Basketball's best forward and guard

Chapter 216 138 [The saddest NBA team in the 21st century]

On the other side of the ocean, for the Chinese people, the plan for a year lies in spring, but the rest of the year is the Spring Festival at the end of the year.

There are crowds of people coming and going from south to north, but they are all birds returning home after all.

In the Chinese people's mind, the family is the country and the world, and the family is really important.

Therefore, during the rare few days of rest in a year, everyone wants to stay with their families and spend the Spring Festival together.

In the era when the Internet was not yet popular, and when the Internet was not connected to everyone, people's entertainment methods during the Spring Festival could of course only continue the tradition.

But it is different now, especially for many young people, the Internet has become everyone's first choice, even in the short few days of rest time when they are rarely together, everyone has already become a mobile phone control.

From the perspective of cultural inheritance, it is really not a good habit when generations of young people become mobile phone users.

But for the nba, which wants to achieve internationalization in recent years, this is an excellent opportunity.

Therefore, this is one of the reasons why the NBA's Spring Festival celebrations have become more and more popular in China in recent years.

Jiang Hao doesn't want to pay attention to the stories behind these. For him, all he needs to do is to perform well in these few games during the Spring Festival and try his best not to disappoint the fans.

"I'm going to give it my all. For me, it's special. You know, I was in San Antonio a year ago, but I wasn't the main character. That's a pity. But it's different now. I’m in Dallas, we’ve had a good season, we’ve got a great fan base, it’s all looking great, so there’s no reason I can’t give it my all.”

With the Lunar New Year holiday just one day away, Jiang Hao was interviewed by a local media in Dallas that is very influential in sports.

During the interview, Jiang Hao was full of anticipation for the upcoming Spring Festival, and also expressed his joy.

And the Lunar New Year file he voluntarily mentioned a year ago is also full of meaning.

In fact, this is considered an undisclosed secret. The San Antonio Spurs were a small city team, and he was not very well-known at the time. he's Chinese.

And just like Jiang Hao said later, everything is different this year. He came to play in Dallas, the sixth largest city in the United States. He became the leader of the Dallas Mavericks. record.

Therefore, he is of course the protagonist of this year's Spring Festival.

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A day later, the Dallas Mavericks ushered in their first opponent during the Spring Festival, the Oklahoma City Thunder.

This is a strong team, although this is not the first time the two teams have played against each other this season, although the two teams have played against each other for the first time this season, and the Dallas Mavericks won.

However, it is undeniable that the Thunder is an out-and-out strong team.

Especially looking at their strength on paper, they are even one of the favorite teams to win the championship in the media.

Whether it is Westbrook or Paul George, they are the top 15 star players in the league. The duo formed by the two of them does not seem to be afraid of any duo combination in the league.

Therefore, for Jiang Hao's Dallas Mavericks, facing the Thunder in the first game during the Spring Festival, in fact, it is not a game with predictable results.

"Although the Thunder this season has disappointed many people, don't forget that their recent state has improved. They have won a wave of four consecutive victories. A high score of 30.6 was achieved. In addition, we must admit that the Thunder has always played the role of a strong team killer. When facing top teams, they can always play at a [-]% level, and they can always Last laugh, so, I mean, the outcome of this game is really hard to say."

It can make Charles Barkley, who has always been confident about the Dallas Mavericks and Jiang Hao, keep silent, which is enough to show the unlimited upside that the Thunder have.

In fact, the Oklahoma City Thunder should be one of the saddest teams in the entire league since the 21st century.

The first is from the Seattle SuperSonics to the Oklahoma City Thunder, which cost them a loyal following.

The figure team star Gary Payton still does not recognize this brand new team.

The second is from the embryonic form of the dynasty to the sudden bombardment of the tower.

The Thunder draft really has a hand, Kevin Durant, Westbrook, James Harden, Ibaka, Kanter, Waiters, etc. Over the years, many talented stars have emerged from the Thunder.

But for the Well Digger Thunder itself, the process was bitter.

In 2012, millions of dollars in their hearts missed the opportunity to build a dynasty, and the team has been on a downward spiral ever since.

Whether it is the departure of Kevin Durant or the helpless departure of Ibaka and others, this is deeply reflected.

From the "Thunder Four" to the "Thunder Twins", in fact, in these years, their lineup seems to be full of competitiveness every season, but they always disappoint the fans.

Frankly speaking, the Thunder last season also had the strength to win the championship. After all, they have the top three Big Three of Westbrook + Paul George + Cameron Anthony.

However, they were eliminated in the playoffs.

Therefore, this season, although their lineup still looks very high, for many fans, they just hope that the Thunder can win as much as possible, and they really dare not think about other things.

"The Bayonet will face Paul George, and Luka Doncic will continue last season's regular season MVP Westbrook. Honestly, the matchup between these two positions is very exciting. Similarly, the four The performance of every player tonight will affect the outcome of this game”

"He's an amazing player. I think he's the best player in the league. Just looking at his performance this season, he's the best player in the league. There's no doubt about it."

Before the start of this much-anticipated game, Thunder player Paul George gave him a very high evaluation of his opponent Jiang Hao tonight in front of the camera.

Many fans who know Paul George know that Paul George is not a guy who likes to lie in front of the media. Now that he can take the initiative to express Jiang Hao's strength, it is enough to see that he really approves of Jiang Hao.

Jiang Hao and Paul George actually know each other, and their relationship is not bad. The two met in the training camp organized by LeBron James before the start of this season.

(End of this chapter)