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Chapter 1737 Thunder Three Dog Heads... A giant is a giant
Then come and have a try.The battle between the two sides is imminent. Compared with the east, the west has too many things to watch.Except that the Warriors are basically a paradise, the rest of the teams are fighting frantically.If you look at the current situation, from No. 11 to No. 2 in the Western Conference, there is only a [-]-game difference in wins, and there is only one game between the top six and No. [-].There is also a small score and a tie situation.It was extremely intense.The Lakers basically sit firmly in third place.But they and the Rockets are very attentive.

why?Why do you say?Isn't it for the damn regular season MVP?Why are there so many fake fans and cloud fans now? They only look at the statistics and not the games.So they have nothing to do.Forced by the environment.

The Rockets didn't feel at all that they were number one in the Western Conference and the league in this game. Instead, they were ready to go. Seeing the Celtics was like playing in the playoffs.Harden's nightclub incentives still seem to be working.It's true whether it's rugby, ice hockey or baseball, the situation is the same for American players.Not much difference.Basketball, of course, cannot be ruled out.Even the Lakers are a lot of people who go to nightclubs, but Tang Qian makes it very clear every time that after the All-Star game, no one is allowed to go to nightclubs, otherwise, he will let him out of the training ground on his stomach the door.Don't even think about playing for 1 minute in the playoffs.Don't doubt Tang Qian's cohesion and prestige in this team. Basically, with his alliance status and force value, no one wants to offend him.Besides, people also gave a timeline. After the All-Star Game, as we all know, after the All-Star Game is the time for each team to prepare for the playoffs and prepare for the playoffs. At this time, Tang Qian got stuck. Very accurate.So you will see that in recent years, for a short period of time before the Lakers All-Star Game, the winning percentage of the Lakers was very bad, and even fluctuated greatly.What is the reason, Tang Qian doesn't want to delve into it, because dealing with this group of guys with strong hormones, it is unrealistic for you to completely restrict them from going to nightclubs for a whole season.He can only turn a blind eye to the playoffs.After all, the national conditions of the United States are like this. It is not a good thing for you to squeeze too much.

Compared with the Rockets, the last opponent of the Lakers in the regular season is not a bad team. They are the Oklahoma City Thunder.The Thunder team is also drunk this year, and running-in has always been a problem. With the Big Three, they originally fantasized about making a wave of big things in the West.The results of it?The big thing didn't come out, and it was almost a big joke.Now they are fourth in the Western Conference, just behind the Lakers, but the difference in wins with the Lakers is very big, and it is impossible to catch up.Now they need to pay more attention to how to keep the top dog in the playoffs in this upper zone.Why do you say that?Because they are going to lose this game, although they will not fall out of the playoffs, there may be a very bad result.what?

That is... In case the Jazz and Timberwolves both win, they are likely to be squeezed down by their opponents with regular season matchup records and small points while they have the same record.It's not fun to go on like this.It is very likely that it will fall to the sixth position.And what is the sixth?That means they will face the defending champions, the Los Angeles Lakers, in the first round of the playoffs.

Don't think the Lakers are third, but if you consider the team's configuration and mutual restraint, the last thing the Thunder want to do is to meet them.Because the Thunder's inside advantage is really not enough, now their outside defensive sharp knife player, Andre Robertson, who was selected to the NBA's best defensive team last year, was injured and had repair surgery for a torn patellar tendon in his left leg. Reimbursed.Otherwise, if he is there, the Thunder's perimeter defense will be much better.The perimeter defensive gate formed by him and George will also make many teams' perimeter heads hot-headed.If he is here, Anthony's defense will be much smaller.It's a pity that he's not here, so they've had a tough season this season. Otherwise, not to mention threatening the position of the Lakers, at least they can easily secure the fourth place in the playoffs.

However, injuries are part of the game. Since you want to play professional basketball, it is impossible not to count them.

And compared to injuries, who can compare to the Los Angeles Lakers this year?But in any case, the Thunder do not want to meet the Lakers in the first round.Because their big three lineup has not been run-in and tested in the playoffs, the head coach Billy Donovan is eager to play against a weaker team in the first round, and an opponent with a dog in the lower zone Just now, practice your hands, and then compete with the rest of the western powerhouses in the playoffs.This is a very safe approach. It is true that the playoffs are different from the regular season. This is something that any fool knows.Donovan just wants to give his Big Three lineup a little more adjustment and running-in in the playoffs, so that the team's strength can reach the maximum before challenging the strong teams in the Western Conference.Therefore, to do this right now, he needs to keep his position as the top dog in the upper zone of his team, otherwise, he will be finished.

If it really doesn't work, it's okay to drop to fifth place, but in this way, the decision-making power is handed over to other opponents.

Donovan didn't want this. He wasn't used to relying on others to determine his team's playoff fate, so he still asked for the ball to be won as much as possible.Otherwise, it would be possible to play the Los Angeles Lakers in the first round, and he asked who would like it.No one uttered a word, even Carmelo Anthony, my brother in society, was silent.At this time, of course it is necessary to stabilize the team's record.This record does not mean the regular season, but the playoffs.If they make it to the second round, then the management and fans of the team will at least have a minimum of tolerance and tolerance for this Big Three combination. How much luxury tax does the Thunder need to pay to keep them all?
It is still possible to fight for a championship or a floor opportunity in the finals, and it is worth fighting for, but if you want to do it for a first-round team, it is really not worth it.No one will agree.Fans will also completely lose confidence in the team's Big Three combination.In this case, it is the best result not to meet the Rockets, Warriors and Lakers in the first round. The fourth and fifth places are actually acceptable.The thunder team of the big three, when the season started, was called a team full of ambitions and ambitions. It claimed to be a team that could stand shoulder to shoulder with the courage of the universe, but the result...

Don't talk about cosmic bravery, even if it is another strong western team, he may not necessarily be able to match it.

You can say that they injured Robertson, the perimeter defender, but are there no injuries in other teams?This year's injury wave has swept the entire NBA league.Basically no team can avoid it, it depends on the difference in the size of the loss.

So tonight, the Thunder also plan to fight hard. For their own Western Conference playoffs, it is necessary to play well in this last regular season game.They originally expected and hoped that since the Los Angeles Lakers have stabilized the third place in the Western Conference, they can rest a little more. It would be best to rest the No. 29 of the Lakers, but at night, Sta After Puth Center, their hopes were dashed.Except for the Lakers resting Gasol and Rondo, the rest of the team did not change much.

Mainly the number 29, he still appeared in tonight's starting list as always.

Well, there is no choice. For the sake of their playoff rankings, the Thunder can only fight.

After Tang Qian saw the Big Three of the Thunder, he smiled and said: What, why do you three have serious faces?Judging from the cards, I think you are the one with the star advantage, right?You're making it so hard that I don't know what expression to give you.You stole our emoticons.

Although Tang Qian was joking, it is not completely unreasonable. It is true that the current star value of the Lakers is not as good as that of their opponents tonight.Look, without Butler, Rondo Gasol is on truce, and now the only star player is Thomas Jr.The rest are hardly stars.Or it's a very old veteran.Deron used to be an All-Star, but how old is he now?Already 34 years old, okay?The most important thing is that he has suffered several serious injuries, unlike Anthony, at least he has not been knocked down by serious injuries.The most important thing is, who would regard Deron Williams as a giant now?When Anthony came to the Thunder, he was directly known as the Big Three.

After all, in the season before he came, Anthony was still a proper star player and was selected to the All-Star team.If you want to sign up, naturally it depends on the performance of last season.Otherwise, you won't be able to open your eyes.In reality, no one really has the perspective of God.Since Anthony was still a solid All-Star lineup when he was introduced, there is nothing wrong with calling him the Big Three.Nothing wrong with it.Not to mention George and Westbrook, they are all star players in their prime.

In addition, there is also the best rebounding partner Neptune Adams, and there are bench gangsters like Brewer and Jerami Grant on the bench.It should be said that the strength is still good.If Robertson is not injured, his book strength is really good.However, Tang Qian was not afraid at all.Because this team has once again proved that star accumulation, pure star accumulation, if it is not the peak period, the 25-year-old and six-year-old peak group, casual combination, may not be able to achieve the effect of 1+1+1>3 .In fact, 1+1+1=3 is probably difficult to achieve.Because Anthony... doesn't fit in this team's giant lineup.

He's also by far the typical person who doesn't want to sacrifice.Ask him to be a substitute, like Ray Allen back then, to lead the team's second team, so that he and Westbrook George's ball rights can be separated, so that one ball is enough for so many people to play.Unfortunately, Anthony is unwilling.It was rejected with one bite.

He is okay on the offensive end, but on the defensive end, he can show you how many points you want him to lose.

When he was young, relying on his physical fitness, Anthony would not be able to defend the black hole anyway, and it was okay to be serious.The scene of hand-to-hand combat with Kobe in the Western Conference Finals was regarded as a classic by countless people.But that is the past tense, and now he is a proper "fat melon".He can still score 13~16 points in the NBA and be ignored by no one. Logically speaking, it should be an unlikely thing.It's okay to play as an ordinary starter or sixth man.As a result, no one wanted it abruptly.Because of defense, it's too bad or too lazy, and it's already a habit, and you can't change it if you want to change it all at once.Coupled with the sharp decline in his ability to fight tough battles, his value disappeared all of a sudden.

One statistic is indelible. He is on the field, the team's overall defense, and crazy points.

Do not believe?Not to mention the Thunder, just talk about the Rockets playing as a substitute, and they are still a super black hole.Do you know how many points the Houston Rockets give up per 114.1 possessions when he's on the floor?Up to 104.5 points.It may not be intuitive enough for everyone to say that the loss of points on the court is not intuitive enough, so look at the team's loss of points when he is not on the court.Oh, all of a sudden there are only 10 points left.You see, [-] points less per game.How terrifying! ! !Think about it, what is it to keep such a person if it is not a disaster?
And there's more, that's Carmelo Anthony, he doesn't like playing off the ball? ? ?A shooting expert who claims to be a scorer who wants to shoot jump shots, but he doesn't like playing off the ball or... can't adapt to off the ball at all?Do you think you are talking nonsense?Let's talk about the data, Anthony until he went to the Rockets, you know, that was one of the last chances of his career.There may not even be a need for this one. In 10 games, what did he deliver?Putting aside the basic data, his ball possession rate, you know the ball possession rate, it turned out to be a terrifying 20.4%! ! !What concept?Only less than 2% lower than Chris Paul! ! !

And you have to know that Harden and Paul are the dual-core of the Rockets, at least they claim to give the outside world such news that Anthony, a non-starter, has such a high ball possession rate! ! !This is simply a very abnormal thing.To put it simply... the ball can't come out when it's in his hands.Unlike Harden and Paul, he can pass the ball and connect teams. Anthony has never practiced this in his life.And his own attack ability is not as good as back then, so... what is the use of such a person?
It was cut right away.

So don't look at the Thunder claiming to have 3 All-Star players, but in Tang Qian's view, they really belong to the kind of combination of 1+1+1<3, or even 1+1+1<2.The Jazz didn't even pass the first round of the playoffs, which shows their strength.In the original time and space this year, the Jazz was a soy sauce team in the West, and was easily eliminated by the Rockets with a 4-1 sweep.As for the Thunder, which was eliminated by the Jazz 4-2, yes, it is more soy sauce than soy sauce.

Sure enough, Anthony couldn't bear it anymore, and opened his mouth first: Tyrant, don't be too crazy, do you really think you can fight three with one?

Seeing Anthony speak, Westbrook, as the boss of the team, had to stand up and help: Tyrant, do you think you are sure to win?

Seeing that the two stars have said it, George can only say: I think the two of them are right.

This is true, no momentum at all, no attack power at all.It seems that George has no choice but to bite the bullet and say something.If he could, he really didn't want to say a word to No. 29 of the Lakers.Don't wait to set yourself on fire.He still remembers No. 29 in Angel City.If he can avoid provocation, he doesn't want to provoke it at all.

Isn't it good to play well, I said?Do you have to talk harshly to such a strong man?Don't drag me into the water if you pretend to be aggressive.

When Tang Qian heard it, he immediately responded separately:
I'm not crazy, I'm just telling the truth, and I think, I'm just... one against two.Because you are no longer a star player in my eyes.That is a substitute level.

Yes, I think so, what, don't you think?

George, George, you need to be assertive, it's hard for you to get things done.

He beat 3 people in a row by himself, and he still had the upper hand. This is mainly due to the relationship between his strength and the status of the alliance.Otherwise, there is no such a strong deterrent.Seeing No. 29 leaving with a smile, Carmelo Anthony looked at his back and said with itchy teeth: Give me more penalties later, I will blow him up! ! !

Uh, this one, Carmelo, this one, why don't you drink some water first, and help me see if the water dispenser is okay.

Westbrook and George looked at each other, and they both saw a trace of helplessness in each other's eyes.

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