super heavy artillery

Chapter 490 Warriors Are Still Strong

On the night of May 2018, 5, the eyes of the entire league were on Oklahoma City.The Chesapeake Energy Arena was filled with spectators who came to watch the game as early as an hour before the game started.All Thunder fans wear special commemorative jerseys.Looking around, there is a deep blue.Occasionally a few points of golden yellow, like an isolated island in the Pacific Ocean, may be submerged by stormy waves at any time.

"Six-foot-six guard from UCLA, No. 8 in OKC, Ann Lo!"

With a shout from the DJ, the spotlight shone on An Luo.Standing between the pitches, he extended his right hand and waved to the fans.The entire arena resounded with neat shouts.

"install!"

"install!"

"install!"

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After An Luo, there are Paul George and Westbrook.After all the players were introduced, the shouts of "OKC" sounded again over the Chesapeake Energy Arena.The atmosphere in the entire arena suddenly reached its peak.

After two days of rest, the fifth game between the Thunder and the Warriors is about to begin.Donovan once again took Westbrook and Anlow for a checkup on game day.After getting confirmation from the doctor that there was nothing wrong, the names of the two appeared on the big list.

Both sides faced this game with the mentality of winning.Especially for the Thunder, they absolutely cannot see the old events of two years ago happening again.They want to use this momentum to end the series tonight.After all, the more you delay, the worse it will be for them.For the Warriors, this is a game that can only be won but not lost.If you lose, the season is over.For the warriors who aim to defend their title, such a failure is obviously unacceptable.

Therefore, as soon as the game started, the two sides entered a fierce stage.

As is the case every time he returns to the Chesapeake Energy Arena, Durant once again exploded.Just like the booing at the scene, it will never be absent.As a core member of the Thunder team that was reversed by the Warriors two years ago, Durant was undoubtedly the most eye-catching person on the court tonight.To a large extent, he wants to win games more than other Warriors players.Because once you lose, people will talk: Durant was defeated by the Warriors when he was in the Thunder; now he is defeated by the Thunder when he is in the Warriors.Moreover, if he wins, he may not have much to do with him in people's hearts.After all, they were able to defeat the Thunder that had him two years ago.

Durant played very proactively in this game.He frequently asked for the ball from beyond the three-point line, and then used his advantage to single Paul George.Although the opponent's defense is strong, his touch is stronger.In the first quarter, Durant made 6 of 5 mid-range shots, and each one was not shot in a particularly easy situation.

An Luo discovered a very interesting phenomenon.Every time Durant goes to the Chesapeake Energy Arena, he prefers to attack with the ball.In other arenas in the league, he played off the ball more often.It seems that once he returned to Oklahoma City, he couldn't integrate into the Warriors' tactical system.The same is true for the first two games of this series. Durant performed well, but the Warriors couldn't win a game.Maybe it's because I've been in this arena for too long, and that habit has penetrated into my bones.

Of course, the reason why the Warriors lost the previous two games was largely due to the poor performance of Curry and Thompson.But in this game, the two performed very well.Although the ball was not concentrated on them, but with Durant attracting defensive firepower within the three-point line, they got a lot of opportunities.

As a result, the Thunder's defense has come under tremendous pressure.The three offensive strong points on the opposite side are all in good condition and feel hot.Although their defense is still excellent, they can always make shots if they can't hold back.Although Durant seems to be out of the Warriors' system, the other tactics are still the same.Non-stop running, non-stop covering each other, cross-screening, involving the Thunder's defense, stretching out space, and getting opportunities to shoot.When the Thunder shifted their focus to the perimeter, Durant was another point he couldn't handle.

In short, the current Warriors are like a torrent of floods, the attack is so strong that the Thunder cannot resist it.Donovan has nothing to do!He can only remind his players over and over again to score as much as possible and stabilize the situation.He didn't believe that Courage was able to maintain such a good state throughout the game.

But the fact made him a little nervous.Throughout the first half, the state of the Warriors showed no signs of slowing down.But the good thing is that in the second half of the second quarter, the Thunder's offense also came out.They took advantage of the Warriors' rotation and played a 13:5 spurt.The protagonist who led this wave of offense was Westbrook, who was injured by Green in the last game.

He played his strongest offensive ability.Take Kanter together and bombard the Warriors' restricted area.Although Westbrook's eyes still looked a little bloodshot, it didn't affect him at all.What's even more peculiar is that after his eye was injured by the opponent, his shots were much more accurate.Especially the three-pointer!
Facing Curry, Westbrook dribbled the ball under his crotch a few times, his shoulders shook, and when he broke through to the right, he pulled the ball from his crotch to the left.Then came a step-back three-pointer.The action is very much like that bearded man!
"Shu~"

The ball went in!This is already the third three-pointer made by Westbrook in the first half.At the same time, this is also his 3th point in this game!
The Chesapeake Energy Arena suddenly fell into a boil.They have forgotten how long they haven't seen Westbrook like this!
In fact, at the beginning of last season, when An Luo and Oladipo hadn't played yet, Westbrook was such a person who carried the entire Thunder.Scoring and organization are all in one hand, and they are all well done!At that time, Westbrook often surrendered 30+ triple-doubles.And from time to time, they can also perform 40+, or even 50+ performances!
After this wave of offensive, the Thunder pulled back their disadvantage by a large margin.But that's all there is to it.At the end of the first half, the Warriors still led the Thunder by nearly double digits.

It can be seen that the Warriors are really trying their best to win this game.And whether it is the performance of Durant or the Splash Brothers, it is enough to prove that they are worthy of the name as a championship team.

(End of this chapter)