Vol 3 Chapter 178: Streak

After the game with the Jazz, Donovan hurriedly dealt with the reporter's interview, and then took his players directly back to the hotel where he stayed. After all, they didn't play this game easily and the players were very tired.
"Get a good rest, guys. There is another game tomorrow night, don't drop the chain!"
In fact, no one wants to go out. Players don't like to come to Salt Lake City. No nightlife.
October 22, evening. In Chesapeake Energy Arena, Anlow sat on the bench with Westbrook and Paul George Qiqi, talking and laughing, watching his teammates finish the game leisurely. They have completed their task. And after playing two games in a row, I need a break.
Before this game, the Timberwolves had a record of one win and one loss. This summer, the Timberwolves formed the "Big Four" lineup. Although it is a poor man's version, the strength should not be underestimated. The combination of Butler, Teague, Wiggins and Towns is one of the few in the league. If the talents of these guys are realized, I am afraid it will be another Warriors-level team. Of course, if the talent cannot be fulfilled, that is another matter.
However, even the poor version is still very strong.
The growth of Downs and Wiggins gave the Timberwolves hope. Especially Wiggins, his offense has improved a notch from last season, and the stability of his mid-range shooting and three-pointers has been greatly enhanced. It is no longer the previous stunner that only broke out with the Cavaliers. Butler's joining brought toughness to this young team. He plays a role without the ball more often on the court, and more often he focuses on defense and solving battles at critical moments.
Donovan was very cautious before the game. He didn't want the losses he suffered from the Melbourne Tigers to be eaten again. So he asked these players to go all out. You know, although only a few days have been played this season, there are quite a few strong teams that have lost some ground.
The first super team is the Warriors. The opening match was brutally killed by the rocket. Although he won the second game, he was 17 points behind the Pelicans at most. The worst was the last game against the Grizzlies. After Durant was expelled, Curry was dissatisfied with the referee's penalty and threw the braces at the opponent. In the face of blatant provocation, the referees who are the masters of the stadium are of course ruthless and directly expelled. In the end, the two warriors who were expelled by the generals lost to each other 101:111, eating their second defeat this season.
It may be to prevent the Warriors from making headlines, and the Cavaliers also neatly lost to the Eastern pancake-Brooklyn Nets. This season, Irving finally left James and went to the Celtics to be his boss. The Cavaliers received last season's King Thomas Jr. from the Celtics. Moreover, they also introduced the youngest regular season MVP Rose and the youngest Wade. With the addition of the original Thompson, Love, JR, etc., James can finally be lazy. But who knows, was abused by the Nets at the beginning of the season.
Donovan didn't want to join it. So in this game, the Thunder played very strong from the start.
Westbrook continued the style of play in the second half of the previous game. Reduce shots and be willing to be green leaves. However, his green leaf is quite active. Under the impact of Westbrook, the Timberwolves' defense line had to shrink inward. This gives Anluo and Paul George a chance.
In this situation, Anluo and Paul George teamed up to score 5 points. The first point for the Timberwolves is just joined Butler. He rushed into the inside from the right three-point line with the help of Towns' screen, stopped a jump shot and scored 2 points. But these 2 points were the only points scored by the Timberwolves in the first 3 minutes.
Thibodeau had to call a timeout, he was too anxious on the sidelines. But he didn't talk much about tactics, just swearing at these guys.
Pausing back, the Timberwolves finally found their own state. Wiggins made a long shot and Towns made a strong shot at the basket. On the Thunder side, it was not affected by the recovery of the opponent's offense. At the end of the first quarter, the Thunder led the Timberwolves by 7 points with 28:21.
In the second quarter, it was not Paul George, Westbrook and Anlow that the Thunder played the best, but Felton. This guy was very active. In the half of the game he played, he hit 2 three-pointers and each scored 10 points. Paul George and Kanter also made some achievements~EbookFREE.me~ They played each other 20:12 in the first half of the quarter, opening the point difference and hitting 15 points.
After the timeout, Crawford shook An Luo and scored a three-pointer as soon as he came up. With this ball, An Luo really tried his best. But who would have thought that an old Ke Liu would be so demon! Subsequently, the Thunder players' hand feeling declined and they fought two irons. Downs seized the opportunity to exert his strength on the inside and scored 5 points in a row to bring the score back to single digits.
In the second half, the Timberwolves have not been able to find a way to limit the three strong points of the Thunder. From the perspective of the situation, Westbrook has not opened up. However, this is not comforting. It was Westbrook's sacrifice that activated Paul George and Anlow. Instead, the Timberwolves would like to see Westbrook go to grab the right to shoot with his teammates. Instead of focusing on passing, defense, and rebounding from start to finish.
Therefore, at the end of the third quarter, the Thunder had widened the points difference to as much as 25 points. In the last quarter, Westbrook and Anlo played for 3 minutes and came down. Paul George played two more minutes. The Timberwolves behaved so badly! They lost the momentum of the first three quarters. This is also excusable, the Timberwolves chased the score for three quarters, and finally let out the breath. In the end, the Thunder easily eliminated the visiting Timberwolves at their home court and won three consecutive victories.
As if it was a repeat of last season, the Thunder started this season perfectly. Although the opponents encountered were not particularly strong, the strength displayed by the Thunder still worries other teams. Especially for the Western Conference teams that want to go far enough this season, they must now think about how to limit the three strengths of the Thunder. It's still running in right now, and when it's done, the difficulty will increase even more.