basketball pope

Chapter 726 [F7 Lakers, finale transaction]

In the second half, the Mavericks sent the strongest attacking lineup to try to counterattack, but failed.

Coach Carlisle was embarrassed. He knew that if he couldn't catch up in the third quarter, he would have to give up the game.If he played all off the bench in the final quarter, he was afraid of losing as badly as the Magic did.

Yang Rui, of course, would not be polite to the Mavericks, let Paul play after a 20-minute break (plus halftime), and attack on the premise of ensuring defense.

The key on the offensive end is Paul, and the most important thing on the defensive end is Chandler. With him around, the Mavericks will not be able to get to the basket or guarantee the shooting percentage.

The three-pointers of Prince, Marion, Kidd, Terry and others were strictly guarded.

In this quarter, the two teams were evenly divided, and the Clippers entered the final quarter with a 25-point advantage.

Nowitzki and Terry can't play for too long, their physical strength can't be compared with when they were young, and others can't attack. The two sides competed on the bench, and the point difference quickly widened to more than 30 points, entering garbage time.

With the championship in hand, several veterans of the Mavericks no longer have such a strong desire to win.Those who chase their dreams can play better than those who catch them. The Clippers don't have a championship now, and they're ready.

In the final 122 to 82, the Clippers won by 40 points.

After the defending champion lost like this, Carlisle couldn't raise any emotions after the game, and was too lazy to answer questions from reporters.

Nowitzki bluntly said that the Mavericks are difficult to defend this season, and it is useless to not admit it. They have lost to too many teams, and they can't even get the home field advantage in the first round. How can they compete for the championship?

Yang Rui's evaluation of Mavericks is just an understatement. "They are no longer a threat, they meet in the playoffs, and the Clippers must win."

The next day, many media said that the Mavericks had withdrawn from the championship.

But people believe that there is still a team in the West that can threaten the Clippers in the playoffs, and that is the Lakers in Los Angeles.

The Lakers also maintained their winning percentage after Kobe Bryant's return. They are currently ranked third in the Western Conference, second only to the Clippers and Thunder, and may overtake the Thunder at any time.

On the trade deadline, the Blazers and the Lakers completed the finale trade!
The Blazers traded Gerald Wallace for Fisher, Mike Roberts, and the Lakers' 2012 first-round pick when they traded Jordan Hill.

After Jeremy Lin broke out, the Lakers had no place for Fisher. He wanted to go back to the Lakers to hug his thighs, but he ended up in vain.

The Blazers made substitutions for rebuilding and freeing up salary space. In the Blazers, Gerrard played a small forward. Because of his poor shooting, he was not suitable to partner with Noah and Aldridge.

The Lakers poached Gerrard in order to make him a cameo at the 4th position to enhance his ability to guard against pick-and-rolls.He has been selected to the All-Defensive Team and averaged double figures in rebounding at his peak. Except for his better shooting, Mike Roberts is inferior to the former "Elvis" in other aspects.

The Lakers have Big Gasol, Love, Luol Deng, Gerald Wallace in the frontcourt, Kobe, the crazy Jeremy Lin and the comeback Nash in the backcourt. Some Chinese fans use "F7" to describe the Lakers. , and before the Lakers only formed "F4" at most.

With such a depth of the lineup, no matter how you look at it, you can compete with the Clippers.

Other deadline day trades were not as sensational as the Lakers'.

The Rockets sent the second-round pick Thabeet, point guard Flynn and a 2013 second-round pick in exchange for backup center Camby from the Blazers.

The Rockets have acquired a veteran, and their strength has not improved. The only benefit is that Camby's contract expires this summer.The Blazers did not benefit either. Thabeet was a recognized garbage center with no potential to tap.

The Nets traded Nick Young from the Wizards for a small price, Brian Cook and a future second-round pick.

The Wizards sent Yang Shaoxia away to cultivate Klay Thompson, and the perimeter Thompson and Wall performed well.

Nick Young can improve the Nets' outside attack power. He was once called "Little Kobe".Many of his wonderful goals were made by Kobe when he was young, and watching the highlights is like a parody.

He is 201cm tall, weighs 95kg, has a wingspan of 213cm, touches a height of 255cm on the spot, a body fat rate of 6.8%, jumps 100cm in place, 103cm for a maximum run-up jump, 84kg bench press 6 times, runs back and forth in the penalty area for 11 seconds, 3/ 4 sprints in 3.25 seconds.

Obviously, Nick Young has the body to become a superstar, dunking from the crotch, turning 360 degrees, and dunking from the free throw line is a piece of cake for him.His shortcomings are that he does not like to pass the ball, has poor organizational skills, and his shooting is also a nerve knife.

He is a god-slaying existence when he smokes. He scored 43 points against the Kings this season, but he can also scare his teammates to death.

现年26岁的尼克-杨正值当打之年，本赛季至今他场均有16.6分2.4篮板1.1助攻；而上赛季他更出色，场均砍下17.4分2.7篮板1.2助攻，投篮命中率44.1%，三分命中率38.7%。

The strength of the Nets continues to strengthen, and this season will be able to compete with the Cavaliers.

The Wizards' future is not good either. The reconstruction was completed very quickly. In addition to sending Nick Young away, they also traded with the Nuggets, sending out insiders McGee and Turiaf in exchange for insider Hilario Nene.

Before the start of this season, Nene signed a five-year, $5 million contract with the Nuggets. This season, he averaged 6700 points, 13.4 rebounds and 7.4 assists per game.Considering Nene's potential injuries, the Nuggets management regretted signing him to such a high contract, so they sent the big man away.

The 24-year-old McKee averaged 11.9 points, 8.8 rebounds and 2.5 blocks per game this season. He is at a disadvantage with Nenebi in strength, and is better in bounce, speed and explosiveness.

McGee, who will become a restricted free agent this summer, had previously formally notified the Wizards management and asked for a long-term contract with an average annual salary of about $1400 million.It was because of McGee's "Lion Opening" that the Wizards traded him.If the Nuggets want to keep McGee this summer, they need to pay tens of millions of dollars in annual salary.

Eastern competitors have big moves, and the Cavaliers are not far behind, their goal is only the championship.

The Cavaliers also wanted to make a trade and made various attempts. They wanted to send Mike Miller and replace it with a young player. Unfortunately, Miller only stayed for a season and a half before it was completely reduced to a garbage contract, and no team was willing to take over.

No team is willing to make a big deal with the Cavaliers at this juncture, assist the Cavaliers to rush to the championship, and their goal can only turn to signing free agents who have returned from abroad.

Cavaliers fans are very sorry, and feel that if Miller is replaced by Rudy Gay, the Cavaliers will definitely be stronger.This is indeed the case. Even if Gay doesn't have the ball, he is almost in the Cavaliers' stats, swinging at the 3 and 4 positions, and his defense is much stronger than Miller's. Unfortunately, there is no regret medicine in the world.

The Cavaliers signed veteran Kenyon Martin to add depth inside.

Martin was fired in China's CBA, not because of his weak personal ability, but because he was not suitable for the XJ team.His characteristics are very distinct, rebounding well, can defend, but lacks enough low post attack ability.In the CBA, Martin's individual defense can't be used without a complete defense system.

The Cavaliers also want to sign swingman JR Smith and use the minimum salary to dig a powerful sixth man.It's a pity that JR Smith is still young and wants to fight for a big contract, so he joined the Knicks freely.

Others in the free market can't get into the eyes of the Cavaliers' management. They can only rely on the Big Three in offense this season, and will meet the strong challenges of the Pacers and the Nets.

The Clippers did not suffer serious injuries, so they did not trade and sign freely. Yang Rui believes that the Clippers lineup is very reasonable now, and there is no need to strengthen them deliberately. They are the best!

(End of this chapter)