roccoschili Chapter 903 Ranked No. 1 in the Alliance
Chapter 903 Ranked No. 1 in the Alliance
Chapter 903 Ranked No. [-] in the Alliance
On November 11, the Thunder played against the Trail Blazers at the Rose Garden Arena in Portland.
In this game, the Thunder relied on Westbrook's triple-double and Xie Kai's 42 points to beat their opponents away and refused to lose streak.
After the game, the Thunder still ranked first in the Western Conference with a record of 8 wins and 1 loss.
On November 11, the Thunder beat the Kings in an away game, improving their record to 8 wins and 9 loss.
On November 11, the Thunder narrowly beat the Nuggets in an away game, ushering in a 10-game winning streak.
A day later, the Thunder returned to their home court and took the Clippers back to back, ushering in 4 consecutive victories.
After 4 consecutive victories, the Thunder's record came to 11 wins and 1 loss, continuing to rank first in the league.
On November 11th, the Thunder played against the Mavericks at home.
Since the Mavericks won the championship in 2011, they have never reached the Finals, even the Western Conference Finals.
This team has been looking for a replacement for Nuo Tianwang, but the problem is that they are unwilling to completely mess up, and seem to hope to find big fish in the free market.
But whether Big Fish wants to join a strong team to fight for the championship, or go to a big city to fight hard, he is unwilling to come to Dallas to save this struggling team.
In this game, the Thunder are playing at home, and there are even fewer people who are optimistic about the Mavericks before the game.
On one side is the league's No. [-] defending champion, and on the other side is the Mavericks, a mid-lower team in the league that is quite old. It seems that the latter is underestimated.
Xie Kai suddenly remembered that in the first season of the Grizzlies, after reaching the Western Conference Finals, he was reversed and eliminated by the Mavericks.The past is vivid in my memory, and Barea, one of the protagonists of the year, is still in the Mavericks, but the others are really different.
On the evening of the 18th, at the Ford Center Arena, the two sides will usher in the first contest of the season.
The game was broadcast live on Tencent, and the commentator was Wang Zixing's Ma Jian.
"Mr. Ma, what do you think is the biggest highlight of this competition?" Wang Zixing asked.
Ma Jian shaved his head and looked like a gangster boss, but he still spoke very softly, which was very different from his appearance.
"In this game, the Mavericks should be regarded as the challenger. If they want to beat the Thunder in the away game, they need to play a good offense and at the same time count on the opponent's poor touch and can't make shots. Only in this way can they have a chance to win." Ma Jian explained solemnly.
The list of starting players from both sides was announced.
The Thunder are still regular starters, with Duck and Patterson partnering with the Big Three.
The starting lineup for the Mavericks on the road is: center - Dirk Nowitzki, power forward - Harrison Barnes, small forward - Wesley Matthews, shooting guard - Dennis Smith , Point guard - Yogi Ferrell.
The average height of the Mavericks lineup is less than 2 meters, and almost every position is shorter than the Thunder.In fact, in this lineup, Nuo Tianwang was a power forward before, the North Carolina Blackhawks were a small forward, Matthews was at the 2nd position, Smith and Ferrer were both at the 1st position.But they all swung up a bit.
Although small lineups are in power now, some teams will use less big men and more small men in order to pursue faster offensive speed and better switching flexibility.But facing the Thunder, the players in the Mavericks lineup have no physical advantages in almost every position.You are smaller than others, and your body is not as good as the opponent. Except for shooting and overall skills and tactics, you have no advantage.
Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle has led the team for many years and is one of the top coaches in the league.He is very good at training point guards, so in his hands, players like Barea and Terry, who are even ignored by other teams, shine brightly under his hands.Some teams' failure to win the championship may be the reason for the coach. He really has no one under him.You can't expect the old king who is almost 40 years old to lead the team to the single-core championship, can you?
Amidst the cheers at the Ford Center Arena, Duck and Nuo Tianwang were preparing to jump the ball near the middle circle, and the game was about to start.
When Nuo Tianwang and Nash partnered in Dallas, each had long blonde hair. Now, he also has short hair. These years have not only taken away his athletic ability, but also his hair volume.His hairline has become taller and his hair has lost volume.But compared to those superstars who have never had a crown in their lifetime, he is still lucky after all.
At the start of the jump ball, Nuo Tianwang didn't even jump, and turned around and walked to the backcourt.He has self-knowledge and knows that no matter how hard he tries, he can't jump the young Neptune's egg.
The Thunder won the first wave of offensive possession, and Westbrook dribbled over.
Westbrook and the duck egg pick and roll, the Mavericks chose to delay + wrap around the screen.
Ferrer is only 183cm, very fast, like a little mouse, drilling around the waist of the duck egg.
Westbrook had no chance and gave the ball to Pickle on the other side.
Facing the North Carolina Blackhawks, Paojiao took a tentative step and then jumped in. After receiving the ball, he turned over and made a jumper-short!
Duck grabbed the offensive rebound and made up for it!
The Thunder led 2:0 at the start.
On the Mavericks side, they still focus on multiple points and punctures. Here, Dennis Smith made a sudden kick and was served by a duck hat for a layup!
The ball hits Dennis Smith in the face and out of the baseline - Thunder possession.
The Thunder attacked, and Westbrook gave the ball to Xie Kai.
Defensive thanks to Dennis Smith.
Dennis Smith graduated from the prestigious North Carolina school and is the No. 9 pick this year.He is 191cm tall and has extremely strong physical fitness, often performing strong dunks.
Being able to defend Xie Kai is something that Dennis Smith is particularly excited about.Although he is not a fan of the other party, the other party is the league MVP after all, the man with the most honors in active service.
Facing the defense of the No. 9 pick, Xie Kai suddenly activated after a three-threat, with an extremely quick first step, stuck the opponent and walked inside.His breakthrough speed after the first step is not so fast, but his footsteps are very steady.
Holding the ball near the paint area, Xie Kai made an emergency stop and faltered, and Dennis Smith, who was jumping tightly, took off high.
Xie Kai took a step to the left, passed the opponent, and before the opponent's defense arrived, he shot with one hand-the ball hit the board!
4:0, the Thunder got off to a hot start.
K Mi in the stands cheered excitedly when she saw that the idol was teaching another lottery show how to behave.They had witnessed in front of the TV before that in the Energy Solutions Arena, the idol rubbed No. 13 pick Mitchell on the ground.
That scene...was really too miserable!
Dennis Smith was still young, Xie Kai made a fake move, and he flew, leaving the sideline coach Carlisle a little speechless.Of course he knew that this young general couldn't guard against Xie Kai.As a matter of fact, who among his five starters can really guard against Xie Kai?Since everyone can't guard against it, it is also a good learning opportunity for the young general to practice.
Carlisle is not the kind of coach who will be fired casually because of his poor record, so he will take a longer-term view and will not deny teenagers because of their poor defensive performance in a few rounds.
(End of this chapter)