roccoschili Chapter 986 The Best in the First Month of the New Season
Chapter 986 The Best in the First Month of the New Season
Chapter 986 The Best in the First Month of the New Season
The Thunder fans at the scene enjoyed watching, although the offensive efficiency of the two teams in the first quarter was not high, and the home team did not score high.But judging from the scene, the home team still played impressively, especially the second team.This second lineup has become the thunderbolt's trump card, and the win-loss value is super strong. It is not as good as some teams' second lineup in terms of offense, but its defensive efficiency is far ahead.
At the beginning of the second quarter, the Thunder still relied on defense, while the offense was Xie Kai and Noel's pick-and-roll pick-and-roll, linking Xie Kai and Pickled Pepper's singles.
The second team of the Nuggets has limited offensive capabilities and cannot break through the defense of the Thunder's lineup, and the offense seems very constipated.In this way, the Thunder's offense is much easier because there are more counterattacks.
The starting contest between the two teams was as smooth as water, and there was no clear winner, but the contest between the second team became a turning point in the game.
This is also the scary part of this Thunder team. They can let a big killer like Xie Kai go to the second team, so that the team can continue to have offensive engines and top scorers.
The strength of Xie Kai and Paojiao is that they can hold the ball without the ball, and their defense is top-notch.In this league, many outside superstars are excellent offensively, but there are not so many defensive players who are equally top-notch and have a combination of offense and defense.
Why would someone play a pick-and-roll against Curry and Irving, but why no one would play a pick-and-roll against Xie Kai?
The tone of the game had already been established, and the Nuggets, under the leadership of Teacher Yue, wanted to chase points a few times later, but once they caught up, the Thunder Big Three gave them a shot, and the point difference widened a bit.
Coupled with the fact that the Thunder's second team won another point in the transition period of the second half, the suspense in the game became very small.
This Nuggets offense is creative, but lacks range and explosiveness; the defense is online, but not top-notch.Teacher Yue is not a defensive gate, he needs someone to help him with the dirty work.
This Nuggets team is very young and the future is bright. They need more helpers and a better lineup structure.Of course, the most important thing is that their core players must remain healthy and at the same time grow up as soon as possible.
After this game, the Thunder ushered in a 7-game winning streak, with a record of 17 wins and 2 losses, continuing to lead the league record rankings.
The outside world is optimistic about them completing 3 consecutive championships and establishing a dynasty, and such people are becoming more and more.Some experts believe that the biggest enemy that hinders this team from establishing a dynasty is not the other 29 teams in the league, but injuries.
Injuries can literally destroy any championship favorite, including the Thunder.If Xie Kai is reimbursed for the season, do you still think this team has a chance to win three consecutive championships?
The reason why the Thunder are so favored is because of their performance this season. On the other hand, Xie Kai has done it before.
Xie Kai established a dynasty in the Memphis Grizzlies, he can do it there, and he can still do it in Oklahoma City.Everyone believes that he can do it again, and his partners have changed from black and white bears to Westbrook and Pickled Pepper.
Westbrook and Paojiao are both outsiders, and the black and white bears are insiders. From the perspective of today's league, of course the former is more suitable for team building.
On November 11, in the last game of this month, the Thunder beat the Cavaliers at home and ushered in an 29-game winning streak.
No one thinks that the Cavaliers this season can end the Thunder's winning streak at the Ford Center. Obviously, the Cavaliers are already fat, although they thought they could rely on Love and others in the East during the offseason. playoffs.
The one who thinks that relying on these people can reach the playoffs in the Eastern Conference, except for the Cavaliers' boss and management, is Zhan Hei.Zhan Hei thought that James was hugging Love's thighs. If he wasn't too spicy, he wouldn't have been swept by the Thunder in the Finals last season.If Love is given enough ball rights, he can still become a 25+15 All-Star power forward.
But the facts have proved that Love is unable to lead the team alone. In this era, he is useful in addition to the offensive end, and the defensive end is completely a hindrance.But he didn't lose money, he also got the championship ring, got the maximum salary, was injured, and had fun with his model girlfriend, he was simply a big winner in life!
Many All-Star players are not as lucky as Love. It is actually very difficult for him to get a maximum salary, but the Cavaliers can't find other stars anyway.In a weak team with a maximum salary, in front of the boss, without the pressure of the record, and already has a ring in his hand, what kind of bicycle do you need for this kind of treatment?
Of course, the Cavaliers intend to renew Love's contract because they want to hit the playoffs, but they still overestimate Love's ability and the ability of other players.So when the team couldn't win when Love was on the court at the beginning of the season, when he was injured and the team was still losing, maybe it was the only thing they could do this season.
Play badly, train new players, and then play a batch, sell them for draft picks, this is what rebuilding teams will do.Clove's big contract is actually not conducive to reconstruction, because if he is there, he will be upset if you keep doing badly, but he has no transaction value.
Fortunately, even if Love is here, it won't affect the team's poor performance, because he can't win the ball at all.
On December 12, the NBA officially announced the best players in the Eastern and Western Conferences last month.
Antetokounmpo from the Eastern Bucks and Xie Kai from the Western Thunder received this honor respectively.
The Bucks are on the rise this season. Antetokounmpo has improved very fast. The team has equipped him with a good lineup so that he can go for the kill.
In Xie Kai's view, Antetokounmpo today is very similar to James back then. They both rush like trains, can defend multiple positions on the defensive end, and have unlimited energy.And both of them are very durable, their physical fitness is at the historical level, and they both have passing ability.
Many people also compare Antetokounmpo to James' successor.But the two are still different.
James is a better passer, and at heart he's a point guard with a forward's body and a steel frame.Antetokounmpo is a pure forward with some organizational attributes. His talent is more on the defensive end than the offensive end.
James is better at scoring. He had a decent jump shot as a rookie and has more means to score in the half court.Antetokounmpo's scoring is more conversions and half-court sprints, and his jumper is still worse than James of the same age.
So what Antetokounmpo has to do is to practice his own shooting.
Xie Kai thinks that Antetokounmpo is the most suitable for his role, and he is partnered with a super scorer, such as him, hehe.Antetokounmpo's offensive talent is more about hitting the basket after transitions and pick-and-rolls. If you want to counter the defensive talent, you can defend multiple positions. It is the top match for insiders in the small ball era.
The two best insiders in the small ball era, one is thick eyebrows, and the other is Antetokounmpo.
Antetokounmpo let him play one-star four-shot, the upper limit is obvious, because his half-court offensive ability is insufficient.This is the main reason that hinders him from leading the team to the championship.And if he has a super scorer next to him, all this will be completely different.
(End of this chapter)