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Chapter 262 Fighting Warriors Again (Happy New Year!)

Chapter 262 Fighting Warriors Again (Happy New Year!)

At the press conference after the game, whether it was the Thunder or the Clippers, the atmosphere was a bit dull.

Although the Thunder won the game, they faced the Clippers without Paul and Griffin, and it felt a bit invincible.Moreover, before Paul was injured, the Thunder had been suppressed.Westbrook was made to die, so he wasn't very happy.

It's really miserable for the Clippers!Griffin has been out for about a month due to knee surgery and is expected to return later this month.Now Paul is hurt again!

According to the results of the preliminary diagnosis, Paul will undergo thumb surgery and will be out for 6-8 weeks.Based on the calculation of this injury time, it is expected that he will not be able to return until March.

Without Paul, Rivers can only count on Rivers Jr. and the old Felton.However, these two guys are not enough to provoke the Clippers.

But all this has nothing to do with the Thunder.Donovan only regretted Paul's injury, and he was not happy because he lost a competitor.Injuries are hated by all NBA players.

The next game was a bit unusual for the Thunder.Their opponent is the Golden State Warriors, who are currently ranked No. [-] in the Western Conference.

The enmity between the two teams reached its peak after Durant decided to join the Warriors this summer.At the beginning of the season, the Thunder defeated the opponent under An Luo's outstanding performance.An Luoke still clearly remembers the hug Westbrook gave Durant after the game.Of course, there is also the phrase "Do you regret it?".

But now, it will be difficult to win the game again!The Warriors with the Big Four have been running in for half a season. The chemical reaction between the players is very good, and both offensive and defensive ends have shown super strength.

Prior to this game, the Warriors had won four straight.They have lost a total of 7 games so far.Although in people's eyes, it is definitely not as good as last season's 73 wins, but everyone feels that they are stronger than last season.

Before the game, there have been intense discussions on the Internet about this game.

However, all the focus is on Westbrook and Durant.The last time they met, the two had no intersection at all at first.Although after the game, Westbrook hugged Durant.But everyone generally thinks that it is a kind of showing off of Westbrook, not really based on emotional communication.

People expect the former two young masters to reconcile with each other. After all, they are good brothers who have been together for nearly ten years and should not become passers-by who never get in touch with each other.In this regard, everyone remains optimistic.They will eventually let go, just like Kobe and O'Neal at the beginning.

But more people are watching the fun.Anyway, they are not anyone's fans. For them, the grievances between Westbrook and Durant are just a joke after dinner.Since it's a joke, the more exciting the better.

Others behaved worse.Maliciously slander and fan the flames on the Internet.They're not really the ones who hate Westbrook or Durant, but they're always the ones who scold the most.The reaction is that you can't see others well!

Such a game, the American broadcasters will definitely not miss it.In fact, all games between the Warriors and the Thunder this season are televised across the United States.You know, since Durant left Oklahoma City, the Thunder didn't have many nationally televised games throughout the season.

Westbrook's mentality this time is much better than last time.After all, he faced Durant as a winner.This can be seen from the way he dressed when he appeared at Oracle Stadium.

The light yellow hollow sweater is paired with a pair of off-white ripped jeans, and a pair of canvas shoes on the face.It can be described as quite fresh and refined.

In the face of reporters' questions, Westbrook also seemed quite calm.

"We have to play our own basketball! If we do, no one can beat us."

"We don't need to prepare anything special. We give it our all every night, no matter who the opponent is."

"We fought each other before, but we won!"

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At Oracle Arena, every night there is a game, there is a repertoire.That's Stephen Curry's unique "channel shot."

Many fans will come to the arena a few hours before the game, just to see Curry's "channel shot" with his own eyes.After pregame warmups, Curry would walk into the tunnel on the side of the rim, catch and shoot from assistant coach Bruce Frazier.Only when he made that ultra-long three-pointer, he would end the warm-up before the game and return to the locker room.

An Luo didn't pay much attention last time, but this time he finally saw it.It has to be said that this guy's ability in the field of long-range shooting is more like a cheater than An Luo, who is a cheater.

With this a long shot hit.The competition began to enter the formal preparation stage.

Thunder players are already ready.Under the leadership of Westbrook, they launched a complex mobilization activity in the player tunnel.It took An Luo a long time to learn that series of dazzling movements.

It's easy for the visiting team to play.Westbrook took the lead, leading the Thunder players out of the tunnel.Kanter and Adams are always at the end, but in this game, Kanter is the only one.Adams continued to miss due to injury.

Every player of the Warriors will cause a burst of cheers.Even Durant is no exception.He's in a much better place now than he was at the start of the season.Time does, it seems, change everything.At the beginning, An Luo heard a lot of boos for Durant at the Oracle Arena.

With Curry's final appearance, the atmosphere on the scene reached its peak.It can be seen that no matter how well Durant plays, the Warriors are always Curry's team.

After all the players from both sides are on the field, there will be a flag-raising ceremony as usual.After that, it was time for the head coaches of both sides to make the final tactical deployment.

Donovan had already arranged the team's tactics, but before the game started, he still emphasized the defense very carefully.They don't dare to fight against the Warriors like they did with the Nuggets. The offensive ability of "Tsunami Brothers" is second to none in the entire league!

Of course, their defense certainly cannot achieve the best results.After all, in the Warriors, there are too many people who can end the offense.Donovan's strategy is to strictly guard against Curry and Thompson, and let Durant score in singles.

Honestly, such a strategy is not good.But Donovan couldn't help it either.It is impossible for him to take care of every point.So there is only a choice.As for why Durant was released, Donovan did not explain.

(End of this chapter)