Westbrook felt like he was full of power, and he couldn't help but want to run and hit the Trail Blazers basket when he received it. The thin Shabazz Napier simply couldn't withstand Westbrook's onslaught, and he had to be squeezed behind by the strong zero defender again and again.

This time, Westbrook's straightforward breakthrough once again broke down Napier's defense.

Rickard held his forehead, and Napier was completely crushed when he faced Westbrook. He knows that the guard who started for Lillard is working very hard and wants to prove himself. However, the physical gap between the two sides cannot be bridged by a moment's effort.

After breaking through Napier, Westbrook did not go deeper, but suddenly made an abrupt stop.

The current Westbrook is no longer the stunned young man who only took the ball and killed inside. His skills are improving in all aspects, and his pull-up jump shot in the middle range after the breakthrough has been perfected by Westbrook.

Angel immediately broke free from the entanglement with Adams and lunged towards Westbrook. But Westbrook didn't give Anjie any chance, and he took it in stride before Anjie's interference came.

Seeing this, Anthony, who was ambushed outside the three-point line, just smiled slightly. Westbrook has repeated this action thousands of times on the training ground, and he can't make a mistake!

"Brush!" The basketball entered the net, An Jie looked back, only to see that the net was still fluttering slightly.

"Beautiful pull-up jumper, Westbrook's shot was really quick. Ann wanted to come from under the basket to defend, but it was too late! Eighth point, this was already the eighth consecutive point scored by Westbrook since the game began!

Westbrook didn't celebrate after his goal, he just quickly turned back to defend for fear of being attacked by the Trail Blazers.

Guard Zero is well aware of the strength of the Trail Blazers, as well as the strength of Angel and Morris. He knew that his eight points in a row were nothing. In front of the Trail Blazers, even if they are ten points ahead, they must always be vigilant!

"Don't be nervous about Napier, just like you did against Chris Paul in the last round, you need to be calm, you need to be calm!" There is no doubt that this is due to too much nervousness.

Napier nodded, swallowed, and once again controlled the ball towards the Thunder's heartland.

If Paul's defense is a thief, then Westbrook's defense is really fierce.

Against Paul, Napier needs to worry about whether his ball will be stolen, but against Westbrook, Napier needs to worry about whether his ribs will be broken!

Westbrook brought the same pressure to Napier as Anjie did to other interior players, leaving Napier breathless at all.

As soon as he got close to the three-point line, the strong Westbrook pressed towards Napier. Napier had to make a hasty pass and almost missed.

Paul George did not have an easy time receiving the basketball, because his opponent was another superstar of the Thunder, the former "King of New York", Carmelo Anthony!

Anthony's defense is not top-notch, but it is definitely excellent, and the biggest thing that limits Anthony's defense during his time in New York is his own mentality.

This guy tends to be more obsessed with offense and absent-minded about defense. But when he really starts to defend with his heart, it is by no means so easy to break through.

Now, Anthony knows that the Thunder aren't a messy team like New York. He and Westbrook are heading for the O'Brien Cup. If you don't defend seriously, when will it be?

So the next scene became the picture that Mike Brin talked about. Seeing George break through to the left with the ball, Anthony accurately judged the right direction and used his strong body to keep George out of the three-point line.

George didn't give up, he dribbled under his crotch and then plunged towards Anthony's right. This time, Anthony was overtaken by half a position, but just as George was about to shoot, he caught up and blocked all the space!

George, who had stopped dribbling, had no choice but to protect the basketball with both hands in place to resist Anthony's steal.

He never expected that Anthony, who was already rotten in New York, would be able to show such a performance. George's underestimation of the enemy put him in a difficult situation. Fortunately, Iguodala answered in time to allow George to avoid a mistake.

As soon as Iguodala received the basketball, the Thunder's shooting guard, and 2013 star Victor Oladipo immediately pressed on the defense.

Oladipo was put on the shelf last summer and became one of Presti's chips against George. But unexpectedly, George announced that he most wanted to join the Trail Blazers, and the Trail Blazers also came up with chips that the Pacers would like.

In this way, Paul George arrived in Portland, while Oladipo remained with Westbrook.

Although last season, Oladipo's performance with the Thunder was not satisfactory, far less than his own during the Magic period. But this year, Oladipo seems to have fully integrated into the team and fully adapted to the rhythm of the game with Westbrook at the back.

His aggressiveness on both the defensive and offensive ends often helps the team get out of trouble. No, Iguodala hasn't even taken a step with the ball before he has been seen dead by Oladipo.

If it had been five years ago, Iguodala would have changed direction directly, resisted Oladipo with his body, forced a breakthrough, and finally finished the attack with a shocking dunk.

But now Iguodala is no longer able to accomplish such a thing. He was so embarrassed by Oladipo that he almost lost the ball. At the last moment, Anjie came out and gave Iguodala a passing target.

Iguodala didn't hesitate and immediately hit the basketball into Anjie's hands. But Anjie's opponent, Steve Adams, is also difficult to deal with.

This guy's aggressiveness on the defensive end usually makes Anjie very uncomfortable. When Morris was still on the Thunder, he didn't teach Adams less. This guy has changed from a white-faced boy to the current one with a strong look and full of tattoos, more or less because of some influence from Morris.

He is not afraid of anyone, even if this person is An Jie. Adams lowered his center of gravity and kept interfering with his hands, just to prevent Anjie from dribbling directly and breaking through.

Seeing that there was no chance to take advantage of it, An Jie had to turn his back to the frame, intending to advance in a tougher way.

Adams gritted his teeth, making every push by Angel seem very laborious. In the end, An Jie still rolled over and threw a backward jump shot before the end of the 24-second offensive time, which finally drew an end to the attack.

Although Anjie's goal also allowed the Trail Blazers to narrow the gap to only two points. But the Thunder's tough defense undoubtedly left a deep impression on the fans at the Moda Center!

"It's incredible! Do you remember the last time the Trail Blazers were able to push the Trail Blazers into a hasty shot? When you think of the Thunder, the first thing that comes to mind is a sharp offense. But actually, they've been pretty good defensively! Before, there was Ann, there's Ibaka, there's Morris. When these three men left one after another, they became a team where all five of the starting five were very good at defending! If it weren't for Ann's personal ability, the Thunder's defense would have been successful this round!" Jeff Van Gundy proudly praised the Thunder, who built on the solid foundation he had built on their excellent defensive system.

After An Jie scored the goal, he wiped the sweat on his forehead. He couldn't believe that he was already sweating profusely before he had a few rounds into the fight.

The Thunder put a lot of pressure on the Trail Blazers on both the offensive and defensive ends. This side had just scored a difficult goal, and over there, Westbrook was rushing like a gale.

Anjie hadn't landed yet, but Westbrook had already gotten into the box with the ball. Anjie rushed to make up the defense, and the entire Trail Blazers' defense shrank due to Westbrook's knife-like breakthrough.

Just when everyone thought it would be a direct duel between Westbrook and Anjie, Westbrook, who was already jumping high, changed his stance in the air and threw the ball outside the three-point line.

Carmelo Anthony, who had just run outside the three-point line, caught the ball steadily, and at this moment, due to the shrinkage of the Trail Blazers' defense, there was no defender on the superstar's side!

Anthony didn't let go of this easy scoring opportunity, he jumped high and threw the basketball in his hand like a warm-up.

Iguodala hurriedly pounced, but only ceremoniously stretched out his hand. Because by the time he was in place, the basketball that Anthony threw had already flown into the air.

Anjie was desperately stuck in the position, but as he expected, Anthony did not make a mistake!

"Beautiful coordination, Westbrook's breakthrough point and Anthony's final shot are very exciting! This is the Oklahoma City Thunder, this is Westbrook's capital that is enough to challenge Anjie's authority! The Trail Blazers have to be careful, their opponent is not a general!"

At Van Gundy's compliment, Anthony and Westbrook high-fived hard. An Jie looked at the two guys standing in front of him, their joint efforts were indeed very terrifying!

Anjie picked up the basketball from the ground and passed it unhurriedly to a nervous and silent Napier.

This game has just begun, so don't get too complacent!

Angel patted Napier on the shoulder and ran forward. A game that is in a high-intensity confrontation throughout the whole process, An Jie, but I like this kind of tough battle the most!

Come on Russell and let's keep the fight going......