Chapter 63: Hastily Ending
The 76ers players easily walked out of the locker room. This game was a real warm-up match. They had already defeated the Thunder without even swinging their full strength.
After seeing the lineup sent by his opponent in the second half, the 76ers players were even more relaxed. The Thunder actually sent three rookie players at once. In addition to the proven Kevin Durant, it was understandable that the other two people also played as the main players. However, the opponent gave such a big gift, and the 76ers players could only accept it with a smile.
Following the main lineup of both sides, Anjie felt the huge pressure that nBa's fast-paced basketball brought to the inside players. Whenever he finished the baseline, Westbrook and his teammates had already advanced to the frontcourt and began to prepare for the offense.
As soon as Anjie ran to the opponent's half, he immediately made a pick-and-roll for Westbrook. You should know that when he was in the Tornado team, he usually had to get to the position first and then put forward the pick-and-roll. Now, the fast offensive rhythm made him omit many steps directly.
Westbrook easily passed Louis Williams after taking advantage of the pick-and-roll. Williams was also very angry today and was frequently broken by this rookie in grade 1. The most important thing is that he actually had no choice but to use this rookie!
Seeing this child with great impact and burst into another time, Dalemport was a little confused. Should he be with Angel? Or should he leave this child to Sadies and Young?
Without time to think more, Dalemport withdrew from the penalty area and followed Angel out.
Iguodala Yi stared at the guy with amazing wingspan in front of him. He believed that Westbrick would definitely break through and pass the ball in the end, and the biggest threat to the Thunder was the sophomore named Durant in front of him!
Sure enough! When Westbrook was about to jump off the box, Durant suddenly started! He was going to pick him up!
"Don't think too simple!" Iguodala meditated in his heart. Without any hesitation, he immediately moved with Durant.
"Bang!" It was the wall again! Iguodala hit Anjie for the second time today! Anjie's beautiful pick-and-roll without the ball helped Durant get rid of the defense.
Westbrook's breakthrough attracted the attention of the 76ers defensive players again, while Durant, who was running to the bottom corner, was left unattended.
As Iguodala expected, Westbrook split the ball without hesitation after seeing Durant in an open position. It was not until this time that Iguodala had been greatly slowed down by Angel's follow-up steps.
This slightly shy big man shot when he catches the ball, and Iguodala interferes with it with all his strength, but Durant shows the calmness and maturity he shouldn't have at his age.
Basketball Hollow Jijie's two consecutive pick-and-rolls were of great significance.
"It's them again!" Iguodala gritted her teeth. These two O8 rookies always seem to surprise the game.
After another joint attack, the three of them cooperated very happily. Although An Jie did all the dirty and tiring work, he was not unhappy. Only by giving first can you deserve the reward.
Not only the offense, but the appearance of these three people at the same time also made the Thunder's defense become distorted.
First, Westbrook completely blocked Louis Williams' firepower on the back line. Judging from his performance on the court, Louis Williams is more like an inexperienced rookie, while Westbrook completely blocked his opponent outside the three-point line like an old player.
Seeing that Williams could not attack independently, Dalemport, who was in a good position, raised his hand to ask for the ball. Today he had not had a formal showdown with this Chinese boy. How much did Anjie weigh? Dalemport was also full of curiosity.
Although Dalem Porter is not considered a star center, his double-double data of yio.5 points and yio.4 rebounds per game last season still kept him above the higher level. After all, there are only a few centers in the league who can be considered stars. Among the remaining people, Dalem Porter doesn't think he is worse than anyone else.
Back-playing is not possible. He knows that his low post ability is poor. So Delham Porter turned around with the ball, but when he faces the basket, he realizes that he is blocked by the Chinese with his hands raised so that he can't see anything!
"Don't you give me any chances??" Dalemport seemed to have overestimated his strength. Now he can only work hard to protect the ball. Anger has narrowed his chance to hit the frame to close to None.
After barely passing the ball to Iguodala, Dalemport was sweating profusely. The Thunder might really rise! Look at the impact and level of the defender Zero! Then look at the defensive awareness and height of this Chinese center! If these two guys grow up together with Durant, the consequences will be simply unimaginable!
After playing smoothly on the offensive end, Durant's performance on the defensive end was much more active than before. Now Iguodala wants to get rid of this gibbon's entanglement, it is not as easy as before.
Helplessly, Iguodala could only rely on his strong body to break through. Who knew that just now he took the first step, and he bumped his head against the "wall".
Anjie gained a firm foothold on Iguodala's breakthrough route early, thanks to Durant for trying his best to slow down Iguodala's breakthrough, so that Anjie has time to take his place.
After being hit, Anjie tilted backwards exaggeratedly, and even Durant was shocked by the force. Only Iguodala himself knew that he didn't rush up at all, so there was no possibility of such a great force.
"Dudu, hit someone with the ball and an offensive foul!" The referee couldn't see clearly how Iguodala bumped into it. He only knew that the big man fell to the ground, and he must have suffered a considerable impact.
"Hmph! Shameless guy!" Iguodala just cursed silently in his heart. He has seen such things in nBa, and he will no longer be so angry because of this.
"It's okay!" Durant quickly pulled up this yellow-skinned teammate. It seems that Augustine is right. He is really a very good guy.
"It's okay, it's just us attacking, come on!" Anjie just faked his chest. Divac forced himself to hold it in the box and did not laugh. This acting skills have really been learned!
After Anjie's wonderful performance, the Thunder also got the ball as he wished. This is the first time that Anjie has brought his performance talent to the nBa field. Of course, if you think Anjie has just made his fake fall and has reached this point today, then you are very wrong.
After several excellent performances, Anjie also completely gained the trust of his Thunder teammates. Therefore, in this attack, Westbrook originally handed the ball to Durant, but Durant saw that Anjie was about to get a good position, so he hung the ball into the penalty area again.
"Anjie took the ball with his back! This is his second time today!" All basketball fans in China focused. Anjie's first goal was an open mid-range shot. The audience could not use this to judge Anjie's offensive ability. But now, Anjie was leaning against Dalemport!
"The defense is good, and the offense is not good, either." Dalemport didn't have time to pay attention to NCAA's game, so he didn't know Anjie's level. What kind of opponent is the most terrifying? Of course, the unknown opponent is the most terrifying.
After An Jie held the ball, he decided to use low-post attack to achieve the goal of scoring. He took a deep breath and prepared for his strength!
Ball! Sit back! Use force! Angel's strong force and heavy downwards made the underprepared Dalemport take a big step back!
"This! How much does he have!" Dalemport and all the people who fought with Anjie could not believe that this thin body could burst out with such great strength. What kind of vision does the Thunder have? All the weirdos were selected by them!
The second time, Dalemport made full preparations, but was still pushed back by Anjie's strong impact. You know, since Ricard asked Anjie to gain weight last year, strength training has never stopped following Anjie. If such a long training cannot make Anjie improve, it would be a bit unreasonable.
There is still a small step away from the three-second zone, but it doesn't matter. An Jie has already thought of a way to deal with it.
An Jie held the ball with both hands and suddenly turned around and took three big steps in the direction of the three-second zone.
"This is it!" Dalempo tried his best to block Anjie's way with his chest, but Anjie had no intention of walking under the basket at all. He just wanted to walk from the side to the three-second zone.
After taking two big steps, An Jie jumped with one foot and raised the basketball with his right hand high. With his body facing the basket, An Jie made a very relaxed hook.
Dalemport estimated that Anjie had made a mistake in the direction of his breakthrough. When he reacted and jumped to block it, Anjie had already taken the basketball.
This kind of hook move that traditional centers often use, has not been seen by fans and even some players on the court for some days. The ball is completed very smoothly, demonstrating the unique beauty of the centers belonging to the 1990s.
"An Jie! Beautiful big hook! I got points again!" After seeing the ball in, most Chinese fans waved their fists and applauded. The young man did not feel any bad touch, nor did he feel any discomfort with the nBa rhythm. He scored two perfect goals, both in offensive choices and final strikes, and they were all very beautifully.
"Hey! It's well transmitted!" Anjie did not forget to praise Durant, and Durant also happily patted Anjie's butt. He had not experienced the pleasure brought by team combat for a long time.
With the excellent performance of this rookie trio, the 76ers gradually lost full control of the game, and the Thunder gradually narrowed the gap. However, when P.J. Caresimo would take Angel and Durant, the Thunder was beaten back to its original form. Westbrook, who lacked support, was truly like a rookie at this time. He made frequent mistakes on the court and was at a loss. Later, when Angel came on the court, Durant and Westbrook rested, the same situation also happened to Angel.
On the defensive end, Anjie was able to perform well, but on the offensive end, Angel had never even played a tacit pick-and-roll cooperation. Other players of the Thunder played too disorganized, and P.J. Calesimo did not draw detailed running and pick-and-roll routes like Ricard.
Presti can see that these three people can complement each other and achieve excellent game results only when they are on the court at the same time. And they are far from enough to take them out to lead the team alone. But there is nothing we can do. These three people are too young, and it is really a dream to want them to be the ones they face. Although the three of them are very talented, the tuition fees they have to pay are still indispensable.
In this way, the 76ers opened up some points in the second half of the third quarter. By the end of the third quarter, the score became 8o to 69. The defensive intensity of both sides in the preseason was not high, so the score was also a bit high.
In the fourth quarter, p.J. Caresimo directly pressed all three young men on the bench, relying on the rest of the Thunder to fight, hoping to see three rookies standing up. However, neither he nor Presti saw the surprise as he wished. The fourth quarter game was simply a 2-minute massacre! The rest of the Thunder could not withstand the fierce attack of the 76ers on the court, and they did not have good counterattack ability.
Puzzle players are also an indispensable part of Yi team. Obviously, such players in the Thunder are still lacking. Presti knows that if they don’t make some valuable transactions quickly, they may still face the bottom of the situation this season.
When the whistle sounded at the end of the game, the other players of the Thunder seemed to hear the sound, and all of them breathed a sigh of relief. The trip to hell was finally over.
Yiyio compares 96. The remaining players of the Thunder allowed the 76ers to score 30 in the fourth quarter! Originally, this yi period was a chance to prove themselves by P.J. Caresimo, but he didn't expect that all of them would fail.
Angel and Westbrook performed well. In limited playing time, Angel scored 8 points and 6 rebounds on 4 of 5 shots, while Westbrook scored 2 points and 4 assists. The most dazzling person in the Thunder's data is Kevin Durant. His 22 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists made him further consolidate his position as the leader in the Thunder.
Chapter completed!