This Forward is Not Serious

The All-Star curtain fell, and fans began to look forward to the upcoming playoffs while discussing the All-Star Game.

Until then, though, another detail worth watching is this year's buyout deadline.

This year, many high-quality players may reach buyouts with their parent teams, such as George Hill of the Cavaliers, Paul Gasol of the Spurs, Ryan Anderson of the Suns, and even Howard, who is now playing for the Wizards. .

The reason why they are still high-quality players is because they still have strength, but they just can't match the existing contracts.

Take the distance of Gasol, no one wants Gasol who is close to 20 million, but Gasol of 2 million is still worth a try.

Of course, this kind of buyout happens every year, and the reason why there are so many this year has something to do with the chaos this season.

In the season of Super Smash Bros., many teams usher in the championship window period. This is a good opportunity for these high-quality players to choose teams and increase their worth.

It is worth noting that because the Nets sent two players in the previous Joe Harris trade, there is still a vacancy on the team's roster, and they are also potential buyers in the buyout market.

Time came to March 1st. Before this day, several players who were rumored before have reached buyouts with the parent team one after another.

That is, at this time, the Bucks and the Nets shot successively.

The Bucks successfully acquired George Hill, while the Nets chose to sign Pau Gasol.

This is a great addition to both teams.

The Bucks are relatively weak guards, they only have a buried Bledsoe and a young Brogdon.

The addition of Hill can increase the team's floor space, and can bring organization and experience.

This can even be called helping out.

For the Nets, it's the icing on the cake.

After Lue's tactical adjustments worked, the Nets' rotation has stabilized.

Anunoby got more opportunities after Johnson was traded, and he also showed more strength in the increased playing time.

But for a second-year player, experience is always something he lacks, and the Nets signed Gasol for this purpose.

On the third day after the signing, Lin Ying met Big Gasol in the locker room.

Big Gasol's beard and sideburns are more than half white. This is the mark that time has carved on people, and no one can escape.

When Lin Ying saw Da Jia, she smiled and gave him a big hug.

Big Gasol also hugged Lin Ying tightly.

Unlike Kobe, the intersection of Lin Ying and Big Gasol is more and only in the role of "opponent".

When he was still playing in the West, the main player was a power forward. At that time, the Lakers were the strong players in the West. There were many scenes where the two played directly against each other.

Not to mention the Olympic Games, the Chinese team and the Spanish team play against each other is also a common thing.

In a figurative way, the original Big Gasol was a high mountain on the road in front of Lin Ying, and it took Lin Ying a long time to climb over.

Now at this stage of their careers, it's a subtle feeling that the two can play on the same team again.

Especially Lin Ying, who played with Kobe Bryant last season, and this season with Gasol as teammates, this experience can be said to be quite amazing.

And what Gasol and Lin Ying said after their separation made this connection even closer.

"I told Kobe that I wanted to get another championship before I retire, and Milwaukee, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Oakland all offered me an olive branch, but Kobe said, if you really want that, go to Brooklyn, then It's where your dreams come true."

Lin Ying was stunned for a moment after hearing this, then smiled and hugged Gasol more closely.

...

The addition of Big Gasol has further improved the strength of the Nets, but this change did not make Lin Ying relax.

On the contrary, since the end of the All-Star Game, he has increased his training intensity, and he also brought in Gary Vitti through Kobe.

After Kobe Bryant retired again, Vitti also retired again.

Without Kobe, he wouldn't come out again.

The reason why Lin Ying invited Vitti is also very simple. He needs to ensure that he will not be physically fatigued due to excessive training intensity.

The top trainers in the NBA all have their own strengths. Grover is good at building physical functions, but his ability in this regard is obviously not as good as Viti.

From this, we can see the change in Lin Ying's mentality.

After Durant made another playoff appointment with him, he was ready to go all out.

...

Time flies, and it's already early April.

At this time, the competition for the playoffs, especially in the East, has become extremely fierce.

The top four teams are still the Hornets, Nets, Raptors and Bucks, but they are within two games of each other.

In the final few games, any game can be won or lost.

And this one of the most concerned about the focus of the battle is the Nets and Hornets last season of confrontation.

The game might even directly decide who ends up at the top of the Eastern Conference standings.

That is, in this game, the fans saw a somewhat different Lin Ying.

It's not how much Lin Ying's personal ability has become, but his desire to compete.

He doesn't score every possession, but you can feel his desire to win in every word of his body.

To give a very direct example, it's like Wiggins in the Timberwolves meets James in the Cavaliers.

Or more intuitively: Jordan of the flu fight.

Durant played well and the Hornets were not bad, but this time the Nets had the last laugh.

Lin Ying defended Durant before the end, and then faced Butler's various strong kills on the offensive end.

As a result, Durant was blocked, but Butler couldn't restrain Lin Ying.

In the final game, the Nets defeated the Hornets 116-110.

Lin Ying contributed 42 points, 11 rebounds, 7 assists, 4 steals and 2 blocks.

The data is mediocre, but fans who have watched the game will unconsciously have an idea that such Lin Ying is the most terrifying.

The game tied the Nets' record with the Hornets.

However, the Hornets' subsequent games were very stable. Because of the outcome of the game, the Hornets still ranked first in the Eastern Conference with the same record.

As a result, the Nets' record for the No. 1 ranking in the Eastern Conference for three consecutive seasons was also broken.

Is this Durant's season?

One thing after another has proven that the probability of this possibility keeps getting bigger and bigger.

The time came to mid-April, the 2018-2019 regular season came to an end, and the rankings of the East and West were released.

In the West, the Lakers topped the list with 62 wins and the best record in the league.

James averaged 25.3 points, 6.6 rebounds and 7.4 assists per game.

His numbers are the worst in recent seasons, not because he's not playing well, but because the Lakers have too many players to play this season.

Even after Cousins ​​came back, he often contributed 15+10 data.

What, why did the Lakers fail to hit 70 wins?

Because there are too many strong teams this season.

The Warriors are second with 57 wins.

Curry's performance is still brave, he can contribute 27.6 points per game and hit 43.7% of his three-pointers.

Compared to James, Curry's data is still at a very high level.

The Timberwolves are third with 53 wins.

Harden still averaged 34.1 points per game, because this season did not have the exaggerated record of 70+ wins like the previous Nets, which is also considered to be Harden's personal closest to the MVP award.

The Pelicans are fourth with 50 wins.

Anthony struggled a bit with the Pelicans, but Jaylen Brown continued his stellar performance throughout the season.

As Pelicans fans have said on social media, it's time to straighten Brown and let him form the team's Big Three with Holiday and George.

But for Pelicans fans, their best time will be this summer, when Anthony's contract expires and they have room to sign another superstar on top of their existing roster.

The teams ranked fifth to eighth are: Jazz, Trail Blazers, Thunder, and Spurs.

The first round of the Western Conference will be: Lakers vs Spurs (DeRozan continued to meet James in the playoffs after arriving in the West), Warriors vs Thunder, Timberwolves vs Trail Blazers, Pelicans vs Jazz.

On this side of the East, the Hornets ranked first in the East with 59 wins.

Durant averaged 32.1 points, 7.2 rebounds and 5.2 assists in his best season.

He's a favorite for MVP this season.

The Nets are second in the Eastern Conference with 59 wins.

Although it failed to help the team continue to rank first in the Eastern Conference, Lin Ying still had a very abnormal season.

He averaged 36.2 points, 8.3 rebounds and 5.8 assists per game.

If it wasn't for the mid-to-late season, when he intentionally gave the shot to his teammates, he would have basically shattered Jordan's record of 37.1 points per game.

And Lin Ying's data has every chance to continue to win the MVP.

Even the fans are making fun of it, maybe it's time to change the mvp to the link cup.

The Raptors are third with 58 wins.

After the Raptors got Pau Gasol, their overall strength and performance improved to a higher level, and they also opened the gap with the Bucks in the second half of the season.

Leonard played 60 games for the Raptors, averaging 26.6 points, 7.3 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.8 steals per game.

The Raptors' summer gamble can only be said that Qin Shihuang touched the wires again and won.

The Bucks are fourth with 55 wins.

With the rise of the Bucks, Antetokounmpo also began to be targeted, and his poor shooting point was infinitely magnified.

These are not obvious in ordinary games, but when they are in a strong dialogue, they will directly become the winner of the game.

A very cruel statistic, when the Bucks played against a team with a better record than themselves, the winning rate was less than 30%, and the scorpion was the only one.

So the outside evaluation of this Bucks team, even if they add George Hill, is not optimistic about how far they will go in the playoffs.

Even because of the top four rankings, fans can already announce in advance that the Hornets are directly close to the Eastern Conference Finals.

The only difference is that their opponent in the Eastern Conference finals is the Nets or the Raptors.

The fifth to eighth teams are: Celtics, 76ers, Pacers, Heat.

The first round of the Eastern Conference will be: Hornets vs Heat; Nets vs Pacers, Raptors vs 76ers, Bucks vs Celtics.

Ahead of the official start of the playoffs, the league announced the first batch of awards of the season.

Lou Williams was the sixth man in a row, Siakam of the Raptors won the Most Improved Award, and the best head coach belongs to Borrego of the Hornets.

After this wave of awards, the playoffs officially kicked off.

Then in the first round, the West side took the lead in breaking out.

The Timberwolves, which had a higher record, were unexpectedly eliminated by the Blazers!

Harden's performance this time is not bad, averaging close to 31.6 points per game, and his three-point shooting rate has reached 35%.

But this time, it was Mr Downstang who pulled.

And after Rondo left, the Timberwolves gave people a really bad look and feel of the game.

It's a good game when it's downwind, but it's almost impossible to come back when it's downwind.

In stark contrast is the Blazers. Once Lillard finds the touch, he can pull the score regardless of the wind and headwind, and then establish the victory.

In the words of fans, the Timberwolves have faced the worst opponent they should have faced this year.

However, except for this group of upsets, the remaining 7 teams in the upper half have successfully passed the test.

The only group to play harder is the Raptors and the 76ers.

The two teams reached the tiebreaker, relying on Leonard’s steal and lore against Harris, and the Raptors only got through.

This result also made the outside world look forward to the Texas Gemini encounter in the Eastern Conference Finals.

After all, in terms of the look and feel of the game in the first round alone, the Nets that took the Pacers lightly are obviously better than the Raptors who have passed the tough pass.

After the first round, the divisional semi-final matchup was also released.

In the West, Lakers vs Pelicans, Warriors vs Trail Blazers.

Fans here are looking forward to the Warriors and Blazers, or Curry vs. Curry.

East side, Hornets vs Bucks, Nets vs Raptors.

The first round on the Eastern side can be roughly regarded as a process, but it is obvious that for most fans, the playoffs are truly the beginning of the semifinals.

...

In the Nets locker room, after a day of training, Lin Ying sat there chatting with Jokic.

The league just announced its second batch of awards for the season today, best rookie, best general manager and best defensive player.

That's what they're talking about.

The best rookie Doncic has no suspense. His average performance of 21.2 points, 7.8 rebounds and 6 assists per game is already a quasi-All-star level.

And in terms of game perception, his mature and steady style of play makes it hard to believe that he is only a rookie.

He is indeed very close to the next league card ~www.wuxiahere.com~ The best general manager goes to Kupchak of the Hornets.

It is worth mentioning that this is also the first time in Kupchak's career that he has been elected to this honor.

This sounds a bit incredible, because Kupchak is also the man who created the original combination of "ok" and "Ke-sao".

Of course, these two are not unexpected. What really made Lin Ying and Jokic chat, and what surprised them all was dpoy's candidate.

Jimmy Butler, the man who is probably only one bald head away from the championship and has been despised by the media, was elected dpoy!

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