Durant and Westbrook played very steadily, but Green, on the contrary, has been a little out of shape in recent games.

On the 10th, the Thunder played against the Suns at home.

Pregame meeting.

Brooks clapped his hands and summoned the players:
"We have four games left to enter the playoffs. I don't want to put too much pressure on you. I just hope that every Thunder player can show [-]% in the game. The defensive strength of the playoffs far exceeds that of the Thunder. In our imagination, as for who we will face in the first round, we don’t know until the last moment, so we can only prepare for the worst, and now Rex will introduce it to everyone!”

"Well, kids, don't blame me for training you so hard in the summer, just for the playoffs!"

After scanning the eyes of each player, Kalamanda continued: "Usually, the defensive teams we come into contact with are the Celtics, Cavaliers, etc. in the East, and the Lakers and Spurs in the West. These four teams are the teams most likely to compete for the championship this year!"

"Why I say this is because their defensive strength is at the championship level. We have also encountered it in previous games, but I regret to tell you that it is only the strength of the regular season!"

In the past, people always talked about the intensity of the playoffs, but Li Muhua never understood it. Only now did he understand what Kalamanda meant.

As far as whether they can compete for the championship, many experts have already seen clearly during the arms race of various teams in the summer, that is, the change in defense depends on the reinforcement of the team's defensive players.

If it's just for the playoffs, you can play a big offense, but for the championship, you have to strengthen the defense.

The same is true for Ibaka, who was supplemented by the Thunder. The defensive champion in the penalty area also has a certain offensive ability.

But it's not enough to have inside defense alone, there is also outside defense, which is the Thunder's weakness.

After Kalamanda's explanation, the players have a new understanding of the playoffs, and the veteran Collison also stood up to talk about some experience in the playoffs. These are not things that can be bought with a few million annual salary of.

"We are less than 10 days away from the playoffs. I hope everyone can find a way to at least increase their defensive strength to the playoffs level, otherwise, the team will only lose!"

After Kalamanda finished speaking, he signaled the players to disband.

Li Muhua fell into deep thought.

In the evening, the Suns visited the Ford Center Arena.

In this game, Stoudemire worked hard. He scored 19 of 10 and scored 24 points, 15 rebounds and 4 blocks, while Durant scored 35 points and 9 rebounds. The core of the two teams is evenly matched.

At the critical moment, Li Muhua stood up, made 10 of 6 shots, 3 of 3 free throws, scored 21 points and 7 assists, and directly won the game in the third quarter.

The role players performed averagely. The other two core players of the Thunder, Westbrook and Green, scored 15 and 17 points respectively.

The Thunder ended their losing streak and won the game.

Nash only scored 11 points and 12 assists. He focused on organization and had a mediocre offensive role.

On the 12th, the Thunder played away against the Warriors.

The record of the Warriors is about the same as that of the Thunder last season. It has been reduced to the bottom of the Western Conference. With Maggette and Ellis, no one can figure out why the record is so poor under the leadership of Nelson.

The defense was as bad as ever, and the Thunder didn't worry about it at all.

It's just that many things can't be said.

The Warriors showed the offensive level of mercury pouring down the ground, with a pass of XJBD, the rhythm is surprisingly fast.

Old Nelson seems to focus on training, constantly making push gestures on the sidelines.

Rookie Curry took the lead, and Maggette and Ellis kept running, changing the previous style of play with the ball, but they played well, especially at the end of the fourth quarter, Curry made two shots. The three-pointer widened the point difference.

Six players in the team scored in double figures, and the offense was gorgeous.

On the contrary, the Thunder played more and more slowly. At the end, they were at a loss and could not do anything about the Warriors.

Lost away to the Braves.

The feeling is hard to say, the Warriors made [-]% of their [-]-pointers in the game, it can only be said that this day-to-day game was quite depressing.

Li Muhua had no choice but to blow up Curry, and the Warriors with more blossoms were terrifying.

After the loss, the Thunder slipped to eighth in the West. If nothing else, they will face the Lakers in the first round of the playoffs.

On the 13th, they played away against the Trail Blazers.

It's another back-to-back game, and the record situation is very grim.

The luck of the Trail Blazers has always been against the sky.

Since Oden the Glass Man, the Blazers' luck has been bad. As soon as the record improved, the main force was injured. Many people couldn't figure out whether it was the bad luck brought by Oden or the feng shui of Portland. has a problem.

The name of the Yellow Mamba resounds throughout the league.

Many people marveled at Roy's super talent and competitive level, and the Rose Garden was also full because of the shining stars. It caught people's attention.

In this game, Roy was absent due to injury, and people seem to have gotten used to it.

President Stern was tired of the endless injuries to the Trail Blazers, so he withdrew the promotion of Roy long ago.

The fans in Portland were angry, and the playoffs were approaching. They held up Oden's head to demonstrate at the entrance of the arena. Hurry up and get rid of that bad guy. We really can't bear it.

MMP.

The manager and team doctor of the Trail Blazers didn't know what to say.

The owner, Paul Allen, is too rich. Ever since Oden was raised fat, the Trail Blazers have been spending money and working hard. As a result, the players lay down one by one, and the team doctor had no choice but to take the blame.

The problem is that after spending so much money in vain, we can't just give up. The management is ruthless, but they still haven't given up on raising Auden.

In this game, the veteran Camby played superbly. Facing the soft guy like Krstic, he can do whatever he wants. Hollowed the Thunder inside.

Veteran Andre Miller and Camby formed the inside twin towers, making the Thunder miserable.

At the end of the second quarter, the Thunder trailed by 49 points 56:7.

Intermission.

After Li Muhua returned to the locker room, he sat next to Green.

The Thunder's offense relied too much on touch. Only in the second quarter, the Thunder's third team turned around to Milan's little blacksmith, a wave of 10:0, and was overtaken by the Blazers to expand their advantage.

The two teams have the same record, which means that whoever loses this game will face the Lakers in the first round of the playoffs.

There is no right or wrong, it's just that no one is willing to work hard for a season and only get back a round of tours.

Li Muhua saw Green clenched his fists tightly, his whole body was shaking non-stop.

"not good!"

Li Muhua suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart, and quickly exclaimed: "Jeff!"

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