roccoschili Chapter 198 When Westbrook Learns to Use His Brain
Chapter 198 When Westbrook Learns to Use His Brain
Chapter 198 When Westbrook Learns to Use His Brain
Seven p.m., Staples Center.
With the roar of the announcer, Randolph was the first to run out of the player tunnel, and he waved towards the surrounding area of the arena. The cheers of the audience exploded, rhythmically together with the names of the players, forming a wave after wave. Wave sound wave.
When Su Yang ran out last, the cheers went straight to the ceiling, like a super volcano erupting.
In the TNT commentary seat, the host Marvin said: "In this arena, hearing such loud cheers reminds me of Kobe. out of stock."
Reggie Miller said with a smile: "That depends on the host of the home game, how to identify the identity of the opponent's fans."
Isaiah Thomas also laughed: "At that time, the police may be needed to maintain order outside the arena..."
On the field, Su Yang and his teammates finished the pre-match interaction and went straight to the technical stage.
Just a few steps away, Maroon [-] lead singer Adam Levine stood up to greet him, and the two of them high-fived and took a group photo.
The football star Beckham also took a photo with him, followed by the movie star Andy Garcia, the famous variety show producer David Spade, and the super beautiful Charlize Theron.
Su Yang patiently exchanged pleasantries with each other, and finally took a photo with the ancient legend Elgin Baylor.
When he was done and the pre-match preparation time was basically used up, he simply turned around and walked towards the middle circle.
The other starting players of the two teams were in place one after another, and the two sides interacted with high fives. Point guard Su Yang faced Westbrook, shooting guard Gordon faced Harden, small forward Barnes faced Durant, power forward Randolph faced Ibaka, center small forward Jordan vs Krstic.
"Lei Ting is changing the soup, not the medicine..."
Su Yang made some calculations, thinking that if Ibaka was replaced by Green, the Thunder's internal defense would be strengthened, but the external defense would be weakened accordingly. It may not be able to offset each other. After all, the Clippers are good at scoring outside. Operation is really confusing.
"I thought it was Harden who started with Sefoloza playing three guards, and then Durant went to play four, with Ibaka as the center, directly full of mobility, and the outside defense was not too bad. The result was This arrangement..."
Before the complaint was over, the referee held the ball to the middle circle, held it with both hands and gently threw it upwards.
Snapped!Jordan touched the ball first, took advantage of the momentum and moved it toward Hou, and the basketball flew straight to the Clippers half court.
Su Yang jumped up slightly and caught it in his hand, then pushed forward slowly when he landed, raising his hand to make a FLOPPY gesture.
Anyway, Harden defends against Gordon, and chasing without the ball is definitely not that good. Let's play one first.
And now that the fight has just started, the Thunder probably haven't entered the rhythm yet, so the chances are great.
As soon as the gesture fell, the other four members of the Clippers started their respective actions.
Gordon vigorously started from the left wing, strode straight into the short corner on the left, and with the help of Randolph's screen, he successfully got rid of Harden and rushed to the bottom line, then twisted his hips sideways across the paint, and went straight to the right corner. Set up the wall for cover.
Su Yang just dribbled the ball to the top of the arc. Seeing that Gordon made a successful move, he raised his hand and threw the ball to the right wing.
Barnes picked up the lift, turned around and passed to the right corner, and Gordon just ran into position.Harden encountered a delay and was too late to defend, and Krstic quickly switched to defend against the flying pounce, but Gordon took off without hesitation and shot a three-pointer head-on.
Boom!The basketball hits the hoop and into the net.
There were cheers in the arena, and the Clippers started 3-0.
In the transition between offense and defense, Westbrook quickly dribbled the ball across the center line, then turned and threw it to the top of the arc, accelerating straight to the bottom corner.
Ibaka catches the ball and turns around, divides Durant on the left side, starts and runs to the left wing position.At the same time, on the right side of the court, Krstic used Westbrook's cover to lift up, crossed the free throw line to 45 degrees to the left, and set up a wall to block Barnes.
The middle area was immediately cleared, and Durant slammed the ball to the start, heading straight for the top of the arc.
Little Jordan decisively stepped and moved laterally to intercept, but Durant made an emergency stop and pulled back to change direction. He completed the breakthrough as easily as drinking water, and then walked left and went straight to the waist. Jump to the free throw line.
Randolph scrambled to intercept from the left corner, but Durant passed the ball to the open Ibaka.
Randolph hurried back to defend against the dive, but Ibaka took off with great confidence and shot a three-pointer.
when!The basketball bounced off the hoop.
Jordan ran and jumped to catch the rebound, turned around and threw it to Su Yang, and the Clippers blew the counterattack horn.
The audience cheered in unison. Randolph took the ball in the right elbow of the frontcourt and singled out Krstic facing the basket.
The difference in agility between the two was too great, and Randolph gained space by shaking at will, and easily moved laterally to take off and hit the board.
boom!Basketball into the net, 5 to 0.
The Thunder counterattacked, Westbrook sprinted with the ball, rushed to the left wing of the frontcourt in three seconds, stopped suddenly and passed the top of the arc.
Ibaka took the ball and turned to the right and threw it to Harden, who was at the 45-degree three-point line. At the same time, Durant started from the left bottom corner. Lateral position.
The Thunder's high and low positions are formed, Harden raises his hand and throws a pass, Durant catches the ball and hits back.In the entire right half, Barnes was the only Clippers player left. Durant tried twice and made a smart step-back mid-range shot, which was too high to block the shot.
With a bang, the basketball went into the net hollow, 5 to 2.
In the TNT commentary seat, Miller sighed: "I finally saw the Thunder, using another way to create opportunities for Durant to catch the ball. I thought they had to go up the screen to cooperate. Today I finally saw a cross screen..."
Thomas said with a smile: "The passer has also become Harden. The Thunder will be considered a comprehensive upgrade tonight..."
On the court, Su Yang took the ball to the left wing, and with the help of Jordan's cover, he walked the sideline to try to break through.
Krstic and Westbrook immediately started a double attack, and Su Yang raised his hand and passed the ball long to the right half.
Unexpectedly, Durant was already prepared, he just jumped high and intercepted the pass.
The Thunder bench cheered and shouted, Durant landed and ran forward, stopping the ball calmly to find someone.
Westbrook received the ball on the left wing, took advantage of Ibaka's cover, got rid of Su Yang and went straight to the basket.
Compared with Durant's calmness, Westbrook is not so impulsive, but he is a little confused. Facing the interception of Randolph and Jordan Jr., he actually jumped under the basket and made a back pass in the middle. , and there are no Thunder players in the middle.
Barnes picked up the basketball, looked around in a daze, confirmed that the referee did not blow the whistle, and raised his hand to Su Yang.
Amid the cheers, Su Yang dribbled the ball to the right wing and cooperated hand-in-hand with the oncoming Gordon.
He crossed the ball and set a screen, and Gordon took the ball and shot it.
when!The basketball bounced off the hoop.
Harden took off and grabbed the rebound, landed and threw it to Westbrook, and the Thunder launched a counterattack.
Kostic set up a wall at the top of the arc to cover, Westbrook took the opportunity to break through from the left, and was intercepted by Jordan at the free throw line. The basketball flies high.
Krstic couldn't catch it at all, the basketball flew out of the sideline, and the referee whistled for a violation.
The ball was transferred to the Clippers. Su Yang faced Westbrook with his hands on his hips, and smiled curiously: "Are you stealing Chris Paul's pass video, why do you suddenly play these gaudy moves, this is not your style!"
Westbrook grinned silly, turned and ran to the frontcourt.
The Clippers attacked, Jordan took the ball at the top of the arc, turned around and threw it to Gordon, who mentioned the right wing.
At the same time, Su Yang used cover to cross the paint area and came to the relatively open right sideline.
Upon seeing this, Gordon hit the ball to the ground, and was chasing Westbrook, striding forward and reaching out to press.
The moment Su Yang caught the ball, he turned back and completely got rid of Westbrook's entanglement, and started to rush to the basket.Kostic bit the bullet and stepped forward to defend, but the basketball flew above the rim, and Jordan took off straight and dunked with both hands.
The Thunder immediately launched a fast break, and Westbrook rushed to the top of the arc with the ball, slowing down and waiting.
Kostic ran down to the right elbow, set up a wall to block as a positioning cover, and Durant took the opportunity to go around.
Seeing that it was still a familiar running position, Jordan decisively pinched and delayed, but Durant received the pass, hit the ground and passed again, and the direction was right at Krstic who dismantled the outer bullet. It was a successful feint to create a chance.
However, Krstic did not rush to make a mid-range shot, but dribbled towards the basket, as if he wanted to secure two points.
At this time the basket was unguarded, and Randolph hurriedly moved laterally from the short corner on the left to intercept.
Kostic immediately threw the ball to the left corner, Ibaka received the ball firmly, and Gordon hurried forward to defend.
But Ibaka did not rush to shoot this time, but divided the ball to the left wing. Harden caught the ball and made a two-pointer.
Boom!The basketball crashed into the net, 7 to 4.
Su Yang raised his eyebrows slightly, thinking that the effect of the Thunder's transformation, especially on the offensive end, is a bit of a new look. Westbrook, who is usually the most irritable, has become less impulsive, while the other players are extremely calm, and there is really something.
While thinking about it, Su Yang took the basketball and brought it all the way to the left wing of the frontcourt to cooperate with Jordan as a screen.
The Thunder still attacked with two players, but the quality of Jordan's screen was very high, which greatly delayed Westbrook's pursuit.
Su Yang rushed to the short corner against Kostic, and passed the ball with an emergency stop. Jordan bowed to catch the ball and rushed to the basket.
Ibaka hurriedly moved laterally to defend, Jordan made another pass to the right basket, and Randolph caught the ball and scored.
The audience cheered and applauded, Thomas shook his head and said: "I don't think the Thunder has reached the extreme yet. Since Harden and Ibaka are arranged to start, they should not play center with Krstic. Such a slow pace, it is very difficult to double-team. difficulty."
Miller said: "Yes, Krstic's attacking speed was too slow, and he failed to stop Su Yang from accelerating the start at the first time, so he could only run after him. There was no double-teaming effect at all, and further adjustments were needed."
On the court, Westbrook stopped the ball at the top of the arc.
Durant again used the screen to circle and receive the ball, but this time it was Ibaka who dismantled the ball.
Randolph didn't have time to return to the defense, so he could only watch the basketball take off and fly into the net.
The Thunder caught up to 6 to 9, and the scoring efficiency at the same time far exceeded the opening stage of the first game.
In the transition from offense to defense, Su Yang dribbled the ball across the center and went straight to Randolph, who was on the right waist.
The right half was quickly emptied. Randolph took a few random steps and tried a few times. Before he could use too many moves, he tricked Ibaka into jumping. Wipe the board and shoot.
boom!The basketball rebounded into the net, 11 to 6.
Thomas chuckled: "Ibaka against Zach Randolph is a classic matchup for the old football ruffian to teach the hairy boy. I guess we will see the same scene in the future. Ibaka will show us his continuous jumping ability..."
Miller said: "This also shows that the Clippers had a detailed deduction before the game. They had already considered this matchup situation. After the opening, they created consecutive opportunities for Randolph to single Ibaka. .”
The Thunder attacked, Krstic took the ball at the top of the arc, turned around and threw it to the right wing, and ran over to cover by the way.
Durant took the opportunity to get rid of Barnes, moved to the top of the arc to attract pincers, raised his hand and passed the ball back to Westbrook.
Ibaka also mentioned a 45-degree wall on the left for cover, and Westbrook took the opportunity to speed up and rush to the left.
Su Yang bypassed the screen to intercept, Westbrook stopped and passed the ball, and Ibaka caught the ball and faced Randolph.
Unlike Randolph's previous singles, Ibaka didn't step up to test, didn't pull down and sweep. He directly lowered his shoulders and lowered his waist. Stop jumping suddenly and raise your right hand high.
With a bang, the basketball exploded into the net.
The boos in the arena stopped briefly, and the Thunder bench celebrated wildly. Ibaka dunked Jordan with one hand!
Perhaps feeling embarrassed, Jordan picked up the basketball and retreated out of bounds, making a long pass to the left wing.
Su Yang saw the basketball flying towards him, but he was not ready yet, so he could only jump up in a hurry to catch it.
It's a pity that the basketball flies too fast, it arrives in the blink of an eye, and the catch becomes an out-of-bounds save.
In the blink of an eye, Su Yang didn't have time to adjust his position, and the basketball flew straight to the center line.
Harden quickly caught it with his eyes and hands, turned around and threw it to the right wing, Durant caught the ball and raised his hand to aim at the basket.
At this time, the Clippers' defensive formation was in chaos, and Barnes had already run to the frontcourt, completely unguarded.
Boom!The basketball crashed into the net and the Thunder tied.
Jordan raised his hand in embarrassment to signal that he made a mistake, and Van Gundy shouted from the sidelines: "Keep calm!"
Su Yang walked to the bottom line to catch the ball, slowly brought it across the center line, deliberately pressed the rhythm for two seconds, and then passed to the left elbow.
Randolph catches the ball and plays singles as usual, but this time he stepped forward and tested it. Ibaka didn't try to take off to block the block, and took the initiative to take half a step back, assuming a posture of "letting the shot and not letting go". The eyes are quite firm.
Randolph didn't bother, and the feint turned into a real shot.
when!Basketball hits the basket and hits the iron.
Westbrook grabbed the rebound, strode to the right wing of the frontcourt, handed it to Durant, and set up a wall to cover by the way.
Durant took the opportunity to transfer to the top of the arc, and then used Kostic's cover to speed up and force his way to the left.
Little Jordan's footsteps were at a disadvantage and it was difficult to catch up. Randolph took the lead and moved laterally to defend.Durant threw the ball to the left corner, and the unguarded Ibaka raised his hand to catch the ball, took advantage of the momentum and made a long-distance two-pointer, and the basketball went into the net hollow.
13 to 11, the Thunder overtook.
Su Yang received the ball and pushed forward, thinking: Ibaka's long-distance two-pointer is beginning to show his power, it's hard to beat.
Came to the right wing in an instant, Randolph set up a wall to cover, the two cooperated tacitly, and successfully attracted Durant to shrink and pinch, while Barnes received the ball at the top of the arc, took off steadily and shot a wide open three-pointer, but unfortunately the basketball hit the basket out.
Harden grabbed the rebound, and Westbrook caught the ball and pushed it to the frontcourt, hitting Gordon with his back at the right elbow.
The rest of the Thunder players seemed to have been prepared, and ran to the left one after another, leaving room for a one-on-one match.
The audience booed and interfered, Gordon went around to press, and Westbrook pulled the ball with his left hand a little jerky and turned forward. Although he couldn't completely get rid of it, but with his strong physical fitness, he just jumped up in the air and switched back to his right hand to pick the basket.
The basketball rebounded into the net, and the Thunder overtook 15 to 11.
Su Yang walked to the bottom line to catch the ball, and then asked to raise his hand to request a timeout. The game only lasted 4 minutes.
Van Gundy was obviously surprised, showing an expression of 'are you too anxious'.
Su Yang shook his head slightly, thinking that if Westbrook is playing with his brain, then there must be something wrong with his defensive strategy.
(End of this chapter)