Chapter 211: Reaching the Pass
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Yi Jianlian scored 29 points, and the Nets still lost in a row. ”
"It's not in the UAE that the loss is not in the UAE, and the Thunder are very different from the Nets. ”
After the brilliant Chinese derby, the print media was one of the biggest beneficiaries. NBA games are mostly played in the evening prime time in the United States, but in China they are broadcast live in the morning. For most Chinese fans, they are busy going to work and school in the morning, so the news and the next day's newspaper have become their channels for the latest NBA developments.
The two Chinese players, An Jie and Yi Jianlian, played brilliantly at the same time, and for the first time, the protagonists of an NBA game would be two yellow-skinned guys.
In fact, Durant's performance in this game was the best, scoring 40 points and shooting 68% from the field. But with Yi Jianlian and An Jie both playing well, Durant can only be reduced to a supporting role in China.
While Chinese fans were reading the newspapers and feeling the intensity of yesterday's game, the Thunder have returned to Oklahoma and will face the Washington Wizards at home today after comfortably beating the Nets.
Anjie and Westbrook's performances are actually still within the "normal" range, but in the more than a month since Anjie's injury, Durant's state fully deserves the word "hot".
In just one month, he has scored more than 40 points, while only a handful of games have scored less than 30. This guy has only been in his third season in the NBA, but he has become a strong contender for the league's scoring title this season. You must know that this guy is only 21 years old, and the rest of the top ten in the scoring list are "old rivers and lakes" who have been in the league for many years, and the word great has been used more and more on Durant.
The Thunder have a Durant pervert enough, after all, the team has only been rebuilding for less than four years. However, Anjie and Westbrook have also grown up in Durant's footsteps, and in today's increasingly utilitarian league, most teams are rebuilding through big trades.
However, the Thunder have come to this day step by step through the draft.
The current Thunder are not at a disadvantage in the face of the Washington Wizards. Even though "The General" Arenas is very healthy, and even though there are some injuries on the Thunder's bench, everyone is still optimistic about the Thunder. After all, the three young people in the current Thunder team may not be worse than the "Great General".
The Thunder have certainly had some injuries lately, but luckily the main rotation players are all very healthy. Only marginal characters such as Shaun Livingston and Etang Thomas are not allowed to play. Their injuries will not take much of a toll on 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 straight games before, and Arenas is very eager to shake off the losing streak with a win. This young Thunder team is undoubtedly a good opponent.
However, Durant told the "General" at the beginning that this was his home court!
Antoine Jamison, the Wizards' power forward who has a similar style of play to Durant, is not bad, but compared to Durant, the gap is clear.
If only Durant scores alone, the Wizards still have a glimmer of hope, but unfortunately, after experiencing the dilemma of only three less scoring in the last game, all members of the Thunder team who returned to their home court hope to respond to doubts with performance. So all nine players on the Thunder team today scored, and the efficiency was not bad.
On the other hand, the Wizards, with the exception of Brandon Haywood, a center, shot less than 50% from the field against the Thunder's ironclad defense.
The second team had 14 shots, but only the interior player Blatch hit twice.
Of course, this does not mean that Anjie has problems with his defense today. Although Haywood's shooting percentage was the highest on the team, it was only 2 of 4 shots, and although Blatch was the only person on the Wizards' bench who could score, he was still guarded by Angel with only 2 of 7 shots.
The Wizards' dismal shooting percentage underscores Durant's strength, as he scored 35 points on 12-of-19 shooting from the field and once again exceeded 60 percent. Anjie and Westbrook also had to give up their shots under his strong performance, willing to be a supporting role to assist Durant.
Despite this, Anjie still scored the second-highest 18 points of the Thunder, grabbed 11 rebounds, and had another double-double, and no one would think that Anjie's performance was problematic.
Although 18 points is not very high, Anjie did not get a single free throw opportunity today. If he also has Durant's 11 free throws, with Anjie's strength, he can at least score another eight or nine points.
The Thunder, who fought back-to-back, not only did not show a trace of fatigue, but continued the strong performance they had against the Nets yesterday. Except for a slight resistance from the Wizards under Arenas in the second quarter, the Thunder were leading the game at all other moments.
110-98, facing the Wizards and the Nets, the two teams at the bottom of the Eastern rankings, the Thunder did not relent, and won by a large score.
After this game, the Thunder won four in a row, and once again came to the threshold of five consecutive wins. And their next opponent is the biggest enemy after the Suns, the Utah Jazz.
It looks like the Thunder's five-game winning streak will continue.
"The Jazz had the same record as us last season, and they only finished eighth in the West because they won one more game against us in the head-to-head record. It's not impossible to have another level this season, so we're going to go all out against the Jazz. I don't care about that record, no matter what the circumstances, as long as we play Jazz, we're going to do whatever it takes. After the game, many reporters asked Durant what he thought of the game the day after tomorrow, and he made no secret of his determination to win, and he was eager to try.
Durant's cruel words were released, and some reporters interviewed veteran Jerry Sloan in Salt Lake City, hoping that he would respond.
"Durant threatened to defeat the Jazz in the game the day after tomorrow, and the Jazz team is indeed ranked one behind the Thunder at present, do you think you and your players have a chance to win the game the day after tomorrow?" The reporter who asked the question was very much looking forward to Sloan's answer, who knows what this grumpy old man will say, and it is not impossible to scold Durant.
"Thunder, if I'm not mistaken, our next game is against the Timberwolves, and if you ask me questions about Al Jefferson and Kevin Love, I'll be happy to answer them, but Durant? With that, Jerry Sloan turned around and went back to the training court, and the Jazz had to travel to play the Timberwolves before the Thunder game.
This is also an opportunity for the Thunder, and the Jazz who go back and forth must have to pay much more physical strength than the Thunder. Although Jerry Sloan is ostensibly dismissive of the Thunder and Durant, he actually has a headache.
On Dec. 30, the day after the victory over the Wizards, while the Thunder players were recuperating at home, the Jazz players faced stiff resistance in Minnesota.
"Come on, Kevin, good shot! Nice play!" Angie and Morris shouted happily as Kevin Love, who watched Kevin Love, make another foul on Boozer.
Anjie didn't expect that he would one day cheer for Kevin Love, and the harder the Jazz played in this game, the easier it will be for the Thunder to play tomorrow.
The enemy of the enemy is the friend, and at least today, Anjie is the number one fan of Kevin Love.
Indeed, the interior combination of Al Jefferson and Love has left the Jazz struggling. The two of them, one inside and one outside, one left and one right, took turns to attack the Jazz's basket.
Boozer and Oku's shooting percentages are the lowest among the Jazz's starting five. It can also be seen from this that the Timberwolves have a thorough control of the interior line.
However, interior players are the most in need of their teammates, and the Timberwolves are missing a guy like Deron Williams.
Williams' excellent performance made up for Boozer and Oku's voids, and the Jazz battled the Timberwolves in cold Minnesota until the last minute, and it wasn't until the sixth second of the game that Delon hit two free throws to finally seal the victory for the Jazz.
107-103, the Jazz won a hard-fought victory over the Timberwolves on the road. The victory didn't make the Jazz players cheer, because tomorrow, the Chesapeake Energy Arena will put them to the test, and tomorrow, they will be greeted by real hell.
"Coach, now can you talk about tomorrow's game. At the post-game press conference, reporters still relentlessly let Sloan express his views on the Thunder.
"There's nothing to talk about, don't you just want me to respond to Durant's kid words? No, I'm not going to say anything, and all the problems will be solved on the court. Sloan casually answered a few reporters' questions and hurried away, and they had to rush to Oklahoma City overnight.
Before the big war, everyone wanted to see a wonderful foreshadowing, but Sloan was very uncooperative, because he was not in the mood to have a war of words and play psychological warfare with the Thunder.
In the final game of 2009, the Thunder once again stood on a five-game winning streak against the same rivals who knocked them out of the playoffs last season.
How this year's full stop will be drawn depends on the outcome of the battle on the 30th. If you win, the fans of the entire Oklahoma City can have a happy New Year's Eve, and if you lose, the Thunder will continue to be haunted by the curse, and the ranking will be overtaken by the Jazz, which will also leave a hidden danger for the confirmation of the final playoff spot.
Last season's revenge, this season will be avenged. While the Jazz played back-to-back games, they were just as dangerous.
The direct battle for a playoff spot has begun.
While the Jazz players were still flying in the sky, Anjie was already asleep, recuperating for tomorrow's game.
Many people pay attention to Durant, but they don't know that Anjie's performance is also a guarantee that the Thunder team can achieve four consecutive wins! Don't forget that the person who killed the opponent and prevented the opponent from killing the opponent the most this season is not Durant, but the Eastern Tower!
In key battles, An Jie has always been the one who decides the outcome of the battle. (To be continued.) )