In the game with the Jazz, Ye Xuan also proved his strength, only scored 24 points in the first two quarters, and scored 27 points in the third quarter, and played 31 minutes in the third quarter, scoring a total of 51 points, 7 assists and 5 rebounds in the whole game.

But in the next game, the Lakers still didn't get the slightest respite, because they were about to win another strong opponent, that is, the Thunder. The Thunder had a chance to change their fate. Although they have been a competitive team for the past six or seven years, even reaching the finals in 2012, last season was the best time for them to win the title.

Under the tutelage of new coach Billy Donovan, the Thunder averaged 110.2 points per game last season and 113.1 points per 100 possessions, ranking second in the league in both stats (it is clear who the first is and everyone knows). On the defensive end, while they are only in the middle of the league in points conceded (102.9) per game and 100.6 points per 100 possessions, they are quite good in rebounding thanks to their athleticism.

The Thunder averaged 48.6 rebounds per game last season, including 13.1 in the frontcourt, both of which ranked first in the league. In addition, their defensive stats are not pretty, but it has something to do with the fact that the team has the fourth-highest turnover rate in the league, leaving too many opportunities for opponents to score easily on fast-break counters, and they do a good job of limiting opponents' shooting percentage (43.8% to 5th) and three-point percentage (34.2% to 8th). In terms of penalty area defense, they averaged 5.9 blocks per game, which is the fourth highest in the league.

Because of these characteristics, the Thunder's performance, especially on the defensive end, has also been taken to the next level when the playoffs come, the game is more focused and the offensive tempo is slowed down. In the second round against the Spurs, they made the opponent look old, and in the division finals against the Warriors, their airtight defense was even more suffocating, 3-1, and they were one step away from returning to the finals.

However, it is regrettable that at the moment of life and death, Klay Thompson and Stephen Curry stepped up one after another and successfully played the role of savior, allowing the Warriors to escape death. And the Thunder, so it suffered a sudden change from heaven to hell, and the schoolbag Du, who had been cultivated for 10 years, suddenly defected to the enemy and threw himself directly into the arms of the Warriors, which also made this season's Thunder team suddenly fall from the top of the Western giants to the bottom, although the outside world can be sure that this season's Wei Shao will be terrifying, but everyone also put a question mark on whether the Thunder team can enter the playoffs.

Sam Plesty is a smart general manager, and yes, under him, the Thunder lost James Harden and Kevin Durant, but it wasn't his fault. The crux of Harden's insistence on leaving is not the multimillion-dollar contract amount, but the team's status and room to play.

As for Durant, there is no way, the Thunder are willing to meet all his needs, but the championship has to be won by the players themselves. Bogut said that he had known that KD would join the Warriors, and I think Prestie was more or less mentally prepared, so before the draft, he used Ibaka, who had only one year left on his contract, and then he would definitely seek a sky-high contract extension, in exchange for Oladipo, a young guard who is versatile in offense and defense, and at the same time, he also spared a No. 11 pick.

With this draft pick, the Thunder selected Sabonis Jr., a young center who is not as talented as his father, but also a potential interior player with a well-rounded mind. Judging by the pre-season situation, in the new season, he will beat teammate N'Golo Kante to serve as the team's starting power forward. In addition, the Thunder's two second-round ex-rounds in exchange for French center Lowengui, a three-year contract to sign rookie Abriens, who was drafted in 2013, and veteran Price, are all good moves to add depth to the team's roster. Of course, the most important thing is that Wei Shao is willing to renew his contract with the team in advance. This means that at least the Thunder don't have to completely break up the lineup and start from scratch. And this is already the biggest win that Presti can get this summer.

As for the new season, Durant is gone, and now the Thunder are Westbrook's team, and he has a rare amount of physical fitness and an equally rare fighting spirit. He is expected to be the most dominant point guard in the league this season, and not only will he score on his own, but his ability to organize offense will improve over time. As long as he's there, you can never take this team lightly.

Oladipo is a good scoring guard that the Thunder have not had in years, and he not only has good independent offensive ability, but he is also aggressive on the defensive end. He and Wei Shao are perhaps the most athletic and pressing backcourt duo in the league. In addition, the two of them are also very similar in appearance - if Wei Shao is a turtle, then Oladipo must also be another member of the sewer next door.

Inside, Adams has shown promising improvement, averaging 10.1 points and 9.5 rebounds per game in the playoffs last season, making him the Thunder's biggest surprise. It is precisely because of his rise that the team dares to send Ibaka away with confidence. In addition, the deal also gives Kante a chance to show his offensive talents after signing with a maximum salary.

However, in addition, in the West, surrounded by strong enemies, the Thunder still cannot make people overly optimistic. They still don't have a solid answer at the number three position, and Kanter's scoring and rebounding efficiency is amazing, but he is still the worst defensive player. Oladipo can provide some support to Wei Shao, but does the two have some overlap in their technical styles? Is the team's bench depth still lacking, especially after Payne's injury? All in all, it's obvious that a team that has lost Durant will inevitably be greatly weakened. The final result, regardless of whether it makes the playoffs or not, should be located near the door, either inside the door or outside the door.

And this battle with the Lakers is just a face-to-face battle with Ye Xuan, who is generally considered to be the strongest point guard in the league. Before the game started, Ye Xuan was going to greet Wei Shao, but Wei Shao was destined to rarely smile this season, and he needed this angry state to bring him strength, so Ye Xuan also dispelled the idea of greeting Wei Shao.

At the beginning of the game, as expected, the point guards of the two teams fought together, Wei Shao carried a bag of explosives to impact the Lakers' interior line, and constantly used his personal ability to score points in singles, and Ye Xuan did not show weakness here, and also used his personal ability to constantly help the team protect their territory. Ye Xuan's side has already got 11 points, 3 assists and 2 rebounds, and Wei Shao's side is not far behind, with 13 points, 2 assists and 3 rebounds, which is not inferior to Ye Xuan's data.

However, fighting alone is not a long-term solution after all, the Lakers finally began to change their tactics after a stalemate with the opponent for half a quarter, first of all, Ye Xuan used his breakthrough and ability to make fouls to attract opponents to wrap up, and then began to help Gasol and others get some good shots, unlike the Thunder, the Lakers' five starters are all masters who can pull out and shoot three-pointers, and on the Thunder side, not only Adams's three-point is almost non-existent, Robertson's three-point shooting has always been a stalk, and in fact, in the position of power forward, they are not very powerful, so almost all the offensive firepower is pressed on Wei Shao and Oladipo.

So when the first quarter of the game was about ten minutes into the game, the Lakers had already begun to establish their advantage, and the team replaced Wade and several other main players, kept Ye Xuan on the court, and led the benches to continue to play for a while. And the Thunder team obviously had such an idea, and continued to put Wei Shao on the court, but the Stamp fans were happy again, because Ye Xuan and Wei Shao immediately started their bullfighting careers again.

Wei Shao's side used speed and the skills of not slowing down and changing direction to force a breakthrough and then make a two-plus-one, while Ye Xuan's side immediately pulled up a three-point point and a color when he pulled it up a step outside the three-point line. After Wei Shao grabbed the backcourt rebound, he directly came to a one-stop layup, and Ye Xuan immediately used the block to make a European step layup in front of Wei Shao, and the two of them were almost angry You enter a single, I will return a single immediately.

At the end of the first quarter of the game, Ye Xuan's personal score also rose to 17 points, and Wei Shao's side was even more unstoppable, scoring a super high score of 24 points in the first quarter, but the Lakers temporarily led the Thunder by 4 points with a wave of team cooperation in the middle of the game.

After the start of the second quarter, the Lakers and the Thunder replaced the two team leaders at the same time, replacing them with players who can also lead the bench to play, the Lakers replaced Wade, a 34-year-old veteran, and the Thunder replaced the younger brother of the Turtles, Turtles No. 2 Oladipo. The offense of the two teams is also thriving, the Lakers' bench lineup is already relatively powerful, and the Thunder's bench lineup looks more average, but it is not bad when it really plays, of course, there is a certain reason for this and Kanter's sudden outstanding performance.

After a period of time in the second quarter, the two sides began to change their main lineup one after another, the situation on the Thunder team's side was basically the Turtles fighting alone, while the Lakers' side began the wolf pack tactics, constantly consuming the physical strength of the Turtles, and at the same time constantly attacking from different points, so that the Thunder team only had the power to parry, and there was no chance to fight back.

In fact, Ye Xuan is very familiar with the current state of the Turtle, at that time, the major injury of the pickled pepper was almost reimbursed for the season, and the Pacers team that season was not the epitome of the current Thunder team? At that time, Ye Xuan also felt that he was making enemies of the world, and almost every offense was done by himself, so it was difficult to fight to death, and the current Lakers team was a bit like the original Cavaliers, constantly using vital forces to eat away at the opponent's boss's physical strength, and then waited until the third and fourth quarters to directly take the opponent down in one fell swoop.

At this time, Ye Xuan was a little like a Tai Chi master, facing the violent Wei Shao, he directly started Tai Chi with him, while constantly using breakthroughs to consume Wei Shao's physical strength, and on the defensive end, Wei Shao could not attack with all his strength, and Ye Xuan did not choose to blindly go head-to-head with Wei Shao, but began to pass the ball selectively, of course, this is also because Ye Xuan himself has suffered the loss of Wei Shao now.

However, I have to say that although Wei Shao, who is dominated by anger, is indeed a little brainless, but his combat effectiveness is indeed quite terrifying, although the offensive efficiency has decreased under Ye Xuan's defense, but in the 9 minutes he played in the second quarter, he still sent 12 points plus 4 assists, and at the end of the half, Wei Shao had already scored 36 points of horror, and the eyes of the outside world were instantly attracted by this game, which is also inevitable, after Durant left the Thunder, One of the biggest highlights of this season has become whether Wei Shao can burst out with all his combat power, and then win the regular season MVP or brush up on the average triple-double or something like that.

And in this game, although they didn't see any signs of Wei Shao's triple-double, this did not prevent everyone from seeing that Wei Shao was definitely going to make a breakthrough in scoring today. Although Ye Xuan is also trying his best to contain Wei Shao, Wei Shao is now considered to be a clever one, directly using his violent state to help the team bite the score difference tightly, and did not give the Lakers a chance to open the score.

The second half of the game was still very compact, but at this time, in addition to Ye Xuan on the Lakers' side, Gasol also suddenly stood up, not only gave Wei Shao a big hat on the defensive end, but also received Ye Xuan's wonderful pass on the offensive end, and hit a chasing three-pointer, between an attack and a defense, it instantly helped the Lakers expand the difference to 7 points, and in the next few minutes, Gasol's play was also very good, while using his range to help Ye Xuan pull out some space for breakthroughs, While constantly helping Ye Xuan block people in various ways in a high position, the Thunder team was suddenly in chaos.