Chapter 383: Two 70-Win Teams! Two invincible players!
The carnival, the night of April 13, was the carnival of the entire American professional basketball. There were 5 matches on this day.
Sun 105:97 Warriors. Kevin Johnson continues to lead his team on a winning streak, with them on a 13-game winning streak so far. Danny Angie's effective coaching seems to be very good, and after his coaching and several trades, the Suns became the biggest dark horse in March and April. They went from 10th in the West to 6th in the West. However, their record is still far from challenging the Trail Blazers, who are fifth in the West. After this game, the Suns are expected to start resting for the first round of the playoffs. If they are sixth in the West, then they will face the Houston Rockets who are third in the West first.
Supersonic 73: 113 Houston. Houston slaughtered the SuperSonics in this game and avenged last year's playoffs. The superSonics inside of this game was nothing short of a disaster scene, with Rainman Sean Kemp being pressed to the ground by Big Dream Olajuwon and Fliggy Barkley. He shot 2-of-7 from the field and finished with 6 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists and 4 turnovers. He didn't have a positive effect on the court at all, and the two superstars worked together to educate him, which made Rain Man Kemp, who was starting to gradually decline due to alcohol and drugs, completely overwhelmed.
Houston's reinforcements in the summer, Barkley is to target Camp and Malone, Olajuwon has no opponent in the center position, even the admiral has to bow down, but in the face of young and energetic power forward, Olajuwon misplaced defense will always seem a little uncomfortable. After all, at the age of 34, Olajuwon no longer has the ability to chase basketball all over the court like he did when he was younger, expanding his defensive area to the entire three-point line.
Big Dream 22 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 blocks and 2 steals, Barkley 20 points and 7 rebounds, Drexler 19 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists, the Big Three played very easily, and simply cut 60+. On the other side, only Gary Payton scored a double-double, and he scored 22 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal and 1 turnover on 8-of-20 shooting, which was a good performance. Houston currently doesn't have a small guard, which gives Payton a lot of opportunities to perform, but even so, the gloves can't save the team. The ratio of Houston and SuperSonics to the penalty area in this game is 52:18. But looking at this scoring gap, it is enough to understand that Payton alone can't save the game.
Nets 123: 132 Bucks. Two non-playoff teams, there's not much to say. It's just two ordinary bad teams that brush high scores and data, but no one will pay attention to it.
Jazz 98: 127 Lakers victory. In this battle of the first and second focus in the West, Kobe Bryant directly killed all the suspense. 12 three-pointers in a single game directly made Karl Malone's 47 points and 11 rebounds come to naught. Although the score difference in this game was very wide, it was definitely a whole point free game in the first three quarters of the game. The battle of wits and courage of the coaches of both sides, the continuous adjustment of tactics, and the wonderful play of the players, finally Kobe Bryant pushed the game to a climax.
12 three-pointers in a single game, this must be a record that no one can break in the short term. There have been quite a few media and commentators who have blown Kobe Bryant into the sky. Not to mention the title of the all-time No. 1 rookie, they have compared Kobe Bryant to the top pitchers in history, such as Bird and Miller. They came to the conclusion that Kobe Bryant was already the first person in three-point history, a title that even Kobe himself did not dare to accept.
Kobe Bryant estimated that his three-point shooting reached the S- level, and there are still many players in the history of three-point shooting who can surpass him. Bryant's three-point strength lies in his one continuity. Bryant's three-point shooting percentage this season is not ridiculously high, averaging 4.7 attempts per game and shooting 37.8%. Such a shot and hit count is inferior to many active players, but Kobe Bryant's three-point shot has a very characteristic point that Kobe Bryant either scores or scores continuously, just like today, directly ignoring the defense. But iron is also iron-proof. Fortunately, Bryant, with his years of experience, can still allow himself to kill inside or pass to teammates when his shooting hand is cold. So when he shoots three-pointers, people often pay little attention to it.
Malone's excellent play made it clear to everyone that he deserved a vote for MVP, but some media commentators began to discuss whether to give Kobe Bryant a vote. After all, Kobe Bryant has only played one game this season, and the Lakers' record is absolutely inseparable from Kobe's existence. It can be said that Kobe Bryant also perfectly assumed the tactical core position of the Lakers in O'Neal's absence. It's just that this MVP selection will still be ranked, and the reality is that Kobe Bryant will definitely not get the MVP before O'Neal gets the MVP, unless O'Neal takes the initiative to give up the team's low position and give Kobe Bryant, which is an impossible thing to do.
Pistons 101: 108 Bulls. Michael Jordan proved to everyone who is the number one man in the league. 63 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals, 1 block, 3 turnovers. Michael Jordan single-handedly killed superstar-level Grant Hill, and this game played quasi-superstar-level Joe Dumas.
It can't be said that the Pistons didn't play well in this game, Grant Hill scored 28 points, 10 rebounds, 11 assists, 1 steal, 1 block and 2 turnovers. His on-court performances proved that he is indeed the best small forward in the league right now. Pippen was suppressed in front of him, especially in this game, when Hill was still devoting a lot of energy to defend Jordan, he still suppressed Pippen to a full 17 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists. Of course, this is also related to Jordan directly devouring almost all the ball, most of Jordan's situations in this game are not playing triangle offense, so Pippen's ball possession is also a lot less, Pi Erye is a little unhappy, but seeing Michael Jordan's god-like performance, he still closed his mouth with interest and watched Jordan's performance with peace of mind.
After many years, Joe Dumas once again played at the peak of his performance, and at the peak of Dumas, he was a quasi-superstar, and he was able to handle the existence of Jordan and Magic with the help of the team's defensive system. In order to prevent Jordan from winning 70 wins, he was kind of out of the way. He finished with 27 points, 2 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 steals. He faced Rodman in the middle distance and hit consecutive shots against Jordan. On the defensive end, Jordan almost never loses his nose for a top-tier defender in a defensive position. Let everyone vaguely see him who was once at his peak.
But even so, Jordan is still Jordan after all.
The man who can be called the god of basketball played his best performance on a legendary day like April 13th, beating all superstars.
While he didn't break the record like Kobe, his scoring was something that made the Pistons desperate. Joe Dumasga Grant Hill's almost perfect guard defense can be single-handedly bombarded with 63 points?
Miraculously, Jordan's on-court performance is not inferior to Kobe.
The Lakers and the Bulls, both teams have 70 wins with their heads held high after today's game.
Jordan and Kobe Bryant are also worshiped by almost all basketball fans.
Maybe these two men are really invincible.
I'm really looking forward to seeing each other in the finals........