Start without the ball

Chapter 343 Changes
The Raptors attacked, Lowry dribbled across the center line, and handed the ball to Danny Green, who was responsible for the response at the top of the arc. He dribbled the ball and ran to the wing to pass it to Leonard.

Ferguson wanted to step forward and got stuck between the two Raptors players to prevent them from passing the ball. After Leonard found out, he resisted a little, stuck Ferguson firmly, and received the basketball.

Danny Green led Diallo to the left corner. Leonard on the wing held the ball firmly and dribbled to the right. Ferguson adjusted his center of gravity to block it.

Observing the defensive change, the Raptors forward changed direction in front of his body, dribbled the ball to his left hand, and rushed to the inside. Ferguson was thrown away by a certain distance and chased after Leonard.

Diallo in the bottom corner saw Leonard break through successfully, let go of Danny Green's interference, and tried to buy time for Ferguson's pursuit.

Leonard distributed the ball to Danny Green who was in the open corner. Tielin caught the ball and jumped up with a flick of his wrist without any swing of his forearm.

The orange basketball spun backwards and flew forward, and Nurse kept praying in his heart.

shuh~
Hollow into the net!After the goal, Danny Green held up his shooting right hand and made two zero shots in the first quarter. Now his touch has finally improved. 31 to 43, the Raptors chased the point difference to 12 points.

At the same time, Adams picked up the basketball and prepared to quickly send the ball into Westbrook's hands, but Marc Gasol did not retreat, he was interfering with Adams' serve!

It took Westbrook a while to catch the ball, and the rest of the Raptors had already returned to the backcourt by this time.

Tengxing commentary seat.

Huo Nan: "In the first quarter, Westbrook's advance put a lot of pressure on the Raptors. In order to keep up with his speed, the Toronto team consumed a lot of energy.

During the break, Nass made adjustments. After scoring a goal, Marc Gasol was not allowed to return to the defense, because his retreat was not fast at all. Instead of letting him chase desperately, it is better to interfere with the Thunder's serve and fight for his teammates to return to the defense. Time, and then retreat with Adams according to the normal rhythm.

In this way, Westbrook can no longer speed up the pace of the game, he can only fight tough battles! "

Yang Yi: "Right now, Grant is the only player on the Thunder court who has the ability to shoot from outside. In this way, the Raptors will firmly shrink to prevent Westbrook's breakthrough. It will be a severe test for him!"

After Westbrook received the ball, he was ready to increase his speed. Seeing that the Raptors had three players in the backcourt returning to defense, he dribbled the ball steadily in accordance with the normal rhythm to save energy.

When he came to the top of the arc and washed the live ball from the left hand of Ferguson, he saw that the Raptors were all shrinking, and Lowry retreated a step inside the three-point line, and looked at the turtle with a playful smile, and at the same time Don't forget to engage Westbrook's mentality:
"As long as you dare to shoot, I really won't step forward to defend!"

The stubborn Westbrook stood up, constantly reminding himself to relax his body, and at the most suitable height, he pulled out the basketball in his hand, as if it was as easy as during training.

Lowry stepped forward to interfere, but the distance was too far to reach Westbrook in time.

Thunder fans at the Pisacek Energy Center held their breath, watching the basketball in flight and praying in their hearts.

shuh~
Hollow into the net! 31 to 46.

After scoring the goal, Westbrook raised his arms and roared: "Lao-management has three points!"

Everyone on the Thunder bench stood up to pay tribute to Westbrook's three-pointer.

Lowry looked at Westbrook in surprise. The rhythm of this shot was very good, which made him doubt his defensive choice.

Nurse off the court reminded loudly: "Don't care, firmly shrink! He is just lucky!"

Lowry nodded slightly, took the ball, dribbled it forward, landed at 45 degrees to the left, washed the live ball from Siakam, and directed his teammates to vacate the low post on the left.

Leonard led Ferguson to the low post, firmly stuck the Thunder forward behind him, took the basketball and dribbled the first time to fight.

Westbrook on the flank immediately let go of Lowry and went to pinch. Leonard did not rush, and when Westbrook arrived in front of him, he hit the ball from the side of the turtle and passed the ball to Lowry.

Diallo at the top of the arc let go of Danny Green to defend the left side, and Lowry transferred the ball to Green's hands.

Grant, who was on a free throw, hurried forward, and Danny Green turned the ball to the bottom corner.

Siakam landed in the bottom corner on the right, and Adams on the inside couldn't step forward in time. The Raptors looked at the basket and made a three-pointer without pressure.

shuh~
Hollow into the net!The main force of the Raptors hit two consecutive three-pointers, 34 to 46.

Donovan hesitated off the court whether to change his defense. The Raptors moved the ball very well from the outside. If they continued to pinch Leonard, the consequences would be disastrous.

But if Leonard is not pinching Leonard, he has an obvious advantage over Ferguson, and it is quite easy to score points. He turned to ask assistant coach Bayer for advice.

Bayer: "The lesser of two evils, we should resolutely attack. You must know that Leonard's offensive ability is too good. Although Ferguson is doing his best to defend, he is still free. The success rate is too high!
We benefited from the pinch in the first quarter, and if the Raptors missed another shot from the outside, then we would have made a lot of money! "

Donovan nodded slightly and accepted Bayer's suggestion. On the court, Westbrook came to the top of the arc again.

The Raptors were still shrinking, and the Thunder Turtles stood up, confidently aimed at the basket, and shot with their wrists.

The basketball flew forward in a reverse spin, and finally hit the back of the rim, and Gasol took off the rebound.

Westbrook shook his head constantly, and Li Haoyu off the court could see that the rhythm of Guigui's shot was not bad this time, but his hand skills were a bit weak, and the wrist pressing was too stiff.

The Raptors attacked, Leonard attracted the defense inside, and passed the ball to the outside. After passing, the ball reached Lowry's hands, and the Raptors guard made a decisive shot.

shuh~
Hollow into the net! 37 to 46, the Raptors narrowed the score to less than 10 points!
O'Neill: "The northern team's outside line is fully blooming! The Thunder are hard to parry. Even if they give up flanking Kawhi, although the problem of outside defense can be solved to a certain extent, the restrictions on Kawhi will be weakened."

Barkley: "At the offensive end, Westbrook's shooting is still unstable, and now the Raptors have restricted the Thunder's fast break from the source. In this way, it will be extremely difficult for the Oklahoma City team to score. This 9-point advantage is not guaranteed. !"

Pierce: "This is the shortcoming of putting Lee on the bench, the lack of outside containment, once the Thunder's offense is blocked, they will completely lose their rhythm.

Although Lee will also encounter targeted defense from the Raptors' main force on the court, he can contain space for Russell.

Now it depends on whether the main force of the Raptors is stronger, or the transition of Ghost Mamba is stronger! "

In the next game, Westbrook didn't have a good way to face the shrinking Raptors. There was not enough room to play pick-and-roll with the inside, and it was extremely difficult for the Thunder to score.

On the other hand, the Raptors, although their outside touch has declined slightly, are still more efficient than the stagnant Oklahoma City team. They began to gradually erode the point difference. At the end of the game, the two sides fought 56 ​​to 55, and the Raptors overtook by 1 point!
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