Vol 3 Chapter 205: Robbing the rich and helping the poor

After spending a very comfortable and relaxed away back-to-back, the Thunder players finally ushered in two days of rest. They did not return to Oklahoma directly, but two days later, they departed directly from Los Angeles to Phoenix.
That night, Westbrook and Paul George took their brothers to Warwick in Hollywood.
However, An Luo and Ferguson are not among them. It's not that the two of them don't want to go, and it's not that the two big brothers don't want to take them. It is that these two guys are not up to age. People under the age of 21 are not allowed to enter this nightclub. Prior to this, there had been cases where NBA players were rejected by Warwick nightclubs under the age of 21. It was in 2016 when Russell, who was still playing for the Lakers, came to this club but was turned away because he was two months away from the age of 21.
Therefore, An Luo went straight after the game. The sad Ferguson can only play games in the hotel.
Until the way to Phoenix, Felton, Collison, Hustis these guys have been reminiscing about the carnival in Warwick these two days. Champagne, cigars and girls, everything tastes beyond words.
Ferguson is very curious. It's not that he hasn't gone to the overnight shop, but he hasn't been to an upscale and luxurious place like Warwick.
An Luo lay on the seat, closed his eyes and rested. He hasn't been relaxed in these two days. Accompanying Tang Xiaoru to go shopping frantically in Los Angeles during the day, and enjoy the duo in the evening. Wenrou Township Hero Tomb, this is really reasonable.
On January 7, 2018, the Thunder went to Phoenix to challenge the Suns away. It stands to reason that the Thunder should beat the opponent easily, but the actual situation is different.
Maybe it's too high to play in Los Angeles. In this game, the state of the Thunder players is really not satisfactory.
The Suns, who had suffered a losing streak before, played particularly well in this game. They suppressed the Thunder for most of the game and finally won easily.
Speaking of the Suns team, people's biggest impression is food. Since Nash left Phoenix, no matter what changes the management has made, he just can't get up! It's simply a weak team that can't be beaten.
But sometimes they are very strong! Because every season, there are not a few strong teams planted on them.
It's so strange.
At home, the Suns seem to have been labeled as a hypocritical team. The western hero who robbed the rich and helped the poor, specializes in giving warmth to the weak team and finding deficiencies in the strong team.
The Thunder has become another strong team planted in their hands.
In this game, Grant continued to replace Robertson as the team's starting fourth. Although in the first two games, he did not perform very well on the defensive end. But fortunately, his enthusiasm in the game is very high, coupled with the physical talent placed there. It can also provide a lot of help for the team.
In fact, Oklahoma City's opening state was good. An Luo hit a three-pointer as soon as he came up, and then Westbrook and Paul George succeeded. They had a perfect start of 14:6.
Subsequently, the Suns' Devin Booker led the team to launch a counterattack, slowly closing the score.
Thunder has already shown its own problems at this time. That is the defensive end has lost the strength and initiative of the past. Both Anluo and Paul George are passively confronting each other. It seems that these players are somewhat powerless.
An Luo could actually feel his own problems. But I just can't lift that energy in my heart. On the offensive end as well, his off-the-ball movement in this game was obviously reduced a lot, and the number of shots also decreased a lot. It's not that Westbrook or other teammates didn't pass the ball to him. On several occasions, he had the opportunity to shoot. After hesitating, I missed it.
Paul George is not much better. He frequently shot from the three-point line, but his shooting percentage was not particularly good.
Only Westbrook is still rushing desperately. This guy is like a steel bar. When his teammates were unable to help him, he was still able to carry the team forward alone.
In the last three minutes of the first quarter, Donovan was also on the bench. The result was a 12:2 hit by the sun, directly overtaking the score. At this time, no one would have thought that the Thunder would never lead the Suns in the next three quarters.
In the second quarter, Paul George started the game with a substitute. He started to play more aggressively, through his own breakthrough, close to the basket to score. In fact, the effect is not bad, but a substitute for the Suns broke out in this quarter.
This guy is the No. 4 show that was sprayed so beautifully last year-Dragan Bender. He seems to have stolen An Luo's three-pointer and scored 4 three-pointers in the 8 minutes of the second quarter. The hit rate is as high as 80%!
With another such guy~EbookFREE.me~ with Devin Booker, the Suns easily withstood the Thunder's counterattack. At the end of the first half, he still maintained a five-point advantage.
There was silence in the Thunder's locker room during the intermission. Everyone knows why it behaves so badly. It is precisely because of the clear in my heart that I dare not speak.
"Guys! We can't be a winner every night. But as professional players, we should keep the most concentrated energy to face the game every night. That way, even if we lose the game in the end, we deserve the applause of the fans. "
Donovan did not blame these players. He knew these guys needed to relax too. However, as a head coach, he must sound the alarm for these guys. He doesn't want his team to have such things often.
In the third quarter, the Thunder played the strongest wave of offensive in the game. Westbrook took the lead in the charge, and Anlow and Paul George succeeded. It took them 4 minutes to beat each other with a wave of 152 and chased the score to 7879.
But at this time, it was Dragan Bender who stood up again. He scored three-pointers in the faces of Grant and Paul George respectively. Not only helped the sun stabilize its decline, it also rose greatly. After this, Booker opened the scoring mode. He shot from inside and outside, creating continuous kills. In the last 5 minutes, scored 16 points! During this time, only Paul George was the main player in the Thunder.
Donovan was careless. He thought Paul George could bite the score and give other players time to rest.
In the last quarter, the sun, who had already played its momentum, became irresistible. Although the Thunder's "Big Three" also performed well, their carelessness, coupled with the lack of toughness on the defensive end, made the game unmanageable. In the end, they had to accept the defeat.