Vol 3 Chapter 18: New high


   An Luo didn't know how many times he took shots in the second quarter and how many points he scored. He didn't feel a little surprised until he was told by Westbrook at halftime.
   It's not that I was surprised because I scored too many points, but because of Donovan's "indulgence" to himself. He thought he would be replaced after a while, but he didn't expect to finish the second quarter.
   An Luo made 16 shots in the second quarter, setting a career high. 4 of 10 from beyond the three-point line, 3 of 6 from the mid-range, plus a free throw, scored 19 points! This also created a new high in his personal single quarter score. At the same time, with 5 points in the second half of the first quarter, he has scored 24 points, which is also a career high.
   In fact, the efficiency of An Luo throughout the second quarter is actually not high. Compared with his previous two games, it has dropped a lot. But his continuous output ability is too strong. In a confrontation with veteran bench bandits in alliances such as Lu Wei, there is nothing to lose. This is really not easy for a rookie.
   Donovan looked at An Luo, his eyes began to shine. This guy is so worth it, it's worth trading 5 pennies!
   Westbrook was equally excited, he was not upset at all because An Luo took up his playing time. In a season of 82 games, every game depends on him, he estimated that he would have to die on this field. He needs a helper who can give himself a proper rest. It would be perfect if you could win while resting. Who doesn't have the heart to lie down and win!
  For the fans, they will always be saddened by the team letting James Harden go. Now, they saw Harden's shadow from An Luo. The best sixth man with strong scoring ability and active defense.
   The only possibility that is a little depressed is Oladipo. He came to Thunder, not on the bench. This is his third season. If he hasn't played out all the time, it may be difficult for him to follow. But he is not the kind of very narrow-minded person, he should get more playing time if he is good, and he is not good enough now.
   It seems that it is time to increase your training volume!
   For Ingram on the other side, the better An Luo behaves, the more embarrassing he is. You know, he and Anlow, Jaylen Brown, Buddy Hild, these guys, have been brought together for comparison since the ncaa. In the current game against An Luo, the opponent has played very well, more like a second-best player than himself.
   Lu Wei, who was sitting aside, looked comfortable. Although he fell short in the confrontation with An Luo, he has been in this league for more than ten years after all. He has seen more talented players, and he doesn't care about these things with a rookie. As for An Luo's slightly provocative trash talk and behavior, it couldn't be more commonplace. When I first joined the league, who didn't have any edges and corners yet! After a long time, it has been polished and rounded!
   In the second half, Westbrook played again. Under his leadership, the Thunder are still firmly holding the Lakers on both offense and defense. It seems there is no way to win.
   In this quarter, Westbrook still has no offense. However, under his connection, the insider Adams can be said to have enjoyed the emperor treatment for more than 10 minutes.
   In fact, the Thunder now benefit from a lot of players from Westbrook. Including Anluo, as long as Westbrook is on the court, he can only be fed a few times. Of course, whether you can invest or not depends on your own ability.
   But among these players, Adams and Westbrook have the most connections and the most efficient. Basically, after Westbrook rushed in under Adams's screen, he would either score a layup or just throw the ball into the basket and it was done. As for other matters, it was naturally handed over to Adams of Shunxia to resolve.
   Judging from the current games, most of Westbrook's more than 10 assists came from Adams and Anlow. Both inside and outside, the scoring efficiency is the highest in the entire Thunder team. So they are also the two points Westbrook likes to give the ball the most.
   With 3 minutes left in the third quarter, Westbrook got a defensive rebound under the cover of Adams. This is his 10th rebound in this game. With this rebound, Westbrook once again achieved a triple-double. Although he scored few assists, the Thunder have maintained a 10-point lead.
   This is actually a phenomenon that everyone wants to see. Although the Thunder won consecutively before, they all played very hard and they all had to rely on Westbrook's god-level performance. Coach Donovan also knows that it is impossible to rely on Westbrook like this in every game, so he hopes that others will also come forward. The generals performed well in this game. In addition to Anluo, Oladipo and Adams also performed well, scoring double digits in the first three quarters.
   In the last quarter of the game, Donovan once again placed Westbrook and Anlow on the bench. Kanter, Sabonis and others played by Oladipo.
   Ingram finally played well for a few minutes~EbookFREE.me~ to save his dignity as the No. 2 pick. Facing Singler, he played very strong. Seizing the strikes and errors of the Thunder players, Ingram scored 7 points in a sudden outside shot, helping the Lakers to catch the score within one round, retaining the hope of winning.
   It can be seen that since Durant left, the Thunder has indeed had a bigger problem on the front line.
   But with Westbrook, Adams and Anlow back on the court, the Lakers were completely defeated. Westbrook finally scored in the final half of the game. He first made a super long three-pointer to open the score; by stealing Russell again, assisting Robertson for a layup, continuing to expand his advantage.
   But then the Lakers coach Walton's small lineup launched a counterattack. Nick Young scored 6 points in a row, chasing the score. Fortunately, Anluo hit a three-pointer from the corner to help the team stabilize the formation.
  At a critical moment, the Lakers suddenly turned off. First, Russell made a three-pointer and used Ingram to force the inside to cause Adams to foul, but missed two free throws. During this period, Westbrook turned on the kill mode, first hit a three-point jumper, and then succeeded in the shot. With 1 minute and 49 seconds left in the game, the Thunder led 108-91, and the victory was lost.
   In this game, Westbrook is still a well-deserved rebounder with 16 assists, 9 of 16 shots, of which three-pointers are five-for-three, more than half of his field goal percentage, 60% of three-pointers, very efficient.
   Apart from Westbrook, An Luo is the best performer. Played 23 minutes, scored 30 points, is the scoring leader of the game. At the same time, he once again created a new high in his career.
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