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Chapter 182 Offensive and defensive suffocation!

Facing Jeremy Lin, Westbrook didn't even call the screen, and went straight to the basket!
Jeremy Lin was passed by in one step!
to the basket!
Whiteside didn't have time to help defend!
Westbrook vacated directly!

Dunk!

In an instant, the arena remembered the deafening shouts!
Westbrook's dunk directly ignited the home court!
"What a talent," Presti admired secretly. Westbrook's breakthrough speed at this time is really unstoppable!
Jeremy Lin crossed the midfield and handed the ball to Paul George!
Paul George broke through the inside!

Pass the ball to Whiteside!
Whiteside holds the ball up!
Paul George ran to the bottom corner without the ball!
Whiteside immediately gave the ball to Paul George!
At the same time, Whiteside screened for Paul George without the ball!
open shot!

brush!
Hit again!

"Wow! This cooperation is really beautiful!" Cole said in surprise, and at the same time, such a voice kept flashing in his heart, this is the way I want to play basketball!This is what I want to see in basketball!How about applying for the Hornets next season? ?
"It's really beautiful!" Barkley also praised.

On the Thunder side, Westbrook handed the ball to Durant!
Durant's continuous crossover!

Flash out of space!

Go straight in!
cast!

hit!

But then due to the high-pressure defense of both sides, the feel of the two teams suddenly dropped, and the offensive efficiency has been declining. First, Westbrook missed the basket and missed a layup, and then Bradley missed the open space!
Then Ibaka missed the shot!
And Paul George also singled out Durant and missed a three-pointer!

The two teams staged an iron fight!
"It makes me feel like I've gone back to the past, this iron bang bang, haha" Barkley laughed!

Steve Kerr said: "It's still different. The Thunder basically play with two people. They basically fight against the opponent. It's okay to miss. The Hornets have a lot of opportunities, but because of too much energy on the defensive end, it also leads to problems with the touch."

On the other hand, Presti had a bad premonition in his heart. When both sides were strong, he was very sure that the Thunder's touch would be recovered sooner or later.
But it's different here for the Hornets, and the iron is likely to keep ironing!

Finally, with 2 minutes left in the game, David West made a mid-range shot to break the deadlock, and then Paul George also caused a foul. He scored two free throws and scored four points.

But Durant is also a quasi-spirit, three-pointer up and down, Westbrook quickly dunks a goal, and the Thunder continue to lead 20-15!

Immediately afterwards, David West scored two goals in a row, and Whiteside sent a dunk under the basket. At the end of the first quarter, the Jazz led 22-19.

Presti replaced Jeremy Lin with Gordon and Bradley with Belinelli. After watching the performance in the first quarter, Presti was very sure that Bradley could not limit the current Westbrook.
And this change, in addition to the effect, at the beginning, Belinelli caught the screen and went around, caught the ball and hit a three-pointer, and then Ibaka missed a mid-range shot, and Belinelli hit a chasing three-pointer again!

The Hornets scored six points in a row to overtake the score!
Thunder immediately pause!

"It's time for a substitution. Although Mbah a Moute defends well, the Hornets are completely empty and there is no threat," Cole said.

"Indeed, it's time for Harden," Barkley agreed.

Back from the timeout, Westbrook killed the inside line and caused Gordon's foul.

At this time, the Thunder also replaced Mbah a Moute with Harden!
Westbrook made two free throws and Gordon took it to the frontcourt!
Take the cover and kill inside!

Ibaka helps defend!
Now sub David West!

CIC!

Iron!

Jordan defends the main rebound and points Westbrook!

Westbrook sprints forward!

At this time, the Hornet also retreated early,

Due to the existence of Westbrook, Presti did not let the players fight too much for the frontcourt.

One bad thing is the fast break, and the score is too fast!
Westbrook directly pulls out!

miss

Rebound fight!

Caught by Jordan, force it!
Cause a foul!

"Rebounds," Presti sighed. The Thunder have rebounders like Jordan, Ibaka, and Westbrook. The Hornets are really at a disadvantage in protecting the rim, but there is no way to make up for it with tactics!

Jordan missed two free throws and Jason Smith got the rebound!
Gordon took it to the frontcourt to face Westbrook!
Jason Smith comes to cover!
Gordon breaks through!

But, embarrassingly, Jason Smith blocked everyone!

Westbrook squeezed through the defense and smashed the ball out!
Harden grabbed it!
Bring your own frontcourt!
Continuous crotch to find the rhythm!
Start suddenly!

Get past Belinelli! !
Layup!

Whiteside made up for the interference in time!

Iron!

Interference succeeded!

But the rebound was taken by Jordan again!
empty!

Get up and dunk!

"The Hornets can't do it inside, they can't protect the rebounds," Cole sighed,
"The combination of Ibaka and Jordan, there are really few insiders in the league who can grab it." Barkley also sighed with emotion.

Instead of calling a timeout, Presti went to the sidelines and yelled, "Where are the training positions?"

Hearing the coach's shout, the players immediately ran to their familiar positions!

Jason Smith stood at the top of the arc on the right and moved Ibaka away from the penalty area. Belinelli took Harden away from the left corner. Paul George also attracted Durant's defense at the right corner, which gave Gordon a lot of room to break through.

Gordon broke through directly with the ball!

To a deep position!

Attracted to the defense!

Give the ball to Belinelli immediately!

Empty seat!

Three points again!

After thinking of the offense during training, the Hornets' offense did not appear to be misfired. At the same time, the defense did not appear to be out of position except for the accident of being passed due to poor footwork!

This led to many of the Thunder making strong shots!
However, although the Thunder is very strong, the Thunder rushed to grab offensive rebounds many times, and succeeded in the second attack, making the Hornets never catch up with the Thunder!
After that, Durant hit the bullseye with a three-pointer, Gordon broke through the basket and scored two points easily, Belinelli got three free throw opportunities, and the Hornets finally overtook!
But immediately Westbrook scored four points from inside and outside shots to help the Thunder overtake the score 41-40.

The score on the court fell into a stalemate again, and the score rose alternately.
In the last attack, Westbrook's shot missed, and Jordan got another offensive rebound!

Get strong and be hugged by Gordon!

The half ended after Jordan made a free throw, and the Thunder led by 47 point 46-1 in the first half.

"It's just a duel of talents. Although the score is not high, it's so exciting!" Malik Rose said excitedly.

"I prefer to say it's an offensive and defensive battle between team basketball and superstar basketball! Although the Thunder lead in the score, it relies more on personal ability and outstanding physical talent. The Hornets players don't have such good talents, but they have played so far because they play team basketball, relying on team offense and team defense!" When Cole said about the team, he couldn't hide the longing in his eyes.

The players from other teams who were watching this game were amazed. They didn't lament the Thunder's personal ability and physical talent. They were more surprised by the team basketball shown by the Hornets. They can still perform so well in such a "tie-break"!

For a time, many role players were interested in this kind of basketball, thinking of joining New Orleans this summer!
(End of this chapter)