"It's okay, keep working hard." Chen Feng said with a smile as he ran past Kawhi Leonard.
Perkins and Reggie Jackson made clever cooperation. The latter grabbed the offensive rebound after missing the shot, then retreated to the outside and threw the ball toward the backboard. Perkins caught the ball and dunked.
Perkins looks really different, as if he has enlightened himself, or is back to the strong big man he was when the Celtics won the championship!
And it seems that during this period of time, the fat man also became enlightened on the offensive end!
During this period of time, the Spurs' offense was in crisis, and the point difference was shrinking little by little. The Spurs were only 3 points ahead of their opponents. **Vicci stood up from the coaching bench anxiously, with a look on his face
Watching the changes on the field gloomily.
Perkins, who only scored a total of 5 points in the Thunder's first two games, has already scored this point in this game!
Chen Feng calmly observed the situation on the court. After seeing Derrick Favors asking for the ball, he decisively handed the ball to the opponent. Now the Spurs' players with the best touch are himself and Derrick Favors.
And he can't always take action, so handing the ball over to Derrick Favors, who is the core of the team and has a hot touch, is the most correct choice.
Derrick Favors lived up to expectations. Facing the opponent's fierce defense, he actually hit the target again. In the blink of an eye, in less than half-time, Derrick Favors had already hit five goals and scored 10 points.
He is the second player in the game to score in double figures.
Russell Westbrook organized the offense, but at this time the referee's whistle sounded and the game entered the official timeout. There were still seven minutes and fifty-eight seconds left before the end of the first half.
The players on both sides returned to the other side's bench. Chen Feng's expression was as normal as he slowly walked to his seat and sat down. **Vicci walked to the players, squatted down, smiled and said to the players: "
Guys, you played well, but our offense can be better. Manu, you and Chen have to organize the team's offense.
Derek, you can move to the high post to cover for Chen. The cooperation between the two of you worked very well just now. And you, Kawhi, you can try to get inside to attack. By the way, Chen, I've told you before.
Don't have any hesitation. You have to be decisive whether you are passing the ball or taking a shot. The opponent's inside strength is not as strong as ours. So we have to focus on the inside and supplement it from the outside.
Chen, as the initiator of the team's offense, you must adapt to changes and change the focus of the offense in a timely manner. Guys, your defense is excellent. As long as we improve our offensive efficiency, we will win very easily. Okay, I
That’s all I have to say, come on everyone!”
Everyone nodded and replied in unison: "Understood."
Soon, the official timeout time expired, and players from both sides returned to the court one after another.
The Thunder have the ball, and Russell Westbrook is still the one organizing the offense.
After Russell Westbrook dribbled the ball past half court, he handed the ball to Perkins inside.
Perkins didn't even catch the ball due to the interference of Derrick Favors. Chen Feng took the opportunity to directly copy the ball. After that, Chen Feng quickly handed the ball to Ginobili, who passed the ball again.
Gave it to Chen Feng.
Favors breathed a sigh of relief, this guy finally revealed his true identity!
Derrick Favors actively ran over to cover Chen Feng, and Chen Feng pulled aside to attract Reggie Jackson's defense. Since Reggie Jackson covered Chen Feng, Kawhi Leonard was free.
Chen Feng passed the ball to Kawhi Leonard in a flash, but Kawhi Leonard failed to seize the opportunity, so he passed the ball back to Chen Feng.
Seeing that 24 seconds were approaching, Chen Feng was a little anxious. But his eyes lit up and he saw Derrick Favors pointing his finger upwards, so Chen Feng raised the corners of his mouth slightly, and suddenly threw the ball towards the backboard again.
, Derrick Favors jumped high with Perkins on top and completed an alley-oop above his head.
This time, Favors finally let out a bad breath!
For the Thunder, Russell Westbrook also assisted his teammate to hit a goal from beyond the three-point line.
Chen Feng received a pass from Kawhi Leonard on the baseline and succeeded in a jump shot.
Chen Feng organized the team's offense. At this moment, the Spurs still maintained an advantage of more than 8 points.
The shooting percentages of both sides were not very high during this period, especially the Thunder, which was unable to fight back against the Spurs' strong defense.
In a blink of an eye, the game had reached the remaining minute. Chen Feng controlled the ball past halftime, then made a crossover past Russell Westbrook's defense and went directly from the wing to the inside for a layup. Unfortunately, he missed. Derek Fei made a layup.
Voss jumped up high and successfully dunked, while also causing a defensive foul on Perkins.
Several commentators all praised Derrick Favors' strength, and Derrick Favors has naturally become the most watched player on the court after Chen Feng.
Thunder fans don't think so, as Derrick Favors caused a lot of trouble for the Thunder to get their first win.
So when Derrick Favors walked to the free throw line, the audience burst into wild boos.
Faced with the crazy boos from the fans, Derrick Favors didn't seem to hear it and hit the extra free throw.
The Thunder requested a timeout and rearranged their tactics.
Russell Westbrook is indeed a powerful player. He scored 4 points as soon as the game restarted and then sent 2 assists. The Spurs only relied on Chen Feng to score 2 points through free throws.
Therefore, the Thunder, led by Russell Westbrook, played a 9:2 mini-game, closing the score to only 3 points behind.
However, the Spurs players immediately launched a crazy counterattack. Under the leadership of Chen Feng and Derrick Favors, the Spurs played an efficient offense. Within two minutes, the score gap was widened to double digits.
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After the two sides experienced a two-minute scoring drought, the Thunder's outside line provided very violent firepower. Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant each scored a three-pointer.
Suddenly the score gap was reduced to less than double digits.
Afterwards, Russell Westbrook was replaced by Thunder coach Brooks. After all, he played almost the entire first half of the game. If he didn't rest now, his physical strength would be completely gone.
The Thunder's new point guard is veteran Derek Fisher.
Facing veteran Derek Fisher, Chen Feng did not have the slightest scruple. Instead, he relied on his excellent physical fitness, like a bulldozer, to rush to the Thunder inside with Derek Fisher and succeed in a layup to help the Spurs.
The team stabilized its position.
Kawhi Leonard also dealt a big blow to the Thunder at this moment. He first used his height and arm length advantage to block Serge Ibaka, and then after grabbing the rebound, he dunked with both hands.
At this moment, with 2 minutes and 31 seconds left before the end of the first half, Spurs head coach **Vic called a timeout, seemingly to replace Chen Feng.
Sure enough, after the timeout ended, Chen Feng was replaced by Patty Mills.
After this substitution, the Spurs' advantage was quickly worn away by the Thunder. The Thunder's Derek Fisher and Kevin Durant transformed into two bombers in the Spurs' perimeter frenzy.
Exploded indiscriminately.
In just one minute, the two teamed up to score three three-pointers, instantly reducing the deficit to only 3 points.
There were 33 seconds left on the clock, and each side had an opportunity to attack. Ginobili didn't waste any time after halftime, and quickly made another layup over Kevin Durant, helping the Spurs maintain their lead.
Ginobili's attack only took 5 seconds, and there were 28 seconds left at the end of the first half, so the Spurs basically won another offensive opportunity.
However, Kevin Durant is also one of those players who is very calculating. Seeing that there are 28 seconds left in the game, he slows down the pace and tries to use up the 24 seconds of attack time, leaving only 4 seconds for his opponent to finish the final game.
One attack.
Kevin Durant glanced at the 24-second timer, and there were 8 seconds left in the attack time. Kevin Durant used his speed to leave Ginobili behind, and made an emergency stop jumper. Kevin Durant grasped the timing of the shot.
It was very good, and the feel when shooting was extremely comfortable. I thought I could hit the ball steadily, but God is not as good as God. The basketball circled on the rim for a few times and then bounced out. Derrick Favors was dead
Stuck Perkins, allowing Boris Diaw to grab a defensive rebound.
The Spurs only had 7 seconds to organize the final attack of the first half. Ginobili calculated it carefully in his mind, then looked at the timer and rushed to the opponent's inside with Kevin Durant on his back.
But this time the Thunder learned their lesson, and Perkins was already ready next to Kevin Durant, ready to give Ginobili a big cap.
"Manu, pass the ball," Patty Mills yelled at Ginobili.
But Ginobili ignored him. With lightning speed, Ginobili passed the ball sideways to Derrick Favors behind Perkins. Derrick Favors caught the ball and jumped straight to the ground.
Then, he succeeded in a one-handed dunk, helping the Spurs score another 2 points at the last minute.
"Beautiful." Chen Feng murmured to himself.
After Derrick Favors dunked, the whistle sounded at the end of the first half. The score between the two sides was fixed at 61:55 on the big screen, with the Spurs leading their opponents by 6 points.
