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Chapter 708 Donovan's life-saving straw
Chapter 708 Donovan's life-saving straw
After returning from the timeout, Paul George threw off Leonard under the cover of Grant and rushed to the basket to score a goal, chasing the trailing score to within ten.
After the goal, fans at Chesapeake Energy Arena applauded Paul George.This is really too difficult for Paul George.In fact, with his ability, scoring thirty points in a game is not difficult.But in this series, Paul George averaged only 18 points per game.The Raptors' defense against Paul George is too strong, Leonard is marking the whole time, and his death coil is too lethal.Not only that, Siakam and Gasol Jr. double-teamed from time to time, making him miserable.
But this ball did not change the Thunder's increasingly passive situation.In the last few minutes of the third quarter, the two sides began to replace players.On the Thunder side, Paul George, Westbrook and others were replaced by Donovan one after another, and they had to accumulate energy for the last quarter.After An Luoduo played for 2 minutes and contributed a three-pointer, he was also replaced by Donovan.He is useless on the court. The Thunder did give An Luo the ball, but he also became the target of the Raptors.Without players like Paul George and Adams, the Raptors only need to lock An Luo.As for the others, they can't make too much trouble.
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During the break between festivals, An Luo wiped the sweat dripping from his face with a towel while looking at the numbers on the scoreboard.The Thunder are now 11 points behind, with 12 minutes left in the game.Such a score is not hopeless, but An Luo knows very well that it is not an easy task to reverse the game.
"Ann, Russell, Paul, you must continue to play. The situation is not good for us now. Whether we are attacking or defending, we must do our best, no problem?" Donovan looked calm, There is no sense of tension in the third quarter when the point difference is constantly being opened.He finally said: "The championship is within reach, we must win this game. There are more than 2 fans here, and they have been looking forward to this day throughout the season."
Immediately, Donovan drew a few tactics on his tactical board.In fact, these tactics are very familiar to everyone.Whether it is competition or training, players like An Luo have played many times.But Donovan still explained the main points to everyone carefully, including some points to pay attention to, the position conversion of individual players, and the running route. He said it all.The speech was fast, but everyone understood.
The same scene played out on the Raptors' bench.Nurse is quite nervous, and he looks more like a downside coach than Donovan.This is not surprising, the Raptors reached the finals for the first time, and Nass also led the team to the finals for the first time.Now they are only one quarter away from the championship, and they have a double-digit score advantage.However, the more you feel that you are about to succeed, the less you can be careless.Nurse repeatedly emphasized the focus and defense of the game, and he hopes that his players can hold on to their current advantage.
"Di!"
The referee's whistle sounded on the field again, and the final moment of the finals came.
This time, the Thunder attacked first.Westbrook took the ball across the halfway line and handed it to Adams inside.The latter hit in against Gasol Jr., turned around and hooked the ball halfway under the basket.
The Raptors' defensive focus is still closer to the three-point line.It can be seen that in Nas's heart, An Luo and Paul George are still more threatening than Westbrook and Adams.
Looking back, Leonard missed a shot against Paul George, and Westbrook grabbed a rebound under the cover of Adams and immediately launched a counterattack.His speed is extremely fast, and almost in an instant, the Thunder's counterattack formation has been formed.Westbrook is in the center, An Luo and Paul George are on both sides.The Raptors' defense followed suit, but at a slower pace.Leonard, the only one rushing to the front, can't defend the three-pointer at the same time, he can only defend Westbrook who holds the ball.
After Leonard posted, Westbrook immediately passed the ball to Paul George who was closer to the basket.After receiving the ball, the latter flew towards the basket, took a round with his right hand, and dunked the ball easily.
After scoring two goals in a row, the Thunder's momentum has improved.But then, Leonard stepped up, he was receiving the ball in the right elbow area, and then leaned his back against Paul George, all the way in.After approaching the basket, he made a gesture to turn to the right, waited for Paul George to follow him, and immediately turned to the other left, then he jumped up and shot, leaning back sharply, avoiding Paul George's block, and the ball scored.On the next defensive end, Leonard decisively double-teamed Grant, took advantage of his unpreparedness and slapped the ball, then swung his right arm, threw the ball across the center line, and passed it to Siakam who was running all the way.Facing the empty penalty area, Siakam easily scored a dunk.
After a few rounds, the point difference returned to 11 points.But the Thunder players were not frustrated. They still maintained an extremely strong offense in the next few minutes and played some effects.As the boss of the team, Westbrook stepped forward at this time. He kept hitting the basket and standing on the free throw line, closing the score bit by bit.Throughout the process, the Raptors only left Gasol alone to guard the penalty area. Leonard and Danny Green have always maintained the most active state, entangled Paul George and An Luo.
As time dwindled, the situation became more and more severe for the Thunder.Fans stood up one after another to cheer for their players.Donovan called a timeout with 2 minutes to go.He quickly arranged the tactics, and then told Westbrook: "Russell, when the opportunity is not good, give the ball to Ann and let him score." Then, he stared at An Luo and said: "An Luo, We need more consistent scoring right now. We all know that's what you do best."
It can be seen that Donovan is not as confident as he was at the beginning.He is not a person who likes to put all his eggs in one basket, but now, he has no good way.The Thunder trailed the Raptors by 8 points.It doesn't look like much, but it's extremely difficult to smooth it out in 2 minutes.Donovan tried to let Westbrook play the main offense, and also tried to let Adams play at the basket, but the effect was not very good.Now, he pinned his hopes on An Luo.
(End of this chapter)