roccoschili Chapter 304 Singles against Westbrook!
Chapter 304 Singles against Westbrook!
Chapter 304 Singles against Westbrook!
When Durant walked to the free throw line, the audience chanted "MVP" and "MVP" again.
Free throws were also scored, and the Thunder led by two points 62 to 64. This was the first time since the start of the game that they had achieved a lead in score.
The Pacers kicked off, and Coach Nate called a timeout again.
The players of the Thunder all walked off the field excitedly. Everyone knew that the Pacers' third quarter was very scary, but they didn't expect that after Durant turned on "Reaper Mode", he just completed the counterattack. He was 10 behind at the highest point and now leads by 2 points.
Once the Pacers can't break out in the third quarter, it will definitely be difficult. This is what everyone thinks.
"Xu, Paul, the two of you will hold the ball more later. It's okay to be behind, but the point difference will be widened. Do you understand?"
Coach Nate himself knows that the current Durant is difficult to manage. Pickled Pepper's defensive ability should rank among the top five among small forwards, but even if he can't stop him, what else can he do?
The only way to resolve it is to attack. With cards like Xu Xiang and Paojiao in hand, no one is afraid of confrontation.
"Durant is really strong!" Teacher Wang said in admiration in the studio.
These consecutive three-pointers directly played out his momentum as the current second-in-command in the league.
"Paul George has defended very well, and he can't stand up to Durant's BUG shots." Director Yang shook his head and said.
"In the current situation, it's really hard to say who will win. The Thunder team must have an advantage in terms of mentality from being behind to leading, and the Pacers will see whether Coach Nate's timeout will work."
Back in the game, Xu Xiang organized at the top of the arc and was assigned to George Hill who came to meet him. He started to run with the help of a cover. George Hill passed the ball to Pickled Jiao.
Robertson tried his best to defend, but it was too late, the ball had already shot towards the basket!
The arc is very positive, the landing point is very clear, it is the Nets!
"Shh!"
Xu Xiang loosened his clenched fist, and scored a three-pointer!
65 to 64, the Pacers came back with a comeback!
The Thunder's offense quickly served the bottom line, Westbrook advanced with the ball, and kept gesturing to his teammates. His teammates also kept running without the ball according to his gestures.
Robertson threw off Xu Xiang and went out to meet him. Xu Xiang quickly followed the cover. The Pacers didn't want to switch defenses because of Robertson. Anyway, he didn't have any means of attacking on his own.
Sure enough, although Robertson had a chance to shoot, he hesitated for a while and didn't dare to shoot. The ball was handed over to Durant, and at the same time he helped him with a pick-and-roll.
Robertson's pick-and-roll is completely aimed at defending Durant's pickle. He wants to cause the Pacers to switch defenses. If Xu Xiang can be switched to defend Durant, then he will really wake up laughing from a dream.
However, his smile froze after a while. Pickled Pepper seemed to have expected it a long time ago. He locked his position in advance and directly squeezed Robertson away when Durant was about to make a shot.
Pickle's judgment on the defensive position is really strong. Durant tried to shake off the rushing Pickle with a fake move, but Pickle didn't take this trick at all. Durant was ruthless and made a three-pointer!
"Shh!"
Got it!
"Pervert." Xu Xiang looked enviously at the excited Du Erer, it was really unreasonable to be able to get in.
The score was 65-67.
The scene was also cheering, and under the leadership of the DJ, they shouted "KD" and "KD". This goal is really too difficult, but it can be scored.
Looking back, Xu Xiang faced Westbrook with the ball in a high position. The two faced off for the first time in the audience. For some reason, Robertson actually switched defenses.
The camera also recorded this scene for the first time, and it is also the top role among the defenders.
"Westbrook defending Xu Xiang, is this a new routine of Coach Donovan?" This idea flashed in everyone's mind. On the whole, Robertson's defense against Xu Xiang was really in place. In this game, Xu Xiang made 17 of 7 shots and 7 of 4 three-pointers. Most of the shots were "fairy shots" or difficult shots. Robertson's defense still played a big role.
And the reason why the Thunder can play so easily is that Xu Xiang didn't drive much. Although he made a few three-pointers, they didn't come to connect, which didn't matter.
On the contrary, Durant is really "gods block and kill gods, Buddhas should kill Buddhas", carrying the audience with his own strength!
The game continued, Xu Xiang stretched out his hand to signal his teammates to open up space for him, he is going to play singles, since you look down on me so much, I will prove it to you!
Continuously dribbling the ball under the crotch, Xu Xiang's center of gravity began to sink, he received the ball in an instant with a fake move, and took a sharp step to the left. Westbrook's body center of gravity was not adjusted properly.
"My God, Xu Xiang passed Westbrook!"
When his center of gravity was out of control, Westbrook knew he was going to suffer.
At this moment, the basket was like the sea, and Xu Xiang took off directly!Dunk with both hands!
"boom!"
The audience lost their voices for a while. In this round of singles, Xu Xiang completely defeated Westbrook!
The score was tied at 67!
The two sides tied with 5 minutes left in the third quarter!
The game was too tight.
The Thunder team made an offensive mistake, the ball went out of bounds, the ball was dead, and it entered the official timeout. Donovan on the sidelines heaved a sigh of relief. He knew Xu Xiang's strength. If he really got the momentum, it would be really difficult to play.
Even so, he was about to call a timeout. This was at his home court. If he lost the game due to carelessness, he would definitely be scolded by the fans.
"Xu, I'm going to hit them like this, kick their butts hard," West walked over and said viciously, the dunk by Xu Xiang just now was still very morale-boosting.
Coach Nate squinted at him in dissatisfaction. The tactics he just said were interrupted by him, and West retreated embarrassingly.
in the studio.
"Director Yang thinks which side has a better chance of winning now?" Teacher Wang asked curiously.
"This..." Director Yang thought for a while, "The Pacers failed to play offensively in the third quarter, which is very unfavorable to them."
Although he didn't specify which side it was, the meaning in his words was still optimistic that the Thunder would win.
The Thunder's defensive efficiency is very high. With Robertson on the outside and Ibaka on the inside, they are all let go. If the Pacers can't play, the final winner may really be the Thunder!
(End of this chapter)