basketball pope

Chapter 883 [One shoulder, iron triangle]

Experts predict the first round and agree that the Clippers will sweep the Thunder to advance, and the gap between the two sides is too great.Online fans also felt that the Thunder would lose, but many celebrities gave Westbrook a high evaluation.

Barkley said on the show: "I've been in this business for over 30 years, and I've never seen a player who can put in his best effort every night like Westbrook. The greatest players came."

The host asked: "Even if Jordan didn't have it?"

"Even Jordan didn't play as hard as Westbrook." Barkley replied: "Jordan is still the greatest player of all time, but this guy (Victoria) gives his best every night, every possession. You have to be in awe of that.”

Kobe was also impressed by Westbrook's miraculous performance. In 15 years, he said: "Westbrook is 100% like me."

In addition, Kobe Bryant has supported Wei Shao many times on social platforms. When someone suspected that he was brushing the data, Bryant said bluntly: "Westbrook has averaged a triple-double per game, and he is the second person in NBA history to do so. It's really stupid to ask such a question from an accomplished player!"

The biggest encouragement to Wei Shao came from Michael Jordan.

He said in an interview: "That was me 30 years ago, that attitude, trying to prove myself, showing so much passion for basketball, you can see in his performance that he loves the game, he has energy Playing with talent."

Facing Jordan's evaluation, Westbrook said: "It's crazy, I really don't know what to say, but to have the best player ever say that about you, it will always make me try to play better. "

After some encouragement, Wei Shao's confidence increased greatly. Even if he was at a disadvantage, he vowed to do his best to create miracles.

In fact, these retired stars are not optimistic about the Thunder's upset promotion. They just think that Wei Shao's average triple-double data is incredible. Even if the whole team helps the team, they will never be able to brush this kind of data.

4月10日客场击败掘金的比赛中，维少砍下50分16篮板10助攻的恐怖数据，并在最后2.9秒的进攻里，完成了一记超远三分压哨绝杀赢下比赛！

This is his 42nd triple-double of the season, successfully surpassing the triple-double of the famous Oscar Robertson in 1962, setting a new single-season triple-double record!

Wei Shao believes that the famous and famous praise, because his regular season play is correct and dominant, and he intends to shoulder all the responsibilities in the playoffs and solve problems with his personal ability.

In fact, the Thunder want to beat the Clippers in this way, unless the song "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, invincible, Ninja Turtles, through thorns and thorns..." is played on a loop throughout the entire series.

In this way, Wei Shao can win by truth - "No one can beat me in my BGM."

After two days of rest, the Clippers set the playoff lineup, and Zhou Qi and Norman Powell did not make the 13-man roster.

Powell is already depressed. He has not had a chance to play in the playoffs for two consecutive years. He has been training hard, but his three-point ability is still incomparable to other perimeter players.

The fact that he can only play shooting guard is doomed to Powell's tragedy. The Clippers do not lack the second position at all. Unless he can become a 3D player, Yang Rui will not reuse him. The genuine Tony Allen was squeezed out of the Clippers. , what is the use of the template is Allen?

Powell was the [-]th pick in the first round and signed a four-year contract with the Clippers. If Yang Rui did not let him go, he would not be able to leave. The situation was the same as that of Crabbe. The only good news is that he has a championship ring.

On April 4, the first battle between the two sides started at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

The reporter interviewed Yang Rui before the game and asked him to predict the first round.

Yang Rui smiled and said: "Westbrook's data is gorgeous, but the Clippers must be promoted, and it's not individual performances that win."

The reporter asked: "Who do you think is better this season, Westbrook or Curry?"

"Does that even count? Curry, of course, and he'll prove it in a minute."

After the warm-up, the starters of both sides came out.

Five Clippers: Curry, Danny Green, Antetokounmpo, Draymond Green, Nikola Jokic.

Thunder Five: Westbrook, Oladipo, Andre Robertson, Taj Gibson, Steven Adams.

Adams won with a jump ball and the game started.

The two sides are old opponents. Yang Rui knew the inadequacies of the Thunder and arranged a zone defense. Danny Green was in the middle, Antetokounmpo and Curry were on both sides, and Draymond and Jokic controlled the bottom line.

In the middle, Wei Shao and Adams played pick-and-rolls on the left side, and Draymond switched defenses, maintaining a one-and-a-half step distance from Wei Shao, mainly preventing breakthroughs, and could also step forward to interfere with shots at any time.

Wei Shao dribbled the ball to 45 degrees, Adams cut empty, Draymond and Jokic shrank to the penalty area together, blocking the empty cut route, Danny Green chased Wei Shao from the middle, and Curry also stared at Wei Shao, forming localized attack.

Wei Shao passed the ball to Oladipo in the bottom corner on the left, but this was not a good dislocation, because the person in charge of this side was Draymond, who had a strong sense of defense and immediately saved to defend the bottom corner three-pointer, The successful interference ball missed, Antetokounmpo grabbed the backcourt rebound, Adams and Gibson rushed back to the defense without success.

In the Clippers positional battle, Draymond pulled to the middle to receive the ball, Jokic went outside the three-point line on the right, Danny Green stood at the bottom corner on the left to attract defense, Curry stood on the bottom line on the right, and went to the bottom line. Running 70 degrees, Jokic stepped forward in time to cover without the ball and blocked Wei Shao.

The Thunder can't use zone defense. The four Clippers can shoot three-pointers. The tallest Antetokounmpo hits two-pointers. He is still a small forward and can easily create dislocation opportunities.

Draymond passed the ball to Curry, Gibson switched the defense in time, Curry gave the ball to the right 50-degree Jokic, who held the ball frame, Wei Shao did not dare to chase Curry, dislocation interference.

Wei Shao was 191cm tall when he first entered the league. Later, he grew a little longer, about 195cm as tall as Harden, and could interfere with inside shots.

Jokic rarely makes strong shots. He played high and passed the ball from the top of Wei Shao’s head to Antetokounmpo, who ran to the low post on the right.

Antetokounmpo received the ball with his back and leaned on Robertson, turned to the baseline and hooked, avoiding the blocked shot and scoring. 2 to 0.

In the playoffs last season, the Thunder were very afraid of the Clippers playing like this. Brother Antetokounmpo was only coming off the bench at that time, and there were not many opportunities to perform.

Thunder attacked, Wei Shao quickly advanced to the frontcourt, walked on the left side of Curry, changed direction with the ball to force a breakthrough, and evaded the block with a one-step emergency stop jumper and went wide under interference.He couldn't get past Curry, it was too easy.

Jokic stuck Adams and made it impossible to start, and Antetokounmpo retreated and grabbed the backcourt rebound.

The Clippers are the league's best in rebounding this year.Draymond dared to go out and actively defend against pick-and-rolls, because Antetokounmpo is a flank with outstanding rebounds. No matter which side of the opponent goes, both of them can save, and the other person retreats to protect the rebound.

In the Clippers positional battle, the tactics just now were played again. Jokic passed it to Brother Antetokounmpo. This time, he turned around to the middle with a couple of strokes, forced a shot against Roberson and scored a jumper. 4 to 0.

Thunder head coach Billy Donovan shook his head lightly on the sidelines. With the Clippers playing like this in the regular season, Giannis Antetokounmpo always scored 20+ easily. He was very confident in one-on-one duels, attracting double teams and splitting out to the periphery to create opportunities. .

The Clippers are focusing on the triangle offense today. The routine is very simple. Antetokounmpo singles against Robertson, which is really a very rare thing.

(End of this chapter)