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127. New lineup

After Christmas, the league's "trading" market suddenly becomes active, and this active atmosphere will continue until the end of the All-Star Game. At that time, the big "goal" of the "trading" market will be closed and the "trading" between the teams will end.

Generally speaking, the entire NBA season is divided into five parts, one part is the preseason, where each team is training; then the regular season starts to Christmas, during which time the team plays not for the win or lose, but for the team to get the lineup together, looking for the strength and weakness of the team and the strengths and weaknesses of the opponent.

The second is the period from Christmas to the All-Stars. After previous observations, each team has gained an understanding of themselves and their opponents. During this period, each team has begun to frequently "trade" to strengthen their shortcomings and strive to make a breakthrough this season.

Next is the All-Star Game to the end of the regular season. That period is when the strong teams start to make efforts and also to test a team's true level. In order to compete for the playoffs, the teams in that period were definitely bayonets and continued to win until the playoffs.

Finally, there is the playoffs, with sixteen teams fighting for supreme glory until the title is decided.

Just when the Supersonics and the Pistons and the Warriors had just left the sight of the ball fans, on December 29, a news was revealed again and was soon officially recognized by the NBA, that is, the three teams reached a new agreement and the transaction was completed.

In the new ‘deal’ information, the Warriors sent Byron Davis and Austin Crohill, the Pistons sent the leading players, Chauncey Billups and Tyshoen Prince, the Pistons' Five Tigers' leader, while the Supersonics sent Jeff Green and Szebiak, Deront West and a part of the cash and a second-round draft pick in the 2008 draft.

The final result was that the Warriors received Chaunce Billups and the Supersonics' second round pick, Deront West, the Pistons accepted Byron Davis, Jeff Green and Szebiak, and the Supersonics received Crohill and Prince and some cash.

The fans of the ball were confused about this dramatic "deal". They didn't understand why the general managers of the three teams had made clarifications before. Why was this "deal" reached just one day? And what made the Warriors willing to accept West?

Anyway, the transaction ended like this. Davis and Crohill packed up their things and left the team that day. One rushed to Detroit to report the Bad Boys Legion, and the other went to Seattle. Of course, he must not be there for long, because the news of the supersonic moving Oklahoma City was a foregone conclusion.

Despite experiencing a "deal", when the second "deal" happened around him, Chamberlain felt very sad. The conflict between him and Davis was essentially "sexual". The latter was unwilling to give up the team's core position and was hostile to him in every way. He himself did not have the mentality of "sexuality", so there would naturally be conflicts.

However, in this way, Chamberlain's reputation in the NBA is not very good. Rumors about his heart and soul appear continuously in major forums: he just entered the league to drive away Biderlins in order to firmly take the starting center position, and then covet the team's core, and now he has driven away Davis.

Chamberlain did not explain these issues. Thad's trip to Iraq kept him in a low mood, and the Warriors' schedule was still very intensive. On the second day after the "deal" was completed, they went to Toronto to "fight" with the Raptors in the distant Canada.

The Raptors have been up and down between the bottom and the super bottom in recent seasons. Since losing Carter and McGrady, this team has become a bottom team that everyone is bullied. For four or five consecutive seasons, the Raptors have been strong contenders for the No. 1 pick, and they also won the No. 1 pick as they wished in 2006, and then chose Banyani, the second-generation Nowitzki, who is actually not even ten-year-old Nowitzki can catch up.

If the Wizards hadn't been blinded by the Wizards, he chose Kwame Brown as the No. 1 pick, the Raptors would have definitely become a laughing stock, and Banyani would have become the famous No. 1 pick in the 21st century.

The Raptors' record this season is still extremely bad. At the beginning of the season, they suffered a nine-game losing streak, and they won the last record in the league without hesitation. In the latest No. 1 pick, the team once again grabbed the advantage. However, their record has shown signs of a rebound recently, and they achieved a "wave" two consecutive victories, and then met the Warriors.

There is no doubt that the Warriors won with an absolute advantage. Although they lack the main point guard, do they still need the main point guard in the face of teams like the Raptors?

In addition to winning with absolute advantage, the Warriors also had a situation where the whole team had a "flower" from multiple points. The team's five starters scored double digits. Chamberlain played in 32 minutes and scored 21 points and 17 rebounds, Stephen Jackson scored 17 points, Pitrus scored 15 points and 14 rebounds. Louis, who got the starting chance again, contributed 16 points and 12 assists. Ellis finally got the opportunity to fire, winning the highest 30 points in the game through 10 of 22 shots.

The Raptors' most outstanding player is TJ Ford. This guy is as fast as a sports car. Louis has no advantage in the face of him. He scored 29 points, 8 assists and 6 rebounds alone. This is because Chamberlain let him get four blocks in the whole game, otherwise this guy would have performed even more arrogantly. Bagnani scored 12 points and performed well. The reason why he got this result was because Chamberlain let him go, and the unlucky person was Bosh.

Looking at the whole game, the most outstanding inside player in the Golden Generation of Zero Three only scored 10 points under Chamberlain's strict defense, but he also scored a double-double, with many rebounds, and ten.

Bosch's flexibility made Chamberlain quite tricky. At first, he saw that the opponent was so thin, and he was worried that he would be too rough during the game and hurt others. As a result, at the beginning, Bosch turned around and hooked his hand at the basket twice in a row to score four points in front of Chamberlain.

Seeing this, Chamberlain was angry. Xiaoshou was quite arrogant, so he let go of Banyani who was confronting him, and specifically used his goal to guard Bosh. Banyani got the opportunity. He knew that Chamberlain was strong in the penalty area, so he kept shooting from the outside and refused to enter the inside.

Banyani is seven feet two tall. If he floats on the outside, no one in the Warriors can hold him. In this way, he and TJ Ford play well in the first quarter, helping the team to bite the score with 29:3229, especially Ford, who played in the first quarter and scored his highest score in a single quarter of the season.

After the start of the second quarter, the Warriors' ability was demonstrated. They made all the first 8 shots, and led 48-38 with 5 minutes and 42 seconds left in the first half. At this time, the Raptors called a timeout. After the timeout, they were hit by the Warriors with a 8-0 scoring climax. The Raptors' head coach was anxious and he wouldn't have called a timeout if he had known it!

After the first half, the Raptors showed their decline, losing the Warriors 18 points at 51:69, and then Chamberlain sat on the bench. Until this, "Bosh" got the opportunity. The Raptors played well in the third quarter and slowly recovered the score, trailing 70:80 by 10. If they could seize the opportunity in the fourth quarter, it would not be impossible to turn defeat into victory.

As a result, at the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Warriors, who were trained by Old Nelson like a dog, made a 11-3 scoring climax. In this way, the Raptors were defeated. This is a team without resilience. It is okay to play a good match. Once they suffer heavy damage shortly before the game, they will easily lead to a defeat.

In the end, the Warriors played a triumphant song at the Raptors' home court, ending the hope that the Torontos finally showed up - a wave of two consecutive victories were sent back to the forefront of the championship battle, and they were "mixed" with the Bulls and Supersonics.

After playing in Toronto, the Warriors ushered in their second away trip. In this game, they flew to Los Angeles, a brother city in the state. The opponent was not the Lakers led by Kobe, but the Clippers, known as California's broken ship.

Both sides played well in this game, unlike the one-sided situation predicted by the fans before the game. No one expected that the Clippers could hold on to the end under the Warriors' pressure, because a week ago, the captain of the Clippers, Brand, was injured, and was absent due to injuries and did not return.

One team lacks starting point guard and the other lacks starting power forward, which is quite a match.

The Clippers scored 6 players in double digits, Kaman scored 21 points and 12 rebounds, Rockets' former player Mobley scored 20 points, and Thomas scored 15 points; the Warriors performed the best on the side of the team was Jackson, who had no idea why he performed well in this game, scoring a total of 35 points and 8 rebounds, and also sent 2 blocks and 2 steals.

Chamberlain performed averagely, with only 16 points and 10 rebounds, and finally got a double-double, which continued his rookie double-double legend. However, this was related to his playing time. He only played 22 minutes, and then Old Nelson put him on the bench, which is why Carman got the highest score in the Clippers.

After the game started, Ellis scored the first jump shot for the Warriors. However, Ross immediately jumped on the Clippers and was so stalemate. The Warriors had the upper hand. In 7 minutes and 13 seconds of this quarter, the Warriors led 17-12. At this time, the Warriors' offense came to a pause. The Clippers quickly beat the Warriors a 104 attack wave to overtake the score with 2220. However, the Warriors quickly relied on the firepower provided by Chamberlain in the interior to stabilize their position and launched a counterattack. In the end of this quarter, the Warriors maintained the lead with 3527.

After the second quarter, both sides replaced substitute players. At this time, Jackson suddenly broke out. He first stole Mageti's breakthrough and fast break layup, and then Chamberlain blocked Carman's jump shot and passed the ball to Louis. Jackson followed up to the frontcourt and made a long shot from outside the three-point line, making another hit! This was not stopping. Later, taking advantage of an offensive foul by the Clippers, he dribbled the ball and "inserted" into the inside line and made a dunk on top of Carman's head.

The Warriors once widened the score difference to 15 points, but then, at the end of the second quarter, Old Nelson suddenly replaced Chamberlain. The Warriors were a little uncomfortable with Chamberlain's absent-day pace and were a little busy. In the subsequent game, the Clippers opened more points under the leadership of Carman, and they ended the quarter with an 82 attack wave, narrowing the behind score to single digits.

After the change of sides, the Warriors continued to continue the low "spread" after Chamberlain's exit not long ago. They only scored 4 points in the first 4 minutes of the quarter, while Thomas scored 2 three-pointers in succession and slowly equalized the score. At the critical moment, Jackson stood up, he frozen Mageti who was against him, and made continuous breakthroughs on the offensive end, and the Warriors stabilized their position. After that, the scores of both sides rose in an alternate manner. At the end of this quarter, the Warriors led their opponents by 9490.

After the fourth quarter, both sides were red-eyed. The Clippers had lost five consecutive times and they didn't want to lose. Now they saw hope of winning in this game, so they played very firmly in the fourth quarter, especially Kaman. While Chamberlain was not present, he dominated the penalty area and defeated Evans, who was against him.
Chapter completed!
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