It went very smoothly. After defeating the Grizzlies, the Thunder successfully defeated the Timberwolves and Magic!
Both teams are weak teams and cannot be said to pose much threat to the Thunder.
Zhao Chen performed well in these two games, scoring 33 points, 10 assists, 7 rebounds and 32 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists respectively.
This performance allowed the media to continue to brag about Zhao Chen.
This is not a college league or NBDL, but the real NBA.
Fans love watching a supernova rise like this.
However, Zhao Chen's rise continues to make many players unhappy.
Paul George is one of them.
The Pacers have a better record than the Heat this season. They also have a record of 39 wins and 13 losses, ranking behind the Thunder with 40 wins and 11 losses.
Paul George averaged 22 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists per game this season. He is a serious All-Star player in the Eastern Conference.
Also located in a small city, Paul George was dissatisfied with the attention he received.
Zhao Chen is just a substitute, and he is still a rookie, but he has enjoyed too many flashes.
The media and fans seem to like all topics about Zhao Chen.
Even though Paul George is the star of the Pacers, his attention is far less than that of Zhao Chen.
Paul George really wants to ask why?
If James suppresses him in various ways and grabs exposure every day, this is acceptable.
But Zhao Chen is just a rookie. Although he has performed well during this period, he cannot be like this.
Paul George has always considered himself a pioneer in the fight against LeBron James. In the wave of resistance against the Heat's Big Three, the Pacers he led were at the forefront.
He feels that his fame and role have been ignored by the media and fans.
Paul George felt that he needed to express his dissatisfaction by defeating the Thunder and Zhao Chen.
At the pregame press conference against the Pacers in the final game of the Thunder's five-game road trip.
In the face of a large number of media, Paul George was asked by reporters for his evaluation of Zhao Chen. Paul George went against the praise or lukewarm attitude of other superstars. He said: "Zhao played well, but he still has a lot to learn. places, such as key balls, of course, it is not his turn to play key balls in the Thunder, I look forward to the showdown with KD."
Paul George completely ignored Zhao Chen in this question.
A reporter who supported Zhao Chen asked: "His points and assists per game are higher than yours. What do you think?"
Paul George replied: "You can't just look at the data. The Thunder's first record has little to do with him. This is mostly due to KD and Russell. You are overestimating him."
The reporter replied: "But he has a triple-double of 50 and 60..."
Paul George interrupted the reporter and said: "The occasional flash or two doesn't mean anything. This is the NBA. He is still a rookie. He needs to learn a lot. Don't be blinded by the spotlight. Tonight, I will teach him something."
Paul George's tone was full of arrogance, with the attitude of a senior educating his junior.
When the reporter relayed these words to Zhao Chen, Zhao Chen was also very unhappy.
Zhao Chen's principle of dealing with things is that if you don't mess with me, I won't mess with you. If you mess with me, I won't be afraid of you.
The more arrogant you are, the more Zhao Chen wants to pull him down and step on him severely.
Respond to reporters’ inquiries.
Zhao Chen said: "I admire his psychological quality. After all, it is difficult to maintain such confidence after losing to the same person consecutively. I hope he has a chance to win the Eastern Conference championship. Oh, I'm sorry, LeBron is here, he has no chance. Welcome He’s coming west.”
James is the nightmare of all the stars in the Eastern Conference. As long as he is here, almost everyone else is suppressed. He has been used to ridicule Paul George repeatedly.
Paul George is a good small forward.
Top?
Feel sorry!
James and Durant are the real top players now.
Compared with these two people, the gap between Paul George is still huge.
Paul George's scoring ability is not as good as him, and I don't know where this guy got the confidence.
Thunder locker room.
Durant and Westbrook both knew that Zhao Chen was targeted by Paul George.
The two of them came here specifically to find Zhao Chen, each with different thoughts.
"Zhao, do you need me to say hello to Paul?" Westbrook said very loyally.
Paul George is also from California and is very familiar with Westbrook. Westbrook wants to help resolve the conflict between Zhao Chen and Paul George.
In Wei Shao's heart, Zhao Chen is a good person and will not offend others. There are some misunderstandings.
Zhao Chen shook his head and said: "No need, just a little thing."
In his previous life, Zhao Chen didn't like Paul George's style of doing things at all. He was very hypocritical. Zhao Chen wanted to educate this guy.
Durant didn't say much else. He just explained to Zhao Chen the characteristics of Paul George: "His shooting with the ball is not stable, but he is very accurate in catching and shooting. Of course, his shooting after passing the big man's screen is also very accurate." You need to be careful, they have a good big man inside, it’s difficult to completely restrict him, so if you play against him, you need to be careful with his moves.”
Westbrook added: "His center of gravity is also very high, and he may make some mistakes when dribbling, which can be exploited."
Zhao Chen asked Durant: "What do you think of his defense?"
Durant shrugged: "There is some pressure, but not much intensity. You can deal with him."
Durant seemed to have the intention to let Zhao Chen take the initiative to face off against Paul George.
For Durant, if there is just some pressure, the defense will be good for other players.
Zhao Chen said: "He mainly fights against you. I don't think there are many opportunities to cause trouble for me."
Durant wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Westbrook: "Yes, if he plays against KD, leave it to KD. Of course, if something unexpected happens to him against KD, he still needs your help."
When Durant heard what Westbrook said, he was immediately upset: "Accident? Will there be an accident if I blow him up? I can kill him easily."
Durant is not willing to give in in front of Westbrook.
Westbrook said: "That's not necessarily true, that guy doesn't take you seriously, he just likes LeBron."
Durant said: "We'll see."
After Durant finished speaking, he walked away.
After Durant left, Zhao Chen saw Westbrook's smile, and Zhao Chen said: "Russell, are you deliberately irritating KD?"
Westbrook nodded: "If you don't do this, why would this guy be willing to help you? I know he wants you to play against him, but this won't work. We need to work together to help the team win."
Westbrook is not completely brainless!
From the time Durant kindly came over to help him analyze Paul George, Zhao Chen heard it.
In this game, Durant hopes that Zhao Chen will take the initiative to face Paul George.
If Zhao Chen is blown up by Paul George, then he comes out and blows up Paul George again.
When the time comes to face Zhao Chen, he will regain his sense of psychological superiority as the boss, instead of like now.
Westbrook doesn't think he is the core, and Zhao Chen's words and actions don't take him seriously.
