super heavy artillery

Chapter 199 The King of the North
The Thunder's performance during this time has greatly exceeded the expectations of those who feel pitiful because they lost Durant in vain!Instead, they breathed a sigh of relief.

Now think about it, if Durant had renewed his contract with the Thunder a few months ago, plus the current group of people, it would be fine!The Warriors must not be able to beat it, and the Cavaliers are probably not enough!
It can only be said that things are impermanent!
Looking back suddenly, the man was in a dimly lit place.Sometimes what you risk everything to chase, maybe you just have to wait a little longer and you can get it.

But patience is often the hardest thing.And Durant's patience has been worn away by the Thunder.

He would rather know what this choice means.

That's all for the Warriors to win the championship this season.But if he can't win the championship, his situation will not be a second!
But the form is not so serious.While the Thunder are doing very well right now, the Warriors look a little worse.But the season has just begun and everything is unknown.

Now the Thunder is still a playoff team.They can even make it to the second round, or even the third round.But the championship is still far away from them.To be sure, after Durant is fully integrated into the Warriors' system, it will be very difficult for the Thunder to win again!
The Thunder still took advantage of the schedule to some extent.The next few opponents are not ordinary people.They will face the Toronto Raptors on November 11, which is a difficult game.

The Raptors have performed very well this season.Especially their core players have grown very fast.

Since the start of the game, DeRozan has performed very well.He averaged 33.7 points per game and ranked first in the league scoring list.If it weren't for the fact that he only scored 23 points in the last game, his consecutive 30-point games at the beginning of the season would be comparable to Jordan's!
Of course, the Raptors not only have DeRozan, but also head guard Lowry.Although he averaged only 17 points and 6 assists per game, without his mobilization, the Raptors would not have grown so fast.

However, judging from the data, the Thunder did not fall behind.Westbrook averaged 30.4 points per game, ranking fifth in the league, and had nearly ten rebounds and assists.Coupled with his partner Oladipo, who averaged 15+ per game, there is no disadvantage.

But Westbrook's state in the last two games is really bad.Especially the shooting percentage is unbelievably low!If it weren't for the excellent performance of his teammates, it would be impossible to win seven games in a row.So in this game, whether Westbrook can adjust in time is the key to determining the trend of this game.

But Westbrook himself is not worried.In an interview, when the reporter asked how to organize DeRozan, he answered this way:
"We have to do our own work, and we don't have to think about the opponent. DeRozan played very well this year! But we never worry about the opponent. We only focus on what we can do."

very confident!Westbrook has always been confident.As long as he plays well, no one can defeat him.If you lose, it must be because you didn't play well!

In fact, the phrase "do your own thing" has been said by many coaches and stars in interviews.It can be seen that this is not a simple matter.During the game, the situation on the field changes rapidly, the coaches fight openly and secretly, the referee whistles the scale, etc., all of which will affect the state of the players on the field.

Oklahoma fans are naturally very worried about Westbrook's state.After all, the current Thunder is counting on him!The other people who eat melons are concerned about when the Thunder will lose the first game.

For domestic fans, they pay more attention to An Luo's performance.After the madness in Oakland, An Luo's performance in these two games has dropped. In fact, the efficiency is still very high, but the playing time is too little.

As a result, many people pointed their finger at Dorovan.Friendly people think he is a coach who doesn't like to use newcomers, not so friendly think that Dorovan squeezes out An Luo, and even thinks that Donovan is racially discriminatory!
In fact, An Luo still prefers the current position.The role of the team's sixth man is very suitable for him, after all, the opponents are not the strongest group of people.If you play the first game now, all the data will definitely be discounted.He felt that what Donovan said was good, a rookie still needs some time to adapt.Players like Jordan, Iverson, and James are still a minority after all.Instead of struggling in the starting position, it's better to sit on the bench and learn slowly.Just like Sabonis, it's very tangled.

The Thunder is still the starting lineup.The Raptors are Lowry, DeRozan, Carroll, Siakam and Boltel.What's interesting is that the starting four players on both sides, one is this year's No. 11 rookie in the first round, and the other is this year's No.20 seventh pick in the first round.The performance so far this season is very average!
At the start of the game, Westbrook took the basketball that Adams had shot forward, and then jumped out.Before the Raptors could react, they rushed straight up.

Siakam defended and jumped high, trying to give Westbrook a big hat.But the latter pulled the bar, perfectly avoided the block this time, and scored the ball.

Coming back, DeRozan catches the ball at the top of the key.Against Oladipo, he still has a great advantage.Although the latter's defense is not weak.

His technical characteristics are actually a bit outdated!Now the second position in the league must have a three-pointer above the level.But DeRozan is not good at three-pointers. Just like those traditional shooting guards, he still relies on mid-range shots to score.However, his mid-range shot is really accurate!

Unfortunately, this time the attack was sabotaged.

DeRozan plays a post-up, and then steps back and turns over a jumper very skillfully.The technique that was originally invincible, but with Robertson's sudden grab, disrupted his rhythm.DeRozan made a mistake in his busy schedule, and the pivot kick followed suit.

The whistle sounded immediately!This action was naturally seen by the referee.DeRozan walking violation!

An Luo nodded involuntarily on the sidelines.This is a very successful defense, and Robertson's ability in this area is really nothing to say!

The ball once again returned to the hands of the Thunder.Westbrook is still rushing inward.But this time he didn't come by himself. Oladipo got rid of DeRozan and got an open seat.

Westbrook scored the ball directly, and after receiving the ball, Audi made some adjustments and threw the ball in.

Then, Lowry used Siakam to cover and then misplaced Sabonis in singles, but was still rejected by the basket.

Westbrook, who got the rebound, directly launched a fast break, one-stop into the penalty area, a European step past Siakam, and easily scored.

The Raptors are like a curse, they can't score no matter how they fight!The Thunder seized the opportunity and directly beat the opponent 13:0.

The Thunder had the most perfect start to the season.Looks like another big win tonight!
(End of this chapter)