msmithbooks Chapter 941 Looks like there is no chance of winning
Chapter 941 Looks like there is no chance of winning
Chapter 941 Looks like there is no chance of winning
If the Jazz have any advantage over the Thunder, it might be luck.Yes, it is luck.If two of the Thunder's Big Three are injured, or if Mitchell grows like a Rocket in this round of the series, he will explode with Xie Kai, and then Favors will beat Patterson, and Gobert will protect the Jazz like the peak Uncle Mu The restricted area, then Lu Yizhong became the golden boy again, Royce O'Neal has the magic power of Shaquille O'Neal, blah blah blah...
Even die-hard Jazz fans feel a little overwhelmed.Two of the Big Three were injured, which is a direct replica of the 15-year-old Cavaliers.But the problem is that the 15-year Cavaliers Love and Irving were not injured in a series.And if it wasn't Xie Kai who was injured, and it was just Westbrook and Pickle that didn't fight, the Jazz might not have won.
Xie Kai + Abrines + Robertson + Patterson + Duck, this lineup is not weak.On the offensive end, Xie Kai held the ball, Patterson and Abrines opened up the space, ducked the pick-and-roll and ate the pie.On the defensive end, Xie Kai + Robertson are both outside gates, and the duck eggs on the inside are also a pillar of the sky, and the Jazz have no advantage.
But for the Jazz, even if they lose to the defending champion Thunder, there is no shame. They lost Eunuch Hai, and now they can reach the second round of the playoffs. The Western Conference Finals is indeed a delusion.
On May 5, the Thunder VS Jazz series G3 will be held at the Ford Center Arena, home of the Thunder.
The K honeys on the scene naturally arrived neatly. Because of the sweep in the first round, there were only two home games. This also affected the team's box office to a certain extent...
Facing the well-organized and physically fit Thunder, the Jazz have too many disadvantages.In the tiebreaker against the Trail Blazers, although they won in overtime, they lost the core guard Lu Yizhong.Lu Yizhong is injured and needs to rest for at least 10 days, and is likely to miss most of the second round.
Although Lu Yizhong can't shoot well, he is the player with the strongest organizational ability on this Jazz team. Without him, this team, which lacks offensive ability, will suffer serious injuries in the team offense.They pinned their hopes on point forward Ingles and combo guard rookie Mitchell.
The game was broadcast live on Tencent, and the commentators were Wang Zixing and Su Qun.
Wang Zixing said with a smile: "Mr. Su, you probably didn't expect that this match is the latest start of the Eastern and Western semifinals, right?"
Su Qun nodded and said, "I really didn't expect that. I was wondering what the Thunder players are doing these days when they don't play, hehehe..."
Wang Zixing said: "They are all very experienced, they probably won't let their bodies get rusty!"
Su Qun nodded: "I think they will have ways to maintain their state, such as playing intra-team games, conducting targeted training, and so on."
"Mr. Su, what do you think the offense needs to be adjusted without Sir Rubio?" Wang Zixing asked.
Su Qun said: "Mitchell and Ingles need to take on the heavy responsibility of organizing the offense, especially Mitchell. He needs to organize and attack. The pressure on his shoulders is not small. Don't forget that he is likely to face Thank you, the young man has a chance to study again, hehehe..."
In this game, the starting lineup of the Thunder at home remains unchanged from the previous round, still the Big Three + Patterson + Duck.
The Jazz's starting lineup for the away game is: center - Rudy Gobert, power forward - Derrick Favors, small forward - Joe Ingles, shooting guard - Royce O'Neal , Point guard-Donovan Mitchell.
Because Lu Yizhong was injured, Royce O'Neal started, and Mitchell, who was originally playing the 2nd position, went to the 1st position.This is actually a very clever arrangement, so that Mitchell doesn't have to face up to Xie Kai. He can face up with Westbrook, who is closer in stature, and relatively speaking, the defensive pressure in positional battles will be less.
The strongest thing about Westbrook is the impact when he switches offenses. His touch in the half-court offense is ups and downs, which is also unpredictable. In fact, it can be regarded as the top version of the nerve knife.
Amidst the cheers of the fans at the scene, the starting players of both sides entered the field, Duck and Gobert were preparing to jump the ball near the middle circle, and the game was about to start.
At the beginning of the jump ball, Gobert used his terrifying long arm to win the duck egg with the jump ball, and the Jazz won the first wave of offensive ball.
Mitchell slowly dribbled the ball over and the game officially started.
The Jazz's offense is mainly based on the half-court position. They are actually twin towers. Gobert and Favors move slowly.
Mitchell faced Westbrook, broke through with Favors after the pick-and-roll, and distributed it to Royce O'Neal on the other side.
Royce O'Neill is 198cm tall and weighs more than 100kg. He is a very strong wing.He was an undrafted pick in 2015, played professional basketball in Germany and Spain, and joined the Jazz in the offseason last year.This season, he played 69 games on behalf of the Jazz, averaging 16.7 points, 5.0 rebounds and 3.5 assists in 1.4 minutes per game.
Royce O'Neal faced Xie Kai's defense, of course he couldn't play, and passed the ball to Ingles.
Ingles made a slow breakthrough, and then divided Gobert inside!
Catch the ball for Bell and force it against the duck egg-no!
Westbrook vacated the board and counterattacked with the ball. The Jazz returned to the defense quickly. Except for the two insiders, the others quickly returned to the defense.
Westbrook didn't force the impact, and gave the ball to Xie Kai who was keeping up.
Facing Royce O'Neal's defense, Xie Kai controlled the ball in a leisurely manner, and no one else could think of what he was going to do.
Although the talent is average and there is no special talent, Royce O'Neal is diligent and diligent. As a blue-collar player, he has no obvious weaknesses. He can shoot 3 points and defend. He has survived in the team-oriented Jazz. It is certain that he will be one of the team's rosters next season.In this campaign, Lu Yizhong was injured. He was the top starter and defended No.1 Xie Kai in the league. He also valued his defensive ability. Of course, part of the reason is similar to cannon fodder.
Since no one can defend, it is not worthwhile to let Mitchell defend, let a role player defend, even if there is foul trouble, it will not affect the normal rotation of the team.
And in terms of size, Mitchell, who is less than 1 meters tall, is basically a misplaced defense against Xie Kai, who is now close to 9kg. Royce O'Neal is an average power forward and will not suffer particularly, but There is energy.
Just when everyone didn't know what Xie Kaihui would do, there was a sudden through ball, and the ball went straight into Duck's hand under the basket!
Duck caught the ball, and at the moment Gobert was stunned, he made a layup-but the ball came out!
The Thunder fans in the stands let out a long sigh—you throw this cake?
Gobert came back to his senses, immediately protected the rebound, and distributed the ball to Mitchell.
(End of this chapter)