"Dang, get the Western Conference Player of the Month and be rewarded with 10 victory points."
After hearing the reward, Zhao Chen turned off the TV program he was watching.
Since Durant's comeback, Zhao Chen has taken on less and less responsibilities in the team.
Although I played a lot of games, my performance was not as hot as before.
There are not many victory points saved, since the last time I added points, there are only 30 points now.
At the same time, because personal strength has improved very quickly, the rate of increase in various attributes has also slowed down a lot during competition or training.
Zhao Chen knew that he had now passed the stage of rapid growth in strength and had entered a relatively stable period.
Zhao Chen converted 30 attribute points into 6 attribute points and added them to the breakthrough.
In terms of love life, Zhao Chen and Enna have become more and more familiar with each other. They have just entered the ambiguous period in the past few days. Because it is almost winter vacation and Enna has time, the two of them video chat for more than an hour almost every day.
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After entering February.
The Thunder started a new wave of devilish schedule.
Five consecutive guests.
The first stop, the Thunder challenged the Wizards away from home.
Facing the backcourt led by John Wall and Bradley Beal.
The Thunder won with a score of 118 to 98. Facing the Wizards, the Thunder's Big Three played crazy output.
As far as the Thunder's strength is concerned, as long as they are not the top teams, it is easy to have a one-sided situation against some weak teams.
In this game, Zhao Chen enjoyed the privilege of clocking out in the third quarter.
There was not much pressure to win the game, and garbage time entered early.
Wall and Bill sound like they have two guns, but their strength is still weak.
Especially their defense, both of them have problems with defense. Westbrook is accurate every time he breaks out, and Zhao Chen can easily get shooting space from the outside.
In the second quarter alone, Zhao Chen made 5 of 5 shots from beyond the three-point line.
Zhao Chen only played 27 minutes in this game, but he was very efficient, scoring 28 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists.
Since Westbrook and Durant returned, Zhao Chen's statistics have almost declined.
Needless to say, in terms of scoring, the ball rights are much less.
In terms of rebounding, Westbrook is better than Zhao Chen.
For the sake of victory, these are the sacrifices Zhao Chen made.
In today's game, Westbrook's statistics were 22 points, 10 assists and 9 rebounds. He was only one rebound short of reaching a triple-double, which made him feel a little unhappy.
On the way back to the locker room, Zhao Chen and Westbrook walked together.
Zhao Chen asked Westbrook: "Russell, why are you so obsessed with triple-double?"
Westbrook shrugged: "Don't you think that's cool? Of course, maybe it's instinct. I'm a perfectionist. I hope to get these data into double figures."
Zhao Chen replied: "If you had to choose between victory and triple-double, how would you choose?"
Westbrook patted Zhao Chen on the shoulder and said: "Then we still need to choose? It must be victory."
Zhao Chen nodded and then stopped talking.
After long-term contact, Zhao Chen got to know Westbrook.
Westbrook rarely has the consciousness to achieve a triple-double. Most of the time, he is so good.
Only when he has more than 8 rebounds and assists, and occasionally sees the data, will he brush up on it.
But many times, he himself doesn't know the statistics, so he just grabs rebounds and provides assists, and unknowingly gets a triple-double.
Zhao Chen also tried to get a triple-double on the court, but he had to admit that it was very difficult.
The first is rebounding. It is impossible for your opponent to let you grab rebounds. Needless to say, offensive rebounds. Anyone who can grab them is awesome. If you can do this, you will be a god...
As for defensive rebounds, even if your teammates consciously give up the rebound, they must ensure that the opponent does not come to grab the offensive rebound.
Then it only takes a second or two for the rebound to fall. Most insiders will get the rebound if they can get it. Everyone depends on data to live, so why should they give it to you?
As for assists, you have to count on your teammates to score the ball.
As for those obvious two-on-one scoring opportunities given to teammates, it’s fun to have fun, so what does it matter if you swipe them?
Without breaking out, Zhao Chen wouldn't be able to get a triple-double on his own anyway.
The basic condition for brushing a triple double is to have the ability of 8+8+8, and only then can the other 2+2+2 be produced.
If there are no 8+8+8, it is basically impossible to brush.
Just like Durant and Kobe, they can't brush it...
After beating the Wizards, the Thunder went to an away game to challenge the Grizzlies.
The Grizzlies are enemies of the Thunder, and the Thunder were eliminated by the Grizzlies in the playoffs last season.
The Grizzlies have always wanted to challenge the Thunder.
This is a brutal defensive battle!
The Thunder's Big Three faced perhaps the most intense defense of the season.
When other teams play against the Thunder, they will try to let go of a giant, but the Grizzlies refuse to let go.
Of course, the Grizzlies also have such capital.
The Black and White Bears, Conley, Tony Allen, Courtney Lee!
This is a lineup built for defense. Coupled with the past grievances between the two teams, this game was a fierce one.
Non-stop fouls, conflicts, game stagnation!
The Thunder narrowly defeated the Grizzlies with a score of 91 to 87.
It's a battle of wills.
In this game, Zhao Chen encountered Tony Allen's defense. Zhao Chen's efficiency was not very high, and coupled with too many fouls on the defensive end, Zhao Chen's playing time was only 28 minutes.
In 28 minutes, Zhao Chen scored 18 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists.
Defensive leaders like Tony Allen caused a lot of trouble for Zhao Chen.
Tony Allen defends very cleanly, is fast, has strong awareness, and is familiar with Zhao Chen's offensive habits.
Zhao Chen suffered a bit without much preparation.
Fortunately, Westbrook performed very well in this game. He scored a triple-double of 33 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists.
The Thunder's win was a bit thrilling!
The NBA regular season is very long, and a downturn in one or two games is common for every player, and Zhao Chen is no exception.
Especially after Durant's comeback, Zhao Chen's tactical status and time have declined to a certain extent.
Zhao Chen occasionally feels unhappy, but head coach Brooks does not make changes for Zhao Chen easily.
The Thunder are on the right track, and that's all good.
The Thunder locker room looks harmonious on the surface, but secretly it's mostly divided.
They are roughly divided into two factions. One is headed by Durant, supplemented by veterans and players who like to go out and play.
The other faction is led by Westbrook and Zhao Chen, supplemented by rookies and players who don't like to go out to play.
Despite the continuous victory, on the surface the two factions were in peace and everyone was polite, but when chatting, everyone had begun to gather together to chat consciously.
Durant, Ibaka and others like to talk about nightclubs and gossip, while Zhao Chen and Westbrook like to chat about life, family, etc.
The situation between the two factions is very delicate.
The relationship between Zhao Chen, Westbrook and Durant is similar. They encourage each other, but sometimes they secretly compete.
As the core of the Later Jin Dynasty, Zhao Chen still suffered some disadvantages in terms of tactics and status compared with them.
Zhao Chen's achievement of these statuses is impressive enough for a rookie.
