basketball scientist

The season has entered the final sprint stage, and the situation about the playoffs is becoming more and more chaotic.Take the East as an example, it can be roughly divided into four camps.

First of all, the Pistons, Heat, Nets, and Eagles in the upper half. The four teams have basically locked their respective playoff spots. The Pistons are first and the Nets are third. Some suspense is whether the Eagles can chase the Heat. There is a three-game gap between the two teams. Objectively speaking, the probability is not high.

LeBron James' Cavaliers are currently in fifth place with a 36-26 record and four games behind the Hawks.

Their positioning is equally embarrassing, chasing the Eagles is hopeless, and they are three games ahead of the Wizards behind them. They are the opponents the Eagles are most likely to encounter in the playoffs.But obviously, the Hawks are stronger than the Nets in terms of hard power. It depends on whether the Cavaliers will take the initiative to sink and pick the Nets.

33胜29负的奇才；32胜30负的步行者、公牛；31胜31负的雄鹿、30胜32负的76人、28胜34负的魔术队属于第三阵营，这六支球队将为三个季后赛席位而展开竞争。他们现在的目标是先锁定季后赛席位，排位、季后赛对阵这些，这事不是他们该考虑的。

The Celtics, Raptors, Knicks, and Hornets are the tank army, and their eyes have been placed on the draft in advance.

The situation made Ke Yan uncomfortable. He really hated playing knights.

But at this moment, the initiative is in the hands of the Cavaliers. The Cavaliers can choose to be reckless and face the Eagles head-on; they can also choose to control the wave and find a chance to control the sixth ranking.

After a day of rest, the Eagles went away to challenge the Minnesota Timberwolves. This is also a good opportunity for Keyan to observe Garnett in person.

Losing Cassell and Sprewell, the Timberwolves' strength has declined significantly. In the middle of the season, the shooter-type Szczerbiak was exchanged for Ricky Davis, a data brush with stronger singles ability, but the team's strength did not improve. In a weak situation, the team also entered a bad state after halfway through.

In fact, this is also a problem for the Timberwolves. They are even slower than others, and it is difficult to break into the top three in the draft.

Regarding the situation of the team, Garnett, who has always declared that he will stay with the Timberwolves, has actually had some trade rumors. There are voices that he will go to the Lakers to join forces with Kobe, and there are voices that he may go to the Suns to compete for the championship, but Ke Yan You know, this news is bullshit.

The owner of the Suns, Sarver, met Alexander in the matter of being stingy. It may not be realistic for him to take over Garnett, the league's highest salary, not to mention sending Stoudemire. ,

The Lakers, that's even more funny, what do they exchange for Garnett?Odom and Kwame Brown?

After the warm-up, the players from both sides came out.

Five Eagles: Paul, Joe Johnson, Kittles, Josh Smith, Diaw.

Timberwolves starting: Jaric, Ricky Davis, Hassell, Garnett, Blount.

Posey had some discomfort in his ankle during the training the day before. To be on the safe side, Ke Yan arranged for him to rest in this game, and Kittles played for him.

Mosquito shooter confrontation is a problem, but the Timberwolves' flank strength is average, Hassell's offensive ability is slightly greater than zero, and Kittles is enough to deal with it.

Garnett won with a jump ball and the Timberwolves went first.

Jaric dribbled the ball to the right and passed it to Garnett, who was in the back position, and Brontra went to the high position to make room.

Garnett singled out Josh Smith, used his height advantage to turn over and shoot a jumper, and missed the basket under the interference. Joe Johnson, who was inward, grabbed the rebound and did not pass the ball. He directly dribbled the ball to the frontcourt.

Joe Johnson and Dior played a pick-and-roll in the middle, took a step laterally, and made an emergency stop on the right to shoot a three-pointer. He shot very resolutely. Blount didn't switch in place, and Ricky Davis, who was chasing from the side, didn't block it, but the ball bounced out of the basket. basket.

Garnett grabbed the rebound and stabilized, the Timberwolves battled in position, Garnett pulled to the high position organization, saw the opportunity and passed directly to the air-cut Hassell, the latter carried Kittles to the basket, in Diao Under the interference, he forced a layup and failed to make a layup. Dior grabbed a backcourt rebound and directly launched a fast break.

Paul caught the ball in the half court, attracted the defense, and passed it to Joe Johnson, who was reaching for the ball near the free throw line. Take off with one foot, beat the opponent and hit the cricket with the right hand at close range. 0:2.

Joe Johnson doesn't run fast, doesn't jump high, and doesn't play very well, but his core strength is very strong, which ensures his technical completion. Most people really can't guard against him.

The Timberwolves attacked, Garnettla went to the middle to do a pick-and-roll, Ricky Davis broke through with the ball, flashed out of the space, and made a jump shot. 2 to 2.

Compared with Szczerbiak, Ricky Davis' skills are indeed richer.

Paul took the ball to the frontcourt, waited for his teammates to pull away, and played a pick-and-roll with Diao. The horizontal map opened up the space and waited for the ball to Dio. The latter caught the ball and turned around as smoothly as silk. shot.

As early as when Paul and Diaw were playing the pick-and-roll, Garnett had already paid attention to it and helped protect the frame in advance. When Diao completed the pass, he appeared at the basket, soared into the air, and took the ball off!

For the first time, Diaw and Josh Smith both made "interfering with the ball" gestures to the referee, but the referee ignored them.Garnett wanted to take the opportunity to launch a counterattack, but his teammates didn't follow up in time.

When it came to positional battles, Garnett faced up to Josh Smith in singles, and the Eagles resolutely double-teamed and successfully interfered with Garnett's shot.

The Eagles counterattacked quickly. No matter how powerful Garnett was, it was impossible for him to return to the half-court defense just after completing the offense. After Paul restrained the defense, he assisted Kittles and scored a layup. (2:4)

The Timberwolves attacked, and Garnettla went to the low post to single Josh Smith, turned around and made a jumper. 4:4.

Although the ball was scored, Garnett was not happy. On the offensive end, he and Ricky Davis could digest the ball. On the defensive end, only he and Hassel were on the defensive line. Why, 2 vs 5!

Paul took the ball to the frontcourt, forced Jaric, attracted double-teams and then split the ball. Dior followed up and made a throw! 4:6.

Defensively unable to guard Diaw, Blount responded on the offensive end. After receiving the ball from Garnett, he hit a two-pointer to tie the score. With a basket on his end, he can even shoot a three-pointer.

However, the Eagles have never been afraid of anyone than the offensive!Diaw organizes in the middle and distributes the ball to Joe Johnson, who is running on the screen on the side. The latter attracts Garnett's defense and passes the ball. Josh Smith hits Ricky Davis face-to-face, squeezes to the basket, and hits the board forcibly .

After playing a few more rounds, the Timberwolves were still unable to contain the Eagles' offense. In positional battles and counterattacks, facing the Eagles' configuration of three ball-holding points and two scorers who are very capable of seizing opportunities, they lost sight of each other.

With Kittles hitting a three-pointer on the right side, the Eagles opened the point difference to 6 points. (15:9) The Eagles established a certain advantage, but Ke Yan replaced Kittles with Udoka .

Kittles is a fragile product. Ke Yan is more careful in using him, and generally does not let him play for more than 5 minutes in a row.

"Kerry, do you want to think about playing for another year next season?" Ke Yan said to Kittles on the bench.

"what?"

"Next season, the Eagles may enter the championship sequence. You also hope to retire with a championship ring?" Ke Yan said.

If there is any player in the team that Ke Yan did not intend to sign, but shouted "really fragrant" after using it, it is Kittles.The ghostly running position, superb shooting skills and strong tactical execution have greatly improved Ke Yan's favorability for him.This game is typical.His outside shooting rate is 9% higher than that of Posey, and his outside line containment is not at the same level at all!

"Let's talk about it, it depends on my physical condition!" Kittles wanted to retire, not because he couldn't get a contract, but because frequent injuries made him a little resistant to the game.

However, this season, Ke Yan has used him relatively sparingly. This season, Kittles has maintained his health.If the Hawks can be promoted to the top level of the league, maybe he really considers playing for another year.

"Of course." Ke Yan nodded, "waiting for your call."

Udoka replaced Kittles, and the Eagles lost a strong containment point outside.Immediately, Paul and Josh Smith became more determined on the offensive end.

Paul's ability to adjust is still very strong. He lost to the Bucks in the last game, and Ke Yan just said harsh words in the locker room. Looking back, he played the basketball that Ke Yan wanted most in this game.In the first quarter, Paul played 12 minutes, made 8 of 5 shots, 4 of 2 three-pointers, 2 of 2 free throws, scored 14 points and 3 assists, helping the Eagles lead the Timberwolves by 33 points at 24:9 to end the first quarter.

In the second quarter, the Hawks still had an absolute lead, with substitutes versus substitutes.Due to Joe Smith's yin and yang contract incident, the Timberwolves were fined 5 first-round picks. This is the most serious penalty in NBA history, and it also made the Timberwolves unable to strengthen the lineup for several consecutive years.The legacy of this penalty has not been eliminated until now. Without a draft pick, it means that the Timberwolves cannot replenish fresh blood from the draft and sign players with high-quality rookie contracts; there is also no way to make transactions, and the bench is seriously damaged.

David Lee and House scored one after another, and the Eagles successfully opened the point difference to double digits, and then further expanded to 15 points.

In a critical moment, Garnett can only go into battle again, grab the offense and defense, and support the team!

Compared with the Timberwolves' tight ends, the Eagles are more than capable, especially after Diaw came on the court, Garnett was even teased by Dior in a defense, and he was so angry that he deliberately smashed the ball on the floor when serving to express his dissatisfaction!I also envy the fact that there are so many people playing in the Eagles!

The main player of the Eagles rested comfortably for a long time before reappearing. As soon as he played, Joe Johnson hit a mid-range shot and gave the opponent a bad blow.

This game was really torture for Garnett.

In the second half of the second quarter, Blount felt good. He made 6 of 4 shots and scored 9 points. On the offensive end, he helped Garnett share a certain amount of pressure.However, there was no way to cover the full firepower of the Eagles. At halftime, the team was still 12 points behind the Eagles. (46:58)

Looking at halftime, the exchange of Szczerbiak for Ricky Davis and Blount may have really improved the Timberwolves' combat effectiveness a little bit, but freezing three feet is not a one-day cold, and the team's problem is not such a small one. Small tinkering can fix it.

The third quarter was almost a replica of the first quarter. Garnett took offense and defense. The Timberwolves could compete with the Eagles in a short period of time and achieved good results, but he couldn't do one defense two and one defense three for a long time.

In terms of suppressing the Eagles' offense, Garnett is even better than Ben Wallace!But the Pistons have a set of interconnected and insufficiently complementary defensive systems, and the Timberwolves do not. Facing the Eagles' offense, the Timberwolves have too many defensive loopholes, and Garnett can't make up for it.

Joe Johnson played efficiently in the third quarter, making 8 of 5 shots in a single quarter, including 5 of 3 three-pointers and 2 of 2 free throws. He scored 15 points and helped the Eagles widen the point difference to 22 points.

The game almost lost its suspense.

In the final quarter of the game, the Timberwolves didn't even let Garnett play for too long, and they replaced the substitutes earlier than the Eagles to admit defeat.Ke Yan accepted the gift with a smile, and did not intend to humiliate the Timberwolves, so he also replaced the substitute to deal with the opponent.

There is still a deal to be discussed in the summer, and now that they hit 58, McHale and Garnett don't want to lose face?

At 98:123, the Eagles beat the Wolf away and won Ke Yan's first win after contract renewal. (41-22)

At the press conference after the game, Keyan praised Garnett.

"A player like KG should be the dream of all coaches. His role is not only reflected in statistics, he is creating difficulties for us in places that many fans can't see."

Before the end of the season, the Eagles will not discuss the possibility of trading with the Timberwolves for the time being, so as not to affect the morale of the team.

In the post-match interview with the Timberwolves, Garnett was less interested.It is a very helpless thing for a superstar to watch the team choose to fail in his peak period.

The Lakers next door are only eighth in the Western Conference. Isn't Kobe satisfied?What's more, this is the second consecutive season that Garnett went fishing at the end of April!

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On March 3, the Eagles ushered in a challenge from the Sacramento Kings at home.

After sending away Webber and Peja one after another, the Kings continued their own Princeton offensive system, but embedded in Artest, who is not high in golf intelligence and demanding the ball, the Kings ushered in a bigger trouble.In this regard, Adelman's approach is that the two styles of play run in parallel.Sometimes the four-person offensive team played Princeton's offense, and Artest acted as a spot-up shooter; sometimes let Artest control the ball and play singles, and other teammates cooperated with him.

The cooperation between the Kings and Artest was a mistake in itself!Adelman's "begging for perfection" is only to alleviate possible conflicts within the team, but it can't improve the team's increasingly sluggish offense.

Fortunately, Artest, who got a certain possession of the ball on the offensive end, put in more effort on the defensive end, which can be regarded as helping the Kings improve their defense.Although both sides are awkward, thanks to the decline in the overall strength of the Western Conference, the Kings have climbed to the seventh place in the Western Conference.

Looking at the lineup of the Eagles, Adelman wanted to drool, Paul, Joe Johnson, Posey, Diaw, Milicic/David Lee, how suitable this lineup is for Princeton!Let him take the lead, and the results will definitely not be worse than the current Eagles!

It's a pity that, compared with Keyan, the Eagles, from the team owner to the fans who bought cheap tickets, couldn't possibly believe in Adelman.Because the Kings were basically hung up by the Eagles from the very beginning of the game!

Posey was still injured, and Ke Yan asked Josh Smith and Kittles to switch defenses to take care of the strong Artest. The two strongest guys on the court wrestled, and basically formed a match.The Eagles lacked a high-efficiency scorer, and the offense was more concentrated on the outside, while the Kings completely lacked a system, and could only make a fuss about Bibby and Brad Miller on the offensive end.

The results are predictable!

At 113:89, the Eagles beat the Kings at home.

In the press conference after the game, Adelman praised Ke Yan's work in the Eagles; "Kimi has done a great job in building such a competitive lineup in a short period of time. I think the Eagles are already the best players in the NBA. A new force. Anyone who underestimates their opponents will be taught a lesson. I'm not just talking about the regular season, but also the playoffs."

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On March 3th, the International Women's Day, the women in the company get a holiday, and the men don't have a holiday.

Larry Sander invited Ke Yan to the office to discuss with him about Dior's early contract renewal. Anthony Ressler has clearly instructed that which rookie to choose, what deal to do, and how to renew the contract must follow Ke Yan's thinking.

"Dior's agent proposed a contract renewal request of 1000 million, which I think is a bit of a premium." Larry Sander said with a wry smile.

How important Dior is to Ke Yan, even Larry Sander, who is not very professional, knows it well. He can indeed create a lot of offensive opportunities for his teammates on the court. Even when Ke Yan designed the Garnett deal, he also required Keep Dior in the lineup.

But with his own data of 9 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists per game, it seems a bit too much to ask for a ten million contract.After all, Dior's defensive weakness is still obvious, and Ke Yan's tactics are needed to make up for it.

And on the other hand, can Dior really be so happy after leaving Ke Yan?Larry Sander has some doubts.

(Fill last night's update)