new lord of the rings

Chapter 195 Battle in Oklahoma!
The Golden State Warriors defeated the Utah Jazz at home and won [-] consecutive victories!

The Golden State Warriors' best start record is nine consecutive victories, and every victory now is a new record!
The best start record in league history was created by the Houston Rockets in the 1993-1994 season. At that time, as the defending champion Rockets, they won 15 consecutive victories in the first season.

Now the Warriors are only 4 victories away from the best start in history. This is very exciting. I want to see if the Warriors can set a new record!
The Warriors' next game is against the Oklahoma City Thunder, which is without Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant.

On October 2014, 10, Durant fractured the metatarsal bone of his right foot, and he will undergo surgery. According to previous cases, Durant needs 12-6 weeks to recover after surgery.

Russell Westbrook suffered from a knee injury and had to rest for 4-5 weeks. Without the Thunder's two leading stars, it was difficult to compete with the Warriors.

On November 2014, 11, the game between the Golden State Warriors and the Oklahoma City Thunder was held in Oklahoma as scheduled.

As night fell, the Ford Center Arena was crowded and bustling with people. Although the two star players were sick and unable to play, the fans were still very enthusiastic. Although the Thunder have not been able to win the championship in recent years, they have always been the top team in the league. The fan base is also growing.

What's more, today is the game of the league's upstart Golden State Warriors. Since Zhang Xin joined, the Golden State Warriors have not had the opportunity to play in Oklahoma. This is Zhang Xin's first visit to the Ford Center Arena.

The Thunder fans are also quite curious about Zhang Xin, wanting to see what this Chinese man can do to change the Golden State Warriors completely, win the championship last season, and break the league's scoring records repeatedly!

You must know that Kevin Durant of the Thunder has repeatedly won the scoring champion and failed to break those unattainable records. Zhang Xin has been able to repeatedly break these high records. His explosive scoring power is already recognized as the league's number one!

So today the Warriors went to the Ford Center arena, and the entire arena was packed to the brim, it didn't look like the two leading stars were absent from the game.

The current Thunder team has only ten players who can play. It is already short of major generals. It is basically an impossible task to win the Golden State Warriors as the defending champion, but the Thunder team's generals are full of fighting spirit , I want to weigh the weight of the Warriors!

Game start.

The Warriors still line up the starting five tigers: Zhang Xin, Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Andrew Bogut, Drummond Green.

The Thunder sent Reggie Jackson, Serge Ibaka, Steven Adams, Lance Thomas and Andre Roberson.

Let alone the offense of the Thunder's lineup, but the defense is definitely at the league's top level!

Reggie Jackson is a combo guard with excellent athletic ability. He can complete the defense well with his weight, can put pressure on the ball, and is big enough to switch on the wing;

Lance Thomas is a versatile forward who can contribute on the defensive end and is one of the best players in the Thunder team to defend the big man's wing;

塞尔吉伊巴卡，3届NBA最佳防守阵容一阵（2012-14），2届NBA盖帽王（2012-13），这几个荣誉以及足够证明伊巴卡的防守能力；
Steven Adams has outstanding height and mobility, strong offensive rebounds, good blocking ability, and is an excellent defender;
Andre Robertson was a member of the second team of the NBA All-Defensive Team in the 2016-17 season. Now his defense has matured. He focuses on defense, scrambling and rebounding on the court. His offensive ability is mediocre, but this makes him more focused Yu defense!
At the beginning of the game, the Golden State Warriors encountered the tightest and strongest defense this season!

Bogut and Adams jumped the ball in the middle circle and got the ball by luck.

Curry wanted to dribble across the half court, but was forced by Reggie Jackson. Fortunately, Curry is one of the few players with the best combination of man and ball in the league. After a few back changes, he passed the half court, but Reggie Jackson persisted and kept pressing.

Curry gave the ball to Drummond Green who came up to meet him, and turned around and got into the crowd.

Zhang Xin began to run, he felt that this was not a regular season, but a return to last season's playoffs, every step forward had to pay a huge amount of strength!

Andre Robertson was in charge of guarding Zhang Xin. Robertson never left Zhang Xin, constantly squeezed and harassed Zhang Xin, and prevented Zhang Xin from moving easily or receiving the ball easily.

Zhang Xin saw that Robertson was following so closely, so he simply refused to catch the ball, and specially helped Thompson and Curry to cover without the ball.

This time, he pressed the Warriors' offensive button!
The quality of Zhang Xin's cover is extremely high, and his own deterrence is very high. The Thunder would rather let others than Zhang Xin, and Thompson got the opportunity to shoot repeatedly.

Ibaka made a mid-range shot, Green picked up the ball and immediately served, and Curry dribbled across the frontcourt.

Zhang Xin blocked Thompson at the right elbow, and he immediately slid down and took Robertson away. Lance Thomas, who was defending Thompson, was a little hesitant. Thompson took this opportunity to receive a pass from Green, and immediately made a mid-range shot. The basket bounced high on the neck.

Zhang Xin stuck Robertson behind him. Robertson was 201cm tall but weighed only 95kg. Faced with Zhang Xin who weighed 105kg, Robertson couldn't move.

Steven Adams wanted to take off the rebound, but Zhang Xin jumped up and pushed the basketball into the basket with one hand in front of Adams!

There was some commotion among the fans at home. Zhang Xin's ball took into account both the height and speed of the bounce, and even completed a second attack between the two defensive giants Robertson and Adams!
Reggie Jackson catches the ball and dribbles quickly across the half court. Adams goes up to Reggie Jackson as a high screen. Thomas quickly breaks through Bogut. Bogut puts Reggie Jackson not too far or too close. Ji Jackson threw the ball into the sky, Adams caught the ball and hit it high, avoiding Green's block, took off a little and dunked the ball into the basket!
The home fans applauded and shouted!

Adams' roll is really hard to defend against. Adams has a strong body, is tall, and has good offensive habits. As long as he gets the ball, he will hold it high and hit it high. It is difficult for a guard to interfere with the ball. Green is not tall enough. As long as Adams receives the ball under the basket, it is a dunk!
In the beginning, the Thunder played impressively. Under the tough defense, the Warriors did not fully open up. Although the Thunder's offense was not good, it was barely equal.

After the first quarter, the score between the two sides was 28:26, with the Warriors leading by two points.

Zhang Xin scored 6 points, 3 assists and 5 rebounds. The Thunder's rebounding ability is very strong. Zhang Xin also participated in protecting the rebounds. With Zhang Xin's judgment ability and physical fitness, he helped the team protect the rebounds, so in just half a quarter The playing time actually grabbed 5 rebounds!
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