NBA Legends Manager

Chapter 175 The Power of Counterattack

On April 4, the second round of the playoffs begins!

The Hornets played away at Chesapeake Energy Stadium. The stadium was already full of Thunder fans wearing blue T-shirts. They shouted frantically, cheer!Looking forward to the Thunder winning the O'Brienson Trophy again this year!

When Presti appeared on the court, there was thunderous applause in the court!Give Presti a warm welcome and respect, and Oklahoma fans will never forget that the Thunder that won the O'Brien trophy was built by Presti himself!

Of course, Presti was very moved and waved to the fans around him to express his gratitude.

Marik Rose saw the reaction of the fans when Presti played, and laughed: "Coach Presti is really popular in this world."

Chris Webber also said: "Haha, that's for sure. It took only two seasons to turn a lottery team into a championship team. It can be said to be a legend in Oklahoma City!"

Off the court, Presti arranged tactics for the players. Although Presti knew that it was almost impossible to win the Thunder,

However, it is still possible to win 1 or 2 games, because Curry is not here at this time. Of course, the most important thing is that the Thunder's current coach can be said to have no tactics, directing singles!
The game will start soon!
Hornets starters: Jeremy Lin, Bradley, Paul George, David West, Whiteside

Thunder starting: Harden, Westbrook, Durant, Ibaka, Jordan Jr.

At the beginning of the game, Jordan gave the ball to Harden!
The Thunder took the lead. First, Harden assisted Durant to hit a three-pointer, and then Westbrook stole Jeremy Lin, making a one-stop dunk!

Seeing something bad, Presti immediately called a timeout, but after the timeout, there was no effect.
The Thunder extended their lead to double digits with a wave of 9-0.

After that, the offense of the two teams misfired at the same time, and the two sides desperately put pressure on the defense, so that they experienced a scoring drought of more than two minutes.

At the end of the first quarter, the Thunder led the Hornets 30-16.

In the second quarter of the game, the Hornets rushed to catch up and narrowed the point difference to 2 points under the leadership of Gordon.

However, under Westbrook's sprint to attract the defense, the Thunder blossomed more and hit two waves of 6-0 and 8-0 to widen the point difference.

At halftime, the Thunder lead the Hornets 65-49!

而上半场杜兰特7投全中砍下23分4篮板2助攻，与其对位的保罗乔治只拿下13分3篮板1助攻。

In the locker room, Presti once again emphasized tactics, play steadily and don't get confused!
At the beginning of the second half, the two sides are evenly matched, you come and go,

But then, the Thunder players were out of form and made frequent mistakes.

The Hornets took the opportunity to play a wave of 13-1 and successfully narrowed the score.At the end of the three quarters, the Thunder led the Hornets 92-79.

The last quarter of the game, the decisive stage,
The Hornets still don't have many ways to prevent the Thunder from scoring. Although the Thunder has no tactics, the players' personal abilities are too strong, and they keep hitting difficult shots.
On the other hand, the Hornets, under the Thunder's unlimited defense, played very uncomfortable, with an extremely low hit rate.
The Thunder still maintained their lead after that.

"Thunder is too fast, the Hornets can't defend at all!" Malik Rose excitedly said.

"Not only that, when the Hornets are attacking, the Thunder can defend them. The physical fitness of the players in the Thunder is simply too terrifying. They don't lose their positions. Even if they lose their positions, there are Ibaka and Jordan waiting inside!" Chris Webber sighed.

"Haha, I think this year's champion is still the Thunder. I have to continue to thank Presti. The players selected are simply invincible in the same class! Why do I think these players will be the signature of the league?" Malik Rose was still excited.

"Didn't Presti say that in the draft? These are going to be superstars," Chris Webber said.

The game entered garbage time, and Presti called a timeout and replaced him with the third team.

At the end of the game, the Thunder beat the Hornets 119-91.

雷霆数据：杜兰特35分5篮板4助攻；威斯布鲁克27分5篮板6助攻；詹姆斯哈登23分5助攻；伊巴卡砍下10分9篮板4盖帽；德安德烈乔丹16分10篮板2盖帽。

黄蜂数据：保罗乔治25分3助攻；大卫韦斯特15分；戈登16分；布拉德利10分2抢断；怀特塞德5分8篮板1盖帽。

Although the first game was lost like this, Presti was not unhappy at all. Originally, the strength of the players was far inferior to that of the Thunder. Coupled with the momentum at home, it was almost impossible for the Thunder to win even if they played all singles.

However, Presti is sure that the next game will not lose so badly, and he has found a way.

Immediately afterwards, on April 4, the second game of the Thunder Hornets series also began!

Hornets starters: Jeremy Lin, Bradley, Paul George, David West, Whiteside

Thunder starters: Harden, Westbrook, Durant, Ibaka, Jordan Jr.

In the first quarter, Jeremy Lin and Bradley scored consecutively and made a 6-2 start.

But then Durant overtook the Hornets with two three-pointers. Seeing the Thunder's fiery touch, Presti immediately called a timeout!
After the timeout, the double-reverse scoring began to entangle. The Thunder relied on the stable performance of Westbrook and Durant, while the Hornets had Paul George's long-range shots and David West's basket kills. After the first quarter, the Thunder led 24-22 by 2 points.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Ibaka scored 5 points with a three-pointer at the top of the arc and a jumper in the penalty area. Gordon also responded with a three-pointer. Then Paul George and Durant started a three-pointer. At the end of the half, the Thunder led the Hornets by 57 points 54-3.

At the beginning of the second half, the two sides relied on free throws to score points, and the point difference remained in single digits. Durant led the team to score 5 points in a row at the end of the quarter, and the Thunder expanded their lead 90-82 at the end of the third quarter.

In the final decisive battle, Harden made a three-pointer to help the Thunder take a further lead, and then the two sides entered the confrontation mode, and the score began to stalemate.

Presti decisively suspended!

Replaced David West and Okafor, replaced with Jason Smith and Belinelli, a desperate fight!
The effect was also established immediately. Belinelli and Jason Smith fired shots from outside one after another, and the Hornets narrowed the score to 5 points.
But at the critical moment, it shows the role of the star!
Westbrook made continuous breakthroughs to help the Thunder stop the bleeding. At the critical moment, Durant made free throws steadily.

In the end, the Thunder defeated the Hornets 113-109.

雷霆数据：威斯布鲁克28分12助攻；杜兰特16分7篮板；塞尔吉-伊巴卡13分9篮板3盖帽；詹姆斯哈登13分6助攻，小乔丹8分12篮板1盖帽
而黄蜂数据：保罗乔治23分4助攻；大卫韦斯特22分6篮板；戈登14分2助攻；贾森史密斯11分；怀特塞德8分7篮板2盖帽。

At the end of the game, Presti put his arms around the players and said: "Don't lose heart, the next game will be our home court, and we will win!"

(End of this chapter)