At 8 o'clock in the morning, Yang Jian sat in the lobby of the hotel for a while, without eating breakfast or drinking a cup of coffee. He was not hungry at all, and had just eaten a midnight snack before traveling through time. He was also very energetic, and he suspected that he was actually traveling during the time traveling.
It was after a nap that I was in a trance.
Soon he found a teammate, who happened to be AC Green whom he knew.
Green is famous for his self-discipline and will not sleep in unless there are special circumstances. Green is 25 years old and is in his prime. His appearance and future have not changed much.
Black people are particularly resistant to aging. As long as their bodies are not seriously out of shape, they look like they are 30 years old at 50.
"Morning, why don't you have breakfast?" AC Green asked sitting next to him.
"Morning, I'm not hungry, I just can't sleep." Yang Jian replied calmly.
"You have no appetite, right? I didn't sleep well last night." AC Green sighed: "Do you have the confidence to organize the attack well? If you can't fight well, we will definitely lose this time."
If Magic Johnson can't play, the Lakers will have to rely on Yang Jian to organize the offense. It doesn't matter whether he can play or not.
Yang Jian shook his head and said with a smile: "No, we will definitely not lose."
"Why are you so confident all of a sudden? The coach is going to let you play against Thomas the Assassin tonight." AC Green said with a wry smile. He felt that Yang Jian and the Smiling Assassin were not on the same level.
"You'll find out tonight."
If Magic can't play, Yang Jian will have to serve as a point guard and won't be able to defend Joe Dumars.
When thinking about Thomas' height of 185cm and weight of 82kg, Yang Jian feels no pressure. The Smiling Assassin will definitely not be able to smile tonight, and probably will not be able to smile in the entire series.
Yang Jian chatted with AC Green for a while and was convinced that this was not an NPC. He was a living person with personal consciousness.
While chatting, he could clearly feel the helplessness in AC Green's tone. In fact, AC Green felt that he was destined to lose this time because Earvin Johnson was determined to miss the entire finals and he did not come to Detroit with the team.
Magic is the team's first scoring point, organizer, core and backbone. He averaged 37.5 minutes per game in the regular season, scoring 22.5 points, 7.9 rebounds, 12.8 assists and 1.8 steals, with a shooting percentage of 50.9%.
As long as he is not injured, Magic is the Lakers' biggest advantage, and he is obviously stronger than Isiah Thomas.
Byron Scott, the team's third scoring point, is also out. The 28-year-old Scott averaged 35.2 minutes per game during the regular season, scoring 19.6 points, 4.1 rebounds and 3.1 assists, and shooting 49.1% from the field. And Scott is
The Lakers' first outside shooting spot, shooting 39.9% from three-point range, averaging one goal per game.
Now the Lakers have only one star left, James Worthy. He has strong scoring ability but average organizational skills.
In the eyes of the media, the Lakers have already lost. The Lakers players still want to give it a try, but they are a little pessimistic. It is impossible for them to give up early. Once they show this kind of emotion, they are waiting to be coached by Pat...
Riley yelled.
There was no training in the morning. Yang Jian didn't want people to see his weirdness, so he stayed in the hotel. When his teammates came, he would eat together, participate in chats, listen more and talk less.
He found that none of the Lakers players went out to the hotel to play. They all stayed in the hotel to recover. Even if they ate, they stayed in the hotel restaurant and did not go out.
This atmosphere is very much like soldiers before an important battle. Everyone does this because they have a strict head coach.
In the afternoon, the Lakers players got on the bus to go to the arena to adapt to training. Yang Jian met coach Pat Riley, who was wearing a suit.
Riley is about the same height as Yang Jian, his eyes are sharp and oppressive, and his expression makes people feel like he is looking for trouble. He injured two stars in the team, but it seems like everyone else feels sorry for him.
His temperament is like the first godfather in the movie "The Godfather Part II", with a slicked back hair and a cold face. Anyone who messes with him will probably be killed.
As soon as Yang Jian saw Riley, he knew that this person's personality was incompatible with his own. Fortunately, they only cooperated in one series. If Riley were the head coach of the SuperSonics, he would definitely not be able to stand this person.
In a parallel world, O'Neal had a big conflict with Pat Riley when he was playing for the Heat. During a training session, O'Neal and Pat Riley even got into a fight. The star player and the head coach had a conflict.
Although it is a cliché in NBA history, it is rare for it to take action.
At that time, many players stepped forward to stop him, but O'Neal threw him out of the field like garbage. You can see how angry O'Neal was at that time.
Pat Riley is an experienced head coach, but his style has always been dictatorial and monopolistic. All players must obey his command and cannot have personal will. In order to win the final victory, Pat Riley
You can do whatever it takes, this is his personal coaching style.
Evaluating Pat Riley from the perspective of personal moral quality, he is not a good person. But he is definitely a responsible team coach. His ultimate goal is to help the team win the NBA championship and maximize the team's interests.
change.
As soon as the players came out of the locker room, Riley had a brief chat with Young alone.
"You guard Thomas tonight and try your best to limit his breakthroughs. You can let him shoot jumpers. If you guard him, we will have a chance to win. You don't have to do too much on the offensive end. Just save your energy for defense."
Yang Jian gave Riley a confident smile. "I will guard Thomas, and he can't guard me. If my shooting percentage is high, I hope to take more shots."
Riley was stunned for a moment, feeling that Yang Jian was different from what he remembered today. In the past, Yang Jian would never say such things, and would never give him the right to fight for the ball.
Riley thought for a while and nodded. "If you make the shot, you can continue to make the shot."
He feels that Yang Jian wants to take on more responsibilities and play the role of a veteran. The Lakers currently lack scorers, and it will definitely not be possible to rely on Worthy alone. Yang Jian at least has a height advantage against Thomas, making it easier to get shooting opportunities.
After the team practiced for a while, Riley didn't think so anymore.
Because he has never seen anyone shoot as accurately as Yang Jian, and he has never heard of it. Even Larry Bird is far worse than today's Yang Jian.
Yang Jian shot a three-pointer from the outside and made it as soon as he took the shot. He only missed one shot in 15 minutes. This shot was because his shot was too far away and he threw it two meters outside the three-point line.
Yang Jian made several shots from shooting positions that no one else could even imagine. His teammates were dumbfounded, but he took it as a matter of course.
Everyone suspected that he was possessed and asked why he was so accurate. Yang Jian's answer was, "I feel good today."
His calm performance made people feel that he was abnormal. Pat Riley became excited. If Yang Jian had been so accurate in the finals, with two less stars, the Lakers could defeat the Pistons and win the championship.
He made a prompt decision and gave Yang Jian unlimited shooting rights. "If you have the chance, just shoot. Kareem will pull out to cover Yang. You and James (Worsey) are responsible for the main attack. When the opponent double-teams you, pay attention to dividing the ball. Yes.
Problem?"
"No, leave it to me." Yang Jian smiled.
"..." Everyone can feel his strong self-confidence, which comes from his bones, as if he has everything under control.
Yang Jian couldn't help but not be confident, and he didn't try to hide it. Anyway, he left after the game. He was just a little excited because he had never played against Isiah Thomas before.
Jordan, Yang and Jian won the last three consecutive championships. Are you still afraid of Thomas the Cricket?
At his peak, Thomas averaged 21.2 points, 4.5 rebounds, 13.9 assists and 2.3 steals per game. This season, he only averaged 18.2 points, 3.4 rebounds, 8.3 assists and 1.7 steals. His condition has declined.
Yang Jian is confident that he can beat Thomas one-on-one. He wants to test whether the Pistons' bad boys are really as powerful as they say. The team only averages 1.5 three-pointers per game and how good can a team with a shooting percentage of 30% be?
In the 1980s, people with Yang Jian's shooting accuracy were purely dimensionality reduction attacks.
Isiah Thomas sneezed twice in the home team's locker room, not knowing he was going to be unlucky...