Reborn NBA's Strongest Talent

Chapter 39 39. The New Weapon
Richard received the ball without hesitation and made a jump shot.

Three points responded to the network.

And the other party has not responded yet.

11: 0.

A confrontation without difficulty, not even a match.

Haddadi's desire to use a good ball on a good course fell through.

Richard went to the sidelines and started to clean up. He didn't want to practice any more for the rest of the time, and he had to play back-to-back Detroit Pistons at home in the evening.

Seeing Richard leaving the field, Sneijder realized that his side had already won.

While directing Jim to pick up the ball, Sneijder quickly chased after him.

"Brother Richard! You are so accurate." This is not the first time Haddadi has come to find fault with him, and he has won or lost, but it is unique to defeat him so simply and neatly this time, and Sneijder has long been happy in his heart.

Although Richard taught the guy who was rude to him, he was still very irritable in his heart. He had a feeling of being stuck in his throat, and he was hoarding, but he had no place to vent.

Jim picked up the ball at the side, greeted the brothers on the sidelines to enter the field with a huff, and started to play.

Ignoring the existence of Haddadi three people.

"Brother Richard, the ball!" Jim sent the ball to Richard's hand.

Richard took the ball silently, put it in his sports bag, and was about to leave when he picked up the bag.

Sneijder and Jim looked at each other, not understanding why Richard was sullen after winning.

"I suddenly remembered that there was something else to do, so I'll come back another day."

Although Richard greeted the two perfunctorily, they were very happy to be able to remember the greeting before leaving.

"Brother, see you later!"

That night, the game between the Pistons and the Thunder.

As a team in the league that insists on focusing on the inside, the Pistons were a wonderful existence in the small ball era, but Detroit, as a city dominated by heavy industry, has never lacked blood, and is famous for its iron discipline. It is also a well-known team in history.

Back then, the Bad Boys defeated the basketball god Jordan several times, and later defeated the OK combination with unsolvable defense, winning three championships.

But the slow movement of tall players, coupled with the increasingly wide offensive area, this steel team has also become unknown.

Although at this time the team still has Andre Drummond, Tobias Harris, Kentavy Oscar Deville Pope, who is called Zhuang Shen by the fans, and Marcus Morris, the younger brother of the twin brothers.

There are three tall insiders in the starting lineup, and the Pistons are indeed a stubborn team that sticks to the rules.

They continue to pay the price for their stubbornness.

Westbrook and Adams' pick-and-roll can't be defended. Westbrook breaks through and the inside must be defended. Adams becomes very easy when he rolls down. If he doesn't defend or is a little slower, the ball will fall into the basket before there is a second reaction.

At the same time, Sabonis and Oladipo also have the ability to score points from the outside. Either the space is opened up, or the luck of the shot is good.

Just right, the Thunder, who had a tie with the Nuggets last night and won the overtime game, had great morale, and they also recovered well from the rest. The Thunder's outside touch is also hot.

From the beginning of the game, the score gradually widened the gap.

By the time of the first rotation in 4 minutes, the Thunder had already achieved a 7-point lead.

Richard replaced Oladipo and came to the court.

"Richard, you can try to handle the ball more yourself." Donovan told Richard before playing.

Westbrook was still on the court at this time, his quick breakthrough was blocked, and the ball was thrown out.

It fell into the hands of Richard.

Pop quickly posted it.

The Pistons must have done their homework seriously. Before the rotation, no one defended the three-pointer. As soon as Richard played, Pope followed closely.

In the previous 17 games, Richard's three-point field goal percentage was the highest for the Thunder, and Westbrook's assist rate was also high.

Facing the defense, Richard was unusually calm, caught the ball and made a fake shot, and then retreated and dribbled to try to break through from one side.

Pope almost took off at the first moment, but fortunately he stabilized his footsteps, but with this hesitation, it was too late to stop Richard head-on.

You can only follow Richard closely, try to occupy the side of the basket as much as possible, and use your body to delay Richard's attack.

Richard and Pope leaned together, and after physical contact, Richard found that his short board of strength had been greatly improved.

Before he could be happy, another opponent appeared on Richard's breakthrough route.

Westbrook didn't rush in because the inside line was full of people, and Richard wanted to rush in, and it was delivered to the opponent's mouth.

Although Westbrook was already stretching the space outside, the opponent's inside line had not had time to keep up before another opponent ushered in.

It is too reckless to break through for a layup like this, and it will inevitably be blocked. Even if you get out of the way by chance, it will be even more difficult to hit.

But Richard's speed is still unabated, and he is still rushing towards the basket.

Another no-brainer?

Harris stepped forward and was about to flank Richard.

But at this time, Richard suddenly slowed down and stopped suddenly, changed hands and turned around, and went around behind Pope who was close to him. Instead, the two of the Pistons squeezed together, and Harris was blocked by Pope and lost the pincer effect.

Turning around, Richard was about to make a layup, and Pope quickly jumped up to block the shot before losing his defensive position.

Richard moved the ball to the other hand in the air, dodged the block, and continued to send the ball to the Nets.

It's a pity that the two collided with each other in the air, and their bodies lost their balance, so they didn't make it.

Only got two free throws.

Just now Richard was trying to score the ball, and wanted a 2 plus 1.

It's a pity that the technique is still not delicate enough. If you can be slower and wait until the body has collided before shooting, the stability will be better, and the body is not strong enough. It can be done if it is not knocked out of balance.

Richard sat down on the ground and thought about it.

Adams stepped forward to give Richard a hand, "Well played."

Standing on the free throw line, Richard took a deep breath, threw away his wild thoughts, and felt the advantage of free throws at home.

The audience will give encouragement when adjusting, and will hold their breath and be silent when making free throws.

The first free throw was hit steadily.

At this time, the Thunder made another substitution adjustment, and Westbrook also took a rest.

Replaced by Anthony Morrow.

The second team was put on in advance, although it was only 2 minutes, it also showed the confidence of the team.

Richard also hit the second goal steadily.

The Thunder changed to the second team, and the Pistons stepped up their offensive. This time is the best opportunity to narrow the point difference.

The dream is full, but the reality is very skinny.

Pope missed two consecutive three-pointers under the interference of Richard, but was quickly countered by the Thunder and passed into the interior to score another 2 points.

Then the Pistons had to play back to the inside again, relying on the height of the inside to score slowly, the abacus of chasing points did not start, and they had to change the starting lineup and rest.

Facing the substitute, Richard made a three-pointer and ended the first quarter.

19:29 The Thunder took a 10-point lead.

Richard scored 1 points on 1 of 5 shots.

In the second quarter, Richard continued to entangle with the second team and opponents.

With a lot of leads, Donovan of course allowed the starters to have more rest. After all, if there is no physical strength in the fourth quarter of back-to-back games, unpredictable situations will occur.

Richard, who got the ball, began to try to break through the inside.

It has been three weeks since the last casual breakthrough to this one, and Richard clearly felt the change in himself.

Regardless of whether it is a strong team, the Pistons are generally taller inside and have sufficient strength. They can find a breakthrough in the confrontation and adjust their shots in the air. These aspects have greatly improved.

But after breaking through twice, Richard had to change his mind.

The first time he broke through, he didn't find a chance to pass the ball to the outside of Morrow's hands, and he got one more assists.

The second breakthrough again bypassed the defense and forced a layup but missed the basket, and the number of strikes was increased by one.

It's all because of the opponent's height.

You can't use your own shortcomings to collide with other people's strengths. Getting exercise on the court is important to individuals, but it is secondary to the team. You are not the core of the team that will be demolished and rebuilt.

After adjusting his thinking, Richard found Sabonis, who had a relatively high degree of tacit understanding with him.

A beautiful wall-hitting pass and cut cooperation got an opening in the middle distance, and Richard seized the opportunity to make a jumper.

Seeing such handling of the ball, Donovan's smile brightened.

In the first 4 minutes of the second quarter, Richard scored 2 points on 1 of 2 shots.

When it was time for the rotation, Westbrook replaced Richard.

In the next second quarter, the Thunder slowed down and tried to use role players and substitutes to attack. Westbrook was only responsible for organizing and conserving energy.

The two sides drew a tie in the second quarter.

The Thunder still entered the intermission with a 10-point lead.

"Li Cha, you performed well in the first half." Active defense, offensive efficiency with the ball, Westbrook gave his own praise when walking to the locker room.

"Indeed, Russell thinks the same as me. Oh no, I think the same as Russell." Adams, what you said was like a licking dog, no, it was a licking dog.

Also, don't wrap your sweaty arms around my neck, you'll suffocate.

"Boys! We performed well in the first half. We didn't look like a back-to-back team at all. So in the second half, I hope everyone can continue to attack with spirit. Next, we will start to arrange tactics." Donovan also worked hard to encourage the players in the locker room.

"In the second half, we need to strengthen the offense on the outside. First, we need to save energy. Second, the opponent seems to not want to pull out to defend. Except for Russell, we will continue to put pressure on the inside. Steven and Enes will cooperate with Russell to play pick-and-roll." Donovan tapped on the tactical board and conveyed the tactical tasks one by one.

"Richard, you can try more breakthroughs and middle distances." Huh?What does this assignment mean?
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