msmithbooks Chapter 836 Best record in team history
Chapter 836 Best record in team history
Chapter 836 Best record in team history
On March 4, the Thunder played against the Spurs at home.
When they got the bad news of the season's reimbursement for facial paralysis, all the soldiers of the Spurs seemed a little unsure. It was originally a strong dialogue game, but it turned out to be one-sided.
The Thunder defeated their opponents without bloodshed and ushered in a 5-game winning streak.
There is no such thing as pity in competitive sports, at most it is sympathy and regret, but when it comes to the field, it will not show mercy. The NBA championships over the years are not always won by the strongest team, but most of the time it is the healthiest team.
The good form of the Thunder continues. In the next two home games, they defeated the Hornets and Bucks in the East respectively, ushering in a 7-game winning streak.
After a 7-game winning streak, the Thunder raised their winning streak to 60 games, becoming the second NBA team to achieve 2 wins this season.
During this period, the Thunder's desire to win the championship was comparable to that of the Warriors, and Xie Kai once again beat Harden in the latest regular season MVP rankings, ranking first.
You must know that the Thunder only won 55 wins last season. After leaving Durant this season, the team's operations can be described as perfect.Now as long as they can play better than last season in the playoffs, they will become the team that surpassed last season in an all-round way.
The goals of the players and coaches of the Thunder are certainly not these. They hope to reach the finals and win the championship!
On April 4, the Thunder beat the Grizzlies back to back. With Westbrook's super performance, they narrowly beat their opponents away and ushered in an 6-game winning streak.
In the next three away games, the Thunder defeated the Suns, Timberwolves and Nuggets successively, ushering in 3 consecutive victories.This is the second time they have won 11 consecutive victories this season, and they have also relied on this wave of 2 consecutive victories to improve their record to 11 wins and 11 losses, and they have already secured second place in the Western Conference.
April 4 was the Thunder's last regular season game of the season. They rested the Big Three and lost to the Nuggets at home in the end, missing their 13-game winning streak.
So far, the Thunder's record this season has been fixed at 64 wins and 18 losses, second only to the Golden State Warriors, ranking second in the Western Conference.
Although the Thunder's record is second in the West, considering that the best record in the East is only 2 wins and 53 losses, so as long as they can enter the finals, they still have home court advantage.
If you count the history of the Sonics, the Thunder have a championship, but even if you count the history of the Sonics, they have never achieved such a terrifying record of 64 wins in a single season.
The regular season is over, and the list of team record rankings is also out.
On the west side, the top 8 are: Warriors, Thunder, Spurs, Rockets, Clippers, Jazz, Grizzlies, and Trail Blazers.
According to the matchup rules, the Thunder will face the Grizzlies in the first round.
The first round matchup of the Western Conference playoffs this season is very interesting. The Thunder and the Grizzlies are also old rivals, but now the champion Grizzlies boss Xie Kai is in the Thunder.The Rockets and the Clippers are also a fateful duel.
ESPN gave the probability of advancing in the first round, and the probability of the Thunder eliminating the Grizzlies in the first round reached 93%!
Xie Kai never believed in this so-called probability, because it was based on the regular season records of the two sides, and it did not have any reference value at all. Any fool would rank. After all, the probability of promotion with a good record is greater than that of a poor record!
At the end of the season, the awards for the regular season have not yet been announced, but all the stat kings have already appeared.
2016-17赛季，谢开出战81场，首发81场，场均出战37.4分钟，场均贡献29.4分6个篮板7.5次助攻2.5个抢断1个盖帽2次失误，投篮命中率是54.1%，3分球命中率是41.1%，罚球命中率是93.5%。
Compared with the 2014-15 season, Xie Kai's scoring average has dropped by nearly 3 points, but his efficiency has improved. He is a member of the "180 Club" and his shooting percentage is comparable to that of some inside players. The hit rate is comparable to that of a sharpshooter. When the usage rate drops, the efficiency does not drop but rises, which is simply amazing.
Regarding the topic of "Who will win the 2016-17 regular season MVP, Xie Kai or Harden", the two sides had heated discussions and debates. It is clear that the Thunder lineup is better, the record is better, and Xie Kai is more efficient.But Harden's data is even more explosive, leading the team with a single core, and the Rockets' record is slightly worse, but not very bad.
Since the start of the 2016-17 season, the league has undergone reforms and created an annual awards ceremony.This awards ceremony is a grand ceremony to present awards to players who have performed outstandingly during the season after the end of the season.
Before the 2016-17 season, the NBA will announce the winners of the major awards, the best team, and the best defensive team in the NBA every season after the regular season and during the playoffs, and then separately list the winners of each individual award Hold a press conference and award awards.
In the 2014-15 season, the players union took the lead in introducing the concept of a grand awards ceremony. In the 2016-17 season, the NBA also decided to reform, aiming to make the NBA awards ceremony a grand event.
As a result, this season's regular season MVP award will not be announced until the end of the finals.
Xie Kai thought it was a bit funny. If the team of the person who won the MVP was KO in the first round, wouldn't it be embarrassing to win the award after such a long time?
But he didn't make the rules, and he couldn't decide who the MVP was awarded to.
The regular season MVP list has not yet come out, and the data king has come out.Xie Kai overwhelmed Harden (29.4 points) with an average of 29.1 points per game and became the league's scoring leader this season.This is the fourth scoring champion in his NBA career, and he is already ranked first in active service.
The last time Xie Kai won the scoring title was the season before he was injured. He did not expect that he could get this honor back after being reimbursed for the injured season, which made people feel quite difficult.
Similarly, Xie Kai regained the steals king with an average of 2.5 steals per game!
In an interview with reporters, when asked how he felt about winning the fourth scoring title, Xie Kai sighed: "I am very glad that I can return to the court and play high-level basketball. At that time, I really thought about all the consequences. The scoring champion is an affirmation of my performance in the regular season, and my goal now is the playoffs!"
The Thunder's opponent in the first round of the playoffs is Xie Kai's old club, the Grizzlies. Xie Kai knows the Grizzlies and agrees, and they also know him.
When Conley was interviewed by reporters, he said with a smile that he wanted to make Xie Kai, the regular season scoring champion, feel uncomfortable in the playoffs.Black Bear Randolph said that he will flank Xie Kai in the game!
From the interviews of the two former teammates, the reporter felt that the relationship between Xie Kai and the players of the Grizzlies has always been very good, and there is no such tense atmosphere.
Compared with those confrontations with harsh words before the game, they seemed much more peaceful, so that reporters could not find the inside story, and there was nothing to write about.
(End of this chapter)