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Chapter 215 Alliance Structure
A Christmas game directly knocked the Rockets out of the ranks of the championship favourites.

"Last season's playoffs have proved that the Warriors are only one series away from the Rockets. Even so, they rebuilt the team in the summer."

"This Christmas game proved that the Warriors' rebuilding was successful..."

ESPN's post-game discussion, this analysis of the Warriors is already a cliché.

It is mainly the analysis of the rocket——

"As for the Rockets, the problems directly exposed in this Christmas battle include:"

"One, they now lack a defender who can stand out on the perimeter to defend top perimeter hotspots like Stanley University. The return of the glider may solve this problem to a certain extent.

But he can only solve half of it. Just look at the Warriors. The first-class defenders on the outside, the Warriors have piled up Charlie Ward, Star, Madman, and Byron Russell. There are as many as four people, and the Rockets have only one, which is not enough. "

"Two, their bench depth is getting worse and worse, Kenny Smith, Chucky Brown, Sam Mark are actually not starting.

The substitute Sam Cassell has made great progress, but for the offensive firepower of the substitute, Tang Shuai can only choose to let Kenny Smith start and Sam Cassell come on the bench.

The problem is that this is not a long-term solution. The Rockets are short of people and lack of available people. It is already clear. "

"Third, their advantage in the penalty area no longer exists. Alonzo Mourning alone can't stop Dameng, but with the help of Sri Lanka University's defense, Dameng can't move an inch.

Although Sam Cassell came on the stage later to ease the dilemma of Dream, the Warriors' defense combination proved that the Warriors have a way to lock Dream. "

"..."

Even, even if this Christmas battle is put aside, even if the Warriors are no longer compared, ESPN has analyzed many problems of the Rockets.

The above three are still the same. Even if the Rockets have a complete lineup, they still lack another perimeter defender besides the glider.

Lack of a qualified bench or even a starter will suffer against most of the top teams last season.

Such as Sonics, Jazz, Pacers, and even the sun...

It's the third one, it's just that you may suffer a disadvantage against some specific teams.

The Warriors are one of them, followed by the Magic.

The Spurs have to look at the general's performance. After all, in the playoffs last season, Dameng beat him like a dog.

As for the Knicks, apart from the two regular season games this season, they should not be able to touch the Rockets.

and so--

"Even if the Rockets barely break out of the West, they may not be able to beat the Bulls and Magic..."

The season is not over halfway, but the pattern of the league is already very significant.

The Warriors, the number one player in the league, succeeded in overthrowing and rebuilding in the summer, and they are the number one favorite in the championship.

The second-ranked Sonics in the league still look like a pseudo-strong team. The main problem is that they play too much as a team.

The league's third-ranked Bulls also relied on Xia Tian's operations to make a comeback. Of course, Danzi's true return to the top is crucial.

The league's fourth-ranked Magic is gaining momentum, but their problem is that the Sharks' contract renewal issue is full of troubles, and the team is already full of conflicts.

The league's No. [-] Spurs are still the same. The generals in the regular season are invincible, and they always pull their hips in the playoffs.

The sixth-ranked Jazz in the league played an invincible pick-and-roll offense, but they haven't proven themselves in the playoffs yet, so they haven't been touted yet.

The seventh Pacers in the league, like the Jazz, still lack a good playoffs to prove themselves.

Except for these seven teams, the rest, at present, have no possibility of competing for the championship.

Even these seven teams, at present, are full of problems.

The only two with fewer problems are the Warriors and the Bulls.

The invincible posture of the Warriors has only lost one game so far this season.

Although the Bulls lost a game to the Warriors, the peak Danzi is too trustworthy.

Public opinion has already begun to pay attention to the second regular season game of the Warriors vs. Bulls two months in advance.

The time is a bit early, but who made the pattern of this season so clear so early?
……

After the Christmas game, the Warriors directly became the biggest favorites in the championship.

They then started a wave of consecutive trips in the East, first away to challenge the Bullets, who are ranked seventh in the East.

Difficult battles are not considered fierce battles. Even in an away game, the Warriors' defense can handle an offensive team without Rick Adelman and with Webber as the core. There is still no problem.

After that, the Warriors still won back-to-back against the fifth-ranked Pistons in the Eastern Conference.

The problem is, they are consumed in a big wave.

By the time of the third consecutive away game against the Eagles, the Warriors' physical condition was already somewhat unsustainable.

The old Nelson was forced to start a rotation, and only Lin Xing, Rodman and Madman were the main players, and the rest were rotated.

As a result, Rodman and Madman, who were not in rotation, were in mediocre condition, and Lin Xing was also surrounded by the Eagles' already outstanding defense.

Here comes the second loss of the season.

For this loss, the Warriors don't care, if they lose, they lose. Anyway, it's only the second loss of the season.

Losing two games in two months, if it was given to other teams, it would be unthinkable.

After playing this game, the time has passed in 1995.

In the first game in 1996, the Warriors encountered an away game.

They are still in the East, and their opponent is the Nets.

Because of the last big rotation, their physical crisis eased.

Old Nelson originally wanted to continue the rotation, so he simply rotated Lin Xing again in this game.

Lin Xing refused, with good reasons: "Donnie, don't ruin my first full-time season."

Old Nelson thought about it, it really is.

In Lin Xing's rookie season and sophomore season, he missed a few games due to suspension.

In the current season, Lin Xing has really achieved full attendance.

On the one hand, his physical fitness and state have been maintained very well. Even if the Warriors encounter back-to-back schedules, the old Nelson has no reason to rotate Lin Xing.

On the other hand, it means that Lin Xing is quite famous now.

Now as long as you stand on the court, those villains in the NBA dare not move.

Without the risk of suspension, it would be difficult for Lin Xing not to attend full time!
Because of Lin Xing's persistence, in this game against the Nets, he was not rotated and kept full attendance.

The victory of the game also has his share of credit, but most of the credit belongs to Mourning, a big center who has been rested for a game, and he has blown up the inside of the Nets by himself.

With a victory, ended this Eastern road trip.

Immediately afterwards, the results of the first stage of the All-Star voting were announced.

"Stalin Lin and Jordan both received 81 votes, and together ranked first in the first stage of the All-Star voting!"

Seeing this result, the Warriors were a little surprised.

"It's even a tie? Is it true? It's impossible for every vote to be bad, right?"

"Isn't it written in the above that Michael leads by more than 800 votes, because there are too few, the league doesn't give them a score."

"Sida is still behind?"

Considering that Lin Xing has already voted for the second consecutive banker, it is normal for his teammates to have this reaction.

Lin Xing understood what was going on. Simply put, Danzi himself performed well.

Coupled with the efforts of the alliance and the Bulls, Danzi's popularity, which had not been lost much, but was a little lifeless, became alive again.

Of course, it is mainly the efforts of the alliance.

"The alliance wants to generate public opinion on the topic of new gods vs old gods. In this case, Danzi can't lose."

Lin Xing wanted to understand this, and suddenly he was not optimistic about the Warriors vs. Bulls in the regular season and the rematch between him and Danzi.

"The league must be very happy to see us and the Bulls play a 1-1 tie in the regular season, and then fight for it. The Warriors vs. the Bulls will come again in the finals."

If we say that in the future more than ten years later, David Stern has always wanted to come up with a 23vs24 finals matchup.

So now, Stern already has a 1vs23 finals matchup.

Lin Xing probably thought about it, let alone, there is a possibility.

"The Knicks fell in the East, the Pacers were suppressed by the Bulls in all directions, and the Magic had many internal problems. There is no team that can stop the Bulls."

For Lin Xing, the beginning of 1996 still has good news.

The good news is that although he lost to Danzi in the half-way race for the ticket king.

But the best month in December was in his pocket again.

It's not that Lin Xing's personal data is against the sky, it's mainly because the Warriors' record is too good.

With a record of 13 wins and 2 losses, it ranks first in the entire league and is the best of the month.

……

Lin Xing probably understands that his final opponent this season is Danzi who has returned to the top.

He has started to seriously prepare for the regular season rematch against Danzi. Even if the league wants to control the court, he must win a victory under the league's control.

In January, without the Bulls' schedule, they still played very smoothly.

At home, they won consecutive victories against the 76ers and the Raptors, and then another back-to-back battle against the Grizzlies and the Kings.

The opponent was not strong, so they still won easily.

After that, there were three consecutive home games. They won the Suns and the Timberwolves, but lost a game against the Sonics.

Considering it was the third loss of the season, the Warriors didn't care.

Again, no team can guarantee that it will never lose.

After losing to the Supersonics for a period of three consecutive games, they beat the Timberwolves first, and the Warriors won.

Then they crossed half of the United States and faced the Hornets, the Warriors lost again.

But in the last away game, against the Bucks, the Warriors won again.

In the end, in the last three games of January, the Warriors did not lose again.

They beat the Kings at home and beat the Jazz away for the championship.

In the end, they defeated the Lakers, who were also outstanding this season, back to back.

In this way, in January, the Warriors lost two games, 1 wins and 12 losses, and their performance was still excellent.

But in January, Lin Xing missed the best of the month.

The league gave the best of the month to Danzi, who led the team with 11 wins and 4 losses, and his statistics were similar to Lin Xing.

In this way, the only reason the alliance can provide is the word balance.

The best for Yue, Lin Xing no longer has that indifferent mentality.

The main reason is that the best of the month gives honor points, which is too important to him.

After losing the best of the month, Lin Xing had only one idea in his mind: he wanted to get back the best of the month.

……

In February, the Warriors' schedule started with an away game against the Clippers.

Against the Clippers, who were deep in the lottery, the Warriors won a natural victory.

Then, back at home, the Warriors beat the Nets and Celtics in a row.

After these three games, the time has entered the All-Star Weekend.

This year's All-Star Weekend, Lin Xing had already made the plan of "I'm here to mess around".

The Rookie Challenge has long been out of his turn. He rejected both the dunk contest and the three-point contest. As for the All-Star Game, he had some ideas.

But the problem is, he already has two consecutive AMVPs, and if he really wants to do three consecutive, I am afraid that those star players who have a good relationship with him will have opinions.

Therefore, Lin Xing simply took a year off, this All-Star MVP, it doesn't matter if he doesn't win it!
After finishing an All-Star Weekend, the benefits are obvious——

After the All-Star break, the Warriors ushered in a wave of back-to-back battles called devils.

They went north first, played a game against the Blazers, and won.

Then he went south, played a game with the Spurs, and won again.

After that, back-to-back consecutive battles ushered in the Rockets with the comeback of the glider, and they still won.

In the end, they played another game against the Mavericks and won!
The Devils have four straight away, and the opponents are all strong teams in the Western Conference playoffs. The Warriors have not lost a game.

Lin Xing also has to admit that this is the benefit of his all-star paddling.

If he didn't paddle, he would lose at least one of these four games.

But in February, the Warriors still lost a game.

After these four consecutive away games, they returned home and immediately lost a game to the Spurs.

Regarding this loss, Lin Xing couldn't help complaining after the game——

"We have just experienced a wave of brutal four-game winning streak. We have just rested for a day at home, and we are about to face the Spurs who have rested for two days and recharged their batteries. This game is not that we want to lose, it is the schedule that makes us lose!"

Lin Xing still attaches great importance to this defeat, because he originally wanted to have another full victory month.

In this way, the league has no reason not to give him the best of the month.

It's all right now, his imagination was all broken by this long-term schedule.

In fact, it is not the worst schedule to play against the Spurs at home after four consecutive aways.

The worst schedule is that after playing the Spurs at home, the Warriors have just rested for two days before embarking on an away trip again.

In this wave, their opponents still did not fall.

Seattle, the Key Arena, the Warriors faced the Sonics.

Although his physical fitness has not fully recovered, Lin Xing went all out for the victory.

In this game, he directly scored 42 points and led the team to victory.

After winning this Sonic, the Warriors' schedule will be relaxed.

They won consecutive victories against the Clippers and Mavericks at home, and finally played a game against the Grizzlies.

A wave of winning streak ended the campaign in February.

Throughout February, the Warriors went 2-11 and lost only one game.

林星的个人表现也是冠绝联盟，场均28.7分10.7个篮板7.4个助攻3.5个抢断1.7个盖帽。

Now, the alliance has no reason not to give Lin Xingyue the best.

So, after a month's interval, Lin Xing held the best moon again.

The season went on for four months, and Lin Xing won the best three months.

The media reporters shouted: "This regular season is dominated by Stadt again!"

(End of this chapter)