Vol 3 Chapter 518: The speed of change is overwhelming

After the first half, everyone felt that the thunder was stable.
The Raptors still can't limit the Thunder's offense, not only that, even the offensive end is not particularly ideal. Although Leonard used his offensive threat to provide his teammates with a lot of scoring opportunities, it seems that there is not a very stable point to play out. Whether it's Lowry or Gasol, the touch is not very good. Siakam is not bad, but it is because of his outstanding performance that the Thunder's "care" for him has become the most stringent one besides Leonard. If it continues to develop like this, it is very likely that it will be the same as the last one, and it will be helpless to lose!
But in the game, the most dangerous thing is "stable". Others think that "stable" is actually okay, and it will not affect the performance of the players on the game. But if the players themselves feel "stable", it is the most "unstable".
The third quarter of the game became the Thunder's Battle of Waterloo. But it was not Leonard, nor Siakam, who stood up for the Raptors, nor were they Lowry and Gasol. Ibaka, who came off the bench, picked up the butcher knife and slashed at the teammates who had fought side by side with him.
Gasol played for two minutes before returning to the bench again. Westbrook's breakthrough layup caused his foul, which is the fourth time. Nas must be treated with caution, after all, Gasol can play a greater role in the critical moment.
The situation looks increasingly unfavorable for the Raptors, and the Torontonese are beginning to worry about their team. Although Ibaka is not bad, but in terms of overall performance, Gasol's overall performance on both ends of offense and defense is still stronger. Moreover, Ibaka's performance in this game is not very good.
Once up, Lowry and Ibaka staged a wonderful pick-and-roll cooperation. The two had a tacit understanding, and Ibaka went to the top of the arc to cover Lowry, who took advantage of the trend and broke into the inside. Ibaka did not waste most of the time at the top of the arc. When Lowry got rid of Westbrook's entanglement, he immediately went to the basket. After Adams and Westbrook switched defenses, Lowry immediately threw the basketball to the top of the basket. The latter pressed Westbrook to the sky, raised his right arm high, and pushed the ball into the basket.
Dunking is always the most morale boosting thing on the basketball court. Ibaka's take-off height is not high, but with the blessing of his height and arm span, the visual experience is very shocking. What's more, he still dunks on Westbrook.
After this dunk, the already depressed atmosphere in the Airline Center Gymnasium became active again. Falling behind in the game does not actually discourage these diehard fans, but they are helpless in the face of falling behind, and the points difference is getting bigger and bigger by the opponent, which affects everyone's mood. In the first half, the Raptors were in that situation. They were very confident at first. With the passage of time, the momentum of the players has become weaker and weaker, and everyone can hardly see the hope of winning.
In the next game, everything started to be different.
First Westbrook's layup was slapped by Ibaka, and then Paul George was seen through by Leonard when he passed the ball to Anlo. He stretched his arm and broke the ball. With these two successful defenses, the Raptors successfully fought back twice. Lowry finally made his first three-pointer in the game, Siakam stepped on his long legs to help the Raptors recover two points.
After being beaten 7-0 by the opponent, Donovan finally couldn't sit still, even if they were still leading the score by 15 points. He called a timeout and issued a very serious warning to players like Westbrook and Anlow.
"We just played a terrible three minutes! We were not focused enough in the game and didn't retreat fast enough. This state would make us lose the game. Guys, we did play two good quarters, but If we lose the game in the end, it will turn into people’s jokes, and no one will praise how well we played a certain period of time in the game!"
"They didn't give up, and they couldn't give up. Switching to any team will not give up at this time. We must be vigilant, focus on the game, keep focus and motivation, and spend more The tenacious defense and more stable offense make them give up!"
The generals of Thunder, who had been beaten by Donovan, finally picked up their thoughts of "secure victory". This game is more than just that they want to win. The Raptors must want to win more than them.
After a timeout, the Thunder's offense, which had been stalled for a few minutes, finally recovered. Westbrook took the ball all the way across the center line. At first, his speed was not particularly fast~EbookFREE.me~ He swung Lowry in a direction outside the three-point line, then accelerated to the basket and picked up the backhand. The basket scored a goal.
The Raptors responded quickly. Lowry once again found Ibaka who was pulled to the free throw line, who caught the ball and made a post on Adams, and then sent his force to the inside. Adams was naturally not afraid of such an offense. He began to wrestle with the opponent, but Ibaka suddenly stepped forward after hitting twice, then turned over and jumped and threw the ball in.
Looking back, Paul George's three-pointer hit the edge of the basket under Leonard's interference. After Siakam grabbed the rebound, he opened his long legs and rushed to the three-point line with the basketball. The Thunder returned to defense very quickly, and Grant and Adams landed within the free throw line for the first time. Especially the former, after being bypassed by Siakam in a European step, he did not give all the defense to Adams, but followed closely, and finally gave the opponent a big hat from behind!
Grant's blocked shots shocked Siakam, so that after the basketball in his hand flew out, he still finished the whole layup. However, after the basketball flew out, it was caught by Ibaka. After he took control of the basketball, he took off and threw the ball directly.
In the next two minutes, Ibaka used one mid-range after another to help the Raptors keep close to the score. What is even more annoying is that the Thunder's offense also has some problems. Outside the three-point line, the opponent basically gave up the defense against Westbrook. Paul George and Anlo were once again very uncomfortable by the Raptors' defense. Under the aggressive defense of the other side, they both had difficulty even connecting the ball.
The situation suddenly fell in a direction favorable to the Raptors. If you can't make targeted arrangements, the Thunder's 20-point lead will not last long under this rhythm.