rpbooks Chapter 385 All-Star Substitute
Chapter 385 All-Star Substitute
Chapter 385 All-Star Substitute
On the evening of January 2018, 1.Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C.
The game between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Washington Wizards reached the most critical moment.At this time, there are still 52 seconds left in the game, and the two sides fought 96:96.
This is the sixth time the two teams have tied in this game.
Westbrook advanced with the ball, and he played a pick-and-roll with Adams at the top of the arc.But such a tactic was seen through by the Wizards, who cut off the connection between Westbrook and Adams.Coupled with the poor positions of An Luo and Paul George, Westbrook can only pass the ball to Robertson on the other side.
After being emptied, Robertson habitually hesitated after receiving the ball.In the end, he still didn't make a shot, but hung the ball to Adams who had returned to the basket.
This hanging, something went wrong.Satoransky, who defended around the front, steals the ball.In a hurry, Adams wanted to grab the basketball back.But the action was too big and was called a foul.
Satoransky, who stood on the free throw line, withstood the pressure and made two free throws.Help the Wizards lead by 98 points with 96:2.
With 39 seconds left in the game, Donovan called a timeout.Although the score was behind, the Thunder had the ball in their hands, and at this time, they could have two offensive opportunities.
"Russell, you hold the ball and rush in. Pay attention to the position of your teammates... We must complete this attack as quickly as possible. This way the initiative is in our hands! Do you understand? Come on." !"
After the timeout ended, Westbrook caught the ball, sprinted across the center line, and then set a screen on the left three-point line and went straight to the basket.At this time, Satoransky and Porter of the Wizards immediately double-teamed.Westbrook's attack was fruitless this time, and he passed the ball to Paul George at the top of the arc.The latter catches the ball and rushes in.After pushing Bill away, he decisively pulled out his hand!
It's a pity that this was still greatly disturbed by Bill.In the end, the frame was not even attached.
Gortat stuck Adams firmly behind him, and Porter got the rebound.No way, Adams could only foul again.
Porter, standing on the free throw line, was very steady.
100:96
After Porter made two free throws, the Wizards raised their scoring to triple digits and led the Thunder by at least 2 goals.
This time, Donovan felt very annoyed.With only 28 seconds left, how can you ensure that your team does not lose to the opponent in regular time?
He finally pinned his hope on An Luo.
"This one offense, we're going to play like this. Russell, you... Ann, you get an open shot from here with Roberson and Paul on the screen, and you shoot. Get it under control..."
Back from the timeout, Westbrook received the ball from Paul George near the halfway line.He stepped on the accelerator directly to the bottom and rushed directly to the basket.But I have to say that Satoransky's breakthrough against Westbrook in the last few rounds is really excellent.He stuck directly to Westbrook's right side, using his height armband to make the opponent shoot without a shot.
At this time, An Luo was being entangled by Morris and had no chance to catch the ball.
So, Westbrook once again distributed the ball to Paul George.
Three-point shot!
But still didn't go in.
Westbrook grabbed the rebound himself, and instead of passing it to someone else, he got up again and tossed the ball toward the hoop.
"boom!"
In these few rounds, Thunder's touch was really bad.
The rebound was grabbed by Morris, then fouled by Grant, and stood on the free throw line.
The Wizards once again made two free throws, which made the Thunder lose the chance to tie or overtake.Also, they didn't pause anymore.
Westbrook quickly advanced to the top of the arc.Before the opponent double-teamed, the ball was passed to Grant.The latter made a three-pointer, but still missed.After Morris grabbed the rebound, the Thunder stopped fouling.Beal drives the ball across the halfway line and waits for the clock to run out.
At the last moment, the Wizards' defense was really good.Especially the defense against An Luo was very successful.At the critical moment, he didn't even get a shot.
In the end, the Thunder lost to the Wizards 96:102 away, eating their third defeat this month.Moreover, the eight-game winning streak was also ended.
After this game, the Thunder's entire January game is over.They played 15 games this month and lost 3 of them.They are the Suns, Timberwolves and Wizards.Neither is considered a strong team, but the Thunder did not lose at all.
Although they had just suffered a defeat, Thunderclap was not particularly disappointed.
"Every season, we lose some games. No one can win 82 games. The Wizards played better than us tonight. I didn't handle it well at the end, so I missed the chance to win. But these are all It doesn't matter, the game is over. What matters is that our team has been going in a good direction. We have been on the road where we want to go."
Westbrook was very calm during the press conference.He admitted he wasn't doing well enough, but affirmed his team.As he said, the Thunder is indeed developing in a good direction.
A few days ago, the NBA officially announced the list of this year's All-Star substitute players.Westbrook and An Luo were selected together.And yesterday, because of Cousins' season reimbursement, Paul George was designated by league chairman Silver to be selected for the 2018 NBA All-Star Game.The reason Xiao Hua gave for being selected is: Among the players in the Western Division, Paul George is the player who has received the most coaches' voting points among all the players who have not been selected for the All-Star before.
As soon as the news came out, the players and fans who were fighting for Paul George at the beginning suddenly cheered.Especially Thunder fans, they may be the happiest fans in this league.This is the first time that three Thunder players have been named All-Stars at the same time.
Due to this year's All-Star reform, the two captains, James and Curry, can choose players from the selected players to form their own teams.Therefore, Paul George, who replaced Cousins, automatically became a player on the James team, and Westbrook was on the same team as him.As the player with the strongest three-pointer this season, An Luo was first scored by Curry.
However, the plot of Thunder's "Big Three" and "Fucking in the Same Room" still makes everyone look forward to it.
An Luo himself was very happy.After learning that he was selected as an All-Star, he immediately updated his Twitter and Weibo.The excitement is beyond words.
The ones who are more excited than him must be the domestic fans.They think that it is not easy for An Luo to gain a firm foothold in the NBA.Who would have thought that An Luo would become the second Chinese player to play in the All-Star Game after Yao Ming!
(End of this chapter)