Vol 3 Chapter 285: Miss Cousins
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Super Heavy Artillery
- Micangshan people
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- 2021-01-30 11:57:03
"We have grasped the weaknesses in the opposing team's lineup, and have been strictly implementing the tactical arrangements of the coaching staff. Davis is a superstar, but the game requires everyone to work hard together! This, we have been doing very well."
Donovan avoided the media's questions on the fourth game, he just objectively evaluated the performance of both sides in these games. But Westbrook is different! He showed great confidence to the media.
"We will end the game with the Pelicans as soon as possible. We need more time to prepare for the next game."
As the player with the highest score for the Thunder in this game, An Luo is very humble. He scored 35 points in this game, most of which were obtained from outside the three-point line. After all, under the entanglement of Holiday, he didn't have many chances to break into the inside.
"We are a whole. My teammates opened up space for me to help me get shots. I just tried my best to get those shots in! I have to do my job on the court and do my responsibilities. This has always been What we are doing."
After the game, the Thunder suddenly became a hot spot in the entire NBA circle. After sweeping the Timberwolves, whether they will stage a sweeping scene again, everyone is very concerned. You know, now in the entire league, whether it's the East or the West, among the eight teams that are playing against each other, except for the Thunder, the other teams are all incomprehensible. Including Warriors and Rockets. Their game was later than the Thunder and the Pelicans, and they won each of the previous two games. The current situation is very uncertain. If the Thunder take the lead to end the series, they will have a great advantage.
Almost everyone is discussing the next question! That is the Warriors and Rockets, who will be the last opponent of the Thunder out of the West. But the Thunder players can't relax this sigh. They rarely have a relaxing time throughout the playoffs. In addition, maybe they will relax when they can finally win the championship trophy! But at that moment, the road was still long.
During the two days of rest in New Orleans, An Luo and others did not go anywhere. Even those guys who love to play most have never gone out. Everyone knows that in this situation, hotels and training venues are where they should stay!
Donovan even asked all players to turn off their communication tools, they need to concentrate on the game. For a while, the entire Thunder crew disappeared from New Orleans! When they appeared in front of everyone again, it was already two days later.
On May 6, 2018, Westbrook brought his teammates to the New Orleans Arena. A big red hole with long sleeves, a pair of green tight-fitting cropped pants, a pair of white leather shoes, and a pair of exaggerated rimless glasses. It's really cool!
You can tell from Westbrook's dress that he is in a pretty happy mood tonight. The so-called happy events are so refreshing, is there anything more gratifying than sweeping opponents to advance to the Western Conference Finals!
Except for Westbrook, everyone else is ordinary! An Luo is wearing a dark blue sportswear. When he went out, he was "ridiculed" by Westbrook. Regarding this, An Luo just smiled politely. After all, the fashion of Westbrook, ordinary people do not understand!
After the players entered the field, the atmosphere of the entire New Orleans arena made An Luo and others very depressed. The courtesy of the last game was gone. When the fans saw the Thunder players, their reaction was very intense. The boos all over the sky are noisy and irritating. But An Luo changed his mind, this is normal too! After all, the team in your city is about to be eliminated by the opponent. They can only support their players in this way!
But all this did not have much impact on the situation of the game. At the beginning of the game, the Thunder took the initiative in the game. They still adhered to the offensive and defensive strategy of the first three games. The offensive end was dominated by Westbrook and Paul George was the main scoring point. An Luo is using his containment ability to create opportunities for them. Of course, once the Pelicans relax on his defense, he will become the sharpest arrow and pierce the Pelicans' heart.
However, the Pelicans' defense is still very good. The offenses of Westbrook and Paul George are not enough to quickly defeat the Pelicans. Under such circumstances, Adams' role on the offensive end was developed.
Westbrook held the ball at the top of the arc, then thrust in under the cover of Adams. Davis retreated to the basket, Adams went straight down after the screen and faced Rondo with a big shot. After receiving the ball, he easily succeeded. If Davis doesn't change defense~EbookFREE.me~Westbrook will come by himself! The result is the same.
Mirotic wants to help Moore defend Paul George, so his position will be more outside. In this way, the defensive strength of the basket is reduced a lot.
At this time, I have to say that the Pelicans must miss Cousins very much. If he stays healthy, the defensive range of both and Davis will cover the entire free throw line. Neither Westbrook nor Adams would cause them so much damage.
At this time, the live director scanned the scene over and over again to Cousins, who was sitting on the sidelines in a suit. He couldn't see much from his expression. But as you can imagine, he must have turned a thousand times in his heart! No one wants to sit on the sidelines and watch their teammates play. For himself, having entered the NBA for so many years, he has not tasted the taste of the playoffs. As the "first center" of the league, Cousins should be really unwilling.
Both offensive and defensive ends fell. In addition, Davis's state of this game is not as hot as the previous few games. So much so that the Pelicans lost 10 points in the first quarter!
Although in the subsequent game, the Pelicans chased some points back through the reserve lineup led by Holiday, how could the pit dug by the main force be filled by a group of substitute players! When An Luo and others play again, the Pelicans will have no resistance! With the alternate attack of Paul George and Adams, by the end of the first half, the Thunder had led the Pelicans by 15 points!
At this time, everyone has lost expectations for the Pelicans. Including those New Orleans fans, their voices are getting smaller and smaller. The fierce boos at the beginning of the game were gone!