rpbooks Chapter 643 The Sudden Ending
Chapter 643 The Sudden Ending
Chapter 643 The Sudden Ending
The Thunder once again had the upper hand.This also makes them more likely to win this series.After winning Tianwang Mountain, Thunder won the match point.However, the Rockets will definitely not be caught without a fight.What's more, the next game is an away game.As you can imagine, it is not so easy for the Thunder to win this game.
The Warriors next door have already led 3:1!Durant entered the FMVP state and showed his power.He scored 40+ in a row in Denver, leading the Warriors to two cities in a row, and the promotion is in sight.The Nuggets played well in Oakland, but suddenly they couldn't play at home.This is something that no one thought of.
Of course, few people thought that the Nuggets could break out of the Western Conference semifinals.They can cause some troubles for the Warriors, but they are just troubles.It's just that in the Warriors' two home games, the Nuggets performed very well, which gave everyone greater confidence in them.Unexpectedly, after returning to the home court, the Nuggets failed to hold on.
The Warriors' advancement to the Western Conference Finals is almost a certainty.Now let's see how long the Thunder and Rockets can fight.Although the Thunder also won the match point, few people are optimistic that they can solve the battle in the next game.The tiebreaker is the time for these two teams to decide the outcome.
For the speculation and judgment of the next game, those "experts" used a series of data to prove their point of view.But the reality often goes in the opposite direction.The greatest existence value of these people is to be slapped in the face.It seems that the disapproval of the "experts" is the greatest encouragement for the teams participating in the competition.
Just like the next game, the Thunder won a victory in Houston!
But in the first half, the Thunder were at a disadvantage.
As soon as the Rockets came up, they made a 6:0 start.Gordon and Harden each contributed a three-pointer.But Thunder caught up afterward.After Chris Paul broke through and hit the iron, Westbrook grabbed the rebound.He immediately launched a counterattack and reached the free throw line like lightning.But Chris Paul stayed close to him, so Westbrook chose to pass.He flicked the ball over the basket with his left hand, and Paul George, who flew up, dunked the ball easily.
Later, Chris Paul found it himself.He used Capela's screen to face Adams, and scored two points with a fadeaway jumper very easily.Chris Paul's small fight big is simply at the textbook level.
Then it was time for An Luo and Harden to perform.The scoring ability of these two guys is very explosive.Harden's scoring methods are relatively rich.Especially the technique of making fouls with one hand is really proficient.There are more than ten or twenty free throws in a game, scoring 20 points is not an easy task, and you don't need to break a few drops of sweat!
The two sides played inextricably in the first quarter.The point difference has never been stretched to more than 5 points.Whether it is offense or defense, both sides are evenly divided.
In the second quarter, the substitute players from both sides came on the field.Although the Thunder has Paul George on the court, they are hard to beat with two fists and four hands. The Rockets' rotation lineup performed very well.Once up, Paul and Nene came up with a beautiful alley-oop.Don't look at Nene's age, but the work in hand is still there, and his steps are not slow.He screens for Paul at the top of the key, puts Felton up first, and then slides to the basket.Paul is a master of pick-and-roll tactics. After he saw Nene's action, he hung the ball directly above the basket.With just the right amount of power, timing, and height, Nene leaps up and over Adams to catch the ball.Then, buckle in hard.
In the first 5 minutes of the second quarter, the Rockets played a big rhythm with the Thunder and achieved a double-digit lead.
Seeing that the situation was not right, Donovan replaced all his main players on the field.D'Antoni then adjusted his lineup, not giving the Thunder the slightest chance.In the next few minutes, the two sides returned to the rhythm of the first quarter.Not giving in to each other, very anxious.In the end, the Thunder didn't make it back from falling behind.
The Thunder didn't have a good way to solve their current predicament.The starting lineup has no advantage, and the rotation lineup is even more disadvantaged.But the turning point is coming!Caught off guard.
At the beginning of the second half, both sides played the main force.
An Luo made a three-pointer as soon as he came up.After receiving the basketball from Westbrook, he stepped over with Adams' cover, then pulled it up and shot the ball.
Looking back, Harden tried to respond with a step-back three-pointer.But An Luo's interference made his shot miss the basket.After Westbrook grabbed the rebound, he immediately launched a fast break.His speed was like a bolt of lightning, heading straight for the basket.At the free throw line, he made a European step to bypass Tucker, who had returned to the defense, and picked the ball into the basket with a backhand.
It was 5:0 up, and the thunder was like a rainbow.
Looking back, Paul advanced with the ball and broke into the inside with Capela's cover.However, he missed the misplaced singles that he was good at.Afterwards, An Luo made a chasing three-pointer from outside the three-point line, closing the point difference to only 3 points.
D'Antoni quickly called a timeout.Thunder's attack is too strong!It's a pity that this timeout did not interrupt the Thunder's rhythm, nor did it allow the Rockets to find their own state.
By the end of the third quarter, the Thunder not only evened out their first-half deficit, but instead took a double-digit lead.
In the last quarter, the Rockets launched the most tenacious counterattack.The Thunder are naturally unwilling to repeat the opponent's mistakes in the third quarter, and they are also very strong.Intense physical confrontation, increasingly defensive moves, and non-stop whistles made the game directly into a battle!The Rockets' Tucker and the Thunder's Noelle left the field with six fouls. Paul and Westbrook also clashed and each received a technical foul.
The main players of both sides played almost the next two quarters.An Luo must keep an eye on Harden while scoring.He did a good job, Harden didn't shine too much in the last quarter.Especially in the last few minutes, when the Rockets approached the score to about 5 points, An Luo, with the help of Grant, almost completely blocked Harden.
In the end, the Thunder defeated the Rockets with a score of 109:101. While taking away the victory of this game, they also completely took away the entire series.
Paul left the court directly, and he may really miss the Western Conference Finals in his life!After coming to Houston, he has fallen to the stage of the Western Conference semifinals for two consecutive seasons.
Harden didn't leave directly.Of course, when he hugged Westbrook and An Luo, the unwillingness and helplessness he showed were very obvious.
(End of this chapter)