rpbooks Chapter 355 Who Can Beat Thunder
Chapter 355 Who Can Beat Thunder
Chapter 355 Who Can Beat Thunder
The Thunder's [-]-game winning streak has drawn the attention of the entire league!Everyone wants to know how long their winning streak will last.But as far as the current situation is concerned, I am afraid that only teams like the Rockets, Warriors and Cavaliers have the ability to defeat the Thunder.Moreover, people feel that these teams are not necessarily fully sure!
According to the schedule, the Thunder will meet the Warriors in a week.At that time, the Thunder will face the biggest challenge since this season.The Thunder are also eager to try. This season, facing the Warriors, they are more confident than last season.Of course, before that, they still have two games to play.
The Thunder's next opponent is the San Antonio Spurs.This game is also very important.In the second round of the playoffs in April this year, the Thunder fell to the Spurs, who did not seem to be strong.
But that was Thunder.At that time, the Thunder lacked a strong striker, and Leonard almost defeated the Thunder on his own.Now, the Thunder has Paul George, a super striker who is not lost to Leonard at all.The biggest weakness has become his own strength. In terms of strength, the Thunder is stronger than the Spurs.Moreover, in this game, the Spurs star Leonard missed due to injury.
But the Spurs are a very strange team.They always surprise you when you think they've gotten weaker.Just like last season, Duncan retired, Ginobili and Tony Parker were getting old, and when everyone was worrying about the future of the Spurs, they still had a record of 60 wins and reached the Western Conference Finals all the way.
Therefore, this game has attracted the attention of many people.They are eager to see the Thunder continue their indomitable momentum, but they are even more eager for the Spurs to end them.
On October 10, An Luo and his team came to San Antonio to challenge the Spurs away.
For this game, Thunderclap attaches great importance to it!Since the start of the match, among the dozen or so opponents that the Thunder has encountered, none of them are particularly strong.Although there are quite powerful teams like the Celtics and Clippers, they still need a game with enough gold content to prove that their record is not due to luck.
With Leonard out and Tony Parker gone, Mills and Anderson top the starting lineup.They will face the Thunder's luxurious starting lineup with Danny Green, Aldridge and Gasol.
At the beginning of the game, Gasol helped the Spurs get the ball for the first offense.Mills advanced the ball beyond the three-point line and passed the ball to Danny Green.After the latter received the ball, with the cover of Aldridge, he directly rushed to the basket. A European step passed Adams who was coming over from the defense, and he hit a layup and scored for the Spurs first.
The Spurs showed their integrity as soon as they came up.It can be seen in the previous few games that both Danny Green and Mills have increased their offensive firepower.Aldridge alone can't afford the Spurs.
Although the Spurs took the lead, the Thunder, who quickly entered the state, still made them a little overwhelmed.
The first is Adams. Westbrook didn't make a mid-range shot. He grabbed the rebound, made a strong move, and scored a second offense to help the Thunder equalize the score.Then Anderson missed a three-pointer. After grabbing the rebound, Westbrook directly launched a counterattack fast break, pushing Mills to the free throw line.Although the latter blocked Westbrook's fast break, it was still a bit powerless to fight against two.After Paul George who followed up received the ball, he soared directly into the sky, his right arm spread out like a roc spreading its wings, and he dunked the ball easily.
In the next 2 minutes, under the defense of the Thunder, the Spurs had a scoring drought.On the other hand, the Thunder, Paul George is very strong, and An Luo is also in good condition.He bloomed continuously inside and outside, scoring 7 points in a row by himself, directly opening the point difference to double digits.
The Spurs had to hand over a timeout. An Luo's touch was too hot, so he could only interrupt it in this way.
After returning to the game, the Spurs relied on Green's three-pointer and Aldridge's free throw to chase the score to 13:16.
But since then, George hit consecutive three-pointers, and the Thunder's Big Three teamed up to score.On the other hand, the Spurs made consecutive mistakes under the Thunder's high-pressure defense, and their shooting feel was average. They only scored 5 points in the last 2 minutes.The Thunder played an 18:0 attack wave, although Gay made a layup at the last moment to stop the bleeding for the Spurs.But the Thunder still lead the Spurs with a big score of 32:15.
In the second quarter of the game, the Thunder continued their fiery touch from the previous quarter.The players on the bench also played smoothly.Patterson made a long shot, Grant dunked and layup, they had another small climax, directly extending the advantage to more than 20 points.
At a critical juncture, veteran Gasol stepped forward.He first beat Kanter under the basket, using his nimble steps to shake the opponent away and hit the basket.Looking back, he grabbed a defensive rebound and assisted Murray to finish quickly.His performance wasn't over yet. On the next offensive possession, Gasol ran back to the top of the arc to get an open shot after setting a screen for Danny Green.Danny Green scored the ball, and Gasol made a three-pointer without hesitation.
Under the excellent performance of Gasol, the Spurs players finally found the feeling of scoring.
After Aldridge broke through, he dunked and Danny Green made a super long three-pointer.Under the circumstance that the Thunder did not respond in time, the Spurs played a 10:0 attack wave, narrowing the point difference by a large margin.
Donovan quickly paused, and then replaced all his main players on the court.
Westbrook rushed into the Spurs' penalty area as soon as he came up, causing a foul by Aldridge and putting himself on the free throw line.In the next 2 minutes, Paul George and An Luo contributed a three-pointer alone. Under the leadership of the "Big Three", the Thunder responded to the Spurs' offensive and re-extended the advantage to 20 points.
Just as the first half of the game was about to end, the Spurs broke out with a huge fighting power.Aldridge and Danny Green teamed up to score 3 three-pointers from beyond the three-point line, hitting the Thunder 9:3, helping the Spurs chase the score to 43:57, 14 points behind the Thunder.
Judging from the entire first half, there is still a big gap between the strength of the Spurs and the Thunder.They launched several counterattacks and indeed achieved some results, but the Thunder responded quickly.Every time they got the score back a bit, someone from the Thunder would step up and interrupt their rhythm.
If they can't find a solution to this problem, the Thunder will usher in their No. 15 game winning streak at their home court.
(End of this chapter)