rpbooks Chapter 257 The sky is his limit
Chapter 257 The sky is his limit
Chapter 257 The sky is his limit
After the Thunder defeated the Heat, they successively defeated several teams such as the Grizzlies, Nets, and Pacers. Their winning streak expanded to 14 games.
"Can the Thunder's winning streak reach 20 games before the All-Star voting results come out?"
"I guess it's a bit of a suspense. They have to face two powerful enemies one after another. The Celtics and the Cavaliers are the strongest teams in the Eastern Conference. They are not big teams. The Thunder It's pretty hard for the team to get past them."
"Yes, if they want to win 15 consecutive victories, they have to win the Kate team first. The Celtics are not good at it."
"Don't underestimate the Thunder. The hottest team in the league right now is not the Lakers or the Cavaliers, but the Thunder led by Ye Hao. It's ridiculous that there are still people who dare to underestimate them."
"That is, as long as they can beat the Celtics in this game, they will surpass the Spurs and become second in the Western Conference and third in the league."
"The Thunder have really risen too fast. It feels like they didn't make it to the playoffs not long ago. Now they have reached the third place in the Western Conference and will soon become the second in the Western Conference. Ye Hao is really too It's bullshit."
"For the Thunder, improving the record ranking is a matter of winning streak, so simple."
"So in the latest MVP rankings, Ye Hao has already ranked first, surpassing Kobe and James. This is the first time he has ranked first."
"This ranking is well deserved. The Thunder are the most improved team. Ye Hao's ability to lead the team has been fully proved."
"Last season's Supersonics team, Olympic China team, and this season's Thunder team all played well under the leadership of Ye Hao, and they were all unfavorable before the game, and they played shocking performances in the end. , I think such a player is the real MVP, if this season's MVP is not for Ye Hao, I will put my own eyes on it!"
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The game against the Celtics was played at the home court of the Thunder.
Speaking of the Celtics, it is also a bit innocent. Originally, in Ye Hao's previous life, they should have won the championship trophy last season.
The desire of the Celtics who make up the Big Three for the championship trophy is very huge.
Garnett, Pierce and Ray Allen have never touched the championship trophy before.
I just thought that playing together can realize this long-cherished wish of my life.
But who would have thought that Ye Hao just crossed over last season and reminded Kobe to make the Lakers pay more attention to the treatment of Bynum and Ariza's injuries, and finally these two players were able to catch up with the season. Back in the playoffs.
This improved the strength of the Lakers a lot, and also defeated the Celtics in one fell swoop, winning the season championship.
The three elders of the Celtics returned home empty-handed. This season, they are one year older.
Missed the best opportunity to win the championship last season, I am afraid it will be difficult to have a chance to win the championship again.
However, these three veterans are full of fighting spirit and want to make a comeback this season and attack the championship again.
In their view, their running-in is better, the team chemistry is better, and they are very hopeful to win the championship.
As for the result, I am afraid that we will not know until after June.
The game is always played one game at a time.
Like this one now.
The Boston Celtics would love to beat the Thunder.
It's an amazing feeling to end a team's winning streak.
Like last season, they ended the league's longest winning streak, the Rockets' 22-game winning streak.
That was the longest winning streak in Rockets history.
This winning streak came to an abrupt end with the Celtics.
After winning the Rockets last season, the entire Celtics team was as happy as if they had won the first few rounds of the playoffs.
After that game, Rondo said: "It was amazing. It was like a child asking for candy on Halloween and getting presents at Christmas. It felt really good. It was the longest winning streak in team history. We are very happy to be our background, we successfully sniped them."
Garnett said: "On the court, I like to do this kind of thing that destroys other people's records. I am an out-and-out villain on the court, and my opponents will fear me."
Now they have another chance to experience the joy of ending someone else's winning streak.
The Thunder's 14-game winning streak is now also the longest winning streak this season and the longest in Thunder franchise history.
Well, anyway, the Thunder are newcomers, and everything can be a record.
Like Ye Hao's 50+ scoring record in a single game, the highest scoring record in a single game, etc., are already the Thunder's team history records.
Proper team history No.1.
And these records are still improving.
As for Durant?
Really can only be a second child.
These are all digressions. As for the topic, Rondo said: "Actually, we hope they can win a few more games in a row before they meet us. Because I know we can definitely beat them and end their winning streak." Yes. Relatively speaking, it will be more successful and more interesting to beat the team with more winning streaks.”
Garnett also said: "No matter what they are, this is just an ordinary game for us, an ordinary victory. I am very confident to beat them."
Before the game, a reporter conveyed the words of Garnett and Rondo to Ye Hao and asked Ye Hao what he thought.
Ye Hao smiled lightly and said: "I believe this will be very interesting. When our winning streak reaches 15, no one will remember who they are, and no one will remember what this number represents. Which team, but only remember the winning record we have. It's like a corpse buried under the snow."
The words between the two sides before the game were quite a bit of gunpowder, which made the game even more interesting.
Kenny Smith, the commentator of the live broadcast of the game, said at the game scene: "After the Celtics made a big trade last season to form the Big Three, they jumped from the bottom of the league to the top team in the league.
From this record, we can see their desire for the championship.
Only this season, their record has declined.
From the first place last season to the current third place in the league.
It stands to reason that they have gotten better together and have a chemical reaction, so the record should be maintained.
But not only did they lag behind last season's Finals opponent, the Lakers, they were also inferior to the Cavaliers led by James in the Eastern Conference.
To be honest, I don't doubt Garnett, Pierce and Ray Allen's desire to win the game and the championship trophy.
But I wonder if the degree of desire will weaken after they have worked together for a season?
Hope it's not what I thought it would be. "
Barkley said: "This is the same as a couple. When two people have been together for a long time, there will always be more or less unsatisfactory, not as sweet as the honeymoon period.
The team is actually the same. When a team has been playing together for a long time, if there is no breakthrough in the record, some small frictions will easily occur.
Last season can be regarded as the honeymoon period of the Big Three of the Celtics, so their cooperation played an impressive performance.
This season they have begun to enter a flat period, and they can still maintain the top level of the league, which is very good. "
Kenny Smith laughed, "You're very interesting. It seems that last season, the Celtics' honeymoon was not as sweet as the Lakers' honeymoon, so the Lakers finally won the championship."
Barkley nodded, "Let's talk about this game. The Thunder have won [-] consecutive victories in one go, completely showing their fangs hidden at the beginning of the season before other teams in the league.
Now, I am afraid that no one dares to underestimate them anymore, they have already regarded them as the first-class team in the league.
Kenny, what do you think of this game?
Which team do you think is likely to win in the end? "
Kenny Smith thought for a while and said, "Actually, I really want to see the Thunder win 15 consecutive victories, or even more.
This is really great!
However, I think the Celtics might win this game.
Because there are too many consecutive victories, it will also make a team tired and lose the desire to win.
The players may feel numb to victory for a while, and the happiness brought by winning one or two games is not as much as usual.
Moreover, with the increase in the winning streak, it is actually a kind of pressure for the players.
The more wins the streak has, the more people expect them to have more wins.
Playing under such a pressure requires a high level of mentality from the players.
And the Thunder is a team with mostly young players, which will be a relatively big challenge for them.
So I'm leaning toward the Celtics to win this game.
After all, the Celtics have more experience and the overall strength of the team is strong enough.
Although they are playing away games, this should not affect much, they are a team that is good at playing away games. "
After hearing what Kenny Smith said, Barkley shook his head and said with a smile, "What you said sounds quite reasonable.
But you forgot to consider one point, and that's the crucial point.
That means the Thunder have Ye Hao.
With Ye Hao's existence, the factors you mentioned are irrelevant.
He is the creator of miracles.
We have actually encountered these situations many times.
In terms of analysis, even though there are many factors against him, and it is concluded that he will lose,
In the end, he will be slapped in the face.
So this time, I am the same, standing firmly on his side.
The Thunder must win! "
Kenny Smith said: "Doesn't he have limits? Everyone has limits. He has led the team to 14 consecutive victories.
This is already considered a remarkable achievement. "
"No, he has no limits!
I don't see the limit in him.
Really only the sky is his limit! " Barkley said firmly.
While the two of them were arguing, the game had already begun.
The Celtics' starting lineup is: point guard Raja Rondo, shooting guard Ray Allen, small forward Paul Pierce, power forward Kevin Garnett, and center Kendrick Perkins.
One interesting thing about this starting lineup is that two of the five players (Ray Allen and Perkins) are from the Sonics, the predecessor of the Thunder.
The Thunder's starting lineup is: point guard Dragic, shooting guard Ye Hao, small forward Durant, power forward Ibaka, and center Varejao.
Now Ibaka will replace Jeff Green in the starting lineup in many games.
After all, his defensive ability is better than Jeff Green, and he is gradually developing his mid-range shooting ability.
When Ye Hao and Durant already had two strong scoring players in the starting lineup, Carlesimo considered using Ibaka with stronger defensive ability to share more defensive pressure for them. It also guarantees rebounds on the court.
Sometimes he even put Ibaka and Jordan on the court at the same time, just to enhance his defense and rebounding ability.
Now, the Thunder's overall defensive ability can be ranked in the top five in the league, and their rebounding ability has been able to squeeze into the top three.
In addition to Ye Hao's super powerful scoring ability, this is also an important reason why they have been able to win consecutively now.
Both sides jump the ball and the game begins.
The Thunder jumped to the hoop and took the lead on the offense.
Dragic advances with the ball.
Rondo stepped forward and pressed the defense.
Under Rondo's defense, Dragic almost made a mistake and lost the ball.
Obviously he underestimated Rondo's defensive ability.
Rondo behaved rebelliously on and off the court, like a villain, and his defensive ability was very strong.
Fortunately, Ye Hao came around in time to respond, and Dragic passed the ball to Ye Hao smoothly.
Ye Hao moved the ball to the right flank.
Ray Allen followed him closely.
When playing against his old club, the Supersonics, last season, Ray Allen was thinking that if he was not traded and stayed on the team, he would be able to play with Ye Hao and Durant.
Imagine how exciting it would be if that happened.
But between him and Ye Hao, who will play the starting shooting guard?
Who will be the substitute?
Maybe Ye Hao can only be the starting point guard to solve the problem.
Lei Allen ran after Ye Hao, but Ye Hao stopped suddenly while moving.
Take off, followed by Varejao who slid the basketball straight into the basket.
Varejao caught the ball, leaned against Perkins, turned around and scored the basketball with a small hook.
For a muscular guy like Perkins, Varejao still seems to be able to handle it with ease.
Flexible and skillful.
Looking back, the Celtics attack and Rondo has the ball.
Dragic defended.
But Rondo used a feint to shake him past him.
After breaking in, he split the ball to Garnett in the high position.
Garnett holds the ball against Ibaka.
Ibaka is firmly behind Garnett.
Garnett talked trash to Ibaka before attacking, "Rookie, your garbage defense can't prevent me, your defense sucks..."
(End of this chapter)