NBA Legends Manager

Chapter 363 Strong Dialogue
At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Presti still put on the lineup of Livingston, Ray Allen, Jimmy Butler, David West, and Whiteside. Although this lineup was beaten a bit badly just now, the Thunder had plenty of energy at that time and Durant was on the court, and now Durant has been replaced to rest!The current lineup on the Thunder field is very short of shooting!
For teams that lack shooting, the lineup on the field is completely enough!
Harden leads the frontcourt, and Jimmy Butler defends. Currently, Harden is the engine of the Thunder. All offenses are initiated by him. As long as Harden is restrained, the game will be much easier to play!

Harden moved to the left, and Collison came over to cover. Against Harden, you can't use the upper line to flank, because Harden's passing vision is very good. When the center comes out to flank, Harden's assists will only increase!

The Hornets adopted man-to-man, and after passing the ball continuously, there was no chance, and then passed back to Harden!Teammates pull away, it's time for singles!The Thunder has never been a complicated team. Generally, the first pass and the most second pass can be shot. When it doesn't work, they can only use superstars to solve the problem!

Continue to the crotch, start to go to the left!At this time, Harden's retreat steps were not as frequent as in his previous life, and his three-point shooting percentage was not so high. The main reason was to break through. After rushing to the inside, the Hornets shrank decisively!The breakthrough route was blocked, and then Matthews from the outside line!There is no time, take the pot and shoot, miss!
Whiteside grabbed the rebound, gave it to Livingston to advance, went to the frontcourt to drop low, hit Harden with his back, turned over and leaned back!Without the slightest pause!Have!
Harden handed over Gibson's low-post singles to David West, needless to say, he couldn't hit at all, and then handed it over to Harden, but he had no choice but to continue singles, still rushing inside, and the Hornets continued to shrink!

The breakthrough space is blocked, and then the outside line is divided, and Gibson catches the ball from the outside line!Empty, cast!No!Gibson's three-point shooting rate is actually not bad, but that's because of the small number of shots. Last season, the average shot was only 0.6!
After the miss, Jimmy Butler speeded up, pushed to counterattack, and threw high to the basket!Whiteside followed up with eating pie and dedicated dunks with both hands!The Thunder's advantage was quickly wiped out, and the Thunder could only pause!

Back in the game, the Thunder had taken all the starters back. Seeing this, Presti also brought up the starters. This is a decisive battle, but the Hornets have an advantage, that is, Paul George, who played the most minutes, only played 26 minutes, while Durant on the opposite side has reached 31 minutes. After the game is over, Durant's playing time will reach 41 minutes!

The Thunder attacked, Durant came out to catch the ball, Paul George quickly defended! , Jr. came over with a screen, trying to catch the screen and brush away George, but George quickly squeezed past the defense!Without giving Durant room to break through, he turned to the low post and played back!Still a fadeaway jumper!Accept it firmly!
The Hornets attack, Curry quickly leads the frontcourt, suddenly accelerates, breaks through, picks the basket and hits a layup! , Westbrook took the ball and rushed to the frontcourt, and made a sudden stop for a jumper!Missed, Davis took the rebound to Curry!

"Looks like I'm worrying too much, Westbrook didn't open the mid-range tonight!" Presti said lightly, as long as Westbrook doesn't open the mid-range, this game is actually much easier to play, and the Thunder can't do it with Durant alone!

Davis attracted the defense in a low post, Paul George passed Durant and came in, Jordan came over to make up, continued to score Davis, Davis took the ball and hit the basket directly!

Harden holds the ball on the left side and faces Curry. This is simple, just go straight in!Green made up the defense and also scored Ibaka, and Ibaka also hit the middle distance with the ball!

The lineup of the Thunder is not inferior to the Hornets at all, after all, there are 3 MVPs! , After Curry took the frontcourt, he handed it over to Davis in the low position. Davis knew that he couldn't hit the back, so he turned to face the frame!At this time, Clay cut directly from the middle!Davis gave Clay a hit and made a direct layup!Westbrook, who was in charge of defense, was blocked by Green's cover!
Durant held the ball at the top of the arc and dropped low. Thompson came to interfere, but he still turned around and shot, there is still it!Durange in the fourth quarter was very stable!

Curry leads the frontcourt and hands it over to Green, and Green organizes at the top of the arc!Thompson came out, received the ball, and made a three-pointer!Ibaka flew over and actually changed Thompson's three-pointer!
"Ibaka's bouncing!" Presti couldn't help sighing. In his previous life, Ibaka was the one who could dunk from the free throw line!He remembered that in his previous life, Ibaka hadn't reached his peak yet, and he was injured and closed. As a result, his athletic ability declined after paying, and he could no longer see the 28 cards of various flying hats!

Ibaka grabbed the rebound and quickly passed it to Westbrook. Westbrook took the ball and rushed back desperately!Paul George had no choice but to foul tactically!Westbrook, who received the ball from the sideline, quickly led the frontcourt, passed Thompson in one step and rushed to the basket, Davis made up for interference!Miss!

Westbrook's ability to finish at the basket has not been very good. The reason is that Westbrook's impact speed is too fast, and it is difficult to maintain balance at this speed!Green got the rebound and made a long pass directly to Curry!Curry landed at the top of the arc, stood still and threw a three-pointer!Have!Thunder suspended again!

After returning from the timeout, Durant caught the ball from the outside and directly hit a three-pointer! , Green made an air cut on the Hornets, received a pass from Davis and finally succeeded in dunking. Davis' low post attracting double-teams is very important for the Hornets!
It was impossible for Whiteside to enjoy this treatment in the low post before, but now after switching to Davis, he can play more air-cut tactics!
Harden holds the ball at the top of the arc, Jordan screens, catches the screen and goes in. At the same time, Ibaka makes an air cut from the bottom line and makes another high toss!Ibaka makes an empty dunk!
Curry catches the ball and rushes forward quickly, Davis follows up, passes the ball quickly, takes off the ball and hits a counterattack!Thunder's retreat speed dropped significantly!After Westbrook held the ball at the top of the arc, Durant caught the ball and made a steady shot into the middle distance!

Curry led the frontcourt, and Thompson behind him, Thompson took the ball and made a super long three-pointer!Miss!Seeing this, Presti frowned: "This ball shouldn't be right!"
The current Thompson is not as fierce as in his previous life. This kind of ball is not what he is shooting now, especially at this critical moment of chasing points!For the Thunder, Westbrook passed Thompson and hit a layup!Thompson's kind of ball that everyone has not settled down, once he fails to make a shot, then it is this kind of opportunity to be easily counterattacked by the opponent!

Paul George stayed at the top of the arc, singled out Durant, hit the crotch continuously, suddenly retreated, and dropped a three-pointer!Hit!At the critical moment, the star's singles are even more reliable!

But Durant immediately hit a three-pointer at the top of the arc and returned it. Curry rushed into the penalty area and handed it to Davis, who easily dunked two points from the basket!The Thunder is still Durant, and after getting the ball, he misplaced and hit Thompson, making a three-pointer!
And Curry made a direct three-pointer over the center line, and there are!Westbrook rushed to the free throw line and hit a jumper steadily!The Thunder's offensive feeling is coming!Presti decisively called a timeout and needed to adjust. The game didn't seem to be going in the direction he thought!

After the timeout, Curry received the ball and handed it to Green. Green organized and his teammates moved!

Paul George slid to the bottom line, but Durant just followed, and immediately divided Curry in the corner. Westbrook quickly made up the defense, and then gave Davis a face-up shot!Missed under Jordan's interference!

Westbrook grabbed the rebound and rushed to the frontcourt. The Hornets quickly played back. At this time, Durant slipped to the bottom line in the bottom corner!Westbrook immediately scored the ball in the air!Durant easily scored two points with the ball!

Paul George played a pick-and-roll with Davis at the top of the arc. Davis made a layup. The Thunder attacked Durant and Jordan with a pick-and-roll. Durant attracted a double-team and hit the ground to Jordan.

Before serving, Clay had already run to the top of the opponent's arc, passed a long pass to Thompson, and directly hit a three-pointer!The Thunder has a problem, that is, after scoring a goal, they will be distracted from time to time. At this time, the opportunity to score points comes!
But on the Thunder side, Westbrook passed Thompson and Lectra broke through to pick the basket and scored 2+1 to respond!The Thunder's offensive hit rate these few times is very high, and the point difference has never been widened!

Curry sped up the frontcourt, and Davis threw a three-pointer without a cover! "Go up!" Presti was a little speechless. It is very irrational to play this kind of ball at such a critical moment. The most important thing now is to hit the ball, and then do a good job of defending against the opponent's ball!
Swish!Hollow into the net!Actually entered!Before Presti had time to be happy, Westbrook of the Thunder rushed to the top of the arc and made an emergency stop and made a three-pointer!There are too!Both of them went to the top, but they both entered!
When Curry went to the frontcourt, he still made a three-pointer and believed in his touch, but this time he didn't!Westbrook picked up the rebound and switched offense. Presti thought to himself: "Shoot! Shoot! Shoot!" But Westbrook was extremely rational at this time, and directly gave it to Ibaka who cut in the middle!Take the ball and smash with one arm!

The situation is more and more deflected towards the Thunder, but at this time the Hornets fans on the court are extremely silent. They hope that the team will immediately have a wave of offensive climax and reverse the momentum of the game!

Paul George fought at the top of the arc on the right, and played Durant in the low post!Turn your back, push it up, and lean back too!Finally!But after Durant dribbled to the frontcourt, he directly made a three-pointer!George withdrew by his mouth, he couldn't interfere, and he could try his best to interfere with it!But the ball still goes in!Durant couldn't stop it!

Fortunately, Thompson caught the ball and hit a three-pointer at this time! , and Green also threw a three-pointer after being emptied again, and the Hornets indented the score a little bit! , but at this moment, Westbrook stood up again and continued to hit the frontcourt to make a three-pointer. This ball was very unreasonable, but it was there!

At the critical moment, Westbrook's shooting rate is really very good, thanks to his body, he has the ability to stand up instantly, and then make a quick shot!Davis threw the low face frame into the middle distance, but Durant immediately went inside and scored 2+1!The Thunder's lead came to 9 points!
Presti had no choice but to call a timeout again. Presti knew that tonight's game was likely to be explained. Also, how could the Thunder's physical strength be exhausted so quickly in the first game?
Even in the previous life, he didn't start to get tired until the sixth game. What's more, the Thunder have Harden and Jordan at this time?

After returning from the timeout, Green held the ball at the top of the arc. This time the Thunder didn't defend. Paul George slid to the baseline and dunked the ball in the air!Then Durant missed the top of the arc and Davis scored an open three-pointer!This three-pointer is also Davis' first three-pointer in the playoffs!
Davis has a three-pointer, so the game will be easier to play, but it is obviously impossible. Next, Davis missed two shots. Fortunately, the Thunder's counterattack did not score!

At the critical moment of the game, Harden held the ball at the top of the arc, and the Thunder quickly double-teamed and made a mistake!Paul George steals the ball and dunks!At this moment, the Thunder paused for stability!

After the adjustment, Durant hit the mid-range again!And Paul George broke through and hit the board, and Clay also broke into the inside and pulled the bar for two points!

It was still Durant, Durant hit the free throw line and made a steady shot into the middle distance, then Curry missed a three-pointer, Jordan made a second offensive dunk and scored 2+1, of course the extra penalty missed!
Curry used the cover to go in and hit two points, while Durant made consecutive hits from outside the three-point line, and then Ibaka dunked at the basket again!The Thunder pulled the score to double digits!
At the last moment, Paul George broke through and scored 2+1, but Durant shot another three-pointer to kill the game.In the end, the Hornets lost 111-116 at home to the Thunder!
The Hornets just lost their first game!This is what Presti, including all the fans, did not expect. The Hornets are so strong that they lost!
"Thunder's athleticism can be preserved, and his explosive physical talent really restrains the Hornets!"

"Wouldn't the Hornets be blocked in the West with 73 wins? The West is terrible!"

"It's hard to imagine that these two teams were built by Presti. Presti's contribution to the NBA is too great!"

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After the game, people commented on this game, but the Hornets players didn't care. They were very disappointed at this time, and they didn't expect to lose the first game of the Western Conference Finals!This is their home court advantage!
In the locker room, Presti looked very relaxed and said with a smile, "The Thunder are very strong. It's okay to lose a game. We are the ones to win this series." After a pause, he continued: "Also, you should prepare for the tiebreaker. Our game against the Thunder will definitely be a tiebreaker, just like last year!"

After hearing that Presti was so sure of the Thunder, they were not sad. After all, Presti admitted that he was strong and would play the tiebreaker!

Two days later, the Hornets ushered in their second game at home!

At the beginning of the game, Durant scored 4 points in a row to establish a lead for the Thunder!The Hornets found the touch, Paul George hit a three-pointer at the top of the arc, and Davis also singled out Jordan on the inside and hit it!

Then Westbrook singled out Thompson, went to the basket and made a layup!And Curry received a pass from Green from the corner and hit a three-pointer!At this time Presti replaced Jimmy Butler!Let Paul George go down and rest!The reason is that Thunder Durant will bring a substitute later, so that someone can compete with him!Or can defend the substitute Harden!

After Jimmy Butler came up, he went inside and made a layup!The Thunder's Ibaka made a mid-range hit from the free throw line!The Hornets' Thompson hit a three-pointer, and Westbrook succeeded!

After Davis missed a mid-range shot, Durant quickly advanced to the frontcourt with a rebound and directly made a three-pointer!
(End of this chapter)