Showdown, I'm the God of Basketball

Chapter 378
The Barkley Show.

Steve Kerr watched the Cavaliers-Warriors game in amazement.

"This is the Cavaliers this season!
If they were able to win the championship last season, it was entirely due to the miraculous performance of James and Zhao Hao that they were lucky enough to win the championship from the Spurs.

Then this season, the strength and tacit understanding they have shown is completely a serious championship team.

Eleven consecutive victories!
It is simply shocking the past and the present. "

Hearing this, Big Mouth Barkley who was sitting on the side smiled indifferently.

Eleven consecutive victories, is it worthy of being called Zhen Gu Shuo Jin?

"Don't be silly Steve, you're exaggerating too much.

Not to mention that No. 3 with the longest winning streak in the league is the Lakers in the OK era in 2000. They also have a 19-game winning streak.

And just the Lakers this season, they also won 11 consecutive victories.

So the Cavaliers' [-]-game winning streak is worth a second look. "

Cole didn't think there was anything wrong with what Barkley said.

不仅仅是OK时期的湖人19连胜，联盟历史上就算打到过18连胜甚至是17连胜的球队，也至少有7、8支球队。

Therefore, the Cavaliers' eleven-game winning streak is indeed difficult to leave a name in the history of the league.

"But the record of the Cavaliers does not end here, and they still have a chance to continue to win." Cole said.

Barkley nodded in agreement and said: "In the future, the Cavaliers will have two games against the underdogs of the league.

It's just that after these two games are over, they will also face a wave of five consecutive challenges!
Mosaics, Suns, Mavericks, Pistons and Spurs.

These five teams are all favorites for the championship this season! "

Thinking of this terrifying schedule, Cole couldn't help heaving a long sigh.

Even if the Cavaliers are strong enough, it is difficult for them to guarantee that they can win all the five teams.

That is too difficult!
"So, the Cavaliers will probably be able to get a record of 13 to 15 consecutive victories, which is not even ranked in the NBA.

Instead, I am more optimistic about the Lakers next door!

I also think that they are very likely to break their own winning streak record during the OK period, 19 consecutive victories! "

Barkley wasn't bragging this time around.

The current Lakers are almost invincible in the league, ranking second in the league in offensive efficiency, second only to the Suns.

The defensive efficiency also ranks third in the league, second only to the Pistons and the Nets, two guys who don't understand offense and don't fully let others understand.

The Lakers have also completely led the league on both offensive and defensive ends. It is not an exaggeration to say that they are the space battleships of this season.

On the other hand, the Cavaliers, although on the offensive end they have a strong offense compared to last season, are now at the third level in the league.

But the defensive end has plummeted!
Last season, the Cavaliers averaged 94 points per game against opponents, ranking fourth in the league.

But this season they directly allowed their opponents to average 100 points per game, ranking fourth from the bottom in the league!

It was almost at the same level as the Suns, which scored the last in the league in points per game at 103 points!

That is to say, the Cavaliers can repeatedly bite or open the score at the critical moment of the last quarter of the game.

Otherwise, how could they achieve such a winning streak with their current defensive efficiency!
On November 11, the Cavaliers played back-to-back games against the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Before the game, Zhao Hao deliberately gave an affectionate hug to Caron Butler, who was traded to this icy place.

"Old Tie, I understand how you feel!"

Butler looked at Zhao Hao with a look of lovelessness and said, "Brother, you don't understand at all!

Do you know what it's like to be traded to Minnesota where it snows every day after playing in the water with those girls in Los Angeles?
The point is, the team hasn't won yet, so this is the most embarrassing thing! "

Um. The Cavaliers started with an [-]-game winning streak, while the Timberwolves started with an [-]-game losing streak.

This fateful encounter was indeed so dramatic!
Zhao Hao could only pat Butler on the shoulder, and said comfortingly, "Don't worry, Huskies will get better."

After all, because of the yin and yang contract incident in 2000, the Timberwolves were only confiscated for five years.

So last year and this year, their hard days were over.

The management finally has the opportunity to pick their favorite players in the draft.

In addition, the record of the Timberwolves in the past two years has been the same, so the draft pick is considered high.

However, last year the Forest team selected a guy named Rashad McCants.

Zhao Hao really knew this guy too well.

Because before the draft, countless NBA scouts gave him an almost unified evaluation report.

Explosive talent, weird personality, may become an unstable factor in the locker room!

And Rashad McCants is indeed worthy of this evaluation report.

With a height of 193cm and a weight of 100kg, it is a typical small tank on the court.

And Rashad McCants also played the position of shooting guard on the court.

The way he plays is also to frequently hit the basket under this physical condition, challenging the big center under the basket.

What is even more unbelievable is that Rashad McCants, who is just such a small steel gun, even has a good outside shooting ability.

This season's 37% three-point shooting level!
This kind of physical talent and technical ability seems to be the cornerstone of the top team building of the future team.

But because of a big problem with his professional attitude, Rashad McCants almost messed up the whole team in his rookie year last year.

Even Garnett, the team boss at the time, was contradicted by him.

The team management is also extremely disappointed with him.

So his career is destined to not last long, and he is definitely the kind of player who wastes talent.

"Of course, what really made me know him was Kohler's first boyfriend." Zhao Hao couldn't help but chuckle.

Odom: It feels like I'm offended.

However, Zhao Hao really wanted to say that although the Timberwolves chose Rashad McCants, it was considered a very unreliable move.

But in fact, they have even more outrageous moves.

In this year's draft, the Timberwolves selected Brandon Roy with the sixth overall pick.

That's right, that yellow mamba Brandon Roy!
As a result, the Timberwolves made a trade with the Trail Blazers the next day.

Traded Brandon Roy for the seventh pick in the draft, Randy Foye.

"Randy Foye averaged 10 points and 2 rebounds per game this season, so he's not considered a draft pick.

It's just that compared with Roy's average of 17 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists per game, this is a bit too far behind.

If nothing else happens, Roy will continue to play at this level, and he will be able to win the best rookie award this year by relying on this data. "

Zhao Hao couldn't help but associate the Timberwolves and Bobcats for the first time.

"The management of the Huskies really gave away a cornerstone for future team building in vain."

If you can get enough of Roy, plus Butler and Bynum, who has not been washed and cut, then the three of them may not be able to lead the Timberwolves to some names in the West in the future.

But now it seems that this hard life has to continue!
Game start.

After trading Garnett away, the Timberwolves' lineup has also undergone earth-shaking changes.

Point guard Randy Foye, shooting guard Ricky Davis, small forward Caron Butler, power forward Mark Blunt, and center Bynum.

Seeing the starting lineup of the Timberwolves, Zhao Hao couldn't help laughing.

With two points in the backcourt and two centers in the frontcourt, there is neither a serious organizer nor a player who can space Butler and Ricky Davis on the court.

With this lineup, the Timberwolves' style of play is also very simple.

That is Butler singles, then Ricky Davis singles, and then the inside twin towers desperately rushing for offensive rebounds.

"With this style of play, it's no wonder that your Huskies have lost eleven games in a row!"

Zhao Hao couldn't help but glanced at the Timberwolves' bench.

"No wonder, their head coach is Randy Whitman, so it won't be surprising to play again."

(End of this chapter)