Generally speaking, this year's mid-term trading is not lively, and the only transactions are small and insignificant.
This is especially true for the alliance's powerful powers.
The Warriors' trade away of Laga Bell was also a small move, entirely to avoid taxes and make money.
The same goes for the Warriors' biggest rival, the Heat.
The Heat are not as good as the Warriors, they made no moves during the mid-term trade period!
For the Heat, it is still a bit disappointing that Pat Riley watched the door to the trade market close without recruiting any big men to the team.
In the eyes of the media, Pat Riley is not unwilling, but unable.
After the All-Star Weekend, the Heat's record is four wins and four losses, including four consecutive away games!
This season, the Heat are very fond of using small lineups, and Bosh has been pushed to the fifth position to play center for a long time!
There is no way, the emperor's favorite lineup is one star with four shooting stars, and a center without shooting ability is an obstacle to James!
But Bosh has never been a tough inside player, and his rebounding is not very good.
Therefore, the Heat's recent rebounding and interior defense problems have been huge.
According to coach Spoelstra's point of view, in the last game against the Bulls without Derrick Rose, the Heat were "beaten to death" in terms of rebounding!
The Heat, from Spoelstra to the front office, are aware of the shortcomings of the lack of big men inside.
But Pat Riley searched for all possible 7-footers, but still couldn't provide the team with a satisfactory filling.
Why?
The reason is that the Heat have no trading partners!
It is impossible to move the Big Three, Mike Miller's recent injuries are prohibitive, and the others have no trade value, what else can Pat Riley do?
Therefore, what the Heat can do is to tap potential from within.
Although James repeatedly wanted the team to make some trades, Pat Riley did nothing in the end, which made James very dissatisfied.
Although James had strong opinions, he didn't have any good solutions.
You can't just leave now, right?
He has been with the Heat for less than two seasons. He lost last season and the team's current state is not that good. He left the Cavaliers before and caused constant criticism across the league. If he leaves now, his reputation will be really ruined.
Got it!
The most important thing is that even if you really want to leave, there is nowhere to go!
Where better to do it than the Heat?
warrior?
That is impossible!
Because Deng Fang made it clear that if he comes to the Warriors, James can only be the second-in-command, which is absolutely unacceptable to James.
Apart from the Warriors, only the Heat have the greatest hope of winning the championship.
Although Wade and Bosh both have their own problems, they are still two great players after all!
Pat Riley is also very aware of James' situation, so he is not in a hurry.
After the mid-term trade ended, many players changed teams, and similarly, the head coaches of several teams also changed.
Due to the Trail Blazers' poor record, head coach McMillan dismissed get out of class and replaced Canales as the team's assistant coach.
The same goes for Knicks head coach D'Antoni. He was dismissed due to poor record and was replaced by assistant coach Woodson.
Also dismissed were Kings head coach Westphal and Wizards head coach Saunders, whose positions were replaced by Smart and Whitman respectively.
When a team has a poor record, the best scapegoat is the head coach. This is a common practice in the NBA.
Of course, other sports are similar.
Players can play because of their outstanding abilities, and good players are generally scarce resources that are hard to come by, especially superstars.
Changes in role players have little impact on the team, and stars cannot be traded if you want, so the head coach is often the one who can move them.
Therefore, no head coach's position in the league is secure.
Of course, except Deng Fang!
Deng Fang's record in leading the team is so incredible. Although he only won two championships, it is no exaggeration to say that Deng Fang is the number one head coach in the NBA!
He led the team for a total of two seasons, and won championships in both seasons. The core of the team was still a rookie player. Last year, he even broke the NBA's historical record. No matter who you are, no matter how hard you look at these results, you will be convinced!
It would be unreasonable for such a head coach to be fired.
Of course, if Deng Fang really wants to leave get out of class, he can find a job again immediately!
Almost all teams want Deng Fanglai to be their head coach!
If nothing else, at least it can attract James!
If Deng Fang goes to another team, if Deng Fang agrees that James will be the boss and gives him enough ball rights, then James will definitely follow Deng Fang!
No matter which team it is!
Because having Deng Fang here means a championship!
Of course, there is another reason why Deng Fang will not dismiss get out of class, and that is his other identity: he is the little boss of the Warriors!
20% of the shares is already a lot!
So Deng Fang doesn’t have to worry about his leadership position!
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The mid-term trade has passed, and each team's roster has been determined. The next thing for all teams to do is to strive for victory!
There are only 66 games in total this season, and now more than 40 games have been played, and two-thirds of the season has passed.
It can be said that now has reached the most important time of the season.
There was a reason why the team didn't play well before. It was because they didn't get along well enough. But now there is no reason why the team doesn't play well at this time.
At 8:30 pm on March 17, 2012, the game between the Warriors and Kings officially started at Oracle Arena.
The Kings' record in the past few seasons has not been very good, and this year is especially bad.
In the 2009 offseason, the Kings selected Tyreke Evans. They were very fond of Evans at the time, concentrated the strength of the entire team, gave him absolute firing rights, and wanted to develop him into a star.
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Evans performed really well that season and got very impressive statistics.
But in the following season, instead of improving, Evans actually regressed!
In the summer of 2010, the Kings drafted star inside player Cousins.
Cousins performed very well in his first season, and has performed even better since the start of this year, averaging 18.1 points, 1.6 assists and 11 rebounds per game.
Correspondingly, Evans' status in the team has dropped a bit.
This summer, the team used the No. 60 pick to select Isaiah Thomas, also known as Thomas Jr.
Thomas is only 1.75 meters tall and weighs 84 kilograms. He is a small defender.
The Kings just wanted to bet on their luck when they selected Thomas, but they didn't expect their bet to be successful.
Thomas is averaging 25.5 minutes per game this season, shooting 37.9% from three-point range, 11.5 points, 4.1 assists, and 2.6 rebounds.
This data is already very impressive for a rookie.
Especially a small backup defender.
Although the Kings have outstanding young players such as teammates Evans, Cousins, Thomas and Marcus Thornton, the Kings' record is still very bad.
The reason is that this Kings team is full of young players, and there is no veteran in charge. Moreover, the young players on the team are more focused on offense than defense, and no one is willing to work on the defensive end.
To put it bluntly, there is a problem with the Kings team culture.
Facing such a weak team, the Warriors will not show mercy.
The Warriors came out on fire from the start, and in just one and a half quarters, the point difference widened to 20 points.
At the end of the half, the Warriors led by 32 points.
Klay played particularly well in this game. He made 9 three-pointers in just half time and scored 34 points!
In the end, the Warriors defeated the Kings 138:102.
After two days of rest, the game between the Warriors and Clippers began.
The Clippers have undergone qualitative changes this season than before. In the offseason, they welcomed the All-Star guard Chris Paul, traded with the Warriors for DeAndre Jordan, and also signed Caron Butler, and at the mid-term trade deadline
With the recent trade of Nick Young and the addition of Griffin, who was already there, it can be said that the Clippers are now strong.
However, the Clippers' record after the start of the season is not very satisfactory. They are currently ranked sixth in the Western Conference. The previous teams are the Warriors, Spurs, Thunder, Lakers, and Grizzlies.
None of these teams are easy to mess with, and it will be very difficult for the Clippers to move up the rankings.
The opening game of this season was the Warriors against the Clippers, and the Warriors won that game.
At the beginning of the season, it could be said that the team was newly formed and was not well integrated. However, at this time, 2/3 of the season has passed, and it cannot be justified to use the issue of integration as an issue.
The Clippers performed very tenaciously in this game, especially Chris Paul, who showed 100% energy facing Curry!
There is no way, colleagues are enemies.
Before Curry entered the league, one of the most dazzling players at the point guard position in the league was Paul.
But after Curry entered the league, he immediately occupied the position of the best point guard, and his position was quite secure.
In fact, not only is Curry the best point guard, he also won two MVPs, two FMVPs, and led the team to two championships.
No matter which of these honors it is, Paul is beyond his reach.
So when facing the Warriors, Paul was very positive and worked hard every time.
If my performance against you is not as good as yours, then I will defeat you in a face-to-face confrontation, at least to let people know that my ability is no worse than yours!
You can get so many personal honors just because you have better luck than me!
Paul worked very hard in this game, playing the entire half, taking 15 shots, and scored 26 points, 7 assists, 8 rebounds and 3 steals.
For the Warriors, Curry only played 12 minutes in the first half. In one quarter, he made 5 of 8 3-pointers and scored 19 points, 5 assists, 3 rebounds and 2 steals.
Although his personal data is a bit worse than Paul's, it is obvious that Curry is more efficient.
To be honest, Paul is a very powerful point guard. Not only does he have strong scoring ability and good assist awareness, he is also very good at defense.
However, Paul has one biggest weakness compared to Curry, and that is that he does not stand out in any one aspect.
Is your scoring ability good?
Not bad, but not top notch.
Do you have a strong sense of assisting?
Strong, but there are still people who are similar to him.
Is the defense good?
Good, but due to his height, Paul can only defend well at the guard position.
In short, there is nothing about Paul that belongs to the Champions League.
Curry is different.
Curry's awareness of assists is still worse than Paul's, and there is a big gap between him and Paul defensively.
But Curry's explosive scoring power, especially his three-point shooting ability, is the best in the league!
Not only does it lead the league, but in the entire history of the NBA, Curry is absolutely number one in three-pointers, unmatched by anyone!
No matter how good your assist awareness is, you still need the cooperation of your teammates. No matter how good your defense is, you can only show your skills at the guard position.
The essence of basketball is to score points. To put it bluntly, it is to put the ball into the basket with the highest efficiency.
The three-point shot is the most efficient way.
When your opponent panics as soon as you raise your hand from outside the three-point line, you can change the situation of the battle.
When you don't have the ball in your hands and can mess up your opponent's defense just by moving without the ball, then your value to the team is quite great.
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To use an analogy, it's like taking an exam. Paul's scores in all three subjects are 135, which is quite high, while Curry's score in one subject is 130, the other is 125, but the third subject is 150!
Taken together, Curry's total score is still higher than Paul's!
The fact is that Curry's three-pointer is one strength that far exceeds a 150-point goal!
Although Paul worked hard and had good personal data, his teammates were unable to do their best. At the end of the half, the Clippers still lost by eight points.
There is no way, Paul can always be on the court, Griffin can also hold on, but others can't.
Even if several of the Clippers' starters never come off the court, they can't compare to the Warriors.
If you don't finish the game, your physical fitness will be a problem.
Five players from Curry and Clay came off the court, and Lowry and Lopez were not bad at all, and even better on the defensive end.
The fact is that the Clippers performed quite well when they fell behind by 8 points at halftime.
As soon as the third quarter started, Curry was on full fire. He and Yao Ming picked and rolled, taking advantage of the Clippers' hesitation in switching defenses to shoot three three-pointers in a row, all of which hit!
Curry scored 9 points in a row, and the point difference between the two teams immediately widened to more than 10 points.
Although Paul worked very hard and kept greeting his teammates, there was nothing he could do. There was still a big gap in the strength of the two teams.
Not to mention anything else, the difference in physical fitness alone is huge.
Curry, Clay, Yao Ming and others rested for a whole quarter, but Paul and Griffin didn't rest for even a minute in the first half!
Curry was on full fire, and the Clippers began to flank Curry, so the rest of the Warriors got a lot of open opportunities.
For a time, the Warriors were raining down three-pointers, counterattacking on fast breaks, and dunking at the basket one after another.
The Clippers head coach called two timeouts in a row to no avail.
The third quarter only lasted 7 minutes, and the point difference between the two teams widened to 30 points.
Ku Ritian showed up, Yong San crazy came, and the game was over.
Why Curry broke out as soon as the 3rd quarter came and why Yongsan appeared from time to time has always been a mystery. Even Deng Fang couldn't explain it clearly.
At this point in the game, there is no suspense.
In the end, the Warriors defeated the Clippers 132:101, winning two consecutive victories!
Curry only played two quarters of the game. With his explosion in the third quarter, he made 9 of 13 three-pointers and scored a triple-double of 41 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists.
Paul played the full three quarters and scored 39 points, 11 rebounds, and 12 assists, which was also a big triple-double.
Although Paul's personal data is also good, Curry is obviously better.
The most important thing is that Curry led the team to victory!