Reborn NBA's Strongest Talent

Chapter 49. Chapter 49
Richard came on again, and Hayward, who had already rested, also played again.

Schneider must stop Richard.

Hayward, who is 2 meters tall, is 03 centimeters taller than Richard, but it is these 5 centimeters that make Richard feel very uncomfortable.

Pulling out is the most unreasonable choice. Hayward can be one step away from Richard to defend, reach out to interfere when shooting, and block shots by jumping together.

As for the breakthrough, the defense has taken a step forward, and the reaction and speed can keep up in time, making it difficult to get rid of.

To use more gorgeous skills to single out opponents, uh...Richard currently has the highest proficiency in withdrawing steps, and other skills may be used. It is okay to deal with substitutes or role players, but it is not enough to deal with team bosses or outstanding defensive players.

Seeing that the team still had no way to score well, Richard finally couldn't help it.

If you take the initiative to apply to stay on the court, if you dare not even take the ball or shoot the basket, it would be ridiculous.

Coming beyond the three-point line, Richard raised his hand for the ball.

Leave enough space for yourself to operate outside the three-point line.

The ball flew straight towards him. Richard caught the ball, put it on his waist for protection, and stabbed out tentatively to mobilize the opponent's defensive center of gravity.

Seeing the opportunity, he started to accelerate and rushed out.

Hayward's footsteps were also fast, and he blocked Richard in front of him with a lateral move.

Richard continued to change direction in front of the body, but still failed to bypass the defense.

Hayward's arm enveloped Richard, like a cage, and Richard couldn't fly out.

If he controlled the ball again, he would have no time to attack. Richard shook his shoulders and dribbled in the opposite direction, which opened up a little space.

Forcing a jumper, Hayward also rushed up, not unexpectedly hitting the iron.

The Jazz counterattacked and quickly scored 2 points.

Attacking again, Richard didn't ask for the ball. It has been proved that it is not wise to be tough, so try running without the ball.

Adams can hardly get the ball inside, he does not have the singles ability, and without Westbrook feeding the ball, Adams has only scored 4 points in this game so far, and Gobert is defending against him, Adams can't find his way.

At this time, Richard began to run without the ball, and Adams rolled his eyes. He couldn't get the ball anyway, so he might as well block it for him.

The huge body stood in the middle, Adams completely covered the area of ​​the boss, Richard easily bypassed from the side, but Hayward was stopped, unable to squeeze at all.

Morrow also had quick eyes and quick hands, and the basketball was passed to Richard who reached the bottom line in an instant.

Facing the rare space, it must not be wasted. Richard squatted slightly, exhaled, adjusted his state, took off and shot, and scored a crucial three-pointer for the Thunder.

This kind of tactical cooperation rarely occurs, but the result is surprisingly good, which makes Donovan very satisfied.

Even if the team loses, it will be rewarded if they can play some good cooperation.

The Jazz will not be affected by such a goal at this time. With a huge lead, they have grasped the rhythm and have a hot morale. They will come back and get 2 points.

Then the Thunder attacked, Richard was entangled even tighter, and he was a little unable to even run open, and his teammates had to shoot by themselves, not in.

Fortunately, Adams jumped bravely, grabbed the offensive rebound, and clicked to the periphery.

It was Richard who received the ball. Hayward did not get stuck in defense, but stood at the landing point and waited to catch the ball. Richard jumped up from behind and took the ball down ahead of time.

Taking advantage of Hayward's lack of reaction, Richard took two steps horizontally to open up the space, continued to retreat horizontally, and scored a goal.

2 more point.

Then the two teams failed to score for several consecutive offenses, including another step-back shot by Richard, until the Jazz made another outside shot and scored 3 points.

The score is still expanding, and it is already 13 points behind at this time, and there are only more than 5 minutes left in the game.

It is basically hopeless to chase points.

But Richard hadn't given up yet, and once again had possession of the ball, Richard singled Hayward again.

With his back to the basket, Richard slowly advanced to a place close to the baseline, then changed hands and turned around, cutting across the middle.

Cut to two steps, Richard retreated again and bowed to Buddha.

The four consecutive shots made Hayward believe that Richard would still shoot. This fake action successfully tricked Hayward into taking off.

Richard seized the opportunity, tore apart the defense, bowed his head and stepped aside, rushing into the penalty area.

With no one inside, Richard rushed into the sky, smashed a dunk, and scored another 2 points.

The morale of the team has improved a little, but physical strength is still the biggest factor affecting it, and the two offenses failed to score.

Richard wanted the ball again and was almost intercepted by Hayward in advance. The rhythm was interrupted and he had to send the ball.

At this time, there were only 4 minutes left, and the trailing score was still not approaching. Donovan was also satisfied with the players on the field, so he voluntarily surrendered, replaced the substitute on the field, and conceded defeat.

At the end of the game, the Thunder lost 89:104 by 15 points.

李察德加上第四节的5投3中，全场比赛17投9中，拿到了21分。

Breaking through 20 again.

The reporter quickly approached Richard, wanting to conduct an on-site interview with him, but Richard stayed behind at Donovan's suggestion.

"Richard, you scored 21 points again today, tying your personal scoring record. What do you think of this?"

"I don't have any opinion. 21 points is just my score in a certain game. It will not be my highest score, and it will be refreshed continuously in the future. And if the team loses, my personal statistics will be even more meaningless." Richard's eyes wandered, still feeling annoyed by the loss, and he answered reporters' questions casually.

"Until now, you have scored 20 points against the Jazz, is it because you have a way to deal with the opponent?"

"If I didn't play against the Jazz today, I should have scored more points." Richard's words did not continue to offend the Jazz, but offended more other teams.

Although Richard was telling the truth, he didn't adapt to the shooting at the beginning, and was targeted for defense later, and of course, Westbrook didn't play in this game, and Richard got more possessions. These are the reasons for the high score.

If you change a team, without these restrictions, Richard has a great chance to break the scoring record.

"Do you still remember Mr. Lashaun Merritt's bet? Now that you get 20+ again, what do you want to say?"

"Lashaun Merritt?" Richard didn't have the energy to think about who this was, but the name sounded familiar. "I'm sorry, I don't know who this is."

Originally, I expected the reporter to answer my questions, but the reporter ended the question.

"Russell Westbrook didn't play because of injury today, and you got a high score. Will there still be such an arrangement in the next game? For example, let you hold a lot of balls?"

"No comment! This is the coach's job, and my job is to complete the coach's arrangement."

The reporter's quick question and answer finally ended, and Richard returned to the locker room. He did not expect that this interview would bring another storm.

LaMelo invited Merritt again on the second day's show.

This time there was only Merritt, not Dennis.

"A player said yesterday that he didn't know you, Mr. Merritt." LaMelo quickly started "challenging" after the opening.

Merritt's expression was disgusted, "Are you talking about Richard, the rookie of the Thunder? What he said in an interview after the game against the Jazz?"

These few rhetorical questions made Lamelo's preparations fail a lot. The other party already knew the specific situation, so it was naturally impossible to add fuel to the situation.

"Yes, Mr. Merritt, you bet him on our show, and now he actually says he doesn't know who you are." But it is still necessary to sow discord, otherwise LaMelo's show will not quickly become popular.

It is LaMelo's ability to create topics and the sharpness of grasping sensitive words.

"Are you reminding me to bet on his bet?" Merritt's face was livid.

LaMelo is just trying to create topics and conflicts, not necessarily to offend anyone. What is mentioned in the words should be left to the audience to discuss. Merritt's current performance seems to want to renege on his debts. This is also a topic guide, and there is no need to hold on to it.

"Of course not! But we can also talk about Richard's performance yesterday."

"Richard's shortcomings have been fully exposed. Even if he scored 21 points this time, he still cannot grow into a superstar." Merritt became furious. "In the face of strict defense, he has no effective breakthrough means at all, even if he has a step-back shot in his arsenal."

"The Jazz have started to defend him seriously. I think other teams will also make targeted defenses against Richard. With his current performance of only shooting three-pointers and step-back shots, he will soon be guarded by other teams. He hasn't hit the rookie wall yet!"

The content of Merritt's analysis is very good. It can be seen that Richard has been studied seriously, and the situation he mentioned is also a problem that Richard may have to face.

"Okay, Mr. Merritt! I feel your dislike for the player Richard, or let's not continue to discuss him here, let's talk about the Cavaliers, two consecutive games against the Grizzlies, home and away. One win and one loss, and LeBron James truce yesterday, will his injury have any impact on the Cavaliers?" LaMelo quickly started the next topic.

……

As Merritt said, the two games in which Westbrook was injured and truce reminded some teams that had the Thunder as their opponents that the Thunder held some potential cards.

For example, Oladipo, who averaged about 16 points per game, and Richard, who is growing rapidly and has averaged 13 points per game.

If you want to defeat the Thunder, you can't succeed by defeating Westbrook. Of course, it is also difficult to defeat Westbrook.

Instead of spending a lot of effort to defend Westbrook, it is better to cut off several other offensive points and let this lone hero charge alone and then get stuck in the formation.

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