The Western Conference Finals haven't even started yet, and Yang Jian has been in the news.
He took the time to record two new songs with the Linkin Park band and did not participate in team training. The Sonics' training intensity was not high, which shows that they did not take the Kings seriously.
Some fans posted online discussions, speculating that Yang Jian had prepared the theme song for his three consecutive championships.
On May 19, the first battle between the two sides started at the Seattle Key Arena.
TNT TV station broadcast the game live. Charles Barkley and Kenny Smith gave Yang Jian a hard blow during the player warm-up. Both of them joined the SuperSonics at the end of their careers and won the championship. They have a good memory.
Barkley said: "The Kings face two major problems. One is that they are at a physical disadvantage, and the other is that they cannot defend Young well. I think if they can win one game in the series, it is a success."
Smith agreed: "The Kings are not a good defensive team and can only compete with the SuperSonics on offense. Young scored 50 points in two games in the last round of the series. I don't think the Kings' defense can do better than the Mavericks.
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Barkley said: "I bet he could score 50 today."
Many fans thought the same way, so the ratings for the first game of the Western Conference Finals were particularly high, and many people switched to this channel early to wait for the kickoff. The biggest highlight of the SuperSonics game was Yang Jianbiao's score, a victory of personal heroism.
The Kings and Lakers fought to the last minute in the tiebreaker. They flew to Seattle that night. The players had only one day of rest before playing in the Western Conference Finals.
There is nothing we can do about such a tight schedule, because the Eastern Conference team will decide the winner first, and the Eastern Conference Finals will start one day earlier.
It happened to rain heavily in Seattle, and the Kings players didn't get a good rest. The home team's players didn't care, they were used to the rainy weather in Seattle.
After the warm-up, the starting players from both sides came on stage.
Kings five: Mike Bibby, Doug Christie, Peja Stojakovic, Chris Webber, Divac.
Because the opponents in the first two rounds were different, Stojakovic, who was injured in the parallel world, has always been healthy. The Kings can eliminate the Lakers, and Stojakovic's role is also crucial. He averaged 18.3 points per game and was the team's second-leading scorer.
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In order to limit this big shooter, the SuperSonics sent Jackson, who is 203cm tall. Who starts between him and Bruce Bowen mainly depends on the opponent's lineup.
The young floor center Miller jumped the ball past the 34-year-old floor floor veteran center Divac and passed the ball to Jackson, and the game began.
Jackson received the ball and immediately passed it to Yang Jian who was coming down from the right side. Yang Jian received the ball and relied on Christie to force a breakthrough and made a dribble to combine the ball. He took two big steps to the basket and jumped up, squeezing Christie into jumping.
Can't get up, go to the basketball and score. 2 to 0.
The Kings have no defensive system to rely on, which further shows Christie's personal defensive skills. Christie is rarely passed, he follows his opponents to interfere with shots, and his defense is very clean and he doesn't commit many fouls.
His style of defense is very good against most outside stars, but it is impossible to defend against Yang Jian alone. Yang Jian does not give him all the fancy skills, he will hit the jumper in the face of interference, and he also likes to seek physical confrontation when breaking through.
Christie is 198cm tall and weighs only 91 kilograms. He is a slender guard with average confrontation ability. Christie once participated in the dunk contest when he was young. His jumping ability is good, but it depends on who he is competing with. Once Yang Jian takes off, it is difficult for him to block shots.
During the regular season, when Yang Jian held the ball in a one-on-one duel, Christie was always abused and needed help from his teammates to double-team.
The Kings attacked, Divac pulled out the outside screen, Mike Bibby moved sideways with the ball to get rid of Payton, and made a sudden stop jumper inside the three-point line, hitting the iron under slight interference from Miller.
Yang Jian made an accurate judgment, grabbed the backcourt rebound on the right side, and dribbled the ball to the frontcourt.
Miller walked forward slowly, waited for Yang Jian to dribble the ball towards him, and set a screen two meters outside the three-point line.
Christie's attention was all on Yang Jian, and he stumbled when he bumped into Miller. He was unable to immediately avoid the screen and pursue the defense. Yang Jian dribbled the ball to the right side and made a three-pointer from one meter outside the three-point line.
Divac retreated and entered the three-point line. Faced with this kind of attack, he had no time to save and stretched out his hand to interfere slightly. Yang Jian easily shot the ball and scored! 5-0.
Barkley said with a smile: "This is the scary thing about Yang. His three-pointers are more accurate than many people's mid-range shots. If you don't change the pick-and-roll inside, you will definitely be killed by him."
Kenny Smith said: "There are not many people in the league who can shoot an average of more than 45% from mid-range. Moreover, Young shoots a lot of three-pointers, averaging 4.6 per game this season. Ray Allen, who ranks second, averages more than 45% from mid-range.
Only 3.3 three-pointers."
The Kings attacked and the formation was fully extended. Christie did not dare to play with the ball when facing Yang Jian, and passed the ball to Divac who was in the high post without a chance to take a shot from the outside.
Divac protected the ball with his back and passed the ball hand-to-hand to Bibby, who was running without the ball on the left and cutting to the center. Bibby used his speed to get rid of Payton, and then broke through to avoid Miller's cover and block.
Go up to basketball and score .5 to 2.
When the SuperSonics attacked, Yang Jian received the ball at half court and then played a pick-and-roll outside the three-point line. This tactic made the Kings players feel overwhelmed. Christie tried hard to pursue the defense, but Yang Jian dribbled the ball inside the three-point line and took a step towards him.
Pull-up jump shot.
Yang Jian roared just now to celebrate that he had added a buff to himself, and his iron-blooded jump shot hit without fear of interference! 7 to 2.
The Kings attacked, and Bibby dribbled the ball across half court and passed it to Weber, who was pulled 70 degrees to the left. Weber raised the ball to observe the situation. Stojakovic ran on the right, and Divac helped him block Jackson.
Stojakovic received a pass from Weber on the right side of the center, made a half-turn jump shot in one go, and the ball hit the net! 7 to 5.
Stephen Jackson's pursuit and jumping interference was ineffective. Stojakovic's shooting touch is very good and he is one of the best shooters in the league. Moreover, with his height of 206cm, he rarely gets blocked, so his opponent must jump higher than him.
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When the SuperSonics attacked, Stojakovic began to help Christie to double attack Yang Jian. Yang Jian distributed the ball. Jackson took the ball from the outside and did not immediately take action to dribble inside to break through. This attracted Divac to cover up the defense and then distributed the ball to the left side.
Miller on the bottom line.
Miller made an open mid-range shot and hit it steadily. 9 to 5.
The Kings attacked and passed two passes. Weber pulled to the left to receive the ball and supported the attack, and passed it to Stojakovic who was running. The latter feinted with the ball, causing Jackson to raise his arms and raise his center of gravity.
Then he changed direction with the ball and successfully broke through the middle, and succeeded in a layup. 9 to 7.
This season Stojakovic averaged 21.2 points, 5.3 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game, shooting 48.4% from the field and 41.6% from the three-point range. His scoring efficiency is higher than that of Webber, and he is not a player who can only catch and shoot.
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During the SuperSonics offense, Yang Jian ran without the ball, slid down the baseline to the right side under Miller's cover, and received Payton's pass.
The right side is the weak side. If you want to double-team Yang Jian, you have to have Divac on the baseline to open up Miller or Bibby to open up Payton at a 70-degree angle. Yang Jian feinted the ball and changed direction to the left, attracting Bibby to step forward and double-team.
He took advantage of the situation to pass the ball, and Payton missed a three-pointer in the open jumper.
Divac got the rebound and passed it to Bibby. The Kings players were not fast enough to counterattack and fell into position again.
Bibby passed the ball to Christie on the right after half-court. The latter relied on his height advantage to lob it to Webber, who was deep in the penalty area. Webber received the ball in the middle and turned to the left to pass Lewis for a layup.
.9 to 9.
Miller was pulled out by Divac, the basket was empty, and the Kings' offense played smoothly.
The Sonics played the same offensive routine again. Yang Jian found a cover and slid down the baseline to the right corner, receiving a pass from Payton. This time Yang Jian turned around and shot without pausing. Christie was too slow to react after catching up and did not take off immediately.
, just stretched out his hand to interfere.
Yang Jian guessed that Divac would not be able to defend him, so he shot with perfect rhythm and hit a three-pointer against the defense. 12 to 9.
After Yang Jian took the shot, he didn't even look at the basket, turned around and left. The home fans cheered together, but he got it again.
Christie swallowed, knowing that he was going to be beaten again today. He could lower Kobe's shooting percentage, but there was nothing he could do against Yang Jian, nor could he defend well. His opponent was too accurate.