Vol 3 Chapter 397: Digging the hole in the first half

The Thunder and Celtics' game started slowly at the Chesapeake Energy Arena. For Oklahoma fans, October this year is the best. Because, the remaining games of the Thunder are all at home. And it is very likely that they will enter November without losing a game.
After defeating the Warriors in the opening game, their biggest opponent is the Celtics. As long as they win the game tonight, the Suns and Clippers behind will not be so difficult.
Players from both sides came to the center circle, ready to kick-off. Anluo finally saw Hayward once again, this year's 30 million All-Star striker, it is really not easy. Last season came to the Celtics expectantly and was reimbursed within a few minutes after receiving it. The kind of serious injury that could ruin the entire career is comparable to Paul George back then. It's a coincidence that both of these guys are rookies in 2010, Hayward ninth and Paul George tenth. The two players played in the same position on the court. I just don't know if Hayward can be like Paul George, resurrected with blood after a serious injury.
In addition to Hayward, the other Celtics players are Irving, Jaylen Brown, Tatum, Horford. Anlow counted them. Among the five, Hayward had the lowest draft pick. Then there is a champion, a second-place winner, and two prospects. It shows how strong his talent is. More importantly, there is no real parallel imports.
An Luo looked at Jaylen Brown, who was standing beside him with a serious face, and couldn't help but joked: "Dear Jaylen, I won the championship again! You should congratulate me!"
Both of them are very familiar. Although not from the same school, they are considered cousins. When they were at ncaa, they were often brought together for comparison. This comparison has never stopped after entering the NBA two years ago. It wasn't until Anlo was selected to the All-Star last season, after which no one compared them.
Adams passed the ball from Horford's head to Paul George, who passed it to Westbrook who was standing on the free throw line. Immediately, the Thunder's offense began. Waiting for Westbrook to advance near the three-point line with the ball. Chesapeake Energy Arena's uniform slogan came as scheduled:
okc!
okc!
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In this arena, this slogan stands for everything.
Adams did not go to the basket, but stood on the right side of the top of the arc close to the three-point line. He didn't give Westbrook a pick-and-roll, but stuck Horford and reached out to catch the ball. After Westbrook passed the ball, he stood on the top of the arc. At this time, An Luo had already ran out from the right bottom corner around the free throw line. Then, with the screen of Westbrook and Adams, he took the ball from the right three-point line and shot. Jaylen Brown, who was following Anlor, had already switched defenses on the road, and Irving was all blocked behind Adams.
The basketball drew a long arc in the air and eventually plunged into the net bag.
"Huh~"
Three-pointer!
Thunder opened the record for the first time. There was a burst of cheerful applause at the Chesapeake Energy Arena. An Luo's shots are consistently clean and neat. Of course, the teammate's screen is just right.
Looking back, Irving went beyond the three-point line with the ball. He didn't try to break through to launch an attack, but passed the ball to Hayward, who was running over. After the latter received the ball, he used Horford's pick-and-roll to break through. However, Adams and Paul George directly doubled up. In desperation, Hayward jumped high and passed the ball across the two to Tatum who was outside the three-point line on the other side of the court.
It can be seen that Hayward's vision and passing skills have not been affected by injuries. When Tatum receives the ball, his position is very good. He was also ready to take the shot, but when Robertson pounced, he took it back. Then he patted the ball and walked two steps inside, then pulled it up again to throw the ball.
"boom!"
In many cases, hesitation will affect the feel, especially during the game. It might be better for Tatum to shoot directly from the three-point line. In fact, Robertson couldn't interfere with him when he rushed over. If you change to Harden, it is easy to make a shooting foul. After all, it's still too young!
The rebound was snatched by Adams, and then handed to Westbrook. The latter immediately launched a counterattack. His speed is very fast, but because he started from the bottom line, he still failed to seize the best time. However, although the Celtics returned quickly, they did not immediately organize the defense. After Westbrook made a round on the baseline, he passed the ball to Paul George, who was in a better position. After the latter received the ball, he pushed Irving to the basket, and then faced Horford with a small throw to end the offense.
"Huh~"
The goal is scored!
The Thunder's offense is very strong. Of course this is not surprising. They have always been like this since the start of the season. Whether it is against a warrior or a king, they are very strong.
The Celtics' downturn is also not surprising. In the next 3 minutes, they only scored one goal! Not even free throws~EbookFREE.me~ This is in line with the usual style of the Celtics. They always dig themselves in the first half.
After a wave of 14:2, Stevenson finally couldn't stand it anymore. He called a timeout and taught his players a good lesson. After returning from the timeout, the Celtics' situation only improved slightly. Owen and Tatum slowly found their offensive state, as for the others, they were still relatively depressed.
An Luo's presence in this game has decreased a lot. After Paul George came back, he didn't have the treatment of casual shots on the outside. But this is normal. After all, in a team with three All-Star players, it is impossible to concentrate the ball in the hands of one person. Even Kobe and James can't get that kind of treatment. In fact, An Luo's situation is not bad now. Westbrook retired to the second line, seriously doing what a point guard should do. The right to shoot is basically shared between him and Paul George.
In the second quarter, An Luo's good days came. Donovan still arranged Paul George for the first half of the game and brought the team's rotation to a stalemate with the opponent. In the second half of the quarter, Paul George went off the court and rested, and Anluo went on the court to take over the offense. When he released the Buddha, he broke through the seal and was extremely active on the court. Three-pointers, European step layups, backward jumpers... He exhausted all his offensive methods to help the Thunder close the points. And his own score is getting higher and higher.