Vol 3 Chapter 190: Tit for tat

Judging from the game in the first quarter, the Warriors are not in good shape. They have not been able to play their own rhythm. The Thunder is always taking the initiative on the court. Their defense played a huge role. The Thunder caused 6 turnovers in the first quarter and scored 12 points with a counterattack and fast break.
The Thunder "Big Three" played well. They scored 27 of the team's 33 points. Westbrook had 11 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists in a single quarter, Anlow 9 points and Paul George 13 points.
But most people are not worried about the Warriors. This is not the first time they have played such a game this season. They are always very slow, but if the opponent is a little careless, they will be taken away by a wave.
Whether the Thunder can stay strong in the first quarter is the key to their victory.
In the second quarter, Donovan still let Paul George take the lead. Tonight, Pickle's offensive state is very good. As soon as he came on the field, he made three-pointers under the cover of his teammates. Then, Iguodala's layup was interrupted by Kanter. Grant grabbed the rebound and passed it to Felton, who quickly advanced to the frontcourt.
Relying on his strong body, Felton hit the basket all the way. But the Warriors' defense didn't give him a layup opportunity. So Felton slipped out along the bottom line. Fortunately, he also knew his role and handed the ball to Paul George. After the latter hit the ball, he broke through Iguodala and scored a strong layup.
Under the leadership of Paul George, the Thunder made a small 8:2 climax, rewriting the score to 42:28.
In the next few minutes, the two sides fell into a stalemate.
At this time, both Kerr and Donovan were very dissatisfied with the performance of their players.
The former felt that his offensive system did not play a role, the players lacked a positive state, and did not play according to their own tactical thinking. The latter is quite dissatisfied with the player's defense. In this period of time, although the Warriors have not been able to catch up with the score, the Thunder cannot expand their advantages. Although Paul George is good enough, he can't limit the opponent's scoring. The oppressive defense in the first quarter was not played out in this quarter.
So Donovan called a timeout. During this period, he only emphasized the team's defensive issues.
"I want to see the defense like that in the first quarter. I need you to always give the opposing pressure. Forcing them to make mistakes, and then seize the opportunity to counterattack fast. Understand? I believe you know what to do!"
After a timeout, Westbrook and An Luo played. This time is 2 minutes earlier than before. But Cole also anticipated what Donovan would do, so Durant and Curry both returned.
The situation hasn't changed a lot, but you come and go. There are players who cannot be restrained on both sides, and the game becomes exciting. Especially the confrontation between Westbrook and Durant made everyone addicted.
With more than 7 minutes left in the game in this quarter, Westbrook extended the ball from Adams on the right three-point line. Just when everyone thought he would wait until Adams pulled out the pick and roll before launching an offense. But he didn't expect that when Adams was still walking outside, he suddenly started, broke into the penalty area between Curry and Green, then jumped high and clasped with one hand.
His speed is too fast. Between the sparks and fire, like a thunder, it blew up over the Chesapeake Energy Arena. The passion of nearly 20,000 Oklahoma fans was instantly ignited by Westbrook.
"O~K~C!"
"O~K~C!"
...
In this arena, unlike other arena, full of MVP shouts. On the contrary, the voice of OKC always resounded through the sky. In Oklahoma, the Thunder is everything to them. There are not even other league teams here.
After the deduction, Westbrook roared and took the domineering step. At this moment, he ruled the world.
Durant is probably the one who knows this scene best among all the players in this game. They have come here in the past and many years. However, he is certainly not to be outdone, he also has his own pride.
Looking back, Curry had the ball. Durant took the initiative to give him a pick-and-roll, covering the opponent to go inside. The Thunder's defense has always adopted the strategy of changing defenses when they encounter screens~EbookFREE.me~ The same is true at this time.
This is undoubtedly a very practical tactic. After the change of defense, Curry faced Paul George, which made it harder to fight. So instead of running to the basket, he went forward to the right, took Paul George away, and passed the ball back to Durant.
At this moment, Durant and Westbrook were in direct match!
The atmosphere on the scene boiled instantly. Just like last season, every time these two men face up at the Chesapeake Energy Arena, it's like sparks hitting the earth. As long as two people are paired up, many stories will always happen.
Durant took the ball and faced Westbrook. As time passed bit by bit, Durant was still in a three-threatening posture. With 5 seconds left, Durant moved. He turned his back to Westbrook, pushed inside twice, then turned directly, and under the buzz of the sky, the golden rooster hit a jumper independently.
Too confident. Still the familiar feeling, in this arena, Westbrook's dunks and Durant's shots are really iconic.
However, this time the matchup was only once in the entire first half. Of course, before that, Durant and Paul George scolded each other for a while. In fact, everyone still likes to watch such a duel. Fighting against each other, sparks splashed everywhere.
Led by Westbrook, the Thunder played a wave of 11:4 at the last minute. Without Durant to share the pressure, Curry became the focus of the Thunder. With Paul George hitting a long three-pointer in the final 1.3 seconds, halftime ended, and the Thunder led the Warriors by 17 points with 65:48.
Among these 65 points, Westbrook, Anlow and Paul George scored 50 points, which has surpassed the Warriors' total score. The Thunder's offensive firepower is evident.