rpbooks Chapter 843 Visiting Salt Lake City
Chapter 843 Visiting Salt Lake City
Chapter 843 Visiting Salt Lake City
For the victory over the Raptors, players like An Luo were not particularly excited.After all, they had only fought each other seven times a few months ago.The Raptors at that time were much more powerful than this one!Although in the eyes of most people, Thunderclap is different now, but they themselves have never thought that they have become weaker.In the eyes of An Luo and others, the Thunder is still the Thunder, and they are still the strongest contender for the championship this season.
Therefore, An Luo did not reveal too much in the post-match press conference.He and Westbrook are just like Donovan, very flat.
"The new season has just begun, and everyone is looking for their own state. We won this game, but it is undeniable that neither the opponent nor ourselves were in ideal state in the game. We still have It's a long way to go, but luckily, the season has just started and we still have time to adjust."
Perhaps the derby between the Los Angeles duo was too dazzling. After the first game day, everyone discussed more about the Lakers and Clippers.As for the Thunder and Raptors, everyone's attention is not particularly high.Regarding this, An Luo felt that there was nothing wrong with it.Several years of professional career told him that most of the people who pay attention to you crazily are those who criticize and scold you.The reason An Luo likes Oklahoma fans is that no matter whether the Thunder loses or wins, they will appear in the Chesapeake Energy Arena to cheer for the Thunder players.
After a day off in Oklahoma, they will move to Salt Lake City to play the Jazz.
The Jazz have shown their potential in the past two seasons.Their defense has inherited the iron-blooded style of Salt Lake City, and Gobert, the insider gate, overwhelmed many powerful opponents and won the best defensive player award for two consecutive years.The team's new leader, Mitchell, has also grown up in the past two years of training. His style of play is explosive and his scoring ability belongs to the top level of the league.This season, they successfully obtained the opponent's perimeter core Conley from the Grizzlies, and the team's paper strength has risen sharply.It is conceivable that with Conley as an organizer who is excellent in defense and scoring, the Jazz will definitely do a big job in the new season.
Of course, in these two seasons, every time the Thunder and the Jazz meet, the matchup between An Luo and Mitchell will become the focus of attention of many fans.This season, the matchup between An Luo, who became the core of the Thunder's offense after Paul George left, and the more mature Jazz leader Mitchell has made fans look forward to it even more.
It has to be said that the thirteenth pick has formed a force that cannot be underestimated in this league.Starting from Zach LaVine in 2014, Devin Booker, An Luo, and Mitchell in the following years are all core players of a team.In this year's draft, the Miami Heat chose a shooting guard in this pick-Taylor Hiro. Judging from the performance of the summer league and preseason, this young player's performance is also very good. If Taylor Hiro can maintain that performance and will definitely become a member of this team in the future.
An Luo is already familiar with the climate of Salt Lake City.But I have to say that such an away game is still very annoying.If they play a close game with each other, the result of the game may not be very favorable for the Thunder.Therefore, Donovan requires the players to use the most powerful offense to quickly establish a certain advantage.He knows very well that once the game reaches the final decisive moment, the Jazz at home will be much stronger.
It is a pity that the trend of the game often does not develop in the direction expected.
The Jazz, who were playing at home, exploded with tremendous fighting power as soon as they came up.Bogdanovic scored 7 points, and he led the team to a 12:5 lead.The Thunder's defense didn't have too many problems, but this guy is accurate!Three rounds, three shots, all quite decisive, he shot with his hands open, and hit the ball with one shot.Of course, this is due to the restraint of Mitchell and Conley on the court.The Thunder's outside defensive attention is basically concentrated on these two people. Coupled with Gobert on the inside, it is really difficult to limit a Bogdanovic who is shooting every shot.
However, the Thunder's counterattack soon began.
Westbrook played a trick from beyond the three-point line. After a Sam Gold dangled Conley, he rushed to the penalty area.Gobert hurriedly pulled over to stop him, but gave Adams a chance to score.Westbrook hoisted the ball over the opponent's head with a false throw of archery on horseback, and Adams flew up and easily completed the alley-oop dunk.
Subsequently, after Mitchell used his excellent speed to get rid of An Luo through the screen, Adams, who was facing the defense, used a drifting fadeaway jumper to complete his first score of the new season.
Seeing Mitchell scoring, An Luo was naturally not far behind.Especially when he found that Mitchell had glanced at him, he couldn't bear it anymore!The same position, who is weaker than whom?
As soon as An Luo crossed the center line, he began to reach out for the ball. He was going to face Mitchell Steel head-on.Seeing An Luo's posture, Westbrook passed the ball in his hand without thinking about it.After the basketball was in An Luo's hands, he stretched out his left hand and pushed it forward twice.Generally speaking, when a player makes this action on the court, it means that they are going to play singles!
The Thunder's players drove away immediately, and the Jazz's defense did not surge up like before.In many cases, players are still more willing to see such a scene without affecting the outcome of the game.Especially when star players from both sides face off, everyone will not refuse to be a spectator on the court.
After An Luo received the ball, he dunked the ball and assumed a standard three-threat pose.Mitchell stood half a meter in front of An Luo, bent over and knees, lowered his center of gravity, opened his back, and fixed his eyes on An Luo.
For a while, the entire Energy Solutions arena was silent, even the on-site commentary fell silent.All eyes were on An Luo and Mitchell.Those media reporters desperately took pictures with their long guns and short cannons.On the big screen, An Luo and Mitchell were almost head-to-head, and the sweat on their faces was clearly visible.
This is an exciting duel.After all, in today's basketball games, it is rare to see players from both sides open up space on the court and let the two players single out.All teams want to play a more team-based, efficient game.The situation where the stars are singled out on the field at every turn has gradually become a memory of old fans.
(End of this chapter)