This Forward is Not Serious

So in this way, Cousins ​​experienced the feeling of being traded in a game.

He was relatively calm. After all, before that, he had broken up with the management of the Kings, and the transaction was expected.

And this result is what he wants to see.

He and Davis are Kentucky alumni.

This is not just to say that the relationship between senior and junior is as simple as that, but Ncaa's college basketball is organized into a system. Players who play in a system have a lot in common in basketball understanding.

And there may be no precedent for their super inside cooperation in history, so in addition to his calm performance, Davis is actually very excited.

He and Davis would dominate the three-second zone.

There are actually quite a few other interesting stories about this deal.

For example, on the Warriors side, they secretly used Green to ask the Pelicans management for a price.

"How about we trade Greengar Ezeli and two picks for your Davis?"

"Beep! Beep! Beep!"

...

Then they found the Kings again.

"How do you Cousins ​​change?"

The Kings didn't hang up this time.

Not because the Warriors changed their question, but because the Kings did put Cousins ​​on the shelf.

This time it was the Kings who made the first offer.

Their initial offer was Cousins ​​for Thompson plus a draft pick.

However, it is impossible for the Warriors to dismantle the Splash Brothers, so they soon took Green as the main chip.

The Kings still didn't hang up, and it could be seen that they were in a hurry to send Cousins ​​away.

They said they could get Green's contract, but only if Thompson was there and they could add last year's Hield to the deal.

To put it bluntly, the Kings value Thompson.

There are not many 3Ds, and 3Ds that can play three-pointers to the level of Thompson are even rarer in history.

And it's not about building a team around Thompson either, it's about clearing cap space and attracting other free agents next summer.

After all, apart from shooters, what superstar wouldn't want to have a super shooter as a teammate?

So in the end, the two sides still broke down.

Then the interesting thing happened, when the Pelicans and the Kings contacted, they all teased the Warriors with their chips during the negotiation.

In the midst of laughter, the two sides actually negotiated such a big deal before the trade deadline.

Of course, the impact of this deal is not small.

Because team managers generally arrange trades after the All-Star Game weekend, most of them are concentrated on the day of the trade deadline.

Even early, it will be before All-Star Weekend.

This kind of person who participated in the All-Star game and was traded from the West to the West was fine. If he traded to the East, wouldn't he have to switch to the other side to play?

So this special event, and this kind of superstar being traded, really gave the league a good wake-up call.

The league's response was also quick. In the few days they rested after the All-Star Game, they immediately decided to start the next season and change the trade deadline to after the All-Star Game.

The wave has also been welcomed by players and teams.

Players are saved from the embarrassment of Cousins ​​again, and the team can have more time to run in with new players.

Fans may be in a worse mood, though, because with the current schedule, there will be a week or so of off-season, including the All-Star weekend.

If there is no game to watch this week, the fans will still be a little lonely.

The All-Star Game is a watershed. After more than 50 games in the first half, the performance of a team's season has basically been finalized.

Few teams can complete the comeback in the second half of the season.

As for what the last seven games, or even the last three games, the possibility of changing the ranking is even more remote.

Because a team's poor performance shows a lot of problems. If it can be solved in a short time, it will be solved long ago.

Therefore, at this time, the teams that should rush to the rankings continue to rush to the rankings, and the teams that are ready to open are also ready to use the final trade deadline to start sending people, ready to cut into the decline mode to fight for more advanced draft picks.

Then it was against this background that the season entered the second half.

At this point, a few things are worth noting.

One is Green.

Green has experienced ups and downs in his life this season, and for the first time, his Warriors career almost came to an end.

So after the All-Star Game, he suddenly seemed to be a different person. He became more low-key and restrained on the court, and more importantly, his three-pointers continued to improve.

This is a good explanation. When a person has nothing to fear, especially when the coach is pampering you, he will not have a sense of crisis.

But once you are no longer not for sale, and you may get out of Wenrou Township tomorrow, the sense of urgency will appear, and the motivation will be there.

Can't lose weight? No time for exercise? does not exist at all!

Green's recovery has also brought the Warriors into a new round of sweetness. They won a 12-game winning streak in one breath.

Although they have been unable to compete for the 75 wins Green said before because of the previous ups and downs, it is still possible to win 70 wins for two consecutive seasons.

Then it corresponds to...

The Nets' record is still soaring, and they are really going to break the regular season record!

Even if your brain is wide open, it is estimated that no one would have imagined it before the start of the season. The 73 wins created by the Warriors may be broken in just the second season!

This record is still not hot in my hand!

The Warriors and the Nets are still the most watched teams in the second half of the season.

But in addition to them, another team also messed in at this time.

That team was the Pelicans who traded for Cousins.

After Cousins ​​arrived at the Pelicans, he was hyped by the media for a while, and was also called the "Kentucky Twin Towers" by fans.

But the twin towers have yet to meet a coach that suits them.

The head coaches of the Pelicans are Lin Ying's former head coach and former champion coach Gentry.

Gentry is capable, as can be seen from the fact that he can lead the Suns to a championship.

But he's one of those coaches who only have one system.

So the Pelicans have a very awkward situation, allowing the twin towers to bombard.

This is simply letting the dwarf ride the big horse, it's not right!

Davis is not bad, he was originally a flexible insider suitable for the small ball era.

But Cousins ​​is uncomfortable. He is a traditional center. He drags such a large weight and runs around the field. Not to mention physical fitness, his knees can't stand it.

And more importantly, the Pelicans' record has not improved because of the addition of Cousins.

Before, it was Davis who slashed by himself, but now, it is Davis and Cousins ​​who slashed together!

Many nights, the two of them were exhausted, but people couldn't get a win for the team.

This made them feel an unprecedented sense of frustration and exhaustion.

And these in the end, the final focus broke out on Cousins' body.

In the game against the Warriors, the Pelicans played exceptionally brave, and the inside double towers madly ravaged the Warriors inside.

However, they couldn't stop the Warriors' outside three-pointer, and the two sides fought against each other and high-speed offense and defense.

This performance also led to a situation of mutual sympathy among the players on the field.

After Cousins ​​fell in a confrontation, James also went over with Davis as an opponent and pulled him off the ground intimately.

If it weren't for the fact that they were wearing different jerseys, you'd think they were on the same team.

The game also reached the decisive moment in this anxious atmosphere.

It was at this time that Cousins ​​suffered an unforced injury on a fast break. He tripped his legs and fell to the ground, and finally failed to get up while holding his left foot.

In the end, he tried and failed to stand up, and he sat on the sidelines with the help of the team doctor.

The team doctor was going to take him for an immediate checkup, but Cousins ​​sat on the sidelines willfully.

After fighting for nearly an entire game, he wanted to fight with his teammates until the last moment, even if he couldn't stay on the court.

It is a pity that in the end, the Pelicans, like countless games in the past, were only a breath away at the last moment, and still lost to the Warriors.

After the game, James walked over to the Kings half court to take care of Cousins.

Cousins ​​was a little frustrated, and just briefly exchanged a few words with James, and then went back to the locker room with the team doctor.

Most people didn't realize how much of an impact Cousins' fall would have until the season's inspection report came out.

Cousins ​​suffered a ruptured left Achilles tendon and was out for the season!

And this is a rupture of the Achilles tendon. It is not as simple as a season reimbursement. It may directly destroy the entire career.

Before this, countless players have died because of this injury.

The most representative of them is Isaiah Thomas, the leader of the Pistons "Bad Boys Corps". In this game, he faced various dirty moves and was also a player who could not be beaten. In the end, he announced his retirement directly because of a ruptured Achilles tendon.

This wave was a disaster for the Pelicans.

They had expected the rise of the twin towers, but they did not expect the twin towers to end just after the beginning.

Although modern medicine is more developed, Cousins ​​is more likely to recover, but the impact of this injury will not be small even if he can recover.

Especially for inside players, once a player has a problem with his feet, it is basically impossible to get back.

In this situation, some fans began to gloat, saying that Cousins ​​was here to destroy the Pelicans.

The Pelicans paid almost all their valuable chips for him, only to get a sick number sitting on the bench in the end.

There are even fans who say that Cousins ​​has determined that it is impossible to come back, and he will quickly trade it out at the end of the season, otherwise he will really lose his hands and won’t be able to get any money back.

The NBA is so cruel sometimes. Just a few days later, how many people remember that Cousins ​​was still on the sidelines and fought with his teammates to the end after being injured?

...

Time flies, and in a blink of an eye, it's early April.

That's when every Nets game starts to come into the spotlight as they really get closer to breaking the NBA record.

Of course, the resistance the Nets encountered also grew stronger.

Everyone wants to be the one who stops the Nets from finishing the record.

And then, in the end, they didn't make it!

After the Nets finally beat the Grizzlies at home on April 16, their final record of the season was fixed at 74 wins and 8 losses!

Well, this record is still one game short of the 75 wins Durant and Lin Ying said before the season, but it still broke the Warriors' record of 73 wins!

And the Nets' record-breaking look and feel is completely different from the Warriors' last season.

The Warriors were exhausted after hitting the back, and finally broke the previous record of 72 wins by exerting all their strength.

To put it bluntly, this is determined by the Warriors' style of play. Their style of play pays more attention to the hand feel. When the hand feels unstoppable, it is normal to clock in and get off work in three quarters.

But for the Nets, it's a bit like the 72-win Bulls that year. They belong to the kind that are stronger than you and can beat you with steady performance.

If we have to make a comparison, it is that the Warriors have a high ceiling and a low ceiling, but the Nets have a high ceiling and a high ceiling.

At the end of the season, the attention of the fans suddenly focused on the upcoming playoffs and the possible battle of Yongwang.

Although there were ups and downs in the middle and some twists and turns, as Green gradually regained his feel and state, the Warriors have gradually become the Warriors fans expect.

In other words, they have enough strength to face the Nets in a match of the century.

So compared to the regular season, the playoffs are the more anticipated part of this season.

After the season ended, the East and West divisions were also released.

On the west side, the first to eighth order are: Warriors, Spurs, Lakers, Clippers, Timberwolves, Thunder, Grizzlies, Jazz;

The Nets managed to score 74 wins and broke the record, but after the Warriors suffered from the losses of last season, they took some strength at the end of the season, and then encountered the last Thunder team Westbrook broke out and lost the game, and the record was the last. Fixed at 69 wins.

In addition, the Spurs and Lakers also won 61 wins and 60 wins, respectively, the three Western Conference records are more than 60 wins.

This result in the West can be said to be full of expectations for fans~www.readwn.com~ Because the Warriors want to break through from the West, the Spurs and Lakers will definitely become a major obstacle for them.

Who can guarantee that the Warriors who won the overall runner-up with 73 wins will not break out of the West when they won 69?

On the east side, the first to eighth order are: Nets, Raptors, Knicks, Hornets, Wizards, Eagles, Cavaliers, Bucks;

The Nets thriving with 75 wins, the second-place Raptors have only 55 wins, and the gap between the entire 20 games is more than 100 million points.

After the All-Star Game, the Hornets declined significantly with Walker's state of decline. This way of building the team has a great impact on the core of the offense.

With the end of the regular season, the situation of the first-round matchup was also released.

On the East side, the Nets will face the Bucks led by Antetokounmpo in the first round.

In the All-Star Game, Antetokounmpo and Lin Ying cooperated well. I don't know what kind of "spark" will be produced this time.