Vol 3 Chapter 179: Oladipo

After a wave of three consecutive victories, the Thunder once again rushed to the forefront of the Western Conference. In front of them are the Houston Rockets and Los Angeles Clippers with the same record.
The former's complete victory is what everyone expected. After all, last season was a strong team. With the addition of Sao Paulo this season, their strength has been greatly improved. And this improvement has always been on par with the Thunder. The backcourt combination composed of two passing masters is not only the pie king Capella who has the greatest benefit. The Rockets have even more help to rise into the air.
A narrow victory over the Warriors in the first game gave the team a good start, and also filled people with more games for the "bulb" combination. As a result, in the second game, Paul couldn't hold on to a injured leg and had to let Harden fight with a single core. As a result, Harden returned to the mode of last season, capturing the King 105: 100 alive; winning the Mavericks 107: 91! Harden's performance is perfect, even stronger than a strong team with N giants!
The Clippers can also start with three consecutive victories, but it's a bit surprising. Griffin this season is obviously not affected by Jenna's "human poison". After Paul left, Griffin seemed to be released in an instant, both physically and mentally, and even little Jordan was blowing wind on the soles of his feet.
Griffin first led the team to a 108:92 victory over the Lakers in the opening game. Griffin scored 29 points and 12 rebounds, DeAndre Jordan 14 points and 24 rebounds! Later, the Clippers relentlessly slaughtered their opponents in the game against the Suns. 130:88, 42 points while the victory, Griffin scored 29 points. Such a violent Griffin has become the new captain of the Clippers. Perhaps no one was muttering in his ears like Paul, and with a refreshing spirit, he ushered in his own outbreak period.
This season, there are many more players like Griffin. Next, the Thunder encountered one.
On October 25th, the Thunder ushered in their fourth opponent of the season-the Indiana Pacers.
These two teams don't really have any special connections, but because of a trade this summer. Let this game have a lot of highlights. Oladipo and Sabonis Jr. returned to the Chesapeake Energy Arena, and Paul George made his first match with his old club.
After the last back-to-back, the Thunder players got three days of rest. The opponent, who had just had a battle with the Timberwolves the day before, was quite exhausted. This makes everyone feel very comfortable. Waiting for work with ease, four consecutive victories are in sight.
Unfortunately, things are far from that simple!
Facing the Thunder, the Pacers put on a very mobile starting lineup. Collison, Oladipo, Thaddeus Young, Bogdalovic and Sabonis Jr. They found a way to deal with the Thunder from the Timberwolves game, which is to prevent the Thunder's counterattack and fast attack.
Oladipo, who faced his old club, turned on his fire as soon as he came up. In the first quarter of the game, Oladipo scored several fast counterattacks. The hand feels very hot, and it has repeatedly staged a good show of chasing one-third of the body. Anlo's defense is very good, but facing such a dexterous, speedy guard, coupled with frequent pick-and-roll screens, he has really few ways to deal with Oladipo. In the end, he could only watch Oladipo show his power in the place where he had fought.
In the first quarter, Oladipo played 10 minutes and made 6 of 8 shots, including 3 of 3 three-pointers and scored 17 points!
The opposite is Paul George. He continued the slow heat of these games. And this game was even worse. Facing his old club, Paul George seemed to be a little out of balance. It may be that I have not been used to the blue jersey of the Thunder. Now that I have worn the yellow jersey of the Pacers for many years, I am not comfortable with it. After only 4 minutes in the first quarter, he received 2 fouls and returned to the bench.
Fortunately, Westbrook and Anlow played well offensively. The former saw that Paul George was in poor condition and immediately switched to offensive status. In an instant, the Thunder returned to the way they played last season: Westbrook and Anlow were inside and outside.
Ever since, the game has entered the rhythm of Westbrook, Anluo and Oladipo. For Oklahoma City fans, such a thing was what they dreamed of last year~EbookFREE.me~ Unfortunately, Oladipo is no longer his own player.
However, such things have long been commonplace for Thunder fans. Last year's Ibaka, when returning to the Chesapeake Energy Arena for the first time, scored 40+ and took the victory. Oladipo was the original witness. And Durant is the same, although the sky booed, he personally killed his former home team. Moving forward, there are Harden, Reggie Jackson and so on. For the Thunder, there is never a shortage of players who have had a bad life on their team and lived well after leaving Oklahoma.
In the second quarter, Oladipo's offensive firepower remained undiminished. From the perspective of the situation, he alone withstood Westbrook and An Luo.
An Luo was very envious when he saw this guy. Oladipo looks confident now. In fact, both Harden and Oladipo are players who have taken the lead from the Thunder. They have that talent and ability. But in the Thunder, no matter how good they are, they are only second in command. Leaving the Thunder, with the possession of the ball and the tactics around oneself, confidence will naturally develop.
Paul George is still not getting better. He tried this shot from the three-point line, but made two shots. Although he has repeatedly made himself to the free throw line through breakthroughs, compared with his scoring ability in the previous few games, it is a world of difference.
An Luo stood out for the Thunder. In the second quarter, he shot 3 of 6 from beyond the arc and 2 of 3 from the middle distance, scoring 13 points. Responded to Oladipo's 17 points in the first quarter. In the end, the Thunder relied on An Luo's 21 points in the first half to slightly lead the opponent with 53:51.
Oladipo scored 29 points in the first half, proving that he is fully capable of becoming the strongest scorer on this field.