I am Really an Insider

Gasso held the ball near the three-second zone and beat Nick Collison, the Thunder's oldest player, in a post-up.

These two guys are over seventy years old combined.

In a game like the Thunder VS Trail Blazers, when these two people stand one-on-one on the court, it usually means that the game has entered the chicken time.

However, the point difference between the two sides was not large at this time, and the Thunder were only 6 points behind the Trail Blazers.

But on the court, you can't see Durant, you can't see Agui, you can't see Wayne and Curry.

We can only see a bunch of veterans and fringe players daring to play hard on the court.

After all, this is already the penultimate regular season game of the season for both sides.

For the Thunder, this season's ranking cannot be changed.

They have no hope of catching up with the Western Conference giants of the Warriors, Spurs and Trail Blazers.

The Clippers, who are fifth, can't catch up with them, and the Thunder can't move up or down in fourth.

Therefore, Billy Donovan chose to lie down early and let the second team rest in preparation for the playoffs.

Of course, Second Young Master, don’t be too happy too early. According to Donovan's style of play, the Thunder is expected to rotate eight or even seven players in the playoffs.

Letting them rest now is just to fuck them harder later.

As for the Trail Blazers, because the 73-win Warriors no longer exist, the Spurs are ranked second. The Trail Blazers and Spurs have the same record, leading the Warriors by 3 wins.

In other words, if the Blazers lose the last few games, they may fall from first to third.

But Carlisle said it doesn't matter at all. Judging from the situation this season, among the top three, no matter where they enter the playoffs, the difficulty is similar.

The only opponents that can really break out of the Western Conference are the Warriors, Spurs and Thunder. They will play these three opponents in the second round.

As for these three opponents, Carlisle believes that there is not much difference in strength, so there is no need to pick an opponent.

Although the Thunder's record seems to be unable to keep up with the top three in the Western Conference, when it comes to the playoffs, they will definitely not be weaker than the Spurs and Warriors.

The most important thing is that the primary school student also suffered a knee sprain in the last game. He will be absent for less than half a month and will not be able to play in the first round of the playoffs.

Although it was not a serious injury, it undoubtedly sounded the alarm for Carlisle.

Fortunately, Curry only missed the first round. Even without Curry in the first round, Carlisle is confident that he can handle it.

Mosaic, Mavericks, Grizzlies: Are you looking down on people so much?

Wayne: Yeah, any comments? I'm going to bully you, I won't just do it with one hand.

Therefore, Carlisle plans to let the veterans find their form at the end of the season, while also allowing the main players to take turns.

Carlisle thinks it is still necessary to let the veterans find their form.

Although most teams now use short rotations, Carlisle believes that long rotations are a safer way to rotate.

Playing short rotations, what if someone in your lineup gets injured?

What if you reach the second or third round and are overdrawn?

These are all problems.

Let the veterans find their form, at least they can still be used in the playoffs.

The more people who can use it, the more routines can be changed.

I, NBA player Kim Kelly, have been in the world for so many years. I just rely on one move to give the ball to Wei Bu, and I rely on one move to make unexpected substitutions.

Moreover, there is another reason why Carlisle insists on long rotation in games with a camp full of veterans this year - against Cole's five players!

The first time the Warriors and Trail Blazers played against each other, there was a fight between the two sides, so strictly speaking there was no winner.

In the three games after the All-Star Game, the Trail Blazers were beaten 1-2 and tied with the Warriors 2-2 throughout the season.

Of the two losses in these three games, one of them was due to the Buddha's sudden enlightenment. Tom almost beat Tony with 25 points in a single quarter.

Although Tony defended well and made accurate judgments, Tom was able to score despite all the pressure that day. Tony was also desperate!

The second time they lost to the Warriors was because Cole found a way to soften the Blazers in the first three quarters that day.

Then in the fourth quarter, they played three-pointers to catch the counterattack and won the game in one fell swoop.

Carlisle has analyzed before that whether the opponent can be softened in the first three quarters is the key to whether the five small lineups can end the game in the fourth quarter.

In the playoffs, Cole will rely even more on the five small lineups.

If he uses short rotations, that's playing into Cole's hands.

Therefore, in order to deal with Cole's warriors, Carlisle must play a long rotation and refuse to die.

At this time, on the court, Gasol took two steps back and then suddenly turned around, trying to turn his back and break through.

But this time he failed to break through his opponent and instead knocked himself down.

I can't help it, I haven't played for such a long time and I'm a little excited. As soon as he turned around, he turned violently and couldn't keep his center of gravity.

Nick Collison was so frightened that his face turned pale. You, an old comrade, can't just take the path of touching porcelain when you are old!

I’m about to retire and I can’t afford to lose it!

Gasuo sat on the floor, speechless.

I think back then, but Wayne and I joined forces to start the glorious era of the Trail Blazers.

Now when I turn around, I almost fall to my death. Time is really not forgiving.

Pao'er: It's me who created the era, and I~

Gaso: Shut up, you didn’t play in the finals at all!

Seeing this, Carlisle replaced Gasso and asked Gane to go up and play.

Gaso sat next to Wayne, unscrewed the bottle cap and prepared to drink water.

Just when the water was about to reach his mouth, Wayne nudged Gasuo with his elbow, causing his sister-in-law to get wet.

The two looked at each other and laughed at the same time.

Well, although they are all old, even though my sister-in-law’s beard is even a little gray.

But some things are still exactly the same as they were ten years ago.

A Chinese and a Spaniard. Ten years ago, who would have thought that they could accomplish anything together?

Seeing Wayne and his sister-in-law giggling, Curry, who was out due to injury, shook his head.

When will you two become more mature like me?

The game lasted a few more minutes, and the Trail Blazers were already leading by more than 10 points.

Because both young players did not play, the Thunder's offense was extremely weak.

Dion Waiters, who has wanted to be the boss since he entered the league, only scored 25 points when he let go.

He was beaten by Jiebao, who had already scored 32 points.

Facts have also proved that the Thunder team actually relies on the talents of its two young masters!

The last time the two sides met, with Wayne's strong carry in the last five minutes, the Trail Blazers finally defeated the Thunder again.

If they win again today, the Trail Blazers' record against the Thunder this season will become 3 wins and 1 loss.

The Thunder's lineup is not bad, and role players such as Adams, Robertson, and Ibaka are all very capable.

But they don't have a too complicated system, and apart from the two young players, there is rarely a third person who can stand up.

Therefore, as long as you can suppress the two young masters in terms of talent, you can suppress the Thunder!

As for the Trail Blazers, they have Wayne and Curry, which is enough to suppress the two young players.

From the Thunder to the Warriors, Carlisle has figured out how to deal with it.

As for the Spurs, to be honest Carlisle isn't too worried.

Although Aldridge is powerful, he must not be able to make any waves in front of Wayne.

As for Kawhi, he is still immature and it will be difficult for him to shoulder the responsibility alone in the playoffs.

In the previous game against the Spurs, the Trail Blazers had 4 wins and 0 losses, and this is proof.

After the last month and a half of the regular season, to be honest, Carlisle is more confident about breaking out of the Western Conference.

He has a way to deal with every team.

But there was only one team that made Carlisle uneasy - the defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers!

In the game against the Cavaliers a month ago, the Trail Blazers lost.

The first three quarters of that game were very tense. But in the fourth quarter, the Cavaliers suddenly launched a brand new offense on the offensive end.

James can always be misplaced in front of Curry, and others can completely open up the space.

And when the Trail Blazers switch defenses or double-team, Lao Zhan can immediately release the ball to assist his teammates.

In the end, James succeeded in beating Curry repeatedly and ended the game.

That's right, Carlisle actually lost to the ghostly tactics directed by Lu!

Coach Lu: Haha, I am a champion coach.

Although it was just this move, Director Lu was not afraid of Carlisle's research at all. Because even if you know the principles of this tactic, you may not be able to defend against it.

Later, when Carlisle and Wayne studied the game tape together, Wayne called it a "roll call tactic."

Roll call is not simply about attacking the opponent's defensive weaknesses through pick-and-rolls. Roll call requires the initiator's singles success rate and offensive method.

First of all, the ball holder must be able to reliably attack the opposing players, have a high shooting percentage in singles, and must be able to play both men and women, and can take advantage of both big and small players.

Because if you can only eat one or two people, then as long as he is not an important player on the offensive end, the opponent can not let him play, and you will have no one to point to.

Or just use the system to hide Tona like this like Stevens of Green Kai.

But if you can name multiple people, and you can hit both big and small people, the opponent will be helpless.

This requires that the initiator's offensive method should focus on breakthroughs, because the shooting rate from outside can never be as high and stable as breakthroughs, and the destructive power to the defensive formation is insufficient.

More importantly, the player who plays roll call must have super ball-playing ability and vision, that is, he or she must be able to immediately punish the opponent's double-teaming or hesitation.

Otherwise, the opponent can double-team you directly without changing defense when facing the pick-and-roll.

Being able to seize the fleeting opportunity during the pick-and-roll and immediately pass the ball to the open position is an ability that must be possessed in roll call tactics.

To sum up, this is simply a tactic tailor-made for Lao Zhan. In terms of maximizing James' role, Lu's ability to coach is unprecedented.

After all, he is the man who holds Lao Zhan's instructions.

Although this tactic essentially gives the ball to James and remains true to its original principles, it is actually somewhat moral.

As the head coach, Lu's mission is to make the team more united and to let James play his greatest role. Everything is just to surround James and lead the Cavaliers to achieve better results.

He did.

No one can say with certainty that if the Cavaliers change their coach, they will be better than Lu's coach.

Therefore, Coach Lu truly deserves the title of champion coach.

Relying on this move, James can name Curry, Tony and McGee against the Trail Blazers.

Not to mention Curry and McGee, one is thinner and the other is slower.

As for Tony, he is indeed a strong defensive player, but his effectiveness in defending tank players like James has never been good.

In the past years when the Trail Blazers beat the Heat, Wayne was the one who personally defended James, while Tony was more guarding Wade.

But in the roll call tactic, it is not the Blazers who decide who to guard James, but James himself.

If the person defending you is not ideal, then block, and if you can't block once, continue to block.

After successfully forcing a switch of defense, he went into singles. If the opponent hesitated for a moment, he would assist with the ball, catching the Blazers off guard.

Of course, Carlisle has also thought of countermeasures to guard against roll call tactics.

It's just because there is no chance to try love with the Cavaliers before marriage in the regular season, so I don't feel very confident.

At present, the Cavaliers have the greatest uncertainty and are also the biggest headache for Carlisle.

After all, he is the defending champion and he is indeed capable.

This is probably the comparison of strength between the Trail Blazers and several championship teams after the last month and a half of games.

Just as he was thinking about it, Billy Donovan stopped the game.

Carlisle looked up and saw, good guy, we are ahead by more than ten points.

Du Xiaoshuai, who was wearing a construction site suit, stood up and prepared to give high-fives to his teammates who were taking a break.

But maybe because of his strong aura, his teammates avoided him and walked past him one after another.

Du Xiaoshuai, who was ignored, was stunned for a moment and could only pat his right hand with his left hand to relieve the embarrassment.

Although Du Xiaoshuai looks stupid now, he has always believed in his heart that he can definitely do something this season!

A few minutes later, the game ended, and the Trail Blazers defeated the Thunder 114-103.

At this point, the Blazers only have two irrelevant games left to play this season.

The playoffs are already here!

In the next two games, the Trail Blazers easily defeated the Timberwolves and Nuggets, who were already determined to miss the playoffs, and finally regained the first place in the Western Conference with a record of 67 wins and 15 losses and advanced to the playoffs!

In the first season after Wayne's comeback, he led the old and young and won 67 games, which was a huge blow to the old Veach team.

Although the Spurs also had 67 wins this season, they were swept in direct dialogue with the Trail Blazers, so they could only settle for second place.

The most important thing is that the 67 wins in the regular season is the best record in the history of the Spurs. It should be one of the most glorious chapters of the old thief's coaching career.

However.

Your best record is nothing more than Wayne's casual record.

Wayne won 67 games in his first year back. People say that if Wayne can show the same energy as when he competed for 75 wins this season, it is not impossible to win another 70 games.

Everyone can see that Wayne is still playing in the regular season.

Although there are occasional performances such as 66 points in three quarters and four double-doubles in three quarters, they are only occasional after all.

That's it, the Trail Blazers can easily win 67 games.

The Spurs, on the other hand, tried their best to win 67 games.

So although they both have 67 wins, they give people completely different feelings.

The Trail Blazers' last game has been played, and the ownership of this year's data kings has been basically determined.

Curry won the scoring title with an average of 29.2 points per game. Because of Wayne, Curry's scoring average this season has shrunk a lot from the original 30.1 points in history.

But even so, no one can surpass Curry, because the second-ranked Haji Stone only has 29.0 points.

He can still win the scoring title even though he has shrunk, he is so arrogant.

Wayne ranked fifth in the scoring list with an average of 26.3 points per game, just one place ahead of James.

This number is down from 28.5 points in Wayne's last season before retiring, that is, the 2012-13 season, but not by much.

Again, everyone can see that Wayne plays with ease during the regular season. After all, physical fitness has dropped by eight points. It may not have any impact in a single game, but from the perspective of the entire season, physical fitness must still be used sparingly.

You can’t work as hard as you did all season long in your twenties.

Generally speaking, Wayne still played close to his peak state during the regular season.

Before the start of the season, many people questioned how much gas Wayne still had in the tank, and many people questioned whether Wayne could still help the team.

And Wayne told everyone with his excellent performance of 74 perfect attendances: "I have a full tank before I come back!"

Don't ask why Wayne's perfect attendance was only 74 games, because not only did Wayne maintain his statistics well, but he also kept his suspensions intact.

Although he scored a little less, some of Wayne's other statistics were more than in the last season before retiring!

Averaged 12.2 rebounds per game, a career high. Averaged 7.4 assists per game, also a career high. Moreover, those who ranked ahead of Wayne in assists were all point guards such as Rondo, Paul, and Rubio.

Among forward players, Wayne and Dream Green are tied for first place in assists!

In addition, Wayne can also send 2.3 blocks and 1.2 steals.

Did you see anything?

That's right, Wayne is really blue-collar in the regular season.

The scoring went to Curry, but there were more rebounds and assists.

From now on, Curry can tell everyone righteously: "Weige? He's just a blue-collar guy."

Unfortunately, Wayne did not win any data title this season. Although 12.2 rebounds and 2.3 blocks are a lot.

But unfortunately, there are two big players in the league today, Drummond and Whiteside.

One had an exaggerated 14.4 rebounds in Detroit, and the other was unable to get out of the three-second zone for a 2K rating. He ignored help and defense, squatted under the basket, and averaged 3.7 blocks per game. It was simply terrifying. .

Of course, they are actually nothing, so that’s fine.

When the man in the sewer wakes up, everyone will know what it means to destroy the world.

He averaged 26.3 points, 12.2 rebounds, 7.4 assists, 2.3 blocks and 1.2 steals in 74 games, leading the team to rank first in the regular season.

Although there is no statistic leader, although he is not the scoring leader in the team, Wayne is crazy

Really MVP-level data!

Wayne: I don’t even care about small prizes, I only want big ones.

In the latest MVP rankings, Wayne also ranked first, beating James, Kawhi, Curry and Paul.

Durant?

Can't even make it into the top five!

If Wayne really wins the MVP, he will probably say this when accepting the award: "This league still depends on me. After all these years, you still can't do it."

If he can win the MVP in the first year of his comeback, this will really be a boast.

Moreover, it is also an important honor to be close to Jordan!

After all, Mike Joe also won the MVP in his first full season back.

Of course, the MVP has not yet been determined, and it may not necessarily be Wayne's.

Stern, Muke: Really? Oh, yes, we still have to go through the process.

Wayne doesn't want to think too much about things like MVP now, and even the playoffs have to be put aside first.

The Trail Blazers' game is over, but the NBA regular season is not over yet.

Tomorrow is the last day of the league's regular season, and the Blazers just ended the battle one day early.

Before the playoffs started, Wayne had to go to Staples.

This is Kobe's last chance to surpass Wayne and become the oldest 60-point winner.

Today’s update is here~ (300 words will be added tomorrow)