After two days of rest, the Thunder's game day finally arrived.
They will face the Wizards from Washington tomorrow night. They are currently ranked seventh in the Eastern Conference and are a very promising young team.
Their team not only has the No. 1 pick in 2010, John Wall, he has averaged 18+10 per game this season, leading the Wizards into the playoffs after having been unable to reach the playoffs for several years.
In the original world, the Wizards were also eighth in the Eastern Conference and entered the playoffs in a thrilling manner. Although they were swept by the Raptors in the end, it also proved that the Wizards' reconstruction was effective.
What's more, this team has rookie Bradley Beal. Even though Beal has less ball rights, he can still average 15 points per game in his third season in the NBA, and in the past few years After that, individual points per game continued to rise.
Moreover, the Wizards have Paul Pierce, the 2008 FMVP and known as the truth, to teach the Wizards' two potential newcomers. It is obvious that Pierce's teaching has made progress.
Both of their performances have improved somewhat compared to last season.
And this year's Pierce can be considered a relatively good year since he left the Celtics.
Even so, the Wizards still seemed insignificant in front of the Thunder. Washington fans continued to post negative comments online before the game.
The overall meaning is that I hope the Thunder can be gentler and avoid all kinds of humiliating scores.
On the other hand, none of the teams the Thunder played against before felt so desperate. That's because in the Thunder's game against the Wizards, Durant, who was injured two weeks ago, chose to come back in this game.
At the same time, Westbrook, Adams, Ibaka, who rested in the last game, and West, who sprained his ankle in the last game, also announced their comebacks in this game.
In other words, this Wizards is facing the complete Thunder. The current Thunder truly has the strength of the league's break.
With such terrifying offensive firepower, no team's defense can withstand such a fierce attack, not to mention that the Thunder's inside line is supported by two big mountains of Ibaka and Adams, as well as Durant and Lu Yao. Elderly people participate in the defense.
Anyone who wants to break through the Thunder's defense will probably have to peel off a layer of skin.
Don't even think about it. Bill and Wall of the Wizards, as well as Pierce, are all players who are good at breaking through the offense. Facing the Thunder, they simply failed.
What's more, the entire Wizards seem a bit biased, relatively weak inside, and slightly deficient in outside defense, which gives Dewey the second young master plenty of room to play.
This game had lost its suspense before it even started. For the fans, this was already a must-win game for the Thunder.
At night, under the starlight in the Oklahoma sky, everyone from the Thunder took the team's special plane to Washington.
Watching Oklahoma gradually disappear from sight, Lu Yao sat by the window, seemingly thinking about something.
He has an iron wall, coupled with his own Durant template and physical talent, his internal and external defensive capabilities are close to being maxed out.
The current Lu Yao is not inferior to any of the league's top defenders. Even those famous defenders in history, Lu Yao can stand shoulder to shoulder with them.
Thinking of this, Lu Yao had a bad idea in his mind.
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The next night, the Capital One Stadium in Washington was already packed with people. Many fans who came here bought tickets for the game, wanting to see how much the rumored invincible Lu Yao weighed.
Lu Yao had arrived on the court early and was cooperating with the assistant coach in pre-match warm-ups and recovery of hand feel.
On the other side of him, Durant and Westbrook appeared on the court wearing jerseys. Tonight, the much-anticipated Thunder will appear again.
During the warm-up time alone, the audience's expectations were already high.
On the sidelines, two tall black men wearing peaked caps were sitting. Next to them, there were many surprised fans.
Because these two people are the famous Cavaliers player, the little emperor LeBron James, and Kyrie Irving, who was known as the European God in the 2011 Manor.
It just so happened that they would also play against the Washington Wizards in tomorrow night's game. After learning that the Thunder would play against the Wizards tonight, James and Irving came to Capital One Arena to watch the game.
There is no doubt that the appearance of these two people brought more focus to this game.
On the big screen of the Capital One Arena, a close-up of the two people appeared. Feeling that the camera was pointed at them, the two people raised their heads and gestured in the direction of the camera.
After the camera shifted, the two also began to discuss their predictions about the game.
"LeBron, how do you think Lu will perform tonight?"
Irving was the first to ask. He was also Lu Yao's victim back then. Irving's dribbling was one of the best in the league, but in front of Lu Yao, he was manipulated from the sky to the end and had no power to fight back.
James held his chin, stared at Lu Yao on the court, and said: "I don't think he will score high points tonight, but he will definitely contribute to the team's defense."
"His defensive performance has always been overlooked by the public. I think in this game, when the opponent's star players are all good at breaking through, he will take this opportunity to prove himself."
"After all, only those who have personally experienced Lu's defense will know how outrageous Lu's defense is."
After the two had a big talk, soon it was time to jump the ball.
Both sides also announced their starting lineups, and Durant, who had been away for a long time, once again appeared in the public eye.
It was a happy night for Oklahoma fans.
Players from both sides followed the referee's footsteps and gathered in the center circle. Lu Yao and Wizards' starting center Marcin Gortat faced each other. The two men bent their knees slightly, tensed up, and stretched out their hands in the direction of the ball. Wrestle possession of the ball at the first opportunity.
"Beep!" The harsh whistle triggered the nerves of the two of them, causing them to jump up at the same time.
But when he took off, Lu Yao already had an advantage. Not only did he bounce in place better than Gortat, but his wingspan also surpassed Gortat.
There is no doubt that Lu Yao won the jump ball. Durant received the ball and passed it back to Westbrook for organization.
This also declares that this game has officially begun. The audience is looking forward to what kind of performance the Thunder will perform tonight.
