"ESPN: With three consecutive double-doubles, Zhao Chen played a perfect game!"
"NBA official: Eastern Conference Best of the Week winner: LeBron James, Western Conference Best of the Week winner: Zhao Chen!"
"Ohio State News: By crushing J.R. Smith, Zhao Chen may be the first person to win both the Rookie of the Year and Sixth Man of the Year awards."
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Zhao Chen's performance completely shocked both at home and abroad.
Driven by the foreign media, the domestic media promoted it more vigorously.
NBA stars also stepped forward to add fuel to the fire.
Gary Payton said: "I'm not sure whether he is a point guard or a shooting guard, but in terms of performance, he plays very well no matter where he is. He has dominance on both offense and defense that other rookies do not have. .”
Chris Webber said: "If you ask me who is the No. 1 rookie, I will tell you, Zhao Chen, I watched a few of his games, this guy is so cool."
Smiling Assassin Thomas said in a show: "He is a special player, he loves the game very much, he is improving all the time, he will shoot three-pointers from the beginning, you look at this guy's singles now It’s also very strong.”
Grant Hill said: "I know very well how difficult it is to perform like him. There are too many talented players in the NBA, and his performance was great."
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After getting off the plane, check into a hotel near Oracle Arena in Oakland.
Zhao Chen chatted passionately with Enna through original text messages in the hotel.
Zhao Chen could feel Enna's idolatry towards him.
It feels great. . .
After chatting until late at night, Zhao Chen fell asleep.
While Zhao Chen was resting, in addition to the news about him, another piece of news was also brewing.
Draymond Green: "Who said he is the best second-round pick? I will teach that guy a lesson in the next game!"
Andre Iguodala: "I'll get him. Zhao, hey, welcome to the NBA!"
The Thunder's record now ranks first in the league. This record makes the Thunder a team that the entire league wants to challenge.
The Warriors are currently ranked third in the Western Conference. Their record is 2 games behind the Thunder. If they win the Thunder without Durant, their ranking will narrow the gap with the Thunder.
In the eyes of Green and Iguodala, only Durant is difficult to guard in the Thunder, and the others are not worth mentioning.
The Warriors are very eager to kill the Thunder.
The next day, Zhao Chen didn't get up until noon. After eating a simple nutritious meal, he followed the team directly to Oracle Arena.
Back-to-back games are also a big test for the Thunder. If Westbrook hadn't come back, it would have been difficult for Zhao Chen to lead them.
After all, the opponent is a team with players such as Curry, Thompson, Iguodala, Barnes, Green, Bogut, and O'Neal. Their strength is not at the same level as the teams the Thunder encountered before.
This is a tough battle.
In 2009, the Warriors selected Stephen Curry with the seventh overall pick in the first round.
Curry was selected to the first team in his rookie season after averaging 17.5 points and 5.9 assists per game.
From then on, Curry improved almost every year until he suffered an injury!
This season, after signing a four-year, 44 million contract, Curry got rid of injuries and averaged 24 points and 8.5 assists per game. He is second to none in terms of offensive ability as a point guard.
The splash brothers formed by him and Klay Thompson are also the outside combination with the most three-pointers in the NBA. Their outside offensive power is only inferior to the combination of James and Dewey.
Thompson is also averaging 18.4 points per game this season. He and Curry combined to average 6 three-pointers per game...
This kind of offensive firepower will pose a huge challenge to the Thunder's perimeter defense.
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Press conference before the game.
"Without KD, they're nothing."
"We're going to beat them easily, Steph and Klay will tear their perimeter apart."
"Zhao? Sorry, I think he will be frozen. He will not score more than 20 points in this game!"
Iguodala and Draymond Green continued to speak harshly against the Thunder in front of the surrounding reporters.
"Kakaka!"
Journalists love their big mouths.
The two also enjoyed the attention.
At this time.
"Zhao Chen is here."
"Russell is here."
There were shouts among reporters.
Zhao Chen and Westbrook, who came in from the door, instantly became the new targets of reporters.
Westbrook was wearing a bust-baring top, colorful leggings, and rimless pink sunglasses!
Zhao Chen wears a jacket on his upper body and jeans on his lower body. He is slightly more normal than Westbrook, but not much better.
Fashion!
This is the fashion sense that Westbrook strongly recommended Zhao Chen to wear.
The anger that hits your face!
Zhao Chen felt that it was indeed a scene-stealer, and the entire press conference hall was filled with the sound of taking photos.
The other Warriors and Thunder players looked at the two with envy.
To be honest, they also envied the attention the two received.
Draymond Green said sourly to the only reporter beside him: "These two are not basketball players at all, they look more like models."
The reporter ignored Green and immediately turned around and rushed in the direction of Zhao Chen and Westbrook.
These two people have topics to talk about, and they are not on the same level as interviewing Green and Iguodala.
Reporters conveyed Green and Iguodala's challenges to Westbrook and Zhao Chen.
Westbrook said: "I don't care about them, they are just clowns."
Zhao Chen also shrugged and said: "Do their combined points per game average more than mine? If not, just shut up."
Westbrook and Zhao Chen responded briefly and then walked back to the locker room together.
The two discuss fashion issues from time to time.
In the locker room.
Everyone in the Thunder was talking and laughing, discussing women, money, games, and gossip.
The life of an NBA player is so simple and pure. The continuous winning streak makes the players feel very relaxed.
But at this time, Brooks had a headache. Without Durant, he would suffer a lot against a strong offensive team like the Warriors.
"Coach, you don't need to worry too much, just play like before." Zhao Chen came over and said to Brooks.
Zhao Chen saw Brooks' entanglement from a distance.
Brooks saw eagerness to try from Zhao Chen's expression.
This is a rookie who is full of fighting spirit and his confidence cannot be dampened.
"What do you think is the best way to play this game?" Brooks asked.
Zhao Chen said: "I will play in singles, let Russell open up for me, and Robertson will start. His cutting and defensive abilities are better than others..."
Zhao Chen's confidence comes from his trump card!
Brooks said: "It's okay to play like this in the first quarter, but what about the next three quarters?"
Zhao Chen said weakly: "I'm talking about singles."
