After Lowry got the ball, he immediately started to push back.
On the Thunder's side, Westbrook and Ibaka, who have the strongest physical fitness, also quickly returned to defense immediately.
You have to admire the physical talent of this Thunder team.
When Lowry passed half court with the ball, there was a defender in front of every Rockets player!
In other words, the Rockets' fast break was simply stifled invisibly.
In desperation, Lowry had no choice but to slow down and reorganize the attack.
But before he could direct his teammates to move, Westbrook bullied him and put pressure on him with his body.
Fortunately, the little steel cannon has a stocky figure.
He turned sideways, raised his butt, and his broad arms completely separated Westbrook from the basketball.
No matter how aggressive the opponent's defense is, Lowry remains unmoved.
In addition to protecting the ball, he is also always observing the movement of his teammates.
At this moment, Danny Green suddenly ran in reverse, leaving Durant half a step behind.
Then, he ran along the baseline from the right side of the court to the left side.
On the way, Tucker and Oden set up off-ball screens for him.
With the help of his teammates, Green completely got rid of Durant's defense and came to the left corner.
Lowry waved his hand and put the ball into his hands accurately.
Green drew his bow and arrow and shot.
The basketball left his fingertips and spun at high speed, drawing a beautiful arc in the air...
"Shua~"
The basketball hits the net!
5:0, the Rockets got a good start!
However, the Thunderbolts did not panic at all.
Durant quietly walked to the baseline, opened his hand and asked his teammates for the ball.
Westbrook, who was about to catch the ball, saw this scene and immediately turned around and left without any hesitation.
"Did everyone notice the details of the Thunder's serve just now?"
"Durant wanted to take the ball, and Westbrook immediately agreed and gave it to him with both hands."
"We can see from Westbrook's reaction that the relationship within the Thunder team is still very harmonious."
"The team's two main players have different priorities. Westbrook knows when to hand over the ball."
Zhang Weiping commented timely.
Before Director Zhang became a commentator, he was a member of the national team (and also won the Asian Games scoring title).
In his many years of career, he has seen too many team conflicts caused by ball rights issues.
Especially, when there are two top stars in a team, then at some point, the two may be unhappy because of "who gets the ball."
At this time, if no player takes the initiative to make concessions, there will be big problems in the team's operation.
(For example, in the 2011 Finals, James lost the ball in the last few games and then lost his game.)
Zhang Weiping originally thought that the combination of Westbrook and Durant would have problems with the ball sooner or later.
After all, Durant is the more capable one, but Westbrook needs the ball in his hands.
Moreover, judging from Westbrook's style of play, he does not look like a player who would take the initiative to sacrifice.
But surprisingly, Westbrook seems to know who is the boss of the team now.
............
His eyes returned to the field.
Durant dribbled the ball all the way through half court.
After reaching the top of the arc, he raised his right hand and motioned for his teammates to pull away.
Soon, the other four Thunder players moved to the right side of the court.
At this moment, only Durant and Danny Green are left on the left side of the court.
At this time, uniform slogans rang out from the stands of Chesapeake Energy Arena:
"okc!!!"
"okc!!!"
"okc!!!"
...
The deafening shouts, coupled with the visual impact brought by the uniform "Thunder Blue"...
Zhang Weiping, who was broadcasting live, couldn't help but sigh: "Chesapeake Energy Arena is indeed the famous devil's home stadium of the NBA!"
Amid the noise, Durant remained calm and looked at Green with stern eyes.
The rookie forward in front of him was unknown in the league, and he had never faced him before.
But when he thought that the opponent could become the Rockets' starter, Durant didn't dare to slack off at all.
Green, standing opposite him, was actually a little nervous.
When was he in the second grade seeing this battle?
[Calm down, calm down...]
Green lowered his center of gravity and assumed a defensive posture while mentally encouraging himself.
Soon, Durant moved!
I saw him holding the ball in his right hand, dribbling the ball from his hip to his left hand, then sank his center of gravity, and made a breakthrough to the left.
Green reacted quickly and moved sideways in small steps to prepare for the block.
But the next moment, Durant made a crossover and changed the ball back to his right hand.
Greene staggered two steps due to this realistic fake action.
But he didn't give up. After a quick adjustment, he rushed towards Durant again.
However, the scythe of death was about to be swung down at this moment!
Just when Green was about to return to his defensive position, Durant made another dribble change.
This time the direction changes are larger and the movements are more realistic!
Doublecrossover! One of Durant’s signature moves!
Green was completely shaken.
But he was so shaken that he still didn't give up.
In order to return to the defensive position, Green turned around in a circle, and then pounced on Durant again.
Unfortunately, his efforts were not rewarded.
Durant has already driven straight into the Rockets penalty area.
At this time, Oden has already assisted in defense and is preparing for a head-on showdown with Death under the basket!
At the moment of lightning, Durant suddenly stopped and chose to take a shot from mid-range.
"Shua~"
The basketball hits the net crisply.
5:2, Thunder also opened!
...
"nice shot!"
"Defend well next and don't let the Rockets score so easily again!"
On the way back to defense, Ibaka loudly encouraged his teammates.
Although he is the youngest in the starting lineup, his natural leadership qualities allow Ibaka to dare to command in front of all the big guys.
"Kevin, why didn't you rush in and dunk the ball just now?"
Westbrook asked Durant during a break in returning to defense.
"It's not necessary."
"Greg's jumping is very good. I'm not sure I can dunk the ball against him."
Durant said frankly.
Whether on the court or in life, he is an outspoken person who doesn't hide anything he says.
However, Westbrook did not believe KD's statement.
Although he nodded to express his understanding, he secretly decided to find an opportunity to challenge Oden!
Soon, Westbrook got his chance.
Rockets' offensive possession.
After some conduction, the ball came to Roy's hands.
He used a wonderful right hand in&out feint to pass the opponent Sefolosha.
But his layup after rushing to the basket was ruthlessly blocked by Ibaka.
Westbrook jumped high, grabbed the basketball that almost went out of bounds, and then rushed straight into the Rockets' hinterland like a wild horse.
The Rockets generals also fought hard to retreat immediately.
Surprisingly, the first one to return to his own half to defend was center Oden!
Rocket 52 was like a high-speed train, passing through the crowd and returning to its own territory.
On the way, Oden even overtook in a straight line, and Durant was running at full speed!
This scene directly made the fans at the scene marvel again.
In a corner of the stands, two fans couldn't help but discuss:
"Is this big man a monster? How can he run faster than Durant?!"
"You didn't know this... In the physical test of the rookie back then, Oden seemed to be better than Durant in every statistic. Speed, jumping, strength...everything was better!"
"My God, no wonder he was the top pick at that time."
While the two were talking, Westbrook was running at high speed, rushing toward the Rockets' restricted area with sparks and lightning.
Behind him, Auden was running in hot pursuit with his long legs.
"orge.on!"
Westbrook roared, accelerated again, took three steps and headed straight for the basket.