Chapter 10: Thunder II
The staff took Liu Rong to watch the history of ball loss after 97 and began to explain: "In the 1997-98 season, the SuperSonics team ended up with a regular season record of 61 wins and 21 losses with the addition of seven new players, which made the team become the champion of the Pacific Division for the fourth time in five seasons. [Ran^Text^Library] The MC Mobile SuperSonics also became the third team in NBA history to score 55+ wins in the regular season for six consecutive seasons. The SuperSonics defeated the Timberwolves 2-3 in the first round of the playoffs; But in the second round against the Lakers, they were eliminated with a total score of 1-4. On the player side: Gary? Under head coach Karl, Payton has developed into one of the best point guards in the NBA, averaging a new personal high of 8.3 assists per game, ranking sixth in the league and ranking 19th in points per game with 19.2 points per game. In defense, he took second place in the NBA Defensive Player of the Year selection. In the 1998-99 season, despite point guard Gary? Payton still continued to shine, but the SuperSonics finished with a 25-25 record in this short season, missing out on a playoff opportunity for the first time in nine seasons. On June 17, 1998, Karl was appointed as the new head coach Paul Anderson. Westphal replaced. On the player side: Gary? Payton averaged 21.7 points and a career-high 8.7 assists per game and was named to the NBA's Second Team of the Year. At the same time, he also averaged 2.18 steals per game, and was named to the NBA Defensive First Team of the Year for the sixth consecutive season. In the 1999-00 season, the SuperSonics were led by Paul? Westfale's regular season record is 45-37 and they finish fourth in the Pacific Division. He made the playoffs for the ninth time in 10 years in the 1999-00 season. In the first round of the playoffs, the SuperSonics were eliminated by the Jazz with a total score of 2-3 and stopped in the first round. On the player side: Gary? Payton's average of 24.2 points, 8.9 assists, 1.87 steals and 41.8 minutes per game is the most on the team, and he was named to the NBA First Team of the Year and second only to Shaquille. O'Neill came in second. At the same time, Payton was selected to the NBA's First Team of the Year for the seventh consecutive season. After the start of the 2000-01 season, the SuperSonics decided to replace the team's former star Nate Anderson. On November 27, 2000, McMillan replaced the former head coach Paul? Westphall served as interim head coach and led the team to a victory over the Trail Blazers in his first game on the job. Nate? McMillan signed a four-year contract in March 2001 and became the club's head coach. On the player side: Gary? Payton became the team's leading scorer and assist leader with an average of 23.1 points and 8.1 assists per game, surpassing Fred in SuperSonics history. Brown became the team's new overall scoring champion and was named to the NBA Defensive Team of the Year for the eighth consecutive season. The SuperSonics finished the 2000-01 regular season with a 44-38 record and finished fifth in the Pacific Division, but the team missed out on the playoffs for the second time in 11 seasons.
In the 2001-02 season, Nate? In McMillan's first full season under the team, the SuperSonics finished the regular season with a 45-37 record and finished seventh in the West. In the first round of the playoffs, they were eliminated by the mighty Spurs with an aggregate score of 3-4. On the player side: Gary? Payton averaged 40.3 minutes per game, 22.1 points, and nine assists at the top of the SuperSonics, playing in the NBA All-Star Game for the eighth consecutive season. The record set by Sikma. At the same time, Payton was named to the NBA's First Team of the Year Defensive Team for the ninth consecutive season. Jordan is tied. Brent? Barry has shown a leader's demeanor, is very consistent with the ball, and is the team's second-best playmaker on the court, averaging 14.4 points, 5.4 rebounds and 5.3 assists per game. In the 2002-03 season, the SuperSonics finished the regular season with a record of 40 wins and 42 losses, missing out on the playoffs. But on the player side: the new signing Ray? In his 29 appearances for the SuperSonics, Allen averaged 24.5 points, grabbed 5.6 rebounds and dished out 5.9 assists per game, all career-highs, and earned the opportunity to represent the United States at the 2004 Athens Olympics. Rassad? Lewis was equally impressive, averaging 18.1 points per game as the number of shots he took increased. Reggie, a forward who went straight into the NBA without a draft? Evans is the team's rebounding leader with an average of 6.6 rebounds per game. In the 2003-04 season, due to the 2002-03 season Gary? Payton's trade, the SuperSonics had two top-14 picks in the 2003 draft, and the team used those two picks to select forward Nick from the University of Kansas? Collison and Luke, a guard from the University of Oregon? Ridno. But the SuperSonics finished the season with a 37-45 record, the team's worst record since the '80s. On the player side: Despite missing 26 games, Ray? Allen still had one of the best seasons of his career, averaging 23 points and 4.8 assists per game and playing in his first All-Star Game since arriving with the SuperSonics. In 2004-05, the SuperSonics finished the regular season with a 52-30 record, winning more than 50 games for the first time since 1997-98. The SuperSonics defeated the playoff veteran Kings in the first round of the playoffs, and in the Western Conference semifinals, the SuperSonics were eliminated by the eventual champion Spurs by a total score of 2-4. On the player side: Ray? Allen averaged 23.9 points per game during the regular season, and due to his outstanding season, he played in the All-Star Game and was named to the NBA's Second Team of the Year. Rassad? Lewis and Allen played together in their first career All-Star Game and also averaged over 20 points in the regular season, averaging 20.5 points per game. Meanwhile, two players on the team were shortlisted as candidates for Sixth Man of the Year, Vladmir Brown. Radmanovic is ranked No. 5, Marquez? Daniels ranked 8th. Daniels averaged a career-high 11.2 points per game and finished second in the league with a 3.96 assist-to-turnover ratio.
In the 2005-06 season, in place of Nate? McMillan, Supersonic appoints Bob? Weiss is the new head coach. The scheme proved to be ineffective from the start, with the SuperSonics starting with five wins and four defeats, stumbling to a 6-8 record in November. The team continued to struggle in December, and after losing the first game of the new year, management decided to change course and Weiss was sacked after only 30 games in charge with 13 wins and 17 losses. New boss Bob? Under Hill, the SuperSonics didn't improve much either, and the team ended up sitting third in the division with a disappointing 35-47. The only bright spot is Ray? Aaron and Rashad ? Lewis is averaging more than 20 points per game. At the end of the season, the Seattle SuperSonics were sold to an investment group in Oklahoma, which expressed a desire to move the team to Oklahoma City, declaring that the key arena, which had been renovated 10 years earlier, was too old and needed to be replaced. With the team's contract with Seattle set to expire in 2010, fans began organizing the Save Our SuperSonics group in an effort to keep the team in Seattle. In the 2006-07 season, with the team being sold to Oklahoma City businessman Clay? Bennett, the voices about the supersonic leaving Seattle are also getting louder. After the purchase of the team was approved by NBA owners, Bennett issued an ultimatum to the City of Seattle that he would move the team if it did not make plans to build a new arena by October 31, 2007. On the court, the SuperSonics ranked first from the bottom of the Northwest Division with a record of 31 wins and 51 losses. At the end of the season, SuperSonics coach Bob ? Hill was fired and replaced by P.J. Calesimo. At the same time, the SuperSonics decided to start rebuilding the team, and will Ray? Allen sent to the Boston Celtics in exchange for the selection of Jeff? Green's No. 5 pick, and Wally? Szzebiak and Dronte? West. Losing Rashad while trading Aaron? Lewis, the Orlando Magic signed free agent Lewis. After selecting Kevin with the No. 2 pick? After Durant, the SuperSonics added some veteran experience to the team, signing Kort from the Phoenix Suns? Thomas. The 2007-08 season, which was a chicken season for the SuperSonics, was left to the scene after negotiations with the City of Seattle for a new arena broke down. Bennett has publicly stated that he will move the team to his hometown of Oklahoma City. On the field, due to Ray? Allen was traded, and the SuperSonics don't have enough talented players to complement the team's rookie forward Kevin? Durant, new coach P.J. Calesimo started with an eight-game losing streak and a 3-14 record in the first month. In the end, the SuperSonics only had the worst regular season record of 20-62 in team history. On the player side: Kevin? Durant led all rookies with 20.3 points per game and won the Rookie of the Year award.
In 2008, after a brief legal battle, team owner Bennett and the City of Seattle reached an agreement to leave the team's original name and colors for Seattle so that a new team in the city could one day be used, while bringing a team of its own to Oklahoma City to name the Thunder. Completed the Thunder's debut on October 29, 2008, losing 87-98 to the Milwaukee Bucks at Ford Center. After losing to the Houston Rockets on the road, the Thunder defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves 88-85 to earn their first victory. However, the Thunder's victory was rare from the start, the team lost 10 games in a row, and coach P.J. Calesimo was fired on November 22, 2008. In the new handsome Scott? Under Brooks' leadership, the Thunder didn't do much better, and in the end, the Thunder finished in the bottom of the Northwest Division with 23 wins and 59 losses. Despite the poor grades, Kevin? Durant, on the other hand, is at the top of the scoring charts, averaging 25.3 points per game. In the 2009-10 season, the Oklahoma City Thunder entered the playoffs with an excellent record of 49-33 and nearly 50 wins in the regular season, a qualitative leap from the dismal record of 23-59 in the 2008-06 season, which was the first time the Thunder entered the playoffs since the establishment of the team. The youth team's manager of the season of the season, Scott? Brooks played a very passionate and entertaining game under the tutelage, and almost all positions except the center position were the hope of the league's future. Which of the bellwethers, Kevin? Durant averaged 30.1 points per game over LeBron? James won the regular season scoring title, Russell? Westbrook has quickly grown into the league's top five young point guards in the ball. Green, on the other hand, has grown into an all-around power forward. The Thunder battled the defending champion Lakers in six games in the playoffs before losing 2-4 to the Lakers. In the 2010-2011 season, the Thunder finished the regular season with a 55-27 record, and in this playoffs, the Thunder went even further, all the way to the Western Conference Finals. But in the Western Conference Finals met by Dirk? Nowitzki's Dallas Mavericks lost 1-4 overall.
In the 2011-2012 season, due to the shrinking season and only 66 games, the Thunder finished the regular season with 47 wins and 19 losses, and met the defending champion Dallas Mavericks again in the first round of the playoffs, and the Thunder swept the advance with a total score of 4-0, and met the Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference semifinals, and advanced to the Western Conference finals with a 4-1 victory. In the Western Conference finals against the San Antonio Spurs, the Thunder suffered two consecutive losses and won four consecutive games to eliminate the Spurs and advance to the Finals, which was also the second time to reach the Finals after the SuperSonics in 1996. But meet LeBron in the finals? The Miami Heat, led by James, finally lost 1-4 to win the championship again. On July 2, 2012, Oklahoma owner Bennett announced that he had paid $75 million in compensation to move the SuperSonics from Seattle to Oklahoma City. This is the previous history of the current Thunder. ”
After listening to the staff talking about the history very seriously, Liu Rong also felt a lot, and then we went to the stadium to see where there are players' avatars, you are a newcomer, these players you still have to know.
After speaking, he took Liu Rong again and began to go to the place where the players hung their portraits, Liu Rong was also excited, such a good team is really desirable, and there is a robot who knows history so well.