Chapter 470 The momentum that cannot be lost
Tang Shuai was replaced with one minute left at the end of the quarter. He was out of breath. He scored 12 points in a single quarter and his physical energy was consumed quite a lot now... ≦... ≦
When he was about to come, he noticed that Booker was in a bad mood and his expression was muddy. When he was about to arrive, Booker even covered his head with a towel and kept shaking his head.
Booker's performance in the first quarter was quite bad, with only 1 of 7 shots, which was quite bad for this potential rookie.
Tang Shuai walked down the bench and sat down, turned his head and patted Booker on the shoulder.
Booker felt someone patting him, pulled off the towel and saw that it was Tang Shuai, and he barely squeezed out a smile.
Tang Shuai said, "Derwen, let's relax, the game has just begun, don't be nervous."
Booker nodded, but the frustration on his face still did not dissipate.
"Derwen, we need your performance. I am not encouraging you, but I hope you can take on this responsibility. Sam chose to believe in you, and you cannot let this trust down." Tang Shuai said in a stronger tone.
Booker was stunned and stared at Tang Shuai.
"Although I am a rookie like you, I know that as a shooter, no matter how weak the touch is ahead, he will take action without hesitation when the opportunity comes out. This is the determination that a shooter needs and it is also a point that must be achieved. Confidence is the most critical part of shooting." Tang Shuai said with a look at Booker.
Booker thought everything.
"We need your shooting ability now, and you must show your shooting ability, otherwise we will lose this game. You are playing an irreplaceable role. You have to have the confidence to do it well, and you must do it well. There is no time to be depressed. Do you understand what I mean?" Tang Shuai said bluntly. In the Warriors game, he was also depressed like Booker, but after experiencing the game, he already knew that if you want to win, he must first hold a winning heart.
What's interesting is that the last time he realized this was Booker who was depressed at this moment.
After feeling that Booker was moved, he continued, "Do you remember the first game against the Warriors? You are a newborn calf and are not afraid of tigers. No matter whether you win or lose, whether you score points or not, you just fight hard. Now you need to show that kind of momentum, whether it is a substitute, it doesn't matter whether we have to get to this point. We can afford to lose the game, but we can't afford to lose the momentum."
"I understand, I will do it." Booker pressed his fist and said, seeing that after Tang Shuai's verbal encouragement, he had basically walked out of his depression.
"If the opportunity comes out to defend and shoot, no one will blame you." Tang Shuai finally patted his shoulder and said.
In the second quarter, the Clippers played a very impressive substitute. In fact, after eliminating the Warriors, their self-confidence and ability were greatly improved. After playing on the court, they played the same game as the Thunder.
After more than three minutes in the second quarter, Donovan saw that he could not further open the score, so he directly replaced Durant and Westbrook.
Donovan is a coach from NCAA. The NCAA knockout match is much crueler than the NBA series. It is a game that determines the outcome, which also creates his style of employing people. As long as you can still play, you will never give you an extra minute of rest.
Durant and Westbrook came back, and Cassel also responded. Except for Green, who performed well on the court, who was still there, they were all replaced.
"Fight well." When he was on the court, Tang Shuai specifically reminded Booker.
Booker nodded, with a look of depression on his face, and replaced by a strong sense of fighting spirit.
After the timeout, the Thunder scored 40-29, and the Thunder still had a double-digit score difference.
It was the Clippers' offense.
Shuai Tang took the ball to the frontcourt, but it was still the match between Westbrook and him.
He reached out to make a pick-and-roll at Jordan Jr., and rushed into the basket through the pick-and-roll.
The Thunder's defensive formation was immediately forced to shrink in. He saw the opportunity and threw his hand at Booker, who had been waiting on the outside.
Booker made a quick three-pointer after receiving the ball.
The move was a bit hasty, and the three-pointer hit the rebound and bounced high and went straight out of bounds.
The Thunder's ball rights.
Booker shook his head helplessly. Tang Shuai ran over and said, "Don't be discouraged, remember what I said to you before."
Booker nodded, turned around and went into defense.
The Thunder's offense is exactly the same as the Clippers' offense. Westbrook gave Durant a pass, but Durant was not ruthless. He raised his hand and made a big two-pointer, helping the Thunder expand the lead to 13 points.
The fans at the scene followed with cheers, and the rhythm of the game finally returned to the beginning.
Tang Shuai still made a breakthrough. This time he chose to make a layup. Facing Adams' defense, he performed quite toughly, directly pressing the layup to help the team seize the score.
Adams' defense was very fierce. Although Tang Shuai made a layup, he was inevitably hit in his chest several times. When he retreated, he took several breaths before he recovered.
Booker saw Tang Shuai's performance and clenched his fists tightly when he saw him.
The Thunder's offense, Durant misplaced the pick-and-roll and forced the game against Booker.
As soon as this misplaced came out, the cheers at the scene were deafening. Booker performed so badly, and Durant forced him to hit him accurately.
Durant obviously thought so, and after starting to play back, he reached out to signal his teammates to pull away.
After one, two strokes, Durant felt that it was almost the same, and he turned around and wanted to make a layup.
"Bang!"
Just as he turned around, Booker took the initiative to slap the ball Durant was carrying.
Durant's underestimation of this goal cost him the price.
After Booker intercepted, he threw the ball to Tang Shuai who was on the outside. Tang Shuai accelerated and rushed forward. After entering the backcourt of the Thunder, facing Westbrook's defense, he directly passed the ball behind the scenes to the follow-up Brewer.
Brewer scored a fast break layup to help the team catch the score to single digits!
"This guy Devin is quite tough. It seems that a break between the quarters has finally found a way to play, which is to start from the defensive end." The commentator, "Magic" Johnson, said.
"The injury of CP3 and Blake really made the Clippers gain a lot. Two high-quality outside players may become a happy trouble season next season." The home commentator echoed.
With the Thunder's offense, Durant hit Brewer with his back. This time he was obviously wary. After turning around, he made a layup and took advantage of his extraordinary wingspan to score two more points for the team.
The score was once again pulled to double digits, and this period seemed to have become a hurdle. The Clippers stepped over again and again, but were pushed out again and again.
Tang Shuai carried the ball to the frontcourt. Without saying a word, he shook continuously, directly pressing Westbrook into the ground.
With the lesson from the previous round, Thunder's defense naturally contracted in.
Just when Tang Shuai broke through, Booker used Brewer's pick-and-roll to run to the top of the arc.
Tang Shuai accelerated again and suddenly hit the ball backward while running.
With a "bang", the basketball followed the outside line and landed in Booker's position without any bias.
Booker was obviously stable this time. After receiving the ball, he did not directly choose to take a hasty shot like last time, but adjusted his position before taking action.
Robertson bypassed the pick-and-roll and tried to save, but it was too late.
The basketball flew out of Booker's hand and flew straight towards the basket, falling straight downwards amid the uproar of fans.
"Swish!"
Three points!
Booker hit his first three-pointer in this game, and the difference was chased to 8 points!
After scoring the goal, Booker seemed very excited, shook his fist extremely hard, and shouted the words starting with f.
When Tang Shuai turned around and saw Booker's excited expression, he also showed a happy expression. Booker's recovery in form is definitely good news for the current Clippers.
The Thunder's offense, Westbrook missed a layup, but Ibaka scored a tip-in.
Green still seems a bit difficult to defend Ibaka, especially when the inside line is stuck.
In the Clippers' offense, Tang Shuai took the ball to the frontcourt and passed it to Booker in another second. Booker shook Robertson and followed a large two-pointer.
With a "swish" sound, it went in!
Donovan couldn't stand it anymore, and took advantage of the time of serving and pulled Robertson directly to his ear for a reminder.
The Thunder's offense failed to succeed under the strict defense of the Clippers.
Looking back, Tang Shuai quickly broke through two consecutive times, causing the Thunder's defensive formation to scatter.
He saw the opportunity and another shot hit the ball and gave it to Booker outside.
This time Robertson posted it very well, blocking Booker's shooting space.
However, what is completely unexpected is that perhaps the continuous hits made Booker's confidence expand. After taking a look at the opportunity of not having a good pass, he actually chose Yan and shot directly!
Robertson rushed forward with a strong pounce, Booker was completely unmoved, and he made a three-pointer against the defense.
The basketball flew past Robertson's fingertips and flew directly towards the basket.
The fans at the scene were in an uproar, and this kind of ball was too big.
After the basketball crossed the highest point in the air, it fell straight towards the basket.
"Swish!"
A crisp sound echoed in the Ford Center Arena, and there was never a silence on the scene.
Booker really entered!
After scoring the goal, Booker looked like a crazy guy, slapped his chest with both hands, making him look like a gorilla, which was in a huge contrast with his handsome face.
But it was this contrast that shocked the fans in the stadium.
Shuai Tang turned around and gave Booker a thumbs up. Booker's three-pointer helped the team narrow the gap to 5 points, from 9 points to 5 points. Because the Thunder's strong performance was not much, the momentum he had produced was completely different from before.
Donovan called a timeout, and he didn't expect Booker to explode so suddenly. With his understanding of the Clippers, the main scoring point was only Tang Shuai.
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