Coach Larry Brown originally expected Oklahoma City Thunder head coach Scott Brooks to send their best sixth man James Harden on the court after the timeout. However, after the game restarted, James Harden ¡¤ Harden did not appear on the court, and the Oklahoma City Thunder still maintained the previous lineup.
"In this case, what kind of tactical adjustments will coach Scott Brooks make?" Coach Larry Brown put his hands on his chest and thought in his heart. []
Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook took the ball from Thabo Sefolosha and began to advance upfield. Coach Larry Brown watched the game on the court and couldn't help but frowned slightly.
"Could it be" Coach Larry Brown murmured.
As Russell Westbrook dribbled the ball forward, Oklahoma City Thunder small forward Kevin Durant began running back and forth in the Indiana Pacers half, attracting The defensive focus of the Indiana Pacers players. At the same time, power forward Serge Ibaka raised a high position to set up a pick-and-roll for Russell Westbrook. Russell Westbrook immediately took the opportunity to bypass Serge Ibaka and hold the ball toward Indiana. The Pacers went inside.
"Do they plan to use Russell Westbrook as the team's offensive arrow?" Xu Nuo also thought in his mind.
And coach Larry Brown on the sidelines frowned.
Russell Westbrook's speed is not much slower than promised. After Serge Ibaka made a pick-and-roll for Russell Westbrook, Russell Westbrook reached the free throw line in an instant. Xu Nuo hurriedly squeezed past Serge Ibaka and chased Russell Westbrook. In front of him, Indiana Pacers power forward David West blocked Russell Westbrook's breakthrough route. In this way, Russell Westbrook passed David West with a light hip change and headed towards the Indiana Pacers penalty area.
"They want to use Russell Westbrook as their offensive arrow, and they must not let Russell Westbrook score!" Xu Nuo said loudly.
Despite the promise, even though Indiana Pacers center Roy Hibbert raised his arms to block Russell Westbrook's attack, Russell Westbrook still quickly rushed to the Indiana Pacers. Under the basket, facing Roy Hibbert's defense, he scored a layup!
"Damn it!" Roy Hibbert slammed the ball to the floor and cursed in a low voice.
"Hey, Roy, be careful!" Team captain Danny Granger hurriedly stopped Roy Hibbert while glancing at the referee Mike Callahan, worried that Mike Callahan would blow the whistle. Hibbert received a technical foul. However, referee Mike Callahan didn't seem to see Roy Hibbert's actions, and Danny Granger couldn't help but secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Roy Hibbert didn't dare to complain anymore and handed the ball in his hand to Xu Nuo.
"We must try our best to suppress Russell Westbrook's offense!" After receiving the ball, Xu Nuo thought in his heart, "And if Danny can better contain Kevin Durant, then Even better!¡±
However, when the Indiana Pacers launched an offense, the person standing in front of Danny Granger was still not the Oklahoma City Thunder's small forward Kevin Durant, but their perimeter defense expert Thabo. Sefolosha.
"It's really tricky!" Xu Nuo whispered.
After Xu dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, power forward David West mentioned the high post support, promised to hand the ball to David West, and he began to cruise back and forth outside the three-point line. At the same time that David West received the ball, Danny Granger ran from near the baseline to the 45-degree angle three-point line, and David West immediately passed the ball. After Danny Granger received the ball, he directly shot a long outside three-pointer against Thabo Sefolosha's defense!
"Hehit seems Danny is very confident in his shooting touch!" Xu Jiutianwen!
? 16:10, the Indiana Pacers playing on the road are six points ahead of the Oklahoma City Thunder at home!
¡°The Oklahoma City Thunder just relied on Russell Westbrook¡¯s breakthrough layup to set off a point-chasing momentum, but it was immediately extinguished by Danny Granger¡¯s long outside three-pointer! "The on-site commentator Jeff Van Gundy said, "The Oklahoma City Thunder now urgently needs a superstar to step up. The Oklahoma City Thunder needs Kevin Durant to score!"
And just when Russell Westbrook got the ball and was about to advance forward, Kevin Durant turned his head and looked at Russell Westbrook.
"Give me the ball, I will give them a ball in return!" Russell Westbrook heard Kevin Durant say decisively and had no choice but to nod.
So, after Kevin Durant used the screen of center Kendrick Perkins to get rid of Danny Granger's defense, he immediately ran to the three-point line. At the same time, Russell Westbrook The ball in his hand was passed. Kevin Durant didn't make any adjustments at all after receiving the ball, and took off directly from outside the three-point line to shoot! The ball spun rapidly in the air and hit the basket with a "dong" sound!
"Kevin Durant is truly Kevin Durant!" Xu Nuo said in his heart.
Next, the Indiana Pacers still played the tactics they just used, but this time Danny Granger missed a long outside three-pointer. Oklahoma City Thunder power forward Serge Ibaka Got a defensive rebound. Russell Westbrook immediately launched a quick counterattack after getting the ball, and Kevin Durant followed closely behind. Russell Westbrook threw the ball high in the air, and Kevin Durant immediately jumped high and smashed the ball into the basket!
"Beautiful!" Chesapeake Energy Arena, home of the Oklahoma City Thunder, erupted!
"The Oklahoma City Thunder boys finally played the quick counterattack they are best at!" On-site commentator Jeff Van Gundy said loudly, "This quick counterattack from defense to offense will definitely improve the team's morale. ! Now the Oklahoma City Thunder are only one point behind the Indiana Pacers!"
Coach Larry Brown stood up on the sidelines and asked for a timeout.
After this timeout, James Harden, the Oklahoma City Thunder's best sixth man, came to the court.
"This way the three Thunder Young Masters can be considered officially gathered together." Xu Nuo said to himself.
After the game restarted, the Indiana Pacers adjusted the team's offensive strategy. After promising to dribble to the frontcourt, he handed the ball to center Roy Hibbert inside. Although Roy Hibbert's opponent Kendrick Perkins looks stronger than Roy Hibbert, in fact their weight is almost the same, and Roy Hibbert is stronger than Kendrick Perkins is more mobile, which makes it more difficult for Kendrick Perkins to defend. Roy Hibbert hit a small hook shot after turning around, and the Indiana Pacers regained their three-point lead.
"If Kevin Durant can hit another three-pointer from the outside, the Oklahoma City Thunder can tie the score!" Jeff Van Gundy, sitting in the courtside commentary box, said.
Not long after Jeff Van Gundy finished saying these words, Kevin Durant received a pass from Russell Westbrook and hit a long three-pointer from the outside! At 18:18, the two teams came to the same starting line again!
"No way!" It seems that even Jeff Van Gundy himself did not expect that Kevin Durant could really hit this long outside three-pointer to tie the score. "This is really incredible!" Jeff Van Gundy sighed.
And on the court, Xu Nuo couldn't help but give Jeff Van Gundy a cold look.
"Can that damn bald Fan shut his crow mouth?" Xu Nuo said bitterly.
Although Xu Nuo spoke in Chinese, Danny Granger still smiled and patted Xu Nuo on the shoulder. Before Xu could react, Jeff Van Gundy on the sidelines once again said something shocking:
"If Kevin Durant can maintain such a good shooting touch, the Oklahoma City Thunder can take the lead before the end of the first quarter, and may even take the initiative in the game!"
Hearing what Jeff Van Gundy said, Danny Granger's expression also changed slightly.
In the next game, the Indiana Pacers strengthened their defense against Kevin Durant, but Kevin Durant began to pass the ball after attracting the defense. Under the control and support of Kevin Durant, James Harden, who had just come on the court, scored five consecutive points with a sudden outside shot, helping the Oklahoma City Thunder take the lead. At the end of the first quarter, the Oklahoma City Thunder at home led the away Indiana Pacers by three points, 26:23.
As he walked towards the team's bench, Xu Nuo couldn't help but turn his head and took a hard look at the commentator Jeff Van Gundy who was sitting on the side of the court.
"It's really a crow's mouth!" Xu Nuo said bitterly.