Start without the ball

Chapter 311
The Thunder scored 6 points in a row, and Nas couldn't sit idly by. The third quarter had just passed three rounds. It wasn't time for a timeout. Now he could only remind his teammates to stabilize the game, roaring from the sidelines:

"Give the ball to Kawhi!"

Lowry nodded, ran back to the backcourt, took the ball from the baseline and dribbled it to the frontcourt. Knowing that he had to step forward, Leonard came to the top of the arc two steps away early and received the basketball.

Siakam and Gasol Jr. raised at the same time, and the two blocked George to death. Leonard chose to rush to the right side covered by Gasol.

Adams switched defenses, Leonard accelerated to the basket, and with his explosive power, he slightly shook off Aquaman and made a layup.

Aquaman chased after him desperately, Leonard chose to make a solid move, started on the right side to trick Adams behind him, and then switched to the left side for a layup.

64 to 61, the Raptors forward stabilized the score in time.

In the following games, Leonard took over the offense of the Raptors, while the Thunder relied on Westbrook to hold the ball, and Li Haoyu organized without the ball to create opportunities for his teammates. .

At 7 minutes and 20 seconds of the third quarter, the battle between the two sides was 77 to 72, and the Thunder still led by 5 points. Nas requested a timeout.

The main players returned to the bench, Donovan said:
"Grant, you have done a good job, we just need to be tough and make the other party fear you!"

At this time, Li Haoyu suddenly said to the coach: "Head, replace me."

Donovan asked suspiciously: "So early? Is there a problem with your physical fitness? Can you play for another 2 minutes?"

"Coach, we can no longer rotate games according to the routine. At the end of the first quarter, I established a 6-point advantage, but at the beginning of the second quarter, Van Vleet chased this advantage back.

Now we have another 5-point advantage in our hands. The defensive end cannot limit Leonard. The game has been deadlocked. If Russell and the others can maintain this score, I want to break this deadlock in the transition period. "

Westbrook said with firm eyes: "Brother, I will definitely do my best to maintain the score."

Donovan thought about it, he remembered that at the end of the first quarter, Li Haoyu established a certain small advantage, but at the beginning of the second quarter, Li Haoyu was replaced again, Van Vleet took the opportunity to recover the score, and he didn't want to appear After thinking about this kind of thing, he finally agreed to Li Haoyu's decision.

After returning from the timeout, O'Neill saw that Li Haoyu hadn't played, and said, "The Thunder replaced Li earlier today. What's the purpose of this?"

Barkley: "Could it be that Li Haoyu has an injury problem?"

Pierce: "No way, I think Li was in a normal state before, and he didn't communicate with the team doctor during the timeout."

Miller: "Let's see how things go."

Seeing that Ferguson replaced Li Haoyu, Nurse quickly signaled for defensive contraction to limit Westbrook's breakthrough. Ferguson does not have Li Haoyu's containment ability, and Leonard can limit Paul George. As long as they can limit Westbrook, they will have a chance to chase the score Even go-ahead!
When the Thunder were attacking, Westbrook came to the frontcourt and found that the Raptors had shrunk. In the last game against the Warriors, his three-pointer broke the one-point four-pointer, which established the confidence of the turtles in shooting.

Now facing the Raptors also shrinking and restricting himself, Westbrook kicked off the ground and made a three-pointer.

boom!
A little bad luck, hit the iron.

Nas smiled triumphantly off the court. He already thought that the Thunder would fall into a scoring drought, and the Raptors would rely on Leonard to overtake the score.

However, in the next second, he couldn't help yelling, and Westbrook even snatched the rebound back!

When Turtle took the shot, he realized that his strength was stronger, and in the inside, Gasol and Adams were fighting for position, Westbrook rushed at full speed, jumped high and took off the rebound.

After getting the ball, Westbrook dribbled out of the three-point line and made another three-pointer.

shuh~
The basketball went into the net, and Nas remembered that against the Warriors, it was Westbrook's three-pointer that made the Thunder start to open the score. He quickly signaled the players on the field to switch back to normal defense.

Miller: "Russell's three-pointers are much better now than they were in the regular season. The shot feels like it has been practiced off the court for a long time."

Pierce: "Cole underestimated Russell's shooting in the Western Conference Finals. They paid the price. Nurse reacted quite quickly, and now he is signaling his teammates to switch back to normal marking."

Back to normal man-marking, Lowry couldn't restrain Westbrook, and the Thunder had nothing to do with Leonard. The two sides were still at a stalemate. In this way, Li Haoyu got a chance to breathe and recover his physical strength off the court.

With 2 minutes and 40 seconds left in the third quarter, the Thunder still held a 5-point lead and entered the transition period. The two sides sent out rotations.

Li Haoyu took Schroeder Noelle and others on the field, while the Raptors sent three small lineups.

The situation was like the end of the first quarter. The Raptors' three small lineups couldn't limit Li Haoyu's performance. space.

Youlin Mamba Li Haoyu led his teammates to play a wave of 8 to 2, extending the lead to 11 points in one fell swoop.

After returning to the bench, Van Vleet lowered his head in frustration. He was completely blown up on both offense and defense, and Li Haoyu almost became his nightmare.

Nurse squatted next to VanVleet, trying to inspire his fighting spirit:
"Listen, don't think about other things. I need you to play tougher. What you need in the transition is to score, score, and score. I need you to come out with impact.

After a while, you will be like the beginning of the second quarter. That Schroeder can't restrict you, so beat me to death! "

Van Fleet nodded. Although he was suppressed by Li Haoyu, it would be no problem to crush a Schroeder. At the beginning of the second quarter, he had already done it.

Drip~ The rest time is up, the fourth quarter is about to start, the referee and the players on both sides return to the court.

Van Vleet took off the towel covering his body, re-tightened his shoelaces, arranged his protective gear, and returned to the court to prepare for a big fight.

"Quite a fighting spirit."

Van Vleet looked back, and the troublesome ghost Mamba was still on the court!

What about Schroeder?Why is it still this tricky guy!
Van Vleet's face darkened instantly, he really couldn't impress Li Haoyu, let alone guard against it.

The game officially started, the Thunder attacked, Li Haoyu was defended by Powell, but relying on tactics, he replaced Van Vleet in front of him.

Fan Qiaodan wants to cry but has no tears, can't afford it, what does it mean to always target me?
With a playful smile on the corner of Li Haoyu's mouth, he motioned for all his teammates to pull away, and succeeded in singles again with his footsteps.

This scene lasted for several rounds, and Li Haoyu led his teammates to play a wave of 6-1 again, extending the lead to 16 points in one fell swoop!
(End of this chapter)