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The game has entered into full swing in March. Except for a few teams that have already determined to do badly, most teams are still fighting for the playoffs. After defeating the Miami Heat , The Sonics have only 24 games left. Due to the early season record dragged down, the Sonics now have a record of 44 wins and [-] losses.The fastest updated novel[ ][ ~]

In the west, according to the analysis of the situation in recent years, at least [-] wins should be achieved to basically guarantee entry into the playoffs, while in the east, forty wins can basically guarantee entry, so the New Orleans Hornets There will be so much resentment. It turned out that he was always a frequent visitor to the playoffs when he was in the East, but he couldn't even make it to the playoffs every year in the West.

However, the Hornets this season can be said to be reborn from the ashes of the Phoenix Nirvana. pattern.

Traditional powerful teams like the San Antonio Spurs and Phoenix Suns have shown signs of sunset this season, while the strong teams of the past few seasons, the Dallas Mavericks, Utah Jazz, Houston Rockets, and Denver Nuggets Staying on the roster for the playoffs, but always struggling, making people look like they lack the temperament of a championship.

The Portland Trail Blazers have not yet woken up from their sinking, the Golden State Warriors have not recovered from last season, and it looks like a flash in the pan, and the Sacramento Kings are still vacillating between defense and offense. The Clippers and Minnesota Timberwolves are competing for the last place in the Western Conference.

Thanks to the contribution of the Memphis Grizzlies, the Los Angeles Lakers, which have been at a low ebb for the past two seasons, have returned to the ranks of the strong teams in the Western Conference. The price is that the Grizzlies' record has declined rapidly. The fans of Memphis seemed to see a glimmer of light, but immediately followed by a four-game losing streak, which clearly told them that the team has begun to rebuild, and they must endure pain for a long time. [ ][]

Regardless of the fans of any team at this time, there are fans who are extremely envious of Seattle. It is also rebuilding. Why does our team take several years, and you just take a moment.

At this time, the New Orleans Hornets ranked first in the Western Conference, the Dallas Mavericks ranked second, and the Sonics ranked third, only one game away from the Mavericks, followed by the San Antonio Spurs, but the Los Angeles Lakers behind. Their position has been threatened, the records of the two teams are tied, and the Spurs are ahead of them only by winning and losing.

The sixth is the Houston Rockets, the seventh is the Phoenix Suns, the eighth is the Denver Nuggets, and the ninth is the Utah Jazz. The Houston Rockets are not bad, and they are more than two games ahead of the latter three teams , while the latter three teams all had only a half-time difference in victory.

The records of the top nine are basically quite close, and the distance between No.1 and No.[-] is only six games. Unlike the Eastern Conference, the No. [-] Boston Celtics and No. [-] The Washington Wizards have a nine-game deficit.

The Portland Trail Blazers rank tenth in the West, the Golden State Warriors rank No.11, and the Memphis Grizzlies rank No.12. These three teams still have the possibility of entering the playoff list, and the latter three teams Teams, the Los Angeles Clippers only have theoretical hope of entering the playoffs, while the Sacramento Kings and Minnesota Timberwolves have no theoretical possibility.

After stabilizing the situation with a wave of three consecutive victories, it is tantamount to holding the ground, and now we are about to start fighting for the playoffs. Although there should be no problem entering the playoffs, the ranking is still very high A key factor determines how far you can go.

It is best for some teams to avoid them if they can, especially those experienced and strong teams. Therefore, the goal set by the coaching staff headed by Carlesimo for the team is to stay in the first place as much as possible by the end of the season. In the group, not to mention the home field advantage, the teams at the bottom have more or less problems of one kind or another. [ ][]

In the following 24 games, in addition to winning as many victories as possible, we must also try our best to ensure that the team and players do not suffer from large-scale or serious injuries. The failure of the first two or three main players to play is one. It is an obvious signal that many players are already tired after the game.

And once the body enters a state of fatigue, it is very easy to cause various injuries. Kurt Thomas has not recovered yet, and Wilkins can play, but muscle strain is a very difficult disease For that kind, there is no need for any surgery, as long as rest or adjuvant treatment for a few days, but as long as the movement is too large, it is very easy to relapse.

Ridnour's flu was cured, but in the second day's shooting training, Delonte West bumped his shoulder again. No one knows whether Delonte West did it on purpose. Hitting Ridnour requires another week of rest, and correspondingly, Delonte West's chances will be another week.

However, Deronti West is not trusted by Carlesimo. Even if Watson needs to rest, he will put Stephen on top. Anyway, changing to other people is just dribbling through the midfield. Stephen is now completing this. The task is no longer a problem.

Just when Carlesimo was thankful that there was nothing wrong with the team's starting lineup, as soon as the team landed in Minneapolis, Wilcox caught a bad cold again, so severe that he needed an injection. Naturally, he couldn't play due to the situation. After two important players were missing from the inside rotation, Carlesimo began to feel a little stretched.

The Supersonics’ inside line is not very strong, and they usually only rely on the large number of players in the rotation. This is not good and that is long. Anyway, most teams in the league are not strong inside. There are continuous problems, even if there are too many people, it is a bit unbearable.

Wick Cox is the team's official power forward, and Kurt Thomas is his substitute. Both of them have problems at once. Although there is still a Nick Collinson and a Robert Horry, Robert Horry always A game can only last about ten minutes, so wouldn't it mean that Nick Collinson needs to play for thirty minutes on the court.

And as Robert Swift was gradually squeezed out of the regular rotation due to tactical adjustments, Cooper's substitute was Wilcox in many cases. At that time, Kurt Thomas or Nick Collinson came up to replace Wilcock. Si, now one person has injured two, how to rotate has become a big problem.

Probably due to the cold weather, the temperature in Minneapolis is only about three or four degrees colder than Seattle, which is also in the north, but I don’t know why, it gives people a very cold feeling. After 2 minutes of playing, Watson twisted his ankle.

This is what makes blessings not come singly. There was a shortage of manpower in this position, but it was this position that was lost. Looking at Delonte West who was eager to try, Carlesimo was still a little worried about him, so he called A timeout was called, Wilkins went up and Stephen played point guard.

Delonte West had a gloomy look on his face. He didn't expect that the team's two point guards were injured, and it was not his turn to play. Although he didn't dare to go back to the locker room after seeing this, he put I changed my seat to the position of the guard of the drinking fountain, and made it clear that I was confronted with the head coach. This made Carlesimo very angry. I originally planned to replace him later. Since he is so uncooperative, why not just do this Just don't play the game.

Could it be said that if Zhang Tuhu died, he would eat a pig with hair. Stephen played well at the point guard position, but he was not very good. After all, he is not an orthodox point guard, but against Minnesota The Timberwolves and the Sonics still seem slightly better.

The Supersonics easily defeated the Timberwolves with this crippled team alone. This was also the first of their seven consecutive away games. I really don’t know how the league arranges the season. Such a long road trip. ,

Fortunately, the more humane point is that the distance between these teams is not too far. Basically, they are all in the northern part of the United States, either in the northeast or in the northwest. There is no need to fly too far. After defeating the Timberwolves, the Supersonics I rushed to Detroit, the Motor City, and after a day's rest, I started a fight with the Pistons at the Palace of Auburn Hills.

Compared with the time when the Pistons won the championship, the main force of the Pistons has not changed much. The only difference is that Ben Wallace is missing from the starting lineup. Not to mention the lack of defense, even the well-coordinated offense is not as good as before.

But such a team still caused a lot of trouble for the Sonics. In the end, relying on Stephen's long-range three-pointer in the last 23 seconds, Billups missed the final lore, and the score was 97-[-]. After winning the game, even Stephen couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief after the game.

As a result, the Sonics lost to the Milwaukee Bucks in back-to-back away games on the second day after a series of injuries and exhaustion. "Browless Hero" Villanueva scored 35 points Eleven rebounds, and "Big Mouth" Bogut also won the contest with Coupard, personally scored 26 points, [-] rebounds and [-] blocks.

The Sonics didn't suffer a loss in this game. Carlesimo had already replaced all the main players when the game was 5 minutes away. Although the difference of more than ten points was not unattainable, but in When the team is exhausted, it is better not to be so reluctant.

The Chinese player Yi Jianlian did not play in this game due to a wrist injury, but before the game, he specially invited Stephen to a banquet. After all, Stephen is already a member of the Chinese national team at this time, and his achievements and status are definitely big. level.

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