Super Heavy Artillery

"Super Heavy Artillery (

Anlow and Westbrook hugged in the middle of the court, then walked side by side to James and the others. As the owner of this arena, it is natural to treat guests warmly.

Vogel and Donovan, the two men in formation with the pointer, hugged and saluted like the players. These two people really mean a little sympathy.

In fact, the roles played by these two people are really similar. When Donovan took over for the Thunder, the Thunder had struggled for several seasons and was unable to make a difference in the playoffs. Ever since, Donovan, who had achieved great success in the NCAA, was invited by Presti to Oklahoma, replacing Brooks, who was unable to lead the team further, to become the new coach of the Thunder.

For a coach who has no professional league experience, it is not easy to lead the Thunder through the first round of the playoffs or even further. But Donovan did it! The Thunder easily defeated the Mavericks, and then after a terrible loss in the first semifinal, they defeated the 67-win Spurs that year and joined the 73-win Warriors in the Western Conference Finals. What's even more surprising is that the Thunder under Donovan led the Warriors 3:1 and played the defending champion with a dazed look.

Although the Thunder failed to make the finals again, Donovan has already succeeded in Oklahoma. He took the fierce determination of typical college basketball to get the Thunder Bayonet to take the lead, but the scheduling in the long series finally revealed weaknesses. His initial reduction in rotation was later unavailable, almost watching. Cole put the splash on the bench to recharge, but there was nothing to do.

Later, Durant left Oklahoma happily and resolutely. Just when everyone thought that the Thunder had never recovered, Pretis' series of operations gave Donovan the opportunity to continue to display his talents.

In the second season, the first season in which Anlo joined the Thunder, although the Thunder fell at the feet of the Spurs, no one thought they were a failure.

Later, it was the Thunder's two consecutive championships.

It took Donovan four years to complete what the Thunder expected of him. Even more, he still overfulfilled. Everyone hopes that Donovan can lead this Thunder to rise again, but in fact, no one puts the hope of winning the championship on Donovan. At least, I wouldn't expect such a block on this day.

This is exactly what the Lakers hope Vogel will do in Los Angeles. Vogel received a very good evaluation in Indiana before joining the Lakers. He led Paul George and the Heat during the Big Three for several years. Although not over the mountain, the Pacers are one of the few teams that can play with the Heat.

Both head coaches have had a successful past, and the depth of the lineups of both teams are outstanding, but they are still a little bit behind the real rise. Moreover, neither the Lakers nor the Thunder do not need a strong head coach, but a person who can twist the strength that the team already has into a rope, and a person who can unite everyone together for a certain goal. Struggling people.

At this point, Donovan did a good job. He is very stable in dealing with big-name stars, especially when Paul George joined the Thunder and An Luo became stronger and stronger. The atmosphere of the Thunder's locker room has always been very harmonious.

So far, Vogel has done well. Of course, this has an inseparable relationship with the team's core LeBron James and Anthony Davis, but it must be admitted that the atmosphere in the Lakers locker room really makes many teams envy.

In the press conference after the game, Vogel and Donovan also praised each other's players in unison. Although the words are a little bit exaggerated, they still tell the truth overall.

However, neither of these two guys seem so harmless. While praising the other party, he put out some cruel words without leaving a trace.

I believe that the next encounter between the Lakers and the Thunder will definitely be more exciting than this one.

After winning the Lakers, the Thunder temporarily secured the No. 1 position in the Western Conference. However, this is just one of the Thunder's numerous challenges this season. The Thunder want to defend their title again and reach the dynasty of three consecutive championships, so there will be many games like this night with the Lakers.

After a day's rest in Oklahoma, Anluo and others embarked on a journey to Minnefinda.

This is not a match of strength. Neither the process nor the result surprised everyone. Even Wiggins had an explosive performance without any surprise.

Strange to say, I don't know when it started. As soon as Wiggins met Thunder, all the thermos cup, wolfberry, and health preservation were all thrown out of the sky.

In the first round of the opening, Cavington passed the ball to Wiggins after he killed the ball. This guy directly faced Robertson's interference and made a dry three-pointer and hit the buzzer.

Throughout the game, Wiggins scored 38 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals. Not only is the Timberwolves the best performer, but also the player with the highest score in the game.

It is a pity that no matter how good a person plays, it is difficult to win the game. The other players of the Timberwolves have not been able to provide much help to Wiggins, whether it is Towns with 16 points and Culver with 14 points can only slightly help Wiggins to relieve some of the pressure. Naz Reid on the bench played very well, scoring the Timberwolves' second-highest 21 points in a single game. But unfortunately, most of his playing time is in the last quarter, which is already garbage time.

Neither Anlow nor Westbrook played in the fourth quarter. The first three quarters were too aggressive! By the end of the third quarter, the Thunder had led the Timberwolves by as much as 30 points. There is indeed no need to play again.

After a 125-104 victory over Minnifanda, the Thunder returned to Oklahoma without stopping. The next is a whole week of home games. The first game is the second-most Raptors in the East.

Prior to this, the Thunder had fought each other. With a more stable lineup and a tacit cooperation, Thunder had the last laugh. However, in this season, the Raptors' performance greatly exceeded everyone's expectations. After losing the two championship players, Leonard and Danny Green, the Raptors did not fail, but under the leadership of Lowry and Siakam, they advanced all the way and firmly ranked second in the East. This makes the Celtics and 76ers behind them feel very ashamed. The king of the north has a deep background.

In this game, the Thunder lost. The results are somewhat surprising, but definitely not upset.

At the end of the game, the score between the two sides was fixed at 132:125. The visiting team Raptors are in front, and the home team is behind the Thunder.

Interestingly speaking, the Thunder have rarely lost at the Chesapeake Energy Arena in the past two seasons. They scored 60+ for two consecutive seasons, and most of the games they lost were away games. But in the three months since the start of the season, the Thunder have lost most of the games at home.

From the player's final data, the Raptors' Thunder presents two different game formats.

On the Thunder side, Anlow, Westbrook and Alexander on the bench played well, contributing 36 points, 21 points, 12 rebounds, 15 assists and 22 points respectively. But apart from these three players, the Thunder only contributed to Adams in double figures, but only 13 points. The rest of the players performed very poorly, especially Gallinari in the starting lineup.

In fact, Gallinari played very well during his time in Oklahoma. As the Thunder's third man and the second choice on offensive end, he averaged 18 points per game. For a team with an average of 35+ and a 20+ player per game, Gallinari has done what the Thunder need him to do.

However, Gallinari's performance is indeed worse than when he was in the Los Angeles Clippers. But this is a natural thing, the Thunder are not the Clippers, and there is no shortage of people who can score.

In this game, Gallinari's performance is indeed a bit unbearable. 13 shots were second only to Anluo, but he only scored 2 of them and contributed 8 points. There are still 3 points obtained through free throws.

Of course, Gallinari cannot be blamed for losing the game. In previous games, Anluo these players played this way and basically won. The biggest reason why they lost this game is that the Raptors players performed so well.

Compared to the Thunder, which scored in double figures with four players, the Raptors are a much better team. Seven of them scored in double figures, and all of the five starting players scored at least 15 points. Siakam 21 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists, Anurobi 21 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists, Lowry 17 points, 4 rebounds and 8 assists, Ibaka 15 points, 8 rebounds and 1 assist, Gasol 15 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists.

It can be said that the Raptors' starting five have successfully compared the five players on the Thunder side. Not only that, the combat effectiveness on the bench is not comparable to the Thunder. Powell scored a Raptors-high 23 points, plus Terrence Davis's 16 points, in this case, the Raptors have no reason to lose the game.

Losing to the Raptors, the Thunder were both unconvinced and helpless. To be convinced, the opponent's style of play where everyone can stand up and contribute to the full name of the soldier, makes the Thunder seem powerless on the defensive end. Most of the time, it was guarded here and it appeared again there. No matter what kind of defense, it is impossible to limit five people on the court at the same time.

Not convinced that the Thunder is not without a chance to win this game. In the second half of the third quarter, Anluo and Alexander teamed up to play a wave of 11:0 attacks, tied the score in one fell swoop, and succeeded in overtaking. However, by the time of the fourth quarter, Powell's two unreasonable ultra-long three-pointers suddenly let An Luo's efforts vanish.

However, the tone in my heart was vented by the Thunder on the next opponent, the Miami Heat.

After half of the season, the Heat's game is no longer as unrecognized as it was at the beginning. Butler's joining has brought the strongest momentum to this rejuvenating team. Of course, hot and hard blood was flowing in Heat's body. From this point of view, Butler, who has always been known as a "tough guy", chose to come to Miami this summer, which is a match made in heaven.

The Heat have now secured the third place in the East. Moreover, they are likely to surpass the Raptors to become a team second only to the Bucks. The Bucks this season are indeed too strong. Even the Thunder, which has suppressed them for two consecutive years, are not as good as their record.

But it was just such a Heat, a team known for its tough defense and desperate attitude and the entire league, had a closed door in Oklahoma.

The Thunder players feel like the Torontons in the last game, and in many cases they can ignore the opponent's defense and hit the ball directly. Such an opponent, the Heat is also powerless.

An Luo continued his excellent performance in the previous game, and he even performed better than the previous one. Throughout the game, the Heat, whether it was Nunn, who was the starter, or Shiro who came off the bench, could not cause him too much interference. Especially for Shiro, who is also the No. 13 overall pick, Anro can be regarded as a good lesson for the opponent~www.ltnovel.com~ and also let the opponent feel the strength of the 13th shooting guard.

Gallinari, who played badly in the previous game, finally returned to normal. Although he only scored 17 points, he made 5 three-pointers and completely liberated the Thunder's inside line. At the same time, it also reduced the defensive pressure on An Luo who was also near the three-point line.

However, Butler is really hard. In the second half of the third quarter, the Thunder had already opened the point difference to 25 points. For most games, this is a relatively safe point difference. However, under Butler's leadership, the Heat played a strong counterattack in the fourth quarter, closing the point difference to only 3 points in one fell swoop. At this time, Donovan hurriedly let his main players re-appear on the field, which is considered to stabilize the situation.

Throughout the game, Butler only rested for 5 minutes. This kind of playing time in the NBA ten years ago may not be a special thing, but in the current NBA, it is really an amazing thing. You know, in the series of the Thunder's second championship and seven games against the Raptors, Anlo only played 37 minutes per game, which is already the longest among players of both sides.

After the game, Westbrook found Butler for the first time. As one of the few tough guys in this league, Westbrook admires this guy very much.

An Luo accepted an interview with reporters on the spot. However, he was not so excited and dealt with it in a few words. For him, every game after 2020 will be relatively difficult. Including the last loss to the Raptors and the defeat of the Heat, he has this feeling.

However, as a professional athlete, Anluo believes that he can adjust his state. After all, there are still many months left this season!