Vol 3 Chapter 171: Preseason

Time flies quickly, and it's October in a flash.
　　 The Thunder's lineup has basically taken shape. In the end, Alford still failed to get the favor of the Thunder's management. He left Oklahoma disappointed and continued to drift. The running-in of the entire team is not good or not, after all, there is a lack of actual combat.
　　 But they are not short of opportunities.
　　 On October 3, the Thunder ushered in the first preseason game of the new season. The game was not held at the Chesapeake Energy Arena, but was arranged at the Bok Bank Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Of course, it was the home of the Thunder. Their opponent is the Houston Rockets.
　　 This summer, the Thunder and Rockets caused an earthquake this summer. The Thunder's almost robbery deal came to Paul George, forming a "Big Three" lineup of Westbrook, Paul George and Anlow. The Rockets are not inferior. They won Paul first, and then Anthony from the Knicks, forming a star lineup stronger than the Thunder's "Big Three".
　　 So although this is a preseason game, everyone's attention is still very high. In China, there is another player who is more concerned about, that is Zhou Qi.
　　 In the draft, Zhou Qi was selected by the Rockets with the 43rd overall pick in the second round. However, he did not immediately join the NBA, but returned to Xinjiang to continue training. In early July this year, the Rockets officially announced the signing of Zhou Qi. After many years, NBA once again owns the "Chinese Derby". Zhou Qi also became the seventh Chinese player to land in the NBA after Wang Zhizhi, Battelle, Yao Ming, Yi Jianlian, Sun Yue and An Luo.
　　 In this game, Zhou Qi also entered the big list. As for whether he can make his debut in the first preseason, and what his performance will be, everyone is still very much looking forward to it.
　　 Although he is not a familiar home stadium, An Luo doesn't feel that the fans at the Bok Bank Center are weak. The shouting "okc" is no worse than the Chesapeake Energy Arena. It can be seen that these fans are very excited. This is due to the Thunder's successful signings this summer, once again bringing hope of a championship. Of course, the absence of a game for more than 100 days also made them miss the feeling of watching the game.
　　 The only pity is that Westbrook is not on the big list for this game. Felton replaced him with Anlow, Paul George, Robertson and Adams to form the Thunder's starting lineup. The Rockets' starting lineup is Paul, Harden, Ariza, Anthony and Capella.
　　 An Luo ran a few laps on the court and then began to warm up with his teammates. Layups, shots, it's been a long time since he played an official game, he has to quickly find the feeling. The players on the other field are doing the same thing, but An Luo's eyes are on the number 9 player.
too skinny! Confrontation will definitely suffer. I hope he can quickly adapt to the intensity and rhythm of the nba!
　　 The game started, Adams and Capela picked the ball.
　　 Adams still has experience and helped the Thunder get the ball for the first offense. Pickled Pepper handed the ball to Felton, and then went outside the right three-point line. Felton held the ball to the top of the arc and passed it to Adams. The latter dribbled the ball in, then split the ball to An Luo who was outside the right three-point line.
　　 An Luo, who received the ball, faced Harden without much pressure. A direct probing step brought the opponent to the right, and then quickly took a big step to the left, pulling up and shooting a three-pointer. Both are masters at using trial steps beyond the three-point line. The difference is that Harden prefers to shoot backwards. After all, it is more likely to get a windfall.
　　 "Huh!"
　　 The goal is scored!
　　 An Luo made his first three-pointer of the new season. He ran to Adams very excitedly and gave him a high five.
　　 "It's great! Steven."
　　 "I know you will speculate on that ball!"
　　 Before everyone's cheers for An Luo's ball fell, the other party had already responded. Paul caught the hole in the Thunder's delayed defense and threw the ball directly into the hands of Anthony who ran back to the frontcourt. The latter shot directly after receiving the ball, and also used a three-pointer.
　　 Compared to three-pointers, the Rockets are not afraid of any team. Especially the number of shots, the best in the league.
　　 Felton pushed forward with the ball and rushed into the post with Adams's screen. This man is not tall but he is very strong. Which type of player Paul most dislikes and is the most difficult to deal with. So he switched defenses directly with Capella.
　　 Felton tried to play small and big, but he is not that kind of very flexible guard after all. Although he has a precise small throw, he still didn't dare to make a shot in the face of Capela, who has an absolute advantage in height and wingspan. Finally, pass the ball to George on the right.
　　 Paul George, who got the ball, launched his first offense in the Thunder. He took a step with his left foot to the left of Ariza, lowered his head slightly, and put his left shoulder against Ariza's body. Then take the left foot as the axis and make a breakthrough to the right. When Ariza's center of gravity moved, George suddenly turned to the left, then accelerated to throw away Ariza and rushed to the opponent's penalty area. UU Reading www.uukanshu.com dunked the ball into the basket through Capella.
"Pretty!"
　　 An Luo clapped his hands vigorously, the ball is really beautiful. Ariza's defense is not bad! But the personal strength of pickled peppers is too strong! There is no need for tactical help to create damage, and An Luo can do it now. But he can also be solved by shooting. Can't make a layup against a defender, let alone a dunk.
　　 Although it is only a preseason game, both sides are very strong offensive teams, so the game is still quite exciting.
　　 In the first half, you came and I hit a tie. But in the second half, Donovan did not let his main players play for too long. An Luo and George both came down after a few minutes of fighting. He gave more time to rotation players. And D'Antoni still sent his main players as always.
　　 In this situation, the Thunder quickly lost.
　　 The rocket's three-point rain was very violent. They hit 8 three-pointers in the third quarter and beat the Thunder by 15 points in a single quarter. It is worth mentioning that the Rockets have hit 21 three-pointers at the end of the three quarters. In the last quarter, D'Antoni finally withdrew his main player.
　　 Zhou Qi finally got the chance to play. As soon as he came up, he made contributions on the defensive end and gave Grant a big hat. Then he received a three-pointer from his teammate. 5 minutes, 3 points, 2 rebounds, and 1 block. Realized pretty well.
　　 In the last period of time, although the Thunder slightly recovered some scores, they did not pose too much threat to the opponent. In the end, they lost the first preseason game of the new season.