roccoschili Chapter 203 Continued Downturn
Chapter 203 Continued Downturn
Chapter 203 Continued Downturn
It took An Luo four hours to hit these 100 three-pointers!The shooting percentage is really too low, he made at least 1000 three-pointers.Including the rest time in between, An Luo basically did nothing else this day.
After dinner, An Luo practiced for two more hours.After all, there is still a competition the next day, so it is impossible to practice as crazy as today.Although it's just shooting, it's really tiring!He has to maintain enough physical strength to participate in the game.
On November 11, the Thunder faced the Los Angeles Clippers at the Chesapeake Energy Arena.
This is the second time the two teams have met this season.The current record is 7 wins and 1 loss. Because of the relationship between the win and loss, the Thunder ranked first, and the Clippers followed closely.So this time the game can be regarded as a true battle for the top spot in the Western Conference.
The Clippers, who have won four consecutive victories, are coming aggressively this time.For this game, they are determined to win.So far, the only game the Clippers have lost was thanks to the Thunder nine days ago.At that time, the two sides played an unsightly game, and the Clippers finally lost 9:89.
The so-called gentleman's revenge, ten years is not too late.But the Clippers may feel that ten days is a bit late.I met the Thunder again. Although they were playing away, they were full of vengeful anger.However, although they managed to limit Westbrook most of the time, the two sides still played inextricably, fighting to the last moment again.
Thunder started with 9:3.Westbrook had two assists and scored 2 points.After Mbah a Moute scored a three-pointer for the Clippers, Oladipo succeeded in two more three-pointers, and the Thunder maintained their lead.In the last 5 minutes of the first quarter, the Clippers made a shot and fell behind 16:24.
An Luo still played in the second quarter.He had good luck tonight, and scored the first three-pointer.
This ball can make the Thunder fans at home extremely happy.Everyone seemed to see the No. 8 who shot three-pointers like free throws.But he knew about his own affairs, and An Luo understood that this was cheating.So after he missed the second three-pointer, he stopped shooting three-pointers.
An Luo changed his offensive method.He continued to use running positions to cut to the basket, but contributed some points.
But in this game, he mainly focused on the defensive end.And it works pretty well.Neither Redick nor Crawford were able to make due contributions under An Luo's defense.Even one person contributed a valuable steal to An Luo's future, so An Luo was very satisfied.
After Rivers Jr. and Johnson hit three-pointers after the start of the second quarter, the Clippers' firepower finally opened.
The Thunder's Sabonis Jr. stepped forward. After he made a three-pointer, the Thunder still led 40:34.But then, the main players of the Clippers were all on, Griffin and Paul each made a goal, and the Clippers made a wave of 11:5 to tie the score at 45:45.
The two sides drew several times since then, ending the first half with 50:50.
In this game, the Clippers played a very good role in targeting Westbrook.But even so, Westbrook can still rely on his own ability to contribute to the team.He played for Oladipo and Kanter a lot in the first half, so the Thunder could hold their own after losing two of their main scoring options.
At the beginning of the third quarter, the two sides are still coming and going.The score rose alternately and has not been pulled apart.However, after Westbrook made two free throws, the Clippers, led by Paul and Redick, pulled the score close to double digits in a wave of 8:0.
In the last few minutes, although Thunder resisted very tenaciously, the effect was not very good.After all, there is one less stable scoring point on the bench, and others cannot stand up and score in time.Fortunately, the Thunder's defense was not bad, which prevented the Clippers from sending the game directly into garbage time.
After three quarters, the Thunder fell behind 74:82.
At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Grant and Christon of the Thunder hit three-pointers one after another, and a wave of 8:1 quickly chased the score to 82:83.After that, the two sides fell into a fierce battle.Tit for tat, no one wants to lose the game.
With 4 minutes and 50 seconds left in this quarter, Westbrook made two free throws and the score was written as 92:94. The Thunder were still 2 points behind.But Paul stepped forward and made a difficult three-pointer, leading a new wave of offensive climax.Subsequently, Jordan caused consecutive fouls, stood on the free throw line, and used an uncharacteristic free throw percentage to help the Clippers widen the gap by 102:94.
The Thunder's "cutting Jordan" tactic went bankrupt, so they had to find another way out.Oladipo hit a three-pointer, scoring 5 points in a row, and Westbrook also succeeded in a three-pointer.With 2 minutes and 17 seconds left in the game, the two sides fought 102:102.
Just like last time, the two sides fought until the last minute.The two teams drew again, Jordan dunked successfully, and Griffin followed up with a steal, Crawford hit a three-pointer, and the Clippers took the lead again with 1:109.
The last time the Clippers lost, Jordan and Griffin both made mistakes, and today the two are making up for it.
Rivers missed two free throws at the critical moment, Westbrook grabbed the rebound, and it took only 5.5 seconds to go to the other side for a layup.Paul then missed a shot, Westbrook grabbed the rebound, and they still had 13.8 seconds of attack time.
110:108
The Thunder are 2 points behind, but they have no timeout.Fortunately, there was plenty of time. Westbrook caught the ball in the backcourt and quickly dribbled it to the frontcourt.Mbah a Moute was marking at the top of the arc, but Westbrook changed his direction. He only needed to go inside to basically equalize the score.
It seems that today is going to play overtime.
But Westbrook did something that surprised everyone.Instead of driving to the lane for a layup, he pulled up and made a [-]-pointer.
He wants to end the game directly!
All the home fans raised their hearts and stared at the ball.
"boom!"
The basketball hit the neck of the rim and bounced high.
Crawford jumped high and grabbed the rebound.Immediately, the timer was reset to zero, and the referee blew the whistle to end the game.
Fall short!
There was a helpless sigh in the Chesapeake Energy Arena.
An Luo shook his head.But he was not regretful because Westbrook missed the lore, but because of the commentary on the spot.Competitive sports is such a reality. If Westbrook made this goal, absolutely no one would think there was a problem with his choice, but would sing his praises.
But the reality is that there is no input.
At this time, few people remember that before that, Westbrook made 4 of 3 three-pointers.They thought Westbrook should grab a two-pointer and drag the game into overtime.Instead of taking the risk of shooting threes.
After the players from both sides hugged each other, they returned to the locker room.
After this game, the Clippers, who have won five consecutive victories, finally reached the top of the West.The Thunder, which lost for the first time this season, dropped to second place.
(End of this chapter)