Because the Warriors lost one more game, the San Antonio Spurs, who have one game less, have overtaken them and are currently in second place in the West.

Of course, the Los Angeles Lakers are still the top picks for the Thunder, although the game over the Warriors is still controversial. But if they can beat the Spurs again, then their status as the best team in the league will be truly established.

In fact, no matter who wins or loses this game, no one will be surprised. Because so much incredible has happened to these two teams this season.

For example, the Spurs have already beaten the Warriors and the New York Knicks in previous games, and it is not yet the final scorching game.

In the face of last year's Eastern and Western champions, they all played heartily and well. If it weren't for the fact that Curry Jr. was on a rotational rest when he played the Warriors, then critics might even change this year's championship favorite from the Warriors to the Spurs.

Although the hottest stars in the league are still Zhang Yi and Curry Jr., because Thomas plays intermittently and his performance is also very unstable, Simpkins' strength is recognized by more people.

Averaging 31 points per game, he can be said to have completely liberated his offensive ability, although he still can't rank first in the league's scoring list, but if he can maintain this form, it is really possible to make up for the regret of not having a scoring title in previous seasons.

The strongest part of 'Robo-Killer' Simpkins is, of course, his terrifying defensive ability, which can be seen from his domination of the two major lists of blocks and blocks.

His height is obviously not an inside line, but he can defend from the No. 1 position to the No. 5 position. The most typical game was when Simpkins actually played the number five position after the team's center was injured and went off.

At first, people thought that the Spurs were really poor in skills to make such a crazy choice. But it's clear that Simpkins shut everyone up with his terrifying defensive prowess.

In addition to stealing 7 feet, the No. 3 player, who is not very tall, even has an amazing performance of a blood-capped opponent.

People simply don't know what the hell this guy can't do on the pitch. Everyone also began to understand from this game that the strength of the Simpkins is not in the offense, not even in the defense.

All-round, these two Simpkins may be a better fit than Curry Jr. The most well-rounded superstar in the league, although he didn't play a performance that everyone admired, but those who like him will naturally like him.

The player other teams want most may not be Curry Jr., who is on the verge of retirement, Thomas, who is in ups and downs, or even Curry's successor, Zhang Yi, who has played a super rookie performance.

The Simpkins have become a real big fish in the trading market. Because the team that gets him can really make a comeback. Regardless of whether there are other stars or not, this 'mechanical killer' can guarantee the team's lower limit.

Just like he did with the Spurs, in fact, the configuration of the Holy City roster is not good, and even except for the core Simpkins, there is no star who can rank in the top 20 of the league.

But that's what he's capable of, and Spurs' tactics have always been like that, and other teams can follow suit. But why can't others play such a performance, the problem is, of course, Simpkins.

So regardless of whether Simpkins will choose to continue to renew his contract with the Spurs this year, the whole league has already thrown an olive branch to him.

In fact, the reason why the Lakers were able to get the other two first-round picks and get so many strong bench players is also related to Simpkins' future decision.

Because for teams that want to recruit Simpkins, they are invited on the condition that they come up with a squad that is enough to challenge for the championship, or even have the potential to challenge for the championship.

Trading with lotto is undoubtedly the best way to do it. That's why the Lakers are packing all their stars out and getting so many trades.

Although now it seems that those teams who bet on the future of the present have definitely made the wrong choice. Because the standard of the players in this class is so high, God knows if there will be another superstar who can match Simpkins' achievements in the future.

But many people just can't figure this truth clearly, and the most popular Zhang Yi has been picked by the lucky Lakers, so many teams will choose to give up this year's draft.

No matter what time it is, it is not as fast as directly obtaining instant combat power. While such losses can be huge, they can't afford to gamble on many small ball markets.

In fact, no matter how strong Zhang Yi and others played, at least from the current point of view, it is still the first round of players who have played the majority of results, and the second and third rounds are almost wiped out, of course, Wali is definitely an accident.

Of course, the Kings, who traded with the Lakers for the original reason, will not regret it, after all, without Zhang Yi and Robert with Vali, it is unknown whether he can play.

Because it was another crucial game, the ratings once again set a new record for Spurs' game this year. Especially in the live webcast, whether the Lakers infighting incident that caused a lot of trouble before will continue to this one is also the focus of everyone's attention.

And the head coach of the Lakers used this game as another version of the Western Conference Finals preview, so he said before the game that the team would try to play the best this year.

Some of the tactics that the Warriors failed to play, Wacker also hopes to try against the Spurs, who are more structured and more unified offensively and defensively.

And whether Zhang Yi can now wrestle with the full-powered Simpkins, not to mention that Wacker has no bottom, even Zhang Yi, who has always been very confident, has a skeptical mentality.

Because Simpkins' individual performance this season is so good, people will even feel that this year's MVP does not need to be selected at all.

More people also said that it was because of the loss to the Lakers in the preseason that Simpkins played such a good performance.

With the start of the game, the Spurs side of the small forward Simpkins, the rest of the lineup made a little adjustment from the previous regular starters.

The inside line replaced the 2.16m African inside, and the 2.09m newcomer who started was the stronger and faster Hook on the inside. The big forward is the 2.06-meter-tall South American No. 1 star Famar.

The back line is filled by newly traded Raj and Felton. The duo also averaged more than 10 three-pointers per game in the Spurs' games.

This set of Spurs can be said to be dynamic, defensive, and offensive. If it weren't for the Lakers' best start in history, the Spurs would definitely be the No. 1 candidate when it comes to the current All-Star selection.

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