Chapter 294: An Easy First Victory

Last night's opener was perhaps the most successful in the NBA's last five seasons, with just one day of fixtures and three games of competition mobilizing the enthusiasm of the fans and even the players to the highest point. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

An Jie has been extremely excited since watching the game last night, so when warming up, An Jie is also the most active one.

Although it was only a warm-up before the game, the reporters on the sidelines still set up long guns and short guns, and slapped the players in the middle of the Chesapeake Energy Arena.

There are a lot of very popular teams this season, and the Thunder are one of them. Their every move is the focus of attention for fans and a source of income for journalists and photographers.

Although he has been out of his rookie period, An Jie has never seen this kind of formation on the sidelines of the warm-up arena before. They used to be a small team in the league, but now they are the NBA's main market.

Young, full of energy and personality, and most importantly, very good. Such a team is naturally easy to attract attention and will naturally be loved by everyone.

The Chesapeake Energy Arena was all full today, and there wasn't a single seat vacant. In the preseason, the Thunder team has given people infinite reverie, and with reverie, fans can obediently buy tickets to watch the game.

But the greater the expectations, the less you can afford to disappoint the fans. Otherwise, the reverie given to the fans before the game will be counterproductive.

For the first game of the new season, the player introduction ceremony is indispensable. The atmosphere at the Chesapeake Energy Arena was pushed to the highest point by the passionate shouting of the DJ, and all the pre-game foreshadowing came to a perfect end, and now, just waiting for the game itself to start quickly.

Noah and An Jie stood in the middle circle, Noah didn't know much about An Jie, but he was sure that this Chinese must have grown more than one level. The last time I saw him, An Jie was still like a bamboo pole. But now, the guy in front of Noah is definitely a strong insider.

Noah knows how dangerous Anjie is, and Bulls coach Thibodeau has stressed this more than once in the locker room. Thibodeau was Van Gundy's assistant coach back then, and he learned most of his skills from Van Gundy. It can be said that Thibodeau knew Van Gundy, and Van Gundy knew Thibodeau as well.

In this kind of game, the two coaches will frequently see each other, and there is no secret between them. Therefore, the on-the-spot performance of the players is even more important.

Noan frowned, his eyes fixed on the basketball in the referee's hand. An Jie's face was full of relaxation, just looking forward to the game starting soon. Noah improved a lot last season, but Anjie is so confident in the face of this guy.

The referee blew the whistle, and the cheers at the Chesapeake Energy Arena soared again. An Jie jumped violently and jumped straight into the air, and the summer training made his bounce a little better. Noah is now not obvious in bouncing, and he is at a significant disadvantage in height. So Anjie won the ball as expected, and the Thunder team is ready to organize the first offense of the new season!

Derek. Rose set up his stance, and while he was getting a lot stronger, he also knew that Westbrook wasn't standing still. This scalpel-like breakthrough at the number zero guard usually goes straight to the top.

Westbrook observed his teammate's movement, and instead of passing, he beckoned Anjie to come up and block it. This season, Westbrook has been more confident in himself, so he has more opportunities to attack with the ball on his own.

As soon as Anjie's block was in place, Westbrook kicked on! Rose hurriedly bypassed Anjie's block, hoping to get in front of Westbrook as soon as possible.

The Bulls, coached by Thibodeau, are also a team with tight defense. But Westbrook doesn't care how many people you have in the box, he resisted Noah and went straight to the basket and threw himself into the air regardless of the consequences.

Noah tried to get off and Westbrook was completely deformed in the air, but in the end he managed to score the ball.

Guard Zero fell to the ground hard, but in just a second, Westbrook got up and ran back to defend. Compared with the previous two seasons, Westbrook has lost a lot of immaturity and has become more cold-blooded and strong.

Rose returned the favor with a beautiful breakaway, but when he broke inside, the outcome was very different from Westbrook.

Anjie's defense is more pressing than Noah. Seeing Rose slam into the basket like lightning, Anjie quickly moved sideways, and summer training allowed him to get in place before Rose could hit the frame.

Rose made a layup against Anjie's defense, but Anjie's defensive range was too big, so the '08 champion couldn't find the slightest room to shoot.

Rose wanted to pass, but found that the passing route had long been blocked by the Thunder. There was no choice, and Ross had no choice but to bite the bullet.

If it were someone else, this ball would have been covered by An Jie a long time ago. However, Rose is naturally strong as a champion, and he is still able to make a move in such extremely difficult conditions. But that's all Rose could do, and although the shot was successful, it didn't hit.

Thibodeau, a student of Van Gundy, also takes defense very seriously. But today, An Jie used his actions to tell Thibodeau what a real iron wall is.

After the Thunder's offense, the youngest scoring champion Durant finally fired. Bulls small forward Lowe. Deng is also tall and has long arms, and is equally good at projection. But Durant, more like a fully upgraded version of him.

Durant's more adept off-ball run allowed Lore. Deng's confusion, combined with Morris's more accurate off-ball pick-and-roll than before, created a great opportunity for Durant.

But Lore. Deng is also a good player, and despite the delay, the South Sudanese player is still reluctant to give up. See Durant raise his hand to shoot, Lore. Deng did his best to block it.

But as soon as he took to the air, Durant withdrew the basketball and easily wiped it past him. It turned out that Durant just had his heel off the ground and didn't actually jump.

After the breakthrough, Durant was not afraid of Noah's supplementary defense and made a stop-and-go jump shot. The basketball spun around the frame twice, but eventually crashed into the net.

On the first shot, Durant easily shook the Bulls' strongest defensive barrier on the outside. And also score on the Bulls' strongest interior barrier, this is Durant, this is the scoring ability of the youngest scoring champion.

After that, the two sides still went back and forth, but it was the Thunder who had the advantage. Anjie sat on the inside and hit two balls, both of which were hook shots. The strong body did not make his hand feel stiff, on the contrary, it made An Jie more relaxed to perform his technical movements.

In the final two minutes of the first quarter, Bledsoe and Ibaka led the Thunder's second line. Thibodeau originally planned to pull back the score when the Thunder's second team came on, but he didn't expect that the Thunder's second lineup is different from the past.

25-30, in the first quarter, the Thunder temporarily led the Bulls by five points. Derek. Although Rose broke through beautifully, his shooting percentage was unimpressive. This is inseparable from Anjie's defense on the inside.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Rose was put on the line. But he found it difficult to score points on Ibaka's head. In addition, the Bulls bench small forward Ronnie. Brewer's performance was not as good as it could have been.

He was supposed to be the scoring guarantee of the Bulls' second team, but today this guy couldn't score the ball no matter what way he used.

Bledsoe, on the other hand, took advantage of the opponent's unfavorable offensive opportunities and played several transition attacks. Two years ago, it was said that Waffle was Westbrook on the Thunder's bench, but that guy almost disappeared last season. However, this season, Bledsoe has really shown good potential. Not only is he a great breakthrough, but his projection ability is not bad. And most importantly, this guy, who is so strong that he is known as the small version of James, is also very willing to fight.

It was because of Bledsoe that the Bulls' defense was thrown into disarray. Just when they were still standing firm, the three young thunderbolts appeared again.

The Bulls haven't caught their breath yet, and now they have an even tougher challenge. Westbrook's breakaway, Durant's shot, Anjie's strong inside. Everything Sanshao did made the Bulls in a near-death state. If it weren't for the big forward Thai. Gibson scored a couple of lucky shots, and by half-time, the margin may have been stretched to double digits.

At 53-59, the Thunder continued to dominate the game and entered the second half with a six-point advantage.

At half-time, Thibodeau was still working on defense. They let the Thunder's offense play too smoothly and too easily.

But the Thunder can attack more than one or two points, and no matter how powerful Thibodeau is, he can't block all the Thunder guards, forwards, and centers.

Therefore, in the second half, either Durant was prevented from death, or An Jie was wrapped in front of him. But from start to finish, Thibodeau couldn't completely curb the Thunder's offensive momentum.

The Bulls improved slightly in the third quarter, after all, they limited part of the Thunder's offense, but even so, they couldn't tie the score.

The Bulls, who had struggled for three quarters, finally collapsed in the fourth quarter, and although the difference between the two sides was not large throughout the game, the Bulls did not gain a single minute of lead in the entire game.

In the fourth quarter, the Thunder did not step up their offense, but took their defense to the extreme. For the Bulls, who were desperate to equalize the score, this was undoubtedly the last straw that cut them off.

Rose's already poor shooting percentage became even lower, and even the always calm Lore. Deng, too, lost his head under such a defense.

Except for the Thunder fans, everyone else was taken aback by the Thunder's performance. This season's Thunder team has been able to defend to such a point!

Rose shot 12-of-31 from the field, shooting just 38 percent. Lohr. Deng made 5 of 13 shots, and his shooting percentage was also only 38%. Although Noah had a half-percent shooting rate, he only scored 12 points under Anjie's defense.

92-106, when the last second of the game passed, the Bulls players were completely confused. The Thunder team, now they can beat them like this!

Durant 30 points, Westbrook 28 points, Angel 25 points, Ibaka 10 points, Morris 8 points, Bledsoe 10 points. The combined scores of these young men are almost all of the Thunder.

After An Jie's victory, he just pointed his finger at the sky, and the victory in this game didn't need to make An Jie too happy, because this was the expected result!

The powerful Thunder, in the first game, showed their strength to the whole league. Don't be bluffed by the Heat Big Three, this year's Thunder Three Less is also very strong!

The first win was so easy to win. The new season of the Thunder team will undoubtedly go to the top!