The Kings' offense is stronger than the Spurs.

What Gu Yu said, in fact, the Kings players could give a rough idea after a little thought.

This season, the Spurs are averaging 103 points per game.

This scoring data doesn't seem so scary in today's plane where you and I are, in this era of aggressive attacks and everyone fighting to score. After all, nowadays, there are more and more teams that can average about 110 points per game, everyone's game rhythm is getting faster, and the outside projection ability has risen to a higher level in a year, and offense has become the mainstream of the entire NBA league.

But just a few years ago, in 2013, the number of offensive teams was indeed increasing, but defense was still the only way to win in the league.

The reality of this season, compared to the era of iron-blooded defense at the beginning of the 21st century, the abolition of D-CHECK, the restrictions of various rules on defense, and the league's insistence on promoting offensive play, have all changed the atmosphere on the court.

But compared to now, there were 18 teams in the league that conceded less than 100 points per game. This data is actually quite rare, and the defensive level of the entire league is not bad.

For comparison, this season on the plane of you and me, that is, in the 2017-2018 season, after playing more than a dozen games, there are only three teams that have conceded less than 100 points per game.

Yes, you read that right, I didn't play wrong, there are only three - the Celtics, the Thunder, the Grizzlies.

Among them, the Celtics, who conceded the fewest points, conceded an average of 94.5 points per game, and were already the most terrifying defensive team in the league, leaving the Grizzlies and Thunder separated by several points.

Correspondingly, in the 17-18 season, a total of 26 teams averaged more than 100 points per game on the offensive end. Four of these teams are averaging more than 110 points per game, and the fifth-ranked team, the Cleveland Cavaliers, also averages 109.9 points per game, which can basically be counted as firepower in the 110-point grade.

The Warriors, who rank first in the league in scoring, are averaging an outrageously high score of 118 points per game. It would not be an exaggeration to say that this era is an era of offense.

In Gu Yu's year, the Spurs averaged 103 points per game, which was already the fifth in the league. There are only four teams ahead of the Spurs – the Thunder, the Rockets, the Nuggets, and the Kings.

Among them, the Thunder team has a double-less combination, Wei Shao is striding into the ranks of super first-line stars, and Durant is the main one who averages 30 points per game.

The Rockets, on the other hand, suddenly have an absolute axis of offense after having Harden. Harden's strategizing and offensive organization ability are among the best in the league, and it can be said that Harden alone dragged the Rockets from the lottery championship to the ranks of offensive powerhouses.

The Nuggets were also known as the track and field team at the time, and the whole team was full of young men who could run and jump, and their bodies were very good, and the whole court was full of countless kinds of fast breaks.

Coupled with the fact that the Nuggets team has always had the blood of attacking without a lethal offense, averaging the second-highest points in the league per game, it is not surprising at all.

The Kings, on the other hand, can average 112 points per game, a statistic that is six points ahead of the Nuggets. Do you know what an average of 6 points per game is in the regular season? ”

2013 playoffs, Western Conference semifinals.

San Antonio.

The first game of the series is about to begin, and the players of both sides have already begun to warm up on the court. On the sidelines, he missed the live broadcast of the next few games between the Kings and the Clippers, and made a decisive decision to give the first live broadcast of the semifinals to the dialogue between the Kings and the Spurs.

"6 points is the qualitative gap!"

On the side of the commentary stage, our old friends Smith, Barkley, and O'Neal are all there. A few days ago, after praising the Kings in the studio, the three old partners, who had gradually formed a tacit understanding, gathered again to watch the Kings' semifinals journey after several years.

"The Kings are the league's No. 1 firepower, there's no doubt about that. Although from the perspective of high-level data, the offensive efficiency and quality of the Spurs are still above the Thunder, Rockets, and Nuggets, but they are still a cut behind the Kings. ”

Barkley said with a rare serious analysis: "It can be said that the Kings are the only team in the league that has the capital to say that their offense is definitely stronger than the Spurs!" ”

"Bang bang...... Call! ”

On the field, Gu Yu dribbled the ball, the mask on his face was still on, and he still looked like a big devil of Darth Vader. From the high-angle lens, you can't even see the expression on Gu Yu's face. And Gu Yu himself doesn't have too many exaggerated movements, which makes people a little unaccustomed.

"Huh!"

Hit in a stop-and-shoot without any suspense.

"According to you, the king has won, right?"

After staying with Smith and Barkley for a long time, O'Neal also learned to arch fire, and raised his eyebrows: "The average score per game is nearly 10 points more than the Spurs, and you can win 10 points per game, isn't it a crushing game??" ”

"Don't dig a hole for me!"

Barkley was not so easily fooled, and said with a white glance: "On the offensive end, the king is indeed strong, and it is the only strong in the league, there is no doubt about it." But on the defensive end, the gap between the Kings and the Spurs is about the same, if not greater, on the offensive end. ”

Saying that, on the screen, the director intimately cut out the data list of the league teams in the regular season this season. Ranked in reverse order of points conceded per game, the Kings and Spurs immediately appeared at both ends of the list.

"The Spurs are averaging 96.6 points per game and the 11th-fewest points in the league, and they look like a mid-range defensive team. However, note that among the defensive powerhouses ahead of the Spurs, the Bulls, New York, Wizards, Clippers, and Nets, none of them are championship contenders. For example, the Wizards, who only conceded 95.8 points per game, are very strong defensively, right? But they only average 93.2 points per game, plus or minus or even minus! ”

Barkley continued: "Of the rest of the teams, the Thunder are one of the absolute powerhouses, scoring more points per game than the Spurs, conceding a little less points per game than the Spurs, and there are two stars on the roster, and there is a good chance of a breakthrough in the West. Needless to say, the Philadelphia 76ers have a brutal plus/minus, crushing in the East, crushing in the league, and it is not yet clear which team has any hope of posing much of a threat to them. ”

"Neither can the Heat? The Heat also concede fewer points per game than the Spurs, even less than Philadelphia, and are strong on the offensive end. ”

Smith asked: "This year, the Heat have strengthened again, and Ray Allen is like a fish in water in the Heat system!" ”

"But there's Chen in Philadelphia."

Barkley said a word, and the two next to him were speechless.

"The weirdest team in the West is the Memphis Grizzlies."

In the picture, the grizzly bear's data is highlighted.

"The average points per game is almost at the bottom of the league, 93.4 points, the slowest in the league, and almost every offense and defense grinds to 24 seconds. But their defense, brutal comparison. ”

Barkley said, "Can you imagine? In this era of more and more advocating offense and finding a random guard to get the whistle by popping inside, the Grizzlies only conceded an average of 89.3 points per game, and if you see it clearly, it is 89.3 points! ”

When it comes to the Grizzlies' defense, everyone is convinced. From Conley to Tony Allen to Gasol Jr., the Grizzlies are literally built to defend.

"Talk about Spurs."

Barkley retracted the topic: "As we said earlier, excluding those teams that have no chance of competing for a championship at all, the Spurs' defense is among the top three in the league. And this is the result of the deliberate transformation of the old drunkard, and the Spurs have accelerated to the third year. If the Spurs still stick to the old routine of grinding the ground like the Grizzlies, I believe that the Spurs will lose points as brutally as the Grizzlies. ”

"Then look at the king's ......."

With a "bang", the entire list slid from top to bottom at an extremely fast speed, all the way to the end.

"With an average of 105.1 points per game, the Kings, the worst defensive team in the league, basically didn't run."

Although the words are cruel, what Barkley said is indeed the truth.

The second-worst defensive team in the league, conceding 102.7 points per game, looks a lot better than the Kings......

"My conclusion is."

Barkley said: "The Spurs' advantage on the defensive end is much greater than the King's advantage on the offensive end. The Kings' best team with offense is the Spurs' favorite type of defense, and for so many years, the Spurs are handy at defending this offense. So the Spurs will win this series, within 5 games. ”

"Don't blow it, the Spurs defense system team is very good, but it's good that the king has a cousin!"

O'Neal shook his head and said disdainfully: "The Spurs are most afraid of accurate shots, their own singles halo, and the outside scoring magic that they do with the ball, and the king has one here!" ”

"Then you mean that the king will win?"

Barkley gave O'Neill a playful look.

"This ...... Ahem......"

O'Neill lowered his head: "That's still impossible...... But I think the series will be at least six games, maybe even a tiebreaker. ”

"Alas, you, you, you still don't see the problem deep enough~"

Barkley piled up fat with an unfathomable face and said: "The lineup of the Spurs is too restrained for the king." I don't make up my mind about other positions, but there is one position where Spurs are definitely the dominant advantage. ”

"Small forward? Leonard vs. Garcia? ”

Smith asked with a wink.

"Nope."

Barkley shook his head and said, "Power forward." ”

"Jason, behind you!"

On the court, Gu Yu, who continued to warm up, began to play a little cooperation with his teammates, and with a shout, Jason Thompson turned around and sent a pass, Gu Yu made a fast break and a quick stop outside the three-point line, ready to catch the ball and shoot.

"Whew......!"

But the ball swept directly past Gu Yu's side and smashed straight in the direction of the technical table, so frightened that the technicians almost fled.

“…… What are you doing?? ”

Gu Yu couldn't cry or laugh, and stepped forward to joke with Thompson, who was obviously not in the state, but in his heart, there was also a trace of worry.

"Jason Thompson."

On the side of the commentary stage, Barkley also saw this scene, and said faintly: "In the team with a great atmosphere in the King's team, he is the most embarrassing person." ”

The game is about to begin.