rpbooks Chapter 183 Crazy Westbrook
Chapter 183 Crazy Westbrook
Chapter 183 Crazy Westbrook
An Luo's three-pointer gave the Thunder hope of victory, but that was only part of the victory.
During the intermission, Donovan emphasized the team's defensive problems.No matter when, a team can't have problems on the defensive end, especially when the offense is unfavorable.
At the beginning of the second quarter, Westbrook rested off the court.He finished the first quarter and must rest for a while!
Therefore, Oladipo took the No. [-] position, and An Luo was still the No. [-] position.
In fact, Oladipo is quite qualified to play the first position.As soon as he came on the court, he assisted Kanter inside and hit a high jumper.Of course, compared with Westbrook, An Luo will not be so "taken care of".However, the offense didn't get so many opportunities, so An Luo put more energy on the defensive end.
As long as he can help the team, An Luo has the value of staying on the court.
Donovan's advice was effective, and the Thunder's defense finally improved in the second quarter.Under the interference of Ilyasova, Chris missed the ball.Oladipo on the side has quick eyes and quick hands, took the ball away, and then directly countered the fast break.
Oladipo is very fast, but the Suns' Brandon Knight is even faster!He started later than Audi, but he caught up with Audi at the three-point line.The latter didn't expect the opponent's speed to be so fast, and now that Knight was approaching him, he almost made another mistake in his haste.Fortunately, seeing An Luo, he made a direct back pass and passed the ball over.
Opportunities are reserved for those who are prepared.This sentence is really not wrong.
An Luo closely followed the two in front and ran beyond the three-point line.He also didn't expect Knight's speed to be so fast. What he thought was that after the opponent served, he would delay the opponent's attack speed near the midfield.
But since the ball is in his hands, he will naturally not be polite.An Luo dribbled the ball, adjusted his position, and then easily threw the ball into the basket.
This is his third three-pointer of the game, and so far, he has made a total of 3 shots from beyond the three-point line!
Once back and forth, the score came to 40:35, and the Thunder were still 5 points behind.
The two sides played back and forth for a few minutes, but the point difference has not been narrowed, and there is a tendency to continue to widen.The Suns' shooting rate is still very high, although compared to the first quarter, it seems a little normal.
Except for An Luo, no one else is allowed on Lei Ting's side.In fact, An Luo's hit rate also dropped.It's just that he was affected by the lowest shooting percentage, and his 40% three-point shooting percentage was still very accurate.But it's hard to support alone, not to mention that the ball is not in his own hands.
With Knight scoring a small throw, the point difference once again broke through to double digits.
44:55
The Thunder trailed by 11 points!With nearly five minutes left in the game, Donovan replaced Westbrook.
But he tried it a few times, but it still didn't feel right.Faced with Bledsoe's frenzied defense, Westbrook began to carry the basketball to the basket and score by fouling.In addition, he will focus on assists and defensive rebounds.
Under such circumstances, An Luo became the biggest beneficiary on the field.Of course, he also has that ability.Another commendable point is that with Westbrook and Robertson playing, the Thunder's defense has shown great power.The sun's offensive momentum was finally contained.
In the last minute of the second quarter, Westbrook found An Luo and Ilyasova successively, and with 1 assists, the point difference was fixed at 3:60. The team entered the second half only 63 points behind.
At the end of the half, Westbrook, as the team leader, scored 10 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists in a cold hand, which is not easy.The highest scorer was An Luo who came off the bench. In 16 minutes, he made 4 of 3 three-pointers and 3 of 2 mid-range shots, scoring 13 points.Oladipo performed much better today than in the previous game. He has scored 10 points in the first half.
The rest of the players scored, but none in double figures.
If this situation continues, the Thunder may not necessarily win, but Westbrook won't be able to run a triple-double in a row.There is also a chance for An Luo to score 20. After all, he feels so good and will definitely continue to play.
During the intermission, Westbrook was always depressed, and his bad touch made him very depressed in the first half.He doesn't want to lose, he wants to win more than anyone right now.He believes that he must carry the team to win all the way.
The so-called not erupting in silence, perishes in silence.
Westbrook exploded in the third quarter!
An Luo sat on the sidelines, watching this guy's crazy performance for a whole quarter, feeling secretly nervous.At that moment, he felt that this guy was too similar to the guy who just retired this year.
In the second half, they changed sides and fought again.
Westbrook advanced with the ball, shot a cold arrow at the top of the arc, and hit the first three-pointer of the game.
After the goal, Westbrook patted his hand hard, happy like a child.
"I know it's back! I know it's back!"
Next, he entered God-killing mode.
The iconic mid-range turn over from the left bottom corner; forced breakthrough 2+1; unreasonable dry pull; incredible three-pointer.He rushed inside and was fouled several times and stepped on the free throw line.He scored 12 points in 23 minutes in the third quarter!
Although the team fell behind by 3 points at the end of the third quarter, he set a new record for most points scored in a third quarter since the team moved to Oklahoma City.
When Westbrook walked back to the bench at the end of the third quarter, Chesapeake Energy Stadium rang out: "MVP! MVP! MVP!"
As for the other players, on this night, they all became his foil.
One person, one city, perhaps this is why Westbrook renews his contract with the team in advance in the summer without hesitation!
But the Phoenix native doesn't want to be someone else's backdrop.In the first half of the fourth quarter, they played very strongly and once again opened the score to double digits.But with Westbrook, An Luo and Adams on the court, the unfavorable situation was quickly reversed.
Especially Westbrook, facing the situation that is still behind, he still blocks and kills gods, and Buddhas block and kill Buddhas.
As soon as he came up, he assisted An Luo to cut the basket and hit the rebound, bringing the score back to single digits.And Westbrook also got the 10th assist of the field with this assist.Achieving a triple-double achievement ahead of schedule.
In the last minute of the game, Westbrook used Adams' single-block cover to force his way into the paint area on the left elbow, and tied the score with a high rebound.Subsequently, Bledsoe forced a layup and the Suns took the lead again.
116:118
There is not much time left for the Thunder!
(End of this chapter)