Chapter 749: [The first battle of Thunder, the nightmare begins]

The NBA's first official strength list announced that the Clippers' preseason record was only 2 wins and 5 losses and still ranked first. No expert dare to underestimate them, fearing that the regular season will be beaten.
Since Yang Rui arrived in Los Angeles, the outcome of some games has been very predictable. Guess Yang Rui's team is right to win, there is basically no upset.
The Cavaliers rank second, and Ray Allen joining is the key.
The third-ranked Nets are also in the scope of Ray Allen's investigation, but after the Nets trade came to Joe Johnson, Ray Allen gave up and the two positions overlap.
The Lakers ranked fourth, at least they are strong and strong, and played well in the preseason, 6 wins and 1 loss. The West is most likely to compete with the Clippers, experts agree that it is the Lakers.
There are not many fans who are optimistic about the Lakers online. The stars have changed from one to another, but the record has been declining. In addition to Kobe's data is still beautiful, and Yang Rui at the time can not be compared.
The Spurs ranked fifth, the Pacers sixth, the two teams did not join big names in the summer, Spurs role players improved, walked Scola, signed Boris Dior, also signed the swingman veteran Stephen Jackson.
The Thunder only ranked seventh, because James Harden left.
Thunder reached a 6-person deal with the Rockets Rimi Lamb and two first-round and one second-round picks.
The Thunder also has bad news, the opener challenges the Clippers away.
Thunder fans are generally pessimistic and think that this is a nightmare start. If the first game is maddened by the Clippers, it will affect the morale of the team. They were almost destroyed last season, even if Durant is the scoring champion. a little.
On the 30th, many TV stations broadcast the opener live.
Before the game, the Clippers' championship ring awarding ceremony set off a small G wave. This is the first time the Clippers have won the championship since the team was built. It is of extraordinary significance and the scene is particularly grand.
Before the game started, the morale of the Clippers increased to an alarming level, all players are full of strength, and the Thunder players are doubled in pressure. They all know that this is the strongest team in the NBA and is likely to defend the team successfully.
TNT Barkley said: "The Clippers players generally look relaxed. The Thunder side is just the opposite. Everyone's expression is similar to that of Perkins. If they take off the jersey and put on their cloak and red pants, this expression will be more Morale."
Smith laughed: "This is not Sparta!"
Curry made a three-pointer while warming up, feeling hot, but he still had to sit on the sidelines first, waiting for the opportunity to play off the bench.
Clippers start: Paul, Danny Green, Guy, Griffin, Chandler.
Thunder starters: Westbrook, Sefolosha, Durant, Ibaka, Perkins.
Chandler won by jumping the ball and the game began.
With the gold medal at this Olympics, Chandler feels that his life has been completed. He not only has the NBA championship, but also the World Championships and Olympics championships. He also has the best defensive player in his personal honor. Chandler was very excited. He didn't play in the preseason and his desire for performance was even stronger.
Paul drew the ball to the three-point line, and Chandler screened to block Westbrook.
Paul suddenly left, Ibaka changed defense, Chandler homeopathic, Paul timely pass the ball to the middle, Chandler squeezed away Westbrook, holding the ball empty.
Perkins retreated to the basket to block Chandler's path. Chandler didn't pass Griffin on the right bottom line, but leaned back on Perkins and turned to the left to shoot.
His footwork was very smooth, and he showed his few offensive skills under no pressure. Perkins suffered from a loss, he could only interfere as much as possible, and the ball came out of the frame.
Perkins just breathed a sigh of relief, turned around and saw Griffin cut into the air, jumped high, directly grabbed the frontcourt rebounds and dunked his hands into the box. 2 to 0.
Unlucky Perkins became a backboard because he was standing under the basket. Griffin slammed his legs on him, and it looked a bit like he was buckled.
CCTV 5 Zhang reasonably said: "In the summer, many people worry that Griffin's knee injury will affect his bouncing ability. Now he can rest assured that he is still the violent power forward."
Yu Jia said: "Thunder's two inside defense is excellent, but the offense is not very good, today they want to win, depending on whether they can break through the Clippers' defense."
Westbrook dribbled to the frontcourt and waited for his teammates to pull away, without looking for a cover and heading straight. He turned to the right and made a breakthrough, facing Paul with a sudden stop jumper, disturbing the ball out of the frame.
Yang Rui said to Cole on the sidelines: "If the Thunder has been attacking like this, it will be interesting today."
Cole nodded. "Westbrook's character is difficult to change, I think he will only fight like this."
Is Westbrook too weak to be alone?
No, his weakness is too iron! Looking at the Thunder game, you will find that Wei Shao passes a lot, but the shooting percentage is not higher. Especially in the playoffs, Wei Shao shot less than 45%. The star should take responsibility, provided that you can score.
To help the team win, Westbrook is not as good as Paul.
As of this season, the two have played 14 games in total, and Paul has a 10-4 record.
In terms of statistics, Paul averaged 19.3 points, 4.3 rebounds, 10.3 assists, 3 steals and 2.4 turnovers. His shooting percentage was 48.7%.
Westbrook's stats are 18.8 points, 4.4 rebounds, 6.9 assists, 1.7 steals and 3.9 turnovers. His shooting percentage is 40.8%.
As for the three points, there is no need to compare, Victoria Shaw career career three-point shooting rate of 30%, even Kobe is not as good.
In the face of the nemesis, Wei Shao chose to go forward with a strong fight. This was caused by his character. He was also a paranoid person.
Griffin grabbed a rebound and Paul slowly took it to the frontcourt, playing a pick-and-roll with Chandler in the middle. This time he took the right path~EbookFREE.me~The Thunder defense is a man-to-man defense and Ibaka's defense is very good. Quickly, Paul's ball was divided into the middle, and Chandler took the ball.
Wei Shao chose to chase Paul. Ibaka's retracement was a little slower. This time Perkins went into the basket to make up the defense and formed a partial pinch. Chandler passed the ball to Griffin.
Ibaka quickly rushed out to interfere with the shot, one step slower, Griffin made a three-pointer jumper, the quasi-head was not enough, the ball came out of the frame.
Chandler saw the opportunity and jumped in one step. He pulled the ball out of the penalty area with one hand, and Perkins failed to get the rebound when he got stuck. Green on the left cut in time, picked up the offensive rebound, landed and hugged the basketball, and distributed it to Paul, who responded to the outside, for a second organization.
Paul gestured for players to change positions, Chandler stood in the post to attract the defense, Griffin went to the middle to cover, and Green ran to the right corner.
Paul got rid of Westbrook by a pick-and-roll and moved to the right. Suddenly, he changed speed and passed Perkins for three steps. Perkins fell behind by half a position and could not block it.
Ibaka's awareness of the defense is very good, withdraw to the basket to make up for defense. Paul jumped to the rim and missed the layup. The air shrank to pass the ball from Ibaka's arm to the other side. Chandler took the ball and took one step, dunking his hands to score! 4 to 0.
The Clippers players quickly returned to defense, mixed defense, Paul and Westbrook in the periphery.
Ibakala went out to cover, Griffin changed defense quickly, kept a distance to interfere, and Paul pursued the defense from behind. Westbrook chose to force Griffin, Europe stepped into the basket, Chandler made a defense.
Wei Shao still didn't pass. He knew that Perkins couldn't catch the ball from the bottom line. He took a layup in the gap, avoided the Chandler block, and the ball came out of the frame.
Unfortunately, Perkins is not as fast as Griffin, did not receive a rebound, the ball did not bounce in his direction, the rebound was grabbed by Griffin, Paul received the ball to stabilize the rhythm, the Clippers fell into position again .