Start without the ball

Chapter 170
Westbrook stood at the end of the team and said to George: "It still feels good to play the game. This month has suffocated me to death."

George: "Play hard in a while, with full firepower, and strive for 30 points for the brutal Huskies."

Westbrook nodded and said, "I'm going to surprise everyone with my skills after the opening game. It's been a long time since I've dunked here!"

After the induction ceremony, the game will start soon.

Thunder starters: center Adams, power forward Grant, small forward Paul George, shooting guard Ferguson, point guard Turtle.

Timberwolves starting lineup: center Towns, power forward Gibson, small forward Covington, shooting guard Wiggins, point guard Teague.

Donovan put the Thunder rookie Li Haoyu, who shined when he led the team with a single core, on the bench, which made Ke Fan very puzzled.

Ke Fan: "Mr. Yang Yi, Li Haoyu has always been outstanding when leading the team with a single core. Why didn't Donovan mention him as the starting lineup?"

Yang Yi: "If Li Haoyu starts together with Westbrook and George, he will definitely be tied up due to the restriction of the ball, and he will not be able to exert his full strength, just like Harden was also the sixth man in the Thunder before."

Barrage.

"Brother Yuzi still has a record of 8 wins and 5 losses against the western powerhouses with a single core. I really don't understand Donovan's arrangement."

"Now Brother Yuzi's playing time will be compressed again!"

"Donovan is at it again."

"Shocked, Li Haoyu, who averaged 20 points per game, was pushed on the bench by Ferguson, who averaged 5 points per game.

(ω)"

At the start of the game, the referee threw the ball into the air, Towns picked the basketball first, and the Timberwolves took the lead in attacking.

Teague passed the frontcourt, commanded his teammates to open up the space at the top of the arc, and called Towns to come forward for the pick-and-roll.

Westbrook observed Towns, approaching from the right.

Teague dribbled to the right, and when Towns was about to block Westbrook, the Thunder Turtles took a step ahead to prevent being blocked by Towns.

Teague saw Westbrook stepping forward, reacted quickly, changed direction in front of his body, the basketball reached his left hand, and rushed towards the basket.

Adams switched defenses to meet Teague, but Teague, with his extraordinary speed, got rid of Adams at the free throw line and made an easy layup.

2:0.

Although Westbrook was cleaned up, it didn't affect the mentality of the Turtles. He just hit back, took the baseline serve, and Westbrook dribbled and ran forward.

At the top of the arc, Westbrook also signaled his teammates to pull away. He wants to fight back, but his method is more domineering. You Teague can break through by relying on pick-and-rolls. I don’t need pick-and-rolls.

After changing direction and accelerating towards the basket, although Teague could keep up with the speed, he was at a disadvantage in the confrontation. This is where Westbrook's advantage lies, the perfect combination of speed and strength.

Westbrook got rid of Teague and went straight to the basket. Towns stepped into the three-second zone and kicked up. The reckless man should rush to the basket without hesitation, even if there is someone defending there.

It doesn't matter if you are Towns or whoever you are, after the acceleration, Westbrook is supercilious. Westbrook pulls the ball behind him forcefully, like a full moon bow ready to go. He wants to dunk Towns and kick off his return. .

However.
Westbrook has just recovered from his injury and has not reached his peak jumping height. How could he be Towns' opponent.

The Wolves center raised his long arms and pressed Westbrook, who was flying a dunk, to the ground abruptly in the air.

Turtle has been exposed!
Westbrook was blocked and fell to the ground, Towns picked up the basketball, and Teague at the top of the arc accelerated to the Thunder's frontcourt, Towns lobbed the ball, and Teague made an easy layup.

4:0.

After getting up, Westbrook kept shaking his head, returned to the backcourt, took the basketball again and dribbled it to the frontcourt again.

Turtle is not the only one returning from injury. George landed at 45 degrees to the left, making a gesture to ask for the ball from Turtle.

Westbrook was in a bad mood when he was blocked. He was about to play singles again but saw George asking for the ball. Westbrook reluctantly passed the ball to the left.

After getting the basketball, George faced Covington's defense, dribbled the ball directly, and searched for the touch with his crotch continuously.

In an instant, George lowered his center of gravity and sprinted to the right. Covington, who knew that he was not as fast as George, retreated desperately.

There is Towns' lineup on the inside, and George didn't have the head to break into the inside to challenge Towns to show his return. He is not Westbrook, he has a brain to attack.

A light retreat came beyond the three-point line, and Covington was still retreating to the inside. With this withdrawal, George easily got an open opportunity. After aiming at the basket, he pulled out the basketball in his hand without any pressure and shot Very soft.

Well, of course a soft shot will not hit the iron, it will only come out of the frame softly, and Towns took the rebound.

The Timberwolves attacked, Towns attacked Adams on the left side of the frame, and successfully passed the Thunder center for a dunk by relying on his footsteps.

6 to 0.
In the next game, George's shots often missed the basket, which was always almost meaningless.

And Westbrook's breakthrough can indeed pass Teague, but in the face of supplementary defense, he was short of the last layup.

The Thunder failed to score for a long time, but there is an unwritten practice in the Pisacek Energy Center. After the opening, everyone will stand up and cheer for the Thunder, and will not sit down until the Thunder scores the first goal.

So after the start of the game, Thunder fans stood and watched the two superstars' fancy blacksmithing.

Westbrook is a tortoise, strong and fierce.

George is the Crane School, the softness of Iron.

The score between hardness and softness came to 12 to 0.
The Thunder attack, Westbrook is at the top of the arc, dribbling with his right hand, he is thinking, thinking about how to send this damn basketball into the frame, but the tortoise's brain capacity understands everything, he can't think of a way to break the game, Time has been consuming, and finally Westbrook chose to dry up.

"boom"

The Kamepai hit the iron art, Towns got the rebound again, and the Thunder still failed to score.
The performance of the new Thunder King combination after returning from injury was extremely dismal.

Those who suffer along with it are the Thunder fans who have been unable to sit down for a long time. They watch the new Wang Bo shoot again and again. George is soft and iron, and often comes out of the basket. They could sit down and squat down involuntarily, but the basketball fell out of the frame and they had to straighten up again.

E-sports fans in Huaguo do coffin sit-ups.

Thunder fans in the United States have a home squat exercise.

Fortunately, the Timberwolves hit the iron this time, Adams got the rebound, and Donovan requested a timeout.

This fan can't stand it even more. You can't score a goal during a timeout. When will you be able to sit down.

Some fans started shouting.

"We want Lee!"

As the fans took the lead, the tired audience at the Pisacek Energy Center shouted "we want Lee!"
"Donovan's silly bastard called a timeout, wouldn't the problem be solved by replacing Li, I want to sit down."

"Yeah, Lee performed so well in the first few games, why didn't Donovan let him start!"

"Brother Li, hurry up and play, I just want to sit down now."

"It wasn't like that the first few games! Donovan, please replace Lee."

　Fifth watch at 10:[-]
　　
　
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