activa-t Chapter 206 206. Season Summary (for Subscription)
Chapter 206 206. Season Summary (for Subscription)
Chapter 206 206. Season Summary (for Subscription)
The regular season ended, the team's performance was better than last year, and everyone was very happy.
There are three days of rest and adjustment before the playoffs begin.
When the pressure of the season passes, it is necessary to readjust the mentality to meet the subsequent challenges.
In the regular season, you face different opponents in every scene, no matter how close you are, you will never play against the same team consecutively.
Therefore, in the regular season, the preparation for the game is all modeled. You have to prepare for everything, and you will use the same method to play against any opponent you encounter.
But in the playoffs, there will be no change if you don’t decide the outcome with an opponent. Both sides will make arrangements for the opponent’s tactical strengths, and will even attack the opponent’s weaknesses.
The more you hit the back, the more your own problems will be magnified.
The pressure will also be very different from the regular season.
In order to relieve the pressure and meet the next challenge, Westbrook decided to invite his teammates to dinner and have a party.
The party was not held at Westbrook's home, and it appears that not all of his teammates were invited to the house.
A luxurious meal and some delicious red wine are enough to make teammates happy.
"It doesn't taste good without whiskey." Aaron and Li Cha stood aside, shaking the red wine glass in their hands, and the red wine in the glass almost spilled out.
"Don't waste it if you don't drink it." Li Cha gave Allen a white look.
The red wine in the glass slowly slid back to the bottom of the glass, and it was obvious that it was a good wine.
Allen shook impatiently again, but this time the range was much smaller.
"It's not that Russell doesn't have wine for you, but today's drink is just for relaxation, and of course you can't let you drink high-strength alcohol." Although Li Cha thinks that whiskey is not high-alcohol.
Allen still pouted.
After looking around aimlessly, Allen started the next topic: "Brother Li, you said that Brother Russell is so strong, why can't he get the MVP?"
Li Cha sighed softly, "There are not only one or two strong players in the league, the media and fans like different players every year."
"25.1 points, 10.1 rebounds and 10.3 assists. I don't even want to have so many assists. It would be great if I could score and rebound like Brother Russell." Allen looked up, looking forward to his bright future.
"You catch up with Steven first." Adams averaged 10.3 points and 9.5 rebounds per game, including 5.2 offensive rebounds.
There are more offensive rebounds than backcourt rebounds, and Adams is the only one in the league.
Allen's morale is very high this time, "Brother, don't underestimate me. The front is because of Brother Enes. My performance in these last games is not weak."
As he spoke, he raised his arms to show off his muscles.
After getting enough playing time, Allen's performance is indeed getting stronger day by day, especially in terms of blocking shots. Allen's ability to block shots was very strong in college, and now it is even stronger.
Under the special training of Li Cha, Westbrook and George, he has more and more experience in handling the ball such as footsteps, breakthroughs and rhythm changes under the basket.
The average blocks per game can reach 0.9, which is the data calculated when he played as the third substitute before.
After the substitute has stabilized his playing time, this basket protection data can be improved again.
Allen scored 3.4 points and 2.9 rebounds this season.
Li Cha nodded. As the person who recommended Alan, Li Cha naturally had full confidence in Alan.
"However, there is still a long way to go before we can become as strong as the three big brothers." Allen, who was full of energy after being praised just now, suddenly collapsed like a deflated ball.
Li Cha averaged 24.3 points, 3.2 rebounds and 3.6 assists this season.
Compared with last season, he has improved a lot, scoring rebounds and assists have improved a lot, but I don't know why he was not included in the discussion of the most improved player.
Of course, it doesn't seem like much to increase from 20 points to 24 points, but this increase is definitely much more effort than the increase from 10 points to 18 points.
Moreover, Li Cha also has increased rebounds and assists. He is no longer just a player who can only score, but the performance of a qualified shooting guard.
Still a relatively strong shooting guard.
"You have your own direction of effort, why should you learn from others." Li Cha replied flatly.
"Hey, Brother Li is right." This boy Allen was just pretending to be pitiful.
His strong defensive ability has been shown as early as in college, and Allen would not imagine himself becoming an inside giant like O'Neal. His current positioning of himself is the defensive gate of the small ball era.
Constantly exercise your foot movement and reaction, keep your weight stable and bounce, and if you can increase your shooting range, you will become a center in line with the characteristics of the times.
"Ding ding ding..." Westbrook picked up the spoon and tapped the wine glass lightly, making a crisp sound.
This was a courtesy reminder to speak. All the players in the arena stopped. Those who drank put down their glasses, and those who ate vegetables stopped their knives and forks. Everyone looked at Westbrook and waited for his speech.
"Guys." Westbrook said with tears in his eyes, which seemed to sparkle.
"Thank you everyone!" Looking at the smiling faces around him, Westbrook was a little moved, "Everyone worked hard in the past season!"
"Papa papa." The teammates applauded.
"Here, we have experienced a lot, including the joy of winning streak, the bitterness of losing streak, and the grief of teammates being injured!" Westbrook looked at Robertson.
Robertson raised his wine glass and respected everyone from a distance.
"Fortunately, we survived and faced one strong team after another, we were able to beat them all, and we got today's results."
"Both the Blazers and the Celtics lost." Allen murmured softly.
Li Cha turned his head and gave Alan a hateful look.
"Thank you for your dedication."
Applause broke out again.
"Especially in the last few games, everyone worked hard to make me achieve extraordinary achievements, thank you very much."
The corners of the teammates' mouths rose, and everyone smiled knowingly.
"Today, our season is over. There is no doubt that this is a successful season." Westbrook looked around, focusing on George and Randall.
George raised his glass, and Randall's mouth twitched slightly.
"But we haven't succeeded yet. The regular season is just a simple experience, and the playoffs are the real test!"
"Everyone! Let us continue to unite and move forward for our success!" Westbrook raised his glass.
Everyone raised their glasses.
"For victory, Cheers!"
Westbrook yelled.
"For love, Cheers!"
"For peace!"
"For Oklahoma!"
……
There were voices one after another, and everyone raised their heads and drank it all in one gulp.
The second master George averaged 21.9 points, 5.7 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game, not as high as Li Cha.
The main reason is that George is not stable enough. He can easily score 30+ and 40+ points when his score explodes, and he will be less than 10 points when he is not in good condition.
"This wine is still not good..." Allen pouted after drinking the red wine, with a sad face.
Li Cha patted his forehead, speechless.
Guests are happy.
The party is over, and everyone is going to start preparing for the playoffs.
The first opponent in the playoffs is the Jazz.
The Jazz's core lineup is Gobert and Rubio at the beginning of the season.
One of these two has a strong defense and the other has good organizational skills, but neither has strong offensive skills.
Fortunately, Mitchell made up for the biggest shortcoming of the Jazz. The playing style of this rookie now looks very similar to Westbrook.
Poor shooting may be his most obvious shortcoming at present. At the same time, Mitchell, who has unlimited shooting rights as a rookie, is easy to get on the top and then falls into individual singles.
It is for this reason that everyone feels that Mitchell at this time is very similar to Westbrook. After another year of polishing, Mitchell will gradually show his own style.
According to the team's collective training arrangement, Donovan's tactical thinking is to cut off Rubio's organization, and at the same time the team increases the long-range shots.
And carried out COSCO training.
This is an arrangement for Rubio and Gobert, which is correct from any point of view.
After all, no matter how good a rookie is in the regular season, he won't know the difference if he hasn't experienced tougher defense in the playoffs.
Li Cha didn't think so.
Mitchell may be born for the playoffs, and the stronger the defense, the stronger his offense will be.
Moreover, Mitchell's style of play is relatively unique, and does not require much organization and conduction, just give him the ball. It is not so much like Westbrook, but closer to Kobe's style of play.
After a season of polishing, Mitchell's skills are much better than when he first entered the league. If he is ignored because he is a rookie, the Thunder will pay a high price.
Li Cha didn't tell Donovan what he was thinking. In the eyes of others, it was just speculation.
Only Li Cha knew that the price Thunder paid was being eliminated by this rookie.
So it is necessary to go against the coach's arrangement, it just depends on how to do it.
Li Cha is also not very sure that he can defend against Mitchell. The game between the Thunder and the Jazz is either at the beginning of the season, or Mitchell takes a rotation. He has never been in contact with him.
As for COSCO, Li Cha's advantage lies in the first place.
After another two days of intense preparation, finally on April 2018, 4, the playoffs officially kicked off.
The game between the Thunder and the Jazz did not attract more attention, but there were not a single fan missing, and there was not a single vacant seat in the Energy Arena.
In addition to the huge crowds, the fans also made huge Thunder team flags and various cheering slogans.
There are also cheering cards for Westbrook, George and even Li Cha.
He looked very happy.
Of course, the nickname "PLAY OFF PG13" that George gave himself was also created by fans.
Didn't you let us watch you perform?Die-hard fans are eager for such a performance, and ordinary fans also want to eat this melon.
So, let’s start by making a tagline.
In this overwhelmingly warm atmosphere, the first round of the playoffs, G1, has begun!
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