The era of point forwards in the NBA

Chapter 160 Two people who are not on the same channel (please subscribe, please recommend)

Chapter 160 Two people who are not on the same channel (please subscribe, please recommend)

After the first quarter, the Clippers led the Oklahoma City Thunder by 26 points 20 to 6.

In the first quarter, the Clippers played very well. It was hard for Lin Yue to imagine that the bottom team in the league would have such a strong level.

Baron Davis deserves to be the one who created the miracle of Black Eight. His impact is too strong, and Curry's defense is very difficult.

Moreover, Durant and Curry didn't feel good at the beginning. In this case, it is difficult to win.

However, the Thunder team at the scene was still cheering. They seemed optimistic and didn't care about the result of the game.

After a short break, in the second quarter, the Clippers played a person that everyone will hardly forget, Ricky Davis, who thought the Cavaliers chose James to assist him.

Curry left the field early in the first quarter, and the Thunder used him in the first half of the second quarter, and brought in some leftover players.

Jeff Green ran outside the three-point line to cover Curry. With the ball and tactics, Curry can finally let go.

First, the three-pointer with a step back hit the bull's-eye, and then the butterfly pierced through the flower and scored a layup.

Lin Yue scored 5 points in a row from inside and outside shots, and Lin Yue screamed along with the fans. This kind of home atmosphere is so pleasing, and he can't help but look forward to it, enjoying the cheers of 2 people. In this case, the state of playing will also burst.

The point difference came to one point, and Mobley made a mid-range hit from Gordon's pass.

The Clippers' record at the beginning made their boss Ballmer very dissatisfied. No matter how you say it, this lineup will not be reduced to the bottom one. Any player in the starting lineup can play if he is pulled out. Why can't he play his strength in a team.

Ballmer gave an order to the current head coach Dunleavy. In fact, he can afford to wait. 09 is not a big draft year, but whether it is Griffin or Lin Yue, he wants it very much.

The poor state of the team must have an inevitable relationship with the head coach.

This kind of lineup was handed over to Dunleavy to allow him to enter the playoffs. In the past few years, many players who can play have been exchanged. In addition, Kaman has grown into a good center. It is time to reap the results.

"Hey, this game is not bad, but the opponent is the Thunder. I don't want to see the No. [-] pick being robbed." Ballmer thought to himself, he will let Dunleavy play in the midfield later, and it is best to lose this No. [-] pick match.

But Curry's sudden outburst made him realize that he didn't seem to need to act.

The Thunder successfully defended their opponents. Joe Smith threw a long pass to Curry, who countered with a three-pointer.

28 to 28, Curry scored eight points in the second quarter to help the team tie the score.

This Joe Smith has a lot of background. The No. 1995 pick in 17.3 averaged 7 points and [-] rebounds per game in the third season of his Warriors career. It is definitely inappropriate to say that he is the No. [-] pick in parallel imports.

Everyone knows that 96 was a big year in the draft, but 95 was a small year in the draft, but the second place in that year was Stoudemire, who was able to overwhelm him, and Joe Smith was capable.

However, since then he has experienced an extremely dark period in his life. The 1997-1998 season can be said to be one of the darkest seasons in the history of the Warriors.

After an embarrassing record of [-] win and [-] losses in the opening season, the team leader Sprewell actually pinched the neck of the new head coach Carlesimo twice during practice.Sprewell was immediately suspended indefinitely for the outrageous act, and the team fell apart.

The following February, the Warriors, terrified of getting nothing from soon-to-be free agent Smith, sent him to the Philadelphia 76ers at the trade deadline.

In the Sixers at the time, the other two top picks in the draft, Iverson and Coleman, were already fighting openly and secretly for the number of shots and the dominance of the team. Naturally, there were not many opportunities for Smith to perform well.

Smith averaged only 10.3 points and 4.4 rebounds in the remaining [-] games of the season; to make matters worse, he found himself worth far less in the free agency market after the shutdown ended than the high-paying long-term contract he might have gotten a year ago.

The Warriors offered him a four-year contract extension with a total price of 600 million US dollars. However, Smith's agent at the time, Fleischer, clearly rejected the Warriors' request for a contract extension, saying that Smith would join the free market after the season anyway to test his worth.What Smith didn't realize at the time was that this decision would completely reverse his career.

All these have ruined a champion's supposedly bright career. Luck and the arrogance of his agent have made this conscientious champion down to this day.

Looking at the current young and energetic Thunder team, Joe Smith is willing to be a green leaf and tell them about his experience. He is responsible for blocking, rebounding, and blocking shots on the court. He dares to do all the dirty work.

It gave him the chance to play, and he gave it back.

Stephen Curry gleefully ran to give the strong-willed veteran a high-five after scoring a goal.

Looking at Curry's smiling face, Joe Smith can feel that the Thunder's bright future is not far away, and maybe he has the opportunity to see the day when the team grows.

Although the current record is far from the playoffs, no one blames them, including the fans at home. It takes time for talents to be fulfilled.

To Lin Yue's surprise, the Clippers did not adopt a double-team defense in the second quarter, allowing Curry to shoot wildly over their heads. Maybe they didn't believe that this thin little man could always hit incredible three-pointers.

In half a quarter, Curry scored 7 of 5 and scored 13 points. The rain of three-pointers fell in the Ford Center Arena.

But after that, the head coach of the Thunder, PJ Carlesimo, replaced Curry, who felt hot. After all, he was a rookie, and he would not give Curry too much playing time in each game.

He has always believed that Curry needs time to adapt to the intensity of the NBA game, even if the opponent is training intensively every day during the offseason.

"Replacing Curry at this time is a good opportunity to widen the gap." Lin Yue was puzzled.

But the double-star team doesn't have to think about this at all. One can go off the field and the other can play, and Durant is replaced.

The Thunder's singles tactics restarted, and the Clippers went from leading by 6 points to trailing by 6 points in just half a quarter.

Dunleavy looked towards the place where the boss Ballmer was. The boss had a smile on his face at first, but the smile suddenly froze when he saw the change.

"Could it be that the boss is not happy because I didn't start all the games?" Dunleavy felt a little uneasy. The team's record this season is likely to make him lose his position.

"The boss must be happy." Dunleavy replaced the only substitute player on the field, Ricky Davis. This guy was 3 for 0. After replacing the starting five, Dunleavy felt more at ease.

But looking back, Ballmer's face became even more gloomy.

"You play hard, you must not lose this game." Dunleavy shouted to the players on the court.

Ballmer was grinning from ear to ear when he saw Stephen Curry overtake the score in one fell swoop, and he wanted to exchange the opponent, but the Thunder actually replaced him.

"Hey, it's fine if they change. Why do I still replace all the starters here? Isn't this a complete mess? Once you beat a weak team, you will be motivated. If you can't be high, you can't be low. Dunleavy is really out of his mind. He should be fired next season." Ballmer was very depressed.

Dunleavy thought it was caused by being behind, and he had the idea of ​​letting the main players play the rest of the time.

(End of this chapter)