The Sonics' next four opponents were all underdogs, easily defeating the Trail Blazers, Warriors, Clippers, and Mavericks.

The players have become more and more tacit, and they even have a tacit understanding on the defensive end. The Sonics' overall defensive intensity is not high. The players play when they are far ahead, dare to make some fancy moves, and play very creatively.

Of course, the main thing is Yang Jian's showmanship and the cooperation of others. Kemp is so happy that he performs alley-oop dunks in every game. Rookies Osella Harrington and Ben Wallace also have alley-oop opportunities.

The number of Yang Jian's dunks has actually decreased, unless there is no talent around him to perform on the fast break. He is big and attracts attention, and he will not give others the opportunity to foul. In away games, because he performed so well, many people wanted to have a real PK.

There are generally problems with the lineups of Western Conference teams this year. The winning percentages of the three teams ranked within the playoffs are less than 50%. The Trail Blazers are ranked fifth and have a record of only 13 wins and 11 losses against the SuperSonics.

The Warriors and Clippers don't know what defense is, and the Sonics are playing them like a training game.

The situation of the Mavericks is the funniest. The Dallas 3J group broke up because of a woman. People said that this woman was a real troublemaker.

The "Dallas 3j" composed of Jason Kidd, Jim Jackson, and Jamal Mashburn was once considered promising by the media, but the results were shocking. This core trio only lasted two seasons, and the three

The only year when everyone was relatively healthy was Kidd's rookie season.

In fact, the three of them are not very strong, but the way they broke up is legendary because Jim Jackson and Kidd were robbing women.

It’s hard to say whether this is true or not. What is certain is that the conflicts in the Mavericks’ locker room are irreconcilable. The young stars have their own agendas, and being too self-centered is the root cause. They all want to be the boss, but they don’t have the absolute strength to convince their teammates.

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Fans don't know much about football, and it may be difficult for them to understand how talented players can produce a positive chemical reaction, but it is too easy for them to understand that two men fall apart because of a woman.

The media knows what kind of news attracts attention, and has been exaggerating things in the direction of a love triangle. Huaer Cinema announced that it will start shooting the second movie in Seattle, but it did not steal the limelight of Dallas 3j.

Yang Jian will not star in this movie, and the gimmicks are not that great. The media did not dig out the inside story, and did not know that the heroine was Yang Jian's official girlfriend.

At this time, the fans felt that Yang Jian was too strong. It was a miracle that he was able to convince two stars, Payton and Kemp, to win the FMVP last season as a rookie.

Yang Jian's personality charm comes from his strength, and everyone admits that he is strong. Looking at Kidd, a point guard who is highly praised by the league, he can't even hold down two teammates who have not been selected as All-Stars.

Before they knew it, the SuperSonics had won 29 consecutive victories and were about to become the second team in history to win 30 consecutive games.

The next game happens to be Christmas Day, when the SuperSonics face the Lakers at home.

The Lakers finally completed an important trade last week, sending Cedric Ceballos and Rumel Robinson for Warriors power forward Donyel Marshall and a second-round draft pick.

Marshall was the fourth pick in the first round of 1994, and his performance after entering the league was disappointing.

He is a power forward with a very soft style of play. He likes to shoot outside and his shooting percentage is very unstable. After being selected by the Timberwolves, he played for a season and a half and was traded to the Warriors. This season he was reduced to a substitute in the Warriors, and the coaching staff did not

Like him.

If Marshall is like anyone, it's Robert Horry. The Lakers management has a soft spot for this type of player.

Unable to recruit Horry, the Lakers were forced to change their target to Marshall. In any case, Ceballos had to be sent away before the trade deadline. The conflict between him and Kobe made news and affected the unity of the locker room.

The most important thing is that keeping Ceballos will affect Kobe's image. The management does not want the rookie acquired in exchange for Divac to be wasted.

The Rockets and Bucks also completed a big deal. The Rockets traded Sam Cassell, Robert Horry, Chucky Brown and Mark Bryant for four-for-one Bucks star power forward Vin Baker.

This deal makes Yang Jian very curious about whether Yao Ming can be selected by the Rockets in the future. Vin Baker is not an ordinary player, he will bring a lot of uncertainty.

As long as the Rockets renew a high-paying long-term contract with this drunkard, they will be in bad luck for a long time. If the Rockets don't renew Vin Baker and let him go for nothing, they can just mess around like a parallel world and try to draft a high-ranking rookie.

Many things are different, and a small change can bring about huge changes. The Rockets' lineup cannot be the same as in the parallel world, whether inside or outside.

The Vancouver Grizzlies, who have Ray Allen, may not be bad enough to draft Steve Francis. Then Francis will not make a fuss and ask the Grizzlies to trade him, and he will probably play for the team that drafted him.

Horry did not join the Lakers, and I don't know if he will become that key player with terrible statistics in the future. The Bucks don't have that many key shots to shoot, and even if they did, the coach might not let Horry take them.

Horry and Raheem have overlapping positions and both mainly play power forward, so he will definitely be a substitute.

In the Christmas game, Yang Jian showed off his prowess against the Lakers Twin Towers, playing 38 minutes and scoring 41 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks.

It was a Christmas stunt, a nationally broadcast game. Yang Jian sacrificed his vacation to play the game, and he would definitely not let it go. Eddie Jones felt a headache on both ends of the offense and defense.

The twin-tower tactic is not suitable for guarding Yang Jian. He mainly shoots from the outside, and it is easy for big men to get passed by him when changing defense. His speed is too fast, and it is difficult for Eddie Jones to double-team when playing pick-and-roll.

Kemp, who scored the second most points on the Sonics, only had 17 points and 6 rebounds. Five players on the team scored in double figures, and no one else reached 15 points. The Lakers players had an advantage in the paint, but were beaten by the Sonics on the outside.

O'Neal also met his opponent this time. The SuperSonics did not let him take endless free throws like last time. Instead, they double-teamed him near the penalty area and left Campbell and Marshall open.

O'Neal didn't have an easy time facing double teams. Today was the home court of the SuperSonics. Ben Wallace, Osela Harrington, Kemp and others were all able to use their elbows when defending O'Neal.

These small movement skills are uniformly trained within the team, and players from other NBA teams will also practice this. If an inside player is so clean that he does not use his elbows when defending, he will be eliminated by the NBA within a few years.

Ben Wallace broke out in this game. His body is two times smaller than O'Neal, but he has been brave enough to defend against interference in shots. His upper body strength is the strongest in the Sonics. He will definitely not be able to defeat O'Neal one-on-one, but he can still

Have teammates to help.

Harrington can also defend and doesn't look as crazy as Ben Wallace.

O'Neal made 11 of 24 shots, 4 of 9 free throws, and scored 26 points, 16 rebounds and 5 assists. His statistics were good, but his shooting percentage was only 45.8%, and his free throw percentage was 44.4%. This is equivalent to limiting O'Neal, his

The scoring efficiency is not up to par in the paint.

After the trade, the Lakers' overall strength not only did not become stronger, but also had a vague tendency to become weaker.

At least in this Christmas game, new aid Marshall could only play as a substitute, and in the second quarter he became a blacksmith under Booutello's defense. His scoring ability is not as good as Ceballos, and he cannot steal Campbell's starting position.

Even though Ceballos left the team, Kobe only played 5 minutes, made 0 of 2 shots, failed to score a point, and grabbed a rebound. The most embarrassing thing is that he grabbed this rebound in garbage time.

Lakers coach Del Harris doesn't like Kobe and often only lets him play in garbage time. As long as there is suspense in the game, Kobe usually sits off the court.

In the parallel world, Kobe Bryant's rookie season was also spent in such a miserable way. O'Neal was injured and missed 31 games, so he got more playing time. At that time, the team needed people to step up and score, otherwise it would be difficult to win.

At this time, people believed that the Sonics would definitely break the NBA regular season record again. They could also hit the Lakers' 33-game winning streak.

The SuperSonics appear to be the most dominant team in history, more dominant than the 1971-1972 Lakers.
Chapter completed!