Zhang Lili shouted excitedly: "Good shot! At the last moment, Yang Jian brought the ball to the frontcourt, faced a double-team and forced a shot to hit a three-pointer. This shot was really difficult. The coach didn't call a timeout, but just let him handle it. He

Has a big heart.”

Sun Zhengping said: "There was nothing Joe Dumars could do against Yang Jian in the All-Star Game. He had to be double-teamed by his teammates. Yang Jian didn't take many shots in the first half, and his touch was average in the second half, but he was not soft at critical moments."

Zhang Lijia sighed: "Yang Jian is more reliable than Kemp and Payton at critical moments, so he is recognized as the boss, and his teammates have no objections. When scoring is needed most in the final quarter, the other two stars performed very poorly, but Shi

Ramv scored 5 points and performed well."

Sun Zhengping said: "Although Kemp has already sent off a penalty, the initiative is on the side of the Sonics. The Pistons had a chance to win the game, but Thorpe's missed second free throw hurt morale."

Yang Jian was a little scared on the sidelines. If he couldn't make the shot, the Sonics would lose in a row. Even if they still ranked first in the losing record, he didn't want to lose in a row.

After scoring this perfect goal, Yang Jian believed that he would win today. George Karl no longer emphasized teamwork and asked the players to pass the ball to Yang Jian in overtime, opening up the space to create singles opportunities for him.

Ben Wallace, who had the worst offensive ability and poor free throw shooting, was abandoned. George Karl asked Schrempf to serve as a power forward, and the center was Sam Perkins. Booutello became the surprise player in overtime.

Serves as small forward and is responsible for defending Grant Hill.

Veteran Craig Elu's performance was disappointing. He played 16 minutes today, making 0 of 4 shots, 0 of 1 three-pointers, and no points. His only data was that he grabbed a backcourt rebound.

There were two more fouls.

Elu performed terribly most of the time, with inaccurate shooting and a defensive black hole. George Karl will not reuse Elu in the future and will give Booutero more playing time.

The SuperSonics came back in overtime and defeated the Pistons with a flurry in the opening game.

Yang Jian broke out, scoring 13 points and assisting Schrempf to score a mid-range shot. The other two points came from Payton, who succeeded in a layup during the counterattack.

The final score was 120 to 108. In overtime, the SuperSonics defeated the Pistons 17 to 5 and won easily.

Yang Jian played 48 minutes, making 17 of 30 shots, 4 of 10 three-pointers, 4 of 4 free throws, and scored 42 points, 7 rebounds, 17 assists and 2 steals.

Zhang Lili said: "Yang Jian almost scored 4020. Kemp wasted several of his wonderful passes today. If Kemp is more ambitious, his assists can really reach 20."

Sun Zhengping smiled and said: "No, if Kemp performs well in the second half, the Sonics will win in regular time."

Yang Jian found that he was super strong in overtime. He rarely played overtime, so he didn't know this. Overtime is probably a key goal, and his big heart talent can be used. And after entering overtime,

The opponent's physical strength was greatly reduced, and Yang Jian's physical advantage was able to be maximized.

Yang Jian could also use his roar to add buffs to himself, and he made four hard-hitting jump shots, and scored against anyone in overtime.

Joe Dumars played 42 minutes in this game, making 3 of 10 shots, 1 of 6 three-pointers, and 10 of 10 free throws. He scored 17 points, 3 rebounds, and 4 assists. Even if he could easily get free throws, he was beaten by Yang Jian this time.

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At the last moment, Joe Dumars could no longer run. In order to keep up with Yang Jian's movement, the Pistons coach asked backup shooting guard Aaron McGee to play for 3 minutes, but he was also unable to guard him.

The gap between Grant Hill and Yang Jian was clearly evident. He did not score a point in overtime and only sent one assist to Thorpe.

Hill played a total of 46 minutes, making 11 of 21 shots, 0 of 2 three-pointers, and 7 of 11 free throws. He scored 29 points, 12 rebounds, 12 assists, 1 steal, and 2 blocks, but he also made 6 turnovers.

When Hill faced Bo Outero's defense in overtime, he exposed his shortcomings of relying on breakthroughs and poor shooting. As long as someone of similar height and weight sticks to him and prevents him from breaking through, it will be difficult for him to score.

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Booutero played for a short period of time and was full of energy in the overtime against the tired Hill. Hill was not easy to get the ball or turn around when he was guarding him. He spent most of the time on the court making soy sauce.

Hill's character is not like a boss. When the team needs the core to stand up, he still wants to be stable. If the opportunity is not good, he will distribute the ball to his teammates and is unwilling to force the ball.

Hill's evaluation of himself is quite fair. He feels that he is more like Pippen than Jordan, which is true.

If he is the second in command of the team, his playing style will be easier to develop. Unfortunately, Jackson Jackson will not coach the Pistons, and Hill will not have the opportunity to play the triangle offense. He can only work hard to take on more offenses when his shooting is not good.

Task.

After the game, the free throws between the two teams were 17 to 38, but there was no controversy at all. No media mentioned this matter. When the media reported the game, they said that Yang Jian and Hill competed with each other, and the Sonics had the last laugh.

In interviews, neither Sonics players nor coaches complained about the Pistons' home buzzer.

As long as you win, it's useless to question.

After a day off, the SuperSonics played against the Heat away from home. This game was also thrilling, with the SuperSonics winning 101 to 95.

Three members of the SuperSonics team scored 20 points. Yang Jian was not feeling good and scored 22 points, 5 rebounds and 13 assists. In this game, Yang Jian's shooting percentage was only 40%, which was an abnormal performance for him.

Kemp scored the most points on the team, scoring 26 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals, and made 6 turnovers.

The Heat led for three quarters without star player Alonzo Mourning. PJ Brown's defense was impressive. However, the Heat only scored 18 points in the final quarter and was miserably reversed.

The Sonics had the last laugh by relying on defense. Yang Jian was very tough when he defended seriously, and together with Payton and Booutello, he defended the opponent's perimeter players repeatedly.

Entering the second half of the schedule, the Sonics players were having trouble with their energy, and Yang Jian was a little distracted. There were too many games in the regular season, and the players were always competing, often four games a week.

No matter how much you like playing basketball, you will get bored of it.

Yang Jian won the February Player of the Month award, and then defeated the Magic twice at home and away. The away trip ended. The SuperSonics won another 4 consecutive victories, and their record was firmly ranked first in the league.

Anfernee Hardaway, without Shaquille O'Neal, probably knows what level he is at. The Magic's first month's schedule was simple and their record was outstanding, but that was actually because there were few games. Later, the Magic played more back-to-back games.

After loosening and then tightening, the performance dropped sharply.

After two losses to the Sonics, the Magic's record was only 30 wins and 27 losses. Hardaway's data dropped to 20.3 points, 4.6 rebounds, 5.8 assists and 1.6 steals per game, while shooting only 43.8% from the field and 31.6% from the three-point range.

Hardaway averages 38 minutes per game, but averages less than 6 assists per game. Only a fool would believe that he plays like Jordan in the back and passes like a Magician. If Hardaway's passing is at the level of a Magician,

Yang Jian came from Hogwarts.

President David Stern has already seen that Hardaway cannot be praised at this time. Hardaway's personal ability is not good, and he cannot become a superstar just by relying on media praise. Once he plays against a strong team, his poor shooting will be exposed.

Hardaway didn't even have a chance to compete with Yang Jian. Yang Jian didn't guard him, and he couldn't even pass Payton's test. His shooting percentage when he was guarded by Payton was 38.5% in the first game and 42.1% in the second game.

The league is now eager to promote new stars. Iverson, Ray Allen, and Marbury have become more exposed. The league promotes them so that there will be enough outside stars to compete with Yang Jian in the future. Currently, Yang Jian is among the young stars.

No one can defeat it.

The status of veteran stars may decline sharply at any time. Stern has a premonition that no one can suppress Yang Jian for a long time. Retired celebrities like to say that there are not as many stars as there were in the 60s and 70s. In fact, it is Yang Jian and

Because the Sonics are too strong, there are indeed too few stars who can compete with him.

Yang Jian alone accounted for 5 of the top ten single-game points scored by the league's players this season, as much as half. Among the top ten scorers in terms of average points per game, Kendall Gill, who ranked 10th, only had 21.8 points.
Chapter completed!