Chapter 687 [Break down! I don't even bother to brush]
In order to prevent Ryan Reynolds from losing sleep because "the estimated investment in the movie is 15 million", Yang Jian gave him playoff tickets and asked him to watch the game live.
A slap in the face and a sweet date are very suitable for people like Reynolds, otherwise he will keep nagging and it will be very annoying. Now that he remembers this kind of sad and happy mood, he will act better after the filming of the movie starts. etc.
When the movie is released and becomes a box office hit, he will find that the ups and downs in life are really exciting.
Now that Reynolds has guessed that things are not that simple, how can a movie with an investment of 15 million be released during the Christmas period? Isn't that asking for death?
Yang Jian would definitely not do such stupid things, so this must be Yang Jian's trick to trick him.
He plans to prepare well and try his best to play this role well. As long as he performs well, the investment will definitely be high. Maybe after the movie is released, he will become as popular as Leonardo.
Reynolds has a long-term vision, otherwise he would not firmly embrace Yang Jian.
He knows that Huaer Pictures and DreamWorks have a very close relationship and can introduce familiar actors to each other. Maybe in the future he will have the opportunity to star in a blockbuster directed by Spielberg or a big-budget movie produced by DreamWorks.
Leonardo has been preparing for "Cat and Mouse" recently and has freed up his schedule.
On the evening of the 21st, the first game between the SuperSonics and Timberwolves began in Seattle.
Under the leadership of Yang Jian and Payton, the SuperSonics led by 21 points in the first half and entered garbage time in the third quarter. In the end, the SuperSonics won 117 to 82 and got off to a good start.
The SuperSonics easily suppressed the Timberwolves with just one adjustment, which was to have Yang Jian play against the Timberwolves' 180cm tall point guard Terrell Brandon, and Payton to play against the 193cm tall shooting guard Anthony Peeler.
If the Timberwolves want to win, outside players must step up and score. Brandon relies on flexibility to play, but Yang Jian's defense makes it difficult for him to take action, so Pillar bravely steps up.
Under Payton's defense, Pillar made 3 of 17 shots, 1 of 2 three-pointers, and scored 7 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists. Under Pillar's fierce operation, the Timberwolves surrendered early.
Timberwolves coach Larry Sanders completely abandoned Chauncey Billups. It wasn't until garbage time that Billups got a chance to play and only played 7 minutes. His state was sluggish and he went 0-for-2 from the field.
The data are all zero and there are only two fouls.
Felipe Lopez was the Grizzlies' backup shooting guard last season. He averaged only 12 minutes per game and scored 4.5 points, which was almost a marginal player. In this game, he got 20 minutes of playing time, and his status was better than Billups, just because
He is 196cm tall and is a serious shooting guard.
Sanders believes that if Billups plays, he will be unable to defend against Yang Jian at the 2nd position and is not suitable to play with Brandon to form a double guard. In fact, Brandon is the one who should be substituted, leaving Billups
Lupus would be much better off as the starting point guard.
Yang Jian can easily break through or make a pull-up jump shot against Brandon during a counterattack. Brandon is a defensive black hole. He can't defend Payton in a positional battle. Payton can easily squeeze out his breakthrough with the ball.
During the regular season, people could say that Brandon "attacks the strong and defends the weak". Facing Yang Jian, he couldn't attack and was completely useless. He didn't make a successful breakthrough in the game, and could only make inaccurate jump shots due to interference.
After a day off, the second battle between the two sides on the 23rd was even more one-sided.
The SuperSonics beat the Timberwolves 111-69, defeating the Timberwolves in just halftime.
Brandon played 24 minutes, making 2 of 9 shots, 2 of 4 three-pointers, and scored 6 points, 2 rebounds, and 2 assists. Just like in the previous game, he was unable to break through Yang Jian's defense and could only rely on Yang Jian in pick-and-rolls.
Time difference jumper around the screen.
Anthony Pillar played 31 minutes, making 1 of 8 shots, 0 of 5 three-pointers, and scored 2 points and 1 rebound. Timberwolves fans didn’t know how to describe Piller’s performance. Why did this person play?
Garnett played 32 minutes, making 5 of 13 shots, 6 of 6 free throws, 16 points, 12 rebounds and 2 assists, with a shooting percentage of 38.5%.
Garnett was almost unable to enter the penalty area due to Mason's resistance, and his shooting percentage was not high due to interference. After the game, many media published articles mocking Garnett and said he was too soft. He seemed afraid of physical confrontation and could not fight in a one-on-one.
201cm Mason.
If Garnett had helped the Dream Team win the Olympic gold medal last year, his reputation would have been much better. After losing to the Chinese team, fans felt that Garnett couldn't be tough in the international arena. He seemed unable to win the "hard special"
” nickname.
At the center position, Dean Garnett and Nesterovich performed even worse. No matter who is the starting center, they are not qualified. They are blue-collar workers who lack scoring ability and cannot guard against the Sonics' pick-and-roll offense.
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The SuperSonics' four major rotating interior players made Timberwolves coach Saunders feel helpless and had trouble arranging defense.
They didn't post up at all, they only stretched out to catch and shoot. Most of the time, they went out to cover, waited for Yang Jian to attract a double team, and saw the right opportunity to cut to the basket.
The SuperSonics post players also scored a lot of points by eating cakes, and the overall score was better than the post players led by Garnett.
The SuperSonics lead 2-0 and are only one step away from sweeping the game.
After this game, the Sonics players rested for four consecutive days before playing against the Timberwolves again on the 28th. It was like the league knew that the Sonics would sweep the schedule and deliberately arranged the schedule.
As expected, the SuperSonics easily won 108-84 and swept the competition 3-0.
After the Timberwolves' point guard and shooting guard were guarded, Garnett and Szczerbiak's scoring alone could not pose any threat to the Sonics.
Terry Brandon scored 14 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists in this game, which was his best performance in the series.
Garnett made 6 of 13 shots, 0 of 2 three-pointers, and 9 of 10 free throws. He scored 21 points, 15 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 blocks. This was also his best performance in the series.
The referee gave Garnett the home whistle and the star whistle, and called Mason a few fouls. Otherwise, in terms of physical confrontation, Garnett was obviously at a disadvantage against the 201cm Mason. He hit Mason with his back several times, and the opponent's top defense always
He stayed still and tried to interfere when Garnett turned around and shot.
Fortunately, the media did not focus on Garnett's performance and only said a few words about this series. The Timberwolves' loss to the SuperSonics was reasonable and not shameful.
However, SuperSonics fans were unhappy. The Sonics won too easily, and Yang Jian was unable to score high.
Even though Yang Jian was much ahead, he didn't deliberately slack off on the defensive end. He had to set an example and cheer up the whole team, otherwise he would develop bad habits.
In addition, the gold content of high-scoring players in the first round of the playoffs is too low, and Yang Jian doesn't even bother to use it. As far as the Timberwolves are a broken team, there is no point in forcibly creating suspense. And if the SuperSonics have a hard time winning in the first round, the opponents behind them will improve.
confidence.
Other series in the Western Conference have also been decided one after another. The Spurs eliminated the Suns 3-1, the Lakers eliminated the Jazz 3-0, and the Mavericks eliminated the Kings 3-2.
The Mavericks' young core performed well. Nowitzki averaged 23.8 points, 8.2 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game, shooting 44.6% from the field. Kings core Chris Webber averaged 20.4 points, 10.2 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game, while shooting 35.4% from the field.
It took Webber 24 shots to score 20.4 points. The result against Nowitzki was unbelievable. Webber was selected as an All-Star starter during the season, but Nowitzki was not even a substitute.
Nash also performed better than Jason Williams, averaging 18.4 points, 3.6 rebounds and 8.4 assists per game in the series. White Chocolate only averaged 12 points and 6 assists per game.
The second round matchups in the Western Conference are out, Mavericks vs SuperSonics, Spurs vs Lakers.
The Eastern Raptors swept the Celtics cleanly and advanced to the second round. The team lost Doug Christie and Tracy McGrady. The lineup seemed to be weaker, but the offense was much smoother than last season.
The 76ers eliminated the Pacers 3-1, the Bucks eliminated the Magic 3-1, and the Heat eliminated the Knicks 3-2.
The Knicks' offensive performance is extremely stable, averaging 88.7 points per game in the regular season and 89 points per game in the playoffs.
The Knicks only have 8 players in the rotation, and the remaining 4 are marginal players who do not play. Jeff Van Gundy's substitution time will not change. In fact, it doesn't matter if the coach is not present, the players can come down on their own after setting the time...