Chapter 704 [Win the Championship! The Age of God of War]
In the final quarter, the SuperSonics fielded a full substitute lineup, while Artest and Peterson of the Raptors played for a while, in order to catch up with the score and not lose more than 50 points.
The SuperSonics led by 48 points in the third quarter, and no one in the Raptors wanted to set a record for the largest point difference in the Finals.
The commentator of cctv5 was too lazy to explain the substitutes' performance and introduced the record Yang Jian had set in the finals.
In the last Finals, against the Pacers, Yang Jian made 19 of 19 shots, 5 of 5 three-pointers, and 9 of 9 free throws. He scored 52 points, 16 rebounds, 16 assists, and 2 steals, with a shooting percentage of 100%.
His 63 points in the Finals were also scored against the Pacers in 1998, and he became a god in one battle!
Zhang Lili said: "Many fans feel that it was Yang Jian who rebuilt the Pacers from a championship team. It was also because of him that Larry Bird did not want to continue to be a coach."
Sun Zhengping laughed and said: "It's true. Bird admitted in an interview that he will never be an NBA head coach again. He probably feels tired and doesn't know how to guard against Yang Jian."
Zhang Li said with a smile: "Bird won the best coach award in the first season of his coaching career, but retired after three seasons. He must be the fastest retired best coach in NBA history."
After Vince Carter came off the court, he sat on the sidelines with confused eyes, which was in sharp contrast to his usual domineering expression after dunking. The cameraman deliberately gave him many close-ups, and the league's outside stars were all confused by Yang Jian's beating.
Netizens have new material. Last season, someone posted a sand sculpture of Reggie Miller with a confused expression, complete with various lines.
Yang Jian would not be polite to Carter. He knew that Carter would be highly regarded if he could play in the finals in his life.
In a parallel world, Carter's best performance in the playoffs was in the second round, and he never even played in the conference finals. Moreover, he formed a trident with the Nets and Magic. He cannot justly say that he has never played like McGrady.
I have met good teammates.
Carter can reach the finals thanks to Artest and Snow on the team, and the 76ers lack Snow and Mutombo.
The two teams were at odds in the final quarter, but in the end the SuperSonics got off to a good start in the finals 125-80.
Five SuperSonics players scored in double figures, and the second-highest scorer was veteran swingman Dell Curry. This shows how strong Yang Jian's team leadership ability is.
Curry played 17 minutes, making 7 of 9 shots, 4 of 7 three-pointers, 2 of 2 free throws, and efficiently scored 20 points and 1 assist.
The Raptors also had five players score in double figures, with Artest scoring the most with 17 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists. Snow also performed well, scoring 14 points, 2 rebounds and 5 assists.
Judging from the game scene, there doesn't seem to be much difference between the SuperSonics beating the Raptors and beating a bad team. Fans all over the world lamented that Yang Jian's dominance was too strong, and it wasn't just his beautiful statistics.
After the game, the topic people discussed was not which team would win the championship this year, but who could stop Yang Jian and the Sonics from continuing to win consecutive championships in the future?
There is no suspense for the SuperSonics to defend their title this year. If they retain this season's lineup, they will still be the top seed next season.
There are still many Sonics fans who want to drag out the Spurs and beat them to death, believing that if it weren't for the bad refereeing in 1999, the Sonics might have won six consecutive championships this year, hitting the Celtics' record of eight consecutive championships that year.
Nike became the winner, and the executives were so happy that they couldn't celebrate with champagne.
Adidas signed three outside stars, Kobe, Tracy McGrady, and Carter, but none of them could compete with Yang Jian. Nike only signed Yang Jian and beat Adidas. Most fans don't like to buy the shoes of a defeated player.
The bosses of Adidas once again cried in the bathroom. Whenever Yang Jian insulted the company's NBA spokesperson, they would remember that Yang Jian was wearing Adidas sneakers when he first entered the league.
Not only did they miss out on the best player in basketball, they also missed out on top movie stars and singers. They would never find a better spokesperson than Yang Jian. At that time, the price was lower than Nike's, just because they wanted to sign a black star.
Now they all feel that they were obsessed at that time. What good are the native black people in the United States? They are a bunch of retarded people!
Adidas poached Vince Carter from Puma, but has not yet officially launched Carter's exclusive boots. Now they suspect that Carter may not be popular, cannot be compared with Yang Jian, and overlaps with the other two star defenders as spokespersons.
Although Carter is the only Adidas star to reach the finals, his performance in the first game was too poor and his popularity may drop.
On June 8, the Finals G2 continued in Seattle, and it was still one-sided. In the end, the SuperSonics defeated the Raptors 119-88, leading the total score 2-0.
Yang Jian's simple defense can reduce Carter's scoring efficiency, and Carter's simple defense of Yang Jian is a dead end. This is the biggest gap between the two teams, and it is completely irreparable.
If the Raptors don't double-team Yang Jian, he can score super high points. If the Raptors are singled out, the Raptors have a lot of swings. If they double-team Yang Jian, he will distribute the ball and provide assists, and his teammates will also shoot away.
Yang Jian's assist data has always been very stable, averaging double figures in assists every year in the playoffs. Today he played 36 minutes and scored 36 points, 6 rebounds, 14 assists and 3 steals.
He only played three quarters before clocking out. The finals felt even more relaxed than the Western Conference Finals.
The Sonics do not have complicated tactics. George Karl only needs to arrange for Yang Jian to bring substitutes without rest in the second quarter, and the pressure on the opponent is indescribable.
Raptors coach Wilkens could not think of any way to restrict Yang Jian, and he was not in the mood to smoke a cigar on the sidelines to show off. After the game, he was interviewed and shared the same view as Phil Jackson, saying that Yang Jian was already the number one player in the NBA.
People.
The Raptors' next three consecutive home games were useless, and all media believed that the Sonics would sweep the championship.
President David Stern also believes that the difference in strength between the two sides is too great. Even if the referees are arranged to give the Raptors obvious star whistles and home whistles, they cannot win.
Carter's shooting percentage is less than 40% in two consecutive games. How can he win? Giving the Raptors 50 free throws may threaten the SuperSonics.
Fans discussed the game online. Many Raptors fans missed McGrady and Christie. They felt that if these two people stayed on the team, the defense against Yang Jian would be slightly better.
Some fans think McGrady is better than Carter, and the Raptors' previous coach was too stupid not to re-employ him, which led to the Magic's success. McGrady, who was fishing, was very happy after reading the news, and suddenly reached the peak of his life.
Two basketball experts from ESPN analyzed Vince Carter's playing characteristics and the gap between him and Yang Jian. They believed that Carter was strong in offense and weak in defense and was more suitable as a small forward rather than a shooting guard.
Because Carter's dunks were so good, many people overestimated his athletic ability.
Carter can indeed jump high, has strong core strength, and can perform flashy moves while jumping in the air to score points. But he is neither particularly fast nor particularly agile in movement.
Carter's straight-line sprint is pretty good, but his lateral speed is average. In this regard, he's not as good as Kobe and far inferior to Yang Jian.
When switching from defense to offense, Carter is not as threatening as Jordan and his glider. Who would say that Carter's first step is very fast and fierce?
Like Grant Hill, he is good at bottom line breakthroughs behind the triple threat on the left, but his style is different.
After jumping to catch the ball and getting ready for the three threats, Carter's habit is to lower his shoulders and lower his head first, then rush to the baseline with a long stride. This move was completely seen by Yang Jian, who used the baseline to break through the route, forcing Carter to make a jump shot.
Carter also used a cross step to break through and couldn't even change hands to change direction and jump. Yang Jian's sideways speed was too fast to break through the frame, and Carter couldn't complete the acceleration.
ESPN experts believe that compared to the breakthrough methods of Yang Jian, Hill, and Kobe Bryant, Carter is actually more like Pierce. He relies more on positioning and strength to get ahead because he is not fast enough.
As predicted by the media, the Raptors returned to their home court and failed to pose any threat to the SuperSonics in g3 and g4, losing the game happily.
The SuperSonics have won the playoffs for two consecutive seasons with a perfect record and won the championship, and they can no longer find an opponent in the league.
Commentators from various countries immediately expressed similar emotions - "The alliance has entered the era of the God of War."