The era of point forwards in the NBA

Chapter 182 The Real NBA (2 more)

Chapter 182 The Real NBA (Part [-])

Relying on the four-way lineup, the Thunder once again played a wave of offensive climax, and McMillan had no choice but to call a timeout.

"The Openers called a timeout. They are now planning to deal with the Thunder's offense. The point difference that was finally smoothed was pulled back to five points."

Kenny Smith's words were also what Barkley wanted to say. He nodded emphatically and said, "The opener's offense is indeed not afraid, but three-pointers are more than two-pointers. If we don't solve the perimeter defense, the point difference will only widen infinitely."

McMillan looked at his players. The current lineup is too bulky. Ibaka plays the center of the Thunder team, but they use the double tower tactics. With the dominance at the basket, who will defend the fast break?

McMillan tapped, thinking about countermeasures, and Andre Miller volunteered.

"Coach, why not replace me, I can guard against that little guy," Andre Miller said.

McMillan knew that he was referring to Curry as a small man, but he was also 191cm. Why Andre Miller called Curry a small man is unknown.

"Wait a minute, keep an eye on their perimeter, and don't give them an easy three-point shot. Especially the opponent's No. 30." McMillan gave instructions, even if they were given a breakthrough, don't give them a three-pointer.

This kind of three-pointer like a tide, they couldn't bear it a few times.

"Brandon, are you okay?" McMillan looked at Roy with some concern. They all knew Roy's medical history. His leg had been injured for a long time, which made his knee very fragile.

In addition, Roy's physical strength is not very good. If he is overdrawn, there will be hidden dangers.

"No problem." Roy smiled and shook his head, saying that he would also lead the Thunder before the end of the third quarter.

Players from both sides returned to the court, and the Thunder's lineup remained unchanged.

The openers replaced Andre Miller, Travis, replaced Blake, Oden.

Aldridge was transferred to a center position that he didn't like, but it couldn't be helped.

At this time, the mobility of the Kaikuo team will not be worse than that of the Thunder team.

Roy was double-teamed by Lin Yue and Durant, focusing on defense.

At this time, Webster, who had been silent throughout the game, became active. After receiving a pass from his teammate, he went directly to the basket. Under the interference of Ibaka, his layup still missed and popped out of the basket.

But Aldridge at the basket grabbed the offensive rebound, and Ibaka had no time to take off for the second time, so he could only watch Aldridge put the ball into the basket.

"It seems that after adjusting the lineup, the Kaikuo people no longer rely on Roy to score, but use his restraint to create opportunities for other teammates." Kenny Smith said.

"But if they don't solve the defensive problem, they still can't win the game. The Thunder's three players are all on the court and they have a lot to solve."

Barkley is more curious about the defensive transformation of the openers.

In fact, McMillan didn't think about being so specific. The mobility of the lineup has improved, but the execution on the field is still determined by the players themselves.

After Curry dribbled the ball across the half, he didn't pass it directly to Lin Yue. Instead, he cheated Andre Miller's defense with a false pass and made a breakthrough for a layup.

Aldridge at the basket walked out of the inside defense, and Curry made an accelerated loop and pulled the bar in the air to change hands and score a layup.

"Oh, Stephen Curry's shot is too strong. He was able to score the ball even when his body was almost out of balance after pulling the bar. What's even more frightening is that Aldridge was waiting to block the shot behind him. The height difference between the two was a lot. If it wasn't for the action of changing hands after pulling the bar, he might still be blocked." Barkley exclaimed that Stephen Curry is not only a three-pointer.

The atmosphere at the scene was pushed to a climax. This ball must be one of the five best shots today. The fans thought it was incredible. This player who always floats on the outside is also very good at layups.

But it would be great if he can dunk. It seems that he has seen him dunk once last season. Does he know how to dunk?

Curry didn't know the fans' questions at this time, otherwise he would definitely perform a dunk for them in the next round.

Who can't dunk, you can't dunk, your whole family can't dunk.

"Strike." Lin Yue patted Curry's butt. He didn't expect Curry to use fake moves, and even himself was deceived.

This ball is to use everyone's inertial thinking, they all think that this ball will be passed to Lin Yue, including Lin Yue himself.

When the action was made, everyone's attention was on Lin Yue, and Curry would have a chance to pass the stalking Andre Miller. As for the small and big, this is his strong point.

Aldridge suffered from his slow pace.

Before being replaced by the coach, Curry had already scored the first [-] points of the game. During this time, he was rushing and shooting on the offensive end, disrupting the opener's formation.

The height of the opener's inside line has dropped, giving him a chance to break through.

Andre Miller was also relatively close to him because he was too afraid of the opponent's three-pointer. At this time, Lin Yue or Durant came to cover, and Miller couldn't dodge it. Curry directly opened fire.

The Kaikuo relied on the active Webster to maintain the point difference, and Webster also hit a three-pointer at the top of the arc against Durant's defense, which made his confidence soar.

Seeing that the time was about the same, Brooks called a timeout to give Lin Yue and Durant some rest time, and replaced Ibaka and Curry. The lineup of one inside and four outside came to an end.

Roy didn't play much in this quarter. Except for the five points at the beginning, he missed three consecutive shots.

After that, Lin Yue and Durant took the substitutes to maintain the point difference. Durant was a little uncomfortable when he was double-teamed. After Lin Yue's series without Durant's strong attack, the power was greatly reduced.

Aldridge and Andre Miller had another lob match, but instead of dunking, Aldridge jumped up and tapped the ball into the basket.

He didn't like the violent style of slam dunk, and it was even more impossible to dunk the dunk, which would cause too much damage to his knees. After staying with Roy for a long time, he also became healthy.

The score came to 63 to 57, and the opener was still one point behind in a single quarter.

In the end, Roy made a three-point counterattack and the Kaikuo team chased the score to 63 to 60.

This game was even more intense than everyone had imagined. Although it was just a regular season, it looked like a playoff game in the eyes of everyone. The two teams competed from offense to defense.

Lin Yue's performance in this quarter was indeed not as good as the previous two quarters. He was still affected by the strength of his defense, and his proud physical fitness was not enough after two consecutive quarters.

Lin Yue panted and returned to the bench, and Curry handed him the towel.

"This is the real NBA game. No one cares about your pick. In the eyes of opponents, there is no difference between the first pick and the last pick. They will do the same to prevent you from death." Curry said.

"That's a coincidence, I'm neither the first pick nor the last pick."

(End of this chapter)