The invincible kryptonite of basketball

If it wasn't for the schedule that allowed the Warriors to play one more game, would the two teams have the same record now!

"Does that make you uncomfortable? Most people's attention is on the Warriors when the two teams have the same record."

reporters asked.

"will not."

Tang Tian's answer was straightforward.

"The Warriors won ten consecutive victories because their performance met the expectations of the fans, and we just did what the defending champion should do."

The reporter smiled, then finished asking questions and sat down.

Tang Tian is really good at pretending invisible.

But there's nothing wrong with saying that.

The Pelicans won 74 wins last season. With the main lineup unchanged, they can only attract attention if they have a higher record than this.

The Warriors have newly joined Durant and need to run in, coupled with the remarks of the referee at the beginning of the season.

The reason why they have so much attention now is indeed as Tang Tian said, they just performed in line with expectations.

As for who is the biggest favorite to win the championship, the final answer will naturally come when the two teams meet for the first time in the Christmas game.

Chapter 9: Durant returns to Oklahoma

The so-called invisible pretense refers to pretense that is not done deliberately.

Tang Tian really didn't do it on purpose.

Because the Pelicans won consecutive victories in November, as of the day before Thanksgiving, they had won a wave of 11 consecutive victories, undefeated!

They also surpassed the Warriors with 15 wins and 1 loss in record, and came to the top position in the Western Conference!

Deron's state was sluggish, and Brogge reached the top. After the latter entered the rotation, he contributed steadily, averaging 8.6 points and 2.6 assists per game, and his three-point shooting percentage reached 43%!

Stephenson was injured and Joe Harris was on top. Although the latter didn't score many points, he also made 41% of his three-pointers!

As the game deepened, Ariza gradually regained his form and returned to the starting lineup!

The lineup is constantly changing, but the constant is victory!

While the Pelicans showed the depth of their terrifying lineup, they were also proving what Tang Tian said, they were just doing what a defending champion should do!

On Thanksgiving Day, the Pelicans did not play.

However, there is a game that has attracted much attention this day. The two sides are the Warriors and the Thunder.

The two teams that have received the most attention this season are the Pelicans and the Warriors, but the two players that have received the most attention are Tang Tian and Westbrook.

Tang Tian averaged a triple-double in the first week of the season. Although his data dropped due to the three-quarter check-in, the quasi-triple-double data of 30.2 points, 9.3 rebounds and 9.6 assists per game is quite dazzling.

And Westbrook has directly averaged a triple-double so far!

Averaged 31.5 points, 10.7 rebounds and 10.4 assists per game!

Although his shooting percentage of 42.5% is low and his record of 9 wins and 7 losses is average, it does not hinder his dazzling statistics!

This is a standard triple-double!

After Harden, Durant, and Ibaka all left the team one after another, only Westbrook was left among the Thunder's four young masters.

And because of Durant's departure, Westbrook became a little extreme, going for a triple-double every night.

His thoughts coincided with Jordan's advice to Tang Tian. The only difference was that one could win, while the other might not.

Because Westbrook has an average of 9 backcourt rebounds per game, and the Thunder's starting insider Adams and Sabonis Jr. combined only 7.2, the term card front is officially known to fans.

Westbrook has also changed from a competitive player to a controversial star.

Those who support him say that he has played the peak performance of his career after leading the team alone, and those who are not interested in him say that he is a standard triple-double brush.

The controversy will not have a result, but the game between the Warriors and the Thunder has attracted much attention.

Because this is Durant's first return to Oklahoma City after leaving the Thunder to join the Warriors!

And, this game is on Thanksgiving Day!

The alliance is really familiar with shaping the topic.

The game was heated up before the game, and Tang Tian also took Davis to his manor to train and watch the game on the off-season day.

Seeing Davis appearing in his manor wearing a Mohawk, Tang Tian nearly collapsed with laughter.

As Davis' personality gradually turned extroverted, Tang Tian's private relationship with Davis also became closer.

Of course, more importantly, he saw the shadow of himself and Duncan from Davis.

At the beginning, he changed his hairstyle to avoid Duncan's touching his head, and now Davis also changes his hairstyle to avoid his touching his head!

The two were holding two buckets of popcorn in the living room, watching the live broadcast of the game like watching a movie.

After Durant left, the Thunder made a deal to send Ibaka away, in exchange for the second place Oladipo from the Magic.

The current Thunder is a two-person team, plus Kanter and Adams insiders.

The Thunder's current strength is the same as their ninth place in the Western Conference. They have withdrawn from the championship and are working hard for the playoffs.

The Warriors are the standard favorites to win the championship, and there is a gap in strength between the two teams.

But after the game started, the reaction was different from the strength.

Westbrook suddenly didn't want a triple-double, his eyes were red and murderous, and he just wanted to win.

On the other side, Durant may have a guilty conscience, frequently hit the iron on his shots, and performed very poorly.

Although Curry and Thompson performed very well, the Thunder held their breath and used their lives.

Oladipo scored 20 points in three quarters, Adams scored seven offensive rebounds in three quarters, Sabonis scored four three-pointers in three quarters...

At the end of the three quarters, the Thunder and the Warriors tied at 80!

It has to be said that the strength of competitive sports is not absolute, and the influence of some off-court factors may directly determine the outcome of the game.

After all, this is a game, not a round of series. Just like the Olympics, the chance of upset in a single game is very high.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, under the leadership of Westbrook, the Thunder beat the Warriors 12 to 2 and achieved a double-digit lead!

And Cole, as usual, did not call a timeout except for changing the main force back.

The Warriors were unable to catch up with the score, and the balance of victory began to tilt infinitely towards the Thunder.

In the midst of adversity, Green roared at Durant off the court continuously, and this approach finally inspired Durant's fighting spirit.

Durant began to enter the death mode, facing Robertson's continuous unreasonable three-point shooting.

Under his leadership, the Warriors started chasing points frantically, and finally tied the score at 1 with 110 minute left.

At the critical moment, Westbrook rushed inside with the confidence to kill, scored 2+1 after confronting Durant, and directly ignited the Chesapeake Energy Arena.

Just after the referee whistled, there was a neat shout of "traitor".

This sentence was originally sent by Durant himself on Twitter, and later mentioned by Tang Tian on Twitter, and finally returned to Durant by the fans.

But it's a pity that Westbrook's extra penalty missed.

Looking back, there was a controversial scene on the field.

Curry missed a three-pointer at the buzzer. After grabbing an offensive rebound, Green had a physical confrontation with Adams. He lost his center of gravity and took two steps.

But the referee didn't blow the whistle. Green stood still and passed the ball to Durant. The latter made a three-pointer and helped the Warriors overtake the score.

There were boos all over the scene, and Thunder coach Donovan roared angrily from the sidelines.

But the referee did not change the penalty, and they will not change it according to the rules after blowing.

With less than 5 seconds left in the game, Durant's quasi-lore almost killed the game.

Moreover, the Thunder team had run out of timeouts in the previous stalemate with the Warriors, and they could only serve from the backcourt.

Westbrook caught the ball in the backcourt and ran wildly, rushed to the frontcourt one meter beyond the three-point line and ran out of time, facing Thompson for a super long three-pointer.

This is a super difficult shot, and the red light came on after the ball was shot, and the Thunder had no other chances.

"Shh!"

But the ball was thrown in, and the entire arena was instantly ignited.

Westbrook beat the Warriors!

Chapter 9: Tang Tian publicly dissed Xiao Hua (third update!)

After Westbrook made the seemingly impossible three-pointer, Tang Tian and Davis looked at each other unconsciously.

The game process, the script can not be written.

Thanksgiving, defeating the strong with the weak, controversies and penalties, killing traitors, all of these can be made into Hollywood blockbusters!

But this is the result of the game, and the Thunder proved to everyone that they are passionate about basketball.

And Westbrook, who scored a game-high 45 points, also proved to everyone the fighting spirit he should have.

Against other teams, he can go for a triple-double, but against Durant and the Warriors, he must not be cowardly, and he must not lose.

After watching the game, Tang Tian and Davis were also encouraged and went directly to the indoor arena next door to practice one-on-one.

While they were practicing, fans were blowing up on social media.

"At the moment of lore, I instantly felt comfortable, this is probably destined!"

"I apologize for the black Westbrook before. He played really hard this time. God is watching in heaven. Betrayal will never end well!"

"I don't know why, but it's inexplicably cool to watch this Warriors team lose. Who will tell me if I'm sick?"

"It's normal, taking shortcuts will always be hacked, look at LeBron being hacked for so many years, Durant and this Warriors have just started..."

"If there is no comparison, there is no harm. Look at Tang, one person, one city won the championship. Even if it took three years, is anyone blackmailing him?"

"I think it's better not to compare Durant with Don, they are no longer on the same level."

"Do you really think that the Warriors are trash after losing one game? Wait until you win the Pelicans and cry slowly!" A speech from a Godfather fan.

"Four All-Stars get together, what is there to be proud of winning? Not to mention that you may not win! What if the Pelicans win by then?"

"I think as long as the referees don't steal the show, the Warriors have little chance of winning. Watch them play against the Spurs, and then watch them play against the Thunder. Basketball games are not about paper!"

"That's right, if it weren't for Green's move not being blown, the Thunder wouldn't even need Westbrook's lore!"

"Yong...will you walk?"

"666, congratulations, you have summed up new and irregular rules."

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After a wave of ups and downs, the Warriors ushered in back-to-back games against the Rockets after losing to the Thunder.

During the offseason, the Rockets continued to reinforce Gordon, Gerald Green and other players, and their bench strength increased greatly, and they also played back and forth with the Warriors.

The two teams also fought fiercely until the last moment. Harden's iconic step-back three-pointer at the last moment almost killed the game.

But looking back, Curry used Green's three-pointer to kill the game.

The two teams played a soul-stirring game, but after the game, the whole Rockets team was very dissatisfied, because Green's screen was an obvious mobile screen.

Those who step on that small step will soon catch up with Michael Jackson.

But the referee did not overturn the decision, and once again, the Warriors won the game with a controversial call.

This time, not only the fans, but even the media couldn't help complaining. Barkley directly used "this is the only team I have ever seen that can win outside the rules of basketball" to describe the Warriors in the TNT program.

Originally, the doubts about playing the Spurs at the beginning of the season have not been eliminated. This series of controversial penalties has pushed the Warriors to the cusp.

However, the Warriors, including Curry, were also caught off guard by outside doubts.

"We don't feel like we did anything wrong, we just work hard to win."