Vol 3 Chapter 206: There won't be a second 2 losing streak

Another road trip is over. The Thunder returned to Oklahoma City with a record of two wins and one loss.
No one is going to take responsibility. They lost to the sun. After all, the tiger still has time to nap. And even if they lose the game, they are still the number one team in the league.
Compared with the outcome of the game, people are more concerned about the results of the All-Star vote these days.
Before the Thunder and Suns game, NBA officials have announced the results of the first round of voting. Giannis Antetokounmpo received 863416 votes, temporarily leading LeBron James as the top voter, while the latter got 856080 votes. Kevin Durant received 767,402 votes, leading the Western Conference.
Antetokounmpo's was born out of nowhere, giving domestic fans a very familiar feeling. Fans of the same country vote for a player. The old story of Yao Ming becoming the All-Star ticket king is still vivid.
Among the three people concerned by the Thunder fans, Westbrook ranked third in the Western Conference with 438,469 votes, second only to Curry and Harden. Anlow followed Westbrook with 387,692 votes. Beyond that, Klay Thompson, Ginobili, Paul, Lillard, etc. With 291,495 votes, Paul George is temporarily ranked 5th among frontcourt players in the Western Conference. Lead behind Leonard with more than 80,000 votes.
Judging from the current situation, the Thunder's "Big Three" are likely to all enter this year's All-Star Game. The Thunder is also likely to become the biggest winner of this year's All-Star team with the Golden State Warriors. In the latter case, there are likely to be 4 players selected for the All-Star.
Of course this is only the first round of fan voting. In a few days, after the final voting results come out, it is possible to see which players can be selected for the All-Star. And it's only probably certain. The votes of players and coaches are too variable.
Many fans have called on the Internet to let all Oklahomaians vote for their players. You must know that in Thunder, such a grand occasion is the first time.
The Thunder players are actively preparing for the next game.
After returning to the Chesapeake Energy Arena, their first opponent was the Portland Trail Blazers in the same division.
This is a playoff team. In the West, as long as it is a playoff team, there is no weakness. What's more, the recent state of this team is very strong. Although they temporarily lost the team's head star, but this did not affect their continuous winning. So far, the Blazers rank sixth in the West with 22 wins and 17 losses. Moreover, they have just beaten the Spurs and scored two consecutive victories.
In this game, they continued the starting lineup of three guards. Nurkic and Aminu’s inside combination, paired with Shabaz Napier, Evan Turner and Mike Lemu. Among them, Napier, who replaced Lillard as the starting number one, played quite well in these games. At the same time, he is also an important part of the Blazers' ability to survive without Lillard.
This season, the Thunder can always find the state as quickly as possible in the game. They are preemptive in most games, and they have the advantage at the beginning.
However, in this game, they failed to play such a rhythm.
Westbrook turned around in the low post to pick a basket and made the first record for the Thunder. The Blazers rely on Nurkic's singles to help the team respond immediately. Next, the Blazers set off a whirlwind under Napier's tandem.
The attacking rhythm of both sides is very fast.
An Luo tried to shoot for the first time after playing for 3 minutes. In this game, Westbrook and Adams played smoothly. Therefore, there are not many opportunities for basketball to get into his hands.
In the face of Mike Lum, Anluo didn't care much. Except for explosive power, he is better than the opponent in everything. So An Luo directly hit his back. His first hit was very strong, and it was obvious that he could feel that the other party couldn't resist it. So, he didn't wait for Mike Lum to stabilize his figure, and he was another top. This time the opponent was directly beaten and lost the defensive position. An Luo turned to the left, and then shot a jumper. The body leaned back slightly, looking quite freehand.
"You are too weak! Man!"
After the goal, An Luo patted his shoulder, and then shook his head at McLum. By the way, I also sprayed a very gentle trash talk.
Looking back, Mike Ram asked for the ball on his right elbow. As one of the best shooting guards in the league, he doesn't want to be humiliated by a second-year rookie on his home court. So he must find it back.
He chose the same way as An Luo. Back singles.
"Boy, I want to single you!"
After speaking, the right body was directly attached to An Luo's chest. An not-so-weak force came, An Luo's upper body leaned back slightly, but the bottom plate remained motionless. Seeing that An Luo hadn't moved, Mike Ram immediately came again ~EbookFREE.me~ but the result was still the same. He wasn't happy now, and with all his energy, he pushed towards An Luo.
In fact, An Luo was waiting for this moment. At the same time that Mike Lum exerted his force for the third time, he retreated slightly. At this time, Mike Lam, who had lost his center of gravity, could no longer control the ball. An Luo had quick eyes and hands, stretched out his long arms, picked up the basketball and ran towards his hoop.
Facing the empty basket, An Luo directly dashed across the free throw line, then flew high, holding the ball in his right hand, rounding in the air, and dunking the ball.
"I said, you are too weak! In my eyes, you are like those little guys who wear diapers."
An Luo's dunk helped the Thunder show their momentum. They followed a wave of overtakes and maintained their lead until the end of the third quarter.
Mike Lam who calmed down was really strong. He is fast, breaks sharply, has a strong ability to score from the basket, and is accurate in three points. Under his excellent performance with Napier and Nurkic, he played a very strong offense at the beginning of the fourth quarter. A wave will lead the score and lead by as many as double digits.
At the critical moment, An Luo stood up again. He first suddenly went strong and forced Aminu to make a mistake with the ball. Helped the Thunder get the ball once, and Paul George hit a three-pointer. Then he opened his bow left and right, hitting consecutive three-pointers at the two bottom corners.
In the final minute, the Thunder's defense left the Blazers without a point. At the same time, Westbrook attacked the rim to continue to kill and help the Thunder overtake Anlor and Paul George.
In the end, relying on Westbrook's two-pointer layup and two free throws. The Thunder beat their opponents 115:111 on the road. Avoided the team's second two-game losing streak this season.