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Chapter 305 Competitors in the same district

Chapter 305 Competitors in the same district

Looking at the teammates celebrating wildly on the court, Dior couldn't help but also rushed over, pressing JR Smith to the ground for a while.

He had no idea that the Hornets could beat his favorite championship team, the Spurs.

More importantly, Diaw thinks this team is very suitable for him, especially the organization and offense when leading the rotation, and he has won a very important role.

"I don't know if there are more beautiful flowers ahead or where the most beautiful leaves are, but it's clear to me now that the Hornets is where I want to be."

Dior still remembered that Li Lai told him not to rush to make a decision when he was in the training hall, but now he couldn't wait to make a decision, so he looked at the coach's bench at this time.

Stevens and Du Feng were high-fiving and celebrating. They were still discussing the offensive tactic just now. Li Lai put his arms around his arms and looked at the players celebrating wildly on the field with a smile. At the same time, he saw Diao.

Dior restrained all his smiles and nodded seriously. Li Lai nodded in response and mouthed: "Welcome to the Hornets."

Immediately afterwards, Paul jumped and pulled Dior into the celebration team.

Post-match interview.

Media reporters talked about the data of the Hornets players in tonight's game.

克里斯保罗砍下了赛季新高的32分3篮板5助攻，JR史密斯24分3篮板2助攻，德安德烈乔丹11分12篮板2盖帽，伯瑞斯-迪奥6分5篮板6助攻。

Li said: "Paul is a traditional point guard, but that doesn't mean he doesn't have excellent offensive ability. The Spurs paid a huge price for tonight's defensive choice."

"JR Smith completed the lore and led all of us home. In fact, he has always been our bench gangster. He has the ability to score more than 30 points in a game. I signed JR Smith in the off-season. One of the most correct decisions."

"Jordan made 7 of 5 shots tonight, he played another game of shooting 71% from the field, he is fully capable of that."

"Of course, the most important thing is that our new aid Boris Diaw played very well. This is only his first game with the Hornets. I believe he will perform better in the future."

The post-match interviews were attended by Chris Paul, JR Smith and Boris Diaw.

Paul is extremely satisfied with the team's performance after the start of the game. At this time, he has fully approved of all the team transactions of Li Lai in the off-season.

Regardless of the accumulation of salary space and draft picks, the Hornets have quickly completed the reconstruction, and at the same time, their strength has not declined or even has a feeling of steady improvement.

JR Smith heard Li Lai's high evaluation of him, and he turned his head and glanced at the other party in disbelief. What appeared in his mind was a series of harsh contract terms that Li Lai offered when he met him.

JR Smith never expected that the person who set a series of rules for him would trust him so much, and would give him the most critical lore of the last ball.

Before shooting this lore, the team boss Chris Paul asked Li Lai three times in a row to let him complete the last shot, but Li Lai seriously refused.

The reasons given by Li Lai are not convincing, but they are enough to inspire people.

"Anyone can shoot this game-winning shot that will determine the fate of the team. The key lies in who is more likely to make the shot at this time, who has a hotter touch, and what kind of defense the opponent will use to limit us."

"I think JR is a good fit to throw this shot tonight."

Thinking of this, JR Smith couldn't help laughing.

"That bastard."

Boris Diaw had the most to say in the postgame interview, and he was all smiles.

He talked about the Hawks, the Suns, the Bobcats and the Hornets. Boris Diaw's favorite is the Suns that helped him win the Most Improved Player Award, but he thinks that the most suitable for him should be this team. Hornets.

At the end of the interview.

JR Smith saw team general manager Hammond in the player tunnel.

Because tonight is the first game of new aid Boris Diaw, and he is playing at home at the same time, so Hammond went to the scene to watch the team's entire game.

Hammond and JR Smith clapped and hugged and said: "That lore shot was beautiful. We defeated the Spurs, a strong championship team. I like you now."

JR Smith, shirtless, was also extremely excited, but frowned slightly puzzled after hearing the other party's last sentence.

"Now?"

Hammond paused, and then said frankly: "Because of the mess you left in the league, I, like the general managers of other teams, didn't want the team to get you."

"It's the boss. Of course you all like to call him coach. He told me that I must get you, because you are a very important part of the Hornets' future championship plan."

"The reason why he set up such a bunch of incentive clauses for you is to hope that you can put your mind on the court. There is a sentence he said to me, and I think it should be said to you."

JR Smith looked at Hammond very seriously at this time, his eyes full of emotions that he wanted to know.

Hammond said, "Turn back the prodigal son."

12 month 1 day.

So far in the regular season, the Hornets rank third in the West with a record of 14 wins and 5 losses, second only to the Lakers and Spurs.

These achievements have stunned the management, commentators and fans of all teams in the league.

In the eyes of everyone, the Hornets should be at the goalkeeper level in the playoffs. As a result, they firmly occupy the No.3 position with a high record in the upper half of the Western Conference and the seventh record in the league.

Because of this extremely unexpected result, all commentators and the media are talking about why this Hornets can show a strength far beyond the team's own lineup.

Paul's role in this team has also been mentioned by countless people.

“克里斯保罗到目前为止场均22分4篮板10助攻2抢断，投篮命中率49%，三分球命中率38%，罚球线命中率87%，场均失误只有2次。”

"The Hornets are currently ranked third in the Western Conference and seventh in the league. I think Chris Paul is fully worthy of the regular season MVP award."

The Barkley Show.

Barkley talked about the recent ranking of the regular season MVP list.

LeBron James of the Heat currently occupies the first place on this list, followed by Chris Paul in second place, and the third to No.5 are Kevin Durant, Kobe Bryant and Derek Rose.

Because the Heat ranks first in the league and James averaged 27 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists per game, James alone firmly occupies 35% of the votes in the new round of MVP voting in the media.

Magic Johnson on the side couldn't help but shift the topic of Chris Paul to the Heat and James at this time.

"The Heat and James have had an amazing season."

"Dwyane Wade announced in a high-profile offseason that the Heat will be a James-only team this season. This team has also changed from a dual-core play to a James-based play."

“而结果是，韦德的场均数据从上赛季的26分6篮板5助攻，变成了这赛季的22分5篮板4助攻。”

"It seems that Wade's data has dropped significantly, but in fact his shooting percentage has increased from 48% to 50%."

"Wade has become an efficient off-the-ball cutter, and he's more terrifying than last season in terms of scoring efficiency in the clutch."

"The most important thing is that Wade's average time has dropped from 37 minutes last season to 35 minutes, which means that he can get more rest during the regular season."

Reggie Miller on the side shook his head again and again at this time.

He never thought that the Heat team with James at its core would be even more terrifying than James and Wade.

James' ball possession rate has jumped from 22% last season to 33% this season, because he has almost decisive control of the ball, and the Heat's role players have gotten more and more comfortable shots.

This is what they thought was a very correct decision made by the Heat's coaching staff after the Eastern Conference Finals with the Bucks last season.

It is precisely because of this decision that the most powerful Heat team has been created.

"It's not just Wade, because James holds the ball more, and he and Bosh's pick-and-roll efficiency near the free throw line and at the top of the arc is frighteningly high."

"Bosh averaged two assists per game from James, and shot 60 percent from the field after receiving passes from James."

"That's a pretty scary statistic. For the second year in a row, Nowitzki has lost to Bosh in shooting percentage and points on both sides of the free-throw line."

Kenny Smith has already become a little bit angry at this time.

The strength shown by the Heat this season is too strong. No matter who watched their game, they can only describe it as bloody.

More importantly, this Heat team also has such strong and experienced giants as Sean Battier and Ray Allen as role players.

Except that there are still certain problems in the reserve of inside players, this Heat team has almost no shortcomings.

"The last battle between the Bucks and the Heat has attracted the attention of the whole world. Everyone hopes to see the Bucks tear the Heat like they did in the Eastern Conference Finals last season."

"But in the end, the Heat ended up winning the game 116-114."

Barkley suddenly talked about the last game.

The ratings of that game directly broke the NBA's regular season ratings record. The Big Three of the Heat scored 80 points and the Big Three of the Bucks scored 82 points.

In this game, Cousins ​​completely blew up the Heat's defense, scoring 30 points and 20 rebounds to shock the world record.

热火队疯狂收缩篮下，威斯特布鲁克20投8中，罚球7罚3中，只得到了19分6篮板8助攻的数据。

Curry scored a season-high 33 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists, but was crushed by Mike Miller on his ankle in the last minute of the game, and he was injured and left the court directly.

As the Bucks' shooting trainer, Reggie Miller revealed Curry's current injury with a long sigh at this time.

"I sprained the ligament of my left foot. Fortunately, there is no structural damage. I will pay next month at the earliest."

"This is the most serious injury that Curry has encountered in his career. Considering his importance in the team's tactical position and his ability to contain the outside line, the Bucks from the management to the coaching staff attach great importance to his injury."

new orleans.

Li Lai turned off the TV at this time, forgetting everything discussed on the Barkley show.

Stevens and Du Feng walked into the office at the same time and talked about the current situation of the Hornets.

"We lost 5 games this month, and one of them was a two-game losing streak. The opponent we lost to was a big league like the Wizards."

"In that game, we shot 15 of 1 from beyond the arc. No team can win the game with such a sluggish outside shooting rate. We are not wronged."

"But now it's time to get our projections right, and it's an urgent one."

Stevens has long observed the team's problem with shooting from beyond the three-point line. If it weren't for the Hornets' strong defensive ability, they would even have more games that were almost won and would be dismissed by this problem. Affects resulting in loss of the game.

Du Feng sorted out a piece of data and said: "The most accurate three-pointers in our team are Paul, JR Smith and Vince Carter."

"Lewis and Leonard's three-point shooting percentage is currently 36%, which is also an extremely good level."

"But apart from the above five, Jimmy Butler's 20% three-point shooting rate is very eye-catching, and many times the opponents even deliberately let him go."

"Beverley's three-point shooting percentage is 34%, which can't be said to be too bad, but it's just right at the average level of the league's three-point shooting percentage."

"Boris Diaw is shooting 33 percent from [-]-point range. He doesn't have a lot of shooting samples, so it's too early to say that's the only way he can shoot from beyond the arc."

"However, Boris Diaw's shooting is not consistent for sure."

Li Lai nodded, keeping the suggestions and information that the two of them compiled in his heart.

He also believes that the team does lack a qualified shooting trainer to solve these problems for the players.

In fact, at the beginning of the season, Li Lai had the idea of ​​asking Hammond to find a shooting trainer, but the list he got did not include very strong personnel in this field.

Li Lai, who was extremely demanding, did not choose a shooting trainer at random based on the idea of ​​Ning Que Wu Lan, so this matter has been delayed.

Thinking of the game he lost to the Wizards, Li Lai's eyes became firm immediately.

"The Hornets have indeed reached the point where they must get a high-strength shooting trainer, otherwise the team will lose more due to shooting problems in more competitive games in the future."

Li Lai is very clear that the Hornets' schedule will become more and more difficult as they go forward. If the team's problems and shortcomings cannot be resolved as soon as possible, it may be difficult for them to continue to guarantee the third place in the Western Conference.

In addition, Jordan has already agreed with Li Lai to train Leonard and Butler, which can only be in the offseason after the end of this season.

Therefore, Li Lai's idea of ​​wanting the two to learn mid-range singles skills as soon as possible can only be delayed.

At this time, Li Lai made a direct decision and said, "I will find a shooting trainer as soon as possible. What we need to do now is to prepare for the next game."

"The Sacramento Kings are our rivals in the same district."

(End of this chapter)