In the latest edition of the power rankings, the Oklahoma City Thunder is exactly ranked fifteenth.

Despite their sixth place in the West, the people involved did not dare to rank them further in the rankings, after all, it was only a youth team.

ESPN had this to say of them: "It's a team full of sunshine and energy, they always give you the unexpected on the pitch, they are not defined by the world, they play at a very high level under the leadership of the twin stars. ”

"And when you meet a strong team, it always brings you unexpected joy."

Maybe it's because of ESPN's evaluation, or maybe it's because the Thunder have won a lot of strong teams in the new season, before the start of the game between the Thunder and the Magic, everyone is most concerned about:

This time around, it's up to the Magic to prove themselves and get out of the haze of their defeat to the Thunder at the start of the season.

Didn't withdraw ......

Even if Howard repeatedly emphasized in front of the media that he was the league's No. 1 center, the story of him being detained by Lin Mu is already a household name.

However, Howard, who has learned smartly, did not mention the previous incident in front of the media, but just said: "We have been in good form recently, and no matter which team plays against us, we are confident that we can beat them." ”

Without too much ambition and nothing to say about Lin Mu, Howard swore that he must regain his dignity as a man in this game!

It's worth mentioning that perhaps it was because the last defeat by the Thunder made the stubborn Stan Van Gundy feel disgraced, after arriving in Oklahoma......

Stan Van Gundy, a veteran coach who has repeatedly emphasized the team's defence, brandished his whip for the first time in team training.

As for the Thunder, when they heard that the Magic wanted to rent their own arena for devil training, they agreed without even thinking about it.

Even the Thunder side kindly turned off the air-conditioning facilities in the stadium for the Magic team, after all, devil training, if you can blow the air conditioner, can it be considered devil training?

Anyway, you're an away challenge, so whatever you want, we'll meet all your requirements!

In the face of the stubborn Stan Van Gundy, Howard wants to die.

Isn't it just that I lost to the opposite side in the last game, and then I was deducted by Lin Mu, as for torturing us before the game like this?

I'll admit that I was a little slack in the last game, but this game is about my future and I'm going to give it my all!

As the boss of the team, Howard was unwilling to find Van Gundy to discuss, but was directly scolded back by Van Gundy.

"Want revenge? If you want revenge, then give me honest training, and I promise you that we will win tomorrow's game! ”

So, on one side is Howard, who wants revenge, and on the other hand, there is the stubborn Van Gundy, who dares to complain?

The next day, as he was about to leave for the Thunder's home arena, looking at the listless players, Van Gundy said angrily: "Are you going to play with women again?" One by one, listless, what does it look like! ”

"Aren't you guys? Today is our battle of shame, you have to fight like a man! ”

Guys, want to fight?

Coaches, if we're not guys, how do we survive in the NBA?

Isn't the WNBA next door more appropriate?

Looking at Van Gundy in a state of rage, the magic generals did not dare to breathe.

Don't look at this old boy who looks like a little chubby, but his temper and voice are notoriously short-tempered.

If it weren't for the fact that the Magic team at this stage is third in the East, with Van Gundy's nature, they would have to go to devilish training every day!

The Magic will want to cry without tears, and the Thunder, on the day off, are all in high spirits, except for our Durant, all of them are alive and well.

There is no doubt that Durant will not enjoy the so-called vacation at all, Lin Mu knocked on the door of his house early, and then sat at the head of his bed like this in a state of confusion, making Durant have a nervous break.

Helpless, another day of torturous training, Lin Mu recently likes to practice shooting, in his words, shooting is the most important part of basketball, shooting accurately can play, shooting accurately can find a man's demeanor in offline practice.

For some reason, Durant could only practice shooting with Lin Mu for a day, and now, his arm is a little sore.

Of course, under the recovery of [Super Double], Durant's condition is much better than that of the Magic generals, and now he is full of enthusiasm, because after the Thunder defeated strong teams one after another, he was almost praised by the American media as the first and fourth position in the league.

It's just that......

What Durant heard from these people was not good at all.

But that's it, who calls me Durant is naturally handsome, rainbow fart or something, I still love to listen to it.

"Kevin, do you know what I'm looking at right now that Mr. Lewis is looking at?"

Looking at Rashad Lewis, who was warming up in the opposite half, Lin Mu said.

Durant blinked curiously and motioned for Lin Mu to continue.

"I feel like he's a little brother in front of you!" Lin Mu said seriously?

Durant: "??? ”

What does it mean?

Is he my brother?

Can my brother be that big?

Looking at Durant with a confused face, Lin Mu knew that it might be a little difficult for this kid to understand.

"In other words, he's like your ATM!"

Durant: "!

！ ”

On the court, I saw Durant tidy up his shoelaces, and said without changing his face: "Lin, I think what you said before is very right, as a super scorer, my task is to score, and I have to take on more responsibility on the offensive end!" ”

Oh roar, I fooled Durant with a cripple?

Lin Mu looked at Durant with a confident face, smiled and patted him on the shoulder: "Kevin, do you know that now you, in my mind, have higher potential than the god of basketball!" ”

"Your score is unbeatable, but you've been the top scorer for 10 seasons, so it's not difficult for you!"

Durant clenched his fists, and at this moment, he tried to make himself look more harmonious.

How could there be so many people on the scene?

I really want to laugh out loud!

God knows how painful it is to hold back a laugh.

Fortunately, Lin Mu, who had completely understood Duran's character, gave the latter a wonderful assist at a critical moment.

I saw that he took the initiative to stretch out his elbow of love and hooked Durant's shoulder, and in this way, Lin Mu helped Durant block everyone's sight.

God knows how happy Durant was smiling in Lin Mu's arms.

"Cool!"

"It's really cool!"

Durant roared in his heart, he was full of energy at this moment, what Mr. Lewis, what basketball god Michael, was not a fart in front of him!

So the question is, Durant is refreshed, so can Lewis, who is a little empty tonight, block Durant's scythe?

At the Ford Center Arena, an hour later, as the game began, the Thunder fans at the scene put down the popcorn in their hands.

I can't eat anymore, I have no appetite, hurry up and compete and serve food to Lao Tzu!

If the last time the two teams met, the Thunder was still in an absolute disadvantageous position, then now, the Thunder has the strength to fight.

On this night, all Thunder fans are looking forward to whether the Thunder, who have changed greatly in their home court, can repeat the heroic style of the last round and defeat the Orlando Magic, who are now dominating the league.

In the revenge battle after Howard was blocked, the whole Magic team will do their best.

Being killed by the young army is absolutely unacceptable for them who are aiming for the championship.

But!

The Devils only finished training yesterday, and today they expect the Magic players to recover?

In the first quarter of the game, relying on Howard's strong play after he came on the court, the Magic team took the initiative, and several heavy guns on the outside hit difficult three-pointers one after another, once stretching the score to double digits.

But in the second quarter of the game, after Van Gundy became accustomed to starting to play the main force, the physical disparity between the players of the two teams began to be reflected!

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At the end of the third quarter, the Magic players said that they really couldn't run, and at this moment, even Van Gundy yelled on the sidelines, but it still couldn't stop the tiredness signal from their bodies.

As for the fourth quarter of the game, when watching the ten-point advantage be erased and the scorer trailed by ten points, Van Gundy, who knew the Magic's ability to chase points, wanted to resist a little.

Replaced by the player who can project the most on the outside, Howard continued to sit on the inside, and in the last three minutes, Van Gundy wanted to change his life!

Before the game, Durant, who was fooled by Lin Mu, stood up, took the torch in advance, and brandished the final scythe at the Ford Center arena at the home of the Thunder!

Receive Lin Mu's pass, and pull it out directly from the middle distance!

Receive Lin Mu's pass, and pull it out directly from a medium and long distance!

After receiving Lin Mu's pass, he opened his hand outside the three-point line and shot!

Like a madman, Durant has been doing what he did today.

Looking at the score that was getting bigger and bigger, Van Gundy was desperate.

There are two rounds, and this is no different from the first round.

The Magic team lost to the Thunder, and if you want to talk about the progress, it may be that Howard was not blocked by Lin Mu.

Looking at the panting appearance on the other side, Lin Mu's expression was very bad.

The imaginary bloody battle did not happen, on the contrary, the magic generals were like wilts one by one, and there was no combat power at all.

So, the chicken soup for the soul instilled in Durant before the game is actually useless?

Looking at Du Xiaoshuai, who was receiving cheers from the fans on the sidelines, Lin Mu always felt that the BUFF time was a little early, and the development of things exceeded his expectations.

At 103:92, Lin Mu refreshed his single-game assist record, scoring 18 points, 8 assists and 11 rebounds in the game.

Xiao Shuai scored a game-high 38 points, and scored 13 points in the final quarter to help the Thunder retain the final victory.

With 18 wins and 10 losses, the Thunder have achieved a proud record in the past 28 games.

If it weren't for the wild West in the West, such a result would have been a proper top-five pick in the East.

Scott has a smile on his face, and he's tempted to say in front of the media that their ultimate goal is to make the playoffs.

But given the current state of the team, the season has only just begun, and a lot of things are still experimental, and it is still obvious that the Thunder will be able to make the playoffs in the end.

Scott steadied his hand, but said, "We're going to get better, Thunder, it's rising at the speed of light!" ”

Compared with the outstanding Thunder, the Magic was completely put on the hat of a pseudo-strong team.

Isn't it awesome to say before the game, will you beat all the teams and win the final championship?

Double-killed by a young team, you still have the face to say such things?

Didn't you see that the other side was already modestly saying that he would get better?

After the game, Van Gundy's face was as black as charcoal when he faced a relevant interview with reporters.

"Two games don't mean anything, we're better than the Thunder, we're third in the East, we have a lot of room for improvement, we're so much more than that!"

A series of unyielding answers, a discerning person can know at a glance that this guy is in a hurry!

Howard didn't attend tonight's post-game interview, and was humiliated by Lin Mu one after another, and he was in no mood to be a happy big boy anymore.

Stern, who was far away in New York, had a new star-making plan in his mind when he learned that Thunder had killed the demons.

In front of the desk, there are the profiles of the two players, and if you look closely, their team logos are exactly the same.

The Thunder twins, Lin Mu and Durant, and Stern are considering the possibility of both entering the All-Star at the same time.

According to the previous tradition, Yao Ming was selected for the position of All-Star starting center in the first year, Lin Mu's performance was better than Yao Ming, even without the blessing of Huaxia identity, team record and personal data, Lin Mu should also enter the All-Star seat.

As for Durant, in his previous life, he failed to be selected for the All-Star spot in the first two years of his rookie season, although Durant averaged 25.3 points per game in the second year, but the Thunder's ranking was too stretched, resulting in Durant not being selected for the final All-Star list.

You know, Durant won the scoring title in his third year in the league, and became the youngest player in history to win the scoring title.

It was also from that year that Durant's journey to the top lasted until the moment he decided to join the Warriors!

With an average of 26.8 points per game, Durant in this life is even more terrifying than in his previous life.

Lin Mu's arrival completely liberated Durant's offensive ability, if it weren't for Lin Mu's share of Durant's possession, maybe Durant would have succeeded in the league's scoring title this year.

"Thunder King, who should be the dominant one?"

Both players are talented, and Stern subconsciously hopes that Lin Mu will become the top name of the Thunder, after all, there is still a lot of value in the Chinese market behind him.

But Durant's performance on the court is also excellent, if he just praises Lin Mu alone, will this thing be dissatisfied in his heart?

For the first time, Stern was a little torn.

He's meowed, the Thunder really took shit luck and chose two superstars who can at least enter the top 20 in history when they retire, which is a precious wealth left by the ancestors?

"Forget it, let it be."

"With the combat effectiveness of Chinese fans, these two will definitely be selected for this All-Star Game."

"After that, the happy troubles will be solved within their team!"

With that in mind, Stern opened the next folder.

In the folder, the Thunder logo is still displayed.

The title of the file is:

Christmas War, Thunder Plan Schedule!

Watching the two teams face off on December 26, 2008, Stern can't help but look forward to it.

As a supernova duo in the league, what kind of sparks will be rubbed between the collisions between the two sides?

This is destined to become a battle that will go down in history for the ages!