Vol 3 Chapter 399: Sun ah sun

The game against the Celtics made all the Thunder fans like a roller coaster ride. This feeling is even more heartbreaking than the previous duel with the Clippers. The good thing is that I won in the end.
In home games, Westbrook became the Thunder's biggest contributor. He had almost no sense of presence in the first three quarters, focusing on passing and defense, and scored 9 points, 8 rebounds and 10 assists in a quasi triple-double. Had it not been for a strong counterattack by the Celtics in the third quarter, Westbrook might have "brushed" a mini triple-double and rested like the previous two games. But in the last quarter, when Donovan improved his offensive strategy, Westbrook stepped forward. He scored 22 points in a single quarter! You know, the Thunder only scored 33 points in the final quarter. In the end, when the Thunder's main force was removed by Donovan, Westbrook's data was fixed at 31 points, 11 rebounds and 12 assists, plus 3 steals and 1 block.
Since the start of the season, Westbrook's role on the offensive end of the Thunder has become more and more functional. He was basically the initiator of the offense, and gave the task of ending the offense to Anlow and Paul George. Of course, his stats are not bad, still maintaining a triple-double per game. The only thing that dropped sharply was scoring. So far, Westbrook has averaged only 15 points per game. It has been significantly reduced for two consecutive seasons. Everyone knows that the Thunder are Westbrook's team, but he has to sacrifice for the harmonious development of this strong lineup. Even if he is only 30 years old! Even if he is at the peak.
In addition to Westbrook's outstanding performance, Anluo and Paul George are also quite outstanding. Although the presence of the last quarter is relatively low, but the first three quarters have always been these two performances. Especially in the third quarter, with the Celtics' fierce offensive and other Thunder players nearly stalling, the scoring of Anlo and Paul George is the key to their ability to maintain a weak advantage in the end. The former has 28 points, 2 assists and 3 steals, while the latter has 26 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks. I have to say that the current Thunder Big Three is really the only one in the league with a very good combination of offense and defense.
85 points, 17 rebounds, 18 assists, 8 steals and 3 blocks! The Big Three refused to lose first.
31+11+12+3! 22 points in a single section! The most low-key star player-Westbrook!
Defending champion, attacking strongly. The Big Three dominate both offense and defense!
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After the game, almost all the media expressed their heartfelt praise to the Thunder. Especially Westbrook and Anlow and Paul George. Although the limelight in the last quarter focused on Westbrook alone, these professionals still saw the contribution of the two on the defensive end.
It seems that everyone has seen the thunder winning streak all the way to end this October. But unfortunately, they met the sun!
There is no doubt that the sun is a veritable fish belly in this alliance. In the NBA, a team can succeed. Then he needs not only a group of outstanding players, but also a mature coaching team, a complete system and a trustworthy management team. The combination of all these can make an NBA team succeed. But the Phoenix Suns, this team managed to get past all the right ways.
Since Nash left the Suns, this team has begun a long road to reconstruction. But to this day, I only saw a little hope. These years, the Suns have lottery every year, except for a Devin Booker, nothing. Instead, many negative cases have been added. In 2011, Marcus Morris, who held the 13th overall pick and traded with the Rockets to the 14th overall pick, stupefied Leonard, who had the 15th overall pick. In 2016, with the 13th overall pick, they chose An Luo for the Thunder, just to get "Dance King" Payne! And, before that, their No. 4 show Bender has become another spokesperson for "parallel imports."
Compared with the Thunder's draft, it's really a heaven and an underground. It's no surprise that the Suns are always full of belly when you see the autumn leaves. However, such a team has repeatedly been able to beat the strong teams in the league. It's really amazing! Last season, the Thunder, Warriors, Rockets, Cavaliers, Raptors, the top teams in the league, mostly suffered from the Suns.
Last season, the Thunder lost to the Suns. An Luo still remembers that game, the opponent played very well on both offensive and defensive ends, and the hand feels good, but nothing went wrong and gave the Thunder no chance. They won the Warriors and Rockets games, almost all of them are a copy of the Thunder games. But when playing against teams in the middle and lower reaches of the league, they seem to have forgotten how to play, and they often lose in a mess. Really, a little fanatic meant to rob the rich and help the poor.
What I didn't expect is that this season, the sun is still that sun!
On October 28th, the Thunder ushered in a game with the Phoenix Suns at the Chesapeake Energy Arena. In this game, both sides played relatively easily.
Why is it easy?
The Thunder's offense was not hindered, and the Suns' defense was just average. The Thunder's defense is very good, but the Suns feel really good. Devin Booker made a total of 8 three-pointers in the whole game, half of which were in the face of An Luo! And most of them were shot from one meter away from the three-point line. This year's champion, Ayton, is also overwhelmed in the basket. Although Noel can't be guarded, Noel can't guard him either. In addition to these two core players, the Rockets' two old players Anderson and Ariza are also very eye-catching. The performances of Tj Warren and Crawford on the bench and this year's second-round pick Ellie Okobo even made Donovan drool!
Like a frog boiled in warm water, Thunder was slowly pulled away by the opponent. At the last moment, An Luo and Westbrook stepped up to help the Thunder stabilize the situation and launched a counterattack in an attempt to tie the score or overtake at the last moment. But the Suns didn't care about so many, and they didn't defend desperately. After a three-point rain came down, the Thunder could only sigh. Their defense must be in place! Not worse than the fourth quarter of the previous game. But the players of the Suns just dared to make a shot.
In the end, the Thunder lost 110:117 regretfully at their own door. While giving the opponent their first win of the season, they also ended their four-game winning streak. However, the fans felt that the Thunder was worth it! After all, they were the first championship team to lose to the Suns, and they should have become the first team to receive certification from a strong team this season.