rpbooks Chapter 376
Chapter 376
Chapter 376
For Anlo and Westbrook, Oklahoma City is undoubtedly the city that welcomes them the most.But there is another city that is not far behind.This city is Los Angeles.
On the third day of 2018, An Luo once again stood on the Staples court.
Here, he didn't hear the slightest booing.He has played [-] ballparks in the league, and only at Chesapeake Energy Arena and Staples, he will encounter such a situation.
When he played with Westbrook and Paul George one after another, the cheers at the scene never stopped.
He took a quick look, and among the countless golden No. 8, No. 24, and No. 2 jerseys, he actually saw a lot of Thunder No. 8 jerseys that belonged to him.He even saw the jersey he wore at UCLA.
Of course, there are not a few fans wearing Westbrook and Paul George jerseys.
No wonder Westbrook is very happy every time he plays in Los Angeles.
He and Paul George are both Californians, and Westbrook used to be a UCLA player.Back home to play, popularity is well deserved.Although An Luo is not an American, he, like Westbrook, was once a student of UCLA.And led the UCLA Bruins to win the NCAA National Championship.Therefore, in Los Angeles, his popularity is not inferior to Westbrook and Paul George.
In the summer of 16, when An Luo learned that the Lakers had won the second pick, he expressed on his personal social account that he very much hoped to stay in Los Angeles to play.Later, he went to Oklahoma, not only won the best rookie, but also was elected the best sixth man.I don’t know, is Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak, who gave up An Luo and chose Ingram, how is he doing now?
However, if you like it, you like it. In the competition, you have to fight with real guns.The three Thunder players headed by Westbrook, who have a lot of ties to Los Angeles, did not hesitate at all when facing the darling of Los Angeles.
At the beginning of the game, the Lakers' Kuzma hit consecutively, and the Lakers started with a wave of 10:0.
This is surprising.But I have to say that this rookie with the 27th pick in the first round has adapted too quickly to the NBA.You know, this Lakers team has a lot of rookies, and even more high-ranking rookies.But he was able to play it, which is really good.
However, Thunderclap is Thunderclap after all, and its strength is too much ahead.
With An Luo and Paul George firing, the Lakers quickly couldn't stand it anymore.
Especially in the second quarter, the Thunder players felt very hot.Needless to say, An Luo and Paul George, three-pointers have always been their conventional weapons.Even Westbrook made 2 three-pointers in the first half of the game.Under this rhythm, the Thunder scored 42 points in this quarter!The Lakers' weak defense can't resist this group of wolves and tigers.
Not only is it impossible to defend, but their offense is also very difficult.They shot just 32.6 percent throughout the second quarter, going 9-for-2 from 20-point range.Of the 8 total points scored, Kuzma scored 7 and Randle 5.The others added up and only got [-] points!
With a 26-point lead, the Thunder did not relax in the third quarter.As soon as Donovan came up, the main force was all out.An Luo directly entered the training mode.In just 1 minute, he hit 2 ultra-long three-pointers in a row.Halfway through this quarter, George made a successful mid-range shot, and the Thunder led by 89 points with 58:31.
Subsequently, Donovan removed his main players.After all, I will play another team in Los Angeles here tomorrow-the Clippers.These players, if they can take more rest, take more rest.
However, even as a substitute.The Lakers also failed to chase the score back.
The rookie Terrance Ferguson, who was selected by the Thunder in this year's draft, became the superstar in the last 17 minutes of the game.During this period, he made 10 of 8 shots, including 7 of 5 three-pointers. While scoring 21 points, he also contributed 3 steals.
This made Donovan very happy.You know, the last Thunder rookie to hit such a stat was An Luo.He was always worried because the team's strength on the bench was too weak to give enough support to the main players.Now that a good seed has popped up suddenly, how can he be unhappy.
In the end, the Thunder beat the Lakers by 133 points 93:40 at Staples!
After the game, the Thunder players did not go out for fun.Although the night in Los Angeles is exciting, but thinking about tomorrow's game, they still restrained their inner impulse.After all, after the game against the Clippers, there will be two days of rest.Enough for them to have fun in the City of Angels.Moreover, as the hosts, Westbrook and Paul George have invited everyone to celebrate after winning the Clippers.
The next night, when An Luo stood on the Staples court again.A feeling of being back in Oklahoma City was born.He originally thought it was a fake that the Clippers were unpopular in Los Angeles, but looking at it now, it really looks like that.
In the auditorium, he didn't see too many fans in Clippers jerseys.Scattered, almost all Griffin fans.In this case, An Luo really enjoyed the treatment of an away game like a home game.
This trip to Los Angeles should be the happiest back-to-back game since An Luo entered the NBA.
This season, the Clippers once played a better game after losing Paul.But in the end it was a big loss of strength. As the game progressed, they began to fall out of the top eight in the Western Conference.However, they have won the last few games.
In this game, they continued their recent outstanding performance.Fight against Thunder for three quarters, evenly matched.
But in the last quarter, the Thunder strengthened their defense.Especially the defense against Griffin and Lu Wei directly extinguished the Clippers' offensive flames.The Thunder's own offense, however, went smoothly.
Under the sudden inside and outside shots of the "Big Three", the Thunder took the lead 8:0.After that, the Thunder will focus on the defensive end.As a result, the Clippers continued to make mistakes, and the Thunder continued to open the score.Rivers was furious on the sidelines, but still couldn't change the situation.
In fact, the Clippers have no shortage of scorers.But they lack a No. [-] who can control the situation at critical moments and organize the offense well.And now Teodosic, the only one in the Clippers who can do these things, also left the game early due to the recurrence of an old plantar injury.
In the end, the Thunder defeated the Clippers 127:109.
While they won back-to-back two-game winning streak in Los Angeles, they also ended the opponent's four-game winning streak.
(End of this chapter)