"James, what are you doing? Don't hesitate, attack directly!" Seeing James Harden seeming hesitant, Thunder head coach Scott Brooks quickly shouted, urging Harden to take action decisively.
Because in basketball, hesitation is a big taboo.
What was I thinking? How could a person's figure suddenly become larger? I must have just seen it wrong!
Yes, that must be the case!
After James Harden comforted himself, he started dribbling and went straight to the Lakers' basket.
Ramon Sessions, who was defending him, was no match for him. He was completely defeated in one beat.
The "future No. 1 point guard" has shown extraordinary strength this season, and the entire league's bench can no longer hold him down.
It kind of means that "the storm will turn into a dragon".
But tonight will be Harden's "dark night" because soon there will be someone inside the Lakers to teach him how to behave.
"Paul, don't go to cover up, let him in!" Seeing the Spaniard's tendency to cover up, Tang Qian immediately stopped him.
Let him in? Are you serious? Gasol glanced at Lakers No. 29, feeling a little hard to understand.
However, the situation on the basketball court was changing rapidly. With Gasol's hesitation, he lost the best opportunity to cover James Harden. The Thunder No. 13 drove straight in and easily penetrated deep into the Lakers' penalty area.
"Oops, James Harden's ball penetrated very deep, and the Lakers can't stop him inside!" Bill McDonald said loudly on the commentary microphone. He has watched the court countless times, so when he saw this situation,
I came to the consequences subconsciously.
Harden is indeed very strong. On the bench, no one can compete with him this season. Compared with previous seasons, he has more scoring methods and is more stable. This is why the Rockets should sign him in the future.
The reason is because they saw huge potential in No. 13 of the Thunder.
At least he is an All-Star player.
This kind of young man is worth a gamble for Houston.
"James Harden is about to lay up. In front of him, there is only one perm. Can the perm stop him? Can it? Oh~god~ the perm succeeded! He succeeded! Our Chinese perm successfully defeated the invasion
A big hit!" Bill McDonald shouted excitedly, because this ball was beyond his expectation.
Not even the head coaches of the two teams thought of it.
James Harden made a head-on layup, failed again, and received a big block again!
Gasol struggled to protect the defensive rebound, and then passed it to Ramon Sessions, who dribbled the ball to organize the Lakers' half-court offense. "Pass it here! Give it to me!" Kobe saw Sessions threatening.
Sbrook looked timid in front of him and immediately waved to the lane, fearing that the Lakers' No. 1 position would make a mistake and miss a good opportunity to narrow the score difference.
Faced with Kobe's request for the ball, Sessions immediately complied. In the playoffs, his strength declined drastically and he could not even perform 80% of the regular season. This situation paved the way for his future departure from Los Angeles.
Kobe held the ball and forced the ball into the paint, but his hand was a little too strong and the basketball did not fall into the basket.
With a "Duang" sound, it was smashed out.
"Damn.it!" Kobe cursed secretly and shouted: "Rebound!"
The Thunder's basket was crowded into a ball. Originally, rebounding would give the defender an advantage, but tonight...
"Tang grabbed the offensive rebound! He immediately took a shot from the basket and hit the ball into the basket ~ 71-80!" Bill McDonald said.
"Nice grab~hot~" Gasol encouraged Tang Qian and said.
"James? What's going on? Why do you get caps in a row?" Kevin Durant said with some confusion when he saw this.
"I don't know, that Chinese guy seems... Oh, forget it, maybe I was too careless!" When the words came to his lips, Harden took them back because he felt very embarrassed and shameless about what he said.
Face. You can’t tell Durant that you feel like the Chinese guy opposite has suddenly grown taller and bigger, right? Who would believe such nonsense?
Most of them think they are making excuses.
Furthermore, Harden glanced at Tang Qian several times and found that there was nothing unusual, which made him think that he was hallucinating.
"Don't be too careless." Kevin Durant said: "After all, he is this year's NBA block leader, and he is also a candidate for the second defense. It is impossible to not have some skills." "Well, I understand.
Kevin, I will pay more attention later." James Harden could only follow Durant's words.
The Thunder attacked, and Westbrook attacked Kobe, but still in vain. He was still too young in front of Kobe, who had just begun to decline, and could not easily tear apart the defender's defense as usual. So this round
In the series, the person who played the most depressed game was Russell Westbrook.
The rebound was grabbed by Tang Qianyang. Perhaps the fans at the scene didn't realize that the Lakers' No. 29's inside power had quietly increased a lot, unimaginably much. What about Nick Collison, what about Nazr.
Muhammad is no match for him at all. After the golden ability card takes effect, the crushing momentum will gradually unfold.
Kobe continued to charge hard, causing a foul on James Harden of the Thunder. This was Harden's fourth personal foul.
At the same time, it was also Kobe's 11th and 12th free throw of the game.
Brush~swipe~
All hits, nothing to discuss!
In this game, Kobe's offensive ability was released. Although his shooting touch was still average, his inside lethality was different from the previous games. In the previous round, Kobe only averaged 6.3 free throws per game. In this game,
In the first two games of the round, Kobe's free throws were only 7 and 2 respectively, but tonight, it is obvious that he will reach a terrifying number.
When the touch is not good, as an outside player, the best way is to break through, kill and draw fouls. It is both efficient and can adjust the rhythm. It can be said to kill two birds with one stone. In last year's playoffs, Kobe was defeated by his inability to break through and insufficient kills. Throughout the season
The average of 3.8 free throws per game in the post-game is proof. But this season is different. After undergoing platelet-rich plasma treatment, his knee vitality has recovered a lot. Although it still cannot be worn out for a long time, it can be used in a few games.
In this game, you can still break out forcefully. It won't be like last season, where you have more than enough will but not enough strength. If you want to force a breakthrough, you will not succeed.
73-80, the Lakers showed a strong momentum to chase points as soon as the game started.
This showed that the home fans also became enthusiastic and did not hesitate to cheer for them.
"Russell, give me this ball later and I'll attack." Seeing that the team's offense was not going well, Kevin Durant stood up and started to take the initiative to claim the lane. Don't forget, in Oklahoma,
He is the ace, he is the absolute offensive firepower!
Three consecutive scoring champions, this is Kevin Durant's confidence.
"Meta, keep an eye on Durant, don't let him..." Before he could finish, Durant raised his arm and shot the basketball accurately, drawing a red line and shooting into the Lakers' net.
73-82, this is Kevin Durant, a man with invincible shooting at the No. 3 position.
We can't blame Ci Shiping for not being able to defend well, we can only blame his opponent, who is really too evil.
One-on-one, it's hard to control.
At least this season, some of Durant's potential problems have not been completely unearthed, so in the league, he has the illusion of being invincible in scoring. But Tang Qian knows that this man is far from as powerful as everyone seems to think.
The so-called "Du Qi Chi" is not invincible. At least in Tang Qian's memory, he has not yet touched the O'Brien Cup.
The thousand-year-old second child is the real title on this man's head.
How to defend Durant? This is a difficult problem for the Lakers to solve.
After all, Ci Shiping is already the Lakers' most defensive No. 3 position. If he can't control him, then...
At this moment, Tang Qian pulled Ci Shiping, who was slightly frustrated, and whispered: "Meta, just stick close to him later and don't give him any space to shoot." Ci Shiping turned around after hearing this and took a look.
It was Tang Qian, who said with a wry smile: "Tang, he is the three-consecutive scoring champion. If you do this, you will be easily broken. He can't just shoot."
"It doesn't matter, Meta. I'm on the inside. If he comes in, just come in." After Tang Qian finished speaking, he added: "Meta, Durant's weakness is the moment when he breaks through with the ball. You should
Do you understand what to do?"
After listening to Tang Qian's words, Ci Shiping was still a little confused, because these words had a high "technical content", but he didn't know whether to believe this Dongfang teammate. After struggling for a while, Ci Shiping still
Cruelly, he said: Damn it! Who cares? You won't know until you try it whether it works or not! Anyway, there is no other way to defend him now! Why not give it a try!
Ci Shiping of the Lakers missed a three-pointer. Tang Qian received the offensive rebound and then without hesitation, smashed the basket with both hands.
Bang~
The Thunder's basket was ravaged.
75-82, Scott Brooks began to notice something unusual. He stared at the Eastern center for a long time before looking away. In the Thunder's offensive round, Kevin Durant still had the ball, but this time,
Durant felt something different.
Lakers No. 15, it’s too tight against me! And it’s obviously abnormally tight!
What is this for? Being so defensive, why don't you care about your own breakthrough? Durant was very surprised, because he has never encountered this situation in his career.
Under this kind of close defense, he had no room to take a jump shot. Even if he was not careful, he would be squeezed away by Ci Shiping's body, causing him to walk with the ball.
Do you want to completely block your own jump shot space? Humph, that’s really disrespectful! Do you think that as a three-consecutive scoring champion, I don’t have the ability to break through? I just accepted such a big breakthrough space!
Thinking of this, Durant dribbled through and passed Ci Shiping easily.
What a stupid defensive move! Kevin Durant thought to himself, did he really get DPOY?
Kevin Durant takes off for a layup. His athletic ability is very strong. Coupled with his height and wingspan, one step inside the free throw line is the layup range. This is the unique talent of "Du Qi Chi", and others are coveted.
If you are greedy, you can only repay with envy and jealousy.
As for the defender in front, he didn't even take a second look.
Why?
Because Durant doesn't think it's needed.
With his athletic ability and physical talent, as long as he takes off from the inside, few people can stop him!
Asian center? Unless you are Dwight Howard. That’s pretty much it!
But the next second, something was wrong with Durant, because in a trance, the Lakers' No. 29 seemed to have become a ten-foot giant. With one step, the entire Lakers' basket disappeared.
What is this? What's going on?
Durant was shocked and hurriedly adjusted the arc of his shot in order to avoid this "giant"'s defense.
PS: The second chapter is here. After calculation, there are still more than 2,000 words left. Xiaozi will write another update later. I hope everyone will support it~