super heavy artillery

Chapter 681

Chapter 681

With nearly 2 minutes left in the game, the Thunder finally tied the score.

After An Luo contributed three three-pointers, the Raptors launched the tightest defense against him.However, there are only 5 people on the field. The more power invested in An Luo, the weaker the other players will face the defensive pressure.And there is another Paul George who can't relax, so Westbrook's offensive performance is even more important.Of course, his performance was impeccable.

After returning from the timeout, Leonard scored a key goal for the Raptors.Lowry dribbled the ball over the halfway line and handed it to Leonard.In the NBA arena, at critical moments, basketball is always in the hands of the team's core stars.These players not only have better fighting ability, but more importantly, these players have a big enough heart and can often play more stable performance at critical moments.Obviously, Nas pinned his hopes on the player who once won the FMVP.

The Thunder did not choose to double-team the first time, and the Raptors did not provide any cover for Leonard.The two opened up their posture and started a one-on-one fight.Leonard pushed the ball into the right elbow, then turned and stuck Paul George.Both of them are the top three players in the league, and they were at a stalemate for a while.In the end, after Leonard turned around continuously, he made a large fadeaway jumper and threw the ball in front of Paul George.

103:99, the Raptors temporarily breathed a sigh of relief.

However, Westbrook turned around and once again approached the score within one goal.

Adams sent the ball to Westbrook at the fastest speed, and the latter passed the ball to An Luo in a better position at the center line.But Siakam's speed was too fast, he and Danny Green directly blocked all of An Luo's shot space.An Luo didn't panic, and dropped the ball from Siakam's head to Grant who was about to come up to support him.After receiving the ball, Grant did not seize the opportunity to end the offense, but chose to pass the ball to Westbrook again.In fact, if Grant is more confident, he can make a shot, and his chances are very good.

After Westbrook received the ball, he immediately broke through to the right.Lowry quickly pasted, but Westbrook circled the ball from behind, twisted to the left and accelerated into the free throw line.At this time, the Raptors have no extra strength to defend.Gasol Jr. was entangled with Adams in the interior, and Leonard and Danny Green couldn't take care of others.So Westbrook easily completed a layup.

103:101, the score was once again within one goal.

The Raptors continued to attack. In the last round, Leonard turned over and made a jumper. This time Paul George didn't give him that chance again.Moreover, just when Leonard wanted to repeat the old trick, Grant waited for the opportunity and double-teamed him directly, directly blocking Leonard's direction of the ball.Unable to pass the ball, Leonard can only choose to shoot.

"boom……"

The Thunder's defense produced good results, which gave them a chance to tie the score.

Adams squeezed Gasol Jr., took the rebound, and handed it to Westbrook.The latter took the ball straight to his basket.His speed is extremely fast, and he rushed to the three-point line in an instant.The Raptors' defense was uneven. Although Lowry moved the fastest, he still failed to block Westbrook's layup.After all, if there is no formed line of defense, it is indeed difficult to limit assaulters like Westbrook.

After scoring the ball, the score became 103:103.

Nas quickly called a timeout.During this period of time, the Thunder's offense went too smoothly, and he felt that the players were a little overwhelmed.It is necessary to interrupt the opponent's rhythm, make some adjustments, and give the players a little breathing space.

After returning from the timeout, the two sides entered the most difficult time of the game.Nas and Donovan seem to have negotiated, and both focused the game on the defensive end.Whether it is the Raptors or the Thunder, each has strengthened the strength of the defensive end, using more double-teams and rotations to prevent dead defense.

After Leonard received a pass from Siakam, he plunged into the Thunder's crowd.Adams and Grant blocked the basket, and Paul George followed closely, blocking all the opponent's space for shots and layups.But Leonard was not afraid. He played quite hard and took off directly. His left body collided with Grant, and a lever in his right hand avoided Paul George's block and threw the ball to the basket.

This time the layup was very reluctant.But obviously, Leonard did not intend to directly score the ball in this way.Just after he threw it, the referee's whistle sounded immediately.The Thunder have fouled enough Leonard to get to the free-throw line, which is his way of dealing with the Thunder's tight defense.

Under the boos all over the sky, Leonard made two free throws without changing his face.

105:103

At this time, there are still 1 minute and 23 seconds before the end of the game.

The Thunder started to attack, and the Raptors opened up the defense directly on the three-point line, but when Westbrook reached the free throw line, Siakam and Gasol immediately shrank back.Faced with almost the same situation, Westbrook and Leonard handled it very differently.He didn't choose to shoot himself, but passed the ball from the gap.As soon as Paul George caught the ball, Danny Green and Leonard immediately double-teamed.At the moment Paul George was completely blocked by the opponent, the basketball was passed to An Luo by him.

This time, An Luo didn't throw the ball immediately.Although Danny Green left him and ran to double-team Paul George, the Raptors' defensive rotation was well done.Siakam arrived at the defensive position almost at the same time as the basketball.An Luo moved Siakam to the right, then suddenly circled the ball from behind to the left, and then raised his hand.Siakam moved with the rhythm of An Luo, and the moment he saw An Luo raised his hand, he opened his hands and jumped high.An Luo leaned forward, waiting for the opponent to fall, then raised his hand and threw the ball.

"Di..."

The referee blew his whistle again, and An Luo caused a very critical foul.However, he kept shaking his head.

"It's a pity that I didn't invest in it!"

Standing on the free throw line, An Luo patted the ball three times, then took a deep breath, raised his hand and threw the ball.

"boom……"

The first free throw, shot short!

Take another breath and continue casting.

"Shh..."

"Shh..."

Not bad, made two of the three free throws.With An Luo's two free throws, the Thunder once again tied the score.

(End of this chapter)