On October 29, the SuperSonics defeated the Kings 128-94 in their opening game away from home.
Kings starting shooting guard Doug Christie got into a fight with Lakers forward Rick Fox in the preseason. They were both suspended and missed the opening game.
Then something unfortunate happened. The Kings had no players suitable to defend Yang Jian, and they were beaten badly on the outside. Coach Adelman asked the 206cm tall Stojakovic to play the starting shooting guard against Yang Jian, and the result was predictable.
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Damon Jones, a combo guard who had been a fringe player in the SuperSonics, also came on the court to guard against Yang Jian. The coach's arrangement was simply to seek abuse. Adelman is such an extreme coach, not good at arranging defense and does not care about defense.
Small forward Gerald Wallace has outstanding physical fitness and can compete with Yang Jian. Because of his poor offensive ability, Adelman limited his playing time and did not consider letting him play against Yang Jian.
Under the painstaking arrangements of the Kings coach, Yang Jian scored 63 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists and 3 steals in the opening game, hitting milestone data. If the SuperSonics had not led too much and entered garbage time in the final quarter, Yang Jian could have scored 70 steadily.
He won a lucky draw opportunity and got a piece of lucky chewing gum. He had never used this thing before and was going to try it when he had time. He didn't know how it would work.
Adelman's coaching ability has been questioned again. Many Kings fans think there is something wrong with his brain. He and Nelson are probably the only ones in the world who dare to use a two-guard lineup to attack the SuperSonics. Moreover, he still uses two guards for a long time.
Mike Bibby, Bobby Jackson, and Damon Jones rotate.
In last season's playoffs, Yang Jian scored 70 points against the Kings, setting a historical single-game scoring record in the playoffs. The Kings have not strengthened their defense this season, and Adelman has no memory at all.
The next day, the SuperSonics defeated the Suns 118-73 in their back-to-back home opener.
The Suns didn't even put up any decent resistance in this game, falling behind by 20 points in the first quarter. Coach Frank Johnson arranged for the 218cm tank high center Tsakalidis to start together with veteran Gugliotta, and the defense was full of loopholes.
The team's star point guard Stephon Marbury is absent, no one can organize the offense, and they are missing their top scoring point.
Anfernee Hardaway is the starting point guard. After several serious injuries, his athletic ability declined significantly, and he finally started to practice hard on the mid-range shot. His shooting percentage is not bad, and he is not inferior to Payton, but that's all.
It is impossible to produce star data anymore.
Many black players have this kind of character. Unless they have completely lost their athletic ability, they will not practice shooting until they have to break through to find blocks. Hardaway's mid-range shooting percentage has increased significantly because he already has the talent to shoot.
, just don’t practice.
The Suns already have the prototype of their future run-and-gun team this season, with Shawn Marion, Joe Johnson, and rookie Amar'e Stoudemire all present, but they only lack an excellent playmaker.
Yang Jian has never thought about dismantling the Suns' lineup and is looking forward to Nash joining the Suns.
This kind of team that only pays attention to offense and does not pay attention to defense will never be an opponent of the SuperSonics. If the Suns compete with the SuperSonics in the future, Yang Jian will have a great time playing and easily produce super statistics.
Warriors, Jazz, Rockets, Hornets, etc... The SuperSonics defeated each opponent and easily started a wave of winning streak.
Against the Hornets, Yang Jian scored 60 for the second time this season. He played 38 minutes and scored 60 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists.
Hornets coach Paul Silas likes to start Baron Davis and David Wesley together, letting Davis, who is 191cm tall and weighs 95kg, to defend Yang Jian.
Of course Davis can't guard Yang Jian, but Wesley is a shooting guard with a height of only 183cm, so only Davis can play.
On the defensive end, Yang Jian took the lead, preventing breakthroughs but not shots. Even so, Davis only scored 24 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists, making 11 of 25 shots, 2 of 7 three-pointers, and 0 of 2 free throws.
It doesn't mean you will become a star if you have excellent physical fitness. Davis's shooting is a mess. Yang Jian saw this in the World Championships and didn't take this person seriously at all.
In the parallel world, Davis has been selected to the All-Star twice and has averaged very good statistics in many seasons, which makes many people think that he is a superstar. In fact, Davis is seriously overrated, and his statistics are all
In exchange for high field goal attempts while playing on a bad team, his shooting percentage was less than 40% in many seasons.
He has played in the playoffs 7 times in his career. His best record was in the second round of the playoffs, and his ability to lead the team was poor.
Yang Jian got another chance to draw a lottery and got a challenge card, the more the better, a total of 5 cards.
Soon, the Sonics won 12 consecutive victories, showing the same dominance as in previous seasons.
The second best performer for the Sonics is Rashard Lewis. His data increased to 17.8 points, 6.4 rebounds and 2 assists per game. His field goal percentage exceeded 50% for the first time in his career, and his three-point shooting percentage was also 40.9%.
Lewis is the beneficiary of playing next to Yang Jian. He is almost never flanked by his opponents and always gets easy shots. He can occasionally hold the ball in singles, always when the opponent sends a slow No. 4 or
When mismatched against the center.
After Mobley joined the Hawks, Lewis also had more shooting opportunities and became more and more confident. He only played 31 minutes per game. If he averaged more than 35 minutes per game, he would become a 20th player.
This season, the team's sixth man became Billups, and he quickly integrated into the team. He can be a substitute at positions 1 and 2, and he is not disadvantaged by his weight in defending shooting guards.
Billups is already stronger than Payton now. He is also a heavy guard, and Billups' three-point shooting is more accurate. When he gets to the SuperSonics, no one will restrict him from shooting three-pointers. If he has the opportunity, he can throw it boldly.
Coach George Karl has tasted the sweetness of three-pointers over the years. As long as a player's shooting percentage is around 40%, he believes that any number of three-pointers are reasonable. The scoring efficiency is the same as a two-point shooting rate of 60%.
Except for Yang Jian, few guards in the league can shoot 60% on two-pointers. When Yang Jian is singles in the mid-range or breaks through to attract double teams, his teammates can catch the ball and shoot three-pointers, and their scoring efficiency can be similar to Yang Jian's.
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This is the Sonics' magic weapon to win, and many teams have begun to imitate it. It's just that good pitchers are hard to find, and good organizers are even rarer.
Bruce Bowen, Jim Jackson, Brad Miller, Ginobili and others can also catch the ball and shoot three-pointers. This season, the SuperSonics are still the strongest outside shooting team in the league.
The league's pattern of strong in the west and weak in the east is obvious. The second-best team is the Dallas Mavericks, which started with the same 12-game winning streak as the SuperSonics and has a super strong offense.
On November 23, the two teams met for the first time in the regular season. The SuperSonics ended the Mavericks' winning streak with a 125-115 away win.
The configurations of the two teams are similar, with two inside players who can pull out to shoot, and two guards with good offensive abilities. The personal ability of the SuperSonics star is better than that of the Mavericks, which is the key to victory. Yang Jian defeated Adrian Gerry
Fin and Bobby Fiers scored 37 points, 6 rebounds, 10 assists and 3 steals.
Facing Bowen's defense, Finley became an inefficient scorer. He made 11 of 28 shots, 2 of 8 three-pointers, and 5 of 5 free throws. He scored 29 points, 8 rebounds, and 2 assists.
Substitute power forward Carlos Boozer also contributed to the win. He made 8 of 13 shots and 3 of 4 free throws in 32 minutes, scoring 19 points, 13 rebounds and 1 assist.
Facing the Mavericks who played small ball tactics and had only one "big bamboo stick" Bradley at the high center, Boozer was as fierce as a gangster on the offensive end, able to play both inside and outside.
The next day, the SuperSonics continued their winning streak back to back, defeating the Spurs 116-88.
This season, the Spurs still rely on the "twin towers" Duncan and David Robinson to win, and lack scoring points from the outside. Second-year point guard Tony Parker has become the team's second scoring point, and the Spurs need him to break through.
Parker is both lucky and unlucky. Fortunately, he became a starter in his rookie season, and he probably wouldn't get this treatment in other teams. Unfortunately, he was scolded by his coach every day.
The Spurs' third-highest-paid player, Steve Smith, has suffered a serious decline in form and can't even average 10 points per game. Smith knows that the Spurs have no future and is unwilling to fight. He just wants to wait for the expiration of his contract to join a strong team that can compete for the championship.
thigh.
The Spurs, whose lineup has been dismantled, are far inferior to the parallel world, starting with 7 wins and 7 losses. If they continue like this, the Spurs may not be able to make the playoffs.
Without enough lineup depth, coach Popovich will never be able to become Zhugewei.