rpbooks Chapter 359 Another Way of Playing
Chapter 359 Another Way of Playing
Chapter 359 Another Way of Playing
Andre Robertson's offensive ability is almost zero, and his ability to stay in the league depends entirely on his defensive ability.After playing, he used all his strength to defend against Xu Tian.
After the Thunder team reduced the double-teaming of Xu Tian, the restrictions on other players were strengthened, and the intensity of confrontation was gradually increased.Coupled with the penalty advantage of the home court, it gradually took the initiative on the scene.
In the second quarter, Enes Kanter faced the penalty area guarded by Nance Jr. and Black, and played an unsolvable offensive performance, helping the Thunder to hit a small attack climax.
Westbrook returned to the court after only a 1-minute break. He used Enes Kanter to attract the defense, and scored consecutive points in the mid-range with an emergency stop, continuing to help the Thunder expand the point difference.
At the end of the halftime, the Lakers 46-64 Thunder, 18 points behind.
During the intermission, Scott rarely felt nervous, pacing back and forth in the locker room, trying to mobilize the players' emotions.
Xu Tian played 13 minutes in the first half and scored 10 points, 5 rebounds and 9 assists. His performance was fair, but compared to people's expectations of him, this performance was a little bit sluggish.
Kenny Smith and Barkley are discussing this point. They believe that Xu Tian used the wrong game strategy and should attack more, change the Thunder's defense, and create easy scoring opportunities for his teammates.Only in this way, it is possible for the Lakers to recover the point difference in the second half.
Billy Donovan was also full of vigilance. In the locker room, he repeatedly emphasized the need to pay attention to Xu Tian and not let up in the slightest, otherwise he would easily attack him.In the past, people didn't think so, but after seeing Xu's crazy performance after the All-Star, most coaches have already attached great importance to him.
Xu Tian changed his sneakers during the half-time break, put on the Angel Wings home white color sneakers he wore against the Cavaliers before, and returned to the court with a calm expression.
During the halftime break, a fan hit a halftime shot and received a reward of [-] U.S. dollars. He was taking a photo with the Thunder staff.Then, they took advantage of the changing lights to walk out of the stadium and return to their seats to watch the game.
Rockets fans also attach great importance to this game.With Harden's recovery and D'Angelo Russell's explosion after adapting to the magic ball system, the Rockets got rid of the pit dug at the beginning of the season and temporarily ranked seventh in the Western Conference.Although they don't want to meet the Spurs, they don't even want to meet Xu Tian, who explodes once in a while.
However, the team's ranking will not change due to the wishes of the fans, and it needs to be supported by a solid record.The Rockets' current situation has something to do with their too many losses at the beginning of the season.
Xu Tian took the braces out of the knee pads, put them in his mouth skillfully, and stood at the top of the arc, waiting for Thunder to attack.
Billy Donovan made personnel adjustments in the second half. Instead of sending Dion Waiters, he started with Andre Robertson, who performed well on the defensive end.
Bryant played against Andre Robertson, trying to minimize the consumption of the defensive end.
Xu Tian and George switched positions. George was responsible for defending Westbrook, while Xu Tian faced the more difficult Durant.
Durant didn't have much contact with Xu Tian, but he knew what kind of strength Xu Tian possessed, so he didn't dare to be careless in the slightest.
In order to test the referee's scale, George directly imposed a physical confrontation on Westbrook who was in possession of the ball, and immediately received a defensive foul.It was the first foul in the third quarter, and it had little impact.
Thunder frontcourt throw-in.
Ibaka steps out of the sideline, holds the basketball up in his hands, looks for his serve.
Josh Smith interfered to prevent Ibaka from getting the ball easily.
The Lakers players have all increased their defensive confrontation, clinging to their opponents, and not giving them the possibility to do anything easily.
Durant was 10 centimeters taller than Xu Tian. He moved to a position closer to Ibaka with difficulty, raised his hands, and tried to catch the ball.
Ibaka knew that the five-second violation was about to be served, and without thinking too much, he passed the ball to Durant in a straight line.
Xu Tian's dynamic vision was sharp, he quickly weakened his confrontation with Durant, turned around and took off, and easily intercepted the straight pass.
Durant was not reconciled to being robbed by Xu Tian, and wanted to fight back to pay for the last thug foul.
Josh Smith ran out of the sideline, received the ball from the referee, and sent it to Xu Tian who was waiting in the backcourt.
Xu Tian dribbled the ball with his left hand to the front court, and without waiting for Robertson to react, he directly bowed to Buddha to accelerate, broke through the defense, and went straight to the penalty area.
Ibaka temporarily gave up on Josh Smith's defense, his knees were slightly bent, and he was ready to block.Although Xu Tian can often be seen dunking in the video, he does not believe in evil and wants to complete the block head-on.
Xu Tian didn't choose to buckle, and changed the direction in front of his body to change the route, easily passing Ibaka who came out of the supplementary defense.
Only Adams was left in the penalty area of the Thunder, with his arms stretched out, trying to cause interference as much as possible.
Xu Tian attracted a three-man defense, passed the ball behind his back, and passed it to Josh Smith who was pulled into the paint.
Josh Smith received a pass with just the right strength, stabilized his hands, and made consecutive mid-range shots!
Bingo!
48-64!
Adams caught the dropped ball, stepped out to the baseline, and sent it straight to Westbrook.
Westbrook has a strong desire to win in his heart, and he can't wait to turn the game into garbage time.As the saying goes, making mistakes while busy, the more impatient you are, the more likely you are to make mistakes.
The basketball hit Westbrook's foot and bounced into George's hands.
Seeing George's steal, Xu Tian immediately got rid of Robertson, fired at full speed, and rushed to the empty frontcourt.
George predicted a long pass to the frontcourt and led Xu Tian to complete the attack.
Slam Dunk!
50-64!
Billy Donovan stood up from the coach's bench, serious expression, arms folded, watching the game from the sidelines.He is more inclined to trust the players rather than directly adjust tactics.
Durant walked over and exchanged a few words with Westbrook, asking him to calm down and not be impatient.Now that Thunder is leading, as long as they play each round well, they will naturally win the final victory.
Westbrook patted Durant on the back, indicating that he accepted the message, took the serve, and walked slowly to the frontcourt.
Ibaka came up high and stood to George's left, delaying him down.
Westbrook dribbled the ball around the screen, speeding up and breaking through in an instant, without giving the Lakers a chance to react.Dash in a straight line, grab the ball with one hand and try to dunk.
McGee is not good at defending players with good offensive skills, but he is not too afraid of Westbrook's straight-forward style of play.
The basketball flew out and fell into the hands of Xu Tian who predicted in advance.
McGee's block boosted morale, blocking the voice of the Chesapeake Energy Arena, allowing the Lakers players to play more easily.
Xu Tian hit the ground and passed to Kobe, who caused a thug foul by Ibaka, successfully killed him, and stood at the free throw line.
Oklahoma fans will not be easy to relent, broke out deafening boos, interfere with Bryant's free throws.
Kobe once led the team to play away at North Shore Garden in the finals, and the boos at that time were not much stronger than now.I can't help but sigh that a small ball market sometimes has the benefits of a small ball market.
(End of this chapter)