Vol 3 Chapter 174: Beat the Knicks

Donovan clapped his hands with excitement. Not because his team took the lead. But in this round, the players played what he has always wanted to see.
It seems that the running-in during this period is still effective.
Next, under the excellent performance of Westbrook, Paul George and Anlow, the imposing Thunder stopped the Knicks in a direct wave of 10:0.
Donovan only emphasized one point: oppression. Whether it's offensive or defensive, you must constantly put pressure on the opponent to force the opponent to make mistakes.
After returning from the timeout, the Knicks' offense improved. Porzingis stood up, probably because he felt that his teammates could not count on it anymore, he started to do it himself. Two consecutive three-pointers, Paul George also sent a chase cap in the middle.
In the first few minutes, Paul George was clearly not in form. Westbrook found him three times, but failed to score. Including the capped breakthrough layup.
Fortunately, An Luo is still as stable as ever. Coupled with Westbrook's breakthrough and connection, the Thunder still maintain the initiative on the court.
After the first quarter, the Thunder led the opponent by 29:24.
In the first half of the second quarter, Paul George, who took a half-quarter break in the first quarter, played well with a bunch of substitute players. It can be seen that Paul George, who has the ball, is more lethal.
However, Porzingis is really good. His three-pointers today are as accurate as An Luo! A big man above 2 meters 2 floats from the outside to shoot three-pointers. Although this situation is now more and more common. But being able to maintain such a good feel is still very surprising.
In this way, the two sides played another half of the game. The Knicks failed to seize the opportunity to overtake the score, but they did not allow the opponent to continue to widen the difference.
But then, Westbrook, Anlow and Adams re-appeared, and the Thunder's fiercest attack came.
The ball returned to Westbrook. The Thunder's offense suddenly changed.
Westbrook held the ball and advanced beyond the three-point line, rushing inside under the cover of Adams. With his personal ability, when facing any player one-on-one, it is a simple matter to jump in and score a layup.
At the same moment, Paul George also detoured on the other side to make an off-ball screen for Anlo. The Knicks' defense was implicated in disarray, and basically did not play a big role.
After the pick and roll, Paul George slipped to the bottom corner. And An Luo continued to use Adams' cover to go to a 45-degree angle outside the left three-point line. After this, several vacancies appeared.
In the end, Westbrook passed the ball to An Luo. The latter didn't waste his thoughts either. Setting up the fort was a heavy cannon, and it hits accurately!
Not only the offense is great, but the defense of these people also makes the Knicks very uncomfortable.
Hardaway received the basketball from Porzingis at the top of the arc, started directly, and walked in from Anlo's right. But An Luo has always maintained the best defensive position, stuck Hardaway on the right side and prevented him from changing over. This is a very practical method. It is very uncomfortable to attack a player who likes to attack from the right.
Sure enough, Hardaway was forced all the way to the bottom line. If he doesn't pass the ball, he can only layup in a way he is not good at. Fortunately, he hasn't come up yet, ready to pass the ball. But An Luo was waiting for him to pass the ball! At the moment Hardaway pushed the ball out of his hand, An Luo was quick to break the ball.
Hardaway, who was robbed, was not reconciled. He immediately rushed forward, trying to grab it back. But where would An Luo give him such a chance, after he turned around and passed the opponent, he threw the ball hard for half the time.
The pass is beautiful. Thanks to the ability of the passing master, Anlow saw Westbrook's position and passed the ball accurately.
Westbrook received the ball easily and went straight to the basket. Porzingis quickly caught up with his long legs. His defense is still very good, and he chased Paul George in the first quarter.
However, Westbrook did not give him a chance, nor did he make it his own. Instead, he just forgot the ball and threw it away~EbookFREE.me~ It turned out that Paul George had been following the two of them. After receiving the ball, start directly. Two steps later, he flew up and smashed Huashan with one force and smashed the ball in.
"Pretty! Paul George's dunk is so beautiful!"
"Not only is the final dunk beautiful! The entire offensive and defensive transition is beautiful. These three people, one steal, one assist, and one dunk, they cooperated so smoothly!"
"Actually, defensive counterattack is not only a tactic often used in football games, but also very practical on the basketball court. In the NBA, many traditional coaches attach great importance to team defense. That is to say, the past two years have become somewhat different. It's the same. However, a team that plays well on the fast break can't be worse off defense..."
Next, the Knicks had no choice. His own offense cannot be played, and the defense cannot restrain the opponent. Even Porzingis can still rely on his personal ability to score, but he can't stand the three tigers of the Thunder.
So, by the end of the third quarter, the Thunder had already led the Knicks by 20 points.
But they did not give up. In the fourth quarter, under the leadership of Porzingis, a very fierce resistance was launched. However, Donovan is also very cautious. He just let Westbrook, who played just a little in the third quarter, rest off the court.
In the end, the Thunder easily defeated the visiting Knicks 103:89 at their home court. Won his first win of the new season.
After the game, Westbrook took the lead to hug the opponent. Generally speaking, after winning the game, everyone likes to "comfort" the opponent more! A man of temperament like Westbrook is naturally the same.
However, everyone was not particularly excited. After all, this season, the Thunder's goal is very high. The Knicks are not a strong team, it should be defeated.