roccoschili Chapter 590 The perfect start
Chapter 590 The perfect start
Chapter 590 The perfect start
The so-called gentleman's revenge, ten years is not too late.But Lei Ting, the "vengeance" who was double-killed by the Lone Ranger, didn't make everyone wait too long.
On the first day of 2019, the Thunder, who had just finished a game, hurried back to Oklahoma to welcome their New Year's opener.And this time the opponent is still the Dallas Mavericks!
Back-to-back matches spanning two years, with the same opponent playing consecutively.I am afraid that such a schedule can only be encountered in the NBA.But this is the happiest thing for those who watch the excitement.
After losing the last game in Dallas, the Lone Ranger became the second team to double kill the Thunder this season.The other team is the Denver Nuggets, which are currently ranked second in the West.All of a sudden, the Lone Ranger "Thunder Buster" became popular and became a joke among fans.
Of course, there are many reasons why the Thunder lost the game.But there is only one most eye-catching one, Doncic.
This young man has completely conquered the NBA.So far this season, Doncic has played 34 games and has contributed at least 20 points 20 times. He is the first rookie in the past 30 years to contribute at least 20 games with 20+ points before the New Year.Moreover, according to statistics made by relevant sources, Doncic's shooting rate is 35% for players who have shot at least 53.3 times at critical moments this season, ranking first in the league.Regarding this point, the Thunder players who have lost to the Lone Ranger twice are deeply touched.At the critical moment, Doncic's performance is not like a rookie at all.He handles the ball very calmly, dares to shoot, and is also efficient.
In the words of the Internet, this talent is no longer visible to the naked eye, but visible to the blind!
What makes An Luo most curious is, what is the reason for the Eagles to replace Doncic with Trey Young?Of course, "Chui Yang" is also up now!But compared with Doncic, the latter's ability to score and organize is not inferior.However, if you really want to be the core of the team's reconstruction, Doncic is obviously much more suitable.
However, in the first game of the new year, Doncic did not perform as well as the previous game.
Throughout the game, under An Luo's personal care, Doncic took 10 shots and hit 4 goals, and finally handed over a report card of 15 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists.Whether it is in terms of the number of shots or the hit rate, it is not particularly bad, but compared with the previous two confrontations, it is far behind.And in this game, Doncic's playing time was obviously reduced a lot by Carlisle.After all, it was a back-to-back game. The last game lasted 39 minutes, far exceeding Doncic's average playing time.What's more, this game is an away game.
In fact, for the Lone Ranger, there is no idea of making the playoffs this season.Their biggest task is to help Doncic get familiar with everything in the NBA as soon as possible. Next season will be the day when the Lone Ranger returns to the top teams in the league.Therefore, winning or losing a game is not particularly important to them.
Thunder is different here.They want to start the new year off to a good start.More importantly, they can no longer lose to the Lone Ranger!If you lose again, you will be killed by the opponent three times.
Of course they did.
The thing that makes all Thunder fans happy is that Paul George, who took a break for a while, returned to the game.In this way, both offensive and defensive ends of the Thunder have returned to their peak state.
During the game, the Thunder players were particularly active.All of them were full of momentum, not at all like the people who fought for 48 minutes the day before.Among them, Paul George, who has not played for many days, is particularly conspicuous.As soon as he came up, he scored 7 points with a sudden shot, and led the Thunder to beat the Lone Ranger in a wave of 4:18 in the first 5 minutes.After Carlisle's timeout, the Lone Ranger gradually improved.Under the leadership of Barnes, he played several relatively strong offenses.But at this moment, An Luo made two consecutive three-pointers to cool down the momentum that the opponent just raised.
Until the end of the first half, the Lone Ranger did not launch a decent counterattack.Although they have been scoring all the time, the points behind have been expanded bit by bit by the Thunder.
Until the third quarter, Doncic finally showed signs of recovery.After he took An Luo's two goals one-on-one, he seemed to be confident.But the help given to him by the rest of the Lone Ranger was too little.Even Barnes, who performed very well in the first half, was a little out of shape.Therefore, although the Thunder failed to expand the point difference again in this quarter, the Lone Ranger almost reached the point of throwing up their hands and surrendering.
Sure enough, in the last quarter, under the blow of 20:7 by An Luo and Paul George, the Thunder expanded the score to 26 points.Looking at the state of the Lone Ranger, tonight's game is basically over.
In the end, the Thunder easily defeated the Mavericks at home.While avoiding losing streak once again, it also got off to a good start for 2019, which can be regarded as a perfect start.For the Thunder, this game is really perfect.Westbrook's 20+ triple-double, An Luo and Paul George's 30+, Adams' 10+10, the flashes of the bench players...
In the postgame press conference, Anlow and Paul George sat on both sides of Westbrook and Donovan.Everyone talked and laughed, and the atmosphere was very relaxed.When Donovan evaluated this game, he was full of praise for Doncic's performance.
"He's a really good young guy! He's versatile, he can pass the ball, he can score, he can play different positions at the same time, and he can make teammates better. Although it is only a rookie, he plays most nights. Very calm. It's hard to imagine, this is a young man who is only 19 years old. Dallas is lucky, they have a 'Dirk' again."
Of course, this is not a rare thing.Almost every head coach after playing against the Lone Ranger will praise this young man.
“It was a great game, no doubt about it. Back-to-back games are exhausting for everyone, but the cheers at Chesapeake Energy Arena can get our blood pumping. Every night here, we Want to give them everything we can on the court. What you saw tonight is what we've always done."
Regarding his opinion on this game, An Luo gave a very official answer.Anyway, looking into the future.
"The past 2018 has been a very meaningful year for each of us. We played a lot of good games, we became more like a team, we won the championship ... Now, we are Going further, and tonight, we're off to a great start for the year."
(End of this chapter)