Vol 3 Chapter 448: End of regular season

Four losing streaks are a terrible thing for any team. When it happens to a defending champion like the Thunder, the topic is even more. Coupled with the loss of several opponents are playoff level or even championship level. The pressure of Thunder is really not small!
　　 However, just as many people were waiting to see Thunder's jokes, they walked out of the quagmire.
　　 On March 22, the Thunder moved to Toronto to fight the Raptors again. The lineups on both sides are exactly the same as the day before, but the game process and results are completely different.
　　 As soon as the game started, the Thunder launched their strongest offense. Under Westbrook's tandem, Anlow and Paul George repeatedly hit the three-point line, and Adams and Grant also succeeded in the basket. Even on the defensive end, the Thunder are still tough. The Raptors' Leonard, Siakam, and Van Fleet have all been greatly affected. In fact, the Thunder's defense in the last game was not inferior to the pre-season level.
　　 The rhythm of the whole game has been controlled by the Thunder. The Raptors have been in the process of chasing points. At the end of the fourth quarter, they played a wave of 8:0 spurts, shortening the point difference to only 5 points. But Anluo then met Siakam's "three plus one", so that the Raptors' efforts came to nothing. In the end, the Thunder succeeded in revenge and stopped their losing streak.
　　 In this game, the Thunder scored 22 three-pointers, and Anlo and Paul George accounted for 15 of them. It can be seen that the Thunder's offense, especially the outside offense, is still strong.
　　 After leaving Toronto, the Thunder will play at home this month.
　　 They first defeated the hopeless Memphis Grizzlies in the playoffs. This team, which had been ranked in the top eight in the Western Conference at the beginning of the season, finally couldn't bear the impact of those teams behind. After sending off the little Gasol last month, reconstruction has completely begun. However, this period of time, the Grizzlies broke out extremely strong combat effectiveness, even the Spurs and Rockets. It also caused a lot of trouble to the Thunder.
　　 Then, the Thunder fought with the visiting Indiana Pacers for another 48 minutes, and finally, with the outbreak of Anlow in the fourth quarter, they won the game in one go. Reported the revenge of the away loss some time ago.
　　 This part of the season coming to an end is relatively difficult for the Thunder. Most of the teams encountered were playoff-level teams in the East and West. Like the Grizzlies, they are already their weakest opponent at the end of the regular season.
　　 In the last game in March, the Thunder once again lost to the Denver Nuggets.
　　 The title of "Thunder Killer" is worn firmly by Denver people. In the four matches this season, the Nuggets have won three of them. Every time the Thunder encounters the Nuggets, they play very hard. This makes everyone worried about the Thunder's playoff journey this year. Of course, judging from the ranking of these two teams, to meet, it must be the Western Conference Finals.
　　 At this point, the competition in March is all over. This month, Thunder's days can be described as misfortune, full of suffering. Their record of 8 wins and 7 losses is basically the worst level among the Western Conference playoff teams. And in the battle against a strong team, more loses than wins. This also makes the Thunder finally lost the top spot in the league's team strength rankings. Their road to defending the title has also begun to be unfavorable.
　　 Entering April, Donovan began to let his core players take turns to rest. Of course, other teams at the same level are doing the same thing. Everyone's eyes have already passed the last few regular seasons and focused on the playoffs.
　　 In the first game in April, Westbrook led the team alone against the Dallas Mavericks. This is another team called the "Thunder Killers". But unlike the Nuggets, this killer wants to cause damage to the Thunder, but he has to wait until next season. In this game, the Thunder simply lost! Westbrook used up to 30 shots in exchange for a 30+ triple-double. His condition is not good!
　　 Then, An Luo returned from injury and played against the Lakers with Westbrook. To say which team is the most disappointing this season, it is the Lakers. Of course, it is also the most unfortunate team. There is no doubt that under the leadership of a healthy James, the Lakers must be a playoff team. But James was out for a long time due to injury. When he returns from his injury, the general situation is gone. Therefore, after confirming that he missed the playoffs, James directly set his sights on next season.
　　 However, it was not easy for the Thunder to win this game. The Lakers players are in excellent condition, and they have been entangled with the Thunder until the last quarter before losing. Westbrook, who scored a super triple-double with assists, became the focus of the league that day!
　　 Then, the Thunder defeated the Detroit Pistons, Minnesota Timberwolves, Houston Rockets and Milwaukee Bucks. In these few games, except for the last thunder game with the Bucks, which was an all-out effort, the rest of the games were all paddling.
　　 The last game ~EbookFREE.me~ the winning Thunder meets the 62-win Bucks. Became the final focus of the regular season of this season. Although the Bucks have been unable to surpass the Thunder to become the league's first, but Budenhorse still let Antetokounmpo lead all the main forces against the Thunder. Donovan did the same.
　　 The difference from the first meeting between the two sides is that the four positions of the main force on both sides have changed. However, Grant performed very well in this game. Especially his two shots against Antetokounmpo on the inside, which made Donovan feel relieved.
　　 In this game, more shots from both sides were made from beyond the three-point line. After all, entering the playoffs soon, no one wants to fight on the inside. Even Antetokounmpo has taken 6 shots from the three-point line! The Bucks' team of shooters is quite satisfactory, but compared with Anluo and Paul George, they still have to stand down. The two teamed up again to score 15 three-pointers, and the game directly reached a three-pointer.
　　 Under such an excellent feel, the Thunder won the game. After the 2017-18 season, they once again advanced to the playoffs with the league's first record.
　　 The Bucks have completely grown up this season, and they have become another 60-win team besides the Thunder. You know, the Bucks only won 44 last season! For this alone, Budenhorse deserves a trophy for the best coach in the league. Of course, this is inseparable from Antetokounmpo's outstanding performance. So far, he also happens to be ranked first in the regular season MVP list.
　　 Of course, none of this matters. The championship is always the most anticipated award for every team!