genius point guard

Chapter 396: The Thunder Strikes
After defeating the Grizzlies, the Warriors have won 16 consecutive victories.

"This is the best start in our history, but we still have to work hard." Chen Mo told reporters: "Every game we win in the future is creating history. Why don't we make history? "

Chen Mo came back in the game against the Trail Blazers a day later. In the next games in January, the Warriors will all play at home, which is good news for them.

How to better rest in the shrinking season is a problem that all teams need to consider. At this stage, the Warriors can continue to fight at home, which is a very good rest time for them.

After the appearance of Brandon Roy, the Blazers had a renaissance call for a while, but after Roy had to announce the end of his short career because of a knee injury, the Blazers fell into reconstruction again.The team seemed to be cursed, and the Portlanders even felt hopeless at one point.

No one expects the Blazers to win this game. The strength of the Warriors cannot be shaken by the rebuilding Portlanders, even if Curry continues to be absent.

In this game, Chen Mo made adjustments to the starting lineup, and Klay Thompson was included in the starting lineup.Some people may think that the Warriors did this to not disrupt the team's normal rotation, but what Chen Mo meant was to let Clay get familiar with the feeling of starting and accelerate his growth.

The Warriors played very easily in this game. They fell behind at the start, but before halftime, they played a wave of fast breaks in a small lineup, and the score was overtaken by them in an instant.

"Auckland is too strong now. In some games, maybe they only need 5 minutes of seriousness to end the game."

"Yes, they were 5 points behind 7 minutes ago. But when Jack Chen was replaced, they played a wave of 15-0 attacks in an instant, and they were still leading by 8 points at the end of the half. .”

Perhaps deterred by the Warriors' fierce offense before halftime, the Blazers seemed a little out of their minds in the second half.

Aldridge missed mid-range shots one after another, and the Warriors seized the opportunity to hit three high-quality counterattacks in a row, and the score was opened again.

With Chen Mo's efforts in the second half of the third quarter, he personally took the game away very directly.

"We need more rest, so we need to clock in more three quarters." Chen Mo said to the reporter's recorder like a pure boy after the game.

With 17 consecutive victories, the Warriors are challenging the league's winning streak.

"I don't doubt their strength. Maybe they will break the 33-game winning streak created by the Los Angeles Lakers!" Barkley said in his program.

"This group of kids is very strong, especially Jack Chen is very strong, but they may need more luck and opportunities to challenge the record of 33 consecutive victories." Jerry West, who served on the team, said so.

Now someone is starting to discuss whether the Warriors can break the 33-game winning streak. Chen Mo knows that this will bring huge pressure to the team.

"There are still many winning streaks ahead of us, such as Boston, Milwaukee, etc. We may surpass them one by one, but it is too early to talk about the 33-game winning streak of the Los Angeles Lakers." Chen Mo updated his social networking site.

Ajiali is aware of the pressure brought by public opinion on the team, so she called Chen Mo that night, "Jack, you won't be influenced by outside public opinion!"

Chen Mo smiled and said: "How is it possible, I won't feel any pressure when the earth explodes."

"why?"

"Superman will save the earth from exploding, and I'm not Superman, so it's none of my business!" Chen Mo said with a smile.

"Haha! It seems that you are really fine, but now the media is starting to hype this topic, which is really unfriendly to you. Under the huge pressure, your winning streak is likely to be interrupted." Ajiali said.

"Actually, it doesn't matter even if the winning streak is ended, this thing doesn't give bonuses."

"You are so rich, do you still care about money?"

Chen Mo chatted casually with Ajiali, he felt very relaxed.

"Tomorrow we will face Oklahoma City!" Ajiali said, "Third Young Masters of the Thunder are very fierce now, be careful of your winning streak!"

"Don't worry." Chen Mo said to Ajiali.

Against the Warriors, the Thunder made full preparations.Who wouldn't want to end a super-long winning streak?
Just like the Celtics who ended the Rockets' 22-game winning streak, and the Milwaukee Bucks who ended the Lakers' 33-game winning streak, they will all be remembered in history along with that long winning streak team.

Playing a super long winning streak is a good way to be remembered by history, but if it can end the opponent's winning streak, it is also a good way to leave your name in history.

"I don't want to be part of the opponent's record, I'd rather be the finisher," Westbrook said.

"This is not an easy game for us," Durant said.

Harden has always disliked Chen Mo. He has a good relationship with DeRozan, and he thinks Chen Mo is too pretentious.It's the same on the pitch, and it's the same off the pitch.

"Now everyone is not optimistic about us. I think it's time for us to win an important opponent to prove ourselves. Yes, the Warriors are a heavyweight opponent. This is an opportunity for us."

The Thunder have great ambitions this season, and their goal is not just as simple as going to the playoffs.

The pattern of the West has changed quietly. The Lakers are still the favorites to win the championship after adding Chris Paul, while the Spurs and Mavericks are old.And the shortened season schedule is also very beneficial to the Thunder, because they are young.

"It may be time for the young Thunder to do something." Coach Brooks said: "If you want to choose a team in the league as an opponent to let the players build confidence, then the Warriors will be the best opponent."

There is no need to hide things like ambition. When necessary, they will reveal their ambitions and show their strength for everyone to take a good look at.

Regarding the Thunder's saliva before the game, the Warriors seemed calm.Instead, Timothy Glenn updated his social networking site as a response to the Thunder. "The strong are always doers, and the strong will not live by lip service."

On the day of the game on the 27th, a reporter from Beijing asked questions about Timothy Glenn's status.Timothy Glenn smiled gently, and immediately said: "I'm learning to use social networking sites, and a book I was reading happened to have this sentence, so I sent a status like this, which has no special meaning .”

Chen Mo added from the side: "Timothy is not targeting anyone, really not targeting anyone."

"I always feel that Jack Chen still has half a sentence left behind." The reporter who interviewed Timothy Glenn always had this idea in his heart.

The Warriors also made a lot of preparations for the Thunder game.After all, this opponent is one of their important opponents in the playoffs.

All the core players of the Oklahoma City Thunder were selected in the draft. The strength of the Thunder's three young players after they grow up is enviable.

The game was broadcast live on T-NT TV station across the United States, and Charles Barkley and Kenny Smith, the old partners, sat on the commentary platform.

This is a contest between young people. In fact, if you count Curry who was absent due to injury today, there are three rookies in 09 in this game.

"If you look at the current situation, the draft in 09 seems to be the golden generation!"

"Jack Chen, Griffin, Curry, Harden, DeRozan...the quality of this class of rookies is really high."

Smith and Barkley were discussing the 09 rookie, and Chen Mo was still playing his game before the game.At the free throw line, he continuously used the free throw posture to shoot the ball into or bump into the basket, making the audience laugh.

When the cameras of the reporters greeted them, Chen Mo turned his head, and the female audience in the front row screamed in unison.

Harden on the opposite side heard the scream and snorted coldly.I don't know if he is jealous of Chen Mo's femininity and handsome appearance, or if he disdains Chen Mo's showmanship.

"Don't look at it, you are more than 200 blocks away from you in terms of appearance." Ibaka teased Harden.

Harden snorted and ignored Ibaka.

Ibaka rubbed his hands together, and said to himself, "This makes me angry."

Soon, the game began.

The Thunder's starting lineup still uses their own routine, Westbrook, Durant, Sefolosha, Ibaka and Perkins.

The Warriors unexpectedly continued to use Klay Thompson as the starting shooting guard, and the other four remained unchanged.

"Judging from the situation in the last game, Klay's performance is not bad, and his presence allows the Warriors to maintain some consistency tactically with Stephen Curry. His three-point touch Good, at least it can help the Warriors open up space."

"Stephen Curry's injury gave the rookie more chances, and it looked like he seized the opportunity. But he played well against the Trail Blazers last game, but this time he faced the Thunder, maybe It won't work that well."

"In any case, the strength of the two teams is closer. This will make the game more exciting. In a sense, the absence of Stephen Curry may make this game more exciting."

With the whistle of the referee, the ball was thrown into the air, Biedrins won the jump ball, and the Warriors got the first chance to attack.

Biedrins is fast against most teams in the league, but he can't find an advantage in speed against the Thunder.

Naturally, Chen Mo would not blindly pursue speed, and pursue the first fast break score after a successful jump ball.

Chen Mo dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, and then set up a high pick-and-roll with Biedrins.

The rest of the players were running to attract the defense. The five players on the Thunder field were not slow to move. The strategy Brooks formulated before the game was that the other four players except Perkins would immediately switch defenses when encountering Chen Mo's pick-and-roll. Chen Mo was not given any space to shoot.

Ibaka quickly chose to switch defenses, and Biedrins ran towards the basket as soon as he turned around after the pick-and-roll.

Chen Mo broke into the bottom corner diagonally, and it seemed that he didn't want to attack the basket directly.

"To pass the ball!" Ibaka had such an idea immediately, so he got up and prepared to defend Chen Mo's pass.

But Chen Mo's thoughts are never easily guessed by the opponent. After receiving the ball, Chen Mo first steps to the right, then holds the ball in both hands and shakes it around Ibaka's head before striding to the left.

A typical European layup, Ibaka was completely swayed by Chen Mo's feint.

"This action is rare in Jack Chen's competition. Did you practice it recently?" Smith said.

Barkley said with a smile: "Actually, in my memory, Jack Chen knew it very early, but I think the reason why he seldom uses this action is because this action is not handsome enough!"

"Haha!" Smith said, "If you want to explain it this way, it seems to be understandable."

Next came the Thunder's offense. Westbrook didn't plan to do it himself when he came up. He dribbled the ball to the frontcourt and passed it to Durant.

Some people always say that the only person in this league who can guard against Westbrook is Durant. Although this is a joke, the problem of the Thunder has always been that the two players have not been perfectly compatible.

But if these two people are really perfectly compatible and have a perfect chemical reaction, the consequences will be terrible.

The current trick of the Thunder is that the two juniors hold the ball and attack separately. Durant is tired and replaced by Westbrook. Westbrook is tired and then replaced by Durant. Both of them are tired. .When encountering an ordinary team, the three young masters take turns to play once and it is almost over.

Durant came first today. After taking the ball, Durant took a tentative step and immediately turned around to go to Kirilenko.

Durant's arms are too long, and he is extremely deceptive in doing this action.

Kirilenko retreated to avoid being fouled by Durant, but Durant stopped in time, took a small jump back, and then leaned back slightly, and he did not see him jumping, his right foot almost nailed to the floor.

But even if he can't jump, Kirilenko can't directly interfere with the ball. This guy is tall and has long arms and a high shot point.

Kirilenko can only choose to block the eye, but the half-beat eye-blocking defense obviously cannot have a good effect.Durant's CIC opened up the scoring account for the Thunder tonight.

Chen Mo made a gesture to signal to his teammates not to worry, "Continue to defend one by one, don't switch defenses, let them play singles."

As long as the Thunder don't play a coherent tactical coordination, Chen Mo will never change their defensive strategy.

On the offensive end, Chen Mo continued to cooperate with Biedrins in the pick-and-roll.The Thunder didn't dare to let Perkins defend Biedrins, because they were afraid that Chen Mo would hit a target after the pick-and-roll.But some things cannot be avoided. Chen Mo once again attracted Ibaka to the low post and passed the ball from behind to Kirilenko.

Kirilenko was just beaten by Durant, and this time he just let him beat Perkins to vent his anger.

(End of this chapter)