basketball talent system

Chapter 479 The Madness at the End of the Season
But then again, there is some reason for Ye Xuan to be awarded the best of the month. Before Ye Xuan came to the Lakers, the Lakers won a total of 12 games in five months. In the 13 games since the Lakers, the Lakers have achieved a superhuman record of 10 wins and 3 losses. If the Lakers could have traded Ye Xuan two months earlier, maybe the Lakers can directly enter the playoffs now After all, the Mavericks, the eighth in the West, and the Rockets, the seventh in the West, only have 37 victories.

Not to mention that although Ye Xuan didn't play as many games as Curry and others this month, his statistics were comparable. His average playing time was only 35 minutes per game, but he was able to average 32 points, 6.4 rebounds and 8, 8 assists.If it weren't for the fact that a few games ended too quickly and Ye Xuan had no chance to brush up the data, Ye Xuan might be able to improve his data further, and Ye Xuan also got two triple-doubles this month, single 28 points in a quarter, 49 points and 11 assists in a single game and other superhuman performances, so this award to Ye Xuan is not too unpopular.As for the best of the month in the East, it was given to Ye Xuan's former teammate, Paul George.

After Ye Xuan was traded, Paojiao regained his position as the leader of the Pacers, and the possession of the ball began to concentrate on him. The traded Oladipo is still more face-saving. The appearance of scoring points and the impressive performance of the game also made everyone feel that the Pacers' deal was not too bad after seeing Ye Xuan's strong performance after his comeback.In addition to the bench, the Pacers now not only have JR-Smith, but also Louis-Williams. Passing is also pretty good, so when you are targeted by opponents such as double-teaming, you can still use passing to inflict heavy damage on opponents, and the most indispensable thing for the Pacers outside is the shooter.Now the Pacers have such a luxurious lineup that everyone is drooling, the kind that can catch five players from the bench and play against the main players of the big team.

But the Pacers actually have a lot of hidden dangers. First of all, they will soon need to face a large area of ​​contract extensions. Solomon Hill next season, Oladipo and others next season, Shumpert's contract, JR-Smith's contract, Tyson Chandler's contract, and Jordan Hill's contract will all expire in 17 years. What's more, it's harder than reaching the sky, so if the Pacers can't win the championship in the past two years, then in the summer of 17, it is estimated that the Pacers can only watch themselves become a player supermarket.

Not to mention the monthly best candidates in the East and West, after entering April, each team started their final sprint, especially the West side, which was very tragic. Internal discord and many other reasons, so the record is not particularly ideal, and now it is less than 40 wins.Ranked seventh in the West, and the Jazz was even worse. After being defeated by the Lakers, they fell out of the top eight, and there is another team that is also hanging, and that is the Mavericks. Now the Mavericks are ranked eighth. , there is a danger of falling out if you are not careful.

There is a harmonious atmosphere in the East. The Pacers and Cavaliers are the first echelons, sitting in the top two in the East, and then the Raptors, Heat, Eagles and Celtics, the playoffs The competition for the seat is between the Bulls, Wizards and Pistons. Compared with the West, where even the Trail Blazers, who are sixth in the West, are not sure whether they can enter the playoffs, the smell of gunpowder in the East is obviously less a lot.

In fact, it is strange to say that the Wizards and Bulls, who were still in the second tier last season, did not play particularly well this season, especially the Wizards, all of which ended in defeat against strong teams. When facing the underdogs, they kept overturning, which made people a little confused.The Bulls were affected by Rose's point and injuries, so their performance was also poor, and they were all hovering on the edge of the playoffs.On the contrary, the Hornets, which got Jeremy Lin at a super low price in the summer, suddenly rose this season, and they rushed to the top six in the Eastern Conference together with the Celtics.

Time soon came to April [-]th, the Celtics came to challenge, and the players of the Lakers were naturally ready to go. In fact, facing the Celtics, the Lakers players are always very active. Perhaps this is the result of being influenced by the team culture. From ancient times, the Lakers and Celtics were a pair of sworn rivals. In modern times, Bird vs. Magician, and Corvo vs. the Big Three a few years ago, Every time the two teams meet is very exciting.

However, in this game, the Celtics, who wanted to climb up again, hit the steel plate. The Lakers can now be said to be the most restrained team against the Celtics, because the Lakers' perimeter The defensive strength is very strong, and the offensive firepower is mainly on the outside, while the Celtics are a bit stupid. Although there are defensive pioneers on the outside, their defensive tasks are more borne by inside players. Linick, Claude et al.And they have Thomas Jr. on offense and Bradley on defense, which seems very reasonable, but Thomas Jr.'s defense is a black hole. In addition, he was completely killed by Ye Xuanke on the offensive end, so he was able to play in the end. How much combat power you show depends on how good your face is.

The result is naturally the same. At the beginning, the Celtics played impressively, with a good combination of inside and outside, but as time went by, their inside offense weakened, and their outside firepower was helpless. They made up for it, but they were stunned by the Lakers' offensive frenzy. At the end of the half, the Celtics went from leading by 6 points in the first quarter to trailing by 9 points. They lost a full quarter in a single quarter. With 15 points, Brad Stevens was so angry that he jumped on the sidelines.

At the beginning of the second half of the game, Ye Xuan still aimed at Thomas Jr. In fact, even if Thomas Jr. was targeted in the game against other teams, he could at least use his stable shooting to help the team open the situation, but Ye Xuan's defense was not good enough. It is very difficult to find opportunities for Thomas Jr. not only to target Thomas Jr. when defending, but Ye Xuan also likes to target him when attacking. After all, the height of 1.7 meters [-] can only form some Interference, so as long as Ye Xuan and Thomas Jr. are paired up, it will be singles, singles and singles. If Thomas Jr. has a good mental quality, I am afraid that Ye Xuan's targeting method will make his mentality explode.

In the third quarter, because the Celtics' insiders played fairly well, the score has not been opened yet, but in the fourth quarter, they couldn't stand it a little bit, and they were suddenly given by the Lakers' backcourt. They became a sieve, and they were tired of defending. How could they have the energy to attack, so the point difference was gradually widened. Finally, with 5 minutes left in the fourth quarter, the point difference was expanded to 15 points. Brad Stevens was also very decisive, directly replacing the main players and announcing their surrender.

At the end of the game, the Lakers scored an astonishing 128 points at home this time. Although the Celtics also scored 115 points, they still lost to the Lakers by 13 points.Ye Xuan's statistics in this game are impressive. Thomas Jr. and Bradley are not the kind of backcourts with outstanding springs, so they are not very good at protecting rebounds. Therefore, Randall and Bass Under the card position, Ye Xuan actually grabbed 3 offensive rebounds and 8 backcourt rebounds in this game. Ye Xuan's rebounding data in this game was in double figures again. Although the score was only 29 points, it was not particularly high. , but Ye Xuan also sent out 12 assists today.Another triple-double, Ye Xuan didn't want to play tricks, and the triple-doubles were one after another at the beginning.In the previous two seasons, Ye Xuan's combined rebounds did not catch as many rebounds as he did after he came to the Lakers.

After this game, the next game of the Lakers will be an 'away game', but I believe that the audience will still cheer for the Lakers, after all, Corvo will be in charge.As for why this away game is in quotation marks?That's because their next game is an away game against the Clippers. Although the Clippers' record in recent years is indeed better than that of the Lakers, in Los Angeles, they have always been the kid who paid for the phone bill. Only the Lakers The team is the real Los Angeles star.

And the saddest thing is that the Clippers will face the Lakers in two consecutive games, and it will be back-to-back games.This is probably caused by the league's laziness. Although it is actually very scientific, anyway, we all belong to the same arena, and we don't need to fly around for consecutive games. We can just change the floor, it's no big deal.

The Clippers this season are actually pretty good, ranking fifth in the Western Conference, ahead of the Pelicans led by Anthony and Anthony Davis, while the top three in the Western Conference are the Warriors, Spurs and Thunder .But the Clippers don't have much pressure now. After all, the Trail Blazers below them are now 8 games behind them. With only 8 games left in total, it is a bit difficult to fall.

On April [-]th, the away game of the Lakers started, and the audience on the scene led the T-shirts and other small gifts issued by the Clippers, while applauding Kobe and Ye Xuan, which made the work of the Clippers The staff are all indifferent, there is no way who can say that Corvo is more popular, and now Corvo has not decided whether to stay and fight for another season, so everyone regards this season as his last season. Look, it is naturally much more enthusiastic than usual.

Fortunately, the strength of the Clippers is still very strong. Although the fans at home turned their backs one after another, they still had an absolute advantage at the beginning of the game. It won't be a disadvantage, and it can even gain a little advantage, but Ye Xuan has no way to stop Paul's gossip. Under Paul's command, Griffin and Jordan, two big fools, also broke out a lot. Strong combat effectiveness.

Originally, the inside line of the Lakers was basically a decoration, but they also met the inside line of the Clippers, an all-star combination, and the result was naturally explosive.During the intermission, Jordan had already scored 11 rebounds, and the worst thing was that the Lakers did not have a reliable substitute group, so facing the Clippers' luxurious substitute lineup At the time, they were still a hit, so they were 14 points behind in the half, which was a loss when Ye Xuan had 29 points in the half, and the Lakers scored a total of 56 points in the half, 54 of which were Provided by outside players, how can this ball be played?
In the second half, the Lakers didn't want to struggle anymore. After the main players went up for half a quarter of the game, they went off to rest.At the end of the game, the Lakers lost to the Clippers in an away game that was not better than home, and it was a 21-point defeat.Ye Xuan scored 29 points in the half, but he only scored 35 points in the whole game, because he only played for 5 minutes on the field. The same is true for Corvo, who scored 14 points in the first half, 2 points in the second half, and then was replaced. .

The next day, it was still the same arena, the same opponent, and the same plot. The Lakers had another tragedy. The difference was that this time the Lakers seemed to be more tenacious, so the game did not end at work. In fact, the Lakers even led their opponents by nearly 10 points in this game, but because of the huge disadvantage inside, they finally collapsed in the fourth quarter.

It wasn't Ye Xuan who performed well in this game, but Corvo and Clarkson. Compared with the previous game, Corvo and Clarkson's shooting percentage has greatly improved today. Leading reasons.But in fact, the outcome of this game has nothing to do with the Lakers. Even in the subsequent games, it is actually very difficult for the Lakers to win, because they will face the next game. The Pelicans, fourth in the West, followed by back-to-back against the Rockets and Thunder.

Of course, there are still some chances in the last game. They will face the Jazz on NO.14 in April. At the end of March, they defeated the Jazz once, so even if the previous strong teams can’t win , but in the end the game against the Jazz can still be fought hard. When the time comes to win the final game, it can be regarded as a successful end to this not very successful season.

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