On the 27th, the Hornets sat at home to face the Thunder.

The match, which was confirmed to be broadcast live in the United States early in the morning, received a lot of attention before the game.

Although Paul once rushed to second place in the regular season MVP rankings with his excellent performance before the star weekend, it is clear that Durant is still Curry's biggest rival for MVP this season.

In addition, Durant and Curry are also ranked first and second respectively on the regular season scoring average list.

The former is averaging 32.8 points per game for the Thunder so far.

The latter averaged 31.7 points per game for the Hornets.

In the NBA, the judges do not determine the final ownership of the MVP based on the results of a particular game.

But Wang Shuo, as a person who has come over, knows very well that if Curry can lead the Hornets to win this key battle with the Thunder at home, then he will definitely get more support in the market.

At the Spectrum Center, after the warm-up of the players of both teams, the starting line-ups of both sides are as follows:

Thunder: Haywood, Ibaka, Durant, Dragic, Rose.

Hornets: Garnett, Millsap, Leonard, Curry, Paul.

In this game, the return of veteran Garnett from injury is also one of the highlights of the game.

Previously, Garnett, who was put on the injury list by Wang Shuo for almost three months due to knee discomfort, seems to be four or five years younger at this moment, both mentally and physically.

In this life, Garnett, who has made up his mind to mix with Wang Shuo to the end, knows very well how much Wang Shuo values this game with the Thunder, so before the game starts, Garnett is also actively mobilizing the emotions of the fans at the scene.

On the court, when he was about to jump with Heywood, Garnett beat his chest and signaled the cheers of the fans not to stop.

As a result, under Garnett's thrashing and thumping mobilization, the atmosphere in the center of the spectrum reached its peak before the game even began.

In the center of the field, after the jump ball, the Hornets attacked first.

On the court, Garnett, who jumped off the opening opening attack for the Hornets, did not forget to raise his hands high when covering Paul through the half, and posed a pose similar to "reigning in the world".

On the sidelines, Wang Shuo, who saw this scene, felt that Duncan was still too honest back then.

Because if Duncan can have half of Garnett's ability to show, even Jordan has to lift Duncan's shoes at the moment.

I have to say that no matter in his past or present life, Garnett's ability to grab the camera is unique in the NBA.

Take, for example, Carter's "death button" at the Sydney Olympics.

Who Carter was against at that time may be forgotten by the vast majority of fans in the future.

But if you ask who was the first to rush to Carter and celebrate with him after Carter's dunk, fans will be reminded of Garnett in the first place.

The Hornets opened the game with a catch-and-shoot jumper that popped up after covering the outside pocket.

Fortunately, Garnett grabbed the rebound in time and passed the ball to Paul on the perimeter, and I took the lead for the Hornets.

At this time, an extremely interesting scene also happened on the field.

That is, when Ibaka complained that Garnett was so old and so able to grab frontcourt rebounds, Garnett, who heard Ibaka's belly, immediately fell to the ground and did a push-up, and quickly got up and retreated to his own half.

CCTV, in this regard, Director Zhang smiled: "Hey, Garnett is obviously telling Ibaka, don't think I can't move at the age of 36, I'm still young!" ”

As the saying goes, there is an old man in the family, if there is a treasure.

Since most of the young players on this Hornets team are not the kind of players with flamboyant personalities, you don't know, the Hornets really need Garnett's show to interact with the fans and boost the morale of the whole team.

On the court, back to the Thunder's turn to attack.

Leonard, who has been enlightened by Wang Shuo before, also hopes to rely on his own efforts to help Curry win this year's regular season MVP.

Over the years, Curry has definitely been the biggest winner in the NBA.

Because as the well-known "son" of Wang Shuo, when Wang Shuo's group of "righteous sons" don't know how to repay Wang Shuo, Curry often becomes the object of gratitude to these players for revenge.

Before the start of tonight's game, Durant, who was still busy tweeting to praise the "female bodhisattvas", obviously did not realize the difficulty he would face on this night.

On the court, I saw that as soon as Durant went around to the right side to receive the basketball according to his usual running route, Leonard entangled him like a poisonous snake.

This ball, Durant was a little careless.

When he released the ball and prepared to attack, the basketball in his hand was almost stabbed by Leonard.

This season, because of his excellent individual defensive ability on the field, Leonard has been recognized by many people in the industry.

That's why Anthony was only 200 percent focused on the young player who had made a name for himself when he played against the Hornets before.

But Durant at this moment ......

How can they have such a high level of ideological awareness?

In the NBA, the vast majority of players need to be beaten over the years to grow up.

In Wang Shuo's view, if he were to coach Durant, he would definitely focus on cultivating Durant on his ideological construction rather than guiding him to polish his skills.

Because this is Durant's biggest weakness compared to other historical stars.

On the court, Durant, whose entire offensive rhythm with the ball has been completely disrupted by Leonard, did not choose to force the pot, but his subsequent shot also successfully assisted his MVP rival Curry to add a backcourt rebound.

Then, Curry, who protected the backcourt rebound, dribbled and launched a transition offense, and after advancing to the frontcourt at high speed, he and Paul hit the basket through a one-two-one cooperation and completed the layup score.

In this game, Curry's desire to win on the court obviously exceeded everyone on the court.

In this life, Kobe's influence on Curry in his early years also invisibly accelerated Curry's inner growth.

Although in the game, when his teammates can score, Curry doesn't mind playing assists for his teammates.

But when it was his turn to make a move, Curry was definitely more resolute than Wang Shuo remembered at the same time in history.

On the court, the Thunder have the ball.

This time, Durant finally got serious.

However on the weak side......

While Rose managed to help him attract the attention of the Hornets defense and create a one-on-one one-on-one for him, Durant's "mantis pull" was strongly interfered with by Leonard.

Against average opponents, Durant has no problem with this crisp and direct offensive approach.

But in the face of Leonard, who was full of defensive concentration tonight, Durant ignored Leonard's model that can interfere with him strongly.

On the sidelines, after Durant assisted Curry for the second time, I saw Director Lu say with a puzzled face: "Although it has been a while since the last time we met the Thunder...... But how does Kevin feel like he doesn't know about Kawai's defensive traits at all? ”

That's Durant.

Obviously has a strong scoring ability that everyone is known for......

But in Wang Shuo's previous life, it wasn't until the "Green Formula" completed the closed loop that he was forced to complete the evolution in his mentality.

On the court, after Curry scored two points for the Hornets on a fast break again, Stevens rushed to the technical desk to take a timeout.

After a timeout, the Thunder attacked, and Rose forced a break from the strong side and completed a pull-up layup under the Hornets.

CCTV, Director Zhang, who saw this scene, said: "At this time, you still have to watch Rose!" ”

On the sidelines, after marketing for most of the season for how Curry competed for the regular season MVP, Wang Shuo never expected that in the end, it would be Durant who would personally present Curry with this crown.

It is true that at this moment, Director Zhang believes that the Thunder have to look at Ross at a critical moment, and his evaluation is just his words.

But as the "old 1.5" in Wang Shuo's memory......

The lack of leadership temperament is also one of the reasons why the NBA does not want to praise Durant as a league card in the same period in history.

On the court, at the end of the first quarter, the Thunder fell behind 29-35.

Just looking at the data, in fact, Durant didn't play badly in the second half of the first quarter.

Because no matter how hard Leonard tries, Durant at this moment is not the object he can lock up with just hard work.

But even if Durant shot 3-of-6 in the second half of the first quarter, he didn't play the game he deserved to be.

On the contrary, it was Leonard's two singles in front of Durant in the first quarter that left a deep impression on the fans in front of the TV and in the field.

Because when Leonard scored, Garnett rushed to his side at the first time and took the initiative to complete the chest collision with him.

Against the backdrop of Garnett's iron-blooded chest-pounding celebration, Leonard's play in the first quarter of tonight's game was almost unanimously praised by the world.

As we all know, in the NBA, even if it's all singles, there is a difference between singles and singles.

In Wang Shuo's previous life, what Leonard lacked most on the court was this kind of expressiveness after scoring a goal.

But at this moment, with Garnett's help, his expressionless face after scoring the goal left a deeper impression on the world.

In the second quarter of the game, Paul, who was staggered by Wang Shuo in the first quarter, played an impeccable half-quarter game in the case of staggered peak travel.

After this Thunder team enters the rotation time, they will generally let Dragic lead the team and replace Yi Jianlian to add an offensive point on the court.

Tonight, however, the UAE and Dragic were unfortunately the backdrops for Paul.

CCTV, looking at Paul, who could score both himself and assist his teammates in the second quarter of the game, Director Zhang said with emotion: "Wang Shuo is really a god...... This Paul is under him, and he is simply omnipotent. ”

All right.

At this moment, that is, Wang Shuo couldn't hear Director Zhang's explanation.

Otherwise, Wang Shuo will definitely tell Director Zhang......

If he really has that god, then with the playoffs approaching, how can he not think about it because he is worried that Paul will drop the chain in the playoffs?

In fact, as the regular season enters the final stage, Wang Shuo has deliberately lowered Paul's recent playing time.

The goal is to make him feel better when he enters the playoffs.

But even so, Wang Shuo can't guarantee that Paul, who is so brave in the regular season, will not have an accident in the playoffs.

Because......

If Paul had only dropped the chain once or twice in his nearly twenty-year career, you could still say it was just Paul's bad luck.

Can......

What if Paul dropped his chains every year?

Just like the Arsenal fans who laugh at themselves every year that "friendship first, competition second, Arsenal fourth".

For Wang Shuo, who has even experienced such nonsense in this life, he doesn't dare to say that he is not superstitious.

Because in this world, there are destined to be things that science cannot explain.

In the second quarter of the game, when he was replaced by Wang Shuo at the break, Paul scored a total of 8 points and 4 assists in the playing time in the half quarter.

Led by our gunners, the Hornets managed to build a 15-point lead in the quarter.

This season, after completely transforming into an auxiliary core, Paul's ability to bring substitutes can only be described as a unique gear in Wang Shuo's eyes.

Because compared with those extremely unstable "second-team gods" who need to rely on lottery to obtain, as long as Paul plays, his side will definitely have a certain lower limit guarantee.

In addition, when Paul takes the bench, Wang Shuo often arranges Clay to play with him......

So in a sense, this Hornets team is stronger than their starting lineup after entering the rotation time.

Because with Paul at the bottom and Klay at the ceiling, even those superteams must pay attention to the Hornets' second lineup.

However, as a team that "only attacks but does not defend", this season, in most of the games where the Hornets lead, they will also give opponents the opportunity to chase points on the court.

For example, in the second half of the quarter, the Thunder successfully relied on a wave of 9-0 offensive climax on the court to pull the suspense of the game back.

At this moment, if you only look at the player's plus/minus, then Curry, who has a negative plus/minus in this quarter, will definitely be pulled to a meeting after the game.

But in fact, if you really watch this game, then you will definitely sigh......

If Curry hadn't stabilized the situation with two difficult three-pointers in the second quarter to stabilize the situation, the Hornets would have been directly reversed by the Thunder in the first half.

In the NBA, player plus/minus is also a very confusing statistic.

Take the Lakers that Wang Shuo coached before as an example.

Because no team on the Lakers' second team at that time could play, the player with the highest plus/minus in the Lakers team was Ellis.

However, if you think Ellis is the best player for the Lakers because of this......

That would be clearly unfair.

In fact, in the NBA, any statistic has to be seen in conjunction with a player's performance on the court.

As the god of coaching, Wang Shuo knows very well that any Excel that is taken out individually and bragged about in a customized way is not worth mentioning at all.

Fortunately, although Curry's Excel is not good in this quarter in terms of plus or minus, with Garnett's assist, in the first half of tonight's game, Curry has instead given the impression that he suppressed Durant in his individual performance.

Because on the court, when Curry hit a series of three-pointers for the Hornets in the second quarter of the game......

Not only did Garnett rush to Curry's side in the first place......

And after a passionate chest bump and high-five with Curry, Garnett did not forget to signal the fans at the scene to quickly shout the most classic cheering slogan in the NBA to Curry:

——“mvp！ mvp！ mvp！ ”

Look, what is a fairy teammate?

This is the fairy teammate!