NBA: Starting with Jokic template

Chapter 83: Efficient Seven-Win Streak (35)
Several players on the Thunder achieved excellent statistics in this game.

Led by Lin Chuan, he played for 22 minutes, made eight of 21 shots, scored 12 points, 13 rebounds and assists, and scored the first triple-double of the new NBA season at the fastest speed in history.

The team leader Durant played for 30 minutes, made 32 of 7 shots, scored 3 points, rebounds and assists, with a hit rate of over , which was highly productive and efficient.

Westbrook played for 32 minutes in this game, made 22 of 6 shots, and scored 7 points, rebounds and assists. His efficiency was also good, showing his all-round qualities.

There is also the Thunder's new player Kevin Martin. This was his first game for the Thunder. He shot only four of ten, but made three of six three-pointers and scored 15 points, which was a good performance.

In this kind of team, everyone can convert Lin Chuan's passes into points, making him feel like a fish in water.

"To be honest, after watching the performance in this game, I really think Lin Chuan is already the best center this season."

"Last season, his total playing time in the regular season was not as long as when I played. This season is Lin Chuan's first season as a starter, and in the first game of the new season, he gave us such a report card. Not only did he have extremely impressive output on both offense and defense, but he also quickly cut down a triple-double in a short period of playing time."

O'Neill swallowed in surprise and continued,
"He was able to get a triple-double in 15 minutes, which is two minutes faster than the previous record. You have to know that this is an NBA record. It is a terrifying accumulation of so many years. It is not easy to break. For this kid, getting a triple-double is as easy as dunking over other centers for me."

"He had a few triple-doubles in the Olympics, and in the remaining games he had near triple-doubles because he didn't score enough. We thought it was just a small sample size, but we didn't expect him to continue this performance after returning to the NBA."

"I believe that it won't be long before Lin Chuan will get his own MVP and become another legendary superstar in NBA history!"

Barkley said with his own expectations.

The Thunder got off to a good start and performed well in the subsequent series of games.

In back-to-back games, the Thunder faced the Trail Blazers away and slaughtered them by 35 points.

Although Trail Blazers rookie Lillard scored 20 points and performed well, the Trail Blazers were defeated without any resistance against the new Thunder's big four.

Aldridge was coached by Lin Chuan, who made only 19 of 7 shots and scored only 15 points, making him dizzy.

In this game, Lin Chuan played for 30 minutes and scored 18 points, 13 rebounds and 9 assists, just one assist away from a triple-double.

In fact, Lin Chuan had a chance to score in the end, but he chose to leave the court during the timeout.

He wouldn't do that kind of thing when he was leading by a large margin and then played in garbage time against the water dispenser and the bench to rack up stats.

In the following week, the Thunder won three games in a row and started with a good record of five wins and no losses.

Lin Chuan also won the Western Conference Player of the Week with two triple-doubles.

This is also his first personal honor.

"I didn't expect you to be the first among us to win an honor in the new season."

Westbrook put his arm around Lin Chuan's shoulders and laughed.

Lin Chuan spread his hands and said,
"Who made the officials attach so much importance to triple-doubles? If you just look at it as an ordinary statistic, my score is not as high as yours. I can give it to you or Durant."

"Does a triple-double mean a lot to them?"

Westbrook let go of Lin Chuan's shoulders and talked to himself as he watched him continue practicing.

After a moment, he shook his head and rushed up to train together.
"Why think about these things? Nothing is more important than winning the championship."

In a blink of an eye, the NBA schedule of this season has come to the third week. This week, the Thunder will play a total of four games, all away. The first two games were won smoothly, achieving seven consecutive victories.

The next opponent of the Thunder, which has won consecutive games, is the Warriors. As a team that has not yet grown up, Lin Chuan is quite interested in them.

Lin Chuan is interested in them, but the Warriors and Mark Jackson are completely the opposite.

He has no interest in the Thunder.

There is no other reason, the Thunder is just too strong.

The team has won seven consecutive games since the start of the season, with an average net score of eleven points per game, ranking first in the league.

As the head coach of the Warriors, Jackson has a headache just thinking about it.

They currently have 4 wins and 3 losses, with a winning rate of 57%.

It looks good, but after this game, the winning rate will probably return to 50%.

How should this kind of team play?

Jackson rubbed his temple, feeling a little irritated.

He wrote and drew on the tactical board and analyzed the Thunder team video in front of him.

"Shit... who on our team can defend against this kind of attack?"

Seeing that every Thunder player had a three-pointer, Jackson couldn't help but curse.

He felt that their team's three-point shooting was good enough. The two starting guards, Curry and Thompson, both had three-point shooting percentages of over 40%, with Curry even reaching 45%. The two of them combined had a three-point shooting percentage of 6, which was very good.

But when he saw that Durant and Sefolosha of the Thunder both averaged 4 three-pointers per game with a three-point shooting percentage of over 41%, and that there was Kevin Martin on the bench who averaged 2 three-pointers with a shooting percentage of 43%, and that even the starting center could make 38 three-pointers with a shooting percentage of 2%, he couldn't help but turn off the analysis video and sighed.

Not only is it bigger than them, but the space here is even more exaggerated than theirs!
"What's wrong coach?"

Curry dribbled the ball toward him.
"What are you worried about? Tomorrow's game?"

"Yes."

Jackson held his head with both hands, wondering if there was any way to fight against the Thunder.

"There's nothing to be upset about. We just need to play our game. If we feel good, we can win. If we feel bad, we can't win. They are number one in the league, so they should be under more pressure than us in every game."

Listening to Curry's words, Jackson looked up and saw his calm expression, and his irritability was relieved a lot.

Thinking of Curry's accurate three-pointer, Jackson seemed to have found a glimmer of hope for their victory among the infinite possibilities.
"Indeed, as the No. 1 team in the league, they can't afford to lose. We shouldn't have any psychological pressure."

Anyway, the competition on the second day arrived as scheduled.

Lin Chuan looked at the opponent's starting lineup and couldn't help but feel a little surprised.

The Warriors' starting lineup for this game is Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Harris Barnes, David Lee and...Andrew Bogut!
When he saw Bogut, Lin Chuan's eyes lit up.

At first, Lin Chuan was still looking at the Warriors' first championship members, and also saw Draymond Green, who is currently a small fry, but suddenly saw Bogut in the starting lineup, and Lin Chuan suddenly had a new idea.

Damn it, this guy was injured by Zhu Fangyu and retired too early in the last Olympics, and I haven’t taught him a lesson enough. Now that I have the chance, I must teach him a lesson!
(End of this chapter)