"Hey guys, I'm very satisfied with your performance. We'll continue to play like this in the new season, don't worry about whether those shots can be made or not."

"As long as you come out, you can invest with confidence. I will bear the pressure from outside for you."

"You just need to remember that as long as you get on the field, you will let go and play, and leave the rest to me."

In the players' locker room, head coach Yang Fan was still cheering everyone during the halftime break.

Even though the Timberwolves didn't seem to have much power to fight back in this game, for Yang Fan, what he hoped is to use some winning games to promote the players' self-confidence in the new season.

After all, no matter what, there is one thing that is indeed not wrong at this time, that is, most members of this Thunder team are still some new recruits.

So compared to pressure and advice, what they need is confidence and relaxation.

After returning from the second half, the Timberwolves' lineup changed.

Originally, Mike Miller was supposed to be the small forward, but at this moment it became Leon Gomez, and the power forward was the position of Kevin Love, who performed quite well in the first half.

Obviously, even the team's head coach Whitman felt unbearable to look at Mike Miller's personal efficiency when defending Durant in the first half.

Because that scene was really too cruel. Basically, when facing Mike Miller, Durant could be said to be shooting whatever he wanted and play whatever he wanted.

Even Durant's weakness in confrontation at this time became a strong point when facing Mike Miller, because Miller was not as heavy as Durant's weight at this time.

So even if Mike Miller has excellent personal offensive ability, in the second half, Whitman still removed him from the starter and Gomez went to defend Durant.

Even in a sense, this can be considered a desperate attempt to seek medical treatment, because even Gomez, his height is only two meters and one centimeters.

However, compared to Mike Miller, he must at least be faster in his reaction ability.

In the entire second half, the Timberwolves were obviously a little anxious when facing such a big disadvantage.

When the team's No. 1 scorer Jefferson was unable to complete singles comfortably at the low post, the others contributed more mistakes on the field.

On the other hand, the Thunder became a little relaxed in the second half due to their mentality.

Although he made several wave shots on the offensive end, Yang Fan, as the head coach, pretended that he didn't see it and didn't say anything at all.

Yang Fan's personal attitude is obviously a powerful shot of a new player.

Everyone began to make unscrupulous moves on the field. As long as they had good shooting opportunities, everyone dared to try some shooting from the outside.

You know, in a normal team, the head coach is the kind of person who is more serious and difficult to talk to.

Therefore, on the field, players often have to play according to tactics, and even the position on the field has very strict requirements.

In the case of anyone who gets the ball, it is absolutely rare to take action.

Finally, after the end of the third quarter, the Thunder already:

77:56

The Timberwolves led the home game by 21 points, ending the competition between the two sides in the first three quarters.

With the end of the third quarter, the situation on the field seemed to have entered garbage time ahead of schedule.

Faced with this situation, many fans were obviously shocked.

For those fans who have watched the Thunder in pre-season, they already believe the team will definitely get better in the new season.

But even so, fans never expected that the Thunder would become so outstanding in the new season.

Even the Timberwolves, who could only be regarded as a brother in trouble last season, were completely hung up and beaten.

After returning from the fourth quarter, Timberwolves head coach Whitman still did not give up. It seemed that he wanted to struggle before his death.

However, as time went by on the court, with more than seven minutes left before the end of the game, the Timberwolves not only did not approach the score, but also had the intention of being wider and wider by the Thunder.

This situation obviously made Whitman feel desperate, and even began to doubt his life, wondering whether he was really suitable to be a head coach.

It is obvious that the Timberwolves and the Thunder are both a team with good potential, and most of them are teams that are mainly new players, but that's the result???

As the situation on the court was a little out of control, Whitman could only accept the fact that the team was beaten.

In the first 6 minutes of the final game, the main lineup was replaced in advance and announced that the game had officially entered garbage time.

Seeing Whitman's substitution operation, Yang Fan did not mean to kill him.

After all, I have just entered the league, so I still have to keep a low profile when I should be low-key. When I should give face to others, I still have to give face to others.

As the saying goes, don't be too crazy, it's useless...

As both sides replaced the marginal players to fight, the Thunder team, who played at home, finally:

106:78

A 28-point victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves and successfully won the first victory in the next new season!!

After the game officially ended, many online fans were obviously a little confused after seeing this news.

"What??Is this news written wrong??The Thunder actually slaughtered the Timberwolves 28 points in the first game of the new season?!!"

"This is really the Thunder?"

For fans who watched the game throughout the whole time, although they were very shocked, they knew that the Thunder truly had the strength to defeat the Timberwolves.

However, for those fans who did not watch the game but just took a look at the technical statistics and news after the game, the result was obviously a bit too surprising.

Even if some teams occasionally perform well in NBA, this is normal.

But the Thunder had already burst out with good personal combat power in the preseason.

Since then, some local media from Russia have begun to promote the news that the Thunder will become a dark horse in the new season.

At first, people would just look down on this kind of news because the Thunder had long been calling the word Dark Horse for many seasons.

But until last season, the Thunder were still a bad team. I have to say that this is somewhat heartbreaking.

However, as the Thunder were still unstoppable in the first game of the new season, they defeated the Timberwolves, who should be in a state of trouble with him, 28 points.

This made many fans start to re-examine the Thunder and look at the very young Thunder again.

In this game, the Thunder team was able to beat the Timberwolves, and the biggest contributor was definitely Kevin Durant.

Even though other players' personal performance is also very good, Durant's personal offensive efficiency is really too terrifying when he is on the court.

Whether it is playing against Gomez or Miller on the court, it can be considered a misalignment. The two players played in the whole game were completely miserable and there was nowhere to be told if they had any pain.

In the whole game, the game entered garbage time early, and the Timberwolves failed to bring too much pressure to Yang Fan.

So Durant only made a total of 28 minutes in the final, making 11 of 17 shots on the offensive end, including 2 of 5 from outside the three-point line and 3 of 4 free throws, effectively contributing 27 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists.

It can be said that Durant in this game completely played his own personal advantage.

A large part of the reason why Durant's personal performance is so efficient is that the Timberwolves' forward defense is too poor.

There is no way to come up with a player who can interfere with Durant.

To put it bluntly, there is nothing to fight!!

In addition to Durant, Jamison's performance in this game was also very stable.

As a player who has been struggling in the league for 10 seasons, Jamison's life may not be too amazing, but the word "stable" has definitely run through his career.

Jamison played in total for only 26 minutes, making 6 of 11 shots, including 4 of 8 from outside the three-point line and 2 of 2 free throws, contributing 18 points, 6 rebounds and 1 assist.

Since Jamison is basically an ending point in Yang Fan's tactical system, his assists can be said to be very few.
Chapter completed!