Start coaching the Thunder, starting with Westbrook

Chapter 106

At the end of the game, Durant played only 35 minutes, made 19 of 11 shots, scored 33 points, 12 rebounds and 9 assists. The second half and the first half were completely different.

If the Pistons hadn't withdrawn their troops in advance, the last assist would definitely be able to fill up.

In fact, according to Cheeks' own thinking, he is definitely not willing to give up, but the players on the court have no idea of ​​chasing points. As the new coach, he also has to consider their feelings, and it is impossible to continue to torture them on the court.

After all, if you are behind by a large score, anyone who is a little bit humiliated will not be able to bear it, and even their mentality will be out of balance.

This is also why the nature of some players is easily exposed when they fall behind. The so-called leading gentleman's sword is a real villain behind.

And in this way, the players have to blame him as the head coach after the game. If there is a problem in the locker room, it will be even worse for him.

The most important thing for him now is to stabilize his position, this is not the time to be impulsive.

After all, no matter what, Thunder is in the past tense. Even if he really defeated Thunder this time, he can't change the fact, and he can't go back to Thunder.

Thinking of this, he was able to let go of it all at once.

And Li Sheng is also very face-saving. Seeing that he specially paused to make substitutions, he also replaced all rotation players, and deliberately practiced tactics, which looked good on the scene, but the effect was not very good. Instead, the Pistons finally caught up with some points, which can be regarded as a face-saving.

The final score was 130:106, and the Thunder beat the Pistons by 24 points away.

雷霆剩下的球员里，伊巴卡拿下15分9篮板2盖帽，字母哥14分4助攻2抢断，戈贝尔效率超高20分钟10分11板3助攻，雷吉、兰姆和塞弗罗沙全都上双，一共7人。

For the Pistons, only Jennings, Eclipse and Monroe scored in double figures. Eclipse scored 26 points and failed to score in the fourth quarter. It was difficult to turn the tide.

Zhuang Shen only scored 8 points and 10 rebounds. Pope drove high and low. In the end, he made 6 of 2 three-pointers and only scored 9 points.

Not to mention the other players, who pulled their hips comprehensively, and no one was innocent in losing.

Because not only scoring, rebounds, assists, blocks and other data, the Thunder also surrounded the Pistons in an all-round way. This was a complete crush.

Judging from the record, this is normal. From the perspective of strength, it is obvious that the Pistons have not been able to perform well.

Of course, they will be like this for almost a season, and there is nothing unusual. In the end, it is estimated that the coach Cheeks will be responsible.

In an interview after the game, Li Sheng talked about the team’s strong five-game winning streak. He just said modestly: “We started the game well, and the players worked hard enough, so it doesn’t have much to do with me.”

Speaking of the opponents in this game, especially Cheeks, who once served as an assistant coach in the Thunder, he did not pursue the victory. He just said that they are a new team and need to get used to it. I believe they will perform better and better in the future.

But talking about the next game, he said: "Of course I hope that we can continue to win in the future. We will not relax in every game. We know that we are not the best. Our team still has rookies who are growing rapidly. We are still waiting for Westbrook to return with full blood.

"However, the opponents behind are not so easy to deal with. We will try our best to play well and give full play to our energy, and leave the rest to the god of competition..."

What the hell is the god of competition?

The reporters looked at each other in blank dismay, Li Sheng secretly smiled, probably only he knows this stalk now.

But what he said was indeed correct, it wasn't to lower his prestige, but he knew that the next opponents would not be so easy to fight.

Two days later, they will meet the challenge of the capital team at home, and the Wizards have grown up with both guns this year, and their strength should not be underestimated.

After that, there will be back-to-back away games, and the opponents will be the Clippers, who have the same hot start, and the Warriors, the future overlord.

Needless to say, the current lob city, although the playoffs are stable, but they are a formidable opponent in the regular season, especially Griffin gradually ranks among the top three forwards in the league, Paul has also been very stable, and Jordan has grown up again.

If it weren't for the striker's chronic illness that has not been able to be resolved, they can actually go further.

But building a team is like this. The salary limit of the league is there. You can't ask the three positions to be top-notch in the league, but you can also ensure that the other positions are also good.

Unless they are cultivated by their own team like the Spurs or Warriors, it is better to renew the contract with the bird rights.

Although the Warriors have not yet shown a dynasty, Curry has successfully ranked among the league's first-line scorers last season, and this season is also steady.

Compared with Tyreke Evans, the best rookie who performed amazingly in his rookie season, and Mr. Jennings with 50 points, Curry should be the only player in the 09 class who has been improving every year.

Of course, Houston's Harden, Clippers' Griffin, and Raptors' DeRozan are all performing well now, and the 09 class can be regarded as a class with a high success rate.

The Warriors now have a star player David Lee inside, plus Thompson and Brother Yi, they are also a strong team in the second round of the playoffs.

To play two strong teams back to back in an away game is obviously the biggest challenge for the new season for the Thunder. Even if they pass the Wizards, they are likely to fail here and usher in their first loss of the season—maybe a losing streak.

Li Shengxin was already mentally prepared. Of course, they still had to deal with the Wizards first.

After all, meals have to be eaten bite by bite, and games have to be played one game at a time.

However, after playing the Pistons, they first went back to Oklahoma City to rest, and then the next day was Saturday. However, during the season, the players definitely don't have a double-off day. They can rest when they should rest, but if there is a game the next day, they must still need to train.

Li Sheng also didn't arrange a training game, so he asked everyone to practice shooting more to maintain a good state.

Wait until Sunday, November 11th, just to sit at home to meet the challenge from the Wizards.

Because it was Sunday, the Chesapeake Energy Arena was full of guests today, and many players' relatives and friends also came to cheer for them, including Robertson's family.

Robertson is actually from San Antonio, so he was the happiest when he was in the Holy City training camp before. He can go home and reunite with his family after telling Uduka.

His family did not move to Oklahoma City, but still lives in the Holy City. After all, most of his work, neighbors and friends are there, and it is not so easy to let go. Therefore, if you come to Oklahoma City to watch his game, you have to take a 7-hour car ride. Naturally, it is difficult to come every time.

That is to say, it happened to be the weekend, and the family had nothing to do, so they just took it as a trip. They arrived here yesterday, and because Robertson's residence didn't have enough space, the team helped them arrange a place.

Because of Robertson's outstanding performance, he is now an important member of the Thunder's rotation, so Bennett is also very angry, and arranged tickets for his family in the front row. During shooting training before the game, he went to the sidelines to communicate with his family and friends for a while.

Afterwards, the Wizards players came to the arena to warm up one after another. Some of the players who knew the Thunder players and had a good relationship also came to say hello in advance.

Then at 08:30 in the evening, the game officially started, and the lights of the arena began to dazzle.

The sound of the live DJ and the cheers of the fans seemed to form a group of passionate symphonic marches.

"Hey dog! Let's welcome our players to the field!!!"

(End of this chapter)