Vol 3 Chapter 710: New level

"Super Heavy Artillery (
As far as An Luo is concerned, naturally he hopes to be selected for the All-Star starting lineup. You know, among the more than 20 All-Star players every year, only the starter can be considered one of the best in every position. Especially after the All-Star voting reform, the evaluation of players in the NBA industry has a vital influence on whether a player can be selected for the All-Star. To a certain extent, the All-Star players selected under this set of mechanisms are truly superb and loved by fans.
Last year, An Luo had the opportunity to be selected as an All-Star starter, but unfortunately lost in the subsequent media and player votes. But this season is different! After the Thunder loses one Paul George, Oklahoma fans will be more focused on Westbrook and Anlow when voting.
Of course, this is not the most important thing. The most important reason for Anluo's confidence in the starting lineup is that his own strength has been recognized by fans around the world. At the same time, his social influence has also undergone tremendous changes after the offseason. The Finals MVP and World Cup MVP gave Anluo the capital to compete with the superstars of the NBA.
"It is already a very remarkable thing to be selected for the All-Star! After all, every year, only more than 20 players can be selected for the All-Star, and there are as many as five or six hundred people playing in this league."
When faced with reporters asking questions about the All-Stars, Anluo was still the same as the previous two seasons, acting very humble. This is the consistent image of a Chinese player in the NBA, An Luo does not want to be an alternative. However, as a player who has been exposed to American basketball for a long time, Anluo is still contaminated with the boldness of many European and American players.
"Everyone wants to be the best player in this league. Of course I am the same. The difference is that I am luckier than most people. I have the ability to help the team win in the game and win the championship. To be able to win the World Cup. More importantly, I have the support of countless fans. I will not disappoint everyone's expectations. I think I have that ability."
After making a clear statement, An Luo began to draw votes for himself. At the same time, Anluo's agent team, Thunder officials, and Anta Sports all began to take action. The All-Star Weekend is the stage for the players, but it's definitely not just for these players.
Of course, no matter how pervasive publicity is, the players will always need to play well enough to support it. Otherwise, it is fraud. When the institutions and groups closely related to Anluo began to build momentum, he himself tried to play a better performance in the game.
In the game against the Pelicans on January 4, An Luo did not get too many opportunities.
It's not that his condition is not good, but the overall performance of the Thunder is too good, so that the Pelicans quickly lose resistance. Under the tandem of Westbrook, the three most powerful scorers of the Thunder, Anluo, Gallinari and Alexander, took turns, shooting inside and out, and it only took the New Orleans to surrender in half the game. .
In the last quarter, An Luo could only sit on the bench silently, watching Alexander slaughter the Quartet, secretly sighing. In fact, in the third quarter of this game, he did not play too long. The Pelicans who lost Davis have witnessed the growth of Ingram, but they still lack a key person who can lead the team to win the game. As a former All-Star player, Holiday is undoubtedly capable, but he does not seem to be able to bear the rise of the Pelicans and get the helm. Ingram and Ball are too young, plus Zion, the favorite of heaven, is almost reimbursed for the season. If the Pelicans want to make a career, they have to wait for the next season.
A day later, the Thunder headed to San Antonio to challenge the Spurs away.
After two months have passed, the Spurs have fallen out of the Western Conference playoffs. This was something that everyone expected, but the Spurs' excellent performance at the beginning of the season caused some twists and turns in this matter.
Although Old Man Vicki has the ability to produce flowers by hand, and can often turn corruption into magic, he does not have the ability to make things out of nothing. The Spurs in the past two seasons can no longer be considered a strong team in the West on paper strength. Aldridge can still perform amazing performances from time to time, but it is also a short-lived, more like a comeback. After all, a lot of age! It is still rare for people like LeBron James to dissatisfy the old. As for DeRozan, he is indeed a victim of this era. He can still average 20+ points per game, but his personal efficiency and impact on the team are far less than other star guards.
There is no such thing as successor, even if it is San Antonio, which has been strong for more than 20 years, there is no way. The only way out waiting for them is to overthrow and rebuild. After all, it is not an international metropolis like Los Angeles, and it is difficult to attract the big-name players in the league. This is the sad part of the small ball market! I just don't know if the Spurs can wait for a Tim Duncan like 23 years ago.
But in this game, the Spurs played well. They fought with the Thunder to the last minute and unfortunately lost by 4 points.
DeRozan and Aldridge both broke out, giving the Spurs a double-digit lead in the first half.
Aldridge gave the ball to his teammate Lyles on Adams's head, and then the basketball came to Dejuntay Murray in the first position. As an old acquaintance of Anlo in the NCAA, Murray has had a good time with the Spurs. He quickly approached the top of the arc with the ball, and then rushed to the inside with Aldridge's screen. The Thunder immediately changed defense, but Aldridge went down quickly, and Westbrook could not hold the best defensive position. After Murray took Adams two steps in, he looked back at the moon and threw the ball to Aldridge. The latter forcefully squeezed Westbrook away, jumped high, and hit the basket.
0:2
The Spurs took the lead at home.
Adams quickly sent the ball and Westbrook ran for the ball, perhaps too anxious, and threw the ball directly out of bounds when he passed the ball to Gallinari.
The first offense made a mistake, which shows that the Thunder have not yet found the state of the game.
The ball once again returned to the Spurs' hands. Murray seized the opportunity from outside the three-point line to find DeRozan who cut into the free throw line with a tricky through ball, assisted the latter to score the ball, and the Spurs scored two more points.
After a turnover in the last round, Westbrook was also upset. In this attack, he had called Adams to cover long ago. However, after he got rid of Murray's entanglement through the screen, he did not choose to end the attack by himself, but passed the ball back to Adams.
After Adams received the ball, he pressed Murray and stepped over, got up close to the basket, and raised his right hand to hit the ball into the basket. At this time, Aldridge, who was in the horn area on the right, had already chased in, followed Adams and jumped up, slapped the basketball from behind.
I have to say that Aldridge's defense is really fast!
"Beep!"
The referee's whistle sounded immediately. Look at the gesture, it was Aldridge's defensive foul.
Adams walked out of the shadow of the cap in an instant, patted his hands vigorously, and walked to the free throw line. On the other hand, Aldridge was extremely surprised, holding his head in his hands, and hurriedly shouting grievances to the referee.
However, the referee did not listen to Aldridge's complaint, but told him firmly that the ball was not blown wrong.
Adams, who stood on the free throw line, steadily freed the ball in the noisy boos, making two shots.
However, the downturn of the Thunder has not changed because of this time. From the start of the game to the 4 and a half minutes when Donovan called the first timeout, the Thunder was hit by the Spurs with a wave of 14:6 offense. Except for Adams, who scored 2 points on two free throws, the remaining 4 points were from An Luo, a three-pointer and a free throw. During this period, Westbrook, Gallinari and Adams have all tried shots, but they were all rejected by San Antonio's basket without exception.
Donovan adjusted the team's lineup. He found that the players were not in good shape, especially Gallinari and Westbrook. He replaced Grant and Alexander on the field. In this way, the Thunder's ball has come to An Luo's hands. Donovan also clearly told him An Luo that he can dominate the ball at will. Ever since, An Luo began tonight's performance.
After coming back from the timeout, An Luo immediately scored a goal nearly one meter away from the right three-point line. Defending him is the Spurs substitute second, Derek White. This guy is obviously not ready yet, and he directly put An Luo in a big step. If the switch is defending Curry, Lillard and even James, White may not be so careless. It's not that Anluo doesn't have the same deterrent power as the previous players, but Anluo rarely shoots ultra-long three-pointers in the game. His usual shot position is close to the three-point line. This caused some interference to the defenders. Of course, as long as he casts once, the opponent will be more vigilant. But this is also a surprise.
Seeing Anlo made another three-pointer, the old man Vicki, who was sitting on the sidelines, stood up and yelled at the Spurs players on the court. An Luo didn't hear what the other party yelled at, but it was nothing more than the words "stare at An Luo, don't let him shoot."
In other words, this old guy really hates three-pointers! Although three-point shooting has become a must-have skill for players in all positions in this league, his tactical board is still full of many more traditional tactics. If I don't like it, I don't like seeing the other party defeating myself in that way.
In the next game, the Spurs and the Thunder came and went, and they played very lively.
But in fact, based on the data, DeRozan and Aldridge joined forces to resist Anlow's indiscriminate bombing. Almost all other players have become foils.
An Luo seemed to have completely opened the shackles, completely opened. He scored 28 points in just 17 minutes of playing in the first half! Just made 5 three-pointers! Of course, he spent almost all his energy on scoring. This can be seen from the fact that he only sent out one assist in the entire first half. After the ball was in An Luo's hands, he almost played and shot it himself.
Perhaps seeing An Luo's state is hot enough, Donovan didn't interfere too much in the game. Even at the end of the second quarter, the Thunder still trailed the Spurs by 3 points, and he was willing to accept it without saying anything. Even during the intermission, Donovan was full of praise for An Luo's performance and encouraged him to maintain this state to play in the second half.
In fact, the NBA has always been a place for star basketball. It is a business alliance. It needs some players to become the idols of the fans and to gain recognition from the fans on behalf of this alliance. Furthermore, if you can have Jordan, James and other omnipotent players, which coach would not be willing? Doesn't it taste good when you can win the game by paddling without worrying too much?
When everyone was amazed by An Luo's hot performance in the first half of the game, An Luo in the third quarter once again refreshed everyone's recognition ~ EbookFREE.me~ Once it came up, Spurs Lonnie Walker welcomed An Luo scored a three-pointer. But before his excitement subsided, An Luo already responded in the same way.
But this is only the beginning. Subsequently, Anluo fired up. Whether it is in the first position or in the second position, whenever basketball comes into his hands, he will throw it out without hesitation. Whether he is outside the three-point line or inside the three-point line at that moment, whether there is one, two, or even many people around him on defense at that moment.
Seeing An Luo's offensive state is so hot, Old Man Vicki had to use a time-out method to try to interrupt his rhythm. Donovan also took the opportunity to let the Thunder's players try to give An Luo more help, by the way, emphasized defense and rebounding. Now that An Luo had already gotten red, let him continue to attack. What others need to do is to get more outings for An Luo.
An Luo did not disappoint Donovan and the Thunder. He shot up to 15 times in the third quarter! Hit 9 of them and scored 23 points! It was with An Luo's explosive performance that the Thunder finally completed the overtake in this quarter.
Entering the last quarter of the game, whether the Thunder can win the game is not what everyone is most concerned about. An Luo can complete the feat of scoring 60 points in a single game, which is what everyone cares about most.
At this time, the Thunder had already "blatantly" started the ball for An Luo. After all, for a player, 60 points in a single game is really a level that ordinary people cannot reach. Perhaps those super stars are not all good at scoring, but the star players who can score 60 points must be the most dazzling players of that era.
Now, An Luo was already standing at the door, there was no reason not to go in and take a look at the scenery inside.