After the Thunder entered March, their performance was not very satisfactory. Perkins, whom they traded from the Celtics, was injured before even playing a game. Fortunately, it was only a minor injury and he was absent for more than half a month.
Contest.
Otherwise, the Thunder management will really cry, losing core rotation general Jeff Green at the fourth position, and adding a rotation center Nenad Krstic.
This is also the reason why the Thunder's record has been fluctuating since March. Although Yin Baka has outstanding talent, he is only a second-year rookie after all, and has not yet reached his peak in terms of experience and strength.
At present, the Thunder can only rely on the performance of the Thunder's three young players. It is okay to encounter a team that is not very strong inside, but once it encounters a strong inside team, the Thunder will often have a break.
This should be the reason why the Thunder management wanted to trade Perkins at the trade deadline, even at the cost of a first-round pick.
Then there is the battle for the bottom three in the Western Conference playoffs. It is really fierce. The 6-9 players in the Western Conference have almost the same record. The difference is only one win. It can be said that a victory in one game may change the situation.
Western Conference rankings.
Originally, the Rockets had not yet participated in the battle for playoff spots, but after Yao Ming's comeback, he led the Rockets to defeat their opponents one after another. Their current record has reached the same level as the Grizzlies. However, they faced the Grizzlies and won.
There are not many games, so far we have won one out of four games.
In the most recent match, the Rockets also lost. The bottom line is that Yao Ming was double-teamed by the Grizzlies insiders.
Although Argentinian diamond Luis Scola is excellent, he is still not enough to face the strongest floor player in the Western Conference this season, "Black Bear" Randolph. Especially in the offense under the basket, he was severely restricted by Randolph.
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Although Yao Ming can easily defeat Xiaojia who has not yet reached his peak, in fact, even if Xiaojia reaches his peak, he will not be able to make a big splash against Yao Ming's defense. After all, the best thing about Xiaojia has never been offense, but defense.
In this regard, Gasol and Gasol are exactly the opposite.
But in this game, the Black Bear couldn't resist the timely defense.
In the end, the Grizzlies defeated the Houston Rockets 95:93, just two points behind.
In the end, the Rockets only had 1 win and 3 losses against the Grizzlies this season.
If the Rockets want to qualify, they must surpass the Grizzlies in total record. Otherwise, even if the records are the same, the Rockets will be ranked behind the Grizzlies.
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Lian Dao did not leave the field at the end of the game. Instead, he stood up and looked at the Knicks players walking off the field. However, all the Knicks players were not of high quality.
The reason why they defended desperately in this game and were anxious after falling behind in the fourth quarter was because they wanted to win a heavyweight game before Lian Dao came back.
They are also people who want to save face. No one wants to be trash in the eyes of the media. Winning the Celtics is to prove that they are not trash.
It's a pity that this game was a mess.
A record of 6 games and 5 losses proved that they are useless!
At least that's what the current media and Knicks fans think, because today Lian Dao clearly heard the fans in the back saying, "If Sickle is here, the Knicks will never be overturned by their opponents, and they will be defeated by Kyle back-to-back."
Special comeback! "
"The Knicks without sickle feel so weak!"
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In fact, not only fans think so, but other Knicks players also have self-doubt.
A weak team cannot win, and a strong team cannot win.
Are they really useless, as the media says they are?
Lian Dao is not happy because the losing streak has consolidated the team's status. His position in the team is the core of the team and does not need a losing streak to consolidate.
Moreover, Lian Dao doesn't bother to use this method to consolidate his team's status. The fact that he led the team to the Eastern Conference Finals last year was enough to prove his strength.
On the contrary, these losses made Lian Dao very unhappy. He thought that the team was already very strong and that they had the strength to compete for the championship. Lian Dao even thought that even without him, the Knicks' strength would definitely be second to none.
Strong team in the playoffs.
But after six games, reality slapped Lian Dao hard.
It turns out that they are just a pseudo-strong team, and it was because they did not play in these games. What if they were restricted by their opponents in the playoffs?
You know, each team's research on Lian Dao is enough to write an autobiography. Lian Dao doesn't believe it. Some teams have not found a way to deal with it. From the previous game against the Mavericks, Lian Dao has been alert. Since
The Mavericks have their own preliminary plan to deal with it, and Lian Dao doesn't believe that other teams don't.
The reason why they didn't use it may be that they were waiting for the playoffs to deal a fatal blow to the Knicks.
If the Knicks enter the playoffs in this state, it may be a disaster!
The league's No. 1 record has made everyone in the Knicks forget to be prepared for danger in times of peace, and forget that there is a group of people behind them waiting to take their seats. The Knicks are going so smoothly this season, and they seem to feel that everything can be done without worries.
But reality slapped everyone in the Knicks hard, including Lian Dao.
If Lian Dao was just the boss of a team, he could certainly take pleasure in the team's misfortune; but he is not, his goal has always been the highest honor, and the highest honor is to be ranked first in the team's record and personal strength.
And the team's record can never go far if it only relies on Lian Dao's strength.
After the game, Lian Dao didn't say anything to his teammates, and he didn't want to say anything to encourage his teammates. That would make him look hypocritical. Lian Dao just stood there, quietly looking at all the Knicks players without saying a word.
But the aura of intelligence exuding from his whole body made all the Knicks players dare not breathe.
That innate sense of oppression is like an emperor looking at his ministers who have made mistakes.
Even D'Antoni, the head coach, felt like a pair of invisible hands were restraining his throat. Although he wanted to say something, he opened his mouth several times in a row, but no sound came out in the end.
And all the Knicks players were like elementary school students making mistakes, bowing their heads and saying nothing.
"Go back to the locker room!" Lian Dao said calmly when he saw some fans who had not finished walking at the scene looking towards him.
All the Knicks players breathed a sigh of relief. Some players even wiped the sweat on their foreheads with towels. They never wanted to experience the scene just now.
In fact, the reason why the Knicks players felt oppressed was not only Lian Dao's momentum but also Lian Dao's silence.
If Lian Dao had scolded them, they might have been much more relaxed, but Lian Dao insisted on saying nothing.
This also aggravated the guilt of other Knicks players, especially Lian Dao, who was wearing suits and ties. They might have created a miracle of 72 wins for the Bulls in a single season, but everything was wiped out in these five losses.
Are the opponents in these five games really strong?
Everyone in the Knicks knows that the opponents in these games are really not strong.
The only one who is strong is the Celtics, but they still have back-to-back games on the road. This is equivalent to the Celtics being a tired team, while the Knicks are waiting to work at home.
But the result was still disastrous.
The most guilty person among them was Stoudemire. When he saw Lian Dao, his face was full of shame.
In the six games during which Lian Dao was suspended, all the Knicks' offenses were centered on Stoudemire. However, he led the team to a record of 1 win and 5 losses, and his personal data performance was not as good as this year's.
Rookie Cousins played well.
You know, he is this year's All-Star player, and such statistical performance and team leadership results have to make the media and fans question. Now all the media and fans are discussing whether Stoudemire is an All-Star player.
Is it based on strength?
Or is this guy simply a player whose reputation is greater than his strength?
In fact, this is not the first time that Stoudemire has been questioned. During the Suns period, when he was with Nash, Stoudemire was questioned by fans and the media. Some fans believe that the reason why Stoudemire was selected as an All-Star player is because of all the factors.