rpbooks Chapter 378 There Will Not Be a Second 2-Day Loss
Chapter 378 There Will Not Be a Second 2-Day Loss
Chapter 378 There will be no second two-game losing streak
Another road trip is over.The Thunder returned to Oklahoma City with a [-]-[-] record.
No one is going to take responsibility for their loss to the Suns.After all, tigers still have time to nap.And even if they lose the game, they are still the number one team in the league.
Compared with the outcome of the game, people are more concerned about the results of the All-Star voting these days.
Before the game between the Thunder and the Suns, the NBA officially announced the results of the first round of voting. "Antetokounmpo" Giannis Antetokounmpo received 863416 votes, temporarily leading LeBron James to become the top voter, while the latter received 856080 votes.Kevin Durant led the West with 767402 votes.
Antetokounmpo's very empty birth gave domestic fans a very familiar feeling.It is also the fans of a country who vote for a player.The past when Yao Ming became the All-Star vote leader is still vivid.
Among the three people that Thunder fans pay attention to, Westbrook ranks third among Western guards with 438469 votes, second only to Curry and Harden.An Luo followed Westbrook with 387692 votes.After that, there are Klay Thompson, Ginobili, Paul, Lillard and so on.With 291495 votes, Paul George temporarily ranks fifth among frontcourt players in the West.Leading behind Leonard with more than 5 votes.
Judging from the current situation, it is very likely that the Thunder's "Big Three" will all enter this year's All-Star Game.The Thunder is also very likely to become the biggest winner of this All-Star together with the Golden State Warriors.In the latter case, it is very likely that 4 players will be selected as All-Stars.
Of course this is just the first round of fan voting.After a few days, after the final voting results come out, it will be possible to see which players can be selected for the All-Star.And it's only possible to be sure.The votes of players and head coaches are too variable.
Many fans are appealing online, so that all Oklahomans vote for their players.One must know that in Leiting, such a grand event was the first time.
The Thunder players are actively preparing for the next game.
After returning to the Chesapeake Energy Arena, the first opponent they ushered in was the Portland Trail Blazers in the same division.
This is a playoff team.In the West, as long as it is a playoff team, there is no weak one.What's more, the recent state of this team is very strong.Although they temporarily lost the team's leading star, this did not affect their continuous winning.So far, the Blazers rank sixth in the Western Conference with 22 wins and 17 losses.Moreover, they just defeated the Spurs and achieved two consecutive victories.
In this game, they still continued the starting lineup of three defenders.The inside combination of Nurkic and Aminu is paired with Shabazz Napier, Evan Turner and McCollum.Among them, Napier, who replaced Lillard as the starting number one, has played quite well in these games.At the same time, he is also an important part of the Blazers' ability to pass the test without Lillard.
This season, the Thunder can always find their status at the fastest speed in the game.In the vast majority of games, they are preemptive strikers, and they have an advantage at the beginning.
But in this game, they failed to play such a rhythm.
Westbrook turned around and hit the basket in the low post, opening the scoring for the Thunder.The Blazers relied on Nurkic's singles at the basket to help the team respond immediately.Next, under Napier's tandem, the Blazers set off a whirlwind of quick hits.
The offensive rhythm of both sides is very fast.
An Luo only tried his first shot after 3 minutes of the game.In this game, the cooperation between Westbrook and Adams played smoothly.Therefore, there are not many opportunities for basketball to come into his hands.
Facing McCollum, An Luo didn't care much.In addition to explosive power, he is better than the opponent in everything.So An Luo directly turned his back and punched in.The strength of his first blow was very strong, and he could obviously feel that the opponent was a little bit overwhelmed.So, without waiting for McCollum to stabilize his figure, he pushed again.This time the opponent was pushed directly to the point where he lost his defensive position.Seeing the situation, An Luo turned to the left, and then shot a jumper.The body leans back slightly, looking quite chic and freehand.
"You're so weak! Dude!"
After the goal was scored, An Luo patted himself on the shoulder, then shook his head at McCollum.By the way, I also sprayed a rather gentle trash talk.
Looking back, McCollum asked for the ball from the right elbow.As one of the best shooting guards in the league, he doesn't want to be humiliated by a second-year rookie on his home court.So he has to get it back.
He chose the same way as An Luo.Post-up singles.
"Boy, I'm going to single you!"
After speaking, the right side of the body was directly attached to An Luo's chest.A not-so-weak force came over, and An Luo's upper body leaned back slightly, but his lower body remained motionless.Seeing that An Luo didn't move, McCollum immediately came again.But the result is still the same.Now he was not happy, and with all his strength, he pushed An Luo forward.
In fact, An Luo was waiting for this moment.At the same time as McCollum exerted his force for the third time, he retreated slightly, and the opponent couldn't hold back, and directly hit An Luo's arms.At this time, McCollum, who had lost his center of gravity, could no longer control the ball.An Luo had sharp eyes and quick hands, stretched out his long arms, picked up the basketball and ran towards his hoop.
Facing an empty basket, An Luo directly crossed the free throw line, then flew high, holding the ball in his right hand, made a circle in the air, and dunked the ball.
"I said, you are too weak! In my eyes, you are like those little guys in diapers."
An Luo's dunk helped the Thunder gain momentum.They went ahead in the next wave and maintained their lead until the end of the third quarter.
McCollum, who has calmed down, is indeed strong.His speed is fast, his breakthrough is sharp, he has a strong scoring ability at the basket, and he is accurate in three-pointers.With the excellent performance of him, Napier and Nurkic, he played a very strong offense at the beginning of the fourth quarter.A wave overtook the score and led by as many as double digits.
At the critical moment, An Luo stood up again.He first suddenly went strong, forcing Aminu to make a mistake with the ball.Helped the Thunder get the ball once, and Paul George hit a three-pointer.Then he bowed left and right and hit consecutive three-pointers from the two bottom corners.
In the final minute, the Thunder's defense kept the Blazers scoreless.At the same time, with An Luo and Paul George under strict defense, Westbrook hit the basket and continued to cause damage, helping the Thunder to overtake.
In the end, it relied on Westbrook's two-point layup and two free throws.The Thunder beat their opponents 115:111 in the away game.Avoided the team's second two-game losing streak this season.
(End of this chapter)