super heavy artillery

Chapter 568 Bitter Mamba

As the teams have ended their October games, the situation in the league has also begun to emerge.

In the West, the Thunder, Warriors, Trail Blazers, and Spurs are still in the top eight, which is not surprising.After all, the pre-match strength rankings are all teams ranked in the upper reaches of the league.It is not surprising that the Grizzlies can be in the top eight. In recent years, they will show the strength of a strong team in the playoffs at the beginning of the season, but they cannot last.The Nuggets, who fell to the door of the playoffs again last season, broke out.They have the same record as the Warriors and are second in the Western Conference because of their wins in head-to-head conversations.The Clippers and Kings are surprising, but not many people are optimistic about them.The most surprising thing is that the Rockets and the Lakers have a West Eleven and a West Twelve. The state is really worrying.But in the new strength list, the Rockets still rank fifth in the league, and the Lakers also rank tenth in the league.Everyone understands that what these two teams need is time.If nothing else, these two teams will definitely advance to the playoffs, and they will be in the front position.

In the East, the Cavaliers without James fell to the bottom of the valley.Before the game, most people felt that the Cavaliers should still retain the strength to hit the playoffs.But unexpectedly, they have not won a game yet.Compared with last season, its main lineup has one less James.Such a situation has to make everyone sigh, how strong James is to carry such a team into the finals alive!
Except for the Cavaliers, the other teams have basically not changed much.The Raptors who sent DeRozan away in exchange for Leonard and Danny Green maintained the same record as the Thunder and ranked first in the Eastern Conference.Followed by the Bucks, 76ers, Celtics, Pacers, Hornets, Heat and Pistons.Basically, the teams that can enter the final stage of competition are not different from what everyone speculated before.The only surprise is the strength of the Raptors and the downturn of the Celtics.Of course, that's all relative.Compared to other teams, the Celtics still played very well.

In general, whether it is the west or the east, the general pattern has not changed.However, it can still be seen that when some old teams are in a trough, some new strong teams are rising.This is exactly what most NBA fans would like to see. If those teams fight back and forth every year, the eyesight will always be tired.

The game entered the second month, and the Thunder came up with a wave of three consecutive visitors.Moreover, all three games are in the East.The first opponent is the Charlotte Hornets led by Kemba Walker.The Hornets are now ranked sixth in the Eastern Conference, which is not a very good start.But Kemba Walker's performance is getting more and more dazzling.In the first week of the season, Walker led the Hornets to sweep away the haze of last season and achieved a record of 2 wins and 1 loss. Moreover, he personally averaged 35.3 points, 3 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 1 steal per game, and won the best player in the Eastern Conference. awards.In those three games, his performance was perfect.In the opening game, he lost 112:113 to the Bucks. Walker made 29 of 15 shots, including 13 of 7 three-pointers. He scored 41 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals.In the second game, they beat the Magic 120:88. Walker made 17 of 8 shots, including 10 of 5 three-pointers. He scored 26 points, 2 rebounds and 5 assists.The third game was 113:112 to kill the Heat. Walker made 31 of 14 shots, including 15 of 7 three-pointers. He scored 39 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists, and made a free throw to kill the Heat.

However, in the next few games, the Hornets still showed their prototype.But Kemba Walker's performance is still outstanding.

Before the game, An Luo exchanged pleasantries with Kemba Walker during the warm-up.Walker can be regarded as a star with a relatively good relationship with An Luo in the East, and he has a very good personality.He will never forget what he asked the other party when he played against the Hornets for the first time.And, the other party's two translucent white eyeballs.

John, when did you get traded to Charlotte?

As the top guard in the Eastern Conference (An Luo thinks Kemba Walker is underestimated by the whole world), Kemba Walker's sense of presence is indeed a bit low.In the years since entering the league, he has led the Hornets to the playoffs twice, the farthest to the second round.Except for two trips to the All-Stars, there is nothing to be proud of.Compared with when he played in the NCAA, it is far behind!But this fake is really capable. The offensive ability is quite comprehensive. The breakthrough with the ball has both speed and strength.The defensive end is tireless, full of energy, and his excellent lateral movement and sense of smell allow him to easily complete steals.However, the Hornets are obviously not a good place to play his full strength.

Today's league is no longer an era of relying on a single star to fight alone.For a small ball market like Charlotte, it is difficult to attract those big-name players to join, and boss Joe's draft vision has blocked another way to take off.In recent years, they have won many high-ranking draft picks, but they have perfectly missed all the rookies who have become first-line and super-first-line players in these years.This is about the same as the sun in the west!
Under such circumstances, Kemba Walker played at the All-Star level step by step.But at the same time, the entire Hornets team was plagued by mediocre talent and ridiculously large contracts, and looked lifeless.Kemba Walker, can't save this team!

Just like this game.Kemba Walkeri made a sudden outside shot, fought hard for 40 minutes, scored 40 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists and 2 steals. However, there were only 3 players in double figures for the entire Hornets.Tony Parker, who scored 18 points, is already the team's second highest scorer!There was also Lamb, who scored 15 points.Others are simply horrible.

反观雷霆众将的表现，肯巴·沃克估计都会哭晕在厕所。威斯布鲁克16分10篮板14助攻2抢断，安洛33分2助攻1抢断，保罗·乔治27分5篮板4助攻1抢断2盖帽，诺艾尔12分13篮板4盖帽，伯顿13分，格兰特11分……

For any team to win the game, it is inseparable from the outstanding performance of the head star and the contribution of the role players.Maybe once in a while there will be one or two games where only one side wins the game, but it is basically impossible to maintain that performance all the time.For modern basketball, it is even more impossible.

However, Kemba Walker's performance, fans are watching.The nickname "Bitter Mamba" says it all!
(End of this chapter)