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Chapter 253

All kinds of ball games are the greatest fun in the hot summer.

Fans of any age group, especially male fans, especially like to watch football.

Fans who follow the NBA know the results of the first game of the Eastern Conference Finals.

The Indiana Pacers, who are the underdogs, challenged the Bulls in an away game, and finally lost 79 to 85 regrettably.

The two teams fought a total of 4 games in one season, and the Bulls and Pacers drew 2-2. In theory, both teams should have a chance to beat each other.

The Pacers rely on the overall, while the Bulls rely on Jordan's performance.

Jordan's performance is still unresolved, with 31 points, 6 rebounds and 5 steals in the first game.

And in the third quarter, Jordan led the team to a small climax, which means that relying on the performance of this quarter, he established a leading advantage at once and established the victory.

After the first game between the Pacers and Bulls, the focus is on the Western Conference Finals.

At this time, on the evening of the 16th.

In the key arena, the main players of both sides played out.

The starting five for the Sonics are Payton, Qin Fei, Schramf, Kemp and Geiger.

The Jazz's starting five are Stockton, Hornacek, Brian Russell, Karl Malone and Greg Foster.

The two sides have been fighting for many years, and the Jazz's lineup is basically neat, but the Supersonics are quite different from last season.

Qin Fei came to Hornacek's side.

"Well done lad, knocking out the Spurs."

Hornacek watched the series between the Sonics and the Spurs completely. For the Jazz, there is actually not much difference between playing the Sonics and the Spurs.

That's why they discovered that this young man, who was originally labeled defense + breakthrough, had quietly developed a mid-range shooting weapon one day.

"It's definitely not as good as yours. It directly swept the Lakers. Karl Malone must be very proud now, solving the embarrassment of the All-Star Weekend."

Hornacek was taken aback. Is there any embarrassing thing in the All-Star Weekend?

After a while he realized that he was talking about Kobe single-handedly challenging Jordan to let Malone go. Also, Malone was really happy, not only because he swept the Lakers, but more importantly because he defeated Kobe and O'Neal. He didn't like any of these two players.

Malone can feel the increasingly powerful threat brought by Kobe + O'Neal to the Jazz. It is very important to give these two teenagers a head-on and let them understand who is the real Western hegemon.

The same team with 60+ wins, the Lakers were swept away in the end. Los Angeles was indeed silent after the game, even if it won a game, it didn’t win a game

Hornacek has never felt that the Lakers are a big threat. Instead, he thinks that the Sonics are the real opponent, and this year's Sonics record is outstanding, and they are very stable against strong teams and weak teams.

The boy in front of him, at the age of 20, has become the most important firepower point for the supersonic perimeter.

Last year, Hornacek only needed to do a good job of attacking, but this year he also had to defend Qin Fei.

Hornacek quickly revisited Qin Fei's offensive data in his mind. He is not physically strong but has great strength and is good at confrontation. He likes to take the right-hand line for breakthroughs. Generally, the right-hand line has a 60.00% chance of a real breakthrough.

"drop--"

With the beep above the timer, the game officially begins.

Geiger won the kick-off with three matchbox jumps, and the Sonics took possession of the first wave of the ball.

Payton quickly advanced with the ball, on the three-point line, and called Campla Kong inside, while Geiger covered Qin Fei and Schramf on the flank.

Qin Fei was about to go outside to catch the ball, but he stopped suddenly in the middle of his run, and then stood at the elbow area with his hands down.

"boom!"

Qin Fei blocked Russell, and Schramf received the ball openly at the top of the arc.

But instead of shooting, he took advantage of the trend to make a breakthrough, moved to the free throw line area, and found a better space to handle the ball.

At this time, the Jazz's defense line seemed to be a little chaotic. Karl Malone went to defend Schramf, and Kemp moved back from the basket, but he was unmarked.

Schramff took advantage of the trend and threw the ball high. Kemp jumped high and took the basketball with both hands to complete the dunk.

"Bang!"

Kemp violently ravaged the rim, as if he was going to tear down the basketball stand.

Supersonic fans cheered happily, and the team's first wave of offense was very smooth.

The basketball experts who observed the game were stunned. When did the Supersonics practice the high-low coordination and the Jazz's defense? Why are they so chaotic?

The Jazz players themselves didn't think there was any problem. When attacking, Stockton held the ball and pushed across the half court very steadily.

Stockton's dribbling is not fancy at all, and his command is also orderly.

When Karl Malone moves from the inside position to the high position, it is somewhat similar to the Sonics.

However, the Jazz's pick-and-roll is more traditional. The offensive effect formed by Stockton and the striker's final pick-and-roll is mostly distributed by Stockton.

Whether it is passing the front line to attack the frame, or attracting double-team passes to the weak side, it all depends on Stockton's handling.

But no matter how he ends up handling it, the receiver, calls for finishing picks on short notice.

The Supersonics are different from the Jazz. For example, Qin Fei received a pass from Payton on the weak side. Qin Fei can continue to attack, choose singles or pass.

Therefore, Payton's number of passes is generally not very high, especially the number of assists obtained in positional tactics is very small.

Many of Payton's assists still come from breakthrough points, or directly sent to the hands of inside players under the basket.

In the Jazz's first attack, Karl Malone successfully blocked Payton.

Ma Long has a strong physique like a bear, his arms are thicker than other people's thighs, especially his upper body, which is full of lean and strong muscles.

Muscles like this are made by eating protein, and generally do not have much strength. For example, if you punch you, you will kneel down and pinch you, and give you a period of cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

Stockton was unmarked and shot a jumper directly close to the basket.

There are not many opportunities for him to choose his own shot, but his shooting is notoriously accurate in the league, especially in the later stages of his career, his three-point shooting percentage is above 40% all the year round.

As I mentioned before, the white players in the NBA generally look thinner, and they are basically sharpshooters.

Stockton's emergency stop jump shot, daring to shoot by himself, is actually [-]% sure. The Supersonic's defense is not in place, and he watched the basketball enter the basket.

2 to 2, the two teams tied.

"It's too inward, don't give him too much room to shoot, it should be pushed up a little bit." Payton communicated with Kemp, and Kemp nodded after listening to him, expressing his understanding.

Payton blah blah blah blah, then catches the basketball and dribbles across the court.

While dribbling, he sprayed over there, and the target was Stockton who had just finished shooting over his head.

He talked a lot of nonsense, but he didn't dare to be careless in his hands. This guy Stockton has a lot of small moves, his hands are fast, and his stealing ability is at a historical level. Payton must always be vigilant to avoid being directly intercepted by him.

Payton's own stealing ability is also very strong. The two are equivalent to wearing gloves. Both want to receive the ball from the other side, and they are both wary of each other.

The Sonics still follow the conventional 45-degree pick-and-roll tactics, tearing up the Jazz's defense.

Payton broke out a step and formed a breakthrough.

Stockton's candy-style defense was close to Payton, and Payton dribbled one step inside the free throw line. There was no room, so he went outside.

At this time, the Jazz continued to spread the defensive formation.

This shows a very different defensive style from the Spurs.

The Spurs' pressure outside the three-point line is not strong. The closer they go to the inside, the stronger they become. When they reach the bottom of the basket, they reach the peak of the Spurs' defense. The overall defense line is more layered and suitable for defensive breakthrough players.

The Jazz presses the basketball from the outside and confronts from the inside. They mainly use man-to-man defense.

Qin Fei received the ball from Schramff. At this time, the Jazz were rotating outside, and Russell came to defend Qin Fei.

Qin Fei pretended to shoot the ball, and took advantage of the opportunity to make a breakthrough and walk in.

In fact, it was a very simple step-by-step breakthrough, but Russell seemed to have slipped, lost his center of gravity, and fell in front of Qin Fei.

Qin Fei seemed to have crossed the road, and he had no time to be surprised.

In the mid-range position, pull up, bend the knee, jump shot

"Shh!"

The fans in the audience were in an uproar, shaking down?

Russell got up from the floor by himself, with a look of embarrassment, he ran to the referee and said, "Referee, there is sweat on the ground, it's too slippery!"

In fact, there is no need for the referee to arrange. When the Jazz attacked, some staff members rushed into the field, picked up the mop and mopped the floor where Russell slipped and fell just now.

In fact, it's not that I want to help Russell solve the slippery problem, but because after Russell fell to the ground, all the sweat on his body stuck to the floor, so he must drag it.

Anyway, it wasn't the first time that Russell was knocked down by someone, but this time the person who knocked him down was a young man who was only 20 years old, and he didn't seem to have exerted much force before he fell down.

Jazz fans naturally have a deep impression of Qin Fei.

Because the NBA established the best team three-pointer only from the 88-89 season, so throughout the years of NBA history, there has never been a 20-year-old best team three-team player.

As for earlier, most of the players entered the NBA after finishing their college careers, and their starting age was several years older than Qin Fei, and it was even more impossible for Qin Fei to have the youngest record.

Now, Qin Fei is coming from behind, catching up with "sons of Philadelphia" like Iverson in popularity. Jazz fans can only feel that the Supersonics' ability in this draft is really powerful, and the Jazz seem to have used up all their luck since they selected Shuangsha.

Russell was unlucky at the beginning. Schramf completed the assist in front of his eyes, and Qin Fei knocked him down with a slight fake move.

If Russell hadn't always been loyal, Sloan couldn't help but curse.

Even though he didn't speak, the coach's gloomy face still made Russell's heart tremble, and he was extremely focused.

The Sonics started in excellent condition. The 6 games against the Spurs did not affect the physical strength of the players at all. Instead, the team has maintained a strong fighting spirit and state.

After two more rounds in the opening round, it was still Payton who initiated the attack and gave it to Qin Fei to end it.

Qin Feifei rushed into the inside line of the Jazz, and completed a two-handed heavy dunk on the heads of Karl Malone and Greg Foster.

In the last round against the Spurs, the Spurs' inside line was a no-fly zone. In this round against the Jazz, if the opportunity is identified, there must be no problem flying.

The Jazz's two insiders are both meat shields. They have first-class ability to block and grab rebounds, but their ability to protect the frame is not very strong.

Facing some young people who like to fly in the air and hesitate to play, their defense is very difficult.

This can be regarded as a weakness of the Jazz, but this weakness is acceptable when encountering not particularly strong flying players. After all, there are so many opportunities to fly in a game, and most of the time they are crowded by the Jazz's strong men halfway.

Hornacek was very moved by Qin Fei's ability to improve.

Qin Fei played the Jazz last year and also had some outstanding performances, but overall it was still "not enough".

The "not enough" here refers to Qin Fei's lack of influence, at least not enough to shake the Jazz.

But now, after the first few shots, Qin Fei's offense has had a very serious impact on the Jazz. Hornacek is even thinking about asking for help in double-teaming?

But if even Qin Fei has to double-team, what about Payton?What about Schramff?What about Kemp?

These few are all veteran players who are more experienced than Qin Fei, and they will not let go of such a good opportunity. It is impossible for the Jazz to change any defensive system because of Qin Fei.

At this point, they immediately fell into the same dead end as the Spurs.

In the final analysis, it is still a dilemma of choice, two cups of poison, which one should I drink?

Is it worth the price paid to defend him?

"Too fucking active"

Sloan was very mentally complaining, if it was a No. 23 player, it would be fine, but a mere No. 18 would also

Supersonic players in excellent condition, including Qin Fei, gave the Jazz, who came from afar and was waiting for work, a blow. The Jazz's defensive end was a little weak from the beginning, and then the score has been falling behind.

At the end of the first quarter, the Jazz trailed the Supersonics by 21 points 28 to 7.

In the second quarter, the Jazz performed well off the bench and used some opportunities to recover the point difference, but the Sonics immediately stabilized their position by adjusting the lineup. After all, George Karl is the new best coach in the league.

Through the misplaced appearance of the main players, the Supersonics slowly regained their lead.

At halftime, the Sonics led the Jazz by 51 points 45 to 6.

Qin Fei scored 11 points, 4 rebounds and 1 steal in the halftime. Compared with last year, his performance has certainly improved a lot. This horizontal comparison, of course, has no doubt that Qin Fei has become the most improved player in the league.

Far away in China's court TV station, the Shuangping combination continued the topic that had not ended last year, and began to talk about the success or failure of the Jazz and the Supersonics this year, and whether the Supersonics could win the championship.

The two also discussed the matter as it stands, for example, Zhang Weiping spoke very sincerely.

"Although the Jazz is also a team with 60+ victories, their 60+ is not the same as the Supersonic's 60+. The Sonics have a record of 65 wins and 17 losses! Such a record can be ranked No. 6 in the long history of the NBA, and the previous five teams with better records than the Sonics all won the championship."

"That's right, among these five teams, there are the Bulls that we are familiar with in the previous two years, which achieved 72 wins and 10 losses, and the Los Angeles Lakers, which won an unprecedented 33 consecutive victories in the regular season, all of which won the championship."

Sun Zhengping also helped to prove it.

Zhang Weiping said convincingly, and said firmly: "We can almost confirm that a team that can achieve this level of winning percentage is already the top team in the league. The possibility of not winning the championship is actually very low. For example, a team won 70 wins and lost a total of ten games in a season. No team can beat them. How can they not win the championship?"

amount

Sun Zhengping didn't say anything, but he yelled 666 in his heart, deeply convinced.

(End of this chapter)