Vol 3 Chapter 278: Pelican behind

In Holiday's view, An Luo must be shot. After all, in the previous fights, An Luo basically grabbed a little space and then decisively shot. But right now, he just gave the other party room to shoot.
Holiday knew in his heart, and An Luo also understood. He is playing the first shot, but after throwing the ball like that, the hit rate will be very low. And Holiday has always been in a defensively threatening position. A bad one may be capped by the opponent! Therefore, An Luo gave a false shot.
Holiday, who jumped up, realized that An Luo had taken the ball back, and realized that he had been fooled. But his reaction is not slow! After landing, the legs exerted force and bounced again. Reach out and interfere with An Luo's shot.
At this moment, An Luo's head flashed. He leaned forward, leaned towards Holiday, then applied force and pulled up. The two collided, but An Luo was prepared in his heart, and his upper body gave way slightly to the left, enough for him to throw the ball.
"Beep~"
The referee's whistle sounded, and then the basketball fell into the net bag.
An Luo looked at the referee's gestures, patted the floor hard, and then took the company commander and Grant's hands and stood up. The Chesapeake Energy Arena began to boil. With the slow motion of An Luo's shooting just now, the fans' emotions became more and more exciting. What is a better way to score than 3+1? An Luo was also very comfortable. I suppressed the aggrieved mood of the two games and completely released it in this one ball.
Stand on the free throw line, steadily score and add free throws. Under An Luo's leadership, the Thunder pulled the points difference to double digits.
At this time, Gentry could not sit still. He quickly called a timeout! The situation is getting more and more out of control, and he must make arrangements. Donovan also took this opportunity to replace all his main players on the court. He knew that Gentry would do his best to catch up with the score.
After returning from the suspension, the two sides began the most intense battle. The Pelicans still focus on Davis and Milotic. These two guys are indeed the most stable players in the Pelicans lineup. Although Davis was troubled by fouls, his deterrence at the basket has not diminished at all. He was still strong, and Adams still couldn't stand it.
However, the Thunder's offense was smoother than the previous game. Paul George is still the core of the offense on the court, whether it is outside the three-point line or at the basket, he can maintain a very efficient offensive firepower. Westbrook still rushed in, and every time he rushed to Davis. Since the opponent cannot be restricted on the defensive end, the defensive effect can be achieved in disguise by limiting the opponent's playing time. But Davis himself knew his situation, and he restrained in defense. Although avoiding the trouble of continuing to get into fouls, the defense of the entire Pelicans penalty area inevitably dropped a bit. Gentry tried to put Milotic to the basket, but the effect was not as good as Davis's compromised.
Throughout the third quarter, including the second half of the second quarter, both sides fell into a state of inexplicable balance. The scene is still very exciting, but the score difference has not changed. The Pelicans are already struggling to score, but the Thunder always have a way to respond.
As the saying goes: make one's effort in one go, then fail again, and exhaust after three. After the Pelicans launched several strong offenses, they also failed to recover the score. By the last quarter of the game, they were finally discouraged.
At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Thunder launched the final charge. Westbrook led the charge and succeeded at the basket. At this time, the Pelican Twin Towers are very dangerous. Davis fouled 4 times and Milotic 5 fouled. As long as Westbrook and Paul George rushed past the Pelicans' perimeter defense, Davis and Milotic would not dare to jump on easily.
With 7 minutes left in the fourth quarter, Milotic finally graduated. It was Westbrook who sent him away! He held the ball to the three-point line, and walked to the basket with Robertson's screen. Roberson's pick-and-roll quality was very high this time, and Rondo was blocked firmly. Milotic could only leave Robertson, fill up Rondo's position, and defend Westbrook in a dislocation. It stands to reason that big and small are not at a disadvantage, but speed is really the most lethal point of those big men. In the NBA, all guards who can be called stars are small players and big players. Westbrook swayed Milotic with a few changes and then layup. Milotic might feel that his face was dull and made a very improper defensive action. He chased Westbrook, jumped up from behind, and slapped the basketball. He was tall, but Westbrook dodged slightly in the air, and the slap hit Westbrook's hand.
"Beep~"
The whistle sounded ~EbookFREE.me~ Gentry hugged his head directly with both hands, looking very helpless.
Without one Milotic, the situation for the Pelicans is even more difficult. Davis was also tired. He failed to make three consecutive layups at the rim, which is tantamount to directly announcing the result of the game. Because the Thunder seized these few opportunities, hit a wave of 100, and opened the points difference to more than 20. There are still 6 minutes before the end of the game, but depending on the situation of both sides, the Pelicans have no hope.
Three minutes later, Gentry replaced all his main players and officially surrendered. It really doesn't make much sense anymore! Donovan also withdrew his main players immediately, and they naturally had the chance to win.
With the cheers of more than 20,000 spectators in the Chesapeake Energy Arena, the two sides played the last few minutes. In the end, the Thunder defeated the Pelicans again at 118:99 at home, rewriting the series score to 2:0.
After the game, Davis returned to the locker room without a word. At this time, people can no longer see the vigorous look on his body. At that time, they swept the Blazers to advance to the Western Conference semifinals. Even let out a word, they want to go further in the playoffs. But who would have thought that the reality is so cruel. Now that the Thunder have led two games, they must seize the next two home games to bring the score back. Otherwise, this time the playoff journey will end here.
The Thunder fans are happy! What they have been looking forward to, now seems very likely. The Thunder players, Anluo, stayed on the field and shared the joy of victory with the fans. The next time I return to the Chesapeake Energy Arena, it will be the Western Conference Finals! Of course, this is just what the Thunder people think. But they do have this strength!