super heavy artillery

Chapter 299

Chapter 299

Under An Luo's explosion, the Thunder led the Jazz by 33 points 22:11 at the end of the first quarter.

The Jazz haven't been able to limit him very well.Especially when they were on the court with Westbrook at the same time, the two of them made a sudden shot, which involved the Jazz's defense in a mess.

At the start of the second quarter, Donovan asked Westbrook to rest.As a result, Oladipo acted as an assaulter.

Without Westbrook's organization, the Thunder's offensive rhythm has become a bit frustrating.Although Oladipo has a very strong breakthrough ability, he is easy to get on top.After all, not everyone can break through and organize both like Westbrook.

During this period of time, the Jazz seized the opportunity and chased back after a wave.

Substitutes Favors and Joe Johnson played well.Although Kanter performed very well on the offensive end, defense is indeed not his strong point.When the ball couldn't reach him, Kanter's role became much smaller.

Fortunately, his rebounding is not bad, which helped the Thunder get some second-attack opportunities.

Donovan also knows how to match his players to play the biggest role.Therefore, he replaced An Luo when he played 3 minutes in the second quarter.Then let Oladipo deal with the Jazz with the bench alone.Although this will further weaken the deterrence on the field, it can allow An Luo to get enough rest time and maintain enough competitiveness in the last few minutes.

With Hayward scoring the ball with a turnaround jumper, the Jazz had an 8:3 spurt, further narrowing the gap between the two sides.Singler, who is facing him, is not a defensive player after all. It is already very good that he can make a little contribution on the offensive end.

Donovan didn't expect him to do much, either.He raised his hand, rubbed his face, then turned his head, stared at An Luo, and asked, "An, have you rested?"

"No problem! Coach."

After getting the answer, Donovan replaced An Luo and Robertson at the next dead ball.

"We're going into the second half with a double-digit advantage, right?"

"Yes!"

An Luo patted his chest and ran into the field.Oladipo hugged An Luo and returned to the bench.He was indeed a little tired and played for 8 minutes in a row.Although the Jazz played back a little during this period, it bought enough rest time for Westbrook and An Luo.

Westbrook, who has played for 2 minutes, was very happy to see An Luo reappear.Although Oladipo can also help him share some pressure, for his style of play, an off-ball scorer like An Luo who does not occupy the ball is more suitable.

After playing, An Luo went directly to a 45-degree angle outside the left three-point line, waiting for Westbrook to bring the ball over.Now the score on the court is 51:46, and the Thunder still lead by 5 points.

Just two three-pointers!An Luo glanced at the scoreboard, then muttered in his heart.

Westbrook pushed the ball to the top of the arc, and An Luo stepped forward to cover him.An Luo was not the only one who moved, Adams also pulled out, but his position was slightly to the left.

Then, everyone saw this screen:

Westbrook brushed An Luo's body and rushed across the three-point line. George Hill was blocked by him and couldn't keep up.But Ingles switched over, and Gobert was still under the basket, so the problem was not big.But An Luo ran back, and under the cover of Adams, he easily got rid of George Hill who had switched defenses.

At this time, Westbrook, who had rushed into the encirclement of Gobert and Ingles, suddenly threw his right hand and threw the ball vigorously into the hands of An Luo who was open.

The latter shot immediately after receiving the ball without hesitation.

Westbrook couldn't see where An Luo was, but the tacit understanding between the two was really good.Such a tactic has been tempered and honed, and it seems to have become an instinct.

The offensive end played very decisively, and the defense was also quite tenacious.You know, the few Thunder players on the court, especially the perimeter players, are all good single-defense players.

After Hayward received the ball in the right elbow area, he singled Robertson with his back.An Luo immediately took a step forward, but instead of double-teaming directly, he used his excellent wingspan to constantly interfere with the opponent and try to steal.

There are wolves in front and tigers in back, Hayward can only continue to fight in.But Robertson's strength is not bad, and he pushed it a few times, but it didn't work.Had to hang the ball to Oladipo Ingles.

As soon as the latter received the ball, An Luo immediately posted it.Stretch out your arms and wrap them around each other.As long as the shot is lost, Ingles is much less of a threat.

The ball returned to Hayward again, but the situation he faced did not change much.In the end, Hayward could only bite the bullet and throw the ball.

Westbrook grabbed the rebound and immediately launched a counterattack.Players from both sides rushed to the other end of the court at that moment, and the scene became very chaotic.

But in this case, Westbrook was not in a mess.He controlled the ball and circled inside, and then passed the ball to An Luo who was in a good position at the bottom corner.The latter had already set up a fort, and as soon as he got the ball, he threw it directly.

"Shh!"

The basketball hit the basket with precision, and An Luo completed the task Donovan gave him in just 1 minute.

An Luo's four three-pointers in the first half caused great damage to the Jazz.In the second half, he continued his shooting touch.In the 10 minutes he played, he made 5 of 4 shots, which was quite terrifying.

Especially in the first half of the third quarter, he and Westbrook made sudden shots from inside and outside, and joined hands to beat the Jazz 26:12, opening the point difference to 25 points in one fell swoop!

Although the Jazz fought very tenaciously in the next quarter and a half, it didn't help.The Thunder that have already started to play very aggressively, whether it is the offensive end or the defensive end, they are extremely oppressive.

In the end, the Thunder won the fourth game of the series cleanly in the away game, rewriting the big score to 3:1, ushering in the match point of the first round of this season's playoffs.

After the game, Westbrook felt very excited.He can't wait to start the fifth game immediately, and then advance to the Western Conference semifinals in one go.

After all, the day before, the Warriors easily defeated the Trail Blazers again.They are very likely to eliminate each other tomorrow and become the first team to advance to the Western Conference semifinals.

Anything to do with Durant, Westbrook doesn't look like he's behind.

But for An Luo, he didn't seem too excited.He just wanted to end the series early and get two days off.

(End of this chapter)