basketball talent system

Chapter 524

It is precisely because the magician has experienced these things that he also knows how to dissuade Ye Xuan. In fact, Ye Xuan also knows that his current state is very bad, but this wave of winning streak made him a little lost For himself, he felt that he was very strong, and a kind of self-confidence came out of nowhere. Maybe it was the system that gave him confidence, or maybe it was the strength of the team that made him feel that he had nothing to worry about.

However, after a long talk with the magician, Ye Xuan also gradually realized that his thought was a bit serious, and it was time to adjust his mentality and state.And this adjustment started in this game with the Mavericks.Played 31 minutes, 31 points, 11 assists and 9 rebounds. Ye Xuan, who has perfect statistics and rarely makes mistakes, is back again. The Lakers have also won their 21 consecutive victories.

In this way, the Lakers won a record of 32% in December, which is not a big or small feat. The last team to complete the month's 11.4% victory was the Eagles. The starting five Tigers together won the Eastern Conference Player of the Month that month, which was the first time in the league.And this time, although the Lakers also won the whole month, it was not the Lakers player who won the best of the month. Westbrook was finally given the best of the month in the Western Conference. Yue Yexuan's statistics are relatively mediocre. On the contrary, Westbrook has been on the hook this season. Not only did he average 10.7 points, 11 assists and 4 rebounds per game, but he also led the team to lose Durant. The current Thunder team has a record of [-] wins and [-] losses. The record in a single month is worse than that of the Lakers and Pelicans, and it is the same as the Warriors who are adjusting their status.

As for the East, the Pacers bottomed out under the leadership of Paojiao. After the trade, the Pacers got the best record in the East in December with 13 wins and 3 losses. Ranked eighth in the East to catch up to the current 7 wins and 7 losses, ranking third in the East, ahead of the Celtics and Cavaliers who played very well this season.As the leader of the Pacers, Paojiao finally won the title of best player of the month after more than two seasons.

At the same time, the voting results of the All-Star Game gradually became clear. In the third voting results statistics, Ye Xuan's votes were overwhelming, directly surpassing the second-ranked James with 30 votes.The voting result this time is still based on the fact that only half of the votes from Asia are counted. It can also be seen that Ye Xuan's fans are not only in Asia, but also in America and Europe. many.

This is actually the first time in NBA history that someone has won more than No. 230 million votes at the end of the third round of voting. Usually, the vote king can only get a total of 150 million votes, which is almost the same. Ye Xuan already had 130 million votes at the end of the third round, and there was no need to vote after that. Basically, it could be declared that Ye Xuan would definitely win the title of vote king.For Ye Xuan, the title of vote king is also very important, after all, this title can bring him 500 days of survival time rewards.

The December game has come to an end. The Lakers entered 21 with their 2017 consecutive victories. Now they need to challenge the Rockets' 22 consecutive victories, and their first in the new year The first opponent is the Raptors in the East. The Trash Brothers have a terribly low winning percentage against Ye Xuan's team, and this game is the second game Ye Xuan decided to regain his spirits. A more critical game, so the Raptors have another tragedy.

It was actually okay at the beginning of the game. Valanciunas and DeRozan could also help the Raptors bite the score tightly on the offensive end, but after the Lakers replaced Clarkson, the Raptors The Dragon team's offense fell into an embarrassing situation in an instant. On the offensive end, they had no way to score the ball against so many players with strong personal defensive capabilities. team method.

The result is self-evident, the Lakers still defeated the Raptors very easily in this game, and thus swept the season, a team that was naturally restrained by Ye Xuan.In this game, Ye Xuan once again got a triple-double. Although a large part of the rebounds were given up by his teammates, it was another triple-double in the end.

In the next few games, the Lakers also gradually found their winning streak. On January 109th, they defeated the Grizzlies 102:33. Ye Xuan easily collected 10 points and 114 assists.On January 99th, Ye Xuan easily defeated the poor Trail Blazers 27:15. In this game, Ye Xuan played even better. Although he only scored 8 points, he scored [-] assists and [-] rebounds. Statistics also make him a lot of color.

In the subsequent back-to-back games against the Heat, the Lakers once again defeated their opponents 103:99. In this game, the Lakers' offense had some problems. Ye Xuan tried his best to help his teammates create offensive opportunities at the beginning. But in this game, Solomon Hill and Gasol had problems with their front sights, which caused the team to even fall behind by 19 points in the first quarter.Fortunately, not long after the start of the second quarter, Ye Xuan started his own scoring performance. The 2 points in a single quarter also successfully helped the Lakers close the point difference to [-] points.

After that, the third quarter of the game belonged to Wade. Wade returned to Miami for the first time after leaving the Heat. Unlike the indifference of the management, the audience in this game still paid attention to Wade. With warm applause and cheers.In the third quarter, amidst the cheers of these audiences, Wade scored 14 points in a single quarter, helping the Lakers overtake the score. In the end, the Lakers were able to defeat their opponents 103:99.

At this time, the Lakers have already won 25 consecutive victories. This number has surpassed the Warriors last year. The next thing they need to surpass is the 27 consecutive victories created by the Big Three led by Wade and others. .Their current 25-game winning streak is also the third-longest winning streak in history. Ye Xuan actually knows that the whole team is under a lot of pressure because of this winning streak, but at this time, no one will stand up and say Abandoning this opportunity to create history is a lot of pressure, but there is pressure and more motivation.

On January [-]th, the Lakers went to an away game to challenge the Magic, which continued to dive for the No. Originally, Russell got some opportunities this season, and the combat effectiveness of several core players of the team was not bad, but what I didn't expect was that the team was not satisfied with the current state, and they still chose In order to rebuild badly, the order given to Frank Vogel is also to pursue the No. [-] pick, so Coach Frank has nothing to do.

For the Lakers, this game is basically equal to leisure and entertainment, plus vacation, 113:88, the Lakers won very easily, and this game also made the Lakers nervous and defended a lot. Because the state of the Lakers has been tense all the time because of the winning streak recently, the recent games have not had the crushing momentum at the beginning of the season. Although they won the game in the end, they played poorly. They are all relatively difficult, especially in these few games with a single-digit point difference, which has consumed a lot of energy for the Lakers. Now that the game is over, the Lakers instantly feel like they have been charged, and their energy is instantly restored. They have recovered a lot, and at this time, their winning streak has also reached 26 consecutive victories. In the next game, they will face the Trail Blazers who have only officially played one game with them.

The success of the Trail Blazers last season has some elements of luck. First, the overall strength of the West has declined-the Rockets can squeeze into the playoffs with a winning rate of exactly 50%, which is the first time since 1999.In addition, when they met the Clippers in the first round of the playoffs, the Trail Blazers were not optimistic about the situation, but they did not expect that the two core cores of the opponent, Chris Paul and Blake Griffin, were injured one after another in the same game, leaving them with A big deal.

But even so, the Blazers' performance exceeded almost everyone's expectations. After all, last summer, they lost their four main players at once, and it seemed that they were going to rebuild completely.In this huge success, the explosion of two young backcourts Damian Lillard and CJ-McColum is the key reason.

Because of the presence of two guns in the backcourt, the Blazers are extremely efficient offensively. Although the average game rhythm of 96 rounds per game (13th in the league) is not fast compared to their age, but with the league's 6th number of three-point shots (per game Average 28.5 times), the league's fourth-ranked long-range shooting percentage (4%), and the league's fourth-ranked offensive rebounds (average 37 per game), they can score 4 points per game, ranking sixth in the league.In addition, they scored 11.6 points per 105.1 possessions, and their offensive efficiency also ranked sixth in the league.

Like many other young teams, defense is key to how far the Blazers can go.In the second half of last season, after head coach Terry Stotts emphasized the importance of defense, the team won a wave of 5 consecutive victories, won 16 of the next 14 games, and rushed into the playoffs in one fell swoop. Race circle.

Although there has been a significant improvement, after the end of the season, the Blazers' defensive data is still not very good.They conceded an average of 104.3 points per game and 108 points per 20 rounds, both ranking 37th in the league.And although they have a 37.1% three-point shooting rate in their offense, they allow their opponents to shoot [-]% of their three-pointers, killing [-] enemies and losing [-].

This summer, the Blazers owner signed a check of more than $3 million, more than half of which was used to renew the contract of the team's young players.As the winner of the Most Improved Award of the Year and a rising star guard, Mike Colum must be given a 4-year contract of 1.06 million; although Crabbe's 4-year 7500 million is a bit exaggerated, since it is only a matching offer, it shows that someone in the market is willing to As for the renewal of Leonard and Harkless, although they are not expensive under the current market conditions, considering that they have already spent so much before, it still makes people sigh that Paul Allen is really rich.

The most important signing for the Blazers this summer was the acquisition of Turner for 4 million in four years.Turner is known for his comprehensiveness. He was the only player in the league last season who played less than 7000 minutes and still contributed at least 30 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists. But at the same time, he is also a seriously unqualified player. Peripheral shooter -- He's shot just 4 percent from 26.2-point range over the past two seasons, 276th-worst among 100 players who attempted at least 10 long-distance shots.

In an interview at the training camp, Stotts said that he would use Turner alternately as a small forward and a backup point guard, which shows how much he values ​​him, but it is still worth paying such a high price to sign a player with such obvious flaws. Debatable.In addition to Turner, the Blazers also signed Ezeli at a price of 2 million for two years. Whether this contract is worthwhile depends entirely on how many games this inside defensive champion can play healthy.

The huge investment of the Trail Blazers during the offseason is entirely the strength of the championship team. However, the championship is obviously far from their extravagant goal.Even the head coach Stotts admitted: "We may not make a huge leap commensurate with the expansion of the salary book. As a coach, you can't think about money. We just want to continue to grow."

Of course, as the team with the second youngest average age in the league (only higher than the 76ers), the performance of the Trail Blazers in the new season is still expected to be further improved on the original basis with the growth of the players themselves and the accumulation of game experience.However, this improvement may not be enough to make up the gap between them and the elite teams in the West: except for the Warriors, Spurs, and Clippers, the traditional top three are still difficult to shake, including the Jazz, Grizzlies, and Rockets. form a powerful impact.

The advantage of the Blazers still lies in their outside firepower. Not only Lillard, Mike Colum and Crabbe will continue to grow, but Turner's own shooting skills are not good, but his excellent organizational support ability can also enrich the team's offensive routines , allowing Lillard (including Mike Colum) the opportunity to play more offense off the ball and improve efficiency.

When the two teams played against each other in the last game, Lillard actually caused Ye Xuan a lot of trouble on the offensive end, so Ye Xuan had to distract him on the defensive end to contain him, but this also allowed Ye Xuan to find a way to open up. The weakness of the opponents, their inside line is really weak after leaving Adelaide, and the players at the small forward position are also relatively weak, so Ye Xuan also repeatedly passed the ball to the opponent's weak link during the offense, This effect was very obvious, and the Lakers eventually defeated the Trail Blazers.

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