rpbooks Chapter 569
Chapter 569
Chapter 569
After defeating the Hornets, the Thunder rushed to Washington without stopping.They ended their first back-to-back games of the season with a 134-102 win at each other's home courts.It seems that the Thunder did not seem to be affected by the continuous running.
In this game, the Thunder players still performed well, especially Westbrook, An Luo and Paul George.Since the beginning of this season, the Thunder's trio has not let everyone down.On the other hand, the Wizards are not satisfactory.
After James left the East, these stars and teams who had been suppressed for nearly a decade finally saw hope.The Wizards were originally one of them.After a series of operations in the summer, the combination of "Wall + Bill + Howard" has always made fans have great expectations for them.But after more than half a month of the season, their performance was disappointing.Before the Thunder played, their record was 1 win and 6 losses, only a little bit better than the Cavaliers with 1 win and 7 losses, ranking No. 14 in the East.
Howard's debut in Washington was very impressive. He played 23 minutes, made 8 of 7 shots, scored 20 points and 6 rebounds.If he hadn't just returned from injury, he would have gone to 30+10.It can be seen that despite running around all these years, the state of Sparks is still quite good.The head shooting guard Bill played 32 minutes and surrendered 28 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals, which can be regarded as an outstanding performance.As a representative of the new generation of shooting guards, Bill is more favored by European and American players than An Luo.This is not just a matter of appearance, but the style of playing is the most critical.Although a large part of Bill's scoring is outside the three-point line, his ability to break through and attack the basket has inherited the characteristics of the previous generation of shooting guards.
Disappointing is the team's star John Wall.In this game, Wall played 34 minutes, the player with the longest playing time on both sides.In the end, he only handed over a report card of 15 points, 2 rebounds, 8 assists and 1 steal. His shooting percentage of 15 of 5 shots is the best embodiment of his poor performance.Compared with his "twin brother" Kemba Walker who is far away in Charlotte, this state is too far behind.
A back-to-back was played, and the Thunder got two days of rest.However, they did not return to Oklahoma.Because of this trip to the Eastern Conference, there is still a Cavaliers team that did not play.
On November 11, the Thunder will be a guest in Cleveland.In fact, they had arrived in the city the day before.Sitting on the bus to the Quicken Loans Arena, An Luo was surprised by what he saw along the way.The shadow of James can still be seen everywhere in this city.Although I haven't seen the legendary huge poster, it is obvious that the city's nostalgia for James is not resentment.Like some fans said online, we have no reason to criticize LeBron James because he has given everything for Cleveland.In the Quicken Loans Center, An Luo still saw the most No. 5 jerseys.However, compared with a few months ago, there is somewhat a feeling that things are different.
In this game, Westbrook and Anlo were put on the sick watch list by Donovan, and the Thunder sent a lineup of Felton, Ferguson, Paul George, Robertson, and Adams.Paul George took the lead alone against the more shabby Cavaliers.Without James, Love and George Hill are still injured, the Cavaliers can only come up with a lineup of Sexton, JR, Hood, Osman and TT.In this case, it is also very difficult for the Cavaliers to win this game at home.
When the Thunder scored the first offense, Adams had a dunk from the three-point line.Of course, TT standing under the basket didn't let him succeed.However, Adams scored the first point for the Thunder with a free throw.Westbrook and An Luo, who were sitting on the sidelines, were stunned the moment Adams flew up!You know, a seven-inch man flies up from the free throw line one step away, and he has to dunk through the defender.Even if it wasn't buckled, the action was really cool!
The rhythm of the opening stage of the two sides was very fast. JR missed a three-pointer, Felton scored a throw, TT made a hook at the basket, Ferguson made a mid-range strike, Sexton made a fast break... Both sides come and go, but the success rate is not particularly high .This situation lasted until the end of the first quarter, and the Thunder and Cavaliers battled to 23:20.
In the second quarter, the Cavaliers made a sudden effort.Hood's three-pointer and Sexton's emergency stop jumper allowed them to quickly overtake the score.During this period of time, Sexton, the No. 8 pick of the Cavaliers this year, performed very well.This young man who was selected by the Cavaliers and shouted to James that we will reach the finals again, ushered in his first start tonight.His sharp driving layups and precise mid-range shots prove that this guy is just a little arrogant, not arrogant.However, the Cavaliers' lead only lasted half a quarter. With Paul George returning to the court, the Thunder quickly tied the score and overtook it.At the end of this quarter, Paul George quickly advanced beyond the three-point line, and then faced Hood with a super long three-pointer.When the basketball buzzer went into the bag, Adams bounced on the court all the way back to the locker room, happy like a child.
Entering the second half with a lead of 8 points, the Thunder did not give the Cavaliers any chance.They played steadily and steadily, expanding their lead bit by bit.At most, the Thunder led the Cavaliers by 20 points.Of course, the Cavaliers did not give up their plans to comeback.Under the leadership of Hood and Sexton, they launched several counterattacks.But in the end they were all ruthlessly suppressed by Thunder.
In the end, the score of the game was fixed at 101:92, with the Thunder ahead and the Cavaliers behind.The Thunder, which had only one star, defeated the Cavaliers, who had no stars left, in an away game.While achieving four consecutive victories for the second time, it gave the opponent four consecutive losses.
After the game, Westbrook was still the same, and took An Luo to Love's house as a guest.As fellow apprentices, Le Fu has a very good relationship with them.Last season, Westbrook defeated the Cavaliers. Although Love was the defeated side, he was still really happy for Westbrook.Love is very envious that Westbrook can have another helper like An Luo and a junior.He persuaded An Luo to join the Cavaliers more than once in front of Westbrook. Although it was a joke, it was also a recognition of An Luo.
After saying goodbye to Love, An Luo and the others hurried back to Oklahoma.They need to hurry up and adjust, and then there will be another back-to-back game.
(End of this chapter)