NBA: I am the card dealer

Besides.

The verbal battle between the Nets and the Celtics finally came to an end.

At least Anunoby can show off on Twitter as a winner: Who is the top seed in the East? Is it obvious now?

Tatum from the Celtics didn't dare to respond, maybe he didn't know how to respond?

After all, the Celtics lost, and the gap in wins between the two sides widened again. In addition, Thomas was injured, so it was not an easy task to catch up.

Two days later.

Xue Liancheng returned to his old club and led the Nets to easily beat the Miami Heat 111:87, once again winning four consecutive games.

In this game, Xue Liancheng once again completed three quarters and easily scored 30 points, 11 assists and 4 rebounds. His performance was average, not outstanding, but not bad either.

The reason why the Nets won easily was mainly because the Heat were too poor.

The absence of Wade and Porzingis caused a huge decline in their combat effectiveness. The highest scorer was Josh Richardson, who scored 12 points with 7 of 19 shots.

Then there was Whiteside, who made 11 of 6 shots and 7 of 5 free throws, scoring 17 points.

LeVert, who replaced the starting position, shot 15 of 4 and scored only 11 points.

Compare this with Sabonis, the main player in the transaction, who made 14 of 8 shots, scored 16 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists. It is really heartbreaking to hear about it and makes anyone who sees it cry!

The fans at the scene were so heartbroken.

Judging from this performance comparison, they don’t even know how the transaction was completed in the first place, which is really heartbreaking.

Dragic made 12 of 3 shots and only scored 11 points, and his weak offensive power was clearly exposed.

Then Olynyk made 7 of 1 and Ellington made 10 of 2.

Among the entire important rotation, only Richardson and Whiteside performed normally, while the performances of others were a mess.

With this kind of performance, it would be hard for them to win against anyone, let alone the Nets, the leader of the Eastern Conference?

After losing this game, the Heat's record dropped to 17 wins and 18 losses, the first time since the start of the season that their winning rate has dropped below %. This is a very serious situation for the Heat.

After all, their rivals, the Wizards and Bucks, won't stand still.

And at the press conference after the game.

The reporter asked Spoelstra a question like this: "After losing Xue Liancheng, you have never made it out of the Eastern Conference, and even the playoffs have become a problem this season. Excuse me, do you have anything to say now?"

Spoelstra shook his head slowly: "This proves Xue's greatness, but also shows that I didn't do my job well. Our overall lineup is actually not bad, and we have a very wide space, but I didn't integrate them into a whole. This is my mistake, and I have no excuse."

As soon as these words came out.

It's really awe-inspiring.

The Heat's situation this season is well known. Injuries have been coming and going, making their entire starting lineup extremely unstable. The three core players, Wade, Porzingis, and Whiteside, are all seriously injured.

So far, he has only played more than ten games and missed almost half of them.

How well can they play in this situation?

In addition, Dragic, Richardson, Winslow, Ellington and others also suffered injuries to varying degrees and missed some games.

Plus George lying on the hospital bed.

Their seemingly strong lineup is actually very fragile.

But Spoelstra did not blame others, nor did he use injury as an excuse. He bluntly said that it was his own problem and took the responsibility for the team's poor performance alone.

When Xue Liancheng found out about this, he couldn't help but admire Spoelstra even more.

Although the two of them once had a disagreement because of their different stances, Spoelstra was always his mentor and he was still very grateful to him.

of course.

He has always recognized Spoelstra's abilities and the kind of responsibility that is difficult for ordinary people to achieve.

But Spoelstra always stands on the team's side, and it is almost impossible for the two to reconcile or even return to their once close relationship.

just now.

In addition to regret, he was more nostalgic for the time when they fought together.

That was his first season in his professional career, and he started in the first regular season game. Such great trust made him what he is today.

Miami will always be where his dream began.

But everything must go on and we must look forward.

Defeating their old team, the Miami Heat, means the end of their five-game road trip, but they have no room to breathe.

They returned to their home court without stopping to face the challenge of the Magic back to back.

At the end of the season, the Magic only had a record of 11 wins and 26 losses. On the road of disappointment, they have never disappointed anyone.

They struggled in the lottery as they wished, and the road to reconstruction continued year after year.

But the problem is that their lineup is not bad, and their talent is even more extraordinary. Vucevic, Tobias Harris, Lonzo Ball, Fournier, Elfrid Payton and other lottery picks, some of whom have already averaged 18+ or even 20+ points per game, but they are still sinking at the bottom and competing for the No. pick every year.

It's really hard to understand and it's a huge disappointment.

The result of the game was no surprise.

Although the Nets played back-to-back games, they still defeated the Magic 103:95 and successfully won five consecutive games.

Xue Liancheng was arranged to rest in this game, mainly because of some pain in his right thigh. In addition, he had not rested for a single game throughout the entire season, and the game against the Magic was back-to-back, so Atkinson forced Xue Liancheng to stop.

In Atkinson's words: "We are not just thinking about the regular season now, but also the playoffs, which is where you should fight."

When Xue Liancheng heard this, he thought it made sense.

Since his body functions have clearly told him that he is a little tired, he should stop and rest.

After all, there is no pressure on the performance now, but you must not get injured in an unimportant game in the end, otherwise you will suffer a big loss.

And once he missed the game, the problem was exposed.

Without him, the entire offense seemed to be paralyzed and could no longer flow smoothly.

Powell was unable to take on the task of organizing the offense.

At this time, Sabonis Jr., as a high-position supporting point, was under pressure all of a sudden. He began to become flustered and made more mistakes.

Anunoby's inability to attack with the ball also exposed his true colors. He made 12 of 4 shots and only scored 11 points. His efficiency was no longer amazing.

If they hadn't met the underdog Magic, it would have been hard to say who would win the game.

To sum it up in one sentence, without Xue Liancheng, they all seemed to have lost their ability to play basketball.

The same is true.

On weekdays, it seems easy to distribute the ball, receive the ball, and organize the ball, but its importance is only reflected when Xue Liancheng is absent.

The 103 points were also one of the few games this season where they had very low scores. Throughout the whole game, it felt like scoring was extremely difficult, and every goal seemed to be scored with great effort.

Xue Liancheng also used this absence to tell the world how great his role is and that no one can replace his influence on the court.

After playing against the Magic, they can finally rest for two days.

Xue Liancheng also took this time to make adjustments, and two days later, he faced the challenge of the Minnesota Timberwolves.

So far this season, the Timberwolves have a record of 23 wins and 15 losses. They have been fighting fiercely with the Thunder for the upper half of the division, but their overall performance is still commendable.

This almost shows that their big-money signing of Butler and Teague during the offseason was successful.

But in the course of history, they suffered a Waterloo after the Christmas Battle.

In this game, the Nets sent the opponent to a three-game losing streak as they wished, defeating the opponent 113:97, thus achieving a six-game winning streak.

Xue Liancheng returned, made 20 of 13 shots, easily scored 35 points, 15 assists and 5 rebounds. His performance was as stable and impeccable as ever.

The other Nets players finally returned to their familiar positions, and each of them began to feel like a duck in water.

Anunoby made 15 of 8 shots and successfully got 20+7.

Sabonis Jr. made fewer mistakes and his efficiency improved. He made 14 of 7 shots and scored 15 points and 8 rebounds.

As for the Timberwolves.

Butler made 17 of 7 shots, which doesn't seem very efficient, but he can still make a comeback!

He made 18 of 16 free throws and scored a total of 30 points.

Wiggins scored 17 points with 8 of 17 shots. As an important singles point for the team, his overall performance was okay, but he was not good at making mistakes and his three-point shooting was at an average level, so his scoring was naturally not explosive enough.

Towns made 16 of 8 shots and got a double-double of 16 points and 10 rebounds. He was the Timberwolves' first offensive option at the beginning, but became the second choice as the game went on.

thus.

This may be the foreshadowing of his conflict with Butler.

Recently they have lost three games in a row, once again sending the Thunder back to fourth place in the Western Conference, and their morale is clearly low.

But it's no use, what is coming will still come.

After defeating the Timberwolves, they rested for two more days.

Two days later, they faced a huge challenge.

The Celtics are once again trying to claim first place in the Eastern Conference.

But Thomas is seriously injured and will need three to two months to recover.

Their offense also had problems, and they suddenly didn't know how to play, but their defensive skills were still there. After Smart was promoted to the starting lineup, their defense was better.

But their defense was still vulnerable to the Nets' offense.

At the end of the game, the Nets slaughtered the Celtics 116:85, winning by 31 points. If the score difference was not so big and the Nets had not sent their main players in advance, the Celtics might have lost even more miserably.

Xue Liancheng checked in again in the third quarter, making 18 of 13 shots, scoring 37 points, 10 assists and 6 rebounds. He was in good shape in this game. He made every shot, but his passes and assists decreased.

Sabonis Jr. made 15 of 8 shots and got a double-double of 21 points and 10 rebounds. It is obvious that his potential is shining and quickly turning into combat power.

Anunoby made 13 of 7 shots and scored 16 points and 8 rebounds.

Throughout the game, he was competing with Tatum, defending very fiercely and fighting very hard.

Fortunately, the hard work paid off. Tatum was defended and only scored 15 points and 6 rebounds with 14 of 6 shots. He was completely suppressed by Anunoby.

Smart, who replaced Thomas in the starting lineup, made 14 of 4 shots and was also hard to describe. He only scored 11 points and completely hindered the team's offense.

海沃德表现也很一般，22中8，只得到21分6篮板4助攻。

Jaylen Brown only scored 8 points with 2 of 4 shots, which was even more surprising.

After losing this game, the Celtics' record has dropped to 30 wins and 12 losses.

The Nets have been on a crazy seven-game winning streak, with a record of 31 wins and 8 losses, leading by two and a half games.

The first place in the Eastern Conference has been completely secured.

After the game.

Anunoby bombarded on Twitter again: Where is the battle for the top spot in the Eastern Conference?

The Celtics were all silent and were hung up and beaten. In this situation, what right do you have to say?

And most importantly, the Nets' lineup seems to restrain the Celtics a bit.

This is the most terrible.

Except for Xue Liancheng, the other players including Anunoby, Covington and Vonleh faced off against the Celtics' three forwards of Tatum, Hayward and Brown, making it very difficult for the Celtics to defend the three players.

In the past.

Even without Thomas' breakthrough, the Celtics can still use their mismatch advantage to make the opponent unable to raise their heads.

And now, they are being defended by the Nets' front line and can't even raise their heads.

This is the current situation of the two teams.

How can the Celtics afford to engage in verbal battles?

Having lost so badly and with their team being perfectly restrained, they are no longer in the mood to vent on the Internet. They urgently need to solve the problem.

After all, if they want to break out of the Eastern Conference in the playoffs, the Nets will be a huge mountain standing in their way.

The Nets do not have these worries. As the leader of the Eastern Conference, they now stand proudly in the clouds, waiting to be challenged by others.

but.

After a day's rest, they had a small test.

Meet the challenge of the Toronto Raptors.

The two sides met once in December, and the Raptors had their own troubles at that time, but today, they have obviously figured it out.

The team has a record of 26 wins and 11 losses, right behind the Knicks and is on track to challenge the Celtics for the second place. The team is currently on a five-game winning streak and is in the limelight.

The competition was very intense.

Both sides fought fiercely.

But in the last minute, Xue Liancheng went into a frenzy with a three-pointer, scoring 9 points in a row and directly killing the game early.

In the end, the Nets defeated the Raptors 121:114, extending their winning streak to 8 games.

薛连城24中14，三分12中6，罚球11中10，爆砍44分15助攻8篮板的顶级数据。

It was under his strong leadership that the Nets were able to keep fighting with the Raptors until the last minute, when he won the game.

of course.

My teammates also contributed a lot.

Anunoby scored a double-double of 19 points and 10 rebounds against the team that selected him, proving that the Raptors management was blind.

小萨博尼斯12中6，拿到了17分11篮板6助攻，数据也非常全面。

The two of them have already shown signs of becoming the second and third in command of the team, and their performances are becoming increasingly stable.

At the same time, his influence on the court is also increasing day by day, and he has become the most reliable teammate of Xue Liancheng.