Vol 3 Chapter 29: King of the North

The Thunder's performance during this period greatly exceeded the expectations of those who felt pitiful because of the loss of Durant in vain! Instead, they breathed a sigh of relief.
Now think about it, if Durant renewed his contract with the Thunder a few months ago, plus the current group of people, it would be fine! The Warriors must not be able to fight, and the Cavaliers are probably choking!
Can only say that things are impermanent!
Looking back suddenly, the man was in the dimly lit place. Sometimes you give up everything you want to chase, maybe you can get it just by waiting a little longer. But patience is often the most difficult thing. Durant's patience has been polished by the Thunder.
He Kenning knows what this choice means.
This season the Warriors can win the championship. But if he can't win the championship, his situation will be in seconds! But the form is not so serious. Although the Thunder are doing very well now, the Warriors look worse. But the season has just begun and everything is unknown.
The Thunder is still a playoff team. They can even reach the second round and even the third round. But the champion is still far away from them. To be sure, after Durant is fully integrated into the Warriors' system, it will be very difficult for the Thunder to win again!
The Thunder still took advantage of the schedule. The next few opponents are not general. They will face the Toronto Raptors on November 10. This is a relatively difficult game to play.
The Raptors have performed very well this season. Especially their core players have grown very fast.
Since the start of the game, DeRozan has performed very well. An average of 33.7 points per game ranked first in the league in scoring. Had it not been for only 23 points in the last game, his 30 consecutive games at the start of the season would be comparable to Jordan! Of course, the Raptors not only have DeRozan, but also the head guard Lowry. Although he averaged only 17 points and 6 assists per game, the Raptors would not have grown so fast without his transfer.
However, from a data point of view, the Thunder is not in a disadvantaged position. Westbrook averaged 30.4 points per game and ranked fifth in the league, and had nearly ten rebounds and assists. With Oladipo, who averaged 15+ per game with his partner, there is no disadvantage.
But Westbrook's state in the last two games is really bad. Especially the shooting percentage is so low that people can't believe it! If it wasn't for his teammates to play well, it would be impossible to win seven games in a row. So in this game, whether Westbrook can adjust in time is the key to determining the trend of this game.
But Westbrook himself is not worried. In an interview, when the reporter asked how to organize DeRozan, he replied like this:
"We have to do our job well, not how our opponents are. DeRozan played well this year! But we never worry about our opponents. We only focus on what we can do."
very confident! Westbrook has always been confident. As long as he fights well, no one can beat him. If you lose, it must be because you did not play well!
In fact, the phrase "do your own thing" is said by many coaches and stars in interviews. It can be seen that this is not a simple matter. During the game, the changing situation on the court, the open and secret fights between coaches, the whistle-blowing scale of the referee, etc., all affect the state of the players on the court.
Oklahoma fans are naturally very worried about Westbrook's state. After all, the current Thunder is counting on him! The other people who eat melon are concerned about when the Thunder will lose their first game.
For domestic fans, pay more attention to An Luo's play. After the madness of Oakland, Anluo's performance in these two games has dropped, but the efficiency is still very high, but the playing time is too little.
As a result, many people pointed the finger at Dolovan. The friendlier people think he is a coach who doesn't like to use newcomers. The less friendly people think that Donovan excludes An Luo, and even think that Donovan is racist!
In fact, An Luo still prefers the current positioning. The role of the team's sixth man is very suitable for him, after all, the opponents are not the strongest group of people. If you make the first release now, all data must be discounted. He thinks Donovan's words are good, and a rookie still needs some time to adapt. Players like Jordan, Iverson and James are still a minority. Instead of struggling in the starting position, it is better to sit on the bench and learn slowly. Just like Sabonis, it's very tangled.
The Thunder are still the starting lineup. On the Raptors' side are Lowry, DeRozan, Carol, Siakam and Boltel. What's interesting is that the two players who start with the fourth position are one of the 11th pick in the first round of this year, and the other is the 27th pick in the first round of this year. The performance so far this season is pretty average!
At the beginning of the game, Westbrook shot the basketball shot by Adams forward, and then jumped out. Before the Raptors could react, they rushed directly.
Siakam made up the defense and jumped high, trying to give Westbrook a big cap~EbookFREE.me~ but the latter used a drawbar, perfectly avoided this block and scored the ball.
Coming back, DeRozan received the ball at the top of the arc. He still has a great advantage against Oladipo. Although the latter's defense is not weak.
His technical characteristics are actually outdated! Now the league's second position must have a three-pointer above the standard. But DeRozan has a bad three-pointer. Like those traditional shooting guards, he still relies on his mid-range shot to score. However, his CIC is really accurate!
Unfortunately, this time the attack was destroyed.
DeRozan played singles with his back, and then very skillfully withdrew and turned his jumper. Originally unfavorable technique, but as Robertson suddenly went up to grab, disrupted his rhythm. DeRozan made a mistake while he was busy, and the bottom bracket stepped out.
The whistle sounded immediately! This action was naturally seen by the referee. DeRozan is walking illegally!
An Luo nodded involuntarily from the sidelines. This is a very successful defense, Robertson's ability in this area is really nothing to say!
The ball once again returned to the Thunder's hands. Westbrook is still pushing inward. But this time he didn't come by himself, Oladipo got rid of DeRozan and got an open position.
Westbrook scored the ball directly, and after Audi received the ball, he adjusted it slightly and dropped the ball.
Then, Lowry used Siakam to cover and play Sabonis in the wrong singles, but was still rejected by the basket.
Westbrook, who scored the rebound, directly launched a fast break, one-stopping into the penalty area, a European step past Siakam, and easily advanced.
The Raptors are like a curse, they can't make it anyhow! The Thunder seized the opportunity and directly hit the opponent 13:0.
The Thunder had their most perfect start to the season. It seems that tonight is another big win!