Chapter 752: Calm Oden and Powerful Bowen!

After the Seattle SuperSonics defeated the Warriors at home, the team won four games in a row.

The four-game winning streak is also the longest winning streak of the Seattle SuperSonics this season.

"After the Seattle SuperSonics won the championship at the end of last season, did anyone think that it would be so difficult for the Seattle SuperSonics to win four games in a row this season?"

"I thought this season would be the beginning of Yes and the SuperSonics to create a dynasty!"

"But there is no way, who let Durant's injury lead to Ibaka? It doesn't matter if there is no Durant, why does the SuperSonics have Ibaka?!"

"Based on the difficult schedule of the Seattle SuperSonics during this period, I even think that the SuperSonics can only win the Warriors at most, and the rest are all failures. Didn't the media and experts think so before?"

"Yes, those experts and public opinion said that when Yes and LeBron James met in the Christmas game on December 25, Yes's SuperSonics would rank 12th in the West, and the Heat, Will be the first in the league, then, the world will be a different scene. "

"Now it seems that these people's predictions are half right. The Heat are indeed the first in the league now, but the Seattle SuperSonics are now firmly in the top eight in the West. Although they are shaky, they are standing firm like a tumbler!"

"There is no doubt that these guys underestimated Yes's magic!"

"Don't be too happy now. Those guys are talking about before the Christmas game. The Seattle SuperSonics haven't passed the tough schedule before the Christmas game yet!"

The Seattle SuperSonics easily defeated the Warriors and won four consecutive games with 14 wins and 8 losses, stabilizing their position in the top eight in the West. This disappointed many people who expected the Seattle SuperSonics and Yes to fall out of the top eight and wanted to see what Yes would choose in desperation.

Humans are really quite complex animals. They don't like to be tested by others, but they like to test the humanity of others. When they can't stand the test, they always say that human nature is complex. When others can't stand the test, they have another look.

Those who want to test Yes's humanity will certainly not give up after the failure of the first stage.

Although Yes and the Seattle SuperSonics have performed unexpectedly well during this period, it is true that the most difficult schedule for the SuperSonics has not yet arrived.

What is the most difficult schedule for the Seattle SuperSonics?

In fact, not only the Seattle SuperSonics, but also the entire league, the most difficult schedule is a round of the Southwest Division.

The Southwest Division away trip in the past two seasons is simply a nightmare for all teams in the league!

Whether it is the Heat, who are now the first in the league, or other teams, they will frown when facing the Southwest Division away trip.

And the Southwest Division away trip is the next wave of schedule for the Seattle SuperSonics.

For the Seattle SuperSonics, although they are now firmly in the top eight in the West, after three games in the Southwest Division, they have lost three games in a row, and maybe the Seattle SuperSonics will fall out of the top eight in the West.

So, now there are really quite a lot of people looking forward to the performance of the Seattle SuperSonics when facing the top three teams in the Southwest this time.

"Grizzlies, Spurs, Mavericks, these three teams are not comparable to other teams in the league!"

"The Spurs and Mavericks are the two teams with the best record in the West now, one ranks first in the West, and the other ranks fourth in the West, while the Grizzlies are the fourth best team in the West, ranking fifth in the West."

"The Spurs, Mavericks, Grizzlies and Lakers are the four strongest teams in the West this year."

"Facing the three consecutive away games of the Grizzlies, Spurs and Mavericks,

most teams in the league will hand in a three-game losing streak!"

"If the Seattle Supersonics lose three games in a row this time, then the Timberwolves will have a chance!"

After four consecutive wins, the tense atmosphere inside the Seattle Supersonics has actually been greatly relieved.

But facing such a very exciting schedule in front of them.

What the players feel like, old Nelson doesn't know.

But his mood is really very nervous.

Three consecutive losses are not something that those media reporters hype. This schedule really has a very high probability of such a situation!

As long as Ibaka plays for more than 35 minutes, old Nelson really doesn't know how the team can beat the Grizzlies, Spurs and Mavericks!

On December 10, 2008, the Seattle Supersonics left Seattle and came to Memphis with a four-game winning streak. The Seattle Supersonics will face Memphis away today and start their three-game journey to the southwest.

As the beginning of this journey to hell, the Grizzlies may be the opponent that the Supersonics are most reluctant to meet.

This season, the core player of the Grizzlies, Greg Oden, is more mature and stronger than last season.

This has led to a better understanding between Greg Oden and Gasol, a more compatible combination, and a greater power.

Coupled with Carter, Battier, Lowry and Mike Miller and other strong men outside, the Grizzlies have reached their peak this season.

This season, Yes dared to bring Ibaka, a player who knows nothing at the moment, to the court. He was not only confident in his own strength, but also in the strength of other players of the Seattle Supersonics. Milicic, Millsap and Rondo have all grown very well this season.

Especially Milicic and Millsap. If it weren't for these two helping him fill Ibaka's hole this season, the Seattle Supersonics would not have won many games.

And Milicic and Millsap, the two worst opponents this season, one is O'Neal of the Cavaliers, and the other is the combination of Oden and Gasol of the Grizzlies.

After Oden's inside attack improved, his combination with Gasol is really incomparable with last season in terms of power.

Milicic and Millsap will be very, very suppressed when they meet the Grizzlies.

Although Oden, Howard, Milicic and Bynum are collectively known as the four young centers, Milicic is now more and more like a little Yao Ming, and he can abuse Howard when Howard is not paying attention.

But Oden and Howard are really different!

At the very least, Oden and Howard are not at the same level.

At the very least, Oden's offensive means under the basket are not comparable to Howard's.

Milicic can focus most of his energy on the offensive end when facing Howard, as for the defensive end...

Defending Howard is really not a very complicated job, you just need to have enough talent.

But defending Oden, this is really not a problem that can be solved by talent.

As for the comparison between Millsap and Gasol...

In addition to his ability to grab rebounds, Millsap may be fully suppressed and surrounded by Gasol!

It is precisely because of this disadvantage that the excellent inside combination of Milicic and Millsap did not give Yes much help in the last confrontation between the two teams.

When he was sandwiched by Carter and Battier, he needed the help of Milicic, Millsap or others, but the two of them combined did not have the same effect as Durant.

Oden and Gasol really controlled Milicic, Millsap and Ibaka in the last game.

And in the end, the Seattle Supersonics lost miserably.

Because of Oden and Gasol, two inside players who can play two-on-three, the Grizzlies' double-teaming of Yes is perhaps the best among all teams in the league, and Carter and Battier's joint defense is also one of the best among all teams in the league.

So, in the game against the Grizzlies, Yes and the Supersonics really had a hard time, and this game was no exception.

Even though Milicic in this game was a little different from Milicic before.

But the final result still did not change much. The Grizzlies defeated the Seattle Supersonics at home with a score of 108 to 98.

"I sweated in this game."

"No, Dako is very strong, really strong, and he is a very good opponent."

Being looked at by Yes with a very serious look, Oden, who had always been a little shy, waved his hands and explained.

How could he sweat just in this game? He also sweated last time, so he certainly knew that the teacher didn't mean that.

"You are more calm than last season."

Seeing Oden's awkward look, Yes nodded.

Last season, Oden had both talent and skills, but he was very impatient. His footsteps were not very clean when attacking, and he was a little irritable when defending, and he liked to jump.

But this season, Oden is no longer so irritable.

Even...

He looks calmer than Milicic.

Yes glanced at Milicic's colorful non-mainstream hairstyle. Milicic really has nothing to do with the word calm.

Four young centers, Oden, Howard, Milicic, Bynum.

One is silly and happy, one is non-mainstream, and the other is a haircut.

Only his apprentice seems to be able to succeed, and now, his apprentice is indeed ahead of the other three.

"Teacher, thank you for your guidance last season."

"Don't thank me, it's all your own understanding and talent. Don't forget what I said to you."

Yes patted Oden on the back and turned away.

Looking at Yes's back, Oden clenched his hands tightly.

"Greg, you are a center, a center with outstanding talent. When you appear under the basket, whether you are standing in front of an offensive player or a defensive player, you have an absolute advantage. Whether it is the offensive or defensive end, others will be afraid of you, and it is others who should panic. You don't even have to do anything, just stand there with the ball and wait for a second, their hearts will tremble, you just need to look at the basketball in their hands with your eyes, their legs will tremble, when you learn to use your deterrence and learn to play while standing, you really grow up."

Teacher, don't worry, I will never forget it!

Many people expect that the Seattle Supersonics will lose three consecutive games to the Supersonics in the southwest this time.

The Seattle SuperSonics' loss to the Grizzlies gave hope to those who were expecting the SuperSonics to lose three games in a row.

In this three-game series in the Southwest, the Grizzlies are undoubtedly the weakest among the three teams.

The Grizzlies are very strong, perhaps the top eight or even top five teams in the league in terms of hard power.

But this team is still a little bit worse than the Mavericks and Spurs, who are currently ranked third in the league.

After the Seattle SuperSonics lost to the Grizzlies, the next two opponents, the Spurs and the Mavericks, are definitely stronger teams!

What's more, the grudges between the Spurs and the Mavericks against the Seattle SuperSonics are not comparable to the Grizzlies.

The Grizzlies actually have no grudges against the Seattle SuperSonics.

The Grizzlies have never been a strong team, and this team has never left its mark in the history of the NBA in recent years.

If it weren't for the invitation of Jerry West, this team would even be just a dispensable team in the history of the NBA, just like the current Hornets and other teams.

Who can this team have any grudges with in the league?

For the Grizzlies and the SuperSonics, this game is not a must-win game.

The Grizzlies want to win, but they don't have to win.

And what about the Spurs and the Mavericks?

The feud between the Spurs and the Supersonics over the years has been inherited from the feud between Ray Allen and Bowen to the feud between Yes and Bowen!

In the past few seasons, the Spurs can be said to have lost the most in the league. The Seattle Supersonics!

Lost 11 games in three years and won 2 games. This is really miserable!

The Spurs' eagerness to seek revenge on the Seattle Supersonics is simply earth-shattering, and even Popovich, a defensive coach, has become an offensive coach!

In order to defeat Yes and to defeat the Supersonics, Popovich and the Spurs changed the style that David Stern always hated.

Even the league president David Stern found this incredible.

In the past, David Stern always targeted the Spurs and the Pistons in the hope that these two cancers of the league could be less cancerous, but in the end, only the Pistons were willing to make changes, and the Spurs were really stubborn.

David Stern even felt that maybe he would not see the Spurs change their style until the day he died.

David Stern really didn't expect the Spurs to change their style so rapidly this season.

It can only be said that Yes casts a huge shadow on the Spurs!

Now the Seattle Supersonics are in trouble this season, and the team in the West that wants to kick the Seattle Supersonics the most is the Spurs!

The next is the turn of the Mavericks who were eliminated in the black eight or the Nuggets who were defeated 0-3.

"We are stronger than the Seattle Supersonics, and we have a firm belief in winning. Tell me, how can the Spurs lose this game?!"

"The Seattle Supersonics will lose two games in a row after this game!"

In the Heat locker room, after defeating the Hawks who surrendered to Yes, everyone's face was extremely excited.

They don't have to pretend, just show their cards directly. They are very much looking forward to the desperate look of Yes, who is ranked 12th in the West in this Christmas game!

What is the threat of giving all teams in the league 100 points?

At that time, the Heat can make the world recognize what the threat looming over the league is!

The teammates are very excited now. James has no expression on his face, but he is also very excited.

The contempt of the Spurs player No. 12 for the Supersonics player No. 9 on TV is the source of his excitement!

Bowen is very strong this season!

So strong that even Ginobili, who wanted to run away when he saw Yes in the Olympics, can now stand in front of Bowen with his head held high and face Yes, and dare to show Yes the same look as Bowen.

"Your shooting percentage when being double-teamed this season has never been lower than 60%?"

"Yes."

"This game can be changed, single defense, less than 50%."

"..."

Seeing Bowen's domineering turn, Yes showed a surprised expression on his face.

"Bowen became another player who spoke to Yes before the game!"

"Doesn't Bowen know what it means to speak to Yes before the game?!"

"Will he be killed by Yes in the most domineering way like Arenas and Kobe?!"

Barkley and Kenny Smith were excited.

"Absolutely not!"

Ginobili next to him was full of admiration and a strong sense of security.

Popovich on the sidelines was relieved.

The Spurs fans on the sidelines and on the Internet were all proud.

"Bowen is different from others!"

James's voice was full of confidence.

He, like Yes, was also abused by Bowen.