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The All-Stars have finished playing and the most difficult schedule has begun.
The Warriors' first opponent after the All-Star is strong enough, the Northwest King Thunder and the Thunder are also at home
Since last season, the Thunder have shown the true nature of the Western Conference upstart.
Last season, they scored 6 wins and 3 losses. Although they only played half this season, they have won 2 games. After 13 years, they have the opportunity to win 6 back-to-back seasons again for two consecutive seasons.
What does this mean? It means that the young army of Thunder has recovered and is returning to the strong team.
The reason why the Thunder achieved this is inseparable from young geniuses like Durant and Westbrook. Through their own efforts, they can see the Thunder's brilliant tomorrow.
The title of Northwest King has been missing for a long time.
The Thunder, including his predecessor, Supersonics, have only won 1 Northwest Division championships in the past 13 years and have only entered the playoffs for 4 times, with the farthest being the semi-finals.
The last time the Thunder won the title of Northwest King, it dates back to the 20406 season, when they reached the Western Conference semi-finals under the leadership of Ray Allen and Rashad Lewis. However, since then, the Thunder have won more than three games in four consecutive seasons, of which 2070E 6B09 has not exceeded two games in two consecutive seasons.
Durant and other young geniuses brought back the title of Northwest King to the team. Halfway through this season, the Thunder locked in the Northwest Division championship, which requires extraordinary confidence and confidence. The Thunder now has this confidence and confidence.
The Thunder have already had a certain strong team style this season. They have not had big ups and downs. So far, they have suffered the longest consecutive defeat. When they faced the current top eight teams in the West, their winning rate reached 48. The overall winning rate is 6.0.
Durant and Westbrook played a key role in the rise of the Thunder. Their growth and improvement process is the growth and improvement process of the Young Thunder.
Durant has made great progress in the past two seasons and has entered the peak of his career. He has been the No. 2 pick in the league's scoring champion in the past two seasons, and his shooting percentage is above 46.0.
So far, Durant averaged 3.9 points, 6B rebounds and 2B assists this season. In the game against the Timberwolves on L.M. 2, Durant scored a season-high 47 points and a career-high 18 rebounds.
Of course, the Thunder cannot be said to be the kind of super strong team that can be compared with the Warriors and the Lakers. One of the reasons is that their inside line lacks strength, and only Jordan Jr. can't stand the championship-level inside line.
However, the Thunder's uniform team is very good. They made a crucial deal during the All-Star Game, which is to introduce Patrick to shoot Kings and send Jeff Green away.
While introducing Perkins, the Thunder also introduced another big insider Mohammed. The Thunder sacrificed the team's attacks in these two deals, hoarded the height and weight of the inside, and increased the bargaining chips against the Warriors.
As for whether this deal is useful, you can check it out immediately, the Warriors are coming.
In this game, the starting lineup excluded by the Thunder are: center DeAndrew Jordan, power forward Perkins, small forward Sapo Seifrosa, organizational defender Westbrook, and shooting guard Durant.
For the Warriors, center Chamberlain, power forward Ibaka, small forward Jamison, organizational defender West, and shooting guard Carter.
After the game started, Jordan Jr. was ready to jump the ball with Chamberlain at the midfield line.
Since Chamberlain won the All-Star Mp, his popularity has skyrocketed. Whenever he reaches the home court of any team, he can get the same treatment as a star on the other side. The cheers he received when he came on the court were no less than Durant.
This made Jordan Jr. feel very uncomfortable. He mocked: "Who is this? Is the All-Star King? Oh, God, it's really scary. I actually want to be an opponent of the All-Star King?"
Chamberlain smiled generously and said to Jordan Jr.: "Young people, be good, the future of the league is yours."
The referee threw the ball up, and Chamberlain jumped up and slapped West like a rocket. After landing, he looked at Jordan Jr. He said in a stressful tone: "You are like the sun at eight or nine o'clock. The future is yours, the young man, of course, the future is ours, but in the final analysis, it is mine."
As he said that, Chamberlain ran across the three-point line like a gust of wind.
West cooperated very well and immediately passed the ball to Chamberlain.
Jordan's eyes flashed with a cold light, and he raised his right arm and pressed it behind Chamberlain. Chamberlain didn't care at all. He held the ball in his hand and stabilized his body slightly, then turned suddenly and broke through to the penalty area like a gyro.
At the same time, his right hand skillfully slapped the ball and rushed into the penalty area with great strides.
"Don't imagine" Jordan roared angrily, Perkins blocked like a meat mountain, and the two of them were double-teaming, and they were about to clamp Chamberlain.
At this moment, Chamberlain suddenly accelerated and dribbled the ball and broke through from Perkins' left. When Perkins moved horizontally, Chamberlain quickly turned around and bypassed Perkins like a gyro again, thus passing through the two of them and inserting into the penalty area in one step.
"Damn" Jordan suddenly changed his expression and tried hard to catch up and wanted to block Chamberlain. However, at this time, Chamberlain had already turned around and faced the ring. He took two steps forward, then jumped up, holding the ball with his right hand and shaking his wrist softly. The ball flew in the air for half a circle, and fell into the basket obediently.
The Thunder attacked, Westbrook ran away from the ball, and he looked like a torpedo with great power. Even if he was as powerful as West, he could not limit his advancement.
Durant was waiting in the frontcourt. Westbrook had just worked with West for the All-Star team. He knew the latter was difficult to deal with, so he passed the ball to Durant when he arrived in the frontcourt.
Carter's defense can only be considered average, but facing a scoring genius like Durant, his general defense ability is far from enough. Master Du changed directions continuously and then jumped up, and the basketball fell directly into the ring.
The Warriors insisted on playing Chamberlain. Jordan and Perkins quickly doubled the team. The two became alert this time and would not let Chamberlain find a chance to break through again.
Chamberlain held the ball in one hand to protect him. He moved in tentatively twice, feeling that it was not easy to play, so he began to look at his teammate's position.
West and Westbrook were fighting, and Chamberlain passed the ball to Carter, allowing UO to launch an attack from the high position, while he ran out of the penalty area to leave a chance for Carter's breakthrough.
Carter was beaten by Durant just now, and naturally felt uncomfortable. He was one of the four scoring machines back then and was a bit arrogant. Now Durant is clearly trying to grab the shift and be the boss on the scoring back line. How could Carter be willing to admit defeat?
He used brute force to push forward and forced Durant. The latter's strength was a flaw, and he could not withstand Carter. Seeing this, Jordan Jr. quickly made up for defense and got rid of Chamberlain and defended Carter.
The moment Carter rushed forward Jordan Jr., he swung his hand and passed the ball to Chamberlain again.
Chamberlain got the ball, and the only remaining defender, Perkins, immediately became nervous. Every muscle in his body became tense, his arms stuck Chamberlain's back, and he tried his best to push him.
Facing Perkins' defense, Chamberlain turned directly to attack, and saw his right foot pressing down on the floor and exerting force with his left foot, taking the first quick step. At the same time, his right arm was standing horizontally, like a battleship hitting the corner, pushing Perkins's skill. He patted the ball with his left hand, and his body ran as fast as a wind, and he quickly broke out.
After being pushed by Chamberlain, Perkins quickly seemed to be hit by a rhino. The blue veins on his forehead swelled up and tried hard to withstand Chamberlain's advance. As a result, after Chamberlain broke through, his body suddenly pulled back, then stomped the floor with his feet, got up and jumped up, aimed at the ring, and shaking his wrist to shoot an orange-red ball...
Perkins was trembling with fat body, and was shook by Chamberlain like a massage chair. He was about to get up to cover the cover, but the ball had already fallen into the ring.
Ibaka had all the best to support him, and Jamison was also on the left and right, so Perkins and Jordan Jr. could not concentrate on double-teaming Chamberlain.
The Warriors mainly played inside, Chamberlain frequently made shots in the three-second zone, with 7 minutes-l seconds left in the first quarter, West entered the inside with one dragon and dunked, the score was constantly widened, and the Warriors scored a 64-golden start.
At the critical moment, Westbrook made a jump shot and helped the Thunder break the scoring panic, but Chamberlain was in a very hot state at this time. He received a wonderful pass from Jamison at the basket and easily threw the ball into the basket.
At the end, West took over the Lakers' offensive banner and hit the basket twice in a row to dunk the ball. After that, Curry came on the court and made a three-pointer as soon as he came on the court, so that the Warriors completely controlled the situation on the court.
The Thunder were stunned. Chamberlain's defense was too tough. Durant made his second jump shot and was blocked by him. Then Westbrook passed the ball Jordan Jr., who wanted to dunk, but was blocked by Chamberlain again.
Westbrook's aggressive push is fierce, but there is one disadvantage: its stability is insufficient, so the Warriors strengthened the defensive pressure and the Thunder made consecutive mistakes.
After the first quarter, the Warriors led the Thunder 2-2, and Chamberlain scored 18 points in the first quarter, completely defeating the Thunder inside.
Thunder fans couldn't make any noise during the first quarter. They stared at their own stars and were too lazy to even boo. But occasionally, some people would question: "Didn't we strengthen the inside line? Why does it seem worse?"
The next quarter, Chamberlain returned to the bench with peace of mind, and he had to train newcomers.
So, Tabitt was in the inside, Blair became a small forward, and Old Nelson arranged for Ibaka and West, and Curry to cooperate with these two players, and the second quarter started.
The Thunder were a little confused by the Warriors at the beginning. Scott Brooks was not the famous coach's information. After the arrangements, he didn't come up with a good idea. However, he knew that the main players were in a bad mood now, so he replaced Durant.
After the start of the game, facing the elders of his hometown, Westbrook wanted to perform well, but made a mistake after coming up. He turned around and wanted to break through West, but the mad dog pounced on it and broke the ball.
A few rounds later, Westbrook, who was attacking the inside, was blocked by Tabit again, which was very embarrassed.
At the beginning of the second quarter, the shooting rates of both teams were not high. Later, after each scored a three-pointer, Durant, who was stunned by the Warriors in the first quarter, made a debut.
When Durant saw that Chamberlain was not there, he did not hesitate and made up his mind to play inside. After he came on the court, he moved his long legs and rushed straight to the penalty area. Tabit's eyes were dazzled, and Durant had already dunked violently and announced the end of the attack.
Fifteen seconds later, Jordan Jr. grabbed the rebound and passed it to Durant. Young Master Du whipped the ball and launched a fast attack by himself. Curry had no choice but to foul. As a result, Durant took a quick move and hit a 2fI.
In this way, Durant scored 6 points in a row and announced his return.
With Durant leading the team, the Thunder seemed to suddenly wake up. Under Durant's leadership, the Thunder made a 15-attack climax, chasing the score to 3-2.
Old Nelson had no choice but to request a timeout. He didn't know what to say now. The team relied on Chamberlain too much. This season, there have been many cases where Chamberlain was stopped after the Warriors were stopped in one game.
After the game started, the Thunder's offensive firepower was still very fierce. Durant made a layup and Westbrook easily swung past the defensive player and rushed to the inside to easily send the ball into the basket. The Thunder overturned the score.
Chapter completed!