Start without the ball

Chapter 239
Popovich also knew that there was nothing to do with the ball, and even he didn't expect the Thunder to suddenly change the defensive rhythm, but he must keep the players in a sense of urgency, yelling at the field constantly, reminding the players to stay focused.

The Spurs attacked, Mills commanded his teammates to make room on the left side, and Gay led Ferguson down.

After receiving the ball, Gay immediately dribbled and confronted, while controlling the confrontation, and did not give Ferguson a chance to foul.

Gay has a weight advantage of nearly 20KG. Ferguson couldn't stand the fight and backed up again and again. When Gay turned to the line and prepared to hook, Ferguson fouled him and sent him to the free throw line.

The Spurs forward was a little unlucky in the first free throw, and the basketball went out of the basket. Fortunately, he made a successful second free throw. The score was 22 to 29, with a 7-point difference.

The Thunder attacked, Schroeder dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, and gave it to the left thigh at 45 degrees.

Li Haoyu held the ball and faced Guy, who was one step away, bent his legs and raised his center of gravity while lifting the ball.

Guy was very focused and didn't step forward. Li Haoyu simply took advantage of the situation and made a three-pointer.

When Li Haoyu jumped up completely, Guy stepped forward to interfere.

boom!
Under the interference, Li Haoyu hit the iron!
The basketball bounced out of the hoop, and Noelle overwhelmed Motiejunas and took off the rebound forcefully.

Seeing his teammates grab the rebound, while Gay was still watching the inside, Li Haoyu ran to the left corner, received a pass from Noelle, and made a three-pointer.

shuh~
Without any interference, Li Haoyu's three-pointer is as stable as a dead dog!
25 to 29, only 4 points left.

Westbrook got up and kept waving the towel:
"Dame it! It's awesome."

Grant held up a three-pointer to signal Li Haoyu.

Felton applauded and sighed: "What a thigh!"

As the points gap continued to catch up, Donovan stroked the few remaining hair, and his hanging heart finally relaxed a little.

With only 15 seconds left in the first quarter, Mills came to the frontcourt, waiting for the time to run out. At 8 seconds, Bertans stepped forward to pick and roll, Mills rushed to the basket to attract defense, and the ball went to DeRozan.

DeRozan hit the iron with a three-pointer and the first quarter ended.

When Li Haoyu returned to the bench, Westbrook rushed up and bumped shoulders to celebrate.

Donovan gathered the crowd together and said:
"Guys, we chased the score. At the beginning of the second quarter, Lee came down to rest, Schroeder, Morris, you two must hold on!"

Schroeder nodded, and said: "Head, don't worry, even if I can't chase the point difference like Li, I will try my best to maintain the point difference!"

Morris also said: "That Bertans is not strong enough, let me eat him!"

Donovan nodded: "As long as you can stabilize the point difference, we will change the strategy when the main lineup returns to the field. George and Russell, don't worry when you two hold the ball. Wait for Lee to create opportunities. Understand?"

Westbrook nodded to indicate that he was fine. George knew that his condition was not good, and now it was the best choice for Li to organize the offense, so he nodded in the same way.

Donovan: "Okay, let's try to overtake in the second quarter! I know you are tired of the bad food in Texas, end this round of the series, today!"

After Wan Ge finished the arrangement, Felton stretched out his hand, and everyone put it on top.

"one two three"

"Thunder!" After roaring the team name in unison, the break just ended and Diallo replaced Li Haoyu.

Due to Diallo's lack of defensive experience, DeRozan finally found a soft persimmon and scored consecutive singles.

Fortunately, Morris played well. Relying on his 10kg weight advantage and good low-post footsteps, Bertans was miserable. At 9 minutes and 45 seconds of the second quarter, the two sides fought 33 to 37, and the point difference remained at 4. Points, the rotation lineup completed the task excellently.

The main lineup returned to the court, and the Thunder attacked.

Westbrook gave the ball to George at 45 degrees on the right. The Thunder forward kept the coach's instructions in mind and waited with the ball.

Li Haoyu was in the left corner, and ran all the way to the right corner along the baseline with the help of Grant's cover.

Belinelli was one step behind in pursuit, and on the edge of the three-second zone on the right, Adams completely blocked Belinelli.

Li Haoyu successfully received the basketball in the bottom corner, raised the basketball and prepared to shoot.

Seeing that his teammates were unable to defend, Poelter immediately switched defenses and rushed with all his strength.

Li Haoyu stopped his shot and rushed to the inside, while Belinelli was still blocked by Adams inside.

Seeing that Li Haoyu was about to make an easy layup, Ade didn't agree, so he took it back and prepared to block the shot.

Li Haoyu smiled knowingly and passed the ball to the left corner, where Grant was lying in ambush.

The Thunder made a three-pointer.

shuh~
36 to 37, the Thunder is only 1 point behind!

Pierce: "Honestly, Lee's organizational skills are disgusting.

He is constantly involved in the defense. When everyone forgets where Grant is in ambush after covering the screen on the left corner, he passes a key pass. At this time, no one can interfere. Grant can shoot without pressure. Fixed-point three-pointers, this is also a scoring method that Thunder is very good at. "

Miller: "What would happen if you and Garnett's Celtics met this Thunder team?"

Pierce: "If we met the Thunder in the regular season, we might lose by 20 points, but in the playoffs, our Celtics are not vegetarians! It's really hard to say whether we will win or lose. I can be sure of one thing. He's going to be a big problem for us, he's such a disgusting wife!"

After hitting the ball, the Thunder's morale was greatly shaken after finishing chasing points!
The Spurs attacked, and after using Adelaide to attract double-teams, they passed the ball to the outside. However, the Thunder's morale was shocked at this time, the defense was extremely focused, and the rotation was extremely fast. seconds violation.

The Thunder attacked, Westbrook held the ball at the top of the arc, Li Haoyu landed in the left corner, stuck to Belinelli, and took a step up the line.

When Belinelli moved the center of gravity to block, Li Haoyu changed direction, followed the vacated baseline, cut to the inside line, one step ahead of the three-second zone, received a pass from Westbrook, and Li Haoyu raised the ball to aim at the basket.

Belinelli chased after him, and Adelaide on the inside also defended.

Li Haoyu hit the ground and stuffed the ball into the hands of Adams under the basket. Ade went to pounce on Li Haoyu. Facing the empty basket, Aquaman showed the power of the sea god, raised the ball with one arm, and scored with a powerful dunk 2 points, 38 to 37.

In the next game, Li Haoyu assisted George to score again, and found an opportunity to cover Westbrook to score an air cut, messing up the Spurs' defense. At the end of the first half, the two sides fought 57-52.

The Spurs once held a 13-point lead, but after Li Haoyu started to exert his strength, the advantage disappeared. At this time, Li Haoyu activated the team's offense again. The Spurs were unable to resist. The Thunder continued to expand their lead and finally won 114-97. Played the fourth game.

In this campaign, Li Haoyu scored 31 points, 8 rebounds and 12 assists, and Westbrook scored 21 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists. Although George did not perform well at the beginning, after Li Haoyu took over the game, he began to get excellent offensive opportunities , regained his touch and finally scored 19 points.

The Thunder's three heroes combined for 71 points. After winning this game, the Thunder became the first team to advance to the second round.

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