rpbooks Chapter 650 Leading before the end
Chapter 650 Leading before the end
Chapter 650 Leading before the end
Although Anluo Anluo said that it is not appropriate to describe Durant with the term "Fighting the Gods in World War I", after all, "Reaper" has already proved himself.But his performance in this game, using this word to describe it, couldn't be more appropriate.After the first three quarters, Durant played 25 minutes and scored 32 points.Its overall hit rate is as high as 70%!This kind of performance put the entire Thunder under great pressure.This can be seen from the increasingly intense boos at the Chesapeake Energy Arena.
Fortunately, the Thunder's offense did not fall behind.Taken separately, there is really no player on the Thunder side who can match Durant.However, the overall performance of the two scoring points of An Luo and Paul George is not worse than Durant.It's not fair to compare two people with one.But judging from the situation of the whole game, it was the confrontation between An Luo and Paul George and Durant.The other players have really become green leaves on the field!This includes Westbrook and Thompson.The former is because his team does not lack players who can score. Both An Luo and Paul George are among the best in the league.Their offensive efficiency is much higher than that of Westbrook.Westbrook himself knows this, so he focused on the organization and defense during the game.But Thompson is different. He couldn't score because he was limited by the Thunder's defense.When Green is on the court, the Warriors are always four-on-five offensively.This is very similar to the Thunder last season, but both the Thunder are very dependent on Robertson and the Warriors are very dependent on Green.However, there is something to give up. The Warriors need Green's defense and organizational support, so they have to bear the plight of one less person on the offensive end.
After the intermission, the situation of the game changed a little.In the first half, the two sides came and went, tit for tat, and refused to give in to each other.Often after the opponent hits a goal, they will respond immediately.Therefore, the score of the game has been rising alternately, and no team has ever been able to take a larger lead.However, this situation changed in the third quarter.
The Warriors are the first to open the score.Thompson finally showed some performance in this section.The Thunder were afraid of Durant's performance in the first half, so they adjusted their defensive strategy in the second half.They changed the defensive policy of "thoroughly restricting Thompson" to "properly letting Thompson participate in the offense."After all, there is only one basketball.With one more person competing for the ball, Durant will have fewer opportunities.
Unexpectedly, Thompson was really a tiger trapped in a cage.When Lei Ting opened the cage, the tiger showed its might.
As soon as he came up, Thompson felt the changes in the Thunder.Although An Luo is still with him like a shadow, Grant has moved away from a position where he can double-team the past at any time.Ever since, Thompson began to ask for the ball from the three-point line.Seeing this, Cook immediately passed the basketball over.After Thompson received the ball, he approached Green in two steps. Under the cover of the opponent, he got rid of An Luo's entanglement, and then threw the ball in.
I have to say that Thompson, as a top 3D player, really has nothing to say about his own strength.Even though he got almost nothing in the first half, he can cause damage whenever he has a chance.
Thunder did not panic.Thompson's outbreak was within their expectations and what they hoped to see.Compared to Durant, they would rather have the basketball in Thompson's hands.
On the offensive end, Donovan no longer requires the team to revolve around Paul George and An Luo.He still let An Luo stay outside the three-point line and wait for the opportunity.The others all rushed to the basket.Such an attack caught the Warriors by surprise.Their defensive strategy is entirely aimed at the Thunder's extremely strong offensive perimeter. Although it is a two-three defense, Green is not falling behind. He is hovering at the free throw line from beginning to end, ready to save at any time.Rooney guarded the restricted area alone, and under the impact of Westbrook, Paul George, Grant and Noelle, he was like a blank sheet of paper, extremely weak.
But Cole didn't dare to take his line of defense directly in.An Luo put too much pressure on him, coupled with Paul George who can shoot suddenly, the online defense cannot be relaxed no matter what.But Green can take it in!Although it still affects the defense of the perimeter, it has little impact.
The game after that was messy.The rhythm of both sides, offensive players, and defensive transitions are all chaotic.Once the rhythm is chaotic, the situation on the field becomes more and more unclear.
Thompson's outburst allowed the Warriors to quickly gain a nearly double-digit lead.But then, Westbrook made consecutive breakthroughs, coupled with Grant and Noelle's scoring, allowing them to overtake the score in one fell swoop.Later, Durant stood up again.He continued to be efficient since the start of the game, scoring wantonly in the Chesapeake Energy Arena.If it weren't for An Luo, the Thunder might not be able to resist Durant.
In the second half of the last quarter of the game, the Warriors still maintained a 5-point lead.At this time, Durant has scored 45 points!The 5-point lead of the Warriors has also been maintained from the end of the third quarter to the final stage of the game.During this period, the Thunder launched several counterattacks, but all failed.
In fact, the offensive efficiency of both sides in the last quarter was very poor.Whether it's Thompson or Paul George, or Durant or An Luo, they all turned into blacksmiths and had a great time blacksmithing.
When there were 5 minutes left in the game, the turning point finally appeared.Donovan waved his hand, and all the main players of the Thunder came out.After An Luo came on the court, he caught the ball at the top of the arc, then took a tentative step to shake Thompson away, and it was a three-pointer when he pulled it up.
Looking back, Durant missed a mid-range shot.It gave the Thunder a chance to tie the game.However, they didn't grasp it.Paul George's layup was blocked by Rooney.However, the Warriors did not open the score again.The two sides fell into a not too long scoring drought.
With 55 seconds left in the game, Thompson made a strong three-pointer against An Luo.The rebound was grabbed by Westbrook, who threw the ball directly to Paul George on the other side of the center line.But the ball was intercepted by Green in the middle.But in the course of the subsequent pass, Westbrook intercepted the ball when Cook made a pass.
Under the continuous mistakes on both sides, the formation and tactics have been messed up.At this moment, An Luo used Noelle's cover to rush beyond the three-point line to receive a pass from Westbrook, then turned around, jumped up, and threw the ball.
"Shh..."
The ball is in!
After the Thunder made a series of mistakes, An Luo finally seized the opportunity and made the last goal.Of course, this is just the Thunder's last goal.They lead by 1 point, but there is still time in the game.
(End of this chapter)