The strongest unicorn in basketball

Chapter 176 Who Can Stop It
After losing to the Spurs, the Thunder started a new round of winning streak.

They won two consecutive victories against the Trail Blazers, defeated the Jazz and Bobcats in away games, and beat the Clippers and Timberwolves at home, achieving a wave of six consecutive victories.

For a while, people were discussing more and more about the Thunder, and they were all guessing how long the Thunder's winning streak would last?

Some people say at most two games, some say four games, and some say that the Thunder will lose in the next game.

Because in the next game, the opponent the Thunder will face is stronger than the previous ones, and that is the Lakers!

To be honest, although the Lakers still retain the core lineup of two consecutive championships this season, the aging problem of the team is very serious.

Therefore, during the offseason, they reluctantly exchanged the 37-year-old fisher Fisher for the young Ramon Sessions.

His performance in the Lakers, averaging 12.7 points and 6.2 assists per game is indeed significantly better than Fisher.

But this cannot conceal the aging problem of the team lineup. The newly appointed team coach Mike Brown and the team have not been able to establish a good chemical reaction for a long time. Therefore, in the media's team strength list, the Lakers are now only ranked fifth. .

The top four are Thunder, Heat, Spurs and Bulls.

However, although the team is not favored, no one will despise this team with Kobe.

Sure enough, as soon as the game started, the Lakers were all soldiers, stopping the Thunder twice, leading the Thunder by 30 points at 18:12 in the first quarter.

In this case, the Thunder showed a kingly demeanor, Westbrook took the lead in the charge, and almost defeated the Lakers' perimeter defense on their own.

After halftime, they blasted 21 points, leading the Thunder to narrow the point difference to only 5 points.

It's not over yet. In the third quarter, while Westbrook's offensive continued unabated, his teammates made efforts one after another. Durant, Li Pu and even Ibaka turned into handsome mid-range shots.

Westbrook's breakthrough compressed the Lakers' defense, resulting in opportunities on the outside.

So in the third quarter, the Thunder beat the Lakers 34:19, winning the Lakers by 15 points in a single quarter!
The legendary "Three Collapses of the Lake" has begun to take shape at this moment.

In the fourth quarter, Bryant still did not give up, and he even made sudden shots to narrow the point difference to only 3 points.

However, at the critical moment, Li Pu's key offensive rebound and Durant's mid-range shot completely ended the game.

In the end, at 102:93, the Thunder escaped in Los Angeles without any risk, while maintaining a winning streak, ending the regular season in March.

Faced with this result, it did not exceed the expectations of most media and fans. After all, there is still a certain gap in strength between the Lakers and the Thunder!

However, the Lakers are just an appetizer. After April, their schedule is quite devilish!
On April Fool's Day, the Thunder played against the Bulls at home.

If we say among the younger generation, which star is the hottest?

There is no doubt that it is East Ross Silent!
Both of them are now the bosses of the championship team. At the same time, Rose has won the MVP. Durant has been the first MVP candidate for a long time this season. It can be seen that both of them are young stars with a bright future.

Compared with the two of them, other young stars, such as: Westbrook, Li Pu, Griffin, Love, etc., are at most just All-Star players, which are fundamentally different from the two.

Coupled with the fact that these two teams currently have the No. [-] record in the East and West, the Bulls are regarded as the best candidates to end the Thunder's winning streak.

Therefore, this game was not only broadcast live, but also received worldwide attention.

However, after the game started, the Thunder at home gave Rose a big blow!
After Westbrook made a breakthrough and scored the ball, Li Pu from the outside line faced Rose and hit a three-pointer!

In just over four minutes of the opening, Li Pu, Durant and Westbrook each scored a three-pointer and beat the Bulls 13:3 in the opening game, completely stopping the Bulls.

In this regard, Thibodeau also looked helpless.

As a defensive coach, he naturally attaches great importance to defense.

But now there is no problem with the Bulls' defense. The key is that the Thunder can make this damn three-pointer, which makes Thibodeau helpless.

I can only pin my hopes on Rose, hope that the team can open up the offense, and pray that the Thunder will not be so accurate!
Not to mention, Rose really lived up to Thibodeau's expectations. He came back from a timeout and scored five points in a row, helping the team stabilize the situation.

But even so, Rose was still outnumbered by two fists. At the end of the first quarter, at 20:27, the Bulls trailed by 7 points.

In the second quarter, the two sides played equally, the Thunder performed their duties, and the other players of the Bulls finally began to recover. Luol Deng, Boozer, Korver, etc., were able to turn out on the offensive end. Help Ross.

So at halftime, the Thunder still led by 7 points.

But in the third quarter, the third quarter again, the Thunder broke out again!
They completely restricted the Bulls on both ends of the offense and defense, especially on the offensive end. Using Sefolosha outside, Ibaka and Li Pu's defensive strategy was deployed layer by layer. After Rose broke into the penalty area, he was blocked by Ibaka and Li Pu was almost paralyzed.

When you enter the inside line, you can't see the basket at all!
As a result, Rose's scoring efficiency plummeted after his breakthrough, which was equivalent to turning off the engine of the Bulls' offense. In addition, anyone on the Thunder's offensive end could score. For a while, the point difference was quickly opened.

In the third quarter, the Thunder beat the Bulls 31:12, winning the Bulls by 19 points in a single quarter.

This caused the entire fourth quarter to be completely reduced to garbage time.

In the end, the Thunder beat the Bulls 102:78 and achieved eight consecutive victories.

Now the media and fans can't sit still. You say that the No. [-] in the West beats the No. [-] in the East.

The same is the first, why is the gap so big?
After the Thunder passed the Bulls, they had to face the Grizzlies back to back.

This is also a strong team in the Western Conference. Anyone who beats the Grizzlies will lose their skin!

You know, that's a grizzly with black and white bears!
However, at the end of the game, the Thunder beat the Grizzlies again at 108:94.

Li Pu scored 31 points, 18 rebounds and 5 blocks.

After all, the black and white bears combined only scored 29 points and 10 rebounds.

Fortunately, the media and fans did not pin their hopes of ending the Thunder's winning streak on the Grizzlies, but the Thunder's next opponent, the Miami Heat!
The Thunder beat the Heat at home last time, but this time, at home in Miami, can the Thunder beat the Heat again?

The answer is yes!

To be honest, the Heat showed a winning momentum from the very beginning and vowed to win this game.

From the very beginning, he was prepared from both offensive and defensive ends.

However, they met Durant who was in hot form!
In this game, although Durant is facing a strict defense, Durant can score all kinds of magic goals, even if James and Wade seal Durant's face, he can score!
In the end, Durant played 43 minutes, made 21 of 15 shots, scored 41 points, and led the Thunder to a 103:98 victory over the Heat with the Big Three.

The Heat really tried their best this time, and James gave everything he had, and once again forced James with all his strength, scoring 34 points, 8 rebounds and 10 assists in a quasi-triple-double. Unfortunately, it was useless, and he still lost to the Thunder.

With another victory over the Heat's Big Three, the Thunder expanded their winning streak to ten in a row.

For a while, the entire basketball world was about to explode, and everyone had a question: Who can stop the Thunder?

(End of this chapter)