NBA: I am the god of basketball

Wang Chao really guessed right.

In the sixth game of the first-round series between the Spurs and the Nuggets, Butler broke out in a desperate situation. He scored 37 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists. He led the Spurs to win the sixth game and evened the score tenaciously to 3:3. The two sides launched a brutal tiebreaker,
In the tiebreaker, the Nuggets were ultimately superior. With Mitchell and Murray both scoring 25+ points, the Nuggets finally defeated the Spurs 104:99 in the tiebreaker and advanced to the second round in a thrilling manner.

In the seven games, Butler gave it his all, averaging 28+6+4 per game and shooting 48% from the field, but in the end he was unable to support himself.

On the Spurs side, he is the only player averaging 20 points per game, but the Nuggets have two. Mitchell averages 24 points per game and Murray 21 points per game.

While the offensive end is at a disadvantage, the Spurs' best defensive field does not take much advantage.

霍华德系列赛场均12分11篮板2封盖，跟14分12.2篮板1.8封盖的戈贝尔在数据层面上算是打了个平手，但两人在防守端真正发挥出的作用却截然不同。

Gobert has never been a player who is good at blocking shots. He is better at using his long arms to interfere with the opponent's shooting percentage.

What's more, even if the two contribute the same on the defensive end, the Spurs will still lose money, because Howard is one of the Spurs' dual cores. How can they make money when paired with Gobert?

Even with a slight lack of game experience, but relying on a deeper and more reasonable lineup, the Nuggets still had the last laugh.

At the post-match press conference, Spurs coach Popovich sighed sincerely.

"Wang Chao really built a terrible team. I can vaguely see now that with the growth of these young Nuggets players, this team has the potential to grow into a strong team. The offense has Mitchell, Murray, Kuzma, the defense has Gobert, Tucker, and they even have enough salary space to introduce a superstar with a maximum salary, which is really perfect."

Can't help but Popovich is not envious.

Since GDP has retired one after another, the Spurs are like Wang Xiaoer's new year, and the year is not as good as the year. Although the dual-core combination of Butler + Howard is put together, they can only barely maintain the face of the Spurs' Western Conference team.

Howard is not Duncan after all, even under Popovich's tactical system, it is difficult to pick a leader, especially now that Howard is getting older and 34 years old, without the mobility and explosiveness he needs to survive. Always at a half-baked level, in this fast-paced small ball era, Howard has undoubtedly been abandoned by the times.

Fortunately, after the end of this year, Howard's big contract of more than 2000 million yuan will officially expire. Popovich has no plans to continue signing with Howard. If the other party is willing to accept the veteran's basic salary, he can consider staying for a while. For a center who averages a double-double per game, the base salary of 200 million is still very good.

The Nuggets were able to enter the second round, and the management almost laughed crookedly.

As Popovich said, the future of the Nuggets is too bright, with sufficient salary space and many high-quality players. This summer, they only need to introduce a strong All-Star to qualify for the championship.

And this year they are enough to reach the second round. As the defending champions, they have not taken on the burden of winning the championship or entering the finals. After all, compared to last season, they lacked the strongest star Wang Chao. Not falling into the lottery zone and waiting to die, and even eliminating the Spurs, a traditional strong team, is already a success.
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The last matchup in the Western Conference, the Lakers vs. Rockets, although the situation was not as close as the Nuggets and Spurs, it was still quite a grinding match.

Everyone originally thought that the Lakers, who had the upper hand in the lineup, would defeat the Rockets in a crushing manner, but they did not expect that the Rockets' resistance was very strong.

To be exact, Leonard played quite well in this series. On the offensive end, he even had Durant's style in mid-range shooting, and he couldn't defend at all. He missed the vacancy and even rushed to the inside to actively grab rebounds.

整个系列赛伦纳德场均狂砍34.7分9.4篮板4助攻，正面对飙场均29.8分8.2篮板8.8助攻，打出准三双数据的詹姆斯。

Everyone knows that Leonard is powerful, but no one thought that Leonard is so strong that he can compete with James evenly, and even intuitively feel stronger during the game.

At least James called for pick-and-roll support many times when facing Leonard's defense. On the contrary, when facing Leonard's offense, he was overwhelmed by the opponent's frequent mid-range shots.

But in fact this is not surprising.

Leonard in the 18-19 season was recognized as Leonard's strongest period. He was supposed to join the Raptors at this time. Fight, many times even if you don't want to fight, you don't fight.

But in the playoffs, Leonard is really strong.

Averaged 30.5 points, 9.1 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game. In the East, the Bucks led by MVP Antetokounmpo Antetokounmpo defeated Embiid and the 76ers led by Butler, although they faced the remnants of the Warriors in the finals , It seems a bit unreasonable to win, but the five-star lineup of the Warriors itself is unreasonable at all.

Coincidentally, James in the 18-19 season was also recognized as a year when his state began to decline. Of course, James' decline was not due to the weakening of his personal strength, but the troubles of injuries.

Before James' absence, the Lakers' record was once at the forefront of the Western Conference, but with his injury and absence, the Lakers' record plummeted. During this period, various conflicts broke out among the Lakers' management, and various trade information was flying all over the sky. Panicked and unintentional to play, he failed to even make it to the playoffs.

After that, the Lakers sent out most of the team, exchanged thick eyebrows from the Pelicans, and then won the championship in the second season.

The current Lakers may not be weaker than the original Lakers in the 19-20 season in terms of combat effectiveness. After all, a thick-browed brother with excellent offense and defense is no match for two healthy Cousins ​​+ Towns.

But Leonard's Rockets were indeed not easy to mess with. In the end, the Lakers defeated the Rockets 4:2 to advance to the second round.

Although they successfully advanced, Lakers fans are worried.

It can be seen from the first-round match between the Lakers and the Rockets that although the Lakers have been emphasizing that the team is constantly running in, many problems can still be seen during the game.

Their opponent in the second round is the Clippers. With the current state of the team, can they really pass the mountain of Wang Chao?

At least during the regular season, the records of the Lakers and Clippers are at an absolute disadvantage.

At this time, Lakers fans are even vaguely looking forward to the Clippers winning the championship this season. It is not that as a team from the same city, the Clippers will win the Lakers' face, but if the Clippers win the championship, Wang Chao will most likely win. If you leave the Clippers and join a new championship-less team, even if you let the stupid Clippers win a championship, at least the Lakers will be so scared that Wang Chao will leave, so you can make a lot of money!
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The four teams entering the second round of the West are all determined, the Clippers vs. the Lakers, and the Warriors vs. the Nuggets.

The Eastern Conference also decided on the four teams in the second round, namely Bucks vs. Celtics, Nets vs. Hornets.

The second round of the game will start on April 4. Before the start of the second round, the league will announce the list of the season's best team and best defensive team as usual.

This season's best lineup has changed significantly from previous years.

The five players in the best team are Wang Chao, Antetokounmpo Antetokounmpo, Anthony Davis, Curry and Harden.

Both James and Durant fell from the first team to the second team. Paul George of the Thunder, Leonard of the Rockets and Irving of the Celtics were also selected for the second team with them.

The five players in the best three teams are Kemba Walker, Jamal DeRozan, Jimmy Butler, Joel Embiid and Gobert of the Nuggets.

This lineup is beyond people's expectations, but it is reasonable.

First of all, there are very good reasons for James and Durant to lose the second team. James is because of the team's record. This season, the Lakers' lineup is extremely luxurious, but the team's record is not satisfactory. It only ranks fourth in the West. James averaged 25+8 per game Although the data of +8 is as efficient and excellent as ever, the three strikers in Naihe are even better.

王超场均29+13+12，字母哥28+12+5，浓眉哥28+11，三人均攻守俱佳。

If James insists on comparison, he will be slightly better than Curry, who averaged 27+5+5 per game, in a team.

But the problem is that Curry is a guard. As a striker, James can only be compared with Wang Chao and other three forwards in the selection of the best team, so it is reasonable to fall to the second team.

The same is true for Durant. Durant's statistics this season are average, averaging only 26+6+4 per game, because the Nuggets have too many players who need the ball. Paul, Booker and even Jokic Odds have to have the ball to show their power, which makes Durant feel like returning to the Thunder, and even played off the ball in many cases.

Although the Nets' record is not bad, the decline in personal data has become the reason why Durant fell out of the first round.

But in fact, Jokic is the most affected by the Nets.

18-19赛季，约基奇本应该靠着场均20+11+7的全能数据入选最佳一阵的。

But in the Nets team with many stars, Jokic has very little possession of the ball, and it is difficult to play with all his skills.

As a result, he didn't even make it to the third formation.

After the best team, is the best defensive team.

The five players selected for the best defensive team this year are Wang Chao, Gobert, Antetokounmpo Antetokounmpo, Eric Bledsoe and Marcus Smart.

The five players on the second team are Big Eyebrows Davis, Kawhi Leonard, Paul George, Jimmy Butler and Jrue Holiday.

The All-Defensive Team is also restricted by position, and two positions need to be left for the back line, resulting in the failure of the selection of strikers with stronger defensive capabilities, such as the Warriors' Draymond Green.

But in general, the selection results of the defensive first team and second team are within the recognition range of most fans. The ten players on the list are indeed very eye-catching players on the defensive end. Now many people have begun to wonder. To whom will it be awarded.

Judging from the contribution to the team's defense, Wang Chao, Gobert, Antetokounmpo and Big Eyebrow are almost evenly divided. Wang Chao averaged 2.8 steals and 1.8 blocks per game, Gobert 0.8 steals and 2.3 blocks, and Antetokounmpo 1.3 steals. 1.5 blocks, Brother Nongmei 1.6 steals and 2.4 blocks.

From the data point of view, Wang Chao and Brother Nongmei are obviously more outstanding, but the defense is definitely not only reflected in the data, but also depends on the comprehensive effect it brings to the team's overall defensive system.

In this regard, Gobert actually accounts for more, and since Big Eyebrow fell to the second defense, basically it has nothing to do with the selection of DPOY.

Although there has been a precedent in the league in which a second-defense player was eventually selected as a DPOY, that is only a case after all. In most cases, the first-defense player is selected as a DPOY more often.

At present, it seems that the call for Gobert to be reelected as DPOY is still stronger. On the one hand, the Nuggets still have the third place in the Western Conference this season without Wang Chao, and they have successfully advanced to the second round, which made many people shine. Gobert's superb defensive ability to guard the basket as always is one of the keys to the team's victory.

On the other hand, it is already a habit for the media to suppress Wang Chao. As long as Wang Chao does not suppress all players in a certain way, under the same circumstances, the media reporters will be more inclined to the one who can compete with Wang Chao. Wind and autumn players.

Of course, due to changes in the league's selection mechanism, the season awards will not be announced until after the finals, so it's pointless to dwell on this issue now.

After the announcement of the best team and the best defensive team, it attracted two days of enthusiasm, and soon the fans' vision returned to the second round of the playoffs, especially the Lakers vs. Clippers, which is definitely one of the focal points that fans love to see war.

There is no need to mention the grievances between Wang Chao and James. New and old grievances are added together, and this playoffs must be counted together.

Due to the ball market and popularity, the Clippers and the Lakers basically have no home court advantage in the playoffs. Lakers fans can always grab the Clippers' home tickets first by various means.

In the opening game of the second round on April 4, the Clippers saw more Lakers fans at their home court.

For this situation, the Clippers players and even the home fans have long been accustomed to it. At this time, instead of having the slightest idea of ​​resentment, they have high fighting spirit.

So what if there are many fans?Can you help out with the ball?Doesn't the outcome of the game depend on who is strong and who is weak?

Now the Lakers are not as good as the Clippers. The more fans you support at the scene, the better. Are you happy to watch your team get beaten?
The Clippers started this game: Wang Chao, Brogdon, Harris, Gallinari, Lopez.

Lakers starting: Rondo, Tatum, James, Towns, Cousins.

Lopez and Towns jump the ball in the middle circle, the Clippers have the ball, and the game officially begins! (end of this chapter)