On the evening of November 8th, Toyota Center Arena.
Chen Xi looked at the two people sitting on the bench, thought about it, and still laughed and joked.
"Turtle Turtle, I have finally waited for this day! You have a good rest and I will take care of the team. When you come back, you will find that the team Leader has been replaced!! Hahahahaha!!"
"I hope your leadership level has improved compared to 2016." Westbrook rolled his eyes at the primary school student and opened his mouth to counterattack.
The current atmosphere in the team is not too tense. Fortunately, this wave of injuries came at the beginning of the season, not at the end of the season.
The first game of the new season against Rockets has finally arrived.
Thunder Starting Lineup became, Alexander, Chen Xi, Grant, Collins, McGee.
Donovan: "It's been two or three years! This is the first time I've fought against such poverty!"
Looking back at Rockets's Starting Lineup, Harden, Paul, Tucker, James·Ennis, Capela.
Off-season, they were poached Starting Lineup Small forward Ariza, and the team did not make more reinforcements due to salary space.
LeBron's peak is being wasted.
Soon the game started, McGee and Capela's jump ball.
Thunder gets the ball first.
After Alexander holds the ball to Frontcourt, Top of the Key distributes the ball to Chen Xi on the wing.
It started with Chen Xi holding the ball Isolation Harden.
A Jab Step followed the trend of the Hesitation Dribble breakthrough, rushed directly into the Three-Pointer line, and then quickly made a jump shot.
Basketball Swished Through the Net, the first one to come up gets two points.
Chen Xi knows that he needs to have all the offensive firepower in this game, otherwise he will never win the game.
Rockets, on the other hand, was not in a hurry. Paul slowly dribbled the ball to Frontcourt and stood behind High Wing to organize.
Capela Move up for pick and roll, Paul used the screen to break through and then score the ball.
Roll's Biscuit King catches the ball and attacks the frame.
Fortunately, McGee's Athleticism was pretty good, and it successfully caught up with Capela, and interfered with Basketball's move.
After Basketball bounced on the frame twice, it popped out and was protected by Collins.
Back to Offensive End again, Chen Xi continues to hold the ball Isolation.
High Wing faces Harden in a one-on-one duel.
Crossover Dribble followed by Hesitation Bait Buddha quickly started to break through, grazing the corner of Harden's clothes, and broke into Interior again.
Then facing Tucker's change of defense, he quickly played the ball and sent the ball Bounce pass to Collins's hands.
John Collins, Shot took action at mid-range and short range.
Dang!!
Basketball pops up.
Biscuit King quickly picked off Rebound, Rockets Push counter-attack.
Damn!
Chen Xi vented his anger, then quickly returned to defense, chasing Harden's figure and ran back to Backcourt.
However, Harden did not participate in Rockets's counterattack.
Paul made a long pass and threw the ball to Ennis who was playing Fast Break in the distance.
James Ennis, led by Paul, rushed to Thunder Backcourt, received the ball from Free-Throw Line and picked up Three steps, completing the dunk easily.
2 to 2.
The game continues.
Alexander continues his role as the defender of Dribble. After bringing the ball to Frontcourt, he passes the ball to Chen Xi.
Chen Top of the Key holds the ball, waves to call Pick-and-Roll from McGee, and then calls Capela.
[Mismatch Expert]'s badge is activated.
Chen Xi's two consecutive Front Crossover easily shook off Capela's body, and then Three-Point Shot hit.
Fortunately, Chen Xi's offense can be very diverse, and it deserves a compliment from Offensive Kaleidoscope.
Before Rockets made targeted defense, Chen Xi's firepower could not be suppressed.
Relying on Chen, who was full at the beginning, Offensive Desire, Thunder was able to stabilize the situation in the first six minutes of the first quarter, and even maintained a two-three-point lead.
But at the beginning of the seven-minute mark, Paul took a break, and Harden began to take over the offensive duties.
Rockets and Offensive Efficiency do not fall but rise.
Harden, who pushed his personal offensive level to the extreme, was named by Pick-and-Roll continuously.
Chen Xi is currently a good defender on the perimeter, and Grant has always been a player with good defensive skills.
But Alexander is not.
Under LeBron's continuous roll call Isolation.
Sga tasted the cruelty of the NBA for the first time.
Compared to the kaleidoscopic attack of Irving Chen Xi, each Possession can use different attacks.
Harden's attack is more biased towards hitting the sky with one move.
Fast starting speed, strong body, and precise outside shooting.
Make Harden's offense very simple.
Holding the ball Shot Fake Step-back Three-Point Shot, holding the ball Shot Fake changed direction to break through and attack the frame, holding the ball and breaking through Mid-range made a foul Free-Throw Line...
The back and forth may be like three swings, but I just can't stop it.
After the first quarter, Thunder trailed Three-Pointer 26 to 29.
Chen Xi played the first quarter, making 7 of 10 shots and scoring 16 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists.
Then it didn't take long for him to end.
At the Three-Pointer minute of the second quarter, he went into battle again.
As long as Three-Pointer is away, Thunder is already 8 points behind.
Chen Xi can only serve as a firefighter again, rushing to the scene to try to save the situation.
In the second quarter, when Paul led the team, Chen Xi also named Paul continuously, completing the attack in a relatively relaxed way.
But in terms of efficiency, it is barely the same as Rockets.
Fortunately, Old Carter stood out in this game. In the 7 minutes of the second quarter, Three-Pointer made 3 of 4 shots, giving Chen Xi some firepower support.
Only then did he barely recover a few points.
At the end of the half, Thunder was 54 to 59, trailing by five points.
Chen Xi played 21 minutes, made 12 of 18 shots, and scored 27 points, 2 rebounds and 5 assists.
He took 18 shots in the half, which is really Kobe data.
But Thunder has no choice. Among the remaining players, only Alexander barely has the ability to develop his own offense.
Thunder can hold on to the score, which is already an outstanding level under Chen Xi's ultra-efficient attack.
However, the opening of Third Quarter still collapsed.
Chen Xi continued to rest for two and a half minutes, and then Thunder was seized by Harden and beat 7-0.
The deficit suddenly reached twelve points.
And what's even more painful is that after Chen Xi came on the stage, he was directly double-teamed by Rockets.
Basically, as soon as you get the ball, there will be at least two people Zone defense.
Even after Chen Xi forced a breakthrough with the ball, he was still intercepted by the third help defender.
In desperation, Chen Xi had no choice but to play the ball and give it to Teammates, hoping for their help.
Fortunately, at least if the ball is open, Thunder's role players can still make it.
Although the efficiency is not very high, Jerebko, Carter, and Curry can still throw into the open Three-Pointer.
After three quarters, Thunder 89 beat 100, trailing Rockets by 11 points.
Chen Xi played 30 minutes, made 14 of 23 shots, and scored 31 points, 3 rebounds and 9 assists.
At this time, Chen Xi was extremely lucky to have lit up Ten Dimes's badge and added the attribute of passing the ball.
Otherwise, I will explode in Third Quarter.
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