Vol 3 Chapter 431: Expected loss

The Bucks at the top of the Eastern Conference did not let the Thunder spend too much time. At least, compared to the previous few games that have been played to the point of life and death, the Thunder won this night is not particularly difficult.
　　 Antetokounmpo played another super-performance game this season. Although the result is not satisfactory, the best of both worlds does not happen every night. Just like the Thunder, none of Westbrook, Anlow and Paul George's data can compare with Antetokounmpo, but they left the victory in Oklahoma. The Thunder players played more team-wise. Under Westbrook's connection, almost everyone was involved in the offensive end. The defensive end also worked together to isolate Antetokounmpo from the Bucks' shooters.
　　 After this game, the voice supporting the Thunder became the mainstream of public opinion. Although they feel that the Thunder still have some opponents in the West that cannot be easily defeated, as long as they reach the finals, defending is not a difficult task. After all, in the past games, they have defeated the Celtics, 76ers and Thunder. There is another Raptors that haven't met, but from the recent game situation, it seems that the Raptors are not the opponent of the Thunder.
　　 Therefore, the Thunder's biggest opponent is still in the West.
　　 Warriors needless to say, they are still the biggest obstacle for the Thunder. Of course, relative to the Warriors, the Thunder is also their strongest stumbling block in the finals. After the previous farce of cannibalism, the Warriors finally returned to their normal state. This month, they had a wave of victories, finally overtaking the Nuggets and returning to second place in the Western Conference. Cousins ​​returned from injury in the game against the Clippers. Although affected by the foul, everyone still saw the picture of the finale expected before the start of the season.
　　 When Cousins ​​was supporting him in the high post, the Clippers' center did not immediately follow him. Ever since, Cousins ​​shot 4 of 3 three-pointers. More importantly, Cousins ​​not only has the ability to shoot three-pointers, but can also attack and break through with the ball. This provides great space for the Warriors' shooters in running positions and air cuts. In the game that night, Curry and Thompson had received Cousins’s easy layup. For Curry and Thompson, although the ball has become less and less, but they have more and more opportunities to run out of the open. Durant, Cousins, Curry, who do you double-team? Who is it for? The Clippers did not solve this problem, so they lost cleanly.
　　 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists. This kind of Cousins ​​has once again improved the Warriors' already explosive combat effectiveness. In the next few games, Cousins' performance was also very eye-catching. Although he couldn't play for too long due to his injury, his average performance of 15+7+4 in 20 minutes per game is still the same as the league's first center.
　　 Now, for all teams that want to compete for the championship, the biggest opponent on the roster should be the Warriors! How the Thunder should deal with the full-body Warriors is the biggest problem on their way to defend the title.
　　 The Nuggets this season is an X factor. Speaking of, the Nuggets and Bucks have some similarities. It is a group of powerful players playing around an absolute core. The difference is the difference between Jokic and Antetokounmpo. The Thunder can target Antetokounmpo to get him into a single fight. However, Jokic cannot be restricted in the same way. His ability to organize and cope is better than most traditional No. 1 players. It is too difficult for him to fight alone. In this season, the Nuggets performed very well on both offensive and defensive ends, and their efficiency ranks among the best in the league. More importantly, the Thunder played against the Nuggets twice and lost to each other both times. They don't seem to have found a way to beat the Nuggets.
　　 In any case, the road to the championship must be hard. The team that won the championship must be the team that played the best in the playoffs that year. Every team that wins the O'Brien Cup is going all the way to the end. The Thunder wants to defend their title, and the difficulties they encounter must be huge. They also have that mental preparation.
　　Before the game between the Thunder and the Bucks, a piece of good news reached the Thunder.
　　 On January 25th, Paul George was listed in the 2019 Charlotte All-Star Game starting list announced by the league. Although the rest of the players LeBron James is a recruit in the West, but this name is worthy of a starting position; Warriors Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant still occupy two seats; the last one is James. Harden. The Eastern Conference starting is nothing surprising. Giannis Antetokounmpo, Kawhi Leonard, Joel Embiid, Kyrie Irving and Kemba Walker. Among them, LeBron James and Giannis Antetokounmpo are the winners of the All-Star votes in the West and East respectively, as well as the two captains of this All-Star ~EbookFREE.me~ From the performance of this season. , Paul George is also worthy of this All-Star starting spot. The average of 27.2 points, 5.4 rebounds, 5.2 assists and 2.3 steals per game, combined with the Thunder's record of topping the league, is enough to put him on par with the other four All-Star starters. Moreover, this season, Westbrook's further decentralization has made Paul George the most dazzling star of the Thunder.
　　 In contrast, An Luo is still a bit worse than Paul George. His performance is basically focused on scoring. This can be seen from his average of 28.8 points, 2.2 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.6 steals per game. Moreover, An Luo's playing style is not as popular as Paul George. Even many times, Paul George shot from beyond the three-point line, but those thrilling blocks and shocking dunks that were staged from time to time were something An Luo couldn't do.
　　 More importantly, in the West, the competition between backcourt players is much greater than the competition between frontcourt players. Among the frontcourt players, in addition to James, Durant and Paul George, Anthony Davis is more likely to be selected to the starting lineup. Jokic and Towns are still a bit worse. Although the Lone Ranger Doncic has a high number of fans, it is too difficult to be selected as an All-Star starting in his rookie season. The backcourt is different! A large crowd competed for those two places. Curry, Harden, Anlow, Lillard, Westbrook, Thompson, plus a Derek Rose!
　　 For Anluo, the 2019 All-Star debut is an elusive thing. He himself knows his situation very well. However, when the list was released, An Luo was still very lost.