The NBA has entered the playoffs, which means that the most intense and intense moment is coming.
No matter how good the record is in the regular season, it will be cleared here.
It is a best-of-seven game system. If you win four games, you will advance to the next round. If you lose four games, you will pack up and go home.
Until the team that can win 16 games appears!
Early in the morning.
Zhao Chen met Westbrook and Durant in the arena.
From the faces of these two people, Zhao Chen felt a sense of seriousness.
This is something we have never seen during the regular season.
Seeing Zhao Chen coming, Westbrook said: "Zhao, welcome back."
Yesterday, Westbrook hosted Zhao Chen in the morning, and then he started training yesterday afternoon.
"I heard that you signed a big contract and wanted to treat you." Durant said calmly.
"No problem." Zhao Chen said.
After greeting them with simple greetings, Zhao Chen also entered into his own training and preparations. He wanted to adjust his condition back as soon as possible and could not stay in the soft land any longer.
Brooks has already made arrangements for the playoffs.
Zhao Chen will be in the second team most of the time, and he will mainly lead the Thunder's second team.
The main offense of the Thunder's starting lineup is left to Durant and Westbrook.
Only Brooks can do such a luxurious thing by using a superstar to lead the second team.
But there is really nothing the Thunder can do.
After Zhao Chen increased his ball-handling offense, the starting ball rights were not enough to be distributed.
If Zhao Chen starts, he needs to play without the ball.
Brooks would rather Zhao Chen lead the second team so that the second team and the starting lineup can achieve seamless scoring, rather than watch Zhao Chen fight for the ball with Westbrook and Durant.
Although he was assigned as a substitute, Zhao Chen did not complain at all.
His time will not be less than Durant and Westbrook, it is just a strategic arrangement.
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During the preparations for the playoffs, the data kings of various statistics also emerged.
Scoring: Durant averaged 32 points per game to win the scoring title, Zhao Chen ranked second with 28.5 points per game, and James ranked third with 27.6 points per game.
Assists: Chris Paul leads the league in assists with 10.7 assists per game.
Rebounds: DeAndre Jordan leads the league in rebounds with 13.7 rebounds per game.
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In addition to the rankings on major lists, the media also made predictions about major awards.
The one with the highest voice for regular season MVP is Durant.
Of course, there are also voices opposed to Durant winning the MVP. They believe that the key to most of the improvement in the Thunder's record lies in Westbrook and Zhao Chen. Durant cannot be considered the most influential among them, but Durant's scoring average is higher. There are more players and more tactical positions, which results in his data being better than that of Westbrook and Zhao Chen.
After all, Zhao Chen ranks eighth and Westbrook ranks tenth on the MVP rankings.
With two teammates in the top ten of the MVP rankings, it is difficult not to take the first place in the record.
Although there are these objections, they are not big. There is a high probability that this award will be won by Durant.
The one with the highest reputation for Rookie of the Year is Zhao Chen. Compared with Durant winning the MVP, it is safer for Zhao Chen to win the Rookie of the Year.
Basically, the media and fans have no doubts.
Zhao Chen averaged 28.5 points, 5.5 rebounds and 7.2 assists per game this season, shooting 53% from the field, 51% from three-point range, and 90% from free throws.
If the Thunder didn't have Durant, Zhao Chen would have been able to compete for the regular MVP.
Zhao Chen's rookie season statistics are already comparable to those of the ancient beasts, and Zhao Chen has also shocked the entire league with his arrogant performances in many games.
Compared with Zhao Chen, the 58th overall pick, other rookies are simply not worth watching.
Westbrook has also maintained efficient performance this season. This season, he averaged 21 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists per game.
After Zhao Chen's rise, his data declined to a certain extent.
But compared to the Thunder's role players, Westbrook's sacrifice is nothing.
The data of other players outside the Thunder's Big Three have declined across the board. It is really difficult for them to stand out behind the Thunder's Big Three.
It's not that they are not good enough, but the three big guys are too outstanding.
The talents of the big guys are top-notch, and their skills are also top-notch. No matter how hard they train, they can't catch up.
Whether it's during training or during a game, the Thunder's role players can really feel the gap.
Regarding those jokes made by the media that "even if the Thunder's Big Three are surrounded by a bunch of CBA-level teammates", the Thunder can still be first in the league.
They didn't care anymore.
This is the case in the business league. All flashlights and tactical positions are given priority to superstars.
Their existence is just to make the Big Three even more awesome.
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On the night of April 19th, the day before the playoffs started.
Zhao Chen and Enna cuddled together at home and watched domestic TV series.
Zhao Chen specially built a satellite dish at home, specifically for watching domestic TV stations, which made Enna feel very comfortable.
When the two of you are having fun with each other.
A trending search about the Thunder came out on Twitter.
The person who contributed to the hot search is Durant.
When Durant was scrolling through Twitter at night, he couldn't help but like Scarlett's photo and leave a glass of water emoji in the comment.
You know, the Durant drinking bathwater controversy in the past two years became a joke among fans all over the world.
Now Durant continues to maintain his innocence.
It’s okay to like it. The most important thing is that Scarlett Johansson replied.
Scarlett Johansson is considered a fan of Lao LeBron James, and because she has to promote her latest movie, she responded to Durant on Twitter: "If you can beat Miami this year, I will consider giving you a bath water."
This tweet made fans and moviegoers scream.
The Durant now is not the Durant two years ago. He has the momentum to become the first player in the NBA after James.
But the only thing that hinders Durant from becoming the number one player may be his damn temperament.
Many old NBA fans and league executives really can't recognize such players as representatives of the league.
This time Scarlett's reply once again exposed Durant's bad behavior.
Durant's comments were made fun of by fans on the trending topic.
"KD, for the first time, I hope you win the championship. I want to see you drink the bath water."
"Come on!! Work hard."
"You're going to make me laugh to death."
Fans are mocking Durant.
But Durant understood Scarlett's words in a different way.
"Scarlett is willing to date him!"
Durant, who is always paying attention to Scarlett's relationship status, knows that Scarlett is in a vacant period at this time, and he was excited when he saw the reply!
The consequences of this incident for Zhao Chen were that Zhao Chen had just kissed Enna passionately several times, and both of them had just gotten a little intoxicated. Without anyone else interfering, a lot of things would have happened naturally.
But Durant frantically called Zhao Chen...
The ringing made Enna wake up a little, and she shook her head to reject Zhao Chen.
Zhao Chen answered Durant's call angrily.
"Zhao, let's talk about tomorrow night's game."
"Talk about your sister, Falk..."
"Dudududu!!"
