Chapter 536 - Best of the Week, Best of the Harvest Month!
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After beating the Warriors, the Lakers' record became 15-1, the highest in the league.
The Warriors, on their part, were a bit of a pity and couldn't knock the Lakers out of the No. 1 spot.
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Xu Xuan: Male
Age: 21
Rating: 860
Possession of Talents:
Stephen Curry's three-point – diamonds
Aaron Iverson's breakthrough – diamonds
Russell Westbrook's body – diamonds
Jason Williams' pass – diamonds
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Optional Mission 1: Win the All-Star MVP during the NBA2016-2017 season!
Optional Mission 2: During the NBA2016-2017 season, you will be awarded the regular season MVP!
Optional Mission 3: Make the playoffs during the NBA2016-2017 season!
Optional Mission 4: Reach the Division Finals during the NBA2016-2017 Season!
Optional Mission 5: Win the championship during the NBA2016-2017 season!
Optional Mission 6: During the NBA2016-2017 season, please get the finals FMVP!
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Required Quest 1: During the NBA2016-2017 season, you will win the scoring title!
Required Mission 2: Make at least 1,000 three-point shots (25/1000) during the NBA2016-2017 season
Required Mission 3: Complete at least 30,000 three-point drills (512/30,000) during the NBA2016-2017 season
Required Mission 4: Prepare at least 600 assists (18/600) during the NBA2016-2017 season
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Xu Xuan's training progress is fast, and he has completed 512 three-point training sessions so far.
However, there is still a long way to go to the goal of 30,000, Xu Xuan does not dare to delay, as soon as he has time, he will frantically practice three points while ensuring that other training is carried out as usual and that his body can stand it.
Even Frank was shocked by that momentum......
And the other Lakers players were also shocked by Xu Xuan's crazy momentum.
Hey, we're obviously the number one in the league, and we doubled the Golden State Warriors, why did we double the training?
I don't understand!
They really don't understand!
"If you don't understand! You don't think everyone is called Xu Xuan, right? Or that every person in Xu Xuan can play a piece of the sky, right? That's strength! This is a different kind of talent, none of you can compare, and you can't compare. Barnes shook his head and sighed.
"Look at Xu Xuan's training intensity, even if you let you go, can you hold it? Will you be able to survive for a long time? ”
"Even if you can hold on, with such a large amount of daily training, can you still maintain a super high standard and condition in the competition?"
"And what about Xu Xuan? Xu Xuan not only survived, but in the competition, he could also maintain a frighteningly high competitive state, which is not comparable to others at all, this is called talent! An irreplaceable talent! ”
I can't envy it.
You can't learn it if you want to.
However, infected by Xu Xuan's training momentum, the Lakers' training volume such as Ingram and Russell has increased, and Frank is very happy about it.
Not every player likes training, they prefer clubbing to training......
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After beating the Warriors, the Lakers' record is on the rise.
Winning two in a row in the remaining three games in November is the Hawks and Pelicans.
On November 30th, in the last game against the Chicago Bulls, they were finally defeated by the Bulls, who broke out with all their strength and had an intact lineup, and had no choice but to reap a defeat.
By the end of the November game, the Lakers' record had become 18-2, still the first in the league.
Later, the Cavaliers and the Warriors chased very hard, especially the Warriors, because they were double-killed, unless the Lakers lost two or three games in a row, it would be difficult for the Warriors to catch up.
Lakers fans are happy, even if they don't have a winning streak, they are happy in their hearts.
For them? Do you still remember the scene of being hung and beaten last season? There is only one Xu Xuan this year, and he won 17 of the 19 games!
Satisfied!
And they were satisfied!
So, although now the winning streak is broken? But the fans of the Zijin Dynasty are even more unburdened.
Let go of the fight, and the lord will pay!
No matter what it turns out to be? At least for now, this Laker didn't disappoint them!
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After the end of November, this side of the west? Xu Xuan won four times of the week? The Player of the Month was undoubtedly given to him.
Wei Shao is a bit of a pity? In November, he averaged 32.1 points, 11.3 assists, and 10.5 rebounds per game, but he didn't win the Player of the Month......
No way? This November, the Lakers' record is too dazzling? And Xu Xuan's personal record is too strong!
On the Eastern side, the last week of November was given to the Cavaliers' Love, averaging 30.7 points, 2.7 assists, 9.7 rebounds, and 1.3 steals per game in 3 games!
The data is gorgeous!
The Eastern Player of the Month was given to James, who only lost two games in 15 games, and the old man who led the team, played an average of 36 minutes per game, and could get 23.5 points, 9.4 assists, and 8.1 rebounds!
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It's December.
On December 2, the third game of the Lakers' four-game winning streak, the opponent was the Toronto Raptors.
At the beginning of the season, the Raptors' double-gun collision posture was very good, and the performance of Raptors scoring guard DeMar DeRozan was even stronger, with 10 more than 30+ points in the first 12 games at the beginning of the season, second only to Xu Xuan and Wei Shao in the scoring list at the beginning of the season, and his classical scoring guard style of playing with back-to-back shooting as the main means of attack was praised by the majority of fans as "Kobe's successor".
Compared with Xu Xuan, who is "incompetent", DeRozan's style of play is obviously more traditional.
And Xu Xuan is different, as he said before, Xu Xuan never wanted to be anyone, you can say that he is the inheritor of the "Mamba spirit", but Xu Xuan will not turn Xu Xuan into another Kobe completely......
From the perspective of the lineup, the Raptors have not changed much this year, DeRozan signed a contract extension with the Raptors this summer, with a contract period of 5 years and a total value of 139 million, which is not the maximum salary. His starting salary is 24.1 million, which is 2.5 million less than the top salary.
The 26-year-old DeRozan renewed his contract with the Raptors, which is actually a reasonable thing. In a previous interview, DeRozan said that "I am a loyal person", and unlike other big-name free agents, DeRozan does not plan to meet with any other team, but is committed to finalizing a contract with the Raptors. Under these circumstances, it is not surprising that the two sides should quickly reach an agreement.
According to the regulations, DeRozan can get a maximum of 5 years, 153 million contracts, which shows that he has made a certain degree of concession on salary (about 14 million sacrifices).
It was previously reported that DeRozan was interested in joining the Lakers to succeed Kobe, and as a loyal Comy, DeRozan has always had a good impression of Los Angeles. However, soon this news was refuted by the parties concerned, and DeRozan had no intention of going to the Lakers and wanted to stay with the team.
Of course, the Lakers didn't think he'd come...... Especially when Xu Xuan hasn't decided yet.
DeRozan is a player with a lot of momentum and a lot of quality.
Assuming that without Xu Xuan, DeRozan, who urgently needs an All-Star player to sit on the court, is definitely a good choice for Los Angeles.
It's a pity that the Lakers were full of wimples at the time...... Ahh
Gotta ...... a little further back
In the regular season last season, DeRozan played 78 games for the Raptors, many times at home, averaging 23.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 4 assists in 35.9 minutes per game, setting a career-high scoring record. Led by him and Lowry, the Raptors went into the playoffs with a 56-win record last season and finished third in the Eastern Conference in the regular season. And in the playoffs, the Raptors went all the way through, although they lost to the Cavaliers in the semifinals, this performance was enough to satisfy the team.
However, entering the playoffs, DeRozan's performance was average, averaging 20.9 points, 4.2 rebounds, and 2.7 assists per game, and the shooting rate dropped to 39.4%, and the three-point shooting rate was even more miserable 15.4%.
For a new-age All-Star-caliber shooting guard, that 15.4 percent three-point shooting percentage is a bit outrageous.
Your three-point shooting percentage is so dismal, I'm going to defend your mid-range and basket and force you to shoot from the outside...... The offensive means are too simple, and DeRozan still has a problem, at the critical moment, he can't be tough.
As the star of the team, he directly softened and played snake at the critical moment...... Later generations also had this problem, and in the crucial game, he shot crazy outside the three-point line and didn't dare to go to the basket...... No one dared to charge.
In this regard, Brother Alphabet and DeRozan have to learn like Lao Zhantou, who is in his thirties, and in the last few rounds, he should still rush, very iron-blooded, and he does not hesitate at all.
Even if I rush in and don't make it, I'm going to make your foul instead of stupidly shooting from the outside...... It's clear that you can't make it.
In fact, this is also the reason why the "Raptors" became "cute dragons" in the playoffs.
In other words, if DeRozan can develop three points, dare to hit and rush when he breaks through, and increase his offensive means, then the Raptors are not so easy to target, and now the weakness is too obvious, and the regular season is good because no one is serious, and wait until the playoffs to not hammer your head off.
Of course, the premise is that the team against the Raptors has to have an outside player who defends the line, otherwise it won't be so easy to play.
DeRozan is a low-profile version of the card, and if he goes crazy with a mid-range shot or an outside three-pointer suddenly opens, the game is hard to say.
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In addition to DeRozan, the Raptors have only one signing, and that is the signing of power forward Jared Sullinger from the Boston Celtics.
It is a short-term contract worth $6 million for one year. With this move, the Raptors managed to upgrade the team's weak power forward position.
Salinger himself confirmed this on his personal social media, writing: "We are the kings of the North! And that's the Raptors' slogan.
There's a good chance Sullinger will start next season alongside Raptors center Valance Younas. The Raptors' power forward position has always been a weaker link, and last season they used more veteran Scola as the team's starting power forward. And the addition of Sallinger has well upgraded the team's power forward position.
Due to the change in the Celtics' style of play, Sullinger's playing time and stats dropped last season, averaging only 23.6 minutes per game, contributing 10.3 points, 8.3 rebounds and 2.3 assists.
Celtics head coach Stevens said in an interview that it was a very difficult decision to give up Sallinger: "I think Sullinger is a very good player and he will continue to get better. Obviously, we had to make this difficult decision in order to get Horford. After this incident, we all have to move on. But, I believe, Sullinger will do better. I think this move is even good for his development. I know a lot of teams are very interested in him. I'm sure he'll join the team he wants to join and play really well. ”
Jarred Sullinger, who was drafted by the Celtics with the 21st pick in the first round in 2012, averaged 13.3 points and 8.1 rebounds per game in his second season after entering the NBA.
However, the injury became Salinger's Achilles heel, and he was unable to control his weight when he was injured.
In Xu Xuan's impression, this guy has been languishing since he came out of the Celtics...... I don't know if the young coach predicted it in advance or how, this guy can still average 10+8 per game in the Celtics, but after coming to the Raptors, he can only contribute 3.4 points and 2.5 rebounds per game, after being traded to the Suns, Sullinger tried hard to return to the NBA, but no team was willing to provide a contract, so in the summer of 2017 Sullinger joined the domestic league.
What's funnier is that Sullinger, who no one wants in the NBA, is killing all sides in the domestic league......
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The Raptors have a good record and are currently 12-6 and in third place in the East.
The competition in the east is indeed not as fierce as in the west, with a record of 12 wins and 6 losses to rank third, while in the west, this record is estimated to be outside the top five.
On December 2nd, as the night wore on, the game was played at the Canada Route Centre Arena, home stadium in Toronto.
As the only overseas home court in the NBA, Toronto has a lot of fans, and you can also see fans and enthusiastic cheers all over the country during the warm-up.
It's December now, and it's still relatively cold in Toronto, but the fans are very enthusiastic, and the Raptors mascot "Little Dinosaur" is also holding dolls and giving out small gifts and other benefits.
This kind of activity happens to every team, and it's a kind of NBA culture.
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At 7 p.m., after the players from both sides had finished entering, the referee signaled that the game was about to begin.
Both sides fielded their starting line-ups.
On the Lakers' side, Xu Xuan, Russell, Ingram, Randle and Yi Jianlian are regular starters.
On the Raptors' side, Lowry, Norman Powell, DeRozan, Siakam and Valanciunas are on the Raptors' side.
Today, Raptors head coach Casey put DeRozan at the No. 3 spot.
Norman Powell was drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks with the No. 16 pick in the second round last year and was subsequently traded to the Toronto Raptors.
He was named to the 2015 Summer League All-Star Team.
Powell's running and jumping ability is extremely good, his arm span can reach 2.11 meters, he is very good at finishing under the basket, and his confrontation ability is also good enough to hit a layup in the basket confrontation, he is an active defender, good at stealing, but the disadvantage is that he is not tall enough, and his three-point ability is not stable.