rpbooks Chapter 283 March in a Hurry
Chapter 283 March in a Hurry
Chapter 283 March in a Hurry
Time entered March, and the entire league became anxious.Those teams that missed the playoffs were the easiest. They kept giving up games and striving for higher picks.But more teams broke their heads for a place in the playoffs!
The Thunder are also ready for battle. Their record is very good, but the gap with the teams behind is not that big.If you want to gain home court advantage, you must go all out.
An Luo got more opportunities this month.Oladipo has been limited by injuries, and Donovan is very cautious about his use. After all, the playoffs are more difficult games. Once a relatively large injury is done due to excessive use of the game, it will not be worth the loss.The loss of a starting general is undoubtedly a broken arm.
This month's schedule is not easy! 15 away games in 9 games!The opponents are not easy to fuel, including playoff teams such as the Jazz, Spurs, Warriors, Rockets, and Raptors, as well as teams such as the Mavericks and Trail Blazers who are trying their best to hit the playoffs.
Only the Kings, Suns, Magic, and 76ers are easier to deal with.However, although these teams have already given up this season, if they are serious, the Thunder still have to work hard.
In the first game in March, it was very difficult for the Thunder to win.An Luo, who started the game, played for 3 minutes. Even though his shooting space in this game was very small by the opponent, he used his running and shooting range to provide a lot of help to his teammates.
In this game, Westbrook's shooting was still inaccurate.But no one in the Jazz could limit his breakthrough.
In the last minute of the game, Westbrook launched the ultimate attack mode.He first assisted An Luo to make a three-pointer.Then he grabbed the rebound and quickly launched an attack by himself. With 1 seconds left in the game, he made a layup and caused a foul. He scored 15.5 points with a penalty shot and the Thunder exceeded 3:108.
At the last moment, Hayward missed a three-pointer under the double-team of Robertson and An Luo.The Thunder narrowly beat the Jazz.
Then there was a wave of three-game losing streak.
In their first three-game streak, they lost to the Trail Blazers, Suns and Mavericks.
But back in Oklahoma City, the Thunder succeeded in revenge.Although the Trail Blazers made great efforts to hit the playoffs under the leadership of Lillard, the whole pair exploded with great energy.But Westbrook and An Luo still let them go home with hatred.A 56 points and 9 assists, a 31 points and 3 steals!Even the Blazers with two guns couldn't do anything about the two crazy people.
Next, the Thunder won consecutive games and successively defeated the Spurs, Jazz, Nets, Raptors and Kings, and achieved the third six-game winning streak this season.
During this period, Westbrook's play has been up and down.Of course, this is only for his scoring.In terms of organization, he has always been quite good.This is also the reason why other Thunder players can hug each other tightly.
An Luo is an important reason why the Thunder can win all the way.Whether he is replacing Oladipo in the start or leading the bench to play, he is very efficient and stable.
In fact, whether the Thunder win or lose, An Luo's performance has always been very stable.So far, he has averaged 23.3 points per game, which is already the second scoring point in the Thunder.
Throughout March, the most serious game the Thunder played, or Westbrook played the most seriously, was the fourth meeting with the Warriors.In the first three games, the Thunder fell behind 1:2.So in this encounter, the Thunder, especially Westbrook, all want to win.
However, this game is different from the previous few times.The absence of Kevin Durant due to injury made this game lack some gunpowder.
In fact, apart from Westbrook and Durant, the other players on both sides can handle it.As for the grievances of last season, it has long been nothing!
Even some players have a good relationship.For example, An Luo and Curry, these two people have similar technical characteristics and physical conditions, and they are quite sympathetic to each other.
In this game, the leading stars of both sides, Curry and Westbrook, performed mediocrely.Instead, Thompson and An Luo became the focus of the game.
勇士的汤普森的三分球15中7，整体命中率超过了5成。出场32分钟，高效的砍下34分。库里出手次数不多，还是交出了23分7助攻的成绩单。
On the Thunder's side, An Luo got the highest number of shots under Donovan's behest.And his efficiency is not low. He made 25 of 16 shots, including 15 of 8 three-pointers. An Luo once again scored 40+ points.
But others are just average.Although Westbrook sent 15 assists, his 19 points are already the Thunder's second highest.
In the end, the Thunder still failed to pull back a victory in the final battle of the regular season this season.
After the game with the Warriors, the Thunder was actually full of anger.But this tone, there is no way to let it out this season.After all, the Thunder themselves know that if they meet the Warriors outside, it will most likely be in the Western Conference Finals, and at the earliest it will only be the semifinals.They may not be able to get there.
But someone else bumped into it. The 76ers became the Thunder's punching bag.
The 76ers have already given up and started training young people.However, in the previous few games, they caused great trouble to their opponents.But this time when they met the Thunder who had just lost to the Warriors, they seemed powerless to resist.
An Luo came off the bench, and the opponent had already disarmed and surrendered without much effort.Going up and shooting a few three-pointers, Donovan pushed him to the bench.After all, An Luo played 40 minutes in the last game.That's a long time for a bench player who averaged 20 minutes per game.In addition, after Oladipo arrived in March, he was affected by injuries, and his performance has not been ideal.Donovan could only rely more on An Luo.
Westbrook also only played more than 20 minutes. He made 6 of 6 shots and contributed 18 points, plus 14 assists and 11 rebounds.For him, the triple-double is getting easier!
After defeating the 76ers, the Thunder lost to the Rockets.The Lakers traded the past super sixth man Louis Williams like sending warmth, scored 36 points and beat the Thunder.An Luo's 30 points didn't help either.
But for the game, winning and losing is also common.
In the last two games in March, the Thunder played very strongly.An Luo's consecutive 30+, and Westbrook's consecutive triple-doubles, let people see the determination of the Thunder to defend their regular season rankings.
After defeating the Magic, the Thunder's game in March is all over.Their record also officially broke through 50 wins, firmly standing in the third place in the Western Conference.
(End of this chapter)