ATPnovel Chapter 450 Thunder Wrath
Chapter 450 Thunder Wrath
Chapter 450 Thunder Wrath
After losing 41 points in the first game, the Thunder took another day off as a whole. They finally ushered in the second game against the Clippers. An Sheng looked at the Thunder on the opposite side and knew that this team is now The really strong team, and the tall, thin guy on the other side, is probably more difficult to guard than LeBron James.
But he has the confidence to deal with him. Anson looked at Kevin Durant with a very happy smile. In the Grizzlies, he did not face any top outside scorers, but he defended Mike Conley and Zach in dislocations. Randolph had outstanding performances. However, what he wants to face is a top scorer like Kevin Durant. The first game is a bit invincible. In the second game, this should be a fair game. He will let the opponent have a taste of his defense.
On the visiting team's bench, Kevin Durant, who was warming up, felt An Sheng's gaze, and when he turned his head, he saw An Sheng's dazzling smile. No, in his eyes, this is the Laughing, laughing at my performance in the last game, laughing at myself for losing 40 points in the last game.
This time, Kevin Durant held back the anger in his heart, and just gave An Sheng a hard look. In the last game, he was too obsessed with his own performance, even though he was playing the trumpet. He kept talking for himself, but he still knew in his heart that the biggest reason for losing was his own performance.
So this time, the Thunder continued to use their style of play in the regular season, and the task of holding the ball at the beginning was given to Russell Westbrook, who has improved a lot this season.
Facing Chris Paul, who is recovering from a serious injury and is still running into his body, Russell Westbrook will not let go of this opportunity, just like in the last game, the Clippers felt the thunder pain of the empty stamina bar. Like killers, they will also attack the Clippers' current pain points, and they will be merciless.
Russell Westbrook doesn't have any tricks. There are not many things he has to do, that is, after a straight-line acceleration, he brutally uses his strong physical fitness to complete a straight-line breakthrough.
If the current time is last year, or dozens of games before the regular season, or a month later at this point in time, Chris Paul will definitely find a way to stop Russell Westbrook from doing this. The first step is extremely fast, he will use his rich defensive experience to get stuck in front of the opponent, and then find an opportunity to make a steal, but now he dare not, he dare not if his knee, which has not been able to move freely in the past few weeks, is in What would it be like to collide with the shocking Russell Westbrook this time. He has missed the first half of the team's playoffs, but he doesn't seem to be missing the second half.
He just forced Russell Westbrook to break through from the left, and then waited for Jordan's help defense. He also used his body to interfere with his passing, preventing him from passing the ball to the basket.
Brad Stevens, who was off the court, was very satisfied seeing this scene. Jordan's experience and awareness on the defensive end are also constantly improving at a speed visible to the naked eye.
But the target of Russell Westbrook's pass was not Kendrick Perkins under the basket at all, but Kevin Durant who broke through to the bottom line on the other side, and on the line, Sergey Ibaka's pick-and-roll blocked Anson's pursuit. This pick-and-roll was very clever. Not only was Anthony Davis stuck by this pick-and-roll and did not exchange defenders, but Anson with the camera system did not catch up with Kyle Vin Durant.
The latter easily ravaged the Clippers' unguarded rim, a typical off-ball fit for the Thunder this season, with Russell Westbrook using his own size and speed to drive to the rim, which is Thunder's first step in this tactic.
Then the good vision growth makes Russell Westbrook no longer persistently put the goal in the inside after the breakthrough, whether it is the vacant Kevin Durant or Reggie who is waiting to catch the ball on the outside. Jackson, those players were in his sights long before he broke through, and he was able to get his pass into every player on the outside.
The last is the rapid growth of their defensive core Serge Ibaka on the offensive end, whether it is the thickness of the one that helped Kevin Durant in the outside pick-and-roll, or his hard work in the offseason. With a good mid-range shooting ability, he is threatening even outside the three-point line, which makes the opponent have to defend.
And the strongest point of Anson, the Clippers, on the defensive end is that the Thunder used this method to trap them on the three-point line, and Anthony Davis did not keep up with Kevin Durant's rhythm.Can only watch Kevin Durant score easily.
This tactic is very clever, and this is just the tip of the iceberg that the Thunder showed in the first quarter of Game [-]. Russell Westbrook held the ball and used the off-ball pick-and-roll and running position on the line to put Anson, the strongest defensively, Adjusted, and Kevin Durant, who has a strong finishing ability, is trying to find a way to rush into the inside, whether it is using a mid-range shot, a breakthrough, or even a foul, there are various ways to complete the finish.
Without Anson's defense, Kevin Durant played like a fish in water. Anthony Davis has obviously defended very well several times, but after all, he is a power forward, and he dare not leave Kevin Durant. Too close, afraid of being broken through, so he didn't give enough pressure, and he directly made several in your face **s in the middle distance.
Different from the start of the previous game which collapsed to the end, this time, it was the Thunder who took the lead at the Staples Center. They took advantage of Chris Paul's failure to return to the peak speed and played from this weakness. The first quarter was very smooth, and Kevin Durant was even more liberated, scoring 10 points on 7 of 18 shots in the first quarter.
At 36:28, the Clippers' offensive performance in the first quarter was not bad. They scored 28 points, but they were helpless. The opponent's firepower was more fierce, and Anson chose not to defend Serge Iba again. Card, and in that round, the latter, who averaged only 35.1% of his three-pointers per game this season, made two consecutive three-pointers to prove his touch.
(End of this chapter)