I have a lot of skills in the NBA

Chapter 227 Who dares to slash immediately, only General Qiao! !

"Ugh……"

Donovan sighed heavily, and then said, "Paul George, you can defend Young later. As for Russell, your main task is to attack, don't put too much energy on defense."

In fact, the main reason is that Westbrook's defense is not stable enough, which makes Donovan a little helpless.

"Yes." Paul George repeatedly agreed, and patted his chest for assurance, "Coach, don't worry, I will definitely complete the task."

Westbrook grudgingly hummed. He was in a bad mood. In the first half of the game, he scored 18 points with all his might, while Li Yang scored 24 points.

It seems to be similar, but Westbrook is a superstar at the peak of his career. He competed with Harden for MVP last season, while Li Yang is just a first-year rookie.

With such a gap, Li Yang's defense may not restrict Westbrook very much, but in comparison, Westbrook's restriction on Li Yang is even worse.

On the contrary, because of defending Li Yang, Westbrook consumed a huge amount of physical energy, and his offensive efficiency also declined.

For the Thunder, it is not appropriate to continue to let Westbrook mark at this time. This game is not over yet, and it will be more difficult to play later.

Replacing Paul George, a defensive fighter, will defend better, but the effect will be better. He has an advantage in height and weight, and his defensive ability is stronger
Fortunately, everyone played well in the first half, and the momentum has risen. The situation is not bad for the Clippers, and Rivers also told everyone to keep it up.

In a blink of an eye, the 10-minute intermission ended.

Entering the second half, both sides were in the starting lineup at the beginning. After 10 minutes of rest, the main players had recovered their strength, and it was a critical moment to officially open the score.

With the Clippers in possession of the ball, Li Yang advanced to the frontcourt, and the person in front of him changed again. It was no longer Westbrook or Schroeder, but Paul George.

Seeing Paul George coming to defend him, Li Yang couldn't help frowning. He also had to be careful about General Qiao's defensive skills, and put out 120% concentration.

This guy is very good at both ends of the offense and defense. He is a player who is both offensive and defensive. Not only is he a regular in the best defensive team of the season, but he can also throw a winning shot at a critical moment and kill the game! !

"Hold the knife immediately!" George quickly approached Li Yang with small steps, trying not to leave too much space for him, and at the same time switched to a low posture and walked flat, his eyes fixed on Li Yang, ready to step forward to block him at any time.

Li Yang made several changes of direction in a row, but still failed to deceive Paul George's center of gravity. The opponent was like a piece of brown sugar, sticking tightly in front of him, which made Li Yang very uncomfortable.

It can be seen that George's defensive ability is slightly inferior to Leonard's death entanglement! !

Li Yang shook his head with a wry smile, and directly passed the ball to the Italian anti-aircraft gun Gallinari.

Gallinari took a step forward, suddenly dribbled the ball forward, made three strong steps, and was about to violently abuse the basket.

However, Neptune Adams was right, and strongly withstood Gallinari's breakthrough.

Gallinari made a hasty shot and failed to score.

Westbrook got the ball from the backcourt, Li Yang quickly went up to meet him, and Beverly was also watching. As long as necessary, or Li Yang signaled, he would immediately go up to double-team.

Defending Westbrook, Li Yang doesn't have to be the same as Paul George.

It's not that that's impossible, in fact, the defensive effect is very good, and Li Yang's speed and talent can do it.

But that consumes a lot of physical energy, and the Thunder has dual cards and dual standby, and Pickled Pepper and Westbrook will take turns to attack.

But Li Yang is different. He is the core of the team. The team still needs him to organize and score. We cannot waste all our energy on defense.

Fortunately, Rivers had already made an arrangement. When Li Yang was defending, there must be someone nearby who was ready to assist him at any time.

After halftime, Li Yang became more and more familiar with Westbrook's offensive methods, and his defense against Westbrook became better and better.

Coupled with the help of his teammates to defend, Westbrook was very uncomfortable to play. He hesitated for a while, but in the end he didn't play hard anymore and chose to pass the ball.

With a high lob to the basket, Adams turned around and hit a hook.

Next, several consecutive balls were given to George singles, Westbrook was restricted, Paul George took up the banner of the team's offense and began to score consecutive points.

As soon as Paul George got the basketball at the top of the arc, he quickly moved his right foot forward and made a false tentative step.

Then at the next moment, Li Yang decisively jumped his head on the spot!

"Shh!"

It was a picturesque movement directly, and the basketball rolled up into waves! !

In the next round, amidst the cheers of tens of thousands of fans, he once again used the pick-and-roll to get a shooting opportunity, and shot a mid-range jumper again!
"Shh!"

His shooting is as solid as an old dog! !
As soon as the words fell, the Clippers served from the bottom line, and Beverly held the ball across the court, quickly rushed into the penalty area, and counterattacked for a layup.

It's just that Paul George's attack from the side came from the side and fell from the sky again!

"boom!!"

As if a god came down to earth, Paul George gave Beverly a big hat to serve him! !

Three and a half minutes into the third quarter, the Thunder narrowed the point difference to less than five points.

Seeing this, Rivers called a timeout, but the effect was not good. Westbrook had a chance to defend Paul George or double-team him.

Strict defense against Westbrook, Paul George began to explode again.

The Thunder's advantage of having two cores was gradually manifested, immediately reversed the situation, and began to expand the score step by step.

Nine and a half minutes into the third quarter, the Thunder overtook the score and the point difference had widened to 5 points. Rivers had to call a timeout again.

Looking at the people under him, he frowned, a little helpless, Li Yang's performance was still stable, but after all, he alone was not as good as Westbrook and Paul George with full firepower.

Rivers couldn't help but glance at Li Yang, seeing that although Li Yang had a bitter expression, the confidence in his eyes was still unstoppable. Rivers sighed, made a decision to make a substitution, and gradually replaced the lineup.

Anyway, the time is almost up, so let's leave it at that for this section.

On the side of the Thunder, they also replaced the starting lineup one after another, and changed into a rotation lineup, but after all, they had two offensive cores. At the last moment, they brought Paul George up again.

On the final attack of the third quarter, the Thunder had the ball.

Adams hits the baseline.

After Schroeder took the ball across the middle circle, he once again stuffed the ball to Paul George who was asking for the ball behind his back.

In this attack, George lost some extra dribbles.

Breaking through with his right hand, after two dribbles, there was no way forward, so he simply pulled out a jumper!
"boom!!"

The basketball hits the inner edge of the hoop, bounces and hits the backboard, and finally rolls into the hoop! !

"beep……"

The whistle sounded, the third quarter ended, the score was fixed at 84:92, and the Thunder led by 8 points!
"Haha, the lead is 8 points."

"This quarter played really well, especially Paul George, he played so bravely!"

"As long as we maintain this state, we will win today's game."

In the auditorium, the Thunder fans were very excited.

Originally, the Thunder was still behind at the end of the first half, but they reversed the unfavorable situation in the third quarter and even led by almost 8 points. The dual-core drive was given by Ollie.

Compared with the excitement of Thunder fans, Clippers fans are a little worried.

After all, the Thunder have an advantage in the core lineup. They have dual cores, but the Clippers only have Li Yang.

On the sidelines, the Clippers were panting.

Rivers had a serious expression on his face. Even though he had been mentally prepared for this, he was still a little depressed at this time. It was okay at first. He identified the Thunder's weakness and let Westbrook score alone, but he still dominated the Thunder in the total score.

But in this quarter, in addition to Westbrook scoring, Paul George also broke out, and other people also jumped out from time to time to make a cold shot.

The Clippers also played well. Li Yang's personal score has already reached 30 points.

As for the others, Beverly didn't feel good. He was always wandering in the sky, and his hit rate was less than [-]%. The same was true for Gortat.

What Gallinari and Harris played can only be regarded as routine operations. Under such a disparity in state, the Clippers naturally retreated steadily.

"Wait a minute..."

Rivers looked at everyone, waited for everyone to look over, and said: "We still have to do a good job of defense. Defense against Westbrook, defense against Adams."

After a pause, he continued: "But offense is also crucial, and Yang cannot be relied on alone."

"Beverly, Nance, Harrell, Gortat." Rivers pointed over one by one, his expression very serious: "You must also play well later, and you must find a way to score. If anyone dares to perform later, come down and sit on the bench."

"Even if this game is lost, I won't let you waste time on it. Rather than that, it's better to change players and give others a chance."

Beverly and the others were shocked after hearing this, and they didn't dare to breathe.

After finishing speaking, Rivers didn't say much, and sat down on the side with a livid face.

(End of this chapter)