Chapter 800: Dominate the Score Chart Second
In early March, the Warriors went through five games.
The first was on March 2 at home against the Trail Blazers, followed by a wave of road trips.
First he traveled to Atlanta to challenge the Hawks, then flew to New Orleans to play the Hornets back-to-back, Miami to the Heat, and back-to-back Oakland against the Magic.
The schedule is tight and the opponents are tough, and at this point in time, as long as it is not the fish belly team that has completely lost hope, the other teams are all going all out to make the last effort for the playoffs.
The Warriors are 3-2 and have lost to the Trail Blazers and Magic, respectively.
"Dwight Howard still has the upper hand in the battle with Yang Di for the first time, and in terms of statistics, Dwight Howard has 18 points and 16 rebounds in the game, which is not inferior to Yang Di at all." The Orlando media was excited, and after the game, it was a blow to his "big boy" Howard.
simply said that Howard was the first center in the league, but Howard himself was very clear, and said in an interview with the media that there was still a gap with Yang Di.
"He's also the league's leading scorer, he's got super scoring, and I still need to learn and understand on the offensive side, and I'm sure I'll catch up with him one day."
At first glance, it sounds like a modest word, but if you think about it carefully, no, Howard's implication doesn't it mean that he is on the defensive end and thinks that he is already on par with Yang Di?
This time, the media was completely excited, listing Howard and Yang Di for comparison.
In fact, Howard does have the capital to be proud of, this season he averaged 14.2 rebounds per game, and 2.1 blocks per game, has stepped into the ranks of stars, and was selected for the first place in the All-Star Game.
You know, what he squeezed out in the east was the most dominant "big shark" O'Neill in the past few years!
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After the trade deadline, the league has entered the final stages of preparation.
Approaching the playoffs in April, this month's team has reached its peak of adjustments, and the teams in this period are in great form and the most aggressive.
The Warriors are on top of the charts, while the Celtics and Lakers are in second and third.
The rise of the Pacific Division has set off a basketball boom for people in this region, and this region is originally developed in all aspects of economy and finance, and the rising elements have immediately become a new growth point.
Yang Di's score list is hanging high, and if he continues like this, he may really become the first Chinese scoring champion and Asian scoring champion...... And so on, just like when he won the rebounding title two years ago.
There have been some strong roster adjustments, and the most shocking one is that "Big Shark" O'Neal was traded to the Cavaliers.
Previously, the Heat team has secretly begun to select suitable buyers among the teams that are interested, and Pat Riley is also worthy of being a gold operator, seeing that O'Neal's state is declining too quickly, and the Heat team has no hope of winning the championship, while O'Neal is still strong, he immediately exchanged it for something more substantial, so as not to be dragged into the quagmire by his next salary.
The Suns and Cavaliers are two teams that are in the pursuit of the most ferocious.
And the biggest difference in Pat Riley's concerns is the offer of these two teams, which is not very high.
O'Neal himself said in an interview that he hoped the Heat could trade him to a strong team so as not to waste everyone's time.
The most hesitant thing for the Suns is whether they can continue to compete with the Warriors and Yang Di after having O'Neal.
Yang Di is too strong, he defeated O'Neal in the finals two years ago, even if he gets O'Neal, can the combination of Nash + O'Neal + Stoudemire work? They also have to pay for a possible best wing in the league, Sean Marion, and the real result is that it is just a combination of the Big Three, which is slower and more unable to beat the Warriors.
The Cavaliers are not as ruthless as the Suns, and if the Suns are really willing to Marion, this deal will definitely be done.
But in the end, the Suns still gave up, even if there is a miracle doctor, it is not cost-effective to waste an All-Star for another superstar at the end of his peak.
The Cavaliers paid for Drew Gooden, Ilgoskas, Pavlovic and next year's draft pick.
Got O'Neill, gone.
Four for one, the inside line corrected the "Brazilian actor" Vallejo, and formed a twin tower lineup to strengthen the inside line. As soon as the trade happened, there was talk in the NBA about what O'Neal, who was in declining form, could bring to Cleveland.
In response to questions about O'Neal's suitability for the Cavaliers' style, O'Neal expressed his dissatisfaction at the press conference and said that he wanted to win the first championship in the team's history for the Cleveland Cavaliers.
After the All-Star Game, O'Neal was indeed a lot more self-disciplined, and it seemed that the taste of being traded at will deeply stimulated him, and he began to lose weight, control his diet, maintain a regular life and exercise, and his weight quickly returned to a normal level, and his state rose, and in the Cavaliers, he was still able to contribute a double-double of 18 points + 10 rebounds per game.
The Cavaliers' record is mediocre, not as good as last season, which was a big part of what led to the trade.
The Suns abandoned the trade, but the team settled down and adjusted very well, ushering in a wave of winning streaks in late February and early March.
In the end, no one knows who is good and who suffers, and it will take a while to look back and see clearly.
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The Warriors signed a free agent, CJ Watson, as a complement to the point guard position.
This player participated in the draft the year before, but unfortunately, was not selected, in the summer of 06, with the Spurs in the summer league, and then CJ Watson in the Italian league, the Greek league have been circulated, in November, CJ Watson entered the development league, and then was selected by the Warriors.
The Warriors found that although this player was thin and poorly matched, he was very serious about his studies, and his speed and shooting were not bad, and the Warriors preferred such a No. 1 player.
After that, Grant Hill also returned, played with the Warriors, and became a member of the rotation lineup, but he didn't play too much, 10 to 15 minutes, and when the second team couldn't open the situation, Montgomery would use Grant Hill.
With Grant Hill here, Monta Ellis is a lot less likely to mess around alone.
For the rest, the Warriors have basically not changed anything, the roster is trimmed and cut, and the main body is still so many players, and they are fully prepared for the upcoming playoffs!