Vol 3 Chapter 656: New season kicked off

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Gently turning his finger on the blue and white championship ring, An Luo is not as excited as last year, his heart is very calm.
Of course, the ring is still very beautiful. The two huge sapphires are dotted with dense transparent small diamonds. The lightning symbol symbolizing Thunder and An Luo's jersey number complement each other, and the O'Brien Cup in the middle is shining. The annual championship ring is made with a lot of manpower and financial resources. Both the meaning and the value of the championship ring are very precious.
After the championship flag was raised, the atmosphere of the Chesapeake Energy Arena reached its peak. Oklahoma fans are proud enough and lucky enough. This team is not a new team that has always been formed. In the past many years, it has been branding another city. However, the history of the city of Oklahoma is only 12 years. But in these 12 years, the Thunder made three finals and won two championships. They have completed two reconstructions in the draft, and each time they have the appearance of Wang Chao. Although the Thunder in the Durant era was a bit regrettable, in the end, this team did not disappoint the fans.
There is no doubt that the Thunder can, like the Warriors and Heat, be called one of the most successful teams in the second decade of the 21st century. Moreover, this "one" of them has a chance to be removed. As long as this season can defend the championship again, the Thunder will be the most successful team. Even looking at the entire history of the NBA, they are all considered extremely successful teams.
With the momentum of a championship, the Thunder began the first regular season of the 2019-20 season.
Their opponent is the opponent of last season's finals-the Toronto Raptors. It is estimated that the league deliberately arranged this way. Those guys always like to forcibly create some "grudges" to add food to the game.
Every season, there will always be a part of the game that is more eye-catching than others, and these games are often the focus of the national broadcast. On the day the new season kicked off, there were only two games in the entire league. Although the number is small, the attention is too high. One of them was a competition between the Thunder and the Raptors. The other is even more serious, a duel between the Los Angeles duo.
However, the Thunder and Raptors game has somewhat lost the taste of last year. After all, judging from the lineup of both sides, one side is missing Paul George and the other side is missing Leonard. These two are the top strikers in the league. Without them, the game will definitely be much less interesting. However, luckily, these two superstars, who fought for seven games in the finals last year, joined the Los Angeles Clippers. This also adds some interesting talk to this game.
Compared with several previous games, the starting lines of both sides have indeed undergone considerable changes.
On the Thunder side, the guard line and the starting player at No. 5 have not changed, and they are still Westbrook, Anlow and Adams. Roberson, who returned from injury, was still placed in the starting lineup by Donovan, with Gallinari as the "Italian Cannon" at the third position. Compared with last season, the combat effectiveness on paper has declined somewhat. On the Raptors side, after Leonard and Danny Green left, Van Fleet and Anunobi entered the starting lineup. In other positions, Lowry, Siakam and Gasol have not changed. Compared with the Thunder, the Raptors' combat effectiveness has dropped even more severely.
In the final warm-up phase, the commentators began to discuss.
"The Raptors have really withdrawn from the championship chase this season. The deal they made last year was a very risky choice in itself. Looking at it now, the deal is definitely not profitable. They are in Leonard's Leading to the finals, creating the best result in team history, but unfortunately lost to the Thunder and failed to win the championship, which is not a success at all. This season, Leonard and Danny Green both left Toronto , Which means that the Raptors gave DeRozan away for nothing and got nothing."
"Fortunately, Siakam's growth and Van Vleet's outbreak have kept everyone looking forward to the Raptors. This season, the Raptors' games will definitely revolve around Siakam. They gave it in the summer. Siakam, the most improved player last season with a substantial contract, certainly does not want him to become a role player. As for Van Vleet, it is difficult to say what this player will perform. If he can With the kind of performance in the second half of last season's playoffs, the Raptors can still make a lot of trouble in the East. However, I guess they will at best play the role of a spoiler."
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"Beep..."
As the referee's whistle sounded, the game began immediately.
Adams and Gasol stood in the middle circle, preparing to jump the ball~EbookFREE.me~The other players pulled apart in the middle circle and took their respective positions. An Luo and Lowry stood together, and finally felt some excitement in their hearts. Compared with the preseason, this is the real battle.
The Thunder won the ball for the first offense. Adams slapped the ball to Westbrook, who immediately launched the attack. His speed is still the same as before, and he broke through the Raptors' defense between the lightning and the fire. Of course, the Raptors' defense was not in place immediately, giving Westbrook a chance. In the end, under a series of changes in Westbrook, the Raptors players could only watch the Thunder score two points first.
"O~K~C~"
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After Westbrook picked the ball backhand into the basket, Chesapeake Energy Arena fans happily returned to their seats and chanted the unique slogan belonging to this arena.
But the players on the court did not relax. Van Vleet took the ball to the three-point line and handed it directly to Gasol. After the latter finished the pick-and-roll, he passed the ball smoothly to Siakam who cut to the penalty area. After Roberson was blocked by Anunobi, Gallinari immediately changed defense, but lost the best defensive opportunity.
Siakam took off directly after receiving the basketball, and his long right arm grabbed the basketball and pressed it into the hoop.
This guy!
An Luo shook his head, there was nothing to do. After Adams was taken out of the penalty area by Gasol, no one could prevent Siakam from rushing up.
However, An Luo immediately responded. As a representative of the 16th session, he doesn't want the players of the same session to grab the limelight at his home court. He received a ball from Westbrook on the right three-point line and faced Lowry with a "trial step + step backward + dry pull jumper" package.