This article is titled, Durrant Leads thunder pass trailblazers 106 to 90. The thunder is a professional basketball team that is based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The article states that they have a strong offense in the dominant defense. This is one of the reasons why the sender has had the longest winning streak in the league. A basketball player named Kevin durant scored 26 points against the trailblazers leaving the final score 106 to 90.
There were other players that also scored quite a few points. Dion waiters who scored 18 points and Enes Kanter who scored 12 points. The thunder were able to rest four of their starters during the entire fourth quarter. They could do this because their defense was consistent and the scoring was balanced. AcCording to the article The Oklahoma City thunder have won 17 and lost 8 this season.
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The Portland trailblazers have won 11 games and lost 16 this season. Two of this teams main players who scored were CJ McCollum who scored 24 points and Damien Lillian 's who scored 20 points. Taranta mentioned that Lillijard had been missing shots because of the great defense by the thunder. Layard was not able to score 9 times that he tried in the second half of the game. The thunders win can be contributed to the fact that they controlled most of that first half of the game, had a strong defense and 's scored 42% of the
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Jordan was able to come back from a 66-18 halftime lead and win by one point with one of the most amazing dunks known to mankind. Jordan did not only save the game, but
Even worked while he was injury shows how much further he was determined to be than others. His attitude remained positive where most would take on a negative thought about the situation. Then, he returned to lead in scoring for seven consecutive seasons, averaging nearly 33 points a night. Arguably the best all-around player on both sides of the court. Won the MVP five times (1988, 1991, 1992, 1996, and 1998) and Defensive Player of the Year (1988).
Do you think it is fair to say that when the Chicago Bulls and the Los Angeles Lakers were coached by Phil Jackson, they made basketball history? Of course, the Chicago Bulls and the Los Angeles Lakers are two teams that were coached by Phil Jackson and will be remembered by stories and records. Throughout this essay, the information that will be given will focus on three main points of these historical teams. The first point is about how they had some of the greatest players to ever play the game of basketball. The second point explains how these teams played other great teams, and fought through any those challenges or obstacles that could stand in their way.
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Kevin Durant's next season is probably one he will never forget. This may have been one of Durant's best seasons. He was selected to play in his first NBA All Star Game and his average points per game was 30.1. He was also the youngest NBA scoring champion and was selected to his first ever All-NBA team. Towards the end of the season, Kevin Durant signed a five year contract extension with the Thunder that was worth $86 million.
Sadly they could not come out with a win. After the loss Kobe gave a short but very