roccoschili Chapter 370 Battle Rocket
Chapter 370 Battle Rocket
Chapter 370 Battle Rocket
From the perspective of record alone, the Thunder is indeed the only one in the league right now.
However, from a rational point of view, they are not yet so strong that some people imagine that they are invincible.The first half of the Thunder's schedule was relatively easy.Before this, they only met the Warriors once, and the Rockets, Cavaliers, Raptors and other strong teams have not met yet.
The real test is still in the second half of the season.
December 12th, Christmas.Before he had time to enjoy a sumptuous dinner, An Luo was heading to the Chesapeake Energy Arena.Every season's Christmas game, the Thunder can't escape.Fortunately, before that, An Luo spent one day at home with Tang Xiaoru.This year's Christmas, An Luo's mother did not rush to Oklahoma to spend the holidays with her son like last year.
The Thunder's opponent in this year's Christmas game is the Rockets.
This is the second time they have played against the No. [-] team in the Western Conference this season.The last time the opponent was the Warriors, after being defeated by the Thunder, they fell to third place, and they still haven't been able to come back.
This game is undoubtedly another battle of the focus of national attention.
Before the game, people's discussions about this game were also quite intense.Regarding the question of who can win, from the point of view of public opinion, it is basically a balance of power.
Those who think the Rockets won, one is that James Harden's super performance in the first two games conquered them, the second reason is that the Rockets' bench lineup is stronger than the Thunder, and finally, Capela's comeback will solve their previous problems. A few rebounds.With such a master frame protector, the Rockets' players will be more decisive in their shots, not only can they grab rebounds.
Those who believe that the Thunder can win have all their eyes on Westbrook, Paul George and An Luo.No way, these three people took almost 7% of the Thunder's shots. Of course, their average points per game also accounted for the majority.As long as these three play out, even if only two play out, there is a great chance of winning.
In the recent games, the situation of the two sides was somewhat different.The Thunder won four consecutive victories, and Westbrook once again scored a triple-double in the last game.As for the Rockets, Capela's absence caused them to lose the first two games.Although Harden scored 50+ points in a row, he just once again proved a truth: It is difficult for a team to win if it only relies on one person.
Capela's role in this Rockets team is great.He is not just a matter of eating a few pies.His frame protection, pick and roll are very good.What's more, Capela is pretty much the only one who can do these things.After all, Nene is a bit older. As for Zhou Qi, he is not yet capable of playing in the NBA regular season.Judging from the previous few games, D'Antoni wants to use him as an outside shooting big man, and he obviously hasn't been able to adapt to this change.
In this game, according to the situation learned before the game, Capela is likely to come back.But Chris Paul is largely sidelined due to a muscle strain.
Subsequently, D'Antoni also confirmed that Paul will not appear in this game.This is not a small trouble for him. He must think clearly about how to arrange his troops in order to exert his maximum offensive firepower.
The fans came very quickly, and the attendance rate of the Chesapeake Energy Arena was really quite high.And these fans cheered and cheered almost the whole time with the rhythm of the game.Every night of a home game, the chants of "OKC" keep coming.What's more, on this special night, it is indeed a very good choice to watch a hearty game with your family.
For these foreign audiences, this is a game between strong teams, but for domestic fans, this game has another meaning.Since Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian met in the regular season on November 2010, 11, it was the first derby between Chinese players.Although the status of Zhou Qi and An Luo in their respective teams is quite different, this does not prevent domestic fans from paying attention to them.
The current An Luo has not reached the level of Yao Ming back then, at least, he is not an All-Star yet.Zhou Qi is also far behind Yi Jianlian.He hasn't even gotten consistent playing time with the Rockets yet.
But the fans' expectations of these two are no less than their predecessors.Of course, these two people also have that talent, as long as they seize the opportunity to play, one day everyone will see a more exciting derby than Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian.
During the warm-up training before the game, An Luo was not idle.As the host, he found Zhou Qi very enthusiastically and exchanged pleasantries with him for a while.He also watched the training of the big devil for a while.I have to say that Zhou Qi's talent is really good, but he is too weak, and he will suffer in confrontation.Fortunately, his shooting touch is not bad.If he can provide a certain amount of help to the team stably from beyond the three-point line, he still has a place in this league.After all, with his height and wingspan, it's really hard for the opponent to defend against him if he goes outside to shoot three-pointers.
After exchanging pleasantries with Zhou Qi, An Luo talked with Zhang Weiping and Duan Ran for a while.The commentary booth for the two of them tonight is on the sideline of the court.If this is the case in the past, only the mainstream media in the United States can enjoy the courtside position.
After greeting his acquaintances, An Luo began to prepare for his own competition.In tonight's game, the Thunder is determined to win.Even if the process will be difficult.Only by playing against a real strong team can there be a greater improvement.Only by defeating those strong teams can one accumulate invincible momentum.
Before the start of the game, the starting lineups of both sides were announced.The Thunder have not changed, Westbrook, An Luo and Paul George all played, and then partnered with Robertson and Adams.The lineup sent by D'Antoni is Harden, Gordon, Ariza, Anthony and Capela.Gordon replaced Chris Paul, who was out due to injury, but he played at the two.Harden, on the other hand, directly faced Westbrook.
This makes everyone even more excited!Prior to this, the second brother Westbrook had already killed the eldest brother Durant.This time, will he retreat in front of the phenomenal third brother?
The relationship between Westbrook and Harden is not bad, but there is no relationship to talk about on the battlefield.So people can't help but have considerable expectations for this game: the two brothers reunited again, is Harden hard to beat four hands with two fists?Or is Harden playing MVP style in front of Westbrook and taking away the victory?
(End of this chapter)