NBA: I am the god of basketball

Chapter 209 Westbrook: Adu How many points you want depends on my mood!

Someone once said that the number of points Durant can score in a game does not depend on the face of the opponent's defender, but depends on my face.

Even if your scoring ability is nb, if you can't get the ball, you will have a hammer?

This statement is absolutely not unreasonable.

Let me tell you a cold knowledge.

In the 11-12 season, the Thunder made it all the way through the playoffs and reached the finals. They played a total of 20 games in the playoffs. In these 20 games, Durant averaged 19.2 shots per game, hit 9.9 goals, and made 51.7 shots. The rate is 28.5%, and you can get 7.4 points, 3.7 rebounds and [-] assists.

And Westbrook averaged 20.4 shots per game, 1.2 more than his leading brother Durant. Unfortunately, with a large number of shots, Westbrook could only hit 8.9 goals, shooting 43.5% from the field, and averaged 23.1 shots per game. Points, 5.5 rebounds and 5.9 assists.

As the second younger brother, Westbrook has taken more shots than Durant, which would be a violation no matter how you look at it.

This situation actually happened last season. In the playoffs last season, Durant and Westbrook took almost the same number of shots in the playoffs, but the two scored 28.6 points and 23.8 points.

There is one thing to say, Durant later defected to the Warriors, maybe there is no reason for Westbrook, even if he doesn't say anything when he is a teammate on weekdays, but Durant probably has been annoyed by Westbrook for a long time.

Even now, Wang Chao has discovered that something is wrong with Durant looking at Westbrook.

As a well-known reckless man in the league, Westbrook really didn't care about anything else when he got reckless.

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For the Rockets, the start was to implement the strategy of focusing on Yao. The outside players tried their best to pass the ball to Yao on the inside for singles.

All four players stretched to the outside, the Thunder really didn't dare to double-team Yao on the inside and let the outside shooter shoot.

So Dayao used his solid and superb inside skills to beat Perkins over and over again.

Leanback jump shot, 45-degree angle rebound shot, bottom step dunk with both hands on the spot...

In less than 5 minutes, Dayao made 6 of 5 shots and caused Perkins to foul twice. He made 4 of 3 free throws and scored 13 points.

On the Thunder side, Westbrook broke through with the ball several times in the beginning, but the effect was obviously not good under Courtney Lee's defense, especially the Rockets still had a big Yao Chu at the basket, attacking the basket itself It is an extremely unwise choice.

What Dayao is more afraid of is the kind of player who can shoot from the middle distance after breaking through, because his footsteps are slow, and he can't be defended in the first place like Howard.

But if it is a player who rushes to the basket and wants to layup or dunk, Dayao doesn't even have to jump, he can teach them how to behave by standing under the basket.

Five minutes before the game, the Rockets scored 5 points, while the Thunder scored only 17 points.

The Thunder, which called two timeouts in a row, made tactical adjustments. Harden was sent on the court in advance to control the ball, and the hot-headed Westbrook could not continue to control the ball.

And Perkins, who had committed two fouls, was replaced by substitute insider Nick Collison.

Collison's appearance did not change the status quo of the Thunder being unilaterally beaten inside, but Harden's appearance did adjust the Thunder's offensive rhythm.

Durant can finally touch the ball.

In the first few minutes, Durant was not completely unable to touch the ball, but he didn't have many opportunities. Two attempted mid-range shots failed to hit Wang Chao's defense.

At this moment, Durant, holding the ball at the top arc, looked at Wang Chao in front of him, slightly surprised.

Wang Chao's defense was far more difficult than he imagined.

The two obviously didn't fight many times, especially when Wang Chao was still in the Eastern Conference, the two only played twice a season.

But Wang Chao seems to be very familiar with him. Every time he makes an offensive move, the opponent can respond immediately and force him to shoot from the most uncomfortable position, as if he can predict it in advance.

Of course Durant didn't know, although in his impression, the two faced off very rarely, but Wang Chao's familiarity with him was not as high as 01:30.

Because Wang Chao has simulated the scene of fighting Durant in his dreams many times.

The simulated potion is priced at 50 points, and the effect is to get 1 hour of simulated training time in the dream. In the dream, Wang Chao can set the opponent, set the scene, and carry out the simulated training in the way he imagined.

Before entering the playoffs, Wang Chao knew that the strongest opponent in the West might be the Thunder, so he started using simulation potion to simulate the scene of playing against Durant since then.

However, the effect of the simulation potion is not omnipotent. The players Wang Chao can simulate are only based on his own impression and cognition of the opponent, and the strength and playing habits are not exactly the same.

But even so, something is better than nothing.

Moreover, Wang Chao's understanding of Durant is not limited to him at the current stage, including Durant's style of play in the future Warriors period. Wang Chao, who has watched many live broadcasts and videos of games, is very impressed. , Wang Chao is already very familiar with and adapted to Durant's style of play. Even if his perimeter defense is not at the top level in the league, he can still use his rich defensive experience to influence Durant.

The only disadvantage is that the duration of the simulation potion is too short, each time is only one hour, and the simulation in the dream is not the same as the real fight, no matter how many times you simulate it, you can't form muscle memory, and the price of 50 points is not enough. It's not cheap, and it can only be used in certain situations.

The final score between the Rockets and the Thunder in the first quarter was 29:22, with the Rockets leading by 7 points at home.

In the second quarter of the game, Durant finally began to gradually adapt to Wang Chao's highly targeted defensive style, and his scoring efficiency gradually improved. Officially take over the game.

The scene began to evolve into a battle between Wang Chao and Durant.

Durant made a mid-range jumper, and Wang Chao then used the pick-and-roll to cover the three-point line and fired.

Durant went to the basket and scored with a one-handed dunk, and Wang Chao made a jumper behind his back inside.

In the second quarter of the game, the two did not give in to each other, scoring 17 and 15 points respectively.

Immediately afterwards, Westbrook began to be a demon again.

Westbrook, who shot less than 36% in the first half, was very dissatisfied with his performance, so after taking over the ball, he increased the number of shots without thinking, and changed from breaking through the basket with the ball to breaking through. Distance pull-up jumper.

Westbrook's hit rate for this move at the beginning of his career was good, at least compared with the lack of mid-range and long-range shots later, it can be used as a conventional weapon.

But only to a good degree.

The Rockets are responsible for marking Westbrook. Courtney Lee, even if Westbrook takes advantage of his speed, the distance he is thrown away is limited. Therefore, when Westbrook makes an emergency stop for a jumper, he can The first time to catch up with the defensive interference.

Interferenced by Courtney Lee, the success rate of Westbrook's pull-up jump shot is not high, at least it is much lower than the Rockets' offense around Wang Chao and Dayao.

The point difference between the two teams began to increase uncontrollably.

At the same time, Harden is not feeling well.

In this game, Harden faced Leonard.

Harden, who entered the league two years earlier than Leonard, has much more game experience than Leonard, but the gap in static talent between the two is very obvious.

Harden, who is 1 meters tall, is significantly smaller than Leonard, and he does not have any advantage in strength and speed.

Harden in the Thunder era was still very immature, and his body was thin. He didn't have the strength of the big butt and muscular Harden in the future, nor did Harden's proficient ball-handling singles skills and foul-making ability.

Therefore, when facing Leonard's death entanglement, Harden was in a hurry for a while, and there was no way to support and help Westbrook.

In the third quarter, the Rockets led by Wang Chao and Dayao directly blasted a 12:2 attack wave, and the point difference went straight to more than 15 points in the blink of an eye.

Durant was almost speechless. He hurriedly took over the ball and used his height advantage to hit two mid-range shots in front of Wang Chao to stabilize the situation, but he still couldn't stop the team from declining.

Can't defend Wang Chao from the outside, and there's nothing they can do against Yao from the inside. They can't build an effective defensive Thunder team, and the offense can only rely on Durant alone. How can they win the game?
106: 98.

The Rockets defeated the Thunder at home and won their first victory in the Western Conference Finals.

大姚17中11，罚球9中8，砍下30分11篮板6封盖。

王超22中12，三分球8中4，罚球4中4，得到32分10篮板12助攻三双。

Because of Dayao's offense, Wang Chao didn't put too much energy into the offensive end, but focused more on defending Durant.

It must be admitted that, not counting his own words, Durant is definitely the strongest scorer in the entire league since Jordan in terms of offense.

Obviously, Wang Chao has already used the simulated potion to fully familiarize himself with and adapt to Durant's style of play, and his defense is very targeted. However, after experiencing the initial discomfort, Durant quickly adjusted. In the second half, the offensive efficiency returned to normal.

最终的结果是杜兰特在王超的防守下21投9中，罚球14中12，得到30分10篮板4助攻，虽然投篮命中率42%要比平时低一些，但终究是承担起了雷霆队的得分重任。

The main reason for their loss was Westbrook and Harden's slightly stretched hips.

Harden is actually okay. Although it was hard to be defended by Leonard, he made 17 of 7 shots and 5 of 3 three-pointers. He still scored 17 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists. People are qualified.

But Westbrook is different.

Throughout the game, Westbrook took 21 shots, exactly the same as Durant, but his shooting percentage was only 33%, and he only scored 16 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 4 turnovers.

Dayao gave him a full 4 blocks at the basket alone.

With the undercover presence of Westbrook, it is easy for the Rockets to win the game.

With only one game in the Western Conference Finals, the gap in strength between the two teams became very obvious.

On May 5, in the second game of the Western Conference Finals, the Rockets made another victory, 29:120, leading 108:2 with a total score.

In this game, Yao is still the key to the outcome.

The Thunder's starting center Perkins left the field with 23 fouls in just 6 minutes of playing. The backup center Collison also committed 4 fouls. The combined statistics of the two centers totaled 5 points and 7 rebounds, not even a fraction of Dayao. .

In the end, Dayao, who scored 29 points, 14 rebounds and 3 blocks, dominated the game again.

这场比赛雷霆三少均发挥正常，杜兰特17中11砍下31分，威斯布鲁克24中10得到27分7篮板8助攻，哈登更是13中10，罚球12罚中10，得到30分6篮板4助攻。

The three together scored 88 points, but still failed to win the game.

火箭队除了29分的大姚外，还有一个21投16中，三分球10中7，砍下44分6篮板9助攻的王超。

"If the Thunder can't think of a way to limit Dayao, there will be no hope for them in the Western Conference Finals."

"It makes sense that Serge Ibaka did not become the best defensive player. Although his ability to protect the frame is good, his average of 3.7 blocks per game is also the highest in recent years, but facing the traditional When playing inside, he is useless, not even as effective as Perkins!"

The big score of 2:0 has made most of the media judge the result of the Western Conference Finals. The Thunder are not the opponents of the Rockets. Even if the Thunder's three young men played so well, they still failed to win the game. How can they win?
Now that the center is withered, Dayao is completely a big killer inside.

Even when the Thunder faced the Spurs in the conference semifinals, they never faced Tim Duncan as weak as they are now.

However, Duncan itself is not a strong offensive insider. Although he is unrivaled in the league with a 45-degree rebound and shot, Duncan's real strength is his excellent offensive and defensive balance ability.

Dayao is different. In a sense, Dayao, like O'Neal, is a player who has a certain characteristic to the extreme and possesses super offensive capabilities.

O'Neal has unparalleled strength and tonnage, and at his peak he was invincible at the basket without a single enemy.

And Dayao's advantage is naturally his height.

With a height of 2 meters, soft touch and solid inside footsteps, although Dayao's dominance at the basket is not as good as O'Neal, but looking at the league, especially after the four major centers, Dayao joined the league in the past few years. There are very few players who can match Dayao in scoring dominance at the basket!

It's a pity that Dayao has a unique talent, but his shortcomings are more obvious than O'Neal.

O'Neal's free throws are the Achilles' heel, and he is often taken out for military training alone. Before he met Kobe, he basically made no achievements in the playoffs, and was defeated by a ruthless sweep in the only finals.

And Dayao's weakness is naturally too little stamina bar and potential injuries.

Whether it's the Rockets or the Huaguo men's basketball team, when there is Dayao, the first two quarters are the most fierce, because at this time Dayao is full of energy and his combat effectiveness is off the charts.

But as the game progressed, the consumption of physical energy would make Dayao's state decline rapidly. He could barely support him in the third quarter, but he really couldn't do it in the fourth quarter.

However, the fourth quarter is often the most critical moment, which is one of the reasons why the Rockets have not always achieved good results in the playoffs.

Although McGrady is not a qualified leader and outside core, it is also an indisputable fact that Dayao, as an inside core, often cannot play the role of the sea god at the most critical moment.

But now, with Wang Chao's Rockets and Dayao, there is no need to worry about this problem.

Dayao only needs to play well in the first three quarters or even the first two quarters. Wang Chao will handle the rest and the team will win.

You can always believe in Wang Chao's key ball ability. No matter how tight the defense is and how powerful the enemy is, as long as he receives the ball, he will always have a way to send the ball to the basket.

No matter how many times they watch it, Rockets fans will be amazed by Wang Chao's ability on the offensive end.

(End of this chapter)