Chapter 587: Thunder Clippers, Not an Opponent

"We need to plan for the next games."

Coach Carlisle had excitement on his face.

This year, the Mavericks have a surprisingly good record and are a strong contender for the playoffs.

Although it is difficult for the Mavericks to win the championship due to the limited lineup, playoff experience is very important for the team.

"Next, we need to choose between home advantage or opposition advantage."

There are too many strong teams in the West this year.

The Mavericks and Spurs have almost the same record. If you choose home advantage, you have to go all out.

If you want to pick the easiest opponent to advance, you have to lose the game appropriately.

Coach Carlisle turned his gaze to Qin Yang.

When it comes to the team's record, managers and owners Cuban rarely care. The opinions of Qin Yang and Coach Carlisle are the most important.

Qin Yang did not hide his intentions:

"If I could, I would like to finish first in the league. This year, I want to compete for the regular season MVP. ”

Qin Yang is only one regular season MVP left in his honor book.

Manager Downey and Cuban agreed.

Coach Carlisle originally wanted to say something, but when he heard Qin Yang's words, he hesitated for a moment before continuing: "It's not easy to play in the West this year, and it's not easy to play against anyone in the second round of the playoffs." In that case, the coaching staff will be the best prepared to do so. ”

Carlisle doesn't really want to get the best record, and in the playoffs, a team that is easier to play will be more advantageous tomorrow.

But since Qin Yang said so, Carlisle would not refuse.

Coach Carlisle is very smart, has a special temperament, and is quite friendly to the players, and Carlisle and the Cuban boss used to be at odds.

The reason is that in the playoffs, Cuban let injured players play, and Carlisle insisted on refusing.

Having this kind of coach is good news for the players.

decided to help Qin Yang compete for the regular season MVP, then the next tactics should be focused, the first is to ensure the league's first record, and the second is that Qin Yang's data should be good.

Therefore, the next game is simple.

On the 25th, the Mavericks hosted the Thunder.

The Thunder are menacing in this game, Russell Westbrook is well injured, and he can play in this game, so the Thunder lineup is definitely not bad.

Before the game, Westbrook began to ruin character again.

Wei Shao:

"The last game was just an accident, you know I didn't play in the last game, the Thunder are not the strongest, this game, we will win neatly. The Dallasians are no match for us. ”

Russell Westbrook's words, Qin Yang did not respond at all.

Anyway, you're ugly, and everything you say is right.

Thunder boss Kevin Durant didn't say anything.

Wei Shao is the confidence of the fan.

When it came to the game, Westbrook completely cheated his teammates, not to mention 8 of 19 in the game, and there were 9 turnovers, which was simply scary.

Although he got 23 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists, Westbrook is really too pitiful.

Durant is very ruthless, 15 of 27, with an amazing shooting rate, 43 points, 6 assists and 5 rebounds, and the efficiency value is very high, Qin Yang is not inferior at all, 15 of 26, 45 points, 8 assists and 2 rebounds, even better.

The Mavericks played well as a team, with Al Jefferson scoring 22 points and 14 rebounds, completely suppressed on the inside.

In the whole game, Qin Yang just played plainly, and there was no key ball at all, because from the beginning the Mavericks were in the lead, and they didn't use any key balls.

Westbrook blackened his face after the game and didn't say anything.

There were 8 mistakes in the whole game, and no one could understand the mistakes at the critical moment.

Ibaka got 10 points, which made people very speechless.

The old fish Fisher is not very kind, and after coming to the Thunder, he has become a burden, although he has scored, but the defensive end is the worst in the game, and even Calderon's defense is better than Fisher.

Leaked several times in a row, and Fisher was the culprit.

With this lineup, the Thunder can't go far.

No. 27, home against the Clippers.

Compared with the Thunder, the Clippers also have a strong lineup, but the Clippers give a more embarrassing impression, if the Thunder is a strong team, then the Clippers are a pseudo-strong team.

Pseudo-strong team, which looks strong, but has obvious weaknesses.

From the beginning of the game, Qin Yang played on the weakness of the Clippers.

With a cover on the outside, Qin Yang dodged Matt Barnes.

Barnes' defense is very strong, although he is older in the past two seasons and can't run fast, Qin Yang is not willing to play hard.

After the breakthrough, Qin Yang stood still in the middle distance, not in a hurry.

The Clippers' inside Jordan Jr. stepped forward directly, and after Qin Yang crossed over on the first ball, he easily broke through to the basket, and Jordan Jr. was obviously slower.

Qin Yang leaned on Little Jordan, and the layup was very stretched.

Going to the basket next to the defender, the speed is not as fast as possible, because the opponent's speed is not satisfied, at this time, it is the best choice to delay the defender and make a layup in the stuck rhythm.

Breaking through and finishing the attack on the inside, Qin Yang also gradually practiced to become superb.

After the three-point shot became a huge threat, breaking through to the basket to score was a very good choice, and such Qin Yang was the most difficult to defend.

The outside line can be opened, and the inside line Al Jefferson also has a big advantage.

Griffin simply can't defend Al Jefferson, and Griffin needs to improve too much on the defensive end.

Bench time, Vince Carter made a lot of effort in this game, he could shoot on the offensive end, and the Clippers were in pain, and there was no way for Paul and Griffin to lead their teammates on the court successively.

Crawford had a terrible hand today, shooting 3-of-12 from the field and scoring 14 points from the free-throw line, which was very clumsy.

Until the fourth quarter, the difference between the two sides did not widen.

But in the fourth quarter, Qin Yang turned on the furious mode again, Cosby, Qin Yang, and Seth Curry flew up with a three-point wave on the outside, a wave of three-point rain, and the Mavericks took away the victory.

It's still a familiar rhythm, it's still a familiar formula.

Chris Paul looked depressed and unwilling when he came off the field.

The Clippers' lineup is not weak, but every time they match, they can't beat it.

Qin Yang combed very well on the offensive end, Marion, Seth Curry, Cosby, and Cory Brewer all performed very well, finding opportunities to score under the basket many times.

Jordan Jr. and Griffin's defense is nowhere near as famous as they are.

The Clippers' defensive tactics are a big problem.

The outside defense is often out of position, and after encountering Qin Yang, almost all of them are misplaced, which is not easy to play, and the inside Griffin often leaks people, and the game will be difficult to play.

And, similar to Westbrook, Griffin made a lot of mistakes.

Griffin had 4 turnovers in this game, which was average.

Four turnovers, that's close to 10.

This makes the Clippers, who are already not easy to play, how to play.

On the 4th, the Mavericks faced the Lakers away.

The Lakers are in dire straits this season, and after the team's boss Kobe Bryant misses most of the games due to injury, the Lakers' games are unwatchable.

This season, the Lakers have the lowest record in the league.

Many people began to spray Pau Gasol as a soft egg, and he couldn't do anything without Kobe, he would only hold the boss's thigh to win the championship, but now his true form is revealed!

However, in the games where the Lakers won, Pau Gasol and Nick Young were the best performers.

But in this game, Pau Gasol did not play, and Nick Young came off the bench, although the efficiency value was very high, but there was not much playing time.