super point guard

Chapter 341 Preliminary Determination of the Situation
Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook took the ball from teammate Thabo Sefolosha as referee Derek Stamford blew his whistle, promising to hold off immediately. Clinging on tight, trying to suppress Russell Westbrook's dribbling space.This is exactly the strategy of coach Larry Brown, who wants to implement full-court defense tactics in the second half of the game.

Now the two teams are tied at 1:1. No matter which team wins the third game, it will take the initiative in the series.In the first half of the game, the performance of the two teams was evenly matched, so the second half of the game became even more important.It is precisely because of this that Coach Larry Brown decided to implement a full-court defensive tactic in the second half of the game, hoping to quickly widen the difference between the two teams.

Facing the promise, Russell Westbrook accelerated and changed directions continuously, and dribbled the ball to the frontcourt within eight seconds.At this time, Kevin Durant has used the screen to get rid of the defense and came outside the three-point line.Russell Westbrook just dribbled the ball upfield and handed the ball to Kevin Durant.Kevin Durant took the ball and shot directly from outside the three-point line, but the ball hit the edge of the basket.

Kevin Durant frowned slightly, and immediately started to participate in the offensive rebounds.However, Indiana Pacers center Roy Hibbert has grabbed the rebound, and the Indiana Pacers immediately launched a quick counterattack.After promising to get the ball, he rushed to the front court at high speed, and after coming to the Oklahoma City Thunder paint area, he tossed the ball high, and DeMar DeRozan jumped high on the other side of the basket Dunk the ball into the basket with both hands!
"Heh, it's another blow!" Game commentator Reggie Miller said.

At this time, the entire Oklahoma City Thunder team set their sights on their big brother and team star Kevin Durant.

"Kevin Durant should really stand up and fight at this time!" Mark Jackson, who was sitting next to Reggie Miller, said, "Now is the time for superstars to stand up and take over the game!"

However, the point guard Russell Westbrook seemed a little young and energetic. After dribbling the ball to the frontcourt, he did not hand the ball to Kevin Durant, but attacked with the ball himself.However, Xu Nuo always tried his best to block his body in front of Russell Westbrook. Russell Westbrook had no chance to break through, so he had to make a mid-range shot and the ball hit the basket's neck heavily. High ground bounced back.

"Russell Westbrook's mid- to long-range shot isn't very good," said Derrick Williams, sitting not far behind the Indiana Pacers' bench, chin resting, "and it's not like he's shooting it right now." What a great opportunity!"

At the same time on the court Roy Hibbert has grabbed his second backcourt rebound within 1 minute, promising another assist in the fast break for teammate Danny Granger to score a layup. At 53:47, the Indiana Pacers at home have extended their lead to six points.

"The game lasted only about 50 seconds in the second half. Xu Nuo has assisted his teammates to score twice in a row, and center Roy Hibbert has also grabbed two consecutive defensive rebounds. It seems that the entire Indiana Pacers team The state is getting better!" Reggie Miller said loudly, "If you continue to play like this, the Indiana Pacers can definitely win this game at home!"

This time Mark Jackson did not refute Reggie Miller's words. After all, it is an indisputable fact that the Indiana Pacers players are in excellent condition, and Mark Jackson didn't have anything to say.In the sound of "defense" from the fans, the Indiana Pacers players once again launched a full-court defense.

Russell Westbrook wanted to use the dribble to get rid of Xu's defense, but the moment Russell Westbrook dribbled forward after turning, Xu moved quickly and followed Russell closely. Beside Russell Westbrook, restricting Russell Westbrook's movement.In desperation, Russell Westbrook passed the ball upfield without crossing the center line, Thabo Sefolosha received the ball, and then passed the ball to Kevin Durant.

Kevin Durant held the ball with his back, and after observing the running positions of his teammates, he began to dribble singles on Danny Granger.Danny Granger used his body against Kevin Durant, so Kevin Durant turned inside and shot a fadeaway jumper, and the ball went into the net with a "swipe"!
"Sure enough, give the ball to Kevin Durant!" Xu Nuo nodded slightly.

After Kevin Durant hit this goal, Kevin Durant has scored his No.17 points in this game.As the leading scorer for the Indiana Pacers, Danny Granger scored "only" 56 points.But soon Xu Nuo assisted Danny Granger to hit a long three-pointer from the outside. The home team Indiana Pacers led the visiting team Oklahoma City Thunder by five points 51:[-].

Immediately afterwards, Kevin Durant received a pass from Russell Westbrook outside the three-point line. Originally, Kevin Durant planned to shoot outside the three-point line, but Danny Granger made a pass to Kay. Kevin Durant's shooting space is very tightly blocked. Kevin Durant can't shoot directly from outside the three-point line, so he can only choose to break through and score the ball.Roy Hibbert grabbed his third of the quarter after Serge Ibaka missed a mid-range shot off a pass from Kevin Durant after an early start Defensive rebound.

"The Thunder's protection of rebounds is really bad!" Mark Jackson shook his head helplessly. Serge Ibaka, they're not doing a good job rebounding."

On the court, the Indiana Pacers had already played a quick counterattack, promising to dribble the ball all the way to the Oklahoma City Thunder's basket, facing Kevin Durant's interception, promising to take the ball from the Celtics. Vin Durant passed the ball behind his back to Danny Granger who had been waiting outside the 45-point arc.Danny Granger made a direct shot after receiving the ball, and the ball smashed into the basket with a "boom"!
"Beautiful!" Almost all the players on the Indiana Pacers bench jumped up. Paul George excitedly waved the towel in his hand, almost throwing the towel on the floor, while JJ-Hickson hugged tightly Looking at Rudy Fernandez's neck in front of him, if JJ-Hickson's strength was stronger, Rudy Fernandez would almost be out of breath.However, Coach Larry Brown still didn't have any expression changes on his face, and he still looked calm and composed.On the other end of the court, Oklahoma City Thunder coach Scott Brooks looked helpless.

On the court, Russell Westbrook saw that coach Scott Brooks wanted to call a timeout, so he hurriedly dribbled the ball to the frontcourt.Russell Westbrook's body just passed the halfway line when the referee Derek Stamford blew his whistle.

The Indiana Pacers bench clapped their hands and greeted their teammates. "Great job, man!" Paul George exclaimed excitedly.

"Now your personal score has surpassed Kevin Durant!" OJ Mayo said to Danny Granger with a smile.

"Individual scoring is nothing, as long as the team can win the game." Danny Granger said while panting, wiping the sweat off his face with a large towel.

After this timeout, coach Scott Brooks replaced the mediocre defensive specialist Thabo Sefolosha with the team's sixth man, James Harden, but Thapo Sefolosha only played with Germany. Mal DeRozan matched up, was not sent to mark Danny Granger, failed to show his defensive skills, and James Harden scored [-] points in the second quarter, Scott · Coach Brooks replaced him naturally in order to strengthen the team's offensive firepower.Coach Larry Brown did not make any substitution adjustments, and the Indiana Pacers still maintained their previous lineup.

After James Harden came on the field, he really played his role on the offensive end, using Kevin Durant's support to break through and score a layup.But soon Xu Nuo took advantage of his speed to also break through and score a layup. At 61:53, the point difference between the two teams returned to eight points.

"In fact, in the past few minutes, the Oklahoma City Thunder's offense is not bad. Both the shooting percentage and offensive efficiency are passable, but it is difficult for them to limit the opponent's offense on the defensive end." Mark Jackson said, "If coach Scott Brooks can't make active adjustments on the defensive end, just blindly attacking the opponent cannot reverse the game!"

"If the Thunder just blindly start a confrontation with the Pacers, the point difference between the two teams will only get bigger and bigger, and then the situation of the game will gradually become clear." Reggie Miller added immediately.

Although the Oklahoma City Thunder once relied on the joint performance of Kevin Durant and James Harden to narrow the point difference to only three points, at the end of the third quarter, the away Oklahoma City Thunder The Homer City Thunder are still seven points behind the Indiana Pacers at home, 67:74.The Oklahoma City Thunder, which has always been good at reversing the score in the third quarter, still trailed the opponent by nearly [-] points at the end of the third quarter. In this way, the game situation of this game is basically determined.

(End of this chapter)