super heavy artillery

Chapter 392 The New Generation Shooting Guard Spokesperson

51 points, 2 rebounds and 4 steals.

This is the answer sheet that An Luo handed in in the first game without Westbrook and Paul George.

That night, perhaps all Los Angeles fans had mixed feelings in their hearts.They once watched An Luo lead UCLA to win the championship in Houston.That season, he almost alone led the team to defeat all the powerful players in the United States, and finally reached the pinnacle of the NCAA.

At that time, the Los Angeles Lakers, who won the second pick, were the closest to An Luo.After all, before that, An Luo had expressed his hope that he could stay in Los Angeles.

But then the Lakers chose Ingram.A similarly young player dubbed "Durant Jr."Although everyone felt a little regretful, it was not too unbelievable.After all, Ingram has that talent, as long as he grows up, his future is limitless.

Unexpectedly, the growth rate of this No. [-] pick is quite long.Although there are occasional highlights, they are more like flashes of inspiration.Compared with An Luo, it's a far cry.Last season, every time An Luo went to Staples to play a game with the Lakers, people would compare him with Ingram.But this season, such comparisons are rare.At most, those fans think about it in their hearts.

In fact, the rookies of 2016 are not as mediocre as people first thought.

Let alone An Luo, he is already an All-Star.

The No. [-] pick Ben Simmons finally played this season, and his performance was very impressive.Although his long-range shooting has become a point of criticism, his quasi-triple-double performance per game is indeed very similar to James.It seems that people's evaluation of him as "little James" during the draft was not wrong.In a few years, he will definitely be an All-Star.

Jamal Murray, Buddy Hield, Brogdon, Sabonis Jr. including Ingram are all players who may become All-Stars someday in the future.

There are also guys like Siakam, LeVert, Jaylen Brown, and Malik Beasley, all of whom are very capable players.

What's more interesting is that this year, it is very likely that two players will win the best rookie.

Now the news media across the United States, especially Oklahoma City, has given a very high evaluation to An Luo's 51 points in Los Angeles.

51 points without 1 assist.

It means that he has basically never passed the ball for his teammates.On the court, they are also the terminators of the offense, not the initiators.As the core of the team, such situations have become less and less.Today's basketball is all about omnipotence.Like Harden, whose scoring ability is almost the best in the league, he still has to put his mind on the organization.

Of course, this also shows that An Luo is not restricted to death by the opponent on the field.In other words, his ability to find opportunities in the game is really too strong.Can always catch the loopholes in the opponent's defense and end the offense before the opponent can react.

Now, there are fewer and fewer pure shooting guards like him!There are almost no teams built with the second position as the core.Although An Luo is not considered the core of the Thunder, but now that Westbrook and Paul George cannot play, his ability has been recognized by many people.After all, even if Westbrook and Paul George are there, it is not easy to win the opponent by 30 points.Even if the opponent is still the Lakers.

In China, the reaction was even more extraordinary!
When An Luo scored 20 points, the domestic fans were very excited.Later, An Luo often got 30+, and occasionally 40+, and everyone gradually got used to it.After all, as an NBA All-Star shooting guard, it is reasonable to score such a score when the Thunder takes a lot of shots.An Luo has that ability.

But now, An Luo scored 50+ points.Everyone is not calm again.Before that, An Luo was considered a well-known star.By now, he even has a chance to become a superstar.Just like Yao Ming at the beginning, the absolute core of the team, the No. [-] center, was selected to the best team, became the All-Star starter, and even the All-Star vote leader.

"Billy told me that when Russell and Paul weren't on the court, I should do more things. So, in this game, I got more shots. And, I made those shots. Ball. As for the score, I didn’t know until after the game. My feeling at the time was: Oh my God! It’s incredible! It’s no different from you guys. Haha…”

After the game, An Luo definitely couldn't escape the stalking and interception of those reporters.But his answer was very smooth.After briefly talking about his score, he continued to tell reporters: "It is very difficult to win the game when Russell and Paul are absent. The Lakers performed very well tonight. Their tactics are executed very well. In place, but the touch is not good, a lot of shots are not able to make. God is on our side."

After returning to Oklahoma, An Luo will continue to lead his teammates to meet the challenge of the Memphis Grizzlies.Westbrook and Paul George continued their truce.

"Ann, for this game, we need you to play at the level you played in Los Angeles."

Donovan only told An Luo this sentence before the game.It seems that he still attaches great importance to the player's body.

An Luo didn't care.And it's a good thing for him.

Ever since, under such circumstances, An Luo reproduced the scene of Staples at his home court.

But in this game, he didn't score 50+.But while he scored 40 points, he could also lead the team to easily beat the opponent.That's enough to get fans at Chesapeake Energy Arena excited.

After all, he only played three quarters.

By the end of the third quarter, the Thunder had already led the Grizzlies by 28 points.So in the following time, Donovan didn't let An Luo play again.If we really play half a quarter of the game, it is estimated that we may go to score 50+ points again.

Like the previous game, An Luo still had no assists.Once he catches the ball, other Thunder players only need to give him screens and rebounds.Scoring, An Luo will always be the most efficient one on the Thunder field.

Regarding such a phenomenon, a domestic commentator said this: Handing the ball to An Luo and letting him score is the most reasonable way of playing.

Although it is true that there is some meaning of favoring one's own people.But there is some truth to it.

In the two games without Westbrook and Paul George, An Luo averaged 45.5 points, 2.5 rebounds and 3.5 steals per game, and led the team to two consecutive victories.Both the team leadership ability and personal ability have been recognized by everyone.

(End of this chapter)