Chapter 83 [Dead spirit possessed, magic is useless]
North American audiences are even more impressed by Yang Jian. He is the most conspicuous on the court, capable of shooting inside and outside. In the two nationally broadcast games on ESPN, he was the best player on both teams.
During the timeout, ESPN replayed several wonderful dunks by the Sonics, but the Lakers players did not dunk even once. The morale of the SuperSonics has overwhelmed the Lakers, and Del Harris believes that adjustments must be made.
Aaron Myers said: "Yang scored 10 points on 4 of 5 shots in the opening game and only missed one three-pointer. He also had a steal and an assist. He looked easy to score, and he made one shot from beyond the three-point line.
Mi will take action."
Jack Carter analyzed: "I think he deliberately shot from a long distance so that the Lakers' inside players can't defend him. Only from the three-point line can they interfere with his shooting. Divac and Campbell are not fast, so it is difficult to defend from the outside.
There's no way to go back, the one who protects the rim has to face two SuperSonics post players by himself, it's too difficult."
Aaron praised: "Young is a threat to opponents on the court. He does not need the ball in his hands to be effective. He will run tirelessly without the ball and is extremely fast. The ball is in his hands.
At times, he can also hold the ball to make breakthrough shots or draw fouls, and his free throw shooting rate is still very high."
Jack said: "Young is probably the only active player in the NBA who has no template. No dunk king-level player has ever played like him before. He almost always rushed inside and played behind the back. He is also not like Reggie Miller.
Faster than Miller and stronger in confrontation."
Aaron said: "Harris will definitely have to replace a center. He is good at defending the penalty area in the twin towers. Yang is the first point of attack and does not enter the penalty area very much. During the counterattack, the Lakers' twin towers could not outrun the SuperSonics' two inside players."
Sure enough, the Lakers made a substitution after the timeout. Campbell took a break and was replaced by Corey Blount.
Blount is a black power forward with a height of 206cm and a weight of 109kg. He was selected by the Bulls with the 25th pick in the first round of 1993. He is a blue-collar player with good athletic ability.
Yang Jian had an impression of Blount because in the parallel world, this person was so bad that he was simply possessed by a degenerate spirit.
When Jordan retired, Blount joined the Bulls. After Jordan came back, he chose to switch to the Lakers. The salary offered by the Lakers was not higher than that of the Bulls. He joined the Lakers because the Bulls signed Rodman, and he felt that he would stay.
If you don't play, you will have to be a marginal player and have no chance to play.
If he stays and plays for the Bulls, he will be a member of a dynasty team. Wouldn't that be more popular than playing a few more minutes?
Blount was an important rotation player in the Lakers, and he played as a substitute until 1999. Because the holiday during the shortened season was too long, his form seriously declined when he was not practicing, and he was traded to the Cavaliers. In the summer, he joined the Suns freely. If he had played more with the Lakers,
In the next year, he can become a member of the dynasty team again.
Blount has played 11 seasons in his career and played for 7 teams. He has never signed a big contract and has perfectly avoided the championship. He missed the last game against the SuperSonics due to injury and did not play. He just returned in the last game.
The SuperSonics also made a substitution. Schrempf took a rest and Vincent Askew came on. This is George Karl's fixed substitution method, allowing Schrempf to return to the court in the second quarter to lead the substitutes.
Lakers fans were a little disappointed to see that Magic Johnson did not come off the bench. Some people discussed that they were worried that Magic's return would only be a fringe game for a few minutes, which would make the game a bit boring.
The two commentators knew very well that the Lakers would definitely not let Johnson play at this time. On the defensive end, Magic's magic was useless.
Harris called a timeout to strengthen perimeter defense. If Johnson comes on, should he be used as a blue-collar guard to defend the pick-and-roll? Johnson will consume a lot of energy on the defensive end against Yang Jian. It is better to let him come out in the second quarter to lead the bench in scoring.
Maybe we can produce some nice data.
The game continues, the Lakers attack first.
Van Exel and Divac played a pick-and-roll in the middle, and the new Blount provided a screen for Ceballos from the side. After Van Exel attracted Kemp to switch defense, he distributed the ball to the 60-degree cutter on the right side.
Ceballos.
Ceballos caught the ball and rushed to the basket with the intention of dunking, completely ignoring P.J. Brown who was switching defense, and then got a solid block. P.J. Brown suffered a disadvantage against the heavy inside physical confrontation, but he was very fast.
, what he is good at is helping to defend outside players who block shots and break through.
Ceballos landed and stabilized his center of gravity, spread his hands and yelled at the referee that he wanted a foul and free throw. Unfortunately, the ball was defended very cleanly. He is not a superstar, so it is useless to spread his hands. Sometimes, superstars spread their hands 2.83 times per game.
use.
Just when Ceballos was spreading his hands, P.J. Brown picked up the basketball and gave it to Payton to launch a fast break. Payton advanced to the frontcourt and passed to Yang Jian. Yang Jian attracted Pillar to cover the defense and distributed the ball with both hands with unpretentious movements.
It was given to Askew who followed up on the other side.
The forward Askew, who is 198cm tall, was unguarded and dunked the ball with both hands. 20 to 13.
Aaron said: "This goal hurt morale a bit. The Lakers had just called a timeout, but the tactics failed and the Sonics counterattacked. Ceballos missed again, and Yang easily assisted his teammates to score."
Jack laughed and said: "Piller was defending alone, and Yang didn't rush forward for a dunk. This has already saved the Lakers face."
The gray-haired coach Harris stood on the sidelines and shook his head gently, with an expression as helpless as Lieutenant Frank Zhuobin who had just parted ways with his girlfriend.
He regretted not taking Ceballos off the court just now. The players' mismatch tactics were used, but forcing a dunk against a big man was never a good choice.
The Lakers attacked, Van Exel and Divac played a pick-and-roll, and Payton passed the ball to Pillar, who then passed the ball to Ceballos. This time Ceballos changed direction and forced a breakthrough. After physical confrontation, the referee called the ball.
After receiving a defensive foul from Yang Jian, Ceballos pushed the ball towards the basket and went to the free throw line.
In every era, the NBA is full of people who make fouls. It’s not just Yang Jian who does this. Ceballos’s free throws today were terrible, and he made one of two free throws. 20 to 14.
In the SuperSonics position battle, Yang Jian ran out of the three-point line to catch the ball, and the new Blount came out to defend. Yang Jian took the ball without feinting, and immediately moved sideways to the center to pull the ball up, and jumped to create a passing space.
, hitting the ground to Kemp.
He will encounter small situations and big situations in every game, and he already has experience in handling the ball. Don't feint, use the fastest speed to change directions and jump steps. As long as the opponent is at a certain distance from him, it will be difficult to block the passing route.
, can only interfere with the shot when he takes a shot.
When he attracted the opponent's inside players to help defend, it was easy to assist his inside teammates. Kemp did not cut through this time and hit the board with a mid-range shot from a 45-degree angle. 22 to 14.
Kemp doesn't cut through, Divac is too far away, and letting go of P.J. Brown makes it slow to switch defenses. This is the strength of Kemp. He doesn't only score at the basket, he is very confident in the open mid-range shot.
Jack said: "Yang's performance was more comprehensive today. This was his third assist of the game. Today his number of assists may hit a new personal high. His previous highest assists in a single game were three."
Aaron laughed and said: "The Lakers are afraid of the SuperSonics playing like this. If Yang can attract double teams and help defend the ball, it will be difficult for one person inside to limit Kemp's offense. Payton hasn't played much today, and the team is fast.
A double-digit lead."
When Payton plays offense, he can focus more on the defensive end. Van Exel was stared at by him today, and he dribbled the ball through the half court with difficulty and then ran.
Ceballos broke through with the ball and was double-teamed in the low post and passed out to the outside. Van Exel caught the ball and shot a three-point jumper, which missed due to Payton's interference. Ceballos got excited and scrambled for offensive rebounds near the penalty area.
I didn’t get it and missed Yang Jian.
Kemp took the ball and passed it to Yang Jian, forming a three-on-two frontcourt.
Yang Jian dribbled the ball and stopped outside the left three-point line to shoot a three-pointer. He hit the iron under slight interference from Piller. Askew rushed in front and grabbed the offensive rebound. He was just about to get up.
In the second attack, Van Exel committed a foul.
Askew missed two free throws and his performance was disappointing.
Coach Harris took advantage of the dead ball time to make substitution adjustments. Eddie Jones and veteran point guard Sedale Treat replaced Piller and Van Exel.
Magic Johnson still didn't play, and the fans were a little depressed. Many people came to see Magic.