I’m Really Playing Basketball

The opening game of the 2013-2014 NBA regular season started on October 29, 2013, U.S. time.

There are a total of 2 games on the opening day. The defending champion Spurs face the Heat, the opponent in last season's finals.

The other game is the Warriors playing against the Los Angeles Lakers at home.

On the evening of October 29th, Oracle Arena.

Watching the first game of the season, the Warriors fans at the scene were so passionately cheering for the Warriors. The mood of Ko, who led the team away from home, was really complicated.

There is no doubt that everything about the current Warriors is a rising team full of expectations for the future.

Therefore, both fans and experts are extremely optimistic about the future of this team.

Therefore, the high-spirited status of this team is clearly visible to the naked eye.

Compared with the Warriors' high spirits, the Lakers seem to be an aging team.

Although Kobe wanted to change the decline of the Lakers, sometimes he was really powerless, even if he was the boss behind the Lakers.

He wanted to introduce young and energetic superstars, but these young and energetic superstars were not so willing to come to the Lakers and play with their aging veterans.

He also thought about purging the aging All-Star players in the team and completely rebuilding it, but he couldn't make such a determination.

This is different from hitting a buzzer beater on the court. He is now over 35 years old. Although he could continue to average more than 25 points per game last season, he once said that one day he will not be able to average 20 points per game on the court. points, he will choose to retire on his own.

He felt that this time was actually slowly approaching.

He didn't have enough time to rebuild anymore.

Therefore, even if this Laker is indeed an old ship now, he can only hope that this old ship can create some different miracles.

Now, he has put all his expectations on miracles.

This is a symbol of a team's old mentality.

After all, when you are young, you always feel that your fate is up to you.

There was a time when the Lakers were something the Warriors could never match.

The Warriors are even one of the teams he despises the most.

But now, the Warriors have slowly become the team he envies.

The Warriors have even surpassed the Lakers, and have opened a gap with the Lakers, so that the Lakers can no longer catch up with them.

Take this game as an example. The Lakers, who were in a slow state, faced the Warriors who were fighting and high-spirited. As soon as the first quarter started, they lost 20 to 30 by 10 points. At the end of the first half, they were already behind. The Warriors scored 19 points.

After three quarters, the Lakers trailed the Warriors by 33 points, 67-100.

In this game, in front of the young and energetic Warriors, the Lakers' old age and heaviness can be said to be fully reflected.

At the end of the game, the Lakers lost 95-130 by 35 points on the road. The Lakers allowed the Warriors to make 20 three-pointers in the road.

The slow-burning veterans of the Lakers simply can't keep up with the pace of Chen Xiao, Clay and Bill.

Clay played 31 minutes in this game, hitting 15 of 19, 5 of 7 three-pointers, and scored 38 points.

Bill, on the other hand, made 9 of 18 from the field and 5 of 11 three-pointers, scoring 25 points.

Chen Xiao, on the other hand, made 7 of 10 from the field, 4 of 5 three-pointers, and 4 of 4 free throws. In just 30 minutes of playing time, he scored 22 points, 10 rebounds, and 16 assists.

The three Langhua brothers made a total of 14 three-pointers in this game and scored 85 points together.

Well, remember, this is the data of three people in three quarters, and none of them played in the fourth quarter.

The Lakers are very strong inside because of the Gasol brothers, but in this game, the Warriors didn't even bother to attack the Lakers' inside line, and just defeated the Lakers.

The heavy steps of the Gasol brothers were cut into pieces by the Warriors' outside shots.

Therefore, after the game, when a reporter asked Kobe if the Lakers' current style of play was going against the trend of the NBA and if he and the Lakers were completely behind the times, Kobe looked very ugly.

It can only be said that the current NBA has indeed become faster, and this is why Yao Ming retired after playing only this season.

If Yao Ming is willing, he can average very good data per game next season, but he may become the person named by many NBA teams, just like this game, Chen Xiao and Bill crazy named Gasol Like brothers.

It's not that they are not strong, they are still very strong. When facing a team that plays positional warfare, the Gasol brothers can still be very strong.

However, their advantages and disadvantages are now obvious.

Even if the Gasol brothers are called out throughout the game, they don't have the burden of idols or the moral burden of the team.

But Yao Ming is different. Yao Ming is one of the two core players of the Heat. If he is constantly being used as a weak point on the court, he will have a psychological burden. Moreover, as one of the greatest centers in NBA history, if people see that he is always being used as a weak point, By naming and shaming outside players like this, doesn't this weaken the reputation of the center star?

By then, some may say that center will be an outdated position.

Yao Ming didn't want this, so he chose to retreat bravely.

To be honest, like Lao Zhan in history, he only cares about his own data and ignores the team's defense in his old career. No matter how beautiful the data is, it is not so decent. Yao Ming hopes that he can have a decent ending.

In fact, both Ke Boss and Chen Xiao hope for a decent ending.

Therefore, Brother Ke said that if he cannot average 20 points per game, he will retire.

Chen Xiao has also said before that if he loses his dominance in the game, he will also choose to retire.

Even Durant, who is only 25 years old, said that he will retire at the age of 35.

Decentness is indeed very important to an NBA superstar.

On October 31, the Warriors challenged the Los Angeles Clippers away from home.

This season's Clippers can be said to have undergone a big change. Howard was replaced by Tyson Chandler and Stoudemire, which seems to fit the small cannon's style of play very well.

In this season's preseason, the Clippers led by Xiao Pao achieved a good record of 7 wins and 1 loss.

The pick-and-roll between Tyson Chandler and Xiao Pao, and the pick-and-roll between Stoudemire and Xiao Pao, seemed to be natural, and they didn't even need to be adjusted.

This is very incredible.

This Clippers team seems to be stronger than last season.

As far as this game is concerned, the Warriors fell into a hard fight from the beginning.

At the end of the game, the scores between the two teams were very close. The Warriors defeated the Clippers 128-126 in the last away game.

The Clippers even had an absolute chance to tie at the last moment. Unfortunately, after Xiaopao and Chandler started a pick-and-roll, they failed in the mid-range when faced with Chen Xiao's block.

You know, in this game, Xiao Pao and Chandler's mid-range pull-up jump shot after dribbling and breaking through the pick-and-roll was quite accurate.

In this game, he made 12 of 20 shots, 2 of 6 three-pointers, and 16 of 17 free throws. He scored 42 points, 15 assists, and 6 steals. It can be said to be amazing.

After Xiaopao left the Bobcats, he never had such statistics and performance every time he met Chen Xiao. Last season, he even got eight kills when he met Chen Xiao.

In this game, Xiaopao produced such data against the defense of Chen Xiao and Bill. It can only be said that the pick-and-roll effect of Tyson Chandler and Stoudemire was too good.

Pick-and-roll with Tyson Chandler can keep outside defenders away, allowing Xiao Pao to call out the Warriors' insiders crazily. In this game, Lopez was sent off for 6 fouls. Big Eyebrow and Ibaka also both had 5. Even Gobert, who only played 10 minutes, got 3 fouls.

In this game, the Warriors' interior players received a total of 22 fouls, and the Warriors team had 35 fouls in the game.

This is the effect of Tyson Chandler's pick-and-roll.

As for the pick-and-roll between Pao Pao and Stoudemire, although Stoudemire's blocking effect is not that good, Stoudemire can shoot. If he and Stoudemire are in the corner, a pick-and-roll and a pass will be an assist.

Pick-and-rolls with Chandler can score points, and pick-and-rolls with Stoudemire can score assists. This is why Xiaopao was able to score 43 points and 15 assists in this game.

The offense played so smoothly, his mentality became more positive, and his defense became more outstanding and aggressive, which allowed him to get 6 steals in the game. His crazy output against Bill in this game avenged his performance in the season. A revenge shot in the post-game.

To be honest, if it weren’t for Chen Xiao’s explosive performance of 19-for-31, 10-for-17 three-pointers, 7-for-7 free throws, and a total of 55 points, 7 rebounds, and 9 assists, the Warriors would probably have just finished this game. .

Therefore, even if the Clippers lost this game, Xiao Pao was very happy at the post-game press conference.

"We almost defeated the Warriors. They are one of the strongest teams in the league. I know that although we lost, we still have a lot of room for growth in the future!"

Indeed, if the Clippers get better together in the future, this team will indeed be a very competitive team in the Western Conference.

Of course, before the Clippers showed their competitiveness, the Warriors, who had won the first two games of this season against both Western Conference teams, were already impressive.

At the beginning of this season, the wave combination of Chen Xiao, Clay and Bill performed very well.

The insider combination of Nongmei and Lopez also began to become more and more tacit and more effective.

The improvement of the Warriors can be said to be visible to the naked eye.

Therefore, in all the games in the next November, the Warriors only lost to the Spurs on the road on November 8th, and won the remaining games!

You can say that the Warriors' schedule in November is too simple. Apart from the Spurs, the only playoff teams are the Timberwolves, Jazz and Mavericks, and they haven't even met an Eastern Conference playoff team.

But even so, you can achieve all victories against weak teams, which also represents stability.

Last season's Warriors were the team with the least stability because there were so many rookies and young people.

Throughout the games in October and November, the Warriors started with 16 wins and 1 loss, and their record dropped directly to the first place in the league. This made Chen Xiao undoubtedly the Western Conference Player of the Month for November.

Chen Xiao's data this month is 29 points, 9.5 rebounds and 13.5 assists per game. He does not average a triple-double per game, but this data is still terrifying.

The best player of the month in the Eastern Conference is Durant, who led the team to only lose 2 games.

By the way, although Chen Xiao did not average a triple-double per game, last month in the league, Westbrook, the new head player of the Knicks, averaged a triple-double per game.

Averaging 31 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds per game, Westbrook's statistics can be said to have shocked everyone.

It’s not just his statistics that are shocking, but also his shots, shooting percentage, ball usage rate, turnovers and record.

He averaged 30 points on 26 shots per game and shot less than 42% from the field.

He averaged 5.5 turnovers and 11 assists per game, with an assist-to-turnover ratio of 2 to 1.

And for a player who averaged a triple-double per game, he led the Knicks to a record of only 5 wins and 12 losses with a superstar teammate like Howard.

Although there are indeed too many strong teams in the Eastern Conference, is your record too miserable?

By the way, what’s even more frightening is his ball usage rate, which is as high as 44%!

You must know that in the season when Kobe averaged 36 points per game, his ball usage rate was less than 38%.

In the season when Chen Xiao averaged 44 points per game, his ball usage rate did not exceed 40%.

And what's more terrifying than the ball usage rate is the time of possession of the ball. Westbrook's time of possession of the ball can simply be said to be that when attacking, the ball sticks to his hands.

It is precisely because of this that Westbrook made the NBA lively for a while. After all, it seemed that he was going to average another triple-double, and it would be a triple-double of 30+ per game.

But this guy who averaged 30+ triple-doubles per game seems to have mixed reputations.

Everyone is discussing whether Westbrook's triple-double, which looks like a data brush, is really a data brush.

Even Chen Xiao was affected.

Every time Westbrook gets a triple-double, Chen Xiao will be asked what he thinks of Westbrook's pursuit of a triple-double.

In this regard, Chen Xiao is also very helpless. If you ask me what I think, what can I think? You want me to say that he is brushing data, but it is impossible for me to say that.

Maybe he's not just brushing up on statistics. Does he really think he can lead the team forward?

And this is why Westbrook's triple-double average has caused so much controversy.

Of course, the entire United States is controversial, but for New York and New York fans, they love Westbrook so much. He is averaging a triple-double per game. Even if it is a brush, they love him.

"First improve the data, golf intelligence and game control, and then we can improve it later. Russell is undoubtedly our God!"

Well, New Yorkers say that Westbrook is the second Chen Xiao, the younger Chen Xiao.

Just when Westbrook's triple-double per game caused huge controversy throughout the league, in December, the Warriors' record encountered some crises.

If November is a sweet month, then December, let alone hell, can be considered a difficult month for the Warriors.

Of the 16 opponents, 9 are teams from the Eastern and Western Conference playoffs, including very powerful teams such as the Cavaliers, Spurs, Bobcats, and Raptors.

So throughout December, the Warriors' record felt like it was falling off a cliff, with 10 wins and 6 losses.

However, based on the Warriors' schedule, this record is still very good. In the first 33 games, the Warriors had 26 wins and 7 losses. This record ranks third in the entire league, second only to the Spurs, Bucks and Heat. four.

This is much better than last season.

By the way, in this regular season, the Spurs' performance was extremely eye-catching.

After 33 games, we achieved a record of 30 wins and 3 losses.

Many people say that this season, the Spurs may achieve the first 70-win season in the team's history.

This season, the Spurs have the flavor of pursuing victory and creating their own dynasty.

Moreover, the Spurs are deep in the Western Conference and are recognized as the strongest defending champion in the league. Therefore, it is much easier for them to achieve 70 wins than the teams in the Eastern Conference.

After all, there are 82 games in a season, and the Western Conference accounts for 52 of them. In the entire Western Conference, no team is at the same level as them. The Warriors, the second-placed team in the Western Conference, have lost two games in a row to them this season.

So, if the Spurs want to, 70 wins, it's really easy.

In fact, historically, the Spurs are very close to 70 wins at this stage. You know, there is also a 70-win team at this stage in the Western Conference.

Popovich and the Spurs, who are now full of energy, obviously hope to leave more legends of their own in history.

They want to compete for the strongest team in history!

After all, the most recognized teams in history all have 70 wins in the regular season and a championship.

This was true for the Bulls, Heat, and Bobcats in the past.

Therefore, after the Warriors' record was surpassed by the Spurs in December, they never had a chance to overtake it.

Even the record is in a state of being constantly stretched.

In January, the Warriors' record improved, with 11 wins and 4 losses, which was much better than in December. The four games they lost in January were the Heat, Bucks, Wizards, and Clippers.

These four games were all away games, and the three games they lost to the three Eastern Conference teams were the Warriors' most difficult schedule this season, with seven consecutive away games in the Eastern Conference.

To be honest, in the Eastern Conference's seven consecutive away games, they were able to achieve 11 wins and 4 losses. This record is already very good.

At the very least, in the Western Conference, in addition to the Spurs, the Warriors are also a team that the Western Conference is quite proud of this season.

So when the league announced the Western Conference All-Star lineup at the end of January, in addition to the Warriors' Chen Xiao and Lopez being selected as the starters, Klay and Big Eyebrow were also selected again. In the end, Bill even replaced the injured Maizi and was selected to the All-Star team. star.

Well, in this year's All-Star Game, the Spurs' two stars, Wheat and Duncan, were both absent due to injuries.

One is an ankle sprain, the other is a wrist sprain, Maizi should be really injured, and idiot...

The head coach of this year's All-Star Game is the Warriors' head coach Cole, and last season it was Pop. Obviously, Pop didn't want to give Cole a chance to destroy Dumb.

After all, the public opinion in the entire league now is that it is time for Brother Luo to win the AMVP. Since it is time for Brother Luo to win the AMVP, it is certain that Chen Xiao, as a brother, will contribute, but as teammates, you Maizi and Idiot are Don't you have to work hard?

Now that Bobo is doing well, there is no need for idiots and wheat to worry about whether to work hard in the All-Stars. If they don't join, my Ron will leave it all to you.

Well, especially you, Gao Dechen, you must work hard.

It can only be said that the Spurs and Pop are really ambitious this season.

At the same time, this old boy Bobo is indeed a chicken thief. You want to take all the emotional benefits. Why don't you let Brother Luo take a break during the All-Star Game?

After Luo Ge won the Finals FMVP last season, coupled with the Spurs' excellent regular season performance this season, Luo Ge can be said to have been popular until now.

In the entire NBA, it can be said that the limelight is unprecedented.

Although Popo is a thief, last season's All-Stars, Luo Ge and the Western Conference All-Stars supported him to win the MVP. Even if Chen Xiao knew that Popo behaved like a thief, he couldn't do it because he didn't like Popo. The behavior of a chicken thief and not helping Brother Luo.

And there is indeed no problem with his physical strength, and this season in the Warriors, due to the growth of the Warriors' young players, Chen Xiao did not consume as much as last season.

Therefore, in this year's All-Star Game, Chen Xiao played very hard, and while fighting hard, he still couldn't score more points than Luo Ge, so he had to pay attention to his opponents.

Of course, over in the east, Xiao Zhan and Xiao Du would not let Chen Xiao and others succeed so easily.

Therefore, in this year's All-Star Game, the two sides fought very fiercely. In the end, the Western Conference defeated the Eastern Conference 165-163.

Well, fierceness is fierce, confrontation and defense, it is definitely not that strong.

In the end, with the help of Chen Xiao, Luo Ge, who scored 40 points on 18 of 23 in the game, finally won the AMVP trophy. This was the first AMVP in his career.

After winning the FMVP last season, only one MVP is left among the so-called three MVPs.

And with his current reputation and qualifications, as long as the Spurs can win 70 games and win MVP this season, he will have no opponent.

It can only be said that after winning the championship last season, Luo Ge has also entered the harvest period of honors, and it is also the true peak period of strength.

Brother Luo, who has a more peaceful mind after winning the championship, is really strong.

After all, Luo Ge's style of play is very suitable for that kind of facial paralysis flow.

In fact, both Luo Ge and his apprentice Leonard have this style and temperament.

After supporting Luo Ge in the All-Stars to win the AMVP, Chen Xiao returned to the Warriors, returned to the regular season, and began to support the growth of the Warriors' young players.

Unlike last season when the Warriors' young players collapsed immediately after the All-Stars, this season, the Warriors' young players did not work hard in the first half of the schedule for the All-Stars, so they still have room for success in the second half of the schedule.

And Chen Xiao no longer has to work as hard as he did last season.

Moreover, this season the Warriors cannot catch up with the Spurs on the top, nor can they be caught up by the Clippers on the bottom. There is no pressure on performance.

In the end, after playing games in March and April, the Warriors' final record was 60 wins and 22 losses, ranking second in the Western Conference and fifth in the league.

The Warriors' record this season is only 2 games better than last season.

But anyone who has watched the Warriors in these two seasons knows how different the Warriors are in these two seasons.

At the end of the regular season, when the Warriors defeated the Timberwolves 130-120, Barkley said bluntly: "If the current Spurs weren't too strong, I even think that this Warriors could have entered the finals even last season! "

Barkley spoke highly of the Warriors this season, but the Spurs this season...

With 74 wins and 8 losses, the Spurs did not break the Bobcats' regular season record, but the content the Spurs played in the game was indeed disappointing.