Reborn NBA's Strongest Talent

Chapter 332. 332. The Battle for the Playoffs

The news that Westbrook is preparing to return spreads inside the Thunder, making teammates smile, which means that the team has further hope.

But after a month, everyone was silent again.

One month, that's about to pass the first round, that is to say, you must rely on your own efforts, and only after passing the first round can you have strong backup to join.

The situation is still confusing.

But at least there is more hope.

Especially Anthony and Rose, the two of them have a purpose in the Thunder. If this purpose can be realized, of course they hope to achieve it. Next year, let alone whether the Thunder is willing to renew their contract, whether they are willing to stay is another matter.

At the same time, the two also saw that although the Thunder is not only a strong team, if there are no injuries, it is also a team with strong spirit and culture. A team that can maintain a positive attitude at all times should not be underestimated.

On the 25th, the Thunder played away with the Grizzlies.

The Grizzlies continued to send warmth to the Thunder.

At 116:101, the Thunder easily defeated their opponents and won their 41st victory.

李茶25投13中拿到33分5篮板5助攻。

On the 27th, the Thunder played against the Pacers at home.

The Pacers also exploded towards the end of the season.

The Thunder lost to Jingzhou carelessly and lost to the Pacers in an upset at home.

109:104，李茶26投12中拿到30分6篮板2助攻。

On the 29th, the Thunder continued to sit at home to play against the Nuggets.

Murray played bravely and stood up when Jokic was restricted. He personally scored 37 points and led the team to defeat the Thunder.

116: 112.

李茶27投14中得到40分3篮板5助攻。

The two scored against Biao, but Jokic's organizational support ability created better conditions for the team, and the Nuggets won justifiably.

At 41 wins and 35 losses, the Thunder are teetering between sixth and seventh in the Western Conference.

The Warriors have won the first place in the Western Conference, and the Rockets have also established their own advantage in the second position.

The Lakers are temporarily ranked third in the West, the Jazz are fourth, and the Blazers are fifth.

The records of the Jazz and the Trail Blazers are comparable, and the final ranking has not yet been determined. The Lakers' third place is only 2 games away, and they must maintain their form in the last few games.

The Thunder and the Spurs are competing for the sixth position. Both teams are representatives of holding good cards but not playing well.

The Nuggets and Clippers are also competing for eighth in the West. It is an absolute good thing for the Nuggets to win this game.

The most unexpected thing is the Clippers. The whole team was dismantled and sold, and they successfully struggled on the edge of the playoffs relying on Lu Wei and Harrell.

Compared with the Clippers, the Suns with Booker, the Kings with Fox, especially the Timberwolves with Towns and Wiggins, really need to reflect on themselves.

On the 31st, the Thunder played against the Lone Ranger at home. This was the last time the Thunder played against Nowitzki.

The team produced a short film for Nowitzki, which was played at the time when the team's starting lineup was originally introduced.

Nowitzki was so moved that he burst into tears.

The audience and fans at the scene gave warm applause.

When it comes to human touch, small ball markets such as the Thunder and Mavericks are more humane.

Big ball markets such as the Knicks and the Lakers still pay more attention to the market and record.

I don't know if it's because the Thunder sent a gift. Both Nowitzki and Doncic released water and gave the Thunder a warmth.

After defeating the Mavericks at home, the Thunder's sixth place in the Western Conference was slightly stabilized.

108:115，李茶24投13中得到34分7篮板4助攻。

Say goodbye to Nowitzki, really say goodbye this time.

After this game, Nowitzki has only 7 games left. The Lone Ranger failed to make the playoffs this year, and Nowitzki's countdown to retirement is coming to an end.

On April 4, when the Lakers were a guest in Oklahoma City, James was in high spirits and took away a victory at the Thunder's home court.

117:112，李茶26投13中得到37分4篮板2助攻。

The Lakers successfully locked the team's record at third in the Western Conference.

This is a task that the Lakers have not completed in the past few years-making the playoffs.

I didn't expect that after James joined, he would be able to bring the team back to the playoffs, and still rank third in the Western Conference.

This further strengthens the Lakers' idea of ​​continuing to build a team around James.

Even if James is now 34 years old, it stands to reason that he should be going downhill, and his peak is no longer.

But James, who played point guard this year, averaged 10.8 assists per game, ranking first in the assist list.

At the same time, he averaged 27.3 points per game.

James' omnipotence once again told the entire league that if the king does not abdicate for a day, none of you can be No.1.

Maybe James can't lead the team to win the championship this year, but next season, if the Lakers continue to introduce strong players and All-Stars, the future is promising.

You must know that Davis will definitely transfer now, otherwise he will enter the free market.

Leonard also has a high probability of entering the free market. The Raptors may succeed in keeping him if they win the championship, otherwise there is no need to talk about it.

And players like Irving and Durant are big fish.

The Lakers' eyes were already wide open, and the blood was shining brightly.

On the 5th, the Pistons also came to Oklahoma to challenge the Thunder.

The twin towers of Griffin and Drummond did not bring glory to the Pistons, and the iron-blooded defense of the Motor City was not strong enough. Instead, it was slowed down and became an abandoned product in the small ball era.

The Thunder finally won again. If the Spurs hadn't been losing, the sixth would have been gone.

95:118, the Thunder has not had such a big score gap for a long time.

Originally, he could clock out of get off work in three quarters, but Donovan decided to let Li Cha stay on the field for a while after deliberating for a long time.

最终李茶19投12中拿到30分3篮板4助攻。

On the 7th, the Thunder challenged the Timberwolves in Minnesota and also won a rare victory.

He also locked himself in sixth in the Western Conference almost at the end of the season.

The next two games won't matter.

116:110，李茶24投13中拿到35分5篮板3助攻。

With 44 wins and 36 losses, the Thunder finally guaranteed their ranking.

Li Cha ranked first in the scoring list with an average score of 36.0, and Harden ranked second with 35.8.

The competition for the scoring champion was extremely fierce.

Even more intense is the MVP ranking.

According to media expectations, Harden still ranks first, with amazing scoring data, leading the team to second place in the Western Conference, and also has very high rebound and assist data.

The second is Antetokounmpo, averaging 28.9 points and 12.9 rebounds per game. He is very terrifying on the front line. The Bucks' record is also third in the Eastern Conference.

The third is James, who ranks in the top ten in scoring, but at the same time has the performance of the assist king, which brought the Lakers to the third place in the Western Conference.

Li Cha, on the other hand, didn't even make the top five.

Leading the scoring and single-core team into the playoffs does not seem to be attractive enough to the media.

Maybe it's because Harden's score is also very high, and James is also a single-core player.

But it is unreasonable to rank Li Cha outside the top five.

Unless there are other reasons.

For example, Li Cha is a Chinese player, and Li Cha's sneaker endorsement is not Adidas or Nike, etc.

But this is not in Li Cha's wishes. He missed the MVP this year but kept his hopes. Li Cha has even started gearing up for the playoffs.

On the 9th, the Thunder ushered in the Rockets at home.

The duel between the two teams has always been harmonious and friendly, but today the two top two scoring players have to decide the winner for their own scoring rankings. The team's victory or defeat is no longer important.

Rankings are locked.

It almost became a confrontation show between Harden and Li Cha, and the two also put up all their energy to confront each other.

Harden is more capable of drawing fouls, but Li Cha basically locks him up for a three-pointer with a step back.

And Harden restricted Li Cha's back attack.

Fortunately, Li Cha learned the three threats of facing the basket, otherwise he would have lost an important weapon.

The gratitude to Anthony at this time is beyond words.

The Rockets' team is more united, and the team's organizational skills are also stronger, and the three-pointers are more accurate.

The Thunder lost the game, but Li Cha won the scoring championship.

127:122, the Rockets only won by 5 points.

李茶35投21中得到了50分6篮板3助攻。哈登只得到28分6篮板9助攻。

Li Cha's scoring average surpasses Harden's by 0.3 points, and it has become very difficult to surpass.

On the 10th, the final game of the Thunder's 18-19 season was played away.

This season's opening day and closing game are both away games, and a lot of sense of ritual has been lost, so I can only look for it on the court.

As the most popular player in the East, Antetokounmpo is the second on the MVP list. He tried his best to play more statistics, get a record, and let himself surpass Harden to win the MVP.

The data is good. Antetokounmpo used his strong body to output madly in the interior, which made players such as Anthony and Adams very distressed, and finally scored a luxurious double-double of 40 points and 13 rebounds.

But because of playing alone, and Middleton's outside line was entangled and locked up, the Bucks lost in the final game against the Thunder, which was affected by physical strength back to back.

119:112，雷霆还赢了7分。李茶28投17中拿到42分6篮板4助攻。

He won the 45th game for the team, and his average data also stopped at 36.3 points, 5.2 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game.

The top eight in the Western Conference also decided on the list on the last day.

The Warriors played against the eighth Clippers first.

The Nuggets lost their playoff qualifications in a wave of losing streak.

The Rockets are second against the Spurs for seventh.

Popovich continued his bravery and ensured that the Spurs entered the playoffs for 21 consecutive years. This record is estimated to be broken by no team.

The Lakers played against the Thunder for sixth.

In James' first season in the Western Conference, facing the Thunder, who are the spoilers in the Western Conference, and Li Cha, who starts scoring mode after a disagreement, who can lead the team further.

Jazz fourth against Trail Blazers fifth.

Mitchell vs Lillard.A competition of talent and hard work.

Eastern Raptors, Celtics, Bucks, Digital, Nets, Magic, Pacers, Pistons.

Except for the top four, the other teams were a little surprised.

But in the end, there will be no dark horses. Compared with the west, the situation in the east is relatively much more stable.

(End of this chapter)