Vol 3 Chapter 682: Never lonely

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Since the Warriors moved their home court to the Chase Center Arena, all the bad luck seems to have come to the door. The golden championship flags above the Oracle Arena instantly became the dust of history, making the current Warriors fans sad.
In such a comparison, I have to sigh the "luck" of Thunder! Since moving to Oklahoma, they have always been a force that cannot be ignored in the West. Over the years, a team has undergone many changes! The Thunder's three young era, the two young era, the era when Westbrook led the team alone, the Thunder Big Three era, the double star era... But no matter which era, the Thunder have always maintained a fairly strong competitiveness. Even two championships, laid the foundation of the dynasty. In this way, the Thunder are much luckier than the Warriors.
The Warriors' current situation is indeed very annoying. In the West, where the tigers and wolves are waiting, they may not enter the playoffs this season. At the beginning of the season, Warriors fans were still looking forward to their team. However, a series of failures made them all have to think about doing a bad job this season.
This is the choice of many teams after their brilliance. After all, not any team has the unparalleled appeal of the Lakers and can rise through the free market. Putting bad and getting potential rookies is the way for most teams to rebuild. But the Warriors are slightly different. Their lineup is still at the championship level. It's just that the impact of injuries can't be fully played out. The Warriors who dormant for a season are likely to immediately become the most powerful contender for the championship.
Just when the Warriors fans began to miss their lost glory, a game in Memphis gave them hope and a firm determination to give up this season and prepare for the next season.
Shortly after the end of the Thunder and Warriors game, the game between the Grizzlies and the Nets was also divided. The Grizzlies struggled in overtime at their home court and finally beat the Nets with a score of 133:134.
The player with the most rupture on both sides was Kyrie Irving. In this game, he played 34 minutes and 20 seconds, the audience was 11 of 27 shots, of which 12 three-pointers were 5 of 12, 11 free throws and 10 of 10 free throws scored 37 points, plus 7 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 steals.
Because of his outstanding performance in this game, Irving became the first player in the history of the Nets to score at least 26 points in the first 3 games of the season.
But from a personal performance point of view, the Nets' operations this summer definitely made a fortune.
In the first two games, Irving performed very well. Although the Nets lost the first game, Irving scored 50 points. In the second game against the Knicks, Irving scored a drop, but hit key goals in the fourth quarter, helping the Nets get their first win of the season. After two games, Irving averaged 38 points per game, which was frighteningly efficient.
However, Irving failed to lead the team to win the game in Memphis. Just like last season in Boston, his ability to lead a team is in sharp contrast with his personal ability. What irked Irving even more is that Kemba Walker, who replaced him to lead the Boston Celtics, led the team to another win.
There is no harm without comparison! Owen used his own practical actions to give those who do not think about him have the confidence to speak loudly.
In fact, this game can be used to evaluate Irving with "success and failure". He is the Nets responsible for filling the 14-point hole. Without his breakout, the Nets would have lost the game in regular time and would not be able to score in overtime. But the chance to win the game was indeed lost by him himself. The lore ball before the end of regular time was blocked, and the key ball was missed consecutively in overtime. Irving personally killed the game, but it was not the Grizzlies who were killed.
Judging from Owen's performance since the start of the game, his personal ability is still very strong, and he is still the top star in the league. But under his leadership, the Nets, if there is no improvement in the record, Irving is not enough to enter the scope of MVP discussion. At best, he can only fight for the scoring champion this season.
But what the Nets want is not a scoring champion! At this time, everyone missed Durant especially. With such an Irving, coupled with an omnipotent death, with a group of powerful role players in the Nets, the championship is their goal. It is a pity that Durant has been unable to return, and the Nets have not been able to appear in front of everyone in a completely physical appearance.
Durant and Thompson can be described as hard brothers, maybe they used too much force in the Western Conference last season, which caused physical problems. However, so far, the Nets have not announced Durant's injury, and he himself has remained silent. Perhaps ~EbookFREE.me~ Durant's injury is not much better than Thompson. But in any case, as long as Durant can return to the game, the Nets will have a huge change. But before this day, Irving did not seem to have the ability to lead this team to a good result.
In this way, among the championship teams in everyone's minds before the start of the season, the only team with the most champion appearance is the Thunder. The Lakers are still running in, the Clippers and Nets are suffering from injuries. Although the season has just begun, the current situation does not explain much, but a good start can still bring more confidence to everyone.
However, although the initial imaginary enemy did not perform well, several opponents that he thought would not pose a big threat to them emerged.
The Nuggets and Jazz, two teams from the plateau, showed very strong combat effectiveness. The Nuggets successfully reached the Western Conference semi-finals last season. Under the leadership of the more mature Jokic and Murray, one and two players, the Nuggets and the Thunder this season are unbeaten. Although this team always lacks some championship qualities, it has to be said that at this stage of the season, they can definitely be called the best team in the league.
Jazz was even more unexpected. Although they lost one game to the Thunder, their combat effectiveness was amazing. After introducing Conley and Bogdanovic, the Jazz not only retained the league's top-level defensive ability, but also upgraded the offensive end. Compared to the struggling Lakers and Clippers, the Jazz are more like a team that can deliver good results.
There is also the Eastern Heat, whose combat effectiveness is not strong. With these three teams, plus the Clippers and Lakers that are bound to play, the Thunder's road to defending this year is much more lively than the Western Civil War with the Warriors last season.