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Volume 3 The Road to Champions Chapter 97 The Situation is Preliminarily Determined

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    As the referee Derek Stamford blew the whistle, Oklahoma City Thunder main point guard Russell Westbrook took the ball from teammate Thabo Sefolosha and promised to rush immediately.  He stuck close to him and tried his best to suppress Russell Westbrook's dribbling space.  This is exactly coach Larry Brown's strategy, to implement full-court defensive tactics in the second half of the game.

    The two teams are now 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 full-court defensive tactics in the second half of the game, hoping to quickly open up the point difference between the two teams.  []

    Facing the promise, Russell Westbrook continuously accelerated and changed directions, dribbling the ball to the frontcourt within eight seconds.  At this time, Kevin Durant had used the screen to get rid of the defense and came to the three-point line.  Russell Westbrook just dribbled into the frontcourt and handed the ball to Kevin Durant.  After receiving the ball, Kevin Durant 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 compete for offensive rebounds.  However, Indiana Pacers center Roy Hibbert had already grabbed the rebound, and the Indiana Pacers immediately launched a quick counterattack.  After getting the ball, Xu Nuo rushed forward at high speed. After entering the Oklahoma City Thunder paint area, he threw the ball high. DeMar DeRozan on the other side of the basket jumped high.  Throw the ball into the basket with both hands!

    ¡°Oh, another showdown!¡± said game commentator Reggie Miller.

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

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

    However, point guard Russell Westbrook seemed a bit young and energetic. After dribbling to the frontcourt, he did not hand the ball to Kevin Durant, but held the ball to attack 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 pull up and take a mid-range shot. The ball hit the neck of the basket hard, high.  The high ground bounced back.

    "Russell Westbrook's mid-to-long-range shooting is indeed not very good," Derrick Williams, who was sitting not far behind the Indiana Pacers bench, said with his chin in his hand, "and it's not like he's shooting right now.  What a great opportunity!¡±

    At the same time on the court, Roy Hibbert had already grabbed his second backcourt rebound within a minute, and promised to assist teammate Danny Granger for a layup again during the fast break.  At 53:47, the Indiana Pacers at home had extended their lead to six points.

    "The second half of the game only lasted about fifty seconds, and Xu Nuo had already assisted his teammates to score twice in a row, and center Roy Hibbert had also grabbed defensive rebounds twice in a row. It seems that the entire Indiana Pacers team  The state is getting better and better!" Reggie Miller said loudly, "If we 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. Mark Jackson had nothing to say.  Amid the "defense" sounds from the fans, the Indiana Pacers players once again launched a full-court defense.

    Russell Westbrook wanted to use the ball to turn around to get rid of Promise's defense, but at the moment Russell Westbrook turned around and dribbled the ball forward, Promise moved quickly and followed Russell closely.  Next to Russell Westbrook, restrict Russell Westbrook's movement.  In desperation, Russell Westbrook passed the ball to the frontcourt without crossing the center line. Thabo Sefolosha received the ball and then handed the ball to Kevin Durant.

    Kevin Durant held the ball with his back, and after observing the movement of his teammates, he began to dribble and single out Danny Granger.  Danny Granger used his body to push against Kevin Durant, so Kevin Durant turned around and shot a fadeaway jumper. The ball hit the net with a hollow sound!

    "Sure enough, let's give the ball to Kevin Durant!" Xu Nuo nodded slightly.

    After Kevin Durant hit the ball, Kevin Durant had already scored his seventeenth point in the game.  As the leading scorer of the Indiana Pacers, Danny Granger "only" scored 12 points.  But he soon promised to assist Danny Gran.After hitting a long-range three-pointer from the outside, the home team Indiana Pacers led the visiting team Oklahoma City Thunder by five points at 56:51.

    Immediately afterwards, Kevin Durant received a pass from Russell Westbrook outside the three-point line. Originally, Kevin Durant planned to shoot from outside the three-point line, but Danny Granger shot against Kevin Durant.  Vin Durant's shooting space is very tightly blocked. Kevin Durant cannot shoot directly from outside the three-point line and has no choice but to break through and distribute the ball.  Serge Ibaka, who performed well at the beginning of the game, missed a mid-range shot after receiving a pass from Kevin Durant. Roy Hibbert grabbed his third of the game.  Defensive rebounding.

    "The Thunder's protection of rebounds is really bad!" Mark Jackson shook his head helplessly and said, "They actually allowed their opponents to grab rebounds three times in a row, whether it was center Kendrick Perkins or power forward  Serge Ibaka, they can¡¯t say they¡¯re good at rebounding.¡±

    The Indiana Pacers on the court had already launched a quick counterattack. Xu dribbled all over the court and went straight to the Oklahoma City Thunder basket. Facing Kevin Durant's interception, Xu Xu started from the basket.  Vin Durant passed the ball from behind to Danny Granger, who had been waiting outside the 45-corner three-point line.  Danny Granger took action directly after receiving the ball, and the ball hit the basket with a bang!

    "Beautiful!" Almost all the players on the Indiana Pacers bench jumped up. Paul George waved the towel in his hand excitedly and almost dropped it on the floor, while JJ Hickson hugged him tightly.  Holding the neck of Rudy Fernandez in front of him, if JJ Hickson's force were stronger, Rudy Fernandez would almost be out of breath.  However, there was still no expression change on coach Larry Brown's face, and he still looked calm and composed.  On the other end of the court, Oklahoma City Thunder head coach Scott Brooks looked helpless.

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

    The Indiana Pacers bench players applauded while facing their teammates.  "Great job, man!" Paul George exclaimed excitedly.

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

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

    After this timeout, coach Scott Brooks replaced the average defensive specialist Thabo Sefolosha with the team's sixth man James Harden, but Thapo Sefolosha was only with Germany.  Mal DeRozan was not assigned to guard Danny Granger and failed to show his defensive skills. James Harden scored ten consecutive points in the second quarter. Scott  ¡¤ Coach Brooks replaced him naturally to strengthen the team's offensive firepower.  Coach Larry Brown did not make any substitution adjustments, and the Indiana Pacers still maintained the previous roster.

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

    "Actually, the Oklahoma City Thunder's offense in the past few minutes is not bad. Both their shooting percentage and offensive efficiency are acceptable. It's just that it's difficult for them to limit the opponent's offense on the defensive end." Courtside  Mark Jackson said this, "If coach Scott Brooks cannot make positive adjustments on the defensive end, he will not be able to reverse the game just by attacking his opponent!"

    "If the Thunder just blindly attack the Pacers, the point difference between the two teams will only get wider and wider, and then the situation of the game will gradually become clear." Reggie Miller then added.

    Although the Oklahoma City Thunder once relied on the combined performance of Kevin Durant and James Harden to narrow the point difference to only three points, at the end of the third quarter, Oklahoma City, playing away from home,  The Homer City Thunder are still seven points behind the Indiana Pacers at home, 67:74.  The Oklahoma City Thunder, who have always been good at reversing the score in the third quarter, were still nearly ten points behind their opponents at the end of the third quarter. As a result, the situation of this game was basically determined.

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