Start without the ball

Chapter 243 Hard fight
Lillard advanced with the ball, crossed the midfield line and saw Westbrook defending on the three-point line. Two steps away, he rose from the ground and made a decisive three-pointer from a long distance.

shuh~
The basketball fell into the net through a beautiful arc, and the Blazers took the lead, 3-0.

Westbrook smiled slightly, took the ball from overseas, came to the frontcourt, and waved his big hand to signal everyone to pull away. Facing Lillard's defense, Westbrook stepped on his crotch twice, kicked his right foot hard to the ground, and pointed forward Straight away.

Lillard followed two steps, but Westbrook was too fast and was gradually thrown away, so he could only watch the Thunder defender rush into the penalty area.

On the inside, Westbrook stepped up, avoided Kanter's overwhelming hand, and made a layup. Unfortunately, his fingertips felt a little worse and he missed the hit, and Kanter accepted the rebound.

The Trail Blazers continued to attack, and Lillard dribbled the ball in two steps at the top of the arc. With the lesson from last time, Westbrook posted it to prevent Lillard from making another super long three-pointer.

The Trail Blazers guard was unhurried, with his back to Westbrook to protect the basketball, and reached out to greet Kanter. The moment the center was in place, Lillard immediately turned around and accelerated to the inside.

Adams kept the coach's instructions in mind and followed up with a delay. However, Lillard was too fast. The slow-footed Adams couldn't keep up with the Trail Blazers guard at all. Lillard made a 5-0 layup.

Westbrook shook his head, dribbled through the half court again, and gestured at the top of the arc to indicate tactics.

Li Haoyu landed in the left corner and ran 45 degrees to the right with the help of Adams' cover. McCollum was one step behind and chased hard.

One step inside the 45-degree three-point line, Grant observed McCollum's route and stood still. The Blazers power forward Aminu on the side observed that his teammates could not keep up in time, and immediately switched defenses to chase Li Haoyu.

Westbrook, who is holding the ball, has been reading the defense. If he passes the ball to Li Haoyu, he will not be able to shoot directly under the defense of Aminu, so there will be no assists.

But one step inside the three-point line, Grant had already attached McCollum, and Turtle passed the ball decisively, and signaled him to attack directly.

Grant received the ball and shot it over McCollum's head. Due to the height gap, the Blazers guard couldn't block it, but he tried to cover Grant's sight.

boom!
This is not the way Grant is good at attacking. Kanter received the rebound.

Donovan shook his head off the court. It would have been nice if Westbrook had passed the ball to Li Haoyu and relied on his speed to play big. Unfortunately, he chose to pass the ball to Grant, who can directly attack and cause assists.

The Blazers attacked, Lillard dribbled the ball up the front court, and once again called Kanter to come up for the pick-and-roll. The moment he was in place, Lillard was about to break through from the right, and Adams was in front of him.

Lillard's push ball changed direction, passed through the seam between Kanter and Adams, and went straight to the inside.

Grant stepped forward to defend, Lillard passed the ball behind his back to Aminu, and he dunked in the backcourt, 7-0.

The Thunder have a customary practice at home, they will stand and cheer for the team after the opening, until the team scores for the first time.

Today started badly. The fans have been standing for three rounds. This time they must score.

Westbrook took the opportunity to rush to the basket, Kanter has been guarding the basket, and did not go up with Adams.

Westbrook entered the three-second zone, kicked his feet hard to the ground, and soared into the sky like a rocket. He wanted to dunk Kanter to boost the morale of the team.

However, before flying to the basket, Westbrook found that he took off too early and the ball could not complete the dunk, so he passed the ball to Grant on the right.

The Thunder made a strong move in the three-second zone and caused Aminu to foul. Grant went to the free throw line and made two free throws and made one 7-1.

The Blazers attacked, CJ McCollum advanced with the ball, and Li Haoyu stepped forward to defend two steps away from the top of the arc.

McCollum dribbled the ball to the right 45 degrees. At this time, Lillard on the right started at the same time, and the two handed over the ball.

Westbrook didn't stick to Lillard too tightly, and with the hand-to-hand cover, Westbrook was farther away, and Li Haoyu took the initiative to switch defenses.

After getting the ball, Lillard led Li Haoyu to the top of the arc. Kanter led Adams to pick and roll and covered the left side. The quality was very good, and Li Haoyu couldn't get rid of it for a while.

Lillard rushed to the basket from the left, and Adams followed all the way. After seeing Grant shrinking the inside line on the left, the Trail Blazers guard knew that breaking into the basket was tantamount to moths to the flame, and stepped out of the three-point line. split up.

Adams rushed forward with all his strength, Li Haoyu struggled to get rid of Kanter and blocked Lillard.

Just as the Trail Blazers guard shot, Kanter, who finished the screen, rushed to the basket.

boom!
Under the interference of the two, Lillard also missed a hit. The rebound bounced to the right. Smelling the rebound, Guigui was about to take the first rebound of the game.

However, a huge black shadow has been shrouding the top of the turtle, it is Kanter!
mmp, where is my father? ? ?

Kanter took the rebound from the turtle's head forcefully and hooked it.

His rush was just right, the angry tortoise grabbed Kanter's left hand, but the Blazers center stabilized his body with all his strength, and gently hooked the basketball with his right hand.

shuh~
The ball goes in, the whistle blows, and a free throw is added!
9 to 1.
The angry tortoise kept swearing, and Grant hurried to pull tortoise aside to prevent him from getting a technical foul.

Kanter walked to the free throw line, sank his center of gravity, took a deep breath and got up to make a free throw.

shuh~
The basketball went into the net hollow, and the Thunder trailed 10-1 at home.

Now the fans are a little dissatisfied, and the cheering sound of the Thunder is much smaller.

Westbrook is extremely angry now. After halftime, he passed the ball to George at the top of the arc, and then sank to the bottom corner sulking.

After George got the ball, facing Harkless's defense, he called Adams to step forward for a pick-and-roll, and George smoothly rushed to the inside.

Kanter is still guarding the basket, George enters the inside, slows down and steps up three steps slowly, first pushes Kanter away, gets up and makes a shot.

Snapped!
George is taken!It was Harkless. After being screened, he struggled to get rid of Adams and chased hard behind George. The Thunder forward lost speed in order to push Kanter, which made him proudly defend in place and cover George from the side.

The ball was in the hands of Aminu, and McCollum quickly went down and caught the basketball.

This product is too fast!Li Haoyu pursued desperately, but he could only watch McCollum's back gradually drifting away.

The Trail Blazers guard made a layup, and Li Haoyu jumped up vigorously, trying to block the shot with a set plate, but it was still a step too late. By the time his hand hit the rebound, the basketball had already fallen into the net.

12 to 1, the Thunder trailed by 11 points at home!
A furious Donovan requested a timeout, the Thunder's toughest start yet.

TNT commentary seats.

O'Neal: "The Oklahoma City team seems to have rested for too long, and this state is too bad."

Barkley: "On the contrary, the Blazers are well prepared today. Lillard's footsteps are slow while holding Adams, and he is struggling to defend against pick-and-rolls. His performance is quite eye-catching."

O'Neill: "Russell took up a lot of possessions, but failed to organize an effective offense. George's singles effect is not satisfactory. Let's see how Donovan makes adjustments."

　There is another chapter at 13 o'clock

　　
　
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