Vol 3 Chapter 98: Head forward

　　
　
　
　　->　->　　 A game in Utah once again pushed Westbrook to the forefront.
　　 just lost the All-Star starter, led the team to a big victory over the sixth Jazz in the West, and once again scored 30+ triple-doubles. The Thunder's official Twitter used Westbrook's violent dunk in the game as the background, accompanied by "mvp" subtitles, and made a silent protest to the league.
　　 However, in the 2017 All-Star bench list announced on the 26th of the NBA, the name of the Thunder star Russell Westbrook is impressive.
　　 In fact, of the 14 Eastern and Western All-Star substitute players announced this year, the least suspenseful candidate is Westbrook. From the outside world, as the regular season mvp hot and averaging triple-double player, Westbrook should enter the Western Conference All-Star starting.
　　 So when it was learned that Westbrook missed the All-Star starting lineup, there was a lot of discussion outside.
　　 Now, Westbrook is selected to the Western Conference All-Star bench without any suspense, and this will be his sixth time to participate in the NBA All-Star Game.
　　 He himself is very happy. After all, the All-Star is the recognition of a player by fans, players and the media. Somewhat embarrassingly, Westbrook is going to be teammates with Durant again!
　　 This year's All-Star Weekend, Westbrook and former Thunder teammate Durant played together on behalf of the Western Conference All-Stars is a matter of great concern. Durant switched to the Warriors last summer, and he and Westbrook went from buddies to enemies overnight. In the two encounters between the Thunder and the Warriors this season, there was almost no friendly exchange between Westbrook and Durant.
After the announcement of the 　　 list, everyone is very concerned about whether this year’s All-Star Weekend will become a turning point in the relationship between the two.
　　 But all this will have to wait until February, in New Orleans.
　　 The night when the roster was announced, the Thunder challenged the Pelicans away. In the last game against the Pelicans, Anthony Davis scored very good numbers, but lost the game. In fact, he has done such things many times this season. Together with another big man, Cousins, he became the principal and deputy leader of the empty cut group.
　　 This time, the Thunder played very easily.
　　 Pelicans Davis and Evans both returned from injury. Especially with thick eyebrows, he only played in the first half because of a bruise on his right quadriceps. And the performance was mediocre. After all, there is injury on his body, so I dare not get too involved.
　　 Westbrook didn't play for too long. He was too fierce in the last game. So more of this game, he is sitting on the bench. Along with him is Adams, who has returned from injury. Although his body has fully recovered, Donovan didn't let him fight for long to be on the safe side.
　　 Despite this, the Pelicans are not an opponent of the Thunder. An Luo played quite well in this game.
　　 In the second half of the first quarter, An Luo played more off the ball. Basketball under the control of Christon, like a cannonball, is continuously delivered to An Luo's hands.
　　 Of course, this is also thanks to the "cooperation" of the Pelicans! Only so that An Luo can get so many opportunities to fire.
　　 Buddy Hild and Anro haven’t seen each other for a long time. He admired the Chinese defender who eliminated himself from the ncaa final four. But he never felt that he was worse than the opponent. But in this game, he has been at a disadvantage.
　　 Whether it is offensive or defensive, he obviously has not yet fully adapted to the rhythm of the nba game. This can be seen from the field goal percentage of 2 of 10 shots and An Luo's 32 points.
　　 An Luo scored 13 points on Hilde in only 5 minutes! And it is 100% hit! Hilder is very active, but a bit slow to deal with pick-and-rolls. When changing defenses, I couldn't keep up. For An Luo, a player who has a strong grasp of timing, there is too much room.
　　 When he partnered with Oladipo in the second quarter, he put more energy on defense.
　　 Hilde is actually very similar to An Luo. His shooting ability is quite good. In the second team, his chances of holding the ball improved a lot. An Luo has been following him closely, not giving him a shot. Push Hilder to the basket, Kanter and Grant will solve him.
　　 In the second half, An Luo was more active on both ends of the offense and defense. When partnered with Christon, he strengthened his offense and used points to help the team. When partnered with Oladipo, his ball power declined, but his contribution on the defensive end was also great.
　　In the end, the Thunder beat the Pelicans 109:92 and won two consecutive wins on the road. At the same time, they also ended this wave of difficult road trips.
　　 Back to the Chesapeake Energy Arena, the Thunder continued their hot state and defeated the Dallas Mavericks from afar.
　　 Westbrook played only more than 20 minutes, and got off work in three quarters.
The Mavericks’ three main players are absent today. Deron Williams has a toe injury, Wesley Matthews has a hip muscle strain, and Dirk Nowitzki is scheduled to take a break, including a hamstring injury. Jj Barea, who was on the injury list, could not play the game for the four main rotation players. UU reading www.uukanshu.cóm
　　 Despite this, they still played vigorously in the opening stage. Under the needle thread of Pierre Jackson, a ten-day laborer, they made consecutive shots. In the first half of the first quarter, they have always had the upper hand.
　　 Westbrook's offense is not strong. He is always looking for his teammates. This is also an important reason behind the Thunder.
　　 It wasn't until the second half that the Mavericks were slowly overtaken by the Thunder, which was clearly stronger than him. But before the end of the first quarter, with the excellent performance of Anderson and Devin Harris, they regained the lead at 26:23.
　　 Soon after the start of the second quarter, Jackson, who played well in this field, strained his thigh muscle and had to withdraw from the game, which made the Mavericks' formation even more stretched.
　　 But on the Thunder side, the offensive core of the bench, Innis Kanter, was very depressed in the face of a pinch attack. During the timeout, he hammered the side seat and injured his right hand. He also returned to the locker room early.
　　 Halfway through the schedule, more and more injuries. This makes Donovan become more and more cautious about the use of his players.
　　 Then, the two teams fought for a while.
　　 The Mavericks led by 7 points with 44:37 at most. Under Westbrook and Oladipo's alternate offense in the second quarter, the Thunder continued to injure the inside and win free throws. Five seconds before halftime, Anlo's three-pointer turned the score to 53:52.
　　 Turning his head unexpectedly, Mavericks rookie Finney Smith responded with a three-pointer at the buzzer. This also allowed them to maintain the lead at the end of the first half.