roccoschili Chapter 238
Chapter 238
Chapter 238
On the evening of December 12th, at the Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City, the game between the fourth-placed Celtics in the Eastern Conference and the third-ranked Thunder in the Western Conference is about to begin.Surprisingly, Thomas Jr., Boston's top scorer, continues to be sidelined due to injury and will not appear in tonight's game.He has missed several games already!
This is good news for the Thunder, after all, the opponent has lost an average of 26 points per game.
Stevenson or Smart in the starting lineup.With the addition of Bradley, Horford, Amir Johnson and Crowder, although the offense is much weaker, the defense has improved a lot.There was no change in Thunder's personnel.
Both sides jump the ball and the game begins.
Adams helped the team get the ball on the first down.Westbrook drives the ball across the halfway line and then passes to Roberson who is emptied in the right corner.The latter hesitated for a moment, but still shot.He is actually capable of three-pointers, but he is very unstable.And it's weird, the more okay the other party is, the more inaccurate he is.So in the game, he is often emptied by opponents.
This ball, he naturally did not live up to the expectations of the Celtics!
Smart grabs the rebound!He brought the ball over and passed it to Bradley.This season, Bradley has made great progress on the offensive end.He lives off defense and has become the third scoring point in the Celtics, averaging 15+ per game!
He wobbled, but Oladipo didn't fall for it and stuck to his defensive position.Bradley didn't hold the ball for too long. He moved back, then hit the ground, and passed the ball to Crowder in the corner.As soon as the latter received the ball, Sabonis followed suit.
The Thunder's defense is no worse than the Celtics'!
Crowder crosses the ball to Smart at a 45-degree angle on the left.After the latter catches the ball, the attack time is running out!He can only choose to shoot.Under Westbrook's interference, it really hit the iron.
The basketball bounced high and flew off the backboard.The Thunder sent the baseline ball.
Neither team got into shape at first.Soon, 2 minutes passed, and no one was able to break the scoring shortage on the court.The basket seems to be covered with a cover, no matter how hard you shoot, you can't make it!
To be honest, both sides are seriously defending.This is part of the game, but if you always focus on the defensive end, the game will be really ugly!
In the end, it was Westbrook who stood up and saved this dull game.
He played a match with Adams.However, this time he did not rush to the penalty area under the cover of the opponent.Instead, he made a fake move in, then pulled the ball back from behind, and then made a three-pointer.
An Luo's eyes lit up!When did this guy steal a lesson?He is the Thunder's favorite player to use this trick.The pick-and-roll of teammates can provide a good shot space, coupled with his three-point accuracy.This tactic can be said to be very practical.
With Westbrook scoring a three-pointer, both sides began to score.Throughout the first quarter, Westbrook made 6 of 5 shots, scored 12 points, and sent 4 assists.Plus 5 rebounds!I really don't know how this guy can do all these things at the same time.An Luo felt that he was too busy just to score!
凯尔特人这边要数霍福德打得好！他非常高效，5投5中，罚球2中2，砍下了13分！带领球队以32：26领先6分结束了第一节。
But the Thunder doesn't care about the score anymore.Their minds are on Oladipo.
In the final attack, Oladipo accidentally lost his center of gravity when laying up and fell to the floor.It looks like it must have fallen hard!Did not get up for a long time.
Players like Westbrook, Adams, and An Luo ran over immediately, but no one rushed to help him up.They are all athletes. When they know that the situation is unclear, they should let the team doctor see it.
Westbrook looked worried.He had been seriously injured himself, so he naturally understood what that meant.The other players also looked sad.For an athlete, the harm of injury is too great!
After the preliminary examination by the team doctor, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.Oladipo shouldn't be hurt too badly.He just hurt his hand.The extent of the injury can only be concluded after a professional inspection.However, this game is definitely not going to be played.
Westbrook clasped his hands together and gestured a few times in front of his chest.Praying for Oladipo, hope he doesn't have any serious injuries.
Of course, the most annoying thing is Oladipo himself.This season is his fourth in the league and the last year of his rookie contract.He has to perform well in order to get an ideal contract.Being injured will definitely affect the team's evaluation of his value.
Who wouldn't want a big contract?Making money is only part of the reason.More importantly, it represents a player's strength and status in this league.
Oladipo's injury and retirement are completely worse for the Thunder.His help to the team is not just averaging 16+ points per game!His contribution on the defensive end is also great.
Fortunately, there is no shortage of people on the Thunder's back line!An Luo can make up for Oladipo's contributions on both ends of the offense and defense, and can even do better than Oladipo.However, the impact of the Thunder and the lethality of the Celtics inside players will drop sharply.After all, An Luo couldn't rush.
Therefore, in the following games, An Luo will play for a long time.Not only him, but Westbrook must also take on more responsibilities.
So at the beginning of the second quarter, Westbrook became very active.He increased the number of personal shots, led the Thunder players, and began to close the score.Of course, he still mostly runs to the rim to score.Although I feel good today, I can make any shot.But he has to be fully prepared.When you feel bad, you have to score!
Except for Westbrook, An Luo was the player who performed the best in the second quarter.Not only was he able to score continuously, but on the defensive end, he also defended Bradley with 8 of 2 shots and only scored 4 points in the entire second quarter!
But under such circumstances, the Lakers still did not get the score back.Horford, who performed well in the first quarter, is still outstanding in this quarter.Coupled with Smart's outbreak, the Celtics not only failed to be caught up by the Thunder, but also opened up the point difference once again on the original basis.
At the end of the first half, the Celtics led the Thunder by 65 points 55:10!They played very well away from home.It can be seen that the Celtics tonight are better than the Thunder in terms of player status and luck!
(End of this chapter)