roccoschili Chapter 511 James' Helplessness
Chapter 511 James' Helplessness
Chapter 511 James' Helplessness
In the last quarter of the game, Donovan directly left An Luo and Paul George on the bench.Let Westbrook take Adams alone against the Cavaliers who are still going all out.
Yes, the Cavaliers did not surrender.In this year's playoffs, they have experienced a lot and accomplished many impossible things.Although they are not in good form tonight, they will not disarm with 12 minutes left in the game.
Thunder's response surprised everyone.Although they are already more than 20 points ahead of their opponents, in the game, everything is possible.It seems that Donovan is a little conceited.But in fact, Donovan never relaxed.Although he let An Luo and Paul George rest on the sidelines, he told them to be ready to play at any time.
However, the Cavaliers did not give An Luo and Paul George a chance to play again.
In fact, at the beginning, the Cavaliers players were still very active.Under the leadership of James, consecutive offenses succeeded.Especially JR, after losing An Luo's defense, he has regained some of the strongest guards with swords back then.He first used Love's cover to get an open three-pointer in the right corner, and scored the ball with James' assist.Then, he rushed to the free throw line to grab a defensive rebound, which prevented the Thunder's second attack and gave the Cavaliers a rare opportunity to narrow the score.It's a pity that Love, who was in charge of finishing, missed a mid-range jumper and wasted this opportunity.
The rebound was grabbed by Adams.At this time, it was JR who stood up again.He suddenly touched the back of Adams and cut off the basketball in the opponent's hand with a slap.Then the ball was thrown to TT.After the latter received the ball, he leaned in against Adams, and then made a small hook to dial the ball into the basket.
When James forced a layup and scored the ball, the Cavaliers rewritten the score to 77:91.After the ball was scored, James pointed to his arm and signaled to the referee that he had been fouled.But the other party just shook his head, and then pointed to his eyes, which meant that he could see clearly.I have to say, this ball is really not easy!Robertson is the person who is responsible for marking James when Paul George is resting. He is almost hanging on James, but he still can't stop the opponent's layup.Moreover, this time for a layup, there was a Brewer around James.
At this time, Donovan was actually ready to let An Luo and Paul George play.But Westbrook's performance in the next round dispelled his thoughts.
In the first few offenses, Westbrook still played the role of delivering ammunition for his teammates.Of course, when An Luo and Paul George were present, he had no problem doing this at all.But now the situation is that the two brothers are sitting together on the sidelines and waving towels.He must stand up and score to get enough rest time for An Luo and Paul George.
Under such circumstances, Westbrook began to attack himself.He took the ball to a 45-degree angle on the right side of the three-point line.After a short pause, he suddenly accelerated and passed George Hill who was defending him in one step.For Westbrook's first step, I am afraid that there will be few players in the entire league who can guard against him.Hill, not on this list.
Westbrook, who got rid of the defense, was like a sharp arrow, piercing directly into the heart of the Cavaliers. Although TT pulled out to defend at the first time, Westbrook bypassed him with a large European step, which seemed quite easy.When there was no one in front of him and only the basket was left, Westbrook did not fly up to abuse the basket as before, but ended the offense with a very ordinary layup.
Westbrook, who made a one-stop layup, did not make any celebrations. He quickly ran to the other side of the center line and started this defense.
Looking back, Westbrook blocked George Hill holding the ball near the outside of the left three-point line and near the outside line.The latter wanted to use the cover of his teammates to throw off the defense, but Westbrook squeezed directly between him and Love, still occupying the best defensive position.George Hill had to give up his plan to break through this time, stopped the ball, and observed the situation of the players on both sides of the field.Westbrook saw that the opponent had stopped the ball, and immediately posted it.And stretched out his hands, and touched the basketball in the opponent's hand.
Under George Hill's dodge, Westbrook accidentally patted the ball out of his hand.The basketball hit the sideline, and the possession of the ball returned to the Thunder.
Although George Hill argued that he did not touch the ball, the referee still ignored him.In the end, Hill had no choice but to accept it!In fact, in these two games, the Cavaliers had great opinions on the referee's penalty scale.Especially at this point of James, every breakthrough of his is accompanied by a lot of physical contact.But the referee's whistle has been very tight!
After this mistake, Westbrook went to the basket again. Under the double defense of TT and Love, he did not have the slightest hesitation or fear.Running two steps, the body soars into the air, sliding from the right side of the basket to the left side.At the same time, he took the basketball with his left hand and sent the ball into the basket with a pull bar.
85:77, after Westbrook scored 4 points in a row, he opened the score again and stabilized the situation of the game.
Westbrook's show isn't over yet!In the next 5 minutes, he kept attacking the Cavaliers' penalty area. Although he failed to further expand the point difference, he did not allow the Cavaliers to narrow the point difference again.
An Luo and Paul George completely lost the chance to play again.The situation on the court was firmly controlled by the Thunder. Even if they all wanted to play again, Donovan would not agree.In the latter's view, if you can win the game with the least effort, you will never go to war.Moreover, this is only the second game of the finals, and it is not yet known what changes will happen in the following games.It is necessary to maintain sufficient physical reserves for the following games.
With 2 minutes left in the game, Donovan took the lead and replaced Westbrook.They are still leading by 18 points, and they are already sure of victory!
Subsequently, James was also replaced by Tyronn Lue.Compared to Westbrook's radiant face, his face is very gloomy!This is probably the most helpless finals he has ever played in!Although they also worked very hard, there was no hope of winning the whole process.Occasionally, the state improved and played a few excellent rounds, but the Thunder would respond immediately.
(End of this chapter)