NBA opening draw to twilight Shaquille O'Neal

Chapter 839
The fundamental reason why the Thunder can become one of the most powerful teams in the league, able to go head-to-head with any team, even [-]-[-], is that they have a combination of king bombs!

The king-Kevin Durant, the king-Russell Westbrook!
Of course, this is the definition of normal circumstances.

The world is impermanent, and there will always be some abnormal situations.

For example, tonight, the big brother Durant felt cold at the start, and he beat the three irons to pay tribute to the old blacksmith of Milan.

As the No. 08 pick in the first round of 4, Westbrook has entered the peak of his career at the age of 27. He had a career highlight last season, averaging 28+7+8+2 quasi-triple-doubles per game, and all statistics set career highs.

After Durant came back this season, Westbrook's scoring has declined, but this does not mean that his strength has declined.

Instead, he had another big breakout this season.

Before the game, Wang Zelin specially used the system to test the comprehensive ability score of Dewey's second junior. The eldest brother Durant's ability score is 97, a proper superstar. Among the players in the same position, he is second only to the "former NBA No. 1" LeBron James of the Cavaliers.

As for Westbrook, his ability score has also successfully broken through from 94 points last season to 95 points, successfully breaking into the ranks of superstars.

In other words, the Thunder is the only team among all active teams that has two superstar-level cores.

To be honest, Wang Zelin was a little surprised at first.But when he thought that Westbrook in the original time and space would turn his grief and anger into strength next season and achieve Zhen Gu Shuojin's average triple-double, he suddenly felt that it was reasonable.

One of the few active players with super strength, explosive and gorgeous style of play, fascinating appeal on the field, and almost full spiritual attributes...

It's no wonder that in the past few seasons after the Thunder broke into the 12 Finals, there will be many expert media and fans who think that Westbrook is the real boss of the Thunder.

Compared with the introverted Durant, the extroverted Westbrook will undoubtedly attract more attention.

Perhaps this also affected Durant to a certain extent, allowing this sensitive big man to make a more difficult choice than Cavaliers 1.0 James.

There is some truth to the saying that character determines destiny.

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After being beaten 11:0 by the Blazers, the Thunder called a timeout.

After the timeout, Westbrook bombed the basket with explosives as soon as he came up. By fouling Wang Zelin, he helped the Thunder score their first score tonight.

In the next quarter, Westbrook made 7 of 5 shots in a single quarter, 2 of 1 three-pointers, and 4 of 3 free throws at home. He scored 14 points in a single quarter, plus 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal. His performance was astonishing!
But even so, he still failed to resist the Portland Legion that the three armies used their lives.

王泽林单节5中5，罚球3中3，以100%的命中率砍下13分，顺手还摘下了7个篮板，送出2次助攻和2记封盖。

Pay attention to him, and you can basically perform against Westbrook's gods.

With the rest of the Trail Blazers, Aldridge scored 7 points in a single quarter, Lillard scored 6 points in a single quarter, Batum scored 5 points in a single quarter, and Barton scored 3 points in a single quarter...

After the first quarter, the Trail Blazers scored 34 points!
On the Thunder side, except for Westbrook, the other players played relatively averagely because he provided little help.

Especially Durant, the boss on the bright side, only scored 7 points on 2 of 4 in a single quarter. The 3 of 0 three-pointers in the opening game particularly affected the morale of the team, so that the Thunder couldn't catch up no matter how hard they chased.

After the first quarter, the Thunder scored 22 points and trailed their opponents by as much as 12 points at home.

It can be said that in just one quarter, the Trail Blazers successfully overwhelmed the host!
During the intermission, Westbrook specially came to Durant's side, wanting to comfort the boss.

Unexpectedly, Durant's expression was extremely indifferent. Not only did he not respond, but he directly covered his head with a towel.

Seeing the two bosses look like this, the role players next to them looked at each other in blank dismay. Everyone was wiping sweat and drinking water, but no one dared to speak, for fear that if they were not careful, they would anger Durant, the silent lion.

This is an old problem of the Thunder team. The team boss Durant is too introverted. He is used to reticence both in training and on the field, so that most players prefer to surround Westbrook, the second child.

After all, if they are not relatives, how many people are willing to take the initiative to take care of a boring gourd?
In addition, since the 12 finals, the talented Thunder team has stopped in the second round for several years in a row, and has never even got involved in the Western Conference finals, which caused dissatisfaction among Oklahoma City fans.

Especially when they saw that Harden had developed so well in Aerospace City and had the potential to become the first shooting guard of the new generation, they became more and more dissatisfied with Detonator's decision to let Harden go for a mere few million.

Then last season, Durant missed most of the regular season due to injury, leaving Westbrook alone to carry the team.

However, Westbrook, as the second-in-command, successfully withstood the pressure, and the outside world inevitably had a storm of rumors, which made Durant's already fragile and sensitive heart even more elusive.

Finally, this season...

Although the Thunder are still one of the few championship-seeded teams in the league during the regular season, with the sudden emergence of the Warriors in the West, the old and strong Spurs, and the thriving defending champion Trail Blazers.

In such an extremely introverted environment, the Thunder team led by Dewey's second young master can only barely keep the top four. Let alone the finals in the playoffs, even if it is the floor of the division finals, the Thunder team really can't guarantee that they will be able to touch it.

Seeing that the championship is nowhere in sight, and his career still has not achieved much.

Championship, no!

Regular season MVP, no!

Even the original second place in the alliance has already been handed over to others!

In this case, Durant has to compete with Westbrook, who is a few months younger than himself, about the boss of the Thunder.

All of the above, this fragile and sensitive big man couldn't help but start various speculations.

But what Durant didn't realize was that when he had this kind of thought in his heart, he and his second brother, who were friendly in the past, could never go back to the past.

An intangible, invisible but real barrier has formed between the two.

Facing the silent teammates, Westbrook was a little frustrated. He didn't understand what his elder brother Durant was thinking, let alone why the team turned into such a mess.

But when he raised his head, he found that the fans in the surrounding stands were still cheering for the team. His body was like clockwork, and his inexhaustible power was restored instantly.

At this moment, Westbrook knew that he was not fighting alone, he had to fight for the group of lovely fans who would always support him!

(End of this chapter)