super heavy artillery

Chapter 423 Finally Winning

When the time entered April, An Luo and the others were free.

By this time, the Thunder have confirmed that they can advance to the playoffs with the No. [-] record in the Western Conference.And they have set a new record for the best record in history.Under such circumstances, Donovan officially began to give his players a "holiday".Although the league's repeated orders do not allow players to miss the game without reason, but after playing for so long, none of the players has suffered from serious illness or minor injury!This kind of thing is reasonable no matter how you say it.

In the game against the Pelicans, both An Luo and Westbrook were absent due to injuries.Even Westbrook, who played normally, didn't play a few minutes.Therefore, they lost the game very neatly.

Anthony Davis and Holiday played very well in this game.However, what surprised everyone the most was Rondo's performance.In fact, before this, Rondo's performance has been ups and downs.Occasionally a game can show an All-Star level, and occasionally a game can make people wonder whether he is suitable for staying on the court.Perhaps the playoffs are about to start, so Rondo entered the playoffs mode ahead of schedule.He surrendered 21 points, 11 rebounds, 12 assists and 3 steals in this game, which is very comprehensive.Under his tandem, the Pelicans' players twisted into one rope, and they played very well on both offense and defense.Especially Davis and Holiday.One has plenty of ammunition and is a duck to water inside; the other has come out of the dilemma of being both a father and a mother, and is very handy in offense.

Returning to Oklahoma City from New Orleans, the Thunder once again met the Warriors.In this game, the two sides lost a lot of swords and swords.Although the grievances between Durant and Westbrook are still the focus of media hype.But the heat is much lower than before.After all, everyone is preparing for the playoffs, and the result of this game is not important.Of course, the Warriors still have some ideas.After all, they don't want to be swept away by the Thunder this season.Although it's just the regular season, it's not good after all.But for the Thunder, they didn't care so much.

Of course, Westbrook is still relatively radical.Every time he meets the Warriors, he is the most active one for the Thunder.And driven by Westbrook, the Thunder played very seriously at the beginning.

An Luo fired first.He turned on the scope as soon as he came up, and made two consecutive three-pointers against Thompson, plus an assist for Adams. The Thunder's 8:0 start was all related to him.But Durant then lost his temper.Relying on his long body and long arms, he continued to use shots to create kills, overtaking the score in one fell swoop.In this game, when the Warriors lacked Curry, Durant became the final choice for offense.The Warriors switched directly from team basketball to superstar basketball.Durant himself knows what to do, and he does it very well.

Westbrook saw that Durant was playing so high, and he couldn't restrain the prehistoric power in his body.However, although he was very active, his offensive efficiency was not very good.Even if Durant missed two three-pointers at the last moment, the Thunder still trailed the Warriors by 26 points at 28:2.

During the intermission, Donovan did not make any comments.Westbrook was a little discouraged. Judging from this quarter of the game, Durant performed much better than him.In the second quarter, Westbrook restrained himself and played reasonably.In this quarter of the game, Paul George finally spoke.Through the pick-and-roll, he constantly breaks through the penalty area to score, whether it is a layup or a jumper, he is very accurate.

An Luo did not play in this quarter.He sat next to Donovan and listened to him explain some problems in the game.Therefore, Ferguson got very sufficient playing time.His offense is actually not bad, especially the three-pointer is very good.But in Thompson's matchup, he was completely at a disadvantage.

Donovan made An Luo pay more attention to Thompson's performance on the court.As an excellent 3D player in this league, there are many things in him that are very helpful to An Luo.Scoring, defending, and how to positively impact the game without the ball.Although An Luo did a good job, Donovan felt that if An Luo could improve in the playoffs, it would have a very obvious effect on helping the team.

In the second half, Durant once again entered a runaway state.Now that Curry is away, he must seize the opportunity to beat the Thunder at the Chesapeake Energy Arena.This is very important to the Warriors, and even more important to Durant himself.

Paul George's defensive attitude is still very positive.He will give Durant the greatest interference every time, but the opponent is too accurate.Durant rarely gets close to the basket, and always shoots in the middle distance or outside the three-point line.In many cases, he attacks with the ball himself.Use a very large cross step to shake the defender away or go straight to the attack with a back turn jump shot.

With the steady performance of An Luo and Adams, two players inside and outside, the Thunder has been biting the score.With only 5 minutes left in the third quarter, An Luo received a basketball from Westbrook at the top of the arc.He didn't stop after receiving the ball, and directly started to look forward to the right and rushed over.Thompson was taken aback and stepped back quickly.But An Luo braked suddenly, and his right foot squeaked on the floor.The whole body was like a sharp arrow, nailed directly to the floor.Thompson also stopped, but his inertia was too great and he didn't stabilize his figure. Although he didn't fall to the ground, he staggered and rushed out of the sideline.

"Wow……"

The entire Chesapeake Energy Arena let out a very neat exclamation.If this is replaced by Westbrook, they may think it is normal.It's no surprise that Paul George made it.But what happened to An Luo was really unbelievable.

An Luo himself was taken aback for a moment, but then he quickly withdrew beyond the three-point line.Pulling it up is a three-pointer.

However, this was the last time the Thunder got within a goal of the game.The next game became Durant's performance alone.Durant, who feels online, is really scary, no matter how he votes!
In the end, Donovan pulled all his main players off with 4 minutes left in the game.After all, they are already 15 points behind.There is no need to chase desperately anymore!
After the game, Durant looked excited.He stood in the main circle, raised his hands, and accepted the boos one after another in the Chesapeake Energy Arena.

(End of this chapter)