stadium ambition

Chapter 305 It's Obviously a Movie of Three People

Durant encouraged Westbrook, as if the elder brother was happy for the second younger brother.

Back in time to the 08 NBA draft, when Stern read out "Oklama Thunder used the fourth pick to select Russell Westbrook from UCLA", Durant, who was watching from the audience, raised his head excitedly. hands clap.

Perhaps at that time, he had foreseen that Westbrook would accompany him through his basketball career. Like many rebuilt young combinations, they would help the team become stronger, help the team reach the playoffs, and even win the championship .

But he never thought that one day in the future, they would turn against each other and become strangers in the end.

It may take many years before he said lightly: Back then, Russell and I were very strong together, and we were only a little short of reaching the highest achievement. If I had been more proactive at that time, maybe everything would have been different.

"It's a pity that it wasn't you who accompanied me to the end. We walked together, but we lost that intersection..."

Su Yang hummed silently in his heart, the whistle sounded in the arena, and the announcer loudly announced the rotation of the two teams.

Westbrook followed closely to the free throw line, booed all over the court, and made a steady hit and extra penalty.

The game between the two teams continued. After the first quarter, the Clippers led 31-27.

Su Yang scored 12 points and 4 assists in a single quarter, with only 1 turnover. The data looks quite powerful, but Durant scored 15 points in a single quarter, and Westbrook also had 8 points and 3 assists. The comparison between the two makes his data seem so so.

After a short break, the second quarter started.

Although the team is short of major generals, Su Yang is not in a hurry to go up and fight, but let McGrady do the organization in defense.

The Thunder were also not in a hurry. Westbrook, Durant and Ibaka stayed on the court at the same time.

But compared to McGrady's smooth organization of offense, the Thunder played like they were fighting on their own. Harden, the only one who could organize, rarely had the opportunity to hold the ball. Pure point guard Eric Maynor was pushed off the court again, but Jeff Green Various show operations.

The Clippers gradually expanded their lead, and they had various advantages on the scene, which looked like they were going to destroy the Thunder.

George looked more and more confused, and whispered: "Boss, I remember that you often publicly praised James Harden for being very good, but why does he have no tactical position, always standing in the corner and waiting for a pass for a three-pointer, and rarely receiving a pass?" ball…"

Hearing this, Su Yang looked up at the big screen subconsciously, and found that Harden played for nearly 8 minutes, shot 3 of 1 for the time being, and had 1 foul. Other basic statistics were all zero. players.

Su Yang replied: "They haven't realized how good Harden is, and they may think that I said that on purpose."

George nodded, and asked again: "Then why did Jeff Green play casually instead of handing it over to the point guard organization?"

"Maybe I feel ashamed..." Su Yang recalled that when Durant renewed his contract in advance, the Thunder also announced that they would not renew Jeff Green in advance, but they traded Ray Allen for Green and changed Durant's contract. Play power forward.

In short, Green was supposed to be a core player, but he got nothing and wasted a few years.

In this regard, Thunder general manager Presti is almost the same as the cold-blooded and ruthless Danny Ainge.

"What do you mean?" George asked.Su Yang didn't answer, but raised his head to indicate that he should pay attention to the game on the field first.

Soon, with Jermaine O'Neal assisting Kaman to hit a floater, the Clippers led by 10 points.

The Thunder immediately requested a timeout, and Durant, Westbrook, and Ibaka stood up from the bench in unison.

Su Yang, Gordon, and Randolph followed suit, and the two teams entered the main battle again.

After more than five minutes, the two teams did not have a big explosion. The Clippers ended the half with a 62-55 lead.

The whole team returned to the locker room, and Van Gundy simply analyzed the halftime gains and losses against the statistics table.

In terms of personal data, Su Yang scored 20 points and 9 assists, which is basically the same as Durant's 20 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists.But for the Clippers, Randolph and Gordon also scored in double figures, and McGrady and Jermaine scored 12 points, which can be described as full bloom.

On the other hand, the Thunder, except for Durant, only Westbrook's performance of 13 points and 6 assists is not bad.

As for the other of the Thunder's three minors-James Harden, he made 5 of 2 shots in the half, 2 rebounds and 1 steal.

"We're more of a team than they are, and we need to keep going..." Van Gundy said. "We also have an advantage in rebounding, thanks to our success rate, and rarely allow them to get fast break opportunities."

"Now let's talk about the areas that need to be improved..." Van Gundy paused, "First of all, Sue, I hope you will consciously grab a few more rebounds to avoid allowing Westbrook to grab offensive rebounds in the first quarter and then score 2+1 ..."

Su Yang nodded again and again. Davis was responsible for grabbing that kind of rebounds before, but Davis was unable to play due to injury, so naturally he needed to make up for the omissions. Fortunately, he paid attention to it in the second quarter and has grabbed 5 rebounds so far. .

In a few minutes, Van Gundy finished summarizing, the whole team made some adjustments, and returned to the arena early to warm up.

When the halftime event ended, the second half of the game was about to start and the whistle sounded, and Su Yang led the team into the field.

The starting lineups of the two teams remained unchanged. According to the result of the opening jump ball, the Thunder launched the attack first.

The referee whistled, and Westbrook caught the ball in the backcourt and pushed forward, rushing all the way to the left wing of the frontcourt.The basketball player passed the pass to Durant, and Krstic picked it up again at the top of the arc. After some horoscope transmission, Westbrook regained the ball at the 45-degree three-point line on the right.

After Krstic returned the pass, he moved to the left and screened for Durant.At the same time, Ibaka raised from the baseline to cover Westbrook with a wall.Just like that, Westbrook and Durant rushed towards each other head-on.

The two had a round at the top of the arc, and they passed the ball hand-to-hand again. Durant caught the ball and continued to break to the right.

Ibaka set up a human wall at 45 degrees again, and covered Durant in advance. Randolph rushed out of the delay, and Tucker squeezed through the screen and stuck to Durant again from behind, forming a small-scale pincer attack for a while. .

Durant made an emergency stop, turned to the left, raised his hands, jumped up and passed the ball long to the left half.

Westbrook caught the ball at 45 degrees, took a step forward and stopped at the three-point line, and Krstic hurriedly set up a wall to cover.

Su Yang bypassed the cover, and before he had time to step on it, Westbrook cast a unique zombie jumper.

bass!The basketball went into the net hollow, 62 to 57.

"Brooks is awesome..." Su Yang walked to the bottom line and prepared to catch the ball, thinking: "It's hard for him to be the Thunder coach. He actually came up with such a way to get as many players as possible to run, but Westbrook ended up doing nothing." .”

The Thunder came back from halftime to attack for the first time. There were a total of five passes and five screens. Except for Sefoloza who was waiting in the corner, the rest of the players ran a lot. It was full of participation, but it was practical. very bad.

The main reason is that the tactics are too simple, ones that can be seen through at a glance, and can be defended with a little care.

As for Westbrook's ability to score, or hit two long-range points, it is because Westbrook's personal ability is too strong.

While thinking about it, Su Yang took the basketball, turned around and pushed forward slowly.

There were cheers in the arena, the Clippers played FLOPPY tactics, and Gordon cut around the baseline to catch the ball.

It's a pity that Sefoloza always kept on the defense. Gordon couldn't break through or shoot with the ball, so he could only continue to transfer.

Randolph stepped forward to set up a wall to cover, the Thunder resorted to a partial three-defense and two-defense strategy, and Gordon was forced to pass the ball.

Su Yang received the ball from the right wing, and while Westbrook hadn't returned to defense, he shot a three-pointer in a one-step motion.

The basketball hit the iron, Ibaka got the rebound, and the Clippers retreated quickly.

Westbrook took the ball to the left wing of the frontcourt and raised his hand to Krstic at the top of the arc. Durant also used Ibaka to cover the inside cut and went straight to the temporarily unguarded basket.Krstic hurriedly raised his hand to pass the ball, and hit Jordan on the jaw with an elbow.

Beep!The referee whistled for an offensive foul and gave the Clippers the right to attack the ball from the bottom line of the backcourt.

Cheers erupted in the arena, Su Yang brought the ball all the way to the top of the arc, and then played FLOPPY tactics.

It's a pity that Gordon still couldn't get rid of Sefolosha's pursuit, Su Yang took the ball and rushed to shoot again, and hit the iron for the second time.

"The feel is a bit bad, should I continue to shoot, or think of other ways?" Su Yang was confused, and then shook his head, "It's better to learn the Thunder's simple style of play, as long as there is space, then shoot resolutely, the feel will be there sooner or later. "

In a blink of an eye, Westbrook dribbled the ball to the left wing, stopped suddenly and turned around and threw it to Krstic at the top of the arc.

Perhaps it was too obvious, and the speed was not too fast, Jordan stepped forward suddenly and raised his hand to try to steal it.

It's a pity that he didn't grab the ball. Kostic took the ball and turned around to start it. He rushed to the top of the free throw coil in two steps. Cast, looks well trained.

But Krstic's shot position was too low, and the basketball's rise was limited, so Randolph caught him head-on.

Cheers broke out in the arena, and Tucker caught the ball nearby and pushed forward, took two steps forward, raised his hand and threw it to the left.

Gordon received the ball from the center line, followed Durant and rushed to the left 45-degree three-point line, ignoring the Thunder's double-team, continued to rush to the left waist, turned around before an emergency stop, and accurately shot the ball from the gap between the crowd. The ball was thrown to Randolph under the basket.

Randolph happened to be in an open position, jumped up immediately after receiving the ball, pointed his hands at the basket, and dunked vigorously.

Seeing this situation, Su Yang subconsciously raised his hands to cheer and celebrate.

That thought, Ibaka suddenly jumped up like a sky monkey, and faced the big hat Randolph.

The basketball fell under the force, Tucker quickly picked it up, and hit Durant on the rebound.

It's a pity that in a hurry, the angle was not found, the basketball hit the board and fell, and Durant took the opportunity to grab the rebound.

There was a sigh in the arena, Westbrook turned and rushed forward, and Durant made a long pass at the same time.

Su Yang hurriedly started to catch up, but the opportunity was gone, so he could only grab Westbrook and made a tactical foul.

The referee whistled for a foul and gave the Thunder the right to the ball in the backcourt, and the Clippers hurried back to defense.

Su Yang backed away and thought: "The group of Lei Ting are the best at disrupting battles, and they have gained momentum..."

Before thinking too much, the referee blew his whistle and kicked off.

Westbrook took it to the left wing of the frontcourt, stopped to observe for a while, handed it to Durant, and went straight to the short corner.

Su Yang chased after him close to him, but Westbrook stopped urgently to resist him, and raised his hand to receive Durant's return pass.

The Thunder generals moved to the right half of the court one after another, leaving space on the left, and Westbrook put on a three-threat pose facing the frame.

Seeing this situation, Su Yang stepped up without hesitation, directly blocking the direction of the upper line, leaving room for the bottom line.

Who would have thought that Westbrook pulled the ball back, stepped back, jumped up from the bottom corner, and made a strong three-pointer.

when!The basketball hit the rim and bounced to the top of the arc.

Kostic reached out to catch the basketball, and immediately threw it to the left waist, and Westbrook just rushed there in the opposite direction.

There were boos in the arena, and Su Yang tried his best to catch up, but the absolute speed was not superior to that of Westbrook.

Randolph hurriedly moved laterally to intercept, but Westbrook took a big stride to start, grabbing the rhythm and throwing the ball.

boom!The basketball rebounded into the net, 62 to 59.

Westbrook fell to the ground and hurriedly stood up, not forgetting to clenched his fists, waved and roared, full of passion.

Su Yang took the ball and launched a fast break, and crossed the center line in two seconds. Seeing that there was no defense on the left side, he immediately raised his hand and made a long pass.

Gordon reached out to catch the ball. Seeing Durant pounced on him intentionally, he bent his knees and stepped up, aiming the ball at the unguarded Tucker in the left corner.When Durant stopped and ran towards Tucker, he jumped up and threw a three-pointer in a hurry.

Such a fake fax shot is very smooth, but it also destroys the rhythm of the shot, and the basketball is like iron.

Krstic grabbed the rebound and passed it to Sefolosha who stepped forward to respond, and then passed it to Durant.

The offense and defense were switched at this point. Durant rushed to the top of the arc with the ball, and with the help of Ibaka and Krstic, he quickly shifted to the right 45 degrees, facing Randolph who changed defense, and stood in the elbow area ahead of time. Waiting for Jordan.

But even if he has great skills and encounters such a defense, he has no choice but to shoot three-pointers from the outside.

After trying several times in a row and finding no hope, Durant suddenly stopped and took off, twisted his body and threw the ball to the left wing.

Westbrook took off to catch the ball, put his hands on his waist when he landed, and took advantage of the situation to pose in three positions, single-handedly challenging Su Yang.

The audience on the sidelines booed to interfere, Westbrook lowered his shoulders, and frequently changed hands and shook in front of his body.

Su Yang ignored it, and took the initiative to keep more than half a step away, resolutely throwing and not letting go.

Suddenly, Westbrook raised his head and stood up with the ball, stepped on the three-point line and jumped high, leaning back in the air for a long shot.

bass!The basketball went into the net hollow, 62 to 61.

Despite scoring consecutively, Westbrook had a serious face and quickly turned back to defend without hesitation.

"Everyone! Raise your hands!" The DJ on the spot guided, and the audience cheered in unison, and the atmosphere in the arena became a little dignified. After all, the Thunder continued to chase points, and the Clippers did not score for nearly 3 minutes.

Su Yang raised his hand to signal, took the basketball and took it to the right wing of the front court, and with the help of Randolph's cover, he walked to the sideline to break through.

Ibaka decisively switched defenses to intercept, Westbrook was chasing after him, Su Yang weighed for a moment, stopped and turned to find someone.

Gordon rushed to the top of the arc to catch the ball, faced Sefolosha's defense, turned his head left and right to observe for a while, and chose to pass the ball back.

Su Yang caught the ball with his left hand, turned to the right, and with the help of Jr. Jordan raised up to cover, he walked the sideline again to break through.

Ibaka continued to switch defenses to intercept, while Su Yang changed direction in front of his body, diverted to the elbow area, and prepared to break through the middle.But Sefolosha moved across from the left again, blocking the breakthrough space in advance, and Westbrook chased him in the blink of an eye.

The situation suddenly became very critical. Su Yang hurriedly raised his hand to pass the ball, and Gordon received the ball at the top of the arc.

It's a pity that the quality of Su Yang's pass was not good. Gordon bent over to catch the ball to complete the adjustment, and Sefolosha also completed the defense.

With little time left, Su Yang went to the top of the arc, took the basketball again, and retreated to signal the audience to open.

The audience cheered and cheered, the high-level space was quickly left, and Su Yang bowed and swayed.Westbrook stepped up and directly blocked his right hand. Su Yang switched to his left hand in front of his body, moved sideways and stepped side by side, and rushed to shoot a three-pointer with a one-step movement.

when!The basketball hit the basket and bounced to the right corner. Tucker took off to catch the ball and threw it to the top of the arc.

Su Yang caught the ball and stepped forward, his mind was hot for a while, ignoring Westbrook's return to defense, and rushed to shoot a three-pointer again.

when!Basketball still smashed the basket and hit the iron. Su Yang missed all the first four shots in the second half.

Krstic grabbed the rebound, Westbrook stepped forward to get the ball and pushed it slowly to the left wing of the frontcourt.

After some figure-of-eight conduction, Westbrook moved along the free throw line to the right wing, and took off with some weird steps to catch the ball.

Su Yang was confused, but Westbrook pushed the ball upwards, which looked like a basket position.

Su Yang turned his head to watch, just in time to see Durant jumping high and scoring a dunk dunk with both hands.

62 to 63, the Thunder played an 8-0 offensive and took the lead against the Clippers.

The referee blew his whistle immediately, the Clippers requested a timeout, and the audience applauded in support.

Westbrook glared and squinted, jumped up and bumped chests with Durant, and Green and other substitutes rushed into the court to celebrate.

Only Harden stood up slowly from the bench, clapped his hands lightly, and seemed a little disappointed.

The Thunder's three young masters were agreed upon, but no matter how you look at them, they are all the Thunder's twin stars, and Harden seems like an outsider.

(End of this chapter)