Vol 3 Chapter 340: October ending

In October's final battle, the Thunder's opponent is the Clippers. In the last game I was scared into a cold sweat at Staples. This time I returned to the Chesapeake Energy Arena. Everyone thought it would be a devastating victory, but they did not expect the Clippers to give Oklahoma again. The horse was startled once.
It may be the slow heat of the Celtics to stay on this field. The Thunder performed very poorly in the first half.
Before the start of this game, Donovan decided to let Adams continue to rest. He failed to play in the last game against the Suns. In the game against the Celtics, Adams seemed to hurt his calf. This made the Thunder nervous for a while. After inspection, it was found that there was no major problem, and everyone was relieved. In the Thunder, especially the lineup, everyone's role is irreplaceable. In the current Thunder, no one can replace any of them. Noel played well in the last game, so Donovan decided to give Adams a break. Donovan has always been a prudent man. And for the current Thunder, they would rather lose some games in the regular season than let their main players take risks.
The Clippers' lineup has remained the same, still Beverly, Bradley, Gallinari, Harris and Gortat. With this lineup, they had more than half of their winning percentages in this period of the season. This includes the double-kill of the Rockets. In the last game, they won the Washington Wizards by 32 points! Therefore, in this game, the Clippers came to Oklahoma with a winning momentum. The regular season entered a new week, they beat the Rockets and Wizards consecutively, and scored more than 130. This raised their confidence to a very high level. On the other hand, the Thunder, after a full victory in the first week, were slightly tired. Against the Celtics, they struggled to win; against the Suns, they were in a hot state, but they still lost the game. The Thunder's recent performance has made the Clippers' determination to win the game even more determined.
As far as the state of the game is concerned, the Thunder is really not very good. At the beginning of the game, Westbrook advanced to the top of the arc with the ball, and went inside with Noel's cover. After attracting the defense, the ball was directly distributed to An Luo in the left corner. But the latter made a mistake. After catching the ball, he stepped on the sideline and lost a perfect scoring opportunity.
Looking back, Gallinari missed a long two-pointer and Westbrook grabbed the rebound and launched a counterattack. It was a sure attack, but still failed to score. Paul George's chasing three-pointer directly shot a three-pointer, and then fell into Beverly's arms. The latter threw the ball to the frontcourt with a long pass from a quarterback. Gortat, who had not run through the center line, quickly retreated, and finally caught up with the basketball after the free throw line, and then made an easy layup.
In the next two minutes, the Thunder did nothing on the offensive end. Paul George's passing error and Westbrook's offensive foul caused the Thunder to miss several scoring opportunities. It wasn't until 9 minutes and 32 seconds left in the game that Noel made a tip-up. And it was An Luo who was standing outside the left three-point line to throw the ball.
After the goal, the Chesapeake Energy Arena fans breathed a sigh of relief. They applauded Noel and all the Thunder players, and then sat back on their seats. No one thinks that the Thunder will remain in a downturn. As for when the state will be found, it is unclear.
In fact, until the end of the second quarter, the Thunder's state did not change much. Their offense is very difficult, and the defense can't limit the Clippers' scoring very well. In fact, the players' defense is done according to Donovan's arrangement, but the effect is not good. It has been adjusted several times, and there is not much change. By the end of the first half, the Thunder trailed their opponents by 49:65 by 16 points. They did not score more than 30 in the first two quarters, which is very rare.
During the intermission, Donovan made a fire from the boss in the locker room. He thinks that the game can be lost, but losing the game without resistance like this is unbearable. In fact, not only him, but also players such as Anlow and Westbrook are also holding back anger. Especially Westbrook, he and Beverly have had a holiday, and the first serious injury in his career was due to each other. If you didn't play well in the first half, you still had to endure the opposing side's babble. If it hadn't been a lot of temperament in the past two years, Westbrook would have worked with Beverly.
I have to say that anger can always easily arouse people's fighting spirit. In the third quarter, the Thunder players who suppressed the entire two quarters of the game finally broke out!
As soon as he came up, Anlo robbed Bradley from the basketball with the help of Robertson. Then, he threw the ball to the floor, and the rebounding basketball was slapped to the center line by Paul George, who had already charged up, and launched a counterattack. At the same time, Westbrook rushed for the rebound on the other side. Beverly followed him closely. After the two crossed the free throw line, Westbrook exerted his legs and flew directly. It turned out that Paul George lost the opportunity to score a layup after being overtaken by Bradley. The ball can only be thrown in the direction of the basket and handed over to Westbrook to handle it.
Flying up Westbrook received a basketball in the air~EbookFREE.me~, pressed Beverly's outstretched hands, and slammed the ball into the basket. At this time, the referee's whistle sounded immediately. Looking at the gesture, Beverley defensive foul was blown.
Separate buckle + two plus one! Is there anything better than this way?
Westbrook flexed his muscles against Beverly, making him itchy.
With this explosive dunk, the Thunder's offensive state is back. Anluo made three consecutive goals from beyond the three-point line, so Rivers had to call a timeout. But that is of no use! Even if the Clippers subsequently strengthened their defense of the three-pointer and An Luo burst into the interior, they could still score. And it was not just Anro alone, Paul George and Noel also started to score. Even Robertson scored 5 points in the third quarter! Not only is it offensive, but the Thunder has put the Clippers into trouble on the defensive end. Coupled with the drop in feel, they lost to the Thunder by 31 points in this quarter!
41:10, it's hard to imagine that the third quarter will be like this. The Thunder went from trailing 16 points to leading 15 points, and to complete this process, they only spent one game time. Moreover, in the last quarter, they did not have any chance for each other.
In the end, the Thunder reversed the Clippers at home. While avoiding losing streak, it officially ended all games in October.