Opportunities are always reserved for those who are prepared, and in March, Danny Green's good fortune came when Korver was sidelined for four weeks with an injury.

When he joined the Clippers, Korver said in an interview that his defense was underrated.

"I think so. I never claimed to be a player who ran 30 metres in the half, it wasn't my job, but if you give me a team system, I'll adapt to it. I've had my own defensive tasks in the last two years with the Jazz and I've done it well, and I'm not one of the best defenders on the team, but I think I've executed the Jazz's defensive plan well, and I want to say that if you give me a piece of defensive advice, I'll be able to do it well. ”

Indeed, in the joint defense system, Korver uses his height to interfere with shots in his own area, and occasionally retracts to make up for the basket and block a hat.

On March 2, Korver made up for the basket and gave Rockets center Spencer Hawes a beautiful big hat, and he sprained his ankle when he landed.

As a pitcher, this kind of defensive Korver is still less good, and he was injured on defense last season and missed 30 games in the regular season.

Green got a chance to play and was in the rotation, and he wasn't as accurate as Korver's three-point shooting, but his one-on-one defense was much better.

In Yang Rui's previous life, he played the Thunder to defend Durant, and the Warriors to defend Curry, which can not only cap Durant's jump shot but also cap Curry's three-point shot, and there are few such people in the league. No matter how iron Huang Ama is, Popovich resolutely put him on the field, which shows the level of defense.

The Clippers' offensive power has weakened, and Tony Allen, Gay, and Green have rotated, strengthened their defense, and their winning rate has been stable.

The Mavericks have lost a lot of games this month. Nowitzki, Prince, and Marion were injured one after another, and their strength declined.

The other two are defenders and there are people to replace, and Nowitzki is out, and the Mavericks' offense immediately drops a notch, and others can't attract the bag like him.

Kidd has become a pure role player this season, averaging only 7.8 points, 4.4 rebounds and 8.2 assists in 33 minutes per game, shooting just 36.1% from the field and 34% from three-point range.

Nowitzki missed nine games, the Mavericks went 5-4 and the two teams faced off one more game as the Clippers comfortably emerged victorious.

Nowitzki was given a four-week rest by the team doctor, fearing that his results would be overtaken, so he returned a week early to help stabilize the team.

Nowitzki was sprayed with "soft eggs" by the fans when he was on the field, and only by being absent can people see his value.

In Yang Rui's previous life, the Mavericks only barely made the playoffs in the second season after winning the championship, not only because of the departure of center Tyson Chandler, but after winning the championship, Nowitzki's state declined and his mentality changed. He was scrappy when he didn't have a championship, and in the 11-12 season, he fulfilled his dream and started playing healthy basketball.

Nowitzki's performance can directly determine how high a calf can reach.

In April, the Clippers and Mavericks competed for first place in the regular season.

The Clippers have lost a lot of games, and the final win may not exceed 60 games, but this year, teams have suffered injuries generally, and it is possible to get the best record with about 60 wins.

Yang Rui knows when to work hard, and while stabilizing the defense, he increases the playing time of Paul and Griffin and lets them focus on the attack. Gaining home-court advantage in the playoffs would give the Clippers the initiative in the Western Conference finals.

The two stars and the backup Curry did not disappoint Yang Rui, playing beautiful statistics while leading the team to 7 consecutive wins.

The Mavericks failed to maintain their advantage in the final moments, and the Mavericks are a team with veterans as the core, and they need to rest in the regular season.

Prince's absence affected the team's defensive system, and he opted to return to the playoffs at the behest of the team doctor.

Relying on a wave of consecutive wins, the Clippers finally achieved a 61-21 record, from 13th in the West last season to first in the league.

The Mavericks are second with 60 wins, followed by the Thunder, Spurs, Warriors, Nuggets, Lakers, and Trail Blazers.

The Lakers and Trail Blazers have the same record, ranking seventh by virtue of their record advantage, and successfully avoided the Clippers in the first round. But the Mavericks were also very sad.

The Lakers' record improved dramatically after the All-Star break, and finally overtook the Jazz to catch the last train of the playoffs.

Many media outlets have discovered the league's tricks and have been making news comparisons between the Lakers and the Jazz over the past month or so. The league doesn't want the Lakers to be out of the regular season, and they can create high commercial value by making the playoffs, while the Jazz are in the playoffs, which doesn't make much sense.

ESPN has publicly stated that the free throw stats of these two teams in the last dozen games this season have changed a lot from their free throw stats throughout the season.

Among them, the Lakers averaged 7.2 more free throws per game than their opponents throughout the season, which happened when the Lakers lacked a strong attack from the low post, and the Jazz averaged 1 fewer free throws per game than their opponents.

Over the past 15 games, the Lakers have averaged 12.1 more free throws per game than their opponents, nearly five more per game.

Over the same period, the Jazz's free throw disadvantage has gone from 1 less free throw per game to 4.7 fewer free throws per game.

What's even more amazing is that in the games where the Lakers won, they won by an average of only 1.7 points per game, regardless of the strength of the opponent, they were anxious to the end, and then won by key shots.

Is it the Lakers players or the referees that matter?

Another fun fact: The Lakers have averaged 18.8% of their scoring coming from free throws this year, which ranks fourth in the league. In the last 15 games, that number has grown to 21.6 percent, ranking first in the league.

This year, the Jazz averaged 17.8 percent of their scoring from the free throw line, ranking 10th in the league, and that number has dropped to 11.9 percent in the race for a playoff spot, ranking 30th in the league and the bottom in the NBA.

In other words, a team that is good at scoring points from the free throw line becomes better at it than any team in the league when it comes to competing for a playoff spot. During the same period, a team that was also good at scoring from the free-throw line, and was also a competitor to the team above, became less adept at free-throw shooting and even fell to the bottom of the league.

The 9-15 spots in the West are the Jazz, Hornets, Rockets, Grizzlies, Timberwolves, Suns, and Kings.

The Hornets had a chance to make the playoffs, but unfortunately Carman, Okafor, and West all suffered injuries and fell out halfway.

The top spot in the East is the Cavaliers with 58 wins and 24 losses, a disappointing record. Thankfully, the other teams in the East are worse and they can gain home-court advantage in the playoffs.

2-8 are the Celtics, Magic, 76ers, Hawks, Bucks, Knicks, Bulls.

The Pacers suffered injuries in the second half of the game, falling from a six-game lead over the Bulls, who made the playoffs with just 37 wins.

However, Brand's form has seriously declined and he can't be traded, Artest has been reduced to a pure role player, and the Bulls, who only rely on Derrick Rose to block the offense, are destined to go home fishing in the first round.

10-15 are the Raptors, Bobcats, Pistons, Heat, Wizards, Nets.

Durant won the scoring title with 27.7 points, and Kobe Bryant changed his style of play in the second half of the season in order to impact the playoffs, and began to pass and assist teammates, and the number of assists increased, and the score dropped to 27.1 points, ranking second.

Kobe Bryant said in an interview in the second half that he didn't care about the scoring title, what he wanted was to win, and he succeeded.

The blacks were also surprised, it turns out that this thing knows how to play and win more easily......

The Lakers' Kevin Love averaged 14.6 rebounds per game to win the rebounding title, including 4.1 frontcourt rebounds.

The block king is Andrew Bogut of the Jazz, who averages 2.6 per game.

Paul won the assist king and steal king, averaging 17.8 points, 3.5 rebounds, 13 assists and 2.4 steals per game, shooting 46.3% from the field, 38.8% from three-point range, and 87.8% from the free throw line.