Chapter 684: Not-so-good giants

This technical foul severely hit the morale of the Thunder, and the two interior lines were both knocked down, and the Clippers began to attack the Thunder's interior line.

Billups, Ji Guoyi, and Iguodala all have outstanding ball-handling breakthrough ability, and the three of them take turns to attack, the Thunder defense completely collapsed in the third quarter, and the Clippers' wave once again took away their opponents.

At 2 minutes and 30 seconds in the third quarter, Ji Guoyi and Billups went to rest, the score was 95:72, the Clippers' offense was wave after wave, the Thunder couldn't withstand the blow, and the point difference was quickly pulled to 20+.

At this moment, the Thunder team has been buried 99% of the pit dug by the Clippers, and only one finger is still outside, and the Clippers can completely bury the Thunder by grabbing a lump of dirt.

Durant and Westbrook were also replaced by the Thunder, and the two sat on the bench with iron faces.

The Thunder were blown up by the Clippers again, still at the height of their confidence.

Today's loss is not just a regular season game, they are about to lose confidence.

At the end of the third quarter, the score was 100:76, and the Clippers entered the final quarter with a 24-point lead, and now there is no need to consider the problem of the "Clippers Rule", and the Thunder want to turn the game around by 24 points, and the chances of success are similar to the United States' declaration that the Diaoyu Islands and Taiwan are China.

The Thunder did not narrow the score gap to less than 20 points in the end, the Clippers won the game by a big margin, and countless fans who bought the Clippers lost were complaining that the Thunder was useless, and the sound of match-fixing filled the major basketball forums.

Ji Guozhi scored 15 points, 13 rebounds, 15 assists and 6 blocks, and the elder Dunleavy sent him to brush up some assist data in the fourth quarter, allowing Ji Guoyi to break his career single-game assist record. It was the third regular-season triple-double of his career. Predictable. Ji Guoyi's triple-double number this season will definitely increase a lot.

Other Clippers players. O'Neal had 16 points and six rebounds. Thunder. Allen had 20 points, Billups had 13 points and six assists, Iguodala had 18 points, five rebounds and three assists, Jordan Jr. had eight points and 10 rebounds, Dragic had 10 points and three assists, Maddy had nine rebounds and five assists, and Hill had eight points and two assists.

At the post-match press conference, Ji Guoyi smiled, and his 15 assists made him happy throughout the press conference, answering all questions from reporters. Very cooperative.

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

It is rare in history for an interior to get so many assists, Gasol and Garnett's career highs in a single game are 12, Duncan is 11, and Nowitzki is only 8, so Ji Guoyi's 15 assists in a single game is an extremely rare performance.

On November 2, the Nets in the East sat at home and faced the Dallas Mavericks, which was another strong conversation. This season's Dallas team has stars such as Yao Ming, Nowitzki, Kidd, Marion, and Terry. The same starry shines.

Ji Guoqiu doesn't know if he was suffocated on the offensive end in the past few years, but his scoring this season is very strong. The offensive end was full of firepower, scoring 35 points in the first game and 41 points in the second. The opposite is true of the Foxes, whose assist stats are significantly higher than last season. Both have become extremely versatile in their stats, which may be the reason for their separation.

The Mavericks' interior defense has been improved to a certain extent this season, Yao Ming's ability to defend one in the low post is the top in the league, but the Little Giant's ability to assist in defense is much worse, and his defensive range is limited to the restricted area and two low posts.

Yao Ming is now beating O'Neill, Howard or something, it's a dozen and one accurate, but when he encounters a mobile inner line like Ji Guoqiu, he can't do anything. As for Nowitzki, he is still not a good defender, but as he gets older, the German needs an inside player like Chandler to help him fill in the gaps, but Yao Ming is not destined to help him with this.

Coach Carlisle still welcomes Yao Ming's arrival, although Cuban failed to get the Chandler he wants most, but Yao Ming is at least much stronger than Dampier, and the Mavericks are still strengthened in strength, but the defects are still not made up, and they have no advantage against the Nets.

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

Carlisle, however, is confident of an away victory, thanks to the Mavericks' Western Conference semifinals match against the Suns in 2005.

At that time, it was the fourth match of the Western Finals, and Xiao Si was in Zhu Wan. Howard and Dampier were dumb in front of him, and they were in foul trouble on 3-of-8 shooting, scoring only 15 points in total, and Barbossa made only 1-of-7 shooting off the bench, and the others didn't make an inch.

Nash saw his passing become iron again and again, so he could only step up and take over the offense, and in that game he hit an astonishing 20-of-28 shooting, including 4-of-6 three-pointers, and shot 48 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals with a 71.4% shooting rate.

But in this game, the Suns lost, because the Mavericks successfully cut off the connection between Nash and his teammates, and the teammates collectively felt cold, and the only not too cool Xiao Si was still playing too little because of foul trouble.

The Mavericks' strategy today is to replicate that classic victory, trying to cut off Nash's connection with the rest of the Nets, and putting the old man in a situation where he scores high points and the team loses.

It's a pity that Carlisle forgot that the current Nets are not the Suns' bombardment tactics, they play a triangle offense, and Ji Guoqiu is also very different from Xiao Si.

On many occasions, Zen masters encouraged one-on-one offense, and Nash's self-created shots are widely regarded as one of the strongest in history, which means that Nash's singles ability is absolutely historic.

Many fans may not know that Nash has averaged 30 points, 6.5 rebounds and 12 assists per game in 6 games in the series, at least 25 points and 10 assists in 4 consecutive games, and has a big triple-double of 34+13+12.

These are all achieved by Nash in the playoffs, and when he was in the Suns, he needed to suppress his own scores, because when the Suns win, many of them were Nash scoring more than a dozen points but more than a dozen assists, and once Nash scored 20+ assists and less than 10, the team lost more.

But in the Nets. That has changed. Nash gets a high score. The Nets won't lose because of this.

The Zen master put Ji Guoqiu in the center position again, ready to let Brother Panda come around to defend the little giant.

This work, in addition to Ji Guoqiu, Humphries and Ben. Wallace can also finish it, so these two will also get a lot of playing time today, and the Zen master's defensive arrangement against Yao Ming is a wheel battle.

Nash doesn't need to worry about it today, Canadians are very energetic every time they hit the Mavericks, especially what Kidd is most afraid of right now is a guy like Nash.

Throughout his career. The triple-double king did not have an advantage over the Canadians, and Cuban was very witty not to follow the team to New York to watch the game this time, and he knew very well that if he went to New York, the reporters would definitely throw the name "Nash" in front of him again and again.

Cuban made the right choice, and Nash exploded in this game, not only shooting 100 shots, but also setting a new personal season record with 17 assists, although this was his third game of the season.

Kidd isn't lagging behind when it comes to team organization, even if he doesn't have as many assists as Nash. But that doesn't mean he's inferior to the Canadian, especially when it comes to controlling the tempo. Kidd is better than Nash.

Nash doesn't really control the tempo, and what he's best at is disrupting the tempo and using the speed to break the opponent's offensive and defensive beats, which is what the Canadian is good at.

If Nash slows down and plays positional warfare, he's not good at that, and the Canadians didn't start practicing basketball but football. The different styles of the two movements kept Nash from playing slow, leisurely positional warfare, which would have imprisoned his spirituality.

Two-time MVP plays by spirituality, and without this trait, he becomes an ordinary player, just like in the Mavericks.

One thing that is very admirable about Zen Master's triangle attack is that this set of tactics does not limit the position of the player, the defender can play, the forward can play, and the center can also play. It also does not limit the style of the players, the all-round gang leader can play, the large-tonnage O'Neal can play, and the fast-moving Nash and Ji Guoqiu can also play.

The Mavericks' speed is too slow now, the Nets' bombardment-type triangle tactics make the Dallas people tired, and the cooperation of Nash and Ji Guoqiu makes the Mavericks' joint defense take care of one or the other, and in the end, none of them are prevented, and the Nets take the initiative throughout the game, and the latter leads from beginning to end, and it is another hearty victory.

The final score was 114:102, and the difference between the two teams was not much, but to the despair of the Mavericks, they never led from start to finish, even though the Dallas people had played to their normal level, but they were still suppressed for the whole game. This shows that they are inferior to their opponents in terms of strength, and even if they play well, they can't win the ball, let alone play poorly.

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

'It was the first time the team played the game we wanted and a good win was a team win. After the game, Zen Master praised the team's performance, but was still not satisfied with the defense, "We played well offensively, but we need to continue to strengthen defensively, the team rotation is still not good enough, and now is the beginning." ”

Phil. Jackson isn't completely satisfied with his team's performance, but Nets fans couldn't be more satisfied. Considering they only picked up 12 wins last season, this season's performance has Nets fans dreaming of it. The team is so awesome, what more bikes do you need?

The Nets and Clippers both beat their opponents and then won the next few games.

The Clippers beat the Spurs on Nov. 2, the Jazz on Nov. 4 and the Nuggets on Nov. 6 to start the season on a six-game winning streak and the defending champions re-elevated themselves to second place in the power rankings.

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

On November 7, the league ushered in another key battle, the Nets away back-to-back, challenging the Miami Big Three, which is a contest that fans are extremely concerned about.

Miami are not in a good situation right now, with a poor record of 2 wins and 3 losses after 5 games, disappointing many fans who have high hopes for them.

The high-spirited Miami "Big Three" at the beginning of the season was defeated in Cleveland in the first game of the new season, and then suffered a blow from the Celtics. Not only lost the game. And on both offensive and defensive ends, they did not show the strength of the three superstars of the year. This also puts a big question mark over the quality of the Heat's "Big Three" combination.

It's not just that the Heat haven't been able to play as a giant team in the East, as the Chicagoans have just lost their sixth game on the road to the Magic, with a 3-3 record, and they have lost to the Thunder, Grizzlies and Magic in those six games, and their performance has also disappointed many fans.

On the contrary, the Knicks Big Three, who were not favored by everyone before the start of the season, performed well, although these people played without discipline, but relied on the individual ability of the stars. actually won consecutive battles, achieved a record of 5 wins and 1 loss, and temporarily ranked first in the East.

Now the ranking of the East and West has exceeded the expectations of many fans, especially several giant teams in the East, which have become the object of ridicule from fans during this time.

Western Rankings -

1. Los Angeles Clippers (6-0)

2. Dallas Mavericks (5-1)

3. Oklahoma City Thunder (4-2)

4. Memphis Grizzlies (4-2)

5. Houston Rockets (4-2)

6. San Antonio Spurs (3-2)

7. New Orleans Hornets (3-2)

8. Los Angeles Lakers (3-3)

Eastern Rankings -

1. New York Knicks (5-1)

2. New Jersey Nets (4-1)

3. Orlando Magic (4-2)

4. Atlanta Hawks (4-2)

5. Boston Celtics (4-2)

6. Chicago Bulls (3-3)

7. Indiana Pacers (3-3)

8. Chicago Bulls (3-3)

8. Miami Heat (2-3)

The New York Times' Da. Speaking ahead of the Nets-Heat game, Sabi wrote: The reason for the failure of the Big Three is that it was formed by players rather than teams.

Reach. Sabi believes that in history, the formation of the Big Three has been built by the team according to the needs of the tactical system. The Bulls, Celtics and Lakers are the successful Big Three. It's all up to the team to find a candidate.

The Bulls dynasty, they first determined the tactical system with Jordan as the core. Then supplemented by the best second-in-command Pippen, he finally won the rebounding king Rodman, and became invincible in the world.

The same was true for the Celtics, who first chose his true son Larry in 1978. Bird, two years later, successfully lured the Warriors into being fooled, using the top pick and the 13th pick to trick Parrish and the current year's Tanhua pick, and the 1980 Mr. Tanhua was none other than Gibbon McHale, and the Big Three were formed.

The Lakers are even more remarkable, in 1979, Los Angeles got the top pick, and everyone knows how much the Purple and Gold paid for this signing. In the 80s, the Lakers were even more lucky, and a trade between the team and the Cavaliers brought them the 82-year No. 1 pick, and then the "Cobra" James Murphy. With the addition of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who was acquired after the 1976 trade with the Bucks, the Purple and Gold Big Three were formed.

Even the Clippers, who have just completed three consecutive championships, first decided to use the "animal brothers" as the core, and traded key Mr. Billups and Artest to successfully enter the ranks of the dynasty team.

Looking at the formation of the Heat Big Three, it is built by players, and compared with the Big Three in history, the Bulls, Heat, and Knicks Big Three are obviously more like the products of the rise of the invincible "animal combination".

This summer, Wade relied on his good relationship with Bosh to persuade Toronto's "Dragon King" to jump out of his contract and lure him to the Miami coast. And when James, the No. 03 champion, jumped out of his contract to test the free agent market, he met with a number of team managers to decide where he went.

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

The most important and crucial point is that the Heat and the Bulls, the Celtics and the Lakers are essentially different in that the Heat lack a strong coach.

Bull's Phil. Jackson vs. Pat, Lakers. Riley needless to say, even though the Celtic coach at the time, Heinsohn, was not enough to compete with the Zen master and the god operator, he had the great mentor Auerbach behind him. As for the current Heat, when Pat. When Riley has no intention of going out and devoting all his energy to the promising career of being a general manager, how can Spoelstra, who is still underqualified, hold down these big names?

From this point of view, Phil. Jackson, Riley and Heinsohn are all strong managers, with the ability to pinch the giants together and develop a strategy based on their characteristics. And Spoelstra, who is precisely a weak coach, can even James control the team and develop corresponding tactics when he can't control it?

In the past few days, the New York media has basically reported similar reports, singing about the decline, ridiculing and ridiculing these Big Three teams, but not thinking about it, the Knicks, who are performing well, are no different from the Bulls and the Heat, but they have a good record, which makes the media's tone immediately completely different from the former, and this phenomenon can only be described as a winning or losing team.

Maybe when the record of the Heat team and the Bulls is getting better and better, these media that were originally singing about the decline will collectively change their tone and shamelessly rush up to sing the praises of the giants, eager to go to the knees for interviews.

The Nets are now ranked second in the East, and judging from their game process, only Ji Guoqiu and Nash's double-core Nets are much stronger than the so-called Big Three, Miami and Chicago of the Big Four, which seems to confirm once again that it is not the truth that more stars must be great.

There are very few examples of success in history by piling up stars, on the contrary, there are a lot of examples of failure, and this year may be the birth of two more models. (To be continued......)