Halfway through the NBA season, the competition in the West is also more intense, on the current record, in addition to the western penultimate team, the other 14 teams are also have the opportunity to enter the playoffs.This is equivalent to the pattern of 14 to 8, which is particularly cruel.

After a seven-game winning streak, the Clippers headed to Oakland to challenge the first Golden State Warriors in the West.

It’s been a tough battle for both sides because the squads are strong and almost every position is a superstar showdown.For the audience, such a star showdown is the most want to see.

The stars of the two teams did not disappoint the audience, really played there is a return, a variety of difficult goals, so that the game is full of ornamental.

The game reached the fourth quarter, the score of the two sides did not open, the Warriors even held a 4-point advantage, but in the Warriors bench, coach Nicholas is frowning, not a little relaxed.

This is not the game that Nicholas wants!

In the first three quarters, the two sides have been playing against the attack, and did not put too much energy on the defense, which in the view of Nicholas is not a problem, the offensive efficiency of the Warriors is one of the league, playing against the offensive, the Warriors will not be afraid of any opponent.

The score efficiency of both sides is also very high, the three-part game has been on 100 points, which in the view of Nicholas is not a problem, three sections of 100 points, the average section is only 33 points, with the offensive efficiency of the Warriors, but a few more three-pointers.

But what bothered Nicholas was that the game seemed to be turning into a star ball!

The Clippers play star ball, after all, they are the team that plays the star ball, but the Warriors also play the star ball like the Clippers.And that’s what Warriors coach Nicholas can’t accept.

The Warriors are also a team that brings together multiple superstar players, but what the Warriors really are doing is not their stars, but that they can combine the stars and the tactical system perfectly.In the Warriors system, the star can play the biggest role, maximize their respective characteristics, and then lead the team to victory.

In the NBA, some teams play star ball, some teams play the whole basketball, and the Warriors are combining the two, it can be said that the Warriors play "star overall basketball".

But in today's game, the Warriors stars seem to have completely abandoned the integrity of the tactics, and their style of play and the Clippers have become star balls.As the game progressed, the player's cooperation was gradually diluted, replaced by the player's personal ability to become the dominant.

This change is also a very normal thing, there are too many stars in the lineup of both sides, and they are also stars of the new and old two generations, when the two collide, they will inevitably ignite a spark.The new generation of stars hopes to shoot the waves on the beach, and the old generation of stars want to teach these young people a lesson.When the players on both sides want to prove themselves, there will be more singles, and the game will naturally become a contest of individual ability.

When the powerful stars face each other, it has always been easier to "single", tens of thousands of viewers in the whole court look at, millions of viewers in front of the TV, the players and coaches on both sides are also watching, your face into a ball, if you don't immediately have an "answer-ball", will it become a product?

This is the NBA basketball culture, as a star, the ball can not throw, but people absolutely can not.Sometimes and the opponent "hard steel" a hundred times, fans may not remember, but as long as it is once, it may be said by fans for a lifetime of "soft eggs".

The Warriors do not lack stars, they have regular season MVP, there are scoring champions, several people have entered the NBA all-star team for a while, into the All-Star players can count a lot, in recent years to win a number of championships, but also to attract a lot of thighs of the stars, so even if not playing tactics, the Warriors also have capital and opponents to play star ball.

If you change the opponent, the Warriors players play star ball, the coach is tolerable, because other teams are not as good as the number of star players or the quality of star players, so Coach Nicholas does not mind his players occasionally wayward.

But the Clippers are different, and the number of stars and the mass of the stars of the Clippers are not inferior to the Warriors.When it comes to playing star, the Warriors don’t have the upper hand in every position, a situation that Coach Nicholas has never encountered before.

In the No. 1 position, both sides are regular-season MVP-level players, one is good at three-pointers, one is good at breaking through, and the two can be said to have their own characteristics, it is difficult to say that they are strong and weak.

On the No. 2, both sides are also super scorers, one is the top three-point shooter in the league, the other three-pointer is also accurate, and there is an incomparable emergency stop jumper, from the sports ability, the Clippers No. 2 position is stronger.

On the No. 3 position, both teams are top superstars, these two superstars are very good at dry jumper, one is high enough, the other is dry enough to escape, each other can not prevent opponents, but also can not be strong or weak.But what is certain is that their scoring ability is the best.

In the No. 4 position, both teams can also pull out the space-type players, physical fitness is also great, have good scoring ability, rebound ability and response ability, and the Clippers' No. 4 position is 10 centimeters higher.

As for the No. 5 position, the Warriors are the former NBA "first center", and the Clippers are a potential super center in the past 30 years, but the lineup of these two teams does not rely on the inside score, after all, each position is the best score breakup in the league, so the two major centers are more rebounding and eating cakes, and there are not many opportunities to take the ball one-on-one alone.

Coach Nicholas carefully compared, suddenly found that the Warriors' first five tigers, but also really a little worse than the start of the Clippers.At present, the Warriors are leading by 4 points, mainly because of the replacement lineup.Compared with the starting star, the Warriors' replacement lineup is more willing to play tactics, and we have to say that the Warriors' tactical system is indeed great, with the strength of the replacement, the Warriors entered the fourth quarter, leading the Clippers 4 points.

The difference of 4 points is nothing for the stars on the field, the game reaches the fourth quarter, and eventually it has to be replaced with the starter.In the starting lineup of both sides, there are many people who can cut down more than a dozen points in a minute, and 4 points in the district, grab an attack and defense conversion can catch up.

Nicholas did not want to play star ball with the Clippers, which is tantamount to giving up the Warriors system and giving up the Warriors' toughest weapons.And when the other star is not inferior to their own, playing the star ball is completely lucky.Once the two teams reach the stage of luck, it means that the coach has lost control of the game.

For a successful champion in the NBA, losing control of the game is undoubtedly a disaster!

...

The lights around the basket are on, the timer is cleared, and the basketball is still flying in the air.

Everyone's eyes were all focused on the ball, and then only listened to the "snap", and the basketball flew into the basket.

“Come on in, kill!The Warriors have won!”The scene of the commentary.

The scoreboard shows 128 to 127, the Warriors won by 1 point, and coach Nicholas also took a breath.

Although he won the game, Nicholas couldn't laugh at all, and the reason why the Warriors won this game was not to win at the tactical level, but to be lucky.Not to mention the game, if the final ball is not thrown in, then the game will be lost by the Warriors.

Some people say that luck is also part of the strength, as an NBA team head coach, and still to compete for the championship team, can not rely on luck to win it!

On the bench on the other side, Li Dai was not discouraged, he just smiled to encourage the players, while comforting: "Don't worry, tonight we just had a little bit of luck."

Li Dai said this with his mouth, but his heart is still reviewing.

"The last few balls, there is no rule."Li Dai concluded in his heart.

In the last two minutes of the game, the score of the two sides is still clenched, and the game has entered the white-hot stage, and the fouls, free throws, suspensions, and referees watch videos between them, so that the last two minutes of the game tossed for a small half an hour.

And at this stage, whether it is the Warriors or the Clippers, there is some confusion in the way they play.

There are too many star players on both teams, every player on the field has the ability to end the game, and each player feels that it should end the game by himself, which has caused chaos.

NBA basketball culture, star players should stand up at the critical time to take responsibility, to end the game, but the ball is only one, if everyone can't wait to stand out, not messy it!

Sometimes too many stars is a problem.

"If there is a similar situation in the future, you can't fight like this, everyone thinks that it will mess up the game and it will be messy, and you have to make it clear the offensive focus."Lee thought to himself.

...

The Warriors and Clippers game is a focus battle, and it is a fraught star showdown for fans.The high score of nearly 130 points also means that the offense of the two teams is very smooth, and for the star player, the smooth attack represents a strong ornamental.

The game also affected the ongoing All-Star voting.Now there is less than a month away from the All-Star weekend, and the All-Star vote has entered the white-hot stage, and many stars are deliberately performing, hoping to enter the All-Star team.

All-Star voting rules have always been good for big-name stars, many famous enough stars, even if the data is not very good, can still rely on the support of fans to enter the All-Star, and even get the start of the All-Star.

In this regard, the Clippers players have an advantage.After all, the team has several old star players, they have a lot of fans, these old stars come back, innate with their own feelings plus, as long as the data is good, fans will be in the feelings, will also give them a vote.

The Clippers have suddenly come back to several old-fashioned education, which makes this year's Western All-Star competition unprecedented fierce, some young new stars are very unlucky, some young new stars can get 20+ good data, but their votes are still worse than the old superstars.

Before the All-Star Weekend, it was also the peak period for the team's trading operations.

Usually, the NBA trade deadline is the first Thursday after the All-Star weekend, many teams with unsatisfactory results, in order to impact the playoffs, will also trade actions at this time.

This year, the competition in the east and west is far more intense than in previous years, and the teams that want to impact the playoffs have become more and fewer teams, which also makes more teams hope to adjust the lineup through trading, or strengthen.So as the All-Star Weekend approaches, rumors of various deals are emerging, and real deals are gradually emerging.

...

In one of Sacramento’s luxury apartments, a black man in his nearly forties packed his bags and spoke on the phone with his daughter.

“My baby, after a few days of All-Star Weekend, I’m going to see you... yeah, All-Star Weekend, I can have a week off, do you want to go to Miami for a vacation?”

At the end of the conversation with his daughter, he tossed his phone onto the couch and continued packing.

“Three consecutive games, it’s really terrible!”The black man whispered.

At this time, the phone ringing again, black people picked up the phone, saw the agent called the phone, so chose to answer.

"Hey, Lamar, the call is finally open, I've been talking."The agent said.

"I'm sorry, I've just been on the phone with my daughter, and I'm packing."The black man replied.

“Prepare for the trip?”The agent said, “I don’t think you need that, I just got a notification from the Kings that they’re going to trade you!”

"What!“Am I going to be traded?”The black man shouted.

"I didn't expect this to happen, it's said you shouldn't be traded, but this transaction requires a salary equal, and your salary this season is $3 million, so it's been used as an addition."The agent explained.

“Damn it!I shouldn’t have chosen the king!The addition of the deal, this is an insult to me!”The black man scolded and his expression looked very bad.

"Calm down, the NBA is a business, you have played the ball for more than ten years, you should understand."The agent advised.

The black man took a few deep breaths, calmed down and asked, “So who’s my next owner?”. .

"The Boston Celtics."The agent sighed and said, "But the Celtics are in the No. 2 and No. 3 positions, and I think even if you go to Boston, you don't have a chance to play."

Black people nodded, the Celtics' second or third position is talent, it is simply overcrowded!Among them are star-level players, potential rookies, and tough players in the year.This old guy himself has no place in the Celtics.

On the phone, the agent continued: "I've started to contact Celtic management, and if they don't plan to give you a chance, I'll try to negotiate with them and buy you out so you can find a new home before the trade deadline."

"Well, that's all."The black man sighed, hung up his phone, and sat down on the sofa with his face full of frustration.

“The addition of the deal?I didn’t know I was going to get to this point!”

...

On the Clippers' training ground, athletes and coaching staff are sweating, but Li Dai is sitting on the sidelines, staring at the tablet in his hand.

Assistant coach Kassel quietly walked behind Li Dai, looked down, and found that Li Dai was watching yesterday's NBA trade rumors.

“What are you looking at this?Nine out of ten of these trade rumors are false, and the vast majority are fake news that is deliberately released.”Kassel couldn’t help but ask.

"I'd like to see if there's any potential deal going on recently."Li Dai said.

"You rarely care about the other teams."Kassel said something.

"No, I want to see if I can pick up a leak."Li Dai said with a smile.

Li Dai's voice has just fallen, and a reminder of a new news appears on the tablet in Li Dai's hand.Li Dai did not hesitate to make this news.

"Oh, there's another deal, the king and the Celtics."Li Dai pointed to the tablet and said.

"That I know, the king and the Celtics have been talking for a few days, and they have finally settled down!"Kassel looked down at the computer: "Let me see, well, 4 for 2, and also involve a draft pick."

"The key is this, Lamar Vincent, that the king did not expect him to add him to the deal, which is too much for the veteran.At that time, the "half-human demigod" would be reduced to the addition of the transaction with salary parity!It's cold."Lee shook his head.

“The NBA is a business.However, the Celtics' second and third positions have been overcrowded, the players' playing time is not well arranged, Vincent, the old guy to the Celtics, certainly can't play.Do you think he will retire directly?After all, he's 38 years old."Kassel asked.

Then another word came from a new word.

Li Dai opened this new news, looked at it, and suddenly looked at it with a smile.

“The Celts have announced that after the deal is made, it will buy Vincent!”Li Dai said.

Kassel frowned for a few seconds and said, "Celtic is also benevolent, since it is not necessary for Vincent, it is better to buy him."That way, Vincent has a chance to find a new owner before the All-Star weekend.Maybe a lot of teams need his experience, but the age of 38 will keep a lot of teams away."

Li Dai did not answer, but stood up directly and turned to leave.

“Coach, where are you going?”Kassel asked.

"Go to the general manager's office and look for Johnson."Li Dai turned his head and replied, “I’m going to sign Vincent!”He will be our champion!”