msmithbooks Chapter 910 A Night Without a Basket
Chapter 910 A Night Without a Basket
Chapter 910 A Night Without a Basket
Westbrook dribbled over, faced Evans, and slowed down to play.He didn't attack blindly, he was already 29 years old, although sometimes he still seemed a little reckless, but at this time, after all, it was much less.It is true that playing basketball requires reason and careful reading of the game, but sometimes it does require some blood and fearlessness, otherwise there will be a lot less passion and fewer opportunities created abruptly.
Dillon Brooks defends Xie very well, presses off the ball, doesn't make it easy, interferes with the ball, makes you uncomfortable, but doesn't foul or lose focus.
Even Yang Yi sighed: "This mature second-round rookie really has two brushes!"
Westbrook and Duck cooperated in the pick-and-roll, and a zombie made an emergency stop jumper after a breakthrough-the ball hit the front and bounced out!He reacted extremely fast, quickly rushed to the offensive rebound, and then passed the pickled pepper on the other side in seconds!
Pickled pepper luck in one step-it's also short!
Defensive rebound by Jamacor Green.
The Grizzlies attacked here, Evans missed a jumper, and the White Bears made a tip-up at the basket and was fouled by Thunder power forward Patterson!
The White Bears will go to the free throw line.
Wang Meng sighed: "It's really not easy. Both sides have a bad start, and neither team has scored goals in sports games yet."
Yang Yi said: "The Grizzlies lineup has changed a lot during the three consecutive championships, but their defense is in the same line and has always been excellent. Gasol is the defensive axis of this Grizzlies. With him, the team can Arrange a defensive system to limit the opponent's offense. The Thunder's defense is also excellent, and there are players at the best defensive lineup level inside and outside. They need to improve their touch, and they actually had a chance just now."
The White Bears made one of two free throws, Patterson grabbed the rebound and handed it to Westbrook to advance.
The feel of the Thunder team is really bad. I don’t know if the law of character conservation is at work. After all, they have won 9 consecutive victories. The feel of this thing will eventually have ups and downs, and it cannot be so smooth all the time.
The start of the two teams was really bad. The Thunder couldn't make many open shots.The Grizzlies used screens and flanks against Xie Kai, and he broke through the flanks. In addition, he didn't feel good, so he scored very few points.And the ball he passed was not converted into an assist, because his teammates were also very iron.
The Thunder hit the iron frequently, but the Grizzlies did not seize this good opportunity to widen the point difference. Instead, they accompanied the opponent to hit the iron, "ping, ping, pong, pong", and almost knocked out the two baskets at the home court of the FedEx Arena.
Wang Meng said a little bored: "The score in this game seems to be too high. The Thunder's touch is too bad. How many 3-pointers Patterson has missed! The offense of the Grizzlies is also good enough Yes, with the missed shots, it feels like going back to the basketball game of the 90s."
Yang Yi explained: "The two teams seem to have poor hands, but there is still a big difference. The Thunder can't make a throw when they have a chance, and the Grizzlies don't have a good chance to make a shot. It is indeed that the offensive strength is too poor. "
Xie Kai was replaced by teammate Robertson at the 6th minute of the first quarter. He didn't score any points, but grabbed several rebounds. The main reason is that the opponent also missed consecutively, so there were a lot of rebounds.
After Robertson and Abrines came up, the Thunder's offense did not improve at all.The Grizzlies' defense is very good. Although they will give some shots from outside, they will not easily give wide open positions. They have done a good job in protecting the penalty area. They would rather give you shots than let you easily score under the basket.
It happened to coincide with the night when the Thunder's perimeter collectively missed the mark, making this defensive strategy quite effective.
Unable to hit sudden points, difficult to attack in positional warfare, and few opportunities to switch, the Thunder's offense seemed quite sluggish.They still rely heavily on transitions and bursts.Positional warfare relies on Xie Kai's singles and organization.
Westbrook is a good player in transition, he can pass the ball well, and he can get on the ball quickly, but in positional battles, if he doesn't have a touch, there are not many other ways except to make a sudden kill or feed the big man under the basket.In the half-court position, the organizational gap between him and Xie Kai was much larger than expected.
Therefore, during this period of time, in the muddy halftime, it was difficult for the Thunder to make good opportunities.The opponent shrinks the defensive line, making it difficult for them to break in, and passing the ball rashly to the inside is prone to mistakes.
The Thunder's outside shooting resources are actually not outstanding among the strong teams in the league. The main reason is that Xie Kai and Paojiao's shooting ability is so strong that people often ignore that they are not actually a jump shooting team.Their strongest is defense and transition.When there is no basket at all on the outside, it is difficult to make breakthrough points.
The scores of the two teams are very low, and the offensive efficiency is poor.Grizzlies fans are used to the constipated offense of a Conley-less Grizzlies.
With 2 minutes and 01 seconds left in the first quarter, there was a timeout on the sidelines. After the timeout ended, Xie Kai and Paojiao reappeared.
When Xie Kai came back, those drowsy K Mi at the scene seemed to have been injected with chicken blood for an instant, and suddenly became full of energy, which made people dissatisfied.
At this time, the Thunder's lineup on the field is Xie Kai, Robertson, Pickled Pepper, Grant and Kanter.
The Grizzlies lineup is Ben McColemo, James Ennis, Chalmers, Deyantay Davis and Jay Martin.
The Grizzlies' second team does not have any strong players. McColemo has a high starting pick, but he has basically become the type that was abandoned by the parent team, and belongs to the type whose reputation is greater than immediate combat power.As for the others, except for the old Chalmers in his 2s, the names of the other three may not have been heard by fans who usually pay less attention to the NBA.
The Grizzlies lineup is like this. Their two high-paid Conley and rich and handsome Parsons are both on sick days. The former is for a short time, and the latter does not know when.In this case, the boss is unwilling to pay the luxury tax, so he can only sign some second-round picks, basic salary and unknown players to make up the number.
At this time, the score on the court was 15:16, and the Grizzlies at home still led by 1 point.
Xie Kai came over with a dribble, and his old teammate Chalmers was defending him.
**Of course the coach didn’t really ask Chalmers to defend Xie Kai alone. Although Chalmers was also a good perimeter defender in the Heat, Xie Kai was the No. 2 after all, and he was the MVP. 32 years old.
Chalmers' footwork is not bad. His height is 185cm, which is barely enough to play point guard. The defense against the 2nd position is basically misplaced. Even if it is AB, he is 188cm anyway.
Although Chalmers is old and short, if McColemo confronts Xie Kai, he will be bullied to death. Xie Kai is too strong one-on-one. Even if he feels bad today, the Grizzlies dare not let him grow up. Time one-on-one.
(End of this chapter)