Chapter 141: The Real Forbidden Zone
Stephen Jackson, Jamal Crawford, who just transferred from New York, and Monta Alice who returned from injury, the Thunder's defensive pressure will undoubtedly continue to increase!
At 15-14, the Thunder temporarily led by one point. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 Info was only halfway through the first quarter, and Jeff Van Gundy was furious off the court.
"Russell! Are you going to fight the other side again!?" Van Gundy yelled at Westbrook with a serious face, doing his best on the offensive end, but carelessly on the defensive end, Westbrook made Jeff Van Gundy quite unhappy.
Monta Alice dribbled the ball again towards the Thunder's halfcourt. Westbrook, of course, heard Van Gundy's yelling, and he spread his arms in an effort to keep his desire to attack under control.
"Defensively, defensively. Westbrook kept reminding himself that he couldn't let this guy score easily!
Westbrook was very fast, but Monta Alice was also lightning fast! There was no blocking, no cooperation, and Alice still chose to go it alone after a few successes in the front!
"Alice is fast, Westbrook has been passed by him more than once today!"
It's true that Westbrook had been too eager to end the defense in the first few rounds so that he could still play on the offensive end. Therefore, after being broken in front, Westbrook simply broke the jar and broke it, allowing Alice to score easily.
But now, Van Gundy's criticism by name has Westbrook to be wary.
"Hmph, easily. After another wobbly breakaway, Monta Alice thought she could throw as easily as before.
Unexpectedly, just as he was about to make a shot, Westbrook overtook from the side and crossed between Alice and the basket!
"Russell Westbrook was very aggressive defensively!
Just as Alice was scrambling to find her teammate, Westbrook's hand had already been cut off. Alice was about to pass the ball to Stephen Jackson, who slipped towards the baseline, but the ball was cut by Westbrook first, and he made a mistake!
"Westbrook's steal, Kyle Weaver has kicked in, and he doesn't have a single defender in front of him!"
Kyle Waffle is just a second-round pick in the same class as Anjie, a guy with very mediocre basketball skills, but he has excellent physical fitness.
If Westbrook represents the best group of defenders in terms of physicality, then Kyle Weaver is a second-tier impact player.
Westbrook's pass went straight through the court, and Kyle Weaver couldn't get hold of the ball on the first shot, but that didn't stop him from hitting the basket.
"A two-handed dunk! A model for an athletic player!" After Damion Wilkins' injury, Weaver has gradually found his game feel!" The wonderful dunk was undoubtedly praised by the commentator of any channel. Four of the starting five are rookies, three of whom are first-year students, and it's not easy for the Thunder to stay ahead with such a lineup.
Seeing Westbrook finally make a difference on the defensive end, Jeff Van Gundy was willing to relax his tense nerves and hoarse throat.
The effort pays off immediately, which will undoubtedly make a person work harder next time! Westbrook's attitude is much more correct after a successful defensive finish. Now from the No. 1 position, the Warriors have to face the iron wall arranged by Van Gundy!
Stephen Jackson's breakaway shot, he pretended to shoot, but in fact he flicked his wrist in the air and gave the ball to Jamal Crawford.
Crawford squeezed Weaver into the restricted area, he knew how good Anjie's defense was, so Crawford didn't plan to go straight to the basket, he was ready to complete a pull rod action!
jumped against An Jie, but withdrew his hands in the air and flew to the other side of the basket, ready to complete the attack with a backhand layup.
Everything went according to plan, Crawford was in perfect shape, and the Warriors fans at Oracle Arena were ready to scream and cheer.
Crawford was just about to make a move, but he was suddenly hit by a huge force and flew out, and his thin body lost his center of gravity and fell out of the bottom line.
"Anjie fouled! Oh my God, he wasn't fooled by Crawford's moves! It's a pity that it wasn't a clean block. When Crawford jumped in the face of An Jie, An Jie felt that this guy couldn't be so stupid! Unless it was a guard like Kobe and Wade, it was possible to choose to attack An Jie directly. Jamal Crawford dared to do this, there must be a deception in it!
Thinking of this, An Jie didn't jump. Sure enough, Crawford was going to use a pull-up layup to avoid the block, and Anjie did not have time to judge the timing of the block, but he would not let Crawford easily score under the basket. Even if it is a foul, Anjie has to let Crawford know that the penalty area he is guarding cannot be broken into at will!
"Damn!" Anjie was fouled for the first time, and Crawford fell not lightly. Looking at An Jie's indifferent expression after hurting himself, Crawford was very unhappy in his heart. Although he hit both free throws after that, the free throws alone still couldn't solve the hatred in his heart.
"You can't stop Lao Tzu!" Crawford, who suffered a loss, yelled at Anjie angrily, although he has been wandering in the NBA teams, but when he played for the first two teams, he had a single-game 50-point performance, and after coming to the Warriors, he also scored 50 points in the game against the Bobcats.
Playing for three teams and scoring 50 points in all three teams is undoubtedly another great record. Crawford's provocation is not to say big things, but that he is really capable of doing so.
"If you think you can, just try it!" Unlike Crawford's fierce expression, An Jie just smiled disapprovingly in the face of provocation, as if he didn't take Crawford's cruel words in his eyes at all.
Although Anjie's defense allowed Crawford to score two points from the free throws, Van Gundy nodded in satisfaction. The Thunder's defensive intensity has now increased significantly, and as long as the pace of the game can be controlled, the Warriors' group of chaotic masters will be at a loss.
Ronny Turiaf, the story of the Warriors' short and stout center is inspiring, but the physical disadvantage is really there.
To say that An Jie's parents have brought him the greatest wealth, it is undoubtedly the height of 2.19 meters and the arm span of 2.34 meters. The physical condition is something that the 2.08-meter-tall Turyav can't change no matter how hard he tries.
"The seemingly emaciated An Jie was initially thought that strength and confrontation would be his shortcomings, but An Jie broke this doubt with practical actions! Whether it is core strength or confrontation ability, An Jie will undoubtedly not fall behind!" Mike Brin used to be one of the people who were not optimistic about An Jie. But now, he will definitely admit without hesitation that he is a fan of An Jie!
When the Thunder's offensive rhythm was gradually controlled and turned into a positional battle again, An Jie's chances also increased.
This kind of guy can't pose a threat to Anjie at all right now.
Back hits, turns, hooks, no superfluous movements, easy scoring.
In the past, An Jie also liked to use his feet to seek opportunities, but now when facing opponents who are weaker than himself, An Jie's offense is becoming more and more capable. There are no flashy moves, only extreme efficiency.
"It's so easy to score steadily. In the last game, An Jie's shooting percentage and scoring were not ideal, but that was because An Jie faced a big shark, and he also played a full 42 minutes on the court!
Seeing that the initiative of the game was being seized by the Thunder little by little, Warriors head coach Nelson Sr. did not change his tactics. Run-and-roll, chaotic battles, small lineups, only in this way can the Warriors play with characteristics!
Stephen Jackson shoots so high that he is usually able to shoot and score without completely getting rid of the defense. But the tall and long-arm Durant obviously wiped out this advantage of Jackson, and again, Jackson was forced to pass the ball out after he was ready to shoot.
The ball is back in the hands of Monta Alice, and since everyone doesn't have a good chance, Alice can attack on her own with impunity.
In Alice's eyes, sharing the ball is his teammate's job, and his job is to hit the frame, attack the frame, and keep hitting the frame!
Turyaf came out to block the demolition, and Anjie had to keep up. Although the stocky center has little threat on the offensive end, that doesn't mean Anjie can put Turiav in the middle.
Alice was a little anxious, and before Turiaf's block was in place, he suddenly activated. The sudden fact that he did not cooperate with the blocking and dismantling not only did not have the effect of assault, but greatly reduced the quality of the blocking and dismantling.
Bypassing Turyaf's cover, Alice glanced at the three-second zone. Nick Collison is tangling with his teammate Kelana Azubuk at the moment, and Alice will not let go of this opportunity to score.
Even though Jamal Crawford had run out of the open space, Alice chose to ignore it! he continued to accelerate, and there was indeed no one in front of him to stop him, but Alice did not care about his back.
"Damn, I shouldn't have encouraged this guy to make more shots before the game!
Alice burst two steps inside the free-throw line and was ready to jump for a dunk. Unexpectedly, Westbrook immediately posted it, which greatly affected Alice's jump height!
"No, unless it's a foul, Westbrook won't be able to save this defense. The CCTV commentator shook his head, this first-year little guard is really unlucky, and he frequently drops the chain at critical moments.
Indeed, there is only so much Westbrook can do. Unless a jump or a foul is pulled now, Westbrook won't have a third way to stop Alice from scoring outright.
But Westbrook can't stop it, and that doesn't mean the rest of the Thunder can't stop it either. Westbrook's all-out recovery defense slowed Alice's bullet speed down greatly, which just gave Anjie, who was not so fast, an excellent chance to block!
Westbrook was ready to foul, but at this moment, there was a huge pressure behind him, and Anjie's huge palm appeared on his head.
Seeing this, Westbrook quickly stopped, and there was no need for him to foul, this time the defense was successful!
"Oh God, did you see it!?Angel! It's him again! He made a chase through Westbrook!" Anjie used an almost volleyball-like action to slap Alice's basketball that had just been thrown away, and the ball hit the rebound and bounced out heavily. From this, it can be seen how much effort An Jie has exerted in this cover.
Two consecutive attacks in the three-second zone were blocked by An Jie, and under An Jie's defense, the area near the Thunder basket became a veritable restricted area!
Angel pointed two fingers at Crawford and Alice to signal his successful two penalty area defenses.
Starting from the solid foundation of Anjie, the defense of the Thunder team has become indestructible with Anjie as the center!
Do you like to attack in a chaotic way? Unfortunately, I like defense and blocking! Defensive pillar, Van Gundy has undoubtedly given Anjie a bigger role! )