rpbooks Chapter 612
Chapter 612
Chapter 612
No matter how the situation changes, the Thunder have not been greatly impacted.After all, their primary opponents are basically standing still.Besides, the Thunder's current lineup is already the envy of many teams.Another point is that if the Thunder wants to meet those teams in the East that have completed their transformation, it will all have to be a matter of the finals.Now their focus is how to maintain the league's first record and gain home court advantage in every round of the playoffs.
This is not an easy task.The combat effectiveness of those teams after the All-Star weekend is not comparable to that before the All-Star break.Especially those teams on the verge of the playoffs, each and every one of them seemed to be on steroids.
In the first game after the All-Star break, the Thunder encountered a lot of trouble.Their opponent, the Jazz, is now ranked seventh in the Western Conference.But they are only 2 games ahead of the tenth Lakers.This is not a safe number, which means that if they don't pay attention, they will fall out of the top eight and miss the playoffs.Therefore, every game is crucial to the Jazz.
In this game, the Big Three of the Thunder finally stood in the same trench and fought side by side.But Westbrook still hasn't gotten out of the All-Star rhythm.He made three three-pointers in the first quarter, all of which were ironed.If it weren't for the strength of An Luo and Paul George, the Thunder would be more than 1 point behind.
The Jazz's players were extraordinarily positive from the start of the game.Mitchell seems to have not dunked well during the All-Star weekend, and contributed a one-handed dunk as soon as he came up.He started to play from outside the three-point line with the ball. An Luo stuck to his left side and confronted him, trying to force him to the side away from the basket.But after Mitchell paused in the right elbow area, he suddenly exerted force, stretched his left arm, pushed An Luo away with his left shoulder, and rushed into the penalty area.Adams was pulled to the free throw line on the left by Gobert, and it was too late to return to the defense. Only Robertson moved fast enough.But Mitchell didn't give up an offense, and faced Robertson with a dunk.
I have to say that young people are really steel!
However, looking at Mitchell with an arrogant look on his face, Westbrook was not happy!This is my place!As a result, Westbrook turned around and returned a powerful buckle.The person who was detained was Gobert!It is difficult for Mitchell to play against Westbrook.
Next, the Jazz took the lead in firing from beyond the three-point line.Ingles and Favors, one on the left and the other on the right, blossomed from left to right, and opened the score at once.
But if they fight for three points, the Thunder is naturally not afraid.An Luo began to show his energy. In the 8 minutes he played in the first quarter, he made three of four three-pointers, which played a great role in the process of the Thunder leading the score.
But to say that he performed well, it has to be Paul George.In the first quarter of the game, he hit the basket consecutively, causing great damage.Gobert also had to sit on the bench because of two early fouls.In addition to breakthroughs, Paul George's three-pointers are also very good.Two of three shots, more than [-]%!
The two sides scored 35:34 in the first quarter. In the second quarter, the Thunder still failed to gain the upper hand.
Originally, Paul George played some advantages with the bench lineup, but when the main players of both sides played, the Thunder failed to withstand the opponent's offense.The biggest problem is Ingalls.This guy, threw 5 three-pointers in the second quarter!It is really impossible to prevent it.
But in the third quarter, the Thunder found their way back.An Luo and Paul George let go to score, and they led other players to score 48 points in this quarter!The Jazz's offense was not disturbed too much, and the Thunder won by 15 points in this quarter.
In the last quarter, under the leadership of Mitchell, the Jazz held a difficult but decisive battle to chase points.An Luo scored a three-pointer as soon as he came up, pulling the lead to double digits.But then, Mitchell hit the basket, causing Westbrook to score two plus one fouls, and responded quickly.Gobert finally played to his advantage at the basket, and Adams was slow to limit him.
The two sides just came and went, until overtime.In fact, the Thunder had a chance to end the fight in regular time.
Mitchell's life-saving 5-pointer helped the Jazz tie the game at the last minute.But there are more than 5 seconds left in the game.For the Thunder, which has three All-Star players who have all made lore shots, [-] seconds is enough for them to take the game away.
When executing the last ball, Donovan arranged for An Luo and Paul George to take the shot.But under the tight defense of the Jazz, the two brothers never received the ball at all.The opponent even emptied Westbrook and refused to let them catch the ball!The basketball ended up being thrown by Westbrook.Hit the edge of the rim and bounced out.
What's interesting is that the Thunder missed one, and the Jazz returned one, and gave away one more.
At the last moment of the first overtime, Mitchell faced An Luo's turnaround jumper, which also hit the edge of the basket.The two sides had to play another overtime game!And it almost hit the third overtime.
Westbrook picked up his sixth foul of the game in the middle of the first overtime.After Gobert tonight, he became another player who left the field with full fouls.However, with An Luo and Paul George on the court, the Thunder had little impact.
In the last overtime, the two sides played one by one and played very patiently.At this time, any mistake may ruin the whole night's efforts.
With another successful layup by Paul George, the Thunder took the lead again.
146:145
At this time, there are still 18 seconds before the end of the game.
At such a critical moment, the Jazz's possession of the ball is naturally handed over to the core players of the team.Mitchell launched the attack when he controlled the shot clock to 8 seconds from the three-point line.
An Luo was firmly stuck on the left side of Mitchell, preventing him from approaching the basket.In the end, Mitchell completed this attack near the bottom line.An Luo didn't know if there was a Jazz player in a better position than him at the time.But in the NBA, at such moments, the stars rarely pass the ball.This is their responsibility.Of course, if you invest in it, you will be a hero!
However, Mitchell is destined not to be a hero tonight.The basketball he threw hit the front of the rim with a bang.Also completely declared the defeat of the game.
In the end, the Thunder went through two overtime battles at home and won their first victory after the All-Star break.Throughout February, they were undefeated.
(End of this chapter)