explosive dribbler

Chapter 101 Cosmic Lightning

The evening of November 29th.

The Thunder game is coming tonight at the home court of the Magic. An Xiaonan adjusted his state as much as possible.But no matter how he adjusts, there is no way to adjust his state to the best.

In the locker room, An Xiaonan's mental state seemed much better than yesterday.

"Tonight's starters, Payton, Augustin, Fournier, Gordon, Biyombo."

Vogel said lightly.

An Xiaonan's pupils shrank suddenly when he heard the starting list arranged by Vogel.

Vogel actually placed him on the bench?
An Xiaonan looked at Vogel with puzzled and angry eyes.

Vogel said: "Ann, your current state is not very good, it will be better to play as a substitute."

"For..." An Xiaonan was about to say something, but Vogel didn't give him a chance to speak, and directly arranged today's tactics.

An Xiaonan took a deep breath and sat down again.

Players from both sides entered the field to warm up.

An Xiaonan walked towards Westbrook, but Westbrook turned around and dribbled the ball as if he didn't see him.

The corner of An Xiaonan's mouth twitched, Westbrook obviously ignored him on purpose.

Can super giants pull like this...?
An Xiaonan said, "Russell, are you going to get a triple-double tonight?"

Westbrook turned his head and smiled: "Rookie, you can't stop me, even if I only play with one finger."

"But you can't grab a rebound with just one finger." An Xiaonan sarcastically said.

"A triple-double is a victory. In the games where I got the triple-double data, the winning percentage was more than [-]%."

"So the way you pursue victory is to get a triple-double?" An Xiaonan seemed to have heard a ridiculous joke.

"Of course." Westbrook snorted, looking extremely rebellious.

"It's really stupid." An Xiaonan shook his head and sighed.

"What right do you have to talk to me like that. I'm the mvp, who are you?" Westbrook said with anger, and put his finger on An Xiaonan's chest.

"You are the mvp, but you are the mvp who was eliminated in the first round." An Xiaonan said coldly, he must not lose to Westbrook logically.

"Very good." Westbrook stared. He would never allow anyone to talk to him so arrogantly. He is the boss of this alliance, and his temper is very explosive.

An Xiaonan stopped talking nonsense with Westbrook, turned around and walked towards his own half.There was also a sigh in his mouth: "Your heart is so solid that it cannot be penetrated..."

When the game started, the audience booed when they saw An Xiaonan sitting on the bench.

"Hush—" Facing the boos of the audience, Vogel did not change his face.He has coached for many years, how could he be influenced by the audience?
Seeing An Xiaonan sitting on the bench, Westbrook smiled, turned to George and said, "Paul, let me play the first quarter."

George walked to his place without any expression on his face.

Damn, these guys want a meeting!
Westbrook thought while moving his body.

Introduce the starting list of both sides:
Home: Orlando Magic:

Point guard Elfrid Payton,
Shooting guard DJ Augustin,

Small forward Evan Fournier,
Power forward Aaron Gordon,
Center Bismack Biyombo.

Head Coach: Frank Vogel.

Away: Oklahoma City Thunder:

Point guard Russell Westbrook.

shooting guard Andre Roberson,

Small forward Paul George,
Power forward Carmelo Anthony,
Center Steven Adams.

Head Coach: Billy Donovan.

Adams and Biyombo jump the ball in the middle circle.

Adams won the first possession for the Thunder.

Westbrook took the ball directly to the frontcourt, and it was Payton who defended him.

Westbrook rushed to the inside through the pick-and-roll for the first ball, but he missed a forced layup.

Westbrook swears and quickly returns to defense.

Immediately afterwards, after the Magic passed the ball and moved a few times, Augustin made a three-pointer.

Seeing Augustin's three-pointer, Adams directly killed Biyomboka.The ball bounced out of the frame and flew over Adams' head, but Adams didn't jump off the board.

An Xiaonan was stunned, only to see Westbrook suddenly sprint and jump up, and then took off the rebound on top of Adams' head.

"As expected of the number one striker in the league." An Xiaonan said sarcastically.

Westbrook came to the frontcourt, obviously looking for Payton, a soft persimmon.After passing the ball a few times, it came to George's hands. George was about to break through in singles, but he heard Westbrook shouting beside him.

George snorted secretly and threw the ball to Westbrook.

Westbrook received the ball, dribbled a few steps, and still had four seconds to attack, and jumped directly at Payton from outside the three-point line.

It's too messy!An Xiaonan looked at Westbrook's throw in surprise.

"Dang!" The ball bounced out of the box as expected.

But Adams, the league's No. [-] card forward, grabbed the offensive rebound and passed the ball to Westbrook under Westbrook's instructions.

"Hush—" There was a burst of boos from the audience.

An Xiaonan clenched his fists in dissatisfaction. What's so interesting about a game controlled by such a ball tyrant?
This time Westbrook broke through and scored, and George made a three-pointer.

Westbrook hit one board and one assist.

Because An Xiaonan was watching the game off the court, he could clearly see the expressions on each player's face.

Westbrook looks focused, but he is not focused on letting the team score, but on making his data better.

George's eyes were equally focused.He is doing his own thing wholeheartedly, doing his best in every defense and offense.

Anthony's eyes looked confused and unwilling, not being able to become a rocket this summer is the biggest regret.When I came to the Thunder, I thought that the Big Three could play well, but I didn't expect that Westbrook, the ball bully, would make Anthony's status in the team plummet... so much that Anthony was a little unwilling to fight.

How could such a team achieve good results!

An Xiaonan thought angrily in his heart.

"Ann, do you now know why I put you on the bench?" Vogel's voice came.

An Xiaonan was taken aback for a moment. He was a smart person, and he immediately understood Vogel's ulterior motives.

"One reason is to restore your desire for the game."

"The second reason is to let you better observe how these so-called super giants play."

"The third reason is to let you know the strength of the team."

The Magic without An Xiaonan is the lineup of last season.Last season, the Magic was definitely the weakest team in the league, while the Thunder was a playoff-level team.

But nearly 5 minutes have passed since the game was played.What is behind is not the magic of the full-bodied lineup, but the thunder of the cosmic lineup.

10:6, the Magic lead by four points.

Westbrook made 2 of 3 shots and scored 2 points, 2 rebounds, [-] assists and [-] turnovers. It is not impossible to get a quadruple double.

Without An Xiaonan, the enjoyment of the game has dropped too much. The audience has been watching Westbrook's statistics for 5 minutes...

They were all waiting for An Xiaonan to play.

(End of this chapter)