Vol 3 Chapter 91: Fight the Warriors again (Happy New Year!)

At the press conference after the game, whether it was the Thunder or the Clippers, the atmosphere was a bit dull.
　　 Although the Thunder won the game, they were facing the Clippers without Paul and Griffin, and they felt like they were invincible. Moreover, before Paul was injured, the Thunder had been in a suppressed state. Westbrook was beaten to death, so he was not very happy.
　　 The Clippers are really miserable! Griffin has been injured for about a month due to knee surgery and is expected to return later this month. Now Paul is injured again!
　　 According to the preliminary diagnosis, Paul will undergo thumb surgery and will be injured for 6-8 weeks. Based on this injury time, he is expected to return in March.
　　 Without Paul, Rivers can only count on the little Rivers and the old Felton. However, these two guys are not enough to provoke the Clippers.
　　 But all this has nothing to do with Thunder. Donovan only felt sorry for Paul's injury. He was not happy because he was missing a competitor. Injuries are something all NBA people hate.
　　 The next game is a bit unusual for the Thunder. Their opponent is the Golden State Warriors, currently ranked first in the West.
　　 The hatred of the two teams reached its peak after Durant decided to join the Warriors this summer. At the beginning of the season, the Thunder defeated the opponent under An Luo's outstanding performance. An Rocco still clearly remembers Westbrook's hug to Durant after the game. Of course, there is also the phrase "Do you regret it?"
　　 But now, it is difficult to win the game again! The Warriors with the Big Four have gone through half a season of running-in, the chemistry between the players is very good, and both offensive and defensive ends have shown super strength.
　　Before this game, the Warriors had won four consecutive victories. They have only lost 7 games in total so far. Although in the eyes of people, they are definitely not comparable to the 73 wins last season, everyone feels that they are stronger than last season.
　　 Before the game, there has been a lot of intense discussion about this game on the Internet.
　　 However, all the focus is on Westbrook and Durant. The last time they met, there was no intersection between the two at first. Although after the game, Westbrook embraced Durant. But everyone generally thinks that it is Westbrook's show off, not really based on emotional communication.
　　 People are looking forward to the two young masters who were once reconciled. After all, they are good brothers who have been with each other for nearly ten years. They should not become passers-by who are old and dead. In this regard, everyone remains optimistic. They will finally be relieved, just like Kobe and O'Neal.
　　 But more people watch the fun. Anyway, it's no one's fans. The grievances and hatreds between Westbrook and Durant are nothing more than jokes after dinner. Since it is a joke, naturally the more exciting the better.
　　 There are some people whose behavior is worse. Maliciously slander and fan the flames on the Internet. They are not really people who hate Westbrook or Durant, but they are always the worst. The reaction is not to see others well!
　　 Such a game, the American broadcasters will definitely not miss it. In fact, all games between the Warriors and the Thunder this season are broadcast live across the United States. You know, since Durant left Oklahoma City, the Thunder have not had many nationally broadcast games throughout the season.
　　 Westbrook's mentality this time is much better than last time. After all, he faced Durant as a winner. This can be seen from his appearance at Oracle Stadium.
　　 The light yellow hollow sweater is matched with a pair of beige jeans with holes and a pair of canvas shoes on the face. It is quite fresh and refined.
　　 Faced with reporters' questions, Westbrook also seemed quite calm.
　　 "We must play our own basketball! As long as we do it, no one can beat us."
　　 "We don't need to make special preparations. Every night we go all out, no matter who the opponent is."
　　 "We played against each other, but we won!"
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　　 In Oracle Arena, there is a repertoire every night when there is a game. That is Stephen Curry's unique "channel shooting".
　　 Many fans will come to the arena a few hours before the start of the game, just to see Curry's "channel shooting" with their own eyes. Whenever the pre-match warm-up training is over, Curry will walk to the player's channel on the side of the basket and catch the ball from the assistant Bruce Fraser. Only when he scores that super-long three-pointer will he end the warm-up before the game and return to the locker room.
　　 An Luo hadn't paid much attention last time, this time it was an experience. It has to be said that this guy's ability in the field of long-range shooting is more like an opener than Anluo.
　　 With this one long shot hit. The game began to enter the formal preparation stage.
　　 Thunder players are already ready. Under the leadership of Westbrook, they launched a complex mobilization activity in the player channel. That series of dazzling moves ~EbookFREE.me~An Luo has learned it for a long time.
　　 The visiting team is very simple. Westbrook took the lead and rushed out of the player tunnel with the Thunder players. Kanter and Adams are always the last, but in this game, only Kanter is alone. Adams continued to miss out due to injury.
　　 Every player of the Warriors will cause a burst of cheers. Even Durant is no exception. He is in a much better situation now than at the beginning of the season. It seems that time will indeed change everything. An Luo had heard a lot of booing to Durant in the Oracle Arena.
　　 With Curry's last appearance, the atmosphere on the scene reached its peak. It can be seen that no matter how good Durant plays, the Warriors are always Curry's team.
　　After all players from both sides have appeared on the field, a flag-raising ceremony will be held as usual. After that, it was time for the head coaches of both sides to make the final tactical deployment.
　　 Donovan has already arranged the team's tactics, but before the start of the game, he still emphasized the defense very carefully. They dare not fight the Warriors like they did with the Nuggets. The offensive ability of the "Tsunami Brothers", the entire alliance can never find a second one!
　　 Of course, their defense is certainly impossible to achieve the best results. After all, in the Warriors, there are too many people who can end the offense. Donovan's strategy is to guard against Curry and Thompson and let Durant go to singles to score.
　　 Honestly, this strategy is not good. But Donovan couldn't help it. He cannot take care of every point. So you can only choose. As for why Durant was released, Donovan did not explain.