Vol 3 Chapter 659: Have the upper hand

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Perhaps affected by the atmosphere of the scene, the Thunder players played more aggressively in the next few minutes. An Luo adapts quickly to his new role, of course, this is related to the Raptors' letting go strategy for him. After seven games last season, the Raptors hated and feared An Luo. They focused on An Luo from the beginning. Except for Lowry, who was facing him, Anunobi, Siakam, including Gasol Jr. all stared at him. When these guys came off the court, they replaced him. Ibaka, Powell and others at the table are doing the same thing.
Anlo himself did not force to score, especially when Westbrook was not on the court, he acted as the team organizer. Whether it is Noel on the inside or Alexander on the outside, they are all the beneficiaries of An Luo playing the first position.
After Ibaka responded with a mid-range jumper, Anlo quickly found Noel who cut to the basket on the offensive end. He didn't hesitate to hang the ball from Ibaka's head to the basket and assisted. Noel completed an empty dunk.
Noel was very excited after he dunked. This kind of offense was rare in the Thunder last season. After all, at that time, Anluo and Paul George split most of the team's possessions. Although these two guys did not waste those balls, they always led the Thunder to victory after victory. But as a player, who doesn't want to get more opportunities in the game? Especially players like Noel who want to prove themselves.
Noel rushed towards An Luo, who knew it, and the two had a passionate collision near the center circle, and then each returned to their defensive position.
The game continues. Lowry tried a three-pointer with Ibaka's screen. However, his luck does not seem to be very good. The basketball made two turns in the basket and went out of the net.
Noel grabbed the rebound, shaking his hands, and threw the ball to An Luo outside the three-point line. The latter took the ball over the center line unhurriedly. Anlow lacks the explosive power of Westbrook, and the Raptors' defense is very timely, so he did not choose a fast break.
The Raptors no longer have An Luo as brainless as before. However, the person defending him has become Ibaka who is more dominant in height and wingspan. Nas wants to use his dislocation advantage to limit the connection between Anlo and other Thunder players. At the same time, although Ibaka has Not at the top, but his defensive ability is not weak. Not only can he keep up with An Luo's footsteps, but he will not easily give An Luo a chance to make a move.
This small adjustment is effective. An Luo tried a few times and found that he could not make a difference on the offensive end by himself, so he decisively asked his teammates for help. Noel quickly ran to the top of the arc to help An Luo block Ibaka, An Luo took advantage of the situation and broke into the interior.
This brings up a very interesting picture. It was originally a misalignment, but after the change, it became a normal alignment. Noel was restricted to the free throw line by Ibaka, Gallinari and Alexander were still running away to get rid of the defense, and Grant was still fighting with the opposing big man. Instead, An Luo has the best chance.
Since the ball can't be passed, come by yourself!
An Luo turned and turned slightly to the right, and the left half of his body was directly attached to Van Fleet. The latter did not give in, but had a chest full, his hands held high, and An Luo was not allowed to layup. However, in a one-on-one situation, it is not easy to defend An Luo. After pushing hard to the basket twice, he shook his shoulder and turned to the right. Van Vleet didn't dare to be careless, he followed An Luo to the past, but he caught the latter. Seeing Van Fleet moving toward his back, An Luo breathed a sigh of relief. His movements did not stop, his right leg took a big step to the right, but his body did not directly follow him, he just stomped the floor, and then he twisted to the left. This left and right, the space between Anluo and Van Fleet suddenly opened up. Although the latter immediately realized that something was wrong and rushed to it, it was still too late. An Luo exerted force under his feet, the whole person rose from the ground, leaned back slightly, and pulled the ball out of his hands.
"Huh!"
A crisp sound rang over the Chesapeake Energy Arena. An Luo, who took two steps back to stand still, waved his right hand fiercely, then sprayed a trash talk at Van Fleet:
"Man! Your defense is like a monkey jumping around!"
Van Fleet was at a loss...
Looking back, Siakam singles Grant succeeded and helped the Raptors get two points. He should almost go down to rest. In the past 8 minutes or so, as the Raptors' absolute offensive core ~ ​​EbookFREE.me ~ Siakam has done everything he should do. Because of his first few strong offenses, the Thunder put more power into him on the defensive end, but Siakam was able to continue to score. I have to say that the Raptors are lucky. When they lost the core players of the team in vain, a younger player grew up and took the burden of the team. As the most improved player of last season, Siakam showed an indomitable momentum after being righted. Such a player is Antetokounmpo of the Bucks.
However, the Raptors are still gradually losing ground. In fact, they played very well, even when Siakam and Lowry were off the court, Van Fleet, Ibaka, Powell and other players were not without fighting back. They scored 31 points in the first quarter, but still trailed the Thunder by 8 points.
Thunder is too strong!
If someone commented on the Thunder last season or last season, no one would be surprised. This season, there will be some doubts. But anyone who watched this game could feel the momentum the Thunder showed. The Raptors played well enough, but they were still suppressed by the Thunder. Although the Raptors' defense has dropped a lot compared to last season, the offensive ability of the Thunder is truly amazing. Moreover, this was done when An Luo only scored 5 points. I'm afraid, last season's Thunder only looked like this.
Throughout the first quarter of the game, Donovan sent 9 players, everyone scored and they did what they should do. This is the biggest difference for the Thunder this season. The bench they have been criticized has been greatly improved. The two players Grant and Alexander alone can be cultivated vigorously in the rebuilt teams.