Reborn NBA's Strongest Talent

Chapter 43 43. Score, boy
Richard and Westbrook returned to the court. At this time, the score was 85:75, and the Thunder still trailed by 10 points.

Westbrook was not in a hurry to attack. Now the players are a little confused on the field because they are behind. They need to sort it out first and let everyone calm down.

Westbrook directed his teammates to move, yelled at them, and injected confidence into everyone with his firm voice.

The leader of the Thunder players came back, and under the command, he gradually stabilized and ran to his position according to the tactics.

This, on the contrary, opened up the Rockets' defensive position and created a void.

When Richard saw the space, he immediately made an empty cut and ran towards the basket.

Westbrook has quick eyes and quick hands, and throws the ball directly to the basket.

Li Chade jumped high, grabbed the basketball firmly, and smashed it into the basket.

This alley-oop dunk immediately boosted morale, and the teammates seemed to move a lot easier.

It set off a burst of cheers from the audience.

This season, the Thunder tends to fall into a vicious circle of scoring. They play well in the first quarter and score high, then they are overtaken by their opponents in the second and third quarters, and they start chasing points in the fourth quarter.

This is also related to the strength of the team. In the second and third quarters, the substitutes and role players are mainly attacking. Westbrook will try his best to help his teammates exercise in these two quarters, and he will attack less.

In the fourth quarter, when it was time to decide the outcome, they had to rush forward, and they could only score all the points.

Westbrook's state in the fourth quarter became a barometer of the team's outcome.

Today, from the audience's point of view, this alley-oop dunk should be a signal for the team to start chasing points.

The Thunder did not disappoint the fans. After Westbrook played, the defensive and offensive intensity have increased.

The inside line is more active in grabbing rebounds, and the outside defense moves faster.

Richard had difficulty facing Harden, but the collision with Gordon did not fall into a disadvantage.

Gordon's ability to handle the ball was weaker, so Richard defended himself close to the opponent's shots.

Gordon's breakthrough success rate is not high, and his shooting is uncomfortably blocked, so he can only play off the ball as much as possible.

But the Rockets' second team relied on Gordon to tear the line of defense. In this way, the Rockets immediately misfired.

In just 2 minutes, Westbrook made a sudden pass and led the Thunder to play a wave of 8:2, chasing 6 points.

The Rockets finally couldn't sit still, and put Harden back on the court again. At this time, Harden had only rested for 5 minutes, and his physical strength had not recovered at all.

But Harden, who carried the banner of the team on his shoulders, was still as firm as a rock. He used a precise three-pointer to open the score again on the first offense of the game.

The two sides saw each other again.

After Richard thought he had Donovan's instruction, he increased his offense with the ball and increased his shots from the mid-range.

Using the retreat step, Richard can also give a scoring response in the middle distance.

For two consecutive jump shots under strict defense, Richard not only diverted the opponent's defensive attention, allowing Westbrook to gain more offensive space, but also relieved Westbrook's pressure on scoring.

The competition in the last quarter was extremely fierce. The two sides fought hard to attack and defend, and they were exhausted.

With Westbrook breaking through again and making a layup, the difference between the two sides was completely smoothed out.

Only one and a half minutes left.

Harden was out of breath, and slowly controlled the ball across the half court. It wasn't that he was not in a hurry to score, but that he was accumulating strength to control the rhythm.

At the last moment, the Rockets' handling of the ball was concentrated in Harden's hands.

Richard stuck to the defense outside the three-point line, Harden was still unhurried, still in possession of the ball, and he didn't seem to have the slightest desire to attack.

But often this time is the most dangerous. With his strong explosive power, Harden can quickly adjust from relaxing his whole body to breaking through with all his strength. If he takes the ball lightly because he is slow to control the ball, it is easy to be easily passed.

Richard naturally knew this situation. He stared at Harden with all his attention, maintaining a lateral rhythm at all times, and able to respond to sudden impacts.

Time passed slowly, and there were only 5 seconds left in the attack time, and Harden was still in possession of the ball. This is trying to end the round with a three-pointer.

Richard adjusted his defensive position and got closer.

At this moment, Harden's foot moved, and it seemed that he was about to take a step back, did he take a step back?
Richard followed suit and caught up with the defense.

Harden did take half a step back.

Richard's follow-up footsteps made his defensive posture half sideways, leaving a small gap. Harden burst out with all his strength and rushed out of the gap.

Oops, misjudgment, Richard's center of gravity has not yet been raised, and there is still time to catch up.

Chase!
Stretching out his hand high, Richard was ready to block the shot from behind whenever he had a chance, even if it didn't work, he could just pull it down with a foul.

With only 3 seconds left, Harden, who has already started to speed up, is definitely going to break through. He doesn't like mid-range shots, he either lays up or throws, and he has a chance to prevent it.

Just after entering the three-point line, Harden suddenly slowed down, and Richard was almost swayed by the brakes.

At this time, I'm still doing fake moves!

Harden strode back, and his iconic step back took him out of the three-point line. Richard struggled to catch up and couldn't reach it. Harden made a three-pointer and the ball hit the net.

He dared to shoot a three-pointer like this even after playing to the end, and dared to make two fake moves in a row when the time was so tight. Harden's self-confidence is really strong!
"Beep!" After falling behind by three points, the Thunder called a timeout.

"Don't worry, we still have a chance. First hit a two-pointer, be fast and steady! Let the opponent stay ahead, then defend with all our strength to block the opponent's attack, and we will take another two-pointer to overtake. If we fail to defend, we will use a three-pointer to tie." Donovan looked at the time. His side played faster and could have two offenses.

"For the first ball, give it to Richard, hit it in and finish it, everyone don't make mistakes, give the second ball to Russell, you will control and choose the one who finishes it on the field, everyone must be ready!"

"Boys, come on! For our seven-game winning streak!"

After some tactical arrangements and encouragement, Richard had another chance to get a key ball.

Westbrook patted Richard on the back before entering the field, "Go and score, we will grab the chance for you."

"Look at me!" Facing a player with a big heart like Harden, Richard also felt that his psychological quality had been improved. At this moment, his desire to win broke out again.

Westbrook received the serve from the sideline, moved quickly, and came to the middle. Richard, who was ambushing in the bottom corner, also waited for an opportunity to enter the three-point line.

Westbrook passes the ball to Richard.

Richard received the ball and leaned over to break through the baseline. Harden straightened his body, trying to force Richard out of the baseline.

Richard turned around, trying to avoid Harden.Harden moved sideways and got stuck.

Richard dribbled the ball behind his back and changed hands, squeezed to the bottom line again, and took another step forward.

Harden followed closely, using his weight to hold down Richard, preventing Richard from jumping easily.

Richard squeezed Harden out with all his strength, then jumped high and aimed at the hoop to shoot the basketball.

Harden didn't post it up to defend, and seeing his expression of being so tired that he was about to roll his eyes, he was already unable to do what he wanted.

The Thunder caught up with 2 points.

The fans at the scene cheered. There were still 41 seconds left, and there was still enough time for the team to reverse and win.

"Defend! Defend!" Countless spectators stood up and cheered loudly for the team. The entire arena seemed to be boiling.

Harden took the ball again, still slowly walking through the half court, slowly controlling the ball, this time the offense is even more about controlling the time, if the Thunder can score three points behind the Thunder, the Rockets will be invincible.

This time the defense is more important, which determines how to attack the next ball.

Richard became more focused. He stared at Harden, including the subtle movements of his hands and feet, trying to find his intentions from these movements and block the opponent's attack.

Harden moved, his legs flexed and his muscles bulged.Is this about to break through?

Richard acted immediately and stood on the route of Harden's breakthrough.

The quick reaction made Harden have to get out of the way to bypass Richard after the start. This action seemed small and simple, but it had a great impact.

Harden's body lost his balance after the breakthrough.

Harden quickly adjusted his balance, Richard had already caught up and stuck close to his side.

This was not a successful breakthrough.

But time did not allow for more adjustments, Harden relied on his own weight advantage, squeezed Richard away, and took off to throw.

In the penalty area, Harden's throwing hit rate is very high, which is his idea from the beginning of the offense.

The ball flies so high that no one can touch it but watch it free fall.

"When..." His strength weakened a little, and Harden's previous efforts exhausted his remaining physical strength, and he lost his strength when he finally made a move.

"Crack!" Westbrook jumped up high and caught the ball in his hands. Originally, he was going to pinch Harden, but at this time he just received the defensive rebound.

"Roar..." The audience became even more excited. With the successful defense at the critical moment, the situation of Thunder's reversal is very good.

"Fast break!" Westbrook yelled. The scene was too noisy, and he had to yell with all his strength to be heard by everyone and also by the opponent.

But this is not important anymore, everyone knows that the Thunder will definitely break fast!

The speed of the Rockets' players returning to defense is not slow at all, and the three players have quickly returned to their own half.

Westbrook ran all the way with the ball. Facing the pincer attack of the two, he accelerated to the front and was already facing the basket.

Capela under the basket is ready.

Westbrook kept the ball in his hands, took a European step, bypassed Capela's defense, and made a layup with a low hand.

At this time, Capela was like a god descending to the earth. Not only was he not swayed away from the defense, but he also jumped high behind Westbrook, stretched out his long hand and touched the ball flying towards the basket.

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