Coach, I don't want to retire yet

Chapter 295 James with an exploding heart!

The news of Durant's season reimbursement is still burning, and the entire NBA is in chaos.

Currently in the entire Western Conference, the Los Angeles Lakers are ranked first with a record of 50 wins and 5 losses, and the Golden State Warriors are ranked second with a record of 45 wins and 10 losses. These two teams are ranked first and second. In terms of location, it is basically in the sky.

As for other teams, it's not that they don't care about their regular season record.

But because of some special considerations, these teams in the West bite very tightly and have no intention of chasing the first and second.

Therefore, the results are generally average.

This so-called special consideration is naturally considering whether to fall to the Lakers who are the eighth in the Western Conference.

The Lakers don't look at the top record, but fans of most teams in the West are calling for their team to fall to the eighth playoffs to play the Lakers.

The Lakers play like this, at first glance, they are the best team to bully in the playoffs.

The Rockets even beat the Lakers 2-1 this season.

In the playoffs, wouldn't the Rockets just play casually?
If the Lakers are blacked out in the first round, then this division is really great, directly avoiding the truly strongest Warriors in the West.

Therefore, a spectacle in the current West is that everyone does not intend to avoid the Lakers who are the No. [-] in the West.

What everyone wants to avoid now is the second-ranked Warriors in the West.

This is actually understandable.

Therefore, the teams in the West are basically waiting and watching.

These strong teams are all waiting to see what the future situation will be like, in order to get a suitable ranking at the last moment.

For example, the Spurs, this team is very chicken thief, has been dangling in the fourth and fifth positions.

This actually belongs to Sima Zhaozhi's heart, and everyone knows it.

How average is the West's ranking now?
Except for the No. [-] Lakers and No. [-] Warriors.

The remaining seven teams that can compete for the playoffs are not even more than 4 games apart!
Ranked third is the Rockets who just defeated the Lakers, beating the Spurs to rank third in the West with a record of 38 wins and 17 losses.

In fourth place is the Trail Blazers, No. 36 in the Northwest Division, with 19 wins and [-] losses.

In fifth place is the 37-18 Spurs.

Ranked sixth is the Thunder, which is currently 36 wins and 19 losses.

As for seventh place, the Mavericks have 37 wins and 20 losses.

Ranked eighth is the Timberwolves with 35 wins and 20 losses.

The ninth place is the Grizzlies with 34 wins and 21 losses.

Looking at this ranking, it is not unfair to say that the Spurs are chicken thieves, but everyone is a chicken thieves.

The Mavericks have been holding on to the Spurs while also keeping an eye on the Timberwolves.

While the Thunder are staring at the Spurs, they are also staring at the No. [-] Trail Blazers in the same district.

The gap between everyone is not big, as long as one speeds up, the world may be turned upside down.

At this stage, no one dared to run or rest. It was a very strange atmosphere.

Because, seven people compete for six positions, even if you are greedy for the eighth position in the West, you don't dare to really lose!

Therefore, things will become very interesting. You can't lose too much, and you can't win too much. This is too much a test of judgment and acting skills, and everyone is very exhausted.

But, now that Durant is down, can the Thunder still make it to the playoffs?
The Thunder's record is 36 wins and 19 losses, and the ninth Grizzlies in the Western Conference have a record of 34 wins and 21 losses, with only 2 wins in the middle.

Can the Thunder really survive these two wins without Durant?
If the Thunder fall behind.

Then it becomes six teams competing for six positions. Can those teams that sing the Lakers be able to reorganize wantonly, focus on the playoffs, and practice lineups and tactics in the regular season?
If you take into account the fact that the Lakers are now frantically competing to break the record of 72 wins in the regular season, it will take a lot of energy. In addition, many players on the Lakers are veterans. If it were you, would you choose the Lakers as your opponent? ?
A bunch of veterans, desperate in the regular season, plus Jokic's suspension, can't play in the first round, without a center, if your team still has a good center, would you want to pick the Lakers? beat?
San Antonio.

In the Spurs head coach's office, Popovich stared at the team's calendar in a daze.

Durant's injury really affects the whole body!
Without the threat of the Thunder, the Spurs can go straight.

"Eighth is our best position!"

After thinking about it again and again, Popovich said very seriously.

And Buford and Budenholzer next to him did not have any objections.

Because, they also feel that if the Spurs fall to eighth to beat the Lakers, it is the best choice.

Avoided the Warriors before the Western Conference Finals. At the same time, if they beat the Lakers in the first round, if they can beat the Lakers, they can even wash away the shame of being blacked by the Lakers last season.

"Bobo, the key question now is, are the Lakers really without a center?"

After Buford finished speaking, Popovich retracted his gaze and looked at Budenholzer next to him.

"Mike, go and collect Yao's comeback timetable. At the same time, help me sort out the data and game performance of Barkley and Garnett this season."

After Popovich finished speaking, Budenholzer took the order and left.

At this time, it's not just Popovich, many people are customizing some special information and data for the Lakers this season.

This caused many consulting companies in the NBA to suddenly explode in business.

Of course, these teams that want to fall to the eighth place in the Western Conference also need to see the face of the Thunder now. If the Thunder loses Durant, is it really abolished?

For the Thunder, Durant is not just the boss of the team. Durant is also the cornerstone of the team, and the style of play revolves around Durant.

Therefore, Durant's season reimbursement is not only a sudden loss of a maximum salary, but also a complete change in the team's style of play.

Without Durant in defense, there will be no speed to help defend, and one piece of help will be lost.

Without Durant in the offense, the two goblins can't take turns to swing, and Westbrook can't swing alone.

Without Durant, the Thunder's offensive and defensive systems collapsed.

Therefore, these teams are also looking at the Thunder's record when customizing data and information.

In the away game against the Bobcats, the angry Westbrook scored 27 goals in one game, 27 of 12, and a triple-double with 33 points, 10 assists and 10 rebounds. He led the Thunder to defeat the bobcats in the Eastern Conference with difficulty.

Playing the Western Nuggets at home, Westbrook had 21 points and 17 assists, Carter had 20 points and 12 rebounds, and Ibaka had 20 points and 8 blocks. The three led the team to the Nuggets in three quarters and won again.

Playing Paul George's Eastern Pacers at home with a broken leg, Westbrook had another triple-double, Carter and Ibaka had 20+ doubles again, and the Thunder once again crushed their opponents in three quarters.

After the absence of Durant, the Thunder seem, it seems, nothing has changed, it seems, or can they easily beat their opponents?

However, the strength of these three teams is too good, and soon, the test of the Thunder will come.

Westbrook, who played 30 wins and 28 losses in the western lottery area in an away game, has been very angry since Durant was injured. In this game, he scored 38 points, 12 rebounds and 31.6 assists with 39 of 14 shots and a 11% shooting rate. , leading the team to lose in overtime.

A super triple-double, leading the team to lose, and one person did 9 in overtime, 9 of 1. After Durant was injured, no one can suppress Westbrook's desire, let alone an angry Westbrook.

At the end of the game, Carter looked at the pouting Westbrook with an angry and unwilling face, and finally sighed and got into the player tunnel.

Carter is Durant's cooler, Durant is Westbrook's cooler, but Carter is not Westbrook's cooler.

The Suns are a good team in the West, but this team cannot make the playoffs in the West.

Facing such a team and finally losing in this way, you can see where the upper limit of Westbrook's Thunder is.

As long as they stay with the Thunder, the Thunder is likely to explode under the leadership of Westbrook!

It was your bad luck to be killed by Westbrook.

Westbrook probably killed himself with an explosion.

Immediately afterwards, the Thunder played the Trail Blazers, a real western powerhouse team, which was almost a replica of the same script.

In the first three quarters, the Thunder even led by 11 points.

At that time, all the Blazers fans felt that their team was over.

Unexpectedly, in the fourth quarter, Westbrook suddenly went undercover for the Blazers.

In the whole game, Westbrook made 32 of 14 and scored a super triple-double of 40 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists. In addition, his shooting percentage was also very good, which seemed supernatural.

In fact, it was really amazing for three quarters, otherwise the Blazers would not have lost 11 points in three quarters in an away game.

The mighty Turtles were awesome for three quarters and almost killed the Blazers.

However, the Blazers, relying on Afflalo, Westbrook's senior at UCLA, scored 11 points in the fourth quarter rotation stage and persisted.

Then, Westbrook blew himself up!
Throughout the fourth quarter, after Westbrook came on the court, in just 8 minutes, Westbrook made 13 of 4 shots and made 9 irons!
When Westbrook came on the court, the score was 97 to 87, leading by 10 points.

At the end of the game, the score was 114 to 117, and the Thunder lost by 3 points.

With 45 seconds left at the end, when the two teams were 110 to 110, Westbrook made 45 consecutive irons in just 3 seconds, dribbled the ball and threw it after halftime, without any patience.

At this point, the Western Conference teams that have been paying attention to the Thunder are finally relieved.

The Thunder's strength, they felt it.

Unstable, just like Westbrook, the Thunder has now become an extremely unstable team.

Now the Thunder's style will be the same as Westbrook's style before.

Westbrook is an unstable player.

This is actually understandable.

Therefore, on March 3st, the Thunder team went to an away game, and they were about to challenge the Lakers, who were also not in a good state recently.

Nash told the fans in the Lakers community that the Lakers are about to get on track, even if Jokic is suspended, the Lakers will soon return to the winning track and successfully break the Bulls' 72-win record.

After Nash's speech, the Lakers lost to the Rockets and even the Nets in the next game, only winning against the Jazz.

1 win and 2 losses in three games, and it was a not so strong team that won.

This whole thing is as embarrassing as Nash needs to be.

Now the Lakers with 51 wins and 6 losses still have a chance to break the record of the Bulls, but now more and more people are not optimistic about the Lakers.

Now, the Thunder and Lakers, two teams in poor condition, meet like this.

Therefore, it has attracted the attention of the entire league.

"I have a hunch, I feel, if this game is not played, the Lakers will collapse!"

James was thrilled.

He feels that he is not aimless, he has researched.

The recent Lakers lost games were actually caused by Seth Curry being targeted and blown up.

And in the entire NBA, is there any guard who is more suitable for Bences Curry than Westbrook?

I have to say that James has really good vision.

In the focus match between the Lakers and the Thunder, Westbrook played against Seth Curry as soon as he came up. In the first quarter, he made 8 of 5, 2 of 1 three-pointers, 5 of 5 free throws, and scored 16 points in a single quarter. .

In addition, Carter also played against Seth Curry in the first quarter of this game. He made 4 of 3 in a single quarter, 3 of 3 three-pointers, and 2 of 2 free throws. He scored 11 points in a single quarter.

In the first quarter, the Thunder scored 37 points in a single quarter. Relying on Wade's performance of 9 of 5 and 10 points in a single quarter, after finishing the game 10 minutes before the first quarter, the Lakers were already 22 to 32 behind by 10 points. point.

But soon, Coach D did not replace Pierce with the regular rotation during the rotation stage, but replaced with Isaiah Kanan, which became the key.

In just 2 minutes, Kanan relied on Westbrook's defensive inattention and made 6 of 5 three-pointers. He scored 2 points in 15 minutes. In the end, he actually helped the Lakers win 34-37 at the end of the first quarter. , lost by 3 points.

This game was indeed quite lively.

And the whole game was like a replica of the first quarter.

The two teams are indeed playing lively.

After four quarters, the two teams tied 110 to 110. With 6 seconds left in the final game, the Lakers trailed by 107 points 110 to 3. Wade made his first three-pointer in this game and the only one. A three-pointer, hit against Carter, chased the Lakers to overtime.

Coach D did not let Kanan and Seth Curry shoot three-pointers, but let Wade shoot three-pointers, which really shook the world.

James, who was in front of the TV, was so angry that he wanted to smash the TV.

In this game, the two unstable teams, the Lakers and the Thunder, really made his heart explode!
Damn, seeing that the Thunder were about to win, the Lakers exploded with a three-pointer. Seeing that the Lakers were about to win, Westbrook exploded again.

Damn it, there is no such bully!

Maybe in this world, only coach D has a smile on his face, so calm, it seems that everything is as he expected.

But soon, overtime began.

The two teams are still inseparable.

The game was played to the last attack.

With 6 seconds left in the game, the Thunder had the ball, and the Lakers and Thunder scored 118-118.

"Get ready for the second overtime!"

Aunt Jenny, who is the chief teaching assistant, is sighing.

Du Kang didn't speak, but he didn't object either.

The simulation result of this game is that in the second overtime, the Lakers won a big victory, and the Thunder will collapse in the second overtime!
"This time the Thunder's lore will be Westbrook, and defend against Westbrook."

After Du Kang finished speaking, all the Lakers players took orders.

Carter served the ball, Westbrook received the ball, and almost everyone in the Lakers turned to Westbrook!

And right now!
There was a burst of exclamation at the scene!
"Durant!!!"

Durant, who just had surgery, appeared at Staples! ! !
Fans and spectators saw it.

The players on the court, Westbrook, saw it all! ! !

It won’t be a career reimbursement!

It will definitely not be a career reimbursement!

"KD! This is for You!!!"

Seeing Westbrook defending against Antetokounmpo's defense, two steps outside the three-point line and making a direct zombie jumper, James in front of the TV was stupid! ! !
James felt like his heart was exploding!
And looking at the trajectory of the basketball thrown by Westbrook, Du Kang on the sidelines was also shocked!
This trajectory!

wrong!

At the same time, Durant, who had just appeared in the stands, showed a smile on his haggard face.

A swipe!
The sound of the basketball brushing the net is so crisp!

121 is better than 118!

The Thunder beat the Lakers away!
全场比赛34中17，三分球5中2，罚球20罚15中，全场比赛砍下了51分15个篮板10助攻，除此之外还有3抢断。

Among them, 21 points were scored in the fourth quarter and overtime, and the Thunder scored all 11 points in overtime.

"KD! This is for You!!!"

The whole Staples is silent!
In everyone's ears, Westbrook was pouting and pointing at Durant and yelling!
Durant, who was laughing just now, cried.

Du Kang, who was shocked just now, smiled.

Change your life against the sky!

He is not the only one who has reversed the fate of system results!

Westbrook, tonight, did it too!

(End of this chapter)