Reborn NBA's Strongest Talent

Chapter 15 15. Hard work is the only way to win
Just when the Warriors were unbeatable and led the Cavaliers 3:1 in the finals to win the match point, almost everyone believed that the Warriors were about to successfully defend their title.

But the chosen son LeBron James did not agree, and the super champion Kyrie Irving did not agree.

The two led the team to fight, abruptly reversed the format of the series, won three consecutive cities, and finally won the championship with a 4:3 reversal.

For the first time in NBA history, the team that fell behind 1:3 in the finals reversed to win the championship!
James made history and became a legend.

Rely on hard work!

At this time, although the Warriors are leading the score, the Thunder also showed a strong fighting spirit, and the outcome cannot be concluded.

"Don't forget, the Warriors introduced Durant this year." As a brave honey, Smith's pain during that time was unforgettable, and he is looking forward to this season even more.

"Hey..." Jackson was noncommittal to this sentence.

Richard got another chance to play at this time.

"Li Cha, go all out for the next 2 minutes. If we can tie the score at halftime, we will have a chance to take away the victory!" Donovan patted Richard's arm seriously.

There is hope in the eyes.

Richard nodded heavily.

Replaced by Robertson.

The Thunder have Kanter, Sabonis, Oladipo, Richard and Westbrook on the court, all of whom have offensive capabilities, and the meaning of trying their best to score points is beyond words.

Warriors coach Cole was unmoved and maintained a normal rotation.

Curry and Durant are still on the court, fearless.

Thunder attack.

Westbrook held the ball across half court and passed the ball to Oladipo who was running well.

Oladipo received the ball and accelerated, carrying Durant's defensive tough breakthrough.

Richard and Westbrook crossed positions and came to the top of the arc, and Westbrook went to the bottom corner.

Oladipo's breakthrough was stumbling. Although Oladipo had already rushed up, Durant's was close to each other, and he would break the balance by leaning on him from time to time, which made Oladipo very uncomfortable.

It is difficult to force a breakthrough, and a better choice should be made.

For example, Westbrook on the bottom line, the inside defense has moved to the middle, and Westbrook's breakthrough route has been vacated.

Or Richard behind him, the space for the top three points of the arc has also been pulled out.

Oladipo looked up and didn't know if he saw his teammates, so he made a choice.

Keep breaking through!

Lowering his head, Oladipo took another step forward while throwing his hand back, pushing Durant away a bit.

Seizing this weak space, Oladipo took off and made a layup facing the center forward who was moving laterally.

The arm bypassed the defense, threw the ball high, and wiped the backboard.

Landed on the basket and bounced out.

There is still too much interference.

The teammates sighed regretfully.

The Warriors took the ball and immediately launched a counterattack.

The ball came to Durant's hands, and Oladipo's behavior of forcing his breakthrough made Durant very upset.

How dare a Tanhua who hasn't made a name for herself dare to challenge herself like this?

Even though he has scored a lot of points on Oladipo, Durant still decided to teach the opponent a profound lesson!

Durant, who is tall and long, doesn't need to change direction at all, just crossing the ball with his left and right hands can already shake the defender's center of gravity.

After shaking Oladipo, Durant easily broke through the frontal defense.

But Durant didn't sprint in a hurry, and leaned against Oladipo with his body, but slowed down and waited for his defensive action.

Oladipo quickly followed the pace, but Durant has been blocked on the periphery, and it is already very difficult to defend.

It was the same situation before, when the physical talent was not as good as the opponent, even knowing the opponent's ability, there was no way to solve it.

But this time it was different. Durant didn't walk away or just made a jumper, which gave Oladipo a glimmer of hope that he could defend the ball.

Durant felt that Oladipo was trying desperately to squeeze to the front, and the corners of his mouth were slightly upturned, showing a disdainful smile.

Durant blocked Oladipo with his hands and kept him in front of his side, which could neither affect his dribbling, but also gave him a little hope.

Kanter is also hesitant to make up defense.

In two steps, Durant had already reached the edge of the penalty area, and it was too late for Kanter to make up the defense.

With the ball in his hand, Durant strode forward, lifted the ball high, and smashed it into the basket.

"Beep!" The referee blew his whistle, scoring and adding penalties.

It turned out that Durant relaxed the strength of his right hand before taking off for the last time. Oladipo was trying to catch up, but his strength lost the point of bearing, and his hand subconsciously grabbed it forward.

Seen by the referee, of course it was a thug foul.

Oladipo spread his hands, looking dazed.

Durant stood on the free throw line, stretched his shoulders, twirled and tossed the basketball, tapped it twice, and made a free throw.

When it was over, he smiled jokingly at Oladipo.

7 points behind again.

Westbrook attacked with the ball again, this time choosing to attack himself.

Continuing the good touch of this quarter, Westbrook pulled a zombie jumper near the free throw line and scored two points.

Warriors attack.

Westbrook put on a very serious defensive posture and kept Curry firmly in check.

Seeing that there was no goal for the breakthrough, Curry did not bother, and passed the ball decisively.Quickly passing the ball is the Warriors' style of play, and they don't just rely on point guards to pull breakthroughs.

The ball went to backup shooting guard Andre Iguodala.

Andre Iguodala is an important support point of the Warriors' small ball system. He was originally called "little AI" in the digital team. He is Iverson's successor, but he has not achieved results.

When the team rebuilt and wandered to the Warriors, they were awarded the FMVP when the Warriors won the championship in the 14-15 season because of their solid defense and coping skills on the bench.

Although Iguodala is no longer a giant, he is still a star player.

Facing a rookie like Richard, Iguodala wants to teach him how to face reality.

Turning around with the ball, Iguodala made a tentative step, forcing Richard one step away, and then leaned over to accelerate, and was about to force Richard.

Richard's body stood firmly, and he stuck to it tightly, trying to hold down Iguodala's speed.

Iguodala's strength is very strong, and Richard was bounced away under physical confrontation, but fortunately he did not lose his position.Iguodala was also unable to speed up due to this influence.

Richard quickly adjusted his body posture, and once again stuck tightly to Iguodala.

The two competed with each other and slowly advanced towards the restricted area.

In this way, Richard's defense has been done well, and the Warriors' offense has lost its rhythm. Forcible singles will have teammates behind to defend.

Instead, it became Iguodala who was embarrassed. He didn't expect that the rookie's defensive skills were not bad.

Of course it is possible to play if you have to, but if you disrupt the offensive rhythm, you will inevitably be criticized by the coach; but if you don't play now, why do you want to make this breakthrough?

As soon as Iguodala hesitated, his strength also relaxed, and Richard immediately moved to an excellent defensive position.

Iguodala thought for a moment and still did not give up the attack, and still wanted to use his experience to force Richard.

Stopping suddenly, leaning against Richard with his back, first half-turned to the right, made a fake move, and then returned the ball and turned left.

A perfect footwork around the rim.

Richard was not shaken away, and stood firmly in front of Iguodala.

According to many years of experience in watching football, the defense of the footsteps at the basket should not jump, and the second should not be open.

It is certain that you can't jump. If you don't open up, you would rather the opponent go to the layup in the direction where teammates are defending, and don't let yourself block your teammates.

So Richard guarded against the direction away from the basket and left the position close to the basket.

This also broke the conventional experience. Iguodala turned around and layup again in a daze. He didn't use enough strength and missed the layup.

Just getting stuck, Richard took off the rebound and handed it to Westbrook for a quick break.

The Warriors have quickly returned to defense and failed to launch a fast break immediately.

Richard followed up quickly, running towards the bottom corner alone.

At this time, the center forwards of both sides were in a mess, all crowded in the middle, completely emptying Richard.

Iguodala's stupefaction at the basket in the frontcourt was also a step slower, and he hadn't caught up yet.

Westbrook's eyes were quick, and the basketball flew towards Richard.

"Richard!"

Richard had been prepared for a long time. When he heard the voice, his head and hands turned back at the same time, and he caught the ball steadily.

Stand still, take off, and shoot in one go.

The goal was scored, only 2 points away!
Gently rubbing the numb hands hit by the ball, Richard jumped up excitedly.

Westbrook also gave Richard a thumbs up.

The Warriors continued to attack, with only half a minute left, and it was time to press the rhythm.

Curry slowly dribbled the ball at the center line, commanding tactical moves.

It was not until the countdown was ten seconds that the ball was passed to Iguodala.

This time Iguodala did not play singles again, and quickly sent the ball back to Curry, who was running through the pick-and-roll.

Kanter also had to move to cover the defense, but the Warriors center didn't attack and passed the ball again.

The one who received the ball was Durant, who made an air cut towards the inside, got up and gliding for a dunk, and the Warriors once again pulled the point difference to 4 points.

The 24 seconds are almost up, and the design of this tactic is simply amazing.

The last 7 seconds of the first half.

Richard quickly ran to the bottom line to pick up the ball and serve, Westbrook also let go, and rushed forward frantically.

The Warriors hadn't returned to the defense yet, so Curry quickly posted it to delay a little time.

Unexpectedly, Westbrook accelerated again and broke through the defense in one step.

The Warriors' power forward wanted to intercept in the penalty area and was dodged by Westbrook with a European step.

Layup, goal, halftime whistle blows.

In the first half, the two sides battled to 65:67.

Only 2 points difference.

This is not a massacre, but more like a tug-of-war.

The four-star Warriors and the Thunder led by Westbrook are evenly matched. I am afraid that no one could have imagined it before the game.

It is that sentence, hard work will win!
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