rpbooks Chapter 830 The Demeanor of the Finals Team
Chapter 830 The Demeanor of the Finals Team
Chapter 830 The Demeanor of the Finals Team
Every night, countless people are guessing how An Luo will make the first goal of the game.Although everyone has an answer in their hearts, when this moment comes, it is still amazing.
An Luo's three-pointer has a special flavor.Go ahead and hit it with one hit.Since his release speed is very fast, the shooting posture is not a special standard.But if you want to defend, it is still difficult.Coupled with the close to [-]% shooting rate in his career, An Luo is like a sniper equipped with an [-]x lens, and no one dares to ignore him.
The defense of the Raptors' current back line is really average.Van Vleet and Lowry still have defensive capabilities and a very positive attitude, but their natural disadvantages are difficult to make up for.Facing An Luo, who is close to two meters, there is no good way for two players in his early 1.8 meters.In the finals of last season, Danny Green still caused great trouble for An Luo on the defensive end.Now, without the restrictions of a defensive master like Danny Green, An Luo is at home in the game.
Switching to the defensive end, An Luo stared at Lowry closely.The Raptors' lineup of two point guards is not very easy to defend, and the opponent gets rid of it if they don't pay attention.Van Fleet used Gasol's cover to hit in, and the Thunder quickly switched defenses.In the last round, Adams did not switch defenses, causing Siakam to rush into the penalty area and be unstoppable.So this time, he chose to return to the basket.Siakam waited for an opportunity, and it seemed that he was going to repeat the routine of the last round. Unfortunately, Robertson and Gallinari did not give him that opportunity.When Anunobi repeated his tricks, Robertson was directly in front of him, blocking Siakam's cut-in route, and Gallinari also leaned in.In an instant, Siakam was caught in the front and back attack of the two.
Gasol still passed the ball.Of course, he is not for Siakam.After Anunoby received the ball, he threw the ball against Gallinari who threw back.But he's not An Luo. Even though the Thunder's defense gave him a pretty good chance, he still didn't make the ball.
The rebound was grabbed by Westbrook.It seems that he has always been the most active one for the Thunder on the court.Immediately, Thunder's counterattack began.At the moment Westbrook started, An Luo and Gallinari also rushed towards their frontcourt from the left and right sides.The Raptors' players were not slow to react. Lowry and Siakam followed Westbrook and An Luo.Everyone knows how good the Thunder's counterattack is.
Sure enough, when Westbrook was caught up by Siakam, the basketball was passed to An Luo.Although Lowry was at a disadvantage when facing An Luo, his defense could not be ignored.After all, Lowry is also a guard who averages close to 2 steals per game.When Westbrook passed the ball to An Luo, Lowry directly stuck to it, stuck An Luo's foot, and put his hands up and down, constantly exerting pressure.An Luo didn't give him a chance to steal the ball. After receiving the ball, he didn't pause or shoot. Instead, he threw the ball directly to Gallinari who appeared outside the left three-point line.
After Gallinari received the ball, Van Vleet, who was closest to him, was still more than one meter away.Naturally, Gallinari would not miss such an opportunity. He set up the turret, made a decisive shot, and blasted the ball into the basket quickly and neatly.
For fans of the Chesapeake Energy Arena, this combination is all too familiar.Although the person who throws the ball has changed, the internal taste has not changed.
The Raptors lost 5 points inside and outside, which made Nas feel less comfortable.Before the start of the game, he has repeatedly emphasized to his players that they need to pay attention to the Thunder's defensive counterattack, but now it seems that not everyone pays attention to it.It can be seen from the defense this time that Siakam and Lowry ran very fast, but the others did not keep up, and it eventually became a two-defense and three-defense situation.
However, this ball did not affect the mentality of the Raptors players.After all, in recent years, more and more people shoot three-pointers. Compared with those guys who throw them after passing the center line, the Thunder's two three-pointers are still normal.
Van Vleet continued to advance with the ball.The Raptors played very interesting today.There are two ones in their lineup, but more often these two are just responsible for bringing the ball across the center line and then handing it over to Gasol who stands between the free throw line and the top of the arc.However, it can be seen from their two consecutive offensive processes that under the support of Gasol's organization, the Raptors' offense is still very smooth.This is not surprising, Gasol already has an excellent passing ability.
When Gasol held the ball, all the other Raptors players started to run, and even Siakam, an inside player, actively hovered near the three-point line.This makes the entire restricted area very empty.Subsequently, Siakam began to cut to the basket, and Van Vleet and Lowry moved outside the three-point line on both sides at the same time, each looking for opportunities to catch the ball.Gasol didn't hesitate for too long before passing the ball to Lowry outside the left three-point line. The others didn't have a good chance under the Thunder's strict defense.The latter caught the ball and shot a feint at Westbrook, faked a real pass, and lobbed the ball to Gasol Jr. who slid down.
The Raptors played very patiently this time, and the effect was naturally good.After Gasol received the ball, he held it high and hit it high. Without Adams pushing it to the penalty area in the first place, he easily put the ball into the basket.
5:4
In the first 2 minutes of the game, the two sides were evenly matched.
This surprised many people.The strength of the Thunder is relatively normal. After all, they have obtained the greatest degree of reinforcement in the Paul George deal.The Raptors are different. They can be regarded as having lost the offensive and defensive core of the entire system, but they have not been suppressed by the Thunder during this period of time.They used more active rotation, more patient cooperation, and more tenacious defense to withstand the aggressive attack of the defending champion.
In the next few minutes, the two sides came and went, and the fight was very exciting.Under the leadership of Westbrook, An Luo and Gallinari played left and right from outside the three-point line, and the offensive efficiency was very high.They always want to launch a wave of attacks with sufficient suppression. For this reason, An Luo also strengthened his shots from outside the three-point line.It's a pity that the Raptors firmly held the Thunder's offensive under the sudden inside and outside shots of Siakam and Lowry.
The Chesapeake Energy Arena cheered one after another. The two teams were very exciting on both offense and defense, once again showing everyone the demeanor of last season's finals team.
(End of this chapter)