Chapter 1301: The Battle for the Playoffs
Say what you say, come out of what. The Warriors won again, it was already 71 wins, and I originally thought that the last narrow victory would have a little impact, but it seems that I really thought too much. The Splash Brothers came back to score 58 points in this game, and the Warriors clocked in in the third quarter to beat the Spurs. The top three should be out of the West End. The Spurs chose to give up on the gas pedal at the last minute and withdrew from the race for the top two. However, this is also what Popovich has always done and styled, just have a home court advantage in the regular season, and the key is the playoffs. The Spurs' tradition of playing dead in the regular season is now well known.
It's impossible to have a 60-win team in the East, so the bottom of the league is up to the Lakers and Warriors. Who can have the last laugh. The Lakers' next game is not a weak opponent, it is the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Thunder have been pushed back this season, but they are still playing tenaciously. The previous wave of instability was due to several injuries at the beginning of the season against the Lakers, and then Durant and Wei Shao were also minor injuries. So I've only recently started to slowly get into the groove. Recently, the Thunder team has also been on a winning streak, which should not be underestimated. The teams in the West Division, there is no one to mess with now.
Before the game, the situation on both sides was full of health and there was nothing to say. For the Thunder, the pressure on them is not small, even more than the Lakers. They are not currently in the top four of the West, so they will have to fight hard in the last few games for home advantage. As for the Lakers, this is a back-to-back away game, if it weren't for what to fight for, now you can rest and relax. But everyone now knows what the 29th wants, so they don't say much and choose to help.
Because Tang Qian also said that if he can take it down, he will definitely not treat everyone badly.
He said this very reliably, at least not like the Americans, who were just spectacle, and he had fulfilled it several times before. In the end, it was decided through voting that if he could win the MVP, Tang Qian would charter a nightclub in Los Angeles for everyone to play. And this time, only women are allowed in, men, it depends on the situation. Don't think that Los Angeles is going to charter a famous nightclub at a cheap price, then the phone bill is definitely not cheap. What's the addition of wine has to be counted separately, hehe, it's also a bloody investment. You can't afford to give it to ordinary NBA players. Tang Qian replied very happily, no problem. Because he is really not short of money now, he has a lot of savings in his hands, and he doesn't have too much personal consumption, which is nothing.
Everyone has also paid, and he will not be stingy.
So although it was back-to-back, the overall morale of the Lakers was still very good and did not weaken much. The Thunder team has a solemn expression, and so far this season, they all know what the Lakers are like, and they are very strong. Terrifyingly strong. So if you want to win this game at home, you have to play 120 per cent.
Wei Shao even shouted in the locker room, you must all become men, don't be afraid, the Lakers are not the first in the league.
They've lost 12 games this season.
Durant is very quiet, his character on the Thunder team is like this, of course, what he thinks in his heart, it is unknown. Anyway, now, he is still a "Du schoolbag", looking honest. In the locker room, on the contrary, Wei Shao is more active and has a strong sense of presence. The two sides lined up the starters, and the Lakers were Don Submarine + Randle + Ariza + Butler + Rondo. Opposite is Durant + Russell. Westbrook + Steven. Adams + Andre. Robertson + Serge. Ibaka. A very resilient squad, athleticism and mobility are as strong as ever, plus the new manager is much more tactically than the previous one.
The Thunder team is currently running in well, but it feels like it's a little late, and if it had been completed earlier, it wouldn't have fallen into the current situation. Therefore, the Thunder team is in a hurry. No one wants to start with the Warriors or the Lakers, so you have to fight for a better position. Otherwise, these two teams will be met in the first round, and it is estimated that it will be easy to pass in one round. In that way, as the manager, Billy. Donovan's pressure is not light, either.
His goal is to lead the Thunder to the Finals.
It's such a big ambition. So, he also wanted to make it a little easier in front as much as possible. Don't be tough at first.
Too much team energy is wasted.
As soon as the Thunder came up, they played a virtual block and quickly cut inside, and the ball was attracted by two people, Wei Shao and Durant. So, of course, there is some suddenness. The Lakers' side was just about to change defenses, and the opponent directly counter-accelerated and hit the Lakers' hinterland to shoot, which made the Lakers' defense beaten at the beginning. It seems that this year's Thunder team is indeed a little different. However, in the end, can you still have such execution? !
How can I not believe it?
The Lakers don't talk a lot of nonsense, honestly put out a defensive lineup, knowing that the opponent's side is relying on conversion offense and defensive counterattacks. The offense on this side of the halfcourt is the "King Bomb Combination" Wei Shao + Durant. That's the basic way they've been playing this season. Tactics are just embellishments, and they can't last. Tang Qian wanted a stick back, so he took the ball and hit one.
But this time, the opponent started quickly, and saw that Tang Qiankong cut down and committed a foul directly.
Because of the misplaced situation, Tang Qian rushed up, 100% unguardable, and the opponent is the type of attacking the basket, and if you don't foul, you basically score a goal. It seems that there is still a certain degree of planning here. Don sneaked to the free throw line and made 1 of 2 free throws. 1-2, the Lakers trailed by 1 point. What about the thunder, Wei Shao also played very violently tonight, and Ibaka blocked it down, looking the same as just now, in fact, this is a disguise. It's just a matter of attracting and slightly delaying the Lakers' basket. Then Westbrook almost followed and killed, jumping high, a one-handed acceleration in the air, like a horse chopping knife, the speed and power exploded, and it was extremely sharp.
Thunder slam dunk.
Wei Shao was also excited, and made a gesture to listen to cheers after scoring in, and then the whole audience also rose by more than a dozen decibels.
The Lakers blocked and dismantled high, Rondo cut in, Wei Shao forced through, this ball is personal ability, and then relied on his body and speed to slap Rondo. Rondo's physical fitness is still far worse than Wei Shao's, so the ball is almost about to miss the dribble. This guy is in such good health, why don't you really go to play rugby? What kind of basketball do you play? After complaining, Rondo unfolded a non-ball handler to protect the ball, and the stability was stabilized, but the team's tactical attack was also destroyed. Seeing that there was not much time, Rondo gave the inside line, Tang Qian singled, the ball was a little off, and the basket slid out. Even Tang Qian, it is impossible to maintain a 100% shooting rate, and the Thunder team is also very active in defense, and there is no way to score it.
The Thunder took a double cover in a bull horn position, which was ...... Directly gave Durant cover.
After Durant came over, he caught the ball and was a top arc three-pointer, brushing ~ hit.
7-1, 6 points ahead of the Lakers.
On the Lakers' side, Butler relied on his body to push in and caused Andre. Robertson made 2 of 2 free throws for a blocking foul. Recovered 2 points, but the Thunder team was weak and strong, and then the Lakers contracted, and the Thunder team spread out on all sides, ready to catch the ball. The Lakers still care too much about helping defense, so they ignore Westbrook's style of play. Wei Shao's ball, he didn't pass, but forced his own shot, the Lakers couldn't react, the hitter fouled, the ball went in, and he had to make a free throw. Wei Shao roared after landing on the ground, looking very passionate. Compared with the Thunder, the Lakers did not prepare enough before this game.
Larry. Brown called a timeout.
His face was a little unsightly.
It looks like a thunderstorm is about to fall.
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