Chapter 211: Go to the pass
"Anjie-level double-double, Yi Jianlian lost at home, and his excellent performance was not rewarded."
"Yi Jianlian scored 29 points, and the old basketball team lost in a row."
"It's not the loss to UAE, the Thunder and the Basketball are very different."
After the wonderful China derby, paper media was the biggest beneficiary. Most of the nBa games were held in the prime time of the evening in the United States, but in China it was broadcast live in the morning. For most Chinese fans, they usually have to work and school in the morning, so the news and the next day's newspaper became their channels for them to understand the latest developments in nBa.
The two Chinese players, An Jie and Yi Jianlian, performed well at the same time, made everyone happy. For the first time, the protagonist of the nBa game will be two yellow-skinned guys.
In fact, Durant's performance was the best in this game, scoring 40 points in the whole game and shooting as high as 68. But with Yi Jianlian and Anjie both playing well, Durant can only become a supporting role in China.
Just as they felt the intense game yesterday, the Thunder had already returned to Oklahoma, and they would face the challenge of the Washington Wizards at home today.
Angel and Westbrook's performance is actually still within the "normal" range, but for more than a month since Angel was injured and now, Durant's condition is completely worthy of the word "hot".
In just a few months, he scored more than 40 points, but only a handful of games with scores below 30 points. This guy has only played nBa for the third season, but he has become a strong contender for the league's scoring champion this season. You should know that this guy is only 2yi years old, and the others in the top ten scoring list are all "old worlds" that have been in the league for many years. The word greatness has been used more and more on Durant.
It's already perverted that the Thunder team has a Durant, after all, this team has only been rebuilt for less than four years. However, Angel and Westbrook have also grown up with Durant's pace. In today's increasingly utilitarian league, most teams' reconstruction methods are completed through big deals.
However, the Thunder has come to this day through the draft.
The Thunder now has long been at a disadvantage when facing the Washington Wizards. Even though "General" Arenas is very healthy, even if there are some injuries on the Thunder's bench, everyone is still optimistic about the Thunder. After all, the three young people in the Thunder's team may not be worse than the "General".
The Thunder did have some injuries recently, but fortunately, the main rotating players are very healthy. Only marginal characters such as Sean Livingston, Edon Thomas cannot play. Their injury will not cause much reduction in the strength of the Thunder. So it can be said that the Thunder and the Wizards are both fighting with the strongest lineup.
The Wizards have lost two consecutive games before, and Arenas is very eager to use yi victory to get rid of the haze of losing streak. This young Thunder team is undoubtedly a good opponent.
However, Durant yi told the "General" at the beginning that this was his home court!
Wizards power forward Antoine Jamison, who plays very similarly to Durant's style, is not bad at all, but compared with Durant, the gap is clear.
If Durant scored only, the Wizards still had hope. Unfortunately, after experiencing the dilemma of only three young men in the last game, all the Thunder team members who returned to their home court hoped to respond to the doubts with their performance. So all nine players who played in the Thunder team today scored, and their efficiency was pretty good.
In contrast, except for Brandon Haywood, the Wizards, facing the Thunder walls and iron defense, the other players' shooting percentages are all below 5o.
Among them, the second-team player Yi shot yi 4 times, but only inside player Blachi hit two goals.
Of course, this does not mean that Anjie has problems with his defense today. Although Heywood's shooting percentage is the highest in the team, it is only 2 of 4 shots. Although Brage is the only one who can score on the Wizards' bench, Anjie is still defended by him that only 2 of 7 shots.
The Wizards' miserable shooting percentage highlights Durant's strength. He scored 35 points in 2 of 9 shots in the game, and his shooting percentage broke through 6o again. Angel and Westblu had to give up the right to shoot under his strong performance, willing to be a supporting role supporting Durant.
Despite this, An Jie still scored the second highest yi8 points in the Thunder, and grabbed Yiyi's rebound and double-double again. No one would think An Jie's performance was wrong.
Although yi8 points are not very high, Anjie has not received any free throws today. If he also has the number of free throws Durant yiyi, with Anjie's strength, he can get at least one more point.
The Thunder, which fought back to back, not only did not show any fatigue, but instead continued yesterday's strong performance against the basketball. Except for the Wizards' resistance in the second quarter under the leadership of Arenas, the Thunder were guiding the game at other moments.
Yiyio is 98. Facing the Wizards, the team ranked last in the Eastern Conference, the Thunder are not ruthless and win by a big score.
After this game, the Thunder won four consecutive victories and came to the 5 consecutive victories again. Their next opponent is the Utah Jazz, the biggest enemy after the Suns.
It seems that the spell that the Thunder cannot win five consecutive victories will continue.
"The Jazz were on par with us last season, just because they won more games in the record of the two sides, so they ranked eighth in the Western Conference. It is not impossible for the Jazz to have a uniform record again, so we will strive to win with all our efforts against the Jazz. The curse of five consecutive victories? I don't care about that record. No matter what the situation is, as long as we play against the Jazz, we will definitely do our best." After the game, many reporters asked Durant's opinion on the day after tomorrow. He did not hide his determination to win and was eager to try.
Durant made a harsh statement, and a reporter also interviewed the old coach Jerry Sloan in Salt Lake City, hoping that he would respond.
"Durant threatened to defeat the Jazz in the day after tomorrow. The Jazz are indeed ranked behind the Thunder. Do you think you and your players have a chance of winning the day after tomorrow?" The reporter who asked the question was looking forward to Sloan's answer. Who knows what this irritable old man would say? It is not impossible to scold Durant.
"Thunder? If I remember correctly, our opponent in the next game is the Timberwolves. If you ask me questions about Al Jefferson and Kevin Love, I will be happy to answer you, but Durant? Sorry, I'm very busy now." After that, Jerry Sloan turned around and returned to the training ground. Before the battle with the Thunder, the Jazz had to go away to play against the Timberwolves.
This is also an opportunity for the Thunder. The Jazz who are running back and forth must have much greater physical strength than the Thunder. Although Jerry Sloan appears to be disdainful of the Thunder and Durant, he actually has a headache.
On February 3, after defeating the Wizards, when the Thunder players were all raising their strength at home, Jazz players encountered tenacious resistance in Minnesota.
"Get on Kevin, good ball! Play beautifully!" Seeing Kevin on TV, Love made Boozer foul again, Angel and Morris shouted happily.
Anjie didn't expect that he would cheer for Kevin Love one day. The harder the Jazz played in this game, the easier the Thunder would play tomorrow.
The enemy of the enemy is a friend. At least today, Anjie is Kevin Love's number one fan.
Indeed, the inside combination of Al Jefferson and Love made the Jazz too tired to deal with. The two of them were inside and outside, left and right, and took turns to attack the Jazz's basket.
The shooting percentages of the two inside players, Boozer and Oku, are the lowest among the Jazz's five tigers. From this, we can also see how thorough the Timberwolves' control over the inside player is.
However, inside players are the positions that need support from teammates the most, and the Timberwolves are just missing a guy like Deron Williams.
Williams' excellent performance made up for the vacancy between Boozer and Oku. The Jazz fought against the Timberwolves in the cold Minnesota until the last moment. It was not until Deron made two free throws in the 6th second of the game that the Jazz finally secured the victory.
yio7 is more than yio3, and the Jazz beat the Timberwolves hard away. The victory in this game did not make the Jazz players cheer, because tomorrow, the Chesapeake Energy Arena will bring them a bigger test, and tomorrow, the real hell is welcomed.
"Coach, now you can talk about tomorrow's game." At the press conference after the game, the reporters still kept asking Sloan to express his views on the Thunder.
"There is nothing to talk about. Don't you just want me to respond to Durant's child's words? No, I can't say anything, and all the questions on the court will be solved." Sloan casually answered the questions from several reporters and hurriedly left. They had to rush to Oklahoma City overnight.
Before the war, everyone wanted to see the wonderful preparation, but Sloan was not cooperative because he was not in the mood to play verbal battles with the Thunder and play psychological warfare.
In the last game of 2O9, the Thunder stood at the 5th straight win again, and their opponent was the mortal enemy who squeezed them out of the playoff goal last season.
How to draw the end of this year depends on the result of the No. 3o battle. If you win, fans in Oklahoma City can happily celebrate the New Year. If you lose, the Thunder will continue to be troubled by the curse and will be reversed by the Jazz, which will also leave hidden dangers for the confirmation of the final playoff spot.
The revenge of last season is here to avenge this season. Although the Jazz play back to back, they are also very dangerous.
The direct battle for playoff seats has begun.
While Jazz players were still flying around in the sky, Anjie was already asleep and resting his energy for tomorrow's game.
Many people focus on Durant, but they don’t know that Anjie’s performance is also a guarantee that the Thunder can win four consecutive victories! Don’t forget that the Thunder’s winning streak this season and the person who prevents the opponent from winning the most is not Durant, but the Oriental Tower!
Chapter completed!