On April 6, 210, the NCA final started. After a fierce battle, the Duke University men's basketball team defeated the dark horse Butler University 659, won the national championship for the fourth time, and surpassed the University of Kansas, becoming the fifth-most-than-winning university in the United States after Los Angeles, California, Kentucky, North Carolina and Indiana University.

What is particularly commendable is that all of Duke's four championships were won under the coach of the famous old "K" coach. The previous three championships were won in 199l, 19 and 20l. Coincidentally, the 209-10 season coincided with the 30th season when the old "K" coach took over Duke's coach. Duke had previously won the regular season and championship championships of the Atlantic Coast League CC, plus the title of the fourth national champion, Duke is the triple champion this year, a veritable teacher of the king.

On April 6, 210, the Thunder's plane slowly landed on the San Francisco International Airport.

When the Warriors buses were loaded with players out of the airport, the road was blocked, and hundreds of cars of various types were parked at the intersection, which blocked Road Six to downtown Auckland.

The driver of the bus belongs to the Warriors. Seeing this scene, he stopped the car directly, opened the window and lit a cigarette, and started to suck.

Seeing this, Thunder coach Scola Brooks was stunned and asked, "Man, why did you park your car?"

He saw the cars blocking the road. The cars were placed in a mess, obviously not naturally blocked, but were organized and artificially blocked their way.

The driver spread his hands and said helplessly: "Look, the road has been blocked. We don't stop. Did we hit it? I'm nothing, I have a bad life, but you are different. You are big stars."

Brooks immediately understood what the driver was thinking. There was no doubt that the driver was also a hardcore fan of the Warriors, and he was cooperating with those fans who were blocking the road.

After understanding this, Brooks was not angry, and a playful smile appeared on his face, and then said to the assistant coach: "Call 9lI and call the police and let the traffic police handle this."

Take a flight all the way. Although the distance is not long, the Thunder players still hope to arrive at the hotel as soon as possible to have a good rest. After all, starting from tomorrow night, they will have a series of fierce battles.

This round of playoffs is very important to the Thunder. Last year, they were swept by the Warriors in the first round of the playoffs. This time they will have to take revenge no matter what.

Speaking of which, the Thunder are depressed enough. They were originally the seventh in the West, but they were against the Lakers, not the Warriors. As a result, they all failed in the last two games, while the Spurs won and lost. With such a victory, they were driven to the eighth position in the West at the last moment.

So, they will fight against the Warriors again this year.

To be honest, Durant really doesn't want to beat the Warriors. At worst, he and Kobe are going to beat the Lakers. However, when fighting the Warriors, he can only watch Chamberlain break their inside line.

Looking at the people wearing Warriors jerseys outside the window, everyone in the car knew what was going on. Obviously, the playoff program was staged again, and the home team fans were going to disturb the visiting team players by any means.

However, in some ways, this can be considered a good thing, because in the playoffs last season, Warriors fans did not take the Thunder seriously, and did not disturb them, just let them be swept by a wave of waves.

This time, with the same position and the same arrangement, Warriors fans became nervous, which shows that the Thunder team this season has improved a lot compared to last season.

Jordan's temper has also improved a lot. When he saw the door blocked, he cursed: "Your mom, he's next door, what are the thugs raised by this group of bitches planning? Drive over and crush these bitches to death."

Durant suppressed Jordan Jr. and said: "Calm down, DeAndrew, leave your temper in the game, teach your lessons tomorrow night | Our opponents"

Jordan Jr. angrily smiled, "This is inevitable, Kevin, you're waiting to see it. Damn, I must fight Chamberlain to death. I must make San Francisco people regret everything they have done."

Jordan Jr. has been resentful of the fact that he was released by the Warriors until today.

While the Thunder were blocked on the road, the Warriors were studying their opponents.

The Thunder this season has indeed undergone earth-shaking changes compared to last season. Although they are still eighth in the West, the Warriors can no longer underestimate him.

The Thunder won games last season and entered the playoffs, but they won six games this season. The reason why they remained in the eighth position is because the opponents in the Western Conference are too strong.

The Thunder adopted the Spurs system team building model, which is their general manager Sam Priest paying tribute to his teacher Greg Popovich with practical actions. I have to say that their team building model is very correct.

Their lineup model is like the Trail Blazers, both rookies are in power, the leader of the Imperials, Thunder General Manager Priest and Trail Blazers General Manager Kevin Prichard were once brothers, so it is not surprising that this relationship is true.

If the Thunder's first mortal enemy is, the Warriors are not yet on the turn, and their real opponent is the Trail Blazers. The Trail Blazers happen to be the fifth in the West. If the Thunder can eliminate the Warriors and if the Trail Blazers can eliminate the Suns, then the two teams will meet in the second round.

Not to mention that this is impossible, the teams participating in the playoffs are truly towards the championship. As long as they are not eliminated, they will have the confidence to defeat any opponent.

The Thunder are compared to the Trail Blazers, Kevin Durant is compared to Brandon Roy, Russell Westbrook is compared to Fernandes, and Jordan is compared to Lamarcus Heldridge. The overlap between the two triangle cores makes them full of competition.

Coupled with the relationship between the mortal enemy in the Northwest District, Thunder seems to have an incorrect love, hate and affection with the Trail Blazers.

However, if the Thunder want to resolve these disputes in the playoffs, they have to lose the Warriors, otherwise everything will be empty talk.

The Thunder's future core lineup, Xiao He, has just shown his sharp edge, and his goal of building the team around Durant, Jordan Jr., Westbrook and even Harden is very clear.

Supported by Nynard Christic, who has been firmly in the main center position last year, top blue-collar Nick Collison, Swiss Saab Seifrosa, and defensive swingman Kyle Viver, the Thunder will be able to make a difference this season, at least under the leadership of coach Scott Brooks, they will make leaps and progress.

This is also the reason why they are not afraid of the Warriors in the playoffs.

The Warriors have Chamberlain, the Thunder have Durant, both of them have grown into superstars.

The Warriors have Mad Dog West, and the Thunder have Ninja Turtle Westbrook. Both of them are crazy men with great physical fitness.

The Warriors have sharpshooting Curry, and the Thunder have breakthrough machine Harden. It is difficult to distinguish between the two of them's points-grabbing ability. Harden is a fierce man who will strive for the best rookie this season.

The Warriors had Ibaka to assist Chamberlain, and the Thunder had Jordan to help Durant. One of them had a strong attack and a weak defense, and the other had a weak attack and a strong defense, which was not the same.

The Warriors also have veterans such as Billups and Iverson, and the Thunder are far behind. They also have veterans, Collison, etc., but they are incomparable to those of Iverson Billups.

Old Nelson first analyzed the opponent's strength, and then asked Nelson Jr. to send the prepared information to the players and began to explain the opponent's weaknesses.

First of all, it is the "straight" on the offensive end. Although the Thunder held high the offensive banner this season, they have the worst 2-point shooting percentage in the NHA, and averaged 46.0 per game to "lead" the entire league.

Old Nelson made a big fuss about this: "Kevin Durant is very good. He has the chance to provoke the scoring throne. He is a real offensive machine. His three-point shooting percentage is actually 0 this season. However, we have to see clearly that no one can cover or pick-and-roll for Durant. This is why the Thunder lacks a stable 2-point shooting."

When Durant took the ball outside the arc and created a threat, other players gave too little support. Chamberlain looked at the information in his hand. According to statistics, only 14.l% of the Thunder's shots came from outside the three-point line.

Because of this kind of offense, the Thunder became the only two in the league. No player has made three-pointers 100 times, which invisibly reduced Durant's threat. Durant and Green even have the only two players in the team who have made three-pointers 35 times.

"It is obvious that the Thunder's weakness is that they are heavy in the head and feet, light in the waist and thin in the waist. Their development is very uneven. The offensive system established by the Thunder is like a racing car with an obvious center of gravity. One end is worn too hard and the other end is difficult to use."

Old Nelson began to make arrangements, "So, tomorrow night, no matter who plays on the outside, you have to go to defend Durant. Believe me, other Thunder players cannot provide him with effective cover, so the Thunder will not have room to take action easily, which will further lead to their shooting percentage drop."

"In addition, their inside offense threat is very small. Although Jordan has made great progress, his foundation is too poor. The hook and mid-range shot are too unreliable. Don't deal with him. It's too wasteful of energy. Ibaka or Evans."

Nelson Jr. added, "But you should pay attention to the Thunder's defense. They can steal the opponent's 0 ball-holding offense and rank first in the league. The proportion of their opponents who force their opponents to die is only 0, second in the league. This shows that the Thunder's defense is actually more gambled and relies on the players' superb reaction and athletic power to achieve defensive goals, but the actual defensive coordination and pressure are not good, and the ability to make opponents' mistakes is still ranked downstream of the league."

Chamberlain looked at the analysis report and found that most of the Thunder's defensive data were not bad. Westbrook, who had outstanding confrontation and could swing in two positions in the backcourt, freeing Durant, who would no longer have to worry about how to defend the opponent's defender.

Looking at the analysis of Westbrook, Chamberlain vaguely saw a West with stronger potential. In time, when Westbrook matures, the Thunder's competitiveness will be very terrifying.

In the frontcourt, Jordan Jr. is the hope of the Thunder, and his defense is also the Thunder's inside gate. In addition, Green also has many highlights when pairing with Christian or Collison.

Organized forward Green has ushered in a transformation this season. His former indecision on the offensive end has disappeared. Instead, he stood up at a critical moment, which makes him in line with his position as Durant's deputy.

With a range of up to the three-point line, good inside confrontation, and above average level, Green this season reminds people of the former Chris Webber. But the height limitation makes it difficult for Green to become an insider to destroy cities and villages in the short term, otherwise the Thunder would not be the eighth place in the West.

In the backcourt, Harden's arrival made up for the Thunder's lack of offense on the outside, lack of shooting ability, and unable to share the scoring pressure for Durant. His style of playing is closer to a swinging man, and his style is better than Manu Ginobili. Whether it is starting or playing the sixth man, his precociousness can make important contributions to the Thunder in advance.

Gambling Westbrook's draft operation seems to have achieved miraculous results. The 10-meter-9l-high kid has achieved dominance in both offense and defense. He even once looked good with Derek Ross for a while. Compared with Mayo, who was a start-and-scared, the HCL point guard who averaged 15-point, 49 rebounds, assists and steals per game, is even more qualified to be regarded as a rookie who assumes core responsibilities in the season.

Sefrosa may continue to serve as the starting attack guard. One of the big benefits of sending the Swiss starter is that Harden is more skilled in playing the sixth man, so that the Thunder will have a complete six-man rotation lineup this season.
Chapter completed!