Start without the ball

Chapter 285

The referee signaled both sides to start to set foot on the battlefield tonight.

Thunder: center Adams, power forward Grant, small forward Paul George, shooting guard Li Haoyu, point guard Westbrook.

Warriors: Center Rooney, power forward Green, small forward Iguodala, shooting guard Thompson, point guard Curry.

The referee threw the ball into the air, and Rooney reacted better. He was the first to dial the basketball and the Warriors attacked.

Westbrook didn't sit still, he rushed straight to the Warriors' backcourt, and stepped forward to cling to Curry before he passed the center line.

The body continued to exert resistance, and the feet slid hard. Under the pressure, Curry couldn't support it, so he had to pass the ball to Iguodala, who was 45 degrees on the right.

Barkley: "Russell's defense today is too aggressive. I have only seen this kind of mad dog defense on Beverly!"

O'Neill: "I saw Westbrook's blood! He hasn't played such a fierce defense for a long, long time."

Donovan off the court was also inspired. He didn't expect Westbrook to take the initiative to defend Curry. He expressed the hope that Westbrook would put pressure on Curry more than once, but every time Westbrook clicked Nodding, when he returned to the game, in order to preserve his strength and get dazzling statistics, his defense was still not strong, but today, the oppressive force Westbrook showed was exactly what he was looking forward to in his dreams!
The fans on the sidelines saw Curry being energized by Westbrook, shouting MVP to cheer for him.

Curry on the field felt tremendous pressure. Even after he passed the ball, Westbrook still stayed close to him, and the two came to the left 45 degrees.

Green felt that his teammates needed him, so he approached Westbrook from the right, and Curry used the cover to run all the way to the right corner.

Westbrook, who was under cover, did not give up his defense. First, he forcibly squeezed past Green with arrogance, and fell behind slightly. Next, Westbrook caught up with Curry at a terrifying speed!
When he reached the bottom corner on the right, Curry suddenly found that Westbrook was lingering closely beside him, constantly resisting and putting pressure on him.

Curry, I can't catch the ball!

Iguodala passed the ball to Green at a 45-degree angle. After getting the ball, the Warriors power forward directed Looney to the left corner to screen for Klay Thompson.

However, in the field without the ball, Li Haoyu suppressed Thompson in all directions. When the screen arrived, Li Haoyu knew that his destination was the top of the arc!

Unlike Westbrook's domineering way of squeezing through the defense, Li Haoyu turned his back and bypassed the screen extremely lightly, without wasting any time, and stuck tightly to Clay's side.

At this point, the Splash Brothers were completely frozen, they didn't have any chance to catch the ball, Li Haoyu and Westbrook's defense made them feel suffocated.

Time passed, and Green had to play singles by himself. In a hurry, he failed to get rid of Grant and forced a layup to miss.

Rebound, Adams firmly stuck Rooney behind him, waited for a moment, confirmed that the figure did not rush into the inside line, and Neptune took off the rebound.

The familiar and unfamiliar feeling of the backcourt rebound made him full of emotions for a while.

This time, Westbrook and Li Haoyu's strict defense did not leave any offensive opportunities for the Warriors. They kept shouting for their home team, and the cheers resounded throughout the Pisacek Energy Center.

"Fuck 'em! Well done Russell!"

"Iron blood defense! I actually saw Russell defending Curry with all his strength!"

"Russell's talent allows him to do many things, the question is whether he wants to or not, the beast has awakened today!"

Westbrook took the basketball from Neptune in the middle circle. Westbrook moved forward, and the basketball passed to Paul George, who was 45 degrees on the right, without stopping.

Everyone in the Thunder made room for him, and the entire right half became a stage for the two to duel.

George stared at the defense in front of him, and he continued to dribble through the crotch. He had been patiently waiting.

In an instant, Iguodala stepped forward with his left leg and was ready to step forward to apply pressure. In the first two games, his fierce defense made it difficult for George to adapt.

Don't wait three days to look at each other with admiration. George has done enough homework to prove himself tonight. He has already kept Iguodala's defensive habits in mind.

When he stepped forward with his left leg, George dribbled the ball from under his leg to his right hand, all the way to the inside.

Iguodala looked at George in surprise. When he stepped forward with his left leg to press, if the ball holder broke through immediately, it would be difficult for him to retract his left leg!

And George grasped this point, and Iguodala wanted to defend and could only turn around from the other side to pursue and then return to normal defense.

George's speed did not allow Iguodala this time. He passed Iguodala's defense and went straight to the inside.

Rooney stepped forward to block, and George was about to get stronger and rely on his body flexibility to avoid the block and complete the shot. At this moment, he saw a blue shadow in the middle of the road going straight to the basket like lightning.

George passed the ball to Westbrook without hesitation, stepped on the ground with his right foot, and shot straight into the sky like a rocket.

With strength in the waist and abdomen, the body is extended into a crescent moon bow ready to go, and it glides to the basket.

boom!
Tomahawk dunk! 0 to 2, the Thunder took the lead!
Seeing this scene, Donovan was so excited that he almost cried!

George beat Iguodala to win a big victory, but Westbrook at the top of the arc did not wait for the ball in place. He crushed Curry with absolute speed, followed up with an empty cut and went straight to the basket. George happened to be for him Attracting away the obstacles of the inside line, he made an exhilarating tomahawk dunk, sounding the clarion call for the Thunder's counterattack!
After landing, Westbrook looked up to the sky and screamed, and he tried his best to vent the anger in his heart.

Today, he is going to tear the Warriors apart!
O'Neill: "Russell has a high fighting spirit. He made a change in this game and stood up to the opponent's core arrows to guard against death. This is a rare iron-blooded defense for stars in this era.

Seeing that Adams stuck Rooney, he didn't rush to the basket to grab the backcourt rebound that was so important to him before,

During the offense, when George got the ball in the past, he usually stood still and waited until George's offense was blocked before getting the ball back. Today, everything changed. He rushed to the basket at the most suitable time. He was focused enough, Today, Russell is a beast to be feared! "

Barkley: "His talent is unquestionable. Everyone knows what he can do. I really want to know what the Thunder team's meeting said, and how they stimulated the desire to win in this beast!"

Rooney withdrew from the bottom line. When he was about to serve to Curry, he found that his teammates encountered Westbrook's strict defense again, and Clay couldn't get rid of Li Haoyu. He couldn't serve the ball for a while. At this time, he saw the middle circle Green, who was nearby, passed the ball straight to the center circle.

However, across the distance of nearly half the court, it takes a certain amount of time for the basketball to fly. Grant, who was behind the center line, observed Rooney's long pass and accelerated towards Green.

In terms of athletic talent, Grant is one of the best power forwards.

He rushed in front of Green, jumped high, stole the basketball, and the Thunder got the ball!
The Oklahoma City team showed unprecedented suppression!

(End of this chapter)