rpbooks Chapter 366
Chapter 366
Chapter 366
Adams hit McGee's arm, didn't get whistled, and ran forward in a little silence.During this period, the Lakers frequently hit the penalty area to score, which frustrated him very much.
Westbrook took the ball to the frontcourt, bent over to dribble at the top of the arc, looking for the Lakers' defensive flaws.
George was in charge of defending Westbrook, with the center of gravity lowered to the lowest, and he took a half step slightly, not giving an easy breakthrough.
Westbrook has unsolvable speed and explosive power. Seeing that his teammates are completely blocked, he chooses to break through forcibly.He doesn't believe the Lakers can guard him.
George was a lot slower than Westbrook and was completely thrown away, so he could only switch to the open Thunder player.
McGee ran out of the penalty area, waiting for Westbrook, who was attacking with the ball, to block the violent attack.
Westbrook was thick and thin, confronted McGee in the air, and passed the ball to Adams who was ignored in the penalty area.
Xu Tian reacted quickly enough and ran over at full speed, drawing a foul to prevent Adams from dunking!
The referee whistled and sent Adams to the free throw line!
At this time, there are 41 seconds before the end of the game, the Lakers 108-108 Thunder!
As Adams was high-fiving his teammates, Westbrook reassured him, telling him to forget about the moment and focus on executing free throws.
Durant, the restrained leader, just high-fived Adams without saying anything.
Adams adjusted his dribble, made two free throws very steadily, and made all of them!
108-110, 41 seconds!
Scott still had two timeouts in hand, called one of them, replaced McGee and Black, sent Nick Young and Clarkson to play, and enhanced the changes on the offensive end.
Billy Donovan also made adjustments, replacing Adams, who was weak in mobility, and replacing Dion Waiters.
The timeout was spent amidst the cheerleaders dancing and the chaotic voices of the audience, and the players from both sides returned to the court to continue the game.
Thunder fans opened their throats and shouted for the home team players with all their strength, making them feel extra strength.
Nick Yang served from the baseline and passed it to Xu Tian who was waiting in the backcourt.
Robertson understood that the full-court tight defense was useless, so he simply gave up this attempt and waited for Xu Tian to dribble the ball at the top of the backcourt.
The Thunder currently lead by two points and have a slight advantage.
Xu Tian understood that he needed to complete an attack quickly, so he used McGee's cover at the top of the arc to break through the Thunder penalty area.
Westbrook and Durant defended successively, blocked Xu Tian's breakthrough route, and did not give him the slightest chance to attack.
Xu Tian points to Clarkson on the outside of the ball.
The defensive player Clarkson faced was Dion Waiters, who changed direction and broke through in front of him, attracting Ibaka's defensive attention.
McGee was once again ignored by the Thunder's defense.
Clarkson passed the ball and assisted McGee to complete the dunk!
110-110, 29.2 seconds!
Billy Donovan called a timeout to set up the Thunder's next play.
Westbrook gave advice to complete the offense quickly in the frontcourt, then defend hard, and finally leave a little time.
Billy Donovan thought for a moment, and felt that this approach was not safe.Xu Tian is good at disrupting battles. If he rushes to attack in a hurry, he will easily be played by him in a flash of defensive performance. This is unacceptable for the Thunder.
In the end, Billy Donovan still arranged a stable style of play, and the players pressed the time to try to complete the attack.
The Lakers did not send Black again, and let Nance Jr. replace Nick Young to enhance the power of the defensive end.
After the timeout expires, players from both sides return to the game.
Westbrook dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, dribbled the ball at the top of the arc, and consumed offensive time.Although he didn't quite understand why he didn't play fast offense, he still implemented the coach's arrangement.
George looked around, roughly figured out the offensive position of the Thunder players, lowered his center of gravity, and focused on Westbrook who was dribbling.
Westbrook pressed to start with 12 seconds left in the attack time, dribbled the ball at the top of the arc and made a breakthrough, forcing George to move back defensively and try to shoot a three-pointer.But halfway through, he changed his mind and passed to Durant on the left.
Durant caught the ball with both hands, without any more time to think about it, he was about to take a shot when he pulled it up, but before he could lift the ball, he encountered Xu Tian's cut.
The basketball came out of Durant's hand, first hit the floor, then rebounded and hit Xu Tian's knee, and quickly jumped to the backcourt.
Westbrook was fast enough and ran over to try to save the ball, but unfortunately the ball was faster and eventually went out of the sideline.
There are 8.2 seconds left in the time, and 3 seconds left in the attack time!
The referee didn't see whether it was Durant or Xu Tian who kicked the ball out of bounds just now, walked to the technical table on the sidelines, and played back the slow-motion scene just now.After only playing it twice, it was determined that the ball was touched by Xu Tian's knee last and belonged to the Thunder.
Thunder's frontcourt sideline kick, 3 seconds left on the attack clock!
The referee gave the ball to Ibaka, and he served the frontcourt sideline.
McGee jumped to interfere. With his wingspan advantage, he almost blocked the passing route, causing the Thunder to almost violate the five-second serve.
Billy Donovan had to call the final timeout and adjust.
After the timeout, Ibaka was still strongly disturbed, and he had no choice but to pass a lob, wanting to give it to Durant, but was predicted by Xu Tian and made a mistake.
Xu Tian grabbed the basketball with his right hand, hugged it with both hands, and immediately switched to dribbling mode, trying to push back.
Durant had no choice but to start, paid for a foul, and sent Xu Tian to the free throw line.
6.5 seconds left!
The fans in the audience made a huge noise, interfering with Xu Tian's free throw.Xu Tian's mentality was too stable, he was not affected at all, and he made two free throws steadily!
112-110, 6.5 seconds!
The Thunder has no timeout and can only serve from the backcourt to the baseline.
The Lakers players used full-court tight man-to-man defense, George restricted Westbrook, Xu Tian and Kobe restricted Durant from receiving the ball.
Worried about a five-second serve violation, Ibaka tried to pass it to Westbrook in desperation, but Westbrook failed to catch it because the pass was too strong.
Xu Tian was the closest to the basketball he dropped and grabbed the ball again, forcing Westbrook to pay for a foul!
Ibaka felt extremely annoyed at his failure to serve his teammates twice in a row, and angrily smashed the post behind the backboard with his hand to vent his emotions.
Xu Tian stabilized his mentality and made two free throws!
114-110, 5.1 seconds!
Since the Thunder has no timeout, the suspense of the game is basically lost.
The Lakers still did not relax their vigilance. The three frontcourt double-teamed Durant and Westbrook, and did not give an easy chance to catch the ball.
Westbrook used his strength to squeeze George away this time, received the serve from Ibaka, quickly dribbled the ball forward, and when he was almost beyond the three-point line, the time was about to end, and he could only choose a super long three-pointer.
When the basketball was flying in mid-air, the red lights around the backboard were already on, declaring that the game was over.
The basketball hit the backboard and bounced into the net. Unfortunately, the final result could not be changed!
Lakers 114-113 Thunder!
The Lakers reversed away and won this difficult victory.
The fans at Chesapeake Energy Arena didn't leave the arena, offering MVP chants to a frustrated Westbrook and Durant, letting them feel the love the fans had for them.
Xu Tian and the Thunder players high-fived, and then came to the sidelines, ready to be interviewed.
(End of this chapter)