rpbooks Chapter 837
Chapter 837
Chapter 837
The 11-point lead in the three quarters is actually not an advantage.For the current basketball system, reversal games of 20 and 30 points abound.Therefore, during the intermission, Donovan seriously warned his players to be prepared and never relax.
Everyone knows that the Raptors' counterattack in the last quarter will definitely be fierce.Nas will not give up these 12 minutes. They may only need a strong offensive to catch up with the score and bring the game back.
However, Donovan does not want to limit the opponent's counterattack through defense.He is well aware of Thunderclap's current defensive ability, and if he insists on carrying this shield to resist the opponent's attack, it may not get very good results.Therefore, he still insisted on the strategic deployment since the third quarter and fought against the opponent.
An Luo did not start in the fourth quarter.Donovan hopes that he will get more rest time to deal with the final battle.Sitting with him on the bench are Adams and Gallinari.These players have played for a long time in the third quarter. Now, taking advantage of the team's relatively safe situation, adjust their state, and then go to reap the game.
However, An Luo and others did not rest on the bench for too long.Nas was obviously furious, and he directly put out all the main players, trying to turn the situation around while the Thunder rotated their lineup.Donovan didn't follow up immediately. He wanted to see how strong his rotation was and whether he could take on a heavier burden in the game.At the same time, Donovan also has plans to exercise the lineup.After all, the entire season is quite long, and it is impossible for Donovan to finish all the games relying only on those few main players.
At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Raptors took the lead in attacking.
Lowry took the ball diagonally in from the right three-point line.He was leaning against Alexander at the three-point line, his shoulders were short, and he arched hard and got in. The ability of "Small Steel Cannon" is still very strong. The young Alexander was obviously underprepared and was passed by the opponent in one go.However, his reaction was dissatisfied, and he immediately turned around and chased after him. Relying on his height and wingspan, he still maintained a defensive threat. It was not easy for Lowry to score a layup directly.
When Lowry burst in, Siakam and Gasol completed an off-ball screen at the top of the arc. The former went straight to the basket, and the latter moved in the opposite direction.Lowry passed the ball to Siakam with a single hit, and Robertson and Noel immediately double-teamed.Just after the Thunder's defensive attention was attracted by Siakam, Gasol Jr. had already pulled beyond the three-point line.
Perhaps the impression Siakam left on everyone was too prominent. After he got the ball, he just rushed in.But this time, Siakam did not choose to score a layup, but threw the ball over his head.After Gasol caught the ball at the three-point line, Grant dived from the right side, but it was too late.The former directly draws the bow and shoots the arrow, and hits the target with one shot.
This attack, this is the beginning of a strong attack by the Raptors.
Looking back, Alexander received a pass from Westbrook and rushed in from the right three-point line.Facing Lowry, he changed direction in front of him, strode over with his right leg, and left him directly behind.The space under the basket is not wide, and both Noel and Gasol are standing in it.However, Alexander did not give up this attack.After all, it is a young man who rarely gets a chance to perform, so he is naturally unwilling to pass the ball.However, young people will always face various blows before they can grow up.Alexander took a European step to bypass Noel, who came up to defend, and then flew up.When he was about to throw the ball, a giant palm fell from the sky and slapped the basketball in his hand to the floor.It turned out that when Alexander rushed up, Siakam had already begun to shrink towards the penalty area.After Alexander passed Lowry and Gasol Jr., his vigilance relaxed, but Siakam, who was caught up, slapped his cap firmly.
With sharp eyes and quick hands, Lowry snatched the basketball into his hand, quickly got out of the crowd, and launched a counterattack.Van Vleet runs faster than Lowry, and his position is already on the outside, so his chances are very good.Lowry naturally saw Van Vleet, so after he dribbled the ball out of the three-point line, he took a round with his right hand and threw it towards the latter's position a little further in front.
Van Vleet caught the basketball directly while walking, rushed to the basket with his right hand, and easily hit the ball into the basket.
In less than a minute, the Thunder was beaten 1:5 by the Raptors.But Donovan was not in a hurry. He still sat on the sidelines with his arms folded, watching the game with a blank expression.
In the next 2 minutes, Westbrook and Alexander made consecutive layups, barely helping the team stabilize the situation.But as Van Vleet made another three-pointer after borrowing a screen, after reducing the difference between the two sides to only 5 points, Donovan finally called a timeout.
Judging from the situation, Donovan had to call this timeout in a very passive situation.But the fans at the Chesapeake Energy Arena cheered instead.Because, An Luo, Gallinari, and Adams who have been resting on the sidelines are all going to play!
When An Luo returned to the game, the Thunder's offense suddenly changed.
The energetic An Luo was more comfortable when running. After he came up, he used Robertson's cover to cut to the basket, received a pass from Westbrook and scored 2 points.Looking back, Siakam's layup was rejected by the basket under the interference of Adams.Westbrook grabbed the rebound and made a long pass from the quarterback, accurately found An Luo who had retreated to the top of the arc, and assisted the latter to make a chasing three-pointer.An Luo, who scored 5 points in a row, did not stop his offensive rhythm. After Siakam broke through and scored a layup, he singled Lowry in the right elbow area, swayed left and right, and made a hit Turn over for a fadeaway jumper and score another 2 points.
The Thunder's aura boiled under An Luo's consecutive scoring, and even the defensive end showed a rare suppression.Although the Raptors have not given up the game in the next few minutes and have been playing very aggressively, the scores of the two sides have always been maintained at around 10 points.Whenever the Raptors make a wave of offensive, An Luo will respond immediately.
In the end, the Thunder defeated the visiting Raptors 122:110 at their home court and got a good start to the new season.At the same time, they have also won the first game at the Chesapeake Energy Arena for the third consecutive year.
(End of this chapter)