rpbooks Chapter 589 A Regretful Ending
Chapter 589 A Regretful Ending
Chapter 589 A Regretful Ending
At the beginning of the second quarter, the head coaches of both sides made a lot of adjustments to their lineups.
Due to the absence of Paul George, Donovan made some adjustments to the playing time of Westbrook and An Luo.Westbrook took the lead, leading the Thunder's group of young lads to fight for a few minutes of rest for the other very main players.The Lone Ranger has a full bench lineup, and Nowitzki, who played less than 2 minutes in the first quarter, is still on the court. The "old driver" basically plays every game for 10 to 15 minutes now.Although the work in hand is still there, my legs can no longer keep up!
The Lone Ranger took the lead in attacking, and Barea pushed the ball beyond the three-point line. After failing to force Westbrook, the ball was passed to Nowitzki who ran from the left elbow to outside the three-point line to respond.After the latter took the ball, he controlled the ball with his left hand and rushed in to face Grant.The latter defended quite well and was always stuck in the direction where Nowitzki cut into the basket.But Nowitzki is always Nowitzki, and he suddenly turned sharply to the right during the march, attracting Grant.Then he kicked his right foot on the floor, and the whole person pulled back to the previous direction at once, exerted force with his left foot, and completed the shot with a backward jumper.
"Shh!"
Dribbles, post-ups, spins, fadeaways, lobs, everything just fell into place.
Golden Rooster is independent!Nowitzki's exclusive action. Over the past 20 years, Nuo Tianwang has relied on such a move to make a vertical and horizontal alliance without any disadvantages.Even if everyone knew that he would do this, they just couldn't prevent it!This action has already been branded with Nowitzki.Even if Dirk's image gradually fades out of the NBA, people will think of Dirk Nowitzki when they see this trick.
Looking back, after Grant received a pass from Westbrook at the right elbow, he also hit back.It seems that Grant is not very impressed with Nuo Tianwang.However, he still opened a space by turning around continuously, then stepped to the basket in two steps, soared into the air, and faced Powell with a one-handed dunk.
Newborn calves are not afraid of tigers!
The two sides played back and forth for 5 or 6 minutes, and the score rose alternately, but the point difference did not change much.During this period, Carlisle and Donovan were also silently confronting each other.Looks like they just made a substitution and called a timeout.But this game is like a game of chess, and these two are the players.Strategize and win a thousand miles.
In the last 5 minutes of the first half, the main players of both sides played their best.At this time, it's time to fight.
An Luo, who played again, set off the clarion call for the Thunder to attack.As soon as he came up, he caught a pass from Westbrook crossing the court under the cover of Adams and Roberson.On this ball, An Luo took Doncic to run two and a half laps in the frontcourt!After catching the ball, An Luo quickly threw it out.No adjustments were made, the posture was awkward, and it felt like it was thrown out of nowhere.But this is necessary, if it is slow, Jordan should pounce over!
If it was in the past, An Luo would have taken off.But during this time, he just opened his head and then quieted down.
But that doesn't mean the Thunder's offense is dead.Grant and Adams became the spearhead of the Thunder scoring.Especially Grant, with 2 minutes left in the first half, he and Westbrook staged an earth-shattering alley-oop dunk.After Jordan missed the hook, Westbrook grabbed a defensive rebound and launched a counterattack directly.Outside the three-point line.Westbrook jumped high, made a strong wave with his right hand, and threw the ball above the basket.At this time, Grant and Jordan rushed to the basketball hand in hand.Then they jumped at the same time under the basket and bumped together.But Grant's explosive power is obviously better. He raised his right arm high, and after receiving the basketball, he pressed Jordan and forced the ball into the basket.
BOOM!
"Di!"
Two plus one!
After Grant landed, he patted his chest hard.Not to mention, this guy looks a little thin and looks like a bamboo pole, but he is really strong!Afterwards, Grant ran to Westbrook quickly amidst the boos all over the sky, and had a passionate collision with him in the air.
Grant, who stood on the free throw line, made the ball steadily.At this time, the Thunder had extended their lead to 9 points.However, this is also the final point difference in the first half.
In the third quarter, it became the Thunder's time again.An Luo, who became invisible in the second half of the second quarter, showed great power in this quarter.As if he had untied the seal, he opened his hand in three minutes and two minutes.So that the Lone Ranger scored 35 points in this quarter, and finally lost by 3 points.Of course, if it weren't for the last 3 minutes, when Barea and Finney Smith both broke out and played a small climax as a substitute for the Thunder, the Lone Ranger would be at a greater disadvantage entering the fourth quarter.
If the third quarter is An Luo's time, then the last quarter belongs to Doncic.This rookie played in no hurry when the team fell behind by more than ten points.In this quarter, he basically covered everything on the field for the Lone Ranger, organizing, scoring, and rebounding!The most classic scene is that An Luo missed a three-pointer. Doncic snatched the rebound from the heads of Adams and Westbrook, and then took it outside the three-point line leisurely, and finally put it throw in.You know, at that time An Luo had already pressed him firmly in the left corner, and it was difficult to even pass the ball.But this guy just relied on his personal ability to grab the ball before the 24-second violation, and he even scored!Goal at the buzzer!To avoid An Luo's block, Doncic had to lean his body beyond the baseline.Therefore, after Doncic finished shooting, he rushed into the audience.
This three-pointer at the buzzer at a negative angle made the Lone Ranger's momentum come up all at once.They quickly tied the game and kept tangling with the Thunder until the last second.
The Lone Ranger wasted a chance to win directly at a critical moment.At that time, they led the Thunder by 107 points 105:2.Barnes was fouled by Grant on offense and got two free throws.Once the two free throws are made, there is basically no way for the Thunder to come back in the remaining 6 seconds.However, Barnes missed two free throws!
It's a pity that the Thunder didn't seize the opportunity either.Donovan arranged a three-point lore tactic, but in the end the basketball was not passed to the most accurate An Luo.The Lone Ranger directly double-teamed An Luo!The basketball was finally thrown by Westbrook, but after playing hard all night, he didn't accumulate enough character.
In the end, the Thunder could only lose by 2 points, which was a pity.
(End of this chapter)