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Chapter 111 Balance Whistle

Why is Rivers still able to find a job after being overturned so many times and almost becoming a kind of metaphysics? Apart from the fact that he has won a championship and can also engage in interpersonal relationships, he must have abilities.

If it's just a simple chicken soup, can you take the civilian Clippers to play six games against the universe?

It's just that when there are superstars, he really doesn't seem to know what to do, and his strength suddenly drops a lot, which is not as good as Lu's guidance.

Lu guides his family to be able to play with or without a star. In the season before Li Sheng was reborn, if he hadn't suddenly lost his star in the last game of the playoffs due to health regulations, at least he could have made it to the playoffs.

And when there are stars, Director Lu's favorite is to fuck the players.

There are advantages and disadvantages to this. If James is so durable, it is naturally good, but Xiaoka is not so good.

But being able to play a role in deadly manipulation, and being able to come back at 0:2, is better than Rivers who holds two stars and leads 3:1 and can be turned back.

And Whitman obviously couldn't see the situation clearly, and didn't know that the most important thing to do at this time was to put the core star on the court to stabilize the situation. Instead, he replaced the backup point guard Maynor, and then put Bill back to the second position.

At the same time, Okafor was brought up to increase the ball holding points inside.

Only Perkins can match Okafor's height and weight, and Ibaka obviously can't handle his singles.

Of course, this lineup still mainly focuses on Bill, but it is estimated that the inside offense will be increased, and then the cooperation between inside and outside will be strengthened.

After the timeout, it was the Wizards' offense first, and Maynor held the ball for halftime.

Speaking of which, Maynor has a deep connection with the Thunder. He started his rookie career with the Thunder. After retiring, he joined the Thunder coaching staff.

However, his abilities are mediocre, and his defense is not good. He even matched with Bill, which is a bit self-exposed.

It turned out that he still had a certain breakthrough ability when he was in the Thunder, but now he can only hand over the ball after half court, and then make a spot for the outside to catch and shoot.

Bill held the ball on the flank, facing Sefolosha, made two tentative steps first, and then watched Okafor leaning against Ibakaka inside to get into position, passed the ball in, and then quickly started running without the ball.

Sefolosha's one-on-one defense made it difficult for Bill to find opportunities, but it was a bit passive to follow without the ball, especially Okafor on the inside had to be taken into account.

Okafor is not considered a blue-collar, but his scoring ability is not too strong. The key is that his efficiency is getting worse and worse, which is why the Wizards wanted to trade him before.

But anyway, there is an extra ball-holding point inside, which allows Bill to go around more, and if he can't get around, he can also force himself.

The Thunder's lineup is mainly because the inside defense is not good. If Ibaka plays the fifth position, he really can't withstand the inside attack.

Like the future warrior Green, Ibaka's help defense is much stronger than the top defense, so most of the time they need to be assigned a capable fifth position, so that he can have the opportunity to harass from the side at any time in order to maximize his defensive mobility.

At this time, Antetokounmpo came forward to double-team, Okafor held the ball high and gave it to Seraphim, and Ennis on the other side immediately released Mayno to interfere, and Seraphim gave it back to Mayno.

Maynor didn't dare to shoot directly from outside the three-point line, so he could only take a step forward.

At this moment, the Thunder's defense had returned to its position. He had to give Bill who came out to catch the ball, but Sefolosha also followed. Seeing that there was not enough time, Bill made two difficult shots and missed under the interference.

But then the Thunder didn't succeed either, neither did Durant pass to Antetokounmpo under the double-team.

Antetokounmpo's shooting is still not stable enough, especially the mid-range sweet spot that belongs to Durant. His "Little Durant" is much worse than Durant himself.

These are definitely the parts that he needs to strengthen in the future, otherwise after playing for a long time, the opponent will know where to put him, and the offensive threat will decrease, and his organization will also be limited.

Even with James' historic breakthrough ability, he will be targeted miserably when his shots are not very good, let alone Antetokounmpo who is far from perfect.

Fortunately, the shooting enhancement card has been able to continue to play a role, but the progress becomes slower and slower.

However, Li Sheng felt that after he finished building up his muscles, he might usher in a period of rapid growth. After all, although the "big muscle bully" has weakened the shooting effect brought about by muscle building to a certain extent, it is definitely impossible to eliminate it directly.

Afterwards, the efficiency of both sides declined. Each hit a few irons and made a few shots. The score still rose alternately. The Wizards couldn't close the point difference, and the Thunder couldn't catch up.

When the last minute of the second quarter was left, the score on the field became 1:45. The efficiency of the two teams in this quarter was not high. It is currently 49:17. The Wizards still lead by four points, and they still have the ball next.

In 55 seconds, Wall dribbled the ball across half court and directed the traffic at the top of the arc. Nene pulled up again to make a pick-and-roll with him.

Reggie quickly chased back and gave him a physical confrontation.

In 48 seconds, Wall entered the three-second zone. Robertson immediately let go of Ariza and came up to help defend. Ibaka also immediately rotated in front of Ariza to block Wall's passing route.

After all, Wall can't have eyes in the back of his head. The main reason is that Thunder's previous rotation was very fast, which made Wall a little afraid, and he didn't dare to no look pass casually, otherwise the performance would become acting.

So he circled around the bottom line, took a look outside and was followed in place, and Robertson was covering him in front of him. Seeing that time was running out, he had to force himself and made a foul for Robertson.

Robertson's expression suddenly became gloomy. After all, he had already defended in place. The ball somewhat meant that Wall used the experience of an old player to hit him, and the referee also gave face, which was a bit of a star whistle.

In fact, Wall belongs to the kind of player with fewer star whistles. As a player who mainly focuses on breakthroughs, Wall has averaged less than 6 free throws per game in his career.

Of course, Curry was indeed targeted by the referee, just because the impression flow felt that he made fewer breakthroughs and shot more three-pointers, so some people always think that he should have fewer free throws, let alone the problem of the cylinder.

And it's even more unreasonable when it comes to Wall. If it weren't for the rookie who defended him this time, the referee might not pay attention to this kind of hard foul.

This is also the unspoken rule of the league, the sky is big, the referee is the biggest, the rookie is the youngest, and he has no temper.

Wall also looked a little surprised, but this is a good thing. He didn't take advantage of it and was not complacent. He honestly finished two free throws.

But the fans are not happy. If it is the playoffs, it is time to start "sucking" the referees.

The referees also knew very well that this was the home court of the Thunder, and it was one thing to give a rookie a bad shot, and home court advantage was still necessary, so they immediately called the Wizards another foul.

(End of this chapter)