Chapter 20: The Daigo Initiation
It may also be strange to say, according to the value on paper, Nash is now nearly forty years old, according to the Warriors' strong impact, Nash will definitely become a vulnerability, but the Lakers are well coordinated, at least they can take the initiative in the second game, but the next opponent the Warriors will face is the Thunder. It's hard to understand that they will also play their main players, as coaches rarely have all of their main players on the court in preseason, but the Thunder may be an exception, and their Thunder junior will all play in preseason.
The Thunder at this time may not be the Thunder team of last season. They could only be stronger. People know that Durant also went to apprentice with Olajuwon in the offseason this season to learn the pace of interior offense, you know, Durant's strongest thing is his stable shooting, but his ability to play inside may be a little worse than that of stars of the same level as him, such as James, and even compared with the aging Kobe, Durant's interior offensive skills are slightly inferior. But this offseason's training may have given this guy a new look. Originally, Durant was one of the top scorers in the league before, and he is still improving, so you can imagine how exaggerated he will be now. In fact, there is no doubt that Durant is the ace of the Thunder, but if you want to say that the most explosive player of the Thunder, I am afraid it is not Durant, it is Westbrook. But even Westbrook, who has super explosive power, is often blown up whenever he encounters the Warriors, because Wei Shao meets Lin Fei, who has a stronger scoring ability, and Lin Fei's scoring methods are far from being limited by Westbrook. However, this offseason, Wei Shao can be said to be practicing shooting and defense hard, and these trainings are aimed at Lin Fei, because Lin Fei may have become an imaginary enemy in Wei Shao's mind, if he wants to succeed, Wei Shao must face Lin Fei's hurdle. And Harden will undoubtedly still act as a super sixth man, which may be a big advantage for the Thunder in the preseason, because Lin Fei did not play, and Curry replaced, and the bench depth is not enough.
With this configuration alone, you can imagine that although it is a preseason game, the two teams are obviously like meeting world rivals, and they are going to do it for real.
Before the game, Curry asked Lin Fei very interestingly how to play when facing Wei Shao. Lin Fei told Curry that the truth is actually very simple, you can just shoot crazy shots in front of him. Such an answer may seem like an empty phrase, but it is not a little humor.
The Warriors without Lin Fei are not the real Warriors. The Thunder Three Shao knew it very well in their hearts, but this did not hinder their desire to attack in the slightest. In the first quarter of the opening game, Durant directly hit all 7 shots and scored 18 points, laying the Thunder advantage, while Wei Shao also scored 12 points, directly beating Curry.
For the first time, people saw the Warriors look a little embarrassed. But it's understandable! After all, they are facing the Thunder, and in terms of lineup, they will not be inferior to the Warriors.
The Warriors were strong last season, and one of the things about them is that they have always been able to pull off strong comebacks when they're behind, and as Nielsen emphasized, a team that doesn't have the ability to turn around is not a really strong team.
However, this time the Warriors did not get their wish, the Thunder team mobilized the Thunder three young people to take turns on the court, and the Warriors did not seem to have much momentum this time, and were directly beaten to the end by half of the Thunder team, and simply lost.
It was the Warriors' first loss in the preseason. When they lost, the players and fans were thinking about Lin Fei very much.
At this time, the media released news that Lin Fei's injury was not a big deal, and he had been training with the team all the time. At this time, the team and fans seem to have been calling for Lin Fei's play. …,
D'Antoni faced such a situation, in fact, he was quite like letting Lin Fei go on the field to run in with the players, after all, he had not used Lin Fei in his official game. For a team like Lin Fei, it has always seemed to appear as a myth, but only when he uses it himself, he may know how capable Lin Fei is.
D'Antoni consulted a doctor. Lin Fei was indeed able to play, but when D'Antoni said to Lin Fei, Lin Fei made it clear that he didn't want to be able to play in the preseason and wanted to recover better. This seems to be a bad sign.
In the second game, the Thunder team heard that the Warriors would not send Lin Fei to the court, so they simply let their main players play, and the Warriors naturally sent all the substitutes, and a good game was wasted, but everyone may have a feeling, that is, good things are grinding.
In fact, at this time, the medical team of the Warriors is in full swing to discuss an issue, that is, the time when Lin Fei will play.
Previously, the Warriors came to the conclusion that Lin Fei's playing time should be limited to 30 minutes. But it was the advice of the team doctors in the playoffs after a season of intense competition. However, what is now in front of the team doctors is the question of Lin Fei's exact time.
Anyway, it is necessary for Lin Fei to play for thirty minutes. But how good it would be to be able to reach a maximum time is a difficult conclusion to come to a conclusion.
For Lin Fei, 30 minutes may be very insufficient, because no team's core players play 30 minutes, such time cannot ensure the efficiency of a player, and playing time is also an effective guarantee of player data.
In fact, Lin Fei has always had an indifferent attitude towards the problems of the medical team. Because all he has to do is just feel like when he plays.