On February 20, the trade deadline expired, and the bustling free market finally closed.
Some strong teams have further improved their overall strength through transactions and are going all out to sprint for the upcoming playoffs.
The Yubo team began to send scouts to inspect the potential rookies who will participate in this year's draft, regardless of whether the record will continue to be bad to obtain high draft picks.
The Warriors are neither powerful nor weak enough to qualify for the playoffs.
At this stage, they are currently ranked seventh in the Western Conference, and they dare not relax at all.
The competition in the Western Conference is so fierce that if you are not careful, you will fall out of the top eight.
Sun Yi knew that the eighth-place record in the Western Conference this season was 50 wins and 32 losses in the original history, which is a bit scary to think about.
Therefore, the Warriors cannot easily let go of any next game.
On February 21, all members of the Warriors came to Los Angeles to challenge the Clippers away from home.
The Warriors won the two previous meetings between the two teams.
This game is no exception, the Warriors are still trying their best to win.
The Clippers have no desires and desires, and are playing crazy to see if they can get the No. 1 pick again.
After the game started, the competitive state of both sides was completely different.
The Warriors' players are in excellent condition and are going all out to win.
The Clippers players are focusing on collecting statistics and don't care about the result of the game.
After three quarters of the game, the Warriors have firmly taken the lead and extended the point difference to more than 30 points.
For a team like the Clippers that has no defense, as long as the Warriors take open shots from the outside, the point difference will quickly widen.
Seeing that the goal was achieved, Clippers head coach Mike Dunleavy replaced the main players and replaced them with rotation roles. They happily suffered another defeat and consolidated their last place in the Western Conference.
Seeing this, Nelson immediately took off the main players to rest.
He doesn't want to see his players suffer injuries.
In the garbage time, the fringe players of the two teams played vigorously, each showing their own strength, hoping to be recognized by the head coach and get more playing time.
In this way, the Warriors maintained their lead until the end of the game.
In the end, the Warriors defeated the Clippers 126-94.
In terms of technical statistics, Sun Yi won the honor of the best player of the game.
Within 30 minutes of playing, he scored a triple-double of 16 points, 12 rebounds, 10 assists and 2 steals.
For the Clippers, the most outstanding player is Baron Davis.
In 32 minutes on the court, he scored 21 points, 3 rebounds, 7 assists and 1 steal.
After defeating the Clippers, the Warriors rushed to the next city without stopping to challenge the Mosaics away from home.
During the warm-up activities, Sun Yi came to the sidelines and chatted with Dayao about their respective current situations.
At this stage, Dayao has lost weight, has fully recovered from his injury, and is actively doing restorative training.
The Mosaic team has little hope of reaching the playoffs this season, and the team management has basically given up on the season.
Therefore, Dayao is not in a hurry to come back immediately, but can have enough time to conduct restorative training and strive to return to the top after his comeback.
After greeting Yao Yao, Sun Yi returned to the Warriors' warm-up half and continued his warm-up activities.
Not long after, the warm-up activities ended and the competition officially began.
Since the Mosaic team's main lineup last season has basically been dismantled, the new offensive core Kevin Martin has not yet integrated into the team.
Therefore, the overall strength of the Mosaic team was greatly reduced, and they were unable to resist the crazy offensive firepower of the Warriors.
After persisting for two and a half quarters, the Mosaic team surrendered and gave up the game.
In the end, the Warriors defeated the Mosaics 118-92 and achieved two consecutive victories.
In terms of statistics, Curry won the honor of the best player of the game.
In the 30 minutes he played, he made 7 of 7 three-pointers and scored 27 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals.
For the Mosaic team, the most outstanding player is undoubtedly Kevin Martin.
In 32 minutes on the court, he scored 19 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 steal.
After that, the Warriors defeated the Kings and Raptors one after another, and lost to the Hawks.
At this point, the Warriors have ended this road trip and also ended all games in February.
On March 1, the alliance announced last month’s awards on time.
The Eastern Conference Coach of the Month was won by Cavaliers head coach Mike Brown.
The Western Conference Coach of the Month was won by Jazz head coach Jerry Sloan.
The Eastern Conference Player of the Month continues to be LeBron James.
In the February game, James averaged 32.6 points, 6.8 rebounds, 10.5 assists and 2.1 steals per game, leading the Cavaliers to an excellent record of 8 wins and 3 losses.
The Western Conference Player of the Month was won by Carlos Boozer of the Jazz.
In the February game, Boozer averaged 21.2 points, 13.0 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.1 steals per game, leading the Jazz to an excellent record of 8 wins and 3 losses.
Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month goes to Jonny Flynn.
After the All-Star Game, the shabby Nets knew they would not be able to make the playoffs and began to train new players, allowing Flynn and other new players to get sufficient playing time.
This guy did not disappoint the Nets. In the February game, he averaged 18.2 points, 2.4 rebounds, 5.1 assists and 1.2 steals per game, and won the Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month for the first time.
In the competition for Western Conference Rookie of the Month, Sun Yi won this honor again without any suspense.
In the February games, Sun Yi averaged 17.5 points, 11.2 rebounds, 8.6 assists and 1.8 blocks per game.
He has become numb to this and does not have the pleasure of winning the prize at the beginning. This may be related to the fact that the system did not issue rewards.
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Oakland, Oracle Arena.
Nelson called all the Warriors players into the conference room for a pep rally.
"At this stage, our record is on par with the Thunder, Trail Blazers, and Spurs. It can be said that they will be an obstacle to us entering the playoffs."
After clarifying the opponents, Nelson continued: "In the games in March, we will play against them many times. If we lose these games, it will be very disadvantageous for us, so we can only win but not lose. Can we do it?"
"Yes!" the Warriors players responded in unison.
Old Nelson nodded with satisfaction, and then began to plan the next offensive and defensive tactics.
After the tactical meeting, Sun Yi did not leave the arena, but went to the locker room to change into training clothes for additional training.
On March 2, the Warriors faced the Hornets at home.
Due to Paul's season-ending injury, the Hornets' strength was greatly reduced.
Originally they could still compete for a spot in the playoffs, but after Paul was absent, the team suffered a series of losing streaks and completely lost hope of entering the playoffs.
Therefore, at this stage, the Hornets have no desires and no goals.
The Warriors are bound to win this game and consolidate their ranking.
After the game started, the Warriors players showed a strong desire to win. They played very decisively on the offensive end and were also very active on the defensive end.
After the Hornets lost Paul, no one could link up the team's offense, and the game was chaotic.
The Warriors are very good at dealing with chaotic battles.
Taking advantage of the Hornets' successive mistakes, the Warriors quickly launched a defensive counterattack, hitting consecutive three-pointers from the outside and completely missing the three-pointers.
Teams that have played against the Warriors understand one thing.
If the Warriors were allowed to miss the three-point shot, the game would be completely unplayable and they would have to surrender.
The Hornets made this fatal mistake and gave the Warriors too many easy shooting opportunities.
Before the third quarter ended, the Warriors led by as much as 30 points, and the fourth quarter once again became garbage time.
The main players such as Sun Yi and Curry once again clocked out in the third quarter and sat on the bench chatting and laughing.
In the commentary box, Barkley and Kenny Smith were chatting, not caring about the outcome of the game.
"Sun Yi got another near-triple-double tonight. The only thing that prevented him from getting a triple-double was his teammates and the damn fourth quarter."
"A star player like Sun Yi definitely doesn't bother to brush up data in garbage time. Clocking out in three quarters many times does have an impact on his average data."
"The Warriors' opponents in the next game will not be so friendly. It seems that Sun Yi will face another challenge. I am very much looking forward to his performance."
"Charles, hearing what you said instantly aroused my curiosity. I can't wait to watch the next Warriors game!"
Barkley and Kenny Smith sang in unison.
Back on the court, the game is coming to an end.
In the end, the Warriors defeated the Hornets 124-88.
In terms of statistics, Sun Yi was elected the best player of the game.
In the 28 minutes he played, he scored 15 points, 11 rebounds, 9 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks.
For the Hornets, the most outstanding player is David West.
In 32 minutes on the court, he scored 18 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal.
After defeating the Hornets, the Warriors retained seventh place in the Western Conference.
In the next game, they will directly face the Trail Blazers, who are sixth in the Western Conference.
On March 4, the Warriors faced the Trail Blazers at home.
Although this game is not a life and death battle, it still affects the rankings of the two teams.
Therefore, both sides went all out in this game and did not rest the main players.
After the game started, the Trail Blazers turned away and played a small climax under the leadership of Yellow Mamba Brandon Roy, establishing their lead.
The Warriors quickly adjusted back. With Sun Yi organizing the offense, they played very smoothly on the offensive end and made more points to recover the point difference.
In the subsequent games, the two sides fought inextricably, taking the lead alternately.
When the game reached the final 35 seconds, the Warriors trailed by 2 points but had the ball.
Curry quickly dribbled the ball across half court, reached the top of the arc and passed the ball to Sun Yi.
Outside the right three-point line, Sun Yi received the pass, made a triple threat action, and took a tentative step.
Aldridge did not dare to act rashly. He knew that Sun Yi had the ability to shoot three-pointers, but he was even more afraid of Sun Yi's breakthrough with the ball.
Seeing that Aldridge did not step forward to defend, Sun Yi withdrew his probing foot, raised his hand and made a shooting motion. Seeing that Aldridge did not stumble, he immediately released the ball and started rushing into the three-point line as quickly as possible.
Seeing this, Aldridge quickly moved sideways to block, but was still a step too slow, allowing Sun Yi to rush over.
Upon seeing this, other Trail Blazers players immediately retreated into the penalty area to help defend.
Sun Yi, who was walking, saw this situation and immediately scored the ball.
Curry, who ran to the left corner, received the pass. Seeing Miller rushing back quickly, he rushed forward. Without any panic, he still quickly threw the basketball in his hand.
A swish sound!
Hollow into the net!
This goal was scored and the Warriors went ahead by 1 point!
At this time, there were only 15 seconds left before the end of the game. The Trail Blazers requested a final timeout and arranged their last attack.
Not long after, the timeout ended and the game continued.
Aldridge came to the sideline to serve, and other Trail Blazers players ran quickly.
The Warriors players followed the defense very closely and did not give the Trail Blazers players a chance to easily catch the ball.
With the help of his teammates' cover, Roy quickly stepped out of the three-point line to receive the pass and came to the top of the key to save time. Success or failure depended on this.
With about 10 seconds left in the game, Roy moved, quickly made a large crossover, used his explosive power to pull the ball back, dribbled behind his back and changed hands to break through to the other side.
Curry failed to intercept Roy. He was extremely upset and quickly turned around to pursue the defense.
On the other side, when Roy came to the free throw line, he immediately jumped up and shot.
At this moment, Sun Yi, who came quickly, saw the opportunity and rushed forward, straightening his arms and hitting the basketball.
Snap!
The basketball Roy had just shot was knocked away by Sun Yi's slap.
At the same time, a harsh buzzer sounded, signaling the end of the game.
In the end, the Warriors defeated the Trail Blazers 107-106 and won their third consecutive victory.
In terms of statistics, Sun Yi, who contributed 1 assist and 1 block at the last moment, won the best player of the game.
In 43 minutes on the court, Sun Yi scored a triple-double of 22 points, 14 rebounds, 10 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocks.
For the Trail Blazers, the most outstanding player is Roy.
In 42 minutes on the court, he scored 31 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 steal.
After narrowly defeating the Trail Blazers, the Warriors came to San Antonio to challenge the Spurs away from home.
The Warriors won the two previous meetings between the two sides.
In this game, the Spurs did not take a large-scale rest and sent all their main players to face the Warriors.
After the game started, the two teams were locked in a tight battle, and the point difference could not be widened.
In the following game, both sides showed their talents, and the score kept rising.
When the game lasted about 4 minutes in the fourth quarter, the veteran Spurs began to exert their strength.
This group of old guys suddenly raised their defensive intensity to playoff level, allowing the Warriors to attack one after another on offense, and then used Duncan and Ginobili to score on the offensive end, instantly widening the point difference.
The Warriors quickly adjusted and caught up with the score.
But the Spurs were superior and relied on strong defense to suppress the Warriors' counterattacks time and time again.
Just as the Warriors were quickly chasing points, there was little game time left and they were unable to overtake the score.
In the end, the Warriors lost to the Spurs 98-103, ending their three-game winning streak.
In terms of statistics, Duncan of the Spurs won the best player of the game.
In 38 minutes on the court, Duncan scored 18 points, 11 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 blocks.
For the Warriors, the best player is Ellis.
In the 44 minutes he played, he scored 29 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals.
Sun Yi was targeted by the Spurs and his statistics were quite satisfactory. He scored 17 points, 12 rebounds, 7 assists, 1 steal and 1 block.
Curry was also heavily targeted and only scored 15 points, 6 assists and 1 steal.
After losing to the Spurs, the Warriors' ranking dropped to eighth in the Western Conference. The ninth-place Thunder are eyeing it and cannot afford to miss the next game.
This chapter has been completed!