The strongest basket king

Chapter 92
Although the Thunder's strong points are young, they all have sufficient experience in the playoffs and reached the Western Conference Finals last season.

The Thunder's starting lineup is the same as the latter part of the regular season. It is a team that mainly defends inside and has obvious offensive strengths.

Everyone knows that it is enough to defend Westbrook and Durant against them. They are just All-Star players, and it does not mean that they can be defended.

Even if a hundred sets of targeting tactics are prepared off the court, it may be useless in a real fight.

Kobe has enjoyed various defensive treatment for a long time, but the level is different.

In the away game, Xiang Chu has already gotten used to it. The opposing fans even made provocations in the stands, and the players laughed it off. Even the most impulsive players would not act recklessly, unless some people were in a hurry during the game.

There were also fans of the Lakers in the auditorium, and even fans of Xiang Chu.

Because Xiang Chu plays social media, his fans are also using social media text live broadcast at this time, having a great time.

Olivia must also be watching the live broadcast. She, a fake fan, likes excitement the most.

Xiang Chu moved his body. The later the playoffs, the tougher the battle. He likes tough battles.

The Lakers still play a combination of inside and outside. It is still a little different from the Nuggets. The Thunder's inside defense is good. They need to play more flexibly, not mainly inside or outside, but must play better. Rhythm.

In order to beat better teams, they have to do better, which is competitive sports.

Their start is still very good, both Kobe and Bynum seized the opportunity.

But soon, the Thunder showed their defensive skills. Kobe played uncomfortable on the outside, and Bynum and Gasol were blocked inside.

How about Bynum, he has technique and body, but the last shot was a bit soft, and he still feels that he has not kept up with strength training, and he is prone to ups and downs under strong confrontation.

Compared to defense, the Thunder is more terrifying because of their offensive strengths.

It is difficult for the Lakers to restrain Westbrook and Durant. Ebanks defended Durant well last time, and it is more of a problem with the opponent's touch itself. It is really difficult to defend now.

These two are already difficult to deal with, but they still have Harden on the bench.

Determination is not the same as reality, but the Lakers have to work hard and play their rhythm.

The Lakers made an early substitution this time, following the rhythm of the Thunder.

In order to limit Xiang Chu, the Thunder also replaced blue-collar center Nazr Mohammed in advance.

Now the best player in the Lakers' rotation is Xiang Chu. He will not explode, but his rebounds can often make the Lakers' perimeter more active.

Muhammad was the conscientious type, and pushed Xiang Chu out when he came up.

But Xiang Chu is not afraid, the blue-collar insider is also different from the blue-collar insider, Muhammad does not have the strength and weight of Perkins.

Xiang Chu squeezed directly inside, caught the ball and turned around and dunked.

Muhammad's defensively active type can indeed be restricted when encountering ordinary substitute insiders, but Xiang Chu can trigger magic skills as long as he receives the ball within the range, and it is difficult for him to defend.

McGee, who is stronger than him in all aspects, will be at a disadvantage, and he certainly can't.

This is the reality. Thunder also studied Xiang Chu before and thought they could do better, but it was only when they confronted each other on the court that they found that Xiang Chu was more troublesome than imagined.

However, the playoff teams have experience, and it is difficult to defend Xiang Chu after receiving the ball, so it is better to defend the ball.

The Thunder's overall defense is much better than that of the Nuggets, and they are also more proficient in various methods such as going forward. It is not so easy for Xiang Chuzhen to catch the ball.

In fact, Xiang Chu also encountered a similar problem before, otherwise he would have a chance to reach 20+ by relying on the magic skill of the insider tyrant.

The Lakers guard's passing ability is really not good, and the team didn't design tactics for him, so Xiang Chu could only try to grab offensive rebounds.

If he grabs an offensive rebound under the basket, the opponent can't stop him no matter what.

It's a pity that no matter how hard he works, he can't represent the entire Lakers' bench lineup. The Thunder's Harden exploded all the Lakers' outside lines.

Harden's strength is definitely not just a substitute, he is like Manu Ginobili when he was young. Playing the sixth man is just a tactical choice, just like meeting the opponent's main players.

After switching back to the main force, Westbrook and Durant started playing again.

Especially for Westbrook, maybe Durant is stronger, but who calls the Lakers weak at the No. [-] position?

Compared with the Nuggets' guard line, Westbrook is obviously not at the same level, and his physical fitness is too good.

The Thunder's four young men are all good in physical fitness, and the Lakers are really not enough in comparison.

The Lakers trailed by double digits at halftime. The main reason is that their strengths have not been opened. It is predictable that the interior will be restricted, especially Gasol. He does not like to face the type of Ibaka, but Kobe did not show With enough scoring ability, this is the reason why the Lakers fell behind quickly.

During the intermission, Kobe spoke again, saying that he would bring the offense up.

In the third quarter, he did score in double figures. Although his shooting percentage was a bit unsightly, except for him, other points were even worse.

More importantly, the Thunder scored in double figures.

Westbrook and Durant are really too strong. Westbrook is mainly the fault of the Lakers' guard line, so Durant's height and arm length make no difference in singles on the outside. It really makes people vomit blood.

Mike Brown was desperate standing on the sidelines. He had to forget how he defended Durant in the regular season.

In fact, there is no way to prevent it, only to increase the consumption of confrontation, but the Lakers' offense can't keep up, and they can't support it before seeing the effect.

The fourth quarter directly became garbage time. The main players of the Lakers played for a while and found that there was no hope, so they didn't persist. This was an away game.

Xiang Chu played for a while longer, and was replaced after scoring in double figures.

It doesn't make sense anymore, it's better to let the players who haven't played go up and perform, maybe they can find something that is helpful to the team.

In fact, it's a consolation. The Thunder have already put on all the substitutes. They are all players who are not in the main rotation. Even if someone performs well, it doesn't mean anything.

However, there are no good players at this time. Mike Brown is desperate to find a substitute, and all the Lakers' substitute perimeters can't match Harden.

Xiang Chu felt the gap between the teams again, just like he played against the Thunder for the first time in the regular season.

We still have to become stronger. Weakness in competitive sports is the original sin.

But before giving up, they are very strong, but the Lakers are not without opportunities.

As long as Kobe can support the outside line, the Lakers will have the opportunity to fight until the last moment. At that time, there will be too many things that affect the outcome, and they have to fight.

(End of this chapter)