chapter 41
The moment the referee finally blew the whistle in his mouth, Xue Ding's tense muscles and nerves quickly relaxed.
Then Xue Ding kept taking deep breaths, and his heart kept jumping.
The feeling of competing with Westbrook for speed and body is really great.
However, Xue Ding felt comfortable when he saw the opponent breathing heavily, and then his eyes showed that Westbrook was unwilling to lose the game.
After all, my team won the game today.
Throughout the game, Westbrook's body was extremely violent.
Xue Ding completely understood why other point guards kept loosening their muscles after they matched him. Those opponents on the court would feel a natural disconfidence when they saw him.
Both I and Westbrook are those talented with the naked eye.
Even if it is an NBA player, meeting a counterattack like Xue Ding and Westbrook is really a nightmare!
Westbrook, who was standing beside him, looked at the reporters and staff who had already rushed into the stadium, and left with him at the gesture of Durant.
"Xue, you're doing a good job." Roy came over to fight Xue Ding at the first time!
The unexpected situation of Miller's injury today was something that no one expected.
Xue Ding played for 38 minutes in this game, which made up for Miller's responsibilities.
"It's OK to play for so long." Oden said sourly, he could only play for about 20 minutes per game.
After Xue Ding responded to his teammates, he looked at the third young master of Thunder to the locker room.
The future of these three people is really amazing!
I used to be able to look up to me, but now I have to learn to defeat them, and I am also very strong.
Is this year's Thunder a weak team?
Obviously not!
Xue Ding clearly remembers that in the 2009-10 season, the Oklahoma City Thunder made an excellent record of 49 wins and 33 losses in the regular season, with an excellent record of nearly 50 wins, making a qualitative leap from the bleak record of only 23 wins and 59 losses in the previous year. This is the first time the Thunder entered the playoffs since its founding.
This youth team played a very passionate and highly spectacular game under the guidance of the best coach of the season, Scott Brooks. Except for the center position, almost all positions are the hope of the league's future.
Among them, the leader Kevin Durant beat LeBron James with an average of 30.1 points per game to win the regular season scoring leader, Russell Westbrook quickly grew into the top five young point guards in the ball possession position, Jeff Green can be both inside and out, and gradually grows into an all-round power forward, Tabo Seflosa becomes the Thunder's forward defender defense gate, newcomer James Harden makes outstanding contributions on the bench, and Eric Meno, who has traded from the Jazz in the summer, becomes a powerful supplement to the point guard position.
Driven by the above lineups with an average age of less than 24 years old, the Thunder's offense and defense both entered the ranks of the league's strong teams, and finally won the eighth record in the West.
The Thunder plays against the West's first Lakers. Although the Lakers have a strong lineup, their average age is relatively high. Especially in the point guard position, the old point guard Derek Fisher cannot stop Westbrook's strong offense. Moreover, the Thunder can make full use of the players' general tall figure and good athletic ability. Durant, Seiflosa, Green and others organize an effective defensive system to fight against the Lakers' soul Kobe and the double tower inside.
The Lakers' advantage lies in the absolute height of the inside double towers and rich playoff experience, as well as Artest's use of his defensive ability to effectively limit Durant.
In the end, the Youth Army fought with the defending champion Lakers for six games before losing due to lack of experience in the playoffs.
This duel and the third young master of Thunder also shocked Kobe at the peak.
The Thunder has become a Western Conference strong team starting this year!
Xue Ding knew the potential of this thunder very well!
If the Trail Blazers' draft is at the S-level level, then the Thunder's draft is obviously at the SSS level!
Durant, Westbrook, and Harden, these three people will be MVP-level figures in the future.
MVP is a super giant.
Three future super giants have been selected for three consecutive years, and they have selected three guys who are destined to enter the Hall of Fame.
This is unique in NBA history.
It can be seen that the Thunder Draft is awesome.
Of course, it's just awesome talent show, so what's the operation.
Without the championship, the departure of Harden and Durant is enough to show a lot of things.
Post-match press conference!
When the reporters thought Xue Ding would humiliate Harden or Westbrook, Xue Ding said to the reporter in a low-key manner: "Russell and James are both excellent players. I am honored to play against them. Winning this game today depends on the extraordinary performance of the whole team. The Thunder are very strong. I believe that when we meet them in the future, we will be more difficult."
"Westbrook is so happy. If I didn't chase him with all my might, it would be impossible for me to keep up or react in advance. I am not very willing to be an opponent of such a guy, who is the leader of the Thunder."
"Harden is also very special. He has a strong physical ability to fight against, can shoot and break through. In order to prevent him, I have thought of many ways."
"Durant is really unsolvable! He is a very efficient scorer."
Xue Ding praised the third young master, but he was very sinister, praising Westbrook as the leader and Durant was just a scorer.
Roy admitted: "KD's scoring ability is great, but RUSS is the reason they have been causing us trouble. Fortunately, we have Xue. We want to play fast in this game. Of course, playing with Xue has no choice but to play fast. If Xue passes the ball to you and you are in the open but don't shoot, he will definitely be angry."
At Xue Ding's suggestion, Roy also took action and made a plan to distract himself.
Everyone agreed that the boss of Thunder is Westbrook, and Durant is just a charger...
Oden said to reporters: "Xue is our MVP in this game. During the game, we often see him playing with his desire for victory and his anger. This makes us feel that he seems to have endless abilities. We all trust him and are willing to let him control the team's offense, so it is not surprising that he has a triple-double. There is no doubt that he is the strongest rookie this year!"
“My teammates are great.”
Xue Ding pushed all the credit to his teammates after the game. Even when the reporter asked him how he felt when he scored three doubles again, he was all over the place.
Xue Ding knows how far a team can go in the end depends on the overall lineup and the degree of running-in.
Especially for teams with many young talents, almost everyone needs ball rights and status recognition. Only when everyone is willing to sacrifice for each other can they get along better and faster. If they get along better, they will play their own games faster this season.
The Trail Blazers are now running in quickly and the overall lineup is also very strong. What Xue Ding has to do is do his own thing!!
Now that Miller is injured, it will be extremely important whether Xue Ding can take on the offensive responsibility of the organization and the second team.
Chapter completed!