Chapter 545 The 3rd Time, the 4th Time!
When Jordan was forced by reporters across the United States to express his opinion on Pippen's mid-range performance of "Yes" on TNT, which surpassed him.
When Jordan finally left, he said "It's only the second game", which caused an uproar on the Internet, on TV, and in the media!
Even people with low IQ can still understand what Jordan means by this sentence.
Of course, it means that Pippen was talking nonsense when he said yes to surpass him in the mid-range area on TV.
Nick Young can still play like him in several consecutive games this season. What does it mean for a player of Yes' level to complete a mid-range buzzer beater in two games?
No matter how difficult it is to kill, it's only two games!
What's more, Battier himself said with a smile that his eye-sealing defense had zero interference with Yes.
"I was told by someone inside the Charlotte Bobcats that Jordan was very disdainful of the fact that Yes had surpassed him in the last two consecutive games with two consecutive mid-range shots. Jordan once said in an internal training of the Bobcats that he wanted to rule out luck and touch. To interfere, either use more mid-range shots and score 30 points from mid-range in seven consecutive games. Then just like what he is doing now, only one mid-range shot in a game and more than seven consecutive hits, a player must be in It takes the NBA half a month to play seven games, and based on Jordan’s experience, it’s difficult for a player to keep his hands feeling for half a month.”
"Jordan is acting like a hooligan! He clearly knows that yes is training Durant. He can't take crazy mid-range shots in every game. He will only take a small number of mid-range shots in the game. Maybe it's just once in a game. Even Jordan, It’s impossible to keep hitting in seven consecutive games while rarely taking mid-range shots, right?”
"Jordan is just acting like a hooligan! This time yes is challenging Jordan in the mid-range, which is Jordan's strongest. How could Jordan give up the title of the strongest mid-range in the NBA? If he can put forward conditions to surpass him, it is already good. Yes, many people had speculated before that Jordan might not put forward conditions, but would be disdainful. It seems that Jordan also recognizes Yes's strength."
"If you recognize your strength, don't be such a hooligan. Let yes do what you can't do!"
"If yes can't do what Jordan can't do, how can he prove that he can surpass Jordan?"
"That's true. What if yes uses the mid-range to complete ten consecutive games with a winning goal?"
"...You don't have a fever, do you?"
"Hahahahaha,
I'm just joking, but being able to see such a player in this era who can challenge Jordan in all aspects is lucky for all of us fans. The more intense the competition between Jordan and yes, the better. If yes can really surpass him in the future Jordan, I will be very proud to tell those new NBA fans on the day Yes retires, 'I have not seen the 19-year-old Jordan, but I have seen the 19-year-old Yes! ’”
The bomb that Pippen dropped on TNT caused the entire American media to focus on it.
Even news like Deron Williams being put on the shelf has been drowned out.
It has to be said that Deron Williams does not have any cards now.
Coupled with what he did to Sloan, his reputation in the NBA circle was greatly affected.
"Isn't he just a 19+9 point guard? Our little flying squirrel Stoudemire did it when he was a rookie!"
What's more, Deron's transaction timing does have some problems.
Teams with strong traffic in the league basically don't want to trade him.
The Suns, number one in the West, have Nash, the Rockets, number two in the West, have Roy, the SuperSonics, number three in the West, clearly rejected Deron, the Lakers, number four in the West, have Kidd, the Spurs, number five in the West, have Parker, and the number six in the West, The Nuggets have Billups, the Grizzlies, who are seventh in the Western Conference, have Carter, and the Grizzlies have made it clear that their team's point guard does not want to stick to the ball, and the Thunder, who are eighth in the Western Conference, have Chris Paul.
It can be said that the top eight teams in the Western Conference do not need Deron. The Mavericks, ninth in the Western Conference, really want Deron. They are willing to trade their own team's point guard Devin Harris for Deron.
But the Jazz have no interest in Devin Harris!
Devin Harris is nothing more than a 14+5 point guard now.
And he's the kind of brainless point guard that the Jazz dislike the most.
Bring in Devin Harris and let Okur and Boozer watch him charge the floor?
If Devin Harris had organizational skills, the Mavericks would not have been hacked in the playoffs last season, and the Mavericks would not have acquired Jamal Tinsley from the Pacers this season.
And more importantly, Deron is still on a rookie contract, with a salary of only 4 million!
Unless they are supernovas whose wages are also very low, such as Chris Paul, otherwise for those famous All-Stars with tens of millions of wages, the Jazz will still need Boozer or Okur or Kirilenko or It's Fisher and so on.
Although the Jazz are ranked tenth in the Western Conference, there are no junk contracts in the team!
Without a junk contract to deal with, it's impossible to get an adult All-Star with Deron's small contract.
We can only replace those young supernovas.
But among the teams in the league now that have supernovas, which one is willing to trade their supernova for Deron?
Deron even dared to do this to Sloan. Who on other teams dares to say that they can suppress Deron?
It can be said that the Jazz's current choice to trade Deron is a clear loss-making transaction.
But even if it was a loss-making deal, the Jazz still did it for Sloan.
I have to say that Jazz and Sloan are indeed true love.
It's just that true love is true love, and for true love, it is destined to be robbed by those vampires in the alliance.
There are less than three days left before the trade deadline, and the bargaining chip to trade Deron doesn't even have a decent first-class All-Star or a first-class supernova.
Originally, trades were the most popular news reported by media reporters, but when they saw the players involved in Deron's trade rumors, they really had no interest in reporting on them.
Instead of paying attention to this white-eyed wolf's deal, it would be better to watch the controversy between yes and Jordan.
Regardless of whether Yes can surpass Jordan, at least these two are big enough, and their newspaper sales and ratings can be greatly increased!
Seven times in a row!
Regardless of the defensive intensity, as long as Yes can do what he did in the previous two games seven times in a row, Jordan will admit that his mid-range surpasses him.
This made media reporters across the United States very excited and counting.
Media and reporters across the United States are watching the Sonics' schedule and counting.
But Ye Si and the Sonics didn't pay attention to these things.
Yes and the SuperSonics on February 20th, the whole team is staring at the Lakers' away game against the Suns!
There are two very important games on February 20th.
The Thunder faced the Mavericks at home. The result of this game basically determined the eighth place in the Western Conference this season.
This game between the Suns and the Lakers at home is the first time the second group in the Western Conference has challenged the first group in the Western Conference in the sprint stage.
Before the sprint stage, the strength of the second group in the Western Conference must be discounted.
In the sprint stage, when everyone is working hard, the real gap between everyone can be seen!
Today's two important games, the first game between the Thunder and the Mavericks at home, the Thunder finally easily defeated the Mavericks 104-93 at home.
Nowitzki performed very well in this game, scoring 31 points and 8 rebounds, but Chris Paul of the Thunder was even more explosive.
31 points, 11 assists, 9 steals, 5 rebounds and only one key turnover!
Devin Harris, who is currently involved in Deron's trade rumors, completely destroyed Paul in this game!
Paul stole 7 times in one game.
Obviously, the rumors about Deron's trade have greatly affected Devin Harris' performance on the court.
It is difficult for young players to take such trade rumors calmly.
Watching Devin Harris' incredible state and performance when facing Chris Paul in this game, Nelson was really lucky.
Yes is so decisive!
There was simply no room for Deron's deal to ferment and have an impact on the Sonics, and it was strangled as soon as it appeared.
Otherwise, the last game between the Seattle SuperSonics and the Grizzlies was not won by the SuperSonics, but by the Grizzlies, and it was still a 100% Grizzlies win.
"When the Mavericks decided they wanted Deron, they gave up on this year's playoffs."
This is Nelson's evaluation after watching this game.
Ye Si also nodded.
Ye Si can clearly see that the entire Mavericks team, except for Nowitzki, has given up on this season.
And this is also the team that Deron can attract now, that is, those teams that do not have supernovas but have given up on this season.
The chips of these teams are generally very bad.
As long as there are teams that are still pursuing him this season, they will not dare to have any scandals with Deron.
Although not as firm as Yes, basically the top eight teams in the Eastern and Western Conferences have stood up intermittently to refute the rumors about this deal.
This game between the Thunder and the Mavericks basically confirmed that the eighth team in the Western Conference this season is the Thunder.
In this game between the Suns and the Lakers, there are many things to decide.
This game is the Suns' first game after the All-Star break.
But it is already the Lakers' second game after the All-Star Game. Today's game is a back-to-back game for the Lakers.
However, for the Lakers, back-to-back games will not cause them any physical problems.
In their last game, they defeated the Hawks with a close 30-point victory at home, and Los Angeles is not far away from Phoenix.
"In terms of physical strength and condition in this game, maybe the Lakers have the advantage!"
Scott Brooks is concerned.
The SuperSonics naturally hope that the Suns can win at home.
But this game is not that easy for the Suns.
The last game the Suns played was on February 14, which is almost a week ago.
The break is too long!
What's more, the Suns are different from the Grizzlies who are hiding at home for training.
The Suns have three players participating in the All-Star Game, and the team's head coach is still the head coach of the Western Conference.
It can be said that the Suns have no chance to train at all!
In this regard, the Lakers are even more dominant. The core of the Lakers' tactical system are Kidd and Turkoglu, and Kobe is the core of the offense.
In the triangle offense, Kobe is the one responsible for isolations.
Phil Jackson can train with or without Kobe. When Kobe comes back, he can just plug in as a plug-in.
This week, the Lakers' training effect was far better than that of the Suns.
The Suns' first game after the All-Star Game was against the Lakers, which was indeed extremely disadvantageous for the Suns and gave them no chance to adjust.
The situation after the start of the game seemed to be exactly what Scott Brooks and Ye Si had guessed.
As soon as the Lakers started the first quarter, they gave the Suns, who were playing at home, a blow.
In the first quarter, Kobe made five of five shots, all from mid-range. He scored 13 points in a single quarter, leading the Lakers to take the lead in the game 32-29.
After Kobe Bryant hit five of five from mid-range in a single quarter, all other players around the SuperSonics looked at Yes, including the commentator Reggie Miller on the TV, who mentioned Yes' name.
"Kobe used his performance in the first quarter to challenge Jordan and yes, and also to the world. When you mention the strongest mid-range player in NBA history, don't forget that there is a name named Kobe Bryant! "
Kobe was really stubborn in this game!
Kobe, who averaged 9 three-pointers per game this season, didn't even make a single three-pointer in this game!
He took 25 mid-range shots in the game and hit 16 of them, with a shooting rate of an astonishing 64%!
You know, his shooting percentage was achieved in singles against Laga Bell or Marion and Grant Hill!
Quite terrifying!
"Kobe in this game reminds me of Jordan ten years ago!"
Reggie Miller is qualified to say this. He is the one who is perhaps most familiar with Jordan's power in the triangle offense.
Kobe in this game is indeed no worse than Jordan at his peak.
Facing the defensive turns of Laga Bell, Marion and Grant Hill, he was able to shoot 64% from the field. Kobe Bryant in this game was indeed quite terrifying.
It is precisely because of Kobe's performance that the Lakers led the Suns by 8 points 65-57 in the first half!
You know, the Lakers' rotation in this game was blown away by the Suns!
The overall strength of the Suns is indeed better than the Lakers. In the second half, the Suns recovered a little bit and suppressed the Lakers. However, they fell behind too much in the first half. Kobe and Randolph were too brave. In the end, the Suns ranked first in the Western Conference. Lost this crucial battle at home 124 to 130!
After the Suns lost, their record reached 48 wins and 5 losses, the same as the Rockets. However, due to the advantage of direct confrontation, the Suns still ranked first.
After the Lakers won, they continued to maintain pressure on the Sonics.
Because he defeated the Suns, the league's No. 1 team and one of the strongest teams in history, Kobe even made a '9' gesture with his right hand raised in the air at the end of the game!
"Kobe is challenging yes!"
"Kobe is waiting for a yes response!"
"Kobe, Jordan, yes, Kobe took the initiative to join the battle!"
Reggie Miller is excited!
Reporters and media outlets across the United States are also excited!
This confrontation between Jordan and yes was already exciting, and now a stubborn Kobe was added to the mix!
What will yes do in response to Jordan and Kobe's challenges? !
Soon, excited media and fans around the world saw it.
On February 21st, the Seattle SuperSonics defeated the Trail Blazers 94-92 in an away game. Yes completed a mid-range buzzer beater for the third consecutive time in the game!
On February 22, the Seattle SuperSonics defeated the Trail Blazers 99-97 at home. Yes completed a mid-range buzzer beater for the fourth consecutive time in the game!
In both games, yes only took one mid-range shot in the game!
Crazy response!
Meanwhile, in the corner of the newspaper, the Jazz sent Deron to the Heat and Fisher to the Lakers...