super heavy artillery

Chapter 570 The number one enemy of athletes all over the world

Chapter 570 The number one enemy of athletes all over the world

Even though An Luo didn't play in Cleveland, he still felt tired after returning to Oklahoma.He knows he just needs a night's sleep to recover, but the back-to-back schedule irritates him nonetheless.

The first opponent after returning to the West is the New Orleans Pelicans.The Thunder sit at home, which saves another toss.

Now the pelicans also have some appearances that are nothing more than people.The super twin-tower lineup of Cousins ​​+ Davis, which they had put together with great thought before, cast a shadow as the former was reimbursed due to injury.In addition, this summer, the team and Cousins ​​​​did not reach an agreement on the renewal of the contract, and this combination that seemed to end the small ball era was disbanded.However, the Pelicans did not give up their team building policy because of this.In the second half of last season, they acquired Mirotic from the Bulls and easily sent the Blazers home in the playoffs.This summer, they signed Randall from the Lakers.It is bound to take the big lineup to the extreme.

In addition to Cousins ​​joining the Warriors with a mid-level contract, Rondo, who made great contributions in the playoffs last year, also left the team.This guy that almost all coaches don't like went to Los Angeles and became a mentor to those young people.

However, in this game, the Thunder did not suffer at the basket.

At the start of the game, Westbrook and Adams sang a duet.In the first offense, Westbrook used Adams' cover to misplace Mirotic, and relied on his own speed to directly throw away the latter.Davis rushed to help defend, but Westbrook threw the ball into the sky, and saw Adams soaring into the sky and pressed the ball into the basket.

Looking back, Davis and Holiday also wanted to fight back in their own way.But after Holiday rushed past, An Luo and Robertson did not switch defenses.An Luo who followed closely and Adams who stayed at the basket made Holiday give up his hard-on idea.He distributed the ball to Moore on the outside, who made a decisive shot after receiving the ball, but hit the iron under the interference of Paul George.

Adams, who grabbed the rebound, immediately handed it over to Westbrook, and he also ran towards his own basket with long legs.The Thunder's counterattack made big teams like the Pelicans feel very uncomfortable. This kind of fast-paced running consumes a lot of their energy.Westbrook and Adams rushed across the three-point line one after another. His chances were poor, and Holiday chased after him in the first place.But Adams behind him has a good chance!Westbrook slapped the ball from his crotch to the floor while he was running fast, and the bounced basketball was comfortably caught by Adams, then he took two steps up and dunked the ball with one hand.

4:0, the Thunder kicked off the game with two beautiful dunks at their home court.

However, the Pelicans' counterattack soon began.After watching Adams do whatever he wanted around the rim, Davis couldn't.He first held the ball by himself at the top of the arc, a large CROSSOVER swayed past Robertson, then took two strides to the free throw line with the ball in his hands, faced Adams with a backward jumper and scored the ball; then he slapped the ball on the defensive end Slapped Westbrook's layup on the backboard, grabbed the rebound, and brought the ball to the top of the arc. When everyone thought he was going to pass the ball to Mirotic under the basket, Davis Pulling it up is a three-pointer.

For two consecutive rounds, Davis's proficient guard skills made An Luo tooth sour.However, when it comes to scoring, An Luo is not afraid of anyone.He then used a pick-and-roll three-pointer and a post-up Holiday's turnaround jumper to help the Thunder regain the lead in the score.Then, Paul George and Mirotic also opened up.The rhythm of the game suddenly became faster, and the scores rose alternately.

The Thunder entered the second quarter with a 3-point advantage, but were overtaken by 4 points after the quarter.The person who helped the Pelicans overtake was not Davis, nor Holiday and Mirotic, but the group of substitute players on the Pelicans bench that An Luo had never heard of.On the Thunder's side, Paul George led the rotation to play the first half of the game.But as soon as they came up, they were caught off guard by the opponent.Clark scored two consecutive three-pointers from the outside, and the old Lakers Randall showed his prowess at the basket, without fail.

Seeing that the situation was not right, Donovan quickly replaced his main players on the field.At this time, only more than 4 minutes had passed in the second quarter.The appearance of An Luo and others did not have much impact on the Pelicans' offense.Especially at the basket, no matter how Randall plays.However, the Thunder's offense also played out.An Luo kept running on the court, and with the help of his teammates' cover, he got a lot of shots.An Luo did not disappoint the help of his teammates. He made most of the shots and helped the Thunder keep biting the score.And at the end of the second quarter, he overtook the score with a super long three-pointer.But then Davis and Holiday each scored a three-pointer, making his efforts a thing of the past.

After resting for more than ten minutes, the two sides changed sides and fought again.

The stalemate did not change because of the intermission.But the turning point of the game still appeared in this quarter.

More than 3 minutes into the third quarter, Westbrook rushed to the basket and competed with Davis for a rebound. When he landed, he didn't stand firmly, and his left ankle twisted directly to 90 degrees on the floor!Seeing Westbrook rolling around in pain and slapping the floor non-stop, everyone in the Thunder felt chilled!

For an athlete, nothing is more important than health.Injuries are always the number one factor affecting a player's health.Not only in the NBA, but for any athlete in the world, injuries are the number one enemy in their careers.In the NBA, there are many talented players whose strength will decline greatly after suffering a serious injury, such as Oden, Rose, Roy and other players. After suffering an injury, it is difficult for them to maintain their strength before the injury .As strong as Kobe, after the Achilles tendon ruptured, he could only leave the field in a dim way.

Not all injuries kill a player's career.There are always some players who are lucky. After suffering a huge injury, they have been able to return to the game and play an outstanding performance.There are two such people in the Thunder.One is Paul George and the other is Westbrook.But that doesn't mean everyone won't be anxious about it.

With Westbrook bouncing back to the locker room.Everyone at Chesapeake Energy Arena is in his prayers.Including players on the court, including Pelicans players.For injuries, we all share the same hatred.

(End of this chapter)