Chapter 767 [Injuries and Opportunities]

This year's NBA mid-term trade was a stagnant one, and former players' union executive chairman Billy Hunter was devastated not only to the point of leaving his office indefinitely, but also to blame for the tepid 2012-13 trade deadline.

Experts are not shy about saying that the policy pursued by former chairman Jeremy Hunt is the main reason for the decline in the interest of various teams in trading, because the new collective bargaining agreement has increased the collection of luxury tax, so every team general manager is walking on thin ice when making or considering roster changes, after all, any move can lead to a huge fine, compared to the previous year's 1-to-1 policy of imposing a luxury tax on teams is indeed much more lenient than it is now.

Others believe that it was the Clippers' overpower that caused other teams to lose confidence in the playoffs and be reluctant to make big trades.

On March 1, the Clippers defeated the Suns by 27 points to complete the sweep of the regular season.

The Suns are ready to rebuild, and there is no way to get a future with Dragic and Evans, as neither of them is a top-tier three-pointer, but a breakout.

The Clippers have an obvious advantage on the inside, and they are 666 more than the Suns back then.

On the 3rd, the Clippers won 114-108 against the Thunder at home, but there was bad news that Paul was injured by Perkins when he misplaced the pick-and-roll in the third quarter.

Injuries are a topic of concern in the NBA, and an MRI showed Paul was diagnosed with a third-degree acromioclavicular dislocation and will miss six weeks of games despite not requiring surgery.

The team doctor advised Paul to give up the regular season and return directly to the playoffs in an effort to get back to his best, for which the coaching staff held a meeting, and Yang Rui decided to rest Paul.

After the Clippers made an official announcement, Clippers fans were full of worries about the team's future. It was too bad luck for the core to fall on the way to the record of the best record in the regular season.

If they miss out on star injuries and record-breaks, it's not going to be a perfect season for the Clippers. Of course, Yang Rui doesn't want this to happen, and what he can do is try to make up for the loss of Paul's absence by arranging tactics.

Yang Rui is confident that the winning percentage is guaranteed, and this Clippers team is different from previous lives, and the players are not completely dependent on the Paul organization. And even without Paul, the team's lineup is definitely not weak, there are playmakers, and there are scorers.

Yang Rui made changes to the lineup, Curry moved into the starting lineup and increased playing time, and Barbossa played as a backup point guard in the second quarter.

Curry no longer played the No. 2 position, and the Clippers abandoned the two-guard strategy, and the No. 2 position was rotated by Danny Green, Tony Allen, and Korver, and the defense was stronger than when playing two-guard.

Double guard is a double-edged sword, the opponent has a outside line who is not good at shooting, if you encounter a scoring guard who can hold the ball and attack, Curry's main defense must be targeted, Paul is not there, Curry's 190CM height defense No. 1 position, there is a slight advantage.

As a result, the Clippers continued to be strong, with Curry smoothly replacing Paul, and although he was slightly inferior in terms of organization, he had a stronger individual attack and was able to attract the bag and lead the team.

All teams dare not underestimate Curry, whether he takes the ball in the middle or in the bottom corner, he must arrange a local pinch shot, otherwise Curry can make a three-point jump shot if he shakes a little space, and he may hit if he can't cover it; Curry can break through with the ball against big men, and he is skilled.

Against the Magic, Curry exploded. He played 34 minutes and finished with 51 points, three rebounds and eight assists on 20-of-27 shooting, 10-of-16 three-pointers and 1-of-1 free throws.

It took him three quarters to break down the Magic almost individually and lead the Clippers to a 130-112 victory.

The Clippers' bench is still strong, Yang Rui let the veteran Battier as the starting small forward, and Guy brought the bench to ensure a strong offensive point with the ball in the second quarter.

Barbosa can also attack with the ball, play fast, have speed, and can shoot; Korver is a three-pointer in the bottom corner and is responsible for opening up space; Parsons plays a playmaking striker, combining sudden points and shots, which is easy to cause misalignment and make the opponent difficult to defend.

The most crucial person on the bench is Farid, who plays the "Death Five" as a cameo center, and no other team can break it.

Farid averaged 11.1 points, 8.5 rebounds, 1 assist and 0.7 blocks in 25.3 minutes per game, shooting 55.2% from the field.

On the inside of the big man, once he misses the shot, he will be counterattacked by the Clippers; Run and run, and you will fall into the rhythm of the Clippers.

In order to ensure the winning rate, Yang Rui gave up cultivating newcomers, and the interior mainly relied on Griffin, Chandler, and Farid to rotate, and Parsons made a cameo appearance in the No. 4 position in the second quarter.

Throughout March, the Clippers lost 102-109 to the Mavericks on the road on the 26th.

Nowitzki and Gasol Jr. are in great shape, how to shoot, and OJ Mayo also scored 24 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists, and shot 4 three-pointers.

The Clippers were all on fire from the outside, Curry shot 4-of-16, 1-of-8 three-pointers, and 5-of-5 free throws to score only 14 points and 6 assists. The strongest shooter, Korver, shot 1-of-8 from the field and 0-of-5 from three-point range, missing three open shots.

In back-to-back games against the Hornets, Korver exploded, hitting five three-pointers and scoring 17 points in just 21 minutes. Help the team win easily.

When Korver is in good shape, carrying him is like carrying the sun, no matter where he goes, it is sunny; When Korver is not in good shape, his transformation is like a broken string, no matter how much he picks up, his change fans can tell.

At the end of the month, even though Duncan shot 12-of-19 and 10-of-10 free throws, and scored 34 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks, as if he was back at the top, the Clippers still won.

The Clippers played a terrifying run-and-gun shot, with all eight players on the team scoring double-doubles, and relying on their speed 122-104 to drag down the aging Spurs.

Curry scored a team-high 28 points, and his playing time increased to about 38 minutes after the star break, and his average playing time per game also increased, averaging 23 points, 4.3 rebounds, 6.4 assists and 1.5 steals per game.

Curry still shoots 46.5 percent from the field, 44.3 percent from three-point range and 89.4 percent from the free-throw line. As long as this form is maintained, his stats will improve in April, and he is likely to be selected as the regular season MVP.

No player doesn't want to take the award, so after Paul's injury, Curry often has nothing to do at home to steal fun.

In the first half of the season, he didn't want to compete for the core, he just wanted to be the best sixth man in a row. So he'll miss two games because he's married. Now that there is a major opportunity in front of us, even if Yang Rui doesn't say it, Curry will make more shots.

Yang Rui temporarily changed his plan and did his best to help Curry win the award. He was very popular before and won the All-Star vote king, and as long as he wins another MVP, he can consolidate his popularity and step into the ranks of superstars in one fell swoop.

Curry, who has a regular season MVP and a championship ring, is just an FMVP.

The Cavaliers because of the injury of center Vallejo, the strength declined, even if they found a winning feeling in the middle of the game, played a wave of 16 consecutive wins, the record is still behind the Nets in the second place in the East, after the restructuring, the winners are generally the top three players in the league with excellent team records, with few exceptions, unless the data is amazing and the players who contribute particularly much to the team's record.

Moreover, it was James who won the regular season MVP last season, and with the controversy surrounding the Big Three, making him the best in the league will definitely cause even more controversy, and the league will not do it.

The Nets play team basketball, Yao Ming, Delong, and Joe Johnson all average less than 20 points per game, and it is impossible to win the MVP if the data is not good, and the Clippers were an example last season.

Therefore, if Curry wants to win MVP, it is enough to play reasonable statistics.