roccoschili Chapter 245 1 win 1 loss
Chapter 245 1 win 1 loss
Chapter 245 One Win and One Loss
An Luo started his first starting game in the NBA with two consecutive three-pointers.In the next 6 minutes, he still performed very positively.Especially on the defensive end, after adapting to McCollum's style of play, he finally showed his elite single-defense ability.
The two sides played against each other for a whole quarter in the first quarter.
On the Thunder's side, under the organization of Westbrook, An Luo frequently made efforts on the outside, and Adams on the inside also frequently ate cakes.Thanks to this outstanding performance inside and outside, the Thunder scored 38 points in the first quarter!Among them, An Luo made 7 of 4 three-pointers and 4 of 3 mid-range shots, scoring 18 points!Such scoring efficiency, so that in the end Westbrook simply took the ball across the half court and handed it to An Luo.
But the Blazers are not inferior to the Thunder.Unlike the Thunder, they are blooming everywhere. Lillard, Plumlee, Harkless and Leonard who came off the bench all contributed their own strength on the offensive end.
At 38:36, the Thunder led by 2 points and entered the second quarter.
In the second quarter, the Blazers took the lead.Played a wave of 12:3 climax, overtook the score, forcing Donovan to call a timeout.No way, Donovan can only replace his players here in advance.He originally wanted to let these players rest more, after all, there is another game tomorrow night.But looking at it now, it's time to remeasure.
Westbrook stepped up his offense.With An Luo on the court to restrain him, he rushed to the inside more resolutely, and the effect was very good.Under his leadership, a wave of 10:0 once again overtook the score.Subsequently, Lillard led the Blazers' players to launch a counterattack.The two teams seem to be playing a turn-based game, you have one wave, I have one wave, and the score rises alternately.
72:72.In the first half, the two sides drew a tie.
The turning point of the game was in the third quarter.
At halftime, Donovan lashed out at the team's first-half defense.
"We have to rely on strong defense, force turnovers, and seize opportunities to convert them into points. We have to play the game in our own rhythm, rather than following the opponent's rhythm and running up and down the court."
Donovan is right to be concerned.On the whole, the Blazers players are in better condition than the Thunder tonight.Once the efficiency of Westbrook and An Luo is reduced, other players cannot resist it.
So at the beginning of the third quarter, the Thunder changed their style of play.After they began to focus on defense, the Blazers' players were abruptly dragged into their defensive formation by the Thunder.Especially the restrictions on Lillard and McCollum, Westbrook and Anlo and Robertson did a good job.As long as one person gets the ball, it will be double-teamed immediately.
Without the Trail Blazers who are organizers and scoring points, their offensive efficiency has dropped a lot and they continue to make mistakes.The Thunder seized the opportunity and played many waves of counterattacks and fast breaks.Throughout the third quarter, the Thunder only allowed the Blazers to score 16 points!And they themselves scored 38 points again!
In the fourth quarter, the Blazers launched a fierce counterattack under the leadership of the two guns.However, the Thunder continued their state in the third quarter. Although they were chased back by the opponent in the end, it did not affect the outcome of the game.
In the end, the Thunder won a 126:118 victory in Portland.The Blazers have experienced a five-game losing streak.
In this game, the Blazers, who are all soldiers, rotated 10 people, and 6 scored in double figures.But none scored above 20.Lillard had 17 points and 9 assists, McCollum had 15 points and 4 assists, Plumlee had 18 points and 7 rebounds, Harkless had 15 points and 4 steals, Turner on the bench had 14 points, and Crabbe had 11 points.
雷霆这边上场的球员更多。大名单里的12个人全都上场了，就连科里森这样的镇山之宝都上去打了8分钟！但是只有三个球员得分上双。其中威斯布鲁克25分7篮板12助攻，安洛32分3抢断，亚当斯14分11篮板。不过其他人都有得分入账。
After the Portland game, Donovan hurried to Utah with his players.
This is another tough game!The first is Utah, which is home to the devil as famous as Denver.Furthermore, the Jazz have been in good shape recently.Although plagued by injuries, the Jazz are still on track to win.In the last game, Hayward, who returned to the game, played well and led the team to easily defeat the Kings.The record came to 15 wins and 10 losses, ranking seventh in the Western Conference.
After the last game, Adams felt some soreness in his back.This scared Donovan a lot.Fortunately, after a careful examination by the team doctor, it was determined that there was nothing serious.This made everyone breathe a sigh of relief.
But it also set off alarm bells for Donovan.The players are already tired, so he can't let these players play every game with all their strength.Therefore, in this game against the Jazz, he is not going to let these main players play for too long.Of course, this almost gave up the game.After all, on the Thunder's current bench, there will never be another player like An Luo!
In fact, even if Donovan had gone all out to prepare for this game, the result might not have been different.
The generals of the Jazz, who were waiting for work, did not give the tired Oklahoma City people a chance at all.
At the beginning of the game, the Utah generals played a wave of 10:2 offensive climax under the leadership of Hayward.In the first 4 minutes, the Thunder only scored one goal.Westbrook hit the rim a few times, but the results were poor.His condition is really bad.
After half a quarter of the game, the Thunder scored 6 points!Not only is Westbrook not in good shape, An Luo played very lazy in this game, and his desire to attack was not strong.On the contrary, the substitute players performed well.After Donovan came on the bench, the Thunder chased the score to only 3 points.But in the second quarter, the Jazz, with all the main players, quickly opened the score.After Mark made a three-pointer at the buzzer in this section, they led 55:41.
Although under the efforts of Westbrook and An Luo in the third quarter, the Thunder chased the score to 56:63.But then Ingles scored three-pointers in a row, and the Jazz once again opened the score to double digits after a wave of 13:6.
After three quarters, the Jazz led the Thunder by 80 points 63:17!
In the last quarter, the Jazz were so powerful that they directly opened the point difference to more than 20 points.Donovan directly removed the last two starters on the field and surrendered.
In the end, the Jazz defeated the visiting Thunder 109:89 at their home court.
In the post-match interview, Donovan commented on his players objectively.After all, it was a back-to-back game, and the last game was quite intense.Of course, the outcome of a game does not have much impact.At least, with their record of 19 wins and 7 losses, they are still firmly ranked third in the Western Conference.
(End of this chapter)