Healthy basketball, starting from eating the old Lakers F4

Westbrook was injured in G1 of the Finals and missed the game in G2. This had a considerable impact on the Thunder.

However, a minor ailment like hamstring cramps is not a particularly serious injury.

In a way, this is a warning that his physical condition has turned on a red light, but for Westbrook, who is determined to win the championship and can't get out of the firing line due to minor injuries, this is really not a big deal.

Before the start of G3 of the Finals, the Thunder officially changed Westbrook's status on the injury list to doubtful.

This also means that Westbrook is very likely to be resurrected with full health and play again in the upcoming G3!
Sometimes, players who are doubtful will come on as a substitute for the team. And often once he goes into battle, he can make his opponent doubt his life.

June 6, Oklahoma, Chesapeake Energy Arena.

Before the start of G3, Westbrook was not included in the starting list given by the Thunder.

In this regard, Bulls did not open the champagne in advance and took it lightly.

Taking a step back, even if Westbrook is still unable to play due to injury, who knows if there are any role players in the Thunder team who will suddenly explode and stage a rescue of Private Adu?

What's more, tonight is an away game, and winning in an away game must be more difficult than in a home game.

"Thunder will win, Thunder will win!"

The game was about to start, and the Thunder fans cheered in unison.

I have to say that Okura is a bit small, but the basketball atmosphere is still good.

However, if an NBA team wants to win the championship, it is not enough to rely solely on the atmosphere inside and outside the team. The most important thing is to see whether the players are good or not!

With the experience of last year's finals, the Thunder players are no longer rookies.

But compared to today's luxuriously equipped Bulls, it is obviously still not enough.

Not long after the first quarter started, the word most shouted by the fans was "Defense".

Obviously, the Thunder have fallen into a disadvantage at this time.

Carefully looking at the data of the two teams, Thunder boss Durant made 5 of 3 shots and 2 of 2 free throws in the first half of the first quarter, scoring 8 points. His performance was not bad.

However, the score on the field was 18 to 14, and the Bulls were still leading by 4 points.

When this happens, we can't blame Durant's teammates who are all CBA. To put it bluntly, Durant, as the leader of the team, is not comprehensive enough and cannot correctly lead the team to win.

Of course, there are specialties in the art industry.

There are various positions on the court with different divisions of labor. As a small forward, Durant is not required to have the ability to organize and connect.

To be honest, as a top scorer, Durant has done his job well enough.

In today's league, there is no one who can do better than Durant in terms of scoring. Apart from Duan, there is really no one else.

Wade, James, Anthony and others, compared with Durant, are at best in the middle, and it is difficult to distinguish them.

However, if the Thunder wants to defeat the Bulls and win the championship, Durant, as the head of the team, cannot just do his job well.

Especially when Westbrook is injured and absent, Durant must make up for the missing part of Westbrook.

But it is a pity that if Durant wants to win, he needs an organizer to help him organize the team so that he can concentrate all his energy on the offensive end.

"Russell stood up from the bench! He is taking off his clothes. Is he ready to play? Our Thunder can be saved!"

"Russell is preparing to come back, and the finals may have reached a turning point!"

"Russell, Russell, Russell!" With more than 3 minutes left in the first quarter, some changes suddenly occurred on the Thunder bench.

Westbrook suddenly stood up from his seat, then slowly took off his training clothes, and then walked to the technical stage.

When some Thunder fans at the scene saw this, they immediately shouted excitedly and even danced with tears in their eyes.

In fact, Westbrook's appearance as a substitute tonight is a sign.

After all, in the pre-game warm-up session, Westbrook also went on the court for a while with other teammates.

It's just that during the warm-up shooting period, Westbrook did not perform well.

Perhaps because he has not fully recovered from his leg cramp injury, Westbrook frequently hits the iron when warming up and shooting. Although this is very Westbrook, it is also quite worrying.

It's now G3 of the Finals, and the Thunder have few games they can lose.

Once Westbrook forces the court, takes random shots, and keeps hitting the ball, causing the Thunder to lose, then this season will be in vain.

However, the Thunder's game momentum is somewhat wrong now, and the point difference is gradually widening towards 10 points.

Westbrook was able to stand up from the bench at this time and take the initiative to help Durant share the pressure. Upon seeing this, Thunder fans were naturally filled with joy and pinned most of their hopes on Westbrook.

Unfortunately, sometimes the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment, and things often backfire.

Facts have proved that Westbrook's return to the finals stage not only did not bring any help to the Thunder, but instead became a drag on the team.

In just over three minutes, Westbrook made 3 of 0 shots and only scored one rebound.

场上的比分却从26比18，迅速变成了33比18，分差一下子扩大到了15分。

Of course, the Thunder's defeat by the Bulls is not entirely Westbrook's fault.

Other Thunder players were also unable to score the ball into the basket, nor were they able to restrict Bulls players from scoring goals.

It's just that Westbrook is the head player of the Thunder. Instead of helping the Thunder narrow the point difference when he led the team on the court, he was actually beaten by the Bulls by such a big gap. He must bear the main responsibility.

After the first quarter, Westbrook, who returned to the bench, was a little unhappy and seemed to be angry with himself.

In fact, Westbrook's physical condition has almost been adjusted. This time he made 3 of 0 shots. The main reason is that his finishing ability at the basket is not stable.

In previous games, Durant could have saved the day, but now in the finals, Westbrook performed undercover as soon as he started, and the morale of the Thunder team also dropped greatly.

Durant himself is not a player with particularly leadership qualities, and he doesn't know how to comfort other teammates at this time.

Only chicken soup coach Scott Brooks took advantage of the break to continue to make headlines and regroup the Thunder's morale.

However, after the start of the second quarter, George, who was constantly playing tricks, suddenly found his touch and scored two three-pointers in a row, helping the Bulls to widen the point difference to 20 points.

"Why do I feel that the gap between us and the Chicago Bulls has become wider this season?"

"Why is it that our three-pointers are never accurate, but the opponent's three-pointers keep coming in?"

"Who will save us? Isn't there any hope of scoring a goal?"

The Thunder fans at the scene felt very desperate. The game seemed to be over before the most powerful man on the field had even performed much.

If they were beaten to death by Duen, Thunder fans could at least comfort themselves.

Just like the fans of the Lakers, Trail Blazers, Suns, SuperSonics, and Jazz who lost to the Bulls and Jordan in the 90s - we are not the only losers. It is not shameful to lose to the God of Basketball! (End of chapter)