Su Yang had expected the breakdown of the first round of contract renewal negotiations between Thunder and Chandler, and was even sure that he would break up in the end.

Chandler is the most important part of the Thunder's defensive system. Without Chandler's games, even third-tier teams like the Rockets can keep a close eye on the score. With Chandler's games, it is difficult to gain too much advantage as strong as the Lakers' Two Towers.

Moreover, on the offensive end, Chandler can also set up many covers well and pull the space by eating cakes.

By the time the free market opens in the summer, Chandler will inevitably be sought after by a large number of teams. He is at the critical age of 29 and will definitely seek the largest contract allowed within the CBA clause, which is a five-year period with a total amount of more than 80 million US dollars.

The consortium led by Thunder boss Clayton is particularly stingy in spending money. If Su Yang had not requested strongly at the beginning, the transaction would have been cancelled directly. It would be impossible to renew the contract with high salaries. The best situation is to play the whole season with mutual respect and get together and part.

On December 1st, the Thunder flew to New York to challenge the New Jersey Nets away, and Chandler did not go with the team.

In the new season, the Nets invited the "Little General" Avery Johnson to come out as coach. Unfortunately, his loop tactics are not as fast as Devin Harris, and he can't play at all, so he can only honestly lay the basic pick-and-roll.

But the Thunder are not as good as Chandler, and Lopez is unstoppable in the low post, and Jordan Jr. suffered fouls in defense.

Su Yang turned to direct the Thunder team to attack the Nets' wings more, taking advantage of the shortcomings of Anthony Moro and others' poor defense and frequently scored and responded, but it could not solve the Lopez problem. The Thunder could not open the gap, and the game was dragged to the last 1 second.

Facing the three-point lead, Su Yang sent out the strongest outside defensive lineup and also told the players to make bigger defensive moves.

Then I thought, Anthony Morrow tied the three-pointer.

Judging from the playback, the timer starts slightly slower, and Morrow's move is extremely suspicious of timeout, and the referee insists on three-pointers to be effective.

The two teams scored overtime in the game, and the Thunder were slightly inferior, which quickly established a 6-point lead.

At the critical moment, Durant faced Humphries with close defense and scored a mid-range shot. Harden suddenly stopped and backed off, stealing Lopez, and then Westbrook scored 4 points in a row, forcibly helping the Thunder tie, and blocked Lopez in the last second.

The game entered the second overtime and scored alternately.

Su Yang finally arranged the tie-breaking tactics, Green succeeded and forced the game into the third overtime.

Many players of the two teams were exhausted, and only Westbrook became more and more fierce as he fought. Su Yang saw it and decisively instructed the whole team to launch an attack around Westbrook. Then Westbrook was like a god of war, taking charge of the Thunder's 7 of 10 shots and efficiently succeeded 5 times.

The Nets were directly defeated by Westbrook, and the Thunder finally won 124-116 with Westbrook's third overtime 13 points.

In the whole game, Westbrook played for 55 minutes, scored 38 points, 10 assists and 15 rebounds, and had 3 steals.

Seifrosa scored 54 points, and Durant and Green and other main players also played for more than 42 minutes.

After the game, many fans sparked heated discussions on platforms such as Twitter, and the Thunder team's 41 free throws became the focus of controversy.

Some conspiracy theory league wants to protect the Thunder so that the Thunder can make a big news, but they completely ignore the Nets who have 39 free throws. Lopez has 19 free throws alone, which has caused Jordan to leave the court with 6 fouls early.

The Thunder flew to Toronto overnight and challenged the Raptors back to back.

After the game started, the team was unable to get into the state. They lost 19 points at the end of the half and were still troubled by fouls.

Su Yang didn't think much about it and gave up strategically. The Thunder eventually lost to the Raptors 99-111, losing the second time in the season.

The whole team flew back to Oshima and rested for two days.

NBA synchronously updates the MVP rankings, Durant dropped from first to second, and Ross rose to first.

Espn expert Kevin Pelton said that Durant's ranking declined was due to too many free throws. He suggested that Su Yang adjust his tactics and fulfill his promise to help Durant attack MVP with all his strength. He also said that Durant should play more in the game in three overtimes.

Su Yang saw Kevin Pelton's tweet while lying down to browse Twitter, and wanted to forward and reply, but considering that it might make some reporters and commentators hate Durant and refuse to vote for Durant, he ignored it and encouraged fans to help Durant canvass.

As for the problem of too many free throws, there is no need to worry about it. As long as you can win the championship, all ridicule and doubt can be offset.

On December 3rd, the Thunder will play against the Warriors at home.

Chandler still couldn't play, Jordan Jr. continued to start, but he didn't suffer that much when facing Bidlins.

After the old Nelson left, the Warriors' new head coach was Keith Smart, but the tactical system was not updated.

According to Su Yang's pre-match arrangement, the Thunder players fought fiercely to grab the frontcourt rebounds. The team grabbed 5 in the first quarter and tried their best to separate the battlefield through regional attacks, forcing Warriors players to fight more alone, making it difficult to play their fast characteristics.

After the first quarter, the Thunder led by 15 points.

In the second quarter, Curry did not rest and successfully bullied Harden's defensive deviation, scoring 14 points in person.

Unfortunately, the rest of the Warriors performed too hard and never narrowed the score difference. The Thunder led by as much as 23 points in the first half.

After returning from the break at halftime, the Thunder's defense relaxed slightly, but the Warriors had difficulty scoring except Curry and Ellis.

The game continued with frequent scoring of Curry and Ellis, and the Thunder finally won 124-109.

After the game, Curry scored 39 points with only 7 free throws in the whole game, winning praise from many fans, and regretting that he was alone.

Durant and Westbrook made a total of 25 free throws, which were ridiculed by many fans. The Thunder's double-whistle joking claim was brought up again.

At the press conference, the reporter also asked Su Yang why Durant and Westbrook received so many free throws.

Su Yang smiled and said, "Because our playing style is very powerful, our opponents can only stop us by fouls..."

That answer caused a lot of ridicule.

Su Yang was too lazy to pay attention to it, so he flew to Chicago with the team overnight to challenge the Bulls back to back, while Chandler continued to make a truce.

Without Chandler as a cover, the Thunder's tactical running and breakthrough attacking baskets were greatly affected. In the first two quarters, they relied on super talent to support them, but the game was delayed to the fourth quarter. After the team was seriously lacking in physical strength, several goals were not scored.

The game was delayed until the last moment, Durant failed to win the final victory, and the Thunder lost to the Bulls 90-99, losing the third season.

The next morning, espn released a special report, elaborating on the impact of Chandler's absence, pointing out that if the Thunder wants to successfully defend their title, Chandler must play in good health, especially in the finals, it is likely to play against the Heat or the Kaisers.

After reading the report, Su Yang agreed with most of the views, but he didn't expect to see the boss Clayton News in a blink of an eye.

In an ESPN interview, Clayton claimed that Su Yang led the Thunder to pioneer a new era of basketball playing style, making the game no longer rely so much on big players, especially when Ibaka served as center, the fast attack style of five outsiders was pleasing to the eye.

"You can say a few less words..."

Su Yang complained and couldn't help but guess that Clayton was trying to make some sense, after all, it was at the juncture of failure in the contract renewal negotiations.

Fortunately, the outside world did not understand the failure of the negotiations, so Clayton's speech did not cause much discussion.

No. 8, the Thunder challenged the Timberwolves away, and Chandler officially made a comeback, helping to win with 9 points and 18 rebounds.

The whole team flew back to Oshima overnight. Su Yang got off the plane and saw WOJ report that Thunder and Chandler had failed to negotiate a contract extension.
Chapter completed!