Chapter 749 [The second prize, new song before the game]
As soon as the game ended, netizens started discussing it.
"The players of the Raptors and Nets must be under a lot of pressure now. They won't be reconciled if they lose. If they win and enter the finals, they will probably be beaten. They don't have to think about winning the championship. It's difficult to score more than 100 points in a single game. How can they beat the SuperSonics?
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"Yang Jian and the other four popular star shooting guards are not stars of the same level at all. The three players in the Eastern Conference rarely play against the SuperSonics. How many years has Kobe been beaten? Kobe has a hard time challenging Christie alone, but Yang Jian simply challenges Christie for fun.
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"Unless there is a swingman with similar physical fitness to Yang Jian to compete with him, he will be too unsolvable. He ran so fast until the end of the game. He is simply not from this earth. He went to participate in track and field events in the Olympic Games.
I guess I can win a gold medal, but I just don’t want to go.”
"An all-around fighter like Young cannot be defended by opponents. As long as his teammates are not useless, the Sonics can win. The low-draft picks who join the Sonics are so lucky. Many of them probably wouldn't be able to play well on other teams.
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After being promoted, Yang Jian was relatively low-key at the post-game press conference and didn't have many thoughts.
People know that he is not a low-key character, but that he has won a lot of money and has no new thoughts.
In this state, he is much scarier than those who talk about their feelings after winning once in a while, or even give themselves titles. Yang Jian is so strong that he no longer needs to use words to promote himself, his record speaks for itself. People who are incompetent will often put on a show.
He behaves like a villain and is afraid that others will not recognize him.
After reading the news, the stars of Yang Jian's contemporaries were not at peace in their hearts. Anyone who wanted to win the championship thought about one question: If you don't join the SuperSonics, how can you pass Yang Jian's test?
As confident as Kobe is, he no longer thinks he can beat Yang Jian in a one-on-one match. After playing for so many seasons, he has always been the one at a disadvantage, and when he is in the best condition, he will fight each other.
The Eastern Conference finals were much more intense, but the ratings were not as high.
The two teams each lost one at home and tied at 2-2, without scoring more than 100 points in four games. In the past, the two teams' style of play would definitely have been evaluated as "iron-blooded", and there would be a group of people who said that defense wins the championship.
Think they have a bright future.
Nowadays, people are used to the SuperSonics relying on offense to win, but they feel that the offense of the Raptors and Nets is too bad. The stars of the two teams, Vince Carter and Jason Kidd, both shot 40% in the playoffs.
Around 40% of his field goals are often hit in a single game.
In the crucial G5, the Nets were slightly better and won the game at home 103 to 92.
In this game, Carter, Artest, and Antonio Davis all shot less than 40%. After shooting, Kidd launched many successful counterattacks, which made the Nets players' shooting percentage slightly higher.
Two substitute role players, Richard Jefferson and Lucious Harris, actively played fast breaks and scored 16 and 17 points respectively, providing offensive firepower.
The performance of role players is the key to the Nets' victory. The Raptors' role players are collectively lost. Only Snow is okay.
Snow tried his best every game and averaged 11.8 points, 4.4 rebounds and 5.8 assists per game. After all, his performance was not as good as Kidd. He practiced shooting well, but his effectiveness was not comparable to Kidd because he could rarely break through with the ball.
success.
In tough battles, it is the stars who can stand up and grab points. Snow is just a solid and excellent role player.
The Raptors returned to their home court for a last-ditch battle, and faced the same problem in Game 6. The shooting percentage of the core players was too low, and they had no tactics and mainly focused on singles.
Nets center Mutombo guarded the basket, and Raptors players stormed the penalty area and was blocked by him many times.
Nets power forward Kenyon Martin performed equally well. His shooting percentage is not high and his offensive skills are rough, but he is fast and good at defending pick-and-rolls, making it more difficult for Raptors defenders to break through.
The Raptors are strong in their swingman array. They have a group of swingmen who can switch defenses infinitely. Their weakness is also that they have too many swingmen and lack fast guards who can break through. It is difficult to create mismatched offensive opportunities, let alone attract double teams.
Vince Carter is not a player known for his breakthrough ability, and he is in the same predicament as Pierce in the last round. He mainly relies on mid- and long-range jump shots to score. He has almost no points at the basket, so his scoring efficiency is naturally not high.
It would be fine if Carter shot accurately, but he can't even be called "average". He averaged 9 shots per game in the regular season and his shooting percentage was only 37%. Entering the playoffs, his mid-range shooting percentage has dropped. Only 32.4%.
With Carter's shooting percentage, the more shots he takes, the happier his opponents will be. Currently, his mid-range shooting ability is not as good as that of Kobe Bryant or his cousin Tracy McGrady, and he is on the same level as Iverson.
Carter's three-point ability was pretty good in the regular season, with a shooting percentage of 38.7% and averaging two goals per game. Unfortunately, entering the playoffs, his shooting percentage also dropped to 31.6%, hitting 1.5 goals, which is nothing to worry about.
Artest was even tougher than Carter, and his defensive moves in the final quarter were rough and almost led to conflicts. On the defensive end, Artest was a good player, but if you relied on him on the offensive end, you were doomed.
At the end of the game, 96 to 88, the Nets relied on their tough defense and slightly better offense to eliminate the Raptors with a total score of 4 to 2 and advance to the finals.
The Nets players are very happy, and it is an unexpected surprise to win the Eastern Conference championship. Before the start of this season, their goal was just to reach the playoffs.
The media commented on the game and believed that if the Raptors want to take a step closer to their record, they must introduce super scorers to strengthen their offense.
However, this is impossible. The Raptors have a stingy owner who doesn’t want to pay the luxury tax at all. Not to mention poaching big-name stars in the free market, it is difficult for the players on the team to successfully renew their contracts. The Raptors management does not want to pay the luxury tax. If you are willing to offer a high salary, you will let the person go for free.
Christie and McGrady both left in this way, and Artest is likely to be next. The team already has two high-paid players in Carter and Antonio Davis. As long as Artest's contract is larger than the mid-level, the Raptors will not keep him. people.
Kidd received a lot of praise and became the second most outstanding star in the playoffs after Yang Jian. Stephon Marbury became the most embarrassing star. As soon as he left, he ruined the team and the Nets. It's the finals, how poisonous is this?
However, many people believe that Kidd is a version of Yang Jian with an overall weakened offensive ability and physical fitness. Kidd is good at breakthroughs, rapid advancement and counterattacks, which Yang Jian can do better. Yang Jian's shooting ability is basically the same as Yang Jian's. If you don't have virtue, it will be difficult to adjust your playing style on the court.
The media predicted the outcome of the finals and were overwhelmingly optimistic that the Sonics would successfully defend the title.
The depth of the lineups of both sides, the personal abilities of the stars, the physical fitness of the players, the home court advantage, the experience of the finals, etc... The Sonics have the upper hand in all aspects.
Nets players and coaches are also very aware that their team is at a disadvantage and are very low-key during interviews.
On June 4, Yang Jian did not accept an interview, but released a new single called "Halloffame" (Hall of Fame), which was reported by many media.
"Give it a try, and then you will suddenly find that you are standing in the Hall of Fame. The whole world will know your name, because you are the most dazzling flame. Your name will be remembered by the world and engraved in the Hall of Fame.
On the wall..."
In a parallel world, this song is a champion single released by an Irish hand-made band in 2012. It is very famous in China and has been used as the theme song and ending song of "World Football".
This is a song full of inspirational elements. It is completely feasible to use on the basketball court. The NBA has a Hall of Fame. Linkin Park Band and Yang Jian sang this song together. It is full of gimmicks and became popular as soon as it was released.
Fans lamented that it turned out that Yang Jian had really thought of a theme song for the second Sonics dynasty!
Rock fans are also very excited. Yang Jian's second album is a pop love song, and many people thought that he would no longer sing mainly rock music. This year, he collaborated with Linkin Park on two songs, which attracted much attention.
These two songs will be included in Linkin Park's new album. Yang Jian said more than once in interviews that he is also one of the lead singers of Linkin Park.
Yang Jian's act of releasing a single before the game drew more people's attention to the NBA Finals. Although there was no suspense in the media's prediction of the outcome, the ratings were still very high.
For any finals in which the Sonics participate, the ratings are never lower. What attracts fans the most is always the super scorer, not the anxious game...