Chapter 959: Ranked Battle
After the Spurs won the "race for the fourth" battle, their ranking was also consolidated, at least, in a short period of time, the people behind could not rush up.
The second half of the season is fast, and before you know it, the whole team is in a brutal battle for a playoff spot, and now, every game is likely to be a crucial qualifying battle.
It can be said that only the top-ranked team in the East and West is safe for the time being, and the rest of the team is really a scuffle.
Especially the second and third in the West, the Rockets and the Thunder are two teams that have broken their heads for this ranking, today you won and became second, tomorrow I will definitely pull you down again!
James Harden is now playing at the level of the league's second-quarter guard, and in addition to not being able to beat Qin Yan, it can be said that he has no opponent at scoring guard.
Harden didn't feel anything wrong with grabbing a position in the hands of his former eldest brother and second brother, on the contrary, he was very happy, as if he could prove something.
And in the direct dialogue between the Rockets and the Thunder, Harden did exactly that, and the two teams played a full two overtimes for a position, which was the longest and most intense game of the season.
In the end, Durant on the Thunder's side fought until he was exhausted and cramped and collapsed, and the Rockets won with difficulty.
Two overtimes, the final score was 140:136, the two teams combined to score 276 points, I have to say that this game is enjoyable to watch, happy, and it is a very extreme visual feast.
The most critical thing is that in this game, Durant scored 48 points, Westbrook scored 42 points, Harden scored 45 points, and the former Thunder three young people all showed strong scoring talent, making people have to imagine what it would be like if these three people were still on the same team.
Alas, Thunder's uniform team, the selection of first-class people, why won't they keep people?
The Spurs were also much stronger in the second half than in the first half, and after winning the key battle for the fourth, the Spurs played a 4-game winning streak and a 5-game winning streak, and lost to the Dior-led Suns in the middle, otherwise it would be a strong 10-game winning streak.
These victories also quickly narrowed the distance between the Spurs and the top three, because the Thunder, who lost to the Rockets and fell to third place, didn't even realize that the Spurs had caught up unconsciously!
At this time, people suddenly remembered, yes, although the Warriors and Cavaliers are not good this year, but the Spurs are the defending champions! And it's a team that has won two consecutive championships, so they're the biggest bosses, okay!
However, because the Warriors' three-point shooting this year is too terrifying and has conquered many fans, even if the Spurs are now showing their true skills again, in the eyes of many people (especially young people), the Spurs are no longer the opponent of the Warriors.
What the? GDP is bullish? Will they shoot threes? How about scoring two points? Our "Splash Brothers" are three points at a time, and I'm afraid we won't be able to beat you?
Yes, on the Internet, the Warriors suddenly had a lot of fans, especially the fans of the star Curry, who really grew geometrically, and the nickname of "Curry Ritian" also spread far and wide, and many people on the court began to learn from him to shoot unreasonable three-point shots, as well as shaking their heads and spitting out braces.
Qin Yan actually doesn't have much feeling for Curry, in his opinion, Curry does deserve to be praised for creating a new era of three-point shooting, and if he doesn't have himself, he may be able to bring the Warriors back to the glory of the original history.
But ah, now his appearance has changed the Spurs, and the Spurs' current strength is no longer comparable to the Spurs in the same period of history, and the Cavaliers have also become stronger, Curry now wants to win the championship, and the difficulty coefficient is much more difficult than the original history.
And if you can't win the championship, then it's useless to shoot three-point shots no matter how good-looking they are, what's more, compared to offense, the firepower of the Spurs really doesn't lose to the Warriors' three-point team, unless Durant is already in the Warriors now, it will really give Qin Yan a headache.
The fifth in the West is the Trail Blazers, Lillard and McCollum failed in the "fight for four" after the regrettable defeat, the two privately strengthened cooperative training, maybe these two people should be teammates by nature, their progress is becoming more and more obvious, and the cooperation is becoming more and more tacit, the formation speed of the backcourt double guns is far faster than everyone imagined, if it weren't for McCollum to compete for the best sixth man this year, he may have been mentioned to the starter.
The sixth in the West is the Clippers, Paul has always been very stable, and can be called the best tactician, but Griffin and Jordan Jr. are a bit of a pit, one has not made any progress against the public's expectations for so many years, and it is a familiar routine every year, and the other gives people the feeling that they don't plan to practice offensive skills and free throws at all, and the scoring basically depends on eating cakes, and the dependence of these two on Paul is too high, so although it seems that the Clippers have a luxurious lineup, their record has not been able to go up.
The Grizzlies are currently seventh in the West, and they seem to like this position, and the "Black and White Bears" have a good chance to lead the team to a better position, but they are adamant that they don't.
This may also be because the Grizzlies think that the Rockets and Thunder are slightly easier to play, in case they go further to sixth, and then the Spurs end up in third, then they will have to play the Spurs again, and in this case, they still prefer to play the Rockets or the Thunder.
The eighth place in the West is not clear at present, the Nuggets, Pelicans and Jazz are still strong, and the records of the three teams are about the same, the first two have the same record, the Jazz will lose half a win, and anyone who will enter the last three is possible.
The ranking battle in the west, what a tragic word.
However, this also has the advantage of being far ahead of the stars in the various awards of the season, for example, in the top five of the MVP list, only James, who is currently ranked second, is from the East, and the rest are all from the West......
And the top candidates for Best Defense, Best Sixth Man, Best Coach, Best Rookie and Most Improved Player are also from the West.
This one...... It can only be said that the situation of the west being strong and the east being weak is too obvious, can the brothers in the east give a little more force!
Ahem, compared to the bloody rain in the west, it is very peaceful in the east, and everyone has basically set the ranking.
The Cavaliers are first, the Hawks are second, the Raptors are third, and the top three in the East can already sit back and relax.
Then the remaining 5 places are also very harmonious, especially the gap between the eighth and ninth is really big, so there is no need to be nervous at all.
Moreover, on the eastern side, the fifth-ranked team can only have the same record as the eighth-ranked team in the west, which is a bit too harmonious.
Watching the compatriots in the west fight to the death, the friends in the east just want to say:
It's good to choose the right city!
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