basketball pope

Chapter 751 [The bench is weak, half-time defeated]

Durant singled out Guy on the right, turned around and shot and hit the Thunder's first goal. 4 to 2.

Last season, the Thunder's main tactic was one-on-one. The three young players won the game by crushing their talents. Westbrook in good times, Harden in adversity, and Durant in desperation.

This year, the two juniors take turns in singles, and substitute Kevin Martin must also undertake certain offensive tasks.

Clippers attack, Thunder man-to-man.

Paul didn't look for cover this time, brought the right side into the three-point line, dribbled the ball behind Wei Shao's back and gave the left-handed step-back jumper, avoided the block, and missed under the interference.

Ibaka grabbed the rebound and immediately launched a counterattack. Westbrook received the ball in the backcourt, bowed his head and rushed forward. Facing Paul, he forced a layup and failed to score under interference.

The rebound was given to Paul by Griffin, and the tempo slowed down again.

Taking it to the frontcourt, Paul and Griffin played a pick-and-roll in the middle, attracting Ibaka to switch defenses, and Wei Shao quickly caught up from the side to form a double-team.

Griffin made an empty cut, Paul found a gap to pass the ball to the middle, Griffin pulled the ball with one step, did not choose a three-step dunk and challenged Perkins, but came down at a distance from Perkins. Made a right-handed throw.

Perkins didn't expect him to do this, jumped slowly, only slightly interfered, and the ball went in. 6 to 2.

Zhang Lili exclaimed: "Beautiful, Griffin is really smart in this offense. He's not just dunking."

Yu Jia said: "For Griffin, being fouled by an opponent has become commonplace. The opponent's motive is very obvious, and the opponent's motive is very obvious, and he gets into foul trouble and even angers him. Other than doing this, they really don't take Griffin much. The way. If he can score more with technique, he will be stronger."

The Thunder attacked, Durant received the ball from the outside, turned around and performed a "swinging arm loop" on Gay, and all he got was air.Gay's defensive experience has also become more and more rich, and he has kept a distance from Durant, mainly defending breakthroughs and interfering with shots.

In the face of Gay, whose height and wingspan are not much different from himself, Durant did not dare to pull out easily. He distributed the ball to Wei Shao, who was running. The latter made a breakthrough in the middle and challenged Paul again. Extraordinary.

Wei Shao is also making progress. He has realized the essentials of changing the direction of the crotch dribble and making the most of the attacking elements of turning, accelerating and changing moves. Go head-to-head with defenders on the break.In the future, he will be one of the best players in the NBA with a combination of shooting and shooting.

Paul was swayed halfway, turned around and didn't have time to jump, Wei Shao had made an emergency stop jumper and the ball was scored. 6 to 4.

The Clippers attacked, Paul and Griffin played a pick-and-roll, changed the direction of the ball and passed Ibaka, attracting Wei Shao to chase after the defense and score the ball. 8 to 4.

Wei Shao took the ball to the frontcourt, singled out Paul directly, changed to a pull-up jumper, and shot the ball to the basket with his bounce and shot speed without throwing off the defense, making a hit under interference. 8 to 6.

When returning to defense, Wei Shaoda got excited and made his iconic celebration - "insert the gun".

He gestured to put the gun back in, very arrogant.The Thunder's favorite person to do moves after scoring a goal is Wei Shao, who is full of creativity.

The Clippers immediately responded. Danny Green first ran to the bottom corner on the right, and then used Chandler's cover to move to the line. After receiving a pass from Paul in the middle, he moved a step and made a three-pointer. Perkins defended. Not enough outside, not jumping.

Green's shot was easy, the rhythm was perfect, and the ball went into the net hollow. 11 to 6.

Ibaka’s pick-and-roll defense is already far out, which makes Perkins hesitant to switch to off-ball screens on the side, worried that the penalty area will lose protection, and he knows that Griffin has an advantage in hitting Ibaka.

Thunder coach Scott Brooks sat courtside, as steady as Tarzan, letting the players adjust.It's not that he wants players to be on their own, but that there is really no way to take the Clippers. He knew it very well last season.

When the Thunder attacked, Paul changed his defense and put Westbrook a step and a half away, not attacking but not throwing.

Wei Shao's three-pointer was not very good, but he didn't hesitate to make a shot. He made a three-pointer in the middle, and Paul stepped forward to interfere slightly, which played a role of interference, and the ball bounced into the basket.Chandler stuck in position and helped Griffin get the rebound easily.

Griffin passed to Paul, Paul didn't stop, and transferred to Guy who was fast down the left.

At present, Gay does not seem to have much presence on the court. Durant underestimated him and chose to gamble stealing rough.Gay didn't take the ball, but lifted the ball up with one hand, flew over the heads of himself and Durant, turned around and passed Durant, who stretched out his long arm to steal, and made a single fast break.

Guy used the rules reasonably, just like he didn't catch the basketball, he was smooth, and the referee wouldn't call him two dribbles.

He chased after the basketball and took three steps, with no one in front of him. He jumped with all his feet near the penalty area line, and dunked the basketball with the big windmill in his right hand. 12 to 6.

Barkley of TNT exclaimed: "This goal should be counted as 50 points, and it will definitely be in the top five today."

Kenny Smith laughed: "Guy's dunking ability is underestimated. When he participated in the dunk contest, he didn't make it to the final because he lacked creativity. He often had wonderful dunks in the game."

The fans applauded wildly, and this kind of goal boosted morale.

When the Thunder attacked, Durant immediately wanted to fight back. After dribbling the ball under his crotch, he changed direction substantially and made a pull-up jumper in the face of Gay.He relied on his height advantage to avoid the cover, ignoring the eyeball to enter. 12 to 8.

Paul steadily dribbled the ball to the frontcourt and continued to play pick-and-rolls to find misplaced opportunities.The Thunder's tight defense makes it difficult to get open, but the dislocation is enough for them.

The score was deadlocked, and Curry replaced Gay in the second half, adding a stable three-point shooting point.He hit a [-]-pointer and missed Perkins for a layup.

Paul also assisted Griffin on the counterattack and scored a beautiful alley dunk.

The Thunder can also score with the performance of Westbrook and Durant, but they have been lagging behind.

首节快船29比22领先，格里芬表现最好，单节10分4篮板2助攻。

In the second quarter, the Clippers sent Curry, Tony Allen, Korver, Parsons, and Faried to play the five tactics of death.

Thunder Five: Reggie Jackson, Kevin Martin, Lamb, Nick Collison, Thabeet.

The Thunder seemed to have an advantage in the interior, but the fight was shocking. The Clippers quickly expanded the point difference 11-2.

The key to victory or defeat lies in Thabeet, who is second in the parallel trade. He lacks the range and can't single out Faried.As long as the Thunder misses a shot, the Clippers fight back, and Thabee can't defend.

Experts commented on the top ten worst drafts in the past 10 years. Thabeet ranked first. Many people were optimistic about him when he was drafted, so he ranked in front of a group of strong men such as Curry, Harden, and Evans.

Brooks switched back to Ibaka early to strengthen defense and Durant to strengthen offense.The star is not good, Martin is entangled by Tony Allen, Lamb has a mentality problem, and he can't even run the ball. When he receives a pass, as long as there is someone in front of him, he will pass it out immediately.

Yang Rui let the substitutes continue to play, giving Curry unlimited shots and letting him lead the team and deal with the opponent.

Not only can Curry score today, but he also does a good job defending. He struggles to defend against stars. The Thunder's Reggie Jackson is still too young to pass Curry, and his shot selection is also poor.

Durant's offense has also become very difficult. He can only shoot by his height advantage. Korver and Parsons have height and can interfere with him appropriately.Durant will be double-teamed when he rushes in, and Collison can't score many points, and he hesitates to shoot open spaces.

Paul and Griffin came back after a 6-minute break and continued to maintain their lead. At halftime, the Clippers led 60-40.

Due to weak substitutes, the Thunder were crushed at halftime.

(End of this chapter)