The strongest unicorn in basketball

Chapter 98 Sprint Stage
On the day of the trade deadline, too many trades took place, involving as many as 21 teams.

In such a situation where the entire league is shaking, the actions of the Thunder team seem to be relatively small. They only made two transactions, exchanging a center forward and gaining another one. The impact on the team as a whole, very limited.

After all, Krstic only has half of this year's contract left, and the trade can be exchanged for a second round, which is already considered a stop loss.

As for Peterson and DJ White, they couldn't play in the team, and they were traded to Muhammad.

No way, who made Bai Ade too disappointing, Li Pu, who was lower than him, became an All-Star starter, and he didn't even know how to play as a substitute.

Of course, these transactions are minor repairs at best, and they don't affect the overall situation. The main rotation of the Thunder has basically remained the same.

After the trade deadline, the NBA game continues.

The next day, the Thunder played against the Lakers at home.

After four quarters of fierce fighting, at the last moment, Durant and Harden missed three-pointers one after another. The Thunder missed the opportunity to tie and finally lost to the Lakers 87:90, which was a pity.

On the last day of February, the Thunder, which suffered a two-game losing streak, ushered in a challenge from the Suns at home.

On the trade deadline, the Suns made a bad move. They used Goran Dragic and a protected first-round pick to trade Aaron Brooks from the Rockets.

How can today's Brooks compare with the future All-Star Dragic?
However, considering that Dragic, who became a free agent, returned to the Suns a year later, it seems that this is not a bad game.

Even Li Pu always felt that the Rockets had been fooled, so he should call the police directly!

It can only be said that the water in the NBA trade is too deep.

Tonight's Suns starters are: Steve Nash, Vince Carter, Grant Hill, Channing Frye and Robin Lopez.

The Thunder made no other changes except for putting Ibaka in the starting lineup.

At the beginning of the game, the 34-year-old Carter was chatting with his old man about being a teenager. He scored 8 points in a row from inside and outside shots, helping the Suns suppress the Thunder in the opening game.

But the Thunder is a strong team after all, how could they be suppressed so easily?

As the game progressed, the Thunder's second young masters gradually regained their focus, and the score began to be gradually eroded.

Li Pu received a pass from Westbrook after the pick-and-roll and smashed Huashan. Although Lopez tried his best to block it, he was dunked by Li Pu in the end and completed the small goal of one dunk per game.

Following Li Pu's successful dunk, the Thunder team finally tied the score and regained their early disadvantage.

However, the Suns did not surrender. Although Nash is 36 years old, his passing is still sharp. He can always find flaws in the Thunder's tight defensive system and use passing to tear apart the defense.

This time Nash broke through and gave the ball to Frye in the corner. Frye hit a three-pointer and still maintained the lead.

It can be said that as long as Nash is there, the Suns are a strong team that cannot be underestimated.

Of course, this only refers to him as a player, except for the coach.

Under Nash's tandem, the Suns have always maintained the lead.

Of course, the reason why the Suns are able to take the lead is that on the one hand, the veterans in the Suns team performed well, but on the other hand, the Thunder's second young master Dewey was too lazy. Only 14 for 3 from the field.

On weekdays, it is normal for one of the two to pull, but what is abnormal today is that both of them actually pulled at the same time.

Under such circumstances, the Thunder only lost 5 points in the first half, which is really unbelievable.

You know, this Thunder team relies on Dewey's second young master to attack. If they pull, can you still count on Li Pu, the blue-collar big center?Can't touch the ball! (Courteous: Are you Li Pu?)

The reason why the Thunder team is so monitoring is because Harden stood up on the Thunder team's bench.

His breakthrough made the aging Carter unable to keep up with Harden's footsteps.

Not to mention outside shooting, tonight's three-pointer was thrown at him alone.

As for assists, he was so fed that he almost vomited Li Pu.

In this way, Harden dreamed of returning to the Rookie Challenge tonight, scoring 22 points in the first half, helping the team not let the Suns open the score.

This kind of game lasted until the fourth quarter, and the Thunder finally started to counterattack. Whether it was Durant's three-pointer or Westbrook's breakthrough two plus one, the Thunder quickly completed the overtake.

It's just that they woke up a bit too late at this time. Although they overtook, they couldn't open the score.

At the last moment, Carter faced Harden's defense and hit a three-pointer, successfully dragging the game into overtime.

This game can be said to be Harden's success and Harden's loss.

Fortunately, in overtime, the referee began to exert force. First, Westbrook caused a foul and made two free throws. Then Durant caused a foul and made two free throws. Finally, Li Pu received a pass from Harden and made two free throws. In... (polite: Are you Li Pu?)

In the end, as Nash missed a three-pointer, Li Pu received a defensive rebound, and the Thunder finally defeated the Suns in overtime 122:118, ending their two-game losing streak.

Harden scored a game-high 32 points and 11 assists, and became the MVP of the game as a substitute player.

After defeating the Suns, the Thunder ended all games in February.

Then time came to March, and the regular season has entered the final sprint stage.

The Thunder first defeated the Pacers at home, then lost consecutive away games to the Eagles and Grizzlies, and then ushered in a wave of ten consecutive victories, which was not terminated until they met the Raptors on the road.

Even so, the Thunder are still ranked fourth in the Western Conference. I have to say that this year's Western Conference is too busy.

No, it seems that every year in the west is rolled, and there is no year that does not roll.

With 10 games left before the end of the regular season, the Thunder currently have a record of 51 wins and 21 losses. You must know that this record is in the East, and it can even rank in front of the Celtics and Heat, ranking second in the East!

可惜雷霆的头上，是57胜17负的马刺，53胜20负的湖人和52胜21负的小牛。

More importantly, the Thunder's opponent in the next game is the league's No. [-] Spurs!

However, before their upcoming game against the Spurs, there was good news and bad news.

The good news is that during this period of time, the Spurs were not in a good state, because Duncan and Ginobili were injured in turns, causing the Spurs to suffer a three-game losing streak, and today's game against the Thunder is back-to-back.

The bad news is that Duncan and Ginobili are all back tonight, and GDP will play with all their members again.

……

No, can't you take an extra break?

It is under the enthusiastic expectation of such Spurs fans that the Thunder are a guest in San Antonio.

(End of this chapter)