Chapter 1908 The Heat Reached Its Peak, the Transformed Lao Zhan
The Lakers who won the game were not very happy. To be honest, this game was a bit embarrassing. Although they rested two core main players and an important rotation substitute, the score of 73 points was still embarrassing. This was the Lakers' regular season score in the past five years. The lowest scoring record ranks among the top in the history of the Lakers. The only thing that can be achieved may be the final result.
Winning is better than anything else.
As for the Mavericks who lost, they had to vomit blood. In the end, if it weren't for Nowitzki's tip-in, they almost couldn't even score 70 points. This was a huge blow to the Mavericks. It was a pity that they lost to the Mavericks last season. In the Western Conference Finals, they are motivated to make a comeback in the new season. However, after the first 13 games, they may only be left with dirt, which will be a huge blow to them.
After the game, veteran Kidd also criticized the league's schedule: "This season we have to play multiple consecutive back-to-back games. This is really unfriendly to our team with an average age of 32 years old. We don't even have any spare time." recovery time, not to mention personal time, which also caused our team to be plagued by injuries."
The Zen Master also expressed the same meaning after the game: "I won't say anything in this game. Although we didn't play well, everyone knows the reason. From the 25th of last year to today, in less than a month we have already After playing 13 games, we have done well and still maintain a winning streak, but the players’ fatigue has greatly increased, which is why I have to rest them.”
"After all, we are different from the team next door."
Yes, this is the reason why this game is played like this. It’s not just the Lakers and Mavericks. There are more and more games with 80 points and below this season. Many games are also ugly, especially those with strong strength. Unfortunately for a team that is preparing to fail this season, it was fine at first, but now it is getting worse. This has also caused many fans to complain online, saying that a game looks like going to a blacksmith shop.
The player rotation issue has also made many fans very unhappy. They all said that they bought tickets just for the star, but when they came in, they found that he was not available at all. They claimed that this was deceiving the fans' feelings.
This also caused the NBA to suffer some blows, with attention and ratings declining. This also led Stern to strictly implement the league's fine system. For example, the Lakers were fined two times for not reaching the peak of the season. Fifteen thousand US dollars, although the Lakers' external reason was that Ji Feng had a cold, it was of no use.
To be honest, Ji Feng himself thinks that the fans' words are quite reasonable, and he actually doesn't like resting very much, but the team also has difficulties. Don't they want the stars to play? Of course not, they care about ticket revenue more than anyone else, but it’s really because the games are so intensive!
It is actually very dangerous to play such intensive games with the intensity of the NBA. For example, the United Arab Emirates suffered a knee injury in the 7th game of this season and announced a 3-month layoff. So far this season, the entire league has had as many as 12 players. Injured, 3 of them were reimbursed for the season. This is the season with the most injuries in the first month of the new century. The Devils season is well-deserved.
Under such circumstances, resting has become a necessary trade-off. Many teams would rather lose some games than rest their main players, just to give the players more time to rest, prevent injuries, and prepare for more important games.
In history, many promising teams have been destroyed by injuries. This is also an important reason why Ji Feng accepted a rotation.
It’s better to be more stable!
In addition to the Lakers, Spurs, Rockets, Celtics, and even the Magic, Hawks and other teams, even the Heat did not let Wade play in the last game. Except for Lao James, no one else in the Big Three was full attendance, and James has obviously also reduced his playing time. This season's average of 39 and a half minutes per game is James' lowest season since 2003.
Only the Bulls are stubborn. They are now ranked first in the Eastern Conference, with 11 wins and 2 losses in 13 games. The record is not bad, but the style of play has not changed much from last season. Rose is still leading the game. Rose averages 43 minutes of playing time per game. Leading the league, he is also a strong contender for MVP this season.
To be honest, although playing like this is awesome, Ji Feng really doesn't think much of the Bulls. The regular season is okay, but playing like this in the shortened season can easily cause problems. In addition, Rose's original playing style is too biased, so If Rose is injured, the Bulls will collapse without hesitation.
The most worthy of attention in the East is still the Miami Heat.
If we were to rank the most disappointing teams last season, the Heat would definitely be at the top of the list. Although they made it all the way to the finals, James also defeated the Celtics and broke through his own demons, but in the finals, he only needed The performance of being beaten to pieces by the Lakers after just 5 games should not be too obvious compared to their performance in the summer and even at the beginning of the season.
James was also ridiculed by the crowd in the summer. Ji Feng's reputation as the number one player in the league is completely confirmed. There is nothing more convincing than defeating his opponent in the finals. And according to the statistics, Ji Feng also completely beat James. James won every game. His extraordinary performance of 8 points and 16 points in one game also made him ridiculed.
The Heat, who have the Big Three, are never willing to just be a supporting role for the Lakers, so in the summer, they once again made reinforcements. 'Batman' Shane Battier came to help James to strengthen the third position, and Joel Anthony strengthened the weak one. Insider.
If these are all minor repairs, the most important thing is James' awakening.
The reason for the defeat in last season's finals was undoubtedly due to James' disorder, and such a setback did not defeat him. It really echoes that sentence, what can't kill him will always make him stronger.
In the summer, in addition to being active in people's sight and participating in many lockout negotiations, James conducted special training in Miami. During the offseason, James studied with Olajuwon to practice low-post skills. He spent the entire summer honing his skills. With his low post ability, he also officially took over the reigns of the Heat's ace star in the 2011-12 season, and he has also become recognized as the Heat's top player.
These are inseparable from what happened in last season's finals. James has undoubtedly evolved.
In the 2011 Finals, James was very hesitant in attacking. Many times, even when he broke through to the basket, he did not shoot decisively, but chose to pass the ball. The Lakers' zone defense also played a role in limiting James' breakthrough. Although James got some low-post opportunities, he embarrassingly found that it was difficult to beat Fisher with his back-up skills, let alone beat Ji Feng.
In the summer of 2011, James learned from the experience and joined Olajuwon's training camp to learn low-post skills from "Big Dream".
James' physical condition determines that he cannot use the low-post steps as beautifully as Kobe, another disciple of Olajuwon, but through sweaty practice, his post-up singles are not bad at all in terms of practicality. Added a new killer move to his arsenal.
With better low-post skills, James averaged 17.6 points per game in the restricted area in the new season, far better than in the 2011 Finals. This season, James shot 73% within 5 feet of the basket, tearing apart the Thunder's defense. In the 2011 Finals, James shot only 36% from within 5 feet.
"I want to be a championship player, but I don't know when I will be able to do it. All I can do is keep working hard," James said. "This is the most difficult because you don't know when you will succeed. You work hard." Training and looking forward to seeing results one day.”