rpbooks Chapter 854
Chapter 854
Chapter 854
October 2019, 10, Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma.
The game is drawing to a close.
Although there are still more than 6 minutes before the end of the game, the score on the field has reached 90:112.The visiting team is at the front and the home team is at the back.Basically, the Thunder has already secured victory in this game.Therefore, the main players such as Westbrook, Anlo, Gallinari, and Adams have all been replaced by Donovan and became spectators.With such a disparity in points, there is really no need for these guys to appear on the field again.
At this time, as the Thunder's opponent in this game, the Golden State Warriors have also surrendered.
In fact, in this game, the Warriors only lasted two quarters under the Thunder's offensive.In the third quarter, they launched a very violent counterattack, but the effect was not good.In the last quarter of the game, the Thunder pushed the point difference to more than 30, and then took the initiative to withdraw.Seeing Donovan's behavior, Cole simply withdrew his main force.
It's hard to imagine this being a game between two teams that were contending for the Western Conference title last season.The Thunder hasn't changed much, the main reason is that the Warriors are different.It can be said that the current team of warriors feels strange even to themselves.
Like many great teams, the Warriors' decline was internal.Last season, the Warriors were still one of the favorites to win the league.Although they fell under the iron heel of the Thunder again in the Western Conference Finals, as long as they can maintain the lineup at that time, they are still the favorites to win the championship this season.
It's a pity that after another defeat in the Western Conference finals, the contradictions within the Warriors have also been infinitely magnified.In the end Durant was gone, Iguodala was gone, and Livingston was gone.Although they still have Curry, Thompson and Green, the strength of this Warriors is far worse than before.
If it is placed in the previous seasons, even in the two or three seasons before 2015, the game between the Warriors and the Thunder can definitely be called the focus of the league.But looking at it now, it can only be said that time has passed.
Good luck tricks people!The reason why the Warriors in the previous seasons terrified everyone is not only their unparalleled combat effectiveness, but also a complete lineup with almost no injuries.It feels that in the first few years of his career, Curry alone overdrawn the Warriors' injuries in the next few years.
However, God is fair after all.He brought a perfect team of warriors to the league, winning two championships in three years, and he is the best in the league.But all this cannot last forever, what should come will come.
Injuries are part of this league.For the career of every player in this league, injuries are like a shadow, always following them.Some people are more fortunate and have not received too many injuries throughout their careers, such as Karl Malone and LeBron James before last season.But such people are only a very small part of this league. Most players spend their entire careers battling injuries, and some are even more miserable. They are directly the most serious injuries and can be destroyed directly. entire career.Such as Auden, Roy, Ross...
Thompson's injury should not be serious.He was injured in the Western Conference Finals last season.But at that time, the situation of the Warriors was not very good, and Thompson could only bring it to fight.Although Cole has paid great attention to protecting Thompson, the game still consumes a lot of body, especially if he has an injury.
After recuperating for a summer, Thompson recovered well.But just as the season was about to start, Thompson suffered a right calf injury again in a team match.After a professional injury assessment, Thompson was diagnosed with a torn right Achilles tendon.
A torn Achilles tendon is a fatal injury for professional basketball players.Cousins, who was once known as the "League's No. [-] Center," has experienced such injuries.Kobe Bryant also injured his Achilles tendon.What's more, Thompson was injured when he was just recovering from injury and preparing to come back.
It's hard to believe that Thompson won't be back to his best.But it should be difficult to see him innovate and stand up.This can be seen by comparing the current Cousins.From the first center in one season, he has no ball to play in just two seasons.Of course, Cousins' fate was more tragic.Joining the Lakers this season, I saw the hope of winning the championship, but got hurt again!
Thompson should not repeat the mistakes of Cousins, but this season has been confirmed to be reimbursed.
Ever since, the Warriors are sad!
After losing Durant and Iguodala, they lost Klay Thompson.The current Warriors only have Curry and Green. Judging from the few games after the start of the season, these two guys don't seem to be able to support the Warriors.
Needless to say, Green's performance, he has never been a leader player, and his ability to lead the team can be said to be very poor.Especially when his three-point shooting ability that was once above the league level has degraded, it is really useless on the offensive end.He even became a Robertson-style player, the only thing better than Robertson is the defensive coverage and enthusiasm on the court.
Curry is still the same Curry, but without the containment of Klay Thompson and Durant, his advantage on the offensive end has been greatly reduced.In the past few games, Curry averaged 20.8 points, 5.2 rebounds and 6.6 assists per game, and his shooting percentage was only 40.2%.Such data is indeed not bad for other players, but for Curry, it is too bad.Russell's ability is not bad, but he and Thompson are two completely different types of players.He can use the space Curry created for him to score, but he can't provide Curry with that help in turn.
During the previous preseason games, NBA star Chris Webber gave a list of the Western Conference playoffs.In this list, there are no warriors' names.This seems to be an incredible thing, but judging from the performance of these few games, it is indeed difficult for the Warriors to enter Weber's playoff list.Perhaps, in everyone's eyes, the decline of the Warriors is a foregone conclusion.
After the game, An Luo gave Curry a big hug.He could see that the guy was a little frustrated.Indeed, for a player who has won the regular season MVP and led the team to almost complete the dynasty, this situation is indeed a bit unacceptable.But injuries are part of the game too!This is what they said when they defeated the Big Three Cavaliers with only LeBron James left to win the championship, but time has changed and it has come true to themselves.
(End of this chapter)