super heavy artillery

Chapter 414 The Nine Winning Streak in February
The Thunder played a very good game in Oakland.If we could find a reason to lose in the previous two games, this one is really too much to beat.If you insist on finding it, the abnormal performance of Thompson and "Xuanming Erlao" can hardly be regarded as a reason that can be cited.

But the reasons for these people's poor performance are different. The "Xuan Ming Er Lao" just didn't play in the state of the playoffs. After all, they are old, and it is good to be able to concentrate and explode at critical moments.It is impossible to ask for too much.As for Thompson, it was purely because he was suppressed by An Luo!Although Thompson often faces the double-teaming of An Luo and Robertson as soon as he gets the ball, An Luo has no less troubles on the offensive end than him.After all, Robertson, like Green, can be emptied on the court.

The final result was that Thompson had 11 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 5 turnovers, and An Luo had 42 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals and 0 turnovers.The difference between high and low is instantly known.So before the game, the discussion about whether An Luo was more eligible to be selected as an All-Star this season than Thompson disappeared after this game.Facts speak louder than words. Thompson not only lost to An Luo in the All-Star and three-point contests, but also lost completely in this strong dialogue.

"No one can guarantee that they can play like a superstar every night. We just try to put the ball in the basket as much as possible. Luckily, most of the time, I feel good."

An Luo didn't feel particularly excited.When he defeated the Warriors for the first time last season, he was still a little excited, but after winning a lot, he didn't feel any special.Of course, except for the period when Curry made a three-pointer.In those few minutes, An Luo felt very passionate.

After returning to Oklahoma, the Thunder ushered in the last game of the month.Their opponent is the Magic from Orlando.The team has been in a low ebb recently, losing all the last five games.But the Thunder did not take it lightly.After all, in this season, they have always cut somersaults on teams that seem to be weak.

However, in this game, the Magic did not cause much trouble to the Thunder.

At the beginning of the game, the Thunder played a very strong offensive wave.

After breaking through the opponent's defense, Westbrook scored a layup directly against Vucevic and caused a foul by the opponent.After the extra penalty shot, the Magic served from the bottom line.An Luo made a sudden attack and intercepted Fournier's pass to Jonathan Simmons halfway.Then he went directly to the basket and dunked the ball very easily.

In the next 6 minutes, the Magic only scored a sports goal, which was a three-pointer made by Fournier against Paul George.In addition, Gordon and Augustin each made two free throws and made three of them.

At 18:6, the Thunder was at home and caught the Magic, which had come from afar, by surprise.

Subsequently, Donovan removed Westbrook, Paul George and Robertson.An Luo and Adams played the remaining 5 minutes with three substitute players.

The Magic played more normally in these few minutes.Fournier and Vucevic finally started scoring.However, with An Luo on the field, it is not enough for the opponent to gain the upper hand.At the end of the first quarter, the Thunder still maintained a 12-point lead.

In the second quarter, the Magic played an even better offense.Of course, the Thunder's backup defense is really mediocre.The Magic also knew that they should seize the opportunity to turn the situation back, and they did.Without the restraint of Adams during this period, Vucevic is simply overwhelmed in the interior.Of course, when Adams is on the court, he can't completely limit Vucevic.After all, he has this strength.Otherwise, it would be impossible for Vucevic to have a 14+10 star performance last season.Coupled with the help of Fournier, this guy is also a very good player.He can shoot suddenly, and when he becomes crazy, he is also a guy who can't be held back.

Fortunately, Paul George is in good form. Although the point difference was recovered by the Magic, the advantage has always been in the hands of the Thunder.

However, in the second half of this quarter, Westbrook and An Luo, the Thunder's main players, returned to the court.This time, Magic couldn't stand it anymore!
By the end of the first half, the Thunder's lead was approaching 20.This was the last attack, and Fournier of the Magic made a three-pointer close to the center line, which brought the point difference back to within 20.

"I know a place, the girls there are great! When I came to Orlando to play last season, Victor took me there!" During the intermission, the Thunder players gathered together to discuss tonight Where to go for fun.The big brother of the Thunder, Collison, happily shared his love affair in Orlando with several young people.

Westbrook and Paul George huddled together, and even An Luo would interject from time to time.The atmosphere in the Thunder locker room was very relaxed.

It can be seen that everyone is not worried about this game.The Magic has indeed exploded with extremely strong combat effectiveness, but the gap in hard power cannot be easily smoothed out by the explosion of one or two players.

In fact, there were indeed no disturbances in the subsequent games.Under the explosive practice of An Luo and Paul George, the Thunder made a wave of 26:15, widening the point difference to 30.

The Magic's offense is actually not bad, but the defense is really bad.Facing an offensively dynamic team like the Thunder, they really have no good way to do it.

In the last quarter of the game, neither An Luo nor Westbrook played again.Paul George also came down after playing just over 4 minutes.Although the Magic did not give up until the last moment, it is indeed the end of the world.

In the end, the Thunder defeated the Magic 127:112.While winning nine consecutive victories, he gave the opponent a six-game losing streak.

Since then, the Thunder officially ended all their games in February.This month, they lost just two before the All-Star break, followed by a six-game winning streak.After the All-Star Weekend, the Thunder did not usher in a period of fatigue as everyone had guessed. Instead, they continued the invincible momentum before the All-Star Weekend and increased their winning streak to nine times.The nine-game winning streak is already the Thunder's second-longest winning streak this season!It seems that after the All-Star Weekend, the Thunder will have another chance to break the longest winning streak in team history that they set at the beginning of the season.

(End of this chapter)