rpbooks Chapter 248 The Track and Field Team on the Plateau
Chapter 248 The Track and Field Team on the Plateau
Chapter 248 The Track and Field Team on the Plateau
Starting from the victory over the Grizzlies, the Thunder have defeated the Timberwolves, the Knicks, the Pacers and several other teams in away games, achieving a wave of consecutive victories.
After four consecutive victories, their ranking in the Western Conference has been further improved, and they have unknowingly ranked fourth in the Western Conference, only behind the Lakers, Spurs and Nuggets.
Behind them are the Rockets, Trail Blazers and Mavericks.
And their fifth away game is against the Denver Nuggets ahead of them.
This season's Nuggets, after trading away Iverson in exchange for Billups, can be described as a sudden emergence.
Under the kneading and tandem of veteran FMVP Billups, they played a very good chemical reaction, and the team's performance was much better than last season.
The Nuggets now have Billups at the No. [-] position, Carmelo Anthony, the super scorer on the front line, Nene Hilario, Kenyon Martin and JR Smith. Will.
The strength of the team is really not weak.
And the home court of the Nuggets is on a high-altitude plain, so they are not friendly enough to away teams.
For the Thunder, if they can win the game against the Nuggets, they can further narrow the gap between them and the Nuggets.
If they lose, the No.4 position they just sat on will be vacated again to the Rockets behind them, and they will fall to No.5.
In fact, if the requirements are not so strict, judging from the schedule of this wave of away games, they should have won all the games they should have won.
After playing the Nuggets, they are going to Los Angeles to play two games against the Los Angeles Clippers and the Los Angeles Lakers.
The current Los Angeles Clippers are a well-rounded team with a record that ranks second to last in the league.
It will not be difficult for the Thunder to win the game against the Clippers.
So even if they lose to the Nuggets and Lakers, their seven consecutive aways can still get an excellent record of five wins and two losses, which can be said to be very good.
So now the mentality of the Thunder players is quite relaxed.
But Ye Hao, the ball demon, did not let them relax. Ye Hao hoped to stand in front of Kobe at the Staples Arena with a record of six victories.
The Thunder's starting lineup for this game is still the same. Dragic is the point guard, Ye Hao is the shooting guard, Durant is the small forward, Jeff Green is the power forward, and Varejao is the center.
However, as Jordan and Ibaka performed better and better, they played more and more time in the game.
In the first position, Dragic and George Hill grew a little slower.
After all, big insiders will rely more on physical conditions.
Small defenders need more time to polish their skills.
And there are many times when the Thunder team will use Ye Hao to play the first position.
Now Ye Hao's effect at the No. [-] position is better than that of the two rookie point guards.
But letting him play point guard for a long time is not a good solution, because the Thunder need his scoring more than connecting teams.
The starting lineup for the Nuggets is point guard Chauncey Billups, shooting guard Dengtay Jones, forwards Carmelo Anthony and beast power forward Kenyon Martin, and center Nene Hillary profound.
As soon as the game started, the Nuggets attacked first. Billups assisted Anthony to score a high jumper and scored first.
The live broadcast commentator Barkley said: "Billups' style of play is very simple and unpretentious. It is rare to see him have fancy technical moves, but it is very practical and has a strong overall view."
His partner Kenny Smith said: "After Billups came to the Nuggets, it can be said that they made them play more like a team, kneading players who were already very good.
When Iverson and Anthony partnered, their style of play was basically that Iverson finished Anthony's attack, Anthony singled out Iverson singled out, and other players failed to integrate well into the team.
So they didn't achieve much at that time, and even making it to the playoffs was mostly in the first round.
The arrival of Billups now solves this problem very well.
Players like Nene, Martin, etc. can play a greater role on both offense and defense.
So their record has naturally improved, and they have become a relatively bright dark horse in the league this season.
It is really eye-catching.
Now they will meet another dark horse, the Thunder, and their game will be interesting and interesting. "
Barkley shook his head, seeming to disagree with Kenny Smith's statement, "The Thunder are actually not a dark horse, they made it to the Western Conference Finals last season, and it's normal for them to behave like this.
They are a normal white horse.
My expectations for them are actually higher, and I hope they can surpass last season and achieve better results. "
Kenny Smith said: "However, the Thunder have undergone a major team shake-up this season, replacing many experienced players in the team and strengthening a group of young players.
This is no longer the Sonics team of last season.
This is a new Thunder team.
It is surprising and unexpected that they can still perform like this under such circumstances. "
"As long as Ye Hao is on the team, no matter who is replaced, the team will be equally competitive.
And as long as Ye Hao is there, this team will only be Ye Hao's team.
Then it's not really a brand new team.
So they are not a dark polo team, they should have such a record.
And I think they have to move up the rankings to meet my expectations for them.
To be precise, it met my expectations for Ye Hao.
This guy is sure to be a great player.
I am full of expectations for him. " Barkley said with a smile.
Properly showing the posture that a licking dog who is a diehard fan of Ye Hao should have.
In short, licking is over.
Don't ask, just lick.
After the Nuggets scored, Ye Hao of the Thunder held the ball on the wing, facing Dengtai Jones who came from the defense, and raised his hand to make a three-pointer.
Jones simply could not guard against.
It's not that I don't want to defend, but that it doesn't work to raise my hand to defend.
Deng Tai-Jones is 1 meters tall, and Ye Hao is five centimeters taller than him. Coupled with the advantages of jumping and wingspan, Ye Hao's shooting in front of Jones is almost like an open jumper.
What's more, Jones' defense retreated a little far. He originally thought that Ye Hao was going to break through, but he didn't know that Ye Hao just came up and threw a three-pointer.
Looking back, Anthony caught the ball again and singled out Durant.
Durant is desperately supporting Anthony's back.
Just now, Anthony succeeded in jumping in front of him, and Ye Hao has already told him that Ye Hao told him to be more active in defense, and don't let Anthony do it again.
Durant wants to save face, okay?
Although he was often mistreated by Ye Hao, he already had no face to speak of.
But he still has to save face in front of outsiders. Apart from being able to accept being blown up by Ye Hao, he cannot accept being blown up by others.
Durant has long hands and long legs. Although he is a little thinner, he is still very effective in defense.
Anthony's turnaround jumper missed under his defensive interference.
Jeff Green grabbed the backcourt rebound and handed the ball to Ye Hao.
Ye Hao raised his hand and handed the ball to Dragic, and gave him the job of dribbling the ball across the half.
Rookies always have to play and practice more to grow up, otherwise Ye Hao will always do the work by himself, why do you need other teammates?
Ye Hao is very happy to see his teammates grow.
When his teammates can pick up the burden, Ye Hao is not a player who plays alone, he is willing to share the ball.
Moreover, the joy of being carried forward by teammates is unimaginable to outsiders.
That must be much more enjoyable than carrying the team forward alone, like a tracker pulling a boat on both sides of a river.
If you don’t believe it, just watch Kobe. He carried the Lakers forward with his powerful scoring. He played like this for several seasons, but was he really happy in those few seasons?
Well, there should be LeBron James. Many times, he will hint to the team management that he will find a strong helper for him. The team management only needs to exchange him for the entire league.
If there are capable helpers in the team to play together, it is equivalent to sitting in a sedan chair, which is relaxed and comfortable.
Carrying the team by yourself means that one person lifts the sedan chair and the whole team sits. If you are not tired, who will be tired?
Dragic is now playing more steadily on the court than at the beginning of the season, and no longer looks like a frizzy, green-haired man. This is the way for rookies to develop and grow.
Under Ye Hao's guidance, his growth rate is faster than George Hill's, and his performance is also better.
It's not that Ye Hao is biased, in fact, Ye Hao treats them all equally.
The difference between this comes from the player's personal comprehension ability and diligence.
Dragic brought the ball over and watched his teammates move from the outside.
He made a tactical gesture to direct his teammates to move.
Ye Hao is actually quite satisfied with his performance.
This is much better than handing the ball over to Ye Hao as soon as the ball arrives, no matter what the situation is on the court or what the opponent's defensive lineup is.
Ye Hao often said something to Dragic and George Hill, "A point guard must play with a brain, have his own views and the ability to analyze and judge changes in the court."
It seems that Dragic has kept it in his mind and is slowly being able to use it on the court.
This is a good sign.
While the teammates were running, Dragic handed the ball to Durant in the high position on the left.
Durant received the ball and made a jump shot without waiting for Anthony to defend him.
Very accurate, and a little stable to throw the ball in.
The Nuggets attack, Billups has the ball half court, and Nene moves out to screen for him.
They ran a pick-and-roll, forcing the Thunder to switch.
Billups faced Varejao with the ball, made a jumper and scored the ball after an emergency stop.
FMVP's style of play is really unpretentious, just one trick and one style, it works.
Looking back, the Nuggets also blocked an offense from the Thunder.
After Billups came to the Nuggets, the Nuggets suddenly knew what defense was all about.
The strength of the defense has increased by more than a star and a half compared to before, but a grade-level improvement.
But the current defense of the Thunder team is also slowly taking shape. Because Ye Hao actively set an example in the team, everyone is playing actively.
The defensive culture in the team is leveraged.
As Director Zhang, a well-known domestic commentator, said, "Looking at how many times the Thunder's players fell to the ground to grab the ball after a game, you can know how active their defensive attitude is."
That's right, the players of the Thunder team are very fierce in defense now. The ball rolling on the ground is almost the kind that the whole team can't wait to throw on the ground to grab.
With this defensive attitude as support, can their defense slowly go in a good direction?
Didn't our Master Lu say such a famous saying?
"The defensive attitude has improved, and he dared to go to the ground to grab the ball. Even O'Neal's grandma can defend well when she plays."
Master Lu must have said this!
Both sides are coming and going, and the score is rising alternately.
After the first quarter, the two sides fought to a tie.
At the beginning of the second quarter, Ye Hao stood up. He scored 23 points in a single quarter, helping the Thunder to widen the gap in one fell swoop.
In the first half, the Thunder led the Nuggets 45 to 39 into the second half.
During the halftime break, Nuggets coach George Karl yelled at his players to defend Ye Hao well, because he hurt the Nuggets too much.
But when he looked at Deng Tai-Jones, Deng Tai-Jones lowered his head.
Deng Tai-Jones is unreliable, Carl shook his head in his heart.
I can only try to let Billups try it.
Of course, his eyes also looked at JR-Smith on the bench.
He hopes that this nerve knife can bring good results in the second half.
Even if you kill an enemy one thousand and lose eight hundred, you can still make money, but if you kill an enemy without eight hundred and lose more than one thousand, then it is not a good thing.
That's the nature of Nervous Knife players, and even the coaches don't know when they will work and when they won't work.
Nervous Knife players do not bring a reliable instruction manual.
It is difficult for a bad coach to control a good player.
But George Karl decided to let JR Smith try it in the second half.
Back in the second half, Carl replaced JR-Smith and put Deng Tai-Jones on the bench.
At the same time, the birdman Chris Anderson was replaced, replacing Kenyon Martin.
When these two guys came up, the feeling of the Nuggets track and field team came out.
Of course, it would be more like if Kenyon Martin was not replaced.
A track and field team that can run, jump and hit, everyone in the team is very physically fit.
The Nuggets attack, Billups passes the ball to the frontcourt,
JR-Smith slipped to the right flank and asked Billups for the ball.
Ye Hao followed.
"You can't guard against me, Huaxia boy!" JR-Smith yelled at Ye Hao.
(End of this chapter)