The Thunder win again!
The Lakers lost again!
After the much-anticipated battle between the Lakers and Thunder at home, the entire NBA was discussing this game.
The Lakers had very bad luck. They met the real Megatron. They scored a crazy 21 points in the fourth quarter and overtime, scored all 11 points of the team in overtime, and finally threw in such a magical No more magical three points.
The whole game was a super triple-double with 52 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists!
This triple-double is definitely one of the best numbers in NBA regular season history.
Now that there is no trace of a 60-point triple-double, a 50+ triple-double is already the ceiling of triple-double data.
Before the triple-double data fell into the sewer, when this data appeared, it was really amazing.
After Durant was injured, Westbrook has led the team to play these games recently. Not to mention the stability, this data is really amazing!
30+ triple-doubles, 40+ triple-doubles, and now even 50+ triple-doubles have appeared!
In the past few games, Westbrook has let the so-called triple-double kings such as Kidd and James really feel ashamed. To say that the real triple-double king has to be Westbrook of our Thunder team!
And after the buzzer-beating, Westbrook pointed his finger at Durant and shouted out the words "cosplay D coach". His confession to Durant made most neutral fans in the NBA burst into tears.
Even the head coach of the Thunder's opponent, the Lakers, in this game, Coach D, who has always been difficult to conquer, was conquered.
"That is the best blessing. If I were KD, I would cry miserably. KD did cry. Congratulations to Westbrook. He accomplished what he wanted to do. Congratulations to KD too. I heard about his surgery. Successful, this is good news for him, basketball, and the NBA. Now, he needs to recover from his injuries, his brothers need him to be healthy, and the NBA and we all need a healthy KD."
Under the leadership of Du Kang, after the game, Barkley, Garnett and Pierce, as well as Ebanks, McAway, Seth Curry, Wade and other Lakers players also praised Westbrook.
After this game, it was obvious that Westbrook's level had improved, from a superstar who was once beside Durant to a super giant at the same level as Durant.
It's just that Westbrook's super giant is in the early stages of a super giant, and the future is promising.
Facing a team like the Lakers and scoring a 50+ triple-double, Westbrook deserves more praise and expectations for his performance.
Everyone thought that the Thunder would have problems without Durant. Unexpectedly, Westbrook actually stabilized the Thunder on his own, and he also played at an incredible level.
After Durant was injured, Westbrook averaged 30+ triple-doubles per game. If you need data, you need data, and if you need records, you need records.
Now many people are looking forward to whether Westbrook can really average 30+ per game after leading the team alone for a season.
Therefore, after this game, many Thunder fans were wondering whether Westbrook could be corrected.
It’s true that Durant is the boss of the Thunder, but with Durant’s injury, it is basically impossible for him to return to his peak. And Westbrook has shown such strong strength and such strong potential that it is normal for him to correct himself. .
And more importantly, Thunder fans and media in Goose City now like their own child Westbrook more than Durant.
Durant was selected by the SuperSonics and played one season with the SuperSonics. Durant's rookie season was known as Iron Du. In order to train Durant, the SuperSonics gave Durant unlimited firing rights in his rookie season. Durant Regardless of whether Durant is playing well or not, the entire team, including the management and fans, fully supports Durant.
Durant is very grateful to the SuperSonics and has always regarded himself as the SuperSonics.
The Thunder were established after the Goose City consortium stole the Sonics.
The Thunder originally wanted to hang up Ray Allen's jersey, but Ray Allen rejected it directly.
Ray Allen also has a bad temper. You f*cking stole our SuperSonics, and you f*cking want to hang up my jersey?
You deserve it too!
Even if I don't wear my jersey with the team, I won't wear it with the Thunder!
After Ray Allen and Payton hit a wall, the Thunder decisively gave up on inheriting the Sonics.
The Thunder have become a new team that went public through a backdoor listing.
SuperSonics legend and fans almost hate the Thunder to death.
And this is where Durant is embarrassed. He was the prince of the Sonics back then, the favorite of fans and celebrities. He also loved the Sonics, but now he plays for a team that his former employer hated the most.
The funny thing is, Durant didn’t choose it himself.
After completing his four-year rookie contract, he signed a five-year contract in order to win the championship together with his brothers.
He will play with the Thunder for nine full years, and none of this is for the Thunder.
The first four years were for the rookie contract, but the next five years were for James Harden, Westbrook, and Ibaka to win the championship together.
The relationship between Durant and the Thunder is very weak. Every time someone calls for Seattle to need an NBA team, Durant will speak out and express his firm support.
Damn it, as the boss of the Thunder, have you considered the feelings of the local Goose City fans and media, as well as the Goose City management?
They say Seattle's team was stolen and needs to be returned, but who is the thief?
There is no one else with this kind of emotional intelligence.
Goose City fans still love Durant. After all, they are their first superstar, so they definitely love him.
But the media…
It’s no wonder that the media in Goose City directly called Durant ‘Mr. Unreliable’. They have long had a grudge. If they find an opportunity, wouldn’t they just want to disgust Durant?
As for the management of Goose City...
After Westbrook played such terrifying statistics one after another, Goose City's management couldn't wait to correct Westbrook.
"I object, not just me, even Russell will object to you doing this!"
"KD is the boss of our team. All of us think so. Now his surgery is very successful. Even if he cannot return to the top, we still need to give him enough respect and give him another chance to prove himself. !”
"You guys are going to straighten Russell before KD comes back. I can't accept this plan, and I can't accept it. Don't forget, KD was injured for Goose City, not Seattle!"
As the head coach who built the Thunder, Scott Brooks has a very high status in the Thunder, at a semi-godfather level.
Durant, Westbrook and Ibaka were all brought out by him.
Therefore, if the Thunder's management wants to implement a new policy in the team, it must get approval from Scott Brooks.
It’s just that, apparently, Scott Brooks doesn’t agree with this.
joke.
Durant fought so hard for the Thunder that he almost lost his career, and finally the surgery was successful. You guys didn't give Durant a chance to come back next season to prove himself, and you just prepared to correct Westbrook. No one can stand this.
So snobbish!
Scott Brooks' opposition was so fierce that he almost slammed the door.
This embarrassed the Thunder's management.
It makes them look like a villain.
"Scott and KD are too familiar. He can't bear the mission of the new Thunder team. He can't let go of KD or Ibaka."
"Maybe we need a coach who doesn't know KD that well to run the Thunder."
"You don't know KD that well? How about Billy Donovan?"
"Oh? Is he interested in coaching in the NBA?"
"Many famous coaches from the NCAA now want to come to the NBA to compete with Coach D. The NBA with Coach D is extremely attractive to these famous coaches from the NCAA!"
"It's just...you need a reason to fire Scott."
If a head coach like Scott Brooks is fired casually and without reason, big trouble will definitely occur.
"If the Thunder cannot enter the playoffs this season, Scott needs to take full responsibility. He saw that KD was injured and was not prepared to compete in the regular season this season. Instead, he let KD play while recuperating, which ultimately led to our The early results were poor and now we are in trouble.”
This is so heartless to say.
However, this reason is indeed very sufficient.
With such a good Thunder lineup, even without Durant, they shouldn't be unable to enter the playoffs.
If the Thunder don't make the playoffs, it will certainly be Scott Brooks' fault.
"We can go contact Billy Donovan now."
Because of Durant's serious injury to the Thunder, the entire team is in an undercurrent.
Not in great condition.
On the Lakers' side, the situation is actually not that good either.
After losing to the Thunder, the Lakers have lost 7 games this season.
If you want to break the Bulls' 72-10 record, you can only lose 9 games at most.
Now, it seems that it is almost impossible for the Lakers to lose only two games in the remaining games.
However, even if it is impossible to break the Bulls' 72-win record, as the only team in NBA history that hopes to break the Bulls' regular season record, the Lakers are still receiving a lot of attention.
As long as there is a glimmer of hope, the focus will not shift away from the Lakers.
"As we enter the second half of the regular season, the Lakers built by Coach D are in crisis when there should be no crisis!"
"Now that the strong teams in the Western Conference playoffs are already budding, what Coach D may need to worry about now is not breaking the Bulls' record, but how to avoid the black eight crisis!"
"Now we need to give a friendly reminder to Coach D that the Spurs lost inexplicably again!"
"The Los Angeles Lakers, ranked first in the league and first in the Western Conference, have actually become the prey of other Western Conference playoff teams. What an incredible and magical thing!"
"The game between the Lakers and the Thunder allowed everyone to see clearly the reality and reality of the Thunder team, and also allowed everyone to see clearly the reality and reality of the Lakers team created by Coach D!"
As the league's number one team that played two-thirds of the regular season and only lost seven games, the Lakers' recognition is so low, which is rare in NBA history.
It should be said that it is unique!
In the history of the NBA, no first team in the Western Conference has ever been hunted.
The Lakers are the first team, ranked first in the Western Conference and ranked first in the league, with a chance to break the regular season record, to be hunted.
Du Kang didn't want to deal with such public opinion.
Du Kang now wants to see how to keep the regular season MVP with the Lakers!
Seth Curry, who has been educated by Deng Ge and Westbrook one after another, has almost no hope of winning the MVP.
Now in the entire Lakers team, the only one who has a chance to win the MVP is Wade, who plays as a substitute for most of the team's time.
Wade's Sixth Man of the Year award this season is a sure thing.
But MVP…
This is really not easy. Even if Wade performs well, he has too many substitute games, which is a huge disadvantage.
Compared to Oden, it is difficult for Wade to compete in terms of story or other aspects.
Oden's MVP odds are now almost 1.5 to 1, which is almost a plus.
Just this odds means that there is more than 80% chance that it will be Oden.
If it is really Oden who finally wins the MVP, Du Kang feels that if the mission fails, then it will fail.
As a former fallen emperor, he finally stood up and led the Cavaliers to the first place in the league again. He also won the regular season MVP. This story is indeed full of excitement.
but……
The Cavaliers' first position in the Eastern Conference is not stable!
After losing to the Thunder, the Lakers defeated the Bobcats, Heat, and Pistons one after another, stabilizing the situation.
In the next game against the ninth-place Grizzlies in the Western Conference, the Lakers were almost outscored by Gasol alone. In the end, Wade hit 12 of 18 and scored 34 points in just two minutes in the game. points, and finally defeated the Grizzlies 100-97 in the away game.
Immediately after returning to the home court to play the Mavericks, Seth Curry, who has been somewhat unbalanced recently, was once again beaten. Montalyse made 12 of 22 in this game, 5 of 7 three-pointers, and 6 of 6 free throws. Scored 35 points and almost led the Mavericks to defeat the Lakers on the road.
The Lakers finally won because Garnett caught McAwee's breakthrough ball under the basket and dunked for a buzzer-beater.
No matter, no matter what, the Lakers won five consecutive victories after defeating two strong teams, the Mavericks and the Grizzlies.
Immediately afterwards, the Lakers defeated the Hawks, Knicks, Nets, Jazz, and 76ers, pushing the winning streak to 10 consecutive victories.
Seeing the hope and dawn of the Lakers breaking their 72-win record, it is about to come.
On March 22, the Lakers visited the Golden State Warriors. The two teams were tied 106-106 in the last four seconds. With 4 seconds left, Stephen Curry hit a 3+1 for a four-pointer. kill!
In the end, the Lakers lost 106 to 110. In the end, the number of losses for the Lakers came to 8 games.
When Stephen Curry hit this 3+1 against Seth Curry, all the cameras in the audience were focused on Coach D on the sidelines.
Coach D was stunned by Stephen Curry's 3+1.
In the last game of the regular season this season, facing his younger brother who had suppressed him for a season, Stephen Curry finally showed off his fangs!
Two days later, on March 24, the Lakers came to Goose City as a guest to challenge the Thunder.
Before this game started, the Lakers had lost 8 games, while the Thunder's record was 40 wins and 28 losses. The Thunder have lost a lot recently.
Both sides seemed in need of a win.
Unexpectedly, after more than half a month, when the two teams met again, the situation became even worse.
Compared with the poor situation of the Lakers and Thunder.
The Celtics in the East are in much better shape.
In a direct contest between the Celtics and the Cavaliers on March 24, the Celtics defeated the Cavaliers 100-90 away from home.
LeBron James once again scored 50 points in this game.
He made 14 of 24 field goals, 16 of 20 free throws, and 6 of 10 three-pointers. He scored 50 points, 10 rebounds, and 9 assists. In the end, he led the Celtics to defeat the Cavaliers. At the same time, he also defeated the Celtics. The record surpassed the Cavaliers and ranked first in the Eastern Conference.
As soon as the game ends, the league's official MVP rankings will be updated. I can't wait to update them.
James!
Ranked first for the first time this season!
At the most critical moment, James' regular season MVP finally ranked first!
Du Kang took the Lakers players to watch the game.
After watching the game, Du Kang and the Lakers players were all silent.
Oden committed two fouls in the first quarter.
Three fouls in the second quarter.
Four fouls in the third quarter.
Five fouls in the fourth quarter.
Oden was not sent off.
But Oden was playing in chains the entire time.
From the beginning of the first quarter, Oden did not dare to make moves on the defensive end.
James hit him casually and went crazy.
james
Auden
James Harden
Wade
Seth Curry.
"You know, I don't care about MVP, I only care about the team's victory. We won this game!"
"The boos from all the Cavaliers fans? I don't care about that. I love them. They are supporting their team, as always, and I have been supporting my team, as always!"
Look at the rankings of the NBA official MVP rankings at this time.
Watch the smug James on TV in the post-game press conference.
Du Kang's eyes narrowed.
"Dwyane, do you want regular season MVP?"
Um?
Wade was dumbfounded.
On the other side, Seth Curry's body was shaken, and after a moment, he felt relieved.
March 24, 2015.
The Lakers, who had already lost 8 games, lost again when they played the Thunder away from home! ! !
117 to 127!
After the Lakers lost, their record became 60 wins and 9 losses!
This record is even about to be touched by the Warriors!
Because the Warriors' current record is 58 wins and 13 losses!
According to the recent record and situation of the Lakers, let alone breaking the Bulls' regular season record, even holding the first place in the Western Conference seems not easy!
The situation of the Lakers directly scared those poor Western Conference teams out of their wits!
Damn it!
Falling to the top Lakers in the Western Conference was God's Christmas gift.
If the Warriors are number one in the Western Conference in the end, it will really be a gift and a bomb!
Therefore, for a time, everyone in the west was really in danger.
Even a wily man like Popovich was stunned.
Before, everyone was trying to grab eighth place!
And now, everyone has to escape!
"Bobo...what should we do now?"
what to do?
What else can be done?
"Run!"
Popovich feels like he hates Coach D to death!
Damn it!
Why don't you play with people like this?
Why do you get people to play around every time?
Even I can't run away!
Seeing Popovich gritting his teeth at this time, Budenholzer knew.
Bobo, was frightened by Coach D again!
"Du, after everything is like this, can you really still let Wade win the MVP?"
"certainly."
Du Kang smiled and lowered his head, as if he was reading a document, but he didn't seem to be.
Aunt Jenny, on the other hand, had her eyes wide open. She wanted to believe it, but she felt like she couldn't believe it.
But she knew that if it was true...
So!
This will be earth-shattering!
(End of chapter)
