Key Arena has also become the devil's home stadium of the league this season, and the atmosphere is particularly lively. After the goal, the fans cheered, and the SuperSonics substitutes also danced on the sidelines.

Eric Snow has developed a habit of dancing with a towel on the sidelines, and it is very scene-stealing in the nationally broadcast games.

Next, the Warriors scored from Sprewell and Joe Smith, and continued to hold on to the score.

In order to double-team Yang Jian, the Warriors had many defensive loopholes. Perkins cut through the baseline and received a pass from Craig Elu for an easy layup.

Yang Jian failed to score again, and the team's final attack was completed by him. His step-back jumper from outside the three-point line missed due to interference from Sprewell.

In the first quarter, the two teams scored a big score of 45 to 34. The players' shooting percentages were very high and the defense was sparse.

Sprewell is the Warriors' leading scorer, but Yang Jian doesn't care at all. He is not afraid of others saying he is not good at defense. If his defense is criticized, he can still win the championship. Not only is it not embarrassing, but it is also kind of cool.

It is a shame to be a defensive expert who is selected to the All-Defensive Team every year, enters the playoffs every year and is reversed by his opponents, and cannot tell who he is guarding. There are many such players in the NBA. So.

In the future, fans will think that the selection of the best defensive team is nonsense and an impression.

Moreover, people do not think that Yang Jian's defensive ability is not good. In the last playoffs, he defeated everyone at the 2nd position, but in the finals, he did not focus on defending Jordan.

Sun Zhengping lamented: "The SuperSonics play like this. The opponents really don't know how to defend. The firepower is too fierce."

Zhang Li said with a smile: "Because no team has ever played like this before. Traditional point guards are responsible for organization and don't take many shots. George Karl created a magical tactic. He should win the best coach award this season.

"

Many American media and experts think so too. They think George Karl's two-back tactic is particularly powerful this season.

George Karl actually didn't know what he had arranged. He just let Yang Jian and Payton share the ball. Don't fixate on who will score and who will organize.

Then the SuperSonics played like this. The key is that Yang Jian's personal ability is too strong and it is not the tactical arrangement. If other teams use two guards to imitate the SuperSonics' style of play, there will definitely not be any good results.

Except for Yang Jian, no one could have imagined how terrible the Sonics' lineup would be this season.

Even the future "splash brothers" Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson of the Warriors are not as strong as the Sonics' two-guard combination. Those two are weaker in shooting, organization, breakthrough, and defense.

The depth of the SuperSonics' lineup is not inferior to that of the "Cosmic Braves" in the 2017-18 season. The offensive power on the outside is only half average, but with Kemp on the inside, the offense is stronger.

At the beginning of the second quarter, the score difference between the two sides did not widen, and the substitutes of the two teams were evenly matched. The SuperSonics were led by Schrempf to score, and the Warriors were led by Chris Mullin.

Both of them have good touch, and the matchup was very exciting. They each made two three-pointers, and also assisted their teammates to score.

Snow caught the ball and hit a three-pointer, and assisted Buck Williams to score a throw. The Warriors' space-based power forward Donyel Marshall also hit a three-pointer and a mid-range shot, also performing well.

Five minutes later, Yang Jian, Payton, and Kemp returned to the court together, and the Sonics' offense became unstoppable again.

They played a beautiful combination of inside and outside, and someone always got an easy shot. The Warriors couldn't resist it.

The Sonics had many quick counterattacks in this quarter. Yang Jian broke through continuously and drew fouls to get free throw opportunities. After attracting the defense, he also assisted Payton for two layups.

The Warriors' starting point guard, Mark Price, has always been a defensive vulnerability and has poor confrontation ability. He drives as soon as Payton squeezes him. Backup point guard B.J. Armstrong also has no way to deal with Payton, and his organizational skills are still very poor. He just dribbles the ball.

halftime.

Armstrong once established a dynasty with Jordan in the Bulls, and served as the starting point guard for the Bulls from 1992 to 1995. He had a glorious stage in his life. In 1994, he was also selected to the Eastern Conference All-Star once and was a starter.

, very popular.

However, Armstrong is not an excellent star, and his personal abilities are seriously overestimated. He has neither excellent organizational skills nor good at scoring. In his peak season when he was selected as an All-Star starter, he averaged only 14.8 points, 3.9 assists and 1 steal per game.

The league seems to be using this method to "black Jordan" and promote the Bulls' role players as All-Stars to prove that Jordan's leadership ability is average and that the championship is because the lineup is too strong. This sounds incredible, but it feels like

That's it.

After Armstrong joined the Warriors, he became a mediocre role player and showed his true colors.

It has to be said that the championship has a great impact on the popularity of players. When many fans look at players who have won championships, they unconsciously add a layer of filters and discover many of their advantages that cannot be reflected in their data.

The same is true for the players transferred out of the SuperSonics in the summer. They were all highly regarded and reused inexplicably.

Especially when Earvin Johnson joined the Nuggets, the management even thought he could replace Mutombo as a good starting center and gave him a lot of playing time. What's the fuss about?

Payton scored another 8 points in the second quarter and had 30 points, 4 assists and 3 steals in the half.

Yang Jian was even more powerful, with 19 points, 3 rebounds, 15 assists and 2 steals in the half. He almost scored a double-20.

The bad news is that the Warriors only scored 22 points in this quarter and were beaten by the SuperSonics. The point difference widened. 76 to 56.

In the third quarter, the SuperSonics stars continued to play. Adelman's defense, which he didn't know how to emphasize in the locker room, not only failed to defend, but the team's offense also had problems.

The veteran Mullin made consecutive mistakes and was intercepted three times. Once he made a mistake, he was counterattacked by the Sonics, which was another wave of failure.

Yang Jian couldn't let go even if he wanted to, because two passes were made by Mullin to Sprewell. Yang Jian saw the ball path clearly, and as soon as he accelerated and stretched out his hand, he made a steal, and then dunked on a solo fast break.

Performed.

The opponent would double-team Yang Jian when he got the ball. When he chose to pass the ball, Payton and Schrempf also shot like cheaters. In this quarter, the point difference widened to 35 points at most, making it impossible to fight.

Already.

The outside line is too accurate, and Camp has become a soy sauce. It's not that he can't receive the pass in the open position.

Yang Jian sent out another 7 assists in the quarter, scoring 27 points, 4 rebounds, 22 assists and 4 steals in 31 minutes.

Payton scored 13 points in a single quarter, hit two three-pointers, and scored 43 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals.

The SuperSonics led 109 to 80 entering the final quarter.

With a 29-point lead, the game was supposed to have entered garbage time, but Yang Jian and Payton still came out to play for a while, and the other main players of the Sonics took a rest.

Yang Jian first assisted Payton to score two points on a catch-and-shoot shot, and then singled out Sprewell for a breakaway jump shot and hit two points. A few rounds later, he assisted substitute power forward Terry Cummings for a high mid-range shot.

Scored, and during the counterattack, Sprewell's thug was fouled and made two free throws.

George Karl could see that the smell of gunpowder on the court was getting stronger and stronger, so he quickly replaced Yang Jian and Payton. If the fight continued, it might turn into a real PK again.

Sprewell's eyes were on fire, he no longer wanted to play, he just wanted to hit someone. He wanted to foul Yang Jian, and even if he was knocked out later, Yang Jian's face would be splashed with blood.

The SuperSonics are a team that wants to defend their title and have the best record in the regular season, so their stars cannot be suspended.

Yang Jian played 34 minutes, and his final statistics were 31 points, 4 rebounds, 24 assists and 4 steals.

Payton also played 34 minutes and scored 45 points, pushing his career single-game scoring record a little higher.

At the end of the game, Yang Jian heard the system prompt.

"The host changed the history of NBA stars, assisting All-Star Gary Payton to score 45 points in a single game, breaking the record of 44 points in a single game in the parallel world. Payton's evaluation and historical status were improved, and the host gained attribute points.

1."

Payton is still very young, but his historical status has already surpassed his own in the parallel world.

If he continues to play like this, his historical status will definitely continue to improve. Yang Jian has a hunch that Payton's historical status will at least not be lower than Pippen in the parallel world, even if he is only the second in command of the team.
Chapter completed!