Legendary basketball manager

Ibaka and Duncan jumped up at the same time. The former bounced faster, reached the highest point first, and slapped the ball back to his own half.

Thunder strikes first!

Westbrook held the ball through half court and came to the top of the arc to organize.

Durant ran back, pocketed from the right, and asked for the ball with his hands.

Westbrook flicked his wrist and quickly passed the ball.

After kd got the ball, he was immediately defended closely, but he was unhurried, and put on a three-threat posture. He only used one tentative step to push Jefferson back, and then made a jump shot...

"Shu~"

Basketball hit the net.

2:0, the Thunder took the lead!

Offensive and defensive conversion.

Parker played a pick-and-roll with Duncan at the top of the arc.

Seeing this, Westbrook adopted a strategy of retreating and defending, waiting behind Duncan for Parker to break through.

The two teams have played 5 consecutive games, and they basically know the opponent's tactics.

After Parker's pick-and-roll, there are only two choices. One is to go to the penalty area to attack the basket, and the other is to make an emergency stop jump shot from mid-range.

But either way, it starts with a breakthrough.

At this point, Parker and Westbrook are similar.

At this time, the French sports car saw Westbrook let him shoot, so he decisively shot from outside the three-point line...

"duang!"

The ball hit the front of the basket and bounced out.

The next moment, Duncan relaxed his ape's arms and took the rebound.

And Ibaka, who was next to him, was firmly stuck behind Shifo, and his jumping advantage could not be exerted at all!

After taking off the rebound, Duncan made a layup with a low hand and easily sent the ball into the net.

2: 2.

Ibaka quickly stepped back beyond the baseline and picked up the basketball.

At the same time, Westbrook is already hunched over the flanks, ready to speed up at any time.

Ibaka waved his hand and threw a long pass to the Spurs at halftime.

His passing skills are average, the pass is a bit big, and the ball is fast.

As an ordinary player, seeing such a pass, I am afraid that I can only watch the ball fly out of bounds on the spot.

But it was the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles who were in charge!

I saw Westbrook taking three steps and making two steps, a diving leap, and took the ball off in mid-air.

"woo..."

The audience couldn't help but marvel at Westbrook's difficult save.

After controlling the ball, Westbrook's front has been unimpeded.

"bang!"

How about a young man dreaming of picking up stars, and daring to pull the mulberry bow and shoot the jade balance.

Westbrook's stunning tomahawk smash showed his physical fitness to the fullest!

4:2, the Thunder took the lead again.

His dunk also boosted the morale of the Thunder boys.

Looking back, Ibaka defended the penalty area with a big cap, and at the same time won the ball for the team!

Thunder took advantage of the situation to launch a counterattack.

During the fast break, Durant received a pass from his teammate and shot a cold arrow from outside the three-point line.

After the basketball left his fingertips, it spun at a high speed, drawing a beautiful arc in the air...

"Shu~"

Hollow into the network!

7: 2.

The Thunder extended their lead.

"Beep!"

The whistle sounded and the Spurs called for a timeout.

At this time, the game had just played for more than two minutes.

Calling a timeout in such a short period of time is enough to see how cautious the Spurs coach Popovich is.

In this game, he absolutely can't let the Thunder take off!

............

During the dinner, Popovich started the continuous bombing like a cannonball.

The Spurs generals seemed to be used to this kind of treatment, and just listened quietly.

After Popovich finished his lecture, he began to arrange tactics again.

"Tony, your choice of three-point shot just now is very correct! If they let you shoot again, you must continue to shoot resolutely."

"As long as you shoot resolutely, our offensive space can be maintained. Once you give up the shot, the Thunder can easily shrink the basket without paying any price."

Popovich said seriously.

Parker nodded after hearing this.

"Manu, your pass can be bolder, don't worry about making mistakes, when you see an opportunity, you can pass as you want!"

"You are the best passer in our team, just be yourself!"

Popovich said, and patted Ginobili on the shoulder.

Yaodao nodded, indicating that it was on him.

"The last point... let's double-team Durant. The rest of the Thunder voted us to death, so we will admit it."

"The only thing that can't make Durant play comfortably, understand?"

Popovich asked, looking around.

"understand!"

The Spurs generals replied in unison.

............

The time-out is over and the game continues.

After returning to the field, the Spurs played more proactively.

In the first round, Ginobili made a freehand pass behind the back and assisted Jefferson, who cut inside, to complete the dunk.

7: 4.

On the next possession, Parker played a pick-and-roll with Duncan at the top of the arc again.

And Westbrook once again chose to retreat and defend.

Seeing this, Parker collected the ball and shot without hesitation...

"Shu~"

Basketball hollow into the net!

At 7:7, the Spurs quickly tied the score with a 5:0 shock wave.

Offensive and defensive conversion.

Westbrook, who had just been shot a three-pointer, immediately wanted to get back on the field.

He broke through from a 45-degree angle on the right, and Parker backed up and blocked.

Westbrook suddenly pulls up during the march, and the zombie jumper...

He jumped very high, coupled with the super-fast bullet speed, the defensive Parker didn't even have a chance to take off and block the shot, and could only symbolically reach out to "interference."

The ball bounced off the backboard and went into the net!

Shen Fei, who was far away in Houston, couldn't help sighing after seeing Westbrook's goal: "It's great to be young!"

On the eve of Shen Fei's crossing, Westbrook had already become the target of public criticism in Los Angeles.

Huaxia fans affectionately call him a comedian (although this is Westbrook's real dream).

Lakers fans denounced his trash contract.

As for the speculation about Westbrook's decline, there are many versions.

The most accepted one is that Westbrook's knees have been eroded by injuries for a long time, and he lost his explosive power, which caused his competitive state to plummet.

There is a very intuitive evidence that the height of Westbrook's "zombie jumper" has dropped a lot, and at the same time, the shooting percentage has also dropped significantly.

In his first season with the Lakers, his rebound shots missed the edge many times, and some even shot to the edge of the backboard.

However, these are later stories.

Now Westbrook, like the rising sun, is slowly rising.

Beverley is not in his life yet, and his knee is still intact.

Because of this, Westbrook's zombie jumper is definitely a killer!

It not only has the stability and high release point of double-action shooting, but also has a fast release speed, which can even be compared with single-action shooting.

Of course, all of this is due to Westbrook's super physical fitness!

Westbrook was also very excited after scoring the goal.

In the process of returning to defense, he even ran to give Durant a high-five, and said with a smile: "My shot is not bad, right?"

KD smiled and nodded, his eyes full of doting.

After changing sides, Ginobili launched an attack with the ball.

Jefferson asks for the ball in the low post.

According to Popovich's arrangement, he will take on the task of consuming Durant on the offensive end!

After receiving the ball, Jefferson made an effort to try to hit back.

But after two pushes, he found that the effect was not good.

Although Durant looks lean, his core strength is surprisingly good.

In desperation, Jefferson had no choice but to change his strategy and switch to a face-to-face attack.

I saw him slowly retreating to the sideline, and then passed the ball to his left hand with a crotch dribble, and then mobilized his whole body to make a huge crossover!

After all, Durant is not good at defense, and when he couldn't react in time, he still fell into Jefferson's way and was staggered.

Jefferson glanced at the embarrassed Durant and smiled, calmly received the ball and shot.

But the next moment, a black figure suddenly appeared behind him, and slammed the ball and the person down!

It was Westbrook who came.

His actions were too rough, and he was quickly whistled for a foul by the referee.

But I have to say that Westbrook's defense this time is very important!

Without his appearance, the ball just now was Durant being "military training" one-on-one.

If a team's ace player is played by the opponent's role player, it will definitely affect the morale of the team.

Therefore, when the referee whistled for a foul, the rest of the Thunder players stepped up to high-five Westbrook, praising him for his excellent defense.

Jefferson, who was slapped to the ground, was speechless.

After being pulled up by his teammates, he walked to the free throw line while shaking his head.

"duang!"

The first shot went out of the frame.

Second penalty...

hit!

9:8, the Spurs trailed by one point.

In the following period of time, the two sides came and went, and there was a stalemate.

With 3 minutes left in the first quarter, the score was tied at 25.

Taking a chance of a dead ball, Thunder coach Brooks took the lead in making substitutions.

He replaced Dewey with Harden and Eric Maynor.

Popovich followed closely, and also replaced Duncan and Ginobili to rest.

After the game restarted, Harden took over.

This rookie guard who has only been in the league for two years, used wonderful singles performances again and again to open up the point difference for the Thunder!

On the Spurs side, whether it is Gary Neal, George Hill, or Tony Parker, there is nothing they can do about Harden.

After scoring 8 points in a row.The Thunder temporarily lead the Spurs with 33:27.

After a short intersection break, the second quarter also started quickly.

Gary Neal's three-pointer sounded the clarion call for the Spurs to chase points.

But in the next round, Harden made a foul with his iconic breakthrough inside, scoring two more points for the Thunder.

Spurs attack.

Gary Neal used his off-ball running position and several screens from his teammates to finally get out of the encirclement and get an open shot.

Parker flicked his wrist, and the ball arrived!

Gary Neal makes another [-]-pointer...

bingo!

As soon as the goal was scored, the players on the Spurs bench stood up one after another and cheered for Neal.

This first-year shooter stepped forward in such a critical game.

His two consecutive three-pointers are as precious as gold!

At 35:33, the Spurs were only two points behind.

However, the Spurs have a substitute surprise player, and there are naturally some people on the Thunder side who are not to be outdone.

That's the case with backup guard Daequan Cook!

After the offensive and defensive transition, Harden once again used the cover to break into the inside line.

This time, he didn't choose to attack the basket, but distributed the ball to Cook who was ambushing in the bottom corner.

After receiving the ball, Cook raised his bow and set his arrow, and raised his hand to score a three-pointer.

At this time, Neil, who was excited to play, jumped up vigorously, and pointed his outstretched right hand at the basketball in the opponent's hand.

However, due to his height and arm length, Neil could not prevent Cook from making a shot.

Not only that, he couldn't hold his body because he jumped too hard, and finally knocked Cook down.

Cook had already completed his shot when he was knocked down.

He lay directly on the ground, his eyes followed the basketball, and flew to the basket.

The Thunder fans at the scene also stood up one after another, waiting for the birth of the shooting result.

......

......

"Shu~"

Basketball hit the net.

This means that Cook scored a three-pointer and an additional penalty will be added!

Shen Fei, who was far away in Houston, couldn't help complaining after seeing this miraculous goal: "This is not Cook, it is obviously Curry."

"Pfft..."

Yao Ming and Ah Lian laughed out loud when they heard the words.

Shen Fei spoke Chinese, so only the two of them could understand it.

"What did the boss say?"

Curry asked curiously.

"He said Cook shot the ball like you did."

Yao Ming said with a smile.

Curry was a little shy after hearing this.

............

On the field, Cook stood on the free throw line and made the extra penalty steadily.

At 39:33, the point difference came to 6 points in an instant.

After that, the two sides stalemate for another 2 minutes.

With 7 minutes left in the second quarter, Durant returned to the court first.

As soon as he entered the field, he began to wield the scythe of "Reaper".

For three consecutive rounds, kd used his personal ability to complete one-on-one singles in different positions!

Under his one-pass operation, the Thunder's lead was extended to 10 points.

Popovich secretly thought something was wrong, and quickly sent Parker and Duncan back to the field.

But that seems to be too late.

Once the young guards like Lei Ting have gained momentum, it will be very difficult to suppress them!

In the following games, under the leadership of San Shao, the Thunder continued to steadily expand their lead.

At halftime, they led the Spurs by as many as 70 points with 55:15!

In the second half, the veterans of the Spurs obviously had physical problems.

The core of the team - Tim Duncan, is in a sluggish state due to injuries.

Not to mention that the offensive end could not contribute to Ibaka's defense, he was also grabbed by the latter consecutive offensive rebounds on the defensive end.

This directly caused the Spurs to try their best, and the successful defense in exchange was in vain...

At the end of the third quarter, the difference between the two teams had exceeded 20 points.

In the last quarter of the game, the old boys of the Spurs made a final effort.

It's a pity that in front of Lei Ting's youthful storm, they showed their old age.

After only playing for 4 minutes, Popovich knew that the situation was over.

With a big wave of his hand, he replaced all the gdp, saving the face of these three meritorious veterans.

As soon as the Spurs made a substitution, Thunder coach Brooks immediately responded and removed the third young man.

The Thunder fans in the Ford Center Arena stood up one after another and gave warm applause to the three young core players.

At this moment, fans are already looking forward to the future battle with the Rockets!

When the red light on the timer lights up, the game officially ends.

In the end, the Thunder defeated the Spurs by 130 points 105:25 at home, successfully grasped the match point, and advanced to the second round!

In the next round, they will face the thriving Houston Rockets!

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Shortly after the end of the game, NBA officials released another heavy news.

Announced this time are the most valuable player (mvp), dpoy (best defensive player), and mip (most improved player)!