NBA: I am the god of basketball

Chapter 294 15 consecutive wins at the start, the New York reporter was dumbfounded!

At the beginning of the game, the Spurs took advantage of the inside advantage, but as Wang Chao began to focus on pick-and-roll tactics, the Spurs' defensive system began to disintegrate under Wang Chao's continuous attack. Whether it was Duncan or Howard, There is no way to restrain Wang Chao at all.

As a last resort, Popovich resorted to his trump card and arranged for Leonard and Green to double-team Wang Chao.

But what he didn't expect was that Wang Chao was very calm in the face of double-teaming. Even under the siege and interception of Leonard and Green, he was still able to deal with it freely, and he even had conflicts from double-teaming many times. Out of the siege.

Originally, double-teaming is a very risky defensive strategy. It does not hesitate to defend an opponent's player to lock the target opponent. Once this defense fails, the consequences will be very serious.

Whenever Wang Chao single-handedly breaks through the double-team and rushes to the basket, the Spurs' defensive system completely collapses. Whether it is Wang Chao's own attack or passing the ball to his teammates, the Nets can get a wide-open shot.

Neither Booker nor Bogdanovic on the outside failed to live up to the opportunities created by Wang Chao. Basically, as long as they were open shots, they could hit them. Even Jokic made a three-pointer in the first quarter. Take the three-pointer.

The Nets' offense became orderly under Wang Chao's sorting out. As a result, the Spurs, known for their defense, scored 34 points at home in the first quarter, while the Spurs only scored 26 points.

The defensive capabilities of Duncan and Howard can still be maintained at the top level of the league, but the offensive end is a bit insufficient.

You can't expect the 39-year-old Duncan to continue to shine for the team on both ends of the offense and defense, and Howard's lack of offensive ability inside is no longer a secret in the league. The efficiency value is not high either.

The main offensive core of the Spurs is Parker and Butler on the outside.

However, Butler was facing Wang Chao in this game, the man who had tortured him countless times in the past four years.

The two are familiar with each other to the point where you know my length and I know your depth. Butler just pouted his butt a little, and Wang Chao knew whether this guy was going to shit or fart.

Under such circumstances, how dare Butler go singles against Wang Chao, isn't that uncomfortable?

Static talent, dynamic talent, including technical and psychological aspects, Wang Chao crushed Butler.

With another point being pressed to death, the Spurs can only rely on Parker's offense.

Tony Parker at his peak was a very strong player, his extreme speed allowed him to break through with super lethality.

Now there are always many people who underestimate Parker, thinking that he only gained some fame by following Duncan and Ginobili.

This is not the case. If Parker is not in the team-oriented Spurs but in other teams, he will definitely not be weaker than Thunder's Russell Westbrook in terms of offensive ability.

And even with the Spurs, Parker averaged more than 6 points per game in 18 seasons, while his shooting percentage remained stable at around 50%.

In the years when the Spurs were strongest, Parker was the main core of the team's offensive end instead of Duncan. His FMVP in the finals of the 06-07 season was well deserved.

Just like Duncan, Parker's brilliance is already a thing of the past.

As the youngest player in GDP, Tony Parker, born in 1982, is also 34 years old.

At the age of 34, for many players, it is still at the end of their peak, but this will definitely not include Parker.

With a height of 1 meters, Parker's most powerful weapon on the field is his speed. The nickname of the French sports car is not for nothing, but with age, the decline in speed and explosive power is inevitable. Today Parker has Without the peak speed of the year, the lethality of breakthroughs with the ball dropped sharply, and the offensive efficiency naturally declined.

Although this season has just started, Wang Chao is very clear that Parker averaged only 15 points and 16 assists per game in the 11.9-5.3 season. The reduction in the number of times is also related to a certain extent, but the more important thing is the decline in personal ability.

In the following two seasons, not only did Parker's scoring decline year by year, but his shooting percentage also began to decrease. In the end, because of dissatisfaction with Popovich's placement as a substitute, Parker chose to switch to the Hornets and left the league after playing for one season.

Wang Chao knew from the beginning that with Parker's current scoring explosiveness, there was no way to threaten the Nets, so he did not design a defensive tactic against Parker.

The score of 34:26 also proved this point with facts.

The Nets, which gained an advantage in the first quarter of the away game, continued to pursue the victory in the next game.

The rotation lineups of the two teams began to appear one after another. The Spurs' bench lineup has always been the most proud of them. Under Ginobili's leadership, looking at the entire league, few teams can match the Spurs' bench lineup. Comparable.

But watching the Nets' Deron and Joe Johnson appear one after another, Popovich couldn't help cursing in his heart.

"TMD, this is too unreasonable."

Two stars with an annual salary of 2000 million, actually joined the Nets with a basic salary after the buyout, in order to hug Wang Chao's thigh and win the championship.

What's the point of this?

Deron and Joe Johnson were both stars who still had a certain amount of power in the 15-16 season. Besides, Wang Chao was still leading the team on the court at this time. This guy seemed to never tire. That's it, often playing more than 45 minutes in a game is alive and well.

The golden gun has become synonymous with Wang Chao in this league. Even Allen Iverson, who averaged 40+ minutes per game for ten consecutive seasons in his peak period and 41.1 minutes per game in his career, can only bow down. .

The bench lineup that the Spurs are proud of not only failed to help the team regain the advantage during this period, but the point difference was further expanded.

By the time of the halftime break at the end of the second quarter, the difference between the two teams had reached more than 20 points.

The Spurs fans at home were a little confused.

What the hell is this?Are they facing the newly formed Nets, or the Rockets who have dominated the entire league in the past three years?

In terms of offensive ability, the Nets look even stronger than the Rockets!The only difference is the defense, but the opponent's offensive ability is so strong that even if there are certain loopholes on the defensive end, it can still be completely ignored.

In the third quarter of the game, the Spurs strengthened their defense and wanted to chase points a little bit steadily, but the Nets' offense could not be defended at all. As long as Jokic and Lopez were pulled from the inside to the outside, Wang Chao would be able to play against the Spurs. The team defecated everywhere in the restricted area.

The Spurs, whose defense system was completely shattered, did not have any chance of a comeback in the final fourth quarter. In the end, the two teams scored 125:109. The Spurs lost to the Nets by 16 points at home.

The New York reporters who were ready to watch the Nets lose were dumbfounded.

Why is the script different from what they imagined?

The inside line obviously has an absolute advantage, and there is an extra player like Butler on the outside line. How can they lose so badly?Is Wang Chao really strong enough to play 1v5?

People who know a little bit about the ball and can analyze the game process have begun to realize that the starting lineup of the Nets is not simple.

From position [-] to position [-], they are all players with mid-range and long-range and even three-point shooting. Outside Booker and Bogdanovic's three-pointers are very stable and accurate, while Jokic's three-pointers are not very good. Stable, and the shooting rate in open positions is also guaranteed. As for Lopez, although he has not developed a three-pointer for the time being, his long-range shooting ability can also play a role in involving space.

This kind of offensive space is only available when the Rockets have a five-death lineup, but unlike the five-death lineup, the two insiders of the Nets' lineup are all big men above 2 meters, and they did not sacrifice the height of the inside line for offense. .

It is normal for Jokic + Lopez's inside twin towers to be suppressed against the Spurs' Stone Buddha and Warcraft, but what if it is against the inside of other teams in the league?If you think about it carefully, you must know that there are very few teams in the league with the inside strength of the Spurs.

The regular season has only played 2 games, but some people have begun to realize that the Nets' lineup seems to be stronger than imagined.

On October 10, the Nets defeated the Memphis Grizzlies 31:114 in a back-to-back away game. The Grizzlies are also a team with two towers inside. Keech Lopez's job, but they still can't solve the Nets' offense.

After three games, the Nets started with a three-game winning streak. The 3-0 record surprised everyone.

Why is Wang Chao so strong?Where does he go and which team is the favorite to win?Even the performance of the teammates will be much better.

On November 11, the Nets returned to their home court and defeated the Bucks 2:117. There is nothing to say about this game. The Bucks of Antetokounmpo + Andrew Wiggins are still A weak team, but after Jason Kidd, the Rockets' champion, came to the Bucks and began to coach Antetokounmpo. Under his training, Antetokounmpo has begun to imitate After practicing the point forward, if nothing else happens, Antetokounmpo will start to make his mark in the league with his 103-meter height and Greek monster-like body after gaining weight.

11月4日，篮网主场109：104击败上赛季东部战绩第一的亚特兰大老鹰，斩获5连胜！

Lien Chan and Lianjie's Nets have gradually shut up the local media reporters in New York.

According to the current trend, the Nets may really be able to achieve 66 wins in the regular season!If so, it would be a disaster for the Knicks!
Because the Knicks are still not having a good time this season.

Carmelo Anthony returned from injury, and the team's newly selected inside core Kristaps Porzingis had a good effect, but the Knicks' record did not improve much. The previous 5 games The game only achieved a record of 2 wins and 3 losses.

This record has actually made great progress compared with last season, but watching the rivals in the same city, the Nets, win consecutive games, while their side keeps losing. The neighbor's kid who I looked down on suddenly became famous, not only earning millions of dollars a year, but also won Bai Fumei, which is the feeling of envy, jealousy and sourness of a winner in life.

This is why when the Nets signed Wang Chaoshi, the local media reporters in New York couldn't help mocking and provoking. In their view, New York was the territory of the Knicks, not the Nets, a foreign country bumpkin.

But now this foreign hillbilly has started to shit on their heads, you just say it's disgusting, right?

On November 11, the Nets defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 6:110 and celebrated their sixth consecutive victory.

Kobe Bryant, who returned from injury, started his retirement tour as usual. He scored 26 points on 8 of 21 shots in the game. The new champion Towns could only watch helplessly.

The six-game winning streak of the Nets defeated the Bucks again at home, and the winning streak reached seven games. Next, they will go to Houston to face the Rockets.

During the preseason, when Wang Chao came to the Rockets, he received countless flowers and applause, and there was no trace of abuse against him. When the regular season officially returned to the stadium, Wang Chao was still greeted with cheers.

Before the start of the game, the general manager of the Rockets personally awarded the ring that the Rockets won in the 14-15 season to Wang Chao.

Then the two teams started fighting.

The strength of the Rockets in the new season is actually not weak, after all, Leonard is basically there.

Wang Chao played for the Rockets for four years, and the two strongest players he trained were Leonard and Butler.

Now Leonard, when it comes to real strength, has not lost to the Ibaka who won the championship with the Raptors in the 18-19 season.

So far in the regular season, the Rockets have played 8 games and achieved a record of 5 wins and 3 losses. Leonard's performance in these 5 games has made Rockets fans ecstatic. He averaged 35 minutes per game. , Can contribute 28.1 points, 5.8 rebounds and 3.3 assists, already looks like a top superstar.

Although Wang Chao has always regarded Leonard and Butler with equal eyes, he also believes that Butler's diligence and hard work make his achievements not lose to Leonard.

But there is an objective fact that always exists, that is, Leonard has averaged more than 25 points per game in three seasons in his career, and the highest average can contribute 27.1 points per game in the season of his career. .

Butler's highest scoring average in the regular season was only 23.9 points.

Again, data does not represent everything, but it is an important reference standard for measuring the strength of players.

And Leonard is not fighting alone. After a summer of tossing, the Rockets still put together a lineup that looks a little like that.

Jeremy Lin, Belinelli, Leonard, Al Jefferson, Whiteside.

Although the upper limit of this lineup is not very good, the lower limit is not low. There are Leonard and Whiteside on defense, and Leonard and Jefferson on the offensive end can also support it.

Al Jefferson is known as the ball-blind detector in the world. Due to his low-key personality and style of play, his popularity in the league has never been high, and he has never been selected as an All-Star. Contributed 23 points and 11 rebounds.

Two seasons ago, Jefferson still averaged 21.8 points and 10.8 rebounds per game. Last season, as he grew older, his data dropped to 16.6 points and 8.4 rebounds.

By now in the 15-16 season, the 31-year-old Jefferson is no longer as brave as before, but as Leonard's right-hand man, he can still contribute 15 points and 7.7 rebounds per game.

Different from the pretending of the two sides in the preseason, in the regular season, the two teams opened up their posture and wanted to fight with real swords and guns!
In the jump ball stage, Whiteside beat Jokic with almost no pressure.

In terms of athletic talent, Huai Shen completely exploded the Nets' inside twin towers.

Jeremy Lin dribbled the ball halfway, saw Leonard who was directly facing Wang Chao, hesitated a little, and passed the ball to Leonard.

In the past 8 games, Leonard has scored 4+ in 30 games, and his excellent scoring ability has been fully verified.

The head coach of the Rockets at this time is still McHale. McHale, who is well versed in the way of hugging thighs and flattering, habitually used Leonard as Wang Chao in the game, and the previous games had good results.

It's just that this time Leonard and Wang Chao are facing each other directly, even McHale is a little bit uncertain.

After all, in the daily training in the past few years, he has seen countless times the scene where Wang Chao beat Leonard and Butler in heads-up. Single-handedly is as difficult as reaching the sky.

Not long ago, Butler, who joined the Spurs, just played a game with Wang Chao. McHale watched that game. It was a terrible word. Butler was almost caught by Wang Chao in the game. less than.

Although Leonard's strength and talent are slightly stronger than Butler's, can he really perform better in the face of Wang Chao who is going all out?

Facing Wang Chao with the ball, the expression on Leonard's face was eager to try.

Taciturn, he is not good at words, but he can match up with the big brother in the past, and he also wants to see how big the real gap between himself and Wang Chao is now.

Wang Chao saw Leonard's intentions, couldn't help but smiled and said: "Boy, have you forgotten how I abused you before? As long as you dare to challenge me in this game, I will let you Remember that feeling well.”

What Wang Chao said made Leonard feel a bit cold.

He didn't even need to do anything, just this sentence made him recall the unbearable past.

Gritting his teeth, Leonard knew that he couldn't think too much. If he continued to recall, he might not even have the courage to challenge Wang Chao!
Holding the ball and lowering his center of gravity, Leonard suddenly expedited his breakthrough towards Wang Chao's left side, but Wang Chao was faster than him, and he took the first step to block his breakthrough path. The moment the two touched, Leonard One staggered and nearly lost the ball.

Wang Chao's strength and confrontation ability are not comparable to Leonard, and it is definitely not a wise move to break through in front of him.

Leonard subconsciously covered the ball with both hands and stopped, looking for his teammates left and right to pass the ball first and readjust the offense.

But at this time, Wang Chao had already seen the right time, and a fierce hand knife cut on the basketball, and the huge force suddenly rushed in. Even Leonard's wide and exaggerated palms couldn't catch the basketball and was cut off.

Taking advantage of the situation, Wang Chao took the basketball in his hand and accelerated towards the Rockets basket.

With the fast break talent, Wang Chao's sprint speed after stealing the ball is astonishingly fast. Even in the dribble, Leonard and other Rockets players can't catch up with him at all. Wang Chao galloped all the way to the penalty area. Jump straight up and end the offense with a signature Tomahawk dunk.

Almost subconsciously, the Rockets home fans cheered for Wang Chao's dunk, but just after they cheered, many fans realized that it was the Nets scoring.

The fast-break counterattack after the steal, this scene has appeared countless times in the Rockets' games in the past four years. Wang Chao's fast-break counterattack is the most lethal in the league. Even LeBron James, who is well versed in this way, is also in mobility Not so much.

The fans of the Rockets did not expect that one day, Wang Chao would wear the uniform of another team and carry out such a fast-break counterattack at his home court.

"After you leave me, do you still continue this old trick?"

After completing the dunk, Wang Chao turned his head and looked at Leonard who was chasing behind him just now but couldn't catch up with him. "Use your brain a little bit, I expect more than just such a little skill from you."

Although Wang Chao had his own selfishness in training Leonard, Butler and others, the main purpose was to let them help him win the championship, but after all, after four years of getting along day and night, he still had some feelings, Wang Chao didn't know Whether the Leonard trained by himself can reach the Leonard trained by the famous coach Popovich, but at least he will use his highest standards to demand the other party. After all, he is joining the Clippers and starting the journey of suffering from injuries. Previously, Leonard was the one with the best chance in the league to surpass James Durant, the two kings of the league.

Wang Chao's cynicism successfully aroused Leonard's anger, and he switched offense and defense. Leonard continued to insist on his own attack on the next ball, but this time he did play smarter as Wang Chao asked.

Leonard, who is 2 meters high, faced Wang Chao, who was 01 meters high and crushed him in all directions with speed and strength. It is extremely unwise to blindly single out. Standing at the top arc of the three-point line, Leonard decisively called the pick-and-roll cover.

Whiteside ran out from the inside to cover for him, and the latter immediately accelerated and rushed towards the inside in disguise.

But just after two steps, Wang Chao appeared beside Leonard like a ghost.

Leonard's reaction was quick, he made an emergency stop, and then jumped up on the spot and shot quickly.

His shot was extremely fast, and Wang Chao didn't have time to block the shot, but due to the hasty shot, the shot didn't make a hit. The basketball missed the basket, and then Jokic grabbed the defensive rebound. .

"The pick-and-roll screen really doesn't work..."

On the sidelines, Rockets coach McHale frowned.

At this moment, he finally experienced how the head coaches of other teams felt when facing Wang Chao.

Such a player is really terrifying on the court.

Both offensive and defensive ends tend to be invincible, and there is no way to target and limit the opponent.

Wang Chao is not afraid of pick-and-rolls, of course, because of his talent and ability to predict the screen. A single pick-and-roll screen has no way to delay him for too long, and Wang Chao, who has an absolute advantage in speed, naturally has no difficulty in catching up with Leonard. .

The failure to attack again did not discourage Leonard, and then he tried a variety of offensive methods, including his best off-ball play in the team in the past.

It must be admitted that playing without the ball can be regarded as the relatively most efficient way for Leonard to score against Wang overtime, because in the process of running without the ball, Leonard can be assisted by his teammates' off-ball pick-and-roll screens. If you can't live with Wang Chao, then there are two.

Although the screen prediction talent skill is very strong, it is not invincible after all. When two inside players perform double pick-and-roll screens at the same time, even if Wang Chao can predict it, there is no way to bypass the two immediately.

Although other Nets players can defend Leonard when Wang Chao is separated, it is also a defense. The defensive quality of other Nets players is completely incomparable with Wang Chao.

After all, Leonard's current offensive ability is already at the top level in the league. Facing Wang Chao, who is familiar with him, may be deflated, but facing others is different.

With the help of his teammates, Leonard's offensive efficiency was finally restored, but the Rockets were still at an absolute disadvantage.

On the one hand, the offensive efficiency of the main core Wang Chao and Leonard of the two teams is very different. On the other hand, the Rockets' starting lineup has no way to compete with the Nets in terms of offensive firepower.

Jeremy Lin is no longer the crazy Lin who caused a sensation in the world in 12. To put it bluntly, Belinelli is a fixed-point three-point shooter without the ability to attack independently, let alone Whiteside, a pure blue-collar center, the entire starting lineup In the lineup, only Al Jefferson still has the ability to attack independently, but his scoring methods are limited to the basket. There.

Jokic is 2 meters and Lopez is 11 meters. Compared with Jefferson, who is shorter among the interior centers, the defensive effect is still very good.

The result of the gap in the lineup is that at the end of the halftime game, the Rockets have fallen behind by more than double digits, and there is absolutely no possibility of a comeback.

Substitute time, Deron and Joe. Johnson led the Nets rotation can also form an effective suppression of the Rockets, further expanding the score.

The final result was that the Nets defeated the Rockets 106:98 away and won eight consecutive victories.

This focus match between Wang Chao and his former younger brother Leonard ended with Wang Chao's easy victory.

伦纳德全场15投8中，三分球9中4，罚球5中4，得到24分9篮板6助攻，表现还算不错，可是跟王超一对比，后者29分11篮板9助攻的准三双数据还是略逊一筹。

More importantly, anyone who has watched the game knows well that Leonard's statistics are basically misplaced or his teammates helped him pick and roll to separate the distance from Wang Chao. Facing Wang Chao's defense At that time, his offensive efficiency was extremely low, and he hardly scored a few goals in front of Wang Chao.

On the other hand, Wang Chao almost always scored the ball in front of Leonard. He was selected to the best team last year and is known as a super defensive player who is second only to Wang Chao in the league's perimeter defense ability. He can't defend Wang Chao at all. attack.

"Leonard may be a high-quality young player with the potential to become the league's top superstar, but there is obviously a big gap between him and Wang Chao, who has reached his peak. Fortunately for the Rockets, Leonard, who was born in 91, is only 24 years old. At the age of [-], he still has a long way to go in the future, and he has every chance to follow the path of his former boss Wang Chao."

"The game between the Rockets and the Nets has once again proved that without Wang Chao, it may be difficult for Houston to win the championship in a short period of time. The Brooklyn Nets have shown surprising dominance at the beginning of the new season. , becoming the only two teams in the league that have not lost so far, and the other is last season's Western Conference Finals team, the Golden State Warriors!"

"After the disastrous defeat in the Western Conference Finals last season, this team seems to have completely transformed. Stephen Curry, the main core player of the team, has shown a strong offensive ability in the new season. The efficiency value outside the three-point line can even be compared with the Wang Chao is shoulder to shoulder. So far, the Warriors have won [-] consecutive victories, two more than the Nets that just won [-] consecutive victories! I believe everyone is curious, which of these two winning streak teams will lose this season first What about your first match?"

It was as if they were competing in space.

The Nets and Warriors dominated the Eastern and Western Divisions respectively. The Warriors played two more games ahead of the Nets because of the schedule, but the Nets were not to be outdone. Defeat the opponent simply and neatly, and the winning streak also reached ten games.

The Nets have achieved ten consecutive victories in the opening game, which has set a record for the best start in team history, and is still breaking this record!
On November 11th they beat the Eagles at home, on the 17th they beat the Celtics at home, on the 18th they beat the Pistons away, and on the 20nd they lost to the Celtics in overtime.

So far, the Nets' winning streak has reached 14 consecutive victories!

The reporters in New York have completely lost their voices, and there are no more stubborn words.

When they started with three consecutive victories, five consecutive victories or even eight consecutive victories, they could still insist that the Nets' record was just luck and the opponents they encountered were a bit weak, but they have won 14 consecutive victories so far. It's not a reason that luck can simply prevaricate.

In the history of the NBA, the number of winning games with more than 10 consecutive victories is not particularly high. Although 14 consecutive victories are not enough to make the Nets famous in the history of winning streaks, they must not be underestimated. Moreover, the Nets' winning streak It's still going on, God knows if they will directly hit a wave of 20 consecutive victories?

On November 11th, in the 25th game of the Nets regular season, the team once again encountered a strong enemy, the Oklahoma City Thunder led by Durant and Westbrook.

In the past two years, the Thunder have achieved nothing. Whether it is the regular season or the playoffs, their performance has been disappointing.

Durant + Westbrook, the two twin stars, does not have any advantages in the West, whether facing the Rockets, Warriors or Spurs, and when the free market opened in the summer, the Thunder did not sign up. There is no effective reinforcement.

As a result, after the start of the new season, the Thunder still only had Durant and Westbrook supporting the team's offense.

There is no doubt about the personal ability of Gemini. Although Durant did not win the regular season MVP, his personal ability has not been affected in the slightest, and Westbrook is also at the peak of his competitive state.

两人场均分别有30+8+5以及26+7+10的数据，数据都是联盟顶级巨星级别表现。

But it is difficult for the two fighting alone to drag the Thunder out of the abyss in the West.

Before playing against the Nets, the Thunder had a record of only 9 wins and 6 losses, ranking sixth in the Western Conference, far behind by the unbeaten Warriors and the Spurs, who also maintained a super high winning percentage.

In this game against the Nets, there are not many people who are optimistic that the Thunder can win. After all, it has not been a day or two since Durant was suppressed by Wang Chao. This has already made people start to form a kind of inertial thinking——Durant Can't beat Wang Chao.

The same is true.

在这场比赛中，杜兰特22投14中，砍下35分6篮板5助攻，与30分14篮板11助攻的王超互飙不落下风，但雷霆队还是被篮网大比分击溃。

The reason is also very simple. Except for Durant with 32 points, only Westbrook scored 27 points, 7 rebounds and 13 assists in the Thunder. No one else scored in double figures.

On the other hand, for the Nets, all five starters scored in double figures. On the bench, Deron scored 11 points and Joe Johnson scored 13 points. The huge gap in the lineup is due to Durant and Westbrook alone. There is no way to make it up.

Sometimes, the performance of a star can indeed save the team in a crisis, but the premise is that the opponent does not have a star who can stand up and respond in time.

Obviously, the Nets are not included in this list. No matter how Durant led the team to counterattack with his personal scoring during the game, Wang Chao could respond with scoring immediately, and every time the Thunder team chased points, it would be overwhelmed. hit it down.

This is also the main reason for the Thunder's loss.

"squeak--!"

The whistle sounded for the end of the game, and Durant stood on the field, looking at the glaring score on the scorer with a blank expression.

Wang Chao couldn’t beat the opponent when he was in the Magic, and he still couldn’t win when he was in the Rockets. Now the opponent is in the Nets, a team with a winning percentage of less than 50% last season, and a group of unknown players. , Still can't win.

This has given Durant a deep sense of self-doubt.

What the hell is this?I can't do it?Or is the gap in team strength too great?

Durant has begun to realize that if this continues, it may be difficult for him to win a championship throughout his entire career.

At this time, Durant's desire for a championship is far more than his own at the same time in the original time and space, because although Durant in the 15-16 season of another time and space has no championship, he has a regular season MVP trophy and four points. Wang, and also led the team to the finals. From the perspective of personal honor, he is already second only to James and Curry among the stars in the league in their prime.

But Durant in this time and space is different. The existence of Wang Chao not only suppresses James, but also suppresses Durant even more seriously. So far Durant has not even had a scoring champion, nor a regular season MVP. The honors that can be achieved are the few best teams, and Wang Chao has been squeezed out of the team several times.

Durant, who was born in 1988, just passed his 29th birthday a few months ago, and there are few opportunities left for him to enhance his historical status.

Next summer, Durant will usher in a contract year. At the beginning of this season, the Thunder have arranged for the management to negotiate with Durant's agent on the issue of contract renewal. Originally, Durant hadn't considered this issue, but with He had to start thinking about the disastrous defeat to the Nets in advance.

The current Thunder team can't even beat the Nets, let alone the Cavaliers and Warriors, who are hot to win the championship?

Wang Chao noticed Durant's absent-minded expression, which also reminded him that next summer Adu was about to embark on the most difficult road.

This can be a little interesting.

He has no doubt that there is no limit to what Durant can do for the championship.

But the problem is that the current Warriors are also different from the original time and space. The existence of Cousins ​​makes the Warriors, who should have salary space next summer, not have the ability to sign Durant at all.

Then the question arises, how will Durant choose in order to win the championship?
The Cavaliers and Warriors are the two favorites to win the championship, and the salary space is exploding, and other teams in the league do not have enough strength to compete for the championship.

There are not many teams for Durant to embark on a difficult road. Maybe Durant will really become a tragic star like Barkley and Malone, and because there is no regular season MVP, Adu's historical ranking may be It will be even worse...

Whether Durant is miserable or not has nothing to do with Wang Chao, as long as he wins, any enemy standing in front of Wang Chao, whether it is James, Durant or others, will be trampled and run over by Wang Chao. Be his stepping stone!
The Nets' streak of defeating the Thunder reached 15 consecutive victories, and then the team's winning streak stopped at 15 wins.

On November 11th, in the 28th game of the regular season, the Nets challenged the Cleveland Cavaliers in an away game.

The loss of this game was both reasonable and unexpected.

The Nets, which has won 15 consecutive victories, have defeated many powerful enemies in the league. The most likely to stop them are naturally the two favorite teams to win the championship in the new season, the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Golden State Warriors.

Although the Cavaliers' record compared with the Warriors and the Nets is not so explosive, they are still playing steadily. Before the match against the Nets, they had a record of 13 wins and 3 losses, ranking second in the Eastern Conference, second only to the Nets with 15 wins and 0 losses.

The confrontation between the two teams can be described as sparks hitting the earth in the east.

The Cavaliers are one of the few teams in the league that is not inferior to the Nets in terms of interior height and also has twin towers.

Joel Embiid + Pau Gasol.

After the first season of Embiid's career, his level has been further improved, especially the development of mid-range and long-range shooting is visible to the naked eye. Cleveland fans are ecstatic with his outstanding talent.

As for Gasol, although he is 36 years old in the new season, he still has a good competitive state. Because the Cavaliers are limited by the ball, he averaged only 12.1 points and 9.6 rebounds per game in the new season, but in the original time and space, Gasol, who played for the Bulls, is still the main core of the team's interior. In the 15-16 season, he averaged 31.9 minutes per game and could contribute 16.5 points, 11 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 blocks.

The talented Embiid and the old and experienced Gasol successfully suppressed the Nets' inside twin towers. At the same time, the Cavaliers also blossomed on the outside. James and Irving scored high scores with extremely high efficiency. .

The weakness of the Nets' lack of defensive ability has been fully exposed.

When he was in the Rockets, Wang Chao could team up with Leonard and Butler to block the opponent's perimeter. How could it be Irving's turn to jump around?But in the Nets, there are only Booker and Bogdanovic on the outside, and when the offensive firepower of the two who have not yet grown up can't match Irving, losing is a matter of course.

(End of this chapter)