Reborn NBA's Strongest Talent

Chapter 158 This is 158. Come on, warrior
January 11, 22:14 pm.

George appeared in the team's warm-up training before the game.

"Paul?" Richard was surprised from ear to ear.

George took off his coat, and the strap still wrapped around the right shoulder can be seen under the training suit.

George has not fully recovered from the shoulder injury.

"Why are you here?" Westbrook stood out from the crowd.

"Can you miss me?" George's mouth curled up, and he smiled jokingly.

He picked up the basketball and walked beyond the three-point line, raised his hand to throw the ball, and the ball was hit steadily.

"See? I'm fine." George also turned his shoulders.

It looked much better, but Richard still noticed that George's shoulders hadn't rotated completely.

"Be sure to cultivate well, and don't leave any hidden danger of injury." Westbrook warned, and walked back to Richard.

Lowering his voice, Westbrook asked Richard: "Do you know that Paul is coming? You didn't tell him, did you?"

Richard shook his head, "The whole league knows that you won't lose to anyone who loses to him. Paul should also want to help you."

Westbrook twitched his lips, but said nothing more.

On the other side, the teammates had already surrounded George and kept asking for his health.

The team was peaceful.

When the Warriors arrived in the arena, the atmosphere on both sides was very different.

The Warriors only lost 17 games in the first 4 games of the season, and are currently back to No. [-] in the Western Conference, tied with the Rockets.

The defending champion is indeed full of background and strength. In the offseason, when one member of the core lineup has not changed, he also signed free agent Nick Young to supplement the firepower of the bench. There is only one goal this season, and that is to defend the title.

As for defending the championship, it is necessary to plan from the beginning of the season. Based on the experience gained last season, the Warriors did not deliberately pursue the regular season record, and the use of stars is also appropriate, so as to ensure that someone can stand up when the playoffs need stars.

At this time, the atmosphere of the Warriors is very relaxed, too relaxed, shooting lazily, and the stars are laughing and playing off the court.

Curry also plays ultra-long three-pointers while sitting, but I don't know if this has something to do with the feel.

And Durant, after a year of precipitation, seems to have let go of his grievances against Thunder, with no emotional fluctuations visible on his face, and he didn't deliberately look at Thunder, and he didn't avoid it occasionally.

Westbrook also didn't change much in expression, but his eyes were still full of sharpness.

Richard is also eager to try. Westbrook's performance in training these two days is completely different from before. If Westbrook can suppress his impulse in the game, I believe it will be enough for the Warriors to drink a pot.

Game start.

The audience booed Durant as always, but after a year, a lot of hatred has gradually faded. Although there are still boos, the insulting words have been reduced a lot.

After all, Westbrook led the Thunder out of the quagmire last season. This season, there is George joining, a super striker who can replace Durant to form a super striker, and the rise of Richard. The team is no longer the Thunder who let the opponent ravage it.

The fans are tolerant, who will remember the old love when they have a new love, and even the hatred will dissipate.

The Thunder won the jump ball, Adams flicked the ball into Westbrook's hands, and the game officially began.

Thunder starters are Adams, Grant, George, Richard and Westbrook.

The Warriors' starters are Pachunia, Green, Durant, Thompson and Curry.

Westbrook played a pick-and-roll with Adams on the first ball. Before Pachunia could react, he hit the ground and passed the ball. Adams caught the ball and scored the first point.

It is already an obviously stable place for Westbrook without rushing up directly by himself.

Hope it lasts.

The Warriors immediately launched a counterattack, making crazy three-pointers from the outside, and also paid attention to the offensive rebounds from the inside. They grabbed rebounds consecutively and hit the outside line. The Warriors scored a 6:2 lead.

Richard singled and finally assisted Westbrook for an air cut dunk.

Westbrook's increased movement off the ball when his teammates have the ball is also a big change.

In order to defeat Durant, Westbrook really improved many of his shortcomings.

This dunk directly ignited the fans. Even in the first quarter against the Warriors, the fans would spare no effort to cheer for the home team.

At this time, Huaxia is also broadcasting live.

The Warriors are very popular in China. Whether it is Curry's precise three-pointer, Thompson who travels to China every year, or Durant who scores steadily, they all have a large number of fans.

The newly hyped Richard also has many fans. Under the official concealment, the issue of Richard's nationality has not been confirmed, making many fans think that Richard is actually from China, and they will have more empathy and support for players from their own country.

Richard's performance this season has always been excellent, averaging more than 24 points per game, and has attracted the attention of many fans.

At this time, the cooperation between Richard and Westbrook made the fans excited. This game must be a battle between dragons and tigers, and it will never be a unilateral massacre.

As the fans expected, neither side could score a single point in the next 3 minutes. Under the tight defense, they either steal from each other or shot hard.

Both Adams and Pachunia are blue-collar workers. Pachunia has more experience, but Adams is stronger and does not dominate each other.

Grant is facing Green. Although Green was the DPOY last year, his offense has declined more and more. He missed two three-pointers from the outside and can be 3 meters wide, so both of them are helping the team defensively.

George faced Durant, a direct confrontation between the two strikers. George did not try to attack because of a shoulder injury, so he also strengthened his defense, which prevented Durant from playing for the time being.

Thompson is also obsessed with Richard. The Thunder's only victory over the Warriors last season was because of Richard's outstanding performance. Now Thompson obviously does not want to fail again. The player Curry cares about, Thompson sacrifices his own scoring.

Both Westbrook and Curry are organizing and did not take the lead in attacking. Whoever sorts out his team first will occupy the top. Of course, in terms of scoring ability in the competition between the two, Curry is stronger, but under the current system of the Warriors.

The suffocating defense not only makes the players physically and mentally exhausted, but also the audience on and off the court are also immersive, too nervous to breathe.

For 3 minutes, it seemed like half an hour. Everyone was sweating profusely, but they still didn't dare to relax in the slightest.

If it was normal, Westbrook would have already rushed forward in less than 3 minutes, and he had to open the situation first anyway.

But that will also make the scene full of gunpowder on both sides explode. If you don’t sort out the team’s offense first and play individually, the team’s offense will quickly stagnate. When the offense is stagnant, once the players want to adjust themselves, there will be problems with the defense, and the opponent will seize the opportunity to counterattack.

The battle between strong teams and strong teams occurs all the time, and success cannot be achieved once or twice.

This problem was reflected in the previous game against the Spurs. Winning by 16 points in a single quarter does not mean anything, and the winner is the one who has the last laugh.

Finally, Green's temper exploded, and he attacked the basket regardless of tactics. Although it was exchanged for a foul by Adams, it was obvious that the attack of the ball made Cole stunned.

After making both free throws, Green raised his head with an arrogant expression.

Green's foul seemed to open the Thunder's offensive floodgates. First, Grant made a shot against the best defensive player. Then, Westbrook passed George to make a three-pointer from the outside. Richard also passed Westbrook again and made a mid-range shot.

The Thunder overtook the Warriors by 7 points 2:3.

On the contrary, Green was intercepted twice by attacking with the ball in a row, losing all face.

If it is inflated, it is easy to make mistakes. This is directly giving Westbrook a live teaching, which positively proves Richard's previous point of view.

Richard is really grateful to Green.

The Warriors found that the situation was wrong. Curry took control of the ball and no longer handed it over to Green's organization. Instead, he passed the ball to Durant and scored 3 points.

11:11, the two teams tied again.

But there is a discordant factor between the Warriors at this time.

Although he didn't score much, Green's tactical position is very important. In this attack, the ball did not pass Green. For this big mouth, this is ignoring himself.

The scene didn't go crazy, but I didn't know when it would explode.

The Thunder's offense was like quicksilver pouring down the ground at this time. Although they hadn't scored in 3 minutes, everyone felt the same after scoring at this time. Adams rolled down the pick-and-roll, Richard made a fadeaway jumper, and Westbrook scored consecutive shots from inside and outside, making it easier to connect the offense.

Especially facing Green who was defending after the breakthrough, Westbrook was fast and slow, easily throwing off Green's defense.

Green has always stayed in the impression that Westbrook would only rush up and dunk, and the two supplementary defenses were not in place.

Became the sinner of the warrior.

Although Cole was frowning, he recalled that the Thunder had always been fierce in the first quarter this season, and they would stretch the next one. Moreover, the 16-point lead in the first quarter against the Spurs could be reversed. The Warriors' scoring ability is much better than that of the Spurs.

Thinking of this, Cole's mood became much more stable, and he was not in a hurry to make adjustments, letting the players handle it on the court.

At 6 minutes, Cole also replaced Durant in accordance with the usual rotation.

Although Iguodala is also an excellent player, after George's defensive pressure dropped, the offense was released.

　The wrong number of chapters for 5 consecutive chapters, people are a little confused, and there is no way to modify it.Sorry everyone [狗头].

　　
　
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