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Chapter 827 No Miracles
Chapter 827 No Miracles
Xie Kai faced Clay, changed direction instantly with his crotch, and forcibly walked to the left to break through!
Clay tried to block Xie Kai's breakthrough route. Unexpectedly, Xie Kai leaned on Clay, pulled the ball behind his back, passed Clay with lightning speed, and directly hit the 3-point line!
Xie Kai has two choices at this time, one is to make an emergency stop jump shot in the middle distance, and the other is to go straight to Huanglong.For him, he is good at mid-range and finishing at the basket, so he can completely decide how to choose according to the opponent's defense.
The Warriors have a small lineup of 5, and it is impossible for Green on the inside to make a save. Otherwise, Xie Kai would be an alley-oop with duck eggs, so players from the two wings can only come to help defend.
Relatively speaking, the defensive logic of NBA teams is to give priority to protecting the inside line. Unless you are standing outside the 3-point line with a shooter of the level of Curry or Klay, you will hesitate to help defend.
Even the Rockets' magic ball theory is +3 points at the basket. The basket is always a battleground for strategists, because the closer to the basket, the higher the shooting rate in theory.
And there is a hidden benefit of attacking at the basket, that is, there is a certain probability of causing fouls by the opponent, going to the free throw line, and the opponent's defense interferes with the ball, giving away 2 points for nothing. Although fouls outside the 3-point line can be punished three times, it is rare after all.
The Warriors' defensive response was quick, and it was arranged in advance. Once they help defend, who will go!
It was Iguodala who came to help because he was defending Robertson...
In fact, they are impressed. This season, Robertson is much higher than Jeremy Grant in terms of 3-point shooting percentage and the number of shots per game.
But last year's Western Conference finals, Robertson was emptied and did not dare to make a shot. Not only Durant can't forget it, but the Warriors players and coaching staff can't forget it either. They don't believe in a season. Can be reborn.
Xie Kai scored the ball decisively, and Robertson in the bottom corner of the right wing got a perfect opportunity to open.
"Big vacancy! Does Robertson dare to vote?" Yang Yi shouted.
When Robertson received the ball, there were still more than 2 seconds on the offensive clock, and he had enough time to adjust his shot, but what annoyed him was that the opponent didn't even think about turning him, but ran all the way to the basket Go for the rebound.
Hmph, do you all believe that I can't hit the ball?
Because of his inaccurate shooting in the Western Conference Finals last season, he was let go by his opponent and eventually lost the series. Although it was not his responsibility, he also blamed himself very much.Later, when Durant left Oakland, he felt even more guilty, which also prompted him to train crazily during the offseason, practicing open 3-pointers.
This 3-point shot from the right corner was the most Robertson shot in the offseason, and he practiced until he couldn't lift his hands.The reason why he worked so hard was because he didn't want to disappoint everyone.
Robertson adjusted and made a decisive 3-point shot. Under the watchful eyes of more than 2 fans in the away game, he made the shot.
The ball has not been scored, but Durant on this side feels that Robertson today is completely different from last season. Although he made 3 of 3 0-pointers before, he is much more confident than before when he shoots 3-pointers up.
The ball is accurately hit!
Wow--
At 105:111, the point difference reached 6 points in an instant, and there were 36.7 seconds left before the end of the game.
Warriors pause!
"Come in, come in, come in!" Yang Yi exclaimed.
Yu Jia sighed: "I didn't expect that Robertson's 3-pointer could be hit. Xie Kai really dared to pass it, and Robertson really dared to shoot it."
After Robertson scored a goal, he was not ecstatic. He is not that kind of character.Westbrook, on the other hand, opened his mouth wide and jumped up and down excitedly, just like the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
When Durant was off the field, he deliberately glanced at Robertson, full of emotion in his heart.If Robertson had the 3-point shooting and confidence of this season last season, maybe the Thunder would have made it to the Finals.
It's a pity that there is no if, the world is so cruel.
It is quite difficult to chase 36.7 points in 6 seconds, even if the team has super shooters like Splash Brothers and Durant.
The Warriors fans in the stands were afraid to watch, and some even trembled nervously. They couldn't believe that the team with 4 All-Stars would lose to the Thunder that lacked pickled peppers.In their view, this Thunder team is no different from last year's Thunder in the Western Conference Finals, except that Durant was replaced by Xie Kai.But on my side, Barnes has been replaced by Durant!
But no longer willing to accept the reality, the reality is also in front of you.
Cole didn't dare to pretend anymore at this time. If he didn't score again in this round, the game would really be over.And they can only choose to shoot 3 points, but also use foul tactics, praying that the opponent will not score free throws.
Back from the timeout, the two sides played again.
The Warriors are still the five dead, while the Thunder replaced Duck and got Morrow.Obviously, replace the big center, replace the wing, and mainly defend the opponent's outside line.
The Warriors served from the outside, and the Thunder defended the serve. They defended very tightly, but did not foul.
After the Warriors made a successful serve, the Thunder immediately returned to their positions to defend against their own men.
Curry gave the ball to Durant. Durant faced Robertson, came over with the ball, and shot a 3-pointer-it's iron!
The rebound was taken by Green!
Green immediately threw it to Clay in the corner!
Clay's jump shot - blocked by Xie Kai!
The ball misses the touchline!Xie Kai took off 2 times and grabbed the ball. Clay could only foul!
Seeing Clay's dejected look, Warriors fans knew that the general situation was over.
Yang Yi in the CCTV studio sighed: "There are no miracles, there are no miracles..."
Yu Jia also sighed: "I really didn't expect that the Warriors, who defended the whole game alone, would finally attack!"
Yang Yi nodded: "They are taking a gamble with this ball, because Xie Kai has already completely passed Clay, and it is very likely to cause damage if he goes in. Either he scores himself, or kills, or distributes points to Adams. It is not unacceptable for the help defense to let go of Robertson."
With only 24.2 seconds left in the game, Xie Kai was going to the free throw line.
Under the interference of the bottom line fans, Xie Kai made a free throw steadily!
Xie Kai made two free throws and the Thunder led by 105 points 113:8.
Although Curry scored an immortal 3-pointer in the final stage, Westbrook then made two free throws and completely killed the game.
In the end, the Thunder defeated the Warriors 108:115 in the away game, avenging the loss of the last match.
Xie Kai performed very well in this game. He scored a game-high 56 points, plus 6 rebounds, 7 assists, 4 steals and 3 blocks, and only made 1 turnover. His performance was perfect.
56 points is a new high in a single game of Xie Kai's career in the NBA regular season. His previous highest score was 52 points in a single game.As a super scorer with 3 scoring titles, his relatively low score in a single game is also criticized.But he is unwilling to score points in garbage time, and he doesn't take crazy shots, so although he has a good shooting percentage, he doesn't score very high in a single game.
(End of this chapter)