rpbooks Chapter 855 Never Lonely
Chapter 855 Never Lonely
Chapter 855 Never Lonely
Since the Warriors moved their home court to the Chase Center, all the bad luck seems to have found their way.The few golden championship banners over the Oracle Arena instantly became the dust of history, making the current Warriors fans sad.
With such a comparison, I have to sigh Thunderclap's "luck"!Since moving to Oklahoma, they've been a force to be reckoned with in the West.Over the years, the changes a team has experienced are not small!The era of the Thunder's three juniors, the era of the double minors, the era when Westbrook led the team alone, the era of the Thunder's Big Three, the era of two stars... But no matter which era it is, the Thunder has always maintained a very strong competitiveness.Even winning two championships laid the foundation of the dynasty.From this point of view, the Thunder are much luckier than the Warriors.
The current situation of the Warriors is indeed very annoying. In the west surrounded by tigers and wolves, they probably will not enter the playoffs this season.At the beginning of the season, Warriors fans were still full of expectations for their team.However, a series of failures made them themselves have to consider performing poorly this season.
This is the choice of many teams after their brilliance. After all, not any team has unparalleled appeal like the Lakers and can complete its rise through the free market.Poor performance and acquisition of potential rookies are the way for most teams to rebuild.But the Warriors are slightly different. Their lineup is still at the championship level on paper.It's just that he couldn't fully play out due to the impact of injuries.The Warriors, who have been dormant for a season, are likely to become the most powerful contenders for the championship immediately.
Just when the Warriors fans began to miss their lost glory, a game in Memphis gave them hope and strengthened their determination to give up this season and prepare for the next season.
Not long after the game between the Thunder and the Warriors ended, the game between the Grizzlies and the Nets was also decided.The Grizzlies fought hard in overtime at their home court, and finally narrowly beat the Nets with a score of 133:134.
双方表现得最炸裂的球员当属凯里·欧文。本场比赛，他出战34分20秒，全场27投11中，其中三分12投5中，罚球11罚10中拿下37分外加7个篮板、7次助攻和2次抢断。
Also because of his outstanding performance in this game, Irving became the first player in the history of the Nets to score at least 3 points in the first 26 games of the season.
But judging from personal performance, the Nets' operations this summer definitely made a lot of money.
In the first two games, Owen's performance was quite eye-catching.Although the Nets lost the first game, Irving scored 50 points.In the second game against the Knicks, although Irving's scoring dropped, he hit key shots one after another in the fourth quarter, helping the Nets win their first win of the season.After two games, Irving averaged 38 points per game, which is frighteningly efficient.
However, Irving was not able to lead the team to win games in Memphis.Just like in Boston last season, his leadership ability and personal ability have become a sharp contrast.What annoyed Irving even more was that Kemba Walker, who replaced him to lead the Boston Celtics, led that team to another win.
No harm without comparison!Owen used his actual actions to give those who are not optimistic about him the confidence to speak out.
In fact, in this game, Owen can be judged by "Success is Xiao He, and defeat is Xiao He".He is the hero for the Nets to fill the 14-point hole. Without his explosion, the Nets would have lost the game in regular time, and it would be impossible to reach overtime.But the chance of winning the game was indeed lost by him himself.The game-winning shot before the end of regular time was blocked, and key shots were missed consecutively in overtime.Irving personally killed the game, but it wasn't the Grizzlies who were killed.
Judging from Irving's performance since the start of the game, his personal ability is still top-notch, and he is still the top star in the league.But under his leadership, if the Nets' record does not improve, Irving is not enough to enter the scope of MVP discussion.At best, he can only compete for the scoring title this season.
But what the Nets want is not a scoring champion!At this time, everyone misses Durant very much.With such an Irving, plus an omnipotent Reaper, paired with a group of strong role players on the Nets, the championship is their goal.It is a pity that Durant has been unable to return for a long time, and the Nets have never been able to appear in front of everyone in a complete appearance.
Durant and Thompson can be described as difficult brothers. Perhaps it was because they used too much force in the Western Conference Finals last season, which caused physical problems.However, so far, the Nets have not announced Durant's injury, and he himself has remained silent.Perhaps, Durant's injury will not be much worse than Thompson's.But in any case, as long as Durant can return to the game, the Nets will undergo tremendous changes.But before this day, Irving didn't seem to have the ability to lead this team to a good result.
In this way, among the championship teams in everyone's mind before the start of the season, the only team with the most championship appearance is the Thunder.The Lakers are still running in, and the Clippers and Nets are suffering from injuries.Although the season has just started, the current situation does not explain too much, but a good start can still bring more confidence to everyone.
However, although the initial imaginary enemy did not perform well, a few opponents who thought they would not pose a great threat to them emerged.
The two teams from the plateau, the Nuggets and the Jazz, have shown very strong combat effectiveness.The Nuggets successfully reached the semi-finals of the Western Conference last season. Under the leadership of the more mature Jokic and Murray, the inside and outside players, the Nuggets this season, like the Thunder, have not lost.Although this team always lacks some championship temperament, it has to be said that at this stage of the season, they can definitely be called the best team in the league.
The Jazz were even more surprising.Although they lost one game to the Thunder, the fighting power they showed was astonishing.After the introduction of Conley and Bogdanovic, the Jazz not only retained the league's top defensive ability, but also completed the sublimation of the offensive end.Compared with the struggling Lakers and Clippers, the Jazz are more like a team that can perform well.
There is also the Heat in the East, whose combat effectiveness is also not strong.With these three teams, plus the Clippers and Lakers who will inevitably play, the Thunder's road to defending this year is much more lively than last season's Western Civil War with the Warriors.
(End of this chapter)