Reborn NBA's Strongest Talent

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During China's National Day holiday, the NBA 2018-19 season preseason begins.

The Thunder had no games for the first two days, and the first game was already on October 10, against the Pistons.

The Pistons form the twin towers. Although they are a bit against the times, they insist on their own culture. Drummond and Griffin have one offense and one defense. They were definitely big killers 10 years ago, but now, how much they can still have remains to be verified.

It is relatively rare for both sides to play the main force in a preseason game, which gave the fans a small surprise.

Originally, I just wanted to see this year's rookies and signings. Who knew I could see the performance of all the players.

Westbrook still rushed with the ball as always, but his awkward movements and sprint speed betrayed him, either he was injured or he was recovering from his injury.

But Westbrook is Westbrook, and if his footsteps are not smooth enough, he can squeeze into the interior against the defense, force a layup, or pass the ball to the outside, and Li Cha can make a three-pointer.

George couldn't help his desire to perform, and scored consecutive points even on sudden shots. His handsome posture and appearance made the audience scream again and again.

The Thunder quickly gained the upper hand.

Instead of showing off his skills, Li Cha kept interspersed and running during the game, practiced playing off the ball, got a lot of opportunities, and played very smoothly in open positions and cuts.

On the other hand, the Pistons were playing lifelessly. Griffin didn't have the brave dunk he had before. Drummond himself didn't have a particularly strong ability to attack autonomously.

A team like the Pistons that emphasizes discipline can't find North in this kind of game that doesn't set up defense very much.

Donovan saw that the three were having fun, so he didn't make any substitutions in the first quarter. After replacing all three of them in the second quarter, they never returned to the field. Instead, they started evaluating rookies normally.

Li Cha, Westbrook and George scored 7, 6 and 8 points respectively.

The Pistons only scored 22 points in the first quarter.

Replaced by substitutes, the Thunder continued to suppress the opponent on offense, but the rookies who replaced them were still weak in rhythm. Although they worked hard to attack, the score gap was continuously shortened.

Grant's performance was actually the best. He played a few good offenses in cooperation with Rose, while Nunn and Robinson, who played well in the summer league, made little contribution except for increasing the number of strikes.

This is still a bit disappointing for the team in the preseason when the defense is weaker than the regular season.

Randall and Grant scored 14 points respectively, and Rose also got 5 assists. In the end, the Pistons reversed and defeated the Thunder.

After the first game, the Thunder's problems were exposed a lot, which naturally attracted the media who were the most stinking.

"The Thunder's bench has maintained the same state as last year, but it just didn't score."

"Two second-round picks have been entrusted with important tasks? The Thunder still have time to strengthen."

"Ross' performance was completely different from what he had imagined. I didn't expect Thunder to find a treasure."

"Ross can make up for the Thunder's lack of organization during the bench time, and his appearance adds vitality to the Thunder's bench group."

"Who would have thought that Rose, who proposed to retire at the end of last season, still has a full tank of gas."

"The performance of the Big Three is still strong, and everyone's efficiency is not low. Facing a team like the Thunder, no team will have a good time."

"Is it the Rockets' double guns in the backcourt, the Thunder's three-core superstar, or the Lakers' mainstay that can stop the five-star Warriors this year?"

"Westbrook is injured, is he recuperating from surgery? Or does he need surgery? No matter which aspect it is, it is a bolt from the blue for the Thunder."

"If Westbrook has to rest for a while, fighting the Warriors will only become a joke. How far can George and Li Cha, two players who can't organize themselves, go in the playoffs?"

Facing the exposed problems, Thunder naturally had its own countermeasures.

The rookies were severely criticized, and the three of them, including Allen, were retrained. Facing NBA-level defense and confrontation, the rookies still need to go a longer way.

The issue of Westbrook's injury is silent, and the team keeps silent about it, or everyone has a tacit understanding.

In the preseason games against Timberwolves and Eagles on the 5th and 7th respectively, the Thunder's two rookies finally put up good numbers.

Against the Timberwolves, the Big Three finished the first two quarters separately. Under the leadership of the three, many players played well. The two rookies also scored 14 points and 10 points, at least no more wasted shots.

The Thunder beat the Timberwolves.Without Butler, the Timberwolves really feel like the Huskies.

In the game against the Eagles, the Big Three led a quarter respectively and also won the game. All three scored more than 10 points, and the two rookies scored in double figures again.

The Eagles' Tre Young played well, scoring 21 points and 7 assists.

Although the two games were victorious, the Thunder also discovered a problem again, that is, when there are three players present, no matter how many there are, the team seems to have a backbone and plays very steadily.

Once none of the three are left and all of them are off the court, the team's offense and defense are very broken. Even if Rose's organization is in place, there is no way to change the perception.

Substitutes are too dependent on triple cores!

And there is no way to solve this problem at present, we can only rely on the rotation of three cores to ensure the leading time.

In the last preseason game on the 9th, the Thunder played against the Bucks at home.

The Bucks basically have a full starting lineup and a normal rotation, and the team put a lot of effort into this run-in.

He is very persistent in impacting the regular season record, and this is also the first season in which Antetokounmpo has been completely established as the core of the team.

There is nothing wrong with the Bucks' style of play. In the preseason, some teams are experimenting with lineups, some are experimenting with tactics, and some are investigating rookies. Anyway, in the eyes of the team and individuals, statistics and records are not important.

Li Cha, Westbrook, and George only played in the first half and rested off the court. Antetokounmpo played 30 minutes and played until the first half of the fourth quarter before being replaced.

Naturally, the Bucks won the game.

But in this match, it was gratifying to find that Nunn and Robinson faced each other's starters, but they were able to exert stronger strength.

Maybe it's because of dissatisfaction in your heart, why do you use your main force to bully others; or maybe under the pressure of a strong defense, the two of them burst out their potential.

纳恩拿到12分8助攻，罗宾逊三分8投5中拿到20分。

Rose had no chance to perform and silently withdrew from the performance stage.

After this battle, the limelight has changed a bit. Those who have always said that the Thunder's substitutes are not good, began to analyze and praise the Thunder's substitutes, and some went to find the past game records of the two rookies.

Many media have started to praise the Thunder uniform team again. They have a good draft vision and a good training mechanism. In short, everything is good.

But no matter how good it is, no one is optimistic about the Thunder in the opening game against the Warriors.

The pressure of the five-star warriors is too strong.

These five people are the most powerful top few in that position separately, and they can still be brought together.

If it is a mob, there is still a chance to break through each other and keep the opponent falling into singles, but the Warriors are one of the teams with the best system in the league, and they can squeeze these five stars into one fist.

With a heavy punch, how many people can stop it.

Over the next week, the entire Thunder team showed excitement.

The less others think about me, the more I have to prove myself with results.

Everyone showed the most positive side during the training. Many players continued to practice after the group training, and they only regarded the arena as their own home.

But there are still several people including Randall and Rose who did not participate.

It's not to force personal time after completing team tasks like everyone else, but Westbrook still raised concerns.

"Li, Derek was recruited by you. You can talk to him. He has been wandering on the fringes of the team, which is not conducive to unity."

"Paul, you talk to Julius too, he's very unmotivated."

George readily agreed.

However, Li Cha struggled for a while. Rose should dream of returning to Rose this season, and shouldn't behave like this. It can be explained that he is waiting for something, but Westbrook's worry is normal, and Li Cha also agreed to ask.

It happened that after I came back, I hadn't had time to understand Rose's situation, and I was busy with my own affairs.

So, at the end of the day's training, Li Cha caught up with Ross who was about to leave.

"Derek, let's go together." Li Cha tried to keep calm.

Ross looked at Li Cha, thought for a while, "Okay."

The two walked together in silence like this, and when they reached the parking lot, Rose took the initiative to ask, "I'm currently living in the metropolitan area, can you drop by?"

"Uh...no, I live in the suburbs." Li Cha had been thinking about how to speak, and then blurted out the truth, wishing he could slap himself twice after speaking.

"I'm well prepared for the opening match, don't worry. I'm not ready to integrate into a team yet, and soon, I will join." Ross reached out and patted Li Cha on the shoulder.

These words were obviously made by Ross after he understood Li Cha's intentions, and now Li Cha was very embarrassed.

"It's not that I don't believe you, but..." Li Cha turned his brain quickly, trying to find a way to go down, "It's that everyone is under too much pressure recently, and I'm afraid they won't perform well in the opening match."

Yep!A perfect excuse, now you can go down the stairs. After all, Ross has seen big scenes, and it is impossible for him to panic.

"This." Rose showed a thoughtful expression again, "You are very thoughtful."

Ok?
"I have seen in the past two days that although the teammates are very excited, they are secretly afraid. The pressure to play against the Warriors is indeed too great."

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