Chapter 542: The Trail Blazers collapsed due to injuries
NBA: No. 1 forward Chapter 542: The Trail Blazers collapsed due to injuries
On March 11, they played against the 76ers at home. Although there was no Stoudemire, the Knicks still easily won 109:98.
However, on March 12, they lost to the Chicago Bulls in back-to-back away games.
We have played against the Chicago Bulls twice this season, and the current record is 1:1.
The Knicks have lost the last few back-to-back games.
There are two main reasons.
First of all, these back-to-back games are all back-to-back away games. Not to mention the hard work of traveling and traveling, it is not easy to rest, and the key away games do not have an advantage.
Furthermore, the opponents in these back-to-back away games are not weak persimmons.
The Knicks also have the strength to win, but they need to fight hard, which can easily cause player injuries.
For the Knicks who are determined to defend their title, it is really unnecessary.
The most important thing for them now is to ensure that their lineup is healthy and complete.
The most important thing is that even if they lose these two games, the Knicks' record is still the same as the Heat and leads the rest of the league.
"Don't pay too much attention to the first few back-to-back games. If you lose, you lose. Our goal is not the regular season, but to defend the title!
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Lian Dao also enlightens his teammates in this way in internal team meetings.
However, they still have no time to dwell on the defeat in the previous game. The game is still going on and they still cannot stop.
The games in the first half of March left everyone in the Knicks breathless.
However, it is not without good news.
Their most difficult first half of March has passed, and most of their opponents in the second half are mid- to lower-tier teams.
This is a good time for them to catch up with the Heat and consolidate their ranking.
However, before the Knicks start their schedule in the second half of the month, the first thing approaching is the league's trade deadline.
As the trade deadline approaches, trade rumors from various teams, fueled by the media, are spreading.
For example, the previous Howard trade rumors.
However, the Magic have been very strong recently, especially their recent six-game winning streak.
This caused the Magic's management to give up again on the deal originally decided.
They want to fight for another season, and they seem to be in agreement with Howard about this.
This is the information they officially revealed.
In fact, Howard has performed well recently and the Magic are not satisfied with the previous offer.
They want to increase the price!
And this also disrupts the previous plan, you must know that Howard's contract salary is very involved.
This cannot be accomplished by just trading between two teams. They need to bring in a third or even fourth team.
The Magic's temporary price increase also caused the deal to take longer to negotiate.
Therefore, it had to be shelved in the end.
Warcraft's westward journey is coming to an end for the time being, but the transactions of other teams in the league are still in full swing.
In particular, some teams that are expected to advance further in the playoffs are still making continuous reinforcements.
Before March 13, the alliance was quiet.
What is involved is only the recall and devolution of players by the team itself.
Injuries hit some teams and they recall players who were sent to the Development League.
Or, some players do not perform well enough and are transferred to the Development League, etc.
But on March 13th, the first blockbuster transaction occurred!
The Golden State Warriors traded Kwame Brown, Ekpe Udo and their star player Monta Ellis to the Milwaukee Bucks in a package.
In exchange for Bucks stars Andrew Bogut and Stephen Jackson.
In fact, this trade has been brewing for a long time, but the team's previous transaction subject was not Monta Ellis, but Stephen Curry.
However, the Bucks did not want Stephen Curry, who was at great risk of injury, and instead chose Warriors star Monta Ellis.
The two sides also conducted a long period of negotiations on this issue.
It is said that it was the big boss who bought the Warriors team before who decided on this deal.
Although the deal has been reached, there is still a lot of controversy surrounding this deal.
There are mainly two aspects.
The first is that the big boss Ellis is in his prime, averaging 24 points, 35 rebounds and 56 assists per game.
Taking the star player and replacing it with a "glass man" center will be a loss no matter how you look at it.
Second, it is to send away the star player and leave Stephen Curry with ankle injuries. This operation is very puzzling.
So now many people are saying that the Warriors are going to be completely rebuilt.
This transaction was also criticized and scorned by Golden State fans.
However, some transactions are destined not to see results in a short time. In many cases, it takes time to prove it.
For example, when Jerry West traded away All-Star star Divac.
Just in exchange for the Hornets' No. 13 pick to get Kobe.
At that time, everyone thought the Lakers were crazy for taking a gamble on a high school rookie with an uncertain future by using a star player with great results.
But history proves that this high school student brought five championships to the Lakers.
The same goes for trading Monta Ellis and keeping Curry.
Whether this transaction was right or wrong, no one except Lian Dao knows now.
However, based on the current trend, no one understands the Warriors' operations.
And Lian Dao knew that the Warriors would really take off after this deal.
Monta Ellis suppressed the growth of Clay Thompson, and his departure is the first step in the true integration of the "Splash Brothers"!
However, Lian Dao was the only one who was familiar with historical development.
From the current point of view, there is nothing wrong with the Warriors' actions and being criticized.
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The trade between the Warriors and the Bucks on March 13 was just an appetizer. The most concentrated trade was on March 15.
Because this day is the league's final trade deadline.
All transactions this season will come to a successful conclusion today.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Although the trade deadline this season is still lively and involves many teams, there are not many real big-name star transactions.
Most of them are reinforcements for playoff teams.
For example: The Memphis Grizzlies traded Sam Young to the Philadelphia 76ers for Rich Sanchez.
The Indiana Pacers traded cash and a 2012 second-round draft pick to the Toronto Raptors for Andro Barbosa.
The Houston Rockets traded Jordan Hill to the Los Angeles Lakers for Derek Fisher and a 2014 first-round draft pick.
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However, among these transactions, two transactions still caught Lian Dao's attention.
One is the Golden State Warriors trading Stephen Jackson to the San Antonio Spurs.
In exchange for T. Ford, Richard Jefferson and a 2012 first-round draft pick.
The Spurs' choice to send away Richard Jefferson was very wise.
The main reason is that Richard Jefferson not only occupies a large amount of salary space, but also his condition has declined seriously.
Jefferson is the target of a lot of criticism in the Spurs. His three-pointers in quick singles have degraded by 60 to 70%.
Although Jackson is almost 34 years old, he is still a good player.
He is still a rare swingman at positions 2 and 3 who has a full set of independent offensive capabilities and does not demand too much of the ball.
His defense is not inferior to others, and he can also organize himself. At first, Luo Yin thought that his difficulty level was similar to that of Kobe Bryant.
And he is the former Spurs team and a hero of the championship... This is a typical **Vitch-style transaction.
The most important thing is that Jackson is also a timely help for the Spurs.
The Spurs added a one-on-one defender and one-on-one defender. In other words, they added a one-on-one general.
In the past, when positions 2 and 3 were called for formation, they were always surrounded by tactics and no one responded.
Manu is a magician, but he is not good at fighting alone, and the others are not of sufficient importance.
Before Leonard grows up, it can be said that Jackson is the Spurs' best complement at the third position on both offense and defense.
The most important thing is that he matches the Spurs' system very well.
The second trade is from the New Jersey Nets.
They traded Mohamed Okur, Sean Williams and a 2012 first-round pick to the Portland Trail Blazers.
In exchange for Gerald Wallace.
Yellow Mamba Brandon Luo Yin retired, and the Trail Blazers sent away Marcus Camby, Gerald Wallace, and gave up Oden.
This also means that the team has officially transitioned from the Brandon Roy era to the Aldridge era.
The Portland Trail Blazers also started rebuilding the team around Aldridge!
If it weren't for injuries, Brandon Royce and Greg Oden's careers would not be like this.