Chapter 399
Chapter 399
On the 16th, the Warriors returned home to face the Supersonics back to back.
Originally, everyone thought before the game that the Supersonics would bring some trouble to the Warriors who lacked Li Weisi, and even win the Warriors, but no one thought that this game would be a massacre.
The Supersonics scored 117 points, which is considered a high score even in this era, but the Warriors scored a terrifying 146 points, 29 points bloodbathed the Supersonics.
So much so that the fans can't help but sigh, don't be surprised when you score 120 points and can't win, because you may be facing the Warriors.
In this game, Malone returned, which is even more powerful for the Warriors.
Three of the Warriors scored 3+ points, seven scored in double figures, and 20 of the team scored on average.
其中首发五人中，穆林得到31分4篮板，马龙砍下27分11篮板，里奇蒙德得到22分6篮板，普莱斯得到15分13助攻，罗德曼得到6分14篮板。
In addition, from the bench, Hornacek had 14 points and 3 assists, Lewis had 13 points and 2 blocks, and Schramf had 12 points.
After this game, because the Warriors played so well, the support rate of Li Weisi's MVP ranking actually dropped.
The reason is that the entire Warriors team is too strong, and Li Weisi's strength cannot be reflected at all.
Fortunately, despite the decline, Li Weisi's support rate is still far higher than the second-ranked Magic Johnson.
Yes, Johnson is ranked second, and Jordan is ranked third. This is because the Bulls have not had a good record this season. They are currently only ranked fifth in the Eastern Conference, which is not even as good as last season. The support of MVP How could the rate be high?
Because of this, Li Weisi's current MVP competition is still almost non-existent. This also made many Warriors fans breathe a sigh of relief, thinking, if it is because other teammates play so well and beat Li Weisi's MVP away, then Where are they going to cry?
After the victory over the Supersonics, the Warriors took a day off and then played against the Jazz at home, and Li Weisi also made his official comeback in this game.
In fact, in the past two days, he has participated in the team's training and recovered well, but Nelson is not in a hurry to let him come back. After all, the team's record is not under pressure, and he also needs to observe Li Weisi's state.
However, unlike Nelson, Warriors fans have long been looking forward to Li Weisi's comeback. Although the Warriors have played well during this period, the Warriors with Li Weisi and without Li Weisi are completely two teams, not only reflected in the record It is more reflected in the spirit of the team.
"Now, the next one, from Stanford University, point guard, six feet two inches, jersey number 99, West Lee~~~"
Sure enough, when the on-site commentary began to introduce Li Weisi, as Li Weisi slowly ran out of the player tunnel, the entire old Oakland Arena burst into enthusiastic cheers, and the fans welcomed their hero back.
After the lively player introduction, it was the warm-up before the game. After that, the players took off their training uniforms and prepared to start today's game.
The Jazz also officially completed the handover of the head coach in December this season. The team's meritorious coach Frank Layden retired to the second line and handed over the coach to assistant coach Jerry Sloan, who also officially became the Jazz. The sixth head coach in history.
In this way, the most famous iron-blooded coach in the history of the Jazz finally appeared.
However, since taking over the Jazz, the Jazz's record has not improved much. It is currently 21 wins and 14 losses, ranking fourth in the Western Conference.
But this is not difficult to understand. After all, although Jerry Sloan has a famous name in later generations, he is still just a "young coach" with only three years of coaching experience.
That's right, the 47-year-old is definitely a "young coach" in the profession of coaching.
However, although the improvement of the team's record is not great, the whole team is changing unconsciously.
The pick-and-roll system initially built around Karl Malone and John Stockton has achieved initial results, and the two have officially entered the pinnacle of their respective careers.
本赛季卡尔·马龙场均可以得到29.1分10.7篮板，约翰·斯托克顿场均可以得到17.1分13.6助攻3.2抢断。
With such a terrifying assists per game, it is almost impossible for Li Weisi to win the assists title this year. There is no way.
It can be said that Li Weisi's assists per game are still more than 10 times, which is already very efficient.
Finally, after the referee blew the whistle, the first battle of Li Weisi's comeback officially started.
For the jump ball, the 224cm tall "Mammoth" Mark Eaton naturally won the opening ball without any suspense.
After Stockton got the ball, after carefully observing the situation on the court, he decided not to rush to fast break, and instead fell into the position.
In this regard, it's not that Stockton doesn't want to play a fast break. In fact, the Warriors have already taken precautions. It is estimated that they don't have much hope for the jump ball itself, so after the jump ball is over, they quickly retreated and did not give the Jazz the slightest. fast break opportunities.
But it doesn't matter, the Jazz themselves are not an offensive team, nor are they a team that relies on offense to make a living.
The Jazz averaged 104.7 points per game this season, ranking fourth from the bottom in the league. What is this concept?The three teams below them are: the Hornets, the Nets and the Heat, either the new team this year, or the big team.
But in contrast, their team's average conceded points per game is only 99.7 points, ranking first in the league. It is also the only team in the league that can suppress the opponent's offense to less than 100 points so far.
The second-ranked Pistons have now lost 100.8 points.
Therefore, as a defensive team, the Jazz will definitely not deliberately push back. They are more willing to settle down and play tactics and positions honestly, just like now.
After everyone was in position, Malone quickly stepped up, came to the free throw line, and played a pick-and-roll with Stockton.
Although the real cooperation between the two began last season, the pick-and-roll skills of the two have been very strong at this time, and the tacit understanding between the two has also been established. What to do next.
For Ma Long's promotion, although Li Weisi did not look back, he already knew it well, and before Ma Long completed the pick-and-roll, he bypassed the pick-and-roll one step ahead and insisted on not making a substitution.
Malone and Stockton's pick-and-roll, the best defensive method is to insist on not changing players. This point has been verified countless times by the Bulls in later generations.
Of course, not everyone can accomplish this, but Li Weisi, who has always been mediocre in defense, tonight's defensive action of squeezing through the pick-and-roll really brought a little surprise.
(End of this chapter)