Banma vs. Fat Tiger; Luka s smile; Trail Blazers defeated Warriors; How tired is Durant?

The Rockets lost to the Pistons: The difference in ball-holding organization made Durant exhausted.

Cunningham himself had 21 points and 9 assists. His command at the top of the arc was determined, looking for Osar and Dunro to intersperse. Harris helped break the Rockets' zone defense from the free throw line. The Pistons had 26 assists as a team.

The Rockets had 15 assists and 13 turnovers, and 7 of the assists came from Shen Jing.

Sheppard made 3 of 11 shots, the Rockets' worst score of -13: He dribbled the ball into the frontcourt, and the Rockets basically only had 15 seconds left in 24 seconds. There was no time to run extra routines, so he cut out (basically Durant) and set up a screen (basically Shen Jing) and started shooting.

The result is that Shen Jing is responsible for all the shots, and Durant is responsible for all endings.

Van Fleet: Do you know what I mean now?

In the third quarter, the Rockets led by Durant to 86-80. After a short break, the Rockets came back in the fourth quarter and led 93-98.

In the last 3 minutes, the Rockets were unable to allow Durant and Shen Jing to attack comfortably, relying on Jabari to seize opportunities on the weak side.

Uduka: Jabari, you are responsible for killing the Piston!

Jabari: Me?

Durant scored 37 points on 18 free throws and 18 free throws yesterday - Alexander took 31 of 26 free throws yesterday, and 18 of 16 free throws today - turning Durant, a jump shot king, into a Fat Tiger/Alexander-level attacker.

How long ago was the last time Durant made 18 free throws in a single game?

At that time, Irving was still with the Cavaliers, Melo was still in New York, and Durant had not yet won a championship.

Wenban Yama was just one block away from a triple-double and was sent off in overtime.

But the Spurs won overtime against the Pelicans: far better than a mere triple-double.

Wen Banyama’s first match against the Lone Ranger, against Big Eyebrow + Flagg, the double champion; today against Fat Tiger, another champion.

The first half is a clash of two polar styles: giraffe versus wild boar.

Panghu dunked Wenban Yama with the first goal, 2+1.

Wenban immediately responded with a dunk.

Then began to take revenge: blocking Fat Tiger for a layup, a tip-in, and a layup.

After the Pelicans failed to score for three and a half points in the second quarter, Panghu responded with a one-stop shot to beat Wenban 2+1, and then the team found Bei's long shot.

But Wenban also blocked Herb and Poole, blocking 5 shots in the first half.

So far, it is a story about a little wild boar attacking a giraffe and a battering ram hitting an iron city gate. But then the story gets complicated.

The Pelicans let Castle go, taking away the Spurs' instigation; the Spurs once relied on Harper to organize and Vassell to finish. But at the beginning of the fourth quarter, Fat Tiger took over with the ball, leading 94 to 86 in one breath.

At this time, the Spurs put down Wenbanyama and Castle - are they giving up? !

Second place Harper flashed in the air: a Harden-style long shot, Cornette blocked the fat tiger, and Harper counterattacked again: catching up to 3 points.

Then Harper blocked Poole's breakthrough and launched an attack from the top of the arc: the Spurs tied at 94 and took the lead with two free throws.

The Spurs went 14-0, completing a major counterattack - and there was no Wenban Yama.

Castle's long shot should have killed the game, but Fat Tiger made 1 of 2 free throws to drag the game into overtime.

- Then Bunyama was sent off.

It was supposed to be over, but a surprise came.

The Spurs defeated the Mavericks in their first game. Wenbanyama was invincible with 40 points and 15 rebounds, but the bottom line was: Cornet had 2 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks in 16 minutes - when Wenban was not around, he blocked the impact of thick eyebrows.

Today?

In the third quarter, Wenban→Cornet→Keldon's smooth cooperation with the inside cut, he has indeed integrated into the Spurs' offensive and defensive system.

He worked hard to protect the basket whether the literary class was present or not.

After Wenban was sent off, Cornette took over: Feeding Vassell a three-pointer to expand his momentum, and then firmly guarding the basket, Barnes broke the fat tiger layup, and the Spurs counterattacked.

Pelicans: With the literary class gone, why are the Spurs still so lively?

Without Wenban, Cornette also supported the Spurs' inside line and won.

The first game proved: Bunyama can win with 40 points and 15 rebounds.

The second game proved: The Spurs can win without Wenban - more touching than the first game.

Harper only made 3 of 12 shots today, but he led the big counterattack in the fourth quarter.

Castle made 9 mistakes, proving that he still cannot be the main pointer, but the last three points in regular time and the bravery in overtime were enough.

Digression: Castle's ideal future positioning should probably be the 2008 USA Team/2013 Heat version of Wade, maybe mixed with a little bit of the 2021 Bucks version of Holiday: a combo guard who can handle the ball without the ball. He won't be Luka Cunningham Brunson, so will have to continue working on his off-ball game. After all, Castle, Fox and Harper only have one ball to play with.

Vassell and Kelden did everything they were supposed to do: finish, fight, and together made up for what Sohan should have contributed if he were here.

Cornet was the Spurs' second contributor today: 14 points, 12 rebounds, 4 assists - 9 offensive rebounds - 1 block, and a real sense of security. Also with the word science, why is the gap between Collins and Cornette so big? !

Spurs: "How about our Derrick White at your place?"

Celtics: "Very good, how about our Konet at your place?"

Spurs: "That is not a good word to describe!"

The presence of Ayton prevented Gobert from taking advantage, and the offense was driven by Luka.

In the third quarter, the Lakers continued to play Van Der Biao + Smart, and Edwards fell into a passive position: he could not call a screen to find Hachimura's mismatch. The Lakers tried their best to use Van Der Biao or Smart to dunk on him, and the Lakers opened up double digits.

Fan Derbiao stands at 5, is this the biggest surprise today? 0 points, 7 rebounds, 2 steals, 2 blocks, +12.

Smart’s team-high +24.

Luka scored a career-high 49 points for the Lakers, and the Lakers got revenge on the Timberwolves.

Luca scored 32 points in the first half, taking over the reverse score at the end of the first half for the second consecutive game.

But the key is in the third quarter:

Luka starts to play with Ayton, and Hachimura can also take the opportunity to cut in from the weak side.

The defense, toughness and dexterity of the two of them in the third quarter (with Luka and then Reeves) sealed the Lakers' victory.

When Luka finally scored his 47th point and fell out of the court, he was still smiling: He made 24 of 27 two-pointers in the two games. It is really good to lose weight.

In two games this season, Luka ranked first in the league with a total of 92 points:

Alexander had 90 points in two games, and Wentz had 72 points in two games; followed by Wenbanyama with 69 points, Giannis with 68 points, Mitchell with 66 points, Curry with 65 points (plus 100 points in the first three games today), and Durant with 60 points.

Except for the Jockey King who had a triple-double but mediocre score yesterday, the superstars all had a luxurious start.

It’s not surprising that the Warriors lost to the Trail Blazers back-to-back:

The old team, back-to-back, exhausted their energy in overtime yesterday, but Horford didn’t play today and was defeated by the Trail Blazers.

Curry scored 35 points in the second half and overtime yesterday, and 24 points in the first half today. He is 37 years old. His four-point play in the third quarter was his last spark, but the Warriors couldn't get up.

The question is quite clear:

- Post is obviously downgraded from Horford, who was more experienced yesterday.

——Kuminga is still active in rushing to the basket. For a long time, he was the team's only option to attack the basket. However, in the third quarter, no one had the ball. When he had to rely on him to get the ball at the top of the arc, he gave it to Kamara for steals: today he made 4 mistakes.

——The good performance of Bojie and Moody this spring is more and more likely to be led by Curry + Jimmy + Dream Chaser: When they played together as a substitute today, both of them showed their shortcomings in talent. Bojie missed the first 6 shots. At the end of the third quarter, Jimmy took the lead and scored a three-pointer. He waved and celebrated: Obviously still 20 points behind the small team...

Old team, new run-in, let's see.

The only consolation is: Curry scored 77 points in back-to-back games.

Jimmy scored 35 points on 23 shots and 18 free throws in the past two games, with 10 assists and only 1 turnover.

It is the young people who are fluctuating, but the two old cornerstones are still there.

By the way, let’s talk about Yang Hansen from the perspective of the Trail Blazers:

Hansen played 7 minutes today, 4 minutes of garbage time, one dunk and two blocks.

Not against him, Trail Blazers starting center Klingen only played 21 minutes.

Because the Warriors did not have a battering ram, they even played this in the second quarter: Spencer + Podger + Richard + Moody + Jimmy.

Jimmy: Am I a center? !

Therefore, the Trail Blazers do not need to use a center like the Spurs next door use Banyama + Cornet twin towers to deal with the Fat Tigers; in today's 48 minutes, Klingen + Yang Hansen lasted 28 minutes. At other times, the Trail Blazers used Avdija + Jerami + Kamara to support the inside and speed up the pursuit.

This is also a fact that Yang Hansen needs to face in the future:

The time he may get is not "48 minutes - Klingen's time", but he has to work with Klingen to fight for "the time left when the team does not speed up".

When catching up with the opponent and not having a battering ram, the Blazers may just settle down with a small ball formation.

No matter what, if you win, dunk and block shots, it’s still a good start.