The brutality of the NBA

Chapter 204, February as calm as water.

Popo began to realize after the last loss to the Blazers that although Parker and Manu are more than destructive, they are also very limited. Parker's range determines that he cannot open space; and Manu's stability is also very good. People have a headache.

So they have several patterns in this game.

Conventional mode: The ball holder tries to create dislocation through pick and roll, while the off-ball player creates defensive dislocation by moving around the pile, and the person does not stick to the ball non-stop, and so on, until there is a matchup advantage (dislocation) or defensive dislocation ( vacancy);
Single-core attack mode: The main attack point (usually Parker/Manu, and now occasionally Dior) holds the ball to attack and tear up the defensive formation, and cooperate with the regular mode of off-ball movement to divide the ball according to the situation.

Dual-core mode: Usually, when Manu and Parker are on the field at the same time, the lethality is stronger, and the intention is to compress the opponent's formation.

This kind of Spurs is difficult to play. After playing many games against the Trail Blazers in a row, Popovich has also figured out the tactics of playing against the Trail Blazers.

Pritchard is obviously not as good as Popovich in coaching.

During the timeout, the Blazers did not respond too strongly, and he was not aware of this problem.

The result is
The Spurs lost the game to the Blazers with their fluid flow of the ball.

106:99.

The Blazers Devils broke at home.

There are too many games in the NBA. Losing to the Spurs in the regular season is not a big deal. This is not the playoffs.

Will the Spurs meet in the playoffs?
This is hard to say.

After the Blazers lost this game, they immediately rushed to the next away game non-stop.

One game after another.

After the entire February, the Blazers performed generally, with a total of 2 wins and 10 losses.

Xue Ding and Roy also suffered some minor injuries intermittently this month, and Xue Ding had a truce for three games. risk of injury.

At the end of the month, small forward Batum ushered in a comeback!
The injury problem is too serious for the Blazers, and Batum's comeback undoubtedly gave the team a strong booster.

February 2 is also the summary day for transactions.

The most recent big deal is the Rockets, Kings, and Knicks three-way seven-man deal.

McGrady went to the Knicks, Landry went to the Kings, and the Rockets traded for Armstrong, Jeffries, and Martin.

Xue Ding knew that Martin got Harden's trading chips, and McGrady's departure also indirectly brought Harden, which was completely squeezed out of value by the Rockets.

There is also a trade between the Mavericks and the Wizards. The Mavericks sent Josh Howard, Gooden, Quentin Rose and Singleton to the Wizards in exchange for Caron Butler, Haywood and Stevenson. Perfect.

When Xue Ding learned of this transaction, he also knew that the strength of the Mavericks had greatly increased, but Chandler was recruited by himself to the Trail Blazers, which also prevented them from easily becoming the super bull that wiped out the Big Three. .

There is also a deal between the Cavaliers and the Wizards. The Cavaliers traded for Antawn Jamison.

This transaction was hailed by the outside world as the final puzzle for LeBron James to win his first championship.

The outside world overhyped Jamieson, but Xue Ding didn't care at all.

Jamison is probably the only player in NBA history who has scored more than 20000 points but has basically zero presence. He can't even touch the shadow of Chambers, the penultimate club with 0 points.A very good offensive player, but that's it, the historical status is simply not there
Jamison has inherited the North Carolina forward's style, with comprehensive skills, mid-range and long-range shots, and excellent post-back footwork.He played small forwards for a while when he was young, and he can basically be regarded as the second-most back-up pace among small forwards in the league.The position and the ball are very good.A very academic forward, and like Rasheed and Carter, he has the same academic vigor, especially after leaving Golden State.

He is also always "I get this point every game, I don't want to get my hands wet..." Therefore, he is a scorer who can adapt to various systems, but besides scoring, what he is capable of is ordinary rebounding, Ordinary level of positioning control, and ordinary level of support.

Jamison's character is gentle and unassuming at best; at worst, he is the same as Carter and Rasheed.

"I'm going to play as hard as I can, but don't expect me to do everything."

In the Wizards, he is the most stable scorer among the three masters.But also because of his existence, the hardness of the Wizards' restricted area-whether offensive or defensive-is average.

how to say?

With such a player as the starting insider, the data will always be very good, but it is difficult to expect the team to play more than 50 wins.

It's a bit cruel to say that, but Xue Ding knows that this is the fact. The period when Jamison played the sixth man with the Mavericks may actually be the most suitable role for him to gain a foothold in a strong team.

That's all for the big deals.

The rest are all bits and pieces that are not worth mentioning.

The Blazers themselves didn't have much movement, and several trade rumors fell through.

This is also very reasonable. The Blazers had a very reasonable lineup, but the continuous injuries made the team almost collapsed.

Fortunately, after the replacement of the team doctor team in the All-Star Game, the overall number of injuries of the Blazers has indeed declined significantly.

Although Oden was reimbursed, it has nothing to do with the team medical team.

Under the conditioning of the new team doctor, Roy's injury improved significantly.

There are several reasons for Roy's injuries before.

1. There have been several old injuries in college. 2. McMillan's style of play is very grueling, slow-paced half-court offense and defense. 3. The Portland team doctor sucks. 4. He came back several times before he recovered from his injury.

The second, third, and fourth points were all changed due to Xue Ding's various influences, so Roy's injury was naturally not that serious.

The uninjured Blazers can compete for the championship, so what deal is needed?
In February, because Roy's playing time gradually stabilized, Xue Ding's shots dropped sharply, and his scoring average dropped again, but his assists and rebounds were still in double figures.

However, Xue Ding's scoring performances are less, but the performances of other stars are crazy, which also makes Xue Ding's popularity fade slightly.

In the game between the Lakers and the Memphis Grizzlies this month, Kobe officially surpassed Jerry West to become the Lakers' all-time scoring leader.

全场科比砍下44分，他在第三节还剩下4分14秒灌篮得手拿下第29分，以25913的总得分超越了韦斯特。虽然湖人93-95输球，但这场比赛足以科比铭记。

On February 2, in the game between the Thunder and the Minnesota Timberwolves, Durant scored 22 points. He has scored more than 32 points in 28 consecutive games, surpassing his predecessor Iverson's record of 25 consecutive games, but his momentum stopped three days later. Only scored 27 points, catching up with Jordan's pace of 21+ in 40 consecutive games stopped.

In the ranking of players under the age of 25 who will become super giants, Durant ranks first, and Xue Ding is second.

2月24日篮网和开拓者比赛里，易建联得到6分2个篮板，阿联总得分达到1502分，成为第二突破1500分大关的中国人。

On March 3, Xue Ding returned to Portland after five consecutive trips.

(End of this chapter)