Chapter 300: The Regular Season is Over!
If Kerr had known that this would happen, he would never have put Durant on the court, even if the knife was on his neck!
Durant's role in the current offensive end of the Warriors is undoubtedly huge, and he is even called the Warriors' real thigh by fans!
This season's Durant ranks first in the Warriors in terms of points per game, and in terms of shooting percentage, in addition to Sun Dahei, the monster, he is also ranked first in the Warriors. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
Once Durant can't play in the playoffs, the impact on the Warriors will be fatal!
Especially since the Warriors are in the "Group of Death" in the West, if they are not careful, it will even be difficult to break out of the West and they will not be able to meet the Cavaliers in the finals! After all, neither the Spurs nor the Rockets are good matches.
It's hard enough to get out of the West, even if they stumble into the Finals, facing the Cavaliers who have been reinforcing themselves, the Warriors want to defeat the Cavaliers, and there are many difficulties.
"And Sun Dahei...... and Sun Dahei...... "Cole has no master, and he is muttering in his mouth......
After Durant went back to the locker room to check the injury, Sun Dahei played on the court for less than two minutes before he was taken down by the worried Kerr!
Depending on the situation, Durant's injury is not light, and at this difficult moment, if Sun Dahei is injured again, it will be difficult to meet the Cavaliers in the finals.
For the sake of caution, Cole had to take Sun Dahei down, just in case, even if it was only one in 10,000 risk now, Cole would not dare to take it.
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In the game, the Warriors sent a bunch of marginal players, and even important bench players like Iguodala, Zazapatchulia, and Clark did not play.
The Lakers' bad attitude was very clear, once the score had the momentum of leading, Lakers head coach Wharton Jr. immediately called a timeout and replaced the main team.
The Warriors are still in the mood to play, anxiously awaiting the outcome of Durant's injury, and they are now praying that Durant's injury is not too serious and that he can return before the Western Conference finals.
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Seeing that Sun Dahei is off the court, Lakers fans are extremely disappointed, but they can also understand Kerr's arrangement, Durant has been injured, which will surely highlight the importance of Sun Dahei, if Sun Dahei is accidentally injured in the last game of the regular season, then the Warriors' playoffs will simply not play, can they do it over the New Orleans Pelicans, and they want to meet the Cavaliers in the finals, unless the Splash Brothers are against the sky......
Originally, Lakers fans were still counting on Sun Dahei to do a big job in the last game of the regular season and dedicate a gluttonous feast, but now it seems that it is impossible.
Sun Dahei played for 3 minutes, and cut 8 points and 4 rebounds in the face of the almost defenseless Lakers, which was extremely efficient, and finally the Lakers lost to the Golden State Warriors who were playing away with a big score of 93:98!
The long regular season schedule is finally over, and the first round of the playoffs will begin in three days.
The first round of the playoffs was actually decided as early as April 11.
The top eight teams in the West are: No. 1 Warriors, No. 2 Spurs, No. 3 Rockets, No. 4 Clippers, No. 5 Jazz, No. 6 Grizzlies, No. 7 Thunder, and No. 8 Pelicans.
The top eight teams in the East are: No. 1 Cavaliers, No. 2 Green Cavity, No. 3 Wizards, No. 4 Raptors, No. 5 Hawks, No. 6 Bulls, No. 7 Pacers, and No. 8 Pistons.
Judging from the matchup table, the Cavaliers can basically be sure to enter the Finals lying down, and under a series of reinforcements, the Cavaliers' current team salary has reached an astonishing amount, and there has never been a team with such a high salary in history, which can also see how rich Cavaliers owner Gilbert is.
The Cavaliers faced the Detroit Pistons in the first round, and there was basically no suspense in this series, and even the Cavaliers had more than an eighty percent chance of sweeping the opponent to enter the second round of the playoffs!
In the second round of the playoffs, one of the two teams against the Raptors or the Hawks, generally speaking, the first round of the playoffs is four or five positions, and it is difficult to say who can advance, after all, the record is not much different, there is no disparity in strength, and who can advance depends entirely on the performance of the players of each team.
If the Cavaliers play against the Raptors, although DeRozan is very strong, whether it is the main lineup or the bench lineup, the gap between the Raptors and the Cavaliers is very huge, and the Raptors basically have no chance to counterattack.
If it is the Hawks who advance, then it will be full of highlights, as we all know, the Hawks selflessly sent the team's sharpshooter Korver to the Cavaliers for nothing, this decision Until now, no one can figure out what the Hawks management thinks.
The direct consequence of this wise decision by the Hawks management is that if they meet the Cavaliers in the second round, they will definitely enjoy the special care of sharpshooter Korver......
In addition to the highlight of Korver, there is also the showdown between Howard the Warcraft and Emperor James.
Little Emperor James's career can be described as smooth, he has not suffered any injuries, and he has a lot of honors at hand, and now he has become the first person in the league, which can be described as infinitely beautiful, but in the early days of his career, he has been living in the shadow of two people!
One of them is naturally Spurs rookie Deng Dud, the future is yours, and it is still being mentioned after Duncan retires.
The second unexpected person is the Warcraft Howard, Howard was originally called a man who could replace James alone, and it was definitely not a lie, the magic led by the peak Warcraft Howard killed the knights led by the little emperor James several times.
For a long time, fans have thought that James's arch-enemy is Kobe, but in fact, the two have never met in the Finals, let alone the arch-enemy, James's arch-rivals are only Duncan and Howard.
It's just that now things are wrong, Duncan is retired, Howard can't even be the core of the team now, and it is difficult to compete with James, but Howard's competitive state has not declined too obviously, and maybe James can burst out with amazing energy.
Whether it is against the Raptors or the Hawks, the Cavaliers will definitely be able to advance steadily, and it is very likely that they will advance with a score of 4:1 or even a sweep.
In the Eastern Conference finals, the Cavaliers are most likely to face the Celtics, although the Celtics have soared this season and given people a huge surprise, but in terms of strength, the Cavaliers can only get two wins at most.
It can be said that the Cavaliers have basically entered the finals safely.
On the other hand, the Golden State Warriors, in the absence of Durant, the backcourt lineup is no longer so luxurious, and the Splash Brothers, as shooters, are a little up and down, and in terms of stability, the Splash Brothers are not as good as Durant.
This also leads to a heavier burden on Sun Dahei, once the Splash Brothers can't open, then Sun Dahei must attack the opponent's inside line to seek a breakthrough, which is also the reason why Kerr let Sun Dahei play only three minutes in the last game of the regular season!
In addition to Durant, among the remaining four giants of the Warriors, anyone can be absent, but one Sun Dahei cannot, he is the last hope for the Warriors to reach the Finals.
The Warriors faced the New Orleans Pelicans in the first round of the playoffs, and Sun Dahei could limit one of the twin towers Cousins if he was there, but after losing Durant, Anthony Davis did not have the right person to defend.
Even Kerr regretted selling Big McGee, with Big McKey's physical fitness, the effect of defending Bushy Eyebrows must be much better than Chasing Egg Green......
The Twin Towers are both the league's top new interior lines, the Warriors can only limit one now, and the other can't find any suitable defensive candidates.
However, against the New Orleans Pelicans, Kerr is still very confident of winning, the only thing that upsets Kerr is that if he plays too many games in the series, it will greatly deplete the player's physical energy, which is extremely detrimental to the Warriors' next playoff schedule.
In the second round of the playoffs, the Warriors played against the Clippers or the Jazz, and if you want to beat one of these two teams, it is also a tough battle for the Warriors.
The Clippers have Chris Paul and Redick in the backcourt, and although they may be slightly inferior to the Splash Brothers in terms of offense, they are almost equal to the Splash Brothers in terms of defense, and they are better than the Splash Brothers in terms of playmaking.
In the case of losing the advantage in the backcourt, Sun Dahei must play a good result on the inside, so that the Warriors can defeat the Clippers.
The other team, the Utah Jazz, has a very good defense, and the Warriors have always been afraid of this kind of team with excellent defense......
If it weren't for the fact that Sun Dahei was still in the lineup, Kerr really felt that he should pick up and prepare for offseason fishing.
In the Western Conference Finals, the Warriors played against the Spurs or the Rockets, which was also the last obstacle for the Warriors to enter the Finals.
These two teams, no matter which one they are, even if Sun Dahei is present, the Warriors have the possibility of losing the series!
Needless to say, the current rocket is almost an old madman with a bunch of little madmen, blindly throwing and shooting, once the hand feels great, it is a great threat to the warriors!
In the game against the Rockets, Sun Dahei's role on the defensive end was almost negligible, because the Rockets almost did not play inside singles, which was equivalent to the offensive efficiency of the two teams.
In the game against the Spurs, Kerr had already found a way to win, that is, a lineup of the Big Four, and Sun Dahei brought a substitute player to another lineup, but now with Durant's injury, if Sun Dahei is not allowed to start, then the Warriors' starting lineup is very likely to be directly beaten by the Spurs.
Sun Dahei's bench lineup can only bite the score, and it is difficult to overtake the score......
After the matchup table was released, judging from the matchup, the Warriors' playoff schedule was full of crises, and every game was a guillotine hanging behind the necks of the Warriors.
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The Warriors this season because of the boss's picking, although it seems that the introduction of Durant's thigh, but the lineup at the beginning of the season is very unbalanced, there is no strong point grabbing master on the bench, once the main lineup score is behind, the Warriors will basically lose eight or nine games.
And Sun Dahei's arrival is definitely a surprise for the Warriors, who only spent the price of cabbage to sign a player of Sun Dahei's level, which directly raised the depth and thickness of the Warriors' lineup by at least one notch!
It is conceivable that if the Warriors do not have Sun Dahei in their current lineup, the Warriors' playoff journey will be so difficult in Durant's absence.
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With the end of the regular season, according to the history of the NBA, in the few days between the end of the regular season and the start of the playoffs, major awards in the regular season will be awarded, such as the best rookie, the best sixth man, the best head coach, etc., and the regular season MVP is generally awarded in the second round of the playoffs.
However, this season's awards have changed a lot, in order to make the awards ceremony more grand and attract more fans' attention, the NBA Board of Management decided to announce and award them at a unified award ceremony.
According to the news released by the NBA Management Committee in November, the award ceremony will be held in New York on June 27 after the finals, and it will definitely be quite lively, especially Sun Dahei, this season is definitely a huge harvest season for Sun Dahei, and various awards will definitely be able to shine at the award ceremony.
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Seeing that the playoffs were approaching, Sun Dahei returned directly to Oakland with the team that night, and three days later it was the first game against the New Orleans Pelicans.
At this important moment, Da Hei must have to pay attention and did not contact Natalie Portman and Scarlett Johansson......
During the three days of rest, Kerr did not call the players to train, and now Kerr is trying to prevent injuries to the players in the team by all means, and if possible, Kerr even wants to charter a hotel and lock all the players in the hotel to prevent accidental injuries to the players in the past few days......
Especially Sun Dahei, Cole called almost once an hour in the past three days, and almost moved into Dahei's apartment to supervise Sun Dahei, he was really afraid that Dahei would be young and frivolous, and like the little shark Bynum, he would play some exciting sports that young people love to play, resulting in accidental injuries......
In this regard, Da Hei is not dissatisfied, he can understand Kerr, and know that this playoffs are not only important to the Warriors, but also to Kerr.
It is completely reasonable that Kerr attaches so much importance to Sun Dahei, the pillar of the Warriors' inner line.