rpbooks Chapter 367 Fighting the Spurs Again
Chapter 367 Fighting the Spurs Again
Chapter 367 Fighting the Spurs Again
After the game with the Magic, the Thunder justly ended the first full month of the new season.In this month, the Thunder played a very good record.However, the best player of the month did not fall on Oklahoma City.
Subsequently, the NBA officially announced the winner of this award.LeBron James in the East and James Harden in the West won November's Player of the Month honors.
Compared with the Rockets' 12 wins and 2 loss, the Celtics' 12 wins and 1 losses, and the Cavaliers' 11 wins and 3 losses, the Thunder's record of 11 wins and 3 losses this month is not bad, but whether it is Westbrook or Paul George And An Luo, their individual performances are not as good as Harden.Similarly, although Irving led the Celtics to a very good record, his statistical performance is not impressive, and there is no way to compare with LeBron James.
从数据上来看，威斯布鲁克场均23.5分、9.2个篮板、10.3次助攻和1.5次抢断的数据也不差了。但是哈登场均35.4分、10.1次助攻、6.3个篮板和1.7次抢断更变态。
It seems that his and Westbrook's choices are different.In the super lineup that was also formed in the summer, Westbrook chose to sacrifice his shot rights and focus on organization and defense; while Harden took into account both scoring and organization.When Harden is on the court with Paul, he can play more off the ball, and his lighter weight makes him more comfortable in the air.And when Paul is off the court, Harden switches to point guard mode.He's still unsatisfactory on the defensive end, but no one can ask him to do more.And the Rockets' overall defense is not weak, ranking eighth in the league.
James Harden stunned the league when he set eight records in a rout of the Jazz on Nov. 11.Even Kobe Bryant praised on social media: Crazy is an instinct!
However, such a strong Harden led the Rockets all the way, but failed to surpass the Thunder.They even squeezed the Warriors to third.These are the two team building models that have always existed in the NBA, team basketball and superstars.When a team achieves both, it is at the championship level.Of course, there are also those who can only achieve one kind and win the championship in the end.But that is the ultimate performance, after all, it is still a rare case.
In the current NBA, apart from the Warriors and Thunder, the Rockets barely count as one.But after Paul joined, he has been affected by injuries and has not played too many games.Anthony, on the other hand, seemed a little lost.Averaging 16 points per game obviously doesn't fit the status of a "giant".
As far as Westbrook is concerned, he has only one goal this season, and that is the championship.He had already won the MVP of the regular season, and he didn't think about competing for it again, otherwise, he wouldn't delegate power.This is his tenth year in the league.Although he was in his prime, there was not much time left for him.
Paul George also came for the championship.He used to be in the East and played against James for many years, but he still couldn't make it out.This made him very uncomfortable.The Pacers couldn't give him better teammates, but the Thunder are different.Coupled with previous injuries, he has always had a feeling of uneasiness.I'm afraid that one day, I will bid farewell to this arena because of something like that.Therefore, he wants to get those honors when he is playing healthy.
An Luo wanted to be a little less urgent.After all, this is his second season, and he still has a lot of time to fight.But because he is young, those personal honors are not easy for him to get.After all, in this league, there are too many great players.Even if he cheated, An Luo might not be the opponent of those people.
Therefore, this award did not cause any disturbance in the Thunder team.What they have to do now is to meet the next December game.
Compared with the previous month, the sixteen games this month will be a little more difficult.
They will play against the Jazz three times this month, and the Timberwolves, Spurs, Rockets, Raptors and Bucks are not easy to play with.
Their first opponent is the Minnesota Timberwolves, known as having the "poor man's Big Four".
At the beginning of the season, the Thunder played against each other twice.Both times the Thunder had the last laugh.In this game, the Timberwolves, who were aiming for revenge, played very strongly in the game.They withstood the Thunder's offensive in the first quarter and took a 5-point lead.But in the second quarter, An Luo and Paul George's crazy three-pointers not only evened the point difference in an instant, but also pushed their opponents away by 20 points in one go.Entering the second half, Butler and Teague fought back frantically, chasing the point difference to only 5 points.But at this time, it was An Luo's two three-pointers from the outside that extinguished their offensive.
In the last quarter, the Timberwolves once again launched a counterattack.Downs stepped forward, and he scored consecutive inside shots.For a time, the Timberwolves saw hope.At the critical moment, Westbrook and Paul George stood up. In the end, the Thunder defeated their opponents 115:107 at home and won five consecutive victories.
This is already the third time Thunder has defeated the opponent!The Timberwolves have a good lineup this season. As long as Towns and Wiggins perform at a normal level, they can have a good record.It's a pity that of these two people, one is too soft and the other is too lazy.It's rare to perform at the same time, and always meet a stronger and better team than them.
A day later, the Thunder ushered in a challenge from the San Antonio Spurs at home.In the last confrontation, the Thunder had the momentum of a [-]-game winning streak, but finally lost to the opponent by one point.For this reason, An Luo, who stepped on the line with a three-pointer, was very annoyed.
In this game, the Thunder won another five consecutive victories.People began to wonder whether the Spurs would end the Thunder's winning streak again as they did last time.
Although the Spurs are not as strong as last season, they still rank fourth in the Western Conference with a record of 14 wins and 7 losses.Although they were plagued by injuries at the beginning of the season, they are gradually improving. Leonard has recovered from his injury, but he will take a rotation with Ginobili in this game.Although he came to Oklahoma with the team, the Spurs were obviously not in a hurry and still let him rest.The next game is at home. If nothing else, he will usher in his first game of the season.
But the Thunder didn't relax just because Leonard and Ginobili didn't play!They suffered such a loss in the last game.The Spurs team really can't just look at superficial strength.Both Donovan and the players are very cautious.
In this game, they aim for revenge.
(End of this chapter)