super heavy artillery

Chapter 305

Chapter 305

It's not that no one thought the Thunder would beat the Spurs in Game 30.But few people would have thought that the Thunder could suppress the opponent all the way, and finally won the opponent by nearly [-] points.

After this game, although the public opinion on the Internet did not completely turn around.But at the beginning, almost no one was optimistic about the Thunder, and some people thought that the Thunder could advance to the Western Conference Finals.

An Luo is not interested in these things on the Internet.After all, he already liked the style of these guys.If the next game is won, these guys will jump out and talk nonsense.But if they lose, they will immediately turn their guns.

True fans, silent support is enough.

However, among the reasons why the Thunder can win the series, An Luo still finds it very interesting.For example, a netizen said: For so many years, the Spurs, as long as they win the Grizzlies in the previous round, they will lose in the next round.This year they won the Grizzlies again, so they will eventually lose the Western Conference semifinals.

That's it, no matter how An Luo sounds, it sounds like he is praising the grizzly bear.What does it have to do with Thunder?

As the person involved, Spurs coach Popovich answered the reporter like this: We lost, they won, and they played better.

It didn't look like he was upset by it.After all, for so many years, there have been countless games in the playoffs, and winning or losing has long been a common occurrence.

When asked about the poor effect of using a big lineup today, Popo said that the Spurs and Thunder have been using a big lineup this season.

"If our shot goes in, that's fine. But if we rush the shot or make poor shot selection and we don't get back in time, they're going to be getting fast breaks all game long. And they're Obviously better than us at that.”

Donovan was more airy at the press conference.There's nothing more comforting than beating your opponent cleanly when the odds are against you!

For this victory, he especially praised An Luo and Robertson.And Westbrook, who scored a quasi-triple-double, in his words: He played very averagely.A player who averaged a triple-double per game scored a quasi-triple-double, and his performance was indeed very average.

Roberson did perform well.Although he was always emptied from beyond the three-point line in the game, his 6-of-3 three-pointers tonight did illustrate some problems.

Of course, his role is not only reflected in shooting a few three-pointers.Robertson shouldered an extremely important task in this round of the series, that is to defend the opponent's core player Leonard.

Throughout the game, although Leonard scored 21 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists, his shooting percentage of 14 of 5 shots was substandard.The Spurs' lack of offensive firepower is related to Leonard's restriction.In the game, Leonard can often be seen breaking through to the inside against Robertson, but has to pass the ball.

What An Luo does on the court is very simple, and that is to score.Even on the defensive end, Donovan didn't give him too heavy a task.Although he only played for 24 minutes, the answer sheet he handed in was perfect.

Throughout the game, An Luo took a total of 16 shots, including 10 long shots from beyond the three-point line.Hit 9 times, 5 three-pointers.He made 3 of 2 free throws and scored a game-high 25 points.

The entire Spurs only hit 5 three-pointers in this game.Only Leonard and Anderson scored in double figures.

If you have to find someone to blame for the Spurs' defeat, it must be Aldridge.

Aldridge, who played as the starting power forward, played 25 minutes and made 7 of 2 shots. He only scored 4 points and 6 rebounds, plus 1 assist and 1 steal.Set the lowest score in a single game of his playoff career.

In fact, he didn't just perform poorly in this game.In this year's playoffs, he has been performing poorly.

The Spurs eliminated the Grizzlies in the first round, and Aldridge's performance was not very satisfactory.He averaged only 6 points per game in six games, the lowest in his playoff career, and shot only 14.8 percent from the field.

You know, in last year's playoffs, Aldridge averaged 21.9 points per game.It may be that with Duncan's retirement, he has become the core of the Spurs' inside line, and he is a little uncomfortable!

Just like those commentators said, Aldridge must reflect and summarize after the game.Not only this game, but also since the start of this year's playoffs.As the core of the Spurs, he did not show the role and role model that the core should have. No matter how capable Leonard is, he also needs help.If Aldridge can't be that helper, it will be difficult for the Spurs to go far in the playoffs.

No matter what, Thunder can finally breathe a sigh of relief.But this is temporary.They also know that winning this game is not because of how strong they are, but because the Spurs are too good.

After the game, Westbrook gathered his teammates together in the locker room for a short meeting.

"We played a great game, and it turns out that we have the strength to go far. Guys, we should go far! We have to tell those people that we can do it."

The meaning is self-evident, I just want to continue the state of this game and strive for another victory in San Antonio.As long as they return to Oklahoma with a big score of 2:0, they have a huge possibility of reaching the Western Conference Finals.

This is very important for Westbrook.Last season, they reached the Western Conference Finals.But because of that series, the Thunder experienced many changes.It also pushed Westbrook to the forefront.

That summer last year made Westbrook very uncomfortable.He became the chief culprit for driving Durant away in many people's mouths, and he was also considered the last person the Thunder should keep.And, after a series of personnel changes, the topic of everyone's discussion is whether Westbrook can lead the Thunder to the playoffs.In the eyes of those people, the playoffs are Westbrook's greatest ability.

Now, Westbrook's ability no longer requires him to work hard to prove himself.This season's results are already the best proof.But he still resents Durant for leaving him for a championship.In his dreams, he wanted to beat the opponent's team himself, then win the championship, and then tell Durant: he can win the championship if he stays in Oklahoma.

Now is the chance.Although Westbrook himself understands that even if they win the Spurs, they can't beat the Warriors.But he still wanted to give it a try.At least, he alone can carry the Thunder to the height of last year.

(End of this chapter)