Reborn NBA's Strongest Talent

Chapter 200 200. Locking up the playoffs in advance (subscription required)
On March 3, the Thunder played back to back against the Trail Blazers away.

Unsurprisingly, the game was lost.

Continuous away games are too much of a physical test, and the opponents are all aggressive offensive teams. Back-to-back losses for the Thunder have become an unavoidable problem.

Insufficient in physical fitness, the Thunder's shooting percentage plummeted. Although they made great efforts on defense to limit the opponent's performance as much as possible, they still lost to the opponent who was waiting for work.

George also chose to take a rotation.

This is also a good decision, otherwise the problem of shoulder discomfort is likely to be magnified.

Of course, George did not return to Oklahoma alone, but went to Portland with the team and watched the game from the sidelines.

100:108, the Thunder interrupted their winning streak.

威斯布鲁克28投12中得到30分10篮板6助攻。

李茶19投8中得到20分6篮板5助攻。

Grant returned to the starting lineup, and his offensive performance was okay, but his defensive performance was a bit weak.

On March 3, the Thunder returned to their home court and ushered in the Rockets in the qualifying battle.

The battle between Harden, Paul, Anthony and Westbrook, George, and Li Cha.

The Ann Bulb combination is even more famous, but Anthony and Paul did not make it to this year's All-Stars. On the contrary, all three Thunders were selected, and Li Cha also won the AMVP.

People can't help but wonder whether the Houston three giants are more powerful, or the Thunder three stars are more powerful.

Li Cha also humiliated D'Antoni during the game, although only the Curry players knew the inside story, it was always a shameful thing.

The game between the Thunder and the Rockets is obviously full of gunpowder.

The Rockets' magic ball tactics played more resolutely, and D'Antoni was obviously proving himself.

As a famous head coach, using this method to resolve conflicts with players seems to be overkill.

But combined with the 12 players and even assistant coaches at the time, this was proving himself to many teams in the league.

This understanding feels much more normal.

Facing the bombardment of the Rockets, the Thunder certainly cannot sit still.

After three days of rest, George's performance finally returned to normal level, but the normal level obviously couldn't match the Rockets' three-point rain.

Westbrook is also at a normal level, and the normal level is a shooting percentage of around 45.

Li Cha's performance was not normal enough. After D'Antoni specially arranged for Ariza to defend, Li Cha was also restricted.

Coupled with Westbrook taking too many shots in this game, the Thunder's disadvantage is inevitable.

When the team falls behind and cannot catch up in a short period of time, Westbrook will always take over the ball habitually and charge forward alone, but forgets that there are already a group of excellent helpers around him.

The Rockets made 33 of 17 three-pointers and beat the Thunder with a 51.5% three-point shooting rate.

Although the Thunder also had a 50% shooting rate, they were still a bit weak in the face of 17 three-pointers.

Relying on crazy three-pointers, and the Thunder's defensive rhythm being disrupted, the Rockets defeated the Thunder 122:114 and stabilized their No.2 position in the Western Conference.

威斯布鲁克27投13中得到30分4篮板7助攻，乔治16投7中得到18分4篮板5助攻，李茶15投7中得到20分2助攻。

On March 3, the Thunder played against the Suns at home. The anger of the last loss to the Rockets poured on the Suns.

Originally thought that there would be another fairy fight between Booker and Westbrook, but apart from Booker, the Suns did not have a second scoring point, and the Suns were easily slaughtered.

Samsung played too hard, and ended up clocking in three quarters.

威斯布鲁克14投11中得到27分8篮板9助攻，乔治16投7中很稳定，得到21分4篮板3助攻，李茶10投6中得到17分4篮板。

The Thunder's record came to 47 wins and 20 losses.

火箭的战绩已经到了51胜13负，勇士则是51胜14负，火箭以0.5个胜场超过勇士暂列西部第一。

The Rockets' trade of Paul and Anthony during the offseason has indeed greatly improved the team. According to the current style of play, the Rockets are very hopeful that they can win the regular season Western Conference championship.

On March 3, the Thunder played against the Spurs at home.

Leonard's comeback has not yet been decided, and the Spurs are shrouded in a haze. Even if the team can make it to the playoffs, without a superstar who can charge forward and make the final decision, it will be difficult to rely on civilians to go far.

In particular, Parker still has some remarks that conflict with Leonard's recovery. The team is caught in the vortex of contradictions between the veteran heroes and the new core.

If it weren't for Popovich's one-sidedness in the locker room, it would be difficult to suppress it, but the thoughts in the players' hearts cannot be completely avoided.

After consecutive losses to the Warriors and Rockets, the Spurs have to face the third-ranked Thunder in the Western Conference.

The old strong team is about to fall.

Only Aldridge scored in double figures in the starting lineup, and the highest scorer was Rudy Gay's 14 points. Even if the Spurs played a very strong defense, they were still not full of talented Thunder opponents.

威斯布鲁克控制住了比赛节奏，15投7中拿到21分12篮板11分的三双，乔治状态不好16投仅4中得到11分9篮板5助攻，李茶10投7中得到18分3篮板。

94:104, the Thunder won their 48th win.

On March 3, the Thunder continued to host the Kings at home.

101:106, the Thunder went on to win their 49th win.

威斯布鲁克拿到17分10篮板11助攻的三双，乔治18投7中拿到21分6篮板5助攻，李茶16投9中得到24分3篮板4助攻。

On March 3, the Thunder played back-to-back away games against the Eagles.

The Eagles failed to grasp the Thunder's physical problems in back-to-back away games, and handed over the Thunder's 50th win.

威斯布鲁克得到32分12篮板12助攻的三双，乔治发挥继续不好，只拿到12分4篮板3助攻，李茶弥补了乔治的进攻19投11中得到28分4篮板。

On March 3, the Thunder played a game against the Clippers at home. Although the Clippers, which had been determined to be dismantled and rebuilt, played a good game, they still lost to the Thunder.

The current 37 wins and 31 losses of the Clippers still have hope of entering the playoffs, but they have lost their core players. I don't know if the Clippers will continue to hit the playoffs.

威斯布鲁克得到16分10篮板11助攻的三双，已经连续4场拿到三双了。乔治拿到19分7篮板7助攻，李茶18投10中得到25分4篮板4助攻，得分全场最高。

The Thunder won their 51st win.

On March 3, the Thunder challenged the Raptors away, and the Raptors were already ranked first in the Eastern Conference.

Irving's departure made the Cavaliers lose part of their competitiveness. The direct performance is that the Cavaliers are only ranked third in the Eastern Conference at this time, and the Wizards behind them are still pressing closely.

The Raptors have built an iron army through several years of honing. The two All-Star guards DeRozan and Lowry led the team to the team's best record.

became a dark horse.

To say that the strength of the Raptors is not weak, but because the team is not in the United States, there are very few fans in the United States, so it is not noticed at all, let alone expected.

Even if the Raptors were already the third in the Eastern Conference last season, there are still no fans to understand and pay attention to this team.

This season won the first place in the Eastern Conference, and the Raptors soared into the sky, which surprised the world.

Any team that can surpass James' Cavaliers is a good team.

The game between the Thunder and the Raptors was like sparks hitting the earth. The two teams played a crazy confrontation at the beginning. Adams made 7 of 7 shots and scored 14 points in the first quarter. The Raptors responded with 6 three-pointers. The battle between the two sides ended at 40:34.

The Thunder temporarily lead by 6 points.

In the second quarter, the Raptors immediately blocked the Thunder's offensive posture with a tough defense. In a single quarter, the Thunder's shooting percentage fell below 40, while their own side still maintained a 50 shooting percentage.

The Raptors all got back 4 points. At 26:30, the Raptors were only 2 points behind at halftime.

The game was very exciting.

In the third quarter of the second half, the Raptors continued to defend with iron and blood, and the team's offense also flourished, which made the Thunder very embarrassed.

At this time, Li Cha took over the ball, broke through the defense and scored inside.

In the first quarter, the Raptors, who had already been turned upside down by Adams, were attacked again by Li Cha at this time, exposing their own shortcomings.

李茶虽然单节6投5中拿到11分，但猛龙还是以更高效的进攻拿到了34：31的比分，在第三节领先3分，总比分反超了1分进入第四节。

This is exactly the role played by Li Cha's "Away Dogs", digging out the opponent's problems, and it hits Westbrook's arms.

In the fourth quarter, Westbrook went berserk, scoring 11 points on 7-of-17 shooting in a single quarter, and Li Cha also scored 6 points again. The two teamed up to beat the Raptors into a sieve.

DeRozan was invisible in the fourth quarter and generally didn't stand up to carry the offense.

It is precisely because of this that the Trash Brothers have fallen into the hands of the Cavaliers year after year, and they have not even won a victory against the Cavaliers in the playoffs.

The Thunder turned the score again in the fourth quarter with the superstar, winning 35 points 27:8 in a single quarter, and the final score was fixed at 132:125, and the Thunder won again.

威斯布鲁克22投15中拿到37分13篮板14助攻的大号三分，连续5场拿到三双。乔治得到22分5篮板。李茶16投10中得到28分4篮板3助攻。

After a wave of six consecutive victories, the Thunder's record came to 52 wins.

It is 10 wins away from the Spurs, who are currently ranked eighth in the West.

With only 10 games left, even if the Spurs win all, they can only tie the Thunder's record, but they will also be ranked lower due to the disadvantage of the match.

Therefore, the Thunder has already determined to enter the playoffs and locked a spot in advance.

The Rockets and Warriors in front also locked in the playoffs.

The Rockets are expected to break through the team's record and should continue to hit history with all their strength.

The Warriors are in a relaxed state, not caring about rankings and records, and even started a large-scale rotation.

Anyone with a discerning eye knows that the Warriors are preparing for the playoffs, so that the main players of the team can get enough rest and relaxation, so as to ensure better performance in the playoffs and avoid injuries.

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