Vol 3 Chapter 195: Spurs again

After the game with the Magic ended, the Thunder also ended the first full game month of the new season. In this month, the Thunder played a very good record. However, the best player of the month did not fall in Oklahoma City.
Subsequently, the nba officially announced the winners of this award. LeBron James of the East and James Harden of the West won the November Player of the Month award.
The Thunder’s record of 12 wins and 2 losses this month is not bad compared to the Rockets’ 12 wins and 1 loss, the Celtics’ 11 wins and 3 losses, and the Cavaliers’ 11 wins and 3 losses. But whether it is Westbrook or Paul George And An Luo, their personal performance is not as good as Harden. Similarly, although Irving led the Celtics to a very good record, his data performance is not eye-catching, and there is no way to compare with LeBron James.
From a statistical point of view, Westbrook averaged 23.5 points, 9.2 rebounds, 10.3 assists and 1.5 steals per game. But Harden averaged 35.4 points, 10.1 assists, 6.3 rebounds and 1.7 steals per game.
It seems that his and Westbrook's choices are different. The same super lineup formed in the summer, Westbrook chose to sacrifice his shooting power and focus on organization and defense; while Harden was both scoring and organization. When Harden plays with Paul, he can play more off the ball, and his lighter weight makes him more comfortable in air cuts. When Paul was not on the court, Harden switched to point guard mode. Although he is still unsatisfactory on the defensive end, no one can ask him to do more. And the Rockets' overall defense is not weak, ranking eighth in the league.
In the November 6th victory over the Jazz, James Harden broke eight records in the first battle, shocking the entire league. Even Kobe Bryant praised on social media: Madness is an instinct!
However, such a strong Harden, with the Rockets all the way forward, failed to surpass the Thunder. They even squeezed the Warriors to third. These are the two team building models that have always existed in the nba league, team basketball and super star. When a team achieves both, it is at the championship level. Of course, there are also those who only do one kind and eventually win the championship. But that is the ultimate performance, after all, it is still rare.
In the current NBA, in addition to the Warriors and Thunder, the Rockets barely count as one. But after joining, Paul has been affected by injuries and has not played too much. And Anthony, it seems a bit lost. The average of 16 points per game is obviously not in line with the status of a "giant."
For Westbrook, he has only one goal this season, and that is the championship. The regular season mvp has already been won, and he didn't think about fighting again, otherwise, he would not delegate power. This is his tenth year in this league. Although he was in his prime, there was not much time left for him.
Paul George also came for the championship. He was in the East and played with James for many years, but he couldn't get out. This makes him very uncomfortable. The Pacers can't give him a better teammate, but the Thunder are different. Coupled with the previous injuries, he has always made him feel uneasy. I'm afraid that that day, I said goodbye to this arena because of such a thing. Therefore, he has to get those glory when he is healthy.
An Luo wants to be a little less urgent. After all, this is his second season and there is still a lot of time to fight. But because he was young, it was not easy for him to get those personal glory. After all, there are too many great players in this league. Even if it was opened, An Luo might not be the opponent of those people.
Therefore, this award did not cause any storm in the Thunder. What they have to do now is to meet the next December game.
Compared to the previous month, the sixteen games this month will be a bit more difficult.
They will play against the Jazz three times this month, and the Timberwolves, Spurs, Rockets, Raptors and Bucks are not easy to follow.
Their first opponent is the Minnesota Timberwolves, which is known as the "Poor Man's Big Four".
At the beginning of the season, the Thunder played against each other twice. Both times, Thunder had the last laugh. In this game, the Timberwolves, who are committed to revenge, played very strongly in the game. They withstood the Thunder's offensive in the first quarter and took a 5-point lead. But in the second quarter, Anluo and Paul George's crazy three-pointers not only instantly smoothed the points difference, but also threw their opponents away by 20 points. Entering the second half, Butler and Teague fought back wildly, chasing the difference to only 5 points. But at this time, it was Anluo's two three-pointers from the outside that extinguished their offensive.
In the last quarter, the Timberwolves once again launched a counterattack. Downs stood up, and he continued to beat on the inside. For a time, the Timberwolves saw hope. At the critical moment, Westbrook and Paul George stepped forward. In the end, the Thunder defeated their opponent 115:107 at home and won five straight.
This is the third time that the Thunder has beaten the opponent! The Timberwolves have a good lineup this season. As long as Towns and Wiggins play a normal level, they can have a good record. It is a pity that of these two people, one is too soft and the other too lazy. It's rare to play at the same time, and always meet a team that is stronger and better than them~EbookFREE.me~ One day later, the Thunder ushered in the San Antonio Spurs challenge at home. In the last confrontation, the Thunder had a 14-game winning streak, but eventually lost to the opponent by one point. For this reason, An Luo, who stepped on the three-point line, was very upset.
In this game, the Thunder won another five straight. People began to wonder whether the Spurs would end the Thunder's winning streak once again.
Although the Spurs are not as strong as last season, they are still fourth in the Western Conference with a record of 14 wins and 7 losses. Although they were troubled by injuries at the beginning of the season, they are gradually getting better. Leonard has recovered from injury, but this game he will rest with Ginobili. Although he came to Oklahoma with the team, the Spurs were obviously not in a hurry and still let him rest. The next game is at home, and if nothing else, he will have his season debut.
But the Thunder did not relax because Leonard and Ginobili did not play! They suffered such a loss in the last game. The Spurs, the team, really can't just look at the surface strength. Both Donovan and the players are very cautious.
In this game, they aim for revenge.
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