Start without the ball

Chapter 12 Season Opening

On October 10, the Thunder ushered in their first preseason game.

Li Haoyu wore a suit and became a spectator with Westbrook and Robertson.

he got hurt.
After the game, Tengxing reporter Lin An interviewed Li Haoyu.

Lin An: "Can you tell me about your injury? Domestic fans are more concerned."

Li Haoyu: "It's not a big problem. I pulled a muscle during training, so I have to rest for about 10 days."

Lin An: "Does this mean you will miss all the preseason games?"

Li Haoyu: "Yes, I am also sad that I was not able to participate in the team's running-in in the preseason. Fortunately, the injury is not very serious and will not affect the regular season."

Lin An: "Okay, I hope you can recover and return to the game as soon as possible."

Li Haoyu missed all the preseason games, and it was raining all night. In these 4 preseason games, Li Haoyu's competitors performed relatively well.

In 4 games, Ferguson averaged 25.3 minutes per game, scoring 10.5 points, 6 rebounds and 1.3 assists.

Abrines averaged 27.6 minutes per game and scored 17.4 points.

Li Haoyu felt the pressure, because he did not participate in the preseason run-in, coupled with the outstanding performance of his competitors, for the conservative Donovan, the weight of Li Haoyu, who had just recovered from his injury, would be much lighter at this time.

This is the fact.

Li Haoyu resumed training on October 10, but Donovan did not arrange for Li Haoyu to participate in the match.

Li Haoyu said to Donovan: "Coach, my injury has healed and I can play at any time."

Donovan: "Well, I know, keep it up."

The coach's vague answer made Li Haoyu even more worried.

The next day, all members of Lei Ting got on the plane to San Francisco, and Li Haoyu seemed preoccupied on the plane.

Impatient, Li Haoyu is still a rookie after all, under the competition of NBA, he has a sense of urgency for the first time.

Felton, who was sitting in the front row, accidentally turned his head and saw the sullen Li Haoyu, and sat next to Li Haoyu.

"Hi, what are you thinking?"

Li Haoyu first glanced at the front row and said:
"It's nothing, it's the first game, I want to stand on the field."

Felton understood immediately after seeing Li Haoyu looking at the coach, took a picture of Li Haoyu, and said with a smile:

"Don't worry, we all know your ability. The coach has his own arrangements. You have to be ready to play at any time. There will always be opportunities."

Yes, no matter how much you think, you can't influence the coach's choice. Always be ready to play, seize the opportunity is the real thing, and you must not lose yourself in self-doubt.

Li Haoyu became clear after he figured it out.

"I see, thank you, Raymond."

On October 10, the Thunder visited Oracle to face the defending champion Golden State Warriors.

The Golden State Warriors signed All-Star center DeMarcus Cousins ​​with a one-year $530 million contract in the summer, but Cousins ​​is still recovering from his injury and unable to play.

In order to deal with Adams' height, the Warriors sent Jones and Green as the starting insider.

On the outside, there are still the luxurious splash brothers Klay Thompson and Stephen Curry, as well as Kevin Durant, the most valuable player in the finals last season.

The starlight of the Thunder has dimmed a lot. As for center Adams and power forward, after Anthony left, Donovan chose veteran Patterson.

You must know that Grant crushed Patterson in all aspects during team training.

On the outside, Paul George was sent to the small forward, and the shooting guard was used. In order to deal with the offense of the Warriors Splash Brothers, Ferguson, who was more defensive, was sent.

Because Westbrook is still recuperating, the starting point guard is Schroeder.

For Donovan's arrangement, Li Haoyu has already looked away.

Both myself and Ferguson have their own advantages. Li Haoyu has a B number for his own defense. Against the Warriors with excellent offense, it is reasonable for Ferguson to start first.

The game started quickly, and Jones jumped to the ball.

Curry advanced with the ball, Thompson landed in the bottom corner, and Thompson moved when Curry reached the top of the arc.

With the help of Jones' screen in the bottom corner, mentioning the ball at a 45-degree angle, Jones cut to the basket after the screen.

Thompson saw Jones pass the ball down the pass.

However, the dunk that Thompson imagined for Jones did not happen.

Defending Thompson is Ferguson. Think about who Ferguson faced in the two months of the offseason.

Li Haoyu who has reached full value without the ball!
Li Haoyu once asked Ju Miao that Klay Thompson's off-ball running position is 90.

After Li Haoyu's training, Ferguson is not afraid of Thompson's running position. A simple cover cannot stop Ferguson.

After squeezing through the screen, Ferguson blocked Thompson's pass with his wingspan!
In the Thunder round, Paul George held the ball at the top of the arc and saw Patterson who was emptied 30 degrees on the right.

After jumping up, he hit Patterson with both hands. This kind of pass is faster, the flight time is short, and the defense has no time to react.

But the disadvantage of jumping up and passing is to test the receiver's ability.

Patterson's poor bounce didn't reach it. It went out of bounds.

The Thunder's first attack of the new season ended in a mistake.

The Warriors attacked, Thompson landed in the right corner, and Jones was at the free throw line.

After Curry reached the front court, he handed the ball to Green at the top of the arc, and then ran to the right corner.

Curry, who reached the bottom corner on the right, covered Thompson. Thompson mentioned that he received a pass from Green at 45 degrees.

Green walks to the free throw line after passing the ball.

Curry ran back along the free throw line to the top of the key after covering Thompson.

Schroder followed Curry until he was completely blocked by the long-awaited Jones and Green at the free throw line.

Appeared, the Warriors' elevator door, Curry easily passed between Jones and Green, while Schroeder was 'closed' at the free throw line by two elevator doors.

Curry easily received the ball at the top of the arc, and even had time to adjust his breathing while aiming at the basket. The soft shot brought a crisp sound of the goal.

"Shua~" hit a three-pointer.

The Warriors scored their first goal of the new season in the way they do best.

The score was 0-3.

Thunder attack.

After Schroder reached the frontcourt, he handed the ball to Paul George.

George and Adams hit a pick-and-roll.

Jones, who was defending Adams, went to defend George, and Durant went to follow George after bypassing the screen.

Adams was emptied one step inside the free throw line.

George hit the ground pass to Adams, a little far from the basket, and Adams missed the hook.

Durant pushed up the speed after taking the rebound.

This is the strength of the Warriors. Whether it is Durant or Green in the team, they can immediately start up after getting a rebound, and it is easy for teammates who follow up to make offensive and defensive transitions.

Knowing this, the Thunder emphasized in the pre-game meeting that if Durant or Green gets a rebound, they must retreat quickly.

The Thunder retreated to the defense according to the arrangement.

Durant met George at the top of the arc.

Durant first turned sideways and pretended to observe the flanks, and George's center of gravity moved slightly to the flanks.

The warrior Zazige seized the opportunity to make a sharp change of direction, and with his huge stride, he passed George and made an easy layup.

0:5.

In the next game, the Thunder fell into a hard fight. On the offensive end, they could only rely on George to attack with the ball, and George would always encounter double-teams and could only distribute them to his teammates.

However, the ability of Patterson and Ferguson to take over the pot is worrying.

Among them, Patterson made 6 of 0 shots.

For the Warriors, although Thompson's off-ball was limited by Ferguson.

But the offense of Curry and Durant overwhelmed the Thunder.

At 6 minutes and 14 seconds, the Thunder had fallen behind by 9 points.

The Thunder's offense was blocked, but the conservative Donovan still did not make substitutions, and the point difference continued to widen.

在第一节还剩3分14秒时，比分来到了12比24。雷霆落后了12分。

Donovan's watch time came for a substitution.

Noelle replaced Adams, Grant replaced Patterson, Felton replaced Schroeder, and George was still on the court.

As for the shooting guard, Donovan chose Abrines, and Li Haoyu still sat on the bench.

　Thanks to Mr. Lu Long for including the book list, I will update the first two today.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)