Chapter 880 [Severe Situation, Bad Luck]
The star coach was not re-elected. Yang Rui was at home on weekends and was even more tired than usual.
Just looking at the lineup, you know that the Western Conference team is bound to win. They don't need a coach at all. They have three big men who can pick and roll and attack the low post. The most capable person in the Eastern Conference is Millsap, who is 201cm tall. How do you play this?
As expected, the Western Conference won 192-182. Anthony Davis, who scored 52 points and 10 rebounds, won the MVP. He only played 31 minutes, making 26 of 39 shots and no free throws.
The even more outrageous efficiency was Westbrook, who played 19 minutes and made 16 of 26 shots, 7 of 13 three-pointers, 2 of 2 free throws, and scored 41 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists.
In this All-Star Game, both sides kept running fast breaks, three-pointers and dunks, with no defense at all. The funniest scene was an offense in the Eastern Conference. Curry returned to defense and fell to the ground early to pretend to be dead. His opponent passed by him and dunked easily.
Without Zach LaVine, the slam dunk contest had no highlights, and Star Weekend was judged to be extremely boring.
Last season's runner-up Aaron Gordon didn't do his tricks well and was eliminated in the preliminaries; Jordan did his best, and such a big guy was just for the background; as for Jones Jr. and Robinson Jr., they both made a fuss about their crotches. Changing hands on the crotch, stacking the arhat on the crotch, straddling one person, straddling two people, straddling three people...it's even more interesting to watch crossover singers than this.
In the second half of the regular season, the Clippers continued to remain strong. Not only did the starting trident perform stably, but substitute LaVine also broke out.
Yang Rui often arranges two-guard tactics, and also gave LaVine the ball in the second quarter. He played 30.4 minutes, and his data increased to 16.3 points, 2.8 rebounds and 3 assists.
Curry attracts the defense, and LaVine looks for a ball-free cover from the side to run, making it easier to get a shot. He lived up to expectations, shooting 41.7% from three-point range. In his previous life with the Timberwolves, LaVine's three-point shooting percentage did not reach more than 40% because he had poor shot selection and shot against people. Now he often gets easy shot opportunities.
If he had played to this level earlier, LaVine might have been selected as an All-Star. He is so popular that fans would be at the scene in every game holding slam dunk contest scoreboards, waiting to rate him.
Yang Rui intends to help LaVine improve his statistics in order to send him away in the summer, and only increase his playing time in the second half to prevent him from being selected as an All-Star. Once a player is selected to the All-Star Game twice, he meets the criteria for a salary increase. It doesn't matter if it's only once.
In this way, after sending him away in the summer, opponents can let LaVine play to his full potential, and he will not have to worry about retaining someone with a super high salary after entering the All-Star Game. He will have more trade value.
When LaVine gets the ball, Devin Booker has to rest and be a small substitute.
Fortunately, Booker has no complaints, because his defense is really bad and he needs to spend time learning defensive skills from Danny Green to improve his strength. Even if his teammates have super strong attack power, it is impossible for him to get unlimited shots. Booker has no idea how far he can go if he lets go in the NBA.
Yang Rui never thought about making Booker the core of the team, but to train him as the sixth man. This was also the role he was accustomed to playing in college. As long as he doesn't leave in the future, the upper limit will be Ginobili, which will be very beneficial to the Clippers.
The Clippers have never encountered major injuries again. Except for Curry and Antetokounmpo, all players played less than 30 minutes. Even though Draymond Green played a great role on the defensive end, he only averaged 29.5 minutes per game.
Zhou Qi played 6 games for the Clippers, all of which were spent in garbage time training. His performance was a mess, averaging 1.4 points per game and hitting 1 goal in 6 three-pointers.
The only good news is that Zhou Qi's statistics in the NBDL are pretty good, averaging 16.1 points, 7 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 2.5 blocks per game. This year, three young players from China have come to represent the Minions in the game, and the four compatriots will actively cooperate.
However, the Minions' record in the NBDL is not good, with more losses than wins. Those three have average statistics and cannot play in the NBA.
In the summer, some Chinese fans said that although the overall tactical quality of CBA was poor, it was still a master tactician and could definitely win in an inferior league like NBDL.
In the eyes of some fans,
What is the level of NBDL? A league with an average annual salary of RMB 20,000 to RMB 30,000 is incomparable to the big guys in the CBA. It must be a wild team composed of players with rough skills and no tactical coordination.
As a result, China's potential players were physically crushed when they arrived at the NBDL, including Zhou Qi, who also suffered in terms of confrontation. Many people in the NBDL are people who didn't want to give up basketball after graduating from college and failed to get selected in the draft. There are many capable people.
The Chinese Basketball Association has clearly seen how serious the situation of Chinese basketball is. The national team played well back then because it had Yao Ming as its backbone. Without Yao Ming, the men's basketball team would have lost in Asia. In the 2011 Sri Lanka Cup, they also lost. Passed Russian university student.
Because Zhou Qi performed poorly and the men's basketball team performed poorly, Chinese fans are even more grateful for what Yang Rui has done for the Chinese basketball world. If the CBA's method of cultivating new players continues to develop for a few more years, the men's basketball team may lose its dominance in Asia.
On April 12, the Clippers defeated the Rockets 135-101 at home to end the regular season, with a final record of 70 wins and 12 losses.
The winning rate is far worse than last season, and the Clippers are also first in the league, winning 70 games again. In fact, it is difficult to say that they are qualified with such results. The players were just showing off in the regular season, playing by the side and feeling too relaxed, and they lost to many weak teams.
Not only the players, but Yang Rui is also in a relaxed mood. After five consecutive championships, their nerves cannot be tense. Yang Rui just warned the players not to play so casually after entering the playoffs, but to actively cooperate and reduce unreasonable shots.
The Spurs ranked second in the Western Conference with 61 wins. Popovich's record remains stable and the lineup has not changed much.
In the second half of the Mavericks' season, Nowitzki and Paul were injured and missed 24 and 21 games respectively. Starting center Noel was already injured in the mid-term, and could only rely on veteran Pachulia to start. The team's record plummeted.
In the end, the Mavericks only achieved 53 wins, ranking third in the Western Conference.
Now Adam Silva is depressed again. He wants to praise James and let the Mavericks and Clippers compete. Now that James wants to win the MVP, his record is very unconvincing, and his statistics are also problematic. 26.4 points, 8.6 rebounds, 6.8 assists and 1.2 steals are good enough, but his free throw shooting rate has reached a career low, only 67.4%.
James' efficiency value has also dropped a lot, ranking seventh in the league, better than Curry, who is eighth, with 26.3. Embarrassingly, the one ahead of him is Isiah Thomas, the younger brother of the Cavaliers last season, with an efficiency of 26.5.
More and more people think that James has ruined his teammates. Although the Mavericks teammates were not injured by him, their statistics have also declined collectively.
Paul's transformation was particularly obvious. He took 5 three-pointers and hit 2, with a shooting percentage of 41.1%, a career high. He averaged 18.1 points, 4.3 rebounds and 8.1 assists per game, a record low since his rookie season.
As soon as Paul and James shared the ball, their assist numbers dropped, and they had to make some adjustments for each other.
4-8 in the West are the Jazz, Grizzlies, Kings, Rockets, and Thunder.
Harden got rid of Kardashian's defense and performed very well this season, but the Rockets' overall lineup is not strong. Bosh was reimbursed for the season due to blood clots. Howard joined the Hawks, relying only on the backcourt double guns of Harden and Gordon. generally.
The Jazz have become dark horses. They added Chandler Parsons, Joe Johnson, and George Hill last summer. Center Rudy Gobert has made significant progress. Hayward has performed stably and has good overall strength.
9-15 are the Warriors, Nuggets, Trail Blazers, Pelicans, Lakers, Timberwolves, and Suns.
Conley signed a super contract, but was unable to lead the Warriors to the playoffs. The Lakers suffered from injuries in the second half, Russell and Embiid were sidelined, their record plummeted, and they failed to reach the playoffs.
Experts predict that it will be difficult for other teams in the Western Conference to threaten the Clippers, and they have the best chance of entering the finals.
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