Start coaching the Thunder, starting with Westbrook

Chapter 178

As soon as Westbrook came back, the Thunder went on a winning streak, even beating the Timberwolves and the Kings. Although these two teams are not very good teams, they can even be said to be bad teams.

Needless to say, the Kings have been rotten since they were rebuilt, and the Timberwolves played better at the beginning, and now they are slowly returning to their original appearance.

The main reason is that their state is fluctuating and unstable, the upper limit is not so high, but the lower limit is very low; the second is that they are plagued by injuries.

In short, these two teams are unlikely to cause any trouble to the Thunder. They should win regardless of Westbrook or not.

So fans are actually more concerned about Westbrook's state after his comeback. Westbrook still didn't score 20 points against the Kings, and his efficiency was not very good. He only made 14 of 5 shots and 5 of 1 three-pointers.

However, it is understandable to have a little ups and downs after returning from injury, not to mention that Westbrook used his breakthrough to create opportunities when he found that he was not feeling well this time, instead of obsessing about competing with himself. This is still somewhat improved than before.

Of course, some careful fans will find that Westbrook's shooting posture and gestures seem to have changed from before. The guess may be the impact of injuries, or it may be because of this that he suddenly became inaccurate.

Durant was the bottom line in this game, scoring 33 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists.

In the past two weeks, Durant has missed the best player of the week. In fact, his personal performance is generally good. In the fourth week, he participated in too few games, only two games. Last week, he lost one game. In the end, the best player of the week in the Western Conference was given to Goran Dragic of the Suns.

The Suns actually lost more than the Thunder, but they got a record of three wins and two losses. The core point guard Dragic averaged 22.2 points and 10 assists per game. The Suns almost entered the playoffs this season. His explosion is not unrelated.

It's a pity that the sun sent him away later...

As for the Clippers and Texas Xiaoqiang, who won all three games and won four games in a row, Griffin's 17+12.3 data is not outstanding enough, and Harden's two games, including Howard's data, are not impressive enough.

In addition, the Suns have experienced five games in a week. The schedule is too tight and bad, and there are such strong teams as the Heat and Trail Blazers. It is not easy to be able to play like this.

Next, the Thunder will finally face another strong team in the Western Conference, the Portland Trail Blazers. If they can defeat the Trail Blazers, they will have a high probability of winning against Daigo, and Durant will also have a high probability of winning the best of the week again.

Anyway, the best of the month in October and November must be won by him. Among the three teams with the best records in the league, his statistics and personal performance are also the best. He averaged 10+11+30 per game and led the Thunder to the second record in the league with 10 wins and 8 loss.

The best of the month in the first month of the Eastern Conference was also given to Paul George of the Pacers. He averaged 16 points, 23.6 rebounds and 6.1 assists in 3.3 games.

The Heat are currently 13 wins and 3 losses, and James has also won the best of the week twice, but the second and third consecutive losses to the 75ers and the Nets at the beginning of the game were too hurt.

And the MVP list in the first month is also a fight between gods. Durant is currently at the top, followed by James, Paul George, Griffin, and Aldridge.

And Aldridge of the Blazers is also the first time to enter the selection of MVP level. Although everyone knows that his hope is not very high, it is not about the record of the Blazers.

The Blazers have also had an excellent record so far this season, and Aldridge seems to have finally ushered in the peak of his personal career.

The home game against the No. 06 Thunder team in the Western Conference is also considered a matchup for the No. 20 pick. Aldridge was the No. [-] pick in [-] and entered the league a year earlier than Durant, but he only averaged [-] points per game until the last two seasons.

In fact, his scoring ability has always been good. He can attack independently, play post-up singles, and cooperate with guards to go down the pick-and-roll. These are the two main offensive methods, and the offensive area is concentrated from the low post to the paint.

This kind of offensive efficiency may not be as good as outside three-pointers and breakthrough fouls, but the victory is stable, especially in the playoffs, his low-post attack ability is a big killer.

Many people remember Lillard's lore against Texas Xiaoqiang, but they forget that it was Aldridge who really blew up Houston. He averaged nearly 30 points per game in a double-double.

In addition to Adelaide, they also have Lillard, Matthews, Batum on the outside, and Adelaide's inside partner Lopez Jr. This team can be called the best even in the West.

Originally, there were so many good players in their team, but the quality of the stars was poor. As Ade became more experienced, Lillard grew rapidly, and it seemed to make up for the final shortcoming.

Compared with the "shabby" Eastern Conference, this season's Western Conference is really full of strong players. Every strong team has at least two strong points in the team. Not to mention the GDP of the Spurs, the Thunder has both players, the Clippers have Paul and Griffin, the Warriors have Curry and David Lee, and the Blazers have the 1.0 version of "Double Virtues".

There are also the black and white duo of the Grizzlies, Harden and Howard in Houston, and the Mavericks also have Nowitzki + Alice.

It's no wonder that the Suns with a winning rate of close to 60.00% and the Timberwolves with a winning rate of close to [-]% were blocked from the playoffs...

In this game, Adelaide was in a hot state, and he made consecutive hits to stop the Thunder as soon as he came up.

Of course, it was mainly because the Thunder dug a big hole at 4:13 at the beginning. Although this game was a back-to-back away game, it was understandable that the players were almost in poor condition, but Li Sheng could see that this was obviously a matter of attitude.

You want to say that the offensive state is poor, but your defense can't keep up, what's the matter?

Besides, yesterday's battle against the king's main force actually didn't consume much at all. They were all young people, and they recovered in one night. Can this be tiring?

During the timeout, Li Sheng changed his usual calmness and spittled wildly. What he couldn't stand the most was his attitude on the court. Since he was on the court, he had to play well, or else he might as well rest on the court.

So Westbrook, who made a lot of mistakes excitedly and made continuous iron strikes + mistakes, was replaced directly. However, Li Sheng did not replace Reggie.

Although Antetokounmpo has always played the actual ball-holding position since he came on the field, he still prefers the third and fourth positions in terms of position. This is to put him directly in the backcourt.

I'm a defensive back man, did your coach do something wrong?
Of course, there is no mistake. Antetokounmpo is practicing singles recently. Li Sheng asked him to come up to show off, and then pass the ball again when he has a chance.

So when Antetokounmpo came to the flank, he slowly looked for opportunities and prepared to hit back directly. Matthews was even more dumbfounded. Although he can be regarded as a defensive champion, the gap in height cannot be made up, so he can only try his best to hit it hard.

But in this way, Brother Antetokounmpo leaned a little and found that he was exerting force, so he withdrew back, then turned around and made a jumper and hit a rebound shot.

This is actually the method he started to practice in the training camp in the Holy City before. Although he can't practice it as a signature like Duncan, but facing a defender who is obviously smaller, as long as he can complete the previous moves, his accuracy is still guaranteed.

(End of this chapter)