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Chapter 186 The playoffs are approaching

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    Durant still shot accurately. It wasn't until Anthony passed all the basketballs on the basketball hoop that he stopped shooting. By then, he had hit 18 consecutive three-pointers with a consistent rhythm.  Very convenient.

    Anthony looked at Durant's shooting and sighed in his heart. Is this the Durant he knew? Then he walked over, reached out and patted the excited Durant, and said with a smile: "Believe in yourself, I will shoot you."  Improve your skills to the extreme, I'll be waiting for you in the alliance."

    Durant was already excited, but when he heard Anthony's words, his face suddenly shone with uncontrollable light. Anthony was giving him advice, and it seemed that he hoped to be a teammate with him!

    After Anthony finished speaking, he didn't say much and walked directly to Vandeweghe and the others. The three of them gathered around and communicated for a while. After chatting with Smith for a while, by the end of the conversation, all four of them had a look of satisfaction on their faces.  smile.

    After chatting, Anthony and the others said hello to Durant and then left Oak Hill High School.

    Durant watched from a distance. He didn't dare to go up when they were chatting. Now when Anthony and the others left, he walked to Smith and asked curiously: "Coach, Melo, this time he  What is the purpose of coming, I am very curious."

    When Smith heard Durant ask him, a smile suddenly appeared on his face, and he said slightly excitedly: "Kevin, just now Qiqi has walked out of his promise. As long as you participate in the NBA draft as a high school student in two years, they will  Promise to trade picks and draft you in the lottery."

    Durant was shocked when he heard this and looked at Smith in disbelief. Although he was very confident in his abilities, the Nuggets, a strong team in the league, actually made a lottery commitment to a player who was still a sophomore in high school.  , I am afraid no one will believe this news.

    Smith looked at Durant's surprised smile, reached out and patted him on the shoulder and said: "Come on, kid, Melo likes you very much. He tried his best to promote this. What you have to do is to prove yourself in the next two years."  , prove you deserve a lottery ticket.¡±

    "I will!" Durant said without hesitation. He looked at the direction where Anthony disappeared and nodded vigorously.

    After Anthony left Oak Hill High School, he also had a smile on his face. The most effective way to defeat Durant is to let him participate in the draft in advance. In this way, Durant, who has never participated in the college league, will definitely not have attended the first year of college.  After 2010, Durant, who is famous in the United States, will be drafted with a high pick. If the pick is not particularly high, the probability that the Nuggets will trade draft picks to select him will be much higher. Although Durant has not been baptized in college, Durant's  His ability will be lower, but it will be beneficial to Durant's growth if he can enter the NBA earlier and learn and grow in the atmosphere of a strong team like the Nuggets.

    No matter what, this is the simplest method that Anthony can think of at the moment. Although it is a method, whether it can be actually implemented depends on Durant's performance in Oak Hill in the past two years and his own ideas. After all, it has been two years.  What happens next, unless a contract is signed now, is very variable.

    Anthony returned from Oak Hill High School and then participated in the game. The good news is that Korver has recovered from the ankle sprain and can continue to participate in the game. However, Williams is a little older because of his age.  The ankle still needs to be recuperated for a while. In this case, Kenyon Dulin can only replace it as the starting point guard for a while.

    After missing Williams, the Nuggets experienced a long period of pain. In late March, they had mixed wins and losses. Until early April, when Williams returned, their record  Only then did it become relatively stable.

    The season is going on unconsciously, and by the time it reaches the mid-teens of April, the game has also ushered in its final stage.

    At this time, Anthony's Nuggets are at the top of the Western Conference with a record of 61 wins and 20 losses. They also beat the Pacers by a slight advantage of one victory and occupy the first place in the league.

    There is still the last round of games left in the season. The Nuggets still have a game against the Rockets. But what is more interesting at the moment is that the Rockets are one game ahead of the Jazz. The two teams respectively occupy the Eastern Conference.  The eighth and ninth positions.

    The Jazz also have one game to play, and it is on the same day, but slightly earlier than the Nuggets and Rockets games. They will face the Lakers, who are third in the Western Conference, at home, because the Jazz and Rockets in the regular season  In the confrontation, they have a favorable advantage with a record of 3 wins and 1 loss. If the Rockets and Jazz defeat their opponents or both lose to their opponents in the end, then the Jazz will successfully rise to eighth in the Western Conference and advance at the buzzer.??Playoff teams.

    And if the Jazz lose and the Rockets win, then the Jazz will regrettably miss the playoffs as ninth in the Western Conference. On the contrary, the same goes for the Rockets.

    It is worth mentioning that the Jazz¡¯s opponent, Lakers veteran Karl Malone, has been resting for a long time due to injury and has announced that he will come back in the playoffs. Obviously, he will not play in the last game of the regular season.  This is good news for the Jazz.

    The Rockets and Jazz have a complicated relationship. The one that plays the biggest role here is not the Jazz or the Rockets, but the Nuggets. Because the Lakers and Jazz will play first, then as long as the Nuggets defeat the Rockets,  Then the Jazz will definitely enter the playoffs, but if the Nuggets lose, then the Rockets will be able to enter the playoffs if they defeat the Lakers.

    This process is actually selecting opponents for the playoffs, and the attitude of the Lakers will also be more intriguing, because the Lakers now occupy the third position in the Western Conference. Not surprisingly, the two teams will be in the Western Conference.  The encounter begins in the semifinals. From the Lakers' perspective, they naturally hope that the Nuggets will not have an easy time in the first round. I'm afraid only Lakers head coach Phil Jackson knows exactly what they want to do.  .

    In short, such a suspenseful game started on the night of April 15th.

    Before the game, Anthony was called to the office by D'Antoni.

    Anthony also guessed the question D'Antoni was going to ask him, which was naturally about whether he should win or lose this game. Because Anthony had shown his unique judgment before, it was normal to ask him at this time.  .

    In fact, before today, Anthony already had an idea in his mind, but it was difficult for him to express his opinion without D'Antoni. Now that D'Antoni has approached him, he naturally knows everything.

    As soon as he entered the office, D'Antoni motioned for Anthony to sit down, and then he asked: "Mello, you know tonight's game is special. Do you think we should win this game or lose on purpose?"

    When Anthony heard D'Antoni's words, he was impressed by his straightforwardness and said without thinking much: "Mike, I guess your thoughts are similar to mine. I personally prefer to play the Jazz."

    "Oh, what do you say?" D'Antoni smiled from the bottom of his heart. It seemed that he had the same idea as Anthony.

    Anthony said: "First of all, to be honest, I don't want to play against Yao Ming's team. Yao will definitely cause a lot of damage to our inside players. Although our core Elton is excellent in offense and defense, he is short."  , facing Yao Ming, there is no advantage at all, and Nene is still a little behind in experience, and Williams has just recovered from his ankle injury. It is obviously not a wise choice for him to face Steve, and Mobley is also  It will cause us a lot of trouble. In short, although I think we have a high probability of defeating the Rockets, it will obviously not be an easy game."

    "But in comparison" Anthony changed the topic and continued, "I think the lineups of the Rockets and Jazz are easier to beat. Their core is Kirilenko. AK47 is very versatile and has excellent defensive ability, but  He is obviously not as dangerous as Yao Ming on the offensive end, and apart from Kirilenko's strong point, there are not many threats in their formation, and our old teammate Leonard is in the Jazz.  Now that I'm in the team, and I'm told that I'm playing well, and playing against people I know, I think things will become a lot easier, right?"

    "Haha" As soon as Anthony finished speaking, D'Antoni couldn't help but laugh out loud, "I knew you would make me firmer in my thoughts, okay, you go prepare for the game."

    Anthony smiled and nodded, then stood up from his seat and walked out of the coach's office.

    Anthony returned to the locker room. There was still more than half an hour before the start of the game. At this time, the game between the Lakers and Jazz had already begun. As expected before the game, Malone of the Lakers did not play, but all other main players did.  , it seems that he wants to win the game, and wants to leave the Rockets to the Nuggets as opponents. It seems that "Zen Master" is obviously not stupid.

    The Jazz are also trying their best. They are also ready to fight for the playoffs. If they win, they will definitely enter the playoffs.

    As soon as the two sides came up, the fight was full of excitement. The Jazz used Kirilenko to defend Kobe. Although they were in different positions, the effect was very good. Moreover, the Jazz's two inside players played very tough, even a little dirty.

    Because Kobe was so entangled by Kirilenko on the offensive end, he seemed to be unable to use his full strength on the defensive end. Leonard, as a turret, exerted the power he should have and hit three consecutive shots in the opening game.  Three-pointers, in the first half of the quarter, the Jazz even maintained the lead over the Lakers.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com)At this time, the Jazz even maintained their lead over the Lakers.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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