rpbooks Chapter 360 Passive Situation
Chapter 360 Passive Situation
Chapter 360 Passive Situation
Morale will affect the performance of players on both ends of the offense and defense, which will affect the shooting percentage, and finally directly reflected in the score.
The Lakers hit a wave to close the score, forcing Billy Donovan to call a timeout.
Xu Tian needed to enter the regular rotation, so he didn't listen to Scott's arrangement, took the boiled water and towel from the caddy, and sat on the bench to rest.This is where basketball saves more effort than football.
The Thunder took this rotation time very seriously, keeping Durant on the court and facing off against the lineup led by Kobe.
Clarkson didn't get Billy Donovan's tactical target. He broke into the Thunder penalty area twice in a row and successfully caused a foul by substitute insider Enes Kanter, which narrowed the point difference.
Durant has the ability to score points without solutions, but he focuses more on the mid-range. His three-point shooting ability is not particularly strong, and it is difficult to hit crazy personal attack waves.Under Kobe's close defense, he gradually lost his momentum.
With no expression on his face, Billy Donovan called Westbrook, who had rested for 2 minutes, to his side and asked him to replace Kyle Singler, trying to stabilize the morale of the team.
Scott glanced at the scoreboard above the stadium. With 59 seconds left in the third quarter, there was no need to send George or Xu Tian to watch the game from the sidelines.
Nick Young served to Kobe, and then ran to the frontcourt without the ball, opening up space.
Kobe bent over to dribble at the top of the arc, observing Westbrook's defensive movements while observing his teammates' running positions from the corner of his eye.He played longer than usual and didn't have much physical strength to play frequently.
Nick Young used Nance Jr. to cover, cross the free throw line, and ran laterally to the strong side.
Kobe is usually used to showing off the ball, but now he has a steady hand and hits the ball to Nick Young.
Nick Young's defender is Dion Waiters, who is relatively not deterrent enough.With the ball in both hands, test his defense.
Dion Waiters prefers to show off on the offensive end, and he is not very happy to do the tiring work of defense, so he barely lowers his center of gravity and tries to defend.
Nick Young began to dribble, turned twice with his feet, and easily passed Dion Waiters.Yimapingchuan, easy mid-range shooting!
79-87!
The Lakers chased the point difference to only 8 points left.
Durant took the serve from Enes Kanter, dribbled the ball slowly across half court, and watched the Lakers defense with a dribble from the top of the arc.
Kobe's defense was very strong, and it caused interference from the beginning, making Durant feel uncomfortable on the offensive end.
Durant has won four scoring titles in 2010, 11, 12 and 14, and his scoring ability should not be underestimated.Even in the face of Kobe's close defense, there are still ways to find offensive space.
Enes Kanter looked at Durant, gestured with his eyes, turned around and threw off Nance Jr. who was on the top defense, and smeared into the basket.
Durant had thrown the ball to the basket a second before, setting up Enes Kanter for an alley-oop layup.
79-89!
Nance Jr. wins in his defensive attitude, but his ability is not top-notch, so he can only go to pick up the ball and send the baseline ball to Kobe.
Kobe looked at the time. There were 21 seconds left before the end of the third quarter. He dribbled the ball to the frontcourt at a slow speed, and dribbled the ball at the top of the arc to press the time.At this time, the offensive time must be filled, otherwise the Thunder will attack again.
With 12 seconds left on the offensive clock, Kobe started dribbling and with the help of Nance Jr.'s cover, he broke through Westbrook.
Durant quickly covered the defense, blocking Bryant's path and forcing him to stop the ball.
Kobe turned around to look for his teammates. Before he could react, he was caught up by Westbrook and fell into a double-team defense.
Westbrook tried to steal, played a lot of defense, and hit Kobe's arm many times.But this is the home court and no penalty was received.
Bryant took the ball with both hands and struggled to push Westbrook away, trying to force a pass to Nick Young.
Dion Waiters happened to be in the passing lane, reached out to intercept the ball, and ran forward with the momentum.As soon as they ran to the center line, the whistle sounded for the end of the third quarter.
After three quarters, the Lakers 79-89 Thunder, temporarily behind by 10 points.
Billy Donovan has studied the regular rotation of the Lakers, and he knows that it will be George's time to lead the team, and he will focus on defense and let Durant defend George.
Robertson is the engineer responsible for defending Xu Tian, and only when Xu Tian is on the court can he usher in the chance to play.
Westbrook is a physical monster, did not choose to rest, and voluntarily applied to play the fourth quarter.
Billy Donovan clearly knew the Lakers' ability to score points, and a 10-point difference was not considered insurance. He did not refuse Westbrook's request and still let him and Durant lead the team.
Wearing warm-up clothes, Xu Tian put a cushion on the bench to reduce the burden on his knees, and watched the fourth quarter quietly.
Sideline reporters approached Billy Donovan and asked about his fourth-quarter adjustments.
Billy Donovan said: "Although Xu's physical fitness is much stronger than that at the beginning of the season, he still does not have the ability to play the whole game. Therefore, I will focus on the rotation stage and attack the weakness of the Lakers."
The female reporter then asked, "What are the chances of the Thunder winning this game?"
Billy Donovan remained humble and replied: "We can only try our best to implement the game plan and try our best to play the offensive and defensive performance we deserve. As for who can win, the final score will give us the answer."
In the fourth quarter, the Lakers launched the offense first.
Huertas dribbled to the frontcourt, unconsciously playing tricks, trying to trick Westbrook's defense.It's a pity that this trick has no effect at all.
Kobe sat next to Xu Tian, frowning and said: "Marcelo's passing skills are good, but his game habits are very bad. He is prone to mistakes when he plays like this."
Xu Tian is a player with top ball control, so he naturally knows what Kobe said is true.It is because of this and defense that Huertas rarely gets playing time.
Westbrook is much stronger than Huertas. He rushed over unexpectedly, exerted physical confrontation, and intercepted the ball from the latter's dribble.
Durant ran at full speed, received a long pass from Westbrook, and took advantage of the opportunity to complete a two-handed dunk!
79-91!
Chesapeake Energy Arena cheered, and the sound could be faintly heard in the distant streets.Thunder fans originally thought they would be overwhelmed by the Lakers, but now that they have taken the lead for a long time, how can they not be excited.
George has played in the Eastern Conference finals at least, with a strong mentality, ignoring the interference of fans in the stadium, and slowly dribbling the ball to the frontcourt.
Nance Jr. actively ran to the high post, formed a screen, and helped George block the defender.
George used the cover to move laterally, taking advantage of the opportunity that Enes Kanter couldn't defend, he made a decisive two-point shot!
The basketball drew a high arc, fell into the basket, jumped a few times quickly, and bounced out dramatically.
Durant crushed Black with his height advantage, took the defensive rebound with one hand, and accelerated immediately after landing, trying to promote a fast break counterattack.
Kobe reacted quickly enough to catch Durant dribbling the ball and knocked it out of the baseline.At the same time, Xu Tian took off his warm-up suit and prepared to play.
(End of this chapter)