Super Evolution of Basketball

Chapter 460
The regular season ends on April 4.

At the beginning of April, the Lakers were still ranked second in the West, the Warriors first, and the ranking behind the Lakers remained unchanged, with the Rockets third, the Thunder fourth, and the Spurs fifth.

Among these strong teams, only the Rockets and Thunder still have some suspense. The Spurs have been completely transferred to the lower half and cannot stand up.

The most critical game for the Lakers at the end of the regular season is an away game against the Golden State Warriors.

However, from the current point of view, the difference in wins between the two teams is too large. Even if they can win the Warriors, it will not have a substantial impact on the playoffs.

Wharton discussed with several core players before the game and told the players that the coaching staff wanted to rest the main players.

This idea was strongly opposed by Yuan Qingshan. He believed that the team must be prepared to fight head-on with the Warriors in the playoffs. If they show weakness at this time, they will definitely be at a psychological disadvantage in the series. What can they do to fight the Warriors?

Wharton told the truth to Yuan Qingshan after transferring the others. He was also very helpless about this matter. In fact, it was all arranged by Magic Johnson. Towns has not fully recovered.

Yuan Qingshan turned and left without saying a word, leaving Wharton with an angry back.

Walton was a little flustered. Since the team made two big deals in the middle of the season despite the opposition of the players, the relationship between Yuan Qingshan and the management has been delicate.

Wharton had a vague feeling that there was bound to be a contest between Yuan Qingshan and the management.

On April 4, the Lakers played away to the Golden State Warriors in their penultimate game of the regular season.

Yuan Qingshan was forced into the daily observation list by the coaching staff on the grounds that his back was abnormal.

Yuan Qingshan was angry and didn't want to go to Golden State with the team. Wharton persuaded him again and again, and finally he set foot on the plane to the Bay Area.

Wharton promised Yuan Qingshan that he would communicate with the magician again.

When the plane landed, Yuan Qingshan received a message from Curry: I heard that you can't play, is there a problem with your health?

Yuan Qingshan replied: I will still start the game, you just wait.

Curry immediately sent a funny expression, which was very eye-catching.

Yuan Qingshan turned off the screen, not wanting to talk to Curry anymore.

The game started at 8 o'clock in the evening, and the Oracle Arena was crowded with fans. The fans wanted to see for themselves how the well-reviewed Lakers were defeated by the Warriors.

Kerr and Walton greeted each other, and the starting players of both sides walked onto the field.

The Lakers' starting lineup for this game is: center Whiteside, power forward Channing Frye, small forward Paul George, shooting guard Korver, and point guard Yuan Qingshan.

The second team is: Nick Young, Beverly, Thackeray, Huertas, Thomas Robinson.

That's right, Yuan Qingshan still debuted as the starter.

After Wharton reflected Yuan Qingshan's own wishes to the magician, the magician thought that Yuan Qingshan didn't want to have an absence record, so he thought of a compromise method and asked Yuan Qingshan to play a fake start, and he would be replaced after a few minutes of playing, and then he would not appear again.

Curry and Yuan Qingshan met, laughed and chatted for a while, and the referee called the center to the center circle to fight for the ball.

Whiteside was slightly better, and Yuan Qingshan was responsible for advancing with the ball.

The Warriors didn't switch defenses here, Curry came to greet Yuan Qingshan, Yuan Qingshan went to the right, broke through to the high position, and then distributed it to Korver.

At the beginning of the game, Korver's body hadn't warmed up yet. Although he got a small open space, he failed to make the shot.

The rebound was caught by Chasing Dream Green, who deliberately demonstrated with Channing Frye with his arms around the ball.

If it was Towns, he might still be provoked by Green. Channing Frye is an old player in the league, so he simply ignored him and went to the backcourt to return to defense step by step.

Green made fun of himself and handed the ball to Klay Thompson.

Thompson started immediately after receiving the ball and rushed towards the Lakers' backcourt.

The narrator was stunned.

O'Neill: "What's going on with this guy Clay tonight, so fierce?"

Mark Jackson: "I know him. Something must have stimulated him. I can only say that the Lakers are so unlucky to meet Klay Thompson in this state."

At this time, Kyle Korver was facing Thompson. Everyone knew that Korver's defense was average, so the Lakers teammates didn't expect him to be able to pinch Thompson alone.

After Paul George determined that Thompson was going to do it alone, he decisively gave up Iguodala and double-teamed Thompson with Korver.

Thompson had reached 45 degrees to the left wing at this time, and before Paul George arrived, he raised his hand and shot.

Swish!
The goal was scored, the first goal of the Warriors, and it was scored cleanly. This is the demeanor of the Splash Brothers.

Wharton was calm in his heart. He didn't pay much attention to winning or losing this game. On the contrary, he only hoped that the players would not get injured, and the playoffs would be passed one by one.

The Lakers attacked, and Yuan Qingshan used the "three-stage acceleration" skill against Curry. He originally wanted to return an answer-ball at the top of the arc, but unfortunately the trajectory was not correct.

The basketball hit the left edge of the hoop and flew out, and was snatched by Chasing Dream Green again.

Chasing Dream Green's self-confidence came out, and he laughed at Channing Frye again, but Channing Frye still didn't accept the move, and wobbled back to defend.

The Warriors' second offense.

Curry originally wanted to hang the ball to Chasing Dream Green who was waiting in the high position, but Thompson yelled for the ball while running.

Curry had no choice but to find an opportunity to force the ball to him.

Korver rushed forward to intercept, but was unsuccessful, and Thompson was released instead.

Open up Klay Thompson from beyond the arc?
That is tantamount to directly adding three points to the opponent's scoreboard.

Yuan Qingshan was the closest at this time, so he could only fly forward to block it.

Unexpectedly, Thompson was making a fake move, Yuan Qingshan flew towards him, and Thompson went straight to the direction where he was flying.

Bang, Klay Thompson's arms just hit Yuan Qingshan's face.

Beep, whistle!

"Lakers defensive foul!"

After Yuan Qingshan landed, he couldn't stand steadily, and sat down on the floor.

Thompson was so powerful that he was slapped on the face, his nose and eyes were sore and numb, and his nose and tears were pouring down.

"Damn!" Coach Wharton blurted out the swear words, and said in his heart that he would come here for whatever he was afraid of.

"Time-out, time-out!" Wharton called a time-out, and the team doctor rushed into the field, pushed aside the people surrounding Yuan Qingshan, and checked his injuries.

Fortunately, nothing serious, Wharton took this opportunity to completely replace Yuan Qingshan.

Curry chased after him, supported Yuan Qingshan's shoulder, and asked with concern: "How are you, is there nothing serious?"

Beverly snapped his palm away from Yuan Qingshan's shoulder, and muttered, "Stop pretending, I don't want you to care."

The sudden impact made Yuan Qingshan a little tinnitus, unable to hear Beverly and Curry's words clearly, and his teammates still walked off the field with the help of his teammates.

He knew in his heart that he would never have another chance to play in this game.

(End of this chapter)