rpbooks Chapter 350 Winning streak
Chapter 350 Winning streak
Chapter 350 Winning streak
After the game against the Jazz, Donovan hastily dealt with the reporter's interview, and then took his players back to the hotel where he was staying.After all, they didn't play this game very easily, and the players were very tired.
"Get some rest, guys. There's another game tomorrow night, so don't let it slip!"
In fact, no one wants to go out.Players don't like to come to Salt Lake City.No night life.
October 10, night.In the Chesapeake Energy Arena, An Luo, Westbrook and Paul George sat on the bench, chatting and laughing, watching his teammates finish the game leisurely.They have accomplished their task.And after playing two games in a row, he needs to take a break.
Before this game, the Timberwolves had a record of one win and one loss.This summer, the Timberwolves formed the "Big Four" lineup. Although it is the poor man's version, its strength should not be underestimated.The combination of Butler, Teague, Wiggins and Towns is considered rare in the league.If the talents of these guys are fulfilled, I am afraid it will be another Warriors-level team.Of course, if you can't fulfill your talents, that's another matter.
Still, even the poor man's version is pretty strong.
The growth of Towns and Wiggins gave the Timberwolves hope.Especially Wiggins, his offense has improved a level compared to last season, the stability of mid-range shots and three-pointers has been greatly enhanced, and he is no longer the stunned young man who only broke out once when he met the Cavaliers.The joining of Butler has brought toughness to this young team.He plays an off-ball role more often on the court, and more often he focuses on defense and solving battles at critical moments.
Donovan was quite cautious before the game. He didn't want to suffer again from the loss he suffered with the Melbourne Tigers.So he asked these players to go all out.You know, although this season has only played for a few days, there are many strong teams that stumbled.
The first superteam was the Warriors.The opening game was brutally defeated by the Rockets.Although they won the second game, they were 17 points behind the Pelicans at most.The worst was the last game against the Grizzlies.After Durant was expelled, Curry was dissatisfied with the referee's penalty and threw the braces at the opponent.Facing the blatant provocation, the referees who ruled the field were of course merciless and directly expelled.In the end, the Warriors who were expelled by the two generals lost to each other 101:111, eating the second defeat of the season.
Perhaps in order to keep the Warriors from the headlines, the Cavaliers also lost cleanly to the Brooklyn Nets, the biggest player in the East.This season, Irving finally left James and went to the Celtics to be his boss.The Cavaliers acquired Thomas Jr., the last quarter king of last season, from the Celtics.Moreover, they also introduced the youngest regular season MVP Rose and the young Wade.Coupled with the original Thompson, Love, JR, etc., James can finally be lazy.But who knows, he was abused by the Nets at the beginning of the season.
Donovan didn't want to be in it.So in this game, the Thunder played very strongly from the very beginning.
Westbrook continued the style of play he played in the second half of the previous game.Reduce shots and be willing to be a green leaf.However, his green leaf is quite active.Under the impact of Westbrook, the Timberwolves' defense had to shrink inward.This gave An Luo and Paul George a chance.
In such a situation, An Luo and Paul George teamed up to score 5 points.And it was Butler who just joined Butler who scored the first point for the Timberwolves.He used Towns' cover from outside the three-point line on the right to rush into the inside line, made a sudden stop for a jumper, and scored 2 points.But these 2 points were the only points the Timberwolves scored in the first 3 minutes.
Thibodeau had to call a timeout, and he was in a hurry on the sidelines.But he didn't talk much about tactics, he just cursed at these guys.
After a timeout, the Timberwolves finally found their own state.Wiggins made a long shot, and Towns hit hard at the basket.As for the Thunder, they were not affected at all by the opponent's offensive recovery.At the end of the first quarter, the Thunder led the Timberwolves by 28 points at 21:7.
In the second quarter, the Thunder's best player was not Paul George, Westbrook or An Luo, but Felton.This guy was very active. In the half quarter of the game he played, he hit 2 three-pointers and scored 10 points alone.Paul George and Kanter also made achievements. They beat each other 20:12 in the first half, widening the difference by 15 points.
After the timeout, Crawford swayed away from An Luo and scored a three-pointer as soon as he came up.An Luo really tried his best for this ball.But who would have thought that an old Keliu would be so demonic!Afterwards, the Thunder players' feel declined and they hit two irons angrily.Towns seized the opportunity to exert force inside, scored 5 points in a row, and brought the score back to single digits.
But after a brief downturn, An Luo stood up.He first returned Crawford with a three-pointer head-on; then decisively double-teamed Towns, succeeded in stealing, and then assisted Westbrook to quickly dunk.Once again helping the team widen the point difference.
In the next minute or so, the two sides communicated with each other, and the final score was fixed at 61:49.
In the second half, the Timberwolves have not been able to find a way to limit the Thunder's three strengths.Judging from the situation, Westbrook has not opened up.However, this is nothing to be comforted with.It was Westbrook's sacrifice that activated Paul George and An Luo.Instead, the Timberwolves would like to see Westbrook compete with his teammates for the shot.Instead of focusing on passing, defense and rebounding from start to finish.
Therefore, at the end of the third quarter, the Thunder had widened the point difference to as much as 25 points.In the last quarter, Westbrook and An Luo played for 3 minutes and then came down.Paul George played 2 more minutes.The Timberwolves have played so poorly!They lost the momentum they had the first three quarters.This is also understandable, the Timberwolves chased the score for three quarters with all their strength, and finally let go of that tone.In the end, the Thunder easily eliminated the visiting Timberwolves at their home court and won three consecutive victories.
Like a repeat of last season, the Thunder started this season perfectly.Although the opponents they encountered were not particularly strong, the strength displayed by the Thunder still made other teams very worried.Especially the Western Conference teams that want to go far enough this season, they must now think carefully about how to limit these three strengths of the Thunder.It is still running in at the moment, and when the running in is complete, the difficulty will increase even more.
(End of this chapter)