Chapter 402: Harden's Provocation
Perkins is heavy, but he is short and moves slowly. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info he is hard steel on the inside, the opponent's big center can rely on his strength, weight and hard work to make up for his lack of height.
But once he pulls up to the top of the pitch, he is like a target when facing the opponent's more flexible forwards and even defenders.
Kirilenko was not at all polite to him, and Mr. AK dribbled the ball to the outside of his right leg, bent down and turned around directly to pass Perkins.
Durant pulled back from the wing to make up for the defense, Kirilenko made a quick stop to shoot, and the ball hit the board and went into the frame.
With the small-ball routine led by the Bobcats last season, there is a shift toward a small-ball style across the league. The Thunder, who have three less, also want to play fast, but Perkins looks a little out of place in their lineup.
Perkins has basically become a pseudo-starter now, and his role may be to not disrupt the Thunder's rotation rhythm.
Perkins was there, Chen Mo didn't take the initiative to attack at all, no matter who Perkins defended, Chen Mo gave the ball to that person.
Coach Brooks called a timeout in the third minute, and he changed his defensive strategy and told Perkins to go to Biedrins. He couldn't let Perkins be stared at like a target by the Warriors anymore.
Perkins himself is playing irritating, and he seems to have gone from a championship major puzzle to a guy with a garbage contract.
Those who can't keep up with the times will be eliminated, which is natural selection. Darwin's theory of evolution is very clear.
Perkins went to defend Biedlins, and the Thunder could only choose not to change the defense when Chen Mo and Biedlins played blocking and picking. If Chen Mo is allowed to beat Perkins, Perkins will be beaten miserably.
"But that's going to give him space to shoot, should we wrap it up early?" The Thunder's assistant coach said to Brooks.
Brooks frowned, shook his head, and said, "Wait!" ”
Chen Mo also counted as giving Brooks face, after he and Biedrins blocked and dismantled, the Thunder did not change defenses, he still did not choose to seize the space out of the cover to shoot, he still fed the ball to Biedrins.
After the Thunder scored another difficult layup by Durant, it was the Warriors' turn to attack, and Chen Mo made a gesture for Biedrins to come out, and they continued to block and dismantle.
After the pick-and-roll, Biedrins grabbed the space, squeezed through Westbrook and cut straight to the basket. Chen Mo stepped back and pretended to shoot, and after Bai Fu shook Brooks, he threw the ball forward hard.
Perkins was chasing Biedrins, but he didn't even want to catch up with Biedrins when he was half a position behind at the start.
Chen's pass passed between the two of them at a very fast speed, but the curling pass that hit the ground and spun in front of Biedrins' hand.
It was an extremely comfortable feeding of the ball, and Biedrins almost subconsciously stopped the ball, followed by three almost completely thoughtless steps, and then jumped up from the basket and poured his hands into the basket. Everything seemed so simple and relaxed.
Biedrins screamed after landing on the ground, and he was very cool to dunk the ball.
"Roar!" Chen Mo smiled: "Perfect match." ”
Chen Mo deliberately said it to Westbrook, because Westbrook never paid attention to Chen Mo's trash talk. Chen Mo felt that he had to let him speak, otherwise this would be the failure of his trash talk.
Westbrook pursed his lips and said, "I'll call back." ”
"I thought you were going to be dumb as soon as you got on the court!" Chen Mo said.
"You're here to defend me, one-on-one!" Westbrook cherishes words like gold.
Chen Mo shrugged his shoulders with an indifferent attitude, and said, "Then come on!" ”
Chen Mo's defense has always been underestimated, firstly, because Chen Mo's brilliant performance on the defensive end is not much, what everyone remembers is his steals, and secondly, Chen Mo's shining performance on the offensive end is too much.
Westbrook also thinks that Chen Mo's level on the defensive end is not high, because he wants to play this one and is full of confidence.
Westbrook got the ball and his teammates pulled away after half court, and as Westbrook and Durant's teammates, they had to be ready to open up space for them to play alone, and rush to the front court to rebound after they hit the iron.
Chen Mo stood at the top of the arc and opened the defensive stance, and he didn't dare to let Westbrook go too far. Westbrook is too fast to start, and his shortcomings are his ability to change direction and handle the ball in a hurry. But if Westbrook doesn't force him to slow down immediately after he starts, the ball is basically unstoppable.
As soon as Westbrook was about to start, Chen Mo immediately moved sideways, and then swept over with one leg.
A long leg blocked in front of Westbrook, and when Wei Shao was about to change direction, Chen Mo gently poked him on the waist, and he closed this action with a touch, and the referee didn't see it.
Taking the opportunity of a small movement, Chen Mo moved sideways again to block Westbrook's change of direction.
Chen Mo must use some small tricks to defend Westbrook alone, otherwise his small body will sooner or later be crushed by Westbrook's small steel cannon-like body.
Westbrook failed to break through Chen Mo's defense three times in a row, and Young Master Wei was a little impatient.
Chen Mo's defensive positioning is almost perfect, and his anticipation in defense is so good that Westbrook can't even find a chance to make a foul.
"Damn!" Westbrook scolded secretly, and actually stepped back to shoot.
"So grumpy?" Chen Mo stepped forward to interfere at random, and immediately shouted after the ball was shot, "Rebound!" ”
Biedrins protected the rebound, Chen Mo immediately controlled the rhythm, and he was not in a hurry to counterattack.
Thunder's retreat was fast, and he didn't feel the need to compete with that group of guys with extremely outstanding physical fitness, and this was not a 100-meter flyer battle.
Chen Mo said that he controlled the pace of advancement, but the speed of advancement was not slow, but he didn't deliberately race with the thunder.
Biedrins has not yet settled Chen Mo has already played with Millsap in the front court to block and dismantle, Durant switched to defend Chen Mo, and Chen Mo did not see Chen Mo break through to the low post, he moved sideways to bring Durant to the right side.
Durant was still preparing for Chen Mo's next move, but the ball had already been stuffed under Durant's long arm.
Biedrins was almost sprinting to the basket when the ball was already in his hands.
"Bang dang!" Another vigorous two-handed filling.
In this game, Biedrins seems to be the battering ram of the Warriors. Every time, it slammed into the gates of the Oklahomanies, and tonight it seemed to be even more in their hearts.
Biedrins hit his chest frantically when he landed, and he had a great time tonight.
"Andrries' dunk was wonderful, but Jack Chan's passing was the real essence." "I saw it very clearly just now, he was sending the ball out under Kevin [Durant]," Smith said. With Kevin's reach, I'm afraid no point guard in the league would dare to send the ball out from under his hands, right? ”
"The artist is bold, and it's Jack Chen!" Barkley said: "This guy's passing is really worthy of the Chinese idiom I learned in the new one – superb. ”
"You still learn Chinese?" Smith said in surprise.
Barkley laughed: "My commentator career has suffered losses against two Chinese players, I can't learn Chinese to see what kind of monsters people in this country are?" ”
Smith laughed, "You didn't kiss a donkey's ass because of a Jack Chan bet." ”
"I kissed the donkey's ass last time, if I bet again, the taste will be heavier? For example......" Barkley shook his head and said, "I'm not such a pervert with such heavy tastes, so I would never bet on Jack Chen." Maybe you won't see me betting on anything like that in the future. ”
Smith laughed, and Coach Brooks called another timeout on the court.
Brooks couldn't understand how Chen Mo could play like this. And everything Chen Mo did on the court today was almost pinching the thunder's seven inches.
Brooks has prepared almost all the defensive tricks for Chen Mo, and his research on the Warriors has basically focused on Chen Mo. But today, Chen Mo didn't play by himself when he came up, he was all about attracting defense, and then assisting his teammates to score. Only in the first round, Chen Mo fought by himself, and the rest of the attacks were all as the initiator of the attack.
Today's game lasted five minutes, and Chen Mo got 2 points and 4 assists.
Chen Mo's stats are not eye-catching, but no one can deny his value on the field. He launched a lot of offenses, but many of the balls were passed by teammates who singled up Perkins, and such balls did not count as assists.
Chen Mo's assist data is almost all brushed here by Biedrins, after the two of them blocked and dismantled, Chen Mo directly sent a pass, and Biedlins took the ball and ran directly to the basket to score a violent dunk.
The Thunder team is more like a super-soldier with three magical and rampage. And the warriors, under the mobilization of Chen Mo, are like a calm river. It's calm and waveless, but it's killing everywhere.
When the Thunder faced the Warriors, they didn't seem to be able to find any point of strength.
Since they can't defend it, they can only attack it and let their two big killers show their strength and power.
Durant and Westbrook began to take turns with the ball, and they tried to drag the game into their own rhythm. They all believed that if Chen Mo followed them to pick up the ball and attack directly, Chen Mo would definitely not be their opponent.
But Chen Mo will never go head-to-head with the opponent when there is a way, and the game is going on in the rhythm of the two teams.
The Thunder are great at disrupting their opponents' rhythms, and they're at their best when both sides are out of rhythm. But when the opponent can ensure that their rhythm is not chaotic, they must not take advantage.
In the eighth minute of the first quarter, the Thunder fell behind 17-26.
Coach Brooks replaced James Harden, and it was the last card in his hand.
It can be seen that Harden came out at this time to strengthen the offense. The Thunder already knew that they couldn't stop the Warriors, so they simply played their own rhythm. However, in this case, they still can't get an advantage, so continuing to strengthen the attack is the best option.
"Harden is coming on with Seflosha, and it looks like the Oklahomians are going to take a gamble." Smith said.
"Isn't it too early to be on such a lineup at this time?" Barkley said with a frown. He was afraid that after the Thunder's offensive wave was pressed down by the Warriors, the game would be spent too early. You know, it's the game that costs the commentator the most painful. There was nothing to say in the game, and they had to keep talking, and then they had nothing to say.
"The Thunder are a team unlike any other team, and their strength lies in their individual offensive firepower. If the rhythm is not pressed by the warriors, it is likely that it will not be able to break out even if it wants to break out later. Smith said.
The three young thunderers are all present, and as long as they stand on the court, they are pulling each other.
The new Harden naturally came to play this offense, and Harden quickly changed back to force Thompson, which directly caused Thompson's foul.
The reason why Harden replaced Seflosha on the court was because Sefolosha had been entangled with Thompson today, and his defensive stalwart was pinned down by a rookie, and he did nothing on the offensive end, which is really a waste of resources.
Harden worked wonders when he got on the court, and then Harden played a pick-and-roll with Durant from the outside, and then he hit a three-pointer from beyond the three-point line on the left side.
The bearded Harden scored five points in a row after the game, helping the Thunder directly close the score gap.
Timothy Glenn called a timeout, and the Warriors began to make substitutions. Thompson, Kirilenko and Biedrins were all substituted, while Raja Bale, Dorrell White and David Lee were substituted.
The Warriors' lineup strengthens the defense of the forward line and the ability to break through the opposing guard alone, and strengthens the ability to attack in the low post. On paper, they were no weaker than the starting line-up after the three-man change.
"The Warriors have changed three, but it looks like their roster is still so luxurious." Barkley said.
'That's what's terrible about them, the depth of the bench and the players on the bench can score when they get up and they're very strong. Smith said.
After the substitution, Chen Mo still didn't attack by himself, he was still assisting his teammates.
He assisted David Lee on a mid-range shot, and the Warriors continued their unhurried look.
The Thunder, on the other hand, are not going to relax their rhythm, and this time their offense is still played by James Harden. The bearded man came on the pitch looking extremely excited and had a strong desire to attack.
Harden faced Raja Bell's defense this time, he continued to change his position, and then seized the opportunity to turn and rush to the basket.
Ordinary people hide the ball when they break through and never leak it out to prevent it from being broken, but the ball is always exposed when Harden breaks through.
"Be careful not to foul!" Chen Mo had told Raga Bell once just now, but this time he still had to tell him again. But it was already too late when Chen Mo spoke, the referee's whistle blew, and Harden made two free throws again.
Harden glared at Chen Mo fiercely and said, "Next, you come to guard against me!" ”