2012 was perhaps Westbrook's most memorable season. That year, Angel left Oklahoma. Also in the playoffs, Westbrook and Durant ran into Anjie, who had just switched to Portland.

With Westbrook and Durant working together, the Thunder were able to defeat Anjie and Ricard, who worked together for the first time in the NBA. That year, Westbrook led the Thunder to the Finals, which was the closest he came to getting to the O'Brien Cup.

Six years later, in 2018, the bitter battle continues. The Thunder still have a combination of a super small forward and a super guard. Only this time, the victory seems to be getting further and further away from Westbrook.

When Westbrook finally managed to score with a suicidal breakaway, Westbrook, who got up from the ground, looked at the big screen at the scene, only to find that the Thunder were still 12 points behind the Trail Blazers at the moment.

Defender Zero did not give up, but endured the pain and quickly returned to the defense. The penalty area guarded by Anjie and Morris is really not so easy to be crushed. Westbrook had to pay a huge price each time to score in the paint zone of the Moda Center.

What about Anthony? Anthony has been completely distracted by George and Iguodala's rotational defense. He performed well in the first half, but now he has completely collapsed in the second half. Throughout the second half, Anthony made the most of 12 shots and hit just three of them.

Although it is not Anthony's fault alone, I have to admit that Anthony's outrageously low shooting rate is indeed one of the main reasons why the Thunder team is passive.

Westbrook feels like he's back to last season, and in that season when Durant just left, Westbrook had to do everything on his own. Now, although Anthony is by his side. But Westbrook knew that if he wanted to change his disadvantage, he would still have to rely on himself.

Anthony's frustrated mentality has been greatly affected, not only for his offense, but also for the defensive end.

The only thing the once-formidable "King of New York" wants to do now is finish the defense as quickly as possible and then prove himself in the next round of attack. So when George was holding the ball, Anthony directly pounced on it and prepared to steal recklessly.

This kind of opportunity to come to the door, George naturally will not waste. The young George saw the timing and dodged Anthony's steal and broke through with just one step.

Adams and Tay Gibson quickly shrank to defend the basket. However, George didn't go deeper after breaking through Anthony, but suddenly stopped shooting.

The basketball went into the net with precision, and Westbrook felt like his heart had been slammed again. The two points that I had just earned desperately were easily filled back by the Trail Blazers.

"Damn! ball!" the unwilling Anthony roared directly at Adams, who was about to serve the ball, and this guy brought his bad habits in New York again.

"Calm down, Cameron, I'll take possession!" Westbrook stepped forward and patted Anthony on the shoulder, and Anthony ran forward unwillingly.

"Oh, we saw Westbrook and Cameron seem to have some arguments over possession. At this time, the Thunder must be united. Especially the two of them, they can't have cracks. "Nothing that happened on the pitch escaped Barkley's eyes. Anthony and Westbrook, two guys who need a lot of ball, have been able to coexist peacefully until now, which has been inconceivable to Barkley.

In fact, Barkley's speculation is a bit different from reality, and everything is fine between Anthony and Westbrook. But these two guys are really a little too anxious.

The team trailed by 14 points with just 3 minutes and 48 seconds left on the game time. Whoever it is, will be in a hurry.

Westbrook deliberately suppressed the urge to hit the basket directly after holding the ball outside the three-point line, and if Anjie was at a disadvantage, he would definitely be very calm at this time.

Thinking of this, Westbrook began to direct the attack, but his good helper Anthony did not have such a good sense.

Anthony didn't run aggressively, but stood still and raised his hand for the ball. His meaning is simple, it is to hold the ball and play alone with Iguodala!

It's not that Westbrook doesn't trust Anthony, but he knows that even if Iguodala is thrown away, there is still an Angel waiting for his good partner inside. And in the face of Anjie, Anthony, who has been blinded by impatience, has no great chance of winning.

There was no way, Westbrook had to continue to go it alone. After he shook left and right twice, he picked up and shot directly outside the three-point line!

Napier didn't expect Westbrook to be so bold, and he didn't interfere too much with Westbrook because of his untimely reaction, and this three-point shot was able to hit again!

Westbrook, as before, didn't celebrate, didn't smile, just quickly turned and retreated.

Although Westbrook scored a three-pointer, Ricard was not worried. The Trail Blazers won't be crushed by a single man, even if that person was last season's regular season MVP winner.

The margin has been around 10 points, and Westbrook has worked hard, but the margin has not narrowed. Every time he struggled to score a goal, the Trail Blazers were able to easily rescore. And when his offense failed, the Trail Blazers' scoring was still consistent.

In the last two minutes of the game, Anthony was directly replaced by Donovan. Now Anthony is not only useless on the offensive end, but has even become a burden on the defensive end.

Rather than let him squander his chances on the field, let Robertson go up and give it a try. At least. Robertson's defensive attitude was correct.

But now such substitutions are no longer enough for Donovan to save the team. In the final minute, Angel and George teamed up to play a 7-0 offensive spurt that completely shattered the Oklahomanians' hopes.

When Westbrook was also replaced, the kid stared blankly at the big screen on the spot. With an 18-point difference, Westbrook had never thought of it before.

After so many years, Westbrook, who used to always win Anjie, is now so much worse than his good brother?

"Hey, don't be discouraged, okay? It's just a game!" Donovan saw that something was wrong with Westbrook's expression, so he patted his favorite general on the shoulder as he was off the court.

Westbrook just nodded stiffly and sat back on the bench without any further reaction. Maybe the 18-point difference is too big a blow for Westbrook.

He thought about losing, but never thought he would be beaten like this by the Trail Blazers. Anjie and George's smooth offensive coordination made Westbrook really envious.

You say, if only you didn't have the damn thing left......

"Beep~~~" The electronic beep representing the end of the game sounded, and Catherine, who was watching the game at home, jumped happily with her son in her arms. In the first game of the Western Conference semifinals, An Jie led the team to a good start!

On the other side, Westbrook sighed and walked towards the players' tunnel. In the first game of the Western Conference semifinals, I was in good shape, but I lost so completely. Although this guy knows that a win in a game doesn't mean much in the playoffs. He hasn't been eliminated yet, and the Thunder still have a chance to salvage the situation. But who wants to be behind against the Trail Blazers?

"27 points, 15 rebounds, 5 blocks! Ann delivered an all-around performance again today!Wait to see the show, guys, the terrifying No. 00 who ruled the league two years ago has been resurrected!" You know, he's up against Anthony and Westbrook. However, in such a situation, he was stunned and locked the entire forbidden area!

If Anthony hadn't been able to score points on the inside, he wouldn't have floated out to shoot.

Another super strong team in the west fell under the iron fist of An Jie, who said that he wanted to win a second triple championship, but it was never just talk.

1-0, with a lead, the Trail Blazers continued on the road. In this season that is destined to be extraordinary, the pace of the Trail Blazers has not been stopped!

I'm sorry Russell, this time, it's time for me to win!