rpbooks Chapter 655 Violent Counterattack
Chapter 655 Violent Counterattack
Chapter 655 Violent Counterattack
In the first game at Oracle Arena, the Warriors let everyone see the face of the team most likely to win the championship in the league.The trend of the game was the same as most people expected before the game. After Curry came back, the Warriors' offense has improved a lot.
As soon as the game started, Curry made his voice heard.After receiving the ball from outside the three-point line, he powerfully used a fast three-pointer to announce his return.
The Thunder got the ball on the first offense.In this link, Noelle never missed.
Westbrook grabbed the ball before Curry and sprinted downfield.At the same time, players from the Thunder and the Warriors all flocked to the Thunder's frontcourt.An Luo began to run around the three-point line and the baseline, and everyone else also performed their duties, either looking for opportunities to attack, or covering teammates.
Noelle went straight to the top of the arc and made a pick and roll for Westbrook.The latter grazed his body, shook off Curry and rushed to the basket.However, Green returned to defense at the first time, and Rooney, who switched to his side, was surrounded by Westbrook's ability and could not directly complete the layup.He passed the ball to Noelle, who was running down, but the latter was kept on the free throw line by Curry, unable to hit the basket directly.
The basketball ended up in the hands of Paul George.He took his first shot of the half over Durant at the right elbow.In fact, Paul George's position is not good, but the offensive time has not allowed him to hesitate any more.
"boom!"
The basketball hits the rim and Green grabs the rebound.He ran to the free throw line as fast as he could, and then saw Thompson sprinting to the halfway line.
In fact, the moment Green grabbed the rebound, the Warriors began to counterattack.Curry, Thompson and Durant scrambled to their frontcourt.They are both offensive endpoints.
After Thompson received the ball, he took two steps to the three-point line.However, An Luo followed closely and stood in front of him.He didn't think about how the opponent would rush in, but stuck it up to prevent Thompson from shooting directly.
In this case, Thompson knew he couldn't make a move!But he feinted and passed the ball to Curry.After receiving the basketball, Curry raised his hand and threw the ball towards Westbrook.
The choice took Westbrook by surprise.You know, the position of Curry's shot is still two steps away from the three-point line!Westbrook stands one step ahead of the opponent, whether it is a breakthrough or a shot, he can make effective defense.
That's Curry's style.As long as his touch comes, he can shoot directly anywhere.And Curry's touch is the result of shooting again and again.In many games, Curry may not have a good shooting percentage at the beginning, but as he shoots, he gets higher.
"Shh!"
In this game, Curry's touch is good as soon as he comes up.In the eight minutes he played in the entire first quarter, Curry took seven shots from beyond the three-point line alone.What's even more frightening is that he made 8 of them!Coupled with his scoring at the basket, Curry scored 7 points in a single quarter!
This is not Curry's highest score in a single quarter, but it can still be seen how hot his offensive state is.
However, the performance of other players is also not bad.Although Durant's sense of presence in the game has been reduced a lot, his efficiency is not bad.He scored 6 points in just 10 shots.Thompson was not as eye-catching as the previous game.However, the Warriors' offense is already very good, and they don't need everyone to play.With fewer opportunities on the offensive end, Thompson put all his energy on the defensive end.This also made An Luo's life more difficult.He also played 8 minutes, but compared with Curry, it was far worse.Of course, An Luo's scoring efficiency is not bad, mainly because there are no chances.
An Luo only took 3 shots in the first quarter!Thompson was always by his side, as if hanging on to him.Such personal care made An Luo very uncomfortable.
In the first quarter, the Thunder trailed the Warriors by 27 points 35:8.In addition to An Luo being restricted, their biggest problem still appeared inside.Noelle was completely held down by Rooney!Although his physical fitness is outstanding, his skills at the basket are still a bit poor.After all, Noelle is still a player who eats his body. With Westbrook feeding him cakes, his life should be pretty good.But when Westbrook can't take care of him, it's very ordinary!
Speaking of which, due to An Luo's silence, Westbrook had to participate more in the offensive end.His breakthrough layup is the key to the Thunder not collapsing.Now I have to sigh with emotion about Westbrook's ability!In the past two seasons, his scoring average has continued to decline, and has fallen below 20 points.But this does not mean that his scoring ability has become weaker.In fact, without An Luo and Paul George, he can also average 30+ per game like Harden.This is not an exaggeration. The Oklahoma media once calculated that if the Thunder needed Westbrook to stand up and score, he would even be able to average 30+ triple-doubles per game.
Paul George is the only player playing normally.Westbrook can be regarded as the "explosive" state of this season.He did not lose the upper hand in the confrontation with Durant, and certainly did not gain the upper hand.
In the second quarter, the Thunder faced a more severe situation.
The two "old guys" who had been silent for two games also returned to their former glory after Curry returned.The two joined hands to suppress the Thunder's entire rotation for most of the quarter.Even if Paul George showed great power during that period of time and hit every shot, he still couldn't close the score.It was even pulled away by the other party.
After the main players of both sides returned to the game, the score that Paul George was desperately biting was finally opened by the opponent!Curry and Durant covered and supported each other on the court, complementing each other.The Thunder's defense is tough. They can restrict Thompson and one of them is already very good. If they want to restrict them all, even if Robertson and Adams come back, it will be difficult.
By the end of the first half, the Thunder had fallen behind by as many as 15 points!For the current game, this is not a very disparate point difference.But for the Thunder, it means that they are already facing a great predicament.
Everyone knew that the Warriors would launch a counterattack this night, but they didn't expect the Warriors' counterattack to be so violent.It is really not easy for the Thunder to get out of Oracle.
(End of this chapter)