In the face of the Nuggets series, although the G4 Lakers had no danger to hold the last face, and the series was rewritten to 1-3, the Denver people with three match points still have an absolute advantage, and in this case, the Lakers are only a matter of time before the curtain call. Coincidentally, another team in Los Angeles is also facing the risk of being out of the tournament, their so-called Big Four, facing the Eastern European combination, almost vulnerable, completely uncompetitive, in this case, Ballmer once again locked his eyes on James, hoping that the two disappointed people can join forces to open a new era.
This is not the first time Ballmer has expressed such a will, but this time the intention of publicly throwing an olive branch is too obvious, and it may even carry the risk of violating the rules, it can be seen that Ballmer has been extremely disappointed with the current situation of the team, Ballmer is very likely to want to recruit James to join Leonard, after all, George and Harden are facing contract renewals, once the team returns, Ballmer will naturally not offer them a big contract, even if the two of them take a salary cut, they may become victims of the team's trade for Harden, especially George in Leonard, In the case of James possibly practice, the team's ability to keep George will drop suddenly, so even if point guard Harden is retained, it will be difficult to keep George.
However, due to James' style of play with the ball, Harden's existence will also be extremely embarrassing, especially after losing competitiveness without the ball, Harden is also likely to become the next victim of the team and become an accessory to James joining the team, after all, for Ballmer, Leonard is the cornerstone of the team, and the introduction of James to create a combination of the two giants, the deterrence of the two is still expected to open a new era and glory, after all, the two best small forwards in the world still have a very exciting sense of competitiveness and déjà vu.
Ballmer's behavior is very likely to cause turmoil in the league again, and even for the two teams that are fighting on the playoff stage, it will have a great impact, and it will be a catastrophic blow to the Lakers, the Lakers' current situation is extremely unoptimistic, even if they save face, but in the next game, the Nuggets will inevitably go all out, at that time, it will be difficult for the Lakers to take advantage of anything again, and once Zhan Mei's physical fitness is exhausted, Russell's rollercoaster performance, it is difficult to maintain the whole series, these will become an important factor for the Lakers to lose, in the case of Ballmer's open recruitment, it will make the team panic, and even the impact on the team is self-evident, so that the Lakers may mess with themselves, and even in the Devils' home court in Denver, completely lose their competitiveness and end the game without suspense.
Not only that, such words and means will also be a hint to the Clippers, the open recruitment of James has shown dissatisfaction with the team, such a signal will undoubtedly be an extremely unfriendly hint for the team, and it will be a more drastic contrast to the already fluctuating mentality, especially George, Harden is very likely to lose competitiveness completely, the two were rejected when they asked for a maximum salary contract, the team's record is in jeopardy, and even has been counterattacked by the Mavericks, such a situation, and under the influence of Ballmer's desire to recruit James, it will make George and Harden lose confidence, and even have no intention of fighting, so that the Clippers will end the season of high and low again.
Therefore, Ballmer's behavior of throwing an olive branch seems to be a rainy day, but in fact it will completely disrupt the rhythm of the two teams, become the fuse that affects the trend of the game, and even give a big gift to the opponent, so that the two teams will not break themselves, and the opponent can win the game more easily, and from the side it also shows that Ballmer is currently disappointed in the team, just as Wei Shao G3 left the court angrily, nonsensical emotional statement, although the Clippers are still in the game, their mentality, and fighting spirit are constantly being reduced, Ballmer is very likely to capture such emotions, so, has been disappointed in the team in advance, began to recruit for the next seasonto build momentum and build momentum for the start of the new season.
As the leader of the team, although Leonard returned to the court, two consecutive games, a 5-shot 0 three-pointer, a performance that almost disappeared, so that Leonard did not play the demeanor of a star, and it became an important factor in the team's loss, the lack of Leonard G1 team to beat the Mavericks, Leonard's return, the Clippers suffered two defeats instead, which is also the team's overall atmosphere is not good, and even makes the team panic, so that in the case of the game still has a chance to catch up, the team shows extreme struggle in advance, and even an important factor of uneasiness。
Recently, in the first round of the NBA playoffs G3, the Clippers lost to the Mavericks 90-101, falling behind 1-2. Leonard became the culprit, to which Clippers reporter Farbod Esnaashari commented: "I don't know what to say about Leonard, but I feel sorry for him. He's finally played 68 games this season, and he's played a few back-to-backs, and he's looking fantastic. He forced himself to play in the playoffs, but his body just didn't cooperate. ”
Obviously, the reporter's rhetoric is undoubtedly excusing Leonard, but as a core leader, since he is on the court, he needs to play his due value, even if there is an injury, but this is not Leonard's disappearance, unable to create value for the team, competitive sports have never looked at the results, just like the Nets Big Three, the reason why they lost was precisely because of Irving's injury, Harden fought with injuries, and he had no combat effectiveness, but it still could not change the fact that the Bucks won the game and even won the championship, so this is the cruelty and true meaning of competitive sports。
After all, as a super leader, Leonard holds the team's highest salary and cannot play the style of a superstar, which is the culprit of the team's loss, if Leonard continues, even if the team still regards it as a treasure, he will make the Clippers a team that cannot realize its talent, become a team that has nothing to show for it, but cannot become a real championship team, Leonard will also become the team's biggest sinner, and even make this team with a high total salary can never realize the talent, becoming a team that has been unable to change the fact that it has been running for several years.
As a giant team, the Bucks experienced the shame of the Black Eight, the team sent away Holiday and ushered in Lillard to form a two-giant team, and in the middle of the season, cut the head coach Griffin with an excellent record and ushered in the former head coach of Philadelphia Rivers, but after this meritorious head coach took office, he did not lead the team to play the expected performance, and in the closing stage, Rivers was even more scheming, successfully avoiding the Heat and Philadelphia, and retreating to the third place in the East.
But in the face of the old enemy Pacers, the Bucks, who lacked Brother Alphabet, thought they could move forward, but in fact, it made the Pacers play a crazy performance, which once reversed the series and allowed the Pacers to occupy the absolute initiative.
This puts the Bucks in a dilemma again, and even the tragedy of last season is very likely to happen again, so that the Bucks have suffered the embarrassing experience of being beaten for two consecutive seasons, and this team continues to experience such embarrassing moments, which will undoubtedly be an extremely bad start and choice for the Bucks.
Recently, Lillard spoke about his injury in the first quarter: "When Sika tried to block me, he landed on my foot and twisted my knee. It hurt, so I fell to the ground as soon as I could. I still feel a little uncomfortable when I come back, but it's not something I can't handle. ”
Lillard also said that his own Achilles tendon injury worsened in the fourth quarter. He hopes to regain his explosive power before G4 after treatment.
Lillard's official announcement also put the Bucks in a desperate situation again, even if Brother Alphabet returns quickly, the performance of the long-term battle lineup, it is unknown, Lillard's injury is very likely to be extremely unoptimistic, and it is possible that he will not be able to play, Brother Alphabet returns, Lillard is out of action due to injury, which is still unsolved for the Bucks, even if the two giants return, the Pacers may not be able to beat, and now the team is incomplete, and it is extremely difficult to beat the Pacers who are playing with momentum, and the attributes of Middleton's nerve knife cannot continue the ultimate state, which will bring great trouble to the Bucks。
In three games, Lillard did play extremely focused and excellent, but due to personnel allocation and other factors, the team could not face the nemesis Pacers, playing the expected performance, it seems that after the G1 loss, the Pacers completely played a bloodthirsty performance, so that the team can see the hope of winning the championship, continuous experience and growth, Haliburton's tandem ball ability, Siakam's heads-up deterrence at critical moments, all make the Pacers play extremely comprehensive and amazing.
Completely play the competitiveness of the giant team, that is, you can play team basketball, or someone can help the team bite the game at a critical moment, or even win the game, this model makes the Pacers already have the competitiveness of the giant team, so that the Bucks can hardly fight, Rivers calculated, completely calculated himself, looking at the team that avoided the game, there was no good end, Rivers's trick this time, it is very likely to calculate himself again, and also make the team a victim of Rivers's self-righteousness, so that Brother Alphabet is very likely to experience a dark horse shame moment again, which will be an extremely bad experience for Brother Alphabet, and will even cause Brother Alphabet's dissatisfaction, It is even possible to take the initiative to apply to leave the team, after all, the continuous losses are enough for Brother Alphabet to express his dissatisfaction, once he can't improve, Brother Alphabet chooses to run for his dream and start his career, so that the Bucks will face a disillusionment, so that the end of despair.