In the first quarter, Xie Kai gave everyone a great surprise, that is, his three-point retreat step, which looks very threatening and accurate; while in the second lineup, Norl, looks much better than Kanter in previous seasons, looks much better in defense, and eats cakes very happily, and doesn't have any ball rights, which makes everyone's eyes shine.

Obviously, Noel has almost no projection and wing ability in the inside line. That is, to do a good job of defense, protect the basket, be responsible for covering the offensive end and eat cakes, and keep teammates blocking people as walls.

Insiders like Kant who are not defensive and used to being singles on their backs, have less and less room for survival. Big data shows that the offense of singles on their backs is much less efficient than pick-and-roll attacks. Of course, insiders like Daidai, who can be framed on their backs, pick-and-roll, and have first-class defense, are still popular. But the problem is that there are too few such insiders, so few that once appear, they will definitely be a non-selling product of the team.

Kanter's biggest problem is that his defense is too slow and the price is high, so he cannot become the main force in a championship team. A championship team cannot have such a defensive colander inside line, and will be targeted by the opponent.

In the Western Conference Final last season, the Thunder team could not even play in the defensive inside line when the two teams competed for bayonets, let alone Kanter. This is an era of defenders and forwards. If the big man does not transform, some people will really not be able to find a job.

The biggest feature of the Hornets is its stability and its attack power is very mediocre. Except for Kemba Walker, others do not have the ability to attack independently. However, the team's team is very good. Even the core Walker's ball usage rate does not exceed 30%. The team's defense is still systematic, but it lacks the internal and external defensive gate.

The Thunder team led the way, never lagging behind from the start of 5:3 to the end of the game.

In the end, the Thunder defeated the visiting Hornets 115:97 at home and ushered in the opening game. This game allowed them to give fans a wonderful game on their championship ring award night.

Xie Kai performed well in this game, scoring the highest 35 points, plus 5 rebounds, 10 assists and 2 steals, and made 5 of 7 shots in 3 points and 7 shots, with an extremely high shooting percentage.

After the game, the reporter asked Xie Kai about the 3 points in this game so accurate. Will he still shoot so many in the following game? Xie Kai smiled and said, "If I scored 3 points, I will continue to shoot. If I scored 3 points, I can play more without the ball, save effort, and open up space for my teammates, why not do it?"

Hornets coach Clifford said: "The Thunder are two consecutive championships, and they are too strong. Their players are talented, their defense is top-notch, they are much better than us, and victory is what they deserve. Our players perform well, everyone works hard to defend and play team offense. We have to look forward and we will get better and better."

On October 20, the Thunder will be a visit to Staples against the Clippers.

Since the Clippers traded Paul and Short Fen, they have basically declared that "All-Chain" has become a memory, and the team has also entered the reconstruction stage.

Look at their starting lineup, you know that this team has not yet established a team. The starting lineup they set up for the Thunder is like this: Garlinari, Beverly, Tobias Harris, Bradley and Polish Hammer Gott.

The average starting age is close to 30 years old, and they are basically players who have been to multiple teams. It is difficult for you to see from these people that you have the possibility of leading the team to win the championship.

As for the substitute lineup, Reed, Harrell, Bamot, and Boban, these are all change and are not players who can become superstars.

The team's most traded value is currently the SGA with the 11th pick in the first round of this year.

The Clippers are also waiting for the offseason next year. If they can come to Xie Kai, James, one of the three people, and then package these role players and draft picks to trade a star, they can rise.

Of course, it is not only the Clippers who have room next summer. The Lakers already have James, and they also have a lot of chips in their hands. Both second-tier and Kuzma and others can trade, so the possibility of the Clippers getting big fish next summer is not particularly high.

The Clippers are indeed quite embarrassing. They own Los Angeles metropolis, but compared with their city rivals, the Lakers, they have suppressed their opponents in the past few seasons, but they didn't even make the Western Conference Finals, but instead were despised by Humi and Komi. In terms of the attractiveness of the free agent market, they are not as difficult as the Lakers who have James now. Fortunately, the foundation of this team is good. Although Lao Li does not have particularly cool tactics, the chicken soup is no worse than his disciple Tyron Lu. Moreover, the team's management is a team led by Logo men and has strong abilities. Many Clippers fans are looking forward to the team's magical operations next summer.

Although this game was at home in the Clippers, it still intervened in many Lakers fans. Xie Kai will become a free agent next summer (the contract is likely to jump out of the contract), and it is Sima Zhao's intention to get him. Recruiting on the spot is also a must-have link.

Many people predict that Xie Kai's next home is not the Thunder, that is, two Los Angeles teams, because he grew up in Los Angeles, currently has a house there and his family is there.

But there is nothing to do with this, because if the Thunder wins the championship again this season, it will be a dynasty. Xie Kai is likely to stay in the team next season, and he should not give up the opportunity to win four consecutive championships.

The NBA has a long history, and no team has ever won four consecutive championships, which shows how difficult it is to win four consecutive championships! Xie Kai will not give up such an opportunity. He is still at the peak, and their lineup is so young.

But who can tell the future exactly what is going on? What's more, the Thunder may not necessarily win the championship this season. There are too many uncertainties in a long season. The biggest uncertainty is injuries. If one of the Big Three is injured, if other players have injuries or have large-scale injuries, then there is little possibility of establishing a dynasty.

In this game, it seemed that the game was full of interactions, but in the final quarter, the Thunder team's Big Three exerted its strength, the Clippers could no longer stop it.

Xie Kaisheng's ability to catch the game was too strong. Beverly, who was defending him, pestered him all over the game and even blew up trash. Westbrook had to beat him several times, but was pulled away by the referee. This was also a scenic spot in this game.

In the end, the Thunder defeated the Clippers 102:96 away and won two consecutive victories.
Chapter completed!