I really just want to be a role player

Chapter 490 The 2012 playoffs are coming!
Entering the April schedule, the Thunder team is not easy. In previous years, there were usually only seven or eight regular season games left, but when the schedule was suspended, it was doubled.

Not counting the playoffs, the Thunder still have 14 games left, and the schedule continues to play music, and then dense.

Moreover, in the first week of the April schedule, what the hell is the devil's schedule, against the Bulls, Grizzlies, Heat, Pacers and Knicks, there are two championship teams and three playoff-level teams The team is waiting for the Thunder to challenge.

April 4st, April Fool's Day.

The Thunder are still open!
Pisacek Center Arena.

Night falls.

The Thunder team ushered in a revenge battle, and encountered a door-to-door challenge from the Bulls.

At this time, the Bulls had a record of 40 wins and 11 losses, only one and a half games behind the Thunder, and still competed for the first place in the league.

In addition to the Spurs and the Heat, you are fighting each other, and it is difficult for anyone to say who will have the last laugh.

The only good news for the Thunder against the Bulls is that Rose is injured.

On March 3, Rose missed 14 games with a sprained groin.

Changing direction and breaking through without slowing down, offense has always been Rose's singles, which made Rose enter the early stage of the injury wave.

It can be said that Rose is the youngest MVP who was created by injuries. Moreover, he is not like Duncan, who only made his debut after staying in college for four years. If he works hard prematurely and plays unscientifically, injuries will naturally come to him. up.

Well, Wade did it too.

In addition, Hamilton was also injured.

Misfortunes never come singly for the Bulls, but in the lockout season, the season is intensive and stars are lost, which is normal.

The only fair thing is that the injury wasn't exclusive to the two of them.

However, the absence of Rose and Hamilton due to injuries is also bad news for the Thunder.

Asking means that the mourning army must win.

Without Rose, this iron-blooded Bulls team did not fall at the speed of light as imagined. Instead, they played very bravely. Even the Heat were overthrown. After 9 games, they got a magical record of 8 wins and 1 loss.

This is very unscientific, but very reasonable!

Lin Fenglin also appeared on this schedule.

Morale is a very mysterious thing, the water is very deep, no one can grasp it...

And here comes the suspense.

It's just a pity that the Bulls were also unlucky. They ran into Westbrook and Du Shao. This pair of Wang Zhan was super godly.

一个18中10，一个16中11，居然还有三分投篮，两人4投3中……

As far as the shooting touch is concerned, what do you use to top it?
The team that plays zone defense and relies on defense to win is the team that is most afraid of shooting explosives.

Because, the shooting percentage that can kill the game in this way will shake their defensive determination.

Dao heart is broken, no matter how low morale is, it's useless.

Coupled with the steady Su Bei and an output of 14 of 8 shots, the Bulls lost miserably tonight.

Without Rose, Westbrook can't restrain him. With CJ Watson and Lucas III, he really can't compare to a reckless person like Westbrook.

Still have the shoddy guy with the shot.

The Bulls were slaughtered.

The score was 72 to 115, and the loss was 43 points, which was terrifying.

Without Rose, this Bulls team can only be considered a Der!
Nothing.

The Thunder retained the league's No. [-] position in the regular season.

On April 4, it was still the home court of the Thunder.

Back-to-back challenges from the Grizzlies.

To put it bluntly, the Grizzlies are not qualified to fight the Thunder.

After all, Zach Randolph may be out for the season with a torn ACL in his right knee.

However, Randolph is not a reasonable genius, and he made a comeback ahead of schedule.

Sure enough, this old black's physical talent is strong, and his recovery ability is of a small strong level, a word strong!

Once upon a time, Pierce could be revived quickly after being hacked eleven times. Randolph just had a major operation, and he was fine.

What hurts muscles and bones for a hundred days?

I bother!

In the face of the combination of technology and talent, truth can be broken.

The Grizzlies with Randolph and without Randolph are different.

In the past, Randolph was a cancer, but in 2011, not only Nowitzki completed the counterattack, Randolph also counterattacked and became the leader of the Grizzlies.

At the beginning of the game, the Grizzlies began to control the field, dragging the rhythm of the game to the defensive confrontation.

Westbrook couldn't stand it anymore, without the demeanor he played against the Bulls last night, he was only 5 of 1 in the first quarter, and the offense was nothing.

杜兰特倒是硬气4投3中，三分球1中1，罚2中2，单节轰下了9分2篮板。

But Durant alone can't beat a Grizzlies like this.

After the first quarter, only a score of 22 to 22 was scored.

Subei and Harden didn't perform well in front of Du Shao and Westbrook. One scored 3 points and the other scored zero. It was really not easy.

Both the Thunder and Junior are finishers, and they both need the ball in their hands to truly perform. Coach Brooks has not been able to combine this force. There is no way.

The talent flow style of play is very simple, but also very not simple.

Simple means that as long as you rush up and use your physical talent, you will be able to achieve results.

It's not simple because it depends too much on the display of personal ability. No one can guarantee that the Thunder and Thunder will be hardened that night.

If you can't get hard, you can only hang around outside. What talent is there?

The rest are just simple individual singles.

However, it is unstable and out of state, it is really not worth it.

In the second quarter, Westbrook's state still did not improve, and Du Shao started his own routine operations.

Just like the six-meridian sword, when the time is right, the time is not good, and when the shot is accurate, it is the god of death.

When the shot is not accurate, you are a dead ghost, you can't be hard!
In the first half of the game, the Thunder's offense still did not explode, and the situation in the second quarter continued to be anxious.

With a score of 45 to 44, the Thunder only took a 1-point lead, not even enough to feed the cat.

The next Grizzlies offense suddenly exploded.

The rest of the Thunder team became spectators. It all depends on the performance of the Thunder. Durant is very strong and found his shooting touch. He made 6 of 4 shots, 2 of 1 three-pointers, and 2 of 2 free throws. Points, playing the posture of scoring king.

However, Westbrook is still terrible, and his hips are so bad.

The Thunder were beaten by the Grizzlies 28 to 21, from leading by 1 point to falling behind by 7 points.

The rest of the fourth quarter became Durant's performance.

Durant was tough in the first quarter, but average in the second quarter. After all, he sat on the bench and lost his shooting touch. He didn’t have a microwave oven, so the feel was inaccurate. This is reasonable. His performance in the third quarter was superb, so...

The fourth quarter should be tough too!
It's like, Durant is very tough in front of him, and the team thinks he can still fight for 5 minutes, so they hand over the damn basketball to him.

And Durant also feels that he is omnipotent and can fight for 10 minutes.

then……

Bang-dang-!
……

Bang-dang-!
……

Bang-dang-!
……

It's 5 minutes and 10 minutes, it's fine, what's the matter with taking a break?

not rest?

Only 7 of 1 shots, Durant gave you this?

The Thunder were mistaken.

Durant looked very good in the first three quarters, but who would have thought that he would not be able to do so in the fourth quarter.

However, in the third quarter, they conquered everyone, which is embarrassing.

If, like Westbrook, he pulls his hips to the end from the beginning to the end, and can't get hard, this is forgivable.

After all, the Thunder will not have any expectations of him, he is a blacksmith.

But boy!

You, Durant, are so awesome in front of you, as if you said the most ruthless words, he was very hard, but in the end, he was beaten the most painfully, with a performance of 7 out of 1, who can not be injured by such a gap?

It can only be said that Durant is too bad.

Westbrook is also cheating, but the cheating is very clear, I am iron, don't come here!

Durant hid it well, and gave you such a backhand, but the Thunder were all on it.

Then, all lost.

Nothing.

杜兰特20投8中，三分8中3，罚球4中3，进账21分8篮板。

威少16投5中，三分3中0，罚球10中9，进账19分3助攻。

The scoring leader is not like the scoring leader, and the assister is not the assister. The Thunder also completely suppressed the Wang Zha combination, so it is not surprising to lose.

Subei made 10 of 6 shots, 7 of 4 three-pointers, and 2 of 2 free throws. He played mediocrely. He only scored 18 points, 2 assists and 3 rebounds, and he couldn't move the pair of crouching dragons and phoenixes.

In the end, with a score of 96 to 91, the Grizzlies turned away and defeated the Thunder by 5 points, giving them their 10th loss.

Game 10 is here, can Game 11 be far behind?
Not far away!

October 4, Miami, American Airlines Center Arena.

It is the battle for the scoring champion and the battle for the MVP of the regular season.

James worked hard, 21 of 10 shots, 7 of 3 three-pointers, 14 of 13 free throws, 36 points, 10 assists and 7 rebounds. revenge.

In a head-to-head confrontation with James, Durant only looks at the data, and he will not lose.

也有21投11中，三分7中2，罚球6中6，进攻30分3助攻4篮板的表现。

Compared with James' 36 points and 10 assists, the difference seems to be really small. Rounding up, they are all 30-plus scorers.

However, James has defense, Durant does not.

James can drive the whole team, help his teammates fly, and affect the situation of the game.

Durant didn't, he was just a scoring finisher with minimal impact on the game.

Of course, except for the arrival of the god of death, but it is not common in this state, so what's the point in talking about it?
Moreover, as long as an ordinary offensive player gets the convulsion experience card, he can also affect the game.

There is nothing surprising about Durant's death mode.

Full strength Zhan's unsolvable mode is the most hanging.

There is no solution to the physical talent, but he can shoot the ball and play reasonably, that is really unstoppable.

As for helpers, you have them and I have them.

Wade made 18 of 7 shots and Westbrook made 26 of 9 shots.

Well, that is to say, the Thunder's loss has nothing to do with Durant, because Westbrook is too bad.

Su Bei and Harden continued to be suppressed.

There is no way, Westbrook and Du Shao don't look very good, if there is no data, how can they speak with their strength?
Will it limit the performance of teammates?
I bother!

I just asked if this is possible. The teammates are all CBA teammates, and they are nothing offensively. They can only go hard.

Good guy, this matter turned to Kobe's head.

But the Lakers at that time were real CBA teammates.

In the Thunder team, there are Harden, Ibaka, Sefolosha, and a lot of talented rookies.

In this life, there are also the joining of Subei and Billups. Do you call this a CBA teammate?

No way, the personal abilities and styles of the first and second masters are too weak, and the Thunder did not deserve to lose.

The Thunder, which has swallowed two consecutive losses, has a record of 42 wins and 11 losses.

The lead and the Spurs, Bulls and Heat's winning advantage are basically gone.

However, both Thunder and Thunder are impatient.

Durant lost to James in the direct competition for MVP.

However, Kobe also backstabbed his scoring champion.

In addition, Westbrook, that bastard, who took some kind of medicine, shot the ball like pulling his hips, pulling him to the street.

The less confident you are, the more you want to invest, the harder you strike, and it becomes a closed loop!
Against the Pacers, Westbrook actually made 23 of 7 shots, completely forgetting that he was still a point guard.

Durant doesn't seem to care anymore. Westbrook wave, he also waves. He doesn't care whether the team can win or not. The most important thing is to keep the scoring champion. He made 25 of 13 shots, 8 of 3 three-pointers, and 13 of free throws. 11. Scored 44 points, 3 assists and 6 rebounds. He played very hard, but no matter how beautiful the data is, it is just empty scoring.

The Thunder became a mess.

Subei and Billups just joined, so they can't resist, right?

It's okay, Dewey and his younger brother are not in a hurry, and they are not in a hurry, anyway, the playoffs are stable, regardless of the flood.

As a result, Danny Granger scored 26 points and 6 rebounds, which was no match for Durant.

But Roy Hibbert scored 21 points and 12 rebounds, plus Paul George's 13 points and 16 rebounds. With the advantage of stealing rebounds, the Pacers beat the Thunder from the first quarter and kept it until the end.

The score was 108 to 101, with a 7-point advantage, giving the Thunder a 3-game losing streak.

The record of 42 wins and 12 losses was officially surpassed by the Spurs, and fell to the same record. With a small score, the Bulls ranked second in the league.

公牛队以42胜12负的战绩，暂时排No.3，热火队41胜13负，排在No.4。

The Thunder paid the price for their youth, and they could have been the best.

It's just a pity that the two masters are not useful, and they are unwilling to change their way of life for the sake of various data pits. Of course, with their technical characteristics, they can't be changed, so they can only hit there.

Fortunately, the Thunder's cards are good enough and their blood is thick enough.

Don't panic if you lose 3 games in a row.

On April 4, the Thunder defeated the Knicks who were not in "Linsanity" with a score of 8 to 104 and a 98-point advantage, ending their losing streak.

Jeremy Lin couldn't even play due to injury.

Although Anthony is back, Anthony can't lead the Knicks, and he can still fight when he encounters a weak team.

When encountering a Thunder team like the Thunder, which has unreliable star players, but has the appearance of competing for the championship, it can only win when it loses less.

The devil's schedule started in April, and the Thunder only achieved a record of 4 wins and 2 losses, losing the top spot.

Fortunately, it is not without good news.

After all, Kobe is old, and seems to be focusing on preparing for the playoffs. On the top of the scoring champion, he didn't work hard anymore, and he didn't work hard until he hit it.

In the next game, Durant seized the opportunity and attacked automatically.

Regardless of the team's record, he started all kinds of hacking and hacking, consolidating his position as the scoring leader.

However, Durant's operation also caused the Thunder's combat power to begin to drop to the point where it was a [-]-[-] situation against everyone, and a hotbed of upset appeared.

In the next 9 games, the Thunder ended with only 6 wins and 3 losses.

随着4月25日，在11/12赛季的收官战，输给了掘金队后，雷霆队以51胜15负的战绩，结束了11/12赛程的常规赛赛程。

The footsteps of the 2012 playoffs are coming!

The game will start on the 28th, which is the time left for the Thunder to prepare, and there are only three days left.

The final game of the entire league is on the 26th.

The Thunder had an extra day to prepare for the game.

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(End of this chapter)