roccoschili Chapter 617 Great and Ordinary
Chapter 617 Great and Ordinary
Chapter 617 Great and Ordinary
Robertson's reimbursement cast a shadow over the Thunder's way to defend their title.
After the three-game losing streak, those basketball players and media reporters who had long been unaccustomed to the Thunder jumped out at the fastest speed, sneering at the performance of the Thunder players in these few games, and gloating over others' misfortune was beyond words.
Thunderclap was not greatly affected.Except that Grant blamed himself for his poor performance in the previous two games, the other players were no different.They are all people who have been in this alliance for many years, and they have never seen any troubles.As the boss of the team, Westbrook has set a good example: you can say what you like, and I can do what I have to do.Do not affect each other!However, the Thunder really need a victory to change the direction of public opinion.There are always people chattering in the ear and it is uncomfortable.
However, the next game will not be easy.
The Thunder will fight the Raptors twice within three days.Although the upgraded Raptors have been ups and downs for a while, they now seem to have completed the running-in of the new lineup.However, the Thunder also need such a powerful opponent to hone.They don't want to become a fake strong team that only scores points on weak teams.Although there seems to be no such thing as a weak team in this league.
The Raptors have similar ideas to the Thunder.They were not having an easy time either.This season, they made a desperate deal to trade Leonard, who may only have the right to use it for one season, and he is heading for the championship, including their subsequent trade for Gasol.The record at the beginning of the season really gave everyone hope, but after that, the Bucks came from behind, so they could only come in second.Recently, the 76ers with the Big Four have a feeling of coming from behind, which is very troublesome.
In these two games, the Thunder and the Raptors are determined to win.
On March 3, the league-wide focus battle kicked off at the Chesapeake Energy Arena.But this night, it became warm because of one person.
Nick Collison, a little guy who wouldn't know who he was if he hadn't been paying attention to the Thunder all the time.After the Thunder won the championship last season, Collison retired.This season, the Thunder retired his No. 4 jersey.
It is worth mentioning that this is the first jersey retired by the Thunder.What an honor!Even Durant may not have this qualification.
Since being selected by the Sonics in 2003, Collison has never played for another team.Played 910 games in the regular season, averaging 20.4 minutes per game, contributing 5.9 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1 assist.He has never been selected to the best team in his career, nor has he been selected as an All-Star player. When he won the championship last year, he basically never played.However, Collison is the Thunder's most respected player.He has always been the leader of the locker room, whether it is the Durant era or the Westbrook era.Diligent, low-key and humble, he has never been stingy with supporting and helping junior players.In a sense, the growth of Durant, Westbrook and Harden is inseparable from the help of Collison.Even after An Luo entered the Thunder, he received a lot of help from Collison.
It is worth mentioning that Durant also rushed to the Chesapeake Energy Arena.He, Collison and Westbrook are the only players who came to Oklahoma together from Seattle.After Durant left the Thunder, every time he returned to this arena, only Collison's attitude towards him was the same as before.
Such a veteran does not have a vigorous career, but he interprets the story of one person, one city beautifully.When the No. 4 jersey was slowly lifted into the air, Collison had tears in his eyes. He said to all the audience: "Everything here starts from scratch, but I didn't think about going to any other place. This is the best place." Yes. Thanks to this city, this image will be something I will never forget.”
The high-flying No. 4 jersey redefines the ordinary and the great.Collison used his career to prove to all players and fans that as long as they work hard enough and work hard enough, every ordinary player can be respected.
There are many such players in the league.In fact, the star will always be the smallest part. A large part of the NBA is made up of countless players like Collison.Collison is lucky, at least many people still remember his name, and the team has given him the greatest respect.But more players are really unknown.But the more ordinary persistence, the more great it appears.
With the championship banner and retired jerseys, the Chesapeake Energy Arena finally has its own legend.This is the bottom line!Although it cannot be compared with giants like the Lakers and Celtics, this represents the beginning of everything.
It is a pity that the warm atmosphere did not bring good luck to the Thunder.That night, after 53 minutes of their battle with the Raptors, they lost.
At the start of the game, the Thunder lined up Westbrook, An Luo, Paul George, Grant and Adams.With the encouragement and help of his big brothers, Grant regained his confidence.The Raptors' starting lineup is also completely new, with Van Fleet, Danny Green, Leonard, Siakam and Gasol Jr., Lowry missed due to injury.
In this game, the Thunder's defense is not a problem, but the offense is not smooth.Westbrook, who was suspended for one game before, has a very strong desire to attack, but his efficiency is not high.This provides a lot of opportunities for the Raptors.It wasn't until the last quarter that Westbrook, who had calmed down, finally led the Thunder to play a decent game for a while.Westbrook himself also turned the tide at critical moments.After Paul George left the field with six fouls, he first caused Siakam's offensive foul in the paint area, then took the ball to the inside, and forced the ball against Gasol Jr. and Leonard.It was this goal that helped the Thunder equalize and enter overtime.
But in the overtime game, the Thunder, without Paul George, had a bigger problem with the defense that was downshifted because of the lack of Robertson.Leonard held the ball and overwhelmed the Thunder's inside lane, and no one could restrain it.Although An Luo's two three-pointers could barely help the Thunder bite the score, he did not become the Thunder's savior.When Siakam dunks at the basket, the Thunder lost hope of winning.
In the end, the Thunder could only watch as they took the victory away from Chesapeake Energy Arena.On the night of this extraordinary song, I left regrets.What's even more irritating is that the Thunder are now on a four-game losing streak!This is An Luo's first four-game losing streak after joining the Thunder.
(End of this chapter)