NBA: I am the card dealer

As Atkinson said, locking up a playoff spot in advance is just the beginning, because they will face a huge challenge in the next game.

Head to Golden State Orange to challenge the Warriors.

The Warriors have been a bit slack recently and have lost some games, but their record is still 49 wins and 14 losses, which is a gap from the Nets' 53 wins and 11 losses. However, the gap in record between the top teams is actually not that big of a gap.

Everyone knows the strengths of the Warriors. They are currently still the leader in the Western Conference, and only the Houston Rockets have a chance to replace them.

But the Warriors' failure last year is like a thorn in their throat, and they will not relax at all.

Now that they have faced the Nets as their direct competitor, they must fight to their full potential.

Therefore, the encounter between the two teams is like Mars hitting the Earth.

Before the game, Green was getting ready and posted on Twitter: It's time to face the test as the No. 1 player in the league.

It's teasing and provocative.

The implication is, aren't you the best in the league? I want to see how good you are.

Xue Liancheng would ignore such voices.

But Anunoby and Vonleh won't spoil him.

Anunoby responded: Think about yourself first. You can hardly maintain your second place in the league, and you are still testing others.

Feng Lai was even more blunt: I don’t accept the test of a defeated general.

The grudge between the two is clearly laid out in the open. When the two sides met in the playoffs last year, Feng Lai avenged Xue Liancheng and gave Green a concussion.

Zhuidan threatened to take revenge, but there has been no news since then.

Obviously.

When it comes to ruthlessness, Feng Lai is clearly much better.

Chasing Green only talks big and makes threats online, but he rarely does anything.

But Feng Lai is different. Without saying a word, he rushes over and hits you on the head, truly demonstrating what it means to be a ruthless person who doesn't talk much.

However, after experiencing that incident, Feng Lai has matured a lot and did not do anything extreme.

However, some media believe that since no one hurt Xue Liancheng, Feng Lai seems very normal. If someone hurt Xue Liancheng, Feng Lai would be in big trouble.

and so.

Many people believe that Feng Lai is the sword-wielding guard beside Xue Liancheng.

But this time, Green didn't seem to be scared: Yo! You said it as if you are very good at fighting. Without Xue Liancheng, you can't even play.

But what no one expected was that Green's tweet would immediately attract ridicule from countless fans.

"I proved that Vonleh is really good at fighting. He gave someone a concussion."

"Don't you know whether Feng Lai can fight?"

"Didn't you say you were going to fight back? What happened? All this time it turns out to be just empty talk!"

"At least Feng Lai has self-awareness and knows what he should do to play on the court. But you, have you been hit in the head and made stupid?"

"No matter what controversy there is about Feng Lai, he has two championships, and he won both championships as a main player. What do you have? Tell me~~"

"Besides being a loudmouth, what else can you do? Do you think you're good at fighting?"

"You may be an important part of the Warriors system, why don't you try other teams?"

The mocking voices were so loud that Green was unable to speak.

because……

What the fans said are ironclad facts!

What qualifications do you, Green, have to mock a two-time champion?

What's more, you were hit and suffered a concussion, falling headfirst on the field, losing face in front of the whole world, and you still kept blaming others.

This is the end.

The quarrel between the two came to an end.

And in the official competition, the two sides were really tit-for-tat!

No one will let anyone.

of course.

No one had the intention of hitting anyone.

Feng Lai was acting as a winner. Whether he was the champion or won the fight, he naturally had no reason to fight again.

After all, his sudden attack and knockdown of Green was seen as a passionate feud by fans, but at the league's desk, it was a black history.

The first time can be forgiven for now, and Xue Liancheng should be given some face and let go.

If at this time you do not repent and even hit others, then the problem becomes serious.

This is the official Naked Challenge.

It is easy for the authorities to discipline you. They may ban or punish you for mental illness, or conduct a psychological assessment on you for having violent tendencies. Then it will not be easy for you to return to the game.

You need to make a promise.

And if you still commit the same mistake after making the promise and hit someone for no reason again, your career will be over.

So although Feng Lai tried his best to get a position, he never thought of taking action.

Since he has avenged his good friend, there is no need for him to do anything stupid.

The reason why Green didn't take action was that he simply didn't dare to. He naturally knew best whether Feng Lai was a ruthless person or not.

If he makes a move, Feng Lai will never play house with you. He will definitely chase you and beat you relentlessly until he knocks you to the ground again.

Can he mess with such a madman?

The answer is of course not to mess with them.

So the confrontation between the two players on the field looked fierce, but they were both fighting for the ball.

But even so, the three referees were still scared and broke into cold sweats.

In the third quarter of the game, Vonleh hit Green in the face with a black tiger heart shot.

Green's nose was bleeding heavily.

The referee blew the whistle immediately and gave Feng Lai a flagrant foul, with one of two free throws.

All right!

The Nets were already trailing by 5 points, and this change immediately put them behind by double digits.

Because Green made both free throws, the Warriors had the ball, and Curry ran out and directly threw in a three-pointer.

This is really fatal.

The score difference suddenly increased from a controllable 5-point deficit to double digits.

Xue Liancheng had to activate the 100% hit rate skill in advance.

But the Warriors' morale seems to have been boosted.

Durant began to take over the game, and Curry also opened up a three-pointer and quickly responded.

On the contrary, it's the Nets' side.

The three-pointer couldn't be made, and the death front line had no way to deal with Curry and Thompson.

After all, they mainly run, and no matter how good your defense is, you can only be walked around the court. In addition, due to your height and weight, you will seriously lose physical energy and you can't keep up with the speed.

In the end, Atkinson had to change his lineup and sent Hart to replace Vonleh.

But the effect is average and there is no immediate result.

In order to stop the decline, Xue Liancheng had to activate his 100% skill once again.

By the end of the third quarter, they were still 90 points behind the Warriors at 98:8.

This score difference is nothing under normal circumstances, but today they are facing one of the best offensive teams in the league, the super battleship Warriors.

The most important thing is that Xue Liancheng has activated the 8% hit skill twice, and his trump cards are almost used up. He wants to catch up with these points and complete the comeback, which is really harder than climbing to the sky!

The result was no surprise.

The Nets lost the game 111:124. They had no chance to fight back in the last quarter and could only watch the team lose.

This game is definitely at the playoff level.

It can even be said to be a life-and-death confrontation like a Game 7 of the Finals. You can imagine how intense it is.

薛连城21中12，三分10中5，罚球10中9，砍下38分15助攻7篮板的数据，整体表现还是很漂亮的。

But it seems that too little has been done.

After all, this game is so important, it feels like a preview of the finals, so we have to try our best no matter what, right?

Looking at the data, there are indeed too few shots.

But fans who watched the game would definitely not have this feeling.

It wasn't that he was unwilling to shoot in this game, but he was surrounded and could only pass the ball more.

The Warriors' defensive strategy seems to be borrowed from the Spurs.

Green used physical strength against Sabonis Jr., actively entangled him and pushed him up, making Sabonis Jr. very uncomfortable.

But this is the intensity of the playoffs, and this is Green's disgusting defensive style.

You can't change the referee's decision, so you can only adapt to it and then make your opponent surrender in your own way.

However, Sabonis Jr. obviously has not grown to this level.

The other shooters were more or less affected by the intense physical confrontation and their shooting was not very accurate.

Then another strategy is that as long as Xue Liancheng gets the ball and breaks through to the free throw line, he will be tightly trapped and will not have any chance to rush in.

Xue Liancheng can often only make quick shots from mid-range or in the low post to steal one or two shots.

That's why he doesn't take many shots.

He couldn't find any chance to attack!

Sabonis Jr. fought hard, but he was still too immature. Under the repeated torture of Green and McGee, he took 19 shots and only made 7 balls, although he got 19 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists.

But he made 8 turnovers.

Once again, his weakness of lacking experience in ball handling was exposed.

Last time they were beaten by the Spurs, this time they were beaten by the Warriors.

This directly exposed the Nets' problems.

Of these eight turnovers, three occurred in the third quarter and two occurred in the fourth quarter.

In other words, his weak body contributed to 5 turnovers in the entire second half.

With so many mistakes, facing a strong team of this level, aren't you just looking for death?

This is also one of the reasons why the Nets have repeatedly failed to catch up.

Anunoby performed well in this game, shooting 15 of 7 and having a double-double of 16 points and 12 rebounds. He didn't make many turnovers, but his 5-for-0 shooting was a bit embarrassing.

Crabbe also made 5 of 0 three-pointers, Covington made 3 of 1 three-pointers, Vonleh made 4 of 1, Joe Harris made 6 of 2, and Hart made 2 of 0. Even with Xue Liancheng, their total three-point shooting was only 35 of 9. It's really hard to describe.

As for fast breaks and pick-and-roll raids, they did a good job.

The three-point malfunction was another factor in their loss of this important game.

Look at the Warriors.

27 of 11 three-pointers were made, which can't be called the Thunder's three-point rain, but it's not bad either. The hit rate of 40.7% is quite good, which is many times better than the Nets' 28.5%.

As for the performance of the stars, Curry made 20 of 12 shots, 12 of 6 three-pointers, and 5 of 4 free throws, scoring 34 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists, once again showing his top level.

杜兰特20中9，三分6中2，罚球11中9，爆砍29分6篮板3助攻，也把单挑王的风采展现出来了。

汤普森15中8，三分5中2，得到了18分5篮板5助攻，表现得非常全面。

格林10中7，三分2中1，也拿到了16分9助攻6篮板的全面数据。

The entire core team played well offensively, and none of them performed poorly. This was the third factor that led to the Nets losing the game.

There are simply too many guys who can play for the Warriors.

Sometimes you don’t know who to defend, it seems like everyone can score and contribute a wonderful goal.

That's something the Nets don't have.

It seems that the only player who has decent singles ability is Xue Liancheng, while the others are more of a supporting role. Currently, only Sabonis Jr. has started to attack independently.

But Sabonis Jr. is too soft.

As for Powell, he is not yet on the stage. He is just Xue Liancheng's substitute and does not have the space to display his singles skills.

This is another dilemma for the Nets.

After the game.

All the Nets players began to face the storm.

"Xue Liancheng didn't have the same determination to fight to the death as he did in the playoffs last season."

"Yeah! Maybe they've become lazy now that they have the treble. I don't see any desire to attack."

"Except for Xue Liancheng who can hold the ball, no one else can eat it alive."

"Although Anunoby was selected as an All-Star, he still has a long way to go before he can become a true All-Star."

"I'm really impressed by Sabonis! What a wimp."

"With eight turnovers and such a performance, you still want to win? Dream on!"

"It's obvious that Sabonis can't withstand this level of confrontation."

"The same problem occurred when we lost to the Spurs last time. We've been playing for two months and there's been no improvement at all."

"It's probably going to be hard to win the championship this season. We keep losing to the top teams in the Western Conference."

"Yes, losing to the Spurs first, then the Rockets, and then the Warriors, that's enough to explain the problem."

"While there is still some time, quickly train Anunoby to hold the ball!"

"Sabonis must improve his confrontation ability, otherwise he will be a burden to the team in the playoffs."

"Xue! You want to become the number one person in history, so you can't lose your enterprising spirit at this moment!"

"If you don't have a champion's heart, it doesn't matter how strong you are."

Almost all the voices were directed at the three core players of the Nets, with only a few voices criticizing Atkinson.

In fact, the problems exposed by the Nets now are known to every fan who follows the Nets.

But it's too late to change now.

The free market is closed. Among the players waiting to be claimed on the market, which one can support the Nets' offensive system?

They can only dig from within.

But the problem is, Anunoby is just a rookie, and it's only his first season. His growth has been rapid enough. It's already very good that you can do a good job of finishing and scoring. Do you still want him to become a one-on-one ball-handling expert?

This is indeed a bit overwhelming.

However, the problem with Sabonis Jr. has always been there. He does not have strong confrontation ability and is unable to dominate the basket like a top inside player.

The only way is that the trainer hopes Sabonis Jr. will gain weight.

But is it still too late now?