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Chapter 684: Not so good giants

This technical foul seriously hit the Thunder's morale. Both of the inside players were defeated, and the Clippers began to attack the Thunder's inside players.

Billups, Ji Guohun, and Iguodala all have outstanding ball-holding and breakthrough ability. The three of them attacked in turn. The Thunder's defense completely collapsed in the third quarter. The Clippers' wave of flows once again took away their opponents.

In the third quarter, Ji Guomeng and Billups were off the court, with a score of 95:72. The Clippers' offensive wave after wave, and the Thunder could not withstand the blow, and the score difference was quickly pulled to 20+.

At this moment, the Thunder team had been buried 99% by the Clippers, and only one finger was left outside. The Clippers could bury the Thunder by just grabbing a ball of soil.

Durant and Westbrook were also replaced by the Thunder, and the two sat on the bench with a pale face.

The Thunder were completely destroyed by the Clippers again, but it was when their confidence was the most intense.

Today's loss was not just a regular season game, they were almost losing confidence.

At the end of the third quarter, the score was 100:76. The Clippers entered the last quarter with a 24-point lead. Now there is no need to consider the "Clippers Law" issue. If the Thunder wants to turn the tables by 24 points, their chances of success are similar to those of the United States that both the Diaoyu Islands and Taiwan are both China.

The Thunder did not narrow the score gap to within 20 points in the end. The Clippers won a big victory in this game. Countless fans who bought the Clippers lost were complaining that the Thunder was useless, and the sound of counterfeiting was flooding the major basketball forums.

Ji Guomeng scored 15 points, 13 rebounds, 15 assists and 6 blocks in the whole game. Dunleavy sent him to score some assists in the fourth quarter, allowing Ji Guomeng to break his career single-game assist record. This is his third regular season triple-double. It can be predicted that Ji Guomeng's triple-double will increase a lot this season.

Other Clippers players. O'Neal scored 16 points and 6 rebounds. Ray Allen scored 20 points, Billups scored 13 points and 6 assists, Iguodala scored 18 points and 5 rebounds and 3 assists, Jordan Jr. scored 8 points and 10 rebounds, Dragic scored 10 points and 3 assists, McGrady scored 9 rebounds and 5 assists, and Hill scored 8 points and 2 assists.

At the post-match press conference, Ji Guomo smiled happily, and his 15 assists made him happy throughout the press conference. He answered questions from reporters. He was very happy.

The next day, Ji Guohun's triple-double also made the headlines of the NBA official website.

It is rare in history that a lineman can get so many assists. Gasol and Garnett have the highest assists in a single game in their careers, Duncan has 11, and Nowitzki has only 8, so Ji Guomeng's 15 assists in a single game is an extremely rare performance.

On November 2, the Nets in the Eastern Conference took the home court to face the Dallas Mavericks, which was another strong dialogue. This season, Dallas has stars such as Yao Ming, Nowitzki, Kidd, Marion, Terry, etc., and the stars are shining.

Ji Guoqiu didn't know if he was suffocated on the offensive end a few years ago. This season, his score was very strong. He had full firepower on the offensive end, scoring 35 points in the first game and 41 points in the second game. The Fox brother there was just the opposite. The latter's assist data was significantly improved compared to last season. Both of them had extremely versatile data, which may be the reason why they separated.

The Mavericks' inside defense has improved to a certain extent this season. Yao Ming's ability to defend one at a low post is the top level in the league, but the little giants' assisted defense ability is much worse. His defense range is limited to the penalty area and two low posts.

Yao Ming is now playing O'Neal, Howard, etc., and it's accurate to play one shot, but when he encounters a mobile inside line like Ji Guochou, he is powerless. As for Nowitzki, he is still not an excellent defender. On the contrary, as he gets older, the Germans need inside lines like Chandler to help him make up for the leaks, but unfortunately Yao Ming is destined to be unable to help him.

Coach Carlisle is still welcomed by Yao Ming's arrival. Although Cuban failed to get the Chandler he wanted most, Yao Ming was at least much stronger than Danpier, and the Mavericks' strength has been enhanced, but the flaws have not been compensated. They have no advantage when encountering the Nets.

In this game, the outside world is more optimistic about the Nets. Their lineup has a certain restraint on the Mavericks, and there is a great hope of winning at home.

But Carlisle is confident of a away victory, which stems from the Mavericks' Western Conference semi-finals with the Suns in 2005.

It was the fourth match of the Western Conference Finals. Sir was silent in front of Zhu Wan, Howard and Danpier. He made 3 of 8 shots in the game and was in trouble with fouls. He only scored 15 points in total. Barbosa made only 1 of 7 shots on the bench, and the others did not make any contribution.

Seeing that his passes became a blacksmith again and again, Nash had to step up and take over the offense. In that game, he made an amazing hit of 20 of 28 shots, including 4 of 6 three-pointers, scoring 48 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals with a shooting percentage of 71.4%. One man scored half of the team's score and directly hit the Mavericks' outside line into a sieve.

However, in this game, the Suns lost because the Mavericks successfully cut off Nash's contact with his teammates, and his teammates felt cold in their collective touch. The only thing that was not too cold was that Xiao Si was also having too little playing time due to fouls.

The Mavericks' strategy today is to copy that classic victory, attempting to cut off Nash's connection with other Nets players, and let me fall into the situation where I score high points and the team loses.

Unfortunately, Carlisle forgot that the Nets are not the Suns' bombardment tactics now, they are playing triangular offenses, and Ji Guoqiu is also very different from Xiao Si.

In many cases, Zen masters encourage one-on-one attacks, and Nash's shooting independently created opportunities is recognized as one of the strongest in history. In other words, Nash's singles ability is definitely historical.

Many fans may not know that Nash has performed 30 points, 6.5 rebounds and 12 assists in 6 games in the series, 4 consecutive games with at least 25 points, 10 assists, and 34+13+12 large triple-double performances.

These are all achieved by Nash in the playoffs. When the Suns are in the Suns, he needs to suppress his score, because when the Suns win, many of them are Nash getting more than ten points but assists. Once Nash scores 20+ assists less than 10, the team loses more.

But in the Nets, this situation has changed. Even if Nash scored a high score, the Nets would not lose because of this.

The Zen Master put Ji Guoqiu in the center position again in this game, preparing to let Brother Panda go around to defend the little giant.

In addition to Ji Guoqiu, Humphries and Ben Wallace can also complete this job, so these two people will also get a lot of playing time today. The Zen master's defensive arrangement against Yao Ming is a wheel battle.

Nash doesn't need to worry about today. Canadians are very excited every time they play Mavericks, especially Kidd is most afraid of guys like Nash.

The whole career, the triple-double kings did not have the advantage against the Canadians. This time, Cuban was very clever and did not follow the team to New York to watch the game. He knew very well that if he went to New York in this game, the reporters would definitely throw the name "Nash" in front of him again.

Cuban's choice was correct. Nash was indeed a hit in this game. Not only did he make a shot, he also set a new season record with 17 assists, although this is his third game of the season.

Kidd is not at a disadvantage in team organization, even if his assists are not as good as Nash. But it does not mean that his ability to connect the team is inferior to that of the Canadians, especially in controlling the rhythm. Kidd is worse than Nash.

Nash actually doesn't control the rhythm. His best skills are to destroy the rhythm and use speed to break the opponent's offensive and defensive rhythm. This is the job that Canadians are good at.

If Nash slows down and fights positional battles, he is not good at doing this. The Canadians first practiced not basketball, but football. The different styles of the two sports make Nash not slow fights positional battles, which will imprison his spirituality.

The two MVP games rely on spirituality. If he loses such characteristics, he becomes an ordinary player, just like in the Mavericks.

The Zen master's triangular offense is very admirable. This set of tactics does not limit the player's position. The defender can play, the forward can play, and the center can play. It does not limit the player's style. The all-round leader can play, the large-tonnage O'Neal can play, and the fast Nash and Ji Guoqiu can play.

The Mavericks are too slow now. The Nets' bombarded triangular tactics have made the Dallas run away. The cooperation of Nash and Ji Guoqiu made the Mavericks' joint defense lose one's attention, and in the end, they didn't defend themselves. The Nets took the initiative in the whole game, and the latter led from start to finish, and another exciting victory.

The final score was 114:102. The two teams had a similar score, but what made the Mavericks despair was that they had never led from beginning to end. Even though the Dallas had already performed at their normal level, they were still suppressed by the entire game. This shows that they were not as strong as their opponents, and even if they performed well, they could not win the ball, let alone poor performance.

Ji Guoqiu still performed well on the offensive end, contributing 28 points, 15 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 blocks, Nash scored 24 points and 17 assists, Lopez scored 14 points and 8 rebounds, Matthews scored 18 points, Bledsoe scored 10 points, Paul George scored 8 points, and Korver scored 6 points.

"This is the first time the team has played the game we hope for. A wonderful victory is also a victory for the whole team." After the game, Zen Master praised the team's performance, but was still not satisfied with the defense. "We played well in the offense, but we still need to continue to strengthen the defense. The team's rotation is still not good enough. Now is the beginning."

Phil Jackson is not completely satisfied with the team's performance, but Nets fans are so satisfied that they can't be satisfied anymore. Considering that they only won 12 games last season, their performance this season makes Nets fans feel like they are dreaming. The team is so awesome, what else do you want?

The Nets and the Clippers both defeated their strong opponents one after another, and then each won the next few games.

The Clippers first defeated the Spurs on November 2, defeated the Jazz on November 4, and defeated the Nuggets on November 6, achieving 6 consecutive victories at the start of the game. The defending champion used his outstanding performance to lift himself up to the second place in the combat power list.

The Nets defeated the Bobcats on November 3 and defeated the Hawks on November 6.

On November 7, the league ushered in another focus battle. The Nets challenged the Big Three Miami away game, which was a contest that fans paid great attention to.

Miami is not in a good situation now. Now that five games have passed, they have only achieved a bad record of 2 wins and 3 losses, which has disappointed many fans who have high expectations for them.

The "Big Three" Miami, who was full of energy at the beginning of the season, failed in Cleveland in the first game of the new season, and then got a hit by the Celtics. Not only did he lose the game, but he also failed to show the strength of three superstars in the offense and defense. This also put the quality of the Heat's "Big Three" combination on the Heat has a big question mark.

Not only the Heat team in the Eastern Conference failed to play as the giant team should have, the Chicagoers just lost to the Magic away and completed their sixth game, with a record of 3 wins and 3 losses. They lost to the Thunder, Grizzlies and Magic in these six games, and their performance also disappointed many fans.

On the contrary, the Knicks' Big Three were not favored by everyone before the start of the season. Although these people played very well, relying on the stars' personal abilities, they actually won consecutive games, achieving a record of 5 wins and 1 loss, and temporarily ranked first in the Eastern Conference.

Now the rankings in the east and west have exceeded many fans' expectations, especially the giant teams in the east, which have become the target of mocking for fans during this period.

Western ranking

1, Los Angeles Clippers (6 wins and 0 losses)

2, Dallas Mavericks (5 wins and 1 loss)

3, Oklahoma City Thunder (4 wins and 2 losses)

4, Memphis Grizzlies (4 wins and 2 losses)

5, Houston Rockets (4 wins and 2 losses)

6, San Antonio Spurs (3 wins and 2 losses)

7, New Orleans Hornets (3 wins and 2 losses)

8, Los Angeles Lakers (3 wins and 3 losses)

Eastern ranking

1, New York Knicks (5 wins and 1 loss)

2, New Jersey Nets (4 wins and 1 loss)

3, Orlando Magic (4 wins and 2 losses)

4, Atlanta Hawks (4 wins and 2 losses)

5, Boston Celtics (4 wins and 2 losses)

6, Chicago Bulls (3 wins and 3 losses)

7, Indiana Pacers (3 wins and 3 losses)

8, Chicago Bulls (3 wins and 3 losses)

8, Miami Heat (2 wins and 3 losses)

Before the Nets and the Heat game, Da Sabi of the New York Times wrote: The reason for the failure of the Big Three is formed by players rather than teams.

Da Sabi believes that in history, the formation of the three giants was created by the team according to the needs of the tactical system. The successful three giants such as the Bulls, Celtics and the Lakers were all selected by the team.

In the Bulls Dynasty, they first determined the tactical system with Jordan as the core. Then they were supplemented by the top second leader Pippen, and finally won the rebounding king Rodman, and became invincible in the world.

The same is true for the Celtics. The Cardinal first chose the true emperor Larry Bird in 1978. Two years later, he successfully lured the Warriors into being deceived and used the No. 1 pick and 13 pick to deceive Parish and the Tanhua sign of that year. Mr. Tanhua in 1980 was nothing but a gibbon McHale, and the three giants were formed.

The Lakers are even more amazing. In 1979, Luocheng got the No. 1 pick. Everyone knows how much the Purple Gold Army paid for this signing. In the 1980s, the Lakers were surprisingly lucky. A deal between the team and the Cavaliers brought them the No. 1 pick in 1982, and then included "Cobra" James Worthy in the account. In addition, Jabbar, who got the big deal with the Bucks in 1976, was also built up by this.

Even the Clippers, who had just completed three consecutive championships, decided to trade with "Animal Brothers" as the core, and successfully entered the ranks of the dynasty teams.

Let’s look at the formation of the Heat’s Big Three, which is created by players. Compared with the three giants in history, the Bulls, Heat and Knicks are obviously more like products that emerged due to an invincible "animal combination".

This summer, Wade, with his good relationship with Bosh, urged Toronto's "Dragon King" to jump out of the contract and abducted him to the Miami Coast. When the No. 2003 No. 2 pick James met with many team managers to decide where he went when he jumped out of the contract to try the free agent market.

The "Little Emperor" originally planned to win over the "Queen Bee" Paul to start a new business, but the emperor's idea ended in bankruptcy, so he had to choose to join the Miami Heat, which had already completed the gathering of the two giants. The slightly hasty cooperation between the three also caused the team to be unable to use the original tactical system, and in a short period of time it was impossible to get a new system suitable for the three giants.

The most important and most important point is: the essential difference between the Heat, the Bulls, Celtics, and Lakers is that the Heat lacks a strong coach.

There is no need to say much about the Bulls Phil Jackson and the Lakers Pat Riley. Even though the Celtics coach Heinthorne was not enough to compete with the Zen master and the God's Purposer, behind him was the great mentor Auerbach. As for the current Heat, when Pat Riley was unintentionally out and devoted all his energy to the promising career of being a general manager, how could Spolstra, who was still inexperienced, suppress these big names?

From this perspective, Phil Jackson, Riley and Heinthorne are all strong coaches, and they are capable of combining the giants into a whole and formulating corresponding tactics based on the characteristics of the giants. And Spoelstra is a weak coach. Even James can't control him, so how can he control the team and formulate corresponding tactics?

The New York media have basically reported similarly in the past few days, singing bad news, ridicule, and mocking these Big Three teams, but don’t think about it. The Knicks, who performed well, are no different from the Bulls, but their record is just good, which makes the media’s arguments immediately completely different from the former. Such a phenomenon can only be described as success, kings and defeats.

Perhaps when the Heat and the Bulls' record is getting better and better, these media that were originally bad will collectively change their tone and shamelessly rush forward to praise the giants, hoping to kneel down and interview.

The Nets are now ranked second in the Eastern Conference. Judging from their game process, only Ji Guoqiu and Nash's dual core Nets are much stronger than the so-called Big Three and Big Four Miami and Chicago. This seems to prove once again that if there are not many stars, it must be powerful.
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