.
Consecutive championship.
However, the depth of the lineup is not very effective in the finals. The finals are all about the personal abilities of the stars, and it is impossible to deliberately rotate multiple players to reduce the playing time of the stars.
After the game, the Pacers players were given five days of rest to adjust to their condition. The SuperSonics players were given more than a week of rest.
Yang Jian stayed in Los Angeles for 6 days and spent the past few days promoting the movie. The premiere box office of "Rich Second Generation" reached an astonishing US$56.2 million, which was slightly lower than Paramount's "Mission: Impossible 2" released in May.
of 57.84 million, ranking second in the year.
The disaster blockbuster "The Perfect Storm" released by Warner Bros. on the same day capsized, with a box office of only 36.13 million at the premiere. The film's investment cost was double that of "The Rich Second Generation", and it was destined to suffer heavy losses.
In addition to promoting the movie, Yang Jian also filmed the music video for "stan" with Eminem and Dido. In the music video, he played the star, Eminem played the crazy fan, and Dido played the pregnant heroine.
This incident has also made entertainment news, and the collaboration between celebrities from three countries is enough to attract attention.
Yang Jian also recorded the rock song "Unstoppable" with Britney, and they were accompanied by Linkin Park. The music video was also shot by several people, in the style of "I Sing Rock, Too", and the recording process was filmed.
This time I asked Zack Snyder to shoot it. He was very particular about the color and light and it looks very hot. You don’t have to be very careful this time. If Britney wants to sing a female solo, she will shoot another MV. And as a
The theme song of "Charlie's Angels" can be directly edited into movie clips.
In addition, the main actors of "Chicago" have also been confirmed and ready to start filming. The male lead is Richard Gere, and the second female lead is Catherine Zeta-Jones. They directly use the original lineup.
Zeta Jones is a musical actress, and no one is more suitable than her. However, for her, acting with Naomi may not be a good thing. Because Naomi has a small frame, although the two are about the same height, they can
Zeta Jones looks particularly strong.
On June 6, Yang Jian finally returned to Seattle. He only participated in the team training for the 7th day and had to play a game in the evening.
The media reported this incident, and everyone felt that Yang Jian underestimated the enemy.
In fact, he can cooperate well with his teammates without training. The coaching staff knew this very well and gave him a holiday. Yang Jian memorized the team's tactics clearly and could not forget them even if he wanted to. He and the other players in the team
People are simply different.
Teammates train a lot because many tactics cannot be implemented without practicing in advance. Yang Jian's participation in training is not a waste of time, but it will definitely not make any improvement. At most, it is just to find the feel.
It was enough for him to find his touch that day, and it was meaningless a few days earlier. As for cooperation, he would never pass the ball first to let his teammates attack. He would first open the ball to attract double teams and then lead his teammates.
No matter what, the key to winning is Yang Jian, who is the team's ball-handling core. His basketball skills are fixed there after he reaches 90. The system does not evaluate the decline of his skills, which means he does not need to practice.
And if he can still win without high-intensity training, he will give his opponent a heavy blow in the first game. The Pacers can't help but think, "We can't beat Yang Jian without training, how can we win the championship?"
This is a mentality of winning while messing with people. After seeing Yang Jian’s behavior, fans will think he is cool.
He was blatantly not training and had the permission of the coaching staff. He was not absent from training without permission to have a conflict with the coach. He would not express dissatisfaction with reporters questioning his absence from training, and even went to the press conference as if he was drunk.
Talk about a lot of "training" to attract attention.
Yang Jian's move actually increased the attention of the finals. The ratings of the first game of the finals were 30% higher than last season. People who paid attention to the finals wanted to watch Yang Jian score points, rather than feeling that the game was suspenseful.
Before the game started, the SuperSonics played Yang Jian's song again at home. When he came on in the finale, the fans clapped and cheered vigorously.
Sun Zhengping said: "The SuperSonics will undoubtedly win today. The biggest thing to watch is what data Yang Jian can produce in the finals."
Zhang Lijia smiled and said: "I hope the Pacers can play better and not enter garbage time in three quarters."
Public opinion was one-sided. No one on the Pacers team spoke harshly before the game. Head coach Larry Bird, the king of trash talk, kept a low profile. Bird is confident in doing one thing and will talk trash to show off. Those who are not confident
He can keep a low profile sometimes, as he is afraid of being slapped in the face.
Pacers starting lineup: Mark Jackson, Reggie Miller, Jaylen Rose, Dale Davis, Rick Schmitz.
Zhang Lili commented: "Just by looking at the lineup, I knew that the SuperSonics would attack wildly today. The starting lineup was in the offensive lineup, and Mason was on the bench again."
Sun Zhengping said: "Same as against the Lakers, as long as we don't lead too much into garbage time, Yang Jian will probably play the whole game. The SuperSonics don't need Mobley as the sixth man to lead the bench today."
Zhang Lili said: "Mobley can start. He performed well when he played with Yang Jian. The key is that he has strong mobility and is more suitable to defend Rose."
Rose is currently the Pacers' fastest player, and with two big men over 210cm tall starting together, the Pacers can only play positional warfare. The Sonics' plan is to focus on fast breaks and strive for speed.
Dale Davis won the jump ball and the game was on.
Under Yang Jian's defense, Mark Jackson slowly brought the ball to the three-point line with his back and passed it to Jaylen Rose on the left. After observing the player's position, the latter did not use his height advantage to single out Mobley and passed it to
Schmitz in the low post on the left.
With his back to Brad Miller, Schmitz turned and hooked in the middle, but missed due to interference. Yang Jian, who retreated, grabbed the backcourt rebound.
In the opening game, Yang Jian was responsible for guarding Mark Jackson, who lacked shooting range, and Payton was responsible for guarding Reggie Miller. This was not an act of letting loose on the defensive end, it was purely to facilitate counterattacks.
Payton's main defense against Reggie Miller will not become a defensive loophole, and it will only be Miller who suffers. Yang Jian faced off against a 35-year-old veteran. The 185cm tall Jackson has an overall physical advantage and can break through or directly shoot.
The Pacers players quickly returned to defense without grabbing the offensive rebound. Payton dribbled the ball to Yang Jian as soon as the half was passed. Brad Miller played a pick-and-roll with Yang Jian one meter outside the three-point line.
Used the ultimate move.
High center forward Schmitz retreated into the three-point line and failed to switch to defend Yang Jian in time. He took a step to the right to shoot a three-pointer, and the ball went hollow into the net! 3-0.