Vol 3 Chapter 68: Injury

　
　
　　->　->　　 On the evening of December 12th, the Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City, the game between the Celtics, fourth in the East, and the Thunder, third in the West, will begin. Surprisingly, Boston's top scorer Thomas continues to truce due to injury and will not appear on the court tonight. He has missed several games!
　　 This is good news for Oklahoma City. After all, the opponents are missing 26 points per game.
　　 Stevenson is still Smart in the starting lineup. With Bradley, Horford, Amir Johnson, and Crowder, the offense is a lot weaker, but the defense has improved a lot. There is no change in the personnel on the Thunder side.
　　 Both sides jumped the ball and the game started.
　　 Adams helped the team get the ball for the first offense. Westbrook took the ball across the center line and then passed it to Robertson, who was emptied in the right corner. The latter hesitated for a while, but still shot. He actually has three-point ability, which is very unstable. And it's weird, the more likely the other person is, the less accurate he will be. So in the game, he is often emptied by opponents.
　　 With this ball, he naturally did not live up to the expectations of the Celtics!
　　Smart grabbed a rebound! He brought the ball over and passed it to Bradley. Bradley has made great progress on the offensive end this season. He has made a living on defense and has become the third scoring point in the green shirts, averaging 15+ per game!
　　 He shook, but Oladipo was not fooled and stuck firmly in his defensive position. Bradley didn't hold the ball for too long. He moved back and then hit the ground and passed the ball to Crowder in the corner. As soon as the latter received the ball, Sabonis followed.
　　 Thunder's defense is no worse than the Celtics!
　　Crowder crossed the ball to Smart at a 45-degree angle on the left. After the latter receives the ball, the offensive time is running out! He can only choose to shoot. Under Westbrook's interference, he really hit the iron.
　　 The basketball bounced high and flew out of the backboard. The Thunder delivers a baseline ball.
　　 Both teams did not enter the state at first. Soon, two minutes passed, and no one was able to break the scoring shortage on the court. The basket is like being covered with a lid.
　　 To be honest, both sides are seriously defending. This is part of the game, but if you always focus on the defensive end, the game is really ugly!
　　 In the end, it was Westbrook who stood up and saved the dull game.
　　 He and Adams had a match. However, this time he did not rush to the penalty area under the cover of the opponent. Instead, he made a false move of rushing in, then pulled the ball back from behind, and then took a three-pointer.
　　 An Luo's eyes lit up! When did this guy steal the teacher to learn art? He is the player who likes to use this trick most on the Thunder. The teammate's pick-and-roll can provide a good shot space, coupled with his accurate three-pointers. This tactic can be said to be very practical.
　　 With Westbrook's three-pointer, both sides started scoring. Throughout the first quarter, Westbrook made 5 of 6 shots, scored 12 points, and sent out 4 assists. Plus 5 rebounds! I really don't know how this guy accomplishes these things at the same time. An Luo felt that he was too busy just to score!
　　 The Celtics have to count Horford to play well! He was very efficient, 5 of 5 shots, 2 of 2 free throws, and scored 13 points! Leading the team to a 32:26 lead with 6 points to end the first quarter.
　　 But Thunderbolt now has no intention of caring about the score. Their minds were put on Oladipo.
　　 In the last offense, Oladipo accidentally lost his weight during a layup and fell to the floor. Looks like that should be a heavy fall! Did not get up for a long time.
　　 Players like Westbrook, Adams, and An Luo ran over for the first time, but no one rushed to help him up. They are all athletes, and they should be seen by the team doctor when they know the situation is unclear.
　　 Westbrook looked worried. He himself had been severely injured, so he naturally understood what that meant. The other players also looked sad. For an athlete, the harm of injury is too great!
　　 After a preliminary examination by the team doctor, everyone was relieved. Oladipo should not be hurt too badly. He just hurt his hand. To what extent the injury is, you have to go through a professional inspection before you can draw a conclusion. However, this game is definitely not going to be played.
　　 Westbrook folded his hands together and made a few gestures on his chest. Pray for Oladipo and hope that he will not have any serious injuries.
　　 Of course, Oladipo himself is the most upset. This season is his fourth season in the league and the final year of his rookie contract. He has to play out to get an ideal contract. The injury will definitely affect the team's assessment of his value.
　　Who doesn't want to get a big contract? Making money is only part of the reason. More importantly, it represents the strength of a player and his identity and status in the league.
　　 Oladipo's injury retreats, to the Thunder, it is completely worse. His help to the team ~EbookFREE.me~ is more than just averaging 16+ points per game! His contribution on the defensive end is also great.
　　 Fortunately, there is no shortage of people on the back line of the Thunder! Anlo can make up for Oladipo's contribution on both ends of the offense and defense, and can even do better than Oladipo. However, the impact of the Thunder and the lethality of the Celtics inside players will drop sharply. After all, An Luo couldn't get up.
　　 Therefore, An Luo will play a long time in the following games. Not only him, Westbrook must also take on more responsibilities.
　　 So at the beginning of the second quarter, Westbrook became very active. He increased the number of individual shots and led the Thunder players to begin to draw the score closer. Of course, he mostly rushed to the basket to score. Although it feels good today, I can make any investment. But he must be fully prepared. When you feel bad, score!
　　 In addition to Westbrook, An Luo is the best player in the second quarter. Not only did he keep scoring, but on the defensive end, he also defended Bradley 2 of 8 shots, scoring only 4 points in the entire second quarter!
　　 But in this situation, the Lakers still didn't get the score back. Horford, who performed well in the first quarter, still shines in this quarter. Coupled with the outbreak of Smart, the Celtics not only failed to be caught up by the Thunder, but also opened up the gap once again on the original basis.
　　 At the end of the first half, the Celtics led the Thunder by 10 points at 65:55! They played very well on the road. It can be seen that the Celtics tonight are better than the Thunder in both the player's state and luck!