Vol 3 Chapter 198: War rocket

Judging from the record alone, the Thunder is indeed the only player in the league.
However, from a rational point of view, they are not as strong as some people imagine that no one can beat them. The first half of the Thunder schedule is relatively easy. Before that, they had only met the Warriors once, and the Rockets, Cavaliers, and Raptors had not yet met.
The real test is still in the second half of the season.
December 25th, Christmas. Before he could enjoy a sumptuous dinner, Anlo was heading to the Chesapeake Energy Arena. In every Christmas season, the Thunder can't hide. Fortunately, before that, An Luo spent one day at home with Tang Xiaoru. This Christmas, An Luo’s old lady did not rush to Oklahoma to spend the holiday with her son like last year.
The Thunder's opponent in this year's Christmas battle is the Rockets.
This is the second time they have played against the second team in the Western Conference this season. The last time the opponent was the Warriors, after being defeated by the Thunder, he fell to third place. Now he has not been able to come back.
This game is undoubtedly another focus of attention of the United States.
Before the game, people's discussion about this game was also quite intense. Regarding the question of who can win, from the perspective of public opinion, it is basically a balance of power.
Those who think the Rockets win, one is that James Harden’s super performance in the first two games has conquered them. The second reason is that the Rockets’ bench is stronger than the Thunder. In the end, Capella’s comeback will solve them. A few rebounds. With such a master guard, the Rockets players will be more decisive in their shots, not only can they get rebounds for the head.
Those who believe that the Thunder can win have their eyes on Westbrook, Paul George and Anlow. No way, these three people have almost taken over 70% of the Thunder's mobile games. Of course, their average points per game also account for the majority. As long as these three players are played, even if only two are played, there is a great chance of winning.
In the recent game, the situation on both sides is somewhat different. The Thunder had four consecutive victories, and Westbrook had another triple-double in the previous game. The Rockets, Capella's absence, caused them to lose the first two games. Although Harden scored 50+ points in a row, he only proved one truth once again: it is very difficult for a team to win by relying on only one person.
Capela's role in this Rockets team is great. He is more than just eating a few loaves. His frame protection and pick-and-roll are excellent. More importantly, Capella is almost the only one who can do these things. Nene is a little older after all, as for Zhou Qi, he does not have the strength to play the NBA regular season. Judging from the previous few games, D'Antoni wants to use him as a big shot-type outside player. He obviously has not been able to adapt to this change.
In this game, based on what he learned before the game, Capela is likely to return. But Chris Paul basically won't play due to a muscle strain.
Subsequently, D'Antoni also confirmed that Paul will not appear in this game. This is a lot of trouble for him. He must think clearly about how to arrange troops to give full play to his offensive firepower.
The fans came very quickly, and the attendance rate of Chesapeake Energy Arena is really quite high. And these fans have been cheering and cheering in the rhythm of the game almost all the time. Every night of home games, "OKC" shouts are endless. What's more, on this special night, it is indeed a very good choice to accompany the family to watch a hearty game.
For these foreign audiences, this is a game between strong teams, but for domestic fans, this game has another meaning. Since Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian met in the regular season on November 11, 2010, this is the first derby between Chinese players. Although Zhou Qi and Anluo have a big gap in their respective teams, this does not prevent domestic fans from paying attention to them.
The current An Luo has not yet reached the level of Yao Ming that year. At least, he is not an All-Star. Zhou Qi is also a lot behind Yi Jianlian~EbookFREE.me~ He hasn't even got a stable playing time with the Rockets.
But the fans' expectations of these two people are no less than their predecessors. Of course, these two people also have that talent. As long as they seize the opportunity to play, one day everyone can see a more exciting derby than Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian.
During the warm-up training before the game, Anluoke was not idle. As the host, he still found Zhou Qi very enthusiastically and exchanged greetings with each other for a while. He also watched the training of the Great Demon for a while. I have to say that Zhou Qi's talent is really good, but it is too thin and will suffer in confrontation. Fortunately, his shooting feel is good. If you can steadily provide some help for the team outside the three-point line, you still have a place in this league. After all, with his height and wingspan, he is really hard to defend against when he pulls out to shoot three pointers.
Before the start of the game, the starting lineups of both sides were announced. The Thunder did not change, Westbrook, Anlow and Paul George all played, and then partnered with Robertson and Adams. D'Antoni's lineup is Harden, Gordon, Ariza, Anthony and Capella. Gordon replaced Chris Paul, who was absent due to injury, but he played the second position. Harden directly confronted Westbrook.
This makes everyone even more excited! Prior to this, the second brother Westbrook had already cut the eldest brother Durant. This time, will he retreat in front of the third brother who appears at the elephant rank?
The relationship between Westbrook and Harden is pretty good, but there is no feeling at all when on the battlefield. So people can't help but have considerable expectations for this game: the brothers meet again, is Harden hard to beat four hands? Or does Harden play MVP style in front of Westbrook to take away the victory?