After shooting down the sun, he headed back to Los Angeles, and as expected, Thunder was killed by his old master. In terms of offensive and defensive efficiency, the Thunder can be regarded as a powerful team in the league. Unfortunately, the books are the books and the reality is the reality. When they encounter the Lakers, they are like Muggles and will be helpless. Although they were ahead for a while at the beginning, as the game progressed, they became more tired and timid. When they fought again in another place, they had mastered the unique skills of the Qingcheng School, and only their buttocks were backward.
There are factors that affect the physical fitness of consecutive away games, but even if they have experienced a break before, the Thunder can't do anything to the Lakers. Some people may be wondering, where exactly is the Thunder missing? Personally, I think the Thunder don't lose because of their height, but they lose because of their strength. Looking at the Thunder's starting five, except for Jay Wei and Dort, who are relatively stocky, the other three are all slender. Giddy is 2.03 meters and 98 kilograms, Chet is 2.16 meters and 94.3 kilograms, and Alexander is 1.98 meters and 88.4 kilograms. On the other hand, there are many Lakers who have big shoulders, round waists and strong physiques.
Then again, the power you have is useless if it is not used. Ham, who repeatedly jumped between cleverness and stupidity, took cephalosporin on time and regained the high ground with his IQ, and decisively ordered "Brothers, fight against me." With the contact between body and body, Lei Lei was made to moan incessantly. Suddenly, the offensive and defensive momentum was different. I thought about the hesitation when Aking was beaten by Gordon when he played against the Nuggets, and when his thick eyebrows were covered by Jokic. I never thought that I would be able to bully others one day.
The one who suffers the most is Chet. In terms of height, he can definitely play 5. However, due to a serious lack of tonnage, the Thunder are completely at a disadvantage in terms of fighting inside. Just like the thick eyebrows saw Jokic behave like a kitten, but when he met Chet, he turned into a tiger. Based on the data, the Thunder scored 36-48 inside and rebounded 38-55.
There is a saying on the basketball court: When the inside attack and defense are completely dominated, the pressure on the outside players will be reduced accordingly. No wonder Russell shot crazy in the last quarter. The three consecutive black stars call it murderous and heartbreaking. On the other hand, when your own inside line is dominated by the opponent, can you still shoot so smoothly?
Let's get back to the point, even if there are no offensive and defensive all-stars like thick eyebrows on the inside. There is a tall and strong Nurkic who can also give Chet a good look. If he wins the battle with the Suns, he will win, but he is crazy about 31 rebounds by the tall and strong opponent. Yunjie has always eliminated Shenjing's rebounding gap, and Chet averaged only 7.7 per game. Therefore, the Lakers don't know how hungry they are when they are hungry, and they keep saying "If you can have an inside human shield, what's the point of being afraid of Gundam?" The Thunder are really lacking inside manpower. No wonder they signed Biyombo in a hurry. However, Biyombo has always been an emergency inside man and cannot solve the essence of the problem.
In addition to the lack of human shields, the Thunder's substitutes are also a hidden danger. Yes, there are many people in the Thunder who can play, but no matter how many people can play, how many are really reliable and effective? Isiah Joe made a three-pointer in November last year and gradually returned to the normal range as the schedule progressed; Carson Wallace was young and energetic and was good at stealing, but his output output was a bit behind; Kenrich Williams & Aaron Wiggins are usable, but not necessarily particularly useful; I originally expected Hayward to be the big brother, but after changing to a new unit, I suddenly found that as long as I can have a little bit of status, I can't do anything. It's not like there's not even a little bit of state...
The problem followed. Entering the playoffs, each team's mode is to practice eight-man rotation at full strength. In addition to starting the five tigers, Daignault is also allowed to play. Pick three from the bench? It's quite difficult, isn't it? After all, the abilities of the brothers are all about the same.
Don’t forget that there is also an issue of experience. Except for Alexander (2) and Dort (1), Chet, Jaywe and Gidi are all playoff debutants. Looking at the substitute lineup, Hayward, Biyombo, Isiah Joe and Muscala are the only ones with playoff experience. And most of them have only experienced the first round of the playoffs, and only a few have even reached the Eastern Conference semifinals with the team.
Isn’t this the perfect prey? From the perspective of a lower-ranked team, if you have to pick an opponent among the top four in the Western Conference, there is a high probability that they will rush to choose the Thunder.And have you noticed that the Thunder are somewhat similar to the Grizzlies in the last two seasons? The similarity mentioned by
does not refer to the playing style and tactics, but to the configuration and age structure of the team. I think the Grizzlies were quite popular back then. The super guard was the leader, paired with a reliable shooter and a space-based insider who was good at defense, and then used these three as the core structure to build a lineup. This kind of combination makes all the difference in the regular season, and when they enter the playoffs, they will make a list every minute. The Warriors were defeated in the Western Conference semifinals in the 21-22 season, and were sent away by the Lakers in the first round of the 22-23 season. Isn't this a coincidence? With the current ranking of the Lakers, if they can break out of the playoffs, they may really encounter the Thunder.
From the perspective of the Thunder, since it will be painful to meet the Lakers, they will try to avoid it. So what if you can avoid the Lakers? There are other potential opponents such as the Pelicans (1-1), Kings (1-2) and Mavericks. (1-1), they didn’t suffer any loss against the Thunder in the regular season. It seems that the only two teams that will suffer when encountering the Thunder are the Warriors and Suns, and each of them has its own troubles.
What's the trouble? The Suns' image returns to their image. If all the stars return in the playoffs, changing the image to a convulsion may not be easy to deal with. Last season, if nothing else, the Nuggets sweated the most when they played against the Suns;
The Warriors have no big man and no size, so they should be able to handle it, but the Warriors have nothing else to do. Dude, he is not only a basketball player, but also a podcaster. Hong is a martial arts master with many unique skills. When the time comes, Zheng becomes anxious and gives Chet the whole package of penetration, crotch penetration, war and trampling. I wonder if little Chet can withstand it? I thought that Lei Lei should be familiar with this matter. The world-famous drama "Don't Be Impulsive, I'll Meet Them" was still in front of me.
Looking at it this way, doesn’t every lower team want to meet the Thunder? Looking at it this way, doesn’t the future look a bit bleak?
Not exactly, the regular season and the playoffs are different after all. Even if he lacks experience and lacks human shields and has many substitutes with mediocre quality, there is no way he can know if he pays homage to the sages and kills the master with random punches. To take a step back, even if you unfortunately become a stepping stone to "black ×", it still doesn't matter, because - the tuition fees for
's growth must still be paid.
