legendary basketball guard

Chapter 53
Oklahoma is located in the south-central United States. The state's traditional culture is rich in Indian colors, and agriculture plays an important role here.

The Oklahoma City Thunder, a young team, is also the newest team in the NBA. The establishment of this team also represents the end of the Seattle Supersonics. Although the Thunder has only been established for a few years, the Russian The basketball atmosphere in Klahoma is no worse than any other team.

In the Chesapeake Energy Arena, there are almost no empty seats for 19000 people. The Thunder ushered in the Eastern Bobcats at home. This is also the first collision between the two teams this season.

Durant, a shining super-core that has just emerged in the NBA, and Westbrook is the most dynamic and impactful No. 1 player in the league, plus the bearded Harden, the leader of the sixth man , the three All-Stars led the Thunder to the limelight, approaching the Western Conference championship.

Before that, the Thunder won all 6 games, and with 6 consecutive victories, they will usher in the Bobcats, which is temporarily No. 9 in the East.

Stephen Jackson and Gerald Wallace on the Bobcats are not inferior to Kevin Durant and Westbrook, and their ability to protect the inside frame is even better.

The day before the game, Lin Xiao was still thinking about how to match up with Harden.

"Dude, you don't want to fight heads-up, maybe I can help you share some." Muhammad saw that Lin Xiao was alone in a daze, and sat next to Lin Xiao.

"I'm going to practice by myself. I'm thinking about who I will play against today." Lin Xiao is not as leisurely as Muhammad. Lin Xiao's position in the Bobcats is still relatively awkward. They don't want to lose all the time, and they've already lost enough.

"I really don't understand what you Chinese think." Muhammad stuffed the earphones into his ears, and cast in his own practice.

Nenad Krstic is really not good enough in front of Chandler, but Chandler's movement speed is a flaw.

Larry Brown is still making the final arrangements before the game.In fact, the generals of the Bobcats are still very hopeful for this strong team in the West, because they have also built a lot of self-confidence.After the end of this game, they had a day of rest, and then another wave of back-to-back.

After three days of rest, facing Oklahoma City, which only rested for one day, still has a good chance of winning.

"Do you understand defense? The most important thing for us in this game is to do a good job of defense." Where does Larry Brown emphasize defense, but the offense is still going back and forth.Lin Xiao could memorize their offensive routines, let alone their opponents.

The commentary of this game is the local commentary of the Oklahoma team, and there are no particularly famous stars to comment on this game, because the commercial value of these two teams is not so great compared with other teams.

The two teams then entered the stadium one by one, warming up and preparing for their respective return. Accompanied by a loud electronic whistle and the starting lists of both sides displayed on the central screen, the starting lineups of the two teams took off their training uniforms and entered the field .

Bobcats, point guard Raymond Felton, shooting guard Stephen Jackson, small forward Gerald Wallace, power forward Boris Diaw, center Tyson Chandler
Thunder, point guard Westbrook, shooting guard Thabo Sefolosha, small forward Durant, power forward Jeff Green, center Nenad Kostic
Jump ball Bobcats get the ball.Raymond Felton was transferred to Stephen Jackson, who borrowed Chandler's pick-and-roll and shot directly. .

Unexpectedly, Stephen Jackson sent a foul when he came back and served from the sideline. Westbrook used the pick-and-roll to get inside, turned out to Jeff Green, and made a mid-range shot.

Raymond Felton organized from the outside and gave Chandler the inside. Chandler layup directly, but the ball missed.

Fast transition, Russell Westbrook's advance speed is really fast, Raymond Felton almost failed to defend when he returned to the defense early, the shooting rate was not very high at the beginning of the game, both sides were fighting hard, but the first In the second quarter, Tyson Chandler and Serge Ibaka hit their knees while fighting for a rebound. Larry Brown replaced Chandler just to be on the safe side, and asked him to go to the locker room to check.

Muhammad mentioned that on the court, facing Westbrook's impact was really overwhelming, and he was beaten twice plus one.

On the outside, Augustine is like a cash machine facing Westbrook.Lin Shaw got to play midway through the second quarter, alongside Graham and Gerald Wallace along with Muhammad and the team's Desa Gaina Diop.

And they're also off the bench, James Harden and Eric Maynor, Serge Ibakanek Collison and small forward Kevin Durant.Lin Xiao is young, energetic and energetic, and Qiu Feng is tough and decisive in handling the ball. Such a rookie is rare, although there are still some shortcomings in experience.Such a person is the scariest when he grows up, and Harden belongs to the young and mature type, and you don't know what his future will be.Lin Xiao's body recovered in a hurry, and the basketball went straight forward. Eric Menor, who was in the same class, wanted to stop Lin Xiao. Lin Xiao ignored him, turned around and dribbled the ball directly, and went to the inside. James Harden stepped forward and stuck closely, Lin Xiao had no chance, turned out to Graham, passed back, Lin Xiao patiently organized a half-court attack.

Lin Xiao's figure is not bad, and he has the impact of a strong hit. Lin Xiao plays basketball in the palm of his hand. Lin Xiao's rhythm is so strange that Eric Menor is elusive. Lin Xiao's breakthrough speed and strength combination.

"Boy, you can't guard against me, you and James Harden should switch defenses." Lin Xiao stepped forward and challenged.

"Stop looking down on people, I will guard against you." Eric Menor shot back.

Lin Xiao and Westbrook's breakthroughs are similar. They took a few steps to the left with the ball, then suddenly accelerated to the right, and pulled back. Eric Maynor never expected that Lin Xiao would break through like this and die like this. , just about to use all his strength to chase and defend, a black shadow appeared obliquely, blocking his way, Lin Xiao used a short pick-and-roll to get into the inside line, encountered a pincer attack, and lightly tossed the ball into the air, Muhammad Hanging on the basket.Alley-oop.

The Bobcats quickly returned to defense, and James Harden came to Eric Maynor, "Next time I will defend him!" At the same time, Lin Xiao's explosive power surprised many people, including James Harden of course. , stronger than last time.

James Harden missed two points from outside, Gerald Wallace picked up the rebound and gave it to Lin Xiao, Lin Xiao landed again, used the pick-and-roll, and walked to the top three-point position of the arc, the defender in front of him really changed to James Harden.Lin Xiao chuckled, gave the ball to Graham, and brought James Harden to the bottom corner.

"Long time no see, James." Lin Xiao greeted with a smile.

(End of this chapter)