Vol 3 Chapter 401: The number one enemy of athletes around the world

Even if Anlo did not play in Cleveland, he still felt very tired after returning to Oklahoma. He knows that he only needs to sleep to recover, but this continuous back-to-back schedule still annoys him.
The first opponent after returning to the West was the New Orleans Pelicans. Thunder sits at home, which saves another toss.
Now Pelicans have some things that are nothing more than human beings. The Cousins ​​+ Davis super twin-tower lineup, which they spent a lot of effort before, cast a shadow over the former due to injury. In addition, this summer, the team and Cousins ​​did not reach an agreement on the renewal, and this combination that seemed to end the small ball era was disbanded. However, the Pelicans did not give up their goal of team building. In the second half of last season, they got Mirotic from the Bulls and easily sent the Blazers home in the playoffs. This summer, they signed Randall of the Lakers. It is bound to take the big man lineup to the extreme.
In addition to Cousins ​​joining the Warriors with a middle-class contract, Rondo, who made great contributions to the playoffs last year, also left the team. This guy, whom almost all coaches dislike, went to Los Angeles and became a mentor to those young people.
However, in this game, the Thunder did not suffer at the basket.
At the beginning of the game, Westbrook and Adams sang a duet. For the first offense, Westbrook used Adams's cover to displace Mirotic, and relied on his own speed to directly throw away the latter. Davis hurriedly assisted in defense, but Westbrook threw the ball into the sky and saw Adams rising from the sky pushing the ball into the basket.
Looking back, Davis and Holiday also wanted to treat them in their own way. But after Holiday suddenly passed, An Luo and Robertson did not change defenses. An Luo, who was closely following him, and Adams, who remained in the basket, made Holiday give up his idea of ​​hard work. He distributed the ball to Moore on the outside, who cut off the ball after receiving the ball, but hit the iron under the interference of Paul George.
Adams, who grabbed the rebound, immediately handed it over to Westbrook, and he ran towards his own basket with his long legs. The Thunder's counterattack made big teams like the Pelicans feel very uncomfortable, and this fast-paced running consumes their physical strength very much. Westbrook and Adams crossed the three-point line one after another. His chances were very poor, and Holiday caught up in the first time. But Adams behind him has a good chance! Westbrook slapped the ball from under his hips to the floor during fast marching, and the rebounding basketball was comfortably caught by Adams. He then ran two steps and dunked the ball with one hand.
At 4:0, the Thunder opened the game with two beautiful dunks in their home court.
However, the Pelican's counterattack soon began. After seeing Adams doing whatever he wanted at the basket, Davis couldn't do it. He first held the ball at the top of the arc, a large crossover swayed Robertson, then took the ball two strides into the free throw line, facing Adams with a backward jumper to score the ball; then he slapped the defensive end. Fanned Westbrook's layup to the backboard. After grabbing the rebound, he brought the ball to the top of the arc. When everyone thought he was going to pass to Mirotic, Davis Pull up is a three-pointer soaring.
For two consecutive rounds, Davis's proficient guard skills were soothing. However, Anro is not afraid of anyone when it comes to scoring. He then used a three-pointer taken after a borrowed pick and roll and a turnaround jumper from Holiday singles back to help the Thunder regain the lead. Then Paul George and Mirotic also opened. The tempo of the game suddenly became faster and the score rose alternately.
The Thunder entered the second quarter with a three-point advantage, but after the quarter was overtaken by the opponent by four points. And it was not Davis, or Holiday and Mirotic, who helped the Pelicans go over. It was a group of substitutes on the Pelicans bench that Anlo had never heard of. For the Thunder, Paul George played the first half of the game with a rotation. But as soon as they came up, they were caught off guard by the opponent. Clark scored two consecutive three-pointers from the outside, and the old Lakers Randall showed great power in the basket.
Seeing that the situation was not right, Donovan hurriedly replaced his main player on the court. At this time, more than 4 minutes passed in the second quarter. The presence of Anluo and others did not have much impact on the Pelicans' offense. Especially at the basket, how does Randall play. However, the Thunder's offense also came out. An Luo ran non-stop on the court and got many shots with the help of his teammates' screens. An Luo did not live up to the help of his teammates. He made most of the shots and helped the Thunder keep the score tight. And at the end of the second quarter, he overtook the score with a long three-pointer. But then Davis and Holiday made three points each, making his efforts a thing of the past.
After resting for more than ten minutes, the two sides changed sides to fight again.
The stalemate situation has not changed because of the intermission. But the turning point of the game still appeared in this section.
After more than 3 minutes in the third quarter~EbookFREE.me~Westbrook rushed to the basket and competed with Davis for a rebound. When he landed, he couldn't stand firmly and his left ankle was twisted to 90 on the floor. degree! Seeing Westbrook, who was rolling around in pain and constantly beating the floor, everyone in the Thunder felt cold!
For an athlete, nothing is more important than health. Injuries are always the first factor affecting the health of players. Not only in the NBA, for any athlete in the world, injury is the number one enemy in their career. In the NBA, there are many talented players who suffer serious injuries, their strength will be greatly reduced, such as Oden, Rose, Roy and other players, after suffering injuries, it is difficult to maintain their strength before the injury. . As strong as Kobe, after the Achilles tendon ruptures, he can only leave the field dimly.
Not all injuries will ruin a player's career. There are always so many players who are lucky. After suffering a huge injury, they have been able to return to the field and play an outstanding performance. There are two such people in Thunder. One is Paul George and the other is Westbrook. But this does not mean that everyone will not worry about it.
Following Westbrook bounced back to the locker room. Everyone at the Chesapeake Energy Arena is praying for him. Including the players on the court, but also the players of the Pelicans. Regarding injuries and illnesses, we all share the same hatred.