Chapter 721 [Comprehensive suppression, dreaming back to the peak]
The Lakers players were on vacation the next day, and coach Pat Riley did not arrange any more high-intensity training.
Riley saw the situation clearly. The most important thing for the team now is not the training, but whether Yang Jian can maintain the game state. As long as Yang Jian is still so strong, the Lakers will win without a doubt. No one can beat him. Jordan will challenge him
You also have to kneel.
Riley knew very well that Yang Jian was not normal. In the last round of the series, Yang Jian showed signs of premature aging and seemed to want to retire.
Riley's feeling at the time was: The physical fitness of yellow people cannot be compared with blacks and whites, and they cannot survive the age of 35 in the NBA. Now he feels that with Yang Jian's quality and skills, others after the age of 40 may not be him.
opponent.
He didn't dare to drag Yang Jian to any special training. If the opponent was unhappy and refused to play and returned to his previous appearance, he would be the sinner of the Lakers losing the championship. He felt that Yang Jian was a messenger sent by God to make up for him.
It was a mistake to injure Magic Johnson and Byron Scott.
Yang Jian didn't go out during the holidays and stayed in the hotel, bored and doing nothing.
The world gave him a big surprise. During dinner, two people came to the hotel to visit Yang Jian.
Yang Jian was very surprised when he saw Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga. He is not a superstar now. He is one of the bosses of Huaer Pictures. How could someone from the entertainment industry come to his door?
Moreover, these two people look very old and they are not pretending to be old. This was 1989, and Farmiga should not be 20 years old yet.
The two introduced themselves as Ed Warren and Lorraine Warren, and Yang Jian's jaw almost dropped to the floor.
The three of them chatted for a while, and Yang Jian was convinced that it was really not a prank. The two guys in front of him were the Warrens from the "Conjuring" series of movies. His time-travel was not about going back to the past at all, but traveling into the movie world.
The two of them did a few simple tests on Yang Jian, but found nothing unusual, and then left politely.
Yang Jian felt a turmoil in his heart and realized that he had underestimated the role of challenge cards. The Warrens were "exorcists" and were obviously brought in by people from the Pistons to exorcise demons. I suspected that he became stronger because he was possessed by demons.
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Yang Jian suppressed her curiosity and pretended not to know them. She didn't ask if they had a ghost doll named Annabell at home, or if they had already encountered the ghost nun Marilyn Manson...
This means that Yang Jian will enter strange and weird worlds in the future. These worlds include not only the NBA but also other things.
There are really monsters and monsters in this world now, and it is so dangerous. If he really encounters an A-Piao, will he die directly?
Yang Jian's talent does not include catching ghosts. Fortunately, he will not stay here for long.
On this day, the league announced the punishment for the Pistons' starting power forward. Rick Mahon's behavior in chasing Yang Jian in the first game was so bad that the league only suspended him for one game.
In this era, the NBA was very lenient in punishing players for fighting. In 1984, McHale of the Celtics made the famous "clothesline" foul on Kurt Rambis of the Lakers and was not even called.
Suspended.
The second game between the two sides continued in Detroit. The Pistons were in a last-ditch battle and had no way to retreat.
If they lose two games in a row at home, the Pistons will definitely miss the championship, because the Lakers will have three consecutive home games. Even if the Lakers are in poor condition, they can get match points by winning only one game at home, and few teams can win at home.
Completed the comeback after falling behind 2-3.
Yang Jian continued to play point guard against Isiah Thomas, which gave Pistons coach Chuck Daly a headache. Yang Jian's position as point guard was naturally misplaced, and his performance was too unsolvable.
Magic Johnson is 206cm tall and plays point guard. He is actually a point forward with a big core style. He is not very effective when defending small point guards like Thomas.
Against Thomas, Yang Jian completely suppressed him. Thomas was unable to break through and could only make jump shots from mid- to long-range.
The advantages and disadvantages of the "Smiling Assassin" are very obvious. He plays the ball quickly, is bold in fast breaks, can selflessly connect the team, and has gorgeous ball-handling skills.
When Thomas passes people, his dribbling height is hardly higher than his knees. He is touching the ball with his fingertips. Coupled with his small stature and excellent speed, it is very difficult for others to intercept his ball. And his disadvantage is that
The mid-range and long-range shots are useless, the short-range mid-range shots are just passable, and long two-pointers and three-pointers are basically blind.
Poor shooting limits Thomas' upper limit. He has played 13 seasons in his career, and only averaged 20 points per game in 5 seasons. His best performance in a single season was 22.9 points per game.
His scoring ability generally causes Thomas to be ranked lower than Chris Paul, the "point guard god" who has never won a championship or MVP in the selection of future point guards in history.
Fans generally believe that Paul has stronger offensive ability, because Paul averaged 20 points per game in two seasons in his career, and averaged 22.8 points per game in his peak season, and was recognized by Yang Yi. (Thomas: Is Walter really messing with Farke?
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Yang Jian does not seek steals when defending Thomas, but only blocks the breakthrough route and interferes with shooting. If Thomas cannot break through to attract a double attack or defend the ball, the Pistons' entire offense will become unsmooth.
When Thomas comes off the court to rest, Yang Jian will defend Joe Dumars, who is also very restrictive.
Joe Dumars is the main offensive player of the Pistons. In his heyday, he averaged 23.5 points, 1.9 rebounds and 4 assists per game. He is a shooting guard who can shoot suddenly. He has maintained a good condition throughout his career and is recognized as such.
Excellent defensive player.
But Yang Jian has been beating Joe Dumars since he entered the league in 1995. The physical fitness of the two is not at the same level. Even in 1989, Yang Jian could easily crush Joe Dumars at his peak.
Joe Dumars is 191cm tall and weighs 86 kilograms. He is somewhat disadvantaged as a shooting guard with this height. His explosive power cannot be compared with Yang Jian, but he is faster and has an advantage against most defenders.
The Pistons were a very good backcourt combination in the 1980s and were the key to the team winning two championships. Now, they have been suppressed by Yang Jian alone.
The two of them couldn't guard Yang Jian, especially Thomas, who had no choice but to use fouls to prevent Yang Jian from breaking through, and watched helplessly as Yang Jian made a jump shot.
If Magic Johnson is facing these two, they can defend. Because Magic's poor shooting is mainly based on breakthroughs, there will be big men inside to help defend.
Yang Jian plays pick-and-rolls from the outside and makes jump shots when there is a little space. This style is the Pistons' nemesis.
In this game, the Pistons stepped up their double-teaming on Yang Jian. As a result, people discovered that Yang Jian can also pass the ball like Magic, and even has better organizational skills. Because his ability to attract double-teams is better than Magic, he can attract players from the outside.
Double teamed.
After Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Thompson screen him, he can cut and catch the ball and hit the basket. If the Pistons guard a big man, they can only rely on another person to cover the defense. The Lakers' two inside players can also pass inside and cooperate with each other.
Ma Hong was suspended for one game, and starting center Laimbeer was almost going crazy when Yang Jian targeted him.
In today's team training, Yang Jian tried to sneak to the baseline under the cover of the center and move to the weak side to catch the ball without the ball. Laimbeer was unable to quickly switch defenses in the pick-and-roll. Even if Yang Jian did not take a direct shot after receiving the ball,
Can get a weak-side singles opportunity. Laimbeer will be killed if he defends it. Yang Jian will hold the ball and find an opening to pass to his teammates inside.
The most difficult thing to defend is the pick-and-roll between Yang Jian and the center outside the three-point line. If the Pistons' inside line is not guarded, Yang Jian will move sideways and make a sudden jump shot. Laimbeer is caught by Yang Jian and can only foul.
Laimbeer only played 14 minutes in the game, making 1 of 3 shots, scoring 2 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, and 4 fouls. His specialty was defense in the penalty area, which he couldn't fully utilize, and his weakness of slow movement was completely exposed.
The other two substitute insiders of the Pistons also suffered 4 fouls and were knocked out of position again and again by Yang Jian.
With the cooperation of Yang Jian, the 42-year-old Kareem Abdul-Jabbar dreamed of returning to his peak. He played 28 minutes, made 9 of 12 shots, 5 of 6 free throws, and scored 23 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists.
The Lakers won 117-94 and led 2-0 with a total score.