rpbooks Chapter 249 Westbrook Up Above
Chapter 249 Westbrook Up Above
Chapter 249 Westbrook Up Above
The score is gradually catching up. It is not that the Thunder coach Scott Brooks is so helpless. What he is most helpless is that there are not enough people in his hands. Fast, fast-passing, fast-shooting team, he dare not let players with poor athletic ability stay on the court for a few more minutes, because this completely gives the Clippers more breakthroughs, and he understands the Clippers' style of play It must be very exhausting, but it is also very helpless. He must suppress the Clippers' offensive.
He is not a very good coach who changes on the spot. It can even be said that this is his weakness. Facing such an impactful style of play by the Clippers, he can only replace Kendrick Parkin with Sabo Sefolosha Adams came on to replace the Thunder's five-man combination.
This time the speed is barely keeping up, but this does not mean that the two teams are at the same level.
Kevin Durant spent a lot of energy on the offensive end in order to get rid of double-teams. He scored 7 points in the second quarter and was even more tired than his usual 17 points.
James Harden attacked with the ball, and the Thunder also started to play pick-and-rolls. They hoped to give Kevin Durant a better offensive space, but the Clippers team did a good job of changing defenses. The pick-and-rolls of the two It just caused a dislocation, and didn't get an open shot. Instead, it brought Anson to Kevin Durant.
Under Anson's interference, the mid-range shot was missed, and the Clippers' counterattack quickly passed. Chris Paul made a chasing three-pointer over Russell Westbrook's head, and the score is now reversed. It was the Clippers who led by 5 points.
Chris Paul, who made a three-pointer, threw his fist excitedly and shouted at Russell Westbrook: "I'm sorry, it's our turn for the Western Conference Finals this year, and you should also be humble to us old people."
Compared with this group of young people in the Thunder, Chris Paul is indeed an old man, but their team also has younger Anson and Blake Griffin.
Chris Paul's innocuous joke aroused Russell Westbrook's anger. At the beginning of the first quarter, he was still in a very good state. After the pick-and-roll, whether he entered the inside line Players who layup or pass the ball to the next player, or Tzabo Sefoloza on the outside, they all played their own offense in an orderly manner. He scored 8 points and 3 assists in the first quarter. He is also the Thunder The team's best player.
The team's leadership and his excellent state made him very excited. After the first game, many people said that there was a huge gap between himself and Chris Paul in leading the team. His best team last year came It's a bit of a misnomer, if it weren't for Chris Paul's defeat, this spot would not be available to him, a kid who is only in the third grade.
And his excellent performance in the first quarter made him regain the feeling of victory, but all of this disappeared when Anson re-invested in the Clippers' defensive end.
A pass to Kendrick Perkins on the inside was directly intercepted by Anson who jumped out of nowhere, and this steal was quickly transformed into a steal in the Clippers' offensive half. Nice score.
And another time it was his direct breakthrough. He had already stepped through Chris Paul's first line of defense, and used a gliding to avoid Jordan's block directly in the air, but was blocked at the other end of the basket. Anson's death cap.
A consecutive turnover and a block were all caused by Anson, which also caused Russell Westbrook, who was active in the first quarter, to be replaced.He played again after a few minutes of rest and calmed down, distributing the ball more reasonably.
But this does not mean that they can maintain their lead. The words after Chris Paul hit the ball made this guy who has never been calm come up again.
After he dribbled the ball for halftime, he stared closely at Chris Paul in front of him. He wanted to find his weakness in the defensive guy in front of him.
The Thunder's tactics ran very well this time. James Harden got an open opportunity, but Russell Westbrook didn't look at that side at all. His mind was completely imagining Chris Paul taking over. down the run.
This is why although Russell Westbrook will pass very beautiful breakthrough points from time to time, he also averaged 8.2 assists per game this season, ranking among the top five in the entire league, but he will be under the impression of many media. Among them is a player with no field control ability, which is the same as the current situation. He will get caught in his own offensive rhythm from time to time, completely ignoring other teammates. At this point, James Harden Do far better than him.
Fortunately, one thing is very good. His few seconds of analysis allowed him to complete the breakthrough against Chris Paul, the best defensive team. All that comes to mind is the replay of some of Chris Paul's words just now.
Just jumped high and completed a dunk that smashed Huashan.
This dunk seems to give the Thunder a direction. Maybe they can't open up the rhythm of the offense in the system, maybe Kevin Durant can't play well in the double-team situation, so let's do it now, we Thunder can It's not just Kevin Durant who scores alone.
Russell Westbrook above may not be able to see the position of his teammates, and may not drive his teammates to perform better, but again, this time may be the time when his offensive ability is at its best.
His eyes are only on the basket, and every attack he throws his body into the air to play against the strongest inside player on the opposite side and score.
The Thunder relied on Russell Westbrook's hard work to bite the score tightly at halftime. If they want to enter the Western Conference Finals, they need to fight back while ensuring their home victory. Get a win away from home.
54:61, the Thunder still retains the hope of a comeback, but in the second half, Kevin Durant and James Harden must also stand up, especially Kevin Durant, the first half of the Thunder Among the 55 points, his contribution is not even 10 points, which is seriously inconsistent with his level, and as the best sixth man, James Harden, I am afraid that he will have to wait for the entire next game. on the field.
(End of this chapter)