super heavy artillery

Chapter 827 The situation is very good

The NBA preseason schedule is very loose, and there is no fixed number of games.Like the Thunder, they were not scheduled for a second game in the week after the game with the Shanghai Sharks.

However, it doesn't matter much to them.Although the strength of the Shanghai Sharks is very average, through this match, Donovan still got what he wanted.He discovered the problems in the team, and the next time was the time for intensive training.

In fact, fans are looking forward to this season's preseason even more than before.After all, the entire league has become very strange, and everyone is eager to see the changes that those "new teams" have brought to this league at the first time.Unfortunately, not every team is willing to show their new look, and not every player is willing to show themselves in the preseason.

On October 10, a game between the Houston Rockets and the Los Angeles Clippers disappointed everyone.

The Rockets are fine, D'Antoni still let all his starting lineup play.Moreover, according to D'Antoni's usual style, Harden, Paul, Capela and other players did not go up and go through the motions.The entire Rockets' starting lineup basically played about 25 minutes.Among them, the two absolute core players, Harden and Paul, both played 30 minutes.

It feels that in D'Antoni's heart, players should do their best in the game.Whether it's the preseason, the regular season or the playoffs, as long as the game is inconclusive, players should be on the court.

But the Clippers are different.No one knows what Rivers thinks, anyway, the long-awaited combination of Leonard and Paul George did not appear in the game.In fact, neither of those two made an appearance.The Clippers are still the same lineup as last season, and even the "true core players" Lu Wei and Harrell only played for ten minutes.

It seems that the Clippers don't care about such a game.In fact, this is also the true thinking of most teams in the league.Some more excessive team management and coaches even began to let their players start to "rest" during the regular season, to recharge their batteries and prepare for the playoffs.If you don't play the preseason, that's pretty normal.

Compared to the Clippers, another team in Los Angeles is completely different.

In the game on October 10, the new Lakers coach Vogel sent all his main players.The brand new Lakers led by James and Davis delivered a satisfactory answer in the game against the Warriors.

The Warriors didn't go through the motions.The four All-Star players of Curry, Thompson, Green, and Russell, plus a Spearman lineup, although compared with the five-star Warriors last season, they have indeed fallen a bit, but they are definitely not weak.In the case of a drastic change in the league structure this season, the Warriors still belong to the team that won the first stage of the championship.

But they lost the game, and they never had the upper hand from start to finish.The biggest problem for the Warriors is that their lineup is too small and individualized. In the starting five, only Spielman is more than 2 meters tall.Green and Spielman can't afford to guard the paint.They are so short!And this is exactly the strength of the Lakers.

In the past two seasons, the small ball system has been studied more and more thoroughly by everyone, and some teams have gradually embarked on a different path.Just like the Pelicans last season, the 76ers and the Bucks last season, their lineups are getting bigger and more personalized, setting off a "big five" that goes against the Warriors' "five dead" The lineup set off a storm in the league with its overwhelming defense.

This season, the Lakers also borrowed that team building idea.Of course, they didn't completely follow that model to form a team.However, they maximized their internal strength.The inside lineup composed of three big players, Davis, Cousins, and McGee, is enough to make the entire league proud. Although Cousins ​​was reimbursed for the season due to injury, Howard, who was added later, should not be underestimated.Although he is now old, suffering from injuries, and unable to adapt to the rhythm of the small ball era, he has almost fallen into a situation where he has no ball to play.However, no one dares to underestimate his combat effectiveness under the rebound, especially his defensive ability.After all, he has also been the best defensive player for three consecutive times and the best first team five times.

It can be said that the Lakers of the new season have left an extremely strong impression on everyone from the beginning.In the case that James and Davis did not play particularly well, the Lakers easily defeated the Warriors.I have to say that such a Laker is really worth looking forward to.

In addition to these teams, teams such as the Brooklyn Nets, Philadelphia 76ers, Miami Heat, and Denver Nuggets have all appeared on the preseason stage.The vast majority of teams are like the Thunder, neither playing all the main players, nor handing over all the games to the substitute players.This is the preseason, everyone is getting together to warm up and help the league advertise by the way.

After the game against the Shanghai Sharks, the Thunder played against the Dallas Mavericks, the New Zealand Breakers, and the Memphis Grizzlies.In these few games, Westbrook is still sitting on the sidelines in suits and leather ties, and occasionally even Adams, Robertson and others will sit with him on the sidelines.In every game, An Luo played with players such as Alexander, Ferguson and Gallinari.

Although only half the team played in each game, the Thunder's preseason record is very good.They won all five games and beat each other by a big score in every game.Whether it's the Australian team or the western team, they won with ease.What reassures all Thunder fans is that after Paul George left, the Thunder did not seem to be affected much.

"This doesn't explain anything, it's just a few preseason games, and everyone is just warming up. Everything is unknown now, and no one can tell what the new season will be like. What we can do is actively adjust the state, Stay focused and prepare for the upcoming regular season opener."

Although An Luo didn't reveal any thoughts about the new season when facing reporters, his relaxed and calm expression still gave many people room to imagine.Perhaps as shown in the preseason, the Thunder, which has gone through a huge personnel change, has not been greatly affected by it.In the new season, this master of the king, who has achieved two consecutive championships, will continue to march towards the great cause of three consecutive championships.

(End of this chapter)