I’m Really Playing Basketball

After selecting players for the All-Star Game, Chen Xiao ignored the NBA's expectations and interest in this All-Star Game.

Instead, he takes the team to continue his regular season journey.

From the selection of the All-Star Game to the start of the All-Star Game, the Warriors need to play six games.

In the six games, there are strong teams like the Thunder, Jazz, Knicks, Lakers, and Clippers, as well as weak teams like the Nuggets.

Of course, judging from the schedule, the Warriors' schedule during this period is still quite difficult.

The Thunder and Jazz are back-to-back away games in the Northwest Division.

After playing back-to-back away games in the Northwest Division, I returned to Golden State to play the Knicks at home, then went to the Pacific Division to play the Clippers and Lakers back-to-back, and finally, the last game before the All-Star Game was against the Nuggets. .

In this game against the Thunder on February 7, the Warriors are going to Goose City to play against the Thunder team led by Trae Young and Griffin.

This season, under the leadership of Trae Young and Griffin, the Thunder performed very well, temporarily ranking behind the Warriors, Lakers, and Spurs, and later ranked fourth in the league.

As the first place in the Northwest Division, the Thunder can perform so well this season mainly because the young guard Trae Young has played so unbelievably this season.

So far, he is averaging 30 points and 10 assists per game, and is able to hit more than 3 three-pointers per game. As a small point guard who is only 1.85 meters tall and focuses on shooting, he averages more than 20 shots per game. In this situation, he can still maintain a shooting percentage of 46%. It can be said that such scoring efficiency is comparable to that of Kobe Bryant, one of the seven small forwards at the time.

Of course, Kobe's strength is definitely weaker than that of the All-Stars, and Kobe's scoring is less overall.

But the All-Stars can still score such a high number of points and with such efficiency despite having a relatively single style of play, which is really shocking.

Of course, what is even more shocking is the All-Star's ability to draw fouls.

That year, Zhong Xiu faced very weak competition in the league in his rookie season, and his performance was actually very raw.

But as time goes by, the time in the league becomes less and less, and I become more and more familiar with the league's rules, and my ability to draw fouls becomes weaker, just like Harden of the Wizards in the playoffs.

Speaking of which, that situation is becoming increasingly rare in the NBA in this era.

The current league actually encourages confrontation, which is the same as the NBA in history.

However, no matter how much he encourages confrontation, fouls will still be called, such as thugs or cylinder violations. In that era, as long as the referee sees it, it will basically still be called.

Therefore, many players in the league are working hard in that direction.

For example, Kevin Ray Young used his thinness to take the cylinder violation foul to the extreme.

For example, in the playoffs, Harden took advantage of the breakthrough rhythm and physical confrontation to hit the basket and draw fouls to the extreme.

Ray Young and Harden in the playoffs are from two different eras, but they both used their own "efforts" to severely humiliate the NBA's confrontation rules in the regular season.

Zhu Daiyi is the combination of Kevin Ray Young and Zhu Daiyi Harden.

Daiyi Zhu's body is slimmer and bigger than Kevin Ray Young, and I'm very good at taking advantage of that.

At the same time, Zhu Daiyi's breakthrough was also wrong, and her shooting was also very good. As long as the fake move before the breakthrough slowed down and went to the opponent's blocker, he was basically a thug.

He is a hitter. During the regular season, he has to play a small part of the time.

Therefore, the All-Stars averaged a terrifying 9.5 free throws per game that season.

I score nine points every game on free throws.

Yes, in the playoffs, if Harden, Kevin Ray Young and the All-Stars play like that, Morant will definitely suffer.

Because of Zhu Daiyi, referees are "blind" most of the time. In the regular season, fouls are fouls, but when it comes to Morant, they rarely call them.

So next season Zhu Daiyi will only average 15 points per game in Zhu Daiyi, and the shooting percentage will be 35%. I need to find someone who can average 26 points per game in the regular season next season.

That can be described as a cliff-like rise and fall.

The reason why it happened was because Morant committed a foul.

Did the opponent commit a foul?

Yes, the opponent committed a foul, but the referee was deliberately 'blind', which was a blow.

The referees must enforce the unspoken rules of the league, distinguish the difference between the regular season and Morant, create Morant's inferiority, and also distinguish the level difference between special superstars and super giants to praise people.

Speaking of which, it is very boring. Regardless of whether it is Lei Yang, Harden or Zhu Daiyi, we all use the rules, whether we have committed a crime or not.

The referee who upheld justice in Morant was the criminal who broke the rules.

However, the criminal has become the one who upholds justice in the eyes of the fans.

But those who make reasonable use of the rules are beaten into sinners.

Obviously the referee is the perpetrator, Harden, the All-Stars and Ray Young are the victims in the playoffs.

It can only be said that the special fans are not even All-Stars. Our utilitarian style of play in the regular season makes us think that we are the bad guys.

Therefore, as long as he fights against bad guys, you are a good guy, no matter what method he uses.

There is no other example of something as boring as the NBA.

This is outside the library.

The referee was blind in Morant vs. All-Stars, Harden, and Ray Young in the playoffs.

The referee was also blinded when Morant faced Kuwait.

Like outside the library, the referee was also blind, but he changed from the messenger of justice in the fans' mouth to the white curtain of evil.

Yes, I find it boring.

Regarding players like Zhu Daiyi, Harden and Ray Young in the playoffs, and Embiid who are good at using the rules, Martin has a favorable or unfavorable impression.

As long as there are no violations, this is about survival.

Any rule is perfect and he needs to accept that.

No matter how strict the laws are, loopholes can be found, let alone the rules of NBA games.

The real weak can transcend rules and suppression.

For example, outside the library.

It can only be said that with the current All-Stars and Harden and Embiid in the playoffs, we are still the real weaklings who can really transcend the rules and suppression.

Therefore, no matter how beautiful our regular season data is, no matter how weak it looks, there is still no gap between us and players like Durant and Martin.

That is also a function of the league instructing referees to blind Morant. This is to artificially classify players in the league with small differences in regular season statistics.

Therefore, fans outside the library also want to complain about the league's referee being blinded by Morant.

If the league does that, how can he distinguish that Kuwait is a player of a lower level than Zhu Daiyi Harden?

Even more, because Kuwait knows how to use the rules and the referee is blind, it will make Kuwait suffer even more, and it may even make people think that Kuwait may be a better player than Harden.

Therefore, the unspoken rules of the alliance are very boring.

It seems like it is harming people like Kuwai who take advantage of the rules, but in reality, it is to allow players like Kuwai to get lower praise.

Let's talk about the game between the Warriors and the Thunder. In that game, the All-Stars were still very good.

In the next eight quarters, the All-Star made 13 of 20 shots, 6 of 9 eight-pointers, and 2 of 2 free throws, scoring 34 points.

It can be seen from the data in the last eight quarters of the All-Star game that Trae Young did not defend me seriously at all.

Just like how few defensive players in the league have to put their hands behind their backs when defending Harden in the playoffs.

Trae Young was just playing around when he was guarding the All-Stars.

When the Thunder and Warriors meet in Morant next season, Zhu Daiyi will prevent the All-Stars from psychological shadow.

Trae Young's defensive style is when Zhu Daiyi really shines.

In the regular season, I want to be a defensive all-star like this. I guarantee that there will be a foul crisis after the first quarter.

Rather than that, it still feels like a sprinkle of water, making it look like an All-Star.

Yes, the All-Star's touch in that game was really wrong.

The Warriors played very hard.

But before the game entered the seventh quarter, the Warriors' advantage emerged.

In such an anxious game, in the seventh quarter, the referee's call scale will be closer to Morant's, usually in the first few minutes, the referee will be as blind as Zhu Daiyi.

In that case, in the last eight quarters, Zhu Daiyi was beaten to the All-Star level by a small kill. In the seventh quarter, Trae Young found her back.

Yes, Trae Young is really smart. If I guarded the All-Stars seriously in the last eight quarters, Zhu Daiyi, who was facing a foul crisis in the seventh quarter, would have no chance of beating Zhu Daiyi.

Like that game, the All-Stars made a 3-for-9 score in the seventh quarter. First, with the help of the All-Stars, the Warriors defeated the Thunder 138-133 in that game.

The score in the seventh quarter was 35 to 28. The Warriors won by 7 points and the Warriors won by 5 points in the entire game.

Overall, the game was very enjoyable to watch.

From a fan's perspective, the All-Stars who scored 42 points at home in that game performed very well.

Martin, who scored a very stable 13 of 20 in the game, 6 of 12 on 8-pointers, 7 of 7 free throws, 39 points, 10 rebounds and 15 assists, also performed very well.

However, during the pre-game press conference, Zhu Dai focused on the performance of Trae Young and Clay in that game.

Trae Young really matured when he defended the All-Stars in that game, and he was able to assess the situation and use the rules.

Let's just say, NBA rules are dead.

Instead of condemning All-Star and postseason Harden Embiid for exploiting the rules, it's teeth.

Or if he also seriously learns how to play and how to use the rules to counter us.

Trae Young did very well in that game.

By the way, in that game, the Warriors suffered a minor injury from forward Klay Thompson, who was slow for two seasons and finally returned.

In Klay's comeback game, Klay, who played 30 minutes as a substitute, made 12 of 22 shots, 5 of 9 eight-pointers, and 2 of 3 free throws. He scored a low of 31 points. point.

Klay's comeback battle really shocked the entire NBA.

After all, Klay suffered such an injury, and coupled with my old age, few experts and fans believe that Klay will directly enter the NBA before the Warriors quickly get the glorious penalty contract. of.

I thought that Clay could actually show such fighting power.

But the offensive end is very good, and the defensive end is also very non-existent.

Although his athletic ability is not that good, Clay's defense in the future will rely on his athletic ability. My defensive skills and confrontation strength, as well as my reading of defense, allow me to face these retreating players who are standing in singles when defending. The offensive players still don't have very good defensive abilities.

For that game, Ty Jerome of the Thunder was blown away by me.

Therefore, before Klay Thompson successfully returned, the Warriors' odds of winning that season were once again optimistic.

Now throughout the Western Conference, the Warriors' probability of qualifying for the Finals is considered lower than that of the Lakers.

If Clay can maintain the same combat effectiveness as that game in the next game, then for the Warriors, it will be like a white wolf with nothing but a Knicks-level combat effectiveness.

On February 8, the Warriors played back-to-back away games against the Jazz.

In that game against the Jazz, the Warriors retreated from a small rotation.

Only Zhu Daiyi has been rotated, and Martin has also been rotated.

In that game, the Warriors' starters were Marvin Bagley, Klay, Michael Porter Jr., Alexander Jr., and Jordan Poole.

That was the first time Klay appeared in the Warriors' starting lineup after a year and a half.

Cole thought carefully about letting Klay play in that game, because Klay can leave the game now because the Warriors have completely raised me up.

At the same time, Klay is now confident enough to regain the starting lineup so that I can sit on the hot bench.

Even if I have to leave the game for 20 minutes, I have to leave the game.

Well, in that game, the Warriors did only play Klay for 20 minutes.

It was not intentional on the Warriors' part, but the game fell into garbage time after eight quarters.

At the end of that game, the Warriors lost to the Jazz on the road 85-111.

In the entire game, in addition to Klay's 7-for-12 and 4-for-8 from eight-pointers, his 19 points was considered abnormal.

Other Warriors players were lost in Gobert's weak defense on that back-to-back.

Poole was 5 of 14, Marvin Bagley was 3 of 11, Alexander Jr. was 4 of 13, Michael Porter Jr. was 3 of 8...

It can be described as too miserable to behold.

Without the core driver of Martin, the Warriors seemed to be severely restrained by the Jazz and Gobert.

The inside line feels good, and the inside line is retreating, but is it like that?

Therefore, after the game between the Warriors and the Jazz, everyone saw Martin's importance to the Warriors team.

And Martin was able to lead the Warriors to such a performance that season, and he definitely deserved the MVP award.

Before losing to the Jazz, the Warriors defeated James at home and the Slow Boat led by Cannon in the next seven games. In the back-to-back away games with the Lakers on February 12, the Warriors scored 97 Lost the game again by 102.

Martin was off the field in that game, but Martin's eight-pointer in that game was special. He only made 2 of 9 eight-pointers in the game.

When playing against the Lakers, Zhu Dai's eight-point shot is really important.

If Martin's eight points can open up, he can mobilize Jokic.

If Jokic can be mobilized, the Lakers' inside advantage will be combined with the forward defensive advantages of Siakam, Leonard and Paul George.

This game is too difficult to win.

Just like that game, in that defensive battle, the Warriors outplayed the Lakers.

Between the Lakers and the Warriors, retreat is the lifeblood of the Warriors. If the Warriors retreat and attack, the Warriors will beat the Lakers.

On February 15, before the Warriors returned to their home court and defeated the Nuggets 126-117, Zhu Daiyi had finished all the games she had left after the game.

Martin, on the other hand, took Trae Young and Herbert Jones with him and boarded the special plane to Cleveland.

In Cleveland, as soon as Martin stepped onto the plane with 103 points, he was moved by the Cavaliers fans who picked him up.

Trae Young and Herbert Jones next to Martin were shocked.

God is back!

All the Cavaliers fans who were picked up at the airport were cheering for the return of God!

And all the Cleveland fans at the scene were holding up posters from when Martin won Cleveland's first championship and from last year's Christmas game when Martin scored 103 points.

Two photos of Martin.

One is the unbridled 23-year-old Martin.

The other one is a 40-year-old God whose sunset is still gorgeous.

That kind of contrast is quite weak.

For Cleveland, so many years have passed.

Martin is gone, but he never leaves!