Vol 3 Chapter 128: Clean and neat
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Super Heavy Artillery
- Micangshan people
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- 2021-01-30 11:55:36
With Anlow's outburst, the Thunder led the Jazz by 11 points at the end of the first quarter.
Sir did not limit him well. Especially in the presence of Westbrook at the same time, the two made a sudden shot, and the Jazz's defense was implicated.
At the beginning of the second quarter, Donovan asked Westbrook to rest off the court. Thus, Oladipo played the role of assaulter.
Without Westbrook's organization, the Thunder's offensive rhythm has become a little bit frustrated. Although Oladipo has a very strong breakthrough ability, he is easy to get ahead. After all, not everyone can break through and organize both like Westbrook.
During this period of time, the Jazz seized the opportunity and chased him back.
Favors and Joe Johnson played well off the bench. Although Kanter performed very well on the offensive end, defense is indeed not his strong point. When the ball can't reach his hands, Kanter's role becomes much smaller.
Fortunately, his rebounding is not bad, which helped the Thunder get some second offensive opportunities.
Donovan also knows how to match these players to make the most of them. Therefore, he replaced An Luo for 3 minutes in the second quarter. Then let Oladipo take the bench alone to deal with the Jazz. Although this will further weaken the deterrence on the court, it will allow An Luo to get enough rest time and remain competitive in the last few minutes.
As Hayward scored the ball with a rollover jumper, the Jazz made a small 8:3, which further narrowed the gap between the two sides. Rather than the opponent Singler is not a defensive player after all, he can make a little contribution on the offensive end is already very good.
Donovan didn't expect him to do too much. He raised his hand, rubbed his face, then turned his head, stared at An Luo, and asked, "Ann, have you rested?"
"No problem! Coach."
After getting the answer, Donovan replaced Anlow and Robertson on the field the next time he died.
"We will enter the second half with a double-digit advantage, right?"
"Yes!"
An Luo patted his chest and ran into the court. Oladipo hugged An Luo and returned to the bench. He was indeed a little tired, playing for 8 minutes. Although this period allowed the Jazz to fight back some, but gave Westbrook and Anlow enough time to rest.
Westbrook, who has been playing for two minutes, is very happy to see An Luo come back. Although Oladipo can also help him share some of the pressure, for his style of play, an off-ball scorer like Anlo is more suitable for him.
After played, An Luo went straight to the 45-degree angle outside the left three-point line, waiting for Westbrook to bring the ball. The score now on the court is that the Thunder are still 5 points ahead.
Two three-pointers will do! An Luo glanced at the scoreboard, then muttered in his heart.
Westbrook advanced to the top of the arc with the ball, and An Luo stepped forward to screen for him. An Luo was not the only one who moved, Adams also pulled out, but his position was slightly to the left.
Then, everyone saw this picture:
Westbrook rubbed An Luo's body and dashed across the three-point line. George Hill was blocked by him and couldn't keep up. However, Ingles changed over, and Gobert was still at the basket, so it was not a big problem. But An Luo ran back, and under the cover of Adams, he easily got rid of George Hill who had switched defenses.
At this time, Westbrook, who had already rushed into the encircling circle of Gobert and Ingles, suddenly threw the ball with his right hand, and threw the ball into the hands of An Luo who was empty.
The latter shot immediately after receiving the ball without hesitation.
Westbrook can't see where An Luo is, but the tacit understanding between the two is really great. Such a tactic has been tempered and tempered, as if it became an instinct.
The offensive end is very decisive, and the defense is also quite tenacious. You know, the Thunder's current players on the court, especially the outside players, are all single-defense players.
After receiving the ball from the right elbow, Hayward played Robertson with his back. An Luo immediately leaned forward, but instead of double-teaming directly, he used his excellent wingspan to constantly interfere with the opponent and try to steal.
There are wolves in front and tigers behind, Hayward can only continue to fight inside. But Roberson's strength is not bad, and a few hits have no effect. Had to hang the ball to Oladipo Ingles.
As soon as the latter caught the ball, An Luo immediately posted it. Stretch out his arms, entwining each other. As long as the opportunity to shoot the ball is lost, Ingles's threat is much smaller.
The ball returned to Hayward again, but the situation he faced did not change much. In the end, Hayward can only bite the bullet and throw the ball.
Westbrook grabbed a rebound and immediately launched a counterattack. The players on both sides rushed to the other end of the court at that moment, and the scene became very chaotic.
But in this case, Westbrook is not messed up. He controlled the ball and went inside ~EbookFREE.me~ and passed the ball to An Luo who was well positioned in the bottom corner. The latter set up the turret a long time ago, and as soon as he got the ball, he shot it directly.
"Huh!"
The basketball blasted into the basket with precision, and An Luo completed the task assigned to him by Donovan in only 1 minute.
An Luo's four three-pointers in the first half caused great damage to the Jazz. In the second half, he continued his shooting touch. In the 10 minutes he played, he made 4 of 5 shots, which was quite scary.
Especially in the first half of the third quarter, he and Westbrook made two shots from inside and outside. They played the Jazz hand in hand and pulled the difference to 25 points in one fell swoop!
Although the Jazz played very tenaciously in the following quarter and a half, it didn't help. The Thunder, which has already taken off, have played very aggressively, both on the offensive and defensive ends, and they have been extremely oppressive.
In the end, the Thunder won the fourth game of the series cleanly on the road, rewriting the big score to 3:1, ushering in the first round of the playoffs this season.
After the game, Westbrook felt very excited. He can't wait to start the fifth game right away, and then advance to the Western Conference semifinals.
After all, the day before, the Warriors once again easily defeated the Blazers. They are likely to eliminate each other tomorrow and become the first team to advance to the Western Conference semifinals.
Anything related to Durant, Westbrook does not seem to be behind.
For An Luo, he didn't seem too excited. He just wants to end the series early and take a good rest for two days.